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2 Kings 10

1NowAhabH256hadseventyשִׁבְעִ֥יםshiv.'ImH7657sonsבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121inSamariaבְּשֹׁמְר֑וֹןbe.sho.me.RonH8111.AndJehuיֵה֨וּאye.Hu'H3058wroteH3789lettersסְפָרִ֜יםse.fa.RimH5612,andsentH7971toSamariaשֹׁמְר֗וֹןsho.me.RonH8111,totheprincesH8269ofJizreel,totheeldersהַזְּקֵנִ֔יםha.ze.ke.NimH2205,andtoAhab'sguardiansהָאֹמְנִ֥יםha.'o.me.NimH539,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Andnowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258,whenthisletterהַסֵּ֤פֶרha.Se.ferH5612comesH935toyou, seeingyourmaster'ssonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121arewithyou,andtherearewithyouchariotsH7393,andhorsesH5483,andafortifiedcityוְעִ֥ירve.'IrH5892,andarmour,

3lookH7200outthebestהַטּ֤וֹבha.TovH2896andworthiestofyourmaster'ssonsמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121,andsetוְשַׂמְתֶּ֖םve.sam.TemH7760himonhisfather'sthroneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678,andfightוְהִֽלָּחֲמ֖וּve.hi.la.cha.MuH3898foryourmaster'shouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

4AndtheywereexceedinglyH3966afraidוַיִּֽרְאוּ֙vai.yir.'UH3372,andsaidH559,Behold,thetwoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147kingsהַמְּלָכִ֔יםha.me.la.KhimH4428stoodH5975notbeforehim;andhowוְאֵ֖יךְve.'EikhH349shallwestandH5975?

5Andhethatwasoverthehouseהַבַּ֣יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,andhethatwasoverthecityהָעִ֟ירha.'IrH5892,andtheeldersוְהַזְּקֵנִים֩ve.ha.ze.ke.NimH2205,andtheguardiansוְהָאֹמְנִ֨יםve.ha.'o.me.NimH539sentH7971toJehuיֵה֤וּא׀ye.Hu'H3058,sayingH559,Wearethyservantsעֲבָדֶ֣יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650,andwilldoallthatthou shalt bidus;wewillnotmakeH6213anyoneH376kingנַמְלִ֣יךְnam.LikhH4427;dowhatisgoodהַטּ֥וֹבha.TovH2896inthysight.

6AndhewroteH3789aletterסֵ֨פֶר׀Se.ferH5612thesecondשֵׁנִ֜יתshe.NitH8145timeכָּעֵ֥תka.'EtH6256tothemsayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Ifyearemine,andwillhearkentomyvoiceוּלְקֹלִ֣י׀u.le.ko.LiH6963,takeקְחוּ֙ke.ChuH3947theheadsרָאשֵׁי֙ra.SheiH7218ofthemenאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376yourmaster'ssonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121,andcomeוּבֹ֧אוּu.Vo.'uH935tometoJizreel to-morrowatthistimeH6256.Nowtheking'ssonsוּבְנֵ֤יu.ve.NeiH1121,seventyשִׁבְעִ֣יםshiv.'ImH7657personsH376,werewiththegreatגְּדֹלֵ֥יge.do.LeiH1419menH376ofthecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892,whobroughtH935themup.

7AnditcameH935topasswhentheletterהַסֵּ֙פֶר֙ha.Se.ferH5612cameH935tothem,thattheytookH3947theking'ssonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121,andslaughteredוַֽיִּשְׁחֲט֖וּvai.yish.cha.TuH7819seventyשִׁבְעִ֣יםshiv.'ImH7657personsH376,andputוַיָּשִׂ֤ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760theirheadsרָֽאשֵׁיהֶם֙ra.shei.HemH7218inbasketsבַּדּוּדִ֔יםba.du.DimH1731,andsentH7971themtohimtoJizreel.

8Andamessengerהַמַּלְאָךְ֙ha.mal.'oKhH4397cameH935andtoldH5046himsayingH559,TheyhavebroughtH935theheadsרָאשֵׁ֣יra.SheiH7218oftheking'ssonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121.AndhesaidH559,Laythemintwoשְׁנֵ֧יshe.NeiH8147heapsattheentranceפֶּ֥תַחPe.tachH6607ofthegateהַשַּׁ֖עַרha.Sha.'arH8179untilthemorningהַבֹּֽקֶר׃ha.Bo.kerH1242.

