New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Chronicles 28:22-27

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.

24Moreover, when Ahazאָחָ֜ז'a.ChazH271gatheredוַיֶּאֱסֹ֨ףvai.ye.'e.SofH622together the utensilsכְּלֵ֣יke.LeiH3627of the houseבֵית־veit-H1004of Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, hecutוַיְקַצֵּץ֙vay.ka.TzetzH7112the utensilsכְּלֵ֣יke.LeiH3627of the houseבֵית־veit-H1004of Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430in piecesH7112; and heclosedוַיִּסְגֹּ֖רvai.yis.GorH5462the doorsדַּלְת֣וֹתdal.TotH1817of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068andmadeוַיַּ֨עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213altarsמִזְבְּח֛וֹתmiz.be.ChotH4196for himself in everyבְּכָל־be.kholH3605cornerפִּנָּ֖הpi.NahH6438of Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

25In everyוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605cityH5892of Judahלִֽיהוּדָה֙li.hu.DahH3063he madeעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213highבָמ֔וֹתva.MotH1116placesH1116to burnH6999incenseH6999to otherאֲחֵרִ֑ים'a.che.RimH312godsלֵֽאלֹהִ֣יםle.lo.HimH430,and provokedH3707the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of his fathersאֲבֹתָֽיו׃'a.vo.TavH1,to angerH3707.

26Now the restוְיֶ֤תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of his actsדְּבָרָיו֙de.va.RavH1697and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605his waysדְּרָכָ֔יוde.ra.KhavH1870,from firstהָרִאשֹׁנִ֖יםha.ri.sho.NimH7223to lastוְהָאַחֲרוֹנִ֑יםve.ha.'a.cha.ro.NimH314,beholdH2009,they are writtenכְּתוּבִ֔יםke.tu.VimH3789in the Bookסֵ֥פֶרSe.ferH5612of the Kingsמַלְכֵֽי־mal.khei-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063and Israelוְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

27So Ahazאָחָ֜ז'a.ChazH271sleptוַיִּשְׁכַּ֨בvai.yish.KavH7901with his fathersאֲבֹתָ֗יו'a.vo.TavH1,and they buriedוַֽיִּקְבְּרֻ֤הוּvai.yik.be.Ru.huH6912him in the cityבָעִיר֙va.'IrH5892,in Jerusalemבִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.Ru.sha.LimH3389,for they did not bringהֱבִיאֻ֔הוּhe.vi.'U.huH935him into the tombsלְקִבְרֵ֖יle.kiv.ReiH6913of the kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;and Hezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּ֥הֽוּye.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396his sonבְנ֖וֹve.NoH1121reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in his placeתַּחְתָּֽיו׃ פtach.TavH8478.

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