New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Kings 14:8-15

8Thenאָ֣ז'azH227Amaziahאֲמַצְיָה֙'a.matz.YahH558sentשָׁלַ֤חsha.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֔יםmal.'a.KhimH4397to Jehoashיְהוֹאָ֨שׁye.ho.'AshH3060,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jehoahazיְהוֹאָחָ֧זye.ho.'a.ChazH3059sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jehuיֵה֛וּאye.Hu'H3058,kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Comeלְכָ֖הle.KhahH1980,let us faceנִתְרָאֶ֥ה פָנִֽים׃nit.ra.'Eh fa.NimH7200 H6440each other.”

9Jehoashיְהוֹאָ֣שׁye.ho.'AshH3060kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֞חvai.yish.LachH7971to Amaziahאֲמַצְיָ֣הוּ'a.matz.Ya.huH558kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָה֮ye.hu.DahH3063,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559, “The thornH2336bushH2336whichH834was in Lebanonבַּלְּבָנ֗וֹןba.le.va.NonH3844sentשָׁ֠לַחSha.lachH7971to the cedarהָאֶ֜רֶזha.'E.rezH730whichH834was in Lebanonבַּלְּבָנוֹן֙ba.le.va.nOnH3844,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘Giveתְּנָֽה־te.nah-H5414your daughterבִּתְּךָ֥bi.te.KhaH1323to my sonלִבְנִ֖יliv.NiH1121in marriageלְאִשָּׁ֑הle.'i.ShahH802.’But there passedוַֽתַּעֲבֹ֞רva.ta.'a.VorH5674by a wildהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704beastH2421that was in Lebanonבַּלְּבָנ֔וֹןba.le.va.NonH3844,and trampledוַתִּרְמֹ֖סva.tir.MosH7429the thornH2336bushH2336.

10You have indeedהַכֵּ֤הha.KehH5221defeatedהִכִּ֙יתָ֙hi.Ki.taH5221EdomH112, andyour heartלִבֶּ֑ךָli.Be.khaH3820hasbecomeH5375proudH5375.EnjoyH3513your gloryH3513and stayוְשֵׁ֣בve.ShevH3427at homeבְּבֵיתֶ֔ךָbe.vei.Te.khaH1004;for whyוְלָ֤מָּהve.La.mahH4100should you provokeתִתְגָּרֶה֙tit.ga.RehH1624troubleH7463so that you, even you, would fallוְנָ֣פַלְתָּ֔הve.Na.fal.TahH5307,and Judahוִיהוּדָ֥הvi.hu.DahH3063with you?”

11But Amaziahאֲמַצְיָ֔הוּ'a.matz.Ya.huH558would not listenשָׁמַ֣עsha.Ma'H8085.So Jehoashיְהוֹאָ֤שׁye.ho.'AshH3060kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478wentוַיַּ֨עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927up; and he and Amaziahוַאֲמַצְיָ֣הוּva.'a.matz.Ya.huH558kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063facedוַיִּתְרָא֣וּ פָנִ֔יםvai.yit.ra.'U fa.NimH7200 H6440each other atBeth-shemeshH1053,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834belongs to Judahלִיהוּדָֽה׃li.hu.DahH3063.

12Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063was defeatedוַיִּנָּ֥גֶףvai.yi.Na.gefH5062by Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, andthey fledוַיָּנֻ֖סוּvai.ya.Nu.suH5127eachאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376to his tentלְאֹהָלָֽיו׃le.'o.ho.lovH168.

13Then Jehoashיְהוֹאָ֣שׁye.ho.'AshH3060kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478capturedתָּפַ֛שׂta.FasH8610Amaziahאֲמַצְיָ֨הוּ'a.matz.Ya.huH558kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jehoashיְהוֹאָ֥שׁye.ho.'AshH3060the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ahaziahאֲחַזְיָ֗הוּ'a.chaz.Ya.huH274,at Beth-shemeshH1053,and cameוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.vo.'u'H935to Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389and toreH6555downH6555the wallבְּחוֹמַ֨תbe.cho.MatH2346of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֜םye.ru.sha.LimH3389fromthe Gateבְּשַׁ֤עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669tothe Cornerהַפִּנָּ֔הha.pi.NahH6438Gateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179,400אַרְבַּ֥ע מֵא֖וֹת'ar.Ba' me.'otH702 H3967cubitsאַמָּֽה׃'a.MahH520.

14He tookוְלָקַ֣חve.la.KachH3947allכָּל־kol-H3605the goldהַזָּהָב־ha.za.hov-H2091and silverוְ֠הַכֶּסֶףVe.ha.ke.sefH3701and allכָּל־kol-H3605the utensilsהַכֵּלִ֜יםha.ke.LimH3627which were foundהַנִּמְצְאִ֣יםha.nim.tze.'ImH4672in the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,and in the treasuriesוּבְאֹֽצְרוֹת֙u.ve.'o.tze.rOtH214of the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,the hostagesהַתַּֽעֲרֻב֑וֹתha.ta.'a.ru.VotH8594also, and returnedוַיָּ֖שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725to Samariaשֹׁמְרֽוֹנָה׃sho.me.Ro.nahH8111.

15Now the restוְיֶתֶר֩ve.ye.TerH3499of the actsדִּבְרֵ֨יdiv.ReiH1697of Jehoashיְהוֹאָ֜שׁye.ho.'AshH3060whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834he didעָשָׂה֙'a.SahH6213,and his mightוּגְב֣וּרָת֔וֹu.ge.Vu.ra.ToH1369and howוַאֲשֶׁ֣רva.'a.SherH834he foughtנִלְחַ֔םnil.ChamH3898with Amaziahאֲמַצְיָ֣הוּ'a.matz.Ya.huH558kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,are they not writtenכְּתוּבִ֗יםke.tu.VimH3789in the Bookסֵ֛פֶרSe.ferH5612of the Chroniclesדִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖יםdiv.Rei hai.ya.MimH1697 H3117of the Kingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478?

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