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2 Chronicles 31

Idols Are Destroyed

1Now when allכָּל־kol-H3605thisH2088was finishedH3615,allכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לYis.ra.'ElH3478who wereH4672presentH4672wentH3318outH3318to the citiesלְעָרֵ֣יle.'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָה֒ye.hu.DahH3063,brokeH7665the memorialH4676stonesH4676inH7665piecesH7665,cutוַיְגַדְּע֣וּvay.ga.de.'UH1438downH1438theAsherimהָאֲשֵׁרִ֡יםha.'a.she.RimH842and pulledוַיְנַתְּצ֣וּvay.na.te.TzuH5422downH5422the highהַ֠בָּמוֹתHa.ba.motH1116placesH1116and the altarsהַֽמִּזְבְּחֹ֞תha.miz.be.ChotH4196throughoutמִכָּל־mi.kolH4480 H3605Judahיְהוּדָ֧הye.hu.DahH3063and Benjaminוּבִנְיָמִ֛ןu.vin.ya.MinH1144,as well as in Ephraimוּבְאֶפְרַ֥יִםu.ve.'ef.Ra.yimH669and Manassehוּמְנַשֶּׁ֖הu.me.na.ShehH4519,untilעַד־'ad-H5704they had destroyedH3615them allH3615.Then allכָּל־kol-H3605the sonsבְּנֵ֧יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478returnedוַיָּשׁ֜וּבוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725to their citiesלְעָרֵיהֶֽם׃ סle.'a.rei.HemH5892,eachאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376to his possessionלַאֲחֻזָּת֖וֹla.'a.chu.za.ToH272.

2And Hezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּ֡הוּye.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396appointedוַיַּעֲמֵ֣דvai.ya.'a.MedH5975the divisionsמַחְלְק֣וֹתmach.le.KotH4256of the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֣יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and the Levitesוְ֠הַלְוִיִּםVe.hal.vi.yimH3881by their divisionsמַחְלְקוֹתָ֞םmach.le.ko.TamH4256,eachאִ֣ישׁ׀'ishH376accordingכְּפִ֣יke.FiH6310to his serviceעֲבֹדָת֗וֹa.vo.da.ToH5656, boththe priestsלַכֹּהֲנִים֙la.ko.ha.NimH3548and the Levitesוְלַלְוִיִּ֔םve.lal.vi.YimH3881,for burntלְעֹלָ֖הle.'o.LahH5930offeringsH5930and for peaceוְלִשְׁלָמִ֑יםve.lish.la.MimH8002offeringsH8002,to serveלְשָׁרֵת֙le.sha.RetH8334and to giveוּלְהֹד֣וֹתu.le.ho.DotH3034thanksH3034and to praiseוּלְהַלֵּ֔לu.le.ha.LelH1984in the gatesבְּשַׁעֲרֵ֖יbe.sha.'a.ReiH8179of the campמַחֲנ֥וֹתma.cha.NotH4264of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

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3He also appointedthe king’sהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428portionוּמְנָת֩u.me.NatH4521of his propertyרְכוּשׁ֜וֹre.khu.ShoH7399for the burntלָעֹל֗וֹתla.'o.LotH5930offeringsH5930, namely,for the morningהַבֹּ֣קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242and eveningוְהָעֶ֔רֶבve.ha.'E.revH6153burntלְעֹלוֹת֙le.'o.lOtH5930offeringsH5930,and the burntוְהָ֣עֹל֔וֹתve.Ha.'o.LotH5930offeringsH5930for the Sabbathsלַשַּׁבָּת֖וֹתla.sha.ba.TotH7676and for the newוְלֶחֳדָשִׁ֣יםve.le.cho.da.ShimH2320moonsH2320and for the appointedוְלַמֹּעֲדִ֑יםve.la.mo.'a.DimH4150festivalsH4150,as it is writtenכַּכָּת֖וּבka.ka.TuvH3789in the Lawבְּתוֹרַ֥תbe.to.RatH8451of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

4Also he toldוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559the peopleלָעָם֙la.'AmH5971who livedלְיוֹשְׁבֵ֣יle.yo.she.VeiH3427in Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389to giveלָתֵ֕תla.TetH5414the portionמְנָ֥תme.NatH4521due to the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֑םve.hal.vi.YimH3881,so that they might devoteיֶחֶזְק֖וּye.chez.KuH2388themselves tothe Lawבְּתוֹרַ֥תbe.to.RatH8451of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

