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2 Chronicles 24:20-27

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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