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2 Kings 9

1AndElishaוֶאֱלִישָׁע֙ve.'e.li.Sha'H477theprophetהַנָּבִ֔יאha.na.Vi'H5030calledH7121oneלְאַחַ֖דle.'a.ChadH259ofthesonsמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121oftheprophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֑יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030,andsaidH559untohim,Girdחֲגֹ֣רcha.GorH2296upthyloinsמָתְנֶ֗יךָma.te.Nei.khaH4975,andtakeוְ֠קַחVe.kachH3947thisvialofoilהַשֶּׁ֤מֶןha.She.menH8081inthyhandבְּיָדֶ֔ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027,andgotoRamoth-gilead.

2Andwhenthou comest thither,lookוּרְאֵֽה־u.re.'e.ho.Sha-H7200outthereJehuיֵה֨וּאye.Hu'H3058thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofJehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֜טye.ho.sha.FatH3092thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNimshiנִמְשִׁ֗יnim.ShiH5250,andgoH935in,andmakehimariseH6965upfromamonghisbrethren,andcarryH6965himtoaninnerH2315chamberH2315.

3Thentakeוְלָקַחְתָּ֤ve.la.kach.TaH3947thevialofoilהַשֶּׁ֙מֶן֙ha.She.menH8081,andpourוְיָצַקְתָּ֣ve.ya.tzak.TaH3332itonhisheadרֹאשׁ֔וֹro.ShoH7218,andsayH559,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saithJehovah,Ihaveanointedמְשַׁחְתִּ֥יךָֽme.shach.Ti.khaH4886theekingלְמֶ֖לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478.Thenopenוּפָתַחְתָּ֥u.fa.tach.TaH6605thedoorהַדֶּ֛לֶתha.De.letH1817,andfleeוְנַ֖סְתָּהve.Nas.tahH5127,andtarrynot.

4Sotheyoungהַנַּ֛עַרha.Na.'arH5288manהַנַּ֥עַרha.Na.'arH5288, eventheyoungH5288manH5288theprophetהַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'H5030, wenttoRamoth-gilead.

5AndwhenhecameH935,behold,thecaptainsofthehostweresittingH3427;andhesaidH559,Ihaveanerrandtothee,Ocaptain.AndJehuיֵהוּא֙ye.Hu'H3058saidH559, Untowhichofusall?AndhesaidH559,Tothee,Ocaptain.

6AndhearoseH6965,andwentH935intothehouseהַבַּ֔יְתָהha.Bay.tahH1004;andhepouredוַיִּצֹ֥קvai.yi.TzokH3332theoilהַשֶּׁ֖מֶןha.She.menH8081onhisheadרֹאשׁ֑וֹro.ShoH7218,andsaidH559untohim,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saithJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Ihaveanointedמְשַׁחְתִּ֧יךָֽme.shach.Ti.khaH4886theekingלְמֶ֛לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428overthepeopleעַ֥ם'amH5971ofJehovah,evenoverIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

7Andthou shaltsmitethehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofAhabאַחְאָ֖ב'ach.'AvH256thymasterאֲדֹנֶ֑יךָ'a.do.Nei.khaH113,thatImayavengeוְנִקַּמְתִּ֞יve.ni.kam.TiH5358thebloodדְּמֵ֣י׀de.MeiH1818ofmyservantsעֲבָדַ֣י'a.va.DaiH5650theprophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֗יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030,andthebloodוּדְמֵ֛יu.de.MeiH1818ofalltheservantsעַבְדֵ֥י'av.DeiH5650ofJehovah,atthehandמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027ofJezebelאִיזָֽבֶל׃'i.Za.velH348.

8Forthewholehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofAhabאַחְאָ֑ב'ach.'AvH256shallperishוְאָבַ֖דve.'a.VadH6;andIwillcutוְהִכְרַתִּ֤יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772offfromAhabלְאַחְאָב֙le.'ach.'AvH256everyman-child,andhimthatisshutוְעָצ֥וּרve.'a.TzurH6113upandhimthatisleftH5800atlargeinIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

9AndIwillmakeוְנָֽתַתִּי֙ve.na.ta.TiH5414thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofAhabאַחְאָ֔ב'ach.'AvH256likethehouseכְּבֵ֖יתke.VeitH1004ofJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֣םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNebatנְבָ֑טne.VatH5028,andlikethehouseוּכְבֵ֖יתu.khe.VeitH1004ofBaashaבַּעְשָׁ֥אba'.Sha'H1201thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofAhijahאֲחִיָּֽה׃'a.chi.YahH281.

