New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Kings 10:11-17

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.

12Then he aroseוַיָּ֙קָם֙vai.Ya.komH6965and departedוַיָּבֹ֔אvai.ya.Vo'H935and wentוַיֵּ֖לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980to Samariaשֹׁמְר֑וֹןsho.me.RonH8111.On the wayבַּדָּֽרֶךְ׃ba.Da.rekhH1870while he was atBeth-ekedH1044of the shepherdsהָרֹעִ֖יםha.ro.'ImH7462,

13Jehuוְיֵה֗וּאve.ye.Hu'H3058metמָצָא֙ma.Tza'H4672therelativesאֲחֵי֙'a.CheiH251of Ahaziahאֲחַזְיָ֣הוּ'a.chaz.Ya.huH274kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063and saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whoמִ֣יmiH4310are you?” And theyansweredוַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, “We are therelativesאֲחֵ֤י'a.CheiH251of Ahaziahאֲחַזְיָ֙הוּ֙'a.chaz.Ya.huH274;and we have comeוַנֵּ֛רֶדva.Ne.redH3381downH3381to greetלִשְׁל֥וֹםlish.LomH7965the sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and the sonsוּבְנֵ֥יu.ve.NeiH1121of the queenH1377motherH1377.”

14He saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “Takeתִּפְשׂ֣וּםtif.SumH8610them aliveחַיִּ֔יםchai.YimH2416.”So they tookוַֽיִּתְפְּשׂ֖וּםvai.yit.pe.SumH8610them aliveחַיִּ֑יםchai.YimH2416and killedוַֽיִּשְׁחָט֞וּםvai.yish.cha.TumH7819them at the pitבּ֣וֹרBorH953of Beth-ekedH1044,forty-twoאַרְבָּעִ֤ים וּשְׁנַ֙יִם֙'ar.ba.'Im u.she.Na.yimH705 H8147menאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376;and he leftהִשְׁאִ֥ירhish.'IrH7604noneוְלֹֽא־ אִ֖ישׁve.lo'- 'ishH3808 H376of them.

15Now when he had departedוַיֵּ֣לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980from thereמִשָּׁ֡םmi.ShamH8033, hemetוַיִּמְצָ֣אvai.yim.Tza'H4672Jehonadabיְהוֹנָדָב֩ye.ho.na.DavH3082the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofRechabרֵכָ֨בre.KhavH7394comingto meetלִקְרָאת֜וֹlik.ra.ToH7122him; and hegreetedוַֽיְבָרְכֵ֗הוּvay.va.re.Khe.huH1288him and saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Is your heartלְבָבְךָ֣le.va.ve.KhaH3824rightיָשָׁ֗רya.SharH3477,as my heartלְבָבִי֙le.va.ViH3824is with your heartלְבָבֶ֔ךָle.va.Ve.khaH3824?”And Jehonadabיְהוֹנָדָ֥בye.ho.na.DavH3082answeredוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “It is.” Jehu said, “If it is,giveתְּנָ֣הte.NahH5414meyour handיָדֶ֑ךָya.De.khaH3027.”And he gaveוַיִּתֵּ֣ןvai.yi.TenH5414him his handיָד֔וֹya.DoH3027,and he tookוַיַּעֲלֵ֥הוּvai.ya.'a.Le.huH5927him up to him into the chariotהַמֶּרְכָּבָֽה׃ha.mer.ka.VahH4818.

16He saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “Comeלְכָ֣הle.KhahH1980with me andseeוּרְאֵ֖הu.re.'EhH7200my zealבְּקִנְאָתִ֣יbe.kin.'a.TiH7068for the Lordלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068.” Sohe made him rideוַיַּרְכִּ֥בוּvai.yar.Ki.vuH7392in his chariotבְּרִכְבּֽוֹ׃be.rikh.BoH7393.

17When he cameוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935to Samariaשֹֽׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111, hekilledוַ֠יַּךְVai.yakhH5221allכָּל־kol-H3605who remainedהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֧יםha.nish.'a.RimH7604to Ahabלְאַחְאָ֛בle.'ach.'AvH256in Samariaבְּשֹׁמְר֖וֹןbe.sho.me.RonH8111,untilעַד־'ad-H5704he had destroyedהִשְׁמִיד֑וֹhish.mi.DoH8045him,according to the wordכִּדְבַ֣רkid.VarH1697of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834He spokeדִּבֶּ֖רdi.BerH1696to Elijahאֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃ פ'e.li.Ya.huH452.

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