9Anditcametopassinthemorningבַבֹּ֙קֶר֙va.Bo.kerH1242thathewentH3318out;andhestoodH5975,andsaidH559toallthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971, Yearerighteousצַדִּקִ֖יםtza.di.KimH6662!behold,Iconspiredagainstmymasterאֲדֹנִי֙'a.do.NiH113andkilledוָאֶהְרְגֵ֔הוּva.'eh.re.Ge.huH2026him;butwhosmoteallthese?

10Knowדְּע֣וּde.'UH3045nowthatnothingshallfallיִפֹּ֜לyi.PolH5307totheearthH776ofthewordמִדְּבַ֤רmi.de.VarH1697ofJehovah,whichJehovahspokeH1696concerningthehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofAhabאַחְאָ֑ב'ach.'AvH256;forJehovahhasdonethatwhichhesaidH1696throughhisservantעַבְדּ֥וֹav.DoH5650Elijahאֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃'e.li.Ya.huH452.

11AndJehuיֵה֗וּאye.Hu'H3058slewallthatremainedH7604ofthehouseלְבֵית־le.veit-H1004ofAhabאַחְאָב֙'ach.'AvH256inJizreel,andallhisgreatגְּדֹלָ֖יוge.do.LavH1419men,andhisacquaintances,andhispriestsוְכֹהֲנָ֑יוve.kho.ha.NavH3548,untilheleftH7604himnoneremainingH7604.

12AndheroseH6965upanddeparted,andcameH935toSamariaשֹׁמְר֑וֹןsho.me.RonH8111.Andashewasattheshepherds' meeting-placeonthewayבַּדָּֽרֶךְ׃ba.Da.rekhH1870,

13Jehuוְיֵה֗וּאve.ye.Hu'H3058foundH4672thebrethrenofAhaziahאֲחַזְיָ֣הוּ'a.chaz.Ya.huH274kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,andsaidH559,Whoareye?AndtheysaidH559,WearethebrethrenofAhaziahאֲחַזְיָ֙הוּ֙'a.chaz.Ya.huH274;andhavecomeוַנֵּ֛רֶדva.Ne.redH3381downtosalutethechildrenofthekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,andthechildrenofthequeen.

14AndhesaidH559,Takethemaliveחַיִּ֔יםchai.YimH2416!Andtheytookthemaliveחַיִּ֑יםchai.YimH2416,andslewthematthewellofthemeeting-place,forty-twomenH376;andheleftH7604notoneH376ofthemremainingH7604.

15Andhedeparted thence,andfoundH4672Jehonadabthesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofRechabרֵכָ֨בre.KhavH7394[comingH5927]tomeethim;andhegreetedhim,andsaidH559tohim,Isthyheartלְבָבְךָ֣le.va.ve.KhaH3824rightיָשָׁ֗רya.SharH3477,asmyheartלְבָבִי֙le.va.ViH3824iswiththyheartלְבָבֶ֔ךָle.va.Ve.khaH3824?AndJehonadabsaidH559,Itis. —Ifitbe,giveH5414[me] thyhandיָדֶ֑ךָya.De.khaH3027. —AndhegaveH5414[him]hishandיָד֔וֹya.DoH3027;and[Jehu]tookhimuptohimintothechariotהַמֶּרְכָּבָֽה׃ha.mer.ka.VahH4818,

16andsaidH559,Comewithme,andseeH7200myzealבְּקִנְאָתִ֣יbe.kin.'a.TiH7068forJehovah.Sotheymadehimrideוַיַּרְכִּ֥בוּvai.yar.Ki.vuH7392inhischariotבְּרִכְבּֽוֹ׃be.rikh.BoH7393.

17AndhecameH935toSamariaשֹֽׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111,andsmoteallthatremainedהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֧יםha.nish.'a.RimH7604toAhabלְאַחְאָ֛בle.'ach.'AvH256inSamariaבְּשֹׁמְר֖וֹןbe.sho.me.RonH8111,untilhehaddestroyedהִשְׁמִיד֑וֹhish.mi.DoH8045him,accordingtothewordכִּדְבַ֣רkid.VarH1697ofJehovahwhichhespokeH1696toElijahאֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃ פ'e.li.Ya.huH452.

