New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Chronicles 32:1-23

1Afterאַחֲרֵ֨י'a.cha.ReiH310theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428actsהַדְּבָרִ֤יםha.de.va.RimH1697of faithfulnessוְהָאֱמֶת֙ve.ha.'e.MetH571Sennacheribסַנְחֵרִ֣יבsan.che.RivH5576kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֑וּר'a.ShurH804cameבָּ֖אba'H935and invadedוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935Judahבִֽיהוּדָ֗הvi.hu.DahH3063and besiegedוַיִּ֙חַן֙ עַל־vai.Yi.chan 'al-H2583 H5921the fortifiedהַבְּצֻר֔וֹתha.be.tzu.RotH1219citiesהֶעָרִ֣יםhe.'a.RimH5892, andthoughtוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to breakלְבִקְעָ֥םle.vik.'AmH1234into them for himself.

2Now when Hezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּ֔הוּye.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396sawוַיַּרְא֙vai.yaR'H7200that Sennacheribסַנְחֵרִ֑יבsan.che.RivH5576had comeבָ֖אva'H935and thathe intendedוּפָנָ֕יוu.fa.NavH6440to make warלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.MahH4421on Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389,

3he decidedוַיִּוָּעַ֗ץvai.yi.va.'AtzH3289with his officersשָׂרָיו֙sa.RavH8269and his warriorsוְגִבֹּרָ֔יוve.gi.bo.RavH1368to cutH5640offH5640the supply ofwaterמֵימֵ֣יmei.MeiH4325from the springsH5871whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834wereoutsideמִח֣וּץmi.ChutzH4480 H2351the cityלָעִ֑ירla.'IrH5892,and they helpedוַֽיַּעְזְרֽוּהוּ׃Vai.ya'.ze.Ru.huH5826him.

4So manyרָ֔בRavH7227peopleעַם־'am-H5971assembledוַיִּקָּבְצ֣וּvai.yi.ka.ve.TzuH6908and stoppedוַֽיִּסְתְּמוּ֙vai.yis.te.MuH5640up allכָּל־kol-H3605the springsהַמַּעְיָנ֔וֹתha.ma'.ya.NotH4599andthe streamהַנַּ֛חַלha.Na.chalH5158which flowedהַשּׁוֹטֵ֥ףha.sho.TefH7857throughבְּתוֹךְ־be.tokh-H8432the regionהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Whyלָ֤מָּהLa.mahH4100should the kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804comeיָב֙וֹאוּ֙ya.Vo.'uH935and findוּמָצְא֖וּu.ma.tze.'UH4672abundantרַבִּֽים׃ra.BimH7227waterמַ֥יִםMa.yimH4325?”

5And he tookH2388courageH2388andrebuiltוַיִּבֶן֩vai.yi.VenH1129allכָּל־kol-H3605the wallהַחוֹמָ֨הha.cho.MahH2346that had been brokenH6555downהַפְּרוּצָ֜הha.pe.ru.TzahH6555anderectedוַיַּ֣עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927towersהַמִּגְדָּל֗וֹתha.mig.da.LotH4026on it, and builtanotherאַחֶ֔רֶת'a.Che.retH312outsideוְלַח֙וּצָה֙ve.la.Chu.tzahH2351wallהַחוֹמָ֣הha.cho.MahH2346and strengthenedH2388theMilloהַמִּלּ֖וֹאha.mi.Lo'H4407inthe cityעִ֣יר'irH5892of Davidדָּוִ֑ידda.VidH1732,and madeוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213weaponsשֶׁ֛לַחShe.lachH7973and shieldsוּמָגִנִּֽים׃u.ma.gi.NimH4043in greatH7230numberH7230.

