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2 Kings 15

1Inthetwenty-seventhyearH8141ofJeroboamלְיָרָבְעָ֖םle.ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Azariahעֲזַרְיָ֥ה'a.zar.YahH5838sonבֶן־ven-H1121ofAmaziahאֲמַצְיָ֖ה'a.matz.YahH558,kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063, begantoreignH4427.

2Hewassixteenyearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldwhenhebegantoreignH4427;andhereignedH4427fifty-twoוַחֲמִשִּׁ֤יםva.cha.mi.ShimH2572yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389;andhismother'snameוְשֵׁ֣םve.ShemH8034wasJecholiahofJerusalemמִירוּשָׂלִָֽם׃mi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

3Andhedidwhatwasrightהַיָּשָׁ֖רhai.ya.SharH3477inthesightofJehovah, accordingtoallthathisfatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1Amaziahאֲמַצְיָ֥הוּ'a.matz.Ya.huH558haddone.

4Onlyרַ֥קrakH7535,thehighהַבָּמ֖וֹתha.ba.MotH1116placesH1116werenotremovedH5493:thepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971stillע֥וֹדodH5750sacrificedH2076andburnedincenseH6999onthehighבַּבָּמֽוֹת׃ba.ba.MotH1116placesH1116.

5AndJehovahsmotethekingH4428,sothathewasH1961alepertothedayי֣וֹםYomH3117ofhisdeathמֹת֔וֹmo.ToH4194,anddweltוַיֵּ֖שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427inaseparatehouseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004.AndJothamוְיוֹתָ֤םve.yo.TamH3147theking'ssonבֶּן־ben-H1121wasH1961overthehouseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,judgingH8199thepeopleעַ֥ם'amH5971ofthelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

6Andtherestוְיֶ֛תֶרve.Ye.terH3499oftheactsofAzariahעֲזַרְיָ֖הוּ'a.zar.Ya.huH5838,andallthathedid,aretheynotwrittenH3789inthebookH5612ofthechroniclesofthekingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063?

7AndAzariahעֲזַרְיָה֙'a.zar.YahH5838sleptwithhisfathersH1,andtheyburiedH6912himwithhisfathersH1inthecityבְּעִ֣ירbe.'IrH5892ofDavidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732;andJothamיוֹתָ֥םyo.TamH3147hissonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121reignedH4427inhisstead.

8Inthethirty-eighthyearH8141ofAzariahלַעֲזַרְיָ֖הוּla.'a.zar.Ya.huH5838kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,Zechariahזְכַרְיָ֨הוּze.khar.Ya.huH2148thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֧םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379reignedH4427overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478inSamariaבְּשֹׁמְר֖וֹןbe.sho.me.RonH8111,sixשִׁשָּׁ֥הshi.ShahH8337monthsחֳדָשִֽׁים׃cho.da.ShimH2320.

9Andhedidevilהָרַע֙ha.Ra'H7451inthesightofJehovah, accordingashisfathersH1haddone:hedepartedH5493notfromthesinsהֶחֱטִ֖יאhe.che.Ti'H2398ofJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֣םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNebatנְבָ֔טne.VatH5028,whomadeH6213Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478tosinH2398.

10AndShallumשַׁלֻּ֣םsha.LumH7967thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJabeshיָבֵ֔שׁya.VeshH3003conspiredagainsthim,andsmotehimbeforethepeopleעָ֖ם'amH5971,andslewhim,andreignedH4427inhisstead.

11Andtherestוְיֶ֖תֶרve.Ye.terH3499oftheactsofZechariahזְכַרְיָ֑הze.khar.YahH2148,behold,theyarewrittenH3789inthebookH5612ofthechroniclesofthekingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

12ThiswasH1961thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovahwhichhespokeH1696toJehuיֵהוּא֙ye.Hu'H3058sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ThysonsH1121shallsitיֵשְׁב֥וּye.she.VuH3427uponthethroneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478untothefourthרְבִיעִ֔יםre.vi.'ImH7243[generation].Andsoitcametopass.

13Shallumשַׁלּ֤וּםsha.LumH7967thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJabeshיָבֵישׁ֙ya.VeishH3003begantoreignH4427inthethirty-ninthyearH8141ofUzziahלְעֻזִיָּ֖הle.'u.zi.YahH5818kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063;andhereignedH4427afullmonthיֶֽרַח־ye.rach-H3391inSamariaבְּשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃be.sho.me.RonH8111.

14AndMenahemמְנַחֵ֨םme.na.ChemH4505thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofGadiגָּדִ֜יga.DiH1424wentH935upfromTirzahמִתִּרְצָ֗הmi.tir.TzahH8656,andcameH935toSamariaשֹׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111,andsmoteShallumשַׁלּ֥וּםsha.LumH7967thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJabeshיָבֵ֖ישׁya.VeishH3003inSamariaבְּשֹׁמְר֑וֹןbe.sho.me.RonH8111,andslewhim,andreignedH4427inhisstead.

