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2 Chronicles 25

1Amaziahאֲמַצְיָ֔הוּ'a.matz.Ya.huH558wastwenty-fiveyearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141old[when]hebegantoreignH4427;andhereignedH4427twenty-nineyearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389;andhismother'snameוְשֵׁ֣םve.ShemH8034wasJehoaddanיְהוֹעַדָּ֖ןye.ho.'a.DanH3086ofJerusalemמִירוּשָׁלָֽיִם׃mi.ru.sha.La.yimH3389.

2Andhedidwhatwasrightהַיָּשָׁ֖רhai.ya.SharH3477inthesightofJehovah,yetnotwithaperfectH8003heartבְּלֵבָ֥בbe.le.VavH3824.

3Anditcametopasswhenthekingdomהַמַּמְלָכָ֖הha.mam.la.KhahH4467wasH1961establisheduntohim,thathekilledוַֽיַּהֲרֹג֙vai.ya.ha.RogH2026hisservantsעֲבָדָ֔יו'a.va.DavH5650whohadsmittenthekingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428hisfatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1.

4Buttheirchildrenhedidnotputהֵמִ֑יתhe.MitH4191todeathH4191,but[did]accordingtothatwhichiswrittenH3789inthelawבַּתּוֹרָ֡הba.to.RahH8451inthebookבְּסֵ֣פֶרbe.Se.ferH5612ofMosesמֹשֶׁה֩mo.ShehH4872,whereinJehovahcommandedצִוָּ֨הtzi.VahH6680sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,ThefathersH1shallnotdieיָמ֨וּתוּya.Mu.tuH4191forthechildren,norshallthechildrendieיָמ֣וּתוּya.Mu.tuH4191forthefathersH1,buteverymanH376shalldieיָמֽוּתוּ׃ פya.Mu.tuH4191forhisownsinבְּחֶטְא֖וֹbe.chet.'OH2399.

5AndAmaziahאֲמַצְיָ֙הוּ֙'a.matz.Ya.huH558gatheredH6908Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063togetherH6908andarrangedthemaccordingtothefathers'housesלְבֵית־le.veit-H1004, accordingtothecaptainsofthousandsהָאֲלָפִים֙ha.'a.la.FimH505andthecaptainsofhundredsH3967,throughoutJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063andBenjaminוּבִנְיָמִ֑ןu.vin.ya.MinH1144;andhenumberedthemfromtwentyעֶשְׂרִ֤ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldandupwardsH4605,andfoundH4672themthreeשְׁלֹשׁ־she.losh-H7969hundredH3967thousandאֶ֤לֶף'E.lefH505choicemenH970, ableformilitaryserviceH6635,thatcouldhandlespearרֹ֥מַחRo.machH7420andtarget.

6HehiredH7936alsoahundredמֵ֥אָהMe.'ahH3967thousandאֶ֛לֶף'E.lefH505mightyגִּבּ֥וֹרgi.BorH1368menH1368ofvalour outofIsraelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֗לmi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478forahundredבְּמֵאָ֥הbe.me.'AhH3967talentsכִכַּר־khi.kar-H3603ofsilverכָּֽסֶף׃Ka.sefH3701.

7ButtherecameH935amanוְאִ֣ישׁve.'IshH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430tohim,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Okingהַמֶּ֕לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,letnotthehostH6635ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478goH935withthee;forJehovahisnotwithIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, [with]allthechildrenofEphraimאֶפְרָֽיִם׃'ef.Ra.yimH669.

8Butifthou wiltgoבֹּ֣אbo'H935,do[it];bestrongחֲזַ֣קcha.ZakH2388forthebattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֑הla.mil.cha.MahH4421:Godהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430willmakeH6213theefallbeforetheenemyאוֹיֵ֔ב'o.YevH341,forthereiswithGodבֵּאלֹהִ֖יםbe.lo.HimH430powerH3581tohelpלַעְז֥וֹרla'.ZorH5826andtocastdown.

9AndAmaziahאֲמַצְיָ֙הוּ֙'a.matz.Ya.huH558saidH559tothemanלְאִ֣ישׁle.'IshH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,Butwhatistobedoneforthehundredלִמְאַ֣תlim.'AtH3967talentsהַכִּכָּ֔רha.ki.KarH3603whichIhavegivenH5414tothetroopלִגְד֣וּדlig.DudH1416ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478?Andthemanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430saidH559,JehovahisabletogiveH5414theemuchהַרְבֵּ֥הhar.BehH7235morethanthis.

10ThenAmaziahאֲמַצְיָ֗הוּ'a.matz.Ya.huH558separatedH914them, —thetroopלְהַגְּדוּד֙le.ha.ge.DudH1416thatwascomeבָּ֤אba'H935tohimoutofEphraimמֵֽאֶפְרַ֔יִםme.'ef.Ra.yimH669, —togoH935homeagain.Andtheirangerאַפָּ֤ם'a.PamH639wasgreatlykindledagainstJudahבִּֽיהוּדָ֔הbi.hu.DahH3063,andtheyreturnedוַיָּשׁ֥וּבוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725homeinfierceangerאָֽף׃ פ'AfH639.

