New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Chronicles 31

Idols Are Destroyed

1Now when allכָּל־kol-H3605thisH2088was finishedH3615,allכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לYis.ra.'ElH3478who were presentהַֽנִּמְצְאִים֮ha.nim.tze.'ImH4672wentיָצְא֨וּya.tze.'UH3318out to the citiesלְעָרֵ֣יle.'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָה֒ye.hu.DahH3063,brokeH7665the pillarsהַמַּצֵּב֣וֹתha.ma.tze.VotH4676in piecesH7665,cutוַיְגַדְּע֣וּvay.ga.de.'UH1438downH1438theAsherimהָאֲשֵׁרִ֡יםha.'a.she.RimH842and pulledוַיְנַתְּצ֣וּvay.na.te.TzuH5422downH5422the highהַ֠בָּמוֹתHa.ba.motH1116placesH1116and the altarsהַֽמִּזְבְּחֹ֞תha.miz.be.ChotH4196throughoutH4480allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605Judahיְהוּדָ֧הye.hu.DahH3063and Benjaminוּבִנְיָמִ֛ןu.vin.ya.MinH1144,as well as in Ephraimוּבְאֶפְרַ֥יִםu.ve.'ef.Ra.yimH669and Manassehוּמְנַשֶּׁ֖הu.me.na.ShehH4519,untilעַד־'ad-H5704they had destroyedH3615them allH3615.Then allכָּל־kol-H3605the sonsבְּנֵ֧יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478returnedוַיָּשׁ֜וּבוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725to their citiesלְעָרֵיהֶֽם׃ סle.'a.rei.HemH5892,eachאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376to his possessionלַאֲחֻזָּת֖וֹla.'a.chu.za.ToH272.

2And Hezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּ֡הוּye.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396appointedוַיַּעֲמֵ֣דvai.ya.'a.MedH5975the divisionsמַחְלְק֣וֹתmach.le.KotH4256of the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֣יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and the Levitesוְ֠הַלְוִיִּםVe.hal.vi.yimH3881by their divisionsמַחְלְקוֹתָ֞םmach.le.ko.TamH4256,eachאִ֣ישׁ׀'ishH376accordingכְּפִ֣יke.FiH6310to his serviceעֲבֹדָת֗וֹa.vo.da.ToH5656, boththe priestsלַכֹּהֲנִים֙la.ko.ha.NimH3548and the Levitesוְלַלְוִיִּ֔םve.lal.vi.YimH3881,for burntלְעֹלָ֖הle.'o.LahH5930offeringsH5930and for peaceוְלִשְׁלָמִ֑יםve.lish.la.MimH8002offeringsH8002,to ministerלְשָׁרֵת֙le.sha.RetH8334and to giveוּלְהֹד֣וֹתu.le.ho.DotH3034thanksH3034and to praiseוּלְהַלֵּ֔לu.le.ha.LelH1984in the gatesבְּשַׁעֲרֵ֖יbe.sha.'a.ReiH8179of the campמַחֲנ֥וֹתma.cha.NotH4264of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

Reforms Continued

3He also appointedthe king’sהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428portionוּמְנָת֩u.me.NatH4521of his goodsרְכוּשׁ֜וֹre.khu.ShoH7399for the burntלָעֹל֗וֹתla.'o.LotH5930offeringsH5930, namely,for the morningהַבֹּ֣קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242and eveningוְהָעֶ֔רֶבve.ha.'E.revH6153burntלְעֹלוֹת֙le.'o.lOtH5930offeringsH5930,and the burntוְהָ֣עֹל֔וֹתve.Ha.'o.LotH5930offeringsH5930for the sabbathsלַשַּׁבָּת֖וֹתla.sha.ba.TotH7676and for the newוְלֶחֳדָשִׁ֣יםve.le.cho.da.ShimH2320moonsH2320and for the fixedH4150festivalsH4150,as it is writtenכַּכָּת֖וּבka.ka.TuvH3789in the lawבְּתוֹרַ֥תbe.to.RatH8451of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

4Also hecommandedוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559the peopleלָעָם֙la.'AmH5971who livedלְיוֹשְׁבֵ֣יle.yo.she.VeiH3427in Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389to giveלָתֵ֕תla.TetH5414the portionמְנָ֥תme.NatH4521due to the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֑םve.hal.vi.YimH3881,that they might devoteיֶחֶזְק֖וּye.chez.KuH2388themselves tothe lawבְּתוֹרַ֥תbe.to.RatH8451of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

