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2 Kings 9:16-29

16AndJehuיֵהוּא֙ye.Hu'H3058rodeוַיִּרְכַּ֤בvai.yir.KavH7392inachariotandwentH3381toJizreel;forJoramיוֹרָ֖םyo.RamH3141layH7901there.AndAhaziahוַֽאֲחַזְיָה֙va.'a.chaz.YahH274kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063hadcomeיָרַ֖דya.RadH3381downtoseeלִרְא֥וֹתlir.'otH7200Joramיוֹרָֽם׃yo.RamH3141.

17Andthewatchmanוְהַצֹּפֶה֩ve.ha.tzo.PehH6822stoodעֹמֵ֨ד'o.MedH5975onthetowerהַמִּגְדָּ֜לha.mig.DalH4026inJizreel,andsawH7200Jehu'scompanyashecameH935,andsaidH559,IseeH7200acompany.AndJoramsaidH559,Takeקַ֥חkachH3947ahorseman,andsendוּֽשְׁלַ֥חu.she.LachH7971tomeetthem,andlethimsayH559,Isitpeaceהֲשָׁלֽוֹם׃ha.sha.LomH7965?

18SotherewentH935oneonhorsebacktomeethim;andhesaidH559,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saiththekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428:Isitpeaceהֲשָׁל֔וֹםha.sha.LomH7965?AndJehuיֵה֛וּאye.Hu'H3058saidH559,Whathast thoutodowithpeaceוּלְשָׁל֖וֹםu.le.sha.LomH7965?turnשָֽׁב׃ShavH7725theebehindme.Andthewatchmanהַצֹּפֶה֙ha.tzo.PehH6822toldH5046sayingH559,Themessengerהַמַּלְאָ֥ךְha.mal.'AkhH4397cameH935tothem,andhedoesnotreturnH7725.

19AndhesentH7971outasecondשֵׁנִי֒she.NiH8145onhorseback;andhecameH935tothemandsaidH559,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saiththekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428:Isitpeaceשָׁל֑וֹםsha.LomH7965?AndJehuיֵה֛וּאye.Hu'H3058saidH559,Whathast thoutodowithpeaceוּלְשָׁל֖וֹםu.le.sha.LomH7965?turnH5437theebehindme.

20Andthewatchmanהַצֹּפֶה֙ha.tzo.PehH6822toldH5046sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,HecameH935tothem,anddoesnotreturnH7725.AndthedrivingislikethedrivingofJehuיֵה֣וּאye.Hu'H3058thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofNimshiנִמְשִׁ֔יnim.ShiH5250;forhedrivesfuriously.

21ThenJoramsaidH559, Makeready!Andtheymadereadyhischariotרִכְבּ֑וֹrikh.BoH7393.AndJoramkingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִ֠שְׂרָאֵלYis.ra.'elH3478andAhaziahוַאֲחַזְיָ֨הוּva.'a.chaz.Ya.huH274kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063wentH3318out,eachinhischariotבְּרִכְבּ֗וֹbe.rikh.BoH7393;andtheywentH3318outtomeetJehuיֵה֔וּאye.Hu'H3058,andmethimintheplotofNabothנָב֥וֹתna.VotH5022theJizreelite.

22AnditcametopasswhenJoramsawH7200Jehuיֵה֔וּאye.Hu'H3058,thathesaidH559,Isitpeaceהֲשָׁל֣וֹםha.sha.LomH7965,Jehuיֵה֑וּאye.Hu'H3058?AndhesaidH559,Whatpeaceהַשָּׁל֔וֹםha.sha.LomH7965,solongasthefornicationsofthymotherאִמְּךָ֛'i.me.KhaH517Jezebelאִיזֶ֧בֶל'i.Ze.velH348andhersorceriesוּכְשָׁפֶ֖יהָu.khe.sha.Fei.haH3785aresomanyהָרַבִּֽים׃ha.ra.BimH7227?

23ThenJoramturnedוַיַּהֲפֹ֧ךְvai.ya.ha.FokhH2015hishandיָדָ֖יוya.DavH3027,andfledH5127,andsaidH559toAhaziahאֲחַזְיָ֖הוּ'a.chaz.Ya.huH274,Treachery,Ahaziahאֲחַזְיָֽה׃'a.chaz.YahH274!

24AndJehuוְיֵה֞וּאve.ye.Hu'H3058tookhisbowבַקֶּ֗שֶׁתva.Ke.shetH7198inhishandיָד֣וֹya.DoH3027,andsmoteJehoramיְהוֹרָם֙ye.ho.RamH3088betweenhisarmsזְרֹעָ֔יוze.ro.'AvH2220,andthearrowהַחֵ֖צִיha.Che.tziH2678wentH3318outthroughhisheartמִלִּבּ֑וֹmi.li.BoH3820;andhesankdownH5221inhischariotבְּרִכְבּֽוֹ׃be.rikh.BoH7393.

25AndhesaidH559toBidkarhiscaptain,TakeH5375himup[and]castH7993himintheplotofthefieldשְׂדֵ֖הse.DehH7704ofNabothנָב֣וֹתna.VotH5022theJizreelite.Forrememberזְכֹ֞רze.KhorH2142how,whenIandthourodeH7392togetherafterAhabאַחְאָ֣ב'ach.'AvH256hisfatherאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1,thatJehovahlaidthisburdenH4853uponhim:

26CertainlyIhaveseenH7200yesterdayאֶ֙מֶשׁ֙'e.meshH570thebloodדְּמֵ֣יde.MeiH1818ofNabothנָבוֹת֩na.VotH5022,andthebloodדְּמֵ֨יde.MeiH1818ofhissonsבָנָ֜יוva.NavH1121, saithJehovah;andIwillrequite theeinthisplot, saithJehovah.AndnowH6258,takeH5375[and]castH7993himintotheplot, accordingtothewordכִּדְבַ֥רkid.VarH1697ofJehovah.

27WhenH834Ahaziahוַאֲחַזְיָ֤הva.'a.chaz.YahH274kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063sawH7200[that],hefledH5127bythewayH1870ofthegarden-house.AndJehuיֵה֗וּאye.Hu'H3058followedafterhim,andsaidH559,Smitehimalsoגַּם־gam-H1571inhischariotהַמֶּרְכָּבָ֗הha.mer.ka.VahH4818.Itwasontheascentבְּמַֽעֲלֵה־be.ma.'a.leh-H4608ofGur,whichisbyJibleam.AndhefledH5127toMegiddoמְגִדּ֖וֹme.gi.DoH4023,anddiedH4191there.

28Andhisservantsעֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.DavH5650carriedhiminachariottoJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלְָ֑מָהye.ru.sha.Le.mahH3389,andburiedH6912himinhissepulchrewithhisfathersH1inthecityבְּעִ֥ירbe.'IrH5892ofDavidדָּוִֽד׃ פda.VidH1732.

29(AndintheeleventhyearH8141ofJoramלְיוֹרָ֖םle.yo.RamH3141thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAhabאַחְאָ֑ב'ach.'AvH256hadAhaziahאֲחַזְיָ֖ה'a.chaz.YahH274beguntoreignH4427overJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.)

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