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2 Chronicles 23

1Andintheseventhהַשְּׁבִעִ֜יתha.she.vi.'ItH7637yearוּבַשָּׁנָ֨הu.va.sha.NahH8141Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֗עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077strengthenedהִתְחַזַּ֣קhit.cha.ZakH2388himself,andtookH3947thecaptainsofthehundredsH3967,Azariahלַעֲזַרְיָ֣הוּla.'a.zar.Ya.huH5838thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofJerohamיְרֹחָ֡םye.ro.ChamH3395,andIshmaelוּלְיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אלu.le.yish.ma.'ElH3458thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJehohananיְ֠הוֹחָנָןYe.ho.cha.nonH3076,andAzariahוְלַֽעֲזַרְיָ֨הוּve.la.'a.zar.Ya.huH5838thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofObedעוֹבֵ֜דo.VedH5744,andMaaseiahמַעֲשֵׂיָ֧הוּma.'a.se.Ya.huH4641thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofAdaiahעֲדָיָ֛הוּ'a.da.Ya.huH5718,andElishaphatthesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZichri,intocovenantבַבְּרִֽית׃va.be.RitH1285withhim.

2AndtheywentH935aboutinJudahבִּֽיהוּדָ֔הbi.hu.DahH3063andgatheredוַיִּקְבְּצ֤וּvai.yik.be.TzuH6908togetherH6908theLevitesהַלְוִיִּם֙hal.vi.YimH3881outofallthecitiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,andthechiefH7218fathersהָאָב֖וֹתha.'a.VotH1ofIsraelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478;andtheycameH935toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

3AndallthecongregationmadeH3772acovenantבְּרִ֛יתbe.RitH1285withthekingH4428inthehouseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430.AndhesaidH559tothem,Behold,theking'ssonבֶן־ven-H1121shallreignיִמְלֹ֔ךְyim.LokhH4427,asJehovahhassaidH559ofthesonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofDavidדָוִֽיד׃da.VidH1732.

4Thisisthethingהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697whichyeshalldo:athirdהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֨יתha.she.li.ShitH7992partofyouthatcomeבָּאֵ֣יba.'EiH935inonthesabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֗תha.sha.BatH7676,ofthepriestsלַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙la.ko.ha.NimH3548andoftheLevitesוְלַלְוִיִּ֔םve.lal.vi.YimH3881,shallbekeepersofthedoors;

5andathirdוְהַשְּׁלִשִׁית֙ve.ha.she.li.ShitH7992partוְהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֖יתve.ha.she.li.ShitH7992shallbeattheking'shouseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004;andathirdH7992partH7992atthegateבְּשַׁ֣עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179ofthefoundationהַיְס֑וֹדhay.SodH3247;andallthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971shallbeinthecourtsofthehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofJehovah.

6ButletnonecomeH935intothehouseבֵית־veit-H1004ofJehovahexceptthepriestsהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.NimH3548andthoseoftheLevitesלַלְוִיִּ֔םlal.vi.YimH3881thatdotheservice;theyshallgoH935in,fortheyareholyH6944;butallthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971shallkeepיִשְׁמְר֖וּyish.me.RuH8104thewatchH8104ofJehovah.

7AndtheLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֨םhal.vi.YimH3881shallencompassthekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428roundH5439about,everymanאִ֚ישׁ'ishH376withhisweaponsוְכֵלָ֣יוve.khe.LavH3627inhishandבְּיָד֔וֹbe.ya.DoH3027;andhethatcomesH935intothehouseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004shallbeוִֽהְי֥וּvih.YuH1961putיוּמָ֑תyu.MatH4191todeathH4191;andyeshallbeH1961withthekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428whenhecomesH935inandwhenhegoesH3318out.

8AndtheLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֜םhal.vi.YimH3881andallJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063didaccordingtoallthatJehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֣עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077thepriestהַכֹּהֵן֒ha.ko.HenH3548commandedצִוָּה֮tzi.VahH6680;andtheytookH3947everymanH376hismenH376,thosethatweretocomeH935inonthesabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֔תha.sha.BatH7676,withthemthatweretogoH3318forthH3318onthesabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֑תha.sha.BatH7676;forJehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֥עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548didnotliberatethedivisionsהַֽמַּחְלְקֽוֹת׃Ha.mach.le.KotH4256.

9AndJehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֨עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548gaveH5414tothecaptainsofthehundredsH3967kingלַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428David'sspearsהַֽחֲנִיתִים֙ha.cha.ni.TimH2595andshieldsהַמָּגִנּוֹת֙ha.ma.gi.nOtH4043andtargets,whichwereinthehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofGodהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430.

10AndhesetH5975allthepeopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971,everymanH376withhisjavelininhishandבְיָד֗וֹve.ya.DoH3027,fromtherightH3233sideמִכֶּ֨תֶףmi.Ke.tefH3802ofthehouseהַבַּ֤יִתha.Ba.yitH1004totheleftsideכֶּ֤תֶףKe.tefH3802ofthehouseהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004,towardthealtarלַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַla.miz.Be.achH4196andthehouseוְלַבָּ֑יִתve.la.Ba.yitH1004,bythekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428roundH5439about.

