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2 Kings 14

1Inthesecondyearבִּשְׁנַ֣תbish.NatH8141ofJoashלְיוֹאָ֥שׁle.yo.'AshH3101sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJoahazkingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478beganAmaziahאֲמַצְיָ֥הוּ'a.matz.Ya.huH558thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofJoashיוֹאָ֖שׁyo.'AshH3101kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063toreignH4427.

2Hewastwentyעֶשְׂרִ֨ים'es.RimH6242andfiveוְחָמֵ֤שׁve.cha.MeshH2568yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldwhenhebegantoreignH4427;andhereignedH4427twentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֤יםve.'es.RimH6242andnineוָתֵ֙שַׁע֙va.Te.sha'H8672yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389:andhismother’sאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517nameוְשֵׁ֣םve.ShemH8034wasJehoaddinofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

3Andhedidthatwhichwasrightהַיָּשָׁר֙hai.ya.SharH3477intheeyesבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869ofJehovah,yetnotlikeDavidכְּדָוִ֣דke.da.VidH1732hisfatherH1:hedidaccordingtoallthatJoashיוֹאָ֥שׁyo.'AshH3101hisfatherH1haddone.

4Howbeitthehighהַבָּמ֖וֹתha.ba.MotH1116placesH1116werenottakenawayH5493:thepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971stillע֥וֹדodH5750sacrificedH2076andburntincenseH6999inthehighבַּבָּמֽוֹת׃ba.ba.MotH1116placesH1116.

5Anditcametopass,assoonasthekingdomהַמַּמְלָכָ֖הha.mam.la.KhahH4467wasH1961establishedinhishandבְּיָד֑וֹbe.ya.DoH3027,thatheslewhisservantsעֲבָדָ֔יו'a.va.DavH5650whohadslainthekingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428hisfatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1:

6butthechildrenofthemurderersheputהֵמִ֑יתhe.MitH4191nottodeathיוּמְת֨וּyu.me.TuH4191;accordingtothatwhichiswrittenH3789inthebookבְּסֵ֣פֶרbe.Se.ferH5612ofthelawתּֽוֹרַת־to.rat-H8451ofMosesמֹ֠שֶׁהMo.shehH4872,asJehovahcommandedצִוָּ֨הtzi.VahH6680,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Thefathersאָב֤וֹת'a.VotH1shallnotbeputיוּמְת֣וּyu.me.TuH4191todeathיוּמָֽת׃ya.mutH4191forthechildren,northechildrenbeputH4191todeathH4191forthefathersאָב֔וֹת'a.VotH1;buteverymanH376shalldieH4191forhisownsinבְּחֶטְא֖וֹbe.chet.'OH2399.

7HeslewofEdomאֱד֤וֹם'e.DomH123intheValleyבְּגֵיא־be.gei'-H1516ofSaltמֶ֙לַח֙me.lachH4417tenעֲשֶׂ֣רֶת'a.Se.retH6235thousandאֲלָפִ֔ים'a.la.FimH505,andtookSelaהַסֶּ֖לַעha.Se.la'H5554bywarH4421,andcalledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121thenameשְׁמָהּ֙she.MahH8034ofitJoktheelיָקְתְאֵ֔לya.ke.te.'ElH3371, untothisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

8Thenאָ֣ז'azH227Amaziahאֲמַצְיָה֙'a.matz.YahH558sentH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֔יםmal.'a.KhimH4397toJehoashיְהוֹאָ֨שׁye.ho.'AshH3060,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJehoahazיְהוֹאָחָ֧זye.ho.'a.ChazH3059sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJehuיֵה֛וּאye.Hu'H3058,kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Come,letuslookנִתְרָאֶ֥הnit.ra.'EhH7200oneanotherinthefaceH6440.

