New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Kings 10:18-28

18Then Jehuיֵהוּא֙ye.Hu'H3058gatheredוַיִּקְבֹּ֤ץvai.yik.BotzH6908allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “Ahabאַחְאָ֕ב'ach.'AvH256servedעָבַ֥ד'a.VadH5647Baalהַבַּ֖עַלha.Ba.'alH1168a littleמְעָ֑טme.'AtH4592;Jehuיֵה֖וּאye.Hu'H3058will serveיַעַבְדֶ֥נּוּya.'av.De.nuH5647him muchהַרְבֵּֽה׃har.BehH7235.

19Nowוְעַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH6258,summonקִרְא֨וּkir.'UH7121allכָל־khol-H3605the prophetsנְבִיאֵ֣יne.vi.'EiH5030of Baalהַבַּ֡עַלha.Ba.'alH1168,allכָּל־kol-H3605his worshipersעֹבְדָ֣יו'oe.DavH5647and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605his priestsכֹּהֲנָיו֩ko.ha.NavH3548;let noאַל־'al-H408oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376be missingיִפָּקֵ֗דyi.pa.KedH6485,for I have a greatגָּד֥וֹלga.DolH1419sacrificeזֶ֨בַחZe.vachH2077for Baalלַבַּ֔עַלla.Ba.'alH1168;whoeverכֹּ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־kol 'a.Sher-H3605 H834is missingיִפָּקֵ֖דyi.pa.KedH6485shall not liveיִֽחְיֶ֑הyich.YehH2421.”But Jehuוְיֵהוּא֙ve.ye.Hu'H3058didעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213it incunningבְעָקְבָּ֔הve.'a.ke.BahH6122,soלְמַ֥עַןle.Ma.'anH4616that he might destroyהַאֲבִ֖ידha.'a.VidH6the worshipersעֹבְדֵ֥י'oe.DeiH5647of Baalהַבָּֽעַל׃ha.Ba.'alH1168.

20And Jehuיֵה֗וּאye.Hu'H3058saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Sanctifyקַדְּשׁ֧וּka.de.ShuH6942a solemnH6116assemblyעֲצָרָ֛ה'a.tza.RahH6116for Baalלַבַּ֖עַלla.Ba.'alH1168.” Andthey proclaimedוַיִּקְרָֽאוּ׃vai.yik.Ra.'uH7121it.

21Then Jehuיֵהוּא֙ye.Hu'H3058sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971throughoutבְּכָל־be.kholH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478and allכָּל־kol-H3605the worshipersעֹבְדֵ֣י'oe.DeiH5647of Baalהַבַּ֔עַלha.Ba.'alH1168cameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935,so that there was not a manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376leftנִשְׁאַ֥רnish.'ArH7604whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834did not comeבָ֑אVa'H935.And when they wentוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935intothe houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Baalהַבַּ֔עַלha.Ba.'alH1168,the houseבֵית־veit-H1004of Baalהַבַּ֖עַלha.Ba.'alH1168was filledוַיִּמָּלֵ֥אvai.yi.ma.Le'H4390from oneH6310endH6310to the otherH6310.

22He saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the one whoלַֽאֲשֶׁר֙la.'a.SherH834wasin chargeעַל־'al-H5921of the wardrobeהַמֶּלְתָּחָ֔הha.mel.ta.ChahH4458, “Bringהוֹצֵ֣אho.Tze'H3318out garmentsלְב֔וּשׁle.VushH3830for allלְכֹ֖לle.KholH3605the worshipersעֹבְדֵ֣י'oe.DeiH5647of Baalהַבָּ֑עַלha.Ba.'alH1168.”So he broughtוַיֹּצֵ֥אvai.yo.Tze'H3318out garmentsהַמַּלְבּֽוּשׁ׃ha.mal.BushH4403for them.

