Berean Standard Bible

2 Kings 13:1-9

1In the twenty-thirdעֶשְׂרִ֤ים וְשָׁלֹשׁ֙'es.Rim ve.sha.LoshH6242 H7969yearH8141of the reignמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Joashלְיוֹאָ֥שׁle.yo.'AshH3101sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ahaziahאֲחַזְיָ֖הוּ'a.chaz.Ya.huH274over Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,Jehoahazיְהוֹאָחָ֨זye.ho.'a.ChazH3059sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jehuיֵה֤וּאye.Hu'H3058became kingמָ֠לַךְMa.lakhH4427ofעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478, and he reignedin Samariaבְּשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹןbe.Sho.me.RonH8111seventeenשְׁבַ֥ע עֶשְׂרֵ֖הshe.Va' 'es.RehH7651 H6240yearsH8141.

2And he didוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213evilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068and followedוַ֠יֵּלֶךְ אַחַ֨רVai.ye.lekh 'a.CharH1980 H310the sinsחַטֹּ֜אתcha.TotH2403thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֧םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nebatנְבָ֛טne.VatH5028had caused Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478to commitהֶחֱטִ֥יאhe.che.Ti'H2398אֶת־'et-H853;he did notלֹא־lo'-H3808turn awayסָ֥רsarH5493from themמִמֶּֽנָּה׃mi.Me.nahH4480.

3So the angerאַ֥ף'afH639of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068burnedוַיִּֽחַר־vai.yi.char-H2734against Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,and He delivered themוַֽיִּתְּנֵ֞םvai.yi.te.NemH5414continuallyכָּל־ הַיָּמִֽים׃kol- hai.ya.MimH3605 H3117into the handsבְּיַ֣ד׀be.YadH3027of Hazaelחֲזָאֵ֣לcha.za.'ElH2371kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Aramאֲרָ֗ם וּבְיַ֛ד'a.Ram u.ve.YadH758 H3027בֶּן־ben-H1130and hisחֲזָאֵ֖לcha.za.'ElH2371sonבֶּן־ben-H1121Ben-hadadהֲדַ֥דha.DadH1130.

4Then Jehoahazיְהוֹאָחָ֖זye.ho.'a.ChazH3059אֶת־'et-H853soughtוַיְחַ֥לvay.ChalH2470the favorפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,and the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068listenedוַיִּשְׁמַ֤עvai.yish.Ma'H8085to himאֵלָיו֙'e.LavH413becauseכִּ֤יkiH3588He sawרָאָה֙ra.'AhH7200אֶת־'et-H853the oppressionלַ֣חַץLa.chatzH3906that the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Aramאֲרָֽם׃'a.RamH758had inflictedלָחַ֥ץla.ChatzH3905אֹתָ֖ם'o.TamH853on Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל כִּֽי־Yis.ra.'El ki-H3478 H3588.

5So the LORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068gaveוַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.TenH5414Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙le.Yis.ra.'ElH3478a delivererמוֹשִׁ֔יעַmo.Shi.a'H3467,and they escapedוַיֵּ֣צְא֔וּ מִתַּ֖חַתvai.Ye.tze.'U mi.Ta.chatH3318 H8478the powerיַד־yad-H3027of the Arameansאֲרָ֑ם'a.RamH758.Then the peopleבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478livedוַיֵּשְׁב֧וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427in their own homesבְּאָהֳלֵיהֶ֖םbe.'o.ho.lei.HemH168as they had beforeכִּתְמ֥וֹל שִׁלְשֽׁוֹם׃kit.Mol shil.ShomH8543 H8032.

6Neverthelessאַ֠ךְ'akhH389,they did notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808turn awayסָ֜רוּSa.ruH5493from the sinsמֵחַטֹּ֧אותme.cha.TotH2403thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֛םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379had caused Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478to commitהֶחֱטִ֥יאhe.che.ti'H2398אֶת־'et-H853, butthey continued to walk in themהָלָ֑ךְha.LakhH1980.The Asherahהָאֲשֵׁרָ֔הha.'a.she.RahH842poleevenוְגַם֙ve.GamH1571remained standingעָמְדָ֖ה'a.me.DahH5975in Samariaבְּשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃be.sho.me.RonH8111.

7Jehoahazלִיהוֹאָחָ֜זli.ho.'a.ChazH3059had noלֹא֩lo'H3808armyעָ֗ם'AmH5971leftהִשְׁאִ֨ירhish.'IrH7604כִּ֣יkiH3588,exceptכִּ֣י אִם־ki 'im-H3588 H518fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֤יםcha.mi.ShimH2572horsemenפָּֽרָשִׁים֙pa.ra.ShimH6571,tenוַעֲשָׂ֣רָהva.'a.Sa.rahH6235chariotsרֶ֔כֶבRe.khevH7393,and tenוַעֲשֶׂ֥רֶתva.'a.Se.retH6235thousandאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505foot soldiersרַגְלִ֑יrag.LiH7273,becauseכִּ֤יkiH3588the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Aramאֲרָ֔ם'a.RamH758had destroyed themאִבְּדָם֙'i.be.DamH6and made themוַיְשִׂמֵ֥םvay.si.MemH7760like the dustכֶּֽעָפָ֖רke.'a.FarH6083at threshingלָדֻֽשׁ׃la.DushH1758.

8As for the restוְיֶ֨תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of the actsדִּבְרֵ֧יdiv.ReiH1697of Jehoahazיְהוֹאָחָ֛זye.ho.'a.ChazH3059,along with allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605his accomplishmentsאֲשֶׁ֥ר עָשָׂ֖ה'a.Sher 'a.SahH834 H6213and his mightוּגְבוּרָת֑וֹ הֲלוֹא־ הֵ֣םu.ge.vu.ra.To ha.lo'- hemH1369 H3808 H1992,are they not writtenכְּתוּבִ֗יםke.tu.VimH3789inעַל־'al-H5921the Bookסֵ֛פֶרSe.ferH5612of the Chroniclesדִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖יםdiv.Rei hai.ya.MimH1697 H3117of the Kingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478?

9And Jehoahazיְהֽוֹאָחָז֙ye.ho.'a.ChazH3059restedוַיִּשְׁכַּ֤בvai.yish.KavH7901withעִם־'im-H5973his fathersאֲבֹתָ֔יו'a.vo.TavH1and was buriedוַֽיִּקְבְּרֻ֖הוּvai.yik.be.Ru.huH6912in Samariaבְּשֹׁמְר֑וֹןbe.sho.me.RonH8111.And his sonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121Jehoashיוֹאָ֥שׁyo.'AshH3101reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in his placeתַּחְתָּֽיו׃ פtach.TavH8478.

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