Revised Version 1895

2 Chronicles 16

1In thesixוָשֵׁשׁ֙va.SheshH8337andthirtiethשְׁלֹשִׁ֤יםshe.lo.ShimH7970yearבִּשְׁנַ֨תbish.NatH8141of thereignלְמַלְכ֣וּתle.mal.KhutH4438ofAsaאָסָ֔א'a.Sa'H609,Baashaבַּעְשָׁ֤אba'.Sha'H1201kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478wentH3318upעָלָ֞ה'a.LahH5927againstעַל־'al-H5921Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063, andbuiltוַיִּ֖בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129Ramahהָרָמָ֑הha.ra.MahH7414, that he mightnotלְבִלְתִּ֗יle.vil.TiH1115sufferanyתֵּ֚תtetH5414togoH3318outH3318orcomeוָבָ֔אva.Va'H935in toAsaלְאָסָ֖אle.'a.Sa'H609kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

2ThenAsaאָסָ֜א'a.Sa'H609broughtH3318outH3318silverכֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefH3701andgoldוְזָהָ֗בve.za.HavH2091outH3318of thetreasuresמֵאֹֽצְר֛וֹתme.'o.tze.RotH214of thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068and of theking’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseוּבֵ֣יתu.VeitH1004, andsentוַיִּשְׁלַ֗חvai.yish.LachH7971toBen-hadadH1130kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofSyriaאֲרָ֔ם'a.RamH758, thatdweltהַיּוֹשֵׁ֥בhai.yo.ShevH3427atDamascusבְּדַרְמֶ֖שֶׂקbe.dar.Me.sekH1834,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

3There is aleagueבְּרִית֙be.RitH1285betweenH996meH7971and thee, as there wasbetweenH996myfatherאָבִ֖י'a.ViH1and thyfatherאָבִ֑יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1:beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009, I havesentH7971theesilverכֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefH3701andgoldוְזָהָ֔בve.za.HavH2091;goוְיַעֲלֶ֖הve.ya.'a.LehH5927,breakהָפֵ֣רha.FerH6565thyleagueבְּרִֽיתְךָ֗be.ri.te.KhaH1285withBaashaבַּעְשָׁא֙ba'.Sha'H1201kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, that he maydepartH5927frommeH7971.

4AndBen-hadadH1130hearkened untokingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Asaאָסָ֗א'a.Sa'H609, andsentוַ֠יִּשְׁלַחVai.yish.lachH7971thecaptainsשָׂרֵ֨יsa.ReiH8269of hisarmiesהַחֲיָלִ֤יםha.cha.ya.LimH2428againstH413thecitiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478; and theysmoteוַיַּכּוּ֙vai.ya.KuH5221Ijonעִיּ֣וֹןi.YonH5859, andDanדָּ֔ןDanH1835, andAbel-maimH66, andallכָּֽל־kal-H3605thestoreמִסְכְּנ֖וֹתmis.ke.NotH4543citiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892ofNaphtaliנַפְתָּלִֽי׃naf.ta.LiH5321.

5And itcameH1961topassH1961, whenBaashaבַּעְשָׁ֔אba'.Sha'H1201heardכִּשְׁמֹ֣עַkish.Mo.a'H8085thereof, that heleftH1961offH853buildingמִבְּנ֖וֹתmi.be.NotH1129ofRamahהָרָמָ֑הha.ra.MahH7414, andletH1961hisworkמְלַאכְתּֽוֹ׃ סme.lakh.ToH4399ceaseוַיֶּחְדַּ֕לvai.yech.DalH2308.

6ThenAsaוְאָסָ֣אve.'a.Sa'H609thekingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428tookלָקַח֙la.KachH3947allכָּל־kol-H3605Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063; and theycarriedH5375awayH5375thestonesאַבְנֵ֤י'av.NeiH68ofRamahהָֽרָמָה֙ha.ra.MahH7414, and thetimberעֵצֶ֔יהָ'e.Tzei.haH6086thereof, wherewithBaashaבַּעְשָׁ֑אba'.Sha'H1201had builded; and hebuiltH1129therewithGebaגֶּ֖בַעGe.va'H1387andMizpahהַמִּצְפָּֽה׃ סha.mitz.PahH4709.

7And at that timeHananiחֲנָ֣נִיcha.Na.niH2607the seercameבָּ֚אba'H935toAsaאָסָ֖א'a.Sa'H609kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him,BecauseH5921thou hastreliedבְּהִשָּׁ֨עֶנְךָ֜be.hi.Sha.'en.khaH8172on thekingמֶ֤לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofSyriaאֲרָם֙'a.RamH758, and hastnotוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808reliedנִשְׁעַ֙נְתָּ֙nish.'An.taH8172on theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430, therefore is thehostH2426of thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofSyriaאֲרָ֖ם'a.RamH758escapedנִמְלַ֛טnim.LatH4422outH5921of thinehandמִיָּדֶֽךָ׃mi.ya.De.khaH3027.

