American Standard Version

2 Kings 18

1Nowitcametopassinthethirdyearבִּשְׁנַ֣תbish.NatH8141ofHosheaלְהוֹשֵׁ֥עַle.ho.She.a'H1954sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofElahאֵלָ֖ה'e.LahH425kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,thatHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֥הchiz.ki.YahH2396thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofAhazאָחָ֖ז'a.ChazH271kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063begantoreignH4427.

2Twentyעֶשְׂרִ֨ים'es.RimH6242andfiveוְחָמֵ֤שׁve.cha.MeshH2568yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldwashewhenhebegantoreignH4427;andhereignedH4427twentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֤יםve.'es.RimH6242andnineוָתֵ֙שַׁע֙va.Te.sha'H8672yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389:andhismother’sאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517nameוְשֵׁ֣םve.ShemH8034wasAbithedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofZechariahזְכַרְיָֽה׃ze.khar.YahH2148.

3Andhedidthatwhichwasrightהַיָּשָׁ֖רhai.ya.SharH3477intheeyesבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869ofJehovah, accordingtoallthatDavidדָּוִ֥דda.VidH1732hisfatherH1haddone.

4HeremovedH5493thehighהַבָּמ֗וֹתha.ba.MotH1116placesH1116,andbrakethepillarsהַמַּצֵּבֹ֔תha.ma.tze.VotH4676,andcutוְכָרַ֖תve.kha.RatH3772downtheAsherahהָֽאֲשֵׁרָ֑הha.'a.she.RahH842:andhebrakeinpiecesthebrazenserpentthatMosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872hadmadeH6213;foruntothosedaysהַיָּמִ֤יםhai.ya.MimH3117thechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478didburnincenseH6999toit;andhecalledוַיִּקְרָא־vai.yik.ra'-H7121itNehushtan.

5Hetrustedבָּטָ֑חba.TachH982inJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478;sothatafterhimwasH1961nonelikehimamongallthekingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,noramongthemthatwerebeforehim.

6ForheclavetoJehovah;hedepartedH5493notfromfollowinghim,butkeptH8104hiscommandmentsמִצְוֹתָ֔יוmitz.vo.TavH4687,whichJehovahcommandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃mo.ShehH4872.

7AndJehovahwasH1961withhim; whithersoeverhewentH3318forthH3318heprospered:andherebelledH4775againstthekingבְּמֶֽלֶךְ־be.Me.lekh-H4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֖וּר'a.ShurH804,andservedH5647himnot.

8HesmotethePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֛יםpe.lish.TimH6430untoGazaעַזָּ֖ה'a.ZahH5804andthebordersH1366thereof,fromthetowerמִמִּגְדַּ֥לmi.mig.DalH4026ofthewatchmenנוֹצְרִ֖יםnotz.RimH5341tothefortifiedcityעִ֥יר'irH5892.

9Anditcametopassinthefourthהָֽרְבִיעִית֙ha.re.vi.'ItH7243yearבַּשָּׁנָ֤הba.sha.NahH8141ofkingלַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֔הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396,whichwasH1961theseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔יתha.she.vi.'ItH7637yearהַשָּׁנָ֣הha.sha.NahH8141ofHosheaלְהוֹשֵׁ֥עַle.ho.She.a'H1954sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofElahאֵלָ֖ה'e.LahH425kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,thatShalmaneserשַׁלְמַנְאֶ֧סֶרshal.man.'E.serH8022kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֛וּר'a.ShurH804cameupagainstSamariaשֹׁמְר֖וֹןsho.me.RonH8111,andbesiegedit.

10Andattheendמִקְצֵה֙mik.TzehH7097ofthreeשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969yearsשָׁנִ֔יםsha.NimH8141theytookH3920it:inthesixthyearבִּשְׁנַת־bish.nat-H8141ofHezekiahלְחִזְקִיָּ֑הle.chiz.ki.YahH2396,whichwastheninthyearשְׁנַת־she.nat-H8141ofHosheaלְהוֹשֵׁ֙עַ֙le.ho.She.a'H1954kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Samariaשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃sho.me.RonH8111wastakenH3920.

11Andthekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֛וּר'a.ShurH804carriedIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478awayuntoAssyriaאַשּׁ֑וּרָה'a.Shu.rahH804,andputtheminHalahבַּחְלַ֧חbach.LachH2477,andontheHaborוּבְחָב֛וֹרu.ve.cha.VorH2249,theriverנְהַ֥רne.HarH5104ofGozanגּוֹזָ֖ןgo.ZanH1470,andinthecitiesוְעָרֵ֥יve.'a.ReiH5892oftheMedes,

12becausetheyobeyednotthevoiceבְּקוֹל֙be.kOlH6963ofJehovahtheirGodאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430,buttransgressedhiscovenantבְּרִית֔וֹbe.ri.ToH1285,evenallthatMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872theservantעֶ֣בֶד'E.vedH5650ofJehovahcommandedצִוָּ֔הtzi.VahH6680,andwouldnothearH8085it,nordoit.

13Nowinthefourteenthyearשָׁנָ֜הsha.NahH8141ofkingלַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֗הchiz.ki.YahH2396didSennacheribסַנְחֵרִ֤יבsan.che.RivH5576kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁוּר֙'a.ShurH804comeH5927upagainstallthefortifiedH1219citiesעָרֵ֧י'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063,andtookthem.

14AndHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֣הchiz.ki.YahH2396kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֣הye.hu.DahH3063sentH7971tothekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁוּר֩׀'a.ShurH804toLachishלָכִ֨ישָׁה׀la.Khi.shahH3923,sayingלֵאמֹ֤ר׀le.MorH559,Ihaveoffended;returnH7725fromme:thatwhichthou puttestonmewillIbearאֶשָּׂ֑א'e.Sa'H5375.Andthekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֜וּר'a.ShurH804appointeduntoHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֣הchiz.ki.YahH2396kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063threeשְׁלֹ֤שׁshe.LoshH7969hundredH3967talentsכִּכַּר־ki.kar-H3603ofsilverכֶּ֔סֶףKe.sefH3701andthirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖יםu.she.lo.ShimH7970talentsכִּכַּ֥רki.KarH3603ofgoldזָהָֽב׃za.HavH2091.

15AndHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֔הchiz.ki.YahH2396gaveH5414himallthesilverהַכֶּ֖סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701thatwasfoundH4672inthehouseבֵית־veit-H1004ofJehovah,andinthetreasuresH214oftheking’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

16Atthattimeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256didHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֜הchiz.ki.YahH2396cutקִצַּ֨ץki.TzatzH7112offthegoldfromthedoorsדַּלְת֨וֹתdal.TotH1817ofthetempleהֵיכַ֤לhei.KhalH1964ofJehovah,andfromthepillarswhichHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֖הchiz.ki.YahH2396kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063hadoverlaidצִפָּ֔הtzi.PahH6823,andgaveH5414ittothekingלְמֶ֥לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃ פ'a.ShurH804.

17Andthekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֡וּר'a.ShurH804sentH7971TartanandRab-sarisH7249andRabshakehfromLachishלָכִ֜ישׁla.KhishH3923tokingהַמֶּ֧לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֛הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396withagreatarmyuntoJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389.AndtheywentH935upandcameH935toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389.AndwhenH834theywerecomeH935up,theycameH935andstoodH5975bytheconduitoftheupperהָֽעֶלְיוֹנָ֔הha.'el.yo.NahH5945poolהַבְּרֵכָ֣הha.be.re.KhahH1295,whichisinthehighwayבִּמְסִלַּ֖תbim.si.LatH4546ofthefuller’sfieldשְׂדֵ֥הse.DehH7704.

18AndwhenH834theyhadcalledוַֽיִּקְרְאוּ֙vai.yik.re.'UH7121tothekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,therecameH3318outtothemEliakimאֶלְיָקִ֥ים'el.ya.KimH471thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofHilkiahחִלְקִיָּ֖הוּchil.ki.Ya.huH2518,whowasoverthehouseholdH1004,andShebnahthescribeהַסֹּפֵ֔רha.so.FerH5608,andJoahוְיוֹאָ֥חve.yo.'AchH3098thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAsaphאָסָ֖ף'a.SafH623therecorderהַמַּזְכִּֽיר׃ha.maz.KirH2142.

19AndRabshakehsaidH559untothem,SayH559yenowtoHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֑הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saiththegreatהַגָּדוֹל֙ha.ga.dOlH1419kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804,Whatconfidenceisthiswhereinthou trustest?

20Thou sayest (buttheyarebutvainwordsדְּבַר־de.var-H1697), Thereiscounselעֵצָ֥ה'e.TzahH6098andstrengthוּגְבוּרָ֖הu.ge.vu.RahH1369forthewarלַמִּלְחָמָ֑הla.mil.cha.MahH4421.Nowעַתָּה֙'a.TahH6258onwhomdost thoutrustH982,thatthou hastrebelledH4775againstme?

