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2 Chronicles 34

1Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֣הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977waseightשְׁמוֹנֶ֥הshe.mo.NehH8083yearsשָׁנִ֖יםsha.NimH8141oldwhenhebegantoreignH4427;andhereignedH4427thirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֤יםu.she.lo.ShimH7970andoneוְאַחַת֙ve.'a.ChatH259yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

2Andhedidthatwhichwasrightיָמִ֥יןya.MinH3225intheeyesבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869ofJehovah,andwalkedinthewaysבְּדַרְכֵי֙be.dar.KheiH1870ofDavidדָּוִ֣ידda.VidH1732hisfatherH1,andturnedH5493notasideסָ֖רsarH5493totherightH3225handH3225ortotheleft.

3Forintheeighthyearשָׁנִ֜יםsha.NimH8141ofhisreignלְמָלְכ֗וֹle.ma.le.KhoH4427,whilehewasyetH5750youngH5288,hebeganH2490toseekלִדְר֕וֹשׁlid.Ro.oshH1875aftertheGodלֵאלֹהֵ֖יle.lo.HeiH430ofDavidדָּוִ֣ידda.VidH1732hisfatherH1;andinthetwelfthyearשָׁנָ֗הsha.NahH8141hebeganH2490topurgeJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063andJerusalemוִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םvi.Ru.sha.LimH3389fromthehighהַבָּמוֹת֙ha.ba.mOtH1116placesH1116,andtheAsherim,andthegravenimages,andthemoltenimages.

4Andtheybrakedownthealtarsמִזְבְּח֣וֹתmiz.be.ChotH4196oftheBaaliminhispresenceH6440;andthesun-imagesthatwereonhighabovethemheheweddownוַיְנַתְּצ֣וּvay.na.te.TzuH5422;andtheAsherim,andthegravenimages,andthemoltenimages,hebrakeinpieces,andmadedustofthem,andstrewedituponthegravesH6913ofthemthathadsacrificedH2076untothem.

5Andheburntשָׂרַ֖ףsa.RafH8313thebonesH6106ofthepriestsכֹּֽהֲנִ֔יםko.ha.NimH3548upontheiraltarsמִזְבְּחוֹתָ֑םmiz.be.cho.taimH4196,andpurgedJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063andJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

6Andsodidheinthecitiesוּבְעָרֵ֨יu.ve.'a.ReiH5892ofManassehמְנַשֶּׁ֧הme.na.ShehH4519andEphraimוְאֶפְרַ֛יִםve.'ef.Ra.yimH669andSimeonוְשִׁמְע֖וֹןve.shim.'onH8095,evenuntoNaphtaliנַפְתָּלִ֑יnaf.ta.LiH5321,intheirruinsroundH5439about.

7Andhebrakedownthealtarsהַֽמִּזְבְּח֗וֹתha.miz.be.ChotH4196,andbeatH3807theAsherimandthegravenimagesintopowder,andheweddownallthesun-imagesthroughoutallthelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andreturnedוַיָּ֖שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725toJerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סli.ru.sha.LimH3389.

8Nowintheeighteenthyearוּבִשְׁנַ֨תu.vish.NatH8141ofhisreignלְמָלְכ֔וֹle.ma.le.KhoH4427,whenhehadpurgedthelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776andthehouseוְהַבָּ֑יִתve.ha.Ba.yitH1004,hesentH7971Shaphanשָׁפָ֨ןsha.FanH8227thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAzaliahאֲצַלְיָ֜הוּ'a.tzal.Ya.huH683,andMaaseiahמַעֲשֵׂיָ֣הוּma.'a.se.Ya.huH4641thegovernorofthecityהָעִ֗ירha.'IrH5892,andJoahיוֹאָ֤חyo.'AchH3098thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJoahaztherecorderהַמַּזְכִּ֔ירha.maz.KirH2142,torepairלְחַזֵּ֕קle.cha.ZekH2388thehouseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004ofJehovahhisGodאֱלֹהָֽיו׃'e.lo.HavH430.

