Revised Literal Translation

2 Chronicles 22

1And the inhabitantsיוֹשְׁבֵ֨יyo.she.VeiH3427of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֜םye.ru.sha.LimH3389madeH4427Ahaziahאֲחַזְיָ֨הוּ'a.chaz.Ya.huH274his youngestהַקָּטֹן֙ha.ka.TonH6996sonבְנ֤וֹve.NoH1121kingH4427in his stead: for the band of menהַגְּד֔וּדha.ge.DudH1416that cameהַבָּ֥אha.Ba'H935with the Arabiansבָֽעַרְבִ֖יםva.'ar.VimH6163to the campלַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הla.ma.cha.NehH4264had slainהָרַ֣גha.RagH2026all the eldestהָרִאשֹׁנִים֙ha.ri.sho.NimH7223.So Ahaziahאֲחַזְיָ֥הוּ'a.chaz.Ya.huH274the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Jehoramיְהוֹרָ֖םye.ho.RamH3088kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ פye.hu.DahH3063reignedH4427.

2Twentyאַרְבָּעִ֨ים'ar.ba.'ImH705and twoוּשְׁתַּ֤יִםu.she.Ta.yimH8147yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121wasAhaziahאֲחַזְיָ֣הוּ'a.chaz.Ya.huH274when he began to reignבְמָלְכ֔וֹve.ma.le.KhoH4427,and he reignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427oneאַחַ֔ת'a.ChatH259yearוְשָׁנָ֣הve.sha.NahH8141in Jerusalemבִּֽירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389.His mother’sאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517nameוְשֵׁ֣םve.ShemH8034also wasAthaliahעֲתַלְיָ֖הוּ'a.tal.Ya.huH6271the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Omriעָמְרִֽי׃'a.me.RiH6018.

3He also walkedהָלַ֔ךְha.LakhH1980in the waysבְּדַרְכֵ֖יbe.dar.KheiH1870of the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Ahabאַחְאָ֑ב'ach.'AvH256:for his motherאִמּ֛וֹ'i.MoH517was his counsellorיֽוֹעַצְתּ֖וֹyo.'atz.ToH3289to do wickedlyלְהַרְשִֽׁיעַ׃le.har.Shi.a'H7561.

4Wherefore he didוַיַּ֧עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213evilהָרַ֛עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068like the houseכְּבֵ֣יתke.VeitH1004of Ahabאַחְאָ֑ב'ach.'AvH256:for they were his counsellorsיֽוֹעֲצִ֗יםyo.'a.TzimH3289afterאַחֲרֵ֛י'a.cha.ReiH310the deathמ֥וֹתMotH4194of his fatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1to his destructionלְמַשְׁחִ֥יתle.mash.ChitH4889.

5He walkedH1980also after their counselבַּעֲצָתָם֮ba.'a.tza.TamH6098,and wentH3212with Jehoramיְהוֹרָ֨םye.ho.RamH3088the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ahabאַחְאָ֜ב'ach.'AvH256kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478to warלַמִּלְחָמָ֛הla.mil.cha.MahH4421against Hazaelחֲזָאֵ֥לcha.za.'ElH2371kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Syriaאֲרָ֖ם'a.RamH758at Ramoth–gileadגִּלְעָ֑דgil.'AdH1568 H7433:and the Syriansהָֽרַמִּ֖יםha.ra.MimH7421smoteוַיַּכּ֥וּvai.ya.KuH5221Joramיוֹרָֽם׃yo.RamH3141.

6And he returnedוַיָּ֜שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725to be healedלְהִתְרַפֵּ֣אle.hit.ra.Pe'H7495in Jezreelבְיִזְרְעֶ֗אלve.yiz.re.'ElH3157because of the woundsהַמַּכִּים֙ha.ma.KimH4347which were givenהִכֻּ֣הוּhi.Ku.huH5221him at Ramahבָֽרָמָ֔הva.ra.MahH7414,when he foughtבְּהִלָּ֣חֲמ֔וֹbe.hi.La.cha.MoH3898with Hazaelחֲזָהאֵ֖לcha.za.h.'ElH2371kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Syriaאֲרָ֑ם'a.RamH758.And Azariahוַעֲזַרְיָ֨הוּva.'a.zar.Ya.huH5838the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Jehoramיְהוֹרָ֜םye.ho.RamH3088kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063went downיָרַ֡דya.RadH3381to seeלִרְא֞וֹתlir.'otH7200Jehoramיְהוֹרָ֧םye.ho.RamH3088the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ahabאַחְאָ֛ב'ach.'AvH256at Jezreelבְּיִזְרְעֶ֖אלbe.yiz.re.'ElH3157,because he was sickחֹלֶ֥הcho.LehH2470.

7And the destructionתְּבוּסַ֣תte.vu.SatH8395of Ahaziahאֲחַזְיָ֔הוּ'a.chaz.Ya.huH274was of Godוּמֵֽאֱלֹהִ֗יםu.me.'E.lo.HimH430by comingלָב֖וֹאla.Vo'H935to Joramיוֹרָ֑םyo.RamH3141:for when he was comeוּבְבֹא֗וֹu.ve.vo.'OH935,he went outיָצָ֤אya.Tza'H3318with Jehoramיְהוֹרָם֙ye.ho.RamH3088against Jehuיֵה֣וּאye.Hu'H3058the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Nimshiנִמְשִׁ֔יnim.ShiH5250,whom Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068had anointedמְשָׁח֣וֹme.sha.ChoH4886to cut offלְהַכְרִ֖יתle.hakh.RitH3772the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Ahabאַחְאָֽב׃'ach.'AvH256.

