New American Standard Bible 2020
2 Chronicles 27
Jotham Succeeds Uzziah in Judah
1Jothamיוֹתָ֣םyo.TamH3147was twenty-fiveעֶשְׂרִ֨ים וְחָמֵ֤שׁ'es.Rim ve.cha.MeshH6242H2568yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when he becameH4427kingבְּמָלְכ֔וֹbe.ma.le.KhoH4427,and he reignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427for sixteenוְשֵׁשׁ־ עֶשְׂרֵ֣הve.shesh- 'es.RehH8337H6240yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141in Jerusalemבִּֽירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389.And his mother’sאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517nameוְשֵׁ֣םve.ShemH8034was Jerushahיְרוּשָׁ֖הye.ru.ShahH3388the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Zadokצָדֽוֹק׃tza.DokH6659.
2He didוַיַּ֨עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213what was rightהַיָּשָׁ֜רhai.ya.SharH3477in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,according to allכְּכֹ֤לke.KholH3605that his fatherאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1Uzziahעֻזִּיָּ֣הוּ'u.zi.Ya.huH5818had doneעָשָׂה֙'a.SahH6213;howeverH7534he did not enterבָ֖אva'H935the templeהֵיכַ֣לhei.KhalH1964of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068.But the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971continuedוְע֥וֹדve.'odH5750actingH7843corruptlyמַשְׁחִיתִֽים׃mash.chi.TimH7843.
4Moreover, he builtבָּנָ֖הba.NahH1129citiesוְעָרִ֥יםve.'a.RimH5892in the hillבְּהַר־be.har-H2022countryH2022of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,and he builtבָּנָ֔הba.NahH1129fortressesבִּֽירָנִיּ֖וֹתbi.ra.ni.YotH1003and towersוּמִגְדָּלִֽים׃u.mig.da.LimH4026on the woodedוּבֶחֳרָשִׁ֣יםu.ve.cho.ra.ShimH2793hills.
5He foughtנִלְחַ֞םnil.ChamH3898with the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of the Ammonitesבְּנֵי־ עַמּוֹן֮be.nei- 'a.mOnH1121H5983and prevailedוַיֶּחֱזַ֣קvai.ye.che.ZakH2388overעֲלֵיהֶם֒'a.lei.HemH5921them so that during that yearבַּשָּׁנָ֣הba.sha.NahH8141the Ammonitesבְנֵֽי־ עַמּ֜וֹןve.nei- a.MonH1121H5983gaveוַיִּתְּנוּ־vai.yi.te.nu-H5414hima hundredמֵאָה֙me.'AhH3967talentsכִּכַּר־ki.kar-H3603of silverכֶּ֔סֶףKe.sefH3701,tenוַעֲשֶׂ֨רֶתva.'a.Se.retH6235thousandאֲלָפִ֤ים'a.la.FimH505korsכֹּרִים֙ko.RimH3734of wheatחִטִּ֔יםchi.TimH2406,and tenעֲשֶׂ֣רֶת'a.Se.retH6235thousandאֲלָפִ֑ים'a.la.FimH505of barleyוּשְׂעוֹרִ֖יםu.se.'o.RimH8184.The Ammonitesבְּנֵ֣י עַמּ֔וֹן סbe.Nei a.MonH1121H5983also paidהֵשִׁ֤יבוּhe.Shi.vuH7725him thisH2088amountin the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֖יתha.she.NitH8145yearוּבַשָּׁנָ֥הu.va.sha.NahH8141and in the thirdוְהַשְּׁלִשִֽׁית׃ve.ha.she.li.ShitH7992.
7Now the restוְיֶתֶר֙ve.ye.TerH3499of the actsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of Jothamיוֹתָ֔םyo.TamH3147,allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605his warsמִלְחֲמֹתָ֖יוmil.cha.mo.TavH4421and his waysוּדְרָכָ֑יוu.de.ra.KhavH1870,beholdH2009,they are writtenכְּתוּבִ֔יםke.tu.VimH3789in the Bookסֵ֥פֶרSe.ferH5612of the Kingsמַלְכֵֽי־mal.khei-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478and Judahוִיהוּדָֽה׃vi.hu.DahH3063.
8He wastwenty-fiveעֶשְׂרִ֧ים וְחָמֵ֛שׁ'es.Rim ve.cha.MeshH6242H2568yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when he becameH4427kingבְמָלְכ֑וֹve.ma.le.KhoH4427,and he reignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389for sixteenוְשֵׁשׁ־ עֶשְׂרֵ֣הve.shesh- 'es.RehH8337H6240yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141.
9And Jothamיוֹתָם֙yo.TamH3147layH7901downוַיִּשְׁכַּ֤בvai.yish.KavH7901with his fathersאֲבֹתָ֔יו'a.vo.TavH1,and they buriedוַיִּקְבְּר֥וּvai.yik.be.RuH6912him in the cityבְּעִ֣ירbe.'IrH5892of Davidדָּוִ֑ידda.VidH1732;and his sonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121Ahazאָחָ֥ז'a.ChazH271becameH4427kingוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427inH8478his placeתַּחְתָּֽיו׃ פtach.TavH8478.
Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 27
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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