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2 Chronicles 20:31-37

31And Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֖טye.ho.sha.FatH3092reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427over Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063: he wasthirtyשְׁלֹשִׁים֩she.lo.ShimH7970and fiveוְחָמֵ֨שׁve.cha.MeshH2568yearsשָׁנָ֜הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when he began to reignבְּמָלְכ֗וֹbe.ma.le.KhoH4427,and he reignedמָלַ֣ךְma.LakhH4427twentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֨יםve.'es.RimH6242and fiveוְחָמֵ֤שׁve.cha.MeshH2568yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141in Jerusalemבִּֽירוּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389.And his mother’sאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517nameוְשֵׁ֣םve.ShemH8034wasAzubahעֲזוּבָ֖ה'a.zu.VahH5806the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Shilhiשִׁלְחִֽי׃shil.ChiH7977.

32And he walkedH3212in the wayבְּדֶ֛רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870of Asaאָסָ֖א'a.Sa'H609his fatherאָבִ֥יו'a.VivH1,and departedסָ֣רsarH5493not from it, doingלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213that which wasrightהַיָּשָׁ֖רhai.ya.SharH3477in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

33Howbeit the high placesהַבָּמ֖וֹתha.ba.MotH1116were not taken awayסָ֑רוּSa.ruH5493:for as yet the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971had not preparedהֵכִ֣ינוּhe.Khi.nuH3559their heartsלְבָבָ֔םle.va.VamH3824unto the Godלֵאלֹהֵ֖יle.lo.HeiH430of their fathersאֲבֹתֵיהֶֽם׃'a.vo.tei.HemH1.

34Now the restוְיֶ֙תֶר֙ve.Ye.terH3499of the actsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֔טye.ho.sha.FatH3092,firstהָרִאשֹׁנִ֖יםha.ri.sho.NimH7223and lastוְהָאַחֲרֹנִ֑יםve.ha.'a.cha.ro.NimH314, behold, they arewrittenכְּתוּבִ֗יםke.tu.VimH3789in the bookבְּדִבְרֵי֙be.div.ReiH1697of Jehuיֵה֣וּאye.Hu'H3058the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Hananiחֲנָ֔נִיcha.Na.niH2607, who ismentionedהֹֽעֲלָ֔הho.'a.LahH5927in the bookסֵ֖פֶרSe.ferH5612of the kingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

35And afterוְאַחֲרֵיכֵ֗ןve.'a.cha.rei.KhenH310this did Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֣טye.ho.sha.FatH3092kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063joinאֶתְחַבַּר֙'et.cha.BarH2266himself with Ahaziahאֲחַזְיָ֣ה'a.chaz.YahH274kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,who didלַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃la.'a.SotH6213very wickedlyהִרְשִׁ֥יעַhir.Shi.a'H7561:

36And he joinedוַיְחַבְּרֵ֣הוּvay.cha.be.Re.huH2266himself with him to makeלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213shipsאֳנִיּ֖וֹת'o.ni.YotH591to goH3212to Tarshishתַּרְשִׁ֑ישׁtar.ShishH8659:and they madeוַיַּעֲשׂ֥וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213the shipsאֳנִיּ֖וֹת'o.ni.YotH591in Ezion–geberH6100.

37Then Eliezerאֱלִיעֶ֤זֶר'e.li.'E.zerH461the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Dodavahדֹּדָוָ֙הוּ֙do.da.Va.huH1735of Mareshahמִמָּ֣רֵשָׁ֔הmi.Ma.re.ShahH4762prophesiedוַיִּתְנַבֵּ֞אvai.yit.na.Be'H5012against Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֖טye.ho.sha.FatH3092,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Because thou hast joinedכְּהִֽתְחַבֶּרְךָ֣ke.hit.cha.ber.KhaH2266thyself with Ahaziahאֲחַזְיָ֗הוּ'a.chaz.Ya.huH274,Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hath brokenפָּרַ֤ץpa.RatzH6555thy worksמַעֲשֶׂ֔יךָma.'a.Sei.khaH4639.And the shipsאֳנִיּ֔וֹת'o.ni.YotH591were brokenוַיִּשָּׁבְר֣וּvai.yi.sha.ve.RuH7665,that they were not ableעָצְר֖וּ'a.tze.RuH6113to goH3212to Tarshishתַּרְשִֽׁישׁ׃tar.ShishH8659.

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