New American Standard Bible 2020
2 Kings 15:8-31
8In the thirty-eighthשְׁלֹשִׁ֤ים וּשְׁמֹנֶה֙she.lo.Shim u.she.mo.NehH7970H8083yearH8141of Azariahלַעֲזַרְיָ֖הוּla.'a.zar.Ya.huH5838kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,Zechariahזְכַרְיָ֨הוּze.khar.Ya.huH2148the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֧םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379becameH4427kingמָ֠לַךְMa.lakhH4427overעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478in Samariaבְּשֹׁמְר֖וֹןbe.sho.me.RonH8111for sixשִׁשָּׁ֥הshi.ShahH8337monthsחֳדָשִֽׁים׃cho.da.ShimH2320.
9He didוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213evilהָרַע֙ha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,justH3512asH3512his fathersאֲבֹתָ֑יו'a.vo.TavH1had doneעָשׂ֖וּ'a.SuH6213;he did not desistסָ֗רSarH5493from the sinsמֵֽחַטֹּאות֙me.cha.tOtH2403of Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֣םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nebatנְבָ֔טne.VatH5028,into whichH834he misledהֶחֱטִ֖יאhe.che.Ti'H2398Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
10Then Shallumשַׁלֻּ֣םsha.LumH7967the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jabeshיָבֵ֔שׁya.VeshH3003conspiredוַיִּקְשֹׁ֤רvai.yik.ShorH7194againstעָלָיו֙'a.LavH5921him, andstruckוַיַּכֵּ֥הוּvai.ya.Ke.huH5221him in the presenceH6904of the peopleעָ֖ם'amH5971andkilledוַיְמִיתֵ֑הוּvay.mi.Te.huH4191him, and reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֖ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427inH8478his placeתַּחְתָּֽיו׃tach.TavH8478.
11Now as forthe restוְיֶ֖תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of the actsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of Zechariahזְכַרְיָ֑הze.khar.YahH2148,beholdהִנָּ֣םhi.NamH2009they are writtenכְּתוּבִ֗יםke.tu.VimH3789in the Bookסֵ֛פֶרSe.ferH5612of the Chroniclesדִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖יםdiv.Rei hai.ya.MimH1697H3117of the Kingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
12Thisה֣וּאhu'H1931isthe wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834He spokeדִּבֶּ֤רdi.BerH1696to Jehuיֵהוּא֙ye.Hu'H3058,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Your sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121tothe fourthרְבִיעִ֔יםre.vi.'ImH7243generationshall sitיֵשְׁב֥וּye.she.VuH3427on the throneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478.”And soכֵֽן׃ פKhenH3651it was.
13Shallumשַׁלּ֤וּםsha.LumH7967the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jabeshיָבֵישׁ֙ya.VeishH3003becameH4427kingמָלַ֔ךְma.LakhH4427in thethirty-ninthשְׁלֹשִׁ֤ים וָתֵ֙שַׁע֙she.lo.Shim va.Te.sha'H7970H8672yearH8141of Uzziahלְעֻזִיָּ֖הle.'u.zi.YahH5818kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,and he reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427forone monthיֶֽרַח־ye.rach-H3391inSamariaבְּשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃be.sho.me.RonH8111.
14Then Menahemמְנַחֵ֨םme.na.ChemH4505the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Gadiגָּדִ֜יga.DiH1424wentH5927upH5927fromTirzahמִתִּרְצָ֗הmi.tir.TzahH8656and cameוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935to Samariaשֹׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111,and struckוַיַּ֛ךְvai.YakhH5221Shallumשַׁלּ֥וּםsha.LumH7967sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jabeshיָבֵ֖ישׁya.VeishH3003in Samariaבְּשֹׁמְר֑וֹןbe.sho.me.RonH8111,and killedוַיְמִיתֵ֖הוּvay.mi.Te.huH4191him and becameH4427kingוַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427inH8478his placeתַּחְתָּֽיו׃tach.TavH8478.
15Now as forthe restוְיֶ֙תֶר֙ve.Ye.terH3499of the actsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of Shallumשַׁלּ֔וּםsha.LumH7967and his conspiracyוְקִשְׁר֖וֹve.kish.RoH7195whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he formedקָשָׁ֑רka.SharH7194,beholdהִנָּ֣םhi.NamH2009,they are writtenכְּתֻבִ֗יםke.tu.VimH3789in the Bookסֵ֛פֶרSe.ferH5612of the Chroniclesדִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖יםdiv.Rei hai.ya.MimH1697H3117of the Kingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478.
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'H7970H8672yearH8141of 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.MimH1697H3117of the Kingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478?
23Inthe fiftiethחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםcha.mi.ShimH2572yearH8141of Azariahלַעֲזַרְיָ֖הla.'a.zar.YahH5838kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,Pekahiahפְּקַֽחְיָ֨הpe.kach.YahH6494the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Menahemמְנַחֵ֧םme.na.ChemH4505becameH4427kingמָ֠לַךְMa.lakhH4427overעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478in Samariaבְּשֹׁמְר֖וֹןbe.sho.me.RonH8111, and reignedfor twoH8147yearsH8141.
