New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Chronicles 28:18-23

18The Philistinesוּפְלִשְׁתִּ֣יםu.fe.lish.TimH6430also had invadedפָּשְׁט֗וּpa.she.TuH6584the citiesבְּעָרֵ֨יbe.'a.ReiH5892of thelowlandהַשְּׁפֵלָ֣הha.she.fe.LahH8219and of the Negevוְהַנֶּגֶב֮ve.ha.ne.GevH5045of Judahלִֽיהוּדָה֒li.hu.DahH3063,and had takenוַֽ֠יִּלְכְּדוּVai.yil.ke.duH3920Beth-shemeshH1053,Aijalonאַיָּל֜וֹן'ai.ya.LonH357,Gederothהַגְּדֵר֗וֹתha.ge.de.RotH1450,and Socoשׂוֹכ֤וֹso.KhoH7755with its villagesוּבְנוֹתֶ֙יהָ֙u.ve.no.Tei.haH1323,Timnahתִּמְנָ֣הtim.NahH8553with its villagesוּבְנוֹתֶ֔יהָu.ve.no.Tei.haH1323,and Gimzoגִּמְז֖וֹgim.ZoH1579with its villagesבְּנֹתֶ֑יהָbe.no.Tei.haH1323,and they settledוַיֵּשְׁב֖וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427thereשָֽׁם׃ShamH8033.

19For the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068humbledהִכְנִ֤יעַhikh.Ni.a'H3665Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063becauseבַּעֲב֖וּרba.'a.VurH5668of Ahazאָחָ֣ז'a.ChazH271kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,for he had broughtH6544about a lackH6544of restraintH6544in Judahבִּֽיהוּדָ֔הbi.hu.DahH3063and was veryH4604unfaithfulH4604to the Lordבַּיהוָֽה׃ba.Yah.wehH3068.

20SoTilgath-pilneserH8407kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֑וּר'a.ShurH804cameוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935againstעָלָ֔יו'a.LavH5921him and afflictedוַיָּ֥צַרvai.Ya.tzarH6887him insteadוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808of strengtheningחֲזָקֽוֹ׃cha.za.KoH2388him.

21Althoughכִּֽי־ki-H3588Ahazאָחָז֙'a.ChazH271tookH2505a portionH2505out of the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068and out of the palaceבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and of the princesוְהַשָּׂרִ֑יםve.ha.sa.RimH8269,and gaveוַיִּתֵּן֙vai.yi.TenH5414itto the kingלְמֶ֣לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804,it did not helpלְעֶזְרָ֖הle.'ez.RahH5833him.

22Now in the timeוּבְעֵת֙u.ve.'EtH6256of his distressהָצֵ֣רha.TzerH6887thisH1931sameH1931Kingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahazאָחָֽז׃'a.ChazH271becameH4603yetH3254moreH3254unfaithfulH4603to the Lordבַּיהוָ֑הba.Yah.wehH3068.

23For he sacrificedוַיִּזְבַּ֗חvai.yiz.BachH2076to the godsלֵֽאלֹהֵ֣יle.lo.HeiH430of Damascusדַרְמֶשֶׂק֮dar.me.SekH1834which haddefeatedהַמַּכִּ֣יםha.ma.KimH5221him, and saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Becauseכִּ֠יkiH3588the godsאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of the kingsמַלְכֵֽי־mal.khei-H4428of Aramאֲרָם֙'a.RamH758helpedמַעְזְרִ֣יםma'.ze.RimH5826them, I will sacrificeאֲזַבֵּ֖חַ'a.za.Be.achH2076to them that they may helpוְיַעְזְר֑וּנִיve.ya'.ze.Ru.niH5826me.” But they becameהָֽיוּ־ha.yu-H1961thedownfallלְהַכְשִׁיל֖וֹle.hakh.shi.LoH3782of him and allוּלְכָל־u.le.khol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

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