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2 Kings 10:16-30

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.

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