New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Kings 15:16-21

16Thenאָ֣ז'azH227Menahemמְ֠נַחֵםMe.na.chemH4505attackedיַכֶּֽה־ya.keh-H5221Tiphsahתִּפְסַ֨חtif.SachH8607and allכָּל־kol-H3605whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834were in it and its bordersגְּבוּלֶ֙יהָ֙ge.vu.Lei.haH1366from Tirzahמִתִּרְצָ֔הmi.tir.TzahH8656,becauseכִּ֛יkiH3588they did not openH6605upH6605to him;so he attackedוַיַּ֑ךְvai.YakhH5221itand rippedH1234upH1234allכָּל־kol-H3605its womenH2030who were pregnantH2030.

17In thethirty-ninthשְׁלֹשִׁ֤ים וָתֵ֙שַׁע֙she.lo.Shim va.Te.sha'H7970 H8672yearH8141of Azariahלַעֲזַרְיָ֖הla.'a.zar.YahH5838kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,Menahemמְנַחֵ֨םme.na.ChemH4505the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Gadiגָּדִ֧יga.DiH1424becameH4427kingמָ֠לַךְMa.lakhH4427overעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478and reignedfor tenעֶ֥שֶׂר'E.serH6235yearsH8141in Samariaבְּשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃be.sho.me.RonH8111.

18He didוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213evilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068;for allכָּל־kol-H3605his daysיָמָֽיו׃ya.MavH3117he did not desistסָ֠רsarH5493from the sinsחַטֹּ֜אותcha.TotH2403of Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֧םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nebatנְבָ֛טne.VatH5028,into whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he misledהֶחֱטִ֥יאhe.che.Ti'H2398Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478.

19Pulפ֤וּלfulH6322,the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Assyriaאַשּׁוּר֙'a.ShurH804,cameבָּ֣אba'H935againstעַל־'al-H5921the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and Menahemמְנַחֵם֙me.na.ChemH4505gaveוַיִּתֵּ֤ןvai.yi.TenH5414Pulלְפ֔וּלle.FulH6322athousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505talentsכִּכַּר־ki.kar-H3603of silverכָּ֑סֶףKa.sefH3701so that his handיָדָיו֙ya.DavH3027might be with him tostrengthenלְהַחֲזִ֥יקle.ha.cha.ZikH2388thekingdomהַמַּמְלָכָ֖הha.mam.la.KhahH4467under his ruleבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027.

20Then Menahemמְנַחֵ֨םme.na.ChemH4505collectedוַיֹּצֵא֩vai.yo.Tze'H3318the moneyהַכֶּ֜סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701from Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,from allכָּל־kol-H3605themightyגִּבּוֹרֵ֣יgi.bo.ReiH1368menH1368of wealthהַחַ֔יִלha.Cha.yilH2428,from eachאֶחָ֑ד'e.ChadH259manלְאִ֣ישׁle.'IshH376fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֧יםcha.mi.ShimH2572shekelsשְׁקָלִ֛יםshe.ka.LimH8255of silverכֶּ֖סֶףKe.sefH3701to payלָתֵת֙la.TetH5414the kingלְמֶ֣לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804.So the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804returnedוַיָּ֙שָׁב֙vai.Ya.shovH7725and did not stayעָ֥מַד'A.madH5975thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033in the landבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.

21Now as forthe restוְיֶ֛תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of the actsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of Menahemמְנַחֵ֖םme.na.ChemH4505and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605that he didעָשָׂ֑ה'a.SahH6213,are they not writtenכְּתוּבִ֗יםke.tu.VimH3789in the Bookסֵ֛פֶרSe.ferH5612of the Chroniclesדִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖יםdiv.Rei hai.ya.MimH1697 H3117of the Kingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478?

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