24He didוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213evilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068;he did not desistסָ֗רSarH5493from the sinsמֵֽחַטֹּאות֙me.cha.tOtH2403of Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֣םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nebatנְבָ֔טne.VatH5028,into whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he misledהֶחֱטִ֖יאhe.che.Ti'H2398Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
25Then Pekahפֶּ֨קַחPe.kachH6492the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Remaliahרְמַלְיָ֜הוּre.mal.Ya.huH7425,his officerשָׁלִישׁ֗וֹsha.li.ShoH7991,conspiredוַיִּקְשֹׁ֣רvai.yik.ShorH7194againstעָלָיו֩'a.LavH5921him and struckוַיַּכֵּ֨הוּvai.ya.Ke.huH5221him in Samariaבְשֹׁמְר֜וֹןve.sho.me.RonH8111, inthe castleבְּאַרְמ֤וֹןbe.'ar.MonH759of the king’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּית־beit-H1004with Argobאַרְגֹּ֣ב'ar.GoH709and Ariehהָאַרְיֵ֔הha.'ar.YehH745;and with him were fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםcha.mi.ShimH2572menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376of the Gileaditesמִבְּנֵ֣י גִלְעָדִ֑יםmi.be.Nei gil.'a.DimH1121H1569,and he killedוַיְמִיתֵ֖הוּvay.mi.Te.huH4191him and becameH4427kingוַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427inH8478his placeתַּחְתָּֽיו׃tach.TavH8478.
26Now as forthe restוְיֶ֛תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of the actsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of Pekahiahפְקַחְיָ֖הfe.kach.YahH6494and everythingוְכָל־ve.kholH3605that he didעָשָׂ֑ה'a.SahH6213,beholdהִנָּ֣םhi.NamH2009,they are writtenכְּתוּבִ֗יםke.tu.VimH3789in the Bookסֵ֛פֶרSe.ferH5612of the Chroniclesדִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖יםdiv.Rei hai.ya.MimH1697H3117of the Kingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.
27Inthe fifty-secondחֲמִשִּׁ֤יםcha.mi.ShimH2572yearH8141of Azariahלַעֲזַרְיָ֖הla.'a.zar.YahH5838kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,Pekahפֶּ֣קַחPe.kachH6492the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Remaliahרְמַלְיָ֧הוּre.mal.Ya.huH7425becameH4427kingמָ֠לַךְMa.lakhH4427overעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478in Samariaבְּשֹׁמְר֖וֹןbe.sho.me.RonH8111, and he reignedfor twentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242yearsH8141.
28He didוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213evilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068;he did not desistסָ֗רSarH5493from the sinsחַטֹּאות֙cha.tOtH2403of Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֣םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nebatנְבָ֔טne.VatH5028,into whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he misledהֶחֱטִ֖יאhe.che.Ti'H2398Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
29In the daysבִּימֵ֞יbi.MeiH3117of Pekahפֶּ֣קַחPe.kachH6492kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Tiglath-pileserH8407the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁוּר֒'a.ShurH804cameבָּא֮ba'H935and tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947Ijonעִיּ֡וֹןi.YonH5859,Abel-beth-maacahH62,Janoahיָ֠נוֹחַYa.no.achH3239,Kedeshקֶ֨דֶשׁKe.deshH6943,Hazorחָצ֤וֹרcha.TzorH2674,Gileadהַגִּלְעָד֙ha.gil.'AdH1568,and GalileeH1552,allכֹּ֖לkolH3605the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Naphtaliנַפְתָּלִ֑יnaf.ta.LiH5321; andhe ledH1540their populations intoH1540exileוַיַּגְלֵ֖םvai.yag.LemH1540to Assyriaאַשּֽׁוּרָה׃'a.Shu.rahH804.
30And Hosheaהוֹשֵׁ֣עַho.She.a'H1954the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Elahאֵלָ֗ה'e.LahH425formedוַיִּקְשָׁר־vai.yik.shor-H7194a conspiracyקֶ֜שֶׁרKe.sherH7195againstעַל־'al-H5921Pekahפֶּ֙קַח֙pe.kachH6492the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Remaliahרְמַלְיָ֔הוּre.mal.Ya.huH7425,and struckוַיַּכֵּ֙הוּ֙vai.ya.Ke.huH5221him and putH4191him toH4191deathH4191,and he becameH4427kingוַיִּמְלֹ֖ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427inH8478his placeתַּחְתָּ֑יוtach.TavH8478,in the twentiethעֶשְׂרִ֔ים'es.RimH6242yearבִּשְׁנַ֣תbish.NatH8141of Jothamלְיוֹתָ֖םle.yo.TamH3147the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Uzziahעֻזִיָּֽה׃'u.zi.YahH5818.
31Now as forthe restוְיֶ֥תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of the actsדִּבְרֵי־div.rei-H1697of Pekahפֶ֖קַחFe.kachH6492and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605that he didעָשָׂ֑ה'a.SahH6213,beholdהִנָּ֣םhi.NamH2009,they are writtenכְּתוּבִ֗יםke.tu.VimH3789in the Bookסֵ֛פֶרSe.ferH5612of the Chroniclesדִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖יםdiv.Rei hai.ya.MimH1697H3117of the Kingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.
Commentaries on 2 Kings 15
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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