21Nowעַתָּ֡ה'a.TahH6258,behold, thou trustestuponthestaffמִשְׁעֶנֶת֩mish.'e.NetH4938ofthisbruisedreedהַקָּנֶ֨הha.ka.NehH7070,evenuponEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714; whereonifamanH376leanH5564,itwillgoוּבָ֥אu.Va'H935intohishandH3709,andpierceit:soH3651isPharaohפַּרְעֹ֣הpar.'OhH6547kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714untoallthattrustH982onhim.

22ButifyesayH559untome,Wetrustבָּטָ֑חְנוּba.Ta.che.nuH982inJehovahourGodאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430;isnotthathe,whosehighבָּמֹתָ֣יוba.mo.TavH1116placesH1116andwhosealtarsמִזְבְּחֹתָ֔יוmiz.be.cho.TavH4196Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396hathtakenawayH5493,andhathsaidH559toJudahלִֽיהוּדָה֙li.hu.DahH3063andtoJerusalemוְלִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םve.li.Ru.sha.LimH3389, Yeshallworshipbeforethisaltarהַמִּזְבֵּ֣חַha.miz.Be.achH4196inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389?

23NowH6258thereforeוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258,Ipraythee,giveH5414pledgestomymasterאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֑וּר'a.ShurH804,andIwillgiveH5414thee twothousandאַלְפַּ֣יִם'al.Pa.yimH505horsesH5483,ifthoubeableתּוּכַ֕לtu.KhalH3201onthyparttosetH5414ridersרֹכְבִ֥יםro.khe.VimH7392uponthem.

24Howוְאֵ֣יךְve.'EikhH349thencanst thouturnתָּשִׁ֗יבta.ShivH7725awayH7725thefaceפְּנֵ֨יpe.NeiH6440ofoneאַחַ֛ד'a.ChadH259captainoftheleastofmymaster’sאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113servantsעַבְדֵ֥י'av.DeiH5650,andputthytrustH982onEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714forchariotsH7393andforhorsemenוּלְפָרָשִֽׁים׃u.le.fa.ra.ShimH6571?

25AmInowעַתָּה֙'a.TahH6258comeעָלִ֛יתִי'a.Li.tiH5927upwithoutJehovahagainstthisplaceהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725todestroyלְהַשְׁחִת֑וֹle.hash.chi.ToH7843it?JehovahsaidH559untome,Goעֲלֵ֛ה'a.LehH5927upagainstthislandהָאָ֥רֶץha.'A.retzH776,anddestroyוְהַשְׁחִיתָֽהּ׃ve.hash.chi.TahH7843it.

26ThensaidH559Eliakimאֶלְיָקִ֣ים'el.ya.KimH471thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofHilkiahחִ֠לְקִיָּהוּChil.ki.ya.huH2518,andShebnah,andJoahוְיוֹאָ֜חve.yo.'AchH3098, untoRabshakeh,Speakדַּבֶּר־da.ber-H1696,Ipraythee,tothyservantsעֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙'a.va.Dei.khaH5650intheSyrianlanguage;forweunderstandit:andspeakתְּדַבֵּ֤רte.da.BerH1696notwithusintheJews’language,intheearsבְּאָזְנֵ֣יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241ofthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971thatareonthewallהַחֹמָֽה׃ha.cho.MahH2346.

27ButRabshakehsaidH559untothem, Hathmymasterאֲדֹנֶ֤יךָ'a.do.Nei.khaH113sentH7971metothymasterאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113,andtothee,tospeakלְדַבֵּ֖רle.da.BerH1696thesewordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697? hathhenotsentH7971metothemenH376thatsitH3427onthewallהַ֣חֹמָ֔הha.cho.MahH2346,toeatלֶאֱכֹ֣לle.'e.KholH398theirowndung,andtodrinkוְלִשְׁתּ֛וֹתve.lish.TotH8354theirownwaterwithyou?

28ThenRabshakehstoodH5975,andcriedwithaloudvoiceבְקוֹל־ve.kol-H6963intheJews’language,andspake,sayingH559,Hearשִׁמְע֛וּshim.'UH8085yethewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697ofthegreatH1419kingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,thekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃'a.ShurH804.

29Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saiththekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,LetnotHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֑הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396deceiveיַשִּׁ֥יאya.Shi'H5377you;forhewillnotbeableיוּכַ֔לyu.KhalH3201todeliverלְהַצִּ֥ילle.ha.TzilH5337yououtofhishandמִיָּדֽוֹ׃mi.ya.DoH3027:

30neitherletHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396makeH5414youtrustיַבְטַ֨חyav.TachH982inJehovah,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,JehovahwillsurelydeliverH5337us,andthiscityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892shallnotbegivenH5414intothehandבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027ofthekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃'a.ShurH804.

31HearkennottoHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֑הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396:forthusכֹ֨הkhohH3541saiththekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֗וּר'a.ShurH804,Makeעֲשֽׂוּ־'a.su-H6213yourpeacewithme,andcomeוּצְא֣וּu.tze.'UH3318outtome;andeatוְאִכְל֤וּve.'ikh.LuH398yeeveryoneH376ofhisvineגַּפְנוֹ֙gaf.NoH1612,andeveryoneH376ofhisfig-tree,anddrinkוּשְׁת֖וּu.she.TuH8354yeeveryoneH376thewatersמֵֽי־mei-H4325ofhisowncisternבוֹרֽוֹ׃vo.RoH953;

32untilIcomeבֹּאִי֩bo.'IH935andtakeוְלָקַחְתִּ֨יve.la.kach.TiH3947youawayH3947toalandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776likeyourownlandכְּאַרְצְכֶ֗םke.'ar.tze.KhemH776,alandאֶרֶץ֩'e.RetzH776ofgrainדָּגָ֨ןda.GanH1715andnewוְתִיר֜וֹשׁve.ti.Ro.oshH8492wineH8492,alandאֶ֧רֶץ'E.retzH776ofbreadלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899andvineyardsוּכְרָמִ֗יםu.khe.ra.MimH3754,alandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofolive-treesandofhoneyוּדְבַ֔שׁu.de.VashH1706,thatyemayliveוִֽחְי֖וּvich.YuH2421,andnotdieתָמֻ֑תוּta.Mu.tuH4191:andhearkennotuntoHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֔הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396,whenhepersuadethyou,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Jehovahwilldeliverיַצִּילֵֽנוּ׃ya.tzi.Le.nuH5337us.

33Hathanyofthegodsאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofthenationsהַגּוֹיִ֖םha.go.YimH1471everdeliveredH5337hislandאַרְצ֑וֹ'ar.TzoH776outofthehandמִיַּ֖דmi.YadH3027ofthekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃'a.ShurH804?

34Whereאַיֵּה֩'ai.YehH346arethegodsאֱלֹהֵ֨י'e.lo.HeiH430ofHamathחֲמָ֜תcha.MatH2574,andofArpadוְאַרְפָּ֗דve.'ar.PadH774?whereאַיֵּ֛ה'ai.YehH346arethegodsאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofSepharvaimסְפַרְוַ֖יִםse.far.Va.yimH5617,ofHenaהֵנַ֣עhe.Na'H2012,andIvvahוְעִוָּ֑הve.'i.VahH5755?havetheydeliveredהִצִּ֥ילוּhi.Tzi.luH5337Samariaשֹׁמְר֖וֹןsho.me.RonH8111outofmyhandמִיָּדִֽי׃mi.ya.DiH3027?

35Whoaretheyamongallthegodsאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofthecountries,thathavedeliveredהִצִּ֥ילוּhi.Tzi.luH5337theircountryoutofmyhandמִיָּדִ֑יmi.ya.DiH3027,thatJehovahshoulddeliverיַצִּ֧ילya.TzilH5337Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389outofmyhandמִיָּדִֽי׃mi.ya.DiH3027?

36Butthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971heldtheirpeace,andansweredhimnotawordH1697;fortheking’sהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428commandmentH4687was,sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559,AnswerH6030himnot.

37ThencameH935Eliakimאֶלְיָקִ֣ים'el.ya.KimH471thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofHilkiahחִלְקִיָּ֣הchil.ki.YahH2518,whowasoverthehouseholdH1004,andShebnaוְשֶׁבְנָ֨אve.shev.Na'H7644thescribeהַסֹּפֵ֜רha.so.FerH5608,andJoahוְיוֹאָ֨חve.yo.'AchH3098thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAsaphאָסָ֧ף'a.SafH623therecorderהַמַּזְכִּ֛ירha.maz.KirH2142,toHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396withtheirclothesבְגָדִ֑יםve.ga.DimH899rent,andtoldH5046himthewordsדִּבְרֵ֖יdiv.ReiH1697ofRabshakeh.

Commentaries on 2 Kings 18

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