New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Chronicles 25:17-21

17Then Amaziahאֲמַצְיָ֙הוּ֙'a.matz.Ya.huH558kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063tookH3289counselוַיִּוָּעַ֗ץvai.yi.va.'AtzH3289and sentוַ֠יִּשְׁלַחVai.yish.lachH7971to JoashH3060the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jehoahazיְהוֹאָחָ֧זye.ho.'a.ChazH3059the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jehuיֵה֛וּאye.Hu'H3058,the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Comeלְכָ֖הle.khahH1980,let us faceנִתְרָאֶ֥ה פָנִֽים׃nit.ra.'Eh fa.NimH7200 H6440each other.”

18JoashH3060the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֞חvai.yish.LachH7971to Amaziahאֲמַצְיָ֣הוּ'a.matz.Ya.huH558kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָה֮ye.hu.DahH3063,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559, “The thornH2336bushH2336whichH834was in Lebanonבַּלְּבָנ֗וֹןba.le.va.NonH3844sentשָׁ֠לַחSha.lachH7971to the cedarהָאֶ֜רֶזha.'E.rezH730whichH834was in Lebanonבַּלְּבָנוֹן֙ba.le.va.nOnH3844,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘Giveתְּנָֽה־te.nah-H5414your daughterבִּתְּךָ֥bi.te.KhaH1323to my sonלִבְנִ֖יliv.NiH1121in marriageלְאִשָּׁ֑הle.'i.ShahH802.’But there passedוַֽתַּעֲבֹ֞רva.ta.'a.VorH5674by a wildהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704beastH2421that was in Lebanonבַּלְּבָנ֔וֹןba.le.va.NonH3844and trampledוַתִּרְמֹ֖סva.tir.MosH7429the thornH2336bushH2336.

19You saidאָמַ֗רְתָּ'a.Mar.taH559, ‘Beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009, you havedefeatedהִכִּ֙יתָ֙hi.Ki.taH5221EdomH112.’ Andyour heartלִבְּךָ֖li.be.KhaH3820hasbecomeH5375proudH5375in boastingלְהַכְבִּ֑ידle.hakh.BidH3513.Nowעַתָּה֙'a.TahH6258stayשְׁבָ֣הshe.VahH3427at homeבְּבֵיתֶ֔ךָbe.vei.Te.khaH1004;for whyלָ֤מָּהLa.mahH4100should you provokeתִתְגָּרֶה֙tit.ga.RehH1624troubleH7463so that you, even you, would fallוְנָ֣פַלְתָּ֔ve.Na.fal.taH5307and Judahוִיהוּדָ֥הvi.hu.DahH3063with you?”

20But Amaziahאֲמַצְיָ֔הוּ'a.matz.Ya.huH558would not listenשָׁמַ֣עsha.Ma'H8085,for it was from Godמֵהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙me.ha.'E.lo.HimH430,that He might deliverתִּתָּ֣םti.TamH5414them into the handבְּיָ֑דbe.YadH3027of JoashbecauseH3588they had soughtדָֽרְשׁ֔וּda.re.ShuH1875the godsאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of EdomH112.

21So JoashH3060kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478wentוַיַּ֨עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927up, and he and Amaziahוַאֲמַצְיָ֣הוּva.'a.matz.Ya.huH558kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063facedוַיִּתְרָא֣וּ פָנִ֔יםvai.yit.ra.'U fa.NimH7200 H6440each other at Beth-shemeshH1053,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834belonged to Judahלִיהוּדָֽה׃li.hu.DahH3063.

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