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2 Kings 10

1NowAhabוּלְאַחְאָ֛בu.le.'ach.'AvH256hadseventyשִׁבְעִ֥יםshiv.'ImH7657sonsבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121inSamariaבְּשֹׁמְר֑וֹןbe.sho.me.RonH8111.AndJehuיֵה֨וּאye.Hu'H3058wroteH3789lettersסְפָרִ֜יםse.fa.RimH5612,andsentH7971toSamariaשֹׁמְר֗וֹןsho.me.RonH8111, untotherulersofJezreelיִזְרְעֶאל֙yiz.re.'eLH3157, eventheeldersהַזְּקֵנִ֔יםha.ze.ke.NimH2205,anduntothemthatbroughtupthesonsH1121ofAhabאַחְאָ֖ב'ach.'AvH256,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Andnowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258assoonasthisletterהַסֵּ֤פֶרha.Se.ferH5612comethtoyou, seeingyourmaster’sאֲדֹנֵיכֶ֑ם'a.do.nei.KhemH113sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121arewithyou,andtherearewithyouchariotsH7393andhorsesH5483,afortifiedcityוְעִ֥ירve.'IrH5892also,andarmor;

3lookH7200yeoutthebestהַטּ֤וֹבha.TovH2896andmeetestofyourmaster’sאֲדֹנֵיכֶ֔ם'a.do.nei.KhemH113sonsמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121,andsetוְשַׂמְתֶּ֖םve.sam.TemH7760himonhisfather’sאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1throneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678,andfightוְהִֽלָּחֲמ֖וּve.hi.la.cha.MuH3898foryourmaster’sאֲדֹנֵיכֶֽם׃'a.do.nei.KhemH113houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

4ButtheywereexceedinglyH3966afraidוַיִּֽרְאוּ֙vai.yir.'UH3372,andsaidH559,Behold,thetwoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147kingsהַמְּלָכִ֔יםha.me.la.KhimH4428stoodH5975notbeforehim:howוְאֵ֖יךְve.'EikhH349thenshallwestandH5975?

5AndhethatwasoverthehouseholdH1004,andhethatwasoverthecityהָעִ֟ירha.'IrH5892,theeldersוְהַזְּקֵנִים֩ve.ha.ze.ke.NimH2205also,andtheythatbroughtupthechildren,sentH7971toJehuיֵה֤וּא׀ye.Hu'H3058,sayingH559,Wearethyservantsעֲבָדֶ֣יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650,andwilldoallthatthou shalt bidus;wewillnotmakeH6213anymanH376kingנַמְלִ֣יךְnam.LikhH4427:dothouthatwhichisgoodהַטּ֥וֹבha.TovH2896inthineeyesH5869.

6ThenhewroteH3789aletterסֵ֨פֶר׀Se.ferH5612thesecondשֵׁנִ֜יתshe.NitH8145timeכָּעֵ֥תka.'EtH6256tothem,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Ifyebeonmyside,andifyewillhearken untomyvoiceוּלְקֹלִ֣י׀u.le.ko.LiH6963,takeקְחוּ֙ke.ChuH3947yetheheadsרָאשֵׁי֙ra.SheiH7218ofthemenאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376yourmaster’sאֲדֹנֵיכֶ֔ם'a.do.nei.KhemH113sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121,andcomeוּבֹ֧אוּu.Vo.'uH935tometoJezreelיִזְרְעֶ֑אלָהyiz.re.'E.lahH3157byto-morrowthistimeH6256.Nowtheking’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428sonsוּבְנֵ֤יu.ve.NeiH1121,beingseventyשִׁבְעִ֣יםshiv.'ImH7657personsH376,werewiththegreatגְּדֹלֵ֥יge.do.LeiH1419menH376ofthecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892,whobroughtH935themup.

7AnditcameH935topass,whentheletterהַסֵּ֙פֶר֙ha.Se.ferH5612cameH935tothem,thattheytookH3947theking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121,andslewthem,evenseventyשִׁבְעִ֣יםshiv.'ImH7657personsH376,andputוַיָּשִׂ֤ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760theirheadsרָֽאשֵׁיהֶם֙ra.shei.HemH7218inbasketsבַּדּוּדִ֔יםba.du.DimH1731,andsentH7971themuntohimtoJezreelיִזְרְעֶֽאלָה׃yiz.re.'E.lahH3157.

