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2 Kings 15:19-38
19Then Pulפ֤וּלfulH6322kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Assyriaאַשּׁוּר֙'a.ShurH804invadedבָּ֣א עַל־ba' 'al-H935H5921the 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.ToH1961H3027H854and 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 shamH5975H8033in 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'- hemH834H6213H3808H1992,are they not writtenכְּתוּבִ֗יםke.tu.VimH3789inעַל־'al-H5921the Bookסֵ֛פֶרSe.ferH5612of the Chroniclesדִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖יםdiv.Rei hai.ya.MimH1697H3117of the Kingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478?
23In the fiftiethחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםcha.mi.ShimH2572yearבִּשְׁנַת֙bish.NatH8141שָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141of Azariah’sלַעֲזַרְיָ֖הla.'a.zar.YahH5838reignמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428over Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,Pekahiahפְּקַֽחְיָ֨הpe.kach.YahH6494sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Menahemמְנַחֵ֧םme.na.ChemH4505became kingמָ֠לַךְMa.lakhH4427ofעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478and reigned in Samariaבְּשֹׁמְר֖וֹןbe.sho.me.RonH8111two yearsשְׁנָתָֽיִם׃she.na.Ta.yimH8141.
24And he didוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213evilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068and did notלֹ֣אlo'H3808turn awayסָ֗רSarH5493from the sins thatמֵֽחַטֹּאות֙me.cha.tOtH2403Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֣םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nebatנְבָ֔טne.VatH5028אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834had caused Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478to commitהֶחֱטִ֖יאhe.che.Ti'H2398אֶת־'et-H853.
25Then his officerשָׁלִישׁ֗וֹsha.li.ShoH7991,Pekahפֶּ֨קַחPe.kachH6492sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Remaliahרְמַלְיָ֜הוּre.mal.Ya.huH7425,conspiredוַיִּקְשֹׁ֣רvai.yik.ShorH7194against himעָלָיו֩'a.LavH5921along withאֶת־'et-H854Argobאַרְגֹּ֣ב וְאֶת־'ar.Go ve.'EtH709H854,Ariehהָאַרְיֵ֔הha.'ar.YehH745,andוְעִמּ֛וֹve.'i.MoH5973fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםcha.mi.ShimH2572menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376ofמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121Gileadגִלְעָדִ֑יםgil.'a.DimH1569.And at the citadelבְּאַרְמ֤וֹןbe.'ar.MonH759of the king’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428palaceבֵּית־beit-H1004in Samariaבְשֹׁמְר֜וֹןve.sho.me.RonH8111, Pekahstruck downוַיַּכֵּ֨הוּvai.ya.Ke.huH5221and killedוַיְמִיתֵ֖הוּvay.mi.Te.huH4191Pekahiahand reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in his placeתַּחְתָּֽיו׃tach.TavH8478.
26As for the restוְיֶ֛תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of the actsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of Pekahiahפְקַחְיָ֖הfe.kach.YahH6494,along with allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605his accomplishmentsאֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֑ה'a.Sher 'a.SahH834H6213,they are indeedהִנָּ֣םhi.NamH2009writtenכְּתוּבִ֗יםke.tu.VimH3789inעַל־'al-H5921the Bookסֵ֛פֶרSe.ferH5612of the Chroniclesדִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖יםdiv.Rei hai.ya.MimH1697H3117of the Kingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.
27In the fifty-secondחֲמִשִּׁ֤ים וּשְׁתַּ֙יִם֙cha.mi.Shim u.she.Ta.yimH2572H8147yearבִּשְׁנַ֨תbish.NatH8141שָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141of Azariah’sלַעֲזַרְיָ֖הla.'a.zar.YahH5838reignמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428over Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,Pekahפֶּ֣קַחPe.kachH6492sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Remaliahרְמַלְיָ֧הוּre.mal.Ya.huH7425became kingמָ֠לַךְMa.lakhH4427ofעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and he reignedin Samariaבְּשֹׁמְר֖וֹןbe.sho.me.RonH8111twentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141.
28And he didוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213evilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068and did notלֹ֣אlo'H3808turn awayסָ֗רSarH5493fromמִן־min-H4480the sins thatחַטֹּאות֙cha.tOtH2403Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֣םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nebatנְבָ֔טne.VatH5028אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834had caused Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478to commitהֶחֱטִ֖יאhe.che.Ti'H2398אֶת־'et-H853.
29In the daysבִּימֵ֞יbi.MeiH3117of Pekahפֶּ֣קַחPe.kachH6492kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Tiglath-pileserH8407kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁוּר֒'a.ShurH804cameבָּא֮ba'H935and capturedוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947אֶת־'et-H853Ijonעִיּ֡וֹןi.YonH5859וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,Abel-beth-maacahH59H1038וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,Janoahיָ֠נוֹחַYa.no.achH3239וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,Kedeshקֶ֨דֶשׁKe.deshH6943וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,Hazorחָצ֤וֹרcha.TzorH2674וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,Gileadהַגִּלְעָד֙ha.gil.'AdH1568וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,and Galileeהַגָּלִ֔ילָהha.ga.Li.lahH1551,including allכֹּ֖לkolH3605the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Naphtaliנַפְתָּלִ֑יnaf.ta.LiH5321,and he took the people as captivesוַיַּגְלֵ֖םvai.yag.LemH1540to Assyriaאַשּֽׁוּרָה׃'a.Shu.rahH804.
