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2 Kings 16:1-9

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.

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