New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Chronicles 23:12-21

12When Athaliahעֲתַלְיָ֗הוּ'a.tal.Ya.huH6271heardוַתִּשְׁמַ֣עva.tish.Ma'H8085the noiseק֤וֹלKolH6963of the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971runningהָֽרָצִ֔יםha.ra.TzimH7323and praisingוְהַֽמְהַֽלְלִ֖יםve.ham.ha.LimH1984the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,she cameוַתָּב֥וֹאva.ta.Vo'H935into the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068to the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971.

13She lookedוַתֵּ֡רֶאva.Te.re'H7200,and beholdוְהִנֵּ֣הve.hi.NehH2009,the kingהַמֶּלֶךְ֩ha.me.leKhH4428was standingעוֹמֵ֨דo.MedH5975by his pillarעַמּוּד֜וֹa.mu.DoH5982at the entranceבַּמָּב֗וֹאba.ma.Vo'H3996,and the captainsוְהַשָּׂרִ֣יםve.ha.sa.RimH8269and thetrumpetersוְהַחֲצֹצְרוֹת֮ve.ha.cha.tzo.tze.rOtH2689werebesideH5921the kingהַמֶּלֶךְ֒ha.me.leKhH4428.And allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the peopleעַ֨ם'amH5971of the landהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776rejoicedשָׂמֵ֗חַsa.Me.achH8056and blewוְתוֹקֵ֙עַ֙ve.to.Ke.a'H8628trumpetsבַּחֲצֹ֣צְר֔וֹתba.cha.Tzo.tze.RotH2689,the singersוְהַמְשֽׁוֹרֲרִים֙ve.ham.sho.ra.RimH7891with theirmusicalהַשִּׁ֔ירha.ShirH7892instrumentsבִּכְלֵ֣יbikh.LeiH3627leadingוּמוֹדִיעִ֖יםu.mo.di.'ImH3045the praiseלְהַלֵּ֑לle.ha.LelH1984.Then Athaliahעֲתַלְיָ֙הוּ֙'a.tal.Ya.huH6271toreוַתִּקְרַ֤עva.tik.Ra'H7167her clothesבְּגָדֶ֔יהָbe.ga.Dei.haH899and saidוַתֹּ֖אמֶרva.To.merH559, “Treasonקֶ֥שֶׁרKe.sherH7195!Treasonקָֽשֶׁר׃ סKa.sherH7195!”

14Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֨עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077the priestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548broughtוַיּוֹצֵא֩vai.yo.Tze'H3318out the captainsשָׂרֵ֥יsa.ReiH8269of hundredsהַמֵּא֣וֹת׀ha.me.'otH3967who were appointedפְּקוּדֵ֣יpe.ku.DeiH6485over the armyהַחַ֗יִלha.Cha.yilH2428and saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “Bringהֽוֹצִיא֙וּהָ֙ho.tzi.'U.haH3318her outbetweenמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH413 H4480 H1004the ranksהַשְּׂדֵר֔וֹתha.se.de.RotH7713;and whoever followsוְהַבָּ֥א אַחֲרֶ֖יהָve.ha.Ba' 'a.cha.Rei.haH935 H310her, putיוּמַ֣תyu.MatH4191to deathתְמִית֖וּהָte.mi.Tu.haH4191with the swordבֶּחָ֑רֶבbe.Cha.revH2719.”For the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559, “Let her not be putH4191to deathH4191in the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.”

15So theyseizedוַיָּשִׂ֤ימוּ יָדַ֔יִםvai.ya.Si.mu ya.Da.yimH7760 H3027her, and when she arrivedוַתָּב֛וֹאva.ta.Vo'H935at the entranceמְב֥וֹאme.Vo'H3996ofthe Horseהַסּוּסִ֖יםha.su.SimH5483Gateשַֽׁעַר־sha.'ar-H8179of the king’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004, theyputוַיְמִית֖וּהָvay.mi.Tu.haH4191her to deathH4191thereשָֽׁם׃ פShamH8033.

16ThenJehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָע֙ye.ho.ya.Da'H3077madeוַיִּכְרֹ֤תvai.yikh.RotH3772a covenantבְּרִ֔יתbe.RitH1285betweenH996himself and allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971and the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,that they would be the Lord’sלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068peopleלְעָ֖םle.'AmH5971.

17And allכָל־khol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֤םha.'AmH5971wentוַיָּבֹ֨אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of Baalהַבַּ֙עַל֙ha.Ba.'alH1168and toreH5422it downוַֽיִּתְּצֻ֔הוּvai.yi.te.Tzu.huH5422,and they brokeH7665in piecesH7665his altarsמִזְבְּחֹתָ֥יוmiz.be.cho.TavH4196and his imagesצְלָמָ֖יוtze.la.MavH6754, andkilledהָרְג֖וּha.re.GuH2026Mattanמַתָּן֙ma.TanH4977the priestכֹּהֵ֣ןko.HenH3548of Baalהַבַּ֔עַלha.Ba.'alH1168beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the altarsהַֽמִּזְבְּחֽוֹת׃Ha.miz.be.ChotH4196.

18Moreover, Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֨עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077placedוַיָּשֶׂם֩vai.ya.SemH7760the officesפְּקֻדֹּ֜תpe.ku.DotH6486of the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068under theauthorityבְּיַ֨דbe.YadH3027ofthe Leviticalהַלְוִיִּם֮hal.vi.YimH3881priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֣יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548,whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834Davidדָּוִיד֮da.VidH1732had assignedחָלַ֣קcha.LakH2505overעַל־'al-H5921the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָה֒Yah.wehH3068,to offerלְֽהַעֲל֞וֹתle.ha.'a.LotH5927the burntעֹל֣וֹתo.LotH5930offeringsH5930of the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,as it is writtenכַּכָּת֛וּבka.ka.TuvH3789in the lawבְּתוֹרַ֥תbe.to.RatH8451of Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872--with rejoicingבְּשִׂמְחָ֣הbe.sim.ChahH8057and singingוּבְשִׁ֑ירu.ve.ShirH7892accordingעַ֖ל'alH5921to theorderיְדֵ֥יye.DeiH3027of Davidדָוִֽיד׃da.VidH1732.

19He stationedוַֽיַּעֲמֵד֙vai.ya.'a.MedH5975the gatekeepersהַשּׁ֣וֹעֲרִ֔יםha.Sho.'a.RimH7778of the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,so that noוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808one would enterיָבֹ֥אya.Vo'H935who wasin anyלְכָל־le.kholH3605wayדָּבָֽר׃da.VarH1697uncleanטָמֵ֖אta.Me'H2931.

20He tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947the captainsשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of hundredsהַמֵּא֡וֹתha.me.'otH3967,the noblesהָֽאַדִּירִים֩ha.'a.di.RimH117,the rulersהַמּֽוֹשְׁלִ֨יםha.mo.she.LimH4910of the peopleבָּעָ֜םba.'AmH5971and allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleעַ֣ם'amH5971of the landהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and broughtH3381the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428downוַיּ֤וֹרֶדvai.Yo.redH3381from the houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and cameוַיָּבֹ֛אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935throughבְּתֽוֹךְ־be.tokh-H8432the upperהָֽעֶלְי֖וֹןha.'el.YonH5945gateשַׁ֥עַרSha.'arH8179to the king’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004.And they placedוַיּוֹשִׁ֙יבוּ֙vai.yo.Shi.vuH3427the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428upon the royalהַמַּמְלָכָֽה׃ha.mam.la.KhahH4467throneכִּסֵּ֥אki.Se'H3678.

21Soallכָל־khol-H3605of the peopleעַם־'am-H5971of the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776rejoicedוַיִּשְׂמְח֥וּvai.yis.me.ChuH8055and the cityוְהָעִ֣ירve.ha.'IrH5892was quietשָׁקָ֑טָהsha.Ka.tahH8252.For they had putהֵמִ֥יתוּhe.Mi.tuH4191Athaliahעֲתַלְיָ֖הוּ'a.tal.Ya.huH6271to deathH4191with the swordבֶחָֽרֶב׃ סve.Cha.revH2719.

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