Revised Version 1895

1 Kings 15:9-24

9And in thetwentiethעֶשְׂרִ֔ים'es.RimH6242yearוּבִשְׁנַ֣תu.vish.NatH8141ofJeroboamלְיָרָבְעָ֖םle.ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379kingH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478beganAsaאָסָ֖א'a.Sa'H609toreignמָלַ֥ךְma.LakhH4427overJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

10Andfortyוְאַרְבָּעִ֤יםve.'ar.ba.'ImH705and oneyearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141reignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427he inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389: and hismother’sאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517nameוְשֵׁ֣םve.ShemH8034wasMaacahמַעֲכָ֖הma.'a.KhahH4601thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofAbishalomאֲבִישָׁלֽוֹם׃'a.vi.sha.LomH53.

11AndAsaאָסָ֛א'a.Sa'H609didH6213thatwhichH5869wasrightהַיָּשָׁ֖רhai.ya.SharH3477in theeyesבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, asdidH6213Davidכְּדָוִ֖דke.da.VidH1732hisfatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1.

12And heputH5493awayH5493thesodomitesהַקְּדֵשִׁ֖יםha.ke.de.ShimH6945outמִן־min-H4480of thelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776, andremovedH5493allכָּל־kol-H3605theidolsהַגִּלֻּלִ֔יםha.gi.lu.LimH1544that hisfathersאֲבֹתָֽיו׃'a.vo.TavH1hadmadeעָשׂ֖וּ'a.SuH6213.

13And alsoMaacahמַעֲכָ֣הma.'a.KhahH4601hismotherאִמּ֗וֹ'i.MoH517heremovedוַיְסִרֶ֙הָ֙vay.si.Re.haH5493frombeingH3772queenמִגְּבִירָ֔הmi.ge.vi.RahH1377,becauseH834sheH834hadmadeעָשְׂתָ֥ה'a.se.TahH6213an abominableimageמִפְלֶ֖צֶתmif.Le.tzetH4656for anAsherahלָאֲשֵׁרָ֑הla.'a.she.RahH842; andAsaאָסָא֙'a.Sa'H609cutוַיִּכְרֹ֤תvai.yikh.RotH3772downH3772herH3772imageמִפְלַצְתָּ֔הּmif.latz.TahH4656, andburntוַיִּשְׂרֹ֖ףvai.yis.RofH8313it at thebrookבְּנַ֥חַלbe.Na.chalH5158Kidronקִדְרֽוֹן׃kid.RonH6939.

14But thehighוְהַבָּמ֖וֹתve.ha.ba.MotH1116placesH1116werenotלֹא־lo'-H3808takenH5493awayH5493: nevertheless theheartלְבַב־le.vav-H3824ofAsaאָסָ֗א'a.Sa'H609wasperfectשָׁלֵ֛םsha.LemH8003with theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068allכָּל־kol-H3605hisdaysיָמָֽיו׃ya.MavH3117.

15And hebroughtH935intoH935thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068the things that hisfatherאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1haddedicatedקָדְשֵׁ֣יka.de.SheiH6944, and the things that himself haddedicatedוְקָדְשֵׁ֖יve.ka.de.sheiH6944,silverכֶּ֥סֶףKe.sefH3701, andgoldוְזָהָ֖בve.za.HavH2091, andvesselsוְכֵלִֽים׃ve.khe.LimH3627.

16And there waswarוּמִלְחָמָ֨הu.mil.cha.MahH4421betweenH996Asaאָסָ֗א'a.Sa'H609andBaashaבַּעְשָׁ֥אba'.Sha'H1201kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478allכָּל־kol-H3605theirdaysיְמֵיהֶֽם׃ye.mei.HemH3117.

17AndBaashaבַּעְשָׁ֤אba'.Sha'H1201kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478wentH3318upוַיַּ֨עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927againstעַל־'al-H5921Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063, andbuiltוַיִּ֖בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129Ramahהָרָמָ֑הha.ra.MahH7414, that he mightnotלְבִלְתִּ֗יle.vil.TiH1115sufferanyתֵּ֚תtetH5414togoH3318outH3318orcomeוָבָ֔אva.Va'H935in toAsaלְאָסָ֖אle.'a.Sa'H609kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

18ThenAsaאָ֠סָא'A.sa'H609tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947allכָּל־kol-H3605thesilverהַכֶּ֨סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701and thegoldוְהַזָּהָ֜בve.ha.za.HavH2091that wereleftהַֽנּוֹתָרִ֣ים׀ha.no.ta.RimH3498in thetreasuresבְּאוֹצְר֣וֹתbe.'otz.RotH214of thehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004of theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, and thetreasuresאֽוֹצְרוֹת֙'otz.rOtH214of theking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004, anddeliveredוַֽיִּתְּנֵ֖םvai.yi.te.NemH5414themintoאֶל־'el-H413thehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of hisservantsעֲבָדָ֑יו'a.va.DavH5650: andkingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Asaאָסָ֗א'a.Sa'H609sentוַיִּשְׁלָחֵ֞םvai.yish.la.ChemH7971them toBen-hadadH1130, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofTabrimmonטַבְרִמֹּ֤ןtav.ri.MonH2886, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofHezionחֶזְיוֹן֙chez.yOnH2383,kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofSyriaאֲרָ֔ם'a.RamH758, thatdweltהַיֹּשֵׁ֥בhai.yo.ShevH3427atDamascusבְּדַמֶּ֖שֶׂקbe.da.Me.sekH1834,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

