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2 Chronicles 20

1AnditcameH935topassafterthis[that]thechildrenofMoabמוֹאָב֩mo.'AvH4124,andthechildrenofAmmonעַמּ֜וֹןa.MonH5983,andwiththemcertainoftheMaonites,cameH935againstJehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֖טye.ho.sha.FatH3092tobattleלַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃la.mil.cha.MahH4421.

2AndtheycameH935andtoldH5046Jehoshaphatלִֽיהוֹשָׁפָט֙li.ho.sha.FatH3092sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Agreatרָ֛בravH7227multitudeהָמ֥וֹןha.MonH1995iscomeH935againsttheefrombeyondtheseaלַיָּ֖םlai.YamH3220,fromSyria;andbehold,theyareinHazazon-tamarH2688,whichisEngedi.

3AndJehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֛טye.ho.sha.FatH3092fearedH3372,andsetH5414himselftoseekלִדְר֣וֹשׁlid.Ro.oshH1875Jehovah,andproclaimedוַיִּקְרָא־vai.yik.ra'-H7121afastצ֖וֹםTzomH6685throughoutJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

4AndJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063gatheredוַיִּקָּבְצ֣וּvai.yi.ka.ve.TzuH6908themselvestogetherH6908toask [help]ofJehovah:evenoutofallthecitiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063theycameH935toseekH1245Jehovah.

5AndJehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֗טye.ho.sha.FatH3092stoodH5975inthecongregationofJudahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063andJerusalemוִירוּשָׁלִַ֖םvi.ru.sha.LimH3389,inthehouseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004ofJehovah,beforethenewהַחֲדָשָֽׁה׃ha.cha.da.ShahH2319courtH2691;

6andhesaidH559,Jehovah,Godאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430ofourfathersH1, artnotthouGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430intheheavensבַּשָּׁמַ֔יִםba.sha.Ma.yimH8064,andrulest thounotoverallthekingdomsמַמְלְכ֣וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467ofthenationsהַגּוֹיִ֑םha.go.YimH1471?Andinthyhandוּבְיָדְךָ֙u.ve.ya.de.KhaH3027thereispowerandmight,andnonecanwithstand thee.

7Hastnotthou,ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,dispossessedהוֹרַ֙שְׁתָּ֙ho.Rash.taH3423theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵי֙yo.she.VeiH3427ofthislandהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776beforethypeopleעַמְּךָ֣'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andgivenH5414itforeverלְעוֹלָֽם׃le.'o.LamH5769totheseedH2233ofAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֥ם'av.ra.HamH85, thyfriendאֹֽהַבְךָ֖'o.hav.KhaH157?

8Andtheyhavedweltוַיֵּשְׁב֖וּ־vai.ye.she.Vu-H3427therein,andhavebuiltH1129theeasanctuaryמִקְדָּ֖שׁmik.DashH4720thereinforthynameלְשִׁמְךָ֥le.shim.KhaH8034,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

9IfevilH7451comeתָּב֨וֹאta.Vo'H935uponus,swordחֶרֶב֮che.RevH2719,judgment,orpestilenceוְדֶ֣בֶרve.De.verH1698,orfamineוְרָעָב֒ve.ra.'AvH7458,andwestandנַֽעַמְדָ֞הna.'am.DahH5975beforethishouseהַבַּ֤יִתha.Ba.yitH1004andbeforethee —forthynameשִׁמְךָ֖shim.KhaH8034isinthishouseבַּבַּ֣יִתba.Ba.yitH1004—andcryוְנִזְעַ֥קve.niz.'AkH2199unto theeinourdistressמִצָּרָתֵ֖נוּmi.tza.ra.Te.nuH6869,thenthou wilthearוְתִשְׁמַ֥עve.tish.Ma'H8085andsaveוְתוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃ve.to.Shi.a'H3467.

10AndnowH6258,behold,thechildrenofAmmonעַמּ֨וֹןa.MonH5983andMoabוּמוֹאָ֜בu.mo.'AvH4124,andthoseofmountSeirשֵׂעִ֗ירse.'IrH8165, amongstwhomthou wouldestnotletIsraelלְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙le.Yis.ra.'ElH3478goH935whentheycameH935outofthelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, (fortheyturnedסָ֥רוּSa.ruH5493fromthem,anddestroyedהִשְׁמִידֽוּם׃hish.mi.DumH8045themnot,)

11behold,theyrewardus,incomingH935tocastusoutofthypossessionH3423,whichthou hastgivenustopossessהֽוֹרַשְׁתָּֽנוּ׃Ho.rash.Ta.nuH3423.

12OurGodאֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙'e.lo.Hei.nuH430, wilt thounotjudgeH8199them?forwehavenomightinpresenceH6440ofthisgreatהָרָ֛בha.RavH7227companywhichcomethagainstus,neitherknowנֵדַע֙ne.Da'H3045wewhattodo;butoureyesעֵינֵֽינוּ׃'ei.Nei.nuH5869areuponthee.

13AndallJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063stoodעֹמְדִ֖ים'o.me.DimH5975beforeJehovah,withtheirlittleטַפָּ֖םta.PamH2945onesH2945,theirwivesH802,andtheirsonsH1121.

14AnduponJahazielוְיַחֲזִיאֵ֡לve.ya.cha.zi.'ElH3166thesonH1121ofZechariahזְכַרְיָ֡הוּze.khar.Ya.huH2148,thesonH1121ofBenaiahבְּ֠נָיָהBe.na.yahH1141,thesonH1121ofJeielיְעִיאֵ֧לye.'i.'ElH3273,thesonH1121ofMattaniahמַתַּנְיָ֛הma.tan.YahH4983,aLeviteהַלֵּוִ֖יha.le.ViH3881ofthesonsH1121ofAsaphאָסָ֑ף'a.SafH623,uponhimcametheSpiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307ofJehovah,inthemidstבְּת֖וֹךְbe.TokhH8432ofthecongregation;

15andhesaidH559,BeattentiveH7181,allJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063,andyeinhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֵ֣יve.yo.she.VeiH3427ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,andthoukingוְהַמֶּ֖לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֑טye.ho.sha.FatH3092!Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saithJehovahuntoyou:FearH3372not,norbedismayedתֵּחַ֙תּוּ֙te.Cha.tuH2865byreasonofthisgreatהָרָב֙ha.RavH7227multitudeהֶהָמ֤וֹןhe.ha.MonH1995;forthebattleהַמִּלְחָמָ֖הha.mil.cha.MahH4421isnotyours,butGod's.

16To-morrowgoH5927downagainstthem:behold,theycomeH5927upbytheascentבְּמַעֲלֵ֣הbe.ma.'a.LehH4608ofZiz;andyeshallfindוּמְצָאתֶ֤םu.me.tza.TemH4672themattheendבְּס֣וֹףbe.SofH5490ofthevalley,beforethewildernessמִדְבַּ֥רmid.BarH4057ofJeruel.

17Yeshallnothavetofightלְהִלָּחֵ֣םle.hi.la.ChemH3898onthisoccasion:setH5975yourselves,standעִמְד֡וּ'im.DuH5975andseeוּרְא֣וּu.re.'UH7200thesalvationH3444ofJehovah[whois]withyou!Judahיְהוּדָ֣הye.hu.DahH3063andJerusalemוִֽירוּשָׁלִַ֗םvi.ru.sha.LimH3389,fearH3372notnorbedismayedתֵּחַ֔תּוּte.Cha.tuH2865; to-morrowgoצְא֣וּtze.'UH3318outagainstthem,andJehovahwillbewithyou.

18AndJehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֛טye.ho.sha.FatH3092bowedלְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֖תle.hish.ta.cha.VotH7812hisheadwithhisfaceH6440tothegroundאָ֑רְצָה'A.re.tzahH776;andallJudahיְהוּדָ֞הye.hu.DahH3063andtheinhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֵ֣יve.yo.she.VeiH3427ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389fellH5307downH7812beforeJehovah, worshippingJehovah.

19AndtheLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֛םhal.vi.YimH3881,ofthesonsH1121oftheKohathitesהַקְּהָתִ֖יםha.ke.ha.TimH6956,andofthesonsH1121oftheKorahitesהַקָּרְחִ֑יםha.ka.re.ChimH7145,stoodH6965uptopraiseלְהַלֵּ֗לle.ha.LelH1984JehovahtheGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478withanexceedingloudvoiceבְּק֥וֹלbe.KolH6963.

