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2 Kings 11:13-20

13And when Athaliahעֲתַלְיָ֔ה'a.tal.YahH6271heardוַתִּשְׁמַ֣עva.tish.Ma'H8085the noiseק֥וֹלKolH6963of the guardהָֽרָצִ֖יןha.ra.TzinH7323andof the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971,she cameוַתָּבֹ֥אva.ta.Vo'H935to the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971into the templeבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

14And when she lookedוַתֵּ֡רֶאva.Te.re'H7200,behold, the kingהַמֶּלֶךְ֩ha.me.leKhH4428stoodעֹמֵ֨ד'o.MedH5975by a pillarהָעַמּ֜וּדha.'a.MudH5982,as the mannerכַּמִּשְׁפָּ֗טka.mish.PatH4941was,and the princesוְהַשָּׂרִ֤יםve.ha.sa.RimH8269and the trumpetersוְהַחֲצֹֽצְרוֹת֙ve.ha.cha.tzo.tze.rOtH2689by the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,and all the peopleעַ֤ם'amH5971of the landהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776rejoicedשָׂמֵ֔חַsa.Me.achH8056,and blewוְתֹקֵ֖עַve.to.Ke.a'H8628with trumpetsבַּחֲצֹֽצְר֑וֹתba.cha.tzo.tze.RotH2689:and Athaliahעֲתַלְיָה֙'a.tal.YahH6271rentוַתִּקְרַ֤עva.tik.Ra'H7167her clothesבְּגָדֶ֔יהָbe.ga.Dei.haH899,and criedוַתִּקְרָ֖אva.tik.Ra'H7121,Treasonקֶ֥שֶׁרKe.sherH7195,Treasonקָֽשֶׁר׃ סKa.sherH7195.

15But Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֨עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077the priestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548commandedוַיְצַו֩vay.TzavH6680the captainsשָׂרֵ֥יsa.ReiH8269of the hundredsהַמֵּא֣וֹתha.mei.'otH3967,the officersפְּקֻדֵ֣יpe.ku.DeiH6485of the hostהַחַ֗יִלha.Cha.yilH2428,and saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, Have her forthהוֹצִ֤יאוּho.Tzi.'uH3318withoutמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004the rangesלַשְּׂדֵרֹ֔תla.se.de.RotH7713:and him that followethוְהַבָּ֥א אַחֲרֶ֖יהָve.ha.Ba' 'a.cha.Rei.haH310 H935her killהָמֵ֣תha.MetH4191with the swordבֶּחָ֑רֶבbe.Cha.revH2719.For the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548had saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559,Let her not be slainתּוּמַ֖תtu.MatH4191in the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

16And they laidוַיָּשִׂ֤מוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760handsיָדַ֔יִםya.Da.yimH3027on her; and she wentוַתָּב֛וֹאva.ta.Vo'H935by the wayדֶּֽרֶךְ־de.rekh-H1870by the which the horsesהַסּוּסִ֖יםha.su.SimH5483cameמְב֥וֹאme.Vo'H3996into the king’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004:and there was she slainוַתּוּמַ֖תva.tu.MatH4191.

17And Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֜עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077madeוַיִּכְרֹ֨תvai.yikh.RotH3772a covenantהַבְּרִ֗יתha.be.RitH1285between the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068and the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428and the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,that they should be the Lord’sלַֽיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068peopleלְעָ֖םle.'AmH5971;between the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428also and the peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

18And all the peopleעַם֩'amH5971of the landהָאָ֨רֶץha.'A.retzH776wentוַיָּבֹ֣אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935into the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of Baalהַבַּ֜עַלha.Ba.'alH1168,and brake it downוַֽיִּתְּצֻ֗הוּvai.yi.te.Tzu.huH5422;his altarsמִזְבְּחֹתָ֤יוmiz.be.cho.tovH4196and his imagesצְלָמָיו֙tze.la.MavH6754brake they in piecesשִׁבְּר֣וּshi.be.RuH7665thoroughlyהֵיטֵ֔בhei.TevH3190,and slewהָרְג֖וּha.re.GuH2026Mattanמַתָּן֙ma.TanH4977the priestכֹּהֵ֣ןko.HenH3548of Baalהַבַּ֔עַלha.Ba.'alH1168beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the altarsהַֽמִּזְבְּח֑וֹתha.miz.be.ChotH4196.And the priestהַכֹּהֵ֛ןha.ko.HenH3548appointedוַיָּ֧שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760officersפְּקֻדּ֖וֹתpe.ku.DotH6486 H6485over the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

19And he tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947the rulersשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269over hundredsהַ֠מֵּאוֹתHa.me.'otH3967,and the captainsהַכָּרִ֨יha.ka.RiH3746,and the guardהָרָצִ֜יםha.ra.TzimH7323,and all the peopleעַ֣ם'amH5971of the landהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776;and they brought downוַיֹּרִ֤ידוּvai.yo.Ri.duH3381the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428from the houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and cameוַיָּב֛וֹאוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935by the wayדֶּֽרֶך־de.rekh-H1870of the gateשַׁ֥עַרSha.'arH8179of the guardהָרָצִ֖יםha.ra.TzimH7323to the king’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004.And he satוַיֵּ֖שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427on the throneכִּסֵּ֥אki.Se'H3678of the kingsהַמְּלָכִֽים׃ha.me.la.KhimH4428.

20And all the peopleעַם־'am-H5971of the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776rejoicedוַיִּשְׂמַ֥חvai.yis.MachH8055,and the cityוְהָעִ֣ירve.ha.'IrH5892was in quietשָׁקָ֑טָהsha.Ka.tahH8252:and they slewהֵמִ֥יתוּhe.Mi.tuH4191Athaliahעֲתַלְיָ֛הוּ'a.tal.Ya.huH6271with the swordבַחֶ֖רֶבva.Che.revH2719besidethe king’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ סha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

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