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2 Kings 23
2Andthekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428wentH5927upintothehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004ofJehovah,andallthemenH376ofJudahיְהוּדָה֩ye.hu.DahH3063andalltheinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֨יyo.she.VeiH3427ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֜םye.ru.sha.LimH3389withhim,andthepriestsוְהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548andtheprophetsוְהַנְּבִיאִ֔יםve.ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030,andallthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971,bothsmallלְמִקָּטֹ֣ןle.mi.ka.TonH6996andgreatגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419;andhereadוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121intheirearsבְאָזְנֵיהֶ֗םve.'a.ze.nei.HemH241allthewordsדִּבְרֵי֙div.ReiH1697ofthebookH5612ofthecovenantהַבְּרִ֔יתha.be.RitH1285whichhadbeenfoundH4672inthehouseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004ofJehovah.
3Andthekingהַ֠מֶּלֶךְHa.Me.lekhH4428stoodH5975onthedais,andmadeH3772acovenantהַבְּרִ֣ית׀ha.be.RitH1285beforeJehovah,towalkafterJehovah,andtokeepוְלִשְׁמֹ֨רve.lish.MorH8104hiscommandmentsמִצְוֹתָ֜יוmitz.vo.TavH4687andhistestimoniesעֵדְוֹתָ֤יו'e.de.vo.TavH5715andhisstatutesH2708withall[his]heartלֵ֣בlevH3820,andwithall[his]soulH5315,toestablishלְהָקִ֗יםle.ha.KimH6965thewordsדִּבְרֵי֙div.ReiH1697ofthiscovenantהַבְּרִ֣יתha.be.RitH1285thatarewrittenH3789inthisbookH5612.Andallthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971stoodH5975tothecovenantבַּבְּרִֽית׃ba.be.RitH1285.
4Andthekingהַמֶּ֡לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428commandedוַיְצַ֣וvay.TzavH6680Hilkijahthehighpriestהַכֹּהֵ֨ןha.ko.HenH3548,andthepriestsכֹּהֲנֵ֣יko.ha.NeiH3548ofthesecondהַמִּשְׁנֶה֮ha.mish.NehH4932order,andthedoorkeepers,tobringלְהוֹצִיא֙le.ho.Tzi'H3318forthH3318outofthetempleמֵהֵיכַ֣לme.hei.KhalH1964ofJehovahallthevesselsH3627thathadbeenmadeH6213forBaalלַבַּ֣עַלla.Ba.'alH1168,andfortheAsherahוְלָֽאֲשֵׁרָ֔הve.la.'a.she.RahH842,andforallthehostצְבָ֣אtze.Va'H6635oftheheavensהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064;andheburnedוַֽיִּשְׂרְפֵ֞םvai.yis.re.FemH8313themoutsideJerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙li.ru.sha.LimH3389inthefieldsבְּשַׁדְמ֣וֹתbe.shad.MotH7709ofKidronקִדְר֔וֹןkid.RonH6939,andcarriedH5375theashesofthemtoBethel.
5Andheabolishedtheidolatrouspriestsהַכְּמָרִ֗יםha.ke.ma.RimH3649,whomthekingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063hadordainedtoburnincenseH6999onthehighבַּבָּמוֹת֙ba.ba.mOtH1116placesH1116inthecitiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,andtheenvironsofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389;andthemthatburnedincenseH6999toBaalלַבַּ֗עַלla.Ba.'alH1168,tothesunלַשֶּׁ֤מֶשׁla.She.meshH8121,andtothemoonוְלַיָּרֵ֙חַ֙ve.lai.ya.Re.achH3394,andtotheconstellations,andtoallthehostצְבָ֥אtze.Va'H6635ofheavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.
6AndhebroughtH3318outtheAsherahהָאֲשֵׁרָה֩ha.'a.she.RahH842fromthehouseמִבֵּ֨יתmi.BeitH1004ofJehovah,outsideJerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙li.ru.sha.LimH3389,tothetorrentofKidronקִדְר֔וֹןkid.RonH6939,andburnedוַיִּשְׂרֹ֥ףvai.yis.RofH8313itatthetorrentofKidronקִדְר֖וֹןkid.RonH6939,andstampeditsmalltopowder,andcastH7993thepowderuponthegravesH6913ofthechildrenofthepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.
