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2 Chronicles 24

1Joashיֹאָ֣שׁyo.'AshH3101wassevenשֶׁ֤בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִים֙sha.NimH8141oldwhenhebegantoreignH4427;andhereignedH4427fortyוְאַרְבָּעִ֣יםve.'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141inJerusalemבִּֽירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389;andhismother'snameוְשֵׁ֣םve.ShemH8034wasZibiahצִבְיָ֖הtziv.YahH6645ofBeer-sheba.

2AndJoashיוֹאָ֛שׁyo.'AshH3101didwhatwasrightהַיָּשָׁ֖רhai.ya.SharH3477inthesightofJehovahallthedaysיְמֵ֖יye.MeiH3117ofJehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֥עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077thepriestהַכֹּהֵֽן׃ha.ko.HenH3548.

3AndJehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֖עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077tookH5375forhimtwoשְׁתָּ֑יִםshe.Ta.yimH8147wivesH802;andhebegotsonsבָּנִ֥יםba.NimH1121anddaughtersוּבָנֽוֹת׃u.va.NotH1323.

4Anditcametopassafterthis,thatJoashיוֹאָ֔שׁyo.'AshH3101wasH1961mindedtorenewלְחַדֵּ֖שׁle.cha.DeshH2318thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofJehovah.

5AndhegatheredH6908togetherH6908thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֣יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548andtheLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּם֒ve.hal.vi.YimH3881,andsaidH559tothem,Goצְא֣וּtze.'UH3318outtothecitiesלְעָרֵ֪יle.'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֟הye.hu.DahH3063andcollectofallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֨לYis.ra.'ElH3478moneyכֶּ֜סֶףKe.sefH3701fortherepairלְחַזֵּ֣ק׀le.cha.ZekH2388ofthehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofyourGodאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֗ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430fromyearשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141toyearבְּשָׁנָ֔הbe.sha.NahH8141,andyeshallhastenH4116thematterלַדָּבָ֑רla.da.VarH1697.ButtheLevitesהַֽלְוִיִּֽם׃Hal.vi.YimH3881hastenedH4116itnot.

6Andthekingהַמֶּלֶךְ֮ha.me.leKhH4428calledH7121forJehoiadaלִֽיהוֹיָדָ֣עli.ho.ya.Da'H3077thechiefהָרֹאשׁ֒ha.roShH7218,andsaidH559tohim,Whyמַדּ֙וּעַ֙ma.Du.a'H4069hast thounotrequiredH1875oftheLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881tobringלְהָבִ֞יאle.ha.Vi'H935inoutofJudahמִֽיהוּדָ֣הmi.hu.DahH3063andoutofJerusalemוּמִֽירוּשָׁלִַ֗םu.mi.ru.sha.LimH3389thetributeH4864ofMosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872theservantעֶֽבֶד־'e.ved-H5650ofJehovah[laidupon]thecongregationofIsraelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,forthetentלְאֹ֖הֶלle.'O.helH168ofthetestimonyהָעֵדֽוּת׃ha.'e.DutH5715?

7ForthewickedAthaliahעֲתַלְיָ֙הוּ֙'a.tal.Ya.huH6271[and]hersonsבָּנֶ֥יהָba.Nei.haH1121haddevastatedthehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430;andalsoוְגַם֙ve.GamH1571allthehallowedthingsקָדְשֵׁ֣יka.de.SheiH6944ofthehouseבֵית־veit-H1004ofJehovahhadtheyemployedfortheBaalsלַבְּעָלִֽים׃la.be.'a.LimH1168.

8Andthekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428commanded,andtheymadeH6213achestאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727,andsetH5414itatthegateבְּשַׁ֥עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179ofthehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004ofJehovahwithout,

9andtheymadeH5414aproclamationק֞וֹלKolH6963throughJudahבִּֽיהוּדָ֣הbi.hu.DahH3063andJerusalemוּבִֽירוּשָׁלִַ֗םu.vi.ru.sha.LimH3389,tobringלְהָבִ֤יאle.ha.Vi'H935toJehovahthetributeH4864ofMosesמֹשֶׁ֧הmo.ShehH4872theservantעֶֽבֶד־'e.ved-H5650ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֛יםha.'E.lo.HimH430[laidupon]Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478inthewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.BarH4057.

10AndalltheprincesH8269andallthepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971rejoicedH8055,andbroughtH935inandcastH7993intothechestלָאָר֖וֹןla.'a.RonH727,untiltheyhadfinishedלְכַלֵּֽה׃le.kha.LehH3615.

