New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Kings 16:7-13

7So Ahazאָחָ֜ז'a.ChazH271sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֗יםmal.'a.KhimH4397toTiglath-pileserH8407kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Assyriaאַשּׁוּר֙'a.ShurH804,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “I am your servantעַבְדְּךָ֥'av.de.KhaH5650and your sonוּבִנְךָ֖u.vin.KhaH1121;comeעֲלֵ֨ה'a.LehH5927up and deliverוְהוֹשִׁעֵ֜נִיve.ho.shi.'E.niH3467me from thehandמִכַּ֣ףmi.KafH3709of the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Aramאֲרָ֗ם'a.RamH758and from thehandוּמִכַּף֙u.mi.KafH3709of the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,who are risingהַקּוֹמִ֖יםha.ko.MimH6965up againstעָלָֽי׃'a.LaiH5921me.”

8Ahazאָחָ֜ז'a.ChazH271tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947the silverהַכֶּ֣סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701and goldהַזָּהָ֗בha.za.HavH2091that was foundהַנִּמְצָא֙ha.nim.Tza'H4672in the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068and in the treasuriesוּבְאֹֽצְר֖וֹתu.ve.'o.tze.RotH214of the king’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,and sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֥חvai.yish.LachH7971a presentשֹֽׁחַד׃Sho.chadH7810to the kingלְמֶֽלֶךְ־le.Me.lekh-H4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֖וּר'a.ShurH804.

9So the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804listenedוַיִּשְׁמַ֤עvai.yish.Ma'H8085to him; and the kingמֶ֨לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֤וּר'a.ShurH804wentוַיַּעַל֩vai.ya.'AlH5927up againstH413Damascusדַּמֶּ֙שֶׂק֙da.Me.sekH1834andcapturedוַֽיִּתְפְּשֶׂ֔הָvai.yit.pe.Se.haH8610it, and carriedH1540the people ofit awayH1540into exileוַיַּגְלֶ֖הָvai.yag.Le.haH1540toKirקִ֑ירָהKi.rahH7024,and putהֵמִֽית׃he.MitH4191Rezinרְצִ֖יןre.TzinH7526to deathH4191.

10Now Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahazאָחָ֡ז'a.ChazH271wentוַיֵּ֣לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980to Damascusדּוּמֶּ֔שֶׂקdu.Me.sekH1834to meetלִ֠קְרַאתLik.ratH7122Tiglath-pileserH8407kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Assyriaאַשּׁוּר֙'a.ShurH804,and sawוַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'H7200the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achH4196whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834wasat Damascusבְּדַמָּ֑שֶׂקbe.da.Ma.sekH1834;and Kingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahazאָחָ֜ז'a.ChazH271sentוַיִּשְׁלַח֩vai.yish.LachH7971toUrijahאוּרִיָּ֣ה'u.ri.YahH223the priestהַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.HenH3548thepatternדְּמ֧וּתde.MutH1823of the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֛חַha.miz.Be.achH4196and its modelתַּבְנִית֖וֹtav.ni.ToH8403,according to allלְכָֽל־le.kholH3605its workmanshipמַעֲשֵֽׂהוּ׃ma.'a.Se.huH4639.

11So Urijahאוּרִיָּ֥ה'u.ri.YahH223the priestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548builtוַיִּ֛בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129an altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַha.miz.Be.achH4196;according to allכְּכֹ֣לke.KholH3605that Kingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahazאָחָ֜ז'a.ChazH271had sentשָׁלַח֩sha.LachH7971from Damascusמִדַּמֶּ֗שֶׂקmi.da.Me.sekH1834,thusכֵּ֤ןkenH3651Urijahאוּרִיָּ֣ה'u.ri.YahH223the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548madeעָשָׂה֙'a.SahH6213it,beforeעַד־'ad-H5704the comingבּ֥וֹאBo'H935of Kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ־ha.Me.lekh-H4428Ahazאָחָ֖ז'a.ChazH271from Damascusמִדַּמָּֽשֶׂק׃mi.da.Ma.sekH1834.

12When the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428cameוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935from Damascusמִדַּמֶּ֔שֶׂקmi.da.Me.sekH1834,the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sawוַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'H7200the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַha.miz.Be.achH4196; thenthe kingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428approachedוַיִּקְרַ֥בvai.yik.RavH7126the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achH4196andwentוַיַּ֥עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927up to it,

13andburnedוַיַּקְטֵ֤רvai.yak.TerH6999his burntעֹֽלָתוֹ֙o.la.ToH5930offeringH5930and his mealH4503offeringמִנְחָת֔וֹmin.cha.ToH4503,and pouredוַיַּסֵּ֖ךְvai.ya.SekhH5258his drinkנִסְכּ֑וֹnis.KoH5262offeringH5262and sprinkledוַיִּזְרֹ֛קvai.yiz.RokH2236the bloodדַּֽם־dam-H1818of his peaceהַשְּׁלָמִ֥יםha.she.la.MimH8002offeringsH8002on the altarהַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃ha.miz.Be.achH4196.

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