Revised Literal Translation

2 Kings 18:1-5

1Now it came to pass in the thirdשָׁלֹ֔שׁsha.LoshH7969yearבִּשְׁנַ֣תbish.NatH8141of Hosheaלְהוֹשֵׁ֥עַle.ho.She.a'H1954sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Elahאֵלָ֖ה'e.LahH425kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, thatHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֥הchiz.ki.YahH2396the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Ahazאָחָ֖ז'a.ChazH271kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063began to reignמָלַ֛ךְma.LakhH4427.

2Twentyעֶשְׂרִ֨ים'es.RimH6242and fiveוְחָמֵ֤שׁve.cha.MeshH2568yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121was he when he began to reignבְמָלְכ֔וֹve.ma.le.KhoH4427;and he reignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427twentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֤יםve.'es.RimH6242and nineוָתֵ֙שַׁע֙va.Te.sha'H8672yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389.His mother’sאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517nameוְשֵׁ֣םve.ShemH8034also wasAbiאֲבִ֖י'a.ViH21,the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Zachariahזְכַרְיָֽה׃ze.khar.YahH2148.

3And he didוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213that which wasrightהַיָּשָׁ֖רhai.ya.SharH3477in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,according to all that Davidדָּוִ֥דda.VidH1732his fatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1didעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213.

4He removedהֵסִ֣ירhe.SirH5493the high placesהַבָּמ֗וֹתha.ba.MotH1116,and brakeוְשִׁבַּר֙ve.shi.BarH7665the imagesהַמַּצֵּבֹ֔תha.ma.tze.VotH4676,and cut downוְכָרַ֖תve.kha.RatH3772the grovesהָֽאֲשֵׁרָ֑הha.'a.she.RahH842,and brake in piecesוְכִתַּת֩ve.khi.TatH3807the brasenהַנְּחֹ֜שֶׁתha.ne.Cho.shetH5178serpentנְחַ֨שׁne.ChashH5175that Mosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872had madeעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213:for unto those daysהַיָּמִ֤יםhai.ya.MimH3117the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478did burn incenseמְקַטְּרִ֣יםme.ka.te.RimH6999to it: and he calledוַיִּקְרָא־vai.yik.ra'-H7121it Nehushtanנְחֻשְׁתָּֽן׃ne.chush.TanH5180.

5He trustedבָּטָ֑חba.TachH982in Yhwhבַּיהוָ֥הba.Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478;so that afterוְאַחֲרָ֞יוve.'a.cha.RavH310him was none like him among all the kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063, nor anythat were beforeלְפָנָֽיו׃le.fa.NavH6440him.

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