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2 Kings 18

1Anditcametopassinthethirdyearבִּשְׁנַ֣תbish.NatH8141ofHosheaלְהוֹשֵׁ֥עַle.ho.She.a'H1954thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofElahאֵלָ֖ה'e.LahH425,kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,thatHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֥הchiz.ki.YahH2396thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofAhazאָחָ֖ז'a.ChazH271,kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063,begantoreignH4427.

2Hewastwenty-fiveyearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldwhenhebegantoreignH4427;andhereignedH4427twenty-nineyearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389;andhismother'snameוְשֵׁ֣םve.ShemH8034wasAbi,daughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofZechariahזְכַרְיָֽה׃ze.khar.YahH2148.

3Andhedidwhatwasrightהַיָּשָׁ֖רhai.ya.SharH3477inthesightofJehovah, accordingtoallthatDavidדָּוִ֥דda.VidH1732hisfatherH1haddone.

4HeremovedH5493thehighהַבָּמ֗וֹתha.ba.MotH1116placesH1116,andbrokeH7665thecolumns,andcutוְכָרַ֖תve.kha.RatH3772downtheAsherahs,andbrokeH7665inpiecestheserpentofbrassthatMosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872hadmadeH6213;fortothosedaysהַיָּמִ֤יםhai.ya.MimH3117thechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478burnedincenseH6999toit:andhecalledוַיִּקְרָא־vai.yik.ra'-H7121itNehushtan.

5Hetrustedבָּטָ֑חba.TachH982inJehovahtheGodאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478;sothatafterhimwasH1961nonelikehimamongallthekingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,nor[amongany]thatwerebeforehim.

6AndheclavetoJehovah,anddidnotturnH5493asideסָ֖רsarH5493fromfollowinghim,butkeptH8104hiscommandmentsמִצְוֹתָ֔יוmitz.vo.TavH4687,whichJehovahcommandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃mo.ShehH4872.

7AndJehovahwasH1961withhim;heprospered whithersoeverhewentH3318forthH3318.AndherebelledH4775againstthekingבְּמֶֽלֶךְ־be.Me.lekh-H4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֖וּר'a.ShurH804,andservedH5647himnot.

8HesmotethePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֛יםpe.lish.TimH6430unto GazahanditsbordersH1366,fromthewatchmen'stowerמִמִּגְדַּ֥לmi.mig.DalH4026tothefortifiedcityעִ֥יר'irH5892.

9Anditcametopassinthefourthהָֽרְבִיעִית֙ha.re.vi.'ItH7243yearבַּשָּׁנָ֤הba.sha.NahH8141ofkingלַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֔הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396,whichwasH1961theseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔יתha.she.vi.'ItH7637yearהַשָּׁנָ֣הha.sha.NahH8141ofHosheaלְהוֹשֵׁ֥עַle.ho.She.a'H1954thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofElahאֵלָ֖ה'e.LahH425,kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, [that]Shalmaneserשַׁלְמַנְאֶ֧סֶרshal.man.'E.serH8022kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֛וּר'a.ShurH804cameupagainstSamariaשֹׁמְר֖וֹןsho.me.RonH8111andbesiegedit.

10Andattheendמִקְצֵה֙mik.TzehH7097ofthreeשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969yearsשָׁנִ֔יםsha.NimH8141theytookH3920it;inthesixthyearבִּשְׁנַת־bish.nat-H8141ofHezekiahלְחִזְקִיָּ֑הle.chiz.ki.YahH2396,thatis,theninthyearשְׁנַת־she.nat-H8141ofHosheaלְהוֹשֵׁ֙עַ֙le.ho.She.a'H1954kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Samariaשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃sho.me.RonH8111wastakenH3920.

11Andthekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֛וּר'a.ShurH804carriedawayIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478toAssyriaאַשּׁ֑וּרָה'a.Shu.rahH804,andsettledtheminHalahבַּחְלַ֧חbach.LachH2477andbytheHaborוּבְחָב֛וֹרu.ve.cha.VorH2249,theriverנְהַ֥רne.HarH5104ofGozanגּוֹזָ֖ןgo.ZanH1470,andinthecitiesוְעָרֵ֥יve.'a.ReiH5892oftheMedes;

12becausetheyhearkenednottothevoiceבְּקוֹל֙be.kOlH6963ofJehovahtheirGodאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430,buttransgressedhiscovenantבְּרִית֔וֹbe.ri.ToH1285,allthatMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872theservantעֶ֣בֶד'E.vedH5650ofJehovahcommandedצִוָּ֔הtzi.VahH6680;andtheywouldnothearH8085nordoit.

