Revised Literal Translation

2 Chronicles 24

1Joashיֹאָ֣שׁyo.'AshH3101wassevenשֶׁ֤בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִים֙sha.NimH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when he began to reignבְּמָלְכ֔וֹbe.ma.le.KhoH4427,and he reignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427fortyוְאַרְבָּעִ֣יםve.'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141in Jerusalemבִּֽירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389.His mother’sאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517nameוְשֵׁ֣םve.ShemH8034also wasZibiahצִבְיָ֖הtziv.YahH6645of Beer–shebaH884.

2And Joashיוֹאָ֛שׁyo.'AshH3101didוַיַּ֧עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213that which wasrightהַיָּשָׁ֖רhai.ya.SharH3477in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068all the daysיְמֵ֖יye.MeiH3117of Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֥עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077the priestהַכֹּהֵֽן׃ha.ko.HenH3548.

3And Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֖עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077tookוַיִּשָּׂא־vai.yi.sa'-H5375for him twoשְׁתָּ֑יִםshe.Ta.yimH8147wivesנָשִׁ֣יםna.ShimH802;and he begatוַיּ֖וֹלֶדvai.Yo.ledH3205sonsבָּנִ֥יםba.NimH1121and daughtersוּבָנֽוֹת׃u.va.NotH1323.

4And it came to pass afterאַחֲרֵיכֵ֑ן'a.cha.rei.KhenH310this, thatJoashיוֹאָ֔שׁyo.'AshH3101was mindedלֵ֣בlevH3820to repairלְחַדֵּ֖שׁle.cha.DeshH2318the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

5And he gathered togetherוַיִּקְבֹּץ֮vai.yik.BotzH6908the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֣יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּם֒ve.hal.vi.YimH3881,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, Go outצְא֣וּtze.'UH3318unto the citiesלְעָרֵ֪יle.'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָ֟הye.hu.DahH3063,and gatherוְקִבְצוּ֩ve.kiv.TzuH6908of all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֨לYis.ra.'ElH3478moneyכֶּ֜סֶףKe.sefH3701to repairלְחַזֵּ֣ק׀le.cha.ZekH2388the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of your Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֗ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430fromמִדֵּ֤יmi.DeiH1767yearשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141to yearבְּשָׁנָ֔הbe.sha.NahH8141,and see that ye hastenתְּמַהֲר֣וּte.ma.ha.RuH4116the matterלַדָּבָ֑רla.da.VarH1697.Howbeit the Levitesהַֽלְוִיִּֽם׃Hal.vi.YimH3881hastenedמִֽהֲר֖וּmi.ha.RuH4116it not.

6And the kingהַמֶּלֶךְ֮ha.me.leKhH4428calledוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121for Jehoiadaלִֽיהוֹיָדָ֣עli.ho.ya.Da'H3077the chiefהָרֹאשׁ֒ha.roShH7218,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Why hast thou not requiredדָרַ֣שְׁתָּda.Rash.taH1875of the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881to bring inלְהָבִ֞יאle.ha.Vi'H935out of Judahמִֽיהוּדָ֣הmi.hu.DahH3063and out of Jerusalemוּמִֽירוּשָׁלִַ֗םu.mi.ru.sha.LimH3389the collectionמַשְׂאַת֙mas.'AtH4864, according to the commandmentof Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872the servantעֶֽבֶד־'e.ved-H5650of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and of the congregationוְהַקָּהָ֖לve.ha.ka.HalH6951of Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,for the tabernacleלְאֹ֖הֶלle.'O.helH168of witnessהָעֵדֽוּת׃ha.'e.DutH5715?