6He appointedוַיִּתֵּ֛ןvai.yi.TenH5414militaryמִלְחָמ֖וֹתmil.cha.MotH4421officersשָׂרֵ֥יsa.ReiH8269overעַל־'al-H5921the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971and gatheredוַיִּקְבְּצֵ֣םvai.yik.be.TzemH6908them to him in the squareרְחוֹב֙re.chOvH7339at the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892gateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179, andspokeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696encouraginglyעַל־ לְבָבָ֖ם'al- le.va.VamH5921 H3824to them, sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

7“Be strongחִזְק֣וּchiz.KuH2388and courageousוְאִמְצ֔וּve.'im.TzuH553,do not fearתִּֽירְא֣וּti.re.'UH3372or be dismayedתֵּחַ֗תּוּte.Cha.tuH2865becauseמִפְּנֵי֙mi.pe.NeiH4480 H6440of the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804nor becauseוּמִלִּפְנֵ֖יu.mi.lif.NeiH4480 H6440of allכָּל־kol-H3605the hordeהֶהָמ֣וֹןhe.ha.MonH1995that is with him;for the one with us is greaterרַ֖בravH7227thanH4480the one with him.

8With him is onlyan armזְר֣וֹעַze.Ro.a'H2220of fleshבָּשָׂ֔רba.SarH1320, butwith us is the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙'e.lo.Hei.nuH430to helpלְעָזְרֵ֔נוּle.'a.ze.Re.nuH5826us and to fightוּלְהִלָּחֵ֖םu.le.hi.la.ChemH3898our battlesמִלְחֲמֹתֵ֑נוּmil.cha.mo.Te.nuH4421.”And the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971reliedוַיִּסָּמְכ֣וּvai.yi.sa.me.KhuH5564on the wordsדִּבְרֵ֖יdiv.ReiH1697of Hezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּ֥הוּye.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ פye.hu.DahH3063.

9Afterאַ֣חַר'A.charH310thisזֶ֗הZehH2088Sennacheribסַנְחֵרִ֨יבsan.che.RivH5576kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֤וּר'a.ShurH804sentשָׁ֠לַחSha.lachH7971his servantsעֲבָדָיו֙'a.va.DavH5650to Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלַ֔יְמָהye.Ru.sha.Lay.mahH3389while he wasbesiegingעַל־'al-H5921Lachishלָכִ֔ישׁla.KhishH3923with allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605his forcesמֶמְשַׁלְתּ֖וֹmem.shal.ToH4475with him, againstעַל־'al-H5921Hezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙ye.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063and againstוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921allכָּל־kol-H3605Judahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834wereat Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

10“Thusכֹּ֣הkohH3541saysאָמַ֔ר'a.MarH559Sennacheribסַנְחֵרִ֖יבsan.che.RivH5576kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֑וּר'a.ShurH804, ‘On whatמָה֙mahH4100are you trustingבֹּטְחִ֔יםbo.te.ChimH982that you are remainingוְיֹשְׁבִ֥יםve.yo.she.VimH3427in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389under siegeבְּמָצ֖וֹרbe.ma.TzorH4692?

11Is not Hezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙ye.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396misleadingמַסִּ֣יתma.SitH5496you to giveלָתֵ֣תla.TetH5414yourselves over to dieלָמ֛וּתla.MutH4191by hungerבְּרָעָ֥בbe.ra.'AvH7458and by thirstוּבְצָמָ֖אu.ve.tza.Ma'H6772,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “The Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430will deliverיַצִּילֵ֕נוּya.tzi.Le.nuH5337us from thehandמִכַּ֖ףmi.KafH3709of the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃'a.ShurH804”?

12Has not the sameהוּא֙hu'H1931Hezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּ֔הוּye.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396takenH5493awayH5493His highבָּמֹתָ֖יוba.mo.TavH1116placesH1116and His altarsמִזְבְּחֹתָ֑יוmiz.be.cho.TavH4196,and saidH559to Judahלִֽיהוּדָ֤הli.hu.DahH3063andJerusalemוְלִֽירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ve.li.ru.sha.LimH3389, “You shall worshipתִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֖וּtish.ta.cha.VuH7812beforeלִפְנֵ֨יlif.NeiH6440oneאֶחָ֛ד'e.ChadH259altarמִזְבֵּ֧חַmiz.Be.achH4196, and on it you shallburnH6999incenseH6999”?

