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2 Kings 17

1Inthetwelfthyearבִּשְׁנַת֙bish.NatH8141ofAhazלְאָחָ֖זle.'a.ChazH271kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063beganHosheaהוֹשֵׁ֨עַho.She.a'H1954thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofElahאֵלָ֧ה'e.LahH425toreignH4427inSamariaבְשֹׁמְר֛וֹןve.sho.me.RonH8111overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andreignedH4427nineתֵּ֥שַׁעTe.sha'H8672yearsשָׁנִֽים׃sha.NimH8141.

2AndhedidthatwhichwasH1961evilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451inthesightofJehovah,yetnotasthekingsכְּמַלְכֵ֣יke.mal.KheiH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478thatwerebeforehim.

3AgainsthimcameupShalmaneserשַׁלְמַנְאֶ֖סֶרshal.man.'E.serH8022kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֑וּר'a.ShurH804;andHosheaהוֹשֵׁ֙עַ֙ho.She.a'H1954becameH1961hisservantH5650,andbroughtH5927himtributeמִנְחָֽה׃min.ChahH4503.

4Andthekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֨וּר'a.ShurH804foundH4672conspiracyH7195inHosheaבְּהוֹשֵׁ֜עַbe.ho.She.a'H1954;forhehadsentH7971messengersמַלְאָכִים֙mal.'a.KhimH4397toSokingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,andofferedH5927notributeמִנְחָ֛הmin.ChahH4503tothekingלְמֶ֥לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֖וּר'a.ShurH804,ashehaddoneyearכְּשָׁנָ֣הke.sha.NahH8141byyearבְשָׁנָ֑הve.sha.NahH8141:thereforethekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804shutH6113himup,andboundH631himinprison.

5Thenthekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֖וּר'a.ShurH804cameH5927upthroughoutallthelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,andwentH5927uptoSamariaשֹׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111,andbesiegeditthreeשָׁלֹ֥שׁsha.LoshH7969yearsשָׁנִֽים׃sha.NimH8141.

6Intheninthהַתְּשִׁיעִ֜יתha.te.shi.'ItH8671yearבִּשְׁנַ֨תbish.NatH8141ofHosheaלְהוֹשֵׁ֗עַle.ho.She.a'H1954thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁוּר֙'a.ShurH804tookH3920Samariaשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111,andcarriedIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478awayuntoAssyriaאַשּׁ֑וּרָה'a.Shu.rahH804,andplacedtheminHalahבַּחְלַ֧חbach.LachH2477,andontheHaborוּבְחָב֛וֹרu.ve.cha.VorH2249,theriverנְהַ֥רne.HarH5104ofGozanגּוֹזָ֖ןgo.ZanH1470,andinthecitiesוְעָרֵ֥יve.'a.ReiH5892oftheMedes.

7AnditwasH1961so,becausethechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478hadsinnedH2398againstJehovahtheirGodאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430,whobroughtH5927themupoutofthelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714fromunderthehandיַ֖דyadH3027ofPharaohפַּרְעֹ֣הpar.'OhH6547kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,andhadfearedוַיִּֽירְא֖וּvai.yi.re.'UH3372otherאֲחֵרִֽים׃'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430,

8andwalkedinthestatutesH2708ofthenationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471,whomJehovahcastoutfrombeforethechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andofthekingsוּמַלְכֵ֥יu.mal.KheiH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whichtheymadeH6213.

9AndthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478didsecretlythingsדְּבָרִים֙de.va.RimH1697thatwerenotrightכֵ֔ןKhenH3651againstJehovahtheirGodאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430:andtheybuiltH1129themhighבָּמוֹת֙ba.mOtH1116placesH1116inalltheircitiesעָ֣רֵיהֶ֔ם'a.rei.HemH5892,fromthetowerמִמִּגְדַּ֥לmi.mig.DalH4026ofthewatchmenנוֹצְרִ֖יםnotz.RimH5341tothefortifiedcityעִ֥יר'irH5892;

10andtheysetH5324themuppillarsמַצֵּב֖וֹתma.tze.VotH4676andAsherimuponeveryhighגְבֹהָ֔הge.vo.HahH1364hillגִּבְעָ֣הgiv.'AhH1389,andundereverygreentreeעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086;

11andtheretheyburntincenseH6999inallthehighבָּמ֔וֹתba.MotH1116placesH1116,asdidthenationsכַּגּוֹיִ֕םka.go.YimH1471whomJehovahcarriedawaybeforethem;andtheywroughtwickedH7451thingsדְּבָרִ֣יםde.va.RimH1697toprovokeלְהַכְעִ֖יסle.hakh.'IsH3707JehovahtoangerH3707;

12andtheyservedH5647idolsהַגִּלֻּלִ֑יםha.gi.lu.LimH1544, whereofJehovahhadsaidH559untothem, Yeshallnotdothisthingהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697.

