New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Chronicles 23:16-21

16ThenJehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָע֙ye.ho.ya.Da'H3077madeוַיִּכְרֹ֤תvai.yikh.RotH3772a covenantבְּרִ֔יתbe.RitH1285betweenH996himself and allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971and the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,that they would be the Lord’sלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068peopleלְעָ֖םle.'AmH5971.

17And allכָל־khol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֤םha.'AmH5971wentוַיָּבֹ֨אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of Baalהַבַּ֙עַל֙ha.Ba.'alH1168and toreH5422it downוַֽיִּתְּצֻ֔הוּvai.yi.te.Tzu.huH5422,and they brokeH7665inH7665piecesH7665his altarsמִזְבְּחֹתָ֥יוmiz.be.cho.TavH4196and his imagesצְלָמָ֖יוtze.la.MavH6754, andkilledהָרְג֖וּha.re.GuH2026Mattanמַתָּן֙ma.TanH4977the priestכֹּהֵ֣ןko.HenH3548of Baalהַבַּ֔עַלha.Ba.'alH1168beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the altarsהַֽמִּזְבְּחֽוֹת׃Ha.miz.be.ChotH4196.

18Moreover, Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֨עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077placedוַיָּשֶׂם֩vai.ya.SemH7760the officesפְּקֻדֹּ֜תpe.ku.DotH6486of the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068under theauthorityבְּיַ֨דbe.YadH3027ofthe Leviticalהַלְוִיִּם֮hal.vi.YimH3881priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֣יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548,whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834Davidדָּוִיד֮da.VidH1732had assignedחָלַ֣קcha.LakH2505overעַל־'al-H5921the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָה֒Yah.wehH3068,to offerלְֽהַעֲל֞וֹתle.ha.'a.LotH5927the burntעֹל֣וֹתo.LotH5930offeringsH5930of the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,as it is writtenכַּכָּת֛וּבka.ka.TuvH3789in the Lawבְּתוֹרַ֥תbe.to.RatH8451of Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872--with rejoicingבְּשִׂמְחָ֣הbe.sim.ChahH8057and singingוּבְשִׁ֑ירu.ve.ShirH7892accordingעַ֖ל'alH5921to theorderיְדֵ֥יye.DeiH3027of Davidדָוִֽיד׃da.VidH1732.

19He stationedוַֽיַּעֲמֵד֙vai.ya.'a.MedH5975the gatekeepersהַשּׁ֣וֹעֲרִ֔יםha.Sho.'a.RimH7778of the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,so that noוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808one would enterיָבֹ֥אya.Vo'H935who wasin anyלְכָל־le.kholH3605wayדָּבָֽר׃da.VarH1697uncleanטָמֵ֖אta.Me'H2931.

20He tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947the captainsשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of hundredsהַמֵּא֡וֹתha.me.'otH3967,the noblesהָֽאַדִּירִים֩ha.'a.di.RimH117,the rulersהַמּֽוֹשְׁלִ֨יםha.mo.she.LimH4910of the peopleבָּעָ֜םba.'AmH5971,and allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleעַ֣ם'amH5971of the landהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and broughtH3381the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428downוַיּ֤וֹרֶדvai.Yo.redH3381from the houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and wentוַיָּבֹ֛אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935throughבְּתֽוֹךְ־be.tokh-H8432the upperהָֽעֶלְי֖וֹןha.'el.YonH5945gateשַׁ֥עַרSha.'arH8179to the king’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004.And they seatedוַיּוֹשִׁ֙יבוּ֙vai.yo.Shi.vuH3427the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428upon the royalהַמַּמְלָכָֽה׃ha.mam.la.KhahH4467throneכִּסֵּ֥אki.Se'H3678.

21Soallכָל־khol-H3605of the peopleעַם־'am-H5971of the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776rejoicedוַיִּשְׂמְח֥וּvai.yis.me.ChuH8055and the cityוְהָעִ֣ירve.ha.'IrH5892wasH8252atH8252restH8252.For they had putהֵמִ֥יתוּhe.Mi.tuH4191Athaliahעֲתַלְיָ֖הוּ'a.tal.Ya.huH6271toH4191deathH4191with the swordבֶחָֽרֶב׃ סve.Cha.revH2719.

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