American Standard Version
2 Kings 23
2Andthekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428wentH5927uptothehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004ofJehovah,andallthemenH376ofJudahיְהוּדָה֩ye.hu.DahH3063andalltheinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֨יyo.she.VeiH3427ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֜םye.ru.sha.LimH3389withhim,andthepriestsוְהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548,andtheprophetsוְהַנְּבִיאִ֔יםve.ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030,andallthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971,bothsmallלְמִקָּטֹ֣ןle.mi.ka.TonH6996andgreatגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419:andhereadוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121intheirearsבְאָזְנֵיהֶ֗םve.'a.ze.nei.HemH241allthewordsדִּבְרֵי֙div.ReiH1697ofthebookH5612ofthecovenantהַבְּרִ֔יתha.be.RitH1285whichwasfoundH4672inthehouseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004ofJehovah.
3Andthekingהַ֠מֶּלֶךְHa.Me.lekhH4428stoodH5975bythepillarהָ֨עַמּ֜וּדha.'a.MudH5982,andmadeH3772acovenantהַבְּרִ֣ית׀ha.be.RitH1285beforeJehovah,towalkafterJehovah,andtokeepוְלִשְׁמֹ֨רve.lish.MorH8104hiscommandmentsמִצְוֹתָ֜יוmitz.vo.TavH4687,andhistestimoniesעֵדְוֹתָ֤יו'e.de.vo.TavH5715,andhisstatutesH2708,withallhisheartלֵ֣בlevH3820,andallhissoulH5315,toconfirmthewordsדִּבְרֵי֙div.ReiH1697ofthiscovenantהַבְּרִ֣יתha.be.RitH1285thatwerewrittenH3789inthisbookH5612:andallthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971stoodH5975tothecovenantבַּבְּרִֽית׃ba.be.RitH1285.
4Andthekingהַמֶּ֡לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428commandedוַיְצַ֣וvay.TzavH6680Hilkiahחִלְקִיָּהוּ֩chil.ki.ya.HuH2518thehighpriestהַכֹּהֵ֨ןha.ko.HenH3548,andthepriestsכֹּהֲנֵ֣יko.ha.NeiH3548ofthesecondהַמִּשְׁנֶה֮ha.mish.NehH4932order,andthekeepersשֹׁמְרֵ֣יsho.me.ReiH8104ofthethreshold,tobringלְהוֹצִיא֙le.ho.Tzi'H3318forthH3318outofthetempleמֵהֵיכַ֣לme.hei.KhalH1964ofJehovahallthevesselsH3627thatweremadeH6213forBaalלַבַּ֣עַלla.Ba.'alH1168,andfortheAsherahוְלָֽאֲשֵׁרָ֔הve.la.'a.she.RahH842,andforallthehostצְבָ֣אtze.Va'H6635ofheavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,andheburnedוַֽיִּשְׂרְפֵ֞םvai.yis.re.FemH8313themwithoutJerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙li.ru.sha.LimH3389inthefieldsבְּשַׁדְמ֣וֹתbe.shad.MotH7709oftheKidronקִדְר֔וֹןkid.RonH6939,andcarriedH5375theashesofthemunto Beth-el.
5AndheputH5414downtheidolatrouspriestsהַכְּמָרִ֗יםha.ke.ma.RimH3649,whomthekingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063hadordainedtoburnincenseH6999inthehighבַּבָּמוֹת֙ba.ba.mOtH1116placesH1116inthecitiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,andintheplacesH1116roundH4524aboutJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389;themalsothatburnedincenseH6999untoBaalלַבַּ֗עַלla.Ba.'alH1168,tothesunלַשֶּׁ֤מֶשׁla.She.meshH8121,andtothemoonוְלַיָּרֵ֙חַ֙ve.lai.ya.Re.achH3394,andtotheplanets,andtoallthehostצְבָ֥אtze.Va'H6635ofheavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.