13YetJehovahtestifiedH5749untoIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,anduntoJudahוּבִיהוּדָ֡הu.vi.hu.DahH3063,byeveryprophetנְבִיאֵ֨יne.vi.'ovH5030,andeveryseerחֹזֶ֜הcho.ZehH2374,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Turnשֻׁ֝֠בוּShu.vuH7725yefromyourevilהָֽרָעִים֙ha.ra.'ImH7451waysמִדַּרְכֵיכֶ֤םmi.dar.khei.KhemH1870,andkeepוְשִׁמְרוּ֙ve.shim.RuH8104mycommandmentsמִצְוֹתַ֣יmitz.vo.TaiH4687andmystatutesH2708,accordingtoallthelawהַתּוֹרָ֔הha.to.RahH8451whichIcommandedצִוִּ֖יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680yourfathersH1,andwhichIsentH7971toyoubymyservantsעֲבָדַ֥י'a.va.DaiH5650theprophetsהַנְּבִיאִֽים׃ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030.

14Notwithstanding,theywouldnothearH8085,buthardenedH7185theirneckעָרְפָּם֙'a.re.PamH6203,liketotheneckכְּעֹ֣רֶףke.'O.refH6203oftheirfathersH1,whobelievedH539notinJehovahtheirGodאֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.HemH430.

15Andtheyrejectedוַיִּמְאֲס֣וּvai.yim.'a.SuH3988hisstatutesH2706,andhiscovenantבְּרִיתוֹ֙be.ri.ToH1285thathemadeH6213withtheirfathersH1,andhistestimoniesעֵֽדְוֹתָ֔יו'e.de.vo.TavH5715whichhetestifiedH5749untothem;andtheyfollowedvanityהַהֶ֙בֶל֙ha.He.velH1892,andbecamevain,andwentafterthenationsהַגּוֹיִם֙ha.go.YimH1471thatwereroundH5439aboutthem,concerningwhomJehovahhadchargedthemthattheyshouldnotdolikethem.

16Andtheyforsookallthecommandmentsמִצְוֹת֙mitz.VotH4687ofJehovahtheirGodאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430,andmadeH6213themmoltenimagesמַסֵּכָ֖הma.se.KhahH4541,eventwoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.neimH8147calvesH5695,andmadeH6213anAsherahאֲשֵׁירָ֗ה'a.shei.RahH842,andworshippedallthehostצְבָ֣אtze.Va'H6635ofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,andservedH5647Baalהַבָּֽעַל׃ha.Ba.'alH1168.

17Andtheycausedtheirsonsבְּנֵיהֶ֤םbe.nei.HemH1121andtheirdaughtersבְּנֽוֹתֵיהֶם֙be.no.tei.HemH1323topassוַֽ֠יַּעֲבִירוּVai.ya.'a.vi.ruH5674throughthefireבָּאֵ֔שׁba.'EshH784,anduseddivinationקְסָמִ֖יםke.sa.MimH7081andenchantments,andsoldH4376themselvestodothatwhichwasevilהָרַ֛עha.Ra'H7451inthesightofJehovah,toprovokeלְהַכְעִיסֽוֹ׃le.hakh.'i.SoH3707himtoangerH3707.

18ThereforeJehovahwasveryמְאֹד֙me.'OdH3966angryוַיִּתְאַנַּ֨ףvai.yit.'a.NafH599withIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,andremovedH5493themoutofhissight:therewasnoneleftH7604butthetribeשֵׁ֥בֶטShe.vetH7626ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063onlyרַ֛קrakH7535.

19Alsoגַּם־gam-H1571Judahיְהוּדָ֕הye.hu.DahH3063keptH8104notthecommandmentsמִצְוֹ֖תmitz.VotH4687ofJehovahtheirGodאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430,butwalkedinthestatutesH2708ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478whichtheymadeH6213.

