New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Chronicles 21:4-7

4Now when Jehoramיְהוֹרָ֜םye.ho.RamH3088hadtakenוַיָּ֨קָםvai.Ya.komH6965overעַל־'al-H5921the kingdomמַמְלֶ֤כַתmam.Le.khatH4467of his fatherאָבִיו֙'a.VivH1and madeH2388himselfsecureH2388, hekilledוַיַּהֲרֹ֥גvai.ya.ha.RogH2026allכָּל־kol-H3605his brothersאֶחָ֖יו'e.ChavH251with the swordבֶּחָ֑רֶבbe.Cha.revH2719,and someH4480of the rulersמִשָּׂרֵ֥יmi.sa.ReiH8269of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478alsoוְגַ֖םve.GamH1571.

5Jehoramיְהוֹרָ֣םye.ho.RamH3088wasthirty-twoשְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים וּשְׁתַּ֛יִםshe.lo.Shim u.she.Ta.yimH7970 H8147yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when he becameH4427kingבְּמָלְכ֑וֹbe.ma.le.KhoH4427,and he reignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427eightוּשְׁמוֹנֶ֣הu.she.mo.NehH8083yearsשָׁנִ֔יםsha.NimH8141in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

6He walkedוַיֵּ֜לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980in the wayבְּדֶ֣רֶךְ׀be.De.rekhH1870of the kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,justH3512as the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Ahabאַחְאָ֔ב'ach.'AvH256didעָשׂוּ֙'a.SuH6213(for Ahab’sאַחְאָ֔ב'ach.'AvH256daughterבַּת־bat-H1323was his wifeאִשָּׁ֑ה'i.ShahH802),and he didוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213evilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

7Yet the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068was not willingאָבָ֣ה'a.VahH14to destroyלְהַשְׁחִית֙le.hash.ChitH7843the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Davidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732becauseלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616of the covenantהַבְּרִ֔יתha.be.RitH1285whichH834He had madeכָּרַ֖תka.RatH3772with Davidלְדָוִ֑ידle.da.VidH1732,and sinceH3512He had promisedאָמַ֗ר'a.MarH559to giveלָתֵ֨תla.TetH5414a lampH5215to him and his sonsוּלְבָנָ֖יוu.le.va.NavH1121foreverכָּל־ הַיָּמִֽים׃kol- hai.ya.MimH3605 H3117.

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