New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Chronicles 24:17-25

17But afterוְאַֽחֲרֵ֥יve.'a.cha.ReiH310the deathמוֹת֙mOtH4194of Jehoiadaיְה֣וֹיָדָ֔עye.Ho.ya.Da'H3077the officialsשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063cameבָּ֚אוּBa.'uH935and bowedH7812downוַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֖וּvai.yish.ta.cha.VuH7812to the kingלַמֶּ֑לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428,and the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428listenedשָׁמַ֥עsha.Ma'H8085to them.

18They abandonedוַיַּֽעַזְב֗וּvai.ya.'az.VuH5800the houseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of their fathersאֲבוֹתֵיהֶ֔ם'a.vo.tei.HemH1, andservedוַיַּֽעַבְד֥וּvai.ya.'av.DuH5647theAsherimהָאֲשֵׁרִ֖יםha.'a.she.RimH842and the idolsהָֽעֲצַבִּ֑יםha.'a.tza.BimH6091; sowrathקֶ֗צֶףKe.tzefH7110cameוַֽיְהִי־vay.hi-H1961upon Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063and Jerusalemוִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םvi.Ru.sha.LimH3389for thisH2088their guiltבְּאַשְׁמָתָ֖םbe.'ash.ma.TamH819.

19YetHe sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971prophetsנְבִאִ֔יםne.vi.'ImH5030to them to bringלַהֲשִׁיבָ֖םla.ha.shi.VamH7725them backH7725to the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068;though they testifiedוַיָּעִ֥ידוּvai.ya.'I.duH5749against them, they would not listenהֶאֱזִֽינוּ׃ סhe.'e.Zi.nuH238.

20Then the Spiritוְר֣וּחַve.Ru.achH7307of Godאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430cameלָֽבְשָׁה֙la.ve.ShahH3847on Zechariahזְכַרְיָה֙ze.khar.YahH2148the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֣עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548;and he stoodוַֽיַּעֲמֹ֖דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975aboveמֵעַ֣לme.'AlH4480 H5921the peopleלָעָ֑םla.'AmH5971and saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “Thusכֹּ֣ה׀kohH3541Godהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430has saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559, ‘Whyלָמָה֩la.MahH4100do you transgressעֹבְרִ֜ים'oe.RimH5674the commandmentsמִצְוֹ֤תmitz.VotH4687of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068and do not prosperתַצְלִ֔יחוּtatz.Li.chuH6743?Becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588you have forsakenעֲזַבְתֶּ֥ם'a.zav.TemH5800the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,He has also forsakenוַיַּֽעֲזֹ֥בvai.ya.'a.ZoH5800you.’”

21Sothey conspiredוַיִּקְשְׁר֣וּvai.yik.she.RuH7194againstעָלָ֔יו'a.LavH5921him and at the commandבְּמִצְוַ֣תbe.mitz.VatH4687of the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428they stonedוַיִּרְגְּמֻ֥הוּvai.yir.ge.Mu.huH7275himto deathאֶ֖בֶן'E.venH68in the courtבַּחֲצַ֖רba.cha.TzarH2691of the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

22Thus JoashH3060the kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428did not rememberזָכַ֞רza.KharH2142the kindnessהַחֶ֙סֶד֙ha.Che.sedH2617whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834his fatherאָבִיו֙'a.VivH1Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֤עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077had shownעָשָׂ֜ה'a.SahH6213him, but he murderedוַֽיַּהֲרֹ֖גvai.ya.ha.RogH2026his sonבְּנ֑וֹbe.NoH1121.And as he diedH4194he saidאָמַ֔ר'a.MarH559, “Maythe Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068seeיֵ֥רֶאYe.re'H7200andavengeוְיִדְרֹֽשׁ׃ פve.yid.RoshH1875!”

23Now it happenedוַיְהִ֣י׀vay.HiH1961at the turnלִתְקוּפַ֣תlit.ku.FatH8622of the yearהַשָּׁנָ֗הha.sha.NahH8141thatthe armyחֵ֣ילcheilH2428of the Arameansאֲרָם֒'a.RamH758cameעָלָ֣ה'a.LahH5927up againstעָלָיו֮'a.LavH5921him; and they cameוַיָּבֹ֗אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063and Jerusalemוִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םvi.Ru.sha.LimH3389,destroyedוַיַּשְׁחִ֛יתוּvai.yash.Chi.tuH7843allכָּל־kol-H3605the officialsשָׂרֵ֥יsa.ReiH8269of the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971from among the peopleמֵעָ֑םme.'AmH5971,and sentשִׁלְּח֖וּshi.le.ChuH7971allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605their spoilשְׁלָלָ֥םshe.la.LamH7998to the kingלְמֶ֥לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428of Damascusדַּרְמָֽשֶׂק׃dar.Ma.sekH1834.

24Indeedכִּי֩kiH3588the armyחֵ֣ילcheilH2428of the Arameansאֲרָ֗ם'a.RamH758cameבָּ֣אוּ׀Ba.'uH935with a smallבְמִצְעַ֨רve.mitz.'ArH4705number of menH376; yetthe Lordוַֽיהוָה֙va.Yah.wehH3068deliveredנָתַ֨ןna.TanH5414a veryמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966greatלָרֹ֣בla.RoH7230armyחַ֙יִל֙cha.yilH2428into their handsבְּיָדָ֥םbe.ya.DamH3027,becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588they had forsakenעָֽזְב֔וּ'a.ze.VuH5800the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of their fathersאֲבוֹתֵיהֶ֑ם'a.vo.tei.HemH1.Thus they executedעָשׂ֥וּ'a.SuH6213judgmentשְׁפָטִֽים׃she.fa.TimH8201on JoashH3060.

25When they had departedוּבְלֶכְתָּ֣םu.ve.lekh.TamH1980from him (for they leftעָזְב֣וּ'a.ze.VuH5800him veryרַבִּים֒ra.BimH7227sickבְּמַחֲלוּיִ֣םbe.ma.cha.li.yimH4251),his own servantsעֲבָדָ֗יו'a.va.DavH5650conspiredהִתְקַשְּׁר֨וּhit.ka.she.RuH7194againstH5921him because of the bloodבִּדְמֵי֙bid.MeiH1818of thesonבְּנֵי֙be.NeiH1121of Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֣עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548,and murderedוַיַּֽהַרְגֻ֥הוּvai.ya.har.Gu.huH2026him on his bedמִטָּת֖וֹmi.ta.ToH4296.So he diedוַיָּמֹ֑תvai.ya.MotH4191,and they buriedוַֽיִּקְבְּרֻ֙הוּ֙vai.yik.be.Ru.huH6912him in the cityבְּעִ֣ירbe.'IrH5892of Davidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732,but they did not buryקְבָרֻ֖הוּke.va.Ru.huH6912him in the tombsבְּקִבְר֥וֹתbe.kiv.RotH6913of the kingsהַמְּלָכִֽים׃ סha.me.la.KhimH4428.

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