New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Kings 16:2-4

2Ahazאָחָ֣ז'a.ChazH271wastwentyעֶשְׂרִ֤ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when he becameH4427kingבְּמָלְכ֔וֹbe.ma.le.KhoH4427,and he reignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427for sixteenוְשֵׁשׁ־ עֶשְׂרֵ֣הve.shesh- 'es.RehH8337 H6240yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389;and he did not doעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213whatH3477wasH3477rightהַיָּשָׁ֗רhai.ya.SharH3477in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֛יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068his Godאֱלֹהָ֖יו'e.lo.HavH430,as his fatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1Davidכְּדָוִ֥דke.da.VidH1732had done.

3But he walkedוַיֵּ֕לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980in the wayבְּדֶ֖רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870of the kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and he evenוְגַ֤םve.GamH1571made his sonבְּנוֹ֙be.NoH1121passהֶעֱבִ֣ירhe.'e.VirH5674through the fireבָּאֵ֔שׁba.'EshH784,in accordance with the abominationsכְּתֹֽעֲבוֹת֙ke.to.'a.VotH8441of the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471whomאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068haddrivenH3423outH3423beforeמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

4And hesacrificedוַיְזַבֵּ֧חַvay.za.Be.achH2076and burnedH6999incenseH6999on the highבַּבָּמ֖וֹתba.ba.MotH1116placesH1116,on the hillsהַגְּבָע֑וֹתha.ge.va.'otH1389,and underוְתַ֖חַתve.Ta.chatH8478everyכָּל־kol-H3605greenרַעֲנָֽן׃ra.'a.NanH7488treeעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086.

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