Revised Literal Translation

2 Chronicles 26:1-8

1Then all the peopleעַ֤ם'amH5971of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063tookוַיִּקְח֞וּvai.yik.ChuH3947Uzziahעֻזִּיָּ֔הוּ'u.zi.Ya.huH5818, who wassixteenשֵׁ֥שׁ עֶשְׂרֵ֖הshesh 'es.RehH6240 H8337yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121,and made him kingוַיַּמְלִ֣יכוּvai.yam.Li.khuH4427in the room of his fatherאָבִ֥יו'a.VivH1Amaziahאֲמַצְיָֽהוּ׃'a.matz.Ya.huH558.

2He builtבָּנָ֣הba.NahH1129Elothאֵיל֔וֹת'ei.LotH359,and restoredוַיְשִׁיבֶ֖הָvay.shi.Ve.haH7725it to Judahלִֽיהוּדָ֑הli.hu.DahH3063,afterאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310that the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sleptשְׁכַֽב־she.khav-H7901with his fathersאֲבֹתָֽיו׃ פ'a.vo.TavH1.

3Sixteenשֵׁ֨שׁ עֶשְׂרֵ֤הshesh 'es.RehH6240 H8337yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121wasUzziahעֻזִּיָּ֣הוּ'u.zi.Ya.huH5818when he began to reignבְמָלְכ֔וֹve.ma.le.KhoH4427,and he reignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427fiftyוַחֲמִשִּׁ֤יםva.cha.mi.ShimH2572and twoוּשְׁתַּ֙יִם֙u.she.Ta.yimH8147yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389.His mother’sאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517nameוְשֵׁ֣םve.ShemH8034also wasJecoliahיְכָלְיָ֖הye.khi.le.yahH3203of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

4And he didוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213that which wasrightהַיָּשָׁ֖רhai.ya.SharH3477in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,according to all that his fatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1Amaziahאֲמַצְיָ֥הוּ'a.matz.Ya.huH558didעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213.

5And he soughtלִדְרֹ֣שׁlid.RoshH1875Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430in the daysבִּימֵ֣יbi.MeiH3117of Zechariahזְכַרְיָ֔הוּze.khar.Ya.huH2148,who had understandingהַמֵּבִ֖יןha.me.VinH995in the visionsבִּרְאֹ֣תbir.'OtH7200of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430:and as long asוּבִימֵי֙u.vi.MeiH3117he soughtדָּרְשׁ֣וֹda.re.ShoH1875Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,Godהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ סha.'E.lo.HimH430made him to prosperהִצְלִיח֖וֹhitz.li.ChoH6743.

6And he went forthוַיֵּצֵא֙vai.ye.Tze'H3318and warredוַיִּלָּ֣חֶםvai.yi.La.chemH3898against the Philistinesבַּפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםba.pe.lish.TimH6430,and brake downוַיִּפְרֹ֞ץvai.yif.RotzH6555the wallח֣וֹמַתCho.matH2346of Gathגַּ֗תGatH1661,and the wallחוֹמַ֣תcho.MatH2346of Jabnehיַבְנֵ֔הyav.NehH2996,and the wallחוֹמַ֣תcho.MatH2346of Ashdodאַשְׁדּ֑וֹד'ash.DodH795,and builtוַיִּבְנֶ֣הvai.yiv.NehH1129citiesעָרִ֔ים'a.RimH5892about Ashdodבְּאַשְׁדּ֖וֹדbe.'ash.DodH795,and among the Philistinesוּבַפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃u.va.pe.lish.TimH6430.

7And Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֜יםha.'E.lo.HimH430helpedוַיַּעְזְרֵ֨הוּvai.ya'.ze.Re.huH5826him against the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֧יםpe.lish.TimH6430,and against the Arabiansהָֽעַרְבִ֛יםha.'ar.vi.yimH6163that dweltהַיֹּשְׁבִ֥יםhai.yo.she.VimH3427in Gur–baalH1485,and the Mehunimsוְהַמְּעוּנִֽים׃ve.ha.me.'u.NimH4586.

8And the Ammonitesהָֽעַמּוֹנִ֛יםha.'a.mo.NimH5984gaveוַיִּתְּנ֧וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414giftsמִנְחָ֖הmin.ChahH4503to Uzziahלְעֻזִּיָּ֑הוּle.'u.zi.Ya.huH5818:and his nameשְׁמוֹ֙she.MoH8034spread abroadH3212evento the enteringלְב֣וֹאle.Vo'H935in of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714;for he strengthenedהֶחֱזִ֖יקhe.che.ZikH2388himselfexceedinglyלְמָֽעְלָה׃le.Ma.'e.lahH4605.

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