8Werenotהֲלֹ֧אha.Lo'H3808theEthiopiansהַכּוּשִׁ֣יםha.ku.ShimH3569and theLubimוְהַלּוּבִ֗יםve.ha.lu.VimH3864a huge host, withchariotsלְרֶ֥כֶבle.Re.khevH7393andhorsemenוּלְפָרָשִׁ֖יםu.le.fa.ra.ShimH6571exceedingמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966manyלָרֹ֛בla.RoH7230? yet,becauseH5921thou didstrelyוּבְהִשָּֽׁעֶנְךָ֥u.ve.hi.sha.'en.KhaH8172on theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, hedeliveredנְתָנָ֥םne.ta.NamH5414themintoH5921thinehandבְּיָדֶֽךָ׃be.ya.De.khaH3027.

9For theeyesעֵינָ֞יו'ei.NavH5869of theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068run to and frothroughoutH3605thewholeH3605earthהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776, to shewhimselfH3824strongלְ֠הִתְחַזֵּקLe.hit.cha.zekH2388in thebehalfעַל־'al-H5921of themwhoseH3605heartלְבָבָ֥םle.va.VamH3824isperfectשָׁלֵ֛םsha.LemH8003towardאֵלָ֖יו'e.LavH413him. Herein thou hastdoneH3605foolishlyנִסְכַּ֣לְתָּnis.Kal.taH5528; for from henceforth thou shalt havewarsמִלְחָמֽוֹת׃mil.cha.MotH4421.

10ThenAsaאָסָ֜א'a.Sa'H609was wroth with the seer, andputוַֽיִּתְּנֵ֙הוּ֙vai.yi.te.Ne.huH5414him in theprisonH1004houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004; for he was in arageבְזַ֥עַףve.Za.'afH2197with himbecauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588of thisthingזֹ֑אתZotH2063. AndAsaאָסָ֛א'a.Sa'H609oppressedוַיְרַצֵּ֥ץvay.ra.TzetzH7533someמִן־min-H4480of thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971thesameהַהִֽיא׃ha.Hi'H1931time.

11And,beholdH2009, theactsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697ofAsaאָסָ֔א'a.Sa'H609,firstהָרִאשׁוֹנִ֖יםha.ri.sho.NimH7223andlastוְהָאַחֲרוֹנִ֑יםve.ha.'a.cha.ro.NimH314,loH2009, they arewrittenכְּתוּבִים֙ke.tu.VimH3789in thebookסֵ֣פֶרSe.ferH5612of thekingsהַמְּלָכִ֔יםha.me.la.KhimH4428ofJudahלִיהוּדָ֖הli.hu.DahH3063andIsraelוְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

12And in thethirtyשְׁלוֹשִׁ֨יםshe.lo.ShimH7970andninthוָתֵ֤שַׁעva.Te.sha'H8672yearבִּשְׁנַת֩bish.NatH8141of hisreignלְמַלְכוּתוֹ֙le.mal.khu.ToH4438Asaאָסָ֡א'a.Sa'H609wasdiseasedוַיֶּחֱלֶ֣אvai.ye.che.Le'H2456in hisfeetבְּרַגְלָ֔יוbe.rag.LavH7272; hisdiseaseחָלְי֑וֹchal.YoH2483was exceeding great: yet in hisdiseaseבְּחָלְיוֹ֙be.chal.YoH2483hesoughtדָרַ֣שׁda.RashH1875notלֹא־lo'-H3808to theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, but to thephysiciansבָּרֹפְאִֽים׃ba.ro.fe.'ImH7495.

13AndAsaאָסָ֖א'a.Sa'H609sleptוַיִּשְׁכַּ֥בvai.yish.KavH7901with hisfathersאֲבֹתָ֑יו'a.vo.TavH1, anddiedוַיָּ֕מָתvai.Ya.motH4191in the one andfortiethאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearבִּשְׁנַ֛תbish.NatH8141of hisreignלְמָלְכֽוֹ׃le.ma.le.KhoH4427.

14And theyburiedוַיִּקְבְּרֻ֣הוּvai.yik.be.Ru.huH6912him in his own sepulchres,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he had hewnoutH8316for himself in thecityבְּעִ֣ירbe.'IrH5892ofDavidדָּוִיד֒da.VidH1732, andlaidוַיַּשְׁכִּיבֻ֗הוּvai.yash.ki.Vu.huH7901him in thebedבַּמִּשְׁכָּב֙ba.mish.KavH4904whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834wasfilledמִלֵּא֙mi.Le'H4390withsweetH1314odours and diverskindsוּזְנִ֔יםu.ze.NimH2177ofspicesH1314prepared by the apothecaries’artH4639: and theymadeH4639averyלִמְאֹֽד׃ פlim.'OdH3966greatגְּדוֹלָ֥הge.do.LahH1419burningשְׂרֵפָ֖הse.re.FahH8316for him.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 16

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