11AnditcameH935topassatthetimeבְּעֵת֩be.'EtH6256thechestהָֽאָר֜וֹןha.'a.RonH727wasH1961broughtH935fortheking'scontrolbythehandבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027oftheLevitesהַלְוִיִּם֒hal.vi.YimH3881,andwhentheysawH7200thattherewasH1961muchmoneyהַכֶּ֗סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701,theking'sscribeסוֹפֵ֤רso.FerH5608andhighpriest'sofficerוּפְקִיד֙u.fe.KidH6496cameH935,andtheyemptiedthechestהָ֣אָר֔וֹןha.'a.RonH727,andtookH5375it,andcarriedH5375ittoitsplaceמְקֹמ֑וֹme.ko.MoH4725again.Thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541theydiddayלְי֣וֹם׀le.YomH3117bydayבְּי֔וֹםbe.YomH3117,andgatheredוַיַּֽאַסְפוּ־vai.ya.'as.fu-H622moneyכֶ֖סֶףKhe.sefH3701inabundanceלָרֹֽב׃la.RoH7230.

12Andthekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428andJehoiadaוִֽיהוֹיָדָ֗עvi.ho.ya.Da'H3077gaveH5414ittosuchasdidtheworkמְלֶ֙אכֶת֙me.Le.khetH4399oftheserviceעֲבוֹדַ֣תa.vo.DatH5656ofthehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004ofJehovah,andtheyhiredH7936masonsandcarpenterstorenewלְחַדֵּ֖שׁle.cha.DeshH2318thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofJehovah,andalsoוְ֠גַםVe.gamH1571suchaswroughtinironבַרְזֶל֙var.ZelH1270andbronzeוּנְחֹ֔שֶׁתu.ne.Cho.shetH5178,torepairלְחַזֵּ֖קle.cha.ZekH2388thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofJehovah.

13Sotheworkmenwrought,andtheworkH4399wasperfectedbythem,andtheysetH5975thehouseבֵּ֧יתbeitH1004ofGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֛יםha.'E.lo.HimH430initsstate,andstrengthenedוַֽיְאַמְּצֻֽהוּ׃Vay.'a.me.Tzu.huH553it.

14Andwhentheyhadfinishedוּֽכְכַלּוֹתָ֡םu.khe.kha.lo.TamH3615,theybroughtH935therestH7605ofthemoneyהַכֶּ֗סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701beforethekingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428andJehoiadaוִֽיהוֹיָדָ֜עvi.ho.ya.Da'H3077;andtheymadeH6213ofitvesselsH3627forthehouseלְבֵית־le.veit-H1004ofJehovah,utensilsH3627tominister,andwithwhichtoofferH5927up,andcups,andutensilsH3627ofgoldזָהָ֖בza.HavH2091andsilverוָכָ֑סֶףva.Kha.sefH3701.AndtheyofferedH5927upburnt-offeringsinthehouseבְּבֵית־be.veit-H1004ofJehovahcontinuallyתָּמִ֔ידta.MidH8548allthedaysיְמֵ֥יye.MeiH3117ofJehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָֽע׃ פye.ho.ya.Da'H3077.

15AndJehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֛עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077grewoldandwasfullofdaysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117,andhediedH4191;hewasahundredמֵאָ֧הme.'AhH3967andthirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֛יםu.she.lo.ShimH7970yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141oldwhenhediedH4191.

16AndtheyburiedH6912himinthecityבְעִיר־ve.'ir-H5892ofDavidדָּוִ֖ידda.VidH1732amongthekingsהַמְּלָכִ֑יםha.me.la.KhimH4428,becausehehaddonegoodטוֹבָה֙to.VahH2896inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, bothtowardGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430andtowardhishouseוּבֵיתֽוֹ׃ סu.vei.ToH1004.

17Andafterthedeathמוֹת֙mOtH4194ofJehoiadaיְה֣וֹיָדָ֔עye.Ho.ya.Da'H3077theprincesH8269ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063cameH935andmadeH8085obeisancetothekingלַמֶּ֑לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428;thenאָ֛ז'azH227thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428hearkenedtothem.

18Andtheyforsookthehouseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004ofJehovahtheGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430oftheirfathersH1,andservedH5647theAsherahsandidolsהָֽעֲצַבִּ֑יםha.'a.tza.BimH6091;andwrathקֶ֗צֶףKe.tzefH7110cameuponJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063andJerusalemוִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םvi.Ru.sha.LimH3389forthistheirtrespass.

