New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Kings 24:1-9

1In his daysבְּיָמָ֣יוbe.ya.MavH3117Nebuchadnezzarנְבֻכַדְנֶאצַּ֖רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֑לba.VelH894cameעָלָ֔ה'a.LahH5927up, and Jehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֥יםye.ho.ya.KimH3079becameוַיְהִי־vay.hi-H1961his servantעֶ֙בֶד֙'e.vedH5650forthreeשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969yearsשָׁנִ֔יםsha.NimH8141;then he turnedוַיָּ֖שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725and rebelledוַיִּמְרָד־vai.yim.rod-H4775against him.

2The Lordיְהוָ֣ה׀Yah.wehH3068sentוַיְשַׁלַּ֣חvay.sha.LachH7971against himbandsגְּדוּדֵ֣יge.du.DeiH1416of Chaldeansכַשְׂדִּים֩khas.DimH3778,bandsגְּדוּדֵ֨יge.du.DeiH1416of Arameansאֲרָ֜ם'a.RamH758,bandsגְּדוּדֵ֣יge.du.DeiH1416of Moabitesמוֹאָ֗בmo.'AvH4124,and bandsגְּדוּדֵ֣יge.du.DeiH1416of Ammonitesבְנֵֽי־ עַמּ֔וֹןve.nei- a.MonH1121 H5983.So He sentוַיְשַׁלְּחֵ֥םvay.sha.le.ChemH7971them against Judahבִּֽיהוּדָ֖הbi.hu.DahH3063to destroyלְהַֽאֲבִיד֑וֹle.ha.'a.vi.DoH6it,according to the wordכִּדְבַ֣רkid.VarH1697of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834He had spokenדִּבֶּ֔רdi.BerH1696throughבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027His servantsעֲבָדָ֥יו'a.va.DavH5650the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִֽים׃ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030.

3Surelyאַ֣ךְ׀'akhH389at thecommandפִּ֣יpiH6310of the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068it cameהָֽיְתָה֙ha.ye.TahH1961upon Judahבִּֽיהוּדָ֔הbi.hu.DahH3063,to removeלְהָסִ֖ירle.ha.SirH5493themfrom His sightפָּנָ֑יוpa.NavH6440because of the sinsבְּחַטֹּ֣אתbe.cha.TotH2403of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֔הme.na.ShehH4519,according to allכְּכֹ֖לke.KholH3605that he had doneעָשָֽׂה׃'a.SahH6213,

4andalsoוְגַ֤םve.GamH1571for the innocentהַנָּקִי֙ha.na.KiH5355bloodדַּֽם־dam-H1818whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he shedשָׁפָ֔ךְsha.FakhH8210,for he filledוַיְמַלֵּ֥אvay.ma.Le'H4390Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389with innocentנָקִ֑יna.KiH5355bloodדָּ֣םdamH1818;and the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068wouldאָבָ֥ה'a.VahH14not forgiveלִסְלֹֽחַ׃lis.Lo.achH5545.

5Now the restוְיֶ֛תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of the actsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of Jehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֖יםye.ho.ya.KimH3079and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605that he didעָשָׂ֑ה'a.SahH6213,are they not writtenכְּתוּבִ֗יםke.tu.VimH3789in the Bookסֵ֛פֶרSe.ferH5612of the Chroniclesדִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖יםdiv.Rei hai.ya.MimH1697 H3117of the Kingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063?

6SoJehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֖יםye.ho.ya.KimH3079sleptוַיִּשְׁכַּ֥בvai.yish.KavH7901with his fathersאֲבֹתָ֑יו'a.vo.TavH1,and Jehoiachinיְהוֹיָכִ֥יןye.ho.ya.KhinH3078his sonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121becameH4427kingוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in his placeתַּחְתָּֽיו׃tach.TavH8478.

7The kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714didH3254not comeלָצֵ֖אתla.TzetH3318out of his landמֵֽאַרְצ֑וֹme.'ar.TzoH776againעוֹד֙'OdH5750 H3254,for the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֗לba.VelH894had takenלָקַ֞חla.KachH3947allכֹּ֛לkolH3605that belongedהָיְתָ֖הha.ye.TahH1961to the kingלְמֶ֥לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428of Egyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714fromthe brookמִנַּ֤חַלmi.Na.chalH5158of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃ פmitz.Ra.yimH4714to the riverנְהַר־ne.har-H5104Euphratesפְּרָ֔תpe.RatH6578.

8Jehoiachinיְהוֹיָכִ֣יןye.ho.ya.KhinH3078waseighteenשְׁמֹנֶ֨ה עֶשְׂרֵ֤הshe.mo.Neh 'es.RehH8083 H6240yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.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.ShemH8034wasNehushtaנְחֻשְׁתָּ֥אne.chush.Ta'H5179the daughterבַת־vat-H1323of Elnathanאֶלְנָתָ֖ן'el.na.TanH494of Jerusalemמִירוּשָׂלִָֽם׃mi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

9He didוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213evilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,according to allכְּכֹ֥לke.KholH3605that his fatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1had doneעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213.

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