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2 Chronicles 28:16-21

16At that timeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256did kingהַמֶּ֧לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahazאָחָ֛ז'a.ChazH271sendשָׁלַ֞חsha.LachH7971unto the kingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֖וּר'a.ShurH804to helpלַעְזֹ֥רla'.ZorH5826him.

17For again the Edomitesאֲדוֹמִ֖ים'a.do.MimH130had comeבָּ֑אוּBa.'uH935and smittenוַיַּכּ֥וּvai.ya.KuH5221Judahבִיהוּדָ֖הvi.hu.DahH3063,and carried awayוַיִּשְׁבּוּ־vai.yish.bu-H7617captivesשֶֽׁבִי׃She.viH7628.

18The Philistinesוּפְלִשְׁתִּ֣יםu.fe.lish.TimH6430also had invadedפָּשְׁט֗וּpa.she.TuH6584the citiesבְּעָרֵ֨יbe.'a.ReiH5892of the low countryהַשְּׁפֵלָ֣הha.she.fe.LahH8219,and of the southוְהַנֶּגֶב֮ve.ha.ne.GevH5045of Judahלִֽיהוּדָה֒li.hu.DahH3063,and had takenוַֽ֠יִּלְכְּדוּVai.yil.ke.duH3920Beth–shemeshH1053,and Ajalonאַיָּל֜וֹן'ai.ya.LonH357,and Gederothהַגְּדֵר֗וֹתha.ge.de.RotH1450,and Shochoשׂוֹכ֤וֹso.KhoH7755with the villagesוּבְנוֹתֶ֙יהָ֙u.ve.no.Tei.haH1323thereof, and Timnahתִּמְנָ֣הtim.NahH8553with the villagesוּבְנוֹתֶ֔יהָu.ve.no.Tei.haH1323thereof, Gimzoגִּמְז֖וֹgim.ZoH1579also and the villagesבְּנֹתֶ֑יהָbe.no.Tei.haH1323thereof: and they dweltוַיֵּשְׁב֖וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427there.

19For the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068broughtH3665Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063lowH3665because of Ahazאָחָ֣ז'a.ChazH271kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;for he madeH6544Judahבִּֽיהוּדָ֔הbi.hu.DahH3063nakedH6544,and transgressedH4603soreH4604against the Lordבַּיהוָֽה׃ba.Yah.wehH3068.

20And Tilgath–pilneserH8407kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֑וּר'a.ShurH804cameוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935unto him, and distressedH6696him, but strengthenedחֲזָקֽוֹ׃cha.za.KoH2388him not.

21For Ahazאָחָז֙'a.ChazH271took away a portionחָלַ֤קcha.LakH2505outof the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, and outof the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,and of the princesוְהַשָּׂרִ֑יםve.ha.sa.RimH8269,and gaveוַיִּתֵּן֙vai.yi.TenH5414itunto the kingלְמֶ֣לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804:but he helpedלְעֶזְרָ֖הle.'ez.RahH5833him not.

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