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2 Kings 16

1IntheseventeenthyearH8141ofPekahלְפֶ֖קַחle.Fe.kachH6492thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofRemaliahרְמַלְיָ֑הוּre.mal.Ya.huH7425,Ahazאָחָ֥ז'a.ChazH271thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJothamיוֹתָ֖םyo.TamH3147,kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063, begantoreignH4427.

2Ahazאָחָ֣ז'a.ChazH271wastwentyעֶשְׂרִ֤ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldwhenhebegantoreignH4427;andhereignedH4427sixteenyearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389.Andhedidnotwhatwasrightהַיָּשָׁ֗רhai.ya.SharH3477inthesightofJehovahhisGodאֱלֹהָ֖יו'e.lo.HavH430,likeDavidכְּדָוִ֥דke.da.VidH1732hisfatherH1,

3butwalkedinthewayבְּדֶ֖רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870ofthekingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andevencausedhissonH1121topassהֶעֱבִ֣ירhe.'e.VirH5674throughthefireבָּאֵ֔שׁba.'EshH784, accordingtotheabominationsכְּתֹֽעֲבוֹת֙ke.to.'a.VotH8441ofthenationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471thatJehovahhaddispossessedH3423frombeforethechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

4AndhesacrificedH2076andburnedincenseH6999onthehighבַּבָּמ֖וֹתba.ba.MotH1116placesH1116,andonthehillsהַגְּבָע֑וֹתha.ge.va.'otH1389,andundereverygreentreeעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086.

5Thenאָ֣ז'azH227Rezinרְצִ֣יןre.TzinH7526thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofSyria,andPekahוּפֶ֨קַחu.Fe.kachH6492sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofRemaliahרְמַלְיָ֧הוּre.mal.Ya.huH7425,thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478,cameH5927uptoJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389tobattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֑הla.mil.cha.MahH4421;andtheybesiegedAhazאָחָ֔ז'a.ChazH271,butwereunabletoconquerhim.

6Atthattimeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256Rezinרְצִ֨יןre.TzinH7526kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofSyriarecoveredElathאֵילַת֙'ei.LatH359toSyria,anddrovetheJewsהַיְהוּדִ֖יםhay.hu.DimH3064fromElathמֵֽאֵיל֑וֹתme.'ei.LotH359;andtheSyrianscameH935toElathאֵילַ֔ת'ei.LatH359,anddweltוַיֵּ֣שְׁבוּvai.Ye.she.vuH3427theretothisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

7AndAhazאָחָ֜ז'a.ChazH271sentH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֗יםmal.'a.KhimH4397toTiglath-PileserH8407kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁוּר֙'a.ShurH804,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Iamthyservantעַבְדְּךָ֥'av.de.KhaH5650andthysonוּבִנְךָ֖u.vin.KhaH1121:comeעֲלֵ֨ה'a.LehH5927up,andsaveH3467meoutofthehandמִכַּ֣ףmi.KafH3709ofthekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofSyria,andoutofthehandוּמִכַּף֙u.mi.KafH3709ofthekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whohaverisenH6965upagainstme.

8AndAhazאָחָ֜ז'a.ChazH271tookH3947thesilverהַכֶּ֣סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701andthegoldהַזָּהָ֗בha.za.HavH2091thatwasfoundH4672inthehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofJehovah,andinthetreasuresH214oftheking'shouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,andsentH7971it[as]apresenttothekingH4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֖וּר'a.ShurH804.

9Andthekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804hearkenedtohim;andthekingמֶ֨לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֤וּר'a.ShurH804wentH5927upagainstDamascusדַּמֶּ֙שֶׂק֙da.Me.sekH1834,andtookit,andcarrieditcaptivetoKirקִ֑ירָהKi.rahH7024,andputהֵמִֽית׃he.MitH4191Rezinרְצִ֖יןre.TzinH7526todeathH4191.

10Andkingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahazאָחָ֡ז'a.ChazH271wenttoDamascusדּוּמֶּ֔שֶׂקdu.Me.sekH1834tomeetTiglath-PileserH8407kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁוּר֙'a.ShurH804;andhesawH7200thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achH4196thatwasatDamascusבְּדַמָּ֑שֶׂקbe.da.Ma.sekH1834,andkingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahazאָחָ֜ז'a.ChazH271sentH7971toUrijahthepriestהַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.HenH3548theformH8403ofthealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֛חַha.miz.Be.achH4196,andthepatternתַּבְנִית֖וֹtav.ni.ToH8403ofit,accordingtoallitsworkmanshipH4639.

11AndUrijahthepriestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548builtH1129analtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַha.miz.Be.achH4196accordingtoallthatkingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahazאָחָ֜ז'a.ChazH271hadsentH7971fromDamascusמִדַּמֶּ֗שֶׂקmi.da.Me.sekH1834;thusH3651Urijahthepriestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548madeH6213[it],againstkingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ־ha.Me.lekh-H4428Ahazאָחָ֖ז'a.ChazH271cameH935fromDamascusמִדַּמָּֽשֶׂק׃mi.da.Ma.sekH1834.

12Andwhenthekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428cameH935fromDamascusמִדַּמֶּ֔שֶׂקmi.da.Me.sekH1834,thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sawH7200thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַha.miz.Be.achH4196;andthekingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428approachedtothealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achH4196,andofferedוַיַּ֥עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927uponit.

13Andheburnedhisburnt-offeringandhisoblation,andpouredouthisdrink-offering,andsprinkledH2236thebloodדַּֽם־dam-H1818ofhispeace-offeringuponthealtarהַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃ha.miz.Be.achH4196.

14Andthebrazenaltarהַמִּזְבַּ֣חha.miz.BachH4196whichwasbeforeJehovah,hebroughtH7126forwardfromtheforefrontofthehouseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,frombetween[his]altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַha.miz.Be.achH4196andthehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofJehovah,andputוַיִּתֵּ֥ןvai.yi.TenH5414itbythesideיֶ֥רֶךְYe.rekhH3409of[his]altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achH4196onthenorthצָפֽוֹנָה׃tza.Fo.nahH6828.

15AndkingH4428Ahazאָ֠חָז'A.chozH271commandedוַיְצַוֶּ֣הvay.tza.vuhH6680Urijahthepriestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Uponthegreatהַגָּד֡וֹלha.ga.DolH1419altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֣חַha.miz.Be.achH4196burnthemorningהַבֹּקֶר֩ha.bo.KerH1242burnt-offering,andtheeveningהָעֶ֜רֶבha.'E.revH6153oblation,andtheking's burnt-offering,andhisoblation,andtheburnt-offeringofallthepeopleעַ֤ם'amH5971ofthelandהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776,andtheiroblation,andtheirdrink-offerings;andsprinkleתִּזְרֹ֑קtiz.RokH2236uponitallthebloodדַּ֥םdamH1818oftheburnt-offerings,andallthebloodדַּם־dam-H1818ofthesacrificesזֶ֖בַחZe.vachH2077;andthebrazenaltarוּמִזְבַּ֧חu.miz.BachH4196shallbeH1961formetoinquire[by].

16AndUrijahthepriestהַכֹּהֵ֑ןha.ko.HenH3548didaccordingtoallthatkingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahazאָחָֽז׃'a.ChazH271hadcommandedצִוָּ֖הtzi.VahH6680.

17Andkingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahazאָחָ֜ז'a.ChazH271cutוַיְקַצֵּץ֩vay.ka.TzetzH7112offthepanelsofthebases,andremovedH5493thelaversfromoffthem;andtookdowntheseaהַיָּ֣םhai.YamH3220fromoffthebrazenoxenH1241thatwereunderit,andputוַיִּתֵּ֣ןvai.yi.TenH5414ituponastoneH68pavement.

18Andthecoveredwayofthesabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֜תha.sha.BatH7676thattheyhadbuiltH1129inthehouseבַבַּ֗יִתva.Ba.yitH1004,andtheking'sentryoutside,heturnedH5437fromthehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofJehovahonaccountofthekingH4428ofAssyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃'a.ShurH804.

19Andtherestוְיֶ֛תֶרve.Ye.terH3499oftheactsofAhazאָחָ֖ז'a.ChazH271,whathedid,aretheynotwrittenH3789inthebookH5612ofthechroniclesofthekingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063?

20AndAhazאָחָז֙'a.ChazH271sleptwithhisfathersH1,andwasburiedH6912withhisfathersH1inthecityבְּעִ֣ירbe.'IrH5892ofDavidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732;andHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֥הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396hissonבְנ֖וֹve.NoH1121reignedH4427inhisstead.

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