Berean Standard Bible

2 Chronicles 25:17-24

17Then Amaziahאֲמַצְיָ֙הוּ֙'a.matz.Ya.huH558kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063took counselוַיִּוָּעַ֗ץvai.yi.va.'AtzH3289and sentוַ֠יִּשְׁלַחVai.yish.lachH7971word toאֶל־'el-H413the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478Jehoashיוֹאָ֨שׁyo.'AshH3101sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jehoahazיְהוֹאָחָ֧זye.ho.'a.ChazH3059,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jehuיֵה֛וּאye.Hu'H3058. “Comeלְכָ֖הle.khahH1980,let us meetנִתְרָאֶ֥הnit.ra.'EhH7200face to faceפָנִֽים׃fa.NimH6440,”he saidלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559.

18But Jehoashיוֹאָ֣שׁyo.'AshH3101kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478repliedוַיִּשְׁלַ֞חvai.yish.LachH7971toאֶל־'el-H413Amaziahאֲמַצְיָ֣הוּ'a.matz.Ya.huH558kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָה֮ye.hu.DahH3063לֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559: “A thistleהַח֜וֹחַha.Cho.achH2336אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834in Lebanonבַּלְּבָנ֗וֹןba.le.va.NonH3844sentשָׁ֠לַחSha.lachH7971a message toאֶל־'el-H413a cedarהָאֶ֜רֶזha.'E.rezH730אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834in Lebanonבַּלְּבָנוֹן֙ba.le.va.nOnH3844,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘Giveתְּנָֽה־te.nah-H5414אֶת־'et-H853your daughterבִּתְּךָ֥bi.te.KhaH1323to my sonלִבְנִ֖יliv.NiH1121in marriageלְאִשָּׁ֑הle.'i.ShahH802.’Then a wildהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704beastחַיַּ֤תchai.YatH2416אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834in Lebanonבַּלְּבָנ֔וֹןba.le.va.NonH3844came alongוַֽתַּעֲבֹ֞רva.ta.'a.VorH5674and trampledוַתִּרְמֹ֖סva.tir.MosH7429אֶת־'et-H853the thistleהַחֽוֹחַ׃ha.Cho.achH2336.

19You have saidאָמַ֗רְתָּ'a.Mar.taH559, ‘Lookהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009,I have defeatedהִכִּ֙יתָ֙hi.Ki.taH5221אֶת־'et-H853Edomאֱד֔וֹם'e.DomH123,’and your heartלִבְּךָ֖li.be.KhaH3820has become proudוּנְשָׂאֲךָ֥u.ne.sa.'a.KhaH5375and boastfulלְהַכְבִּ֑ידle.hakh.BidH3513.Nowעַתָּה֙'a.TahH6258stayשְׁבָ֣הshe.VahH3427at homeבְּבֵיתֶ֔ךָbe.vei.Te.khaH1004.Whyלָ֤מָּהLa.mahH4100should you stir upתִתְגָּרֶה֙tit.ga.RehH1624troubleבְּרָעָ֔הbe.ra.'AhH7451so that you fallאַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH859—youוְנָ֣פַלְתָּ֔ve.Na.fal.taH5307and Judahוִיהוּדָ֥הvi.hu.DahH3063with youעִמָּֽךְ׃'i.MakhH5973?”

20But Amaziahאֲמַצְיָ֔הוּ'a.matz.Ya.huH558would notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808listenשָׁמַ֣עsha.Ma'H8085,forכִּ֤יkiH3588thisהִ֔יאHi'H1931had comefrom Godמֵהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙me.ha.'E.lo.HimH430in order toלְמַ֖עַןle.Ma.'anH4616deliver themתִּתָּ֣םti.TamH5414into the handבְּיָ֑דbe.YadH3027of Jehoash,becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588they had soughtדָֽרְשׁ֔וּda.re.ShuH1875אֵ֖ת'etH853the godsאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Edomאֱדֽוֹם׃'e.DomH123.

21So Jehoashיוֹאָ֤שׁyo.'AshH3101kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478advancedוַיַּ֨עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927,and heה֖וּאhu'H1931and Amaziahוַאֲמַצְיָ֣הוּva.'a.matz.Ya.huH558kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063facedפָנִ֔יםfa.NimH6440each otherוַיִּתְרָא֣וּvai.yit.ra.'UH7200at Beth-shemeshH1053אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834in Judahלִיהוּדָֽה׃li.hu.DahH3063.

22And Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063was routedוַיִּנָּ֥גֶףvai.yi.Na.gefH5062beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and every manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376fledוַיָּנֻ֖סוּvai.ya.Nu.suH5127to his own homeלְאֹהָלָֽיו׃le.'o.ha.LavH168.

23וְאֵת֩ve.'EtH853There at Beth-shemeshH1053,Jehoashיוֹאָ֣שׁyo.'AshH3101kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478capturedתָּפַ֛שׂta.FasH8610Amaziahאֲמַצְיָ֨הוּ'a.matz.Ya.huH558kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Joashיוֹאָ֥שׁyo.'AshH3101,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jehoahazיְהוֹאָחָ֗זye.ho.'a.ChazH3059.Then Jehoash brought himוַיְבִיאֵ֙הוּ֙vay.vi.'E.huH935to Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389and broke downוַיִּפְרֹ֞ץvai.yif.RotzH6555the wallבְּחוֹמַ֣תbe.cho.MatH2346of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389from the Ephraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669Gateמִשַּׁ֤עַרmi.Sha.'arH8179toעַד־'ad-H5704the Cornerהַפּוֹנֶ֔הha.po.NehH6437Gateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179—a section offourאַרְבַּ֥ע'ar.Ba'H702hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967cubitsאַמָּֽה׃'a.MahH520.

24He took allוְכָֽל־ve.kholH3605the goldהַזָּהָ֣בha.za.HavH2091and silverוְהַכֶּ֡סֶףve.ha.Ke.sefH3701andוְאֵ֣תve.'EtH853allכָּל־kol-H3605the articlesהַ֠כֵּלִיםHa.ke.limH3627foundהַנִּמְצְאִ֨יםha.nim.tze.'ImH4672in the houseבְּבֵית־be.veit-H1004of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֜יםha.'E.lo.HimH430withעִם־'im-H5973Obed-edomH5654andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853in the treasuriesאֹצְרוֹת֙'o.tze.rOtH214of the royalהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428palaceבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,as well asוְאֵ֖תve.'EtH853some hostagesבְּנֵ֣י הַתַּֽעֲרֻב֑וֹתbe.Nei ha.ta.'a.ru.VotH1121 H8594.Then he returnedוַיָּ֖שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725to Samariaשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃ פsho.me.RonH8111.

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