New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Chronicles 23:1-11

1Now in the seventhהַשְּׁבִעִ֜יתha.she.vi.'ItH7637yearוּבַשָּׁנָ֨הu.va.sha.NahH8141,Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֗עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077gatheredH2388his courageH2388,and tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947captainsשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of hundredsהַמֵּא֡וֹתha.me.'otH3967:Azariahלַעֲזַרְיָ֣הוּla.'a.zar.Ya.huH5838the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Jerohamיְרֹחָ֡םye.ro.ChamH3395,Ishmaelוּלְיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אלu.le.yish.ma.'ElH3458the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Johananיְ֠הוֹחָנָןYe.ho.cha.nonH3076,Azariahוְלַֽעֲזַרְיָ֨הוּve.la.'a.zar.Ya.huH5838the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Obedעוֹבֵ֜דo.VedH5744,Maaseiahמַעֲשֵׂיָ֧הוּma.'a.se.Ya.huH4641the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Adaiahעֲדָיָ֛הוּ'a.da.Ya.huH5718,and Elishaphatאֱלִישָׁפָ֥ט'e.li.sha.FatH478the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zichriזִכְרִ֖יzikh.RiH2147, and they enteredinto a covenantבַבְּרִֽית׃va.be.RitH1285with him.

2And they wentH5437throughoutH5437Judahבִּֽיהוּדָ֔הbi.hu.DahH3063and gatheredוַיִּקְבְּצ֤וּvai.yik.be.TzuH6908the Levitesהַלְוִיִּם֙hal.vi.YimH3881from allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605the citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,and the headsוְרָאשֵׁ֥יve.ra.SheiH7218of the fathers’הָאָב֖וֹתha.'a.VotH1households ofIsraelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,and they cameוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

3Then allכָּל־kol-H3605the assemblyהַקָּהָ֥לha.ka.HalH6951madeוַיִּכְרֹ֨תvai.yikh.RotH3772a covenantבְּרִ֛יתbe.RitH1285with the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428in the houseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430. AndJehoiada saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “Beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009,the king’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428sonבֶן־ven-H1121shall reignיִמְלֹ֔ךְyim.LokhH4427,as the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068has spokenדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696concerningעַל־'al-H5921the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Davidדָוִֽיד׃da.VidH1732.

4Thisזֶ֥הzehH2088is the thingהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you shall doתַּעֲשׂ֑וּta.'a.SuH6213:a thirdהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֨יתha.she.li.ShitH7992of you, of the priestsלַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙la.ko.ha.NimH3548and Levitesוְלַלְוִיִּ֔םve.lal.vi.YimH3881who comeבָּאֵ֣יba.'EiH935inH935on the Sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֗תha.sha.BatH7676, shall begatekeepersלְשֹֽׁעֲרֵ֖י הַסִּפִּֽים׃le.sho.'a.Rei ha.si.PimH7778 H5592,

5and a thirdוְהַשְּׁלִשִׁית֙ve.ha.she.li.ShitH7992shall beat the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004,and a thirdוְהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֖יתve.ha.she.li.ShitH7992at the Gateבְּשַׁ֣עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179of the Foundationהַיְס֑וֹדhay.SodH3247;and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971shall bein the courtyardsבְּחַצְר֖וֹתbe.chatz.RotH2691of the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

6But noוְאַל־ve.'al-H408one is to enterיָב֣וֹאya.Vo'H935the houseבֵית־veit-H1004of the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068exceptאִם־'im-H3588 H518the priestsהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.NimH3548andthe ministeringוְהַמְשָׁרְתִ֣יםve.ham.sha.re.TimH8334Levitesלַלְוִיִּ֔םlal.vi.YimH3881;they may enterיָבֹ֖אוּya.Vo.'uH935,for they are holyקֹ֣דֶשׁKo.deshH6944.And allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971are to keepיִשְׁמְר֖וּyish.me.RuH8104the commandמִשְׁמֶ֥רֶתmish.Me.retH4931of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

7The Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֨םhal.vi.YimH3881will surroundוְהִקִּיפוּ֩ סָבִ֗יבve.hi.ki.Fu sa.VivH5362 H5439the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,eachH376manאִ֚ישׁ'ishH376with his weaponsוְכֵלָ֣יוve.khe.LavH3627in his handבְּיָד֔וֹbe.ya.DoH3027;and whoever entersH935the houseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004is to be putיוּמָ֑תyu.MatH4191toH4191deathH4191.Therefore be with the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428when he comesH935inH935and when he goesH3318outH3318.”

8The Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֜םhal.vi.YimH3881and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063didוַיַּעֲשׂ֨וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213according to allכְּכֹ֣לke.KholH3605that Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֣עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077the priestהַכֹּהֵן֒ha.ko.HenH3548commandedצִוָּה֮tzi.VahH6680.And eachH376oneH376of them tookוַיִּקְחוּ֙vai.yik.ChuH3947his menH376who were to comeH935inH935on the Sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֔תha.sha.BatH7676,with those who were to goH3318outH3318on the Sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֑תha.sha.BatH7676,for Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֥עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077the priestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548did not dismissפָטַ֛רfa.TarH6362any ofthe divisionsהַֽמַּחְלְקֽוֹת׃Ha.mach.le.KotH4256.

9Then Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֨עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077the priestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548gaveוַיִּתֵּן֩vai.yi.TenH5414the captainsלְשָׂרֵ֣יle.sa.ReiH8269of hundredsהַמֵּא֗וֹתha.me.'otH3967the spearsהַֽחֲנִיתִים֙ha.cha.ni.TimH2595and the shieldsהַמָּגִנּוֹת֙ha.ma.gi.nOtH4043and quiversהַשְּׁלָטִ֔יםha.she.la.TimH7982whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834had been Kingלַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428David’sדָּוִ֑ידda.VidH1732,whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834were in the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Godהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430.

10He stationedוַיַּעֲמֵ֨דvai.ya.'a.MedH5975allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971,eachH376manH376with his weaponשִׁלְח֣וֹshil.ChoH7973in his handבְיָד֗וֹve.ya.DoH3027,from the rightהַיְמָנִית֙hay.ma.NitH3233sideמִכֶּ֨תֶףmi.Ke.tefH3802of the houseהַבַּ֤יִתha.Ba.yitH1004to the leftהַשְּׂמָאלִ֔יתha.se.ma.LitH8042sideכֶּ֤תֶףKe.tefH3802of the houseהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004,by the altarלַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַla.miz.Be.achH4196and by the houseוְלַבָּ֑יִתve.la.Ba.yitH1004,aroundסָבִֽיב׃sa.VivH5439the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428.

11Then they broughtH3318outH3318the king’sהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sonבֶּן־ben-H1121and putוַיִּתְּנ֤וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414the crownהַנֵּ֙זֶר֙ha.Ne.zerH5145on him, and gave himthe testimonyהָ֣עֵד֔וּתha.'e.DutH5715and madeH4427him kingוַיַּמְלִ֖יכוּvai.yam.Li.khuH4427.And Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֣עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077and his sonsוּבָנָ֔יוu.va.NavH1121anointedוַיִּמְשָׁחֻ֙הוּ֙vai.yim.sha.Chu.huH4886him and saidוַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, “Longliveיְחִ֥יye.ChiH2421the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ סha.Me.lekhH4428!”

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