New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Kings 10:15-24

15Now when he had goneוַיֵּ֣לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980from thereמִשָּׁ֡םmi.ShamH8033, heencounteredוַיִּמְצָ֣אvai.yim.Tza'H4672Jehonadabיְהוֹנָדָב֩ye.ho.na.DavH3082the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofRechabרֵכָ֨בre.KhavH7394comingto meetלִקְרָאת֜וֹlik.ra.ToH7122him; and hegreetedוַֽיְבָרְכֵ֗הוּvay.va.re.Khe.huH1288him and saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Is your heartלְבָבְךָ֣le.va.ve.KhaH3824rightיָשָׁ֗רya.SharH3477,justH3512asH3512my heartלְבָבִי֙le.va.ViH3824iswith your heartלְבָבֶ֔ךָle.va.Ve.khaH3824?”And Jehonadabיְהוֹנָדָ֥בye.ho.na.DavH3082answeredוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “It is.” Jehu said, “If it is,giveתְּנָ֣הte.NahH5414meyour handיָדֶ֑ךָya.De.khaH3027.”And he gaveוַיִּתֵּ֣ןvai.yi.TenH5414himhis handיָד֔וֹya.DoH3027,and he pulledH5927him upH5927to him into the chariotהַמֶּרְכָּבָֽה׃ha.mer.ka.VahH4818.

16Then he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “Comeלְכָ֣הle.KhahH1980with me andseeוּרְאֵ֖הu.re.'EhH7200my zealבְּקִנְאָתִ֣יbe.kin.'a.TiH7068for the Lordלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068.” Sohe had him rideוַיַּרְכִּ֥בוּvai.yar.Ki.vuH7392in his chariotבְּרִכְבּֽוֹ׃be.rikh.BoH7393.

17When he cameוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935to Samariaשֹֽׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111, hekilledוַ֠יַּךְVai.yakhH5221allכָּל־kol-H3605who remainedהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֧יםha.nish.'a.RimH7604to Ahabלְאַחְאָ֛בle.'ach.'AvH256in Samariaבְּשֹׁמְר֖וֹןbe.sho.me.RonH8111,untilעַד־'ad-H5704he had eliminatedהִשְׁמִיד֑וֹhish.mi.DoH8045them,in accordance with the wordכִּדְבַ֣רkid.VarH1697of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834He spokeדִּבֶּ֖רdi.BerH1696to Elijahאֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃ פ'e.li.Ya.huH452.

18Then Jehuיֵהוּא֙ye.Hu'H3058gatheredוַיִּקְבֹּ֤ץvai.yik.BotzH6908allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “Ahabאַחְאָ֕ב'ach.'AvH256servedעָבַ֥ד'a.VadH5647Baalהַבַּ֖עַלha.Ba.'alH1168a littleמְעָ֑טme.'AtH4592;Jehuיֵה֖וּאye.Hu'H3058will serveיַעַבְדֶ֥נּוּya.'av.De.nuH5647him muchהַרְבֵּֽה׃har.BehH7235.

19Nowוְעַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH6258,summonקִרְא֨וּkir.'UH7121to me allכָל־khol-H3605the prophetsנְבִיאֵ֣יne.vi.'EiH5030of Baalהַבַּ֡עַלha.Ba.'alH1168,allכָּל־kol-H3605his worshipersעֹבְדָ֣יו'oe.DavH5647and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605his priestsכֹּהֲנָיו֩ko.ha.NavH3548;let noאַל־'al-H408oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376goH6485missingH6485,becauseכִּי֩kiH3588I have a greatגָּד֥וֹלga.DolH1419sacrificeזֶ֨בַחZe.vachH2077for Baalלַבַּ֔עַלla.Ba.'alH1168;whoeverכֹּ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־kol 'a.Sher-H3605 H834isH6485missingH6485shall not liveיִֽחְיֶ֑הyich.YehH2421.”But Jehuוְיֵהוּא֙ve.ye.Hu'H3058didעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213it in deceptionבְעָקְבָּ֔הve.'a.ke.BahH6122,inH4616orderH4616toH4616eliminateהַאֲבִ֖ידha.'a.VidH6the worshipersעֹבְדֵ֥י'oe.DeiH5647of Baalהַבָּֽעַל׃ha.Ba.'alH1168.

