New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Kings 9:22-28

22WhenJoramיְהוֹרָם֙ye.ho.RamH3088sawכִּרְא֤וֹתkir.'otH7200Jehuיֵה֔וּאye.Hu'H3058,he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Is it peaceהֲשָׁל֣וֹםha.sha.LomH7965,Jehuיֵה֑וּאye.Hu'H3058?” And heansweredוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “Whatמָ֣הmahH4100peaceהַשָּׁל֔וֹםha.sha.LomH7965,soH5704longH5704as the harlotriesזְנוּנֵ֞יze.nu.NeiH2183of your motherאִמְּךָ֛'i.me.KhaH517Jezebelאִיזֶ֧בֶל'i.Ze.velH348and her witchcraftsוּכְשָׁפֶ֖יהָu.khe.sha.Fei.haH3785are so manyהָרַבִּֽים׃ha.ra.BimH7227?”

23SoJoramיְהוֹרָ֛םye.ho.RamH3088reinedH2015 H3027aboutH2015 H3027and fledוַיָּנֹ֑סvai.ya.NosH5127and saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Ahaziahאֲחַזְיָ֖הוּ'a.chaz.Ya.huH274, “There istreacheryמִרְמָ֥הmir.MahH4820,O Ahaziahאֲחַזְיָֽה׃'a.chaz.YahH274!”

24AndJehuוְיֵה֞וּאve.ye.Hu'H3058drewH4390his bowבַקֶּ֗שֶׁתva.Ke.shetH7198with his fullH4390strengthיָד֣וֹya.DoH3027andshotוַיַּ֤ךְvai.YakhH5221Joramיְהוֹרָם֙ye.ho.RamH3088betweenבֵּ֣יןbeinH996his armsזְרֹעָ֔יוze.ro.'AvH2220;and the arrowהַחֵ֖צִיha.Che.tziH2678wentH3318throughH3318his heartמִלִּבּ֑וֹmi.li.BoH3820and he sankוַיִּכְרַ֖עvai.yikh.Ra'H3766in his chariotבְּרִכְבּֽוֹ׃be.rikh.BoH7393.

25Then Jehusaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Bidkarבִּדְקַר֙bid.KarH920his officerשָֽׁלִשׁ֔וֹshe.lo.shoH7991, “Takeשָׂ֚אsa'H5375him up andcastהַשְׁלִכֵ֔הוּhash.li.Khe.huH7993him into thepropertyבְּחֶלְקַ֕תbe.chel.KatH2513of the fieldשְׂדֵ֖הse.DehH7704of Nabothנָב֣וֹתna.VotH5022the Jezreeliteהַיִּזְרְעֵאלִ֑יhai.yiz.re.'e.LiH3158,for I rememberזְכֹ֞רze.KhorH2142whenyou and I were ridingרֹכְבִ֤יםro.khe.VimH7392togetherצְמָדִים֙tze.ma.DimH6776afterאַֽחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310Ahabאַחְאָ֣ב'ach.'AvH256his fatherאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1, that theLordוַֽיהוָה֙va.Yah.wehH3068laidנָשָׂ֣אna.Sa'H5375thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088oracleהַמַּשָּׂ֖אha.ma.Sa'H4853againstעָלָ֔יו'a.LavH5921him:

26‘Surelyאִם־ לֹ֡א'im- lo'H518 H3808I have seenרָאִ֤יתִיra.'I.tiH7200yesterdayאֶ֙מֶשׁ֙'e.meshH570the bloodדְּמֵ֣יde.MeiH1818of Nabothנָבוֹת֩na.VotH5022and the bloodדְּמֵ֨יde.MeiH1818of his sonsבָנָ֜יוva.NavH1121,’saysנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, ‘andI will repayוְשִׁלַּמְתִּ֥יve.shi.lam.TiH7999you in thisH2088propertyבַּחֶלְקָ֥הba.chel.KahH2513,’saysנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068.Nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258then, takeשָׂ֧אsa'H5375and castהַשְׁלִכֵ֛הוּhash.li.Khe.huH7993him into thepropertyבַּחֶלְקָ֖הba.chel.KahH2513,according to the wordכִּדְבַ֥רkid.VarH1697of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.”

27When Ahaziahוַאֲחַזְיָ֤הva.'a.chaz.YahH274the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063sawרָאָ֔הra.'AhH7200this,he fledוַיָּ֕נָסvai.Ya.nosH5127by the wayדֶּ֖רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of the gardenהַגָּ֑ןha.GanH1588houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004.And Jehuיֵה֗וּאye.Hu'H3058pursuedוַיִּרְדֹּ֨ףvai.yir.DofH7291him and saidוַ֠יֹּאמֶרVai.yo.merH559, “Shootהַכֻּ֣הוּha.Ku.huH5221him tooגַּם־gam-H1571,in the chariotהַמֶּרְכָּבָ֗הha.mer.ka.VahH4818.” So they shot himat the ascentבְּמַֽעֲלֵה־be.ma.'a.leh-H4608of Gurגוּר֙gurH1483,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834is atIbleamיִבְלְעָ֔םyiv.le.'AmH2991.But he fledוַיָּ֥נָסvai.Ya.nosH5127to Megiddoמְגִדּ֖וֹme.gi.DoH4023and diedוַיָּ֥מָתvai.Ya.motH4191thereשָֽׁם׃ShamH8033.

28Then his servantsעֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.DavH5650carriedH7392him in a chariotH7392to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלְָ֑מָהye.ru.sha.Le.mahH3389and buriedוַיִּקְבְּר֨וּvai.yik.be.RuH6912him in his graveבִקְבֻרָת֛וֹvik.vu.ra.ToH6900with his fathersאֲבֹתָ֖יו'a.vo.TavH1in the cityבְּעִ֥ירbe.'IrH5892of Davidדָּוִֽד׃ פda.VidH1732.

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