7For the sonsבָּנֶ֥יהָba.Nei.haH1121of Athaliahעֲתַלְיָ֙הוּ֙'a.tal.Ya.huH6271,that wickedהַמִּרְשַׁ֔עַתha.mir.Sha.'atH4849woman, had broken upפָרְצ֖וּfa.re.TzuH6555the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430;and also all the dedicated thingsקָדְשֵׁ֣יka.de.SheiH6944of the houseבֵית־veit-H1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068did they bestowעָשׂ֖וּ'a.SuH6213upon Baalimלַבְּעָלִֽים׃la.be.'a.LimH1168.

8And at the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428commandmentוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559they madeוַֽיַּעֲשׂ֖וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213aאֶחָ֑ד'e.ChadH259chestאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727,and setוַֽיִּתְּנֻ֛הוּvai.yi.te.Nu.huH5414it withoutחֽוּצָה׃Chu.tzahH2351at the gateבְּשַׁ֥עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.

9And they madeוַיִּתְּנוּ־vai.yi.te.nu-H5414a proclamationק֞וֹלKolH6963through Judahבִּֽיהוּדָ֣הbi.hu.DahH3063and Jerusalemוּבִֽירוּשָׁלִַ֗םu.vi.ru.sha.LimH3389,to bring inלְהָבִ֤יאle.ha.Vi'H935to Yhwhלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068the collectionמַשְׂאַ֞תmas.'AtH4864thatMosesמֹשֶׁ֧הmo.ShehH4872the servantעֶֽבֶד־'e.ved-H5650of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֛יםha.'E.lo.HimH430laidupon Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.BarH4057.

10And all the princesהַשָּׂרִ֖יםha.sa.RimH8269and all the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971rejoicedוַיִּשְׂמְח֥וּvai.yis.me.ChuH8055,and brought inוַיָּבִ֛יאוּvai.ya.Vi.'uH935,and castוַיַּשְׁלִ֥יכוּvai.yash.Li.khuH7993into the chestלָאָר֖וֹןla.'a.RonH727,until they had made an endלְכַלֵּֽה׃le.kha.LehH3615.

11Now it came to pass, that at what timeבְּעֵת֩be.'EtH6256the chestהָֽאָר֜וֹןha.'a.RonH727was broughtיָבִ֨יאya.Vi'H935unto the king’sהַמֶּלֶךְ֮ha.me.leKhH4428officeפְּקֻדַּ֣תpe.ku.DatH6486by the handבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027of the Levitesהַלְוִיִּם֒hal.vi.YimH3881,and when they sawוְכִרְאוֹתָ֞םve.khir.'o.TamH7200that there wasmuchרַ֣בravH7227moneyהַכֶּ֗סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701,the king’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428scribeסוֹפֵ֤רso.FerH5608and the highהָרֹ֔אשׁha.RoshH7218priest’sכֹּהֵ֣ןko.HenH3548officerוּפְקִיד֙u.fe.KidH6496cameוּבָ֨אu.Va'H935and emptiedוִיעָ֙רוּ֙vi.'A.ruH6168the chestהָ֣אָר֔וֹןha.'a.RonH727,and tookוְיִשָּׂאֻ֖הוּve.yi.sa.'U.huH5375it, and carriedH7725it to his placeמְקֹמ֑וֹme.ko.MoH4725againH7725.Thus they didעָשׂוּ֙'a.SuH6213dayלְי֣וֹם׀le.YomH3117by dayבְּי֔וֹםbe.YomH3117,and gatheredוַיַּֽאַסְפוּ־vai.ya.'as.fu-H622moneyכֶ֖סֶףKhe.sefH3701in abundanceלָרֹֽב׃la.RoH7230.

