New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Kings 10:1-11

1Now Ahabוּלְאַחְאָ֛בu.le.'ach.'AvH256had seventyשִׁבְעִ֥יםshiv.'ImH7657sonsבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121inSamariaבְּשֹׁמְר֑וֹןbe.sho.me.RonH8111.And Jehuיֵה֨וּאye.Hu'H3058wroteוַיִּכְתֹּב֩vai.yikh.ToH3789lettersסְפָרִ֜יםse.fa.RimH5612and sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971themto Samariaשֹׁמְר֗וֹןsho.me.RonH8111,to the officialsשָׂרֵ֤יsa.ReiH8269of Jezreelיִזְרְעֶאל֙yiz.re.'eLH3157,the eldersהַזְּקֵנִ֔יםha.ze.ke.NimH2205,and to the guardiansהָאֹמְנִ֥יםha.'o.me.NimH539of the children ofAhabאַחְאָ֖ב'ach.'AvH256,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2“And nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258,when thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088letterהַסֵּ֤פֶרha.Se.ferH5612comesבְּבֹ֨אbe.Vo'H935to you, since your master’sאֲדֹנֵיכֶ֑ם'a.do.nei.KhemH113sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121are with you,as well as the chariotsהָרֶ֣כֶבha.Re.khevH7393and horsesוְהַסּוּסִ֔יםve.ha.su.SimH5483,and a fortifiedמִבְצָ֖רmiv.TzarH4013cityוְעִ֥ירve.'IrH5892and the weaponsוְהַנָּֽשֶׁק׃ve.ha.Na.shekH5402,

3selectוּרְאִיתֶ֞םu.re.'i.TemH7200the bestהַטּ֤וֹבha.TovH2896and mostH3477capableH3477of your master’sאֲדֹנֵיכֶ֔ם'a.do.nei.KhemH113sonsמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121and seatוְשַׂמְתֶּ֖םve.sam.TemH7760himon his father’sאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1throneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678,and fightוְהִֽלָּחֲמ֖וּve.hi.la.cha.MuH3898for your master’sאֲדֹנֵיכֶֽם׃'a.do.nei.KhemH113houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.”

4But they fearedוַיִּֽרְאוּ֙vai.yir.'UH3372greatlyH3966and saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, “Beholdהִנֵּה֙hi.NehH2009,the twoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147kingsהַמְּלָכִ֔יםha.me.la.KhimH4428did not standעָמְד֖וּ'a.me.DuH5975firmbeforeלְפָנָ֑יוle.fa.NavH6440him; howוְאֵ֖יךְve.'EikhH349then can we standנַעֲמֹ֥דna.'a.ModH5975?”

5And the one whoH834wasinH5921chargeH5921ofH5921the householdהַבַּ֣יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,and the one whoH834wasinH5921chargeH5921ofH5921the cityהָעִ֟ירha.'IrH5892,and the eldersוְהַזְּקֵנִים֩ve.ha.ze.ke.NimH2205,and the guardiansוְהָאֹמְנִ֨יםve.ha.'o.me.NimH539of the children,sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971wordto Jehuיֵה֤וּא׀ye.Hu'H3058,sayingלֵאמֹר֙le.MorH559, “We are your servantsעֲבָדֶ֣יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650,and everythingוְכֹ֛לve.KholH3605that you tellתֹּאמַ֥רto.MarH559us we will doנַעֲשֶׂ֑הna.'a.SehH6213.We will not appointH4427anyH376manH376kingנַמְלִ֣יךְnam.LikhH4427;doעֲשֵֽׂה׃'a.SehH6213whatH2896isH2896goodהַטּ֥וֹבha.TovH2896in your sightבְּעֵינֶ֖יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869.”

6Then he wroteוַיִּכְתֹּ֣בvai.yikh.ToH3789them a letterסֵ֨פֶר׀Se.ferH5612a secondשֵׁנִ֜יתshe.NitH8145timeH8145,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, “Ifאִם־'im-H518you are on my side, and will listenשֹׁמְעִ֗יםsho.me.'ImH8085to my voiceוּלְקֹלִ֣י׀u.le.ko.LiH6963,takeקְחוּ֙ke.ChuH3947the headsרָאשֵׁי֙ra.SheiH7218of the menאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376,your master’sאֲדֹנֵיכֶ֔ם'a.do.nei.KhemH113sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121,and comeוּבֹ֧אוּu.Vo.'uH935to me at Jezreelיִזְרְעֶ֑אלָהyiz.re.'E.lahH3157aboutH935this timeכָּעֵ֥תka.'EtH6256tomorrowמָחָ֖רma.CharH4279.”Now the king’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428sonsוּבְנֵ֤יu.ve.NeiH1121,seventyשִׁבְעִ֣יםshiv.'ImH7657menH376, werewith the greatגְּדֹלֵ֥יge.do.LeiH1419peopleH1419of the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892, whowere raisingמְגַדְּלִ֥יםme.ga.de.LimH1431them.