10Andthedogsהַכְּלָבִ֛יםha.ke.la.VimH3611shalleatH398Jezebelאִיזֶ֜בֶל'i.Ze.velH348intheportionH2506ofJezreelיִזְרְעֶ֖אלyiz.re.'ElH3157,andthereshallbenonetoburyH6912her.Andheopenedוַיִּפְתַּ֥חvai.yif.TachH6605thedoorהַדֶּ֖לֶתha.De.letH1817,andfledH5127.

11ThenJehuוְיֵה֗וּאve.ye.Hu'H3058cameבָּֽא־ba'-H935forthH3318totheservantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650ofhislordH113:andoneH376saidH559untohim,Isallwell? whereforecameH935thismadהַמְשֻׁגָּ֥עham.shu.Ga'H7696fellowtothee?AndhesaidH559untothem, Yeknowיְדַעְתֶּ֥םye.da'.TemH3045themanהָאִ֖ישׁha.'IshH376andwhathistalkwas.

12AndtheysaidH559,Itisfalse;tellהַגֶּד־ha.ged-H5046usnow.AndhesaidH559,Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541andthusH3541spakehetome,sayingH559,ThusH3541saithJehovah,Ihaveanointedמְשַׁחְתִּ֥יךָֽme.shach.Ti.khaH4886theekingלְמֶ֖לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

13Thentheyhasted,andtookH3947everymanH376hisgarmentבִּגְד֔וֹbig.DoH899,andputוַיָּשִׂ֥ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760itunderhimonthetopofthestairs,andblewthetrumpetבַּשּׁוֹפָ֔רba.sho.FarH7782,sayingH559,Jehuיֵהֽוּא׃ye.Hu'H3058iskingמָלַ֥ךְma.LakhH4427.

14SoJehuיֵה֛וּאye.Hu'H3058thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֥טye.ho.sha.FatH3092thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNimshiנִמְשִׁ֖יnim.ShiH5250conspiredagainstJoramיוֹרָ֑םyo.RamH3141. (NowJoramוְיוֹרָם֩ve.yo.RamH3141wasH1961keepingH8104Ramoth-gilead,heandallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,becauseofHazaelחֲזָאֵ֖לcha.za.'ElH2371kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofSyria;

15butkingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Joramwasreturnedוַיָּשָׁב֩vai.ya.ShavH7725tobehealedלְהִתְרַפֵּ֣אle.hit.ra.Pe'H7495inJezreelבִיְזְרְעֶ֗אלviy.ze.re.'ElH3157ofthewoundsהַמַּכִּים֙ha.ma.KimH4347whichtheSyrianshadgivenhim,whenH834hefoughtH3898withHazaelחֲזָאֵ֖לcha.za.'ElH2371kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofSyria.)AndJehuיֵהוּא֙ye.Hu'H3058saidH559,Ifthisbeyourmind,thenletnoneescapeandgoיֵצֵ֤אye.Tze'H3318forthH3318outofthecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,togoH3318totellלְהַגִּ֥ידle.gidH5046itinJezreelבְּיִזְרְעֶֽאל׃be.yiz.re.'ElH3157.

16SoJehuיֵהוּא֙ye.Hu'H3058rodeוַיִּרְכַּ֤בvai.yir.KavH7392inachariot,andwentH3381toJezreelיִזְרְעֶ֔אלָהyiz.re.'E.lahH3157;forJoramיוֹרָ֖םyo.RamH3141layH7901there.AndAhaziahוַֽאֲחַזְיָה֙va.'a.chaz.YahH274kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063wascomeיָרַ֖דya.RadH3381downtoseeלִרְא֥וֹתlir.'otH7200Joramיוֹרָֽם׃yo.RamH3141.

17Nowthewatchmanוְהַצֹּפֶה֩ve.ha.tzo.PehH6822wasstandingעֹמֵ֨ד'o.MedH5975onthetowerהַמִּגְדָּ֜לha.mig.DalH4026inJezreelבְּיִזְרְעֶ֗אלbe.yiz.re.'ElH3157,andhespiedthecompanyofJehuיֵהוּא֙ye.Hu'H3058ashecameH935,andsaidH559,IseeH7200acompany.AndJoramsaidH559,Takeקַ֥חkachH3947ahorseman,andsendוּֽשְׁלַ֥חu.she.LachH7971tomeetthem,andlethimsayH559,Isitpeaceהֲשָׁלֽוֹם׃ha.sha.LomH7965?

18SotherewentH935oneonhorsebacktomeethim,andsaidH559,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saiththekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428,Isitpeaceהֲשָׁל֔וֹםha.sha.LomH7965?AndJehuיֵה֛וּאye.Hu'H3058saidH559,Whathast thoutodowithpeaceוּלְשָׁל֖וֹםu.le.sha.LomH7965?turnH7725theebehindme.Andthewatchmanהַצֹּפֶה֙ha.tzo.PehH6822toldH5046,sayingH559,Themessengerהַמַּלְאָ֥ךְha.mal.'AkhH4397cameH935tothem,buthecomethnotbackשָֽׁב׃ShavH7725.