12And the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and Jehoiadaוִֽיהוֹיָדָ֗עvi.ho.ya.Da'H3077gaveוַיִּתְּנֵ֨הוּvai.yi.te.Ne.huH5414it to such as didעוֹשֵׂה֙o.SehH6213the workמְלֶ֙אכֶת֙me.Le.khetH4399of the serviceעֲבוֹדַ֣תa.vo.DatH5656of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and hiredשֹׂכְרִים֙so.khe.RimH7936masonsחֹצְבִ֣יםcho.tze.VimH2672and carpentersוְחָרָשִׁ֔יםve.cha.ra.ShimH2796to repairלְחַדֵּ֖שׁle.cha.DeshH2318the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,and also such as wroughtלְחָרָשֵׁ֤יle.cha.ra.SheiH2796ironבַרְזֶל֙var.ZelH1270and brassוּנְחֹ֔שֶׁתu.ne.Cho.shetH5178to mendלְחַזֵּ֖קle.cha.ZekH2388the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

13So the workmenוַֽיַּעֲשׂוּ֙ הַמְּלָאכָ֔הvai.ya.'a.Su ha.me.la.KhahH6213 H4399wroughtעֹשֵׂ֣י'o.SeiH6213,and the workלַמְּלָאכָ֖הla.me.la.KhahH4399wasוַתַּ֧עַלva.Ta.'alH5927perfectedאֲרוּכָ֛ה'a.ru.KhahH724by themבְּיָדָ֑םbe.ya.DamH3027,and they setוַֽיַּעֲמִ֜ידוּvai.ya.'a.Mi.duH5975the houseבֵּ֧יתbeitH1004of Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֛יםha.'E.lo.HimH430in his stateמַתְכֻּנְתּ֖וֹmat.kun.ToH4971,and strengthenedוַֽיְאַמְּצֻֽהוּ׃Vay.'a.me.Tzu.huH553it.

14And when they had finishedוּֽכְכַלּוֹתָ֡םu.khe.kha.lo.TamH3615it,they broughtהֵבִ֣יאוּhe.Vi.'uH935the restשְׁאָ֣רshe.'ArH7605of the moneyהַכֶּ֗סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701beforeלִפְנֵי֩lif.NeiH6440the kingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and Jehoiadaוִֽיהוֹיָדָ֜עvi.ho.ya.Da'H3077,whereof were madeוַיַּעֲשֵׂ֨הוּvai.ya.'a.Se.huH6213vesselsכֵלִ֤יםkhe.LimH3627for the houseלְבֵית־le.veit-H1004of Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, evenvesselsכְּלֵ֣יke.LeiH3627to ministerשָׁרֵ֔תsha.RetH8335,and to offerוְהַעֲל֣וֹתve.ha.'a.LotH5927withal,and spoonsוְכַפּ֔וֹתve.kha.PotH3709,and vesselsוּכְלֵ֥יu.khe.LeiH3627of goldזָהָ֖בza.HavH2091and silverוָכָ֑סֶףva.Kha.sefH3701.And they offeredמַעֲלִ֨יםma.'a.LimH5927burnt offeringsעֹל֤וֹתo.LotH5930in the houseבְּבֵית־be.veit-H1004of Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068continuallyתָּמִ֔ידta.MidH8548all the daysיְמֵ֥יye.MeiH3117of Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָֽע׃ פye.ho.ya.Da'H3077.

15But Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֛עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077waxed oldוַיִּזְקַ֧ןvai.yiz.KanH2204,and was fullוַיִּשְׂבַּ֥עvai.yis.Ba'H7646of daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117when he diedוַיָּמֹ֑תvai.ya.MotH4191;an hundredמֵאָ֧הme.'AhH3967and thirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֛יםu.she.lo.ShimH7970yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121was hewhen he diedבְּמוֹתֽוֹ׃be.mo.ToH4194.

16And they buriedוַיִּקְבְּרֻ֥הוּvai.yik.be.Ru.huH6912him in the cityבְעִיר־ve.'ir-H5892of Davidדָּוִ֖ידda.VidH1732among the kingsהַמְּלָכִ֑יםha.me.la.KhimH4428,because he had doneעָשָׂ֤ה'a.SahH6213goodטוֹבָה֙to.VahH2896in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,both toward Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,and toward his houseוּבֵיתֽוֹ׃ סu.vei.ToH1004.