5As soon as theorderהַדָּבָ֗רha.da.VarH1697spreadוְכִפְרֹ֣ץve.khif.RotzH6555,the sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478providedH7235in abundanceH7235the firstרֵאשִׁ֣יתre.ShitH7225fruitsH7225of grainדָּגָ֗ןda.GanH1715,newתִּיר֤וֹשׁti.Ro.oshH8492wineH8492,oilוְיִצְהָר֙ve.yitz.HarH3323,honeyוּדְבַ֔שׁu.de.VashH1706and of allוְכֹ֖לve.KholH3605the produceתְּבוּאַ֣תte.vu.'AtH8393of the fieldשָׂדֶ֑הsa.DehH7704;and they broughtהֵבִֽיאוּ׃he.Vi.'uH935in abundantlyלָרֹ֖בla.RoH7230the titheוּמַעְשַׂ֥רu.ma'.SarH4643of allהַכֹּ֛לha.KolH3605.

6The sonsוּבְנֵ֧יu.ve.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478and Judahוִֽיהוּדָ֗הvi.hu.DahH3063who livedהַיּֽוֹשְׁבִים֮hai.yo.she.VimH3427in the citiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָה֒ye.hu.DahH3063alsoגַּם־gam-H1571broughtהֵבִ֕יאוּhe.Vi.'uH935in the titheמַעְשַׂ֤רma'.SarH4643of oxenבָּקָר֙ba.KarH1241and sheepוָצֹ֔אןva.TzonH6629, andthe titheוּמַעְשַׂ֣רu.ma'.SarH4643ofsacredH6944giftsH6944which were consecratedהַמְקֻדָּשִׁ֖יםham.ku.da.ShimH6942to the Lordלַיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehH3068their Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430,and placedוַֽיִּתְּנ֖וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414themin heapsH6194.

7In the thirdהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֔יha.she.li.ShiH7992monthבַּחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ba.Cho.deshH2320they beganהֵחֵ֥לּוּhe.Che.luH2490tomakeלְיִסּ֑וֹדle.yi.SodH3245the heapsהָעֲרֵמ֖וֹתha.'a.re.MotH6194,and finishedכִּלּֽוּ׃ סki.LuH3615themby the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֖יha.she.vi.'IH7637monthוּבַחֹ֥דֶשׁu.va.Cho.deshH2320.

8When Hezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּ֣הוּye.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396and the rulersוְהַשָּׂרִ֔יםve.ha.sa.RimH8269cameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935and sawוַיִּרְא֖וּvai.yir.'UH7200the heapsהָעֲרֵמ֑וֹתha.'a.re.MotH6194,they blessedוַֽיְבָרֲכוּ֙vay.va.ra.KhuH1288the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068andHis peopleעַמּ֥וֹa.MoH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

9Then Hezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּ֗הוּye.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396questionedוַיִּדְרֹ֣שׁvai.yid.RoshH1875the priestsהַכֹּֽהֲנִ֛יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֖םve.hal.vi.YimH3881concerningH5921the heapsהָעֲרֵמֽוֹת׃ha.'a.re.MotH6194.

10Azariahעֲזַרְיָ֧הוּ'a.zar.Ya.huH5838the chiefהָרֹ֖אשׁha.RoshH7218priestהַכֹּהֵ֛ןha.ko.HenH3548of the houseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004of Zadokצָד֑וֹקtza.DokH6659saidH559to him, “SinceH4480the contributionsהַתְּרוּמָ֜הha.te.ru.MahH8641beganמֵהָחֵ֨לme.ha.ChelH2490to be broughtלָבִ֣יאla.Vi'H935into the houseבֵית־veit-H1004of the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,we have had enoughוְשָׂב֤וֹעַve.sa.Vo.a'H7646to eatאָכ֨וֹל'a.KholH398with plentyלָר֔וֹבla.RovH7230leftH3498overH3498,for the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068has blessedבֵּרַ֣ךְbe.RakhH1288His peopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971,and thisהַזֶּֽה׃ סha.ZehH2088greatH1995quantityH1995is leftH3498overH3498.”

11Then Hezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּ֗הוּye.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396commandedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559themto prepareלְהָכִ֧יןle.ha.KhinH3559roomsלְשָׁכ֛וֹתle.sha.KhotH3957in the houseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,and they preparedוַיָּכִֽינוּ׃vai.ya.Khi.nuH3559them.

