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2 Chronicles 14:1-8

1Then Abijahאֲבִיָּ֜ה'a.vi.YahH29restedוַיִּשְׁכַּ֨בvai.yish.KavH7901withעִם־'im-H5973his fathersאֲבֹתָ֗יו'a.vo.TavH1and was buriedוַיִּקְבְּר֤וּvai.yik.be.RuH6912אֹתוֹ֙'o.ToH853in the Cityבְּעִ֣ירbe.'IrH5892of Davidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732.And his sonבְנ֖וֹve.NoH1121AsaH609reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in his placeתַּחְתָּ֑יוtach.TavH8478,and in his daysבְּיָמָ֛יוbe.ya.MavH3117the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776was at peaceשָׁקְטָ֥הsha.ke.TahH8252fortenעֶ֥שֶׂר'E.serH6235yearsשָׁנִֽים׃ פsha.NimH8141.

2And Asaאָסָא֙'a.Sa'H609didוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213what was goodהַטּ֣וֹבha.TovH2896and rightוְהַיָּשָׁ֔רve.hai.ya.SharH3477in the eyesבְּעֵינֵ֖יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068his Godאֱלֹהָֽיו׃'e.lo.HavH430.

3He removedוַיָּ֛סַרvai.Ya.sarH5493H853the foreignהַנֵּכָ֖רha.ne.KharH5236altarsמִזְבְּח֥וֹתmiz.be.ChotH4196and high placesוְהַבָּמ֑וֹתve.ha.ba.MotH1116,shatteredוַיְשַׁבֵּר֙vay.sha.BerH7665H853the sacred pillarsהַמַּצֵּב֔וֹתha.ma.tze.VotH4676,and chopped downוַיְגַדַּ֖עvay.ga.Da'H1438H853the Asherah polesהָאֲשֵׁרִֽים׃ha.'a.she.RimH842.

4He commandedוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559the people of JudahH3063to seekלִדְר֕וֹשׁlid.Ro.oshH1875H853the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of their fathersאֲבוֹתֵיהֶ֑ם'a.vo.tei.HemH1,and to observeוְלַעֲשׂ֖וֹתve.la.'a.SotH6213the lawהַתּוֹרָ֥הha.to.RahH8451and the commandmentsוְהַמִּצְוָֽה׃ve.ha.mitz.VahH4687.

5He also removedוַיָּ֙סַר֙vai.Ya.sarH5493the high placesהַבָּמ֖וֹתha.ba.MotH1116אֶת־'et-H853and incense altarsהַֽחַמָּנִ֑יםha.cha.ma.NimH2553from allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605the citiesH5892of JudahH3063וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,and under himלְפָנָֽיו׃le.fa.NavH6440the kingdomהַמַּמְלָכָ֖הha.mam.la.KhahH4467was at peaceH8252.

6BecauseH3588the landH776was at peaceשָׁקְטָ֣הsha.ke.TahH8252,Asa builtH1129fortifiedמְצוּרָ֖הme.tzu.RahH4694citiesH5892in JudahH3063.In thoseH428daysבַּשָּׁנִ֣יםba.sha.NimH8141no oneוְאֵין־ve.'ein-H369made warמִלְחָמָה֙mil.cha.MahH4421with himעִמּ֤וֹi.MoH5973,becauseH3588the LORDH3068had given him restH5117.

7So he saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the people of JudahH3063, “Let us buildנִבְנֶ֣ה׀niv.NehH1129אֶת־'et-H853theseH428citiesהֶעָרִ֣יםhe.'a.RimH5892and surround themוְנָסֵ֨בve.na.SevH5437with wallsחוֹמָ֣הcho.MahH2346and towersוּמִגְדָּלִים֮u.mig.da.LimH4026,with doorsדְּלָתַ֣יִםde.la.Ta.yimH1817and barsוּבְרִיחִים֒u.ve.ri.ChimH1280.The landהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776is stillעוֹדֶ֨נּוּo.De.nuH5750oursלְפָנֵ֗ינוּle.fa.Nei.nuH6440becauseכִּ֤יkiH3588we have soughtדָרַ֙שְׁנוּ֙da.Rash.nuH1875אֶת־'et-H853the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.We have soughtדָּרַ֕שְׁנוּda.Rash.nuH1875Him,and He has given us restוַיָּ֥נַֽחvai.Ya.nachH5117onevery sideמִסָּבִ֑יבmi.sa.VivH5439.”So they builtוַיִּבְנ֖וּvai.yiv.NuH1129and prosperedוַיַּצְלִֽיחוּ׃ פvai.yatz.Li.chuH6743.

8Asaלְאָסָ֗אle.'a.Sa'H609hadוַיְהִ֣יvay.HiH1961an armyH2428of 300,000 menH7969 H3967 H505from Judahמִֽיהוּדָה֙mi.hu.DahH3063bearingנֹשֵׂ֣אno.Se'H5375large shieldsצִנָּ֣הtzi.NahH6793and spearsוָרֹמַח֒va.ro.MachH7420,and 280,000 menוּשְׁמוֹנִ֖יםu.she.mo.NimH3967 H8084 H505from Benjaminוּמִבִּנְיָמִ֗ןu.mi.bin.ya.MinH1144bearingנֹשְׂאֵ֤יno.se.'EiH5375small shieldsמָגֵן֙ma.GenH4043and drawingוְדֹ֣רְכֵיve.Do.re.kheiH1869the bowקֶ֔שֶׁתKe.shetH7198.Allכָּל־kol-H3605theseאֵ֖לֶּה'E.lehH428weremighty menגִּבּ֥וֹרֵיgi.Bo.reiH1368of valorH2428.

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