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2 Chronicles 28:16-25

16At that timeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256Kingהַמֶּ֧לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahazאָחָ֛ז'a.ChazH271sentשָׁלַ֞חsha.LachH7971word to thekingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֖וּר'a.ShurH804for helpלַעְזֹ֥רla'.ZorH5826.

17For the Edomitesאֲדוֹמִ֖ים'a.do.MimH130had comeבָּ֑אוּBa.'uH935againוְע֥וֹדve.'odH5750and attackedוַיַּכּ֥וּvai.ya.KuH5221Judahבִיהוּדָ֖הvi.hu.DahH3063,and ledH7617awayH7617captivesשֶֽׁבִי׃She.viH7628.

18The Philistinesוּפְלִשְׁתִּ֣יםu.fe.lish.TimH6430had also invadedפָּשְׁט֗וּpa.she.TuH6584the citiesבְּעָרֵ֨יbe.'a.ReiH5892of thelowlandהַשְּׁפֵלָ֣הha.she.fe.LahH8219and of the Negevוְהַנֶּגֶב֮ve.ha.ne.GevH5045of Judahלִֽיהוּדָה֒li.hu.DahH3063,and had takenוַֽ֠יִּלְכְּדוּVai.yil.ke.duH3920Beth-shemeshH1053,Aijalonאַיָּל֜וֹן'ai.ya.LonH357,Gederothהַגְּדֵר֗וֹתha.ge.de.RotH1450,and Socoשׂוֹכ֤וֹso.KhoH7755with its villagesוּבְנוֹתֶ֙יהָ֙u.ve.no.Tei.haH1323,Timnahתִּמְנָ֣הtim.NahH8553with its villagesוּבְנוֹתֶ֔יהָu.ve.no.Tei.haH1323,and Gimzoגִּמְז֖וֹgim.ZoH1579with its villagesבְּנֹתֶ֑יהָbe.no.Tei.haH1323;and they had settledוַיֵּשְׁב֖וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427thereשָֽׁם׃ShamH8033.

19For the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068had humbledהִכְנִ֤יעַhikh.Ni.a'H3665Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063becauseבַּעֲב֖וּרba.'a.VurH5668of Ahazאָחָ֣ז'a.ChazH271kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,for he had broughtH6544aboutH6544a lackH6544ofH6544restraintH6544in Judahבִּֽיהוּדָ֔הbi.hu.DahH3063and was veryH4604unfaithfulH4604to the Lordבַּיהוָֽה׃ba.Yah.wehH3068.

20SoTilgath-pilneserH8407kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֑וּר'a.ShurH804cameוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935againstעָלָ֔יו'a.LavH5921him and afflictedוַיָּ֥צַרvai.Ya.tzarH6887him insteadוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808of strengtheningחֲזָקֽוֹ׃cha.za.KoH2388him.

21Althoughכִּֽי־ki-H3588Ahazאָחָז֙'a.ChazH271tookH2505aH2505portionH2505outH2505of the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068and out of the palaceבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and of the princesוְהַשָּׂרִ֑יםve.ha.sa.RimH8269,and gaveוַיִּתֵּן֙vai.yi.TenH5414itto the kingלְמֶ֣לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804,it did not helpלְעֶזְרָ֖הle.'ez.RahH5833him.

22Now during the timeוּבְעֵת֙u.ve.'EtH6256of his distressהָצֵ֣רha.TzerH6887,thisH1931sameH1931Kingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahazאָחָֽז׃'a.ChazH271becameH4603evenH3254moreH3254unfaithfulH4603to the Lordבַּיהוָ֑הba.Yah.wehH3068.

23For he sacrificedוַיִּזְבַּ֗חvai.yiz.BachH2076to the godsלֵֽאלֹהֵ֣יle.lo.HeiH430of Damascusדַרְמֶשֶׂק֮dar.me.SekH1834who haddefeatedהַמַּכִּ֣יםha.ma.KimH5221him, and saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Becauseכִּ֠יkiH3588the godsאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of the kingsמַלְכֵֽי־mal.khei-H4428of Aramאֲרָם֙'a.RamH758helpedמַעְזְרִ֣יםma'.ze.RimH5826them, I will sacrificeאֲזַבֵּ֖חַ'a.za.Be.achH2076to them so that they may helpוְיַעְזְר֑וּנִיve.ya'.ze.Ru.niH5826me.” But they becameהָֽיוּ־ha.yu-H1961thedownfallלְהַכְשִׁיל֖וֹle.hakh.shi.LoH3782of him and allוּלְכָל־u.le.khol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

24Moreover, when Ahazאָחָ֜ז'a.ChazH271gatheredוַיֶּאֱסֹ֨ףvai.ye.'e.SofH622together the utensilsכְּלֵ֣יke.LeiH3627of the houseבֵית־veit-H1004of Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, hecutוַיְקַצֵּץ֙vay.ka.TzetzH7112the utensilsכְּלֵ֣יke.LeiH3627of the houseבֵית־veit-H1004of Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430inH7112piecesH7112; and heclosedוַיִּסְגֹּ֖רvai.yis.GorH5462the doorsדַּלְת֣וֹתdal.TotH1817of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, andmadeוַיַּ֨עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213altarsמִזְבְּח֛וֹתmiz.be.ChotH4196for himself in everyבְּכָל־be.kholH3605cornerפִּנָּ֖הpi.NahH6438of Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

25In everyוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605cityH5892of Judahלִֽיהוּדָה֙li.hu.DahH3063he madeעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213highבָמ֔וֹתva.MotH1116placesH1116to burnH6999incenseH6999to otherאֲחֵרִ֑ים'a.che.RimH312godsלֵֽאלֹהִ֣יםle.lo.HimH430,and provokedH3707the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of his fathersאֲבֹתָֽיו׃'a.vo.TavH1,toH3707angerH3707.

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