13Andinthefourteenthyearשָׁנָ֜הsha.NahH8141ofkingלַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֗הchiz.ki.YahH2396,Sennacheribסַנְחֵרִ֤יבsan.che.RivH5576kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁוּר֙'a.ShurH804cameH5927upagainstallthefortifiedH1219citiesעָרֵ֧י'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063,andtookthem.

14AndHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֣הchiz.ki.YahH2396kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֣הye.hu.DahH3063sentH7971tothekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁוּר֩׀'a.ShurH804toLachishלָכִ֨ישָׁה׀la.Khi.shahH3923,sayingלֵאמֹ֤ר׀le.MorH559,IhavesinnedH2398;retirefromme:Iwillbearאֶשָּׂ֑א'e.Sa'H5375whatthou layestuponme.Andthekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֜וּר'a.ShurH804laiduponHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֣הchiz.ki.YahH2396kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063threeשְׁלֹ֤שׁshe.LoshH7969hundredH3967talentsכִּכַּר־ki.kar-H3603ofsilverכֶּ֔סֶףKe.sefH3701andthirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖יםu.she.lo.ShimH7970talentsכִּכַּ֥רki.KarH3603ofgoldזָהָֽב׃za.HavH2091.

15AndHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֔הchiz.ki.YahH2396gaveH5414allthesilverהַכֶּ֖סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701thatwasfoundH4672inthehouseבֵית־veit-H1004ofJehovah,andinthetreasuresH214oftheking'shouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

16Atthattimeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֜הchiz.ki.YahH2396strippedthedoorsדַּלְת֨וֹתdal.TotH1817ofthetempleהֵיכַ֤לhei.KhalH1964ofJehovah,andthepoststhatHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֖הchiz.ki.YahH2396kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063hadoverlaidצִפָּ֔הtzi.PahH6823,andgaveH5414themtothekingלְמֶ֥לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃ פ'a.ShurH804.

17Andthekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֡וּר'a.ShurH804sentH7971TartanandRabsarisandRab-shakehfromLachishלָכִ֜ישׁla.KhishH3923,withastrong force,againstkingהַמֶּ֧לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֛הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396,toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389.AndtheywentH935upandcameH935toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389.AndwhenH834theywerecomeH935up,theycameH935andstoodH5975bytheaqueductoftheupperהָֽעֶלְיוֹנָ֔הha.'el.yo.NahH5945poolהַבְּרֵכָ֣הha.be.re.KhahH1295,whichisonthehighwayבִּמְסִלַּ֖תbim.si.LatH4546ofthefuller'sfieldשְׂדֵ֥הse.DehH7704.

18Andtheycalledוַֽיִּקְרְאוּ֙vai.yik.re.'UH7121tothekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428.ThencameH3318forthH3318tothemEliakimאֶלְיָקִ֥ים'el.ya.KimH471thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofHilkijah,whowasoverthehouseholdH1004,andShebnahthescribeהַסֹּפֵ֔רha.so.FerH5608,andJoahוְיוֹאָ֥חve.yo.'AchH3098thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAsaphאָסָ֖ף'a.SafH623,thechronicler.

19AndRab-shakehsaidH559tothem,SayH559nowtoHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֑הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysH559thegreatהַגָּדוֹל֙ha.ga.dOlH1419kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804:Whatconfidenceisthiswhereinthou trustest?

20Thou sayest —butitisawordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697ofthelipsשְׂפָתַ֔יִםse.fa.Ta.yimH8193— Thereiscounselעֵצָ֥ה'e.TzahH6098andstrengthוּגְבוּרָ֖הu.ge.vu.RahH1369forwarלַמִּלְחָמָ֑הla.mil.cha.MahH4421.Nowעַתָּה֙'a.TahH6258onwhomdost thourelyבָטַ֔חְתָּva.Tach.taH982,thatthou hast revoltedagainstme?