19ThenhesentH7971outasecondשֵׁנִי֒she.NiH8145onhorseback,whocameH935tothem,andsaidH559,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saiththekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,Isitpeaceשָׁל֑וֹםsha.LomH7965?AndJehuיֵה֛וּאye.Hu'H3058answered,Whathast thoutodowithpeaceוּלְשָׁל֖וֹםu.le.sha.LomH7965?turnH5437theebehindme.

20Andthewatchmanהַצֹּפֶה֙ha.tzo.PehH6822toldH5046,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,HecameH935evenuntothem,andcomethnotbackשָׁ֑בShavH7725:andthedrivingislikethedrivingofJehuיֵה֣וּאye.Hu'H3058thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofNimshiנִמְשִׁ֔יnim.ShiH5250;forhedrivethfuriously.

21AndJoramsaidH559, Makeready.Andtheymadereadyhischariotרִכְבּ֑וֹrikh.BoH7393.AndJoramkingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִ֠שְׂרָאֵלYis.ra.'elH3478andAhaziahוַאֲחַזְיָ֨הוּva.'a.chaz.Ya.huH274kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063wentH3318out,eachinhischariotבְּרִכְבּ֗וֹbe.rikh.BoH7393,andtheywentH3318outtomeetJehuיֵה֔וּאye.Hu'H3058,andfoundH4672himintheportionבְּחֶלְקַ֖תbe.chel.KatH2513ofNabothנָב֥וֹתna.VotH5022theJezreeliteהַיִּזְרְעֵאלִֽי׃hai.yiz.re.'e.LiH3158.

22Anditcametopass,whenJoramsawH7200Jehuיֵה֔וּאye.Hu'H3058,thathesaidH559,Isitpeaceהֲשָׁל֣וֹםha.sha.LomH7965,Jehuיֵה֑וּאye.Hu'H3058?Andheanswered,Whatpeaceהַשָּׁל֔וֹםha.sha.LomH7965,solongasthewhoredomsofthymotherאִמְּךָ֛'i.me.KhaH517Jezebelאִיזֶ֧בֶל'i.Ze.velH348andherwitchcraftsaresomanyהָרַבִּֽים׃ha.ra.BimH7227?

23AndJoramturnedוַיַּהֲפֹ֧ךְvai.ya.ha.FokhH2015hishandsיָדָ֖יוya.DavH3027,andfledH5127,andsaidH559toAhaziahאֲחַזְיָ֖הוּ'a.chaz.Ya.huH274, Thereistreachery, OAhaziahאֲחַזְיָֽה׃'a.chaz.YahH274.

24AndJehuוְיֵה֞וּאve.ye.Hu'H3058drewhisbowבַקֶּ֗שֶׁתva.Ke.shetH7198withhisfullH4390strengthH2220,andsmoteJorambetweenhisarmsזְרֹעָ֔יוze.ro.'AvH2220;andthearrowהַחֵ֖צִיha.Che.tziH2678wentH3318outathisheartמִלִּבּ֑וֹmi.li.BoH3820,andhesunkdownH5221inhischariotבְּרִכְבּֽוֹ׃be.rikh.BoH7393.

25ThensaidH559JehutoBidkarhiscaptain,TakeH5375up,andcastH7993himintheportionבְּחֶלְקַ֕תbe.chel.KatH2513ofthefieldשְׂדֵ֖הse.DehH7704ofNabothנָב֣וֹתna.VotH5022theJezreeliteהַיִּזְרְעֵאלִ֑יhai.yiz.re.'e.LiH3158;forrememberזְכֹ֞רze.KhorH2142howthat,whenIandthourodeH7392togetherafterAhabאַחְאָ֣ב'ach.'AvH256hisfatherאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1,JehovahlaidthisburdenH4853uponhim:

26SurelyIhaveseenH7200yesterdayאֶ֙מֶשׁ֙'e.meshH570thebloodדְּמֵ֣יde.MeiH1818ofNabothנָבוֹת֩na.VotH5022,andthebloodדְּמֵ֨יde.MeiH1818ofhissonsבָנָ֜יוva.NavH1121, saithJehovah;andIwillrequite theeinthisplat, saithJehovah.NowH6258thereforeוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258takeH5375andcastH7993himintotheplatofground, accordingtothewordכִּדְבַ֥רkid.VarH1697ofJehovah.

