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2 Chronicles 16

1In the sixוָשֵׁשׁ֙va.SheshH8337and thirtiethשְׁלֹשִׁ֤יםshe.lo.ShimH7970yearבִּשְׁנַ֨תbish.NatH8141of the reignלְמַלְכ֣וּתle.mal.KhutH4438of Asaאָסָ֔א'a.Sa'H609Baashaבַּעְשָׁ֤אba'.Sha'H1201kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478came upעָלָ֞ה'a.LahH5927against Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,and builtוַיִּ֖בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129Ramahהָרָמָ֑הha.ra.MahH7414,to the intent thatלְבִלְתִּ֗יle.vil.TiH1115he might letתֵּ֚תtetH5414none go outיוֹצֵ֣אyo.Tze'H3318or come inוָבָ֔אva.Va'H935to Asaלְאָסָ֖אle.'a.Sa'H609kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

2Then Asaאָסָ֜א'a.Sa'H609brought outוַיֹּצֵ֨אvai.yo.Tze'H3318silverכֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefH3701and goldוְזָהָ֗בve.za.HavH2091out of the treasuresמֵאֹֽצְר֛וֹתme.'o.tze.RotH214of the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068and of the king’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseוּבֵ֣יתu.VeitH1004,and sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֗חvai.yish.LachH7971to Ben–hadadH1130kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Syriaאֲרָ֔ם'a.RamH758,that dweltהַיּוֹשֵׁ֥בhai.yo.ShevH3427at Damascusבְּדַרְמֶ֖שֶׂקbe.dar.Me.sekH1834,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

3There isa leagueבְּרִית֙be.RitH1285between me and thee, as there wasbetween my fatherאָבִ֖י'a.ViH1and thy fatherאָבִ֑יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1:behold, I have sentשָׁלַ֤חְתִּֽיsha.Lach.tiH7971thee silverכֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefH3701and goldוְזָהָ֔בve.za.HavH2091;goH3212,breakהָפֵ֣רha.FerH6565thy leagueבְּרִֽיתְךָ֗be.ri.te.KhaH1285with Baashaבַּעְשָׁא֙ba'.Sha'H1201kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,that he may departוְיַעֲלֶ֖הve.ya.'a.LehH5927from me.

4And Ben–hadadH1130hearkenedוַיִּשְׁמַ֨עvai.yish.Ma'H8085unto kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Asaאָסָ֗א'a.Sa'H609,and sentוַ֠יִּשְׁלַחVai.yish.lachH7971the captainsשָׂרֵ֨יsa.ReiH8269of his armiesהַחֲיָלִ֤יםha.cha.ya.LimH2428against the citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478;and they smoteוַיַּכּוּ֙vai.ya.KuH5221Ijonעִיּ֣וֹןi.YonH5859,and Danדָּ֔ןDanH1835,and Abel–maimH66,and all the storeמִסְכְּנ֖וֹתmis.ke.NotH4543citiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892of Naphtaliנַפְתָּלִֽי׃naf.ta.LiH5321.

5And it came to pass, when Baashaבַּעְשָׁ֔אba'.Sha'H1201heardכִּשְׁמֹ֣עַkish.Mo.a'H8085it,that he left offוַיֶּחְדַּ֕לvai.yech.DalH2308buildingמִבְּנ֖וֹתmi.be.NotH1129of Ramahהָרָמָ֑הha.ra.MahH7414,and let his workמְלַאכְתּֽוֹ׃ סme.lakh.ToH4399ceaseוַיַּשְׁבֵּ֖תvai.yash.BetH7673.

6Then Asaוְאָסָ֣אve.'a.Sa'H609the kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428tookלָקַח֙la.KachH3947all Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063;and they carried awayוַיִּשְׂא֞וּvai.yis.'UH5375the stonesאַבְנֵ֤י'av.NeiH68of Ramahהָֽרָמָה֙ha.ra.MahH7414,and the timberעֵצֶ֔יהָ'e.Tzei.haH6086thereof, wherewith Baashaבַּעְשָׁ֑אba'.Sha'H1201was buildingבָּנָ֖הba.NahH1129;and he builtוַיִּ֣בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129therewith Gebaגֶּ֖בַעGe.va'H1387and Mizpahהַמִּצְפָּֽה׃ סha.mitz.PahH4709.

7And at that timeוּבָעֵ֣תu.va.'EtH6256Hananiחֲנָ֣נִיcha.Na.niH2607the seerH7200cameבָּ֚אba'H935to Asaאָסָ֖א'a.Sa'H609kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Because thou hast reliedבְּהִשָּׁ֨עֶנְךָ֜be.hi.Sha.'en.khaH8172on the kingמֶ֤לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Syriaאֲרָם֙'a.RamH758,and not reliedנִשְׁעַ֙נְתָּ֙nish.'An.taH8172on the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,therefore is the hostחֵ֥ילcheilH2428of the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Syriaאֲרָ֖ם'a.RamH758escapedנִמְלַ֛טnim.LatH4422out of thine handמִיָּדֶֽךָ׃mi.ya.De.khaH3027.

