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2 Kings 13

1Inthethreeוְשָׁלֹשׁ֙ve.sha.LoshH7969andtwentiethyearH8141ofJoashלְיוֹאָ֥שׁle.yo.'AshH3101thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAhaziahאֲחַזְיָ֖הוּ'a.chaz.Ya.huH274,kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,Jehoahazיְהוֹאָחָ֨זye.ho.'a.ChazH3059thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJehuיֵה֤וּאye.Hu'H3058begantoreignH4427overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478inSamariaבְּשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹןbe.Sho.me.RonH8111,andreignedH4427seventeenyearsH8141.

2Andhedidthatwhichwasevilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451inthesightofJehovah,andfollowedthesinsהֶחֱטִ֥יאhe.che.Ti'H2398ofJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֧םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNebatנְבָ֛טne.VatH5028, wherewithhemadeH6213Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478tosinH2398;hedepartedH5493nottherefrom.

3Andtheangerאַ֥ף'afH639ofJehovahwaskindledagainstIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,andhedeliveredthemintothehandבְּיַ֣ד׀be.YadH3027ofHazaelחֲזָאֵ֣לcha.za.'ElH2371kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofSyria,andintothehandוּבְיַ֛דu.ve.YadH3027ofBen-hadadH1130thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofHazaelחֲזָאֵ֖לcha.za.'ElH2371,continually.

4AndJehoahazיְהוֹאָחָ֖זye.ho.'a.ChazH3059besoughtJehovah,andJehovahhearkened untohim;forhesawH7200theoppressionלַ֣חַץLa.chatzH3906ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,howthatthekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofSyriaoppressedH3905them.

5(AndJehovahgaveH5414Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙le.Yis.ra.'ElH3478asaviour,sothattheywentH3318outfromunderthehandיַד־yad-H3027oftheSyrians;andthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478dweltוַיֵּשְׁב֧וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427intheirtentsבְּאָהֳלֵיהֶ֖םbe.'o.ho.lei.HemH168asbeforetime.

6Neverthelessאַ֠ךְ'akhH389theydepartednotfromthesinsהֶחֱטִ֥יאhe.che.ti'H2398ofthehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004ofJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֛םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379, wherewithhemadeIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478tosinH2398,butwalkedהָלָ֑ךְha.LakhH1980therein:andthereremainedעָמְדָ֖ה'a.me.DahH5975theAsherahהָאֲשֵׁרָ֔הha.'a.she.RahH842alsoוְגַם֙ve.GamH1571inSamariaבְּשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃be.sho.me.RonH8111.)

7ForheleftH7604nottoJehoahazלִיהוֹאָחָ֜זli.ho.'a.ChazH3059ofthepeopleעָ֗ם'AmH5971savefiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֤יםcha.mi.ShimH2572horsemenפָּֽרָשִׁים֙pa.ra.ShimH6571,andtenוַעֲשָׂ֣רָהva.'a.Sa.rahH6235chariotsרֶ֔כֶבRe.khevH7393,andtenוַעֲשֶׂ֥רֶתva.'a.Se.retH6235thousandאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505footmen;forthekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofSyriadestroyedאִבְּדָם֙'i.be.DamH6them,andmadeH7760themlikethedustכֶּֽעָפָ֖רke.'a.FarH6083inthreshingH1758.

8Nowtherestוְיֶ֨תֶרve.Ye.terH3499oftheactsofJehoahazיְהוֹאָחָ֛זye.ho.'a.ChazH3059,andallthathedid,andhismight,aretheynotwrittenH3789inthebookH5612ofthechroniclesofthekingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478?

9AndJehoahazיְהֽוֹאָחָז֙ye.ho.'a.ChazH3059sleptwithhisfathersH1;andtheyburiedH6912himinSamariaבְּשֹׁמְר֑וֹןbe.sho.me.RonH8111:andJoashיוֹאָ֥שׁyo.'AshH3101hissonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121reignedH4427inhisstead.

10Inthethirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֤יםshe.lo.ShimH7970andseventhyearH8141ofJoashkingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063beganJehoashיְהוֹאָ֨שׁye.ho.'AshH3060thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJehoahazיְהוֹאָחָ֤זye.ho.'a.ChazH3059toreignH4427overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478inSamariaבְּשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹןbe.Sho.me.RonH8111,andreignedH4427sixteenyearsH8141.

11Andhedidthatwhichwasevilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451inthesightofJehovah;hedepartednotfromallthesinsהֶחֱטִ֥יאhe.che.Ti'H2398ofJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֧םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNebatנְבָ֛טne.VatH5028, wherewithhemadeH6213Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478tosinH2398;buthewalkedהָלָֽךְ׃ha.LakhH1980therein.

12Nowtherestוְיֶ֨תֶרve.Ye.terH3499oftheactsofJoashיוֹאָשׁ֙yo.'AshH3101,andallthathedid,andhismightwherewithhefoughtH3898againstAmaziahאֲמַצְיָ֣ה'a.matz.YahH558kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,aretheynotwrittenH3789inthebookH5612ofthechroniclesofthekingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478?

13AndJoashיוֹאָשׁ֙yo.'AshH3101sleptwithhisfathersH1;andJeroboamוְיָרָבְעָ֖םve.ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379satH3427uponhisthroneכִּסְא֑וֹkis.'OH3678:andJoashיוֹאָשׁ֙yo.'AshH3101wasburiedH6912inSamariaבְּשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹןbe.Sho.me.RonH8111withthekingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

14NowElishaוֶֽאֱלִישָׁע֙ve.'e.li.Sha'H477wasfallensickחָלָ֣הcha.LahH2470ofhissicknessחָלְי֔וֹchal.YoH2483whereofhediedיָמ֖וּתya.MutH4191:andJoashיוֹאָ֣שׁyo.'AshH3101thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478cameH3381downוַיֵּ֨רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381untohim,andweptוַיֵּ֤בְךְּvai.Ye.vekH1058overhim,andsaidH559,Myfatherאָבִ֣י׀'a.ViH1,myfatherאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1,thechariotsH7393ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478andthehorsemenוּפָרָשָֽׁיו׃u.fa.ra.ShavH6571thereof!

