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2 Kings 8:16-24

16Andinthefifthyearוּבִשְׁנַ֣תu.vish.NatH8141ofJoramלְיוֹרָ֤םle.yo.RamH3141thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAhabאַחְאָב֙'ach.'AvH256kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Jehoshaphatוִיהוֹשָׁפָ֖טvi.ho.sha.FatH3092beingthenkingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,Jehoramיְהוֹרָ֥םye.ho.RamH3088thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֖טye.ho.sha.FatH3092kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063begantoreignH4427.

17Thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםshe.lo.ShimH7970andtwoוּשְׁתַּ֛יִםu.she.Ta.yimH8147yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141oldwasH1961hewhenhebegantoreignH4427;andhereignedH4427eightוּשְׁמֹנֶ֣הu.she.mo.NehH8083yearsשָׁנִ֔יםsha.nahH8141inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

18Andhewalkedinthewayבְּדֶ֣רֶךְ׀be.De.rekhH1870ofthekingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,asdidthehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofAhabאַחְאָ֔ב'ach.'AvH256:forhehadthedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofAhabאַחְאָ֔ב'ach.'AvH256towifeלְאִשָּׁ֑הle.'i.ShahH802;andhedidthatwhichwasH1961evilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451inthesightofJehovah.

19HowbeitJehovahwouldאָבָ֤ה'a.VahH14notdestroyלְהַשְׁחִ֣יתle.hash.ChitH7843Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,forDavidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732hisservant’sעַבְדּ֑וֹav.DoH5650sakeלְמַ֖עַןle.Ma.'anH4616,ashepromisedhimtogiveלָתֵ֨תla.TetH5414untohimalampנִ֛ירnirH5216forhischildrenalway.

20Inhisdaysבְּיָמָיו֙be.ya.MavH3117Edomאֱד֔וֹם'e.DomH123revoltedfromunderthehandיַד־yad-H3027ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,andmadeakingמֶֽלֶךְ׃Me.lekhH4428overthemselves.

21ThenJoramיוֹרָם֙yo.RamH3141passedH5674overtoZair,andallhischariotsH7393withhim:andheroseH6965upbynightלַ֗יְלָהLay.lahH3915,andsmotetheEdomitesthatcompassedhimabout,andthecaptainsofthechariotsH7393;andthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971fledH5127totheirtentsלְאֹהָלָֽיו׃le.'o.ha.LavH168.

22SoEdomאֱד֗וֹם'e.DomH123revoltedfromunderthehandיַד־yad-H3027ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063untothisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117.Thenאָ֛ז'azH227didLibnahלִבְנָ֖הliv.NahH3841revoltatthesametimeבָּעֵ֥תba.'EtH6256.

23Andtherestוְיֶ֛תֶרve.Ye.terH3499oftheactsofJoramיוֹרָ֖םyo.RamH3141,andallthathedid,aretheynotwrittenH3789inthebookH5612ofthechroniclesofthekingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063?

24AndJoramיוֹרָם֙yo.RamH3141sleptwithhisfathersH1,andwasburiedH6912withhisfathersH1inthecityבְּעִ֣ירbe.'IrH5892ofDavidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732;andAhaziahאֲחַזְיָ֥הוּ'a.chaz.Ya.huH274hissonבְנ֖וֹve.NoH1121reignedH4427inhisstead.

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