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2 Kings 10:21-31

21Then Jehuיֵהוּא֙ye.Hu'H3058sent wordוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971throughoutבְּכָל־be.kholH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and allכָּל־kol-H3605the servantsעֹבְדֵ֣י'oe.DeiH5647of Baalהַבַּ֔עַלha.Ba.'alH1168cameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935;there was notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808a manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376נִשְׁאַ֥רnish.'ArH7604whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834failedלֹֽא־lo'-H3808to showבָ֑אVa'H935.They enteredוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935the templeבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Baalהַבַּ֔עַלha.Ba.'alH1168,and itבֵית־ הַבַּ֖עַלveit- ha.Ba.'alH1004 H1168was filledוַיִּמָּלֵ֥אvai.yi.ma.Le'H4390from endפֶּ֥הpehH6310to endלָפֶֽה׃la.PehH6310.

22And Jehu saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the keeperלַֽאֲשֶׁר֙ עַל־la.'a.Sher 'al-H834 H5921of the wardrobeהַמֶּלְתָּחָ֔הha.mel.ta.ChahH4458, “Bring outהוֹצֵ֣אho.Tze'H3318garmentsלְב֔וּשׁle.VushH3830for allלְכֹ֖לle.KholH3605the servantsעֹבְדֵ֣י'oe.DeiH5647of Baalהַבָּ֑עַלha.Ba.'alH1168.”So he brought outוַיֹּצֵ֥אvai.yo.Tze'H3318garmentsהַמַּלְבּֽוּשׁ׃ha.mal.BushH4403for them.

23Next, Jehuיֵה֛וּאye.Hu'H3058and Jehonadabוִיהוֹנָדָ֥בvi.ho.na.DavH3082sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Rechabרֵכָ֖בre.KhavH7394enteredוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935the templeבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Baalהַבָּ֑עַלha.Ba.'alH1168,and Jehu saidוַיֹּ֜אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the servantsלְעֹבְדֵ֣יle.'oe.DeiH5647of Baalהַבַּ֗עַלha.Ba.'alH1168, “Look aroundחַפְּשׂ֤וּcha.pe.SuH2664to seeוּרְאוּ֙u.re.'UH7200that there areיֶשׁ־yesh-H3426noפֶּן־pen-H6435servantsמֵעַבְדֵ֣יme.'av.DeiH5650of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068hereפֹּ֤הpohH6311among youעִמָּכֶם֙'i.ma.KhemH5973—onlyכִּ֛י אִם־ki 'im-H3588 H518servantsעֹבְדֵ֥י'oe.DeiH5647of Baalהַבַּ֖עַל לְבַדָּֽם׃ha.Ba.'al le.va.DamH1168 H905.”

24And they went inוַיָּבֹ֕אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to offerלַעֲשׂ֖וֹתla.'a.SotH6213sacrificesזְבָחִ֣יםze.va.ChimH2077and burnt offeringsוְעֹל֑וֹתve.'o.LotH5930.Now Jehuוְיֵה֞וּאve.ye.Hu'H3058had stationedשָׂם־som-H7760eightyשְׁמֹנִ֣יםshe.mo.NimH8084menאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376outsideבַחוּץ֙va.ChutzH2351and warned themוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “If anyoneהָאִ֤ישׁha.'IshH376אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834allows one ofמִן־min-H4480the menהָאֲנָשִׁ֗יםha.'a.na.ShimH582אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834Iאֲנִי֙'a.NiH589am deliveringמֵבִ֣יאme.Vi'H935intoעַל־'al-H5921your handsיְדֵיכֶ֔םye.dei.KhemH3027to escapeיִמָּלֵט֙yi.ma.LetH4422,he will forfeit his lifeנַפְשׁ֖וֹnaf.ShoH5315forתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478theirsנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃naf.ShoH5315.”

