New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Chronicles 14:1-8

1So Abijahאֲבִיָּ֜ה'a.vi.YahH29sleptוַיִּשְׁכַּ֨בvai.yish.KavH7901with his fathersאֲבֹתָ֗יו'a.vo.TavH1,and they buriedוַיִּקְבְּר֤וּvai.yik.be.RuH6912him in the cityבְּעִ֣ירbe.'IrH5892of Davidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732,and his sonבְנ֖וֹve.NoH1121AsaH609becameH4427kingוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in his placeתַּחְתָּ֑יוtach.TavH8478.The landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776was undisturbedשָׁקְטָ֥הsha.ke.TahH8252for tenעֶ֥שֶׂר'E.serH6235yearsשָׁנִֽים׃ פsha.NimH8141during his daysבְּיָמָ֛יוbe.ya.MavH3117.

2Asaאָסָא֙'a.Sa'H609didוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213goodהַטּ֣וֹבha.TovH2896and rightוְהַיָּשָׁ֔רve.hai.ya.SharH3477in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֖יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068his Godאֱלֹהָֽיו׃'e.lo.HavH430,

3for he removedוַיָּ֛סַרvai.Ya.sarH5493the foreignהַנֵּכָ֖רha.ne.KharH5236altarsמִזְבְּח֥וֹתmiz.be.ChotH4196andhighוְהַבָּמ֑וֹתve.ha.ba.MotH1116placesH1116,toreH7665downH7665the sacredpillarsהַמַּצֵּב֔וֹתha.ma.tze.VotH4676,cutוַיְגַדַּ֖עvay.ga.Da'H1438downH1438theAsherimהָאֲשֵׁרִֽים׃ha.'a.she.RimH842,

4and commandedוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559JudahH3063to seekלִדְר֕וֹשׁlid.Ro.oshH1875the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of their fathersאֲבוֹתֵיהֶ֑ם'a.vo.tei.HemH1and to observeוְלַעֲשׂ֖וֹתve.la.'a.SotH6213the lawהַתּוֹרָ֥הha.to.RahH8451and the commandmentוְהַמִּצְוָֽה׃ve.ha.mitz.VahH4687.

5He also removedוַיָּ֙סַר֙vai.Ya.sarH5493the highהַבָּמ֖וֹתha.ba.MotH1116placesH1116and theincenseהַֽחַמָּנִ֑יםha.cha.ma.NimH2553altarsH2553from allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605the citiesH5892of JudahH3063.And the kingdomהַמַּמְלָכָ֖הha.mam.la.KhahH4467was undisturbedH8252underלְפָנָֽיו׃le.fa.NavH6440him.

6He builtH1129fortifiedמְצוּרָ֖הme.tzu.RahH4694citiesH5892in JudahH3063,sinceH3588the landH776was undisturbedשָׁקְטָ֣הsha.ke.TahH8252, andthereH369was noH369oneH369at warמִלְחָמָה֙mil.cha.MahH4421with him during thoseH428yearsבַּשָּׁנִ֣יםba.sha.NimH8141,becauseH3588the LordH3068had givenהֵנִ֥יחַhe.Ni.achH5117him restוַיָּ֥נַֽחvai.Ya.nachH5117.

7For he saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to JudahH3063, “Let us buildנִבְנֶ֣ה׀niv.NehH1129theseH428citiesהֶעָרִ֣יםhe.'a.RimH5892and surroundוְנָסֵ֨בve.na.SevH5437themwith wallsחוֹמָ֣הcho.MahH2346and towersוּמִגְדָּלִים֮u.mig.da.LimH4026,gatesדְּלָתַ֣יִםde.la.Ta.yimH1817and barsוּבְרִיחִים֒u.ve.ri.ChimH1280.The landהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776is stillעוֹדֶ֨נּוּo.De.nuH5750oursלְפָנֵ֗ינוּle.fa.Nei.nuH6440becauseכִּ֤יkiH3588we have soughtדָרַ֙שְׁנוּ֙da.Rash.nuH1875the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430;we have soughtדָּרַ֕שְׁנוּda.Rash.nuH1875Him, and He has givenH5117us restוַיָּ֥נַֽחvai.Ya.nachH5117on everyH5439sideH5439.”So they builtוַיִּבְנ֖וּvai.yiv.NuH1129and prosperedוַיַּצְלִֽיחוּ׃ פvai.yatz.Li.chuH6743.

8Now Asaלְאָסָ֗אle.'a.Sa'H609hadוַיְהִ֣יvay.HiH1961an armyH2428of300,000H7969 H3967 H505from Judahמִֽיהוּדָה֙mi.hu.DahH3063,bearingנֹשֵׂ֣אno.Se'H5375largeH6793shieldsצִנָּ֣הtzi.NahH6793and spearsוָרֹמַח֒va.ro.MachH7420,and 280,000וּשְׁמוֹנִ֖יםu.she.mo.NimH3967 H8084 H505from Benjaminוּמִבִּנְיָמִ֗ןu.mi.bin.ya.MinH1144,bearingנֹשְׂאֵ֤יno.se.'EiH5375shieldsמָגֵן֙ma.GenH4043and wieldingוְדֹ֣רְכֵיve.Do.re.kheiH1869bowsקֶ֔שֶׁתKe.shetH7198;allכָּל־kol-H3605of them were valiantH2428warriorsגִּבּ֥וֹרֵיgi.Bo.reiH1368.

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