New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Chronicles 16:2-4

2Then Asaאָסָ֜א'a.Sa'H609broughtH3318outH3318silverכֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefH3701and goldוְזָהָ֗בve.za.HavH2091from the treasuriesמֵאֹֽצְר֛וֹתme.'o.tze.RotH214of the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068and the king’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseוּבֵ֣יתu.VeitH1004,and sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֗חvai.yish.LachH7971it to Ben-hadadH1130kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Aramאֲרָ֔ם'a.RamH758,who livedהַיּוֹשֵׁ֥בhai.yo.ShevH3427in Damascusבְּדַרְמֶ֖שֶׂקbe.dar.Me.sekH1834,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

3“A treatyבְּרִית֙be.RitH1285must be madebetweenH996you and me, as there wasbetweenH996my fatherאָבִ֖י'a.ViH1and your fatherאָבִ֑יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1.Beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009,I have sentשָׁלַ֤חְתִּֽיsha.Lach.tiH7971you silverכֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefH3701and goldוְזָהָ֔בve.za.HavH2091;goלֵ֞ךְlekhH1980,breakהָפֵ֣רha.FerH6565your treatyבְּרִֽיתְךָ֗be.ri.te.KhaH1285with Baashaבַּעְשָׁא֙ba'.Sha'H1201kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478so that he will withdrawוְיַעֲלֶ֖הve.ya.'a.LehH5927from me.”

4And Ben-hadadH1130listenedוַיִּשְׁמַ֨עvai.yish.Ma'H8085to Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Asaאָסָ֗א'a.Sa'H609,and he sentוַ֠יִּשְׁלַחVai.yish.lachH7971the commandersשָׂרֵ֨יsa.ReiH8269of his armiesהַחֲיָלִ֤יםha.cha.ya.LimH2428againstH413the citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and theyconqueredוַיַּכּוּ֙vai.ya.KuH5221Ijonעִיּ֣וֹןi.YonH5859,Danדָּ֔ןDanH1835,Abel-maimH66,and allכָּֽל־kal-H3605thestorageמִסְכְּנ֖וֹתmis.ke.NotH4543citiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892of Naphtaliנַפְתָּלִֽי׃naf.ta.LiH5321.

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