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2 Chronicles 25:16-20

16As he was talkingבְּדַבְּר֣וֹbe.da.be.RoH1696with him,the king saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Have we appointedנְתַנּ֔וּךָne.ta.Nu.khaH5414you to be a royalלַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙la.Me.lekhH4428counselorהַלְיוֹעֵ֤ץhal.yo.'EtzH3289?Stopחֲדַל־cha.dal-H2308!Whyלָ֣מָּהLa.mahH4100shouldyou be putH5221toH5221deathH5221?”Then the prophetהַנָּבִ֗יאha.na.Vi'H5030stoppedוַיֶּחְדַּ֣לvai.yech.DalH2308and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “I knowיָדַ֗עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430has plannedיָעַ֤ץya.'AtzH3289to destroyלְהַשְׁחִיתֶ֔ךָle.hash.chi.Te.khaH7843you, becauseH3588you have doneעָשִׂ֣יתָ'a.Si.taH6213thisH2088and have not listenedשָׁמַ֖עְתָּsha.Ma'.taH8085to my counselלַעֲצָתִֽי׃ פla.'a.tza.TiH6098.”

17Then Amaziahאֲמַצְיָ֙הוּ֙'a.matz.Ya.huH558kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063tookH3289counselוַיִּוָּעַ֗ץvai.yi.va.'AtzH3289and sentוַ֠יִּשְׁלַחVai.yish.lachH7971wordto JoashH3060the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jehoahazיְהוֹאָחָ֧זye.ho.'a.ChazH3059the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jehuיֵה֛וּאye.Hu'H3058,the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Comeלְכָ֖הle.khahH1980,let’s faceנִתְרָאֶ֥ה פָנִֽים׃nit.ra.'Eh fa.NimH7200 H6440each other.”

18But JoashH3060the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֞חvai.yish.LachH7971a replyto Amaziahאֲמַצְיָ֣הוּ'a.matz.Ya.huH558kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָה֮ye.hu.DahH3063,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559, “The thornH2336bushH2336that was in Lebanonבַּלְּבָנ֗וֹןba.le.va.NonH3844sentשָׁ֠לַחSha.lachH7971wordto the cedarהָאֶ֜רֶזha.'E.rezH730that was in Lebanonבַּלְּבָנוֹן֙ba.le.va.nOnH3844,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘Giveתְּנָֽה־te.nah-H5414your daughterבִּתְּךָ֥bi.te.KhaH1323to my sonלִבְנִ֖יliv.NiH1121in marriageלְאִשָּׁ֑הle.'i.ShahH802.’But a wildהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704beastH2421that was in Lebanonבַּלְּבָנ֔וֹןba.le.va.NonH3844passedH5674byH5674and trampledוַתִּרְמֹ֖סva.tir.MosH7429the thornH2336bushH2336.

19You saidאָמַ֗רְתָּ'a.Mar.taH559, ‘Beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009, you havedefeatedהִכִּ֙יתָ֙hi.Ki.taH5221EdomH112.’ Andyour heartלִבְּךָ֖li.be.KhaH3820has liftedוּנְשָׂאֲךָ֥u.ne.sa.'a.KhaH5375you upH5375in boastingלְהַכְבִּ֑ידle.hakh.BidH3513.Nowעַתָּה֙'a.TahH6258stayשְׁבָ֣הshe.VahH3427homeבְּבֵיתֶ֔ךָbe.vei.Te.khaH1004;whyלָ֤מָּהLa.mahH4100should you provokeתִתְגָּרֶה֙tit.ga.RehH1624troubleH7463so that you, would fallוְנָ֣פַלְתָּ֔ve.Na.fal.taH5307,you and Judahוִיהוּדָ֥הvi.hu.DahH3063with you?”

20But Amaziahאֲמַצְיָ֔הוּ'a.matz.Ya.huH558would not listenשָׁמַ֣עsha.Ma'H8085,for it was from Godמֵהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙me.ha.'E.lo.HimH430,so that He might handבְּיָ֑דbe.YadH5414 H3027them overH5414to Joash,becauseH3588they had soughtדָֽרְשׁ֔וּda.re.ShuH1875the godsאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of EdomH112.

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