30Then Hosheaהוֹשֵׁ֣עַho.She.a'H1954sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Elahאֵלָ֗ה'e.LahH425ledוַיִּקְשָׁר־vai.yik.shor-H7194a conspiracyקֶ֜שֶׁרKe.sherH7195againstעַל־'al-H5921Pekahפֶּ֙קַח֙pe.kachH6492sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Remaliahרְמַלְיָ֔הוּre.mal.Ya.huH7425.In the twentiethעֶשְׂרִ֔ים'es.RimH6242yearבִּשְׁנַ֣תbish.NatH8141of Jothamלְיוֹתָ֖םle.yo.TamH3147sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Uzziahעֻזִיָּֽה׃'u.zi.YahH5818, Hosheaattackedוַיַּכֵּ֙הוּ֙vai.ya.Ke.huH5221Pekah,killed himוַיְמִיתֵ֔הוּvay.mi.Te.huH4191,and reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֖ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in his placeתַּחְתָּ֑יוtach.TavH8478.
31As for the restוְיֶ֥תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of the actsדִּבְרֵי־div.rei-H1697of Pekahפֶ֖קַחFe.kachH6492,along with allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605his accomplishmentsאֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֑ה'a.Sher 'a.SahH834H6213,they are indeedהִנָּ֣םhi.NamH2009writtenכְּתוּבִ֗יםke.tu.VimH3789inעַל־'al-H5921the Bookסֵ֛פֶרSe.ferH5612of the Chroniclesדִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖יםdiv.Rei hai.ya.MimH1697H3117of the Kingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.
32In the secondשְׁתַּ֔יִםshe.Ta.yimH8147yearבִּשְׁנַ֣תbish.NatH8141of the reignמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Pekahלְפֶ֥קַחle.Fe.kachH6492sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Remaliahרְמַלְיָ֖הוּre.mal.Ya.huH7425over Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Jothamיוֹתָ֥םyo.TamH3147sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Uzziahעֻזִיָּ֖הוּ'u.zi.Ya.huH5818became kingמָלַ֛ךְ מֶ֥לֶךְma.Lakh Me.lekhH4427H4428of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.
33He wasהָיָ֣הha.YahH1961twenty-fiveעֶשְׂרִ֨ים וְחָמֵ֤שׁ'es.Rim ve.cha.MeshH6242H2568years oldבֶּן־ שָׁנָה֙ben- sha.NahH1121H8141when he became kingבְמָלְכ֔וֹve.ma.le.KhoH4427,and he reignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389sixteenוְשֵׁשׁ־ עֶשְׂרֵ֣הve.shesh- 'es.RehH8337H6240yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141.His mother’sאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517nameוְשֵׁ֣םve.ShemH8034was Jerushaיְרוּשָׁ֖אye.ru.Sha'H3388daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Zadokצָדֽוֹק׃tza.DokH6659.
35Neverthelessרַ֤קrakH7535,the high placesהַבָּמוֹת֙ha.ba.mOtH1116were notלֹ֣אlo'H3808taken awayסָ֔רוּSa.ruH5493;the peopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971continuedע֗וֹדodH5750sacrificingמְזַבְּחִ֥יםme.za.be.ChimH2076and burning incenseוּֽמְקַטְּרִ֖יםu.me.ka.te.RimH6999thereבַּבָּמ֑וֹתba.ba.MotH1116.Jothamה֗וּאHu'H1931rebuiltבָּנָ֛הba.NahH1129אֶת־'et-H853the Upperהָעֶלְיֽוֹן׃ha.'el.YonH5945Gateשַׁ֥עַרSha.'arH8179of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.
36As for the restוְיֶ֛תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of the actsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of Jothamיוֹתָ֖םyo.TamH3147,along with his accomplishmentsאֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֑ה'a.Sher 'a.SahH834H6213,are theyהֵ֣םhemH1992notהֲלֹא־ha.lo'-H3808writtenכְּתוּבִ֗יםke.tu.VimH3789inעַל־'al-H5921the Bookסֵ֛פֶרSe.ferH5612of the Chroniclesדִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖יםdiv.Rei hai.ya.MimH1697H3117of the Kingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063?
37(In thoseהָהֵ֔םha.HemH1992daysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068beganהֵחֵ֣לhe.ChelH2490to sendלְהַשְׁלִ֙יחַ֙le.hash.Li.achH7971Rezinרְצִ֖יןre.TzinH7526kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Aramאֲרָ֑ם'a.RamH758וְאֵ֖תve.'EtH853and Pekahפֶּ֥קַחPe.kachH6492sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Remaliahרְמַלְיָֽהוּ׃re.mal.Ya.huH7425against Judahבִּֽיהוּדָ֔הbi.hu.DahH3063.)
38And Jothamיוֹתָם֙yo.TamH3147restedוַיִּשְׁכַּ֤בvai.yish.KavH7901withעִם־'im-H5973his fathersאֲבֹתָ֔יו'a.vo.TavH1and was buriedוַיִּקָּבֵר֙vai.yi.ka.VerH6912withעִם־'im-H5973themאֲבֹתָ֔יו'a.vo.TavH1in the Cityבְּעִ֖ירbe.'IrH5892of Davidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732his fatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1.And his sonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121Ahazאָחָ֥ז'a.ChazH271reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in his placeתַּחְתָּֽיו׃ פtach.TavH8478.
Commentaries on 2 Kings 15
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- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
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