11ButAmaziahוַאֲמַצְיָ֙הוּ֙va.'a.matz.Ya.huH558strengthenedהִתְחַזַּ֔קhit.cha.ZakH2388himself,andledH5090forthhispeopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971,andwenttothevalleyגֵּ֣יאgei'H1516ofsaltהַמֶּ֑לַחha.Me.lachH4417,andsmoteofthechildrenofSeirשֵׂעִ֖ירse.'IrH8165tenעֲשֶׂ֥רֶת'a.Se.retH6235thousandאֲלָפִֽים׃'a.la.FimH505.

12AndthechildrenofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063tookH7617tenוַעֲשֶׂ֨רֶתva.'a.Se.retH6235thousandאֲלָפִ֜ים'a.la.FimH505captiveשָׁבוּ֙sha.VuH7617,aliveחַיִּ֗יםchai.YimH2416,andbroughtH935themtothetopלְרֹ֣אשׁle.RoshH7218ofthecliffהַסָּ֑לַעha.Sa.la'H5553,andcastH7993themdownH7993fromthetopמֵֽרֹאשׁ־me.rosh-H7218ofthecliffהַסֶּ֖לַעha.Se.la'H5553,sothattheyallwerebrokenH1234inpieces.

13Butthoseofthetroopהַגְּד֗וּדha.ge.DudH1416thatAmaziahאֲמַצְיָ֙הוּ֙'a.matz.Ya.huH558hadsentbackהֵשִׁ֤יבhe.ShivH7725,thattheyshouldnotgoH7725withhimtobattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֔הla.mil.cha.MahH4421, fell uponthecitiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063fromSamariaמִשֹּׁמְר֖וֹןmi.sho.me.RonH8111asfarasBeth-horonH1032,andsmotethreeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969thousandאֲלָפִ֔ים'a.la.FimH505ofthem,andtookH962muchרַבָּֽה׃ סra.BahH7227spoilH962.

14AnditcameH935topassafterAmaziahאֲמַצְיָ֙הוּ֙'a.matz.Ya.huH558wasH1961comeH935fromtheslaughteroftheEdomitesאֲדוֹמִ֔ים'a.do.MimH130,thathebroughtH935thegodsאֱלֹהֵי֙'e.lo.HeiH430ofthechildrenofSeirשֵׂעִ֔ירse.'IrH8165,andsetוַיַּֽעֲמִידֵ֥םvai.ya.'a.mi.DemH5975themuptobeH1961hisgodsלֵאלֹהִ֑יםle.lo.HimH430,andbowedיִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖הyish.ta.cha.VehH7812himselfdownH5221beforethem,andburnedincenseH6999tothem.

15Andtheangerאַ֥ף'afH639ofJehovahwaskindledagainstAmaziahבַּאֲמַצְיָ֑הוּba.'a.matz.Ya.huH558,andhesentH7971tohimaprophetנָבִ֔יאna.Vi'H5030,whosaidH559tohim,Whyלָ֤מָּהLa.mahH4100dost thouseekH1875afterthegodsאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofapeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971whohavenotdeliveredהִצִּ֥ילוּhi.Tzi.luH5337theirownpeopleעַמָּ֖ם'a.MamH5971outofthyhandמִיָּדֶֽךָ׃mi.ya.De.khaH3027?

16Anditcametopassashetalkedwithhim,that[Amaziah]saidH559tohim, Hast thoubeenH1961madeH6213theking's counsellor? Forbear;whyלָ֣מָּהLa.mahH4100shouldest thoubeH1961smitten?Thentheprophetהַנָּבִ֗יאha.na.Vi'H5030forbore,andsaidH559,Iknowיָדַ֗עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045thatGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430hasdeterminedtodestroyלְהַשְׁחִיתֶ֔ךָle.hash.chi.Te.khaH7843thee,becausethou hastdonethis,andhastnothearkenedtomycounselלַעֲצָתִֽי׃ פla.'a.tza.TiH6098.

17AndAmaziahאֲמַצְיָ֙הוּ֙'a.matz.Ya.huH558kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063tookcounselוַיִּוָּעַ֗ץvai.yi.va.'AtzH3289,andsentH7971toJoashיוֹאָ֨שׁyo.'AshH3101thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJehoahazיְהוֹאָחָ֧זye.ho.'a.ChazH3059,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJehuיֵה֛וּאye.Hu'H3058,kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Comeלְכָ֖הle.khahH1980,letuslookנִתְרָאֶ֥הnit.ra.'EhH7200oneanotherinthefaceH6440.