8AndhebroughtH935allthepriestsהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.NimH3548outofthecitiesמֵעָרֵ֣יme.'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,anddefiledH2930thehighהַבָּמ֗וֹתha.ba.MotH1116placesH1116whereH834thepriestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548hadburnedincenseH6999,fromGebaמִגֶּ֖בַעmi.Ge.va'H1387eventoBeer-sheba;andhebrokeH5422downthehighבָּמ֣וֹתba.MotH1116placesH1116ofthegatesH8179,thoseattheentranceפֶּ֜תַחPe.tachH6607ofthegateH8179ofJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091thegovernorofthecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892, [and]thoseonthelefthandH8040ofany[goingH935in]atthegateH8179ofthecityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.
11AndheabolishedthehorsesH5483thatthekingsמַלְכֵ֨יmal.KheiH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֤הye.hu.DahH3063hadappointedtothesunלַשֶּׁ֙מֶשׁ֙la.She.meshH8121attheentranceofthehouseבֵית־veit-H1004ofJehovah,bythechamberofNathan-melechthechamberlain,whichwasinthesuburbs,andburnedשָׂרַ֥ףsa.RafH8313thechariotsמַרְכְּב֥וֹתmar.ke.VotH4818ofthesunהַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121,withfireבָּאֵֽשׁ׃ba.'EshH784.
12Andthekingמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428brokeH5422downthealtarsהַֽמִּזְבְּח֡וֹתha.miz.be.ChotH4196thatwereontheroofהַגָּג֩ha.GagH1406oftheupperעֲלִיַּ֨ת'a.li.YatH5944chamberH5944ofAhazאָחָ֜ז'a.ChazH271,whichthekingsהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063hadmadeH6213,andthealtarsהַֽמִּזְבְּחוֹת֙ha.miz.be.chOtH4196thatManassehמְנַשֶּׁ֔הme.na.ShehH4519hadmadeH6213inthetwoבִּשְׁתֵּ֛יbish.TeiH8147courtsofthehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004ofJehovah,andheshatteredthem, [removingthem]fromthence,andcastH7993thepowderofthemintothetorrentofKidronקִדְרֽוֹן׃kid.RonH6939.
13Andthehighהַבָּמ֞וֹתha.ba.MotH1116placesH1116thatwerebeforeJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,whichwereontherightH3225handH3225ofthemountofcorruption,whichSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֨הshe.lo.MohH8010thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478hadbuiltH1129forAshtoreththeabominationתּוֹעֲבַ֣תto.'a.VatH8441oftheZidonians,andforChemoshוְלִכְמוֹשׁ֙ve.likh.mo.VoshH3645theabominationH8441oftheMoabites,andforMilcomוּלְמִלְכֹּ֖םu.le.mil.KomH4445theabominationH8441ofthechildrenofAmmonעַמּ֑וֹןa.MonH5983,didthekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428defileH2930.
15Moreoverthealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֜חַha.miz.Be.achH4196thatwasatBethel,thehighהַבָּמָה֙ha.ba.MahH1116placeהַבָּמָ֖הha.ba.MahH1116thatJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֤םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNebatנְבָט֙ne.VatH5028,whocausedIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478tosinהֶחֱטִ֣יאhe.che.Ti'H2398,hadmadeH6213,boththataltarהַמִּזְבֵּ֧חַha.miz.Be.achH4196andthehighהַבָּמָ֛הha.ba.MahH1116placeH1116hebrokeH5422downנָתָ֑ץna.TatzH5422;andburnedוַיִּשְׂרֹ֧ףvai.yis.RofH8313thehighH1116placeH1116, stampeditsmalltopowder,andburnedוְשָׂרַ֥ףve.sa.RafH8313theAsherahאֲשֵׁרָֽה׃'a.she.RahH842.
16AndJosiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֗הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977turnedוַיִּ֣פֶןvai.Yi.fenH6437himself,andsawH7200thesepulchresthatwerethereonthemount;andhesentH7971andtookH3947thebonesH6106outofthesepulchres,andburnedוַיִּשְׂרֹ֥ףvai.yis.RofH8313[them]uponthealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achH4196,anddefiledH2930it,accordingtothewordH1697ofJehovah,thatthemanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430hadproclaimedקָרָא֙ka.Ra'H7121,whoproclaimedקָרָ֔אka.Ra'H7121thesethingsH1697.
17ThenhesaidH559,WhattombstoneisthatwhichIseeרֹאֶ֑הro.'EhH7200?Andthemenאִישׁ־'ish-H376ofthecityהָעִ֗ירha.'IrH5892toldhim,ItisthesepulchreofthemanH376ofGodהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430whocameH935fromJudahמִֽיהוּדָ֔הmi.hu.DahH3063andproclaimedוַיִּקְרָ֗אvai.yik.Ra'H7121thesethingsהַדְּבָרִ֤יםha.de.va.RimH1697whichthou hastdoneagainstthealtarהַמִּזְבַּ֥חha.miz.BachH4196ofBethel.
19AndallthehousesH1004alsoוְגַם֩ve.GamH1571ofthehighהַבָּמ֜וֹתha.ba.MotH1116placesH1116thatwereinthecitiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892ofSamariaשֹׁמְר֗וֹןsho.me.RonH8111,whichthekingsמַלְכֵ֤יmal.KheiH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478hadmadeH6213toprovokeלְהַכְעִ֔יסle.hakh.'IsH3707[Jehovah]toangerH3707,Josiahיֹֽאשִׁיָּ֑הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977removedH5493,anddidtothemaccordingtoalltheactsH6213thathehaddoneinBethel.
20AndhesacrificedH2076uponthealtarsהַֽמִּזְבְּח֔וֹתha.miz.be.ChotH4196allthepriestsכֹּהֲנֵ֨יko.ha.NeiH3548ofthehighהַבָּמ֤וֹתha.ba.MotH1116placesH1116thatwerethere,andburnedוַיִּשְׂרֹ֛ףvai.yis.RofH8313men'sbonesH6106uponthem.Andhereturnedוַיָּ֖שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.
22Fortherewasnotholdensuchapassoverכַּפֶּ֣סַחka.Pe.sachH6453fromthedaysמִימֵי֙mi.MeiH3117ofthejudgesH8199thatjudgedH8199Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,norinallthedaysיְמֵ֛יye.MeiH3117ofthekingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,norofthekingsוּמַלְכֵ֥יu.mal.KheiH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063;
24Moreoverthenecromancersandthesoothsayers,andtheteraphimהַתְּרָפִ֨יםha.te.ra.FimH8655andtheidolsהַגִּלֻּלִ֜יםha.gi.lu.LimH1544,andalltheabominationsH8251thatwereseenH7200inthelandבְּאֶ֤רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063andinJerusalemוּבִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םu.vi.Ru.sha.LimH3389,Josiahיֹֽאשִׁיָּ֑הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977tookaway,thathemightperformthewordsדִּבְרֵ֤יdiv.ReiH1697ofthelawהַתּוֹרָה֙ha.to.RahH8451whichwerewrittenH3789inthebookH5612thatHilkijahthepriestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548hadfoundH4672inthehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofJehovah.
27AndJehovahsaidH559,IwillremoveH5493Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063alsoגַּ֤םgamH1571outofmysight,asIhaveremovedH5493Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andwillrejectthiscityהָעִ֨ירha.'IrH5892Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389whichIhavechosenH977,andthehouseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004ofwhichIsaidH559,Mynameשְׁמִ֖יshe.MiH8034shallbeיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961there.