6AndhebroughtH3318outtheAsherahהָאֲשֵׁרָה֩ha.'a.she.RahH842fromthehouseמִבֵּ֨יתmi.BeitH1004ofJehovah, withoutJerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙li.ru.sha.LimH3389, untothebrookKidronקִדְר֔וֹןkid.RonH6939,andburnedוַיִּשְׂרֹ֥ףvai.yis.RofH8313itatthebrookKidronקִדְר֖וֹןkid.RonH6939,andbeatittodustלְעָפָ֑רle.'a.FarH6083,andcastH7993thedustעֲפָרָ֔הּ'a.fa.RahH6083thereofuponthegravesH6913ofthecommonpeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.
8AndhebroughtH935allthepriestsהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.NimH3548outofthecitiesמֵעָרֵ֣יme.'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,anddefiledH2930thehighהַבָּמ֗וֹתha.ba.MotH1116placesH1116whereH834thepriestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548hadburnedincenseH6999,fromGebaמִגֶּ֖בַעmi.Ge.va'H1387toBeer-sheba;andhebrakedownthehighבָּמ֣וֹתba.MotH1116placesH1116ofthegatesH8179thatwereattheentranceפֶּ֜תַחPe.tachH6607ofthegateH8179ofJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091thegovernorofthecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,whichwereonaman’sH376lefthandH8040atthegateH8179ofthecityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.
11AndhetookawaythehorsesH5483thatthekingsמַלְכֵ֨יmal.KheiH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֤הye.hu.DahH3063hadgivenH5414tothesunלַשֶּׁ֙מֶשׁ֙la.She.meshH8121,attheentranceofthehouseבֵית־veit-H1004ofJehovah,bythechamberofNathan-melechthechamberlain,whichwasintheprecincts;andheburnedשָׂרַ֥ףsa.RafH8313thechariotsמַרְכְּב֥וֹתmar.ke.VotH4818ofthesunהַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121withfireבָּאֵֽשׁ׃ba.'EshH784.
12Andthealtarsהַֽמִּזְבְּח֡וֹתha.miz.be.ChotH4196thatwereontheroofהַגָּג֩ha.GagH1406oftheupperעֲלִיַּ֨ת'a.li.YatH5944chamberH5944ofAhazאָחָ֜ז'a.ChazH271,whichthekingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063hadmadeH6213,andthealtarsהַֽמִּזְבְּחוֹת֙ha.miz.be.chOtH4196whichManassehמְנַשֶּׁ֔הme.na.ShehH4519hadmadeH6213inthetwoבִּשְׁתֵּ֛יbish.TeiH8147courtsofthehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004ofJehovah,didthekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428breakH5422down,andbeatthemdownנָתַ֣ץna.TatzH5422fromthence,andcastH7993thedustעֲפָרָ֖ם'a.fa.RamH6083ofthemintothebrookKidronקִדְרֽוֹן׃kid.RonH6939.
13Andthehighהַבָּמ֞וֹתha.ba.MotH1116placesH1116thatwerebeforeJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,whichwereontherightH3225handH3225ofthemountofcorruption,whichSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֨הshe.lo.MohH8010thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478hadbuildedforAshtoreththeabominationתּוֹעֲבַ֣תto.'a.VatH8441oftheSidoniansצִידֹנִ֗יםtzi.do.NimH6722,andforChemoshוְלִכְמוֹשׁ֙ve.likh.mo.VoshH3645theabominationH8441ofMoabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124,andforMilcomוּלְמִלְכֹּ֖םu.le.mil.KomH4445theabominationH8441ofthechildrenofAmmonעַמּ֑וֹןa.MonH5983,didthekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428defileH2930.
15Moreoverthealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֜חַha.miz.Be.achH4196thatwasatBeth-el,andthehighהַבָּמָה֙ha.ba.MahH1116placeהַבָּמָ֖הha.ba.MahH1116whichJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֤םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNebatנְבָט֙ne.VatH5028,whomadeH6213Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478tosinהֶחֱטִ֣יאhe.che.Ti'H2398,hadmadeH6213,eventhataltarהַמִּזְבֵּ֧חַha.miz.Be.achH4196andthehighהַבָּמָ֛הha.ba.MahH1116placeH1116hebrakedownנָתָ֑ץna.TatzH5422;andheburnedוַיִּשְׂרֹ֧ףvai.yis.RofH8313thehighH1116placeH1116andbeatittodustלְעָפָ֖רle.'a.FarH6083,andburnedוְשָׂרַ֥ףve.sa.RafH8313theAsherahאֲשֵׁרָֽה׃'a.she.RahH842.
16AndasJosiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֗הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977turnedוַיִּ֣פֶןvai.Yi.fenH6437himself,hespiedthesepulchresthatwerethereinthemount;andhesentH7971,andtookH3947thebonesH6106outofthesepulchres,andburnedוַיִּשְׂרֹ֥ףvai.yis.RofH8313themuponthealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achH4196,anddefiledH2930it,accordingtothewordH1697ofJehovahwhichthemanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430proclaimedקָרָא֙ka.Ra'H7121,whoproclaimedקָרָ֔אka.Ra'H7121thesethingsH1697.
17ThenhesaidH559,WhatmonumentisthatwhichIseeרֹאֶ֑הro.'EhH7200?Andthemenאִישׁ־'ish-H376ofthecityהָעִ֗ירha.'IrH5892toldhim,ItisthesepulchreofthemanH376ofGodהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430,whocameH935fromJudahמִֽיהוּדָ֔הmi.hu.DahH3063,andproclaimedוַיִּקְרָ֗אvai.yik.Ra'H7121thesethingsהַדְּבָרִ֤יםha.de.va.RimH1697thatthou hastdoneagainstthealtarהַמִּזְבַּ֥חha.miz.BachH4196ofBeth-el.
19AndallthehousesH1004alsoוְגַם֩ve.GamH1571ofthehighהַבָּמ֜וֹתha.ba.MotH1116placesH1116thatwereinthecitiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892ofSamariaשֹׁמְר֗וֹןsho.me.RonH8111,whichthekingsמַלְכֵ֤יmal.KheiH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478hadmadeH6213toprovokeלְהַכְעִ֔יסle.hakh.'IsH3707JehovahtoangerH3707,Josiahיֹֽאשִׁיָּ֑הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977tookawayH5493,anddidtothemaccordingtoalltheactsH6213thathehaddoneinBeth-el.
20Andheslewallthepriestsכֹּהֲנֵ֨יko.ha.NeiH3548ofthehighהַבָּמ֤וֹתha.ba.MotH1116placesH1116thatwerethere,uponthealtarsהַֽמִּזְבְּח֔וֹתha.miz.be.ChotH4196,andburnedוַיִּשְׂרֹ֛ףvai.yis.RofH8313men’sH120bonesH6106uponthem;andhereturnedוַיָּ֖שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.
22Surelytherewasnotkeptsuchapassoverכַּפֶּ֣סַחka.Pe.sachH6453fromthedaysמִימֵי֙mi.MeiH3117ofthejudgesH8199thatjudgedH8199Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,norinallthedaysיְמֵ֛יye.MeiH3117ofthekingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,norofthekingsוּמַלְכֵ֥יu.mal.KheiH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063;
24Moreoverthemthathadfamiliar spirits,andthewizards,andtheteraphimהַתְּרָפִ֨יםha.te.ra.FimH8655,andtheidolsהַגִּלֻּלִ֜יםha.gi.lu.LimH1544,andalltheabominationsH8251thatwereseenH7200inthelandבְּאֶ֤רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063andinJerusalemוּבִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םu.vi.Ru.sha.LimH3389,didJosiahיֹֽאשִׁיָּ֑הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977putaway,thathemightconfirmthewordsדִּבְרֵ֤יdiv.ReiH1697ofthelawהַתּוֹרָה֙ha.to.RahH8451whichwerewrittenH3789inthebookH5612thatHilkiahחִלְקִיָּ֥הוּchil.ki.Ya.huH2518thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548foundH4672inthehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofJehovah.
27AndJehovahsaidH559,IwillremoveH5493Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063alsoגַּ֤םgamH1571outofmysight,asIhaveremovedH5493Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andIwillcastoffthiscityהָעִ֨ירha.'IrH5892whichIhavechosenH977,evenJerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389,andthehouseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004ofwhichIsaidH559,Mynameשְׁמִ֖יshe.MiH8034shallbeיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961there.
