New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Chronicles 17:3-9

3The Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068was with Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֑טye.ho.sha.FatH3092becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588hefollowedהָלַ֗ךְha.LakhH1980the exampleבְּדַרְכֵ֞יbe.dar.KheiH1870of his fatherאָבִיו֙'a.VivH1David’sדָּוִ֤ידda.VidH1732earlierהָרִ֣אשֹׁנִ֔יםha.Ri.sho.NimH7223days and did not seekדָרַ֖שׁda.RashH1875the Baalsלַבְּעָלִֽים׃la.be.'a.LimH1168,

4but soughtדָּרָ֔שׁda.RashH1875the Godלֵֽאלֹהֵ֤יle.lo.HeiH430of his fatherאָבִיו֙'a.VivH1,followedהָלָ֑ךְha.LakhH1980His commandmentsוּבְמִצְוֹתָ֖יוu.ve.mitz.vo.TavH4687,and did not actH4639as Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478didH4639.

5So the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068establishedוַיָּ֨כֶןvai.Ya.khenH3559the kingdomהַמַּמְלָכָה֙ha.mam.la.KhahH4467in hiscontrolבְּיָד֔וֹbe.ya.DoH3027,and allכָל־khol-H3605Judahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063broughtוַיִּתְּנ֧וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414tributeמִנְחָ֖הmin.ChahH4503to Jehoshaphatלִיהוֹשָׁפָ֑טli.ho.sha.FatH3092, andhe hadוַֽיְהִי־vay.hi-H1961greatלָרֹֽב׃la.RoH7230richesעֹֽשֶׁר־'o.sher-H6239and honorוְכָב֖וֹדve.kha.VodH3519.

6He tookH1361greatH1361prideלִבּ֖וֹli.BoH1361 H3820in the waysבְּדַרְכֵ֣יbe.dar.KheiH1870of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068and againוְע֗וֹדve.'odH5750removedהֵסִ֛ירhe.SirH5493the highהַבָּמ֥וֹתha.ba.MotH1116placesH1116and the Asherimהָאֲשֵׁרִ֖יםha.'a.she.RimH842from Judahמִיהוּדָֽה׃ פmi.hu.DahH3063.

7Then in the thirdשָׁל֜וֹשׁsha.Lo.oshH7969yearוּבִשְׁנַ֨תu.vish.NatH8141of his reignלְמָלְכ֗וֹle.ma.le.KhoH4427he sentשָׁלַ֤חsha.LachH7971his officialsלְשָׂרָיו֙le.sa.RavH8269,Ben-hailH1134,Obadiahוּלְעֹבַדְיָ֣הu.le.'oad.YahH5662,Zechariahוְלִזְכַרְיָ֔הve.liz.khar.YahH2148,Nethanelוְלִנְתַנְאֵ֖לve.lin.tan.'ElH5417and Micaiahוּלְמִיכָיָ֑הוּu.le.mi.kha.Ya.huH4322,to teachלְלַמֵּ֖דle.la.MedH3925in the citiesבְּעָרֵ֥יbe.'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063;

8and with themthe Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֗םhal.vi.YimH3881,Shemaiahשְֽׁמַֽעְיָ֡הוּshe.ma'.Ya.huH8098,Nethaniahוּנְתַנְיָ֡הוּu.ne.tan.Ya.huH5418,Zebadiahוּזְבַדְיָ֡הוּu.ze.vad.Ya.huH2069,Asahelוַעֲשָׂהאֵ֡לva.'a.sa.h.'ElH6214,Shemiramothוּשְׁמִֽירָמ֡וֹתu.she.mi.ri.motH8070,Jehonathanוִֽיהוֹנָתָן֩vi.ho.na.TanH3083,Adonijahוַאֲדֹ֨נִיָּ֧הוּva.'a.Do.ni.Ya.huH138,Tobijahוְטֽוֹבִיָּ֛הוּve.toi.Ya.huH2900and TobadonijahH2899,the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֑םhal.vi.YimH3881;and with them Elishamaאֱלִישָׁמָ֥ע'e.li.sha.Ma'H476and Jehoramוִֽיהוֹרָ֖םvi.ho.RamH3088,the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִֽים׃ha.ko.ha.NimH3548.

9They taughtוַֽיְלַמְּדוּ֙vay.la.me.DuH3925in Judahבִּֽיהוּדָ֔הbi.hu.DahH3063, havingthe bookסֵ֖פֶרSe.ferH5612of the lawתּוֹרַ֣תto.RatH8451of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068with them; and they wentH5437throughoutH5437allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063and taughtוַֽיְלַמְּד֖וּvay.la.me.DuH3925among the peopleבָּעָֽם׃ba.'AmH5971.

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