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2 Chronicles 12:9-12

9So Shishakשִׁישַׁ֥קshi.ShakH7895kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Egyptמִצְרַיִם֮mitz.ra.YimH4714came upוַיַּ֨עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927against Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַם֒ye.ru.sha.LimH3389,and took awayוַיִּקַּ֞חvai.yi.KachH3947the treasuresאֹצְר֣וֹת'o.tze.RotH214of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,and the treasuresאֹֽצְרוֹת֙'o.tze.rOtH214of the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004;he tookלָקָ֑חla.KachH3947all: he carried awayוַיִּקַּח֙vai.yi.KachH3947also the shieldsמָגִנֵּ֣יma.gi.NeiH4043of goldהַזָּהָ֔בha.za.HavH2091which Solomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃she.lo.MohH8010had madeעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213.

10Instead of which kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Rehoboamרְחַבְעָם֙re.chav.'AmH7346madeוַיַּ֨עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213shieldsמָגִנֵּ֖יma.gi.NeiH4043of brassנְחֹ֑שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178,and committedוְהִפְקִ֗ידve.hif.KidH6485themto the handsיַד֙yadH3027of the chiefשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of the guardהָרָצִ֔יםha.ra.TzimH7323,that keptהַשֹּׁ֣מְרִ֔יםha.Sho.me.RimH8104the entranceפֶּ֖תַחPe.tachH6607of the king’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

11And whenמִדֵּי־mi.dei-H1767the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428enteredב֥וֹאVo'H935into the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,the guardהָרָצִים֙ha.ra.TzimH7323cameבָּ֤אוּBa.'uH935and fetchedוּנְשָׂא֔וּםu.ne.sa.'UmH5375them, and brought them againוֶהֱשִׁב֖וּםve.he.shi.VumH7725into the guardהָרָצִֽים׃ha.ra.TzimH7323chamberתָּ֥אta'H8372.

12And when he humbledוּבְהִכָּֽנְע֗וֹu.ve.hi.ka.ne.'OH3665himself, the wrathאַף־'af-H639of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068turnedשָׁ֤בshavH7725from him, that he would not destroyלְהַשְׁחִ֖יתle.hash.ChitH7843himaltogetherלְכָלָ֑הle.kha.LahH3617:and also in Judahבִּֽיהוּדָ֔הbi.hu.DahH3063thingsדְּבָרִ֥יםde.va.RimH1697went wellטוֹבִֽים׃ סto.VimH2896.

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