20AndtheyroseH7925earlyוַיַּשְׁכִּ֣ימוּvai.yash.Ki.muH7925inthemorningבַבֹּ֔קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242,andwentH3318forthH3318towardsthewildernessלְמִדְבַּ֣רle.mid.BarH4057ofTekoaתְּק֑וֹעַte.Ko.a'H8620;andastheywentH3318forthH3318,Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֗טye.ho.sha.FatH3092stoodH5975andsaidH559,HearH8085me,Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063,andyeinhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֵ֣יve.yo.she.VeiH3427ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389!BelieveH539inJehovahyourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶם֙'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,andyeshallbeestablishedH539;believeH539hisprophetsבִנְבִיאָ֖יוvin.vi.'AvH5030,andyeshallprosperH6743!

21Andheconsultedוַיִּוָּעַץ֙vai.yi.va.'AtzH3289withthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,andappointedוַיַּעֲמֵ֤דvai.ya.'a.MedH5975singersH7891toJehovah,andthosethatshouldpraiseH1984inholyH6944splendour,astheywentH3318forthH3318beforethearmedH2502men,andsayוְאֹֽמְרִים֙ve.'o.me.RimH559,Giveהוֹד֣וּho.DuH3034thanksH3034toJehovah;forhisloving-kindness [endureth]foreverלְעוֹלָ֖םle.'o.LamH5769!

22AndwhentheybeganH2490thesongoftriumphandpraiseוּתְהִלָּ֗הu.te.hi.LahH8416,Jehovahsetנָתַ֣ןna.TanH5414liers-in-waitagainstthechildrenofAmmonעַמּ֜וֹןa.MonH5983,Moabמוֹאָ֧בmo.'AvH4124,andmountSeirשֵׂעִ֛ירse.'IrH8165,whohadcomeH935againstJudahלִֽיהוּדָ֖הli.hu.DahH3063,andtheyweresmitten.

23AndthechildrenofAmmonעַמּ֧וֹןa.MonH5983andMoabוּמוֹאָ֛בu.mo.'AvH4124stoodH5975upagainsttheinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427ofmountSeirשֵׂעִ֖ירse.'IrH8165,toexterminateanddestroyוּלְהַשְׁמִ֑ידu.le.hash.MidH8045[them];andwhentheyhadmadeanendH3615oftheinhabitantsבְּיוֹשְׁבֵ֣יbe.yo.she.VeiH3427ofSeirשֵׂעִ֔ירse.'IrH8165,theyhelpedעָזְר֥וּ'a.ze.RuH5826todestroyH8045oneH376another.

24AndJudahוִֽיהוּדָ֛הvi.hu.DahH3063cameH935ontothemountain-watchinthewildernessלַמִּדְבָּ֑רla.mid.BarH4057,andtheylookedtowardthemultitudeהֶ֣הָמ֔וֹןhe.ha.MonH1995;andbehold,theyweredeadbodiesfallenH5307totheearthH776,andnonehadescapedH6413.

25AndJehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֣טye.ho.sha.FatH3092andhispeopleוְעַמּוֹ֮ve.'a.MoH5971cameH935toplunderH962thespoilH7998ofthem,andtheyfoundH4672amongtheminabundanceלָרֹ֜בla.RoH7230, both richeswiththedeadbodies,andpreciousחֲמֻד֔וֹתcha.mu.DotH2530thingsH7969,andtheystrippedoffforthemselvesmorethantheycouldcarryמַשָּׂ֑אma.Sa'H4853awayH5337;andtheywereH1961threeשְׁלוֹשָׁ֛הshe.lo.ShahH7969daysיָמִ֧יםya.MimH3117inplunderingthespoilH7998,itwassomuch.

26Andonthefourthהָרְבִעִ֗יha.re.vi.'IH7243dayוּבַיּ֣וֹםu.vai.YomH3117theyassembledH6950themselvesinthevalleyלְעֵ֣מֶקle.'E.mekH6010ofBerachahבְּרָכָ֔הbe.ra.KhahH1294,fortheretheyblessedH1288Jehovah;thereforeH3651thenameשֵׁ֨םshemH8034ofthatplaceהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725wascalledקָֽרְא֞וּka.re.'UH7121Thevalleyעֵ֥מֶק'E.mekH6010ofBerachahבְּרָכָ֖הbe.ra.KhahH1294,tothisdayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.