8AndtherecameH935amessengerהַמַּלְאָךְ֙ha.mal.'oKhH4397,andtoldH5046him,sayingH559,TheyhavebroughtH935theheadsרָאשֵׁ֣יra.SheiH7218oftheking’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121.AndhesaidH559,Layyethemintwoשְׁנֵ֧יshe.NeiH8147heapsattheentranceפֶּ֥תַחPe.tachH6607ofthegateהַשַּׁ֖עַרha.Sha.'arH8179untilthemorningהַבֹּֽקֶר׃ha.Bo.kerH1242.

9Anditcametopassinthemorningבַבֹּ֙קֶר֙va.Bo.kerH1242,thathewentH3318out,andstoodH5975,andsaidH559toallthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971, Yearerighteousצַדִּקִ֖יםtza.di.KimH6662:behold,Iconspiredagainstmymasterאֲדֹנִי֙'a.do.NiH113,andslewH2026him;butwhosmoteallthese?

10Knowדְּע֣וּde.'UH3045nowthatthereshallfallיִפֹּ֜לyi.PolH5307untotheearthH776nothingofthewordמִדְּבַ֤רmi.de.VarH1697ofJehovah,whichJehovahspakeconcerningthehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofAhabאַחְאָ֑ב'ach.'AvH256:forJehovahhathdonethatwhichhespakebyhisservantעַבְדּ֥וֹav.DoH5650Elijahאֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃'e.li.Ya.huH452.

11SoJehuיֵה֗וּאye.Hu'H3058smoteallthatremainedH7604ofthehouseלְבֵית־le.veit-H1004ofAhabאַחְאָב֙'ach.'AvH256inJezreelבְּיִזְרְעֶ֔אלbe.yiz.re.'ElH3157,andallhisgreatגְּדֹלָ֖יוge.do.LavH1419men,andhisfamiliarfriends,andhispriestsוְכֹהֲנָ֑יוve.kho.ha.NavH3548,untilheleftH7604himnoneremainingH7604.

12AndhearoseH6965anddeparted,andwentH935toSamariaשֹׁמְר֑וֹןsho.me.RonH8111.Andashewasattheshearing-houseoftheshepherdsהָרֹעִ֖יםha.ro.'ImH7462inthewayבַּדָּֽרֶךְ׃ba.Da.rekhH1870,

13Jehuוְיֵה֗וּאve.ye.Hu'H3058metwiththebrethrenofAhaziahאֲחַזְיָ֣הוּ'a.chaz.Ya.huH274kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,andsaidH559,Whoareye?Andtheyanswered,WearethebrethrenofAhaziahאֲחַזְיָ֙הוּ֙'a.chaz.Ya.huH274:andwegoH3381downtosalutethechildrenofthekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428andthechildrenofthequeen.

14AndhesaidH559,Takethemaliveחַיִּ֔יםchai.YimH2416.Andtheytookthemaliveחַיִּ֑יםchai.YimH2416,andslewthematthepitבּ֣וֹרBorH953oftheshearing-house,eventwoוּשְׁנַ֙יִם֙u.she.Na.yimH8147andfortyאַרְבָּעִ֤ים'ar.ba.'ImH705menH376;neitherleftH7604heanyofthem.

15AndwhenH834hewasdeparted thence,helightedonJehonadabthesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofRechabרֵכָ֨בre.KhavH7394comingH5927tomeethim;andhesalutedhim,andsaidH559tohim,Isthyheartלְבָבְךָ֣le.va.ve.KhaH3824rightיָשָׁ֗רya.SharH3477,asmyheartלְבָבִי֙le.va.ViH3824iswiththyheartלְבָבֶ֔ךָle.va.Ve.khaH3824?AndJehonadabanswered,Itis.Ifitbe,giveH5414methyhandיָדֶ֑ךָya.De.khaH3027.AndhegaveH5414himhishandיָד֔וֹya.DoH3027;andhetookhimuptohimintothechariotהַמֶּרְכָּבָֽה׃ha.mer.ka.VahH4818.

16AndhesaidH559,Comewithme,andseeH7200myzealבְּקִנְאָתִ֣יbe.kin.'a.TiH7068forJehovah.Sotheymadehimrideוַיַּרְכִּ֥בוּvai.yar.Ki.vuH7392inhischariotבְּרִכְבּֽוֹ׃be.rikh.BoH7393.

