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2 Chronicles 25:17-24

17Then Amaziahאֲמַצְיָ֙הוּ֙'a.matz.Ya.huH558kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063took adviceוַיִּוָּעַ֗ץvai.yi.va.'AtzH3289,and sentוַ֠יִּשְׁלַחVai.yish.lachH7971to Joashיוֹאָ֨שׁyo.'AshH3101,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jehoahazיְהוֹאָחָ֧זye.ho.'a.ChazH3059,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jehuיֵה֛וּאye.Hu'H3058,kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,ComeH3212,let us see one anotherנִתְרָאֶ֥הnit.ra.'EhH7200in the faceפָנִֽים׃fa.NimH6440.

18And Joashיוֹאָ֣שׁyo.'AshH3101kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֞חvai.yish.LachH7971to Amaziahאֲמַצְיָ֣הוּ'a.matz.Ya.huH558kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָה֮ye.hu.DahH3063,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559,The thistleהַח֜וֹחַha.Cho.achH2336that wasin Lebanonבַּלְּבָנ֗וֹןba.le.va.NonH3844sentשָׁ֠לַחSha.lachH7971to the cedarהָאֶ֜רֶזha.'E.rezH730that wasin Lebanonבַּלְּבָנוֹן֙ba.le.va.nOnH3844,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Giveתְּנָֽה־te.nah-H5414thy daughterבִּתְּךָ֥bi.te.KhaH1323to my sonלִבְנִ֖יliv.NiH1121to wifeלְאִשָּׁ֑הle.'i.ShahH802:and there passed byוַֽתַּעֲבֹ֞רva.ta.'a.VorH5674a wildהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704beastחַיַּ֤תchai.YatH2416that wasin Lebanonבַּלְּבָנ֔וֹןba.le.va.NonH3844,and trode downוַתִּרְמֹ֖סva.tir.MosH7429the thistleהַחֽוֹחַ׃ha.Cho.achH2336.

19Thou sayestאָמַ֗רְתָּ'a.Mar.taH559,Lo, thou hast smittenהִכִּ֙יתָ֙hi.Ki.taH5221the Edomitesאֱד֔וֹם'e.DomH123;and thine heartלִבְּךָ֖li.be.KhaH3820lifteth thee upוּנְשָׂאֲךָ֥u.ne.sa.'a.KhaH5375to boastלְהַכְבִּ֑ידle.hakh.BidH3513:abideשְׁבָ֣הshe.VahH3427now at homeבְּבֵיתֶ֔ךָbe.vei.Te.khaH1004;why shouldest thou meddleתִתְגָּרֶה֙tit.ga.RehH1624to thinehurtבְּרָעָ֔הbe.ra.'AhH7451,that thou shouldest fallוְנָ֣פַלְתָּ֔ve.Na.fal.taH5307, eventhou, and Judahוִיהוּדָ֥הvi.hu.DahH3063with thee?

20But Amaziahאֲמַצְיָ֔הוּ'a.matz.Ya.huH558would not hearשָׁמַ֣עsha.Ma'H8085; for it cameof Godמֵהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙me.ha.'E.lo.HimH430,that he might deliverתִּתָּ֣םti.TamH5414them into the handבְּיָ֑דbe.YadH3027of their enemies,because they soughtדָֽרְשׁ֔וּda.re.ShuH1875after the godsאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Edomאֱדֽוֹם׃'e.DomH123.

21So Joashיוֹאָ֤שׁyo.'AshH3101the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478went upוַיַּ֨עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927;and they saw one anotherוַיִּתְרָא֣וּvai.yit.ra.'UH7200in the faceפָנִ֔יםfa.NimH6440, bothhe and Amaziahוַאֲמַצְיָ֣הוּva.'a.matz.Ya.huH558kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,at Beth–shemeshH1053, which belongethto Judahלִיהוּדָֽה׃li.hu.DahH3063.

22And Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063was put to the worseוַיִּנָּ֥גֶףvai.yi.Na.gefH5062beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and they fledוַיָּנֻ֖סוּvai.ya.Nu.suH5127every manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376to his tentלְאֹהָלָֽיו׃le.'o.ha.LavH168.

23And Joashיוֹאָ֣שׁyo.'AshH3101the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478tookתָּפַ֛שׂta.FasH8610Amaziahאֲמַצְיָ֨הוּ'a.matz.Ya.huH558kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Joashיוֹאָ֥שׁyo.'AshH3101,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jehoahazיְהוֹאָחָ֗זye.ho.'a.ChazH3059,at Beth–shemeshH1053,and broughtוַיְבִיאֵ֙הוּ֙vay.vi.'E.huH935him to Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389,and brake downוַיִּפְרֹ֞ץvai.yif.RotzH6555the wallבְּחוֹמַ֣תbe.cho.MatH2346of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389from the gateמִשַּׁ֤עַרmi.Sha.'arH8179of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669to the cornerהַפּוֹנֶ֔הha.po.NehH6437gateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179,fourאַרְבַּ֥ע'ar.Ba'H702hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967cubitsאַמָּֽה׃'a.MahH520.

24And he tookall the goldהַזָּהָ֣בha.za.HavH2091and the silverוְהַכֶּ֡סֶףve.ha.Ke.sefH3701,and all the vesselsהַ֠כֵּלִיםHa.ke.limH3627that were foundהַנִּמְצְאִ֨יםha.nim.tze.'ImH4672in the houseבְּבֵית־be.veit-H1004of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֜יםha.'E.lo.HimH430with Obed–edomH5654,and the treasuresאֹצְרוֹת֙'o.tze.rOtH214of the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,the hostagesבְּנֵ֣י הַתַּֽעֲרֻב֑וֹתbe.Nei ha.ta.'a.ru.VotH8594 H1121also, and returnedוַיָּ֖שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725to Samariaשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃ פsho.me.RonH8111.

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