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2 Kings 16

1IntheseventeenthyearH8141ofPekahלְפֶ֖קַחle.Fe.kachH6492thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofRemaliahרְמַלְיָ֑הוּre.mal.Ya.huH7425Ahazאָחָ֥ז'a.ChazH271thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJothamיוֹתָ֖םyo.TamH3147kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063begantoreignH4427.

2Twentyעֶשְׂרִ֤ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldwasAhazאָחָ֣ז'a.ChazH271whenhebegantoreignH4427;andhereignedH4427sixteenyearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389:andhedidnotthatwhichwasrightהַיָּשָׁ֗רhai.ya.SharH3477intheeyesבְּעֵינֵ֛יbe.'ei.NeiH5869ofJehovahhisGodאֱלֹהָ֖יו'e.lo.HavH430,likeDavidכְּדָוִ֥דke.da.VidH1732hisfatherH1.

3Buthewalkedinthewayבְּדֶ֖רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870ofthekingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, yea,andmadehissonH1121topassהֶעֱבִ֣ירhe.'e.VirH5674throughthefireבָּאֵ֔שׁba.'EshH784, accordingtotheabominationsכְּתֹֽעֲבוֹת֙ke.to.'a.VotH8441ofthenationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471,whomJehovahcastoutfrombeforethechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

4AndhesacrificedH2076andburntincenseH6999inthehighבַּבָּמ֖וֹתba.ba.MotH1116placesH1116,andonthehillsהַגְּבָע֑וֹתha.ge.va.'otH1389,andundereverygreentreeעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086.

5Thenאָ֣ז'azH227Rezinרְצִ֣יןre.TzinH7526kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofSyriaandPekahוּפֶ֨קַחu.Fe.kachH6492sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofRemaliahרְמַלְיָ֧הוּre.mal.Ya.huH7425kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478cameH5927uptoJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389towarH4421:andtheybesiegedAhazאָחָ֔ז'a.ChazH271,butcouldnotovercomehim.

6Atthattimeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256Rezinרְצִ֨יןre.TzinH7526kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofSyriarecoveredElathאֵילַת֙'ei.LatH359toSyria,anddrovetheJewsהַיְהוּדִ֖יםhay.hu.DimH3064fromElathמֵֽאֵיל֑וֹתme.'ei.LotH359;andtheSyrianscameH935toElathאֵילַ֔ת'ei.LatH359,anddweltוַיֵּ֣שְׁבוּvai.Ye.she.vuH3427there, untothisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

7SoAhazאָחָ֜ז'a.ChazH271sentH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֗יםmal.'a.KhimH4397toTiglath-pileserH8407kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁוּר֙'a.ShurH804,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Iamthyservantעַבְדְּךָ֥'av.de.KhaH5650andthysonוּבִנְךָ֖u.vin.KhaH1121:comeעֲלֵ֨ה'a.LehH5927up,andsaveH3467meoutofthehandמִכַּ֣ףmi.KafH3709ofthekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofSyria,andoutofthehandוּמִכַּף֙u.mi.KafH3709ofthekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whoriseH6965upagainstme.

8AndAhazאָחָ֜ז'a.ChazH271tookH3947thesilverהַכֶּ֣סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701andgoldהַזָּהָ֗בha.za.HavH2091thatwasfoundH4672inthehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofJehovah,andinthetreasuresH214oftheking’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,andsentH7971itforapresenttothekingלְמֶֽלֶךְ־le.Me.lekh-H4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֖וּר'a.ShurH804.

9Andthekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804hearkened untohim;andthekingמֶ֨לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֤וּר'a.ShurH804wentH5927upagainstDamascusדַּמֶּ֙שֶׂק֙da.Me.sekH1834,andtookit,andcarriedthepeopleofitcaptivetoKirקִ֑ירָהKi.rahH7024,andslewRezinרְצִ֖יןre.TzinH7526.

10Andkingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahazאָחָ֡ז'a.ChazH271wenttoDamascusדּוּמֶּ֔שֶׂקdu.Me.sekH1834tomeetTiglath-pileserH8407kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁוּר֙'a.ShurH804,andsawH7200thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achH4196thatwasatDamascusבְּדַמָּ֑שֶׂקbe.da.Ma.sekH1834;andkingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahazאָחָ֜ז'a.ChazH271sentH7971toUrijahthepriestהַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.HenH3548thefashionofthealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֛חַha.miz.Be.achH4196,andthepatternתַּבְנִית֖וֹtav.ni.ToH8403ofit,accordingtoalltheworkmanshipH4639thereof.

11AndUrijahthepriestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548builtH1129analtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַha.miz.Be.achH4196: accordingtoallthatkingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahazאָחָ֜ז'a.ChazH271hadsentH7971fromDamascusמִדַּמֶּ֗שֶׂקmi.da.Me.sekH1834,soכֵּ֤ןkenH3651didUrijahthepriestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548makeH6213itagainstthecomingH935ofkingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ־ha.Me.lekh-H4428Ahazאָחָ֖ז'a.ChazH271fromDamascusמִדַּמָּֽשֶׂק׃mi.da.Ma.sekH1834.

12Andwhenthekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428wascomeH935fromDamascusמִדַּמֶּ֔שֶׂקmi.da.Me.sekH1834,thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sawH7200thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַha.miz.Be.achH4196:andthekingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428drewH7126nearuntothealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achH4196,andofferedוַיַּ֥עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927thereon.

13Andheburnthisburnt-offeringandhismeal-offering,andpouredhisdrink-offering,andsprinkledH2236thebloodדַּֽם־dam-H1818ofhispeace-offerings,uponthealtarהַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃ha.miz.Be.achH4196.

14Andthebrazenaltarהַמִּזְבַּ֣חha.miz.BachH4196,whichwasbeforeJehovah,hebroughtH7126fromtheforefrontofthehouseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,frombetweenhisaltarהַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַha.miz.Be.achH4196andthehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofJehovah,andputוַיִּתֵּ֥ןvai.yi.TenH5414itonthenorthצָפֽוֹנָה׃tza.Fo.nahH6828sideיֶ֥רֶךְYe.rekhH3409ofhisaltarהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achH4196.

15Andkingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ־ha.Me.lekh-H4428Ahazאָ֠חָז'A.chozH271commandedוַיְצַוֶּ֣הvay.tza.vuhH6680Urijahthepriestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Uponthegreatהַגָּד֡וֹלha.ga.DolH1419altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֣חַha.miz.Be.achH4196burnthemorningהַבֹּקֶר֩ha.bo.KerH1242burnt-offering,andtheeveningהָעֶ֜רֶבha.'E.revH6153meal-offering,andtheking’sהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428burnt-offering,andhismeal-offering,withtheburnt-offeringofallthepeopleעַ֤ם'amH5971ofthelandהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776,andtheirmeal-offering,andtheirdrink-offerings;andsprinkleתִּזְרֹ֑קtiz.RokH2236uponitallthebloodדַּ֥םdamH1818oftheburnt-offering,andallthebloodדַּם־dam-H1818ofthesacrificeזֶ֖בַחZe.vachH2077:butthebrazenaltarוּמִזְבַּ֧חu.miz.BachH4196shallbeH1961formetoinquireby.

16ThusdidUrijahthepriestהַכֹּהֵ֑ןha.ko.HenH3548, accordingtoallthatkingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahazאָחָֽז׃'a.ChazH271commandedצִוָּ֖הtzi.VahH6680.

17Andkingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahazאָחָ֜ז'a.ChazH271cutוַיְקַצֵּץ֩vay.ka.TzetzH7112offthepanelsofthebases,andremovedH5493thelaverfromoffthem,andtookdowntheseaהַיָּ֣םhai.YamH3220fromoffthebrazenoxenH1241thatwereunderit,andputוַיִּתֵּ֣ןvai.yi.TenH5414ituponapavementofstoneH68.

18Andthecoveredwayforthesabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֜תha.sha.BatH7676thattheyhadbuiltH1129inthehouseבַבַּ֗יִתva.Ba.yitH1004,andtheking’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428entrywithout,turnedH5437heuntothehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofJehovah,becauseofthekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃'a.ShurH804.

19Nowtherestוְיֶ֛תֶרve.Ye.terH3499oftheactsofAhazאָחָ֖ז'a.ChazH271whichhedid,aretheynotwrittenH3789inthebookH5612ofthechroniclesofthekingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063?

20AndAhazאָחָז֙'a.ChazH271sleptwithhisfathersH1,andwasburiedH6912withhisfathersH1inthecityבְּעִ֣ירbe.'IrH5892ofDavidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732:andHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֥הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396hissonבְנ֖וֹve.NoH1121reignedH4427inhisstead.

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