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2 Chronicles 23:12-21

12Now when Athaliahעֲתַלְיָ֗הוּ'a.tal.Ya.huH6271heardוַתִּשְׁמַ֣עva.tish.Ma'H8085the noiseק֤וֹלKolH6963of the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971runningהָֽרָצִ֔יםha.ra.TzimH7323and praisingוְהַֽמְהַֽלְלִ֖יםve.ham.ha.LimH1984the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,she cameוַתָּב֥וֹאva.ta.Vo'H935to the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971into the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068:

13And she lookedוַתֵּ֡רֶאva.Te.re'H7200,and, behold, the kingהַמֶּלֶךְ֩ha.me.leKhH4428stoodעוֹמֵ֨דo.MedH5975at his pillarעַמּוּד֜וֹa.mu.DoH5982at the entering inבַּמָּב֗וֹאba.ma.Vo'H3996,and the princesוְהַשָּׂרִ֣יםve.ha.sa.RimH8269and the trumpetsוְהַחֲצֹצְרוֹת֮ve.ha.cha.tzo.tze.rOtH2689by the kingהַמֶּלֶךְ֒ha.me.leKhH4428:and all the peopleעַ֨ם'amH5971of the landהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776rejoicedשָׂמֵ֗חַsa.Me.achH8056,and soundedוְתוֹקֵ֙עַ֙ve.to.Ke.a'H8628with trumpetsבַּחֲצֹ֣צְר֔וֹתba.cha.Tzo.tze.RotH2689,also the singersוְהַמְשֽׁוֹרֲרִים֙ve.ham.sho.ra.RimH7891with instrumentsבִּכְלֵ֣יbikh.LeiH3627of musickהַשִּׁ֔ירha.ShirH7892,and such as taughtוּמוֹדִיעִ֖יםu.mo.di.'ImH3045to sing praiseלְהַלֵּ֑לle.ha.LelH1984.Then Athaliahעֲתַלְיָ֙הוּ֙'a.tal.Ya.huH6271rentוַתִּקְרַ֤עva.tik.Ra'H7167her clothesבְּגָדֶ֔יהָbe.ga.Dei.haH899,and saidוַתֹּ֖אמֶרva.To.merH559,Treasonקֶ֥שֶׁרKe.sherH7195,Treasonקָֽשֶׁר׃ סKa.sherH7195.

14Then Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֨עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077the priestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548brought outוַיּוֹצֵא֩vai.yo.Tze'H3318the captainsשָׂרֵ֥יsa.ReiH8269of hundredsהַמֵּא֣וֹת׀ha.me.'otH3967that were set overפְּקוּדֵ֣יpe.ku.DeiH6485the armyהַחַ֗יִלha.Cha.yilH2428,and saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, Have her forthהֽוֹצִיא֙וּהָ֙ho.tzi.'U.haH3318of the rangesמִבֵּ֣ית הַשְּׂדֵר֔וֹתmi.Beit ha.se.de.RotH7713 H1004:and whoso followethוְהַבָּ֥א אַחֲרֶ֖יהָve.ha.Ba' 'a.cha.Rei.haH310 H935her, let him be slainיוּמַ֣תyu.MatH4191with the swordבֶּחָ֑רֶבbe.Cha.revH2719.For the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559,Slayתְמִית֖וּהָte.mi.Tu.haH4191her not in the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

15So they laidוַיָּשִׂ֤ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760handsיָדַ֔יִםya.Da.yimH3027on her; and when she was comeוַתָּב֛וֹאva.ta.Vo'H935to the enteringמְב֥וֹאme.Vo'H3996of the horseהַסּוּסִ֖יםha.su.SimH5483gateשַֽׁעַר־sha.'ar-H8179by the king’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,they slewוַיְמִית֖וּהָvay.mi.Tu.haH4191her there.

16And Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָע֙ye.ho.ya.Da'H3077madeוַיִּכְרֹ֤תvai.yikh.RotH3772a covenantבְּרִ֔יתbe.RitH1285between him, and between all the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971,and between the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,that they should be Yhwh'sלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068peopleלְעָ֖םle.'AmH5971.

