Revised Literal Translation

2 Kings 16

1In the seventeenthבִּשְׁנַת֙ שְׁבַֽע־ עֶשְׂרֵ֣הbish.Nat she.va'- 'es.RehH8141 H6240 H7651yearשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141of Pekahלְפֶ֖קַחle.Fe.kachH6492the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Remaliahרְמַלְיָ֑הוּre.mal.Ya.huH7425Ahazאָחָ֥ז'a.ChazH271the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jothamיוֹתָ֖םyo.TamH3147kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063began to reignמָלַ֛ךְma.LakhH4427.

2Twentyעֶשְׂרִ֤ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121wasAhazאָחָ֣ז'a.ChazH271when he began to reignבְּמָלְכ֔וֹbe.ma.le.KhoH4427,and reignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427sixteenוְשֵׁשׁ־ עֶשְׂרֵ֣הve.shesh- 'es.RehH6240 H8337yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389,and didעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213not that which wasrightהַיָּשָׁ֗רhai.ya.SharH3477in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֛יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068his Godאֱלֹהָ֖יו'e.lo.HavH430,like Davidכְּדָוִ֥דke.da.VidH1732his fatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1.

3But he walkedH3212in the wayבְּדֶ֖רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870of the kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,yea, and made his sonבְּנוֹ֙be.NoH1121to pass throughהֶעֱבִ֣ירhe.'e.VirH5674the fireבָּאֵ֔שׁba.'EshH784,according to the abominationsכְּתֹֽעֲבוֹת֙ke.to.'a.VotH8441of the heathenהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471,whom Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068cast outהוֹרִ֤ישׁho.RishH3423from beforeמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

4And he sacrificedוַיְזַבֵּ֧חַvay.za.Be.achH2076and burnt incenseוַיְקַטֵּ֛רvay.ka.TerH6999in the high placesבַּבָּמ֖וֹתba.ba.MotH1116,and on the hillsהַגְּבָע֑וֹתha.ge.va.'otH1389,and under every greenרַעֲנָֽן׃ra.'a.NanH7488treeעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086.

5Then Rezinרְצִ֣יןre.TzinH7526kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Syriaאֲ֠רָם'A.romH758and Pekahוּפֶ֨קַחu.Fe.kachH6492sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Remaliahרְמַלְיָ֧הוּre.mal.Ya.huH7425kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478came upיַעֲלֶ֣הya.'a.LehH5927to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389to warלַמִּלְחָמָ֑הla.mil.cha.MahH4421:and they besiegedוַיָּצֻ֙רוּ֙vai.ya.Tzu.ruH6696Ahazאָחָ֔ז'a.ChazH271,but couldיָכְל֖וּya.khe.LuH3201not overcomeלְהִלָּחֵֽם׃le.hi.la.ChemH3898him.

6At that timeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256Rezinרְצִ֨יןre.TzinH7526kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Syriaאֲרָ֤ם'a.RamH758recoveredהֵ֠שִׁיבHe.shivH7725Elathאֵילַת֙'ei.LatH359to Syriaלַֽאֲרָ֔ם וַֽאֲדוֹמִים֙la.'a.Ram va.'a.ra.mimH130 H758,and draveוַיְנַשֵּׁ֥לvay.na.ShelH5394the Jewsהַיְהוּדִ֖יםhay.hu.DimH3064from Elathמֵֽאֵיל֑וֹתme.'ei.LotH359:and the SyriansH726cameבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935to Elathאֵילַ֔ת'ei.LatH359,and dweltוַיֵּ֣שְׁבוּvai.Ye.she.vuH3427there unto this dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

7So Ahazאָחָ֜ז'a.ChazH271sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֗יםmal.'a.KhimH4397to Tiglath–pileserH8407kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Assyriaאַשּׁוּר֙'a.ShurH804,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, I amthy servantעַבְדְּךָ֥'av.de.KhaH5650and thy sonוּבִנְךָ֖u.vin.KhaH1121:come upעֲלֵ֨ה'a.LehH5927,and saveוְהוֹשִׁעֵ֜נִיve.ho.shi.'E.niH3467me out of the handמִכַּ֣ףmi.KafH3709of the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Syriaאֲרָ֗ם'a.RamH758,and out of the handוּמִכַּף֙u.mi.KafH3709of the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,which rise upהַקּוֹמִ֖יםha.ko.MimH6965against me.