19AndhesentH7971prophetsנְבִאִ֔יםne.vi.'ImH5030amongthemtobringלַהֲשִׁיבָ֖םla.ha.shi.VamH7725themagaintoJehovah,andtheytestifiedH5749againstthem;buttheywouldnotgiveH238earהֶאֱזִֽינוּ׃ סhe.'e.Zi.nuH238.

20AndtheSpiritוְר֣וּחַve.Ru.achH7307ofGodאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430cameuponZechariahזְכַרְיָה֙ze.khar.YahH2148thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֣עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548;andhestoodH5975upabovethepeopleלָעָ֑םla.'AmH5971andsaidH559untothem,Thusכֹּ֣ה׀kohH3541saithGodהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430: WhereforedoyetransgressH5674thecommandmentsמִצְוֹ֤תmitz.VotH4687ofJehovah?Andyecannotprosperתַצְלִ֔יחוּtatz.Li.chuH6743;foryehaveforsakenJehovah,andhehath forsakenyou.

21Andtheyconspiredagainsthim,andstonedH7275himwithstonesאֶ֖בֶן'E.venH68atthecommandבְּמִצְוַ֣תbe.mitz.VatH4687ofthekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428inthecourtH2691ofthehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofJehovah.

22Andkingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Joashיוֹאָ֣שׁyo.'AshH3101rememberedזָכַ֞רza.KharH2142notthekindnesswhichJehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֤עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077hisfatherאָבִיו֙'a.VivH1haddonetohim,butslewH2026hissonבְּנ֑וֹbe.NoH1121.AndwhenH834hediedH4191,hesaidH559,Jehovahseeיֵ֥רֶאYe.re'H7200andrequireוְיִדְרֹֽשׁ׃ פve.yid.RoshH1875[it]!

23AnditcameH935topassattheendoftheyearהַשָּׁנָ֗הha.sha.NahH8141[that]thearmyofSyriacameH935upagainsthim;andtheyenteredintoJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063andJerusalemוִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םvi.Ru.sha.LimH3389,anddestroyedוַיַּשְׁחִ֛יתוּvai.yash.Chi.tuH7843alltheprincesH8269ofthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971fromamongthepeopleמֵעָ֑םme.'AmH5971,andsentH7971allthespoilH7998ofthemtothekingלְמֶ֥לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428atDamascusדַּרְמָֽשֶׂק׃dar.Ma.sekH1834.

24TrulywithasmallH4705companyofmenH376cameH935thearmyחֵ֣ילcheilH2428oftheSyrians,butJehovahdeliveredaveryH3966greatarmyחַ֙יִל֙cha.yilH2428intotheirhandבְּיָדָ֥םbe.ya.DamH3027,becausetheyhadforsakenJehovahtheGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430oftheirfathersH1;andtheyexecutedjudgmentשְׁפָטִֽים׃she.fa.TimH8201uponJoashיוֹאָ֖שׁyo.'AshH3101.

25Andwhentheyhaddepartedfromhim(fortheyleftH5800himingreatרַבִּים֒ra.BimH7227diseases),hisownservantsעֲבָדָ֗יו'a.va.DavH5650conspiredagainsthimforthebloodבִּדְמֵי֙bid.MeiH1818ofthesonsבְּנֵי֙be.NeiH1121ofJehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֣עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548,andslewH2026himonhisbedמִטָּת֖וֹmi.ta.ToH4296,andhediedH4191;andtheyburiedH6912himinthecityבְּעִ֣ירbe.'IrH5892ofDavidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732,buttheydidnotburyH6912himinthesepulchresofthekingsהַמְּלָכִֽים׃ סha.me.la.KhimH4428.

26Andthesearetheythatconspiredagainsthim:Zabadזָבָ֗דza.VadH2066thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofShimeathשִׁמְעָת֙shim.'AtH8100anAmmonitess,andJehozabadוִיה֣וֹזָבָ֔דvi.Ho.za.VadH3075thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofShimrithaMoabitess.

27Andastohissonsוּבָנָ֞יוu.va.NavH1121,andthegreatnessH7230oftheburdens [laid]uponhim,andthebuildingofthehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,behold,theyarewrittenH3789inthetreatiseofthebookH5612ofthekingsהַמְּלָכִ֑יםha.me.la.KhimH4428.AndAmaziahאֲמַצְיָ֥הוּ'a.matz.Ya.huH558hissonבְנ֖וֹve.NoH1121reignedH4427inhisstead.

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