New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Chronicles 26:1-8

1And allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleעַ֤ם'amH5971of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063tookוַיִּקְח֞וּvai.yik.ChuH3947Uzziahעֻזִּיָּ֔הוּ'u.zi.Ya.huH5818,whoוְה֕וּאve.Hu'H1931wassixteenשֵׁ֥שׁ עֶשְׂרֵ֖הshesh 'es.RehH8337 H6240yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121,and madeH4427him kingוַיַּמְלִ֣יכוּvai.yam.Li.khuH4427in the placeתַּ֖חַתTa.chatH8478of his fatherאָבִ֥יו'a.VivH1Amaziahאֲמַצְיָֽהוּ׃'a.matz.Ya.huH558.

2He builtבָּנָ֣הba.NahH1129Elothאֵיל֔וֹת'ei.LotH359and restoredוַיְשִׁיבֶ֖הָvay.shi.Ve.haH7725it to Judahלִֽיהוּדָ֑הli.hu.DahH3063afterאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sleptשְׁכַֽב־she.khav-H7901with his fathersאֲבֹתָֽיו׃ פ'a.vo.TavH1.

3Uzziahעֻזִּיָּ֣הוּ'u.zi.Ya.huH5818wassixteenשֵׁ֨שׁ עֶשְׂרֵ֤הshesh 'es.RehH8337 H6240yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when he becameH4427kingבְמָלְכ֔וֹve.ma.le.KhoH4427,and he reignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427fifty-twoוַחֲמִשִּׁ֤יםva.cha.mi.ShimH2572yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389;and his mother’sאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517nameוְשֵׁ֣םve.ShemH8034wasJechiliahיְכָלְיָ֖הye.khi.le.yahH3203of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

4He didוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213rightהַיָּשָׁ֖רhai.ya.SharH3477in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068according to allכְּכֹ֥לke.KholH3605that his fatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1Amaziahאֲמַצְיָ֥הוּ'a.matz.Ya.huH558had doneעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213.

5He continuedוַיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961to seekH1245Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430in the daysבִּימֵ֣יbi.MeiH3117of Zechariahזְכַרְיָ֔הוּze.khar.Ya.huH2148,who had understandingהַמֵּבִ֖יןha.me.VinH995through the visionבִּרְאֹ֣תbir.'OtH7200of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430; andas longוּבִימֵי֙u.vi.MeiH3117as he soughtH1875the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,Godהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ סha.'E.lo.HimH430prosperedהִצְלִיח֖וֹhitz.li.ChoH6743him.

6Now he wentוַיֵּצֵא֙vai.ye.Tze'H3318out andwarredוַיִּלָּ֣חֶםvai.yi.La.chemH3898against the Philistinesבַּפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםba.pe.lish.TimH6430,and brokeH6555downH6555the wallח֣וֹמַתCho.matH2346of Gathגַּ֗תGatH1661and the wallחוֹמַ֣תcho.MatH2346of Jabnehיַבְנֵ֔הyav.NehH2996and the wallחוֹמַ֣תcho.MatH2346of Ashdodאַשְׁדּ֑וֹד'ash.DodH795;and he builtוַיִּבְנֶ֣הvai.yiv.NehH1129citiesעָרִ֔ים'a.RimH5892in the area ofAshdodבְּאַשְׁדּ֖וֹדbe.'ash.DodH795and among the Philistinesוּבַפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃u.va.pe.lish.TimH6430.

7Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֜יםha.'E.lo.HimH430helpedוַיַּעְזְרֵ֨הוּvai.ya'.ze.Re.huH5826him againstעַל־'al-H5921the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֧יםpe.lish.TimH6430,and againstוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921the Arabiansהָֽעַרְבִ֛יםha.'ar.vi.yimH6163who livedהַיֹּשְׁבִ֥יםhai.yo.she.VimH3427in Gur-baalH1485,and the Meunitesוְהַמְּעוּנִֽים׃ve.ha.me.'u.NimH4586.

8The Ammonitesהָֽעַמּוֹנִ֛יםha.'a.mo.NimH5984also gaveוַיִּתְּנ֧וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414tributeמִנְחָ֖הmin.ChahH4503to Uzziahלְעֻזִּיָּ֑הוּle.'u.zi.Ya.huH5818, and hisfameשְׁמוֹ֙she.MoH8034extendedוַיֵּ֤לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980to the borderלְב֣וֹאle.Vo'H935of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,for he becameH2388veryלְמָֽעְלָה׃le.Ma.'e.lahH4605strongH2388.

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