8And Ahazאָחָ֜ז'a.ChazH271tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947the silverהַכֶּ֣סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701and goldהַזָּהָ֗בha.za.HavH2091that was foundהַנִּמְצָא֙ha.nim.Tza'H4672in the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and in the treasuresוּבְאֹֽצְר֖וֹתu.ve.'o.tze.RotH214of the king’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,and sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֥חvai.yish.LachH7971it fora presentשֹֽׁחַד׃Sho.chadH7810to the kingלְמֶֽלֶךְ־le.Me.lekh-H4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֖וּר'a.ShurH804.

9And the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804hearkenedוַיִּשְׁמַ֤עvai.yish.Ma'H8085unto him: for the kingמֶ֨לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֤וּר'a.ShurH804went upוַיַּעַל֩vai.ya.'AlH5927against Damascusדַּמֶּ֙שֶׂק֙da.Me.sekH1834,and tookוַֽיִּתְפְּשֶׂ֔הָvai.yit.pe.Se.haH8610it, and carried the people ofit captiveוַיַּגְלֶ֖הָvai.yag.Le.haH1540to Kirקִ֑ירָהKi.rahH7024,and slewהֵמִֽית׃he.MitH4191Rezinרְצִ֖יןre.TzinH7526.

10And kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahazאָחָ֡ז'a.ChazH271wentH3212to Damascusדּוּמֶּ֔שֶׂקdu.Me.sekH1834to meetH7125Tiglath–pileserH8407kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Assyriaאַשּׁוּר֙'a.ShurH804,and sawוַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'H7200an altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achH4196that wasat Damascusבְּדַמָּ֑שֶׂקbe.da.Ma.sekH1834:and kingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahazאָחָ֜ז'a.ChazH271sentוַיִּשְׁלַח֩vai.yish.LachH7971to Urijahאוּרִיָּ֣ה'u.ri.YahH223the priestהַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.HenH3548the fashionדְּמ֧וּתde.MutH1823of the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֛חַha.miz.Be.achH4196,and the patternתַּבְנִית֖וֹtav.ni.ToH8403of it, according to all the workmanshipמַעֲשֵֽׂהוּ׃ma.'a.Se.huH4639thereof.

11And Urijahאוּרִיָּ֥ה'u.ri.YahH223the priestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548builtוַיִּ֛בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129an altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַha.miz.Be.achH4196according to all that kingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahazאָחָ֜ז'a.ChazH271had sentשָׁלַח֩sha.LachH7971from Damascusמִדַּמֶּ֗שֶׂקmi.da.Me.sekH1834:so Urijahאוּרִיָּ֣ה'u.ri.YahH223the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548madeעָשָׂה֙'a.SahH6213itagainst kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ־ha.Me.lekh-H4428Ahazאָחָ֖ז'a.ChazH271cameבּ֥וֹאBo'H935from Damascusמִדַּמָּֽשֶׂק׃mi.da.Ma.sekH1834.

12And when the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428was comeוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935from Damascusמִדַּמֶּ֔שֶׂקmi.da.Me.sekH1834,the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sawוַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'H7200the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַha.miz.Be.achH4196:and the kingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428approachedוַיִּקְרַ֥בvai.yik.RavH7126to the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achH4196,and offeredוַיַּ֥עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927thereon.

13And he burntוַיַּקְטֵ֤רvai.yak.TerH6999his burnt offeringעֹֽלָתוֹ֙o.la.ToH5930and his grain offeringמִנְחָת֔וֹmin.cha.ToH4503,and pouredוַיַּסֵּ֖ךְvai.ya.SekhH5258his drink offeringנִסְכּ֑וֹnis.KoH5262,and sprinkledוַיִּזְרֹ֛קvai.yiz.RokH2236the bloodדַּֽם־dam-H1818of his peace offeringsהַשְּׁלָמִ֥יםha.she.la.MimH8002,upon the altarהַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃ha.miz.Be.achH4196.

14And he broughtוַיַּקְרֵ֗בvai.yak.RevH7126also the brasenהַנְּחֹשֶׁת֮ha.ne.cho.ShetH5178altarהַמִּזְבַּ֣חha.miz.BachH4196, which wasbeforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440 Yhwhיְהוָה֒Yah.wehH3068,from the forefrontפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of the houseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,from between the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַha.miz.Be.achH4196and the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,and putוַיִּתֵּ֥ןvai.yi.TenH5414it on the northצָפֽוֹנָה׃tza.Fo.nahH6828sideיֶ֥רֶךְYe.rekhH3409of the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achH4196.