5As soon as theorderהַדָּבָ֗רha.da.VarH1697spreadוְכִפְרֹ֣ץve.khif.RotzH6555,the sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478abundantlyH7235providedH7235the firstרֵאשִׁ֣יתre.ShitH7225fruitsH7225of grainדָּגָ֗ןda.GanH1715,newתִּיר֤וֹשׁti.Ro.oshH8492wineH8492,oilוְיִצְהָר֙ve.yitz.HarH3323,honeyוּדְבַ֔שׁu.de.VashH1706,and of allוְכֹ֖לve.KholH3605the produceתְּבוּאַ֣תte.vu.'AtH8393of the fieldשָׂדֶ֑הsa.DehH7704;and they broughtH935inH935abundantlyלָרֹ֖בla.RoH7230the titheוּמַעְשַׂ֥רu.ma'.SarH4643of everythingהַכֹּ֛לha.KolH3605.

6The sonsוּבְנֵ֧יu.ve.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478and Judahוִֽיהוּדָ֗הvi.hu.DahH3063who livedהַיּֽוֹשְׁבִים֮hai.yo.she.VimH3427in the citiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָה֒ye.hu.DahH3063alsoגַּם־gam-H1571broughtH935inH935the titheמַעְשַׂ֤רma'.SarH4643of oxenבָּקָר֙ba.KarH1241and sheepוָצֹ֔אןva.TzonH6629, andthe titheוּמַעְשַׂ֣רu.ma'.SarH4643ofsacredH6944giftsH6944which were consecratedהַמְקֻדָּשִׁ֖יםham.ku.da.ShimH6942to the Lordלַיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehH3068their Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430,and placedוַֽיִּתְּנ֖וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414themin heapsH6194.

7In the thirdהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֔יha.she.li.ShiH7992monthבַּחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ba.Cho.deshH2320they beganהֵחֵ֥לּוּhe.Che.luH2490tomakeלְיִסּ֑וֹדle.yi.SodH3245the heapsהָעֲרֵמ֖וֹתha.'a.re.MotH6194,and they finishedכִּלּֽוּ׃ סki.LuH3615themby the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֖יha.she.vi.'IH7637monthוּבַחֹ֥דֶשׁu.va.Cho.deshH2320.

8When Hezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּ֣הוּye.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396and the rulersוְהַשָּׂרִ֔יםve.ha.sa.RimH8269cameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935and sawוַיִּרְא֖וּvai.yir.'UH7200the heapsהָעֲרֵמ֑וֹתha.'a.re.MotH6194,they blessedוַֽיְבָרֲכוּ֙vay.va.ra.KhuH1288the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068andHis peopleעַמּ֥וֹa.MoH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

9Then Hezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּ֗הוּye.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396questionedוַיִּדְרֹ֣שׁvai.yid.RoshH1875the priestsהַכֹּֽהֲנִ֛יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֖םve.hal.vi.YimH3881concerningH5921the heapsהָעֲרֵמֽוֹת׃ha.'a.re.MotH6194.

10Azariahעֲזַרְיָ֧הוּ'a.zar.Ya.huH5838,the chiefהָרֹ֖אשׁha.RoshH7218priestהַכֹּהֵ֛ןha.ko.HenH3548of the houseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004of Zadokצָד֑וֹקtza.DokH6659,saidH559to him, “SinceH4480the contributionsהַתְּרוּמָ֜הha.te.ru.MahH8641startedמֵהָחֵ֨לme.ha.ChelH2490comingלָבִ֣יאla.Vi'H935into the houseבֵית־veit-H1004of the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,we have hadH7646enoughH7646to eatאָכ֨וֹל'a.KholH398with plentyלָר֔וֹבla.RovH7230leftH3498overH3498,for the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068has blessedבֵּרַ֣ךְbe.RakhH1288His peopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971,and thisהַזֶּֽה׃ סha.ZehH2088greatH1995quantityH1995is leftH3498overH3498.”

11Then Hezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּ֗הוּye.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396commandedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559themto prepareלְהָכִ֧יןle.ha.KhinH3559roomsלְשָׁכ֛וֹתle.sha.KhotH3957in the houseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,and they preparedוַיָּכִֽינוּ׃vai.ya.Khi.nuH3559them.