17Now afterוְאַֽחֲרֵ֥יve.'a.cha.ReiH310the deathמוֹת֙mOtH4194of Jehoiadaיְה֣וֹיָדָ֔עye.Ho.ya.Da'H3077cameבָּ֚אוּBa.'uH935the princesשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,and made obeisanceוַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֖וּvai.yish.ta.cha.VuH7812to the kingלַמֶּ֑לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428.Then the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428hearkenedשָׁמַ֥עsha.Ma'H8085unto them.

18And they leftוַיַּֽעַזְב֗וּvai.ya.'az.VuH5800the houseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of their fathersאֲבוֹתֵיהֶ֔ם'a.vo.tei.HemH1,and servedוַיַּֽעַבְד֥וּvai.ya.'av.DuH5647grovesהָאֲשֵׁרִ֖יםha.'a.she.RimH842and idolsהָֽעֲצַבִּ֑יםha.'a.tza.BimH6091:and wrathקֶ֗צֶףKe.tzefH7110came upon Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063and Jerusalemוִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םvi.Ru.sha.LimH3389for this their trespassבְּאַשְׁמָתָ֖םbe.'ash.ma.TamH819.

19Yet he sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971prophetsנְבִאִ֔יםne.vi.'ImH5030to them, to bring them againלַהֲשִׁיבָ֖םla.ha.shi.VamH7725unto Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068;and they testifiedוַיָּעִ֥ידוּvai.ya.'I.duH5749against them: but they would not give earהֶאֱזִֽינוּ׃ סhe.'e.Zi.nuH238.

20And the Spiritוְר֣וּחַve.Ru.achH7307of Godאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430cameלָֽבְשָׁה֙la.ve.ShahH3847upon Zechariahזְכַרְיָה֙ze.khar.YahH2148the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֣עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548,which stoodוַֽיַּעֲמֹ֖דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975above the peopleלָעָ֑םla.'AmH5971,and saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, Thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Godהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,Why transgressעֹבְרִ֜ים'oe.RimH5674ye the commandmentsמִצְוֹ֤תmitz.VotH4687of Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,that ye cannot prosperתַצְלִ֔יחוּtatz.Li.chuH6743?because ye have forsakenעֲזַבְתֶּ֥ם'a.zav.TemH5800Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,he hath also forsakenוַיַּֽעֲזֹ֥בvai.ya.'a.ZoH5800you.

21And they conspiredוַיִּקְשְׁר֣וּvai.yik.she.RuH7194against him, and stonedוַיִּרְגְּמֻ֥הוּvai.yir.ge.Mu.huH7275him with stonesאֶ֖בֶן'E.venH68at the commandmentבְּמִצְוַ֣תbe.mitz.VatH4687of the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428in the courtבַּחֲצַ֖רba.cha.TzarH2691of the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

22Thus Joashיוֹאָ֣שׁyo.'AshH3101the kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428rememberedזָכַ֞רza.KharH2142not the kindnessהַחֶ֙סֶד֙ha.Che.sedH2617which Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֤עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077his fatherאָבִיו֙'a.VivH1had doneעָשָׂ֜ה'a.SahH6213to him, but slewוַֽיַּהֲרֹ֖גvai.ya.ha.RogH2026his sonבְּנ֑וֹbe.NoH1121.And when he diedH4194,he saidאָמַ֔ר'a.MarH559,Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068lookיֵ֥רֶאYe.re'H7200upon it,and requireוְיִדְרֹֽשׁ׃ פve.yid.RoshH1875it.

