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2 Kings 15

Series of Kings: Azariah (Uzziah) over Judah

1In the twenty-seventhעֶשְׂרִ֤ים וָשֶׁ֙בַע֙'es.Rim va.She.va'H6242H7651yearH8141of Jeroboamלְיָרָבְעָ֖םle.ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Azariahעֲזַרְיָ֥ה'a.zar.YahH5838sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Amaziahאֲמַצְיָ֖ה'a.matz.YahH558kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063becameH4427kingמָלַ֛ךְma.LakhH4427.
2He wassixteenשֵׁ֨שׁ עֶשְׂרֵ֤הshesh 'es.RehH8337H6240yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when he becameH4427kingבְמָלְכ֔וֹve.ma.le.KhoH4427,and he reignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427fifty-twoוַחֲמִשִּׁ֤יםva.cha.mi.ShimH2572yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389;and his mother’sאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517nameוְשֵׁ֣םve.ShemH8034wasJecoliahיְכָלְיָ֖הוּye.khal.Ya.huH3203of Jerusalemמִירוּשָׂלִָֽם׃mi.ru.sha.LimH3389.
3He didוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213rightהַיָּשָׁ֖רhai.ya.SharH3477in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,according to allכְּכֹ֥לke.KholH3605that his fatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1Amaziahאֲמַצְיָ֥הוּ'a.matz.Ya.huH558had doneעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213.
4OnlyH7534the highהַבָּמ֖וֹתha.ba.MotH1116placesH1116were not takenH5493awayH5493;the peopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971stillע֥וֹדodH5750sacrificedמְזַבְּחִ֥יםme.za.be.ChimH2076and burnedH6999incenseH6999on the highבַּבָּמֽוֹת׃ba.ba.MotH1116placesH1116.
5The Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068struckוַיְנַגַּ֨עvay.na.Ga'H5060the kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,so that he was a leperמְצֹרָע֙me.tzo.Ra'H6879to the dayי֣וֹםYomH3117of his deathמֹת֔וֹmo.ToH4194. And helivedוַיֵּ֖שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in a separateהַחָפְשִׁ֑יתha.cha.fe.ShitH2669houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004,while Jothamוְיוֹתָ֤םve.yo.TamH3147the king’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428sonבֶּן־ben-H1121was overעַל־'al-H5921the householdהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,judgingשֹׁפֵ֖טsho.FetH8199the peopleעַ֥ם'amH5971of the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.
6Now the restוְיֶ֛תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of the actsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of Azariahעֲזַרְיָ֖הוּ'a.zar.Ya.huH5838and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605that he didעָשָׂ֑ה'a.SahH6213,are they not writtenכְּתוּבִ֗יםke.tu.VimH3789in the Bookסֵ֛פֶרSe.ferH5612of the Chroniclesדִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖יםdiv.Rei hai.ya.MimH1697H3117of the Kingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063?
7And Azariahעֲזַרְיָה֙'a.zar.YahH5838sleptוַיִּשְׁכַּ֤בvai.yish.KavH7901with his fathersאֲבֹתָ֔יו'a.vo.TavH1,and they buriedוַיִּקְבְּר֥וּvai.yik.be.RuH6912him with his fathersאֲבֹתָ֖יו'a.vo.TavH1in the cityבְּעִ֣ירbe.'IrH5892of Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732,and Jothamיוֹתָ֥םyo.TamH3147his sonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121becameH4427kingוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in his placeתַּחְתָּֽיו׃ פtach.TavH8478.

