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2 Chronicles 21:5-9

5Jehoramיְהוֹרָ֣םye.ho.RamH3088wasthirty-twoשְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים וּשְׁתַּ֛יִםshe.lo.Shim u.she.Ta.yimH7970 H8147years oldבֶּן־ שָׁנָ֖הben- sha.NahH1121 H8141when he became kingבְּמָלְכ֑וֹbe.ma.le.KhoH4427,and he reignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389eightוּשְׁמוֹנֶ֣הu.she.mo.NehH8083yearsשָׁנִ֔יםsha.NimH8141.

6And Jehoram walkedוַיֵּ֜לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980in the waysבְּדֶ֣רֶךְ׀be.De.rekhH1870of the kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,just asכַּאֲשֶׁ֤רka.'a.SherH834the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Ahabאַחְאָ֔ב'ach.'AvH256had doneעָשׂוּ֙'a.SuH6213.Forכִּ֚יkiH3588hemarriedאִשָּׁ֑ה'i.ShahH802a daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Ahabאַחְאָ֔ב'ach.'AvH256הָ֥יְתָהHa.ye.tahH1961and didוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213evilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

7Yet the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068was unwillingוְלֹא־ אָבָ֣הve.lo'- 'a.VahH3808 H14to destroyלְהַשְׁחִית֙le.hash.ChitH7843אֶת־'et-H853the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Davidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732,because ofלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616the covenantהַבְּרִ֔יתha.be.RitH1285אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834He had madeכָּרַ֖תka.RatH3772with Davidלְדָוִ֑ידle.da.VidH1732,and sinceוְכַאֲשֶׁ֣רve.kha.'a.SherH834He had promisedאָמַ֗ר'a.MarH559to maintainלָתֵ֨תla.TetH5414a lampנִ֛ירnirH5216for Davidand his descendantsוּלְבָנָ֖יוu.le.va.NavH1121foreverכָּל־ הַיָּמִֽים׃kol- hai.ya.MimH3605 H3117.

8In the days of Jehoramבְּיָמָיו֙be.ya.MavH3117,Edomאֱד֔וֹם'e.DomH123rebelledפָּשַׁ֣עpa.Sha'H6586againstמִתַּ֖חַתmi.Ta.chatH8478the handיַד־yad-H3027of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063and appointedוַיַּמְלִ֥יכוּvai.yam.Li.khuH4427their ownעֲלֵיהֶ֖ם'a.lei.HemH5921kingמֶֽלֶךְ׃Me.lekhH4428.

9So Jehoramיְהוֹרָם֙ye.ho.RamH3088crossedוַיַּֽעֲבֹ֤רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674into Edomעִם־'im-H5973with his officersשָׂרָ֔יוsa.RavH8269and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605his chariotsהָרֶ֖כֶבha.Re.khevH7393.When the Edomitesאֱדוֹם֙'e.dOmH123surroundedהַסּוֹבֵ֣בha.so.VevH5437himאֵלָ֔יו'e.LavH413andאֶת־'et-H853his chariotהָרָֽכֶב׃ha.Ra.khevH7393commandersעִמּ֑וֹ וַיְהִי֙ שָׂרֵ֥יi.Mo vay.Hi sa.ReiH8269 H5973 H1961,he rose upקָ֣םkamH6965and attackedוַיַּ֗ךְvai.YakhH5221by nightלַ֔יְלָהLay.lahH3915וְאֵ֖תve.'EtH853.

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