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2 Kings 13

1Inthethree-and-twentiethyearH8141ofJoashלְיוֹאָ֥שׁle.yo.'AshH3101thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAhaziahאֲחַזְיָ֖הוּ'a.chaz.Ya.huH274,kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,Jehoahazיְהוֹאָחָ֨זye.ho.'a.ChazH3059thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJehuיֵה֤וּאye.Hu'H3058begantoreignH4427overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478inSamariaבְּשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹןbe.Sho.me.RonH8111,forseventeenyearsH8141.

2Andhedidevilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451inthesightofJehovah,andfollowedthesinsהֶחֱטִ֥יאhe.che.Ti'H2398ofJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֧םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNebatנְבָ֛טne.VatH5028,whomadeH6213Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478tosinH2398;hedepartedH5493notfromthem.

3Andtheangerאַ֥ף'afH639ofJehovahwaskindledagainstIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,andhedeliveredthemintothehandבְּיַ֣ד׀be.YadH3027ofHazaelחֲזָאֵ֣לcha.za.'ElH2371kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofSyria,andintothehandוּבְיַ֛דu.ve.YadH3027ofBen-HadadH1130thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofHazaelחֲזָאֵ֖לcha.za.'ElH2371,allthosedaysהַיָּמִֽים׃hai.ya.MimH3117.

4(AndJehoahazיְהוֹאָחָ֖זye.ho.'a.ChazH3059besoughtJehovah,andJehovahhearkenedtohim;forhesawH7200theoppressionלַ֣חַץLa.chatzH3906ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,becausethekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofSyriaoppressedH3905them.

5AndJehovahgaveH5414Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙le.Yis.ra.'ElH3478asaviour,sothattheywentH3318outfromunderthehandיַד־yad-H3027oftheSyrians;andthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478dweltוַיֵּשְׁב֧וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427intheirtentsבְּאָהֳלֵיהֶ֖םbe.'o.ho.lei.HemH168asbefore.

6Neverthelessאַ֠ךְ'akhH389theydepartednotfromthesinsהֶחֱטִ֥יאhe.che.ti'H2398ofthehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004ofJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֛םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379,whomadeIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478tosinH2398:theywalkedהָלָ֑ךְha.LakhH1980therein;andthereremainedעָמְדָ֖ה'a.me.DahH5975alsoוְגַם֙ve.GamH1571theAsherahהָאֲשֵׁרָ֔הha.'a.she.RahH842inSamariaבְּשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃be.sho.me.RonH8111.)

7ForhehadleftH7604ofthepeopleעָ֗ם'AmH5971toJehoahazלִיהוֹאָחָ֜זli.ho.'a.ChazH3059butfiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֤יםcha.mi.ShimH2572horsemenפָּֽרָשִׁים֙pa.ra.ShimH6571,andtenוַעֲשָׂ֣רָהva.'a.Sa.rahH6235chariotsרֶ֔כֶבRe.khevH7393,andtenוַעֲשֶׂ֥רֶתva.'a.Se.retH6235thousandאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505footmen;forthekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofSyriahaddestroyedאִבְּדָם֙'i.be.DamH6them,andhadmadeH7760themlikethedustכֶּֽעָפָ֖רke.'a.FarH6083bythreshingH1758.

8Andtherestוְיֶ֨תֶרve.Ye.terH3499oftheactsofJehoahazיְהוֹאָחָ֛זye.ho.'a.ChazH3059,andallthathedid,andhismight,aretheynotwrittenH3789inthebookH5612ofthechroniclesofthekingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478?

9AndJehoahazיְהֽוֹאָחָז֙ye.ho.'a.ChazH3059sleptwithhisfathersH1,andtheyburiedH6912himinSamariaבְּשֹׁמְר֑וֹןbe.sho.me.RonH8111;andJoashיוֹאָ֥שׁyo.'AshH3101hissonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121reignedH4427inhisstead.

10Inthethirty-seventhyearH8141ofJoashkingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063beganJehoashיְהוֹאָ֨שׁye.ho.'AshH3060thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJehoahazיְהוֹאָחָ֤זye.ho.'a.ChazH3059toreignH4427overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478inSamariaבְּשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹןbe.Sho.me.RonH8111,forsixteenyearsH8141.

11Andhedidevilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451inthesightofJehovah;hedepartednotfromanyofthesinsהֶחֱטִ֥יאhe.che.Ti'H2398ofJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֧םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNebatנְבָ֛טne.VatH5028,whomadeH6213Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478tosinH2398:hewalkedהָלָֽךְ׃ha.LakhH1980therein.

12Andtherestוְיֶ֨תֶרve.Ye.terH3499oftheactsofJoashיוֹאָשׁ֙yo.'AshH3101,andallthathedid,andhismightwithwhichhefoughtH3898againstAmaziahאֲמַצְיָ֣ה'a.matz.YahH558kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,aretheynotwrittenH3789inthebookH5612ofthechroniclesofthekingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478?

13AndJoashיוֹאָשׁ֙yo.'AshH3101sleptwithhisfathersH1,andJeroboamוְיָרָבְעָ֖םve.ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379satH3427uponhisthroneכִּסְא֑וֹkis.'OH3678;andJoashיוֹאָשׁ֙yo.'AshH3101wasburiedH6912inSamariaבְּשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹןbe.Sho.me.RonH8111withthekingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

14AndElishaוֶֽאֱלִישָׁע֙ve.'e.li.Sha'H477fellsickחָלָ֣הcha.LahH2470ofhissicknessחָלְי֔וֹchal.YoH2483inwhichhediedיָמ֖וּתya.MutH4191.AndJoashיוֹאָ֣שׁyo.'AshH3101thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478cameH3381downוַיֵּ֨רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381tohim,andweptוַיֵּ֤בְךְּvai.Ye.vekH1058overhisfaceפָּנָיו֙pa.NavH6440,andsaidH559,Myfatherאָבִ֣י׀'a.ViH1,myfatherאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1!thechariotH7393ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478andthehorsemenוּפָרָשָֽׁיו׃u.fa.ra.ShavH6571thereof!

