New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Kings 17:1-4

1In the twelfthשְׁתֵּ֣ים עֶשְׂרֵ֔הshe.Teim 'es.RehH8147 H6240yearבִּשְׁנַת֙bish.NatH8141of Ahazלְאָחָ֖זle.'a.ChazH271kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,Hosheaהוֹשֵׁ֨עַho.She.a'H1954the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Elahאֵלָ֧ה'e.LahH425becameH4427kingמָ֠לַךְMa.lakhH4427overעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478in Samariaבְשֹׁמְר֛וֹןve.sho.me.RonH8111, and reignedfor nineתֵּ֥שַׁעTe.sha'H8672yearsשָׁנִֽים׃sha.NimH8141.

2He didוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213evilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,onlyH7534not as the kingsכְּמַלְכֵ֣יke.mal.KheiH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834precededהָי֖וּ לְפָנָֽיו׃ha.Yu le.fa.NavH1961 H6440him.

3Shalmaneserשַׁלְמַנְאֶ֖סֶרshal.man.'E.serH8022the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֑וּר'a.ShurH804marchedעָלָ֔ה'a.LahH5927againstעָלָ֣יו'a.LavH5921him, and Hosheaהוֹשֵׁ֙עַ֙ho.She.a'H1954becameוַֽיְהִי־vay.hi-H1961his servantעֶ֔בֶד'E.vedH5650and paidוַיָּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ya.shevH7725him tributeמִנְחָֽה׃min.ChahH4503.

4But the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֨וּר'a.ShurH804uncoveredוַיִּמְצָא֩vai.yim.Tza'H4672a conspiracyקֶ֗שֶׁרKe.sherH7195by Hosheaבְּהוֹשֵׁ֜עַbe.ho.She.a'H1954,whoאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834had sentשָׁלַ֤חsha.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִים֙mal.'a.KhimH4397to Soס֣וֹאSo'H5471,kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, and had thenbroughtהֶעֱלָ֥הhe.'e.LahH5927noוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808tributeמִנְחָ֛הmin.ChahH4503to the kingלְמֶ֥לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֖וּר'a.ShurH804, as he had doneyearכְּשָׁנָ֣הke.sha.NahH8141by yearבְשָׁנָ֑הve.sha.NahH8141;so the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804arrestedוַֽיַּעַצְרֵ֙הוּ֙vai.ya.'atz.Re.huH6113him and confinedוַיַּאַסְרֵ֖הוּvai.ya.'as.Re.huH631him in prisonבֵּ֥ית כֶּֽלֶא׃beit Ke.le'H1004 H3608.

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