17AndwhenH834hecameH935toSamariaשֹֽׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111,hesmoteallthatremainedהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֧יםha.nish.'a.RimH7604untoAhabלְאַחְאָ֛בle.'ach.'AvH256inSamariaבְּשֹׁמְר֖וֹןbe.sho.me.RonH8111,tillhehaddestroyedהִשְׁמִיד֑וֹhish.mi.DoH8045him,accordingtothewordכִּדְבַ֣רkid.VarH1697ofJehovah,whichhespaketoElijahאֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃ פ'e.li.Ya.huH452.

18AndJehuיֵהוּא֙ye.Hu'H3058gatheredוַיִּקְבֹּ֤ץvai.yik.BotzH6908allthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971togetherH6908,andsaidH559untothem,Ahabאַחְאָ֕ב'ach.'AvH256servedH5647Baalהַבַּ֖עַלha.Ba.'alH1168alittleמְעָ֑טme.'AtH4592;butJehuיֵה֖וּאye.Hu'H3058willserveH5647himmuchהַרְבֵּֽה׃har.BehH7235.

19NowH6258thereforeוְעַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH6258callH7121untomealltheprophetsנְבִיאֵ֣יne.vi.'EiH5030ofBaalהַבַּ֡עַלha.Ba.'alH1168,allhisworshippers,andallhispriestsכֹּהֲנָיו֩ko.ha.NavH3548;letnonebewanting:forIhaveagreatגָּד֥וֹלga.DolH1419sacrificeזֶ֨בַחZe.vachH2077todotoBaalלַבַּ֔עַלla.Ba.'alH1168; whosoevershallbewanting,heshallnotliveיִֽחְיֶ֑הyich.YehH2421.ButJehuוְיֵהוּא֙ve.ye.Hu'H3058diditinsubtlety,totheintentthathemightdestroyהַאֲבִ֖ידha.'a.VidH6theworshippersofBaalהַבָּֽעַל׃ha.Ba.'alH1168.

20AndJehuיֵה֗וּאye.Hu'H3058saidH559,SanctifyH6942asolemnH6116assemblyעֲצָרָ֛ה'a.tza.RahH6116forBaalלַבַּ֖עַלla.Ba.'alH1168.Andtheyproclaimedוַיִּקְרָֽאוּ׃vai.yik.Ra.'uH7121it.

21AndJehuיֵהוּא֙ye.Hu'H3058sentH7971throughallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478:andalltheworshippersofBaalהַבַּ֔עַלha.Ba.'alH1168cameH935,sothattherewasnotamanH376leftH7604thatcameH935not.AndtheycameH935intothehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofBaalהַבַּ֔עַלha.Ba.'alH1168;andthehouseבֵית־veit-H1004ofBaalהַבַּ֖עַלha.Ba.'alH1168wasfilledוַיִּמָּלֵ֥אvai.yi.ma.Le'H4390fromoneH376endtoanother.

22AndhesaidH559untohimthatwasoverthevestry,BringH3318forthH3318vestmentsforalltheworshippersofBaalהַבָּ֑עַלha.Ba.'alH1168.AndhebroughtH3318themforthH3318vestments.

23AndJehuיֵה֛וּאye.Hu'H3058wentH935,andJehonadabthesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofRechabרֵכָ֖בre.KhavH7394,intothehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofBaalהַבָּ֑עַלha.Ba.'alH1168;andhesaidH559untotheworshippersofBaalהַבַּ֗עַלha.Ba.'alH1168,Searchחַפְּשׂ֤וּcha.pe.SuH2664,andlookH7200thattherebehereפֹּ֤הpohH6311withyounoneoftheservantsמֵעַבְדֵ֣יme.'av.DeiH5650ofJehovah,buttheworshippersofBaalהַבַּ֖עַלha.Ba.'alH1168onlyH905.

24AndtheywentH935intooffersacrificesH2077andburnt-offerings.NowJehuוְיֵה֞וּאve.ye.Hu'H3058hadappointedH7760himfourscoremenאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376without,andsaidH559,Ifanyofthemenהָאִ֤ישׁha.'IshH376whomIbringH935intoyourhandsיְדֵיכֶ֔םye.dei.KhemH3027escapeיִמָּלֵט֙yi.ma.LetH4422,hethatlettethhimgoH935,hislifeנַפְשׁ֖וֹnaf.ShoH5315shallbeforthelifeנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃naf.ShoH5315ofhim.