13Do you not knowתֵדְע֗וּte.de.'UH3045whatמֶ֤הmehH4100I and my fathersוַאֲבוֹתַ֔יva.'a.vo.TaiH1have doneעָשִׂ֙יתִי֙'a.Si.tiH6213to allלְכֹ֖לle.KholH3605the peoplesעַמֵּ֣י'a.MeiH5971of the landsהָאֲרָצ֑וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776?Were the godsאֱלֹהֵי֙'e.lo.HeiH430of the nationsגּוֹיֵ֣go.YeH1471of the landsהָאֲרָצ֔וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776ableהֲיָכ֣וֹלha.ya.KholH3201at allיָֽכְל֗וּya.khe.LuH3201to deliverלְהַצִּ֥ילle.ha.TzilH5337their landאַרְצָ֖ם'ar.TzamH776from my handמִיָּדִֽי׃mi.ya.DiH3027?

14Whoמִ֠יmiH4310was thereamong allבְּֽכָל־be.kholH3605the godsאֱלֹהֵ֞י'e.lo.HeiH430of thoseהָאֵ֙לֶּה֙ha.'E.lehH428nationsהַגּוֹיִ֤םha.go.YimH1471whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834my fathersאֲבוֹתַ֔י'a.vo.TaiH1utterlyH2763destroyedהֶחֱרִ֣ימוּhe.che.Ri.muH2763whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834couldיָכ֔וֹלya.KholH3201deliverלְהַצִּ֥ילle.ha.TzilH5337his peopleעַמּ֖וֹa.MoH5971out of my handמִיָּדִ֑יmi.ya.DiH3027,that your Godאֱלֹ֣הֵיכֶ֔ם'e.Lo.hei.KhemH430should be ableיוּכַל֙yu.KhalH3201to deliverלְהַצִּ֥ילle.ha.TzilH5337you from my handמִיָּדִֽי׃mi.ya.DiH3027?

15Nowוְעַתָּ֡הve.'a.TahH6258therefore, do not let Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֜הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396deceiveH5378you or misleadיַסִּ֨יתya.SitH5496you like thisH2088,and do not believeתַּאֲמִ֣ינוּta.'a.Mi.nuH539him, fornoכָּל־kol-H3808 H3605godאֱל֙וֹהַ֙'e.Lo.haH433of anyכָּל־kol-H3605nationגּ֣וֹיGoyH1471or kingdomוּמַמְלָכָ֔הu.mam.la.KhahH4467was ableיוּכַ֗לyu.KhalH3201to deliverלְהַצִּ֥ילle.ha.TzilH5337his peopleעַמּ֛וֹa.MoH5971from my handמִיָּדִ֖יmi.ya.DiH3027or from the handוּמִיַּ֣דu.mi.YadH3027of my fathersאֲבוֹתָ֑י'a.vo.TaiH1.HowH637muchH637 H3588lessH637will your Godאֱֽלֹהֵיכֶ֔ם'elo.hei.KhemH430deliverיַצִּ֥ילוּya.Tzi.luH5337you from my handמִיָּדִֽי׃mi.ya.DiH3027?’”

16His servantsעֲבָדָ֔יו'a.va.DavH5650spokeדִּבְּר֣וּdi.be.RuH1696furtherוְעוֹד֙ve.'OdH5750againstעַל־'al-H5921the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430and againstוְעַ֖לve.'AlH5921His servantעַבְדּֽוֹ׃av.DoH5650Hezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּ֥הוּye.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396.

17He also wroteכָּתַ֔בka.TavH3789lettersוּסְפָרִ֣יםu.se.fa.RimH5612to insultלְחָרֵ֕ףle.cha.RefH2778the Lordלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and to speakוְלֵֽאמֹ֨רve.le.MorH559againstעָלָ֜יו'a.LavH5921Him, sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, “As the godsכֵּֽאלֹהֵ֞יke.lo.HeiH430of the nationsגּוֹיֵ֤go.YeH1471of the landsהָאֲרָצוֹת֙ha.'a.ra.tzOtH776have not deliveredהִצִּ֤ילוּhi.Tzi.luH5337their peopleעַמָּם֙'a.MamH5971from my handמִיָּדִ֔יmi.ya.DiH3027,soכֵּ֣ןkenH3651the Godאֱלֹהֵ֧י'e.lo.HeiH430of Hezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּ֛הוּye.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396will not deliverיַצִּ֞ילya.TzilH5337His peopleעַמּ֖וֹa.MoH5971from my handמִיָּדִֽי׃mi.ya.DiH3027.”