12They faithfullyבֶּאֱמוּנָ֑הbe.'e.mu.NahH530broughtH935inH935the contributionsהַתְּרוּמָ֧הha.te.ru.MahH8641,the tithesוְהַֽמַּעֲשֵׂ֛רve.ha.ma.'a.SerH4643,and the consecratedH6944thingsוְהַקֳּדָשִׁ֖יםve.ha.ko.da.ShimH6944;and Conaniahכָּֽנַנְיָ֣הוּko.nan.ya.huH3562the Leviteהַלֵּוִ֔יha.le.ViH3881wasthe officerנָגִיד֙na.GidH5057inH5921chargeH5921ofH5921them, and his brotherאָחִ֖יהוּ'a.Chi.huH251Shimeiוְשִׁמְעִ֥יve.shim.'IH8096wassecondמִשְׁנֶֽה׃mish.NehH4932.

13Jehielוִֽיחִיאֵ֡לvi.chi.'ElH3171,Azaziahוַ֠עֲזַזְיָהוּVa.'a.zaz.ya.huH5812,Nahathוְנַ֨חַתve.Na.chatH5184,Asahelוַעֲשָׂהאֵ֜לva.'a.sa.h.'ElH6214,Jerimothוִֽירִימ֤וֹתvi.ri.MotH3406,Jozabadוְיוֹזָבָד֙ve.yo.za.VadH3107,Elielוֶאֱלִיאֵ֣לve.'e.li.'ElH447,Ismachiahוְיִסְמַכְיָ֔הוּve.yis.makh.Ya.huH3253,Mahathוּמַ֖חַתu.Ma.chatH4287,and Benaiahוּבְנָיָ֑הוּu.ve.na.Ya.huH1141wereoverseersפְּקִידִ֗יםpe.ki.DimH6496underH4480the authorityמִיַּ֤דmi.YadH3027of Conaniahכָּֽנַנְיָ֙הוּ֙ka.v.nan.ya.huH3562and his brotherאָחִ֔יו'a.ChivH251Shimeiוְשִׁמְעִ֣יve.shim.'IH8096by the appointmentבְּמִפְקַד֙be.mif.KadH4662of Kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Hezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּ֣הוּye.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396, andAzariahוַעֲזַרְיָ֖הוּva.'a.zar.Ya.huH5838was the chiefofficerנְגִ֥ידne.GidH5057of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of Godהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430.

14Koreוְקוֹרֵ֨אve.ko.Re'H6981the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Imnahיִמְנָ֤הyim.NahH3232the Leviteהַלֵּוִי֙ha.le.ViH3881,the keeperהַשּׁוֹעֵ֣רha.sho.'ErH7778of the easternלַמִּזְרָ֔חָהla.miz.Ra.chahH4217gate, wasinH5921chargeH5921ofH5921thevoluntaryH5071offeringsH5071for Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,to distributeלָתֵת֙la.TetH5414the contributionsתְּרוּמַ֣תte.ru.MatH8641for the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068and the mostH6944holyוְקָדְשֵׁ֖יve.ka.de.SheiH6944thingsהַקֳּדָשִֽׁים׃ha.ko.da.ShimH6944.

15Underוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921his authorityיָד֡וֹya.DoH3027wereEdenH5730,Miniaminוּ֠מִנְיָמִןU.min.ya.minH4509,JeshuaH3091,Shemaiahוּֽשְׁמַֽעְיָ֜הוּu.she.ma'.Ya.huH8098,Amariahאֲמַרְיָ֧הוּ'a.mar.Ya.huH568,and Shecaniahוּשְׁכַנְיָ֛הוּu.she.khan.Ya.huH7935, inthe citiesבְּעָרֵ֥יbe.'a.ReiH5892of the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548,to distributeלָתֵ֤תla.TetH5414their portionsfaithfullyבֶּאֱמוּנָ֑הbe.'e.mu.NahH530to their brothersלַאֲחֵיהֶם֙la.'a.chei.HemH251by divisionsבְּמַחְלְק֔וֹתbe.mach.le.KotH4256,whether greatכַּגָּד֖וֹלka.ga.DolH1419or smallכַּקָּטָֽן׃ka.ka.TanH6996,

