New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Kings 10:1-11

1Now Ahabוּלְאַחְאָ֛בu.le.'ach.'AvH256had seventyשִׁבְעִ֥יםshiv.'ImH7657sonsבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121inSamariaבְּשֹׁמְר֑וֹןbe.sho.me.RonH8111.And Jehuיֵה֨וּאye.Hu'H3058wroteוַיִּכְתֹּב֩vai.yikh.ToH3789lettersסְפָרִ֜יםse.fa.RimH5612and sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971themto Samariaשֹׁמְר֗וֹןsho.me.RonH8111,to the rulersשָׂרֵ֤יsa.ReiH8269of Jezreelיִזְרְעֶאל֙yiz.re.'eLH3157,the eldersהַזְּקֵנִ֔יםha.ze.ke.NimH2205,and to the guardiansהָאֹמְנִ֥יםha.'o.me.NimH539of the children ofAhabאַחְאָ֖ב'ach.'AvH256,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2“Nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258,when thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088letterהַסֵּ֤פֶרha.Se.ferH5612comesבְּבֹ֨אbe.Vo'H935to you, since your master’sאֲדֹנֵיכֶ֑ם'a.do.nei.KhemH113sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121are with you,as well as the chariotsהָרֶ֣כֶבha.Re.khevH7393and horsesוְהַסּוּסִ֔יםve.ha.su.SimH5483and a fortifiedמִבְצָ֖רmiv.TzarH4013cityוְעִ֥ירve.'IrH5892and the weaponsוְהַנָּֽשֶׁק׃ve.ha.Na.shekH5402,

3selectוּרְאִיתֶ֞םu.re.'i.TemH7200the bestהַטּ֤וֹבha.TovH2896andfittestוְהַיָּשָׁר֙ve.hai.ya.SharH3477of your master’sאֲדֹנֵיכֶ֔ם'a.do.nei.KhemH113sonsמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121,and setוְשַׂמְתֶּ֖םve.sam.TemH7760himon his father’sאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1throneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678,and fightוְהִֽלָּחֲמ֖וּve.hi.la.cha.MuH3898for your master’sאֲדֹנֵיכֶֽם׃'a.do.nei.KhemH113houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.”

4But they fearedוַיִּֽרְאוּ֙vai.yir.'UH3372greatlyH3966and saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, “Beholdהִנֵּה֙hi.NehH2009,the twoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147kingsהַמְּלָכִ֔יםha.me.la.KhimH4428did not standעָמְד֖וּ'a.me.DuH5975beforeלְפָנָ֑יוle.fa.NavH6440him; howוְאֵ֖יךְve.'EikhH349then can we standנַעֲמֹ֥דna.'a.ModH5975?”

5And the one whoH834wasoverעַל־'al-H5921the householdהַבַּ֣יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,and he whoH834wasoverעַל־'al-H5921the cityהָעִ֟ירha.'IrH5892,the eldersוְהַזְּקֵנִים֩ve.ha.ze.ke.NimH2205,and the guardiansוְהָאֹמְנִ֨יםve.ha.'o.me.NimH539of the children,sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971wordto Jehuיֵה֤וּא׀ye.Hu'H3058,sayingלֵאמֹר֙le.MorH559, “We are your servantsעֲבָדֶ֣יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650,allוְכֹ֛לve.KholH3605that you sayתֹּאמַ֥רto.MarH559to us we will doנַעֲשֶׂ֑הna.'a.SehH6213,we will not makeנַמְלִ֣יךְnam.LikhH4427anyH376manH376kingH4427;doעֲשֵֽׂה׃'a.SehH6213whatH2896is goodH2896in your sightבְּעֵינֶ֖יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869.”

6Then he wroteוַיִּכְתֹּ֣בvai.yikh.ToH3789a letterסֵ֨פֶר׀Se.ferH5612to them a secondשֵׁנִ֜יתshe.NitH8145timeH8145sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, “Ifאִם־'im-H518you are on my side, and you will listenשֹׁמְעִ֗יםsho.me.'ImH8085to my voiceוּלְקֹלִ֣י׀u.le.ko.LiH6963,takeקְחוּ֙ke.ChuH3947the headsרָאשֵׁי֙ra.SheiH7218of the menאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376,your master’sאֲדֹנֵיכֶ֔ם'a.do.nei.KhemH113sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121,and comeוּבֹ֧אוּu.Vo.'uH935to me at Jezreelיִזְרְעֶ֑אלָהyiz.re.'E.lahH3157tomorrowמָחָ֖רma.CharH4279about this timeכָּעֵ֥תka.'EtH6256.”Now the king’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428sonsוּבְנֵ֤יu.ve.NeiH1121,seventyשִׁבְעִ֣יםshiv.'ImH7657personsH376, werewith the greatגְּדֹלֵ֥יge.do.LeiH1419menH1419of the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892, whowere rearingמְגַדְּלִ֥יםme.ga.de.LimH1431them.