20And Jehuיֵה֗וּאye.Hu'H3058saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “ProclaimH6942a holyH6942assemblyעֲצָרָ֛ה'a.tza.RahH6116for Baalלַבַּ֖עַלla.Ba.'alH1168.” Andthey proclaimedוַיִּקְרָֽאוּ׃vai.yik.Ra.'uH7121it.

21Then Jehuיֵהוּא֙ye.Hu'H3058sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971wordthroughoutבְּכָל־be.kholH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and allכָּל־kol-H3605the worshipersעֹבְדֵ֣י'oe.DeiH5647of Baalהַבַּ֔עַלha.Ba.'alH1168cameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935,so that there was not a personאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376leftנִשְׁאַ֥רnish.'ArH7604whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834did not comeבָ֑אVa'H935.And when they enteredוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Baalהַבַּ֔עַלha.Ba.'alH1168,the houseבֵית־veit-H1004of Baalהַבַּ֖עַלha.Ba.'alH1168was filledוַיִּמָּלֵ֥אvai.yi.ma.Le'H4390from oneH6310endH6310to the otherH6310.

22And he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the one whoלַֽאֲשֶׁר֙la.'a.SherH834wasinH5921chargeH5921ofH5921the wardrobeהַמֶּלְתָּחָ֔הha.mel.ta.ChahH4458, “BringH3318outH3318garmentsלְב֔וּשׁle.VushH3830for allלְכֹ֖לle.KholH3605the worshipersעֹבְדֵ֣י'oe.DeiH5647of Baalהַבָּ֑עַלha.Ba.'alH1168.”So he broughtH3318outH3318the garmentsהַמַּלְבּֽוּשׁ׃ha.mal.BushH4403for them.

23Then Jehuיֵה֛וּאye.Hu'H3058enteredוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Baalהַבָּ֑עַלha.Ba.'alH1168with Jehonadabוִיהוֹנָדָ֥בvi.ho.na.DavH3082the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Rechabרֵכָ֖בre.KhavH7394;and he saidוַיֹּ֜אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the worshipersלְעֹבְדֵ֣יle.'oe.DeiH5647of Baalהַבַּ֗עַלha.Ba.'alH1168, “Searchחַפְּשׂ֤וּcha.pe.SuH2664carefullyH2664and seeוּרְאוּ֙u.re.'UH7200to it thatH6435thereH3426isH3426hereפֹּ֤הpohH6311with you noneH6435of the servantsמֵעַבְדֵ֣יme.'av.DeiH5650of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,but onlyלְבַדָּֽם׃le.va.DamH905the worshipersעֹבְדֵ֥י'oe.DeiH5647of Baalהַבַּ֖עַלha.Ba.'alH1168.”

24Then they enteredוַיָּבֹ֕אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935toofferלַעֲשׂ֖וֹתla.'a.SotH6213sacrificesזְבָחִ֣יםze.va.ChimH2077and burntוְעֹל֑וֹתve.'o.LotH5930offeringsH5930.Now Jehuוְיֵה֞וּאve.ye.Hu'H3058had stationedשָׂם־som-H7760for himself eightyשְׁמֹנִ֣יםshe.mo.NimH8084menאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376outsideבַחוּץ֙va.ChutzH2351,and he had saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “The oneH376whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834allows anyמִן־min-H4480of the menהָאִ֤ישׁha.'IshH376whomאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834I bringמֵבִ֣יאme.Vi'H935into your handsיְדֵיכֶ֔םye.dei.KhemH3027to escapeיִמָּלֵט֙yi.ma.LetH4422shall give up his lifeH5315in exchangeתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478.”

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