29Inhisdaysבְּיָמָ֡יוbe.ya.MavH3117Pharaoh-Nechohkingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofEgyptמִצְרַ֛יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714wentH5927upagainstthekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֖וּר'a.ShurH804totheriverנְהַר־ne.har-H5104Euphratesפְּרָ֑תpe.RatH6578;andkingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֙הוּ֙yo.shi.Ya.huH2977wentH5927againsthim;but[Nechoh] slewhimatMegiddoבִּמְגִדּ֔וֹbim.gi.DoH4023,whenhehadseenH7200him.
30Andhisservantsעֲבָדָ֥יו'a.va.DavH5650carriedhiminachariotdeadמֵת֙metH4191fromMegiddoמִמְּגִדּ֔וֹmi.me.gi.DoH4023,andbroughtH935himtoJerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389,andburiedH6912himinhisown sepulchre.Andthepeopleעַם־'am-H5971ofthelandהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776tookH3947Jehoahazיְהֽוֹאָחָז֙ye.ho.'a.ChazH3059thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJosiahיֹ֣אשִׁיָּ֔הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977,andanointedוַיִּמְשְׁח֥וּvai.yim.she.ChuH4886him,andmadehimkingוַיַּמְלִ֥יכוּvai.yam.Li.khuH4427inhisfather'sstead.
31Jehoahazיְהוֹאָחָ֣זye.ho.'a.ChazH3059wastwenty-threeyearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldwhenhebegantoreignH4427;andhereignedH4427threeH7969monthsחֳדָשִׁ֔יםcho.da.ShimH2320inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389;andhismother'snameוְשֵׁ֣םve.ShemH8034wasHamutalחֲמוּטַ֥לcha.mu.TalH2537,daughterבַּֽת־bat-H1323ofJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414ofLibnahמִלִּבְנָֽה׃mi.liv.NahH3841.
33AndPharaoh-NechohhadhimboundH631atRiblahבְרִבְלָה֙ve.riv.LahH7247inthelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofHamathחֲמָ֔תcha.MatH2574,thathemightnotreignמִמְּלֹ֖ךְmim.lokhH4427inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389;andlaidatributeuponthelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776ofahundredמֵאָ֥הme.'AhH3967talentsכִכַּר־khi.kar-H3603ofsilverכֶּ֖סֶףKe.sefH3701andatalentוְכִכַּ֥רve.khi.KarH3603ofgoldזָהָֽב׃za.HavH2091.
34AndPharaoh-NechohmadeEliakimאֶלְיָקִ֣ים'el.ya.KimH471thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJosiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֗הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977kingוַיַּמְלֵךְ֩vai.yam.leKhH4427insteadofJosiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֣הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977hisfatherאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1,andchangedH5437hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034toJehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֑יםye.ho.ya.KimH3079.AndhetookH3947Jehoahazיְהוֹאָחָ֣זye.ho.'a.ChazH3059;andhecameH935toEgyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,anddiedH4191there.
35AndJehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִים֙ye.ho.ya.KimH3079gaveH5414thesilverH3701andthegoldוְהַזָּהָ֗בve.ha.za.HavH2091toPharaohH6547;buthelaidaproportional taxonthelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776togiveH5414themoneyH3701accordingtothecommandofPharaohH6547:heexactedthesilverH3701andthegoldהַזָּהָב֙ha.za.HavH2091ofthepeopleעַ֣ם'amH5971ofthelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,ofeveryoneH376accordingtohisestimation,togiveH5414ittoPharaoh-Nechoh.
36Jehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֣יםye.ho.ya.KimH3079wastwenty-fiveyearsשָׁנָ֨הsha.NahH8141oldwhenhebegantoreignH4427;andhereignedH4427elevenyearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389;andhismother'snameוְשֵׁ֣םve.ShemH8034wasZebuddah,daughterבַת־vat-H1323ofPedaiahפְּדָיָ֖הpe.da.YahH6305ofRumahרוּמָֽה׃ru.MahH7316.
Commentaries on 2 Kings 23
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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