18They calledוַיִּקְרְא֨וּvai.yik.re.'UH7121this out with a loudגָּד֜וֹלga.DolH1419voiceבְקוֹל־ve.kol-H6963in the languageH3066of JudahH3066to the peopleעַ֤ם'amH5971of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimH3389whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834were on the wallהַֽחוֹמָ֔הha.cho.MahH2346,to frightenלְיָֽרְאָ֖םle.ya.re.'AmH3372and terrifyוּֽלְבַהֲלָ֑םu.le.va.ha.LamH926them, soלְמַ֖עַןle.Ma.'anH4616that they might takeיִלְכְּד֥וּyil.ke.DuH3920the cityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.

19They spokeוַֽיְדַבְּר֔וּvay.da.be.RuH1696of the Godאֱלֹהֵ֖י'e.lo.HeiH430of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389as ofthe godsאֱלֹהֵי֙'e.lo.HeiH430of the peoplesעַמֵּ֣י'a.MeiH5971of the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,the workמַעֲשֵׂ֖הma.'a.SehH4639of men’sהָאָדָֽם׃ סha.'a.DamH120handsיְדֵ֥יye.DeiH3027.

20But Kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Hezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּ֣הוּye.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396and Isaiahוִֽישַֽׁעְיָ֧הוּvi.sha'.Ya.huH3470the prophetהַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'H5030,the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Amozאָמ֛וֹץ'a.MotzH531,prayedוַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֞לvai.yit.pa.LelH6419aboutעַל־'al-H5921thisH2088and criedוַֽיִּזְעֲק֖וּvai.yiz.'a.KuH2199out to heavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ פha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

21And the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971an angelמַלְאָ֔ךְmal.'AkhH4397who destroyedוַיַּכְחֵ֞דvai.yakh.ChedH3582everyכָּל־kol-H3605mightyגִּבּ֥וֹרgi.BorH1368warriorH1368,commanderוְנָגִ֣ידve.na.GidH5057and officerוְשָׂ֔רve.SarH8269in the campבְּמַחֲנֵ֖הbe.ma.cha.NehH4264of the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֑וּר'a.ShurH804.So he returnedוַיָּשָׁב֩vai.ya.ShavH7725in shameבְּבֹ֨שֶׁת פָּנִ֜יםbe.Vo.shet pa.NimH1322 H6440to his own landלְאַרְצ֗וֹle.'ar.TzoH776.And when he had enteredוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935the templeבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of his godאֱלֹהָ֔יו'e.lo.HavH430,someH4480of his ownH4578childrenוּמִֽיצִיאֵ֣יu.mi.tzi.'ovH3329 H4578killedהִפִּילֻ֥הוּhi.pi.Lu.huH5307him thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033with the swordבֶחָֽרֶב׃ve.Cha.revH2719.

22So the Lordיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068savedוַיּוֹשַׁע֩vai.yo.Sha'H3467Hezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּ֜הוּye.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396and the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389from the handמִיַּ֛דmi.YadH3027of Sennacheribסַנְחֵרִ֥יבsan.che.RivH5576the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֖וּר'a.ShurH804and from the handוּמִיַּד־u.mi.yad-H3027of allכֹּ֑לKolH3605others, andguidedוַֽיְנַהֲלֵ֖םvay.na.ha.LemH5095them on everyH5439sideH5439.

23Andmanyוְ֠רַבִּיםVe.ra.bimH7227were bringingמְבִיאִ֨יםme.vi.'ImH935giftsמִנְחָ֤הmin.ChahH4503to the Lordלַיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068at Jerusalemלִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םli.Ru.sha.LimH3389and choiceH4030presentsH4030to Hezekiahלִֽיחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּli.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063, so thathe was exaltedוַיִּנַּשֵּׂ֛אvai.yin.na.Se'H5375in the sightלְעֵינֵ֥יle.'ei.NeiH5869of allכָל־khol-H3605nationsהַגּוֹיִ֖םha.go.YimH1471thereafterמֵאַֽחֲרֵי־ כֵֽן׃ סme.'a.cha.rei- KhenH4480 H310 H3651.

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