2 Kings 21
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2 Kings 21:1-5

1Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֣הme.na.ShehH4519was twelveשְׁתֵּ֨ים עֶשְׂרֵ֤הshe.Teim 'es.RehH8147H6240yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when he becameH4427kingבְמָלְכ֔וֹve.ma.le.KhoH4427,and he reignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427fifty-fiveוַחֲמִשִּׁ֤יםva.cha.mi.ShimH2572yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389;and his mother’sאִמּ֖וֹ'i.MoH517nameוְשֵׁ֥םve.ShemH8034was HephzibahH2657.
2He didוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213evilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,according to the abominationsכְּתֽוֹעֲבֹת֙ke.to.'a.VotH8441of the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471whomאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068dispossessedהוֹרִ֣ישׁho.RishH3423beforeמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH4480H6440the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
3Forhe rebuiltוַיָּ֗שָׁב וַיִּ֙בֶן֙vai.Ya.shov vai.Yi.venH7725H1129the highהַבָּמ֔וֹתha.ba.MotH1116placesH1116whichH834Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֣הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396his fatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1had destroyedאִבַּ֖ד'i.BadH6; andhe erectedוַיָּ֨קֶםvai.Ya.kemH6965altarsמִזְבְּחֹ֜תmiz.be.ChotH4196for Baalלַבַּ֗עַלla.Ba.'alH1168and madeוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213anAsherahאֲשֵׁרָה֙'a.she.RahH842,as Ahabאַחְאָב֙'ach.'AvH256kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478had doneעָשָׂ֗ה'a.SahH6213, andworshipedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֙חוּ֙vai.yish.Ta.chuH7812allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the hostצְבָ֣אtze.Va'H6635of heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064and servedוַֽיַּעֲבֹ֖דvai.ya.'a.VodH5647them.
4He builtוּבָנָ֥הu.va.NahH1129altarsמִזְבְּחֹ֖תmiz.be.ChotH4196in the houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,of whichאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068had saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559, “In Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389I will putאָשִׂ֥ים'a.SimH7760My nameשְׁמִֽי׃she.MiH8034.”
5For he builtוַיִּ֥בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129altarsמִזְבְּח֖וֹתmiz.be.ChotH4196forallלְכָל־le.kholH3605the hostצְבָ֣אtze.Va'H6635of heavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064inthe twoבִּשְׁתֵּ֖יbish.TeiH8147courtsחַצְר֥וֹתchatz.RotH2691of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
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