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2 Kings 8:17-22

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.

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