21Nowעַתָּ֡ה'a.TahH6258behold, thou reliestuponthestaffמִשְׁעֶנֶת֩mish.'e.NetH4938ofthatbrokenreedהַקָּנֶ֨הha.ka.NehH7070,uponEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,onwhichifamanH376leanH5564,itgoesוּבָ֥אu.Va'H935intohishandH3709andpiercesit:soH3651isPharaohפַּרְעֹ֣הpar.'OhH6547kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714toallthatrelyH982uponhim.

22AndifyesayH559tome,WerelyH982uponJehovahourGodאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430:isitnothewhosehighבָּמֹתָ֣יוba.mo.TavH1116placesH1116andwhosealtarsמִזְבְּחֹתָ֔יוmiz.be.cho.TavH4196Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396hasremovedH5493,sayingH559toJudahלִֽיהוּדָה֙li.hu.DahH3063andJerusalemוְלִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םve.li.Ru.sha.LimH3389, Yeshallworshipbeforethisaltarהַמִּזְבֵּ֣חַha.miz.Be.achH4196inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389?

23AndnowH6258,engage,Ipraythee,withmymasterאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֑וּר'a.ShurH804,andIwillgiveH5414thee twothousandאַלְפַּ֣יִם'al.Pa.yimH505horsesH5483,ifthou canstsetH5414theridersרֹכְבִ֥יםro.khe.VimH7392uponthem.

24Howוְאֵ֣יךְve.'EikhH349thenwilt thouturnתָּשִׁ֗יבta.ShivH7725awayH7725thefaceפְּנֵ֨יpe.NeiH6440ofoneאַחַ֛ד'a.ChadH259captainoftheleastofmymaster'sservantsעַבְדֵ֥י'av.DeiH5650?Andthou reliestuponEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714forchariotsH7393andforhorsemenוּלְפָרָשִֽׁים׃u.le.fa.ra.ShimH6571!

25AmInowעַתָּה֙'a.TahH6258comeעָלִ֛יתִי'a.Li.tiH5927upwithoutJehovahagainstthisplaceהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725todestroyלְהַשְׁחִת֑וֹle.hash.chi.ToH7843it?JehovahsaidH559tome,Goעֲלֵ֛ה'a.LehH5927upagainstthislandהָאָ֥רֶץha.'A.retzH776anddestroyוְהַשְׁחִיתָֽהּ׃ve.hash.chi.TahH7843it.

26AndEliakimאֶלְיָקִ֣ים'el.ya.KimH471thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofHilkijah,andShebnahandJoahוְיוֹאָ֜חve.yo.'AchH3098saidH559toRab-shakeh,SpeakH1696,wepraythee,tothyservantsעֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙'a.va.Dei.khaH5650inSyriac,forweunderstandit,andtalknotwithusintheJewish [language]intheearsבְּאָזְנֵ֣יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241ofthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971thatareonthewallהַחֹמָֽה׃ha.cho.MahH2346.

27AndRab-shakehsaidH559tothem,Isittothymasterאֲדֹנֶ֤יךָ'a.do.Nei.khaH113andtotheethatmymasterאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113sentH7971metospeakלְדַבֵּ֖רle.da.BerH1696thesewordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697?IsitnottothemenH376thatsitH3427onthewallהַ֣חֹמָ֔הha.cho.MahH2346,thattheymayeatלֶאֱכֹ֣לle.'e.KholH398theirowndunganddrinkוְלִשְׁתּ֛וֹתve.lish.TotH8354theirownurinewithyou?

28AndRab-shakehstoodH5975andcriedwithaloudvoiceבְקוֹל־ve.kol-H6963intheJewish [language],andspokeH1696andsaidH559,Hearשִׁמְע֛וּshim.'UH8085thewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697ofthegreatH1419kingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,thekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃'a.ShurH804!

29Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428:LetnotHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֑הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396deceiveיַשִּׁ֥יאya.Shi'H5377you;forhewillnotbeableיוּכַ֔לyu.KhalH3201todeliverלְהַצִּ֥ילle.ha.TzilH5337yououtofthe[king's]handמִיָּדֽוֹ׃mi.ya.DoH3027.

30NeitherletHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396makeH5414yourelyH982uponJehovah,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,JehovahwillcertainlydeliverH5337us,andthiscityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892shallnotbegivenH5414intothehandבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027ofthekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃'a.ShurH804.

31HearkennottoHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֑הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396;forthusכֹ֨הkhohH3541saysאָמַ֜ר'a.MarH559thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֗וּר'a.ShurH804:Makeעֲשֽׂוּ־'a.su-H6213peacewithme,andcomeוּצְא֣וּu.tze.'UH3318outtome;andeatוְאִכְל֤וּve.'ikh.LuH398everyoneH376ofhisvineגַּפְנוֹ֙gaf.NoH1612andeveryoneH376ofhisfig-tree,anddrinkוּשְׁת֖וּu.she.TuH8354everyoneH376thewatersמֵֽי־mei-H4325ofhisowncisternבוֹרֽוֹ׃vo.RoH953;

32untilIcomeבֹּאִי֩bo.'IH935andtakeוְלָקַחְתִּ֨יve.la.kach.TiH3947youawayH3947toalandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776likeyourownlandכְּאַרְצְכֶ֗םke.'ar.tze.KhemH776,alandאֶרֶץ֩'e.RetzH776ofcornandwineוְתִיר֜וֹשׁve.ti.Ro.oshH8492,alandאֶ֧רֶץ'E.retzH776ofbreadלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899andvineyardsוּכְרָמִ֗יםu.khe.ra.MimH3754,alandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofolive-treesandofhoneyוּדְבַ֔שׁu.de.VashH1706,thatyemayliveוִֽחְי֖וּvich.YuH2421andnotdieתָמֻ֑תוּta.Mu.tuH4191;andhearkennottoHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֔הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396,whenhepersuadesyou,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Jehovahwilldeliverיַצִּילֵֽנוּ׃ya.tzi.Le.nuH5337us.

33Haveanyofthegodsאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofthenationsהַגּוֹיִ֖םha.go.YimH1471deliveredH5337atallhislandאַרְצ֑וֹ'ar.TzoH776outofthehandמִיַּ֖דmi.YadH3027ofthekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃'a.ShurH804?

34Whereאַיֵּה֩'ai.YehH346arethegodsאֱלֹהֵ֨י'e.lo.HeiH430ofHamathחֲמָ֜תcha.MatH2574andofArpadוְאַרְפָּ֗דve.'ar.PadH774?Whereאַיֵּ֛ה'ai.YehH346arethegodsאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofSepharvaimסְפַרְוַ֖יִםse.far.Va.yimH5617,Henaהֵנַ֣עhe.Na'H2012,andIvvahוְעִוָּ֑הve.'i.VahH5755?andhavetheydeliveredהִצִּ֥ילוּhi.Tzi.luH5337Samariaשֹׁמְר֖וֹןsho.me.RonH8111outofmyhandמִיָּדִֽי׃mi.ya.DiH3027?

35Whicharetheyamongallthegodsאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofthecountries,whohavedeliveredהִצִּ֥ילוּhi.Tzi.luH5337theircountryoutofmyhandמִיָּדִ֑יmi.ya.DiH3027,thatJehovahshoulddeliverיַצִּ֧ילya.TzilH5337Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389outofmyhandמִיָּדִֽי׃mi.ya.DiH3027?

36Butthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971weresilentוְהֶחֱרִ֣ישׁוּve.he.che.Ri.shuH2790andansweredhimnotawordH1697;fortheking'scommandמִצְוַ֨תmitz.VatH4687was,sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559,AnswerH6030himnot.

37AndEliakimאֶלְיָקִ֣ים'el.ya.KimH471thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofHilkijah,whowasoverthehouseholdH1004,andShebnaוְשֶׁבְנָ֨אve.shev.Na'H7644thescribeהַסֹּפֵ֜רha.so.FerH5608,andJoahוְיוֹאָ֨חve.yo.'AchH3098thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAsaphאָסָ֧ף'a.SafH623,thechronicler,cameH935toHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396withtheirgarmentsH899rent,andtoldH5046himthewordsדִּבְרֵ֖יdiv.ReiH1697ofRab-shakeh.

Commentaries on 2 Kings 18

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