Zechariah over Israel

8In the thirty-eighthשְׁלֹשִׁ֤ים וּשְׁמֹנֶה֙she.lo.Shim u.she.mo.NehH7970H8083yearH8141of Azariahלַעֲזַרְיָ֖הוּla.'a.zar.Ya.huH5838kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,Zechariahזְכַרְיָ֨הוּze.khar.Ya.huH2148the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֧םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379becameH4427kingמָ֠לַךְMa.lakhH4427overעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478in Samariaבְּשֹׁמְר֖וֹןbe.sho.me.RonH8111forsixשִׁשָּׁ֥הshi.ShahH8337monthsחֳדָשִֽׁים׃cho.da.ShimH2320.
9He didוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213evilהָרַע֙ha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,as his fathersאֲבֹתָ֑יו'a.vo.TavH1had doneעָשׂ֖וּ'a.SuH6213;he did not departסָ֗רSarH5493from the sinsמֵֽחַטֹּאות֙me.cha.tOtH2403of Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֣םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nebatנְבָ֔טne.VatH5028,whichH834he made Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478sinהֶחֱטִ֖יאhe.che.Ti'H2398.
10Then Shallumשַׁלֻּ֣םsha.LumH7967the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jabeshיָבֵ֔שׁya.VeshH3003conspiredוַיִּקְשֹׁ֤רvai.yik.ShorH7194againstעָלָיו֙'a.LavH5921him andstruckוַיַּכֵּ֥הוּvai.ya.Ke.huH5221him beforeH6904the peopleעָ֖ם'amH5971andkilledוַיְמִיתֵ֑הוּvay.mi.Te.huH4191him, and reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֖ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in his placeתַּחְתָּֽיו׃tach.TavH8478.
11Now the restוְיֶ֖תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of the actsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of Zechariahזְכַרְיָ֑הze.khar.YahH2148,beholdהִנָּ֣םhi.NamH2009they are writtenכְּתוּבִ֗יםke.tu.VimH3789in the Bookסֵ֛פֶרSe.ferH5612of the Chroniclesדִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖יםdiv.Rei hai.ya.MimH1697H3117of the Kingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
12Thisה֣וּאhu'H1931isthe wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834He spokeדִּבֶּ֤רdi.BerH1696to Jehuיֵהוּא֙ye.Hu'H3058,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Your sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121to the fourthרְבִיעִ֔יםre.vi.'ImH7243generation shall sitיֵשְׁב֥וּye.she.VuH3427on the throneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478.”And soכֵֽן׃ פKhenH3651it was.
13Shallumשַׁלּ֤וּםsha.LumH7967sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jabeshיָבֵישׁ֙ya.VeishH3003becameH4427kingמָלַ֔ךְma.LakhH4427in thethirty-ninthשְׁלֹשִׁ֤ים וָתֵ֙שַׁע֙she.lo.Shim va.Te.sha'H7970H8672yearH8141of Uzziahלְעֻזִיָּ֖הle.'u.zi.YahH5818kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,and he reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427one monthיֶֽרַח־ye.rach-H3391inSamariaבְּשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃be.sho.me.RonH8111.
14Then Menahemמְנַחֵ֨םme.na.ChemH4505sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Gadiגָּדִ֜יga.DiH1424wentוַיַּעַל֩vai.ya.'AlH5927up fromTirzahמִתִּרְצָ֗הmi.tir.TzahH8656and cameוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935to Samariaשֹׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111,and struckוַיַּ֛ךְvai.YakhH5221Shallumשַׁלּ֥וּםsha.LumH7967sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jabeshיָבֵ֖ישׁya.VeishH3003in Samariaבְּשֹׁמְר֑וֹןbe.sho.me.RonH8111,and killedוַיְמִיתֵ֖הוּvay.mi.Te.huH4191him and becameH4427kingוַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in his placeתַּחְתָּֽיו׃tach.TavH8478.
15Now the restוְיֶ֙תֶר֙ve.Ye.terH3499of the actsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of Shallumשַׁלּ֔וּםsha.LumH7967and his conspiracyוְקִשְׁר֖וֹve.kish.RoH7195whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he madeקָשָׁ֑רka.SharH7194,beholdהִנָּ֣םhi.NamH2009they are writtenכְּתֻבִ֗יםke.tu.VimH3789in the Bookסֵ֛פֶרSe.ferH5612of the Chroniclesדִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖יםdiv.Rei hai.ya.MimH1697H3117of the Kingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478.
16Thenאָ֣ז'azH227Menahemמְ֠נַחֵםMe.na.chemH4505struckיַכֶּֽה־ya.keh-H5221Tiphsahתִּפְסַ֨חtif.SachH8607and allכָּל־kol-H3605whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834were in it and its bordersגְּבוּלֶ֙יהָ֙ge.vu.Lei.haH1366from Tirzahמִתִּרְצָ֔הmi.tir.TzahH8656,becauseכִּ֛יkiH3588they did not openפָתַ֖חfa.TachH6605to him;therefore he struckוַיַּ֑ךְvai.YakhH5221itand rippedבִּקֵּֽעַ׃ פbi.Ke.a'H1234upallכָּל־kol-H3605its womenH2030who were with childH2030.