8Were not the Ethiopiansהַכּוּשִׁ֣יםha.ku.ShimH3569and the Lubimsוְהַלּוּבִ֗יםve.ha.lu.VimH3864a hugeלָרֹ֛בla.RoH7230hostלְחַ֧יִל׀le.Cha.yilH2428,with veryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966manyלְהַרְבֵּ֣הle.har.BehH7235chariotsלְרֶ֥כֶבle.Re.khevH7393and horsemenוּלְפָרָשִׁ֖יםu.le.fa.ra.ShimH6571?yet, because thou didst relyוּבְהִשָּֽׁעֶנְךָ֥u.ve.hi.sha.'en.KhaH8172on the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,he deliveredנְתָנָ֥םne.ta.NamH5414them into thine handבְּיָדֶֽךָ׃be.ya.De.khaH3027.

9For the eyesעֵינָ֞יו'ei.NavH5869of the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068run to and froמְשֹׁטְט֤וֹתme.sho.te.TotH7751throughout the whole earthהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776,to shew himself strongלְ֠הִתְחַזֵּקLe.hit.cha.zekH2388in the behalf of themwhose heartלְבָבָ֥םle.va.VamH3824isperfectשָׁלֵ֛םsha.LemH8003toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishlyנִסְכַּ֣לְתָּnis.Kal.taH5528:therefore from henceforthמֵעַ֔תָּהme.'A.tahH6258thou shalt haveיֵ֥שׁyeshH3426warsמִלְחָמֽוֹת׃mil.cha.MotH4421.

10Then Asaאָסָ֜א'a.Sa'H609was wrothוַיִּכְעַ֨סvai.yikh.'AsH3707with the seerH7200,and putוַֽיִּתְּנֵ֙הוּ֙vai.yi.te.Ne.huH5414him in a prisonהַמַּהְפֶּ֔כֶתha.mah.Pe.khetH4115houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004; for he wasin a rageבְזַ֥עַףve.Za.'afH2197with him because of this thing.And Asaאָסָ֛א'a.Sa'H609oppressedוַיְרַצֵּ֥ץvay.ra.TzetzH7533someof the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971the same timeבָּעֵ֥תba.'EtH6256.

11And, behold, the actsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of Asaאָסָ֔א'a.Sa'H609,firstהָרִאשׁוֹנִ֖יםha.ri.sho.NimH7223and lastוְהָאַחֲרוֹנִ֑יםve.ha.'a.cha.ro.NimH314, lo, they arewrittenכְּתוּבִים֙ke.tu.VimH3789in the bookסֵ֣פֶרSe.ferH5612of the kingsהַמְּלָכִ֔יםha.me.la.KhimH4428of Judahלִיהוּדָ֖הli.hu.DahH3063and Israelוְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

12And Asaאָסָ֡א'a.Sa'H609in the thirtyשְׁלוֹשִׁ֨יםshe.lo.ShimH7970and ninthוָתֵ֤שַׁעva.Te.sha'H8672yearבִּשְׁנַת֩bish.NatH8141of his reignלְמַלְכוּתוֹ֙le.mal.khu.ToH4438was diseasedוַיֶּחֱלֶ֣אvai.ye.che.Le'H2456in his feetבְּרַגְלָ֔יוbe.rag.LavH7272,until his diseaseחָלְי֑וֹchal.YoH2483wasexceedingלְמַ֖עְלָהle.Ma'.lahH4605great:yet in his diseaseבְּחָלְיוֹ֙be.chal.YoH2483he soughtדָרַ֣שׁda.RashH1875not to the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,but to the physiciansבָּרֹפְאִֽים׃ba.ro.fe.'ImH7495.

13And Asaאָסָ֖א'a.Sa'H609sleptוַיִּשְׁכַּ֥בvai.yish.KavH7901with his fathersאֲבֹתָ֑יו'a.vo.TavH1,and diedוַיָּ֕מָתvai.Ya.motH4191in the oneוְאַחַ֖תve.'a.ChatH259and fortiethאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearבִּשְׁנַ֛תbish.NatH8141of his reignלְמָלְכֽוֹ׃le.ma.le.KhoH4427.

14And they buriedוַיִּקְבְּרֻ֣הוּvai.yik.be.Ru.huH6912him in his own sepulchresבְקִבְרֹתָ֗יוve.kiv.ro.TavH6913,which he had madeכָּֽרָה־ka.rah-H3738for himself in the cityבְּעִ֣ירbe.'IrH5892of Davidדָּוִיד֒da.VidH1732,and laidוַיַּשְׁכִּיבֻ֗הוּvai.yash.ki.Vu.huH7901him in the bedבַּמִּשְׁכָּב֙ba.mish.KavH4904which was filledמִלֵּא֙mi.Le'H4390with sweet odoursבְּשָׂמִ֣יםbe.sa.MimH1314and divers kindsוּזְנִ֔יםu.ze.NimH2177of spicespreparedמְרֻקָּחִ֖יםme.ru.ka.ChimH7543by the apothecaries’בְּמִרְקַ֣חַתbe.mir.Ka.chatH4842artמַעֲשֶׂ֑הma.'a.SehH4639:and they madeוַיִּשְׂרְפוּ־vai.yis.re.fu-H8313a veryלִמְאֹֽד׃ פlim.'OdH3966greatגְּדוֹלָ֥הge.do.LahH1419burningשְׂרֵפָ֖הse.re.FahH8316for him.

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