New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Kings 17:5-28

5Then the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֖וּר'a.ShurH804invadedוַיַּ֥עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927the wholeבְּכָל־be.kholH3605landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776and wentוַיַּ֙עַל֙vai.Ya.'alH5927up toSamariaשֹׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111and besiegedוַיָּ֥צַר עָלֶ֖יהָvai.Ya.tzar 'a.Lei.haH6696 H5921it threeשָׁלֹ֥שׁsha.LoshH7969yearsשָׁנִֽים׃sha.NimH8141.

6In the ninthהַתְּשִׁיעִ֜יתha.te.shi.'ItH8671yearבִּשְׁנַ֨תbish.NatH8141of Hosheaלְהוֹשֵׁ֗עַle.ho.She.a'H1954,the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Assyriaאַשּׁוּר֙'a.ShurH804capturedלָכַ֤דla.KhadH3920Samariaשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111andcarriedH1540Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478awayH1540into exileוַיֶּ֥גֶלvai.Ye.gelH1540to Assyriaאַשּׁ֑וּרָה'a.Shu.rahH804, andsettledוַיֹּ֨שֶׁבvai.Yo.shevH3427them in Halahבַּחְלַ֧חbach.LachH2477and Haborוּבְחָב֛וֹרu.ve.cha.VorH2249, onthe riverנְהַ֥רne.HarH5104ofGozanגּוֹזָ֖ןgo.ZanH1470, andin the citiesוְעָרֵ֥יve.'a.ReiH5892of the Medesמָדָֽי׃ פma.DaiH4074.

7Now thiscameוַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961about becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588the sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478had sinnedחָטְא֤וּcha.te.'UH2398against the Lordלַיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehH3068their Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430,who had broughtהַמַּעֲלֶ֤הha.ma.'a.LehH5927them up from the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714from underמִתַּ֕חַתmi.Ta.chatH8478the handיַ֖דyadH3027of Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֣הpar.'OhH6547,kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, and they hadfearedוַיִּֽירְא֖וּvai.yi.re.'UH3372otherאֲחֵרִֽים׃'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430

8andwalkedוַיֵּֽלְכוּ֙vai.ye.le.KhuH1980in thecustomsבְּחֻקּ֣וֹתbe.chu.KotH2708of the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471whomאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068had drivenהוֹרִ֣ישׁho.RishH3423out beforeמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH4480 H6440the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and in the customsof the kingsוּמַלְכֵ֥יu.mal.KheiH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834they hadintroducedעָשֽׂוּ׃'a.SuH6213.

9The sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478didH2644thingsדְּבָרִים֙de.va.RimH1697secretlyH2644whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834were not rightH3653againstעַל־'al-H5921the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068their Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430.Moreover, they builtוַיִּבְנ֨וּvai.yiv.NuH1129for themselves highבָּמוֹת֙ba.mOtH1116placesH1116in allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605their townsעָ֣רֵיהֶ֔ם'a.rei.HemH5892, fromwatchtowerמִמִּגְדַּ֥לmi.mig.DalH4026to fortifiedמִבְצָֽר׃miv.TzarH4013cityעִ֥יר'irH5892.

10They setוַיַּצִּ֧בוּvai.ya.Tzi.vuH5324for themselves sacredpillarsמַצֵּב֖וֹתma.tze.VotH4676andAsherimוַאֲשֵׁרִ֑יםva.'a.she.RimH842on everyכָּל־kol-H3605highגְבֹהָ֔הge.vo.HahH1364hillגִּבְעָ֣הgiv.'AhH1389and underוְתַ֖חַתve.Ta.chatH8478everyכָּל־kol-H3605greenרַעֲנָֽן׃ra.'a.NanH7488treeעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086,

11and thereשָׁם֙shamH8033they burnedH6999incenseH6999on allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the highבָּמ֔וֹתba.MotH1116placesH1116as the nationsכַּגּוֹיִ֕םka.go.YimH1471didwhichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068had carriedH1540awayH1540to exileהֶגְלָ֥הheg.LahH1540beforeמִפְּנֵיהֶ֑םmi.pe.nei.HemH4480 H6440them; and they didוַֽיַּעֲשׂוּ֙vai.ya.'a.SuH6213evilרָעִ֔יםra.'ImH7451thingsדְּבָרִ֣יםde.va.RimH1697provokingלְהַכְעִ֖יסle.hakh.'IsH3707the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

12They servedוַיַּֽעַבְד֖וּvai.ya.'av.DuH5647idolsהַגִּלֻּלִ֑יםha.gi.lu.LimH1544,concerning whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068had saidאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559to them, “You shall not doתַעֲשׂ֖וּta.'a.SuH6213thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088thingהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697.”

