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2 Kings 18:3-7

3And he didוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213what wasrightהַיָּשָׁ֖רhai.ya.SharH3477in the eyesבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,just asכְּכֹ֥לke.KholH3605אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834his fatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1Davidדָּוִ֥דda.VidH1732had doneעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213.

4ה֣וּא׀hu'H1931He removedהֵסִ֣ירhe.SirH5493אֶת־'et-H853the high placesהַבָּמ֗וֹתha.ba.MotH1116,shatteredוְשִׁבַּר֙ve.shi.BarH7665אֶת־'et-H853the sacred pillarsהַמַּצֵּבֹ֔תha.ma.tze.VotH4676,and cut downוְכָרַ֖תve.kha.RatH3772אֶת־'et-H853the Asherah polesהָֽאֲשֵׁרָ֑הha.'a.she.RahH842.He also demolishedוְכִתַּת֩ve.khi.TatH3807the bronzeהַנְּחֹ֜שֶׁתha.ne.Cho.shetH5178snakeנְחַ֨שׁne.ChashH5175calledוַיִּקְרָא־vai.yik.ra'-H7121Nehushtanנְחֻשְׁתָּֽן׃ne.chush.TanH5180thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Mosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872had madeעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213,forכִּ֣יkiH3588up toעַד־'ad-H5704thatהָהֵ֙מָּה֙ הָי֤וּha.He.mah ha.YuH1992 H1961timeהַיָּמִ֤יםhai.ya.MimH3117the Israelitesבְנֵֽי־ יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ve.nei- Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478had burned incenseמְקַטְּרִ֣יםme.ka.te.RimH6999to it.

5Hezekiah trustedבָּטָ֑חba.TachH982in the LORDבַּיהוָ֥הba.Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478.Noלֹא־lo'-H3808kingמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063וַאֲשֶׁ֥רva.'a.SherH834הָיָ֣הha.YahH1961wasהָי֖וּha.YuH1961like himכָמֹ֗הוּ בְּכֹל֙kha.Mo.hu be.KholH3644 H3605,either before himלְפָנָֽיו׃le.fa.NavH6440or after himוְאַחֲרָ֞יוve.'a.cha.RavH310.

6He remained faithfulוַיִּדְבַּק֙vai.yid.BakH1692to the LORDבַּֽיהוָ֔הba.Yah.wehH3068and did notלֹא־lo'-H3808turnסָ֖רsarH5493from following Himמֵאַֽחֲרָ֑יוme.'a.cha.RavH310;he keptוַיִּשְׁמֹר֙vai.yish.MorH8104the commandmentsמִצְוֹתָ֔יוmitz.vo.TavH4687thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068אֶת־'et-H853had givenצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃mo.ShehH4872.

7And the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068wasוְהָיָ֤הve.ha.YahH1961withעִמּ֔וֹi.MoH5973Hezekiah,and he prosperedיַשְׂכִּ֑ילyas.KilH7919whereverבְּכֹ֥לbe.KholH3605אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he wentיֵצֵ֖אye.Tze'H3318.He rebelledוַיִּמְרֹ֥דvai.yim.RodH4775against the kingבְּמֶֽלֶךְ־be.Me.lekh-H4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֖וּר'a.ShurH804and refusedוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808to serve himעֲבָדֽוֹ׃a.va.DoH5647.

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