7When the letterהַסֵּ֙פֶר֙ha.Se.ferH5612cameכְּבֹ֤אke.Vo'H935to them, they tookוַיִּקְחוּ֙vai.yik.ChuH3947the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121andslaughteredוַֽיִּשְׁחֲט֖וּvai.yish.cha.TuH7819them,seventyשִׁבְעִ֣יםshiv.'ImH7657menאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376,and putוַיָּשִׂ֤ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760their headsרָֽאשֵׁיהֶם֙ra.shei.HemH7218in basketsבַּדּוּדִ֔יםba.du.DimH1731,and sentוַיִּשְׁלְח֥וּvai.yish.le.ChuH7971themto him at Jezreelיִזְרְעֶֽאלָה׃yiz.re.'E.lahH3157.

8When the messengerהַמַּלְאָךְ֙ha.mal.'oKhH4397cameוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935and informedוַיַּגֶּד־vai.ya.ged-H5046him, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “They have broughtהֵבִ֖יאוּhe.Vi.'uH935the headsרָאשֵׁ֣יra.SheiH7218of the king’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121,”he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Putשִׂ֣ימוּSi.muH7760them in twoשְׁנֵ֧יshe.NeiH8147heapsצִבֻּרִ֛יםtzi.bu.RimH6652at the entranceפֶּ֥תַחPe.tachH6607of the gateהַשַּׁ֖עַרha.Sha.'arH8179untilעַד־'ad-H5704morningהַבֹּֽקֶר׃ha.Bo.kerH1242.”

9Now in the morningבַבֹּ֙קֶר֙va.Bo.kerH1242he wentH3318outH3318and stoodוַֽיַּעֲמֹ֔דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559to allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971, “You areinnocentצַדִּקִ֖יםtza.di.KimH6662;beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009,I conspiredקָשַׁ֤רְתִּיka.Shar.tiH7194againstעַל־'al-H5921my masterאֲדֹנִי֙'a.do.NiH113and killedוָאֶהְרְגֵ֔הוּva.'eh.re.Ge.huH2026him, butwhoוּמִ֥יu.MiH4310killedהִכָּ֖הhi.KahH5221allכָּל־kol-H3605theseאֵֽלֶּה׃'E.lehH428?

10Knowדְּע֣וּde.'UH3045thenאֵפ֗וֹא'e.Fo'H645thatnothingלֹ֨אlo'H3808of the wordמִדְּבַ֤רmi.de.VarH1697of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spokeדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696concerningעַל־'al-H5921the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Ahabאַחְאָ֑ב'ach.'AvH256, shallfallיִפֹּ֜לyi.PolH5307to the earthאַ֔רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776,for the Lordוַיהוָ֣הva.Yah.wehH3068has doneעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213whatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834He spokeדִּבֶּ֔רdi.BerH1696throughבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027His servantעַבְדּ֥וֹav.DoH5650Elijahאֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃'e.li.Ya.huH452.”

11So Jehuיֵה֗וּאye.Hu'H3058killedוַיַּ֣ךְvai.YakhH5221allכָּל־kol-H3605who remainedהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֤יםha.nish.'a.RimH7604of the houseלְבֵית־le.veit-H1004of Ahabאַחְאָב֙'ach.'AvH256inJezreelבְּיִזְרְעֶ֔אלbe.yiz.re.'ElH3157,and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605his greatגְּדֹלָ֖יוge.do.LavH1419menH1419,his acquaintancesוּמְיֻדָּעָ֣יוu.me.yu.da.'AvH3045,and his priestsוְכֹהֲנָ֑יוve.kho.ha.NavH3548,untilעַד־'ad-H5704he leftהִשְׁאִֽיר־hish.'ir-H7604him withoutבִּלְתִּ֥יbil.TiH1115a survivorשָׂרִֽיד׃sa.RidH8300.

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