23And it came to pass at the endלִתְקוּפַ֣תlit.ku.FatH8622of the yearהַשָּׁנָ֗הha.sha.NahH8141, thatthe armyחֵ֣ילcheilH2428of Syriaאֲרָם֒'a.RamH758came upעָלָ֣ה'a.LahH5927against him: and they cameוַיָּבֹ֗אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063and Jerusalemוִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םvi.Ru.sha.LimH3389,and destroyedוַיַּשְׁחִ֛יתוּvai.yash.Chi.tuH7843all the princesשָׂרֵ֥יsa.ReiH8269of the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971from among the peopleמֵעָ֑םme.'AmH5971,and sentשִׁלְּח֖וּshi.le.ChuH7971all the spoilשְׁלָלָ֥םshe.la.LamH7998of them unto the kingלְמֶ֥לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428of Damascusדַּרְמָֽשֶׂק׃dar.Ma.sekH1834.

24For the armyחֵ֣ילcheilH2428of the Syriansאֲרָ֗ם'a.RamH758cameבָּ֣אוּ׀Ba.'uH935with a smallבְמִצְעַ֨רve.mitz.'ArH4705company of menאֲנָשִׁ֜ים'a.na.ShimH582,And Yhwhוַֽיהוָה֙va.Yah.wehH3068deliveredנָתַ֨ןna.TanH5414a veryמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966greatלָרֹ֣בla.RoH7230armyחַ֙יִל֙cha.yilH2428into their handבְּיָדָ֥םbe.ya.DamH3027,because they had forsakenעָֽזְב֔וּ'a.ze.VuH5800Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of their fathersאֲבוֹתֵיהֶ֑ם'a.vo.tei.HemH1.So they executedעָשׂ֥וּ'a.SuH6213judgmentשְׁפָטִֽים׃she.fa.TimH8201against Joashיוֹאָ֖שׁyo.'AshH3101.

25And when they were departedH3212from him, (for they leftעָזְב֣וּ'a.ze.VuH5800him in greatרַבִּים֒ra.BimH7227diseasesבְּמַחֲלוּיִ֣םbe.ma.cha.li.yimH4251,)his own servantsעֲבָדָ֗יו'a.va.DavH5650conspiredהִתְקַשְּׁר֨וּhit.ka.she.RuH7194against him for the bloodבִּדְמֵי֙bid.MeiH1818of the sonsבְּנֵי֙be.NeiH1121of Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֣עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548,and slewוַיַּֽהַרְגֻ֥הוּvai.ya.har.Gu.huH2026him on his bedמִטָּת֖וֹmi.ta.ToH4296,and he diedוַיָּמֹ֑תvai.ya.MotH4191:and they buriedוַֽיִּקְבְּרֻ֙הוּ֙vai.yik.be.Ru.huH6912him in the cityבְּעִ֣ירbe.'IrH5892of Davidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732,but they buriedקְבָרֻ֖הוּke.va.Ru.huH6912him not in the sepulchresבְּקִבְר֥וֹתbe.kiv.RotH6913of the kingsהַמְּלָכִֽים׃ סha.me.la.KhimH4428.

26And these are they that conspiredהַמִּתְקַשְּׁרִ֣יםha.mit.ka.she.RimH7194against him; Zabadזָבָ֗דza.VadH2066the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Shimeathשִׁמְעָת֙shim.'AtH8100an AmmonitessH5985,and Jehozabadוִיה֣וֹזָבָ֔דvi.Ho.za.VadH3075the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Shimrithשִׁמְרִ֖יתshim.RitH8116a Moabitessהַמּוֹאָבִֽית׃ha.mo.'a.VitH4125.

27Now concerninghis sonsוּבָנָ֞יוu.va.NavH1121,and the greatnessיִ֧רֶ֞בye.RevH7230 H7235of the burdensהַמַּשָּׂ֣אha.ma.Sa'H4853laidupon him, and the repairingH3247of the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, behold, they arewrittenכְּתוּבִ֔יםke.tu.VimH3789in the storyמִדְרַ֖שׁmid.RashH4097of the bookסֵ֣פֶרSe.ferH5612of the kingsהַמְּלָכִ֑יםha.me.la.KhimH4428.And Amaziahאֲמַצְיָ֥הוּ'a.matz.Ya.huH558his sonבְנ֖וֹve.NoH1121reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in his stead.

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