13Yet theLordיְהוָ֡הYah.wehH3068warnedוַיָּ֣עַדvai.Ya.'adH5749Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478and Judahוּבִיהוּדָ֡הu.vi.hu.DahH3063throughבְּיַד֩be.YadH3027allכָּל־kol-H3605His prophetsנְבִיאֵ֨יne.vi.'ovH5030andeveryכָל־khol-H3605seerחֹזֶ֜הcho.ZehH2374,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, “Turnשֻׁ֝֠בוּShu.vuH7725from your evilהָֽרָעִים֙ha.ra.'ImH7451waysמִדַּרְכֵיכֶ֤םmi.dar.khei.KhemH1870and keepוְשִׁמְרוּ֙ve.shim.RuH8104My commandmentsמִצְוֹתַ֣יmitz.vo.TaiH4687,My statutesחֻקּוֹתַ֔יchu.ko.TaiH2708according to allכְּכָ֨ל־ke.Khal-H3605the lawהַתּוֹרָ֔הha.to.RahH8451whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I commandedצִוִּ֖יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680your fathersאֲבֹֽתֵיכֶ֑ם'a.vo.tei.KhemH1,and whichוַֽאֲשֶׁר֙va.'a.SherH834I sentשָׁלַ֣חְתִּיsha.Lach.tiH7971to you throughבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027My servantsעֲבָדַ֥י'a.va.DaiH5650the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִֽים׃ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030.”

14However, they did not listenשָׁמֵ֑עוּsha.Me.'uH8085, butstiffenedוַיַּקְשׁ֤וּvai.yak.ShuH7185their neckH6203like their fathersאֲבוֹתָ֔ם'a.vo.TamH1,whoאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834did not believeהֶאֱמִ֔ינוּhe.'e.Mi.nuH539in the Lordבַּֽיהוָ֖הba.Yah.wehH3068their Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.HemH430.

15They rejectedוַיִּמְאֲס֣וּvai.yim.'a.SuH3988His statutesחֻקָּ֗יוchu.KavH2706andHis covenantבְּרִיתוֹ֙be.ri.ToH1285whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834He madeכָּרַ֣תka.RatH3772with their fathersאֲבוֹתָ֔ם'a.vo.TamH1and His warningsעֵֽדְוֹתָ֔יו'e.de.vo.TavH5715with whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834He warnedהֵעִ֖ידhe.'IdH5749them. Andthey followedוַיֵּ֨לְכ֜וּ אַחֲרֵ֤יvai.Ye.le.khu 'a.cha.ReiH1980 H310vanityהַהֶ֙בֶל֙ha.He.velH1892andbecameH1891vainוַיֶּהְבָּ֔לוּvai.yeh.Ba.luH1891, and wentafterוְאַחֲרֵ֤יve.'a.cha.ReiH310the nationsהַגּוֹיִם֙ha.go.YimH1471whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834surroundedסְבִֽיבֹתָ֔םse.vi.vo.TamH5439them, concerning whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834theLordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068had commandedצִוָּ֤הtzi.VahH6680them not to doעֲשׂ֥וֹתa.SotH6213like them.

16They forsookוַיַּעַזְב֗וּvai.ya.'az.VuH5800allכָּל־kol-H3605the commandmentsמִצְוֹת֙mitz.VotH4687of the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068their Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430and madeוַיַּעֲשׂ֥וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213for themselves moltenH4541imagesמַסֵּכָ֖הma.se.KhahH4541, eventwoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.neimH8147calvesעֲגָלִ֑ים'a.ga.LimH5695, andmadeוַיַּעֲשׂ֣וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213anAsherahאֲשֵׁירָ֗ה'a.shei.RahH842andworshipedוַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲווּ֙vai.yish.ta.cha.VuH7812allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the hostצְבָ֣אtze.Va'H6635of heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064andservedוַיַּעַבְד֖וּvai.ya.'av.DuH5647Baalהַבָּֽעַל׃ha.Ba.'alH1168.

