Berean Standard Bible

2 Kings 11:1-10

1When Athaliahוַֽעֲתַלְיָה֙va.'a.tal.YahH6271the motherאֵ֣ם'emH517of Ahaziahאֲחַזְיָ֔הוּ'a.chaz.Ya.huH274sawרָאֲתָ֖הra.'a.tahH7200thatכִּ֣יkiH3588her sonבְּנָ֑הּbe.NahH1121was deadמֵ֣תmetH4191,she proceededוַתָּ֙קָם֙va.Ta.komH6965to annihilateוַתְּאַבֵּ֔דva.te.'a.BedH6אֵ֖ת'etH853allכָּל־kol-H3605the royalהַמַּמְלָכָֽה׃ha.mam.la.KhahH4467heirsזֶ֥רַעZe.ra'H2233.

2But Jehoshebaיְהוֹשֶׁ֣בַעye.ho.She.va'H3089daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ־ha.Me.lekh-H4428Joramי֠וֹרָםYo.romH3141,the sisterאֲח֨וֹת'a.ChotH269of Ahaziahאֲחַזְיָ֜הוּ'a.chaz.Ya.huH274אֶת־'et-H853,tookוַתִּקַּ֣חva.ti.KachH3947Joashיוֹאָ֣שׁyo.'AshH3101sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ahaziahאֲחַזְיָ֗ה'a.chaz.YahH274and stole him awayוַתִּגְנֹ֤בva.tig.NoH1589אֹתוֹ֙'o.ToH853from amongמִתּ֤וֹךְmi.TokhH8432the sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428who werebeing murderedהַמּ֣וּמָתִ֔יםha.ma.mo.timH4191אֹת֥וֹ'o.ToH853וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853. She puthim and his nurseמֵינִקְתּ֖וֹmei.nik.ToH3243in a bedroomבַּחֲדַ֣ר הַמִּטּ֑וֹתba.cha.Dar ha.mi.TotH2315 H4296to hideוַיַּסְתִּ֧רוּvai.yas.Ti.ruH5641himאֹת֛וֹ'o.ToH853fromמִפְּנֵ֥יmi.pe.NeiH6440Athaliahעֲתַלְיָ֖הוּ'a.tal.Ya.huH6271,and he was notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808killedהוּמָֽת׃hu.MatH4191.

3And Joash remainedוַיְהִ֤יvay.HiH1961hiddenמִתְחַבֵּ֖אmit.cha.Be'H2244withאִתָּהּ֙'i.TahH854his nursein the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068for sixשֵׁ֣שׁsheshH8337yearsשָׁנִ֑יםsha.NimH8141while Athaliahוַעֲתַלְיָ֖הva.'a.tal.YahH6271ruledמֹלֶ֥כֶת עַל־mo.Le.khet 'al-H4427 H5921the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ פha.'A.retzH776.

4Then in the seventhהַ֠שְּׁבִיעִיתHa.she.vi.'itH7637yearוּבַשָּׁנָ֣הu.va.sha.NahH8141,Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֜עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077sent forשָׁלַ֨ח וַיִּקַּ֣ח׀sha.Lach vai.yi.KachH7971 H3947אֶת־'et-H853the commandersשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of hundredsהַמֵּא֗וֹתha.me.yotH3967,the Caritesלַכָּרִי֙la.ka.RiH3746,and the guardsוְלָ֣רָצִ֔יםve.La.ra.TzimH7323,and had them broughtוַיָּבֵ֥אvai.ya.Ve'H935אֹתָ֛ם'o.TamH853אֵלָ֖יו'e.LavH413into the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068. Thereבְּבֵ֣ית יְהוָ֔הbe.Veit Yah.wehH1004 H3068he madeוַיִּכְרֹת֩vai.yikh.RotH3772a covenantבְּרִ֜יתbe.RitH1285with themand put them under oathוַיַּשְׁבַּ֤ע אֹתָם֙vai.yash.Ba' 'o.TamH7650 H854.He showedוַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'H7200themאֹתָ֖ם'o.TamH853אֶת־'et-H853the king’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428sonבֶּן־ben-H1121

