New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Kings 16:5-9

5Thenאָ֣ז'azH227Rezinרְצִ֣יןre.TzinH7526the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Aramאֲ֠רָם'A.romH758and Pekahוּפֶ֨קַחu.Fe.kachH6492the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Remaliahרְמַלְיָ֧הוּre.mal.Ya.huH7425,kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478,wentH5927upH5927to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389for warלַמִּלְחָמָ֑הla.mil.cha.MahH4421;and they besiegedוַיָּצֻ֙רוּ֙ עַל־vai.ya.Tzu.ru 'al-H6696 H5921Ahazאָחָ֔ז'a.ChazH271, butwereH3201not capableH3201of fightingלְהִלָּחֵֽם׃le.hi.la.ChemH3898him.

6At that timeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256Rezinרְצִ֨יןre.TzinH7526kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Aramאֲרָ֤ם'a.RamH758restoredהֵ֠שִׁיבHe.shivH7725ElathH365to Aramלַֽאֲרָ֔םla.'a.RamH758,and droveH5394the Judeansהַיְהוּדִ֖יםhay.hu.DimH3064awayH5394fromElathH359; and theArameansוַֽאֲדוֹמִים֙va.'a.ra.mimH130cameבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935to ElathH365and have livedוַיֵּ֣שְׁבוּvai.Ye.she.vuH3427thereשָׁ֔םShamH8033to thisהַזֶּֽה׃ פha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

7So Ahazאָחָ֜ז'a.ChazH271sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֗יםmal.'a.KhimH4397toTiglath-pileserH8407kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Assyriaאַשּׁוּר֙'a.ShurH804,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “I am your servantעַבְדְּךָ֥'av.de.KhaH5650and your sonוּבִנְךָ֖u.vin.KhaH1121;comeעֲלֵ֨ה'a.LehH5927upH5927and saveוְהוֹשִׁעֵ֜נִיve.ho.shi.'E.niH3467me from thehandמִכַּ֣ףmi.KafH3709of the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Aramאֲרָ֗ם'a.RamH758, and from thehandוּמִכַּף֙u.mi.KafH3709of the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,who are risingH6965upH6965againstעָלָֽי׃'a.LaiH5921me.”

8AndAhazאָחָ֜ז'a.ChazH271tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947the silverהַכֶּ֣סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701and goldהַזָּהָ֗בha.za.HavH2091that was foundהַנִּמְצָא֙ha.nim.Tza'H4672in the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068and in the treasuriesוּבְאֹֽצְר֖וֹתu.ve.'o.tze.RotH214of the king’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,and sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֥חvai.yish.LachH7971a giftשֹֽׁחַד׃Sho.chadH7810to the kingלְמֶֽלֶךְ־le.Me.lekh-H4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֖וּר'a.ShurH804.

9So the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804listenedוַיִּשְׁמַ֤עvai.yish.Ma'H8085to him; and the kingמֶ֨לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֤וּר'a.ShurH804wentH5927upH5927againstH413Damascusדַּמֶּ֙שֶׂק֙da.Me.sekH1834andcapturedוַֽיִּתְפְּשֶׂ֔הָvai.yit.pe.Se.haH8610it, and ledH1540the people ofit intoH1540exileוַיַּגְלֶ֖הָvai.yag.Le.haH1540toKirקִ֑ירָהKi.rahH7024,and putהֵמִֽית׃he.MitH4191Rezinרְצִ֖יןre.TzinH7526toH4191deathH4191.

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