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2 Kings 15:19-38

19TherecameH935againstthelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776Pulפ֤וּלfulH6322thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁוּר֙'a.ShurH804;andMenahemמְנַחֵם֙me.na.ChemH4505gaveH5414Pulלְפ֔וּלle.FulH6322athousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505talentsכִּכַּר־ki.kar-H3603ofsilverכָּ֑סֶףKa.sefH3701,thathishandיָדָיו֙ya.DavH3027mightbeלִהְי֤וֹתlih.YotH1961withhimtoconfirmthekingdomהַמַּמְלָכָ֖הha.mam.la.KhahH4467inhishandבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027.

20AndMenahemמְנַחֵ֨םme.na.ChemH4505exactedthemoneyH3701ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,evenofallthemightyגִּבּוֹרֵ֣יgi.bo.ReiH1368menלְאִ֣ישׁle.'IshH376ofwealthהַחַ֔יִלha.Cha.yilH2428,ofeachmanH376fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֧יםcha.mi.ShimH2572shekelsשְׁקָלִ֛יםshe.ka.LimH8255ofsilverH3701,togiveלָתֵת֙la.TetH5414tothekingלְמֶ֣לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804.Sothekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804turnedH7725backH7725,andstayednotthereinthelandבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.

21Nowtherestוְיֶ֛תֶרve.Ye.terH3499oftheactsofMenahemמְנַחֵ֖םme.na.ChemH4505,andallthathedid,aretheynotwrittenH3789inthebookH5612ofthechroniclesofthekingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478?

22AndMenahemמְנַחֵ֖םme.na.ChemH4505sleptwithhisfathersH1;andPekahiahפְּקַחְיָ֥הpe.kach.YahH6494hissonבְנ֖וֹve.NoH1121reignedH4427inhisstead.

23InthefiftiethyearH8141ofAzariahלַעֲזַרְיָ֖הla.'a.zar.YahH5838kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063Pekahiahפְּקַֽחְיָ֨הpe.kach.YahH6494thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofMenahemמְנַחֵ֧םme.na.ChemH4505begantoreignH4427overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478inSamariaבְּשֹׁמְר֖וֹןbe.sho.me.RonH8111,andreignedH4427twoyearsH8141.

24Andhedidthatwhichwasevilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451inthesightofJehovah:hedepartedH5493notfromthesinsהֶחֱטִ֖יאhe.che.Ti'H2398ofJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֣םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNebatנְבָ֔טne.VatH5028, wherewithhemadeH6213Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478tosinH2398.

25AndPekahפֶּ֨קַחPe.kachH6492thesonH1121ofRemaliahרְמַלְיָ֜הוּre.mal.Ya.huH7425,hiscaptain,conspiredagainsthim,andsmotehiminSamariaבְשֹׁמְר֜וֹןve.sho.me.RonH8111,inthecastleoftheking’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּית־beit-H1004,withArgobandArieh;andwithhimwerefiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםcha.mi.ShimH2572menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376oftheGileadites:andheslewhim,andreignedH4427inhisstead.

26Nowtherestוְיֶ֛תֶרve.Ye.terH3499oftheactsofPekahiahפְקַחְיָ֖הfe.kach.YahH6494,andallthathedid,behold,theyarewrittenH3789inthebookH5612ofthechroniclesofthekingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

27Inthetwoוּשְׁתַּ֙יִם֙u.she.Ta.yimH8147andfiftiethyearH8141ofAzariahלַעֲזַרְיָ֖הla.'a.zar.YahH5838kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063Pekahפֶּ֣קַחPe.kachH6492thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofRemaliahרְמַלְיָ֧הוּre.mal.Ya.huH7425begantoreignH4427overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478inSamariaבְּשֹׁמְר֖וֹןbe.sho.me.RonH8111,andreignedH4427twentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242yearsH8141.

28Andhedidthatwhichwasevilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451inthesightofJehovah:hedepartedH5493notfromthesinsהֶחֱטִ֖יאhe.che.Ti'H2398ofJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֣םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNebatנְבָ֔טne.VatH5028, wherewithhemadeH6213Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478tosinH2398.