12They faithfullyבֶּאֱמוּנָ֑הbe.'e.mu.NahH530broughtוַיָּבִ֨יאוּvai.ya.Vi.'uH935in the contributionsהַתְּרוּמָ֧הha.te.ru.MahH8641and the tithesוְהַֽמַּעֲשֵׂ֛רve.ha.ma.'a.SerH4643and the consecratedH6944thingsוְהַקֳּדָשִׁ֖יםve.ha.ko.da.ShimH6944;and Conaniahכָּֽנַנְיָ֣הוּko.nan.ya.huH3562the Leviteהַלֵּוִ֔יha.le.ViH3881wasthe officerנָגִיד֙na.GidH5057in chargeוַעֲלֵיהֶ֤םva.'a.lei.HemH5921of them and his brotherאָחִ֖יהוּ'a.Chi.huH251Shimeiוְשִׁמְעִ֥יve.shim.'IH8096wassecondמִשְׁנֶֽה׃mish.NehH4932.

13Jehielוִֽיחִיאֵ֡לvi.chi.'ElH3171,Azaziahוַ֠עֲזַזְיָהוּVa.'a.zaz.ya.huH5812,Nahathוְנַ֨חַתve.Na.chatH5184,Asahelוַעֲשָׂהאֵ֜לva.'a.sa.h.'ElH6214,Jerimothוִֽירִימ֤וֹתvi.ri.MotH3406,Jozabadוְיוֹזָבָד֙ve.yo.za.VadH3107,Elielוֶאֱלִיאֵ֣לve.'e.li.'ElH447,Ismachiahוְיִסְמַכְיָ֔הוּve.yis.makh.Ya.huH3253,Mahathוּמַ֖חַתu.Ma.chatH4287and Benaiahוּבְנָיָ֑הוּu.ve.na.Ya.huH1141wereoverseersפְּקִידִ֗יםpe.ki.DimH6496underH4480the authorityמִיַּ֤דmi.YadH3027of Conaniahכָּֽנַנְיָ֙הוּ֙ka.v.nan.ya.huH3562and Shimeiוְשִׁמְעִ֣יve.shim.'IH8096his brotherאָחִ֔יו'a.ChivH251by the appointmentבְּמִפְקַד֙be.mif.KadH4662of Kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Hezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּ֣הוּye.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396, andAzariahוַעֲזַרְיָ֖הוּva.'a.zar.Ya.huH5838was the chiefofficerנְגִ֥ידne.GidH5057of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of Godהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430.

14Koreוְקוֹרֵ֨אve.ko.Re'H6981the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Imnahיִמְנָ֤הyim.NahH3232the Leviteהַלֵּוִי֙ha.le.ViH3881,the keeperהַשּׁוֹעֵ֣רha.sho.'ErH7778of the easternלַמִּזְרָ֔חָהla.miz.Ra.chahH4217gate, wasoverעַ֖ל'alH5921the freewillנִדְב֣וֹתnid.VotH5071offeringsH5071of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,to apportionלָתֵת֙la.TetH5414the contributionsתְּרוּמַ֣תte.ru.MatH8641for the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068and the mostH6944holyוְקָדְשֵׁ֖יve.ka.de.SheiH6944thingsהַקֳּדָשִֽׁים׃ha.ko.da.ShimH6944.

15Underוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921his authorityיָד֡וֹya.DoH3027wereEdenH5730,Miniaminוּ֠מִנְיָמִןU.min.ya.minH4509,JeshuaH3091,Shemaiahוּֽשְׁמַֽעְיָ֜הוּu.she.ma'.Ya.huH8098,Amariahאֲמַרְיָ֧הוּ'a.mar.Ya.huH568and Shecaniahוּשְׁכַנְיָ֛הוּu.she.khan.Ya.huH7935inthe citiesבְּעָרֵ֥יbe.'a.ReiH5892of the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548,to distributeלָתֵ֤תla.TetH5414faithfullyבֶּאֱמוּנָ֑הbe.'e.mu.NahH530their portionsto their brothersלַאֲחֵיהֶם֙la.'a.chei.HemH251by divisionsבְּמַחְלְק֔וֹתbe.mach.le.KotH4256,whether greatכַּגָּד֖וֹלka.ga.DolH1419or smallכַּקָּטָֽן׃ka.ka.TanH6996,

