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2 Kings 16:8-19

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?

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