20AndJehovahrejectedוַיִּמְאַ֨סvai.yim.'AsH3988alltheseedH2233ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,andafflictedthem,anddeliveredthemintothehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027ofspoilers,untilhehadcastH7993themoutofhissight.

21ForherentIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478fromthehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732;andtheymadeJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֣םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNebatנְבָ֑טne.VatH5028kingוַיַּמְלִ֖יכוּvai.yam.Li.khuH4427:andJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֤םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379droveIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478fromfollowingJehovah,andmadethemsinוְהֶחֱטֵיאָ֖םve.he.che.tei.'AmH2398agreatגְדוֹלָֽה׃ge.do.LahH1419sinH2398.

22AndthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478walkedinallthesinsחַטֹּ֥אותcha.TotH2403ofJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֖םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379whichhedid;theydepartedH5493notfromthem;

23untilJehovahremovedH5493Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478outofhissight,ashespakebyallhisservantsעֲבָדָ֣יו'a.va.DavH5650theprophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֑יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030.SoIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478wascarriedawayH5493outoftheirownlandאַדְמָתוֹ֙'ad.ma.ToH127toAssyriaאַשּׁ֔וּרָה'a.Shu.rahH804untothisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

24Andthekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֡וּר'a.ShurH804broughtH935menfromBabylonמִבָּבֶ֡לmi.ba.VelH894,andfromCuthahוּ֠מִכּוּ֠תָהu.Mi.ku.tahH3575,andfromAvva,andfromHamathוּמֵֽחֲמָת֙u.me.cha.MatH2574andSepharvaimוּסְפַרְוַ֔יִםu.se.far.Va.yimH5617,andplacedtheminthecitiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892ofSamariaשֹֽׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111insteadofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;andtheypossessedH3423Samariaשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111,anddweltH3427inthecitiesבְּעָרֶֽיהָ׃be.'a.Rei.haH5892thereof.

25AndsoitwasH1961,atthebeginningoftheirdwellingשִׁבְתָּ֣םshiv.TamH3427there,thattheyfearedיָרְא֖וּya.re.'UH3372notJehovah:thereforeJehovahsentH7971lionsהָ֣אֲרָי֔וֹתha.'a.ra.YotH738amongthem,whichkilledהֹרְגִ֖יםho.re.GimH2026someofthem.

26Whereforetheyspaketothekingלְמֶ֣לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁוּר֮'a.ShurH804,sayingH559,Thenationsהַגּוֹיִ֗םha.go.YimH1471whichthou hastcarriedawayH7971,andplacedinthecitiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892ofSamariaשֹׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111,knowיָֽדְע֔וּya.de.'UH3045notthelawofthegodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofthelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776:thereforehehathsentH7971lionsהָאֲרָי֗וֹתha.'a.ra.YotH738amongthem,and,behold,theyslaythem,becausetheyknowיֹדְעִ֔יםyo.de.'ImH3045notthelawofthegodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofthelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

27Thenthekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֜וּר'a.ShurH804commandedוַיְצַ֨וvay.TzavH6680,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Carrythitheroneאֶחָ֤ד'e.ChadH259ofthepriestsמֵהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙me.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548whomye broughtfromthence;andletthemgoH1540anddwellוְיֵ֣שְׁבוּve.Ye.she.vuH3427there,andlethimteachוְיֹרֵ֕םve.yo.RemH3384themthelawofthegodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofthelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

28Sooneאֶחָ֣ד'e.ChadH259ofthepriestsמֵהַכֹּהֲנִ֗יםme.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548whomtheyhadcarriedawayfromSamariaמִשֹּׁ֣מְר֔וֹןmi.Sho.me.RonH8111cameH935anddweltוַיֵּ֖שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427inBeth-el,andtaughtH3384themhowאֵ֖יךְ'eikhH349theyshouldfearיִֽירְא֥וּyi.re.'UH3372Jehovah.

29HowbeiteverynationH1471madeH6213godsאֱלֹהָ֑יו'e.lo.HavH430oftheirown,andputtheminthehousesבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004ofthehighהַבָּמ֗וֹתha.ba.MotH1116placesH1116whichtheSamaritanshadmadeH6213,everynationH1471intheircitiesבְּעָ֣רֵיהֶ֔םbe.'A.rei.HemH5892whereintheydweltיֹשְׁבִ֖יםyo.she.VimH3427.