16withoutמִלְּבַ֞דmi.le.VadH4480 H905regard to their genealogicalH3187enrollmentH3187,to the malesלִזְכָרִ֗יםliz.kha.RimH2145fromthirtyשָׁל֤וֹשׁsha.Lo.oshH7969yearsשָׁנִים֙sha.NimH8141oldמִבֶּ֨ןmi.BenH1121and upwardוּלְמַ֔עְלָהu.le.Ma'.lahH4605--everyoneלְכָל־le.kholH3605who enteredהַבָּ֥אha.Ba'H935the houseלְבֵית־le.veit-H1004of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068for his dailyH3117obligationsלִדְבַר־lid.var-H1697--for their workלַעֲב֣וֹדָתָ֔םla.'a.Vo.da.TamH5656in their dutiesבְּמִשְׁמְרוֹתָ֖םbe.mish.me.ro.TamH4931according to their divisionsכְּמַחְלְקוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃ke.mach.le.ko.tei.HemH4256;

17as well as the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.NimH3548who were enrolledH3187genealogicallyH3187according to their fathers’אֲבוֹתֵיהֶ֔ם'a.vo.tei.HemH1householdsלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004,and the Levitesוְהַ֨לְוִיִּ֔םve.Hal.vi.YimH3881from twentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141oldמִבֶּ֛ןmi.BenH1121and upwardוּלְמָ֑עְלָהu.le.Ma.'e.lahH4605,by their dutiesבְּמִשְׁמְרוֹתֵיהֶ֖םbe.mish.me.ro.tei.HemH4931andtheir divisionsבְּמַחְלְקוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃be.mach.le.ko.tei.HemH4256.

18The genealogicalH3187enrollmentH3187includedallבְּכָל־be.kholH3605their littleטַפָּ֧םta.PamH2945childrenH2945,their wivesנְשֵׁיהֶ֛םne.shei.HemH802,their sonsוּבְנֵיהֶ֥םu.ve.nei.HemH1121,and their daughtersוּבְנוֹתֵיהֶ֖םu.ve.no.tei.HemH1323,for the wholeלְכָל־le.kholH3605assemblyקָהָ֑לka.HalH6951,for they consecratedיִתְקַדְּשׁוּ־yit.ka.de.shu-H6942themselvesfaithfullyבֶאֱמוּנָתָ֖םve.'e.mu.na.TamH530in holinessקֹֽדֶשׁ׃Ko.deshH6944.

19Also for the sonsוְלִבְנֵי֩ve.liv.NeiH1121of Aaronאַהֲרֹ֨ן'a.ha.RonH175,the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֜יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548, who were inthe pastureמִגְרַ֤שׁmig.RashH4054landsבִּשְׂדֵ֨יbis.DeiH7704of their citiesעָרֵיהֶם֙'a.rei.HemH5892, orin eachעִ֣יר'irH5892and everyבְּכָל־be.kholH3605cityוָעִ֔ירva.'IrH5892, there weremenH376whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834were designatedנִקְּב֖וּni.ke.VuH5344by nameבְּשֵׁמ֑וֹתbe.she.MotH8034to distributeלָתֵ֣תla.TetH5414portionsמָנ֗וֹתma.NotH4490to everyלְכָל־le.kholH3605maleזָכָר֙za.KharH2145among the priestsבַּכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםba.Ko.ha.NimH3548and to everyoneוּלְכָל־u.le.khol-H3605genealogicallyH3187enrolledH3187among the Levitesבַּלְוִיִּֽם׃bal.vi.YimH3881.

20Hezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּye.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396didוַיַּ֧עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213thisH2088throughoutבְּכָל־be.kholH3605Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063; andhe didוַיַּ֨עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213whatH2896wasgoodהַטּ֤וֹבha.TovH2896,rightוְהַיָּשָׁר֙ve.hai.ya.SharH3477,and trueוְהָ֣אֱמֶ֔תve.Ha.'e.MetH571beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068his Godאֱלֹהָֽיו׃'e.lo.HavH430.

21Everyוּבְכָֽל־u.ve.Khol-H3605workמַעֲשֶׂ֞הma.'a.SehH4639whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he beganהֵחֵ֣ל׀he.ChelH2490in the serviceבַּעֲבוֹדַ֣תba.'a.vo.DatH5656of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430in the Lawוּבַתּוֹרָה֙u.va.to.RahH8451and in the commandmentוּבַמִּצְוָ֔הu.va.mitz.VahH4687,seekingלִדְרֹ֖שׁlid.RoshH1875his Godלֵֽאלֹהָ֑יוle.lo.HavH430,he didעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213with allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605his heartלְבָב֥וֹle.va.VoH3824andprosperedוְהִצְלִֽיחַ׃ פve.hitz.Li.achH6743.

Idols Are Destroyed

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