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2 Kings 9:11-37

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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