15AndElishaאֱלִישָׁ֔ע'e.li.Sha'H477saidH559untohim,TakeH3947bowקֶ֣שֶׁתKe.shetH7198andarrowsוְחִצִּ֑יםve.chi.TzimH2671;andhetookH3947untohimbowקֶ֥שֶׁתKe.shetH7198andarrowsוְחִצִּֽים׃ve.chi.TzimH2671.

16AndhesaidH559tothekingלְמֶ֣לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Putוַיָּ֧שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760thyhandיָֽדְךָ֙ya.de.KhaH3027uponthebowהַקֶּ֔שֶׁתha.Ke.shetH7198;andheputH7760hishandיָד֑וֹya.DoH3027uponit.AndElishaאֱלִישָׁ֛ע'e.li.Sha'H477laidhishandsיָדָ֖יוya.DavH3027upontheking’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428handsיְדֵ֥יye.DeiH3027.

17AndhesaidH559,Openפְּתַ֧חpe.TachH6605thewindowהַחַלּ֛וֹןha.cha.LonH2474eastward;andheopenedוַיִּפְתָּ֑חvai.yif.TachH6605it.ThenElishaאֱלִישָׁ֤ע'e.li.Sha'H477saidH559,Shootיְרֵה֙ye.RehH3384;andheshotוַיּ֔וֹרvai.YorH3384.AndhesaidH559, Jehovah’sarrowחֵץ־chetz-H2671ofvictoryתְּשׁוּעָ֤הte.shu.'AhH8668,eventhearrowוְחֵ֣ץve.ChetzH2671ofvictoryתְּשׁוּעָ֣הte.shu.'AhH8668overSyria;forthou shaltsmitetheSyriansinAphekבַּאֲפֵ֖קba.'a.FekH663,tillthouhaveconsumedthem.

18AndhesaidH559,TakeH3947thearrowsH2678;andhetookH3947them.AndhesaidH559untothekingלְמֶֽלֶךְ־le.Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,Smiteuponthegroundאַ֔רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776;andhesmotethrice,andstayed.

19Andthemanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430waswrothwithhim,andsaidH559, Thou shouldesthavesmittenfiveחָמֵ֤שׁcha.MeshH2568orsixשֵׁשׁ֙sheshH8337timesH6471:thenאָ֛ז'azH227hadst thousmittenSyriatillthou hadstconsumedit;whereasnowוְעַתָּ֕הve.'a.TahH6258thou shaltsmiteSyriabutthrice.

20AndElishaאֱלִישָׁ֖ע'e.li.Sha'H477diedH4191,andtheyburiedH6912him.Nowthebandsוּגְדוּדֵ֥יu.ge.du.DeiH1416oftheMoabitesinvadedthelandבָאָ֖רֶץva.'A.retzH776atthecomingH935inoftheyearשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141.

21Anditcametopass,astheywereH1961buryingקֹבְרִ֣יםkoe.RimH6912amanאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376,that,behold,theyspiedabandהַגְּד֔וּדha.ge.DudH1416;andtheycastH7993themanהָאִ֖ישׁha.'IshH376intothesepulchreofElishaאֱלִישָׁ֑ע'e.li.Sha'H477:andassoonasthemanהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376touchedוַיִּגַּ֤עvai.yi.Ga'H5060thebonesH6106ofElishaאֱלִישָׁ֔ע'e.li.Sha'H477,herevived,andstoodH6965uponhisfeetH7272.

22AndHazaelוַֽחֲזָאֵל֙va.cha.za.'ElH2371kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofSyriaoppressedH3905Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478allthedaysיְמֵ֥יye.MeiH3117ofJehoahazיְהוֹאָחָֽז׃ye.ho.'a.ChazH3059.

23ButJehovahwasgracious untothem,andhadcompassionוַֽיְרַחֲמֵם֙vay.ra.cha.MemH7355onthem,andhadrespectuntothem,becauseofhiscovenantבְּרִית֔וֹbe.ri.ToH1285withAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85,Isaacיִצְחָ֣קyitz.ChakH3327,andJacobוְיַֽעֲקֹ֑בve.ya.'a.KoH3290,andwouldאָבָה֙'a.VahH14notdestroyהַשְׁחִיתָ֔םhash.chi.TamH7843them,neithercastH7993hethemfromhispresenceH6440asyet.

24AndHazaelחֲזָאֵ֣לcha.za.'ElH2371kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofSyriadiedH4191;andBen-hadadH1130hissonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121reignedH4427inhisstead.

25AndJehoashיְהוֹאָ֣שׁye.ho.'AshH3060thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJehoahazיְהוֹאָחָ֗זye.ho.'a.ChazH3059tookH3947againoutofthehandמִיַּד֙mi.YadH3027ofBen-hadadH1130thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofHazaelחֲזָאֵ֔לcha.za.'ElH2371thecitiesהֶֽעָרִים֙he.'a.RimH5892whichhehadtakenH3947outofthehandמִיַּ֛דmi.YadH3027ofJehoahazיְהוֹאָחָ֥זye.ho.'a.ChazH3059hisfatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1bywarH4421.Threeשָׁלֹ֤שׁsha.LoshH7969timesH6471didJoashsmitehim,andrecoveredthecitiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

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