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2 Chronicles 24:17-25

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.

21And they conspiredוַיִּקְשְׁר֣וּvai.yik.she.RuH7194against him, and stonedוַיִּרְגְּמֻ֥הוּvai.yir.ge.Mu.huH7275him with stonesאֶ֖בֶן'E.venH68at the commandmentבְּמִצְוַ֣תbe.mitz.VatH4687of the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428in the courtבַּחֲצַ֖רba.cha.TzarH2691of the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

22Thus Joashיוֹאָ֣שׁyo.'AshH3101the kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428rememberedזָכַ֞רza.KharH2142not the kindnessהַחֶ֙סֶד֙ha.Che.sedH2617which Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֤עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077his fatherאָבִיו֙'a.VivH1had doneעָשָׂ֜ה'a.SahH6213to him, but slewוַֽיַּהֲרֹ֖גvai.ya.ha.RogH2026his sonבְּנ֑וֹbe.NoH1121.And when he diedH4194,he saidאָמַ֔ר'a.MarH559,The Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068lookיֵ֥רֶאYe.re'H7200upon it,and requireוְיִדְרֹֽשׁ׃ פve.yid.RoshH1875it.

23And it came to pass at the endלִתְקוּפַ֣תlit.ku.FatH8622of the yearהַשָּׁנָ֗הha.sha.NahH8141, thatthe hostחֵ֣ילcheilH2428of Syriaאֲרָם֒'a.RamH758came upעָלָ֣ה'a.LahH5927against him: and they cameוַיָּבֹ֗אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063and Jerusalemוִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םvi.Ru.sha.LimH3389,and destroyedוַיַּשְׁחִ֛יתוּvai.yash.Chi.tuH7843all the princesשָׂרֵ֥יsa.ReiH8269of the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971from among the peopleמֵעָ֑םme.'AmH5971,and sentשִׁלְּח֖וּshi.le.ChuH7971all the spoilשְׁלָלָ֥םshe.la.LamH7998of them unto the kingלְמֶ֥לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428of Damascusדַּרְמָֽשֶׂק׃dar.Ma.sekH1834.

24For the armyחֵ֣ילcheilH2428of the Syriansאֲרָ֗ם'a.RamH758cameבָּ֣אוּ׀Ba.'uH935with a smallבְמִצְעַ֨רve.mitz.'ArH4705company of menאֲנָשִׁ֜ים'a.na.ShimH582,and the Lordוַֽיהוָה֙va.Yah.wehH3068deliveredנָתַ֨ןna.TanH5414a veryמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966greatלָרֹ֣בla.RoH7230hostחַ֙יִל֙cha.yilH2428into their handבְּיָדָ֥םbe.ya.DamH3027,because they had forsakenעָֽזְב֔וּ'a.ze.VuH5800the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of their fathersאֲבוֹתֵיהֶ֑ם'a.vo.tei.HemH1.So they executedעָשׂ֥וּ'a.SuH6213judgmentשְׁפָטִֽים׃she.fa.TimH8201against Joashיוֹאָ֖שׁyo.'AshH3101.

25And when they were departedH3212from him, (for they leftעָזְב֣וּ'a.ze.VuH5800him in greatרַבִּים֒ra.BimH7227diseasesבְּמַחֲלוּיִ֣םbe.ma.cha.li.yimH4251,)his own servantsעֲבָדָ֗יו'a.va.DavH5650conspiredהִתְקַשְּׁר֨וּhit.ka.she.RuH7194against him for the bloodבִּדְמֵי֙bid.MeiH1818of the sonsבְּנֵי֙be.NeiH1121of Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֣עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548,and slewוַיַּֽהַרְגֻ֥הוּvai.ya.har.Gu.huH2026him on his bedמִטָּת֖וֹmi.ta.ToH4296,and he diedוַיָּמֹ֑תvai.ya.MotH4191:and they buriedוַֽיִּקְבְּרֻ֙הוּ֙vai.yik.be.Ru.huH6912him in the cityבְּעִ֣ירbe.'IrH5892of Davidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732,but they buriedקְבָרֻ֖הוּke.va.Ru.huH6912him not in the sepulchresבְּקִבְר֥וֹתbe.kiv.RotH6913of the kingsהַמְּלָכִֽים׃ סha.me.la.KhimH4428.

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