18AndJehuיֵהוּא֙ye.Hu'H3058gatheredוַיִּקְבֹּ֤ץvai.yik.BotzH6908allthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971togetherH6908,andsaidH559tothem,Ahabאַחְאָ֕ב'ach.'AvH256servedH5647Baalהַבַּ֖עַלha.Ba.'alH1168alittleמְעָ֑טme.'AtH4592:Jehuיֵה֖וּאye.Hu'H3058willserveH5647himmuchהַרְבֵּֽה׃har.BehH7235.

19AndnowH6258callH7121mealltheprophetsנְבִיאֵ֣יne.vi.'EiH5030ofBaalהַבַּ֡עַלha.Ba.'alH1168,allhisservants,andallhispriestsכֹּהֲנָיו֩ko.ha.NavH3548:letnonebewanting;forIhaveagreatגָּד֥וֹלga.DolH1419sacrificeזֶ֨בַחZe.vachH2077[todo]toBaalלַבַּ֔עַלla.Ba.'alH1168;whoevershallbewantingshallnotliveיִֽחְיֶ֑הyich.YehH2421.ButJehuוְיֵהוּא֙ve.ye.Hu'H3058diditinsubtilty,inorderthathemightbringdestructionupontheservantsofBaalהַבָּֽעַל׃ha.Ba.'alH1168.

20AndJehuיֵה֗וּאye.Hu'H3058saidH559, HallowasolemnH6116assemblyעֲצָרָ֛ה'a.tza.RahH6116forBaalלַבַּ֖עַלla.Ba.'alH1168.Andtheyproclaimedוַיִּקְרָֽאוּ׃vai.yik.Ra.'uH7121[it].

21AndJehuיֵהוּא֙ye.Hu'H3058sentH7971intoallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478;andalltheservantsofBaalהַבַּ֔עַלha.Ba.'alH1168cameH935,sothattherewasnotamanH376leftH7604thatcameH935not:andtheyenteredintothehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofBaalהַבַּ֔עַלha.Ba.'alH1168;andthehouseבֵית־veit-H1004ofBaalהַבַּ֖עַלha.Ba.'alH1168wasfullH4390fromoneH376endtotheother.

22AndhesaidH559tohimthatwasoverthewardrobe,BringH3318forthH3318vestmentsforalltheservantsofBaalהַבָּ֑עַלha.Ba.'alH1168.AndhebroughtH3318themforthH3318vestments.

23AndJehuיֵה֛וּאye.Hu'H3058andJehonadabthesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofRechabרֵכָ֖בre.KhavH7394enteredintothehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofBaalהַבָּ֑עַלha.Ba.'alH1168,andsaidH559totheservantsמֵעַבְדֵ֣יme.'av.DeiH5650ofBaalהַבַּ֗עַלha.Ba.'alH1168,Searchחַפְּשׂ֤וּcha.pe.SuH2664,andseeוּרְאוּ֙u.re.'UH7200thattherebehereפֹּ֤הpohH6311withyounoneoftheservantsH5650ofJehovah,buttheservantsH5650ofBaalהַבַּ֖עַלha.Ba.'alH1168onlyH905.

24AndtheyenteredintooffersacrificesH2077andburnt-offerings.NowJehuוְיֵה֞וּאve.ye.Hu'H3058appointedH7760eightyשְׁמֹנִ֣יםshe.mo.NimH8084menאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376without,andsaidH559,Hethatallowsanyofthemenהָאִ֤ישׁha.'IshH376toescapeיִמָּלֵט֙yi.ma.LetH4422thatIhavebroughtH935intoyourhandsיְדֵיכֶ֔םye.dei.KhemH3027,hislifeנַפְשׁ֖וֹnaf.ShoH5315shallbeforthelifeנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃naf.ShoH5315ofhim.