27ButwhenH834Ahaziahוַאֲחַזְיָ֤הva.'a.chaz.YahH274thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063sawH7200this,hefledH5127bythewayH1870ofthegarden-house.AndJehuיֵה֗וּאye.Hu'H3058followedafterhim,andsaidH559,Smitehimalsoגַּם־gam-H1571inthechariotהַמֶּרְכָּבָ֗הha.mer.ka.VahH4818:andtheysmotehimattheascentבְּמַֽעֲלֵה־be.ma.'a.leh-H4608ofGur,whichisbyIbleamיִבְלְעָ֔םyiv.le.'AmH2991.AndhefledH5127toMegiddoמְגִדּ֖וֹme.gi.DoH4023,anddiedH4191there.

28Andhisservantsעֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.DavH5650carriedhiminachariottoJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלְָ֑מָהye.ru.sha.Le.mahH3389,andburiedH6912himinhissepulchrewithhisfathersH1inthecityבְּעִ֥ירbe.'IrH5892ofDavidדָּוִֽד׃ פda.VidH1732.

29AndintheeleventhyearH8141ofJoramלְיוֹרָ֖םle.yo.RamH3141thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAhabאַחְאָ֑ב'ach.'AvH256beganAhaziahאֲחַזְיָ֖ה'a.chaz.YahH274toreignH4427overJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

30AndwhenJehuיֵה֖וּאye.Hu'H3058wascomeH935toJezreelיִזְרְעֶ֑אלָהyiz.re.'E.lahH3157,Jezebelוְאִיזֶ֣בֶלve.'i.Ze.velH348heardH8085ofit;andshepaintedhereyesעֵינֶ֙יהָ֙'ei.Nei.haH5869,andattiredherheadרֹאשָׁ֔הּro.ShahH7218,andlookedוַתַּשְׁקֵ֖ףva.tash.KefH8259outatthewindowהַחַלּֽוֹן׃ha.cha.LonH2474.

31AndasJehuוְיֵה֖וּאve.ye.Hu'H3058enteredinatthegateבַשָּׁ֑עַרva.Sha.'arH8179, shesaidH559,Isitpeaceהֲשָׁל֔וֹםha.sha.LomH7965, thouZimriזִמְרִ֖יzim.RiH2174, thymaster’sאֲדֹנָֽיו׃'a.do.NavH113murderer?

32Andheliftedוַיִּשָּׂ֤אvai.yi.Sa'H5375uphisfaceפָנָיו֙fa.NavH6440tothewindowהַ֣חַלּ֔וֹןha.cha.LonH2474,andsaidH559,Whoisonmyside?who?Andtherelookedוַיַּשְׁקִ֣יפוּvai.yash.Ki.fuH8259outtohimtwoשְׁנַ֥יִםshe.Na.yimH8147orthreeשְׁלֹשָׁ֖הshe.lo.ShahH7969eunuchsH5631.

33AndhesaidH559,Throwherdown. Sotheythrewherdown;andsomeofherbloodמִדָּמָ֧הּmi.da.MahH1818wassprinkledonthewallהַקִּ֛ירha.KirH7023,andonthehorsesH5483:andhetrodherunderfoot.

34AndwhenhewascomeH935in,hedideatH398anddrinkH8354;andhesaidH559,SeenowtothiscursedH779woman,andburyוְקִבְר֔וּהָve.kiv.Ru.haH6912her;forsheisaking’sמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428daughterבַת־vat-H1323.

35Andtheywenttoburyלְקָבְרָ֑הּle.ka.ve.RahH6912her;buttheyfoundH4672nomoreofherthantheskullהַגֻּלְגֹּ֛לֶתha.gul.Go.letH1538,andthefeetH7272,andthepalmsוְכַפּ֥וֹתve.kha.PotH3709ofherhandsהַיָּדָֽיִם׃hai.ya.Da.yimH3027.

36WhereforetheycamebackH7725,andtoldH5046him.AndhesaidH559,Thisisthewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovah,whichhespakebyhisservantעַבְדּ֛וֹav.DoH5650Elijahאֵלִיָּ֥הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452theTishbite,sayingH559,IntheportionH2506ofJezreelיִזְרְעֶ֔אלyiz.re.'ElH3157shallthedogsהַכְּלָבִ֖יםha.ke.la.VimH3611eatH398thefleshבְּשַׂ֥רbe.SarH1320ofJezebelאִיזָֽבֶל׃'i.Za.velH348;

37andthebodyofJezebelאִיזֶ֗בֶל'i.Ze.velH348shallbeוְֽהָיְתָ֞הve.ha.yatH1961asdungכְּדֹ֛מֶןke.Do.menH1828uponthefaceH6440ofthefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704intheportionH2506ofJezreelיִזְרְעֶ֑אלyiz.re.'ElH3157,sothattheyshallnotsayיֹאמְר֖וּyo.me.RuH559,ThisisJezebelאִיזָֽבֶל׃ פ'i.Za.velH348.

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