Menahem over Israel

17In thethirty-ninthשְׁלֹשִׁ֤ים וָתֵ֙שַׁע֙she.lo.Shim va.Te.sha'H7970H8672yearH8141of Azariahלַעֲזַרְיָ֖הla.'a.zar.YahH5838kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,Menahemמְנַחֵ֨םme.na.ChemH4505sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Gadiגָּדִ֧יga.DiH1424becameH4427kingמָ֠לַךְMa.lakhH4427overעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478and reignedtenעֶ֥שֶׂר'E.serH6235yearsH8141in Samariaבְּשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃be.sho.me.RonH8111.
18He didוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213evilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068;he did not departסָ֠רsarH5493allכָּל־kol-H3605his daysיָמָֽיו׃ya.MavH3117from the sinsחַטֹּ֜אותcha.TotH2403of Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֧םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nebatנְבָ֛טne.VatH5028,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he made Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478sinהֶחֱטִ֥יאhe.che.Ti'H2398.
19Pulפ֤וּלfulH6322,kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Assyriaאַשּׁוּר֙'a.ShurH804,cameבָּ֣אba'H935againstעַל־'al-H5921the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and Menahemמְנַחֵם֙me.na.ChemH4505gaveוַיִּתֵּ֤ןvai.yi.TenH5414Pulלְפ֔וּלle.FulH6322a thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505talentsכִּכַּר־ki.kar-H3603of silverכָּ֑סֶףKa.sefH3701so that his handיָדָיו֙ya.DavH3027might be with him tostrengthenלְהַחֲזִ֥יקle.ha.cha.ZikH2388the kingdomהַמַּמְלָכָ֖הha.mam.la.KhahH4467under his ruleבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027.
20Then Menahemמְנַחֵ֨םme.na.ChemH4505exactedוַיֹּצֵא֩vai.yo.Tze'H3318the moneyהַכֶּ֜סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701from Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,even from allכָּל־kol-H3605the mightyגִּבּוֹרֵ֣יgi.bo.ReiH1368menH1368of wealthהַחַ֔יִלha.Cha.yilH2428,from eachאֶחָ֑ד'e.ChadH259manלְאִ֣ישׁle.'IshH376fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֧יםcha.mi.ShimH2572shekelsשְׁקָלִ֛יםshe.ka.LimH8255of silverכֶּ֖סֶףKe.sefH3701to payלָתֵת֙la.TetH5414the kingלְמֶ֣לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804.So the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804returnedוַיָּ֙שָׁב֙vai.Ya.shovH7725and did not remainעָ֥מַד'A.madH5975thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033in the landבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.
21Now the restוְיֶ֛תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of the actsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of Menahemמְנַחֵ֖םme.na.ChemH4505and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605that he didעָשָׂ֑ה'a.SahH6213,are they not writtenכְּתוּבִ֗יםke.tu.VimH3789in the Bookסֵ֛פֶרSe.ferH5612of the Chroniclesדִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖יםdiv.Rei hai.ya.MimH1697H3117of the Kingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478?
22And Menahemמְנַחֵ֖םme.na.ChemH4505sleptוַיִּשְׁכַּ֥בvai.yish.KavH7901with his fathersאֲבֹתָ֑יו'a.vo.TavH1,and Pekahiahפְּקַחְיָ֥הpe.kach.YahH6494his sonבְנ֖וֹve.NoH1121becameH4427kingוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in his placeתַּחְתָּֽיו׃ פtach.TavH8478.