16withoutמִלְּבַ֞דmi.le.VadH4480 H905regard to their genealogicalH3187enrollmentH3187,to the malesלִזְכָרִ֗יםliz.kha.RimH2145fromthirtyשָׁל֤וֹשׁsha.Lo.oshH7969yearsשָׁנִים֙sha.NimH8141oldמִבֶּ֨ןmi.BenH1121and upwardוּלְמַ֔עְלָהu.le.Ma'.lahH4605--everyoneלְכָל־le.kholH3605who enteredהַבָּ֥אha.Ba'H935the houseלְבֵית־le.veit-H1004of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068for his dailyH3117obligationsלִדְבַר־lid.var-H1697--for their workלַעֲב֣וֹדָתָ֔םla.'a.Vo.da.TamH5656in their dutiesבְּמִשְׁמְרוֹתָ֖םbe.mish.me.ro.TamH4931according to their divisionsכְּמַחְלְקוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃ke.mach.le.ko.tei.HemH4256;

17as well as the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.NimH3548who were enrolledH3187genealogicallyH3187according to their fathers’אֲבוֹתֵיהֶ֔ם'a.vo.tei.HemH1householdsלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004,and the Levitesוְהַ֨לְוִיִּ֔םve.Hal.vi.YimH3881from twentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141oldמִבֶּ֛ןmi.BenH1121and upwardsוּלְמָ֑עְלָהu.le.Ma.'e.lahH4605,by their dutiesבְּמִשְׁמְרוֹתֵיהֶ֖םbe.mish.me.ro.tei.HemH4931andtheir divisionsבְּמַחְלְקוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃be.mach.le.ko.tei.HemH4256.

18The genealogicalH3187enrollmentH3187includedallבְּכָל־be.kholH3605their littleטַפָּ֧םta.PamH2945childrenH2945,their wivesנְשֵׁיהֶ֛םne.shei.HemH802,their sonsוּבְנֵיהֶ֥םu.ve.nei.HemH1121and their daughtersוּבְנוֹתֵיהֶ֖םu.ve.no.tei.HemH1323,for the wholeלְכָל־le.kholH3605assemblyקָהָ֑לka.HalH6951,for they consecratedיִתְקַדְּשׁוּ־yit.ka.de.shu-H6942themselvesfaithfullyבֶאֱמוּנָתָ֖םve.'e.mu.na.TamH530in holinessקֹֽדֶשׁ׃Ko.deshH6944.

19Also for the sonsוְלִבְנֵי֩ve.liv.NeiH1121of Aaronאַהֲרֹ֨ן'a.ha.RonH175the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֜יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548who were inthe pastureמִגְרַ֤שׁmig.RashH4054landsבִּשְׂדֵ֨יbis.DeiH7704of their citiesעָרֵיהֶם֙'a.rei.HemH5892,or in eachעִ֣יר'irH5892and everyבְּכָל־be.kholH3605cityוָעִ֔ירva.'IrH5892, there weremenH376whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834were designatedנִקְּב֖וּni.ke.VuH5344by nameבְּשֵׁמ֑וֹתbe.she.MotH8034to distributeלָתֵ֣תla.TetH5414portionsמָנ֗וֹתma.NotH4490to everyלְכָל־le.kholH3605maleזָכָר֙za.KharH2145among the priestsבַּכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםba.Ko.ha.NimH3548and to everyoneוּלְכָל־u.le.khol-H3605genealogicallyH3187enrolledH3187among the Levitesבַּלְוִיִּֽם׃bal.vi.YimH3881.

20ThusH2088Hezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּye.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396didוַיַּ֧עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213throughout allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063; andhe didוַיַּ֨עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213whatH2896wasgoodהַטּ֤וֹבha.TovH2896,rightוְהַיָּשָׁר֙ve.hai.ya.SharH3477and trueוְהָ֣אֱמֶ֔תve.Ha.'e.MetH571beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068his Godאֱלֹהָֽיו׃'e.lo.HavH430.

21Everyוּבְכָֽל־u.ve.Khol-H3605workמַעֲשֶׂ֞הma.'a.SehH4639whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he beganהֵחֵ֣ל׀he.ChelH2490in the serviceבַּעֲבוֹדַ֣תba.'a.vo.DatH5656of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430in lawוּבַתּוֹרָה֙u.va.to.RahH8451and in commandmentוּבַמִּצְוָ֔הu.va.mitz.VahH4687,seekingלִדְרֹ֖שׁlid.RoshH1875his Godלֵֽאלֹהָ֑יוle.lo.HavH430,he didעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213with allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605his heartלְבָב֥וֹle.va.VoH3824andprosperedוְהִצְלִֽיחַ׃ פve.hitz.Li.achH6743.

Idols Are Destroyed

Reforms Continued

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 31