Berean Standard Bible

2 Kings 9:27-35

27When Kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428Ahaziahוַאֲחַזְיָ֤הva.'a.chaz.YahH274of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063sawרָאָ֔הra.'AhH7200this,he fledוַיָּ֕נָסvai.Ya.nosH5127up the roadדֶּ֖רֶךְDe.rekhH1870toward Beth-hagganבֵּ֣ית הַגָּ֑ןbeit ha.GanH1004 H1588.And Jehuיֵה֗וּאye.Hu'H3058pursued himוַיִּרְדֹּ֨ף אַחֲרָ֜יוvai.yir.Dof 'a.cha.RavH7291 H310,shoutingוַ֠יֹּאמֶרVai.yo.merH559, “Shootהַכֻּ֣הוּha.Ku.huH5221himאֹת֞וֹ'o.ToH853tooגַּם־gam-H1571!” So they shot Ahaziahinאֶל־'el-H413his chariotהַמֶּרְכָּבָ֗הha.mer.ka.VahH4818on the Ascentבְּמַֽעֲלֵה־be.ma.'a.leh-H4608of Gurגוּר֙gurH1483,אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834אֶֽת־'et-H854near Ibleamיִבְלְעָ֔םyiv.le.'AmH2991,and he fledוַיָּ֥נָסvai.Ya.nosH5127to Megiddoמְגִדּ֖וֹme.gi.DoH4023and diedוַיָּ֥מָתvai.Ya.motH4191thereשָֽׁם׃ShamH8033.

28Then his servantsעֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.DavH5650carried him by chariotוַיַּרְכִּ֧בוּvai.yar.Ki.vuH7392to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלְָ֑מָהye.ru.sha.Le.mahH3389אֹת֛וֹ'o.ToH853and buriedוַיִּקְבְּר֨וּvai.yik.be.RuH6912himאֹת֧וֹ'o.ToH853with his fathersאֲבֹתָ֖יו'a.vo.TavH1in his tombבִקְבֻרָת֛וֹ עִם־vik.vu.ra.To 'im-H6900 H5973in the Cityבְּעִ֥ירbe.'IrH5892of Davidדָּוִֽד׃ פda.VidH1732.

29(In the eleventhוּבִשְׁנַת֙ אַחַ֣ת עֶשְׂרֵ֣הu.vish.Nat 'a.Chat 'es.RehH259 H6240 H8141yearשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141of Joramלְיוֹרָ֖םle.yo.RamH3141sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ahabאַחְאָ֑ב'ach.'AvH256,Ahaziahאֲחַזְיָ֖ה'a.chaz.YahH274had become kingמָלַ֥ךְma.LakhH4427overעַל־'al-H5921Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.)

30Now when Jehuיֵה֖וּאye.Hu'H3058arrivedוַיָּב֥וֹאvai.ya.Vo'H935in Jezreelיִזְרְעֶ֑אלָהyiz.re.'E.lahH3157,Jezebelוְאִיזֶ֣בֶלve.'i.Ze.velH348heardשָׁמְעָ֗הsha.me.'AhH8085of it.So she paintedוַתָּ֨שֶׂם בַּפּ֤וּךְva.Ta.sem ba.PukhH7760 H6320her eyesעֵינֶ֙יהָ֙'ei.Nei.haH5869,adornedוַתֵּ֣יטֶבva.Tei.tevH3190אֶת־'et-H853her headרֹאשָׁ֔הּro.ShahH7218,and looked downוַתַּשְׁקֵ֖ףva.tash.KefH8259fromבְּעַ֥דbe.'AdH1157a windowהַחַלּֽוֹן׃ha.cha.LonH2474.

31And as Jehuוְיֵה֖וּאve.ye.Hu'H3058enteredבָּ֣אba'H935the gateבַשָּׁ֑עַרva.Sha.'arH8179,she askedוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559, “Have you come in peaceהֲשָׁל֔וֹםha.sha.LomH7965,O Zimriזִמְרִ֖יzim.RiH2174,murdererהֹרֵ֥גho.RegH2026of your masterאֲדֹנָֽיו׃'a.do.NavH113?”

32He looked upוַיִּשָּׂ֤א פָנָיו֙vai.yi.Sa' fa.NavH5375 H6440atאֶל־'el-H413the windowהַ֣חַלּ֔וֹןha.cha.LonH2474and called outוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whoמִ֥יmiH4310is on my sideאִתִּ֖י'i.TiH854?Whoמִ֑יMiH4310?”And twoשְׁנַ֥יִםshe.Na.yimH8147or threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֖הshe.lo.ShahH7969eunuchsסָרִיסִֽים׃sa.ri.SimH5631looked downוַיַּשְׁקִ֣יפוּvai.yash.Ki.fuH8259at himאֵלָ֔יו'e.LavH413.

33“Throw her downשִׁמְט֖וּהָshim.tu.hH8058!”yelledוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Jehu.So they threw her downוַֽיִּשְׁמְט֑וּהָvai.yish.me.Tu.haH8058,and her bloodמִדָּמָ֧הּmi.da.MahH1818splatteredוַיִּ֨זvai.YizH5137onאֶל־'el-H413the wallהַקִּ֛ירha.KirH7023and onוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413the horsesהַסּוּסִ֖יםha.su.SimH5483as they trampled her underfootוַֽיִּרְמְסֶֽנָּה׃Vai.yir.me.Se.nahH7429.

34Then Jehu went inוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935and ateוַיֹּ֣אכַלvai.Yo.khalH398and drankוַיֵּ֑שְׁתְּvai.Ye.shetH8354. “Take care ofפִּקְדוּ־ נָ֞אpik.du- na'H6485 H4994אֶת־'et-H853thisהַזֹּאת֙ha.zoTH2063cursedהָאֲרוּרָ֤הha.'a.ru.RahH779woman,”he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “and bury herוְקִבְר֔וּהָve.kiv.Ru.haH6912,forכִּ֥יkiH3588sheהִֽיא׃Hi'H1931wasthe daughterבַת־vat-H1323of a kingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428.”

35But when they went outוַיֵּלְכ֖וּvai.ye.le.KhuH1980to bury herלְקָבְרָ֑הּle.ka.ve.RahH6912,they foundמָ֣צְאוּMa.tze.'uH4672nothingוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808butכִּ֧י אִם־ki 'im-H3588 H518herskullהַגֻּלְגֹּ֛לֶתha.gul.Go.letH1538,her feetוְהָרַגְלַ֖יִםve.ha.rag.La.yimH7272,and the palmsוְכַפּ֥וֹתve.kha.PotH3709of her handsהַיָּדָֽיִם׃hai.ya.Da.yimH3027.

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