25AnditcameH935topassassoonastheyhadendedH3615offeringuptheburnt-offering,thatJehuיֵ֠הוּאYe.hu'H3058saidH559tothecouriersH7323andtothecaptains,GoH3318in,slaythem;letnonecomeH935forthH3318.Andtheysmotethemwiththeedgeoftheswordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719;andthecouriersH7323andthecaptainscastH7993[them]there.AndtheywentH3318tothecityעִ֥יר'irH5892ofthehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004ofBaalהַבָּֽעַל׃ha.Ba.'alH1168,

26andbroughtH3318forthH3318thecolumnsoutofthehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004ofBaalהַבַּ֖עַלha.Ba.'alH1168,andburnedוַֽיִּשְׂרְפֽוּהָ׃Vai.yis.re.Fu.haH8313them;

27andtheybrokeH5422downthecolumnofBaalהַבָּ֑עַלha.Ba.'alH1168,andbrokeH5422downthehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofBaalהַבַּ֔עַלha.Ba.'alH1168,andmadeH7760itadraught-housetothisdayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.

28ThusJehuיֵה֛וּאye.Hu'H3058extirpatedBaalהַבַּ֖עַלha.Ba.'alH1168outofIsraelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵֽל׃mi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

29Onlyרַ֠קrakH7535,thesinsהֶחֱטִ֣יאhe.che.Ti'H2398ofJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֤םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNebatנְבָט֙ne.VatH5028,whomadeIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478tosinH2398,fromthemJehuיֵה֖וּאye.Hu'H3058departedH5493not: [from]thegoldencalvesH5695thatwereinBethel,andthatwereinDanבְּדָֽן׃ סbe.DanH1835.

30AndJehovahsaidH559toJehuיֵה֗וּאye.Hu'H3058,Becausethou hast executedwellהֱטִיבֹ֙תָ֙he.ti.Vo.taH2895thatwhichisrightהַיָּשָׁר֙hai.ya.SharH3477inmysight, [and] hastdoneuntothehouseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004ofAhabאַחְאָ֑ב'ach.'AvH256accordingtoallthatwasinmyheartבִּלְבָבִ֔יbil.va.ViH3824, thychildrenofthefourthרְבִעִ֔יםre.vi.'ImH7243[generation]shallsitיֵשְׁב֥וּye.she.VuH3427onthethroneכִּסֵּ֥אki.Se'H3678ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

31ButJehuוְיֵה֗וּאve.ye.Hu'H3058tooknoheedH8104towalkinthelawבְּתֽוֹרַת־be.to.rat-H8451ofJehovahtheGodאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478withallhisheartלְבָב֑וֹle.va.VoH3824;hedepartedH5493notfromthesinsהֶחֱטִ֖יאhe.che.Ti'H2398ofJeroboamיָֽרָבְעָ֔םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379,whomadeIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478tosinH2398.

32Inthosedaysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117JehovahbeganH2490tocutIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478short;andHazaelחֲזָאֵ֖לcha.za.'ElH2371smotetheminallthebordersH1366ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478;

33fromtheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּן֙hai.yar.DenH3383eastward,allthelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofGileadהַגִּלְעָ֔דha.gil.'AdH1568,theGadites,andtheReubenites,andtheManassites,fromAroerמֵעֲרֹעֵר֙me.'a.ro.'ErH6177,whichisbytheriverH5158Arnonאַרְנֹ֔ן'ar.NonH769,bothGileadוְהַגִּלְעָ֖דve.ha.gil.'AdH1568andBashanוְהַבָּשָֽׁן׃ve.ha.ba.ShanH1316.

34Andtherestוְיֶ֨תֶרve.Ye.terH3499oftheactsofJehuיֵה֛וּאye.Hu'H3058,andallthathedid,andallhismight,aretheynotwrittenH3789inthebookH5612ofthechroniclesofthekingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478?

35AndJehuיֵהוּא֙ye.Hu'H3058sleptwithhisfathersH1,andtheyburiedH6912himinSamariaבְּשֹׁמְר֑וֹןbe.sho.me.RonH8111:andJehoahazיְהוֹאָחָ֥זye.ho.'a.ChazH3059hissonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121reignedH4427inhisstead.

36NowthetimethatJehuיֵהוּא֙ye.Hu'H3058reignedמָלַ֤ךְma.LakhH4427overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478inSamariaבְּשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃ פbe.sho.me.RonH8111wastwenty-eightyearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141.

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