15Andtherestוְיֶ֙תֶר֙ve.Ye.terH3499oftheactsofShallumשַׁלּ֔וּםsha.LumH7967,andhisconspiracyוְקִשְׁר֖וֹve.kish.RoH7195whichhemade,behold,theyarewrittenH3789inthebookH5612ofthechroniclesofthekingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478.

16Thenאָ֣ז'azH227Menahemמְ֠נַחֵםMe.na.chemH4505smoteTiphsahתִּפְסַ֨חtif.SachH8607,andallthatweretherein,anditsterritoryגְּבוּלֶ֙יהָ֙ge.vu.Lei.haH1366fromTirzahמִתִּרְצָ֔הmi.tir.TzahH8656,becausetheydidnotopenפָתַ֖חfa.TachH6605[tohim];andhesmote[it]:allthewomeninitthatwerewithchildherippedup.

17Inthethirty-ninthyearH8141ofAzariahלַעֲזַרְיָ֖הla.'a.zar.YahH5838kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,Menahemמְנַחֵ֨םme.na.ChemH4505thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofGadiגָּדִ֧יga.DiH1424begantoreignH4427overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478,fortenעֶ֥שֶׂר'E.serH6235yearsH8141,inSamariaבְּשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃be.sho.me.RonH8111.

18Andhedidevilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451inthesightofJehovah:hedepartedH5493not,allhisdaysיָמָֽיו׃ya.MavH3117,fromthesinsהֶחֱטִ֥יאhe.che.Ti'H2398ofJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֧םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNebatנְבָ֛טne.VatH5028,whomadeH6213Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478tosinH2398.

19Pulפ֤וּלfulH6322thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁוּר֙'a.ShurH804cameH935againstthelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776;andMenahemמְנַחֵם֙me.na.ChemH4505gaveH5414Pulלְפ֔וּלle.FulH6322athousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505talentsכִּכַּר־ki.kar-H3603ofsilverכָּ֑סֶףKa.sefH3701,thathishandיָדָיו֙ya.DavH3027mightbeלִהְי֤וֹתlih.YotH1961withhimtoestablishthekingdomהַמַּמְלָכָ֖הha.mam.la.KhahH4467inhishandבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027.

20AndMenahemמְנַחֵ֨םme.na.ChemH4505exactedthemoneyH3701ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,ofallthosewhowerewealthy,ofeachmanלְאִ֣ישׁle.'IshH376fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֧יםcha.mi.ShimH2572shekelsשְׁקָלִ֛יםshe.ka.LimH8255ofsilverH3701,togiveלָתֵת֙la.TetH5414tothekingלְמֶ֣לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804.Andthekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804turnedH7725backH7725,andstayednotthereinthelandבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.

21Andtherestוְיֶ֛תֶרve.Ye.terH3499oftheactsofMenahemמְנַחֵ֖םme.na.ChemH4505,andallthathedid,aretheynotwrittenH3789inthebookH5612ofthechroniclesofthekingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478?

22AndMenahemמְנַחֵ֖םme.na.ChemH4505sleptwithhisfathersH1;andPekahiahפְּקַחְיָ֥הpe.kach.YahH6494hissonבְנ֖וֹve.NoH1121reignedH4427inhisstead.

23InthefiftiethyearH8141ofAzariahלַעֲזַרְיָ֖הla.'a.zar.YahH5838kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,Pekahiahפְּקַֽחְיָ֨הpe.kach.YahH6494thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofMenahemמְנַחֵ֧םme.na.ChemH4505begantoreignH4427overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478inSamariaבְּשֹׁמְר֖וֹןbe.sho.me.RonH8111,fortwoyearsH8141.

24Andhedidevilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451inthesightofJehovah:hedepartedH5493notfromthesinsהֶחֱטִ֖יאhe.che.Ti'H2398ofJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֣םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNebatנְבָ֔טne.VatH5028,whomadeH6213Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478tosinH2398.

25AndPekahפֶּ֨קַחPe.kachH6492thesonH1121ofRemaliahרְמַלְיָ֜הוּre.mal.Ya.huH7425,hiscaptain,conspiredagainsthim,andsmotehiminSamariaבְשֹׁמְר֜וֹןve.sho.me.RonH8111,inthefortressoftheking'shouseבֵּית־beit-H1004,withArgobandArieh,andwithhimfiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםcha.mi.ShimH2572menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376oftheGileadites;andheslewhim,andreignedH4427inhisstead.

26Andtherestוְיֶ֛תֶרve.Ye.terH3499oftheactsofPekahiahפְקַחְיָ֖הfe.kach.YahH6494,andallthathedid,behold,theyarewrittenH3789inthebookH5612ofthechroniclesofthekingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

27Inthefifty-secondחֲמִשִּׁ֤יםcha.mi.ShimH2572yearH8141ofAzariahלַעֲזַרְיָ֖הla.'a.zar.YahH5838kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,Pekahפֶּ֣קַחPe.kachH6492thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofRemaliahרְמַלְיָ֧הוּre.mal.Ya.huH7425begantoreignH4427overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478inSamariaבְּשֹׁמְר֖וֹןbe.sho.me.RonH8111,fortwentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242yearsH8141.

28Andhedidevilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451inthesightofJehovah:hedepartedH5493notfromthesinsהֶחֱטִ֖יאhe.che.Ti'H2398ofJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֣םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNebatנְבָ֔טne.VatH5028,whomadeH6213Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478tosinH2398.

29Inthedaysבִּימֵ֞יbi.MeiH3117ofPekahפֶּ֣קַחPe.kachH6492kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Tiglath-PileserH8407kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁוּר֒'a.ShurH804cameH935andtookH3947Ijonעִיּ֡וֹןi.YonH5859,andAbel-Beth-Maachah,andJanoahיָ֠נוֹחַYa.no.achH3239,andKedeshקֶ֨דֶשׁKe.deshH6943,andHazorחָצ֤וֹרcha.TzorH2674,andGileadהַגִּלְעָד֙ha.gil.'AdH1568,andGalileeהַגָּלִ֔ילָהha.ga.Li.lahH1551,allthelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofNaphtaliנַפְתָּלִ֑יnaf.ta.LiH5321,andcarriedthemcaptivetoAssyriaאַשּֽׁוּרָה׃'a.Shu.rahH804.

30AndHosheaהוֹשֵׁ֣עַho.She.a'H1954thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofElahאֵלָ֗ה'e.LahH425madeaconspiracyקֶ֜שֶׁרKe.sherH7195againstPekahפֶּ֙קַח֙pe.kachH6492thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofRemaliahרְמַלְיָ֔הוּre.mal.Ya.huH7425,andsmotehimandslewhim;andhereignedH4427inhisstead,inthetwentiethyearבִּשְׁנַ֣תbish.NatH8141ofJothamלְיוֹתָ֖םle.yo.TamH3147thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofUzziahעֻזִיָּֽה׃'u.zi.YahH5818.

31Andtherestוְיֶ֥תֶרve.Ye.terH3499oftheactsofPekahפֶ֖קַחFe.kachH6492,andallthathedid,behold,theyarewrittenH3789inthebookH5612ofthechroniclesofthekingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

32Inthesecondyearבִּשְׁנַ֣תbish.NatH8141ofPekahלְפֶ֥קַחle.Fe.kachH6492thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofRemaliahרְמַלְיָ֖הוּre.mal.Ya.huH7425,kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Jothamיוֹתָ֥םyo.TamH3147thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofUzziahעֻזִיָּ֖הוּ'u.zi.Ya.huH5818,kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063, begantoreignH4427.

33Hewastwenty-fiveyearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldwhenhebegantoreignH4427;andhereignedH4427sixteenyearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389;andhismother'snameוְשֵׁ֣םve.ShemH8034wasJerushaיְרוּשָׁ֖אye.ru.Sha'H3388,thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofZadokצָדֽוֹק׃tza.DokH6659.

34Andhedidwhatwasrightהַיָּשָׁ֖רhai.ya.SharH3477inthesightofJehovah:hedidaccordingtoallthathisfatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1Uzziahעֻזִיָּ֥הוּ'u.zi.Ya.huH5818haddone.

35Onlyרַ֤קrakH7535,thehighהַבָּמוֹת֙ha.ba.mOtH1116placesH1116werenotremovedH5493:thepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971stillע֗וֹדodH5750sacrificedH2076andburnedincenseH6999onthehighבַּבָּמ֑וֹתba.ba.MotH1116placesH1116.ItwashewhobuiltH1129theupperהָעֶלְיֽוֹן׃ha.'el.YonH5945gateשַׁ֥עַרSha.'arH8179ofthehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004ofJehovah.

36Andtherestוְיֶ֛תֶרve.Ye.terH3499oftheactsofJothamיוֹתָ֖םyo.TamH3147,andallthathedid,aretheynotwrittenH3789inthebookH5612ofthechroniclesofthekingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063?

37Inthosedaysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117JehovahbeganH2490tosendלְהַשְׁלִ֙יחַ֙le.hash.Li.achH7971againstJudahבִּֽיהוּדָ֔הbi.hu.DahH3063Rezinרְצִ֖יןre.TzinH7526thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofSyria,andPekahפֶּ֥קַחPe.kachH6492thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofRemaliahרְמַלְיָֽהוּ׃re.mal.Ya.huH7425.

38AndJothamיוֹתָם֙yo.TamH3147sleptwithhisfathersH1,andwasburiedH6912withhisfathersH1inthecityבְּעִ֖ירbe.'IrH5892ofDavidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732hisfatherH1;andAhazאָחָ֥ז'a.ChazH271hissonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121reignedH4427inhisstead.

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