9AndtheycameH935toHilkiahחִלְקִיָּ֣הוּ׀chil.ki.Ya.huH2518thehighpriestהַכֹּהֵ֣ןha.ko.HenH3548,anddeliveredthemoneyהַכֶּסֶף֮ha.ke.SefH3701thatwasbroughtH935intothehouseבֵית־veit-H1004ofGodאֱלֹהִים֒'E.lo.HimH430,whichtheLevitesהַלְוִיִּם֩hal.vi.YimH3881,thekeepersשֹׁמְרֵ֨יsho.me.ReiH8104ofthethreshold,hadgatheredאָסְפֽוּ־'a.se.fu-H622ofthehandמִיַּ֧דmi.YadH3027ofManassehמְנַשֶּׁ֣הme.na.ShehH4519andEphraimוְאֶפְרַ֗יִםve.'ef.Ra.yimH669,andofalltheremnantשְׁאֵרִ֣יתshe.'e.RitH7611ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andofallJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063andBenjaminוּבִנְיָמִ֑ןu.vin.ya.MinH1144,andoftheinhabitantsH3427ofJerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.Ru.sha.LimH3389.

10Andtheydelivereditintothehandיַד֙yadH3027oftheworkmenthathadtheoversightofthehouseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004ofJehovah;andtheworkmenthatwroughtinthehouseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004ofJehovahgaveH5414ittomendandrepairוּלְחַזֵּ֖קu.le.cha.ZekH2388thehouseהַבָּֽיִת׃ha.Ba.yitH1004:

11eventothecarpentersandtothebuildersוְלַבֹּנִ֔יםve.la.bo.NimH1129gaveH5414theyit,tobuyלִקְנוֹת֙lik.nOtH7069hewnstoneH68,andtimberforcouplings,andtomakeH5414beamsforthehousesH1004whichthekingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063haddestroyedH7843.

12AndthemenH376didtheworkבַּמְּלָאכָ֗הba.me.la.KhahH4399faithfully:andtheoverseersofthemwereJahathיַ֣חַתYa.chatH3189andObadiahוְעֹבַדְיָ֤הוּve.'oad.Ya.huH5662,theLevitesהַלְוִיִּם֙hal.vi.YimH3881,ofthesonsH1121ofMerariמְרָרִ֔יme.ra.RiH4847;andZechariahוּזְכַרְיָ֧הu.ze.khar.YahH2148andMeshullamוּמְשֻׁלָּ֛םu.me.shu.LamH4918,ofthesonsH1121oftheKohathitesהַקְּהָתִ֖יםha.ke.ha.TimH6956,tosetitforward;andothersoftheLevitesוְהַ֨לְוִיִּ֔םve.Hal.vi.YimH3881,allthatwereskilfulwithinstrumentsבִּכְלֵי־bikh.lei-H3627ofmusic.

13Alsotheywereoverthebearersofburdens,andsetforwardallthatdidtheworkמְלָאכָ֔הme.la.KhahH4399ineverymannerofserviceH5656:andoftheLevitesוּמֵֽהַלְוִיִּ֔םu.me.hal.vi.YimH3881therewerescribesH5608,andofficersH7860,andporters.

14AndwhentheybroughtH935outthemoneyהַכֶּ֔סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701thatwasbroughtH935intothehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofJehovah,Hilkiahחִלְקִיָּ֣הוּchil.ki.Ya.huH2518thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548foundH4672thebookH5612ofthelawתּֽוֹרַת־to.rat-H8451ofJehovahgivenbyMosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃mo.ShehH4872.

15AndHilkiahחִלְקִיָּ֗הוּchil.ki.Ya.huH2518answeredandsaidH559toShaphanשָׁפָ֣ןsha.FanH8227thescribeהַסּוֹפֵ֔רha.so.FerH5608,IhavefoundH4672thebookH5612ofthelawהַתּוֹרָ֛הha.to.RahH8451inthehouseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004ofJehovah.AndHilkiahחִלְקִיָּ֛הוּchil.ki.Ya.huH2518deliveredthebookH5612toShaphanשָׁפָֽן׃sha.FanH8227.

16AndShaphanשָׁפָ֤ןsha.FanH8227carriedthebookH5612tothekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,andmoreoverbroughtH935backוַיָּ֨שֶׁבvai.Ya.shevH7725wordדָּבָ֖רda.VarH1697tothekingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Allthatwascommittedtothyservantsעֲבָדֶ֖יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650,theyaredoing.

17Andtheyhaveemptiedoutthemoneyהַכֶּ֖סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701thatwasfoundH4672inthehouseבְּבֵית־be.veit-H1004ofJehovah,andhavedelivereditintothehandיַד֙yadH3027oftheoverseers,andintothehandיַ֖דyadH3027oftheworkmen.

