New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Chronicles 20:31-37

31Now Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֖טye.ho.sha.FatH3092reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427overעַל־'al-H5921Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063. He wasthirty-fiveשְׁלֹשִׁים֩ וְחָמֵ֨שׁshe.lo.Shim ve.cha.MeshH7970 H2568yearsשָׁנָ֜הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when he becameH4427kingבְּמָלְכ֗וֹbe.ma.le.KhoH4427,and he reignedמָלַ֣ךְma.LakhH4427in Jerusalemבִּֽירוּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389for twenty-fiveוְעֶשְׂרִ֨ים וְחָמֵ֤שׁve.'es.Rim ve.cha.MeshH6242 H2568yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141.And his mother’sאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517nameוְשֵׁ֣םve.ShemH8034wasAzubahעֲזוּבָ֖ה'a.zu.VahH5806the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Shilhiשִׁלְחִֽי׃shil.ChiH7977.

32He walkedוַיֵּ֗לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980in the wayבְּדֶ֛רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870of his fatherאָבִ֥יו'a.VivH1Asaאָסָ֖א'a.Sa'H609and did not deviateסָ֣רsarH5493from it, doingלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213rightהַיָּשָׁ֖רhai.ya.SharH3477in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

33The highהַבָּמ֖וֹתha.ba.MotH1116placesH1116,howeverאַ֥ךְ'akhH389,were not removedסָ֑רוּSa.ruH5493;the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971had not yetוְע֤וֹדve.'odH5750directedהֵכִ֣ינוּhe.Khi.nuH3559their heartsלְבָבָ֔םle.va.VamH3824to the Godלֵאלֹהֵ֖יle.lo.HeiH430of their fathersאֲבֹתֵיהֶֽם׃'a.vo.tei.HemH1.

34Now the restוְיֶ֙תֶר֙ve.Ye.terH3499of the actsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֔טye.ho.sha.FatH3092,firstהָרִאשֹׁנִ֖יםha.ri.sho.NimH7223to lastוְהָאַחֲרֹנִ֑יםve.ha.'a.cha.ro.NimH314,beholdH2009,they are writtenכְּתוּבִ֗יםke.tu.VimH3789in the annalsבְּדִבְרֵי֙be.div.ReiH1697ofJehuיֵה֣וּאye.Hu'H3058the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Hananiחֲנָ֔נִיcha.Na.niH2607,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834isrecordedהֹֽעֲלָ֔הho.'a.LahH5927in the Bookסֵ֖פֶרSe.ferH5612of the Kingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

35Afterוְאַחֲרֵיכֵ֗ןve.'a.cha.rei.KhenH310thisוְאַחֲרֵיכֵ֗ןve.'a.cha.rei.KhenH3651Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֣טye.ho.sha.FatH3092kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063alliedאֶתְחַבַּר֙'et.cha.BarH2266himself with Ahaziahאֲחַזְיָ֣ה'a.chaz.YahH274kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478.He actedH7561wickedlyהִרְשִׁ֥יעַhir.Shi.a'H7561in so doingלַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃la.'a.SotH6213.

36So he alliedוַיְחַבְּרֵ֣הוּvay.cha.be.Re.huH2266himself with him to makeלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213shipsאֳנִיּ֖וֹת'o.ni.YotH591to goלָלֶ֣כֶתla.Le.khetH1980to Tarshishתַּרְשִׁ֑ישׁtar.ShishH8659,and they madeוַיַּעֲשׂ֥וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213the shipsאֳנִיּ֖וֹת'o.ni.YotH591in Ezion-geberH6100.

37Then Eliezerאֱלִיעֶ֤זֶר'e.li.'E.zerH461the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Dodavahuדֹּדָוָ֙הוּ֙do.da.Va.huH1735of Mareshahמִמָּ֣רֵשָׁ֔הmi.Ma.re.ShahH4762prophesiedוַיִּתְנַבֵּ֞אvai.yit.na.Be'H5012againstעַל־'al-H5921Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֖טye.ho.sha.FatH3092,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Because you have alliedכְּהִֽתְחַבֶּרְךָ֣ke.hit.cha.ber.KhaH2266yourself with Ahaziahאֲחַזְיָ֗הוּ'a.chaz.Ya.huH274,the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068has destroyedפָּרַ֤ץpa.RatzH6555your worksמַעֲשֶׂ֔יךָma.'a.Sei.khaH4639.”So the shipsאֳנִיּ֔וֹת'o.ni.YotH591were wreckedוַיִּשָּׁבְר֣וּvai.yi.sha.ve.RuH7665and couldעָצְר֖וּ'a.tze.RuH6113not goלָלֶ֥כֶתla.Le.khetH1980to Tarshishתַּרְשִֽׁישׁ׃tar.ShishH8659.

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