25AnditcameH935topass,assoonashehadmadeH6213anendH3615ofofferingtheburnt-offering,thatJehuיֵ֠הוּאYe.hu'H3058saidH559totheguardandtothecaptains,GoH3318in,andslaythem;letnonecomeH935forthH3318.Andtheysmotethemwiththeedgeoftheswordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719;andtheguardandthecaptainscastH7993themout,andwentH3318tothecityעִ֥יר'irH5892ofthehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004ofBaalהַבָּֽעַל׃ha.Ba.'alH1168.

26AndtheybroughtH3318forthH3318thepillarsמַצְּב֥וֹתma.tze.VotH4676thatwereinthehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004ofBaalהַבַּ֖עַלha.Ba.'alH1168,andburnedוַֽיִּשְׂרְפֽוּהָ׃Vai.yis.re.Fu.haH8313them.

27Andtheybrakedownthepillarמַצְּבַ֣תma.tze.VatH4676ofBaalהַבָּ֑עַלha.Ba.'alH1168,andbrakedownthehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofBaalהַבַּ֔עַלha.Ba.'alH1168,andmadeH7760itadraught-house, untothisdayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.

28ThusJehuיֵה֛וּאye.Hu'H3058destroyedוַיַּשְׁמֵ֥דvai.yash.MedH8045Baalהַבַּ֖עַלha.Ba.'alH1168outofIsraelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵֽל׃mi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

29Howbeitfromthesinsהֶחֱטִ֣יאhe.che.Ti'H2398ofJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֤םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNebatנְבָט֙ne.VatH5028, wherewithhemadeIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478tosinH2398,Jehuיֵה֖וּאye.Hu'H3058departedH5493notfromafterthem,towit,thegoldencalvesH5695thatwereinBeth-el,andthatwereinDanבְּדָֽן׃ סbe.DanH1835.

30AndJehovahsaidH559untoJehuיֵה֗וּאye.Hu'H3058,Becausethou hastdonewellהֱטִיבֹ֙תָ֙he.ti.Vo.taH2895inexecutingthatwhichisrightהַיָּשָׁר֙hai.ya.SharH3477inmineeyesH5869,andhastdoneuntothehouseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004ofAhabאַחְאָ֑ב'ach.'AvH256accordingtoallthatwasinmyheartבִּלְבָבִ֔יbil.va.ViH3824, thysonsH1121ofthefourthרְבִעִ֔יםre.vi.'ImH7243generationshallsitיֵשְׁב֥וּye.she.VuH3427onthethroneכִּסֵּ֥אki.Se'H3678ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

31ButJehuוְיֵה֗וּאve.ye.Hu'H3058tooknoheedH8104towalkinthelawבְּתֽוֹרַת־be.to.rat-H8451ofJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,withallhisheartלְבָב֑וֹle.va.VoH3824:hedepartedH5493notfromthesinsהֶחֱטִ֖יאhe.che.Ti'H2398ofJeroboamיָֽרָבְעָ֔םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379, wherewithhemadeIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478tosinH2398.

32Inthosedaysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117JehovahbeganH2490tocutofffromIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478:andHazaelחֲזָאֵ֖לcha.za.'ElH2371smotetheminallthebordersH1366ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478;

33fromtheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּן֙hai.yar.DenH3383eastward,allthelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofGileadהַגִּלְעָ֔דha.gil.'AdH1568,theGadites,andtheReubenites,andtheManassites,fromAroerמֵעֲרֹעֵר֙me.'a.ro.'ErH6177,whichisbythevalleyoftheArnonאַרְנֹ֔ן'ar.NonH769,evenGileadוְהַגִּלְעָ֖דve.ha.gil.'AdH1568andBashanוְהַבָּשָֽׁן׃ve.ha.ba.ShanH1316.

34Nowtherestוְיֶ֨תֶרve.Ye.terH3499oftheactsofJehuיֵה֛וּאye.Hu'H3058,andallthathedid,andallhismight,aretheynotwrittenH3789inthebookH5612ofthechroniclesofthekingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478?

35AndJehuיֵהוּא֙ye.Hu'H3058sleptwithhisfathersH1;andtheyburiedH6912himinSamariaבְּשֹׁמְר֑וֹןbe.sho.me.RonH8111.AndJehoahazיְהוֹאָחָ֥זye.ho.'a.ChazH3059hissonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121reignedH4427inhisstead.

36AndthetimethatJehuיֵהוּא֙ye.Hu'H3058reignedמָלַ֤ךְma.LakhH4427overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478inSamariaבְּשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃ פbe.sho.me.RonH8111wastwentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242andeightוּשְׁמֹנֶֽה־u.she.mo.neh-H8083yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141.

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