9AndJehoashיְהוֹאָ֣שׁye.ho.'AshH3060thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478sentH7971toAmaziahאֲמַצְיָ֣הוּ'a.matz.Ya.huH558kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָה֮ye.hu.DahH3063,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559,ThethistlethatwasinLebanonבַּלְּבָנ֗וֹןba.le.va.NonH3844sentH7971tothecedarהָאֶ֜רֶזha.'E.rezH730thatwasinLebanonבַּלְּבָנוֹן֙ba.le.va.nOnH3844,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Giveתְּנָֽה־te.nah-H5414thydaughterבִּתְּךָ֥bi.te.KhaH1323tomysonלִבְנִ֖יliv.NiH1121towifeלְאִשָּׁ֑הle.'i.ShahH802:andtherepassedH5674byawildbeastthatwasinLebanonבַּלְּבָנ֔וֹןba.le.va.NonH3844,andtroddownthethistle.

10Thou hastindeedsmittenEdomאֱד֔וֹם'e.DomH123,andthyheartלִבֶּ֑ךָli.Be.khaH3820hathliftedוּֽנְשָׂאֲךָ֖u.ne.sa.'a.KhaH5375theeup:gloryH3513thereof,andabideathome;forwhyוְלָ֤מָּהve.La.mahH4100shouldest thou meddletothy hurt,thatthou shouldestfallוְנָ֣פַלְתָּ֔הve.Na.fal.TahH5307,eventhou,andJudahוִיהוּדָ֥הvi.hu.DahH3063withthee?

11ButAmaziahאֲמַצְיָ֔הוּ'a.matz.Ya.huH558wouldnothearH8085.SoJehoashיְהוֹאָ֤שׁye.ho.'AshH3060kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478wentH5927up;andheandAmaziahוַאֲמַצְיָ֣הוּva.'a.matz.Ya.huH558kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063lookedH7200oneanotherinthefaceH6440atBeth-shemeshH1053,whichbelongethtoJudahלִיהוּדָֽה׃li.hu.DahH3063.

12AndJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063wasputtotheworsebeforeIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;andtheyfledH5127everymanH376tohistentלְאֹהָלָֽיו׃le.'o.ho.lovH168.

13AndJehoashיְהוֹאָ֣שׁye.ho.'AshH3060kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478tookAmaziahאֲמַצְיָ֨הוּ'a.matz.Ya.huH558kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJehoashיְהוֹאָ֥שׁye.ho.'AshH3060thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAhaziahאֲחַזְיָ֗הוּ'a.chaz.Ya.huH274,atBeth-shemeshH1053,andcameH935toJerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389,andbrakedownthewallבְּחוֹמַ֨תbe.cho.MatH2346ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֜םye.ru.sha.LimH3389fromthegateבְּשַׁ֤עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179ofEphraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669untothecornerהַפִּנָּ֔הha.pi.NahH6438gateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179,fourאַרְבַּ֥ע'ar.Ba'H702hundredH3967cubitsאַמָּֽה׃'a.MahH520.

14AndhetookH3947allthegoldהַזָּהָב־ha.za.hov-H2091andsilverוְ֠הַכֶּסֶףVe.ha.ke.sefH3701,andallthevesselsH3627thatwerefoundH4672inthehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004ofJehovah,andinthetreasuresH214oftheking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,thehostagesalso,andreturnedוַיָּ֖שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725toSamariaשֹׁמְרֽוֹנָה׃sho.me.Ro.nahH8111.

15Nowtherestוְיֶתֶר֩ve.ye.TerH3499oftheactsofJehoashיְהוֹאָ֜שׁye.ho.'AshH3060whichhedid,andhismight,andhowhefoughtH3898withAmaziahאֲמַצְיָ֣הוּ'a.matz.Ya.huH558kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,aretheynotwrittenH3789inthebookH5612ofthechroniclesofthekingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478?

16AndJehoashיְהוֹאָשׁ֙ye.ho.'AshH3060sleptwithhisfathersH1,andwasburiedH6912inSamariaבְּשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹןbe.Sho.me.RonH8111withthekingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;andJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֥םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379hissonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121reignedH4427inhisstead.

17AndAmaziahאֲמַצְיָ֤הוּ'a.matz.Ya.huH558thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofJoashkingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063livedH2421afterthedeathמ֔וֹתMotH4194ofJehoashיְהוֹאָ֥שׁye.ho.'AshH3060sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJehoahazיְהֽוֹאָחָ֖זye.ho.'a.ChazH3059kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478fifteenyearsשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141.