15AndElishaאֱלִישָׁ֔ע'e.li.Sha'H477saidH559tohim,TakeH3947bowקֶ֣שֶׁתKe.shetH7198andarrowsוְחִצִּ֑יםve.chi.TzimH2671.AndhetookH3947abowקֶ֥שֶׁתKe.shetH7198andarrowsוְחִצִּֽים׃ve.chi.TzimH2671.

16AndhesaidH559tothekingH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Putוַיָּ֧שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760thyhandיָֽדְךָ֙ya.de.KhaH3027uponthebowהַקֶּ֔שֶׁתha.Ke.shetH7198.AndheputH7760hishandיָד֑וֹya.DoH3027[uponit];andElishaאֱלִישָׁ֛ע'e.li.Sha'H477putH7760hishandsיָדָ֖יוya.DavH3027upontheking'shandsיְדֵ֥יye.DeiH3027,

17andsaidH559,Openפְּתַ֧חpe.TachH6605thewindowהַחַלּ֛וֹןha.cha.LonH2474eastward.Andheopenedוַיִּפְתָּ֑חvai.yif.TachH6605[it].AndElishaאֱלִישָׁ֤ע'e.li.Sha'H477saidH559,Shootיְרֵה֙ye.RehH3384.Andheshotוַיּ֔וֹרvai.YorH3384.AndhesaidH559,Anarrowחֵץ־chetz-H2671ofJehovah'sdeliveranceH8668,evenanarrowוְחֵ֣ץve.ChetzH2671ofdeliveranceH8668fromtheSyrians;andthou shaltsmitetheSyriansinAphekבַּאֲפֵ֖קba.'a.FekH663,tillthou hastconsumed[them].

18AndhesaidH559,TakeH3947thearrowsH2678.AndhetookH3947[them].AndhesaidH559tothekingלְמֶֽלֶךְ־le.Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,Smiteuponthegroundאַ֔רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776.Andhesmotethrice,andstayed.

19Andthemanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430waswrothwithhim,andsaidH559, Thou shouldesthavesmittenfiveחָמֵ֤שׁcha.MeshH2568orsixשֵׁשׁ֙sheshH8337timesH6471;thenאָ֛ז'azH227wouldest thouhavesmittentheSyrianstillthou hadstconsumed[them];whereasnowוְעַתָּ֕הve.'a.TahH6258thou shaltsmiteSyriabutthrice.

20AndElishaאֱלִישָׁ֖ע'e.li.Sha'H477diedH4191,andtheyburiedH6912him.Andthebandsוּגְדוּדֵ֥יu.ge.du.DeiH1416oftheMoabitesinvadedthelandבָאָ֖רֶץva.'A.retzH776atthecomingH935inoftheyearשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141.

21AnditcametopassastheywereH1961buryingקֹבְרִ֣יםkoe.RimH6912amanאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376,thatbehold,theysawH7200thebandהַגְּד֔וּדha.ge.DudH1416,andtheycastH7993themanהָאִ֖ישׁha.'IshH376intothesepulchreofElishaאֱלִישָׁ֑ע'e.li.Sha'H477;andthemanהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376went[downH7993],andtouchedוַיִּגַּ֤עvai.yi.Ga'H5060thebonesH6106ofElishaאֱלִישָׁ֔ע'e.li.Sha'H477,andherevived,andstoodH6965uponhisfeetH7272.

22AndHazaelוַֽחֲזָאֵל֙va.cha.za.'ElH2371kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofSyriaoppressedH3905Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478allthedaysיְמֵ֥יye.MeiH3117ofJehoahazיְהוֹאָחָֽז׃ye.ho.'a.ChazH3059.

23AndJehovahwasgracioustothem,andhadcompassionוַֽיְרַחֲמֵם֙vay.ra.cha.MemH7355onthem,andhadrespecttothem,becauseofhiscovenantבְּרִית֔וֹbe.ri.ToH1285withAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85,Isaacיִצְחָ֣קyitz.ChakH3327,andJacobוְיַֽעֲקֹ֑בve.ya.'a.KoH3290;andhewouldאָבָה֙'a.VahH14notdestroyהַשְׁחִיתָ֔םhash.chi.TamH7843them,neitherdidhecastH7993themfromhispresenceH6440uptothattime.

24AndHazaelחֲזָאֵ֣לcha.za.'ElH2371kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofSyriadiedH4191,andBen-HadadH1130hissonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121reignedH4427inhisstead.

25AndJehoashיְהוֹאָ֣שׁye.ho.'AshH3060thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJehoahazיְהוֹאָחָ֗זye.ho.'a.ChazH3059tookH3947againoutofthehandמִיַּד֙mi.YadH3027ofBen-HadadH1130thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofHazaelחֲזָאֵ֔לcha.za.'ElH2371thecitiesהֶֽעָרִים֙he.'a.RimH5892whichhehadtakenH3947outofthehandמִיַּ֛דmi.YadH3027ofJehoahazיְהוֹאָחָ֥זye.ho.'a.ChazH3059hisfatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1inthewarH4421.Threeשָׁלֹ֤שׁsha.LoshH7969timesH6471didJoashbeathim,andrecoveredthecitiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

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