18AndJoashיוֹאָ֣שׁyo.'AshH3101kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478sentH7971toAmaziahאֲמַצְיָ֣הוּ'a.matz.Ya.huH558kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָה֮ye.hu.DahH3063,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559,Thethorn-bushthatisinLebanonבַּלְּבָנ֗וֹןba.le.va.NonH3844sentH7971tothecedarהָאֶ֜רֶזha.'E.rezH730thatisinLebanonבַּלְּבָנוֹן֙ba.le.va.nOnH3844,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Giveתְּנָֽה־te.nah-H5414thydaughterבִּתְּךָ֥bi.te.KhaH1323tomysonלִבְנִ֖יliv.NiH1121aswifeלְאִשָּׁ֑הle.'i.ShahH802;andtherepassedH5674bythewildbeastthatisinLebanonבַּלְּבָנ֔וֹןba.le.va.NonH3844,andtrodedownthethorn-bush.

19Thou thinkest,Lo, thou hastsmittenEdomאֱד֔וֹם'e.DomH123;andthyheartלִבְּךָ֖li.be.KhaH3820hasliftedוּנְשָׂאֲךָ֥u.ne.sa.'a.KhaH5375theeuptoboast:abidenowעַתָּה֙'a.TahH6258athome;whyלָ֤מָּהLa.mahH4100shouldest thoucontendwithmisfortune,thatthou shouldestfallוְנָ֣פַלְתָּ֔ve.Na.fal.taH5307, thouandJudahוִיהוּדָ֥הvi.hu.DahH3063withthee?

20ButAmaziahאֲמַצְיָ֔הוּ'a.matz.Ya.huH558wouldnothearH8085;foritwasofGodמֵהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙me.ha.'E.lo.HimH430,thathemightdelivertheminto[theenemy's]handבְּיָ֑דbe.YadH3027,becausetheyhadsoughtH1875afterthegodsאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofEdomאֱדֽוֹם׃'e.DomH123.

21AndJoashיוֹאָ֤שׁyo.'AshH3101kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478wentH5927up;andtheylookedH7200oneanotherinthefaceH6440,heandAmaziahוַאֲמַצְיָ֣הוּva.'a.matz.Ya.huH558kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,atBeth-shemeshH1053,whichisinJudahלִיהוּדָֽה׃li.hu.DahH3063.

22AndJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063wasroutedbeforeIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;andtheyfledH5127everymanH376tohistentלְאֹהָלָֽיו׃le.'o.ha.LavH168.

23AndJoashיוֹאָ֣שׁyo.'AshH3101kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478tookAmaziahאֲמַצְיָ֨הוּ'a.matz.Ya.huH558kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJoashיוֹאָ֥שׁyo.'AshH3101thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJehoahazיְהוֹאָחָ֗זye.ho.'a.ChazH3059,atBeth-shemeshH1053,andbroughtH935himtoJerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389,andhebrokeH6555downthewallבְּחוֹמַ֣תbe.cho.MatH2346ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389fromthegateמִשַּׁ֤עַרmi.Sha.'arH8179ofEphraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669tothecornergateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179,fourאַרְבַּ֥ע'ar.Ba'H702hundredH3967cubitsאַמָּֽה׃'a.MahH520.

24Andhe[took]allthegoldהַזָּהָ֣בha.za.HavH2091andthesilverוְהַכֶּ֡סֶףve.ha.Ke.sefH3701,andallthevesselsH3627thatwerefoundH4672inthehouseבְּבֵית־be.veit-H1004ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֜יםha.'E.lo.HimH430withObed-EdomH5654,andthetreasuresH214oftheking'shouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,andhostages,andreturnedוַיָּ֖שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725toSamariaשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃ פsho.me.RonH8111.

25AndAmaziahאֲמַצְיָ֤הוּ'a.matz.Ya.huH558thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofJoashיוֹאָשׁ֙yo.'AshH3101,kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,livedH2421afterthedeathH4191ofJoashיוֹאָ֥שׁyo.'AshH3101sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJehoahazיְהוֹאָחָ֖זye.ho.'a.ChazH3059,kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,fifteenyearsשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141.

26Andtherestוְיֶ֙תֶר֙ve.Ye.terH3499oftheactsofAmaziahאֲמַצְיָ֔הוּ'a.matz.Ya.huH558,firstH7223andlastH314,behold,aretheynotwrittenH3789inthebookH5612ofthekingsמַלְכֵי־mal.khei-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063andIsraelוְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478?

27Andfromthetimeוּמֵעֵ֗תu.me.'EtH6256thatAmaziahאֲמַצְיָ֙הוּ֙'a.matz.Ya.huH558turnedH5493asideסָ֤רsarH5493fromfollowingJehovah,theymadeaconspiracyקֶ֛שֶׁרKe.sherH7195againsthiminJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389;andhefledH5127toLachishלָכִ֑ישָׁהla.Khi.shahH3923;andtheysentH7971afterhimtoLachishלָכִ֔ישָׁהla.Khi.shahH3923,andslewhimthere.

28AndtheybroughthimonhorsesH5483,andburiedH6912himwithhisfathersH1inthecityבְּעִ֥ירbe.'IrH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

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