29Inhisdaysבְּיָמָ֡יוbe.ya.MavH3117Pharaoh-necohkingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofEgyptמִצְרַ֛יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714wentH5927upagainstthekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֖וּר'a.ShurH804totheriverנְהַר־ne.har-H5104Euphratesפְּרָ֑תpe.RatH6578:andkingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֙הוּ֙yo.shi.Ya.huH2977wentH5927againsthim;andPharaoh-necoh slewhimatMegiddoבִּמְגִדּ֔וֹbim.gi.DoH4023,whenhehadseenH7200him.
30Andhisservantsעֲבָדָ֥יו'a.va.DavH5650carriedhiminachariotdeadמֵת֙metH4191fromMegiddoמִמְּגִדּ֔וֹmi.me.gi.DoH4023,andbroughtH935himtoJerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389,andburiedH6912himinhisown sepulchre.Andthepeopleעַם־'am-H5971ofthelandהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776tookH3947Jehoahazיְהֽוֹאָחָז֙ye.ho.'a.ChazH3059thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJosiahיֹ֣אשִׁיָּ֔הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977,andanointedוַיִּמְשְׁח֥וּvai.yim.she.ChuH4886him,andmadehimkingוַיַּמְלִ֥יכוּvai.yam.Li.khuH4427inhisfather’sאָבִֽיו׃ פ'a.VivH1stead.
31Jehoahazיְהוֹאָחָ֣זye.ho.'a.ChazH3059wastwentyעֶשְׂרִ֨ים'es.RimH6242andthreeוְשָׁלֹ֤שׁve.sha.LoshH7969yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldwhenhebegantoreignH4427;andhereignedH4427threeוּשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הu.she.lo.ShahH7969monthsחֳדָשִׁ֔יםcho.da.ShimH2320inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389:andhismother’sאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517nameוְשֵׁ֣םve.ShemH8034wasHamutalחֲמוּטַ֥לcha.mu.TalH2537thedaughterבַּֽת־bat-H1323ofJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414ofLibnahמִלִּבְנָֽה׃mi.liv.NahH3841.
33AndPharaoh-necohputוַיִּתֶּן־vai.yi.ten-H5414himinbondsatRiblahבְרִבְלָה֙ve.riv.LahH7247inthelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofHamathחֲמָ֔תcha.MatH2574,thathemightnotreignמִמְּלֹ֖ךְmim.lokhH4427inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389;andputH5414thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776toatributeofahundredמֵאָ֥הme.'AhH3967talentsכִכַּר־khi.kar-H3603ofsilverכֶּ֖סֶףKe.sefH3701,andatalentוְכִכַּ֥רve.khi.KarH3603ofgoldזָהָֽב׃za.HavH2091.
34AndPharaoh-necohmadeEliakimאֶלְיָקִ֣ים'el.ya.KimH471thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJosiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֗הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977kingוַיַּמְלֵךְ֩vai.yam.leKhH4427intheroomofJosiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֣הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977hisfatherאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1,andchangedH5437hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034toJehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֑יםye.ho.ya.KimH3079:buthetookH3947Jehoahazיְהוֹאָחָ֣זye.ho.'a.ChazH3059awayH3947;andhecameH935toEgyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,anddiedH4191there.
35AndJehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִים֙ye.ho.ya.KimH3079gaveH5414thesilverH3701andthegoldוְהַזָּהָ֗בve.ha.za.HavH2091toPharaohH6547;buthetaxedthelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776togiveH5414themoneyH3701accordingtothecommandmentofPharaohH6547:heexactedthesilverH3701andthegoldהַזָּהָב֙ha.za.HavH2091ofthepeopleעַ֣ם'amH5971ofthelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,ofeveryoneH376accordingtohistaxation,togiveH5414itunto Pharaoh-necoh.
36Jehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֣יםye.ho.ya.KimH3079wastwentyעֶשְׂרִ֨ים'es.RimH6242andfiveוְחָמֵ֤שׁve.cha.MeshH2568yearsשָׁנָ֨הsha.NahH8141oldwhenhebegantoreignH4427;andhereignedH4427elevenyearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389:andhismother’sאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517nameוְשֵׁ֣םve.ShemH8034wasZebidahthedaughterבַת־vat-H1323ofPedaiahפְּדָיָ֖הpe.da.YahH6305ofRumahרוּמָֽה׃ru.MahH7316.
Commentaries on 2 Kings 23
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain
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