Pekahiah over Israel

23Inthe fiftiethחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםcha.mi.ShimH2572yearH8141of Azariahלַעֲזַרְיָ֖הla.'a.zar.YahH5838kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,Pekahiahפְּקַֽחְיָ֨הpe.kach.YahH6494sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Menahemמְנַחֵ֧םme.na.ChemH4505becameH4427kingמָ֠לַךְMa.lakhH4427overעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478in Samariaבְּשֹׁמְר֖וֹןbe.sho.me.RonH8111, and reignedtwoH8147yearsH8141.
24He didוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213evilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068;he did not departסָ֗רSarH5493from the sinsמֵֽחַטֹּאות֙me.cha.tOtH2403of Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֣םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nebatנְבָ֔טne.VatH5028,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he made Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478sinהֶחֱטִ֖יאhe.che.Ti'H2398.
25Then Pekahפֶּ֨קַחPe.kachH6492sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Remaliahרְמַלְיָ֜הוּre.mal.Ya.huH7425,his officerשָׁלִישׁ֗וֹsha.li.ShoH7991,conspiredוַיִּקְשֹׁ֣רvai.yik.ShorH7194againstעָלָיו֩'a.LavH5921him and struckוַיַּכֵּ֨הוּvai.ya.Ke.huH5221him in Samariaבְשֹׁמְר֜וֹןve.sho.me.RonH8111, inthe castleבְּאַרְמ֤וֹןbe.'ar.MonH759of the king’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּית־beit-H1004with Argobאַרְגֹּ֣ב'ar.GoH709and Ariehהָאַרְיֵ֔הha.'ar.YehH745;and with him were fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםcha.mi.ShimH2572menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376of the Gileaditesמִבְּנֵ֣י גִלְעָדִ֑יםmi.be.Nei gil.'a.DimH1121H1569,and he killedוַיְמִיתֵ֖הוּvay.mi.Te.huH4191him and becameH4427kingוַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in his placeתַּחְתָּֽיו׃tach.TavH8478.
26Now the restוְיֶ֛תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of the actsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of Pekahiahפְקַחְיָ֖הfe.kach.YahH6494and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605that he didעָשָׂ֑ה'a.SahH6213,beholdהִנָּ֣םhi.NamH2009they are writtenכְּתוּבִ֗יםke.tu.VimH3789in the Bookסֵ֛פֶרSe.ferH5612of the Chroniclesדִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖יםdiv.Rei hai.ya.MimH1697H3117of the Kingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

Pekah over Israel

27Inthe fifty-secondחֲמִשִּׁ֤יםcha.mi.ShimH2572yearH8141of Azariahלַעֲזַרְיָ֖הla.'a.zar.YahH5838kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,Pekahפֶּ֣קַחPe.kachH6492sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Remaliahרְמַלְיָ֧הוּre.mal.Ya.huH7425becameH4427kingמָ֠לַךְMa.lakhH4427overעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478in Samariaבְּשֹׁמְר֖וֹןbe.sho.me.RonH8111, and reignedtwentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242yearsH8141.
28He didוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213evilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068;he did not departסָ֗רSarH5493from the sinsחַטֹּאות֙cha.tOtH2403of Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֣םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nebatנְבָ֔טne.VatH5028,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he made Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478sinהֶחֱטִ֖יאhe.che.Ti'H2398.
29In the daysבִּימֵ֞יbi.MeiH3117of Pekahפֶּ֣קַחPe.kachH6492kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Tiglath-pileserH8407kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁוּר֒'a.ShurH804cameבָּא֮ba'H935andcapturedוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947Ijonעִיּ֡וֹןi.YonH5859and Abel-beth-maacahH62and Janoahיָ֠נוֹחַYa.no.achH3239and Kedeshקֶ֨דֶשׁKe.deshH6943and Hazorחָצ֤וֹרcha.TzorH2674and Gileadהַגִּלְעָד֙ha.gil.'AdH1568and GalileeH1552,allכֹּ֖לkolH3605the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Naphtaliנַפְתָּלִ֑יnaf.ta.LiH5321; andhe carriedH1540them captiveH1540to Assyriaאַשּֽׁוּרָה׃'a.Shu.rahH804.
30And Hosheaהוֹשֵׁ֣עַho.She.a'H1954the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Elahאֵלָ֗ה'e.LahH425madeוַיִּקְשָׁר־vai.yik.shor-H7194a conspiracyקֶ֜שֶׁרKe.sherH7195againstעַל־'al-H5921Pekahפֶּ֙קַח֙pe.kachH6492the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Remaliahרְמַלְיָ֔הוּre.mal.Ya.huH7425,and struckוַיַּכֵּ֙הוּ֙vai.ya.Ke.huH5221him and putH4191him to deathH4191and becameH4427kingוַיִּמְלֹ֖ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in his placeתַּחְתָּ֑יוtach.TavH8478,in the twentiethעֶשְׂרִ֔ים'es.RimH6242yearבִּשְׁנַ֣תbish.NatH8141of Jothamלְיוֹתָ֖םle.yo.TamH3147the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Uzziahעֻזִיָּֽה׃'u.zi.YahH5818.
31Now the restוְיֶ֥תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of the actsדִּבְרֵי־div.rei-H1697of Pekahפֶ֖קַחFe.kachH6492and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605that he didעָשָׂ֑ה'a.SahH6213,beholdהִנָּ֣םhi.NamH2009,they are writtenכְּתוּבִ֗יםke.tu.VimH3789in the Bookסֵ֛פֶרSe.ferH5612of the Chroniclesדִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖יםdiv.Rei hai.ya.MimH1697H3117of the Kingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

