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2 Chronicles 21:6-13

6And he walkedH3212in the wayבְּדֶ֣רֶךְ׀be.De.rekhH1870of the kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,like as didעָשׂוּ֙'a.SuH6213the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Ahabאַחְאָ֔ב'ach.'AvH256:for he had the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Ahabאַחְאָ֔ב'ach.'AvH256to wifeאִשָּׁ֑ה'i.ShahH802:and he wroughtוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213that which wasevilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in the eyesבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

7Howbeit Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068wouldאָבָ֣ה'a.VahH14not destroyלְהַשְׁחִית֙le.hash.ChitH7843the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Davidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732,because of the covenantהַבְּרִ֔יתha.be.RitH1285that he had madeכָּרַ֖תka.RatH3772with Davidלְדָוִ֑ידle.da.VidH1732,and as he promisedאָמַ֗ר'a.MarH559to giveלָתֵ֨תla.TetH5414a lightנִ֛ירnirH5216to him and to his sonsוּלְבָנָ֖יוu.le.va.NavH1121for everהַיָּמִֽים׃hai.ya.MimH3117.

8In his daysבְּיָמָיו֙be.ya.MavH3117the Edomitesאֱד֔וֹם'e.DomH123revoltedפָּשַׁ֣עpa.Sha'H6586from under the dominionיַד־yad-H3027of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,and madeוַיַּמְלִ֥יכוּvai.yam.Li.khuH4427themselves a kingמֶֽלֶךְ׃Me.lekhH4428.

9Then Jehoramיְהוֹרָם֙ye.ho.RamH3088went forthוַיַּֽעֲבֹ֤רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674with his princesשָׂרָ֔יוsa.RavH8269,and all his chariotsהָרֶ֖כֶבha.Re.khevH7393with him: and he rose upקָ֣םkamH6965by nightלַ֔יְלָהLay.lahH3915,and smoteוַיַּ֗ךְvai.YakhH5221the Edomitesאֱדוֹם֙'e.dOmH123which compassed him inהַסּוֹבֵ֣בha.so.VevH5437,and the captainsשָׂרֵ֥יsa.ReiH8269of the chariotsהָרָֽכֶב׃ha.Ra.khevH7393.

10So the Edomitesאֱד֜וֹם'e.DomH123revoltedוַיִּפְשַׁ֨עvai.yif.Sha'H6586from under the handיַד־yad-H3027of Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063unto this dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117.The same timeבָּעֵ֥תba.'EtH6256alsodid Libnahלִבְנָ֛הliv.NahH3841revoltתִּפְשַׁ֥עtif.Sha'H6586from under his handיָד֑וֹya.DoH3027;because he had forsakenעָזַ֔ב'a.ZavH5800Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of his fathersאֲבֹתָֽיו׃'a.vo.TavH1.

11Moreover he madeעָשָֽׂה־'a.sah-H6213high placesבָמ֖וֹתva.MotH1116in the mountainsבְּהָרֵ֣יbe.ha.ReiH2022of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,and caused the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389to commit fornicationוַיֶּ֙זֶן֙vai.Ye.zenH2181,and compelledוַיַּדַּ֖חvai.ya.DachH5080Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ פye.hu.DahH3063thereto.

12And there cameוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935a writingמִכְתָּ֔בmikh.TavH4385to him from Elijahמֵֽאֵלִיָּ֥הוּme.'e.li.Ya.huH452the prophetהַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'H5030,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵי֙'e.lo.HeiH430of Davidדָּוִ֣ידda.VidH1732thy fatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1,Because thou hast not walkedהָלַ֙כְתָּ֙ha.Lakh.taH1980in the waysבְּדַרְכֵי֙be.dar.KheiH1870of Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֣טye.ho.sha.FatH3092thy fatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1,nor in the waysוּבְדַרְכֵ֖יu.ve.dar.KheiH1870of Asaאָסָ֥א'a.Sa'H609kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063,

13But hast walkedH3212in the wayבְּדֶ֙רֶךְ֙be.De.rekhH1870of the kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and hast made Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063and the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389to go a whoringוַתַּזְנֶ֤הva.taz.NehH2181,like to the whoredomsכְּהַזְנ֖וֹתke.haz.NotH2181of the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Ahabאַחְאָ֑ב'ach.'AvH256,and also hast slainהָרָֽגְתָּ׃ha.Ra.ge.taH2026thy brethrenאַחֶ֧יךָ'a.Chei.khaH251of thy father’sאָבִ֛יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1houseבֵית־veit-H1004, which werebetterהַטּוֹבִ֥יםha.to.VimH2896than thyself:

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