17Thenthey made their sonsבְּנֵיהֶ֤םbe.nei.HemH1121and their daughtersבְּנֽוֹתֵיהֶם֙be.no.tei.HemH1323passוַֽ֠יַּעֲבִירוּVai.ya.'a.vi.ruH5674through the fireבָּאֵ֔שׁba.'EshH784, andpracticedוַיִּקְסְמ֥וּvai.yik.se.MuH7080divinationקְסָמִ֖יםke.sa.MimH7081and enchantmentsוַיְנַחֵ֑שׁוּvay.na.Che.shuH5172, andsoldוַיִּֽתְמַכְּר֗וּvai.yit.ma.ke.RuH4376themselves to doלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213evilהָרַ֛עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,provokingלְהַכְעִיסֽוֹ׃le.hakh.'i.SoH3707Him.

18So the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068was veryמְאֹד֙me.'OdH3966angryוַיִּתְאַנַּ֨ףvai.yit.'a.NafH599with Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478andremovedוַיְסִרֵ֖םvay.si.RemH5493them from Hissightפָּנָ֑יוpa.NavH6440;noneלֹ֣אlo'H3808was leftנִשְׁאַ֔רnish.'ArH7604exceptלְבַדּֽוֹ׃le.va.DoH7534 H905the tribeשֵׁ֥בֶטShe.vetH7626of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063.

19Alsoגַּם־gam-H1571Judahיְהוּדָ֕הye.hu.DahH3063did not keepשָׁמַ֔רsha.MarH8104the commandmentsמִצְוֹ֖תmitz.VotH4687of the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068their Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430, butwalkedוַיֵּ֣לְכ֔וּvai.Ye.le.KhuH1980in thecustomsבְּחֻקּ֥וֹתbe.chu.KotH2708whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478hadintroducedעָשֽׂוּ׃'a.SuH6213.

20The Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068rejectedוַיִּמְאַ֨סvai.yim.'AsH3988allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605thedescendantsזֶ֤רַעZe.ra'H2233of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478and afflictedוַיְעַנֵּ֔םvay.'a.NemH6031them andgaveוַֽיִּתְּנֵ֖םvai.yi.te.NemH5414them into the handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of plunderersשֹׁסִ֑יםsho.SimH8154,untilעַ֛ד אֲשֶׁ֥ר'ad 'a.SherH5704 H834He had castהִשְׁלִיכָ֖םhish.li.KhamH7993themout of His sightמִפָּנָֽיו׃mi.pa.NavH6440.

21Whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588He had tornקָרַ֣עka.Ra'H7167Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478from the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732,they madeH4427Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֣םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nebatנְבָ֑טne.VatH5028kingוַיַּמְלִ֖יכוּvai.yam.Li.khuH4427. ThenJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֤םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379droveH5067Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478awayH5067from followingמֵאַחֲרֵ֣יme.'a.cha.ReiH310the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068and made themcommitוְהֶחֱטֵיאָ֖םve.he.che.tei.'AmH2398a greatגְדוֹלָֽה׃ge.do.LahH1419sinחֲטָאָ֥הcha.ta.'AhH2401.

