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2 Kings 11:19-21

19And he tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947the rulersשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269over hundredsהַ֠מֵּאוֹתHa.me.'otH3967,and the captainsהַכָּרִ֨יha.ka.RiH3746,and the guardהָרָצִ֜יםha.ra.TzimH7323,and all the peopleעַ֣ם'amH5971of the landהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776;and they brought downוַיֹּרִ֤ידוּvai.yo.Ri.duH3381the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428from the houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and cameוַיָּב֛וֹאוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935by the wayדֶּֽרֶך־de.rekh-H1870of the gateשַׁ֥עַרSha.'arH8179of the guardהָרָצִ֖יםha.ra.TzimH7323to the king’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004.And he satוַיֵּ֖שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427on the throneכִּסֵּ֥אki.Se'H3678of the kingsהַמְּלָכִֽים׃ha.me.la.KhimH4428.

20And all the peopleעַם־'am-H5971of the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776rejoicedוַיִּשְׂמַ֥חvai.yis.MachH8055,and the cityוְהָעִ֣ירve.ha.'IrH5892was in quietשָׁקָ֑טָהsha.Ka.tahH8252:and they slewהֵמִ֥יתוּhe.Mi.tuH4191Athaliahעֲתַלְיָ֛הוּ'a.tal.Ya.huH6271with the swordבַחֶ֖רֶבva.Che.revH2719besidethe king’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ סha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

21Sevenשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִ֖יםsha.NimH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121wasJehoashיְהוֹאָ֥שׁye.ho.'AshH3060when he began to reignבְּמָלְכֽוֹ׃ פbe.ma.le.KhoH4427.

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