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2 Kings 10:1-17

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.

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