15And kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ־ha.Me.lekh-H4428Ahazאָ֠חָז'A.chozH271commandedוַיְצַוֶּ֣הvay.tza.vuhH6680Urijahאוּרִיָּ֨ה'u.ri.YahH223the priestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Upon the greatהַגָּד֡וֹלha.ga.DolH1419altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֣חַha.miz.Be.achH4196burnהַקְטֵ֣רhak.TerH6999the morningהַבֹּקֶר֩ha.bo.KerH1242burnt offeringעֹֽלַת־'o.lat-H5930,and the eveningהָעֶ֜רֶבha.'E.revH6153grain offeringמִנְחַ֨תmin.ChatH4503,and the king’sהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428burnt sacrificeעֹלַ֧ת'o.LatH5930,and his grain offeringמִנְחָת֗וֹmin.cha.ToH4503,with the burnt offeringעֹלַ֞ת'o.LatH5930of all the peopleעַ֤ם'amH5971of the landהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776,and their grain offeringוּמִנְחָתָ֣םu.min.cha.TamH4503,and their drink offeringsוְנִסְכֵּיהֶ֔םve.nis.kei.HemH5262;and sprinkleתִּזְרֹ֑קtiz.RokH2236upon it all the bloodדַּ֥םdamH1818of the burnt offeringעֹלָ֛ה'o.LahH5930,and all the bloodדַּם־dam-H1818of the sacrificeזֶ֖בַחZe.vachH2077:and the brasenהַנְּחֹ֛שֶׁתha.ne.Cho.shetH5178altarוּמִזְבַּ֧חu.miz.BachH4196shall be for me to enquireלְבַקֵּֽר׃le.va.KerH1239by.

16Thus didוַיַּ֖עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213Urijahאוּרִיָּ֣ה'u.ri.YahH223the priestהַכֹּהֵ֑ןha.ko.HenH3548,according to all that kingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahazאָחָֽז׃'a.ChazH271commandedצִוָּ֖הtzi.VahH6680.

17And kingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahazאָחָ֜ז'a.ChazH271cut offוַיְקַצֵּץ֩vay.ka.TzetzH7112the bordersהַמִּסְגְּר֣וֹתha.mis.ge.RotH4526of the basesהַמְּכֹנ֗וֹתha.me.kho.NotH4350,and removedוַיָּ֤סַרvai.Ya.sarH5493the laverהַכִּיֹּ֔רha.ki.YorH3595from off them; and took downהוֹרִ֔דho.RidH3381the seaהַיָּ֣םhai.YamH3220from off the brasenהַנְּחֹ֖שֶׁתha.ne.Cho.shetH5178oxenהַבָּקָ֥רha.ba.KarH1241that wereunder it, and putוַיִּתֵּ֣ןvai.yi.TenH5414it upon a pavementמַרְצֶ֥פֶתmar.Tze.fetH4837of stonesאֲבָנִֽים׃'a.va.NimH68.

18And the covertמוּסַ֨ךְmi.sakhH4329for the sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֜תha.sha.BatH7676that they had builtבָּנ֣וּba.NuH1129in the houseבַבַּ֗יִתva.Ba.yitH1004,and the king’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428entryמְב֤וֹאme.Vo'H3996withoutהַֽחִיצ֔וֹנָהha.chi.Tzo.nahH2435,turnedהֵסֵ֖בhe.SevH5437he from the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068forמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃'a.ShurH804.

19Now the restוְיֶ֛תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of the actsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of Ahazאָחָ֖ז'a.ChazH271which he didעָשָׂ֑ה'a.SahH6213, arethey not writtenכְּתוּבִ֗יםke.tu.VimH3789in the bookסֵ֛פֶרSe.ferH5612of the chroniclesדִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖יםdiv.Rei hai.ya.MimH3117 H1697of the kingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063?

20And Ahazאָחָז֙'a.ChazH271sleptוַיִּשְׁכַּ֤בvai.yish.KavH7901with his fathersאֲבֹתָ֔יו'a.vo.TavH1,and was buriedוַיִּקָּבֵ֥רvai.yi.ka.VerH6912with his fathersאֲבֹתָ֖יו'a.vo.TavH1in the cityבְּעִ֣ירbe.'IrH5892of Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732:and Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֥הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396his sonבְנ֖וֹve.NoH1121reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in his stead.

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