29Inthedaysבִּימֵ֞יbi.MeiH3117ofPekahפֶּ֣קַחPe.kachH6492kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478cameH935Tiglath-pileserH8407kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁוּר֒'a.ShurH804,andtookH3947Ijonעִיּ֡וֹןi.YonH5859,andAbel-beth-maacahH62,andJanoahיָ֠נוֹחַYa.no.achH3239,andKedeshקֶ֨דֶשׁKe.deshH6943,andHazorחָצ֤וֹרcha.TzorH2674,andGileadהַגִּלְעָד֙ha.gil.'AdH1568,andGalileeהַגָּלִ֔ילָהha.ga.Li.lahH1551,allthelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofNaphtaliנַפְתָּלִ֑יnaf.ta.LiH5321;andhecarriedthemcaptivetoAssyriaאַשּֽׁוּרָה׃'a.Shu.rahH804.

30AndHosheaהוֹשֵׁ֣עַho.She.a'H1954thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofElahאֵלָ֗ה'e.LahH425madeaconspiracyקֶ֜שֶׁרKe.sherH7195againstPekahפֶּ֙קַח֙pe.kachH6492thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofRemaliahרְמַלְיָ֔הוּre.mal.Ya.huH7425,andsmotehim,andslewhim,andreignedH4427inhisstead,inthetwentiethyearבִּשְׁנַ֣תbish.NatH8141ofJothamלְיוֹתָ֖םle.yo.TamH3147thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofUzziahעֻזִיָּֽה׃'u.zi.YahH5818.

31Nowtherestוְיֶ֥תֶרve.Ye.terH3499oftheactsofPekahפֶ֖קַחFe.kachH6492,andallthathedid,behold,theyarewrittenH3789inthebookH5612ofthechroniclesofthekingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

32Inthesecondyearבִּשְׁנַ֣תbish.NatH8141ofPekahלְפֶ֥קַחle.Fe.kachH6492thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofRemaliahרְמַלְיָ֖הוּre.mal.Ya.huH7425kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478beganJothamיוֹתָ֥םyo.TamH3147thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofUzziahעֻזִיָּ֖הוּ'u.zi.Ya.huH5818kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063toreignH4427.

33Fiveוְחָמֵ֤שׁve.cha.MeshH2568andtwentyעֶשְׂרִ֨ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldwashewhenhebegantoreignH4427;andhereignedH4427sixteenyearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389:andhismother’sאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517nameוְשֵׁ֣םve.ShemH8034wasJerushaיְרוּשָׁ֖אye.ru.Sha'H3388thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofZadokצָדֽוֹק׃tza.DokH6659.

34Andhedidthatwhichwasrightהַיָּשָׁ֖רhai.ya.SharH3477intheeyesבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869ofJehovah;hedidaccordingtoallthathisfatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1Uzziahעֻזִיָּ֥הוּ'u.zi.Ya.huH5818haddone.

35Howbeitthehighהַבָּמוֹת֙ha.ba.mOtH1116placesH1116werenottakenawayH5493:thepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971stillע֗וֹדodH5750sacrificedH2076andburnedincenseH6999inthehighבַּבָּמ֑וֹתba.ba.MotH1116placesH1116.HebuiltH1129theupperהָעֶלְיֽוֹן׃ha.'el.YonH5945gateשַׁ֥עַרSha.'arH8179ofthehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004ofJehovah.

36Nowtherestוְיֶ֛תֶרve.Ye.terH3499oftheactsofJothamיוֹתָ֖םyo.TamH3147,andallthathedid,aretheynotwrittenH3789inthebookH5612ofthechroniclesofthekingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063?

37Inthosedaysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117JehovahbeganH2490tosendלְהַשְׁלִ֙יחַ֙le.hash.Li.achH7971againstJudahבִּֽיהוּדָ֔הbi.hu.DahH3063Rezinרְצִ֖יןre.TzinH7526thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofSyria,andPekahפֶּ֥קַחPe.kachH6492thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofRemaliahרְמַלְיָֽהוּ׃re.mal.Ya.huH7425.

38AndJothamיוֹתָם֙yo.TamH3147sleptwithhisfathersH1,andwasburiedH6912withhisfathersH1inthecityבְּעִ֖ירbe.'IrH5892ofDavidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732hisfatherH1:andAhazאָחָ֥ז'a.ChazH271hissonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121reignedH4427inhisstead.

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