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2 Chronicles 14:1-8

1So Abijahאֲבִיָּ֜ה'a.vi.YahH29sleptוַיִּשְׁכַּ֨בvai.yish.KavH7901with his fathersאֲבֹתָ֗יו'a.vo.TavH1,and they buriedוַיִּקְבְּר֤וּvai.yik.be.RuH6912him in the cityבְּעִ֣ירbe.'IrH5892of Davidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732:and AsaH609his sonבְנ֖וֹve.NoH1121reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in his stead. In his daysבְּיָמָ֛יוbe.ya.MavH3117the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776was quietשָׁקְטָ֥הsha.ke.TahH8252tenעֶ֥שֶׂר'E.serH6235yearsשָׁנִֽים׃ פsha.NimH8141.

2And Asaאָסָא֙'a.Sa'H609didוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213that which wasgoodהַטּ֣וֹבha.TovH2896and rightוְהַיָּשָׁ֔רve.hai.ya.SharH3477in the eyesבְּעֵינֵ֖יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068his Godאֱלֹהָֽיו׃'e.lo.HavH430:

3For he took awayוַיָּ֛סַרvai.Ya.sarH5493the altarsמִזְבְּח֥וֹתmiz.be.ChotH4196of the strangeהַנֵּכָ֖רha.ne.KharH5236gods,and the high placesוְהַבָּמ֑וֹתve.ha.ba.MotH1116,and brake downוַיְשַׁבֵּר֙vay.sha.BerH7665the imagesהַמַּצֵּב֔וֹתha.ma.tze.VotH4676,and cut downוַיְגַדַּ֖עvay.ga.Da'H1438the grovesהָאֲשֵׁרִֽים׃ha.'a.she.RimH842:

4And commandedוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559JudahH3063to seekלִדְר֕וֹשׁlid.Ro.oshH1875Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of their fathersאֲבוֹתֵיהֶ֑ם'a.vo.tei.HemH1,and to doוְלַעֲשׂ֖וֹתve.la.'a.SotH6213the lawהַתּוֹרָ֥הha.to.RahH8451and the commandmentוְהַמִּצְוָֽה׃ve.ha.mitz.VahH4687.

5Also he took awayוַיָּ֙סַר֙vai.Ya.sarH5493out of all the citiesH5892of JudahH3063the high placesהַבָּמ֖וֹתha.ba.MotH1116and the imagesהַֽחַמָּנִ֑יםha.cha.ma.NimH2553:and the kingdomהַמַּמְלָכָ֖הha.mam.la.KhahH4467was quietH8252beforeלְפָנָֽיו׃le.fa.NavH6440him.

6And he builtH1129fencedמְצוּרָ֖הme.tzu.RahH4694citiesH5892in JudahH3063:for the landH776had restשָׁקְטָ֣הsha.ke.TahH8252,and he had no warמִלְחָמָה֙mil.cha.MahH4421in those yearsבַּשָּׁנִ֣יםba.sha.NimH8141;because YhwhH3068had given him restH5117.

7Therefore he saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto JudahH3063,Let us buildנִבְנֶ֣ה׀niv.NehH1129these citiesהֶעָרִ֣יםhe.'a.RimH5892,and make aboutוְנָסֵ֨בve.na.SevH5437themwallsחוֹמָ֣הcho.MahH2346,and towersוּמִגְדָּלִים֮u.mig.da.LimH4026,gatesדְּלָתַ֣יִםde.la.Ta.yimH1817,and barsוּבְרִיחִים֒u.ve.ri.ChimH1280, whilethe landהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776isyet beforeלְפָנֵ֗ינוּle.fa.Nei.nuH6440us; because we have soughtדָרַ֙שְׁנוּ֙da.Rash.nuH1875Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,we have soughtדָּרַ֕שְׁנוּda.Rash.nuH1875him,and he hath given us restוַיָּ֥נַֽחvai.Ya.nachH5117on every sideמִסָּבִ֑יבmi.sa.VivH5439.So they builtוַיִּבְנ֖וּvai.yiv.NuH1129and prosperedוַיַּצְלִֽיחוּ׃ פvai.yatz.Li.chuH6743.

8And Asaלְאָסָ֗אle.'a.Sa'H609had an armyH2428of menthat bareנֹשֵׂ֣אno.Se'H5375targetsצִנָּ֣הtzi.NahH6793and spearsוָרֹמַח֒va.ro.MachH7420,out of Judahמִֽיהוּדָה֙mi.hu.DahH3063threeH7969hundredH3967thousandH505;and out of Benjaminוּמִבִּנְיָמִ֗ןu.mi.bin.ya.MinH1144,that bareנֹשְׂאֵ֤יno.se.'EiH5375shieldsמָגֵן֙ma.GenH4043and drewוְדֹ֣רְכֵיve.Do.re.kheiH1869bowsקֶ֔שֶׁתKe.shetH7198,two hundredH3967and fourscoreוּשְׁמוֹנִ֖יםu.she.mo.NimH8084thousandH505: all these weremighty menגִּבּ֥וֹרֵיgi.Bo.reiH1368of valourH2428.

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