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2 Chronicles 21:5-9

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.

9Then Jehoramיְהוֹרָם֙ye.ho.RamH3088crossedH5674overH5674with his commandersשָׂרָ֔יוsa.RavH8269and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605his chariotsהָרֶ֖כֶבha.Re.khevH7393with him. And he gotH6965upH6965at nightלַ֔יְלָהLay.lahH3915and struckH5221andH5221killedH5221the EdomitesH112who were surroundingהַסּוֹבֵ֣בha.so.VevH5437him, and the commandersשָׂרֵ֥יsa.ReiH8269of the chariotsהָרָֽכֶב׃ha.Ra.khevH7393.

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