19There is aleagueבְּרִית֙be.RitH1285betweenH996meH7971and thee,betweenH996myfatherאָבִ֖י'a.ViH1and thyfatherאָבִ֑יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1:beholdהִנֵּה֩hi.NehH2009, I havesentשָׁלַ֨חְתִּֽיsha.Lach.tiH7971unto thee apresentשֹׁ֙חַד֙sho.chadH7810ofsilverכֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefH3701andgoldוְזָהָ֔בve.za.HavH2091;goוְיַעֲלֶ֖הve.ya.'a.LehH5927,breakהָפֵ֗רָהha.Fe.rahH6565thyleagueבְּרִֽיתְךָ֙be.ri.te.KhaH1285withBaashaבַּעְשָׁ֣אba'.Sha'H1201kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, that he maydepartH5927frommeH7971.

20AndBen-hadadH1130hearkened untokingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Asaאָסָ֗א'a.Sa'H609, andsentוַ֠יִּשְׁלַחVai.yish.lachH7971thecaptainsשָׂרֵ֨יsa.ReiH8269of hisarmiesהַחֲיָלִ֤יםha.cha.ya.LimH2428againstH5921thecitiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, andsmoteוַיַּךְ֙vai.yaKhH5221Ijonעִיּ֣וֹןi.YonH5859, andDanדָּ֔ןDanH1835, andAbel-beth-maacahH62, andallכָּל־kol-H3605Chinnerothכִּנְר֔וֹתkin.RotH3672, withallכָּל־kol-H3605thelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofNaphtaliנַפְתָּלִֽי׃naf.ta.LiH5321.

21And itcameH1961topassH1961, whenBaashaבַּעְשָׁ֔אba'.Sha'H1201heardכִּשְׁמֹ֣עַkish.Mo.a'H8085thereof, that heleftH1961offאֶת־'et-H853buildingמִבְּנ֖וֹתmi.be.NotH1129ofRamahהָֽרָמָ֑הha.ra.MahH7414, anddweltוַיֵּ֖שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427inTirzahבְּתִרְצָֽה׃be.tir.TzahH8656.

22Thenkingוְהַמֶּ֨לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428Asaאָסָ֜א'a.Sa'H609madeH3605aproclamationהִשְׁמִ֤יעַhish.Mi.a'H8085untoallH3605Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063;noneאֵ֣ין'einH369was exempted: and theycarriedH5375awayH5375thestonesאַבְנֵ֤י'av.NeiH68ofRamahהָֽרָמָה֙ha.ra.MahH7414, and thetimberעֵצֶ֔יהָ'e.Tzei.haH6086thereof, wherewithBaashaבַּעְשָׁ֑אba'.Sha'H1201had builded; andkingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Asaאָסָ֔א'a.Sa'H609builtH1129therewithGebaגֶּ֥בַעGe.va'H1387ofBenjaminבִּנְיָמִ֖ןbin.ya.MinH1144, andMizpahהַמִּצְפָּֽה׃ha.mitz.PahH4709.

23NowH3117therestוְיֶ֣תֶרve.Ye.terH3499ofallכָּל־kol-H3605theactsדִּבְרֵֽי־div.rei-H1697ofAsaאָ֠סָא'A.sa'H609, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605his might, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605that hedidעָשָׂ֗ה'a.SahH6213, and thecitiesוְהֶֽעָרִים֙ve.he.'a.RimH5892whichH834hebuiltבָּנָ֔הba.NahH1129, are theynotהֲלֹֽא־ha.lo'-H3808writtenכְתוּבִ֗יםkhe.tu.VimH3789in thebookסֵ֛פֶרSe.ferH5612of thechroniclesדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of thekingsלְמַלְכֵ֣יle.mal.KheiH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063? But in the time of hisoldזִקְנָת֔וֹzik.na.ToH2209ageH3117he was diseased in hisfeetרַגְלָֽיו׃rag.LavH7272.

24AndAsaאָסָא֙'a.Sa'H609sleptוַיִּשְׁכַּ֤בvai.yish.KavH7901with hisfathersאֲבֹתָ֔יו'a.vo.TavH1, and wasburiedוַיִּקָּבֵר֙vai.yi.ka.VerH6912with hisfathersאֲבֹתָ֔יו'a.vo.TavH1in thecityבְּעִ֖ירbe.'IrH5892ofDavidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732hisfatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1: andJehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֥טye.ho.sha.FatH3092hissonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in hissteadתַּחְתָּֽיו׃ פtach.TavH8478.

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