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2 Kings 15:8-31

8Inthethirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֤יםshe.lo.ShimH7970andeighthyearH8141ofAzariahלַעֲזַרְיָ֖הוּla.'a.zar.Ya.huH5838kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063didZechariahזְכַרְיָ֨הוּze.khar.Ya.huH2148thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֧םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379reignH4427overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478inSamariaבְּשֹׁמְר֖וֹןbe.sho.me.RonH8111sixשִׁשָּׁ֥הshi.ShahH8337monthsחֳדָשִֽׁים׃cho.da.ShimH2320.

9Andhedidthatwhichwasevilהָרַע֙ha.Ra'H7451inthesightofJehovah,ashisfathersH1haddone:hedepartedH5493notfromthesinsהֶחֱטִ֖יאhe.che.Ti'H2398ofJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֣םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNebatנְבָ֔טne.VatH5028, wherewithhemadeH6213Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478tosinH2398.

10AndShallumשַׁלֻּ֣םsha.LumH7967thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJabeshיָבֵ֔שׁya.VeshH3003conspiredagainsthim,andsmotehimbeforethepeopleעָ֖ם'amH5971,andslewhim,andreignedH4427inhisstead.

11Nowtherestוְיֶ֖תֶרve.Ye.terH3499oftheactsofZechariahזְכַרְיָ֑הze.khar.YahH2148,behold,theyarewrittenH3789inthebookH5612ofthechroniclesofthekingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

12ThiswasH1961thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovahwhichhespake untoJehuיֵהוּא֙ye.Hu'H3058,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ThysonsH1121tothefourthרְבִיעִ֔יםre.vi.'ImH7243generationshallsitיֵשְׁב֥וּye.she.VuH3427uponthethroneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478.Andsoitcametopass.

13Shallumשַׁלּ֤וּםsha.LumH7967thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJabeshיָבֵישׁ֙ya.VeishH3003begantoreignH4427inthenineוָתֵ֙שַׁע֙va.Te.sha'H8672andthirtiethyearH8141ofUzziahלְעֻזִיָּ֖הle.'u.zi.YahH5818kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063;andhereignedH4427thespaceofamonthיֶֽרַח־ye.rach-H3391inSamariaבְּשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃be.sho.me.RonH8111.

14AndMenahemמְנַחֵ֨םme.na.ChemH4505thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofGadiגָּדִ֜יga.DiH1424wentH935upfromTirzahמִתִּרְצָ֗הmi.tir.TzahH8656,andcameH935toSamariaשֹׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111,andsmoteShallumשַׁלּ֥וּםsha.LumH7967thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJabeshיָבֵ֖ישׁya.VeishH3003inSamariaבְּשֹׁמְר֑וֹןbe.sho.me.RonH8111,andslewhim,andreignedH4427inhisstead.

15Nowtherestוְיֶ֙תֶר֙ve.Ye.terH3499oftheactsofShallumשַׁלּ֔וּםsha.LumH7967,andhisconspiracyוְקִשְׁר֖וֹve.kish.RoH7195whichhemade,behold,theyarewrittenH3789inthebookH5612ofthechroniclesofthekingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478.

16Thenאָ֣ז'azH227Menahemמְ֠נַחֵםMe.na.chemH4505smoteTiphsahתִּפְסַ֨חtif.SachH8607,andallthatweretherein,andthebordersH1366thereof,fromTirzahמִתִּרְצָ֔הmi.tir.TzahH8656:becausetheyopenedפָתַ֖חfa.TachH6605nottohim,thereforehesmoteit;andallthewomenthereinthatwerewithchildherippedup.

17Inthenineוָתֵ֙שַׁע֙va.Te.sha'H8672andthirtiethyearH8141ofAzariahלַעֲזַרְיָ֖הla.'a.zar.YahH5838kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063beganMenahemמְנַחֵ֨םme.na.ChemH4505thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofGadiגָּדִ֧יga.DiH1424toreignH4427overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andreignedH4427tenעֶ֥שֶׂר'E.serH6235yearsH8141inSamariaבְּשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃be.sho.me.RonH8111.

18Andhedidthatwhichwasevilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451inthesightofJehovah:hedepartedH5493notallhisdaysיָמָֽיו׃ya.MavH3117fromthesinsהֶחֱטִ֥יאhe.che.Ti'H2398ofJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֧םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNebatנְבָ֛טne.VatH5028, wherewithhemadeH6213Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478tosinH2398.

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.

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