27AndtheyreturnedH7725,allthemenאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376ofJudahיְהוּדָ֤הye.hu.DahH3063andJerusalemוִֽירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙vi.ru.sha.LimH3389,andJehoshaphatוִֽיהוֹשָׁפָ֣טvi.ho.sha.FatH3092attheirheadבְּרֹאשָׁ֔םbe.ro.ShamH7218,togoH7725againtoJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389withjoyבְּשִׂמְחָ֑הbe.sim.ChahH8057;forJehovahhadmadethemtorejoiceשִׂמְּחָ֥םsi.me.ChamH8055overtheirenemiesמֵֽאוֹיְבֵיהֶֽם׃Me.'oy.vei.HemH341.

28AndtheycameH935toJerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389withlutesandharpsוּבְכִנֹּר֖וֹתu.ve.khi.no.RotH3658andtrumpetsוּבַחֲצֹצְר֑וֹתu.va.cha.tzo.tze.RotH2689,tothehouseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004ofJehovah.

29AndtheterrorH6343ofGodאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430wasH1961onallthekingdomsמַמְלְכ֣וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467ofthelandsהָאֲרָצ֑וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776,whentheyhadheardH8085thatJehovahfoughtH3898againsttheenemiesאוֹיְבֵ֥י'oy.VeiH341ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

30AndtherealmofJehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֑טye.ho.sha.FatH3092wasquietH8252;andhisGodאֱלֹהָ֖יו'e.lo.HavH430gaveH5117himrestוַיָּ֧נַֽחvai.Ya.nachH5117roundמִסָּבִֽיב׃ פmi.sa.VivH5439about.

31AndJehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֖טye.ho.sha.FatH3092reignedH4427overJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063:hewasthirty-fiveyearsשָׁנָ֜הsha.NahH8141oldwhenhebegantoreignH4427;andhereignedH4427twenty-fiveyearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141inJerusalemבִּֽירוּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389;andhismother'snameוְשֵׁ֣םve.ShemH8034wasAzubahעֲזוּבָ֖ה'a.zu.VahH5806,daughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofShilhiשִׁלְחִֽי׃shil.ChiH7977.

32Andhewalkedinthewayבְּדֶ֛רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870ofAsaאָסָ֖א'a.Sa'H609hisfatherאָבִ֥יו'a.VivH1,andturnedH5493notasideסָ֣רsarH5493fromit,doingwhatwasrightהַיָּשָׁ֖רhai.ya.SharH3477inthesightofJehovah.

33Onlyאַ֥ךְ'akhH389,thehighהַבָּמ֖וֹתha.ba.MotH1116placesH1116werenotremovedH5493;andasyetH5750thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971hadnotdirectedהֵכִ֣ינוּhe.Khi.nuH3559theirheartsלְבָבָ֔םle.va.VamH3824totheGodלֵאלֹהֵ֖יle.lo.HeiH430oftheirfathersH1.

34Andtherestוְיֶ֙תֶר֙ve.Ye.terH3499oftheactsofJehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֔טye.ho.sha.FatH3092,firstH7223andlastH314,behold,theyarewrittenH3789inthewordsH1697ofJehuיֵה֣וּאye.Hu'H3058thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofHananiחֲנָ֔נִיcha.Na.niH2607,whichareinsertedinthebookH5612ofthekingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

35AndafterthisJehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֣טye.ho.sha.FatH3092kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063joinedH2266himselfwithAhaziahאֲחַזְיָ֣ה'a.chaz.YahH274kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whodidverywickedlyהִרְשִׁ֥יעַhir.Shi.a'H7561.

36AndhejoinedH2266himselfwithhimtomakeH6213shipsאֳנִיּ֖וֹת'o.ni.YotH591togotoTarshishתַּרְשִׁ֑ישׁtar.ShishH8659;andtheymadeH6213theshipsאֳנִיּ֖וֹת'o.ni.YotH591inEzion-geberH6100.

37AndEliezerאֱלִיעֶ֤זֶר'e.li.'E.zerH461thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofDodavah,ofMareshahמִמָּ֣רֵשָׁ֔הmi.Ma.re.ShahH4762,prophesiedH5012againstJehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֖טye.ho.sha.FatH3092,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Becausethou hastjoinedH2266thyselfwithAhaziahאֲחַזְיָ֗הוּ'a.chaz.Ya.huH274,JehovahhasbrokenH7665thyworksמַעֲשֶׂ֔יךָma.'a.Sei.khaH4639.Andtheshipsאֳנִיּ֔וֹת'o.ni.YotH591werebrokenH7665,andcouldnotgotoTarshishתַּרְשִֽׁישׁ׃tar.ShishH8659.

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