25וַיְהִ֞יvay.HiH1961When he had finishedכְּכַלֹּת֣וֹ׀ke.kha.lo.ToH3615makingלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213the burnt offeringהָעֹלָ֗הha.'o.LahH5930,Jehuיֵ֠הוּאYe.hu'H3058saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the guardsלָרָצִ֨יםla.ra.TzimH7323and officersוְלַשָּׁלִשִׁ֜יםve.la.sha.li.ShimH7991, “Go inבֹּ֤אוּBo.'uH935and kill themהַכּוּם֙ha.KumH5221.Do notאַל־'al-H408let anyoneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376outיֵצֵ֔אye.Tze'H3318.”So the guardsהָֽרָצִים֙ha.ra.TzimH7323and officersוְהַשָּׁ֣לִשִׁ֔יםve.ha.Sha.li.ShimH7991put themוַיַּכּ֖וּםvai.ya.KumH5221to the swordלְפִי־ חָ֑רֶבle.fi- Cha.revH6310 H2719,threw the bodies outוַיַּשְׁלִ֗כוּvai.yash.Li.khuH7993,and wentוַיֵּלְכ֖וּvai.ye.le.KhuH1980intoעַד־'ad-H5704the inner roomעִ֥יר'irH5892of the templeבֵּית־beit-H1004of Baalהַבָּֽעַל׃ha.Ba.'alH1168.

26They brought outוַיֹּצִ֛אוּvai.yo.Tzi.'uH3318אֶת־'et-H853the sacred pillarמַצְּב֥וֹתma.tze.VotH4676of the templeבֵּית־beit-H1004of Baalהַבַּ֖עַלha.Ba.'alH1168and burned itוַֽיִּשְׂרְפֽוּהָ׃Vai.yis.re.Fu.haH8313.

27They also demolishedוַֽיִּתְּצ֔וּvai.yi.te.TzuH5422אֵ֖ת'etH853the sacred pillarמַצְּבַ֣תma.tze.VatH4676of Baalהַבָּ֑עַלha.Ba.'alH1168.Then they tore downוַֽיִּתְּצוּ֙vai.yi.te.TzuH5422אֶת־'et-H853the templeבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Baalהַבַּ֔עַלha.Ba.'alH1168and madeוַיְשִׂמֻ֥הוּvay.si.Mu.huH7760it into a latrineH4280,which it is toעַד־'ad-H5704this dayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.

28Thus Jehuיֵה֛וּאye.Hu'H3058אֶת־'et-H853eradicatedוַיַּשְׁמֵ֥דvai.yash.MedH8045Baalהַבַּ֖עַלha.Ba.'alH1168from Israelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵֽל׃mi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,

29butרַ֠קrakH7535heיֵה֖וּאye.Hu'H3058did notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808turn awayסָ֥רsarH5493fromמֵאַֽחֲרֵיהֶ֑םme.'a.cha.rei.HemH310the sinsחֲטָאֵ֞יcha.ta.'EiH2399that Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֤םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nebatנְבָט֙ne.VatH5028אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834had caused Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478to commitהֶחֱטִ֣יאhe.che.Ti'H2398אֶת־'et-H853—the worship of the goldenהַזָּהָ֔בha.za.HavH2091אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834בֵּֽית־beit-H1008calvesעֶגְלֵי֙'eg.LeiH5695at Bethelאֵ֖ל'elH1008וַאֲשֶׁ֥רva.'a.SherH834and Danבְּדָֽן׃ סbe.DanH1835.

30Nevertheless, the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Jehuיֵה֗וּאye.Hu'H3058, “Becauseיַ֤עַןYa.'anH3282אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834you have done wellהֱטִיבֹ֙תָ֙he.ti.Vo.taH2895in carrying outלַעֲשׂ֤וֹתla.'a.SotH6213what is rightהַיָּשָׁר֙hai.ya.SharH3477in My sightבְּעֵינַ֔יbe.'ei.NaiH5869and have doneעָשִׂ֖יתָ'a.Si.taH6213to the houseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004of Ahabאַחְאָ֑ב'ach.'AvH256allכְּכֹל֙ke.KholH3605thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834was in My heartבִּלְבָבִ֔יbil.va.ViH3824,four generationsרְבִעִ֔יםre.vi.'ImH7243of your sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121will sitיֵשְׁב֥וּye.she.VuH3427onעַל־'al-H5921the throneכִּסֵּ֥אki.Se'H3678of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.”

31Yet Jehuוְיֵה֗וּאve.ye.Hu'H3058was notלֹ֥אlo'H3808carefulשָׁמַ֛רsha.MarH8104to followלָלֶ֛כֶתla.Le.khetH1980the instructionבְּתֽוֹרַת־be.to.rat-H8451of the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,with allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605his heartלְבָב֑וֹle.va.VoH3824.He did notלֹ֣אlo'H3808turn awayסָ֗רSarH5493fromמֵעַל֙me.'AlH5921the sinsחַטֹּ֣אותcha.TotH2403thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834Jeroboamיָֽרָבְעָ֔םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379had caused Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478to commitהֶחֱטִ֖יאhe.che.Ti'H2398אֶת־'et-H853.

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