22The sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478walkedוַיֵּֽלְכוּ֙vai.ye.le.KhuH1980in allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the sinsחַטֹּ֥אותcha.TotH2403of Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֖םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he didעָשָׂ֑ה'a.SahH6213;they did not departסָ֖רוּSa.ruH5493from them

23untilעַ֠ד'adH5704 H834the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068removedהֵסִ֨ירhe.SirH5493Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478from His sightפָּנָ֔יוpa.NavH6440,as He spokeדִּבֶּ֔רdi.BerH1696throughבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027allכָּל־kol-H3605His servantsעֲבָדָ֣יו'a.va.DavH5650the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֑יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030.So Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478was carriedH1540awayH1540into exileוַיִּ֨גֶלvai.Yi.gelH1540from their own landאַדְמָתוֹ֙'ad.ma.ToH127to Assyriaאַשּׁ֔וּרָה'a.Shu.rahH804untilעַ֖ד'adH5704thisהַזֶּֽה׃ פha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

24The kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֡וּר'a.ShurH804broughtוַיָּבֵ֣אvai.ya.Ve'H935menfrom Babylonמִבָּבֶ֡לmi.ba.VelH894and from Cuthahוּ֠מִכּוּ֠תָהu.Mi.ku.tahH3575and fromAvvaוּמֵעַוָּ֤אu.me.'a.Va'H5755and fromHamathוּמֵֽחֲמָת֙u.me.cha.MatH2574and Sepharvaimוּסְפַרְוַ֔יִםu.se.far.Va.yimH5617,and settledוַיֹּ֙שֶׁב֙vai.Yo.shevH3427themin the citiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892of Samariaשֹֽׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111in placeתַּ֖חַתTa.chatH8478of the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478.So they possessedוַיִּֽרְשׁוּ֙vai.yir.ShuH3423Samariaשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111and livedוַיֵּֽשְׁב֖וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427in its citiesבְּעָרֶֽיהָ׃be.'a.Rei.haH5892.

25At the beginningבִּתְחִלַּת֙bit.chi.LatH8462of their livingשִׁבְתָּ֣םshiv.TamH3427thereשָׁ֔םShamH8033, theydid not fearיָרְא֖וּya.re.'UH3372the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068;therefore the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068sentוַיְשַׁלַּ֨חvay.sha.LachH7971lionsהָ֣אֲרָי֔וֹתha.'a.ra.YotH738among them which killedהֹרְגִ֖יםho.re.GimH2026some of them.

26So they spokeוַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to the kingלְמֶ֣לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁוּר֮'a.ShurH804,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559, “The nationsהַגּוֹיִ֗םha.go.YimH1471whomאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834you have carriedH1540awayH1540into exileהִגְלִ֙יתָ֙hig.Li.taH1540in the citiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892of Samariaשֹׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111do not knowיָֽדְע֔וּya.de.'UH3045the customמִשְׁפַּ֖טmish.PatH4941of the godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776;so he has sentוַיְשַׁלַּח־vay.sha.lach-H7971lionsהָאֲרָי֗וֹתha.'a.ra.YotH738among them, and beholdוְהִנָּם֙ve.hi.NamH2009,they killמְמִיתִ֣יםme.mi.TimH4191them becauseכַּאֲשֶׁר֙ka.'a.SherH834they do not knowיֹדְעִ֔יםyo.de.'ImH3045the customמִשְׁפַּ֖טmish.PatH4941of the godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.”

27Then the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֜וּר'a.ShurH804commandedוַיְצַ֨וvay.TzavH6680,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, “Takeהֹלִ֤יכוּho.Li.khuH1980thereH8033oneאֶחָ֤ד'e.ChadH259of the priestsמֵהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙me.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you carriedH1540awayH1540intoexileהִגְלִיתֶ֣םhig.li.TemH1540and lethim goוְיֵלְכ֖וּve.ye.le.KhuH1980and liveוְיֵ֣שְׁבוּve.Ye.she.vuH3427thereH8033;and let him teachוְיֹרֵ֕םve.yo.RemH3384them the customמִשְׁפַּ֖טmish.PatH4941of the godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.”

28So oneאֶחָ֣ד'e.ChadH259of the priestsמֵהַכֹּהֲנִ֗יםme.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548whomאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834they had carriedH1540awayH1540into exileהִגְלוּ֙hig.LuH1540from Samariaמִשֹּׁ֣מְר֔וֹןmi.Sho.me.RonH8111cameוַיָּבֹ֞אvai.ya.Vo'H935and livedוַיֵּ֖שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427at BethelH1008,and taughtמוֹרֶ֣הmo.RehH3384them howאֵ֖יךְ'eikhH349they should fearיִֽירְא֥וּyi.re.'UH3372the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

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