18AndShaphanשָׁפָ֤ןsha.FanH8227thescribeהַסּוֹפֵר֙ha.so.FerH5608toldH5046thekingלַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Hilkiahחִלְקִיָּ֖הוּchil.ki.Ya.huH2518thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֑ןha.ko.HenH3548hathdeliveredmeabookH5612.AndShaphanשָׁפָ֖ןsha.FanH8227readוַיִּקְרָא־vai.yik.ra'-H7121thereinbeforethekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

19Anditcametopass,whenthekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428hadheardH8085thewordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697ofthelawהַתּוֹרָ֑הha.to.RahH8451,thatherenthisclothesבְּגָדָֽיו׃be.ga.DavH899.

20Andthekingהַמֶּ֡לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428commandedוַיְצַ֣וvay.TzavH6680Hilkiahחִלְקִיָּ֡הוּchil.ki.Ya.huH2518,andAhikamאֲחִיקָ֣ם'a.chi.KamH296thesonבֶּן־be.no.Sha-H1121ofShaphanשָׁ֠פָןSha.fanH8227,andAbdonעַבְדּ֨וֹןav.DonH5658thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofMicahמִיכָ֜הmi.KhahH4318,andShaphanשָׁפָ֣ןsha.FanH8227thescribeהַסּוֹפֵ֗רha.so.FerH5608,andAsaiahעֲשָׂיָ֥ה'a.sa.YahH6222theking’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428servantעֶֽבֶד־'e.ved-H5650,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

21Go ye,inquireofJehovahforme,andforthemthatareleftH7604inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478andinJudahוּבִֽיהוּדָ֔הu.vi.hu.DahH3063,concerningthewordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697ofthebookH5612thatisfoundH4672;forgreatגְדוֹלָ֤הge.do.LahH1419isthewrathH2534ofJehovahthatispouredנִתְּכָ֣הni.te.KhahH5413outuponus,becauseourfathersH1havenotkeptH8104thewordדְּבַ֣רde.VarH1697ofJehovah,todoaccordinguntoallthatiswrittenH3789inthisbookH5612.

22SoHilkiahחִלְקִיָּ֜הוּchil.ki.Ya.huH2518,andtheywhomthekingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428hadcommanded,wenttoHuldahחֻלְדָּ֨הchul.DahH2468theprophetessהַנְּבִיאָ֜הha.ne.vi.'AhH5031,thewifeאֵ֣שֶׁת׀'E.shetH802ofShallumשַׁלֻּ֣םsha.LumH7967thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofTokhath,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofHasrah,keeperשׁוֹמֵ֣רsho.MerH8104ofthewardrobe (nowshedweltיוֹשֶׁ֥בֶתyo.She.vetH3427inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389inthesecondבַּמִּשְׁנֶ֑הba.mish.NehH4932quarter);andtheyspaketohertothateffect.

23AndshesaidH559untothem,Thusכֹּה־koh-H3541saithJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:Tellyethemanלָאִ֔ישׁla.'IshH376thatsentH7971youuntome,

24Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saithJehovah,Behold,Iwillbringמֵבִ֥יאme.Vi'H935evilH7451uponthisplaceהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725,andupontheinhabitantsיוֹשְׁבָ֑יוyo.she.VavH3427thereof,evenallthecursesH423thatarewrittenH3789inthebookH5612whichtheyhavereadקָֽרְא֔וּka.re.'UH7121beforethekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

25Becausetheyhaveforsakenme,andhaveburnedincenseH6999untootherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsלֵֽאלֹהִ֣יםle.lo.HimH430,thattheymightprovokeהַכְעִיסֵ֔נִיhakh.'i.Se.niH3707metoangerH3707withalltheworksמַעֲשֵׂ֣יma.'a.SeiH4639oftheirhandsיְדֵיהֶ֑םye.dei.HemH3027;thereforeismywrathH2534pouredוְתִתַּ֧ךְve.ti.TakhH5413outuponthisplaceבַּמָּק֥וֹםba.ma.KomH4725,anditshallnotbequenchedתִכְבֶּֽה׃tikh.BehH3518.

26Butuntothekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063,whosentH7971youtoinquireofJehovah,thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541shallyesayH559tohim,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saithJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478:Astouchingthewordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697whichthou hastheardH8085,

27becausethyheartלְבָ֨בְךָ֜le.Va.ve.khaH3824wastender,andthou didsthumbleH3665thyselfbeforeGodאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430,whenthou heardesthiswordsדְּבָרָיו֙de.va.RavH1697againstthisplaceהַמָּק֤וֹםha.ma.KomH4725,andagainsttheinhabitantsיֹ֣שְׁבָ֔יוyo.she.VavH3427thereof,andhasthumbledH3665thyselfbeforeme,andhast rent thyclothesבְּגָדֶ֖יךָbe.ga.Dei.khaH899,andweptוַתֵּ֣בְךְּva.Te.vekH1058beforeme;Ialsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571haveheardH8085thee, saithJehovah.

28Behold,Iwillgatherאֹֽסִפְךָ֜'o.sif.KhaH622theetothyfathersH1,andthou shaltbegatheredוְנֶאֱסַפְתָּ֣ve.ne.'e.saf.TaH622tothygraveH6913inpeaceבְּשָׁלוֹם֒be.sha.lOmH7965,neithershallthineeyesעֵינֶ֔יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869seeH7200alltheevilH7451thatIwillbringמֵבִ֛יאme.Vi'H935uponthisplaceהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725,andupontheinhabitantsיֹשְׁבָ֑יוyo.she.VavH3427thereof.AndtheybroughtH935backוַיָּשִׁ֥יבוּvai.ya.Shi.vuH7725wordדָּבָֽר׃ פda.VarH1697tothekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428.

29Thenthekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sentH7971andgatheredוַיֶּאֱסֹ֕ףvai.ye.'e.SofH622togetheralltheeldersזִקְנֵ֥יzik.NeiH2205ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063andJerusalemוִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃vi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

30Andthekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428wentH5927uptothehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004ofJehovah,andallthemenH376ofJudahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063andtheinhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֵ֣יve.yo.she.VeiH3427ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,andthepriestsוְהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548,andtheLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֔םve.hal.vi.YimH3881,andallthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971,bothgreatמִגָּד֣וֹלmi.ga.DolH1419andsmallקָטָ֑ןka.TanH6996:andhereadוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121intheirearsבְאָזְנֵיהֶ֗םve.'a.ze.nei.HemH241allthewordsדִּבְרֵי֙div.ReiH1697ofthebookH5612ofthecovenantהַבְּרִ֔יתha.be.RitH1285thatwasfoundH4672inthehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofJehovah.

31Andthekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428stoodH5975inhisplaceעָמְד֗וֹa.me.DoH5977,andmadeH6213acovenantהַבְּרִית֮ha.be.RitH1285beforeJehovah,towalkafterJehovah,andtokeepוְלִשְׁמ֤וֹרve.lish.MorH8104hiscommandmentsמִצְוֹתָיו֙mitz.vo.TavH4687,andhistestimoniesוְעֵֽדְוֹתָ֣יוve.'e.de.vo.TavH5715,andhisstatutesH2706,withallhisheartלְבָב֖וֹle.va.VoH3824,andwithallhissoulH5315,toperformthewordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697ofthecovenantהַבְּרִ֔יתha.be.RitH1285thatwerewrittenH3789inthisbookH5612.

32AndhecausedallthatwerefoundH4672inJerusalemבִירוּשָׁלִַ֖םvi.ru.sha.LimH3389andBenjaminוּבִנְיָמִ֑ןu.vin.ya.MinH1144tostandוַיַּעֲמֵ֕דvai.ya.'a.MedH5975toit.Andtheinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389didaccordingtothecovenantכִּבְרִ֥יתkiv.RitH1285ofGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430oftheirfathersH1.

33AndJosiahיֹֽאשִׁיָּ֜הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977tookawayH5493alltheabominationsהַתּוֹעֵב֗וֹתha.to.'e.VotH8441outofallthecountriesthatpertainedtothechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478,andmadeallthatwerefoundH4672inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478toserveוַֽיַּעֲבֵ֗דvai.ya.'a.VedH5647,eventoserveלַעֲב֖וֹדla.'a.VodH5647JehovahtheirGodאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430.Allhisdaysיָמָ֕יוya.MavH3117theydepartedH5493notfromfollowingJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430oftheirfathersH1.

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