11AndtheybroughtH3318forthH3318theking'ssonבֶּן־ben-H1121,andputוַיִּתְּנ֤וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414thecrownהַנֵּ֙זֶר֙ha.Ne.zerH5145uponhim,and[gaveH5414him]thetestimonyהָ֣עֵד֔וּתha.'e.DutH5715,andmadeH5414himkingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428.AndJehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֣עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077andhissonsוּבָנָ֔יוu.va.NavH1121anointedוַיִּמְשָׁחֻ֙הוּ֙vai.yim.sha.Chu.huH4886him,andsaidH559, Longliveיְחִ֥יye.ChiH2421thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ סha.Me.lekhH4428!

12AndAthaliahעֲתַלְיָ֗הוּ'a.tal.Ya.huH6271heardH8085thenoiseofthepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971runningH7323andpraisingH1984thekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,andshecameH935tothepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971intothehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofJehovah.

13AndshelookedH7200,andbehold,thekingהַמֶּלֶךְ֩ha.me.leKhH4428stoodעוֹמֵ֨דo.MedH5975onhisdaisattheentranceבַּמָּב֗וֹאba.ma.Vo'H3996,andtheprincesH8269andthetrumpetsוְהַחֲצֹצְרוֹת֮ve.ha.cha.tzo.tze.rOtH2689werebythekingהַמֶּלֶךְ֒ha.me.leKhH4428;andallthepeopleעַ֨ם'amH5971ofthelandהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776rejoicedH8055,andblewwithtrumpetsבַּחֲצֹ֣צְר֔וֹתba.cha.Tzo.tze.RotH2689;andthesingersוְהַמְשֽׁוֹרֲרִים֙ve.ham.sho.ra.RimH7891[werethere]withtheinstrumentsבִּכְלֵ֣יbikh.LeiH3627ofmusic,andsuchastaughttosingH7891praiseלְהַלֵּ֑לle.ha.LelH1984.AndAthaliahעֲתַלְיָ֙הוּ֙'a.tal.Ya.huH6271renthergarmentsH899,andsaidH559,ConspiracyH7195!ConspiracyH7195!

14AndJehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֨עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548broughtH935outthecaptainsofthehundredsH3967thatweresetoverthehost,andsaidH559tothem,LeadherforthH3318withouttheranksהַשְּׂדֵר֔וֹתha.se.de.RotH7713;andwhosoeverfollowsher,lethimbeslainwiththeswordבֶּחָ֑רֶבbe.Cha.revH2719;forthepriestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548saidH559, Yeshallnotputיוּמַ֣תyu.MatH4191hertodeathתְמִית֖וּהָte.mi.Tu.haH4191inthehouseH1004ofJehovah.

15AndtheymadeH7760wayforher,andshewentH935throughtheentranceמְב֥וֹאme.Vo'H3996ofthehorse-gateintotheking'shouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,andtheyputוַיְמִית֖וּהָvay.mi.Tu.haH4191hertodeathH4191there.

16AndJehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָע֙ye.ho.ya.Da'H3077madeH3772acovenantבְּרִ֔יתbe.RitH1285betweenhimselfandallthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971andthekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,thattheyshouldbeH1961thepeopleלְעָ֖םle.'AmH5971ofJehovah.

17Andallthepeopleהָעָ֤םha.'AmH5971wentH935intothehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004ofBaalהַבַּ֙עַל֙ha.Ba.'alH1168,andbrokeH7665itdownוַֽיִּתְּצֻ֔הוּvai.yi.te.Tzu.huH5422;andtheybrokeH7665hisaltarsמִזְבְּחֹתָ֥יוmiz.be.cho.TavH4196andhisimagesH6754inpieces,andslewH2026Mattanמַתָּן֙ma.TanH4977thepriestכֹּהֵ֣ןko.HenH3548ofBaalהַבַּ֔עַלha.Ba.'alH1168beforethealtarsהַֽמִּזְבְּחֽוֹת׃Ha.miz.be.ChotH4196.

18AndJehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֨עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077appointedH7760theofficesH6486ofthehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofJehovahunderthehandH3027ofthepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֣יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548,theLevitesהַלְוִיִּם֮hal.vi.YimH3881,whomDavidדָּוִיד֮da.VidH1732hadsetH7760byclassesoverthehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofJehovahtoofferלְֽהַעֲל֞וֹתle.ha.'a.LotH5927upJehovah's burnt-offerings,asitiswrittenH3789inthelawבְּתוֹרַ֥תbe.to.RatH8451ofMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872, —withrejoicingandwithsingingaccordingtothedirectionsofDavidדָוִֽיד׃da.VidH1732.

19AndhesetH5975thedoorkeepersatthegatesH8179ofthehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofJehovah,thatnooneuncleanטָמֵ֖אta.Me'H2931inanythingshouldenterin.

20AndhetookH3947thecaptainsofthehundredsH3967,andthenoblesH117,andthegovernorsofthepeopleבָּעָ֜םba.'AmH5971,andallthepeopleעַ֣ם'amH5971ofthelandהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776,andbroughtH935downthekingH4428fromthehouseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004ofJehovah;andtheycameH935throughtheupperהָֽעֶלְי֖וֹןha.'el.YonH5945gateשַׁ֥עַרSha.'arH8179intotheking'shouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,andsetthekingH4428uponthethroneכִּסֵּ֥אki.Se'H3678ofthekingdomH4467.

21Andallthepeopleעַם־'am-H5971ofthelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776rejoicedH8055,andthecityוְהָעִ֣ירve.ha.'IrH5892wasquietH8252;andtheyhadslainAthaliahעֲתַלְיָ֖הוּ'a.tal.Ya.huH6271withtheswordבֶחָֽרֶב׃ סve.Cha.revH2719.

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