New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Kings 23:1-4

1Then the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֖חvai.yish.LachH7971messengers,and they gatheredוַיַּאַסְפ֣וּvai.ya.'as.FuH622to him allכָּל־kol-H3605the eldersזִקְנֵ֥יzik.NeiH2205of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063and Jerusalemוִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃vi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

2And the kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428wentH5927upH5927to the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of the Lordיְהוָ֡הYah.wehH3068and everyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Judahיְהוּדָה֩ye.hu.DahH3063and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֨יyo.she.VeiH3427of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֜םye.ru.sha.LimH3389with him, and the priestsוְהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548,the prophetsוְהַנְּבִיאִ֔יםve.ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030,and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971,fromH4480the smallלְמִקָּטֹ֣ןle.mi.ka.TonH6996to the greatגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419; andhe readוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121in theirpresenceבְאָזְנֵיהֶ֗םve.'a.ze.nei.HemH241allכָּל־kol-H3605the wordsדִּבְרֵי֙div.ReiH1697of the Bookסֵ֣פֶרSe.ferH5612of the Covenantהַבְּרִ֔יתha.be.RitH1285which was foundהַנִּמְצָ֖אha.nim.Tza'H4672in the houseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

3Andthe kingהַ֠מֶּלֶךְHa.Me.lekhH4428stoodוַיַּעֲמֹ֣דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975by the pillarהָ֨עַמּ֜וּדha.'a.MudH5982and madeוַיִּכְרֹ֥תvai.yikh.RotH3772a covenantהַבְּרִ֣ית׀ha.be.RitH1285beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,to walkלָלֶ֜כֶתla.Le.khetH1980afterאַחַ֤ר'a.CharH310the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,and to keepוְלִשְׁמֹ֨רve.lish.MorH8104His commandmentsמִצְוֹתָ֜יוmitz.vo.TavH4687,His provisionsעֵדְוֹתָ֤יו'e.de.vo.TavH5715,and His statutesחֻקֹּתָיו֙chu.ko.TavH2708with allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605hisheartלֵ֣בlevH3820and allוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605hissoulנֶ֔פֶשׁNe.feshH5315,to carryH6965outH6965the wordsדִּבְרֵי֙div.ReiH1697of thisH2088covenantהַבְּרִ֣יתha.be.RitH1285that were writtenהַכְּתֻבִ֖יםha.ke.tu.VimH3789in thisH2088bookהַסֵּ֣פֶרha.Se.ferH5612.And allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971enteredוַיַּעֲמֹ֥דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975into the covenantבַּבְּרִֽית׃ba.be.RitH1285.

4Then the kingהַמֶּ֡לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428commandedוַיְצַ֣וvay.TzavH6680Hilkiahחִלְקִיָּהוּ֩chil.ki.ya.HuH2518the highהַגָּד֜וֹלha.ga.DolH1419priestהַכֹּהֵ֨ןha.ko.HenH3548,the priestsכֹּהֲנֵ֣יko.ha.NeiH3548of the secondהַמִּשְׁנֶה֮ha.mish.NehH4932order, and thedoorkeepersשֹׁמְרֵ֣י הַסַּף֒sho.me.Rei ha.SafH8104 H5592to bringלְהוֹצִיא֙le.ho.Tzi'H3318outH3318of the templeמֵהֵיכַ֣לme.hei.KhalH1964of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068allכָּל־kol-H3605the utensilsהַכֵּלִ֗יםha.ke.LimH3627that had been madeהָֽעֲשׂוּיִם֙ha.'a.su.YimH6213for Baalלַבַּ֣עַלla.Ba.'alH1168, forAsherahוְלָֽאֲשֵׁרָ֔הve.la.'a.she.RahH842,and for allוּלְכֹ֖לu.le.KholH3605the heavenlyהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064lightsצְבָ֣אtze.Va'H6635; andhe burnedוַֽיִּשְׂרְפֵ֞םvai.yis.re.FemH8313them outsideמִח֤וּץmi.ChutzH4480 H2351Jerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙li.ru.sha.LimH3389in the fieldsבְּשַׁדְמ֣וֹתbe.shad.MotH7709of the Kidronקִדְר֔וֹןkid.RonH6939Valley,and carriedוְנָשָׂ֥אve.na.Sa'H5375their ashesעֲפָרָ֖ם'a.fa.RamH6083to BethelH1008.

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