Berean Standard Bible

2 Kings 15:13-22

13In the thirty-ninthבִּשְׁנַ֨ת שְׁלֹשִׁ֤ים וָתֵ֙שַׁע֙bish.Nat she.lo.Shim va.Te.sha'H7970 H8672 H8141yearשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141of Uzziah’sלְעֻזִיָּ֖הle.'u.zi.YahH5818reignמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428over Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,Shallumשַׁלּ֤וּםsha.LumH7967sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jabeshיָבֵישׁ֙ya.VeishH3003became kingמָלַ֔ךְma.LakhH4427,and he reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in Samariaבְּשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃be.sho.me.RonH8111one full monthיֶֽרַח־ יָמִ֖יםye.rach- ya.MimH3391 H3117.

14Then Menahemמְנַחֵ֨םme.na.ChemH4505sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Gadiגָּדִ֜יga.DiH1424went upוַיַּעַל֩vai.ya.'AlH5927from Tirzahמִתִּרְצָ֗ה וַיָּבֹא֙mi.tir.Tzah vai.ya.Vo'H8656 H935to Samariaשֹׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111,struck downוַיַּ֛ךְvai.YakhH5221אֶת־'et-H853and killedוַיְמִיתֵ֖הוּvay.mi.Te.huH4191Shallumשַׁלּ֥וּםsha.LumH7967sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jabeshיָבֵ֖ישׁya.VeishH3003בְּשֹׁמְר֑וֹןbe.sho.me.RonH8111,and reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in his placeתַּחְתָּֽיו׃tach.TavH8478.

15As for the restוְיֶ֙תֶר֙ve.Ye.terH3499of the actsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of Shallumשַׁלּ֔וּםsha.LumH7967,along with the conspiracyוְקִשְׁר֖וֹve.kish.RoH7195אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he ledקָשָׁ֑רka.SharH7194,they are indeedהִנָּ֣םhi.NamH2009writtenכְּתֻבִ֗יםke.tu.VimH3789inעַל־'al-H5921the Bookסֵ֛פֶרSe.ferH5612of the Chroniclesדִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖יםdiv.Rei hai.ya.MimH1697 H3117of the Kingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478.

16At that timeאָ֣ז'azH227Menahemמְ֠נַחֵםMe.na.chemH4505אֶת־'et-H853,starting from Tirzahמִתִּרְצָ֔הmi.tir.TzahH8656,attackedיַכֶּֽה־ya.keh-H5221Tiphsahתִּפְסַ֨חtif.SachH8607andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853everyoneכָּל־kol-H3605in itsאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853vicinityגְּבוּלֶ֙יהָ֙ge.vu.Lei.haH1366,becauseכִּ֛יkiH3588they would notלֹ֥אlo'H3808openפָתַ֖חfa.TachH6605their gates.So he attackedוַיַּ֑ךְvai.YakhH5221Tiphsahאֵ֛ת'etH853and ripped openבִּקֵּֽעַ׃ פbi.Ke.a'H1234allכָּל־kol-H3605the pregnant womenהֶהָ֥רוֹתֶ֖יהָhe.Ha.ro.Tei.haH2030.

17In the thirty-ninthשְׁלֹשִׁ֤ים וָתֵ֙שַׁע֙she.lo.Shim va.Te.sha'H7970 H8672yearבִּשְׁנַ֨תbish.NatH8141שָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141of Azariah’sלַעֲזַרְיָ֖הla.'a.zar.YahH5838reignמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428over Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,Menahemמְנַחֵ֨םme.na.ChemH4505sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Gadiגָּדִ֧יga.DiH1424became kingמָ֠לַךְMa.lakhH4427ofעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and he reignedin Samariaבְּשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃be.sho.me.RonH8111tenעֶ֥שֶׂר'E.serH6235yearsשָׁנִ֖יםsha.NimH8141.

18And he didוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213evilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,and throughoutכָּל־kol-H3605his reignיָמָֽיו׃ya.MavH3117he did notלֹ֣אlo'H3808turn awayסָ֠רsarH5493fromמֵעַ֨לme.'AlH5921the sins thatחַטֹּ֜אותcha.TotH2403Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֧םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nebatנְבָ֛טne.VatH5028אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834had caused Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478to commitהֶחֱטִ֥יאhe.che.Ti'H2398אֶת־'et-H853.

19Then Pulפ֤וּלfulH6322kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Assyriaאַשּׁוּר֙'a.ShurH804invadedבָּ֣א עַל־ba' 'al-H935 H5921the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and Menahemמְנַחֵם֙me.na.ChemH4505gaveוַיִּתֵּ֤ןvai.yi.TenH5414Pulלְפ֔וּלle.FulH6322a thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505talentsכִּכַּר־ki.kar-H3603of silverכָּ֑סֶףKa.sefH3701in order to gain his supportלִהְי֤וֹת יָדָיו֙ אִתּ֔וֹlih.Yot ya.Dav 'i.ToH1961 H3027 H854and strengthenלְהַחֲזִ֥יקle.ha.cha.ZikH2388his own gripבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027on the kingdomהַמַּמְלָכָ֖הha.mam.la.KhahH4467.

20Menahemמְנַחֵ֨םme.na.ChemH4505אֶת־'et-H853exactedוַיֹּצֵא֩vai.yo.Tze'H3318this moneyהַכֶּ֜סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701fromH5921eachכָּל־kol-H3605of the wealthyהַחַ֔יִלha.Cha.yilH2428menגִּבּוֹרֵ֣יgi.bo.ReiH1368of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478—fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֧יםcha.mi.ShimH2572shekelsשְׁקָלִ֛יםshe.ka.LimH8255of silverכֶּ֖סֶףKe.sefH3701from eachאֶחָ֑ד'e.ChadH259manלְאִ֣ישׁle.'IshH376—to giveלָתֵת֙la.TetH5414to the kingלְמֶ֣לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804.So the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804withdrewוַיָּ֙שָׁב֙vai.Ya.shovH7725and did notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808remainעָ֥מַד שָׁ֖ם'A.mad shamH5975 H8033in the landבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.

21As for the restוְיֶ֛תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of the actsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of Menahemמְנַחֵ֖םme.na.ChemH4505,along with allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605his accomplishmentsאֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֑ה הֲלוֹא־ הֵ֣ם'a.Sher 'a.Sah ha.lo'- hemH834 H6213 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?

22And Menahemמְנַחֵ֖םme.na.ChemH4505restedוַיִּשְׁכַּ֥בvai.yish.KavH7901withעִם־'im-H5973his fathersאֲבֹתָ֑יו'a.vo.TavH1,and his sonבְנ֖וֹve.NoH1121Pekahiahפְּקַחְיָ֥הpe.kach.YahH6494reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in his placeתַּחְתָּֽיו׃ פtach.TavH8478.

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