Jotham over Judah

32In the secondשְׁתַּ֔יִםshe.Ta.yimH8147yearבִּשְׁנַ֣תbish.NatH8141of Pekahלְפֶ֥קַחle.Fe.kachH6492the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Remaliahרְמַלְיָ֖הוּre.mal.Ya.huH7425kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Jothamיוֹתָ֥םyo.TamH3147the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofUzziahעֻזִיָּ֖הוּ'u.zi.Ya.huH5818kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063becameH4427kingמָלַ֛ךְma.LakhH4427.
33He was twenty-fiveעֶשְׂרִ֨ים וְחָמֵ֤שׁ'es.Rim ve.cha.MeshH6242H2568yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when he becameH4427kingבְמָלְכ֔וֹve.ma.le.KhoH4427,and he reignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427sixteenוְשֵׁשׁ־ עֶשְׂרֵ֣הve.shesh- 'es.RehH8337H6240yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389;and his mother’sאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517nameוְשֵׁ֣םve.ShemH8034wasJerushaיְרוּשָׁ֖אye.ru.Sha'H3388the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Zadokצָדֽוֹק׃tza.DokH6659.
34He didוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213whatH3477was rightהַיָּשָׁ֖רhai.ya.SharH3477in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068;he didעָשָׂ֛ה'a.SahH6213according to allכְּכֹ֧לke.KholH3605that his fatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1Uzziahעֻזִיָּ֥הוּ'u.zi.Ya.huH5818had doneעָשָֽׂה׃'a.SahH6213.
35OnlyH7534the highהַבָּמוֹת֙ha.ba.mOtH1116placesH1116were not takenH5493awayH5493;the peopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971stillע֗וֹדodH5750sacrificedמְזַבְּחִ֥יםme.za.be.ChimH2076and burnedH6999incenseH6999on the highבַּבָּמ֑וֹתba.ba.MotH1116placesH1116.He builtבָּנָ֛הba.NahH1129the upperהָעֶלְיֽוֹן׃ha.'el.YonH5945gateשַׁ֥עַרSha.'arH8179of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.
36Now the restוְיֶ֛תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of the actsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of Jothamיוֹתָ֖םyo.TamH3147and allH3605that he didעָשָׂ֑ה'a.SahH6213,are they not writtenכְּתוּבִ֗יםke.tu.VimH3789in the Bookסֵ֛פֶרSe.ferH5612of the Chroniclesדִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖יםdiv.Rei hai.ya.MimH1697H3117of the Kingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063?
37In thoseהָהֵ֔םha.HemH1992daysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068beganהֵחֵ֣לhe.ChelH2490to sendלְהַשְׁלִ֙יחַ֙le.hash.Li.achH7971Rezinרְצִ֖יןre.TzinH7526kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Aramאֲרָ֑ם'a.RamH758and Pekahפֶּ֥קַחPe.kachH6492the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Remaliahרְמַלְיָֽהוּ׃re.mal.Ya.huH7425against Judahבִּֽיהוּדָ֔הbi.hu.DahH3063.
38And Jothamיוֹתָם֙yo.TamH3147sleptוַיִּשְׁכַּ֤בvai.yish.KavH7901with his fathersאֲבֹתָ֔יו'a.vo.TavH1,and he was buriedוַיִּקָּבֵר֙vai.yi.ka.VerH6912with his fathersאֲבֹתָ֔יו'a.vo.TavH1in the cityבְּעִ֖ירbe.'IrH5892of Davidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732his fatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1;and Ahazאָחָ֥ז'a.ChazH271his sonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121becameH4427kingוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in his placeתַּחְתָּֽיו׃ פtach.TavH8478.

Commentaries on 2 Kings 15

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