New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Chronicles 21:1-8

1Then Jehoshaphatיְהֽוֹשָׁפָט֙ye.ho.sha.FatH3092layH7901downוַיִּשְׁכַּ֤בvai.yish.KavH7901with his fathersאֲבֹתָ֔יו'a.vo.TavH1and was buriedוַיִּקָּבֵ֥רvai.yi.ka.VerH6912with his fathersאֲבֹתָ֖יו'a.vo.TavH1in the cityבְּעִ֣ירbe.'IrH5892of Davidדָּוִ֑ידda.VidH1732,and his sonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121Jehoramיְהוֹרָ֥םye.ho.RamH3088becameH4427kingוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427inH8478his placeתַּחְתָּֽיו׃tach.TavH8478.

2He had brothersאַחִ֞ים'a.ChimH251,the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֗טye.ho.sha.FatH3092:Azariahעֲזַרְיָ֤ה'a.zar.YahH5838,Jehielוִֽיחִיאֵל֙vi.chi.'ElH3171,Zechariahוּזְכַרְיָ֣הוּu.ze.khar.Ya.huH2148,Azaryahuוַעֲזַרְיָ֔הוּva.'a.zar.Ya.huH5838,Michaelוּמִיכָאֵ֖לu.mi.kha.'ElH4317,and Shephatiahוּשְׁפַטְיָ֑הוּu.she.fat.Ya.huH8203.Allכָּל־kol-H3605theseאֵ֕לֶּה'E.lehH428werethe sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֖טye.ho.sha.FatH3092kingמֶ֥לֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

3Their fatherאֲ֠בִיהֶם'A.vi.hemH1gaveוַיִּתֵּ֣ןvai.yi.TenH5414them manyרַבּ֜וֹתra.BotH7227giftsמַתָּנ֨וֹתma.ta.NotH4979of silverלְכֶ֤סֶףle.Khe.sefH3701,goldוּלְזָהָב֙u.le.za.HavH2091,and preciousH4030thingsוּלְמִגְדָּנ֔וֹתu.le.mig.da.NotH4030,with fortifiedמְצֻר֖וֹתme.tzu.RotH4694citiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892in Judahבִּֽיהוּדָ֑הbi.hu.DahH3063;but he gaveנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414the kingdomהַמַּמְלָכָ֛הha.mam.la.KhahH4467to Jehoramלִֽיהוֹרָ֖םli.ho.RamH3088becauseכִּי־ki-H3588he was the firstbornהַבְּכֽוֹר׃ פha.be.KhorH1060.

4Now when Jehoramיְהוֹרָ֜םye.ho.RamH3088hadtakenוַיָּ֨קָםvai.Ya.komH6965overעַל־'al-H5921the kingdomמַמְלֶ֤כַתmam.Le.khatH4467of his fatherאָבִיו֙'a.VivH1and gatheredH2388courageH2388, hekilledוַיַּהֲרֹ֥גvai.ya.ha.RogH2026allכָּל־kol-H3605his brothersאֶחָ֖יו'e.ChavH251with the swordבֶּחָ֑רֶבbe.Cha.revH2719,and someH4480of the leadersמִשָּׂרֵ֥יmi.sa.ReiH8269of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478asH1571wellH1571.

5Jehoramיְהוֹרָ֣םye.ho.RamH3088wasthirty-twoשְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים וּשְׁתַּ֛יִםshe.lo.Shim u.she.Ta.yimH7970 H8147yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when he becameH4427kingבְּמָלְכ֑וֹbe.ma.le.KhoH4427,and he reignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427for eightוּשְׁמוֹנֶ֣הu.she.mo.NehH8083yearsשָׁנִ֔יםsha.NimH8141in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

6He walkedוַיֵּ֜לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980in the wayבְּדֶ֣רֶךְ׀be.De.rekhH1870of the kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,justH3512asH3512the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Ahabאַחְאָ֔ב'ach.'AvH256had doneעָשׂוּ֙'a.SuH6213,for Ahab’sאַחְאָ֔ב'ach.'AvH256daughterבַּת־bat-H1323wasהָ֥יְתָהHa.ye.tahH1961his wifeאִשָּׁ֑ה'i.ShahH802;and he didוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213evilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

7Yet the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068wasH14not willingאָבָ֣ה'a.VahH14to destroyלְהַשְׁחִית֙le.hash.ChitH7843the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Davidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732becauseלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616of the covenantהַבְּרִ֔יתha.be.RitH1285whichH834He had madeכָּרַ֖תka.RatH3772with Davidלְדָוִ֑ידle.da.VidH1732,and becauseH3512He had promisedאָמַ֗ר'a.MarH559to giveלָתֵ֨תla.TetH5414a lampH5215to him and his sonsוּלְבָנָ֖יוu.le.va.NavH1121foreverכָּל־ הַיָּמִֽים׃kol- hai.ya.MimH3605 H3117.

8In his daysבְּיָמָיו֙be.ya.MavH3117EdomH112brokeH6586awayH6586fromמִתַּ֖חַתmi.Ta.chatH4480 H8478 H3027the ruleH3027of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,and appointedוַיַּמְלִ֥יכוּvai.yam.Li.khuH4427a kingמֶֽלֶךְ׃Me.lekhH4428overעֲלֵיהֶ֖ם'a.lei.HemH5921themselves.

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