7When the letterהַסֵּ֙פֶר֙ha.Se.ferH5612cameכְּבֹ֤אke.Vo'H935to them, they tookוַיִּקְחוּ֙vai.yik.ChuH3947the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121andslaughteredוַֽיִּשְׁחֲט֖וּvai.yish.cha.TuH7819them,seventyשִׁבְעִ֣יםshiv.'ImH7657personsאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376,and putוַיָּשִׂ֤ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760their headsרָֽאשֵׁיהֶם֙ra.shei.HemH7218in basketsבַּדּוּדִ֔יםba.du.DimH1731,and sentוַיִּשְׁלְח֥וּvai.yish.le.ChuH7971themto him at Jezreelיִזְרְעֶֽאלָה׃yiz.re.'E.lahH3157.

8When the messengerהַמַּלְאָךְ֙ha.mal.'oKhH4397cameוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935and toldוַיַּגֶּד־vai.ya.ged-H5046him, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “They have broughtהֵבִ֖יאוּhe.Vi.'uH935the headsרָאשֵׁ֣יra.SheiH7218of the king’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121,”he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Putשִׂ֣ימוּSi.muH7760them in twoשְׁנֵ֧יshe.NeiH8147heapsצִבֻּרִ֛יםtzi.bu.RimH6652at the entranceפֶּ֥תַחPe.tachH6607of the gateהַשַּׁ֖עַרha.Sha.'arH8179untilעַד־'ad-H5704morningהַבֹּֽקֶר׃ha.Bo.kerH1242.”

9Now in the morningבַבֹּ֙קֶר֙va.Bo.kerH1242he wentוַיֵּצֵ֣אvai.ye.Tze'H3318out and stoodוַֽיַּעֲמֹ֔דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559to allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971, “You areinnocentצַדִּקִ֖יםtza.di.KimH6662;beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009,I conspiredקָשַׁ֤רְתִּיka.Shar.tiH7194againstעַל־'al-H5921my masterאֲדֹנִי֙'a.do.NiH113and killedוָאֶהְרְגֵ֔הוּva.'eh.re.Ge.huH2026him, butwhoוּמִ֥יu.MiH4310killedהִכָּ֖הhi.KahH5221allכָּל־kol-H3605theseאֵֽלֶּה׃'E.lehH428?

10Knowדְּע֣וּde.'UH3045thenאֵפ֗וֹא'e.Fo'H645thatthere shall fallיִפֹּ֜לyi.PolH5307to the earthאַ֔רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776nothingלֹ֨אlo'H3808of the wordמִדְּבַ֤רmi.de.VarH1697of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spokeדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696concerningעַל־'al-H5921the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Ahabאַחְאָ֑ב'ach.'AvH256,for the Lordוַיהוָ֣הva.Yah.wehH3068has doneעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213whatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834He spokeדִּבֶּ֔רdi.BerH1696throughבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027His servantעַבְדּ֥וֹav.DoH5650Elijahאֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃'e.li.Ya.huH452.”

11So Jehuיֵה֗וּאye.Hu'H3058killedוַיַּ֣ךְvai.YakhH5221allכָּל־kol-H3605who remainedהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֤יםha.nish.'a.RimH7604of the houseלְבֵית־le.veit-H1004of Ahabאַחְאָב֙'ach.'AvH256inJezreelבְּיִזְרְעֶ֔אלbe.yiz.re.'ElH3157,and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605his greatגְּדֹלָ֖יוge.do.LavH1419menH1419and his acquaintancesוּמְיֻדָּעָ֣יוu.me.yu.da.'AvH3045and his priestsוְכֹהֲנָ֑יוve.kho.ha.NavH3548,untilעַד־'ad-H5704he leftהִשְׁאִֽיר־hish.'ir-H7604him withoutבִּלְתִּ֥יbil.TiH1115a survivorשָׂרִֽיד׃sa.RidH8300.

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