New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Kings 11:13-20

13When Athaliahעֲתַלְיָ֔ה'a.tal.YahH6271heardוַתִּשְׁמַ֣עva.tish.Ma'H8085the noiseק֥וֹלKolH6963of the guardsהָֽרָצִ֖יןha.ra.TzinH7323and ofthe peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971,she cameוַתָּבֹ֥אva.ta.Vo'H935to the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971at the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

14And she lookedוַתֵּ֡רֶאva.Te.re'H7200,and beholdוְהִנֵּ֣הve.hi.NehH2009,the kingהַמֶּלֶךְ֩ha.me.leKhH4428was standingעֹמֵ֨ד'o.MedH5975by the pillarהָעַמּ֜וּדha.'a.MudH5982according to the customכַּמִּשְׁפָּ֗טka.mish.PatH4941,with the captainsוְהַשָּׂרִ֤יםve.ha.sa.RimH8269and thetrumpetersוְהַחֲצֹֽצְרוֹת֙ve.ha.cha.tzo.tze.rOtH2689besideאֶל־'el-H413the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428; andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the peopleעַ֤ם'amH5971of the landהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776were joyfulשָׂמֵ֔חַsa.Me.achH8056and were blowingוְתֹקֵ֖עַve.to.Ke.a'H8628trumpetsבַּחֲצֹֽצְר֑וֹתba.cha.tzo.tze.RotH2689.Then Athaliahעֲתַלְיָה֙'a.tal.YahH6271toreוַתִּקְרַ֤עva.tik.Ra'H7167her clothesבְּגָדֶ֔יהָbe.ga.Dei.haH899and criedH7121outH7121, “Conspiracyקֶ֥שֶׁרKe.sherH7195!Conspiracyקָֽשֶׁר׃ סKa.sherH7195!”

15And Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֨עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077the priestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548commandedוַיְצַו֩vay.TzavH6680the captainsשָׂרֵ֥יsa.ReiH8269of hundredsהַמֵּא֣וֹתha.mei.'otH3967who were appointedפְּקֻדֵ֣יpe.ku.DeiH6485over the armyהַחַ֗יִלha.Cha.yilH2428and saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “Bringהוֹצִ֤יאוּho.Tzi.'uH3318her outH3318betweenמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH413 H4480 H1004the ranksלַשְּׂדֵרֹ֔תla.se.de.RotH7713,and whoever followsוְהַבָּ֥א אַחֲרֶ֖יהָve.ha.Ba' 'a.cha.Rei.haH935 H310her, putהָמֵ֣תha.MetH4191toH4191deathתּוּמַ֖תtu.MatH4191with the swordבֶּחָ֑רֶבbe.Cha.revH2719!”For the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559, “She is not to be putH4191toH4191deathH4191at the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.”

16So theyseizedוַיָּשִׂ֤מוּ יָדַ֔יִםvai.ya.Si.mu ya.Da.yimH7760 H3027her, and whenthey broughtוַתָּב֛וֹאva.ta.Vo'H935her to the horses’הַסּוּסִ֖יםha.su.SimH5483entranceמְב֥וֹאme.Vo'H3996of the king’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004, she wasputוַתּוּמַ֖תva.tu.MatH4191toH4191deathH4191thereשָֽׁם׃ סShamH8033.

17ThenJehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֜עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077madeוַיִּכְרֹ֨תvai.yikh.RotH3772a covenantהַבְּרִ֗יתha.be.RitH1285betweenH996the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428,and the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,that they would be the Lord’sלַֽיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068peopleלְעָ֖םle.'AmH5971, andbetweenH996the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and the peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

18And allכָל־khol-H3605the peopleעַם֩'amH5971of the landהָאָ֨רֶץha.'A.retzH776cameוַיָּבֹ֣אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935tothe houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of Baalהַבַּ֜עַלha.Ba.'alH1168and toreH5422it downוַֽיִּתְּצֻ֗הוּvai.yi.te.Tzu.huH5422;they thoroughlyהֵיטֵ֔בhei.TevH3190smashedH7665his altarsמִזְבְּחֹתָ֤יוmiz.be.cho.tovH4196and his imagesצְלָמָיו֙tze.la.MavH6754inH7665piecesH7665, and theykilledהָרְג֖וּha.re.GuH2026Mattanמַתָּן֙ma.TanH4977the priestכֹּהֵ֣ןko.HenH3548of Baalהַבַּ֔עַלha.Ba.'alH1168beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the altarsהַֽמִּזְבְּח֑וֹתha.miz.be.ChotH4196.Then the priestהַכֹּהֵ֛ןha.ko.HenH3548appointedוַיָּ֧שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760sentriesפְּקֻדּ֖וֹתpe.ku.DotH6486overעַל־'al-H5921the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

19And he tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947the captainsשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of hundredsהַ֠מֵּאוֹתHa.me.'otH3967and theCaritesהַכָּרִ֨יha.ka.RiH3746, and theguardsהָרָצִ֜יםha.ra.TzimH7323and allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleעַ֣ם'amH5971of the landהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776;and they broughtH3381the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428downוַיֹּרִ֤ידוּvai.yo.Ri.duH3381from the houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and cameוַיָּב֛וֹאוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935by wayדֶּֽרֶך־de.rekh-H1870ofthe gateשַׁ֥עַרSha.'arH8179of theguardsהָרָצִ֖יםha.ra.TzimH7323to the king’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004.And he satוַיֵּ֖שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427on the throneכִּסֵּ֥אki.Se'H3678of the kingsהַמְּלָכִֽים׃ha.me.la.KhimH4428.

20Soallכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleעַם־'am-H5971of the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776rejoicedוַיִּשְׂמַ֥חvai.yis.MachH8055and the cityוְהָעִ֣ירve.ha.'IrH5892wasH8252peacefulH8252.For they had putהֵמִ֥יתוּhe.Mi.tuH4191Athaliahעֲתַלְיָ֛הוּ'a.tal.Ya.huH6271toH4191deathH4191with the swordבַחֶ֖רֶבva.Che.revH2719at the king’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ סha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

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