30AndthemenH376ofBabylonבָבֶ֗לva.VelH894madeH6213Succoth-benoth,andthemenH376ofCuthmadeH6213Nergal,andthemenH376ofHamathחֲמָ֖תcha.MatH2574madeH6213Ashima,

31andtheAvvitesmadeH6213NibhazandTartak;andtheSepharvitesburnttheirchildreninthefireבָּאֵ֔שׁba.'EshH784toAdrammelechלְאַדְרַמֶּ֥לֶךְle.'ad.ra.Me.lekhH152andAnammelech,thegodsofSepharvaimסְפַרְוָֽיִם׃se.fa.rimH5617.

32SotheyfearedH3372Jehovah,andmadeH6213untothemfromamongthemselvespriestsכֹּהֲנֵ֣יko.ha.NeiH3548ofthehighבָמ֔וֹתva.MotH1116placesH1116,whosacrificedfortheminthehousesבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004ofthehighהַבָּמֽוֹת׃ha.ba.MotH1116placesH1116.

33TheyfearedH3372Jehovah,andservedH5647theirowngodsאֱלֹֽהֵיהֶם֙'e.lo.hei.HemH430,afterthemannerofthenationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471fromamongwhomtheyhadbeenH1961carriedaway.

34Untothisdayהַיּ֤וֹםhai.YomH3117theydoaftertheformerהָרִֽאשֹׁנִ֑יםha.ri.sho.NimH7223manner:theyfearH3372notJehovah,neitherdotheyaftertheirstatutesH2708,oraftertheirordinancesH4941,orafterthelawוְכַתּוֹרָ֣הve.kha.to.RahH8451orafterthecommandmentוְכַמִּצְוָ֗הve.kha.mitz.VahH4687whichJehovahcommandedצִוָּ֤הtzi.VahH6680thechildrenofJacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290,whomhenamedשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478;

35withwhomJehovahhadmadeH3772acovenantבְּרִ֔יתbe.RitH1285,andchargedthem,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Yeshallnotfearתִֽירְא֖וּti.re.'UH3372otherאֲחֵרִ֑ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430,norbowתִשְׁתַּחֲו֣וּtish.ta.cha.VuH7812yourselvestothem,norserveתַעַבְד֔וּםta.'av.DumH5647them,norsacrificeתִזְבְּח֖וּtiz.be.ChuH2076tothem:

36butJehovah,whobroughtH5927youupoutofthelandמֵאֶ֧רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֛יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714withgreatגָּד֛וֹלga.DolH1419powerandwithanoutstretchedנְטוּיָ֖הne.tu.YahH5186armוּבִזְר֥וֹעַu.viz.Ro.a'H2220,himshallyefearתִירָ֑אוּti.Ra.'uH3372,anduntohimshallyebowתִֽשְׁתַּחֲו֖וּtish.ta.cha.VuH7812yourselves,andtohimshallyesacrificeתִזְבָּֽחוּ׃tiz.Ba.chuH2076:

37andthestatutesH2706andtheordinancesH4941,andthelawוְהַתּוֹרָ֤הve.ha.to.RahH8451andthecommandmentוְהַמִּצְוָה֙ve.ha.mitz.VahH4687,whichhewroteH3789foryou, yeshallobserveH8104todoforevermore;andyeshallnotfearתִֽירְא֖וּti.re.'UH3372otherאֲחֵרִֽים׃'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430:

38andthecovenantוְהַבְּרִ֛יתve.ha.be.RitH1285thatIhavemadeH3772withyouyeshallnotforgetתִשְׁכָּ֑חוּtish.Ka.chuH7911;neithershallyefearתִֽירְא֖וּti.re.'UH3372otherאֲחֵרִֽים׃'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430:

39butJehovahyourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430shallyefearתִּירָ֑אוּti.Ra.'uH3372;andhewilldeliverיַצִּ֣ילya.TzilH5337yououtofthehandמִיַּ֖דmi.YadH3027ofallyourenemiesאֹיְבֵיכֶֽם׃'o.ye.vei.KhemH341.

40Howbeittheydidnothearken,buttheydidaftertheirformerהָֽרִאשׁ֖וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223manner.

41Sothesenationsהַגּוֹיִ֣םha.go.YimH1471fearedH3372Jehovah,andservedH5647theirgravenimages;theirchildrenlikewise,andtheirchildren’schildren,asdidtheirfathersאֲבֹתָם֙'a.vo.TamH1,sodotheyuntothisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

Commentaries on 2 Kings 17

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