23Jehuיֵה֛וּאye.Hu'H3058wentוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935into the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Baalהַבָּ֑עַלha.Ba.'alH1168with Jehonadabוִיהוֹנָדָ֥בvi.ho.na.DavH3082the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Rechabרֵכָ֖בre.KhavH7394;and he saidוַיֹּ֜אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the worshipersלְעֹבְדֵ֣יle.'oe.DeiH5647of Baalהַבַּ֗עַלha.Ba.'alH1168, “Searchחַפְּשׂ֤וּcha.pe.SuH2664and seeוּרְאוּ֙u.re.'UH7200that thereיֶשׁ־yesh-H3426is hereפֹּ֤הpohH6311with you noneפֶּן־pen-H6435of the servantsמֵעַבְדֵ֣יme.'av.DeiH5650of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,but onlyלְבַדָּֽם׃le.va.DamH905the worshipersעֹבְדֵ֥י'oe.DeiH5647of Baalהַבַּ֖עַלha.Ba.'alH1168.”

24Then they wentוַיָּבֹ֕אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935in to offerלַעֲשׂ֖וֹתla.'a.SotH6213sacrificesזְבָחִ֣יםze.va.ChimH2077and burntוְעֹל֑וֹתve.'o.LotH5930offeringsH5930.Now Jehuוְיֵה֞וּאve.ye.Hu'H3058had stationedשָׂם־som-H7760for himself eightyשְׁמֹנִ֣יםshe.mo.NimH8084menאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376outsideבַחוּץ֙va.ChutzH2351,and he had saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “The oneH376whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834permits anyמִן־min-H4480of the menהָאִ֤ישׁha.'IshH376whomאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834I bringמֵבִ֣יאme.Vi'H935into your handsיְדֵיכֶ֔םye.dei.KhemH3027to escapeיִמָּלֵט֙yi.ma.LetH4422shall give up his lifeH5315in exchangeתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478.”

25Then it cameוַיְהִ֞יvay.HiH1961about, as soon as he had finishedכְּכַלֹּת֣וֹ׀ke.kha.lo.ToH3615offeringלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213the burntהָעֹלָ֗הha.'o.LahH5930offeringH5930,that Jehuיֵ֠הוּאYe.hu'H3058saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to theguardלָרָצִ֨יםla.ra.TzimH7323and to the royalH7991officersוְלַשָּׁלִשִׁ֜יםve.la.sha.li.ShimH7991, “Goבֹּ֤אוּBo.'uH935in,killהַכּוּם֙ha.KumH5221them; let noneאִ֣ישׁ אַל־'ish 'al-H376 H408comeיֵצֵ֔אye.Tze'H3318out.” And theykilledוַיַּכּ֖וּםvai.ya.KumH5221them with the edgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of the swordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719; and theguardהָֽרָצִים֙ha.ra.TzimH7323and the royalH7991officersוְהַשָּׁ֣לִשִׁ֔יםve.ha.Sha.li.ShimH7991threwוַיַּשְׁלִ֗כוּvai.yash.Li.khuH7993themout, and wentוַיֵּלְכ֖וּvai.ye.le.KhuH1980to theinnerH5892roomH5892of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of Baalהַבָּֽעַל׃ha.Ba.'alH1168.

26They broughtוַיֹּצִ֛אוּvai.yo.Tzi.'uH3318out the sacredpillarsמַצְּב֥וֹתma.tze.VotH4676of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of Baalהַבַּ֖עַלha.Ba.'alH1168and burnedוַֽיִּשְׂרְפֽוּהָ׃Vai.yis.re.Fu.haH8313them.

27They also brokeH5422downH5422the sacredpillarמַצְּבַ֣תma.tze.VatH4676of Baalהַבָּ֑עַלha.Ba.'alH1168and brokeH5422downH5422the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Baalהַבַּ֔עַלha.Ba.'alH1168, andmadeוַיְשִׂמֻ֥הוּvay.si.Mu.huH7760it a latrineH4280to this dayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.

28Thus Jehuיֵה֛וּאye.Hu'H3058eradicatedוַיַּשְׁמֵ֥דvai.yash.MedH8045Baalהַבַּ֖עַלha.Ba.'alH1168out of Israelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵֽל׃mi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

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