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2 Kings 8:16-24

16Andinthefifthyearוּבִשְׁנַ֣תu.vish.NatH8141ofJoramלְיוֹרָ֤םle.yo.RamH3141thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAhabאַחְאָב֙'ach.'AvH256,kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Jehoshaphatוִיהוֹשָׁפָ֖טvi.ho.sha.FatH3092beingthenkingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,Jehoramיְהוֹרָ֥םye.ho.RamH3088thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֖טye.ho.sha.FatH3092,kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063, begantoreignH4427.

17HewasH1961thirty-twoyearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141oldwhenhebegantoreignH4427;andhereignedH4427eightוּשְׁמֹנֶ֣הu.she.mo.NehH8083yearsשָׁנִ֔יםsha.nahH8141inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

18Andhewalkedinthewayבְּדֶ֣רֶךְ׀be.De.rekhH1870ofthekingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,asdidthehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofAhabאַחְאָ֔ב'ach.'AvH256,forthedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofAhabאַחְאָ֔ב'ach.'AvH256wasH1961hiswifeלְאִשָּׁ֑הle.'i.ShahH802;andhedidevilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451inthesightofJehovah.

19ButJehovahwouldאָבָ֤ה'a.VahH14notdestroyלְהַשְׁחִ֣יתle.hash.ChitH7843Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,forDavidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732hisservant'ssakeלְמַ֖עַןle.Ma.'anH4616,ashehadpromisedhimtogiveלָתֵ֨תla.TetH5414himalwaysalampנִ֛ירnirH5216forhissonsלְבָנָ֖יוle.va.NavH1121.

20Inhisdaysבְּיָמָיו֙be.ya.MavH3117Edomאֱד֔וֹם'e.DomH123revoltedfromunderthehandיַד־yad-H3027ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,andtheysetakingמֶֽלֶךְ׃Me.lekhH4428overthemselves.

21AndJoramיוֹרָם֙yo.RamH3141wentH5437overtoZair,andallthechariotsH7393withhim;andheroseH6965upbynightלַ֗יְלָהLay.lahH3915,andsmotetheEdomiteswhohadsurroundedהַסֹּבֵ֤יבha.so.VeivH5437him,andthecaptainsofthechariotsH7393;andthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971fledH5127intotheirtentsלְאֹהָלָֽיו׃le.'o.ha.LavH168.

22ButtheEdomitesrevoltedfromunderthehandיַד־yad-H3027ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063untothisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117.Thenאָ֛ז'azH227Libnahלִבְנָ֖הliv.NahH3841revoltedatthesametimeבָּעֵ֥תba.'EtH6256.

23Andtherestוְיֶ֛תֶרve.Ye.terH3499oftheactsofJoramיוֹרָ֖םyo.RamH3141andallthathedid,aretheynotwrittenH3789inthebookH5612ofthechroniclesofthekingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063?

24AndJoramיוֹרָם֙yo.RamH3141sleptwithhisfathersH1,andwasburiedH6912withhisfathersH1inthecityבְּעִ֣ירbe.'IrH5892ofDavidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732;andAhaziahאֲחַזְיָ֥הוּ'a.chaz.Ya.huH274hissonבְנ֖וֹve.NoH1121reignedH4427inhisstead.

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