5and commanded themוַיְצַוֵּ֣ם לֵאמֹ֔רvay.tza.Vem le.MorH6680 H559, “Thisזֶ֥ה הַדָּבָ֖רzeh ha.da.VarH2088 H1697is whatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you are to doתַּעֲשׂ֑וּןta.'a.SunH6213:A thirdהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֤יתha.she.li.ShitH7992of youwho come on dutyבָּאֵ֣יba.'EiH935on the Sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֔תha.sha.BatH7676shall guardוְשֹׁ֣מְרֵ֔י מִשְׁמֶ֖רֶתve.Sho.me.Rei mish.Me.retH8104 H4931the royalהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428palaceבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004,

6a thirdוְהַשְּׁלִשִׁית֙ve.ha.she.li.ShitH7992shall beat the gateבְּשַׁ֣עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179of Surס֔וּרSurH5495,and a thirdוְהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֥יתve.ha.she.li.ShitH7992at the gateבַּשַּׁ֖עַרba.Sha.'arH8179behindאַחַ֣ר'a.CharH310the guardsהָרָצִ֑יםha.ra.TzimH7323.You are to take turnsמַסָּֽח׃ma.SachH4535guardingוּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֛םu.she.mar.TemH8104אֶת־'et-H853מִשְׁמֶ֥רֶתmish.Me.retH4931the templeהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004—

7the twoוּשְׁתֵּ֤יu.she.TeiH8147divisionsהַיָּדוֹת֙hai.ya.dOtH3027כֹּ֖לkolH3605that would go off dutyיֹצְאֵ֣יyo.tze.'EiH3318on the Sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֑תha.sha.BatH7676are to guardוְשָֽׁמְר֛וּve.sha.me.RuH8104אֶת־'et-H853מִשְׁמֶ֥רֶתmish.Me.retH4931the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068forאֶל־'el-H413the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

8You must surroundוְהִקַּפְתֶּ֨ם עַל־ve.hi.kaf.Tem 'al-H5362 H5921the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְ סָבִ֗יבha.Me.lekh sa.VivH4428 H5439with weaponsוְכֵלָ֣יוve.khe.LavH3627in handבְּיָד֔וֹbe.ya.DoH3027,and anyoneאִ֚ישׁ'ishH376who approachesוְהַבָּ֥א אֶל־ve.ha.Ba' 'el-H935 H413the ranksהַשְּׂדֵר֖וֹתha.se.de.RotH7713must be put to deathיוּמָ֑תyu.MatH4191.You must stayוִהְי֥וּvih.YuH1961closeאֶת־'et-H854to the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428wherever he goesבְּצֵאת֥וֹ וּבְבֹאֽוֹ׃be.tze.To u.ve.vo.'OH3318 H935.”

9So the commandersשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of hundredsהַמֵּא֗וֹתha.me.yotH3967didוַֽיַּעֲשׂ֞וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213everythingכְּכֹ֣לke.KholH3605thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֣עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077the priestהַכֹּהֵן֒ha.ko.HenH3548had orderedצִוָּה֮tzi.VahH6680.Each of themאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376אֶת־'et-H853tookוַיִּקְחוּ֙vai.yik.ChuH3947his menאֲנָשָׁ֔יו'a.na.ShavH582—those coming on dutyבָּאֵ֣יba.'EiH935on the Sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֔תha.sha.BatH7676andעִ֖ם'imH5973those going off dutyיֹצְאֵ֣י הַשַּׁבָּ֑תyo.tze.'Ei ha.sha.BatH3318 H7676—and cameוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935toאֶל־'el-H413Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֥עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077the priestהַכֹּהֵֽן׃ha.ko.HenH3548.

10Then the priestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548gaveוַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.TenH5414to the commandersלְשָׂרֵ֣יle.sa.ReiH8269of hundredsהַמֵּא֗וֹתha.me.yotH3967אֶֽת־'et-H853the spearsהַחֲנִית֙ha.cha.NitH2595andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853shieldsהַשְּׁלָטִ֔יםha.she.la.TimH7982of Kingלַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834fromאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834the houseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

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