8And it came to pass, that, when Jehuיֵה֖וּאye.Hu'H3058was executing judgmentכְּהִשָּׁפֵ֥טke.hi.sha.FetH8199upon the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Ahabאַחְאָ֑ב'ach.'AvH256,and foundוַיִּמְצָא֩vai.yim.Tza'H4672the princesשָׂרֵ֨יsa.ReiH8269of Judahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063,and the sonsוּבְנֵ֨יu.ve.NeiH1121of the brethrenאֲחֵ֧י'a.CheiH251of Ahaziahאֲחַזְיָ֛הוּ'a.chaz.Ya.huH274,that ministeredמְשָׁרְתִ֥יםme.sha.re.TimH8334to Ahaziahלַאֲחַזְיָ֖הוּla.'a.chaz.Ya.huH274,he slewוַיַּהַרְגֵֽם׃vai.ya.har.GemH2026them.

9And he soughtוַיְבַקֵּשׁ֩vay.va.KeshH1245Ahaziahאֲחַזְיָ֨הוּ'a.chaz.Ya.huH274:and they caughtוַֽיִּלְכְּדֻ֜הוּvai.yil.ke.Du.huH3920him, (for he was hidמִתְחַבֵּ֣אmit.cha.Be'H2244in Samariaבְשֹֽׁמְר֗וֹןve.sho.me.RonH8111,)and broughtוַיְבִאֻ֣הוּvay.vi.'U.huH935him to Jehuיֵהוּא֮ye.Hu'H3058:and when they had slainוַיְמִתֻהוּ֒vay.mi.tu.HuH4191him, they buriedוַֽיִּקְבְּרֻ֔הוּvai.yik.be.Ru.huH6912him: Because, saidאָֽמְרוּ֙'a.me.RuH559they, he isthe sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֣טye.ho.sha.FatH3092,who soughtדָּרַ֥שׁda.RashH1875Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068with all his heartלְבָב֑וֹle.va.VoH3824.So the houseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004of Ahaziahאֲחַזְיָ֔הוּ'a.chaz.Ya.huH274had no powerכֹּ֖חַKo.achH3581to keepלַעְצֹ֥רla'.TzorH6113still the kingdomלְמַמְלָכָֽה׃le.mam.la.KhahH4467.

10But when Athaliahוַעֲתַלְיָ֙הוּ֙va.'a.tal.Ya.huH6271the motherאֵ֣ם'emH517of Ahaziahאֲחַזְיָ֔הוּ'a.chaz.Ya.huH274sawרָאֲתָ֖הra.'a.TahH7200that her sonבְּנָ֑הּbe.NahH1121was deadמֵ֣תmetH4191,she aroseוַתָּ֗קָםva.Ta.komH6965and destroyedוַתְּדַבֵּ֛רva.te.da.BerH1696all the seedזֶ֥רַעZe.ra'H2233royalהַמַּמְלָכָ֖הha.mam.la.KhahH4467of the houseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

11But Jehoshabeathיְהוֹשַׁבְעַ֨תye.ho.shav.'AtH3090,the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,tookוַתִּקַּח֩va.ti.KachH3947Joashיוֹאָ֣שׁyo.'AshH3101the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ahaziahאֲחַזְיָ֗הוּ'a.chaz.Ya.huH274,and stoleוַתִּגְנֹ֤בva.tig.NoH1589him from amongמִתּ֤וֹךְmi.TokhH8432the king’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121that were slainהַמּ֣וּמָתִ֔יםha.Mu.ma.TimH4191,and putוַתִּתֵּ֥ןva.ti.TenH5414him and his nurseמֵֽינִקְתּ֖וֹmei.nik.ToH3243in a bedchamberבַּחֲדַ֣ר הַמִּטּ֑וֹתba.cha.Dar ha.mi.TotH4296 H2315.So Jehoshabeathיְהוֹשַׁבְעַ֣תye.ho.shav.'AtH3090,the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Jehoramיְהוֹרָ֡םye.ho.RamH3088,the wifeאֵשֶׁת֩'e.ShetH802of Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֨עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077the priestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548, (for she was the sisterאֲח֧וֹת'a.ChotH269of Ahaziahאֲחַזְיָ֛הוּ'a.chaz.Ya.huH274,)hidוַתַּסְתִּירֵ֡הוּva.tas.ti.Re.huH5641him fromמִפְּנֵ֥יmi.pe.NeiH6440Athaliahעֲתַלְיָ֖הוּ'a.tal.Ya.huH6271,so that she slewהֱמִיתָֽתְהוּ׃he.mi.Ta.te.huH4191him not.

12And he was with them hidמִתְחַבֵּ֖אmit.cha.Be'H2244in the houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430sixשֵׁ֣שׁsheshH8337yearsשָׁנִ֖יםsha.NimH8141:and Athaliahוַעֲתַלְיָ֖הva.'a.tal.YahH6271reignedמֹלֶ֥כֶתmo.Le.khetH4427over the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ פha.'A.retzH776.

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