18Nowtherestוְיֶ֖תֶרve.Ye.terH3499oftheactsofAmaziahאֲמַצְיָ֑הוּ'a.matz.Ya.huH558,aretheynotwrittenH3789inthebookH5612ofthechroniclesofthekingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063?

19Andtheymadeaconspiracyקֶ֛שֶׁרKe.sherH7195againsthiminJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389;andhefledH5127toLachishלָכִ֑ישָׁהla.Khi.shahH3923:buttheysentH7971afterhimtoLachishלָכִ֔ישָׁהla.Khi.shahH3923,andslewhimthere.

20AndtheybroughthimuponhorsesH5483;andhewasburiedH6912atJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֛םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389withhisfathersH1inthecityבְּעִ֥ירbe.'IrH5892ofDavidדָּוִֽד׃da.VidH1732.

21Andallthepeopleעַ֤ם'amH5971ofJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063tookH3947Azariahעֲזַרְיָ֔ה'a.zar.YahH5838,whowassixteenyearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141old,andmadehimkingוַיַּמְלִ֣כוּvai.yam.Li.khuH4427intheroomofhisfatherאָבִ֥יו'a.VivH1Amaziahאֲמַצְיָֽהוּ׃'a.matz.Ya.huH558.

22HebuiltH1129Elathאֵילַ֔ת'ei.LatH359,andrestoredH7725ittoJudahלִֽיהוּדָ֑הli.hu.DahH3063,afterthatthekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sleptwithhisfathersH1.

23InthefifteenthyearH8141ofAmaziahלַאֲמַצְיָ֥הוּla.'a.matz.Ya.huH558thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofJoashיוֹאָ֖שׁyo.'AshH3101kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֨םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJoashיוֹאָ֤שׁyo.'AshH3101kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478begantoreignH4427inSamariaבְּשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹןbe.Sho.me.RonH8111,andreignedH4427fortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705andoneוְאַחַ֖תve.'a.ChatH259yearsH8141.

24Andhedidthatwhichwasevilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451inthesightofJehovah:hedepartedH5493notfromallthesinsהֶחֱטִ֖יאhe.che.Ti'H2398ofJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֣םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNebatנְבָ֔טne.VatH5028, wherewithhemadeH6213Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478tosinH2398.

25HerestoredH7725theborderגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478fromtheentranceofHamathחֲמָ֖תcha.MatH2574untotheseaיָ֣םyamH3220oftheArabahהָעֲרָבָ֑הha.'a.ra.VahH6160,accordingtothewordכִּדְבַ֤רkid.VarH1697ofJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whichhespakebyhisservantעַבְדּ֞וֹav.DoH5650Jonahיוֹנָ֤הyo.NahH3124thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofAmittaiאֲמִתַּי֙'a.mi.TaiH573,theprophetהַנָּבִ֔יאha.na.Vi'H5030,whowasofGath-hepherH1662.

26ForJehovahsawH7200theafflictionofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,thatitwasveryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966bitter;fortherewasnoneshutעָצוּר֙'a.TzurH6113upnorleftH5800atlarge,neitherwasthereanyhelperעֹזֵ֖ר'o.ZerH5826forIsraelלְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃le.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

27AndJehovahsaidH1696notthathewouldblotoutthenameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478fromunderheavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064;buthesavedH3467thembythehandבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027ofJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֥םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJoashיוֹאָֽשׁ׃yo.'AshH3101.

28Nowtherestוְיֶתֶר֩ve.ye.TerH3499oftheactsofJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֜םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379,andallthathedid,andhismight,howhewarred,andhowherecoveredDamascusדַּמֶּ֧שֶׂקda.Me.sekH1834,andHamathחֲמָ֛תcha.MatH2574,whichhadbelongedtoJudahלִיהוּדָ֖הli.hu.DahH3063,forIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,aretheynotwrittenH3789inthebookH5612ofthechroniclesofthekingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478?

29AndJeroboamיָֽרָבְעָם֙ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379sleptwithhisfathersH1, evenwiththekingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;andZechariahזְכַרְיָ֥הze.khar.YahH2148hissonבְנ֖וֹve.NoH1121reignedH4427inhisstead.

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