Berean Standard Bible

2 Kings 16:9-16

9So the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804respondedוַיִּשְׁמַ֤עvai.yish.Ma'H8085to himאֵלָיו֙'e.LavH413,marched upוַיַּעַל֩ מֶ֨לֶךְ אַשּׁ֤וּרvai.ya.'Al Me.lekh 'a.ShurH5927 H4428 H804toאֶל־'el-H413Damascusדַּמֶּ֙שֶׂק֙da.Me.sekH1834,and captured itוַֽיִּתְפְּשֶׂ֔הָvai.yit.pe.Se.haH8610.He took its peopleוַיַּגְלֶ֖הָvai.yag.Le.haH1540to Kir as captivesקִ֑ירָהKi.rahH7024andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853put Rezinרְצִ֖יןre.TzinH7526to deathהֵמִֽית׃he.MitH4191.

10Then Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahazאָחָ֡ז'a.ChazH271wentוַיֵּ֣לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980to Damascusדּוּמֶּ֔שֶׂקdu.Me.sekH1834to meetלִ֠קְרַאתLik.ratH7122Tiglath-pileserH8407kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Assyriaאַשּׁוּר֙'a.ShurH804.On seeingוַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'H7200אֶת־'et-H853the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achH4196אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834in Damascusבְּדַמָּ֑שֶׂקbe.da.Ma.sekH1834,Kingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahazאָחָ֜ז'a.ChazH271sentוַיִּשְׁלַח֩ אֶל־vai.yish.Lach 'el-H7971 H413Uriahאוּרִיָּ֣ה'u.ri.YahH223the priestהַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.HenH3548אֶת־'et-H853a modelדְּמ֧וּתde.MutH1823of the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֛חַha.miz.Be.achH4196וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and complete plansתַּבְנִית֖וֹ לְכָֽל־tav.ni.To le.kholH8403 H3605for its constructionמַעֲשֵֽׂהוּ׃ma.'a.Se.huH4639.

11And Uriahאוּרִיָּ֥ה'u.ri.YahH223the priestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548אֶת־'et-H853builtוַיִּ֛בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַha.miz.Be.achH4196according to allכְּכֹ֣לke.KholH3605the instructionsאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Kingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahazאָחָ֜ז'a.ChazH271had sentשָׁלַח֩sha.LachH7971from Damascusמִדַּמֶּ֗שֶׂקmi.da.Me.sekH1834, andכֵּ֤ןkenH3651אוּרִיָּ֣ה'u.ri.YahH223הַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548he completed itעָשָׂה֙'a.SahH6213beforeעַד־'ad-H5704Kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ־ha.Me.lekh-H4428Ahazאָחָ֖ז'a.ChazH271returnedבּ֥וֹאBo'H935מִדַּמָּֽשֶׂק׃mi.da.Ma.sekH1834.

12When the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428came backוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935from Damascusמִדַּמֶּ֔שֶׂקmi.da.Me.sekH1834הַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428אֶת־'et-H853and sawוַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'H7200the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַha.miz.Be.achH4196,heהַמֶּ֛לֶךְ עַל־ha.Me.lekh 'al-H4428 H5921approachedוַיִּקְרַ֥בvai.yik.RavH7126itהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achH4196and presented offeringsוַיַּ֥עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927on itעָלָֽיו׃'a.LavH5921.

13He offeredוַיַּקְטֵ֤רvai.yak.TerH6999אֶת־'et-H853his burnt offeringעֹֽלָתוֹ֙o.la.ToH5930וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and his grain offeringמִנְחָת֔וֹmin.cha.ToH4503,poured outוַיַּסֵּ֖ךְvai.ya.SekhH5258אֶת־'et-H853his drink offeringנִסְכּ֑וֹnis.KoH5262,and splatteredוַיִּזְרֹ֛קvai.yiz.RokH2236אֶת־'et-H853the bloodדַּֽם־dam-H1818of his peace offeringsהַשְּׁלָמִ֥יםha.she.la.MimH8002אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834onעַל־'al-H5921the altarהַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃ha.miz.Be.achH4196.

14וְאֵ֨תve.'EtH853He also tookוַיַּקְרֵ֗ב מֵאֵת֙vai.yak.Rev me.'EtH7126 H854the bronzeהַנְּחֹשֶׁת֮ha.ne.cho.ShetH5178altarהַמִּזְבַּ֣חha.miz.BachH4196thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834stood beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the LORDיְהוָה֒Yah.wehH3068from the frontפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of the templeהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004(betweenמִבֵּין֙mi.BeinH996the new altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַha.miz.Be.achH4196andוּמִבֵּ֖יןu.mi.BeinH996the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068)and he putוַיִּתֵּ֥ןvai.yi.TenH5414אֹת֛וֹ'o.ToH853it onעַל־'al-H5921the northצָפֽוֹנָה׃tza.Fo.nahH6828sideיֶ֥רֶךְYe.rekhH3409of the new altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achH4196.

15Then Kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ־ha.Me.lekh-H4428Ahazאָ֠חָז'A.chozH271אֶת־'et-H853commandedוַיְצַוֶּ֣הvay.tza.vuhH6680Uriahאוּרִיָּ֨ה'u.ri.YahH223the priestהַכֹּהֵ֜ן לֵאמֹ֗רha.ko.Hen le.MorH3548 H559, “Offerהַקְטֵ֣רhak.TerH6999אֶת־'et-H853onעַ֣ל'alH5921the greatהַגָּד֡וֹלha.ga.DolH1419altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֣חַha.miz.Be.achH4196the morningהַבֹּקֶר֩ha.bo.KerH1242וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853burnt offeringעֹֽלַת־'o.lat-H5930,the eveningהָעֶ֜רֶבha.'E.revH6153וְֽאֶת־ve.'EtH853grain offeringמִנְחַ֨תmin.ChatH4503,and the king’sהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853burnt offeringעֹלַ֧ת'o.LatH5930and grain offeringמִנְחָת֗וֹmin.cha.ToH4503וְ֠אֵתVe.'etH853,as well as the burnt offeringsעֹלַ֞ת'o.LatH5930,grain offeringsוּמִנְחָתָ֣םu.min.cha.TamH4503,and drink offeringsוְנִסְכֵּיהֶ֔םve.nis.kei.HemH5262of allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleעַ֤ם'amH5971of the landהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776.Splatterתִּזְרֹ֑קtiz.RokH2236on the altarעָלָ֣יו'a.LavH5921allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the bloodדַּ֥םdamH1818of the burnt offeringsעֹלָ֛ה'o.LahH5930andוְכָל־ דַּם־ve.khol dam-H3605 H1818sacrificesזֶ֖בַחZe.vachH2077.But I will useיִֽהְיֶה־yih.yeh-H1961the bronzeהַנְּחֹ֛שֶׁתha.ne.Cho.shetH5178altarוּמִזְבַּ֧חu.miz.BachH4196to seek guidanceלְבַקֵּֽר׃le.va.KerH1239.”

16So Uriahאוּרִיָּ֣ה'u.ri.YahH223the priestהַכֹּהֵ֑ןha.ko.HenH3548didוַיַּ֖עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213just asכְּכֹ֥לke.KholH3605אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Kingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahazאָחָֽז׃'a.ChazH271had commandedצִוָּ֖הtzi.VahH6680.

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