New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Kings 23:31-35

31Jehoahazיְהוֹאָחָ֣זye.ho.'a.ChazH3059was twenty-threeעֶשְׂרִ֨ים וְשָׁלֹ֤שׁ'es.Rim ve.sha.LoshH6242 H7969yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when he becameH4427kingבְּמָלְכ֔וֹbe.ma.le.KhoH4427,and he reignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427threeוּשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הu.she.lo.ShahH7969monthsחֳדָשִׁ֔יםcho.da.ShimH2320in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389;and his mother’sאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517nameוְשֵׁ֣םve.ShemH8034wasHamutalחֲמוּטַ֥לcha.mu.TalH2537the daughterבַּֽת־bat-H1323of Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414of Libnahמִלִּבְנָֽה׃mi.liv.NahH3841.

32He didוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213evilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,according to allכְּכֹ֥לke.KholH3605that his fathersאֲבֹתָֽיו׃'a.vo.TavH1had doneעָשׂ֖וּ'a.SuH6213.

33PharaohH6549NecoH6549imprisonedוַיַּאַסְרֵהוּ֩vai.ya.'as.re.HuH631him atRiblahבְרִבְלָה֙ve.riv.LahH7247in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofHamathחֲמָ֔תcha.MatH2574,that he might not reignמִמְּלֹ֖ךְmim.lokhH4427in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389;and he imposedוַיִּתֶּן־vai.yi.ten-H5414on the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776a fineעֹ֙נֶשׁ֙'o.neshH6066of one hundredמֵאָ֥הme.'AhH3967talentsכִכַּר־khi.kar-H3603of silverכֶּ֖סֶףKe.sefH3701and a talentוְכִכַּ֥רve.khi.KarH3603of goldזָהָֽב׃za.HavH2091.

34PharaohH6549NecoH6549madeH4427Eliakimאֶלְיָקִ֣ים'el.ya.KimH471the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֗הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977kingוַיַּמְלֵךְ֩vai.yam.leKhH4427in the placeתַּ֚חַתTa.chatH8478of Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֣הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977his fatherאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1, andchangedוַיַּסֵּ֥בvai.ya.SevH5437his nameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034to Jehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֑יםye.ho.ya.KimH3079.But he tookלָקָ֔חla.KachH3947Jehoahazיְהוֹאָחָ֣זye.ho.'a.ChazH3059away andbroughtוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935himto Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,and he diedוַיָּ֥מָתvai.Ya.motH4191thereשָֽׁם׃ShamH8033.

35So Jehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִים֙ye.ho.ya.KimH3079gaveנָתַ֤ןna.TanH5414the silverוְהַכֶּ֣סֶףve.ha.Ke.sefH3701and goldוְהַזָּהָ֗בve.ha.za.HavH2091to PharaohH6547,but he taxedהֶעֱרִ֣יךְhe.'e.RikhH6186the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776in order to giveלָתֵ֥תla.TetH5414the moneyהַכֶּ֖סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701at thecommandפִּ֣יpiH6310of PharaohH6547.He exactedנָגַ֞שׂna.GasH5065the silverהַכֶּ֤סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701and goldהַזָּהָב֙ha.za.HavH2091from the peopleעַ֣ם'amH5971of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,eachאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376according to his valuationכְּעֶרְכּ֗וֹke.'er.KoH6187,to giveלָתֵ֖תla.TetH5414it to PharaohH6549NecoH6549.

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