Berean Standard Bible

2 Chronicles 17:3-9

3Now the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068wasוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961withעִם־'im-H5973Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֑טye.ho.sha.FatH3092becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588he walkedהָלַ֗ךְha.LakhH1980in the earlierהָרִ֣אשֹׁנִ֔יםha.Ri.sho.NimH7223waysבְּדַרְכֵ֞יbe.dar.KheiH1870of his fatherאָבִיו֙'a.VivH1Davidדָּוִ֤ידda.VidH1732.He did notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808seekדָרַ֖שׁda.RashH1875the Baalsלַבְּעָלִֽים׃la.be.'a.LimH1168,

4butכִּ֠יkiH3588he soughtדָּרָ֔שׁda.RashH1875the Godלֵֽאלֹהֵ֤יle.lo.HeiH430of his fatherאָבִיו֙'a.VivH1and walkedהָלָ֑ךְha.LakhH1980by His commandmentsוּבְמִצְוֹתָ֖יוu.ve.mitz.vo.TavH4687rather thanוְלֹ֖אve.Lo'H3808the practicesכְּמַעֲשֵׂ֥הke.ma.'a.SehH4639of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

5So the LORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068אֶת־'et-H853establishedוַיָּ֨כֶןvai.Ya.khenH3559the kingdomהַמַּמְלָכָה֙ha.mam.la.KhahH4467in his handבְּיָד֔וֹbe.ya.DoH3027,and allכָל־khol-H3605Judahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063broughtוַיִּתְּנ֧וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414himלִיהוֹשָׁפָ֑טli.ho.sha.FatH3092tributeמִנְחָ֖הmin.ChahH4503,so thatוַֽיְהִי־vay.hi-H1961he hadan abundanceלָרֹֽב׃la.RoH7230of richesעֹֽשֶׁר־'o.sher-H6239and honorוְכָב֖וֹדve.kha.VodH3519.

6And his heartלִבּ֖וֹli.BoH3820took delightוַיִּגְבַּ֥הּvai.yig.BahH1361in the waysבְּדַרְכֵ֣יbe.dar.KheiH1870of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068;furthermoreוְע֗וֹדve.'odH5750,he removedהֵסִ֛ירhe.SirH5493אֶת־'et-H853the high placesהַבָּמ֥וֹתha.ba.MotH1116וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and Asherah polesהָאֲשֵׁרִ֖יםha.'a.she.RimH842from Judahמִיהוּדָֽה׃ פmi.hu.DahH3063.

7In the thirdשָׁל֜וֹשׁsha.Lo.oshH7969yearוּבִשְׁנַ֨תu.vish.NatH8141of his reignלְמָלְכ֗וֹle.ma.le.KhoH4427,Jehoshaphat sentשָׁלַ֤חsha.LachH7971his officialsלְשָׂרָיו֙le.sa.RavH8269Ben-hailH1134,Obadiahוּלְעֹבַדְיָ֣הu.le.'oad.YahH5662,Zechariahוְלִזְכַרְיָ֔הve.liz.khar.YahH2148,Nethanelוְלִנְתַנְאֵ֖לve.lin.tan.'ElH5417,and Micaiahוּלְמִיכָיָ֑הוּu.le.mi.kha.Ya.huH4322to teachלְלַמֵּ֖דle.la.MedH3925in the citiesבְּעָרֵ֥יbe.'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063,

8accompanied byוְעִמָּהֶ֣םve.'i.ma.HemH5973certain Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֗םhal.vi.YimH3881—Shemaiahשְֽׁמַֽעְיָ֡הוּshe.ma'.Ya.huH8098,Nethaniahוּנְתַנְיָ֡הוּu.ne.tan.Ya.huH5418,Zebadiahוּזְבַדְיָ֡הוּu.ze.vad.Ya.huH2069,Asahelוַעֲשָׂהאֵ֡לva.'a.sa.h.'ElH6214,Shemiramothוּשְׁמִֽירָמ֡וֹתu.she.mi.ri.motH8070,Jehonathanוִֽיהוֹנָתָן֩vi.ho.na.TanH3083,Adonijahוַאֲדֹ֨נִיָּ֧הוּva.'a.Do.ni.Ya.huH138,Tobijahוְטֽוֹבִיָּ֛הוּve.toi.Ya.huH2900,and Tob-adonijahH2899—along withוְעִמָּהֶ֛םve.'i.ma.HemH5973the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִֽים׃ha.ko.ha.NimH3548Elishamaאֱלִישָׁמָ֥ע'e.li.sha.Ma'H476and Jehoramוִֽיהוֹרָ֖םvi.ho.RamH3088הַלְוִיִּ֑םhal.vi.YimH3881.

9They taughtוַֽיְלַמְּדוּ֙vay.la.me.DuH3925throughout Judahבִּֽיהוּדָ֔הbi.hu.DahH3063,taking with themוְעִ֨מָּהֶ֔םve.'I.ma.HemH5973the Bookסֵ֖פֶרSe.ferH5612of the Lawתּוֹרַ֣תto.RatH8451of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068.They wentוַיָּסֹ֙בּוּ֙vai.ya.So.buH5437throughoutבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the townsעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063and taughtוַֽיְלַמְּד֖וּvay.la.me.DuH3925the peopleבָּעָֽם׃ba.'AmH5971.

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