New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Kings 8:16-24

16Now in the fifthחָמֵ֗שׁcha.MeshH2568yearוּבִשְׁנַ֣תu.vish.NatH8141ofJoramלְיוֹרָ֤םle.yo.RamH3141the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ahabאַחְאָב֙'ach.'AvH256kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,when Jehoshaphatוִיהוֹשָׁפָ֖טvi.ho.sha.FatH3092was the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,Jehoramיְהוֹרָ֥םye.ho.RamH3088the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֖טye.ho.sha.FatH3092kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063becameH4427kingמָלַ֛ךְma.LakhH4427.

17He wasthirty-twoשְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים וּשְׁתַּ֛יִםshe.lo.Shim u.she.Ta.yimH7970 H8147yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when he becameH4427kingבְמָלְכ֑וֹve.ma.le.KhoH4427,and he reignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427for eightוּשְׁמֹנֶ֣הu.she.mo.NehH8083yearsשָׁנִ֔יםsha.nahH8141in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

18He walkedוַיֵּ֜לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980in the wayבְּדֶ֣רֶךְ׀be.De.rekhH1870of the kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,justH3512asH3512the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Ahabאַחְאָ֔ב'ach.'AvH256had doneעָשׂוּ֙'a.SuH6213, forAhab’sאַחְאָ֔ב'ach.'AvH256daughterבַּת־bat-H1323wasהָֽיְתָה־ha.ye.tah-H1961his wifeלְאִשָּׁ֑הle.'i.ShahH802;and he didוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213evilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

19However, the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068did not wantאָבָ֤ה'a.VahH14to destroyלְהַשְׁחִ֣יתle.hash.ChitH7843Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,for the sakeלְמַ֖עַןle.Ma.'anH4616of Davidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732His servantעַבְדּ֑וֹav.DoH5650,sinceH3512He hadpromisedאָֽמַר־'a.mar-H559him to giveלָתֵ֨תla.TetH5414him alampH5215through his sonsלְבָנָ֖יוle.va.NavH1121alwaysכָּל־ הַיָּמִֽים׃kol- hai.ya.MimH3605 H3117.

20In his daysבְּיָמָיו֙be.ya.MavH3117EdomH112brokeH6586awayH6586from theruleיַד־yad-H3027of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,and appointedוַיַּמְלִ֥כוּvai.yam.Li.khuH4427a kingמֶֽלֶךְ׃Me.lekhH4428overעֲלֵיהֶ֖ם'a.lei.HemH5921themselves.

21Then Joramיוֹרָם֙yo.RamH3141crossedH5674overH5674to Zairצָעִ֔ירָהtza.'I.rahH6811,and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605his chariotsהָרֶ֖כֶבha.Re.khevH7393with him. And he gotH6965upH6965at nightלַ֗יְלָהLay.lahH3915and struckוַיַּכֶּ֨הvai.ya.KehH5221the EdomitesH112who had surroundedהַסֹּבֵ֤יבha.so.VeivH5437him and the captainsשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of the chariotsהָרֶ֔כֶבha.Re.khevH7393; buthis armyהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971fledוַיָּ֥נָסvai.Ya.nosH5127to their tentsלְאֹהָלָֽיו׃le.'o.ha.LavH168.

22So EdomH112has brokenH6586awayH6586fromH6586Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063to thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117.Thenאָ֛ז'azH227Libnahלִבְנָ֖הliv.NahH3841brokeH6586awayH6586at the sameהַהִֽיא׃ha.Hi'H1931timeבָּעֵ֥תba.'EtH6256.

23Now the restוְיֶ֛תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of the actsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of Joramיוֹרָ֖םyo.RamH3141and everythingוְכָל־ve.kholH3605that he didעָשָׂ֑ה'a.SahH6213,are they not writtenכְּתוּבִ֗יםke.tu.VimH3789in the Bookסֵ֛פֶרSe.ferH5612of the Chroniclesדִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖יםdiv.Rei hai.ya.MimH1697 H3117of the Kingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063?

24So Joramיוֹרָם֙yo.RamH3141layH7901downוַיִּשְׁכַּ֤בvai.yish.KavH7901with his fathersאֲבֹתָ֔יו'a.vo.TavH1andwas buriedוַיִּקָּבֵ֥רvai.yi.ka.VerH6912with his fathersאֲבֹתָ֖יו'a.vo.TavH1in the cityבְּעִ֣ירbe.'IrH5892of Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732;and his sonבְנ֖וֹve.NoH1121Ahaziahאֲחַזְיָ֥הוּ'a.chaz.Ya.huH274becameH4427kingוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427inH8478his placeתַּחְתָּֽיו׃ פtach.TavH8478.

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