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2 Chronicles 24:17-20

17Now afterוְאַֽחֲרֵ֥יve.'a.cha.ReiH310the deathמוֹת֙mOtH4194of Jehoiadaיְה֣וֹיָדָ֔עye.Ho.ya.Da'H3077cameבָּ֚אוּBa.'uH935the princesשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,and made obeisanceוַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֖וּvai.yish.ta.cha.VuH7812to the kingלַמֶּ֑לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428.Then the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428hearkenedשָׁמַ֥עsha.Ma'H8085unto them.

18And they leftוַיַּֽעַזְב֗וּvai.ya.'az.VuH5800the houseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of their fathersאֲבוֹתֵיהֶ֔ם'a.vo.tei.HemH1,and servedוַיַּֽעַבְד֥וּvai.ya.'av.DuH5647grovesהָאֲשֵׁרִ֖יםha.'a.she.RimH842and idolsהָֽעֲצַבִּ֑יםha.'a.tza.BimH6091:and wrathקֶ֗צֶףKe.tzefH7110came upon Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063and Jerusalemוִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םvi.Ru.sha.LimH3389for this their trespassבְּאַשְׁמָתָ֖םbe.'ash.ma.TamH819.

19Yet he sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971prophetsנְבִאִ֔יםne.vi.'ImH5030to them, to bring them againלַהֲשִׁיבָ֖םla.ha.shi.VamH7725unto the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068;and they testifiedוַיָּעִ֥ידוּvai.ya.'I.duH5749against them: but they would not give earהֶאֱזִֽינוּ׃ סhe.'e.Zi.nuH238.

20And the Spiritוְר֣וּחַve.Ru.achH7307of Godאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430cameלָֽבְשָׁה֙la.ve.ShahH3847upon Zechariahזְכַרְיָה֙ze.khar.YahH2148the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֣עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548,which stoodוַֽיַּעֲמֹ֖דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975above the peopleלָעָ֑םla.'AmH5971,and saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, Thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Godהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,Why transgressעֹבְרִ֜ים'oe.RimH5674ye the commandmentsמִצְוֹ֤תmitz.VotH4687of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,that ye cannot prosperתַצְלִ֔יחוּtatz.Li.chuH6743?because ye have forsakenעֲזַבְתֶּ֥ם'a.zav.TemH5800the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,he hath also forsakenוַיַּֽעֲזֹ֥בvai.ya.'a.ZoH5800you.

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