17Then all the peopleהָעָ֤םha.'AmH5971wentוַיָּבֹ֨אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of Baalהַבַּ֙עַל֙ha.Ba.'alH1168,and brake it downוַֽיִּתְּצֻ֔הוּvai.yi.te.Tzu.huH5422,and brakeH7665his altarsמִזְבְּחֹתָ֥יוmiz.be.cho.TavH4196and his imagesצְלָמָ֖יוtze.la.MavH6754in piecesH7665,and slewהָרְג֖וּha.re.GuH2026Mattanמַתָּן֙ma.TanH4977the priestכֹּהֵ֣ןko.HenH3548of Baalהַבַּ֔עַלha.Ba.'alH1168beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the altarsהַֽמִּזְבְּחֽוֹת׃Ha.miz.be.ChotH4196.

18Also Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֨עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077appointedוַיָּשֶׂם֩vai.ya.SemH7760the officesפְּקֻדֹּ֜תpe.ku.DotH6486of the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068by the handבְּיַ֨דbe.YadH3027of the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֣יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548the Levitesהַלְוִיִּם֮hal.vi.YimH3881,whom Davidדָּוִיד֮da.VidH1732had distributedחָלַ֣קcha.LakH2505in the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָה֒Yah.wehH3068,to offerלְֽהַעֲל֞וֹתle.ha.'a.LotH5927the burnt offeringsעֹל֣וֹתo.LotH5930of Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, as it iswrittenכַּכָּת֛וּבka.ka.TuvH3789in the lawבְּתוֹרַ֥תbe.to.RatH8451of Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872,with rejoicingבְּשִׂמְחָ֣הbe.sim.ChahH8057and with singingוּבְשִׁ֑ירu.ve.ShirH7892, as it was ordainedbyיְדֵ֥יye.DeiH3027Davidדָוִֽיד׃da.VidH1732.

19And he setוַֽיַּעֲמֵד֙vai.ya.'a.MedH5975the portersהַשּׁ֣וֹעֲרִ֔יםha.Sho.'a.RimH7778at the gatesשַׁעֲרֵ֖יsha.'a.ReiH8179of the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, that none which wasuncleanטָמֵ֖אta.Me'H2931in any thingדָּבָֽר׃da.VarH1697should enter inיָבֹ֥אya.Vo'H935.

20And he tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947the captainsשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of hundredsהַמֵּא֡וֹתha.me.'otH3967,and the noblesהָֽאַדִּירִים֩ha.'a.di.RimH117,and the governorsהַמּֽוֹשְׁלִ֨יםha.mo.she.LimH4910of the peopleבָּעָ֜םba.'AmH5971,and all the peopleעַ֣ם'amH5971of the landהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and brought downוַיּ֤וֹרֶדvai.Yo.redH3381the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428from the houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068:and they cameוַיָּבֹ֛אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935throughבְּתֽוֹךְ־be.tokh-H8432the highהָֽעֶלְי֖וֹןha.'el.YonH5945gateשַׁ֥עַרSha.'arH8179into the king’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,and setוַיּוֹשִׁ֙יבוּ֙vai.yo.Shi.vuH3427the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428upon the throneכִּסֵּ֥אki.Se'H3678of the kingdomהַמַּמְלָכָֽה׃ha.mam.la.KhahH4467.

21And all the peopleעַם־'am-H5971of the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776rejoicedוַיִּשְׂמְח֥וּvai.yis.me.ChuH8055:and the cityוְהָעִ֣ירve.ha.'IrH5892was quietשָׁקָ֑טָהsha.Ka.tahH8252,after that they had slainהֵמִ֥יתוּhe.Mi.tuH4191Athaliahעֲתַלְיָ֖הוּ'a.tal.Ya.huH6271with the swordבֶחָֽרֶב׃ סve.Cha.revH2719.

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