Berean Standard Bible

2 Kings 11:17-20

17Then Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֜עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077אֶֽת־'et-H853madeוַיִּכְרֹ֨תvai.yikh.RotH3772a covenantהַבְּרִ֗יתha.be.RitH1285betweenבֵּ֤יןbeinH996the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068andוּבֵ֤יןu.VeinH996the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ וּבֵ֣יןha.Me.lekh u.VeinH4428 H996and the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971that they would beלִהְי֥וֹתlih.YotH1961the LORD’sלַֽיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068peopleלְעָ֖םle.'AmH5971.He also made a covenant betweenוּבֵ֥יןu.VeinH996the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428andוּבֵ֥יןu.VeinH996the peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

18So allכָל־khol-H3605the peopleעַם֩'amH5971of the landהָאָ֨רֶץha.'A.retzH776wentוַיָּבֹ֣אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to the templeבֵּית־beit-H1004of Baalהַבַּ֜עַלha.Ba.'alH1168and tore it downוַֽיִּתְּצֻ֗הוּvai.yi.te.Tzu.huH5422אֶת־'et-H853.They smashed the altarsמִזְבְּחֹתָ֤יוmiz.be.cho.tovH4196וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and idolsצְלָמָיו֙tze.la.MavH6754to piecesשִׁבְּר֣וּ הֵיטֵ֔בshi.be.Ru hei.TevH7665 H3190וְאֵ֗תve.'EtH853,and they killedהָרְג֖וּha.re.GuH2026Mattanמַתָּן֙ma.TanH4977the priestכֹּהֵ֣ןko.HenH3548of Baalהַבַּ֔עַלha.Ba.'alH1168in front ofלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the altarsהַֽמִּזְבְּח֑וֹתha.miz.be.ChotH4196.And Jehoiada the priestהַכֹּהֵ֛ןha.ko.HenH3548postedוַיָּ֧שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760guardsפְּקֻדּ֖וֹתpe.ku.DotH6486forעַל־'al-H5921the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

19He took with himוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947אֶת־'et-H853the commandersשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of hundredsהַ֠מֵּאוֹתHa.me.'otH3967וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,the Caritesהַכָּרִ֨יha.ka.RiH3746וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,the guardsהָרָצִ֜יםha.ra.TzimH7323וְאֵ֣ת׀ve.'EtH853,and allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleעַ֣ם'amH5971of the landהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and they broughtוַיֹּרִ֤ידוּvai.yo.Ri.duH3381אֶת־'et-H853the king downהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428from the houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068and enteredוַיָּב֛וֹאוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935the royalהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428palaceבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004by wayדֶּֽרֶך־de.rekh-H1870of the Gateשַׁ֥עַרSha.'arH8179of the Guardsהָרָצִ֖יםha.ra.TzimH7323.Then Joash took his seatוַיֵּ֖שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427onעַל־'al-H5921the royalהַמְּלָכִֽים׃ha.me.la.KhimH4428throneכִּסֵּ֥אki.Se'H3678,

20and allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleעַם־'am-H5971of the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776rejoicedוַיִּשְׂמַ֥חvai.yis.MachH8055.And the cityוְהָעִ֣ירve.ha.'IrH5892was quietשָׁקָ֑טָהsha.Ka.tahH8252וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,because Athaliahעֲתַלְיָ֛הוּ'a.tal.Ya.huH6271had been put toהֵמִ֥יתוּhe.Mi.tuH4191the swordבַחֶ֖רֶבva.Che.revH2719at the royalהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ סha.Me.lekhH4428palaceבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

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