Revised Version 1895

2 Chronicles 17

1AndJehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֥טye.ho.sha.FatH3092hissonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in hissteadתַּחְתָּ֑יוtach.TavH8478, andstrengthenedוַיִּתְחַזֵּ֖קvai.yit.cha.ZekH2388himselfH2388againstעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

2And heplacedוַיִּ֨תֶּן־vai.Yi.ten-H5414forcesחַ֔יִלCha.yilH2428inallבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the fencedcitiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063, andsetוַיִּתֵּ֤ןvai.yi.TenH5414garrisonsנְצִיבִים֙ne.tzi.VimH5333in thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063, and in thecitiesוּבְעָרֵ֣יu.ve.'a.ReiH5892ofEphraimאֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834Asaאָסָ֥א'a.Sa'H609hisfatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1hadtakenלָכַ֖דla.KhadH3920.

3And theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068was withJehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֑טye.ho.sha.FatH3092,becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588hewalkedהָלַ֗ךְha.LakhH1980in thefirstהָרִ֣אשֹׁנִ֔יםha.Ri.sho.NimH7223waysבְּדַרְכֵ֞יbe.dar.KheiH1870of hisfatherאָבִיו֙'a.VivH1Davidדָּוִ֤ידda.VidH1732, andsoughtדָרַ֖שׁda.RashH1875notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808unto the Baalim;

4butsoughtדָּרָ֔שׁda.RashH1875to theGodלֵֽאלֹהֵ֤יle.lo.HeiH430of hisfatherאָבִיו֙'a.VivH1, andwalkedהָלָ֑ךְha.LakhH1980in hiscommandmentsוּבְמִצְוֹתָ֖יוu.ve.mitz.vo.TavH4687, andnotוְלֹ֖אve.Lo'H3808afterכִּ֠יkiH3588the doings ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

5Therefore theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068stablished thekingdomהַמַּמְלָכָה֙ha.mam.la.KhahH4467in hishandבְּיָד֔וֹbe.ya.DoH3027; andallכָל־khol-H3605Judahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063broughtוַיִּתְּנ֧וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414toJehoshaphatלִיהוֹשָׁפָ֑טli.ho.sha.FatH3092presentsמִנְחָ֖הmin.ChahH4503; and he hadrichesעֹֽשֶׁר־'o.sher-H6239and honour inabundanceלָרֹֽב׃la.RoH7230.

6And hisheartלִבּ֖וֹli.BoH3820was liftedupאֶת־'et-H853in thewaysבְּדַרְכֵ֣יbe.dar.KheiH1870of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: andfurthermoreוְע֗וֹדve.'odH5750hetookH5493awayH5493thehighהַבָּמ֥וֹתha.ba.MotH1116placesH1116and theAsherimהָאֲשֵׁרִ֖יםha.'a.she.RimH842outוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853ofJudahמִיהוּדָֽה׃ פmi.hu.DahH3063.

7Also in thethirdשָׁל֜וֹשׁsha.Lo.oshH7969yearוּבִשְׁנַ֨תu.vish.NatH8141of hisreignלְמָלְכ֗וֹle.ma.le.KhoH4427hesentשָׁלַ֤חsha.LachH7971hisprincesלְשָׂרָיו֙le.sa.RavH8269, evenBen-hailH1134, andObadiahוּלְעֹבַדְיָ֣הu.le.'oad.YahH5662, andZechariahוְלִזְכַרְיָ֔הve.liz.khar.YahH2148, andNethanelוְלִנְתַנְאֵ֖לve.lin.tan.'ElH5417, andMicaiahוּלְמִיכָיָ֑הוּu.le.mi.kha.Ya.huH4322, toteachלְלַמֵּ֖דle.la.MedH3925in thecitiesבְּעָרֵ֥יbe.'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063;

8and with them theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֗םhal.vi.YimH3881, evenShemaiahשְֽׁמַֽעְיָ֡הוּshe.ma'.Ya.huH8098, andNethaniahוּנְתַנְיָ֡הוּu.ne.tan.Ya.huH5418, andZebadiahוּזְבַדְיָ֡הוּu.ze.vad.Ya.huH2069, andAsahelוַעֲשָׂהאֵ֡לva.'a.sa.h.'ElH6214, andShemiramothוּשְׁמִֽירָמ֡וֹתu.she.mi.ri.motH8070, andJehonathanוִֽיהוֹנָתָן֩vi.ho.na.TanH3083, andAdonijahוַאֲדֹ֨נִיָּ֧הוּva.'a.Do.ni.Ya.huH138, andTobijahוְטֽוֹבִיָּ֛הוּve.toi.Ya.huH2900, and Tob-adonijah, theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֑םhal.vi.YimH3881; and with themElishamaאֱלִישָׁמָ֥ע'e.li.sha.Ma'H476andJehoramוִֽיהוֹרָ֖םvi.ho.RamH3088, thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִֽים׃ha.ko.ha.NimH3548.

9And theytaughtוַֽיְלַמְּדוּ֙vay.la.me.DuH3925inJudahבִּֽיהוּדָ֔הbi.hu.DahH3063, having thebookסֵ֖פֶרSe.ferH5612of thelawתּוֹרַ֣תto.RatH8451of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068with them; and theywentH5437aboutH5437throughoutH3605allH3605thecitiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063, andtaughtוַֽיְלַמְּד֖וּvay.la.me.DuH3925among thepeopleבָּעָֽם׃ba.'AmH5971.

10And thefearפַּ֣חַדPa.chadH6343of theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068fellH5921uponH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605thekingdomsמַמְלְכ֣וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467of thelandsהָֽאֲרָצ֔וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776that wereroundסְבִיב֣וֹתse.vi.VotH5439aboutH1961Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,soH1961that theymadeH1961noוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808waragainstH5921Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָֽט׃ye.ho.sha.FatH3092.

11Andsomeוּמִן־u.min-H4480of thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֗יםpe.lish.TimH6430broughtמְבִיאִ֧יםme.vi.'ImH935Jehoshaphatלִֽיהוֹשָׁפָ֛טli.ho.sha.FatH3092presentsH4503, andsilverוְכֶ֣סֶףve.Khe.sefH3701fortributeמִנְחָ֖הmin.ChahH4503; the Arabians alsobroughtמְבִיאִ֥יםme.vi.'ImH935himflocksצֹ֕אןtzonH6629,sevenשִׁבְעַ֤תshiv.'AtH7651thousandאֲלָפִים֙'a.la.FimH505andsevenוּשְׁבַ֣עu.she.Va'H7651hundredמֵא֔וֹתme.'otH3967ramsאֵילִ֔ים'ei.LimH352, andsevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651thousandאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505andsevenוּשְׁבַ֥עu.she.Va'H7651hundredמֵאֽוֹת׃ פme.'otH3967he-goats.

12AndJehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֛טye.ho.sha.FatH3092waxed greatexceedinglyלְמָ֑עְלָהle.Ma.'e.lahH4605; and hebuiltוַיִּ֧בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129inJudahבִּֽיהוּדָ֛הbi.hu.DahH3063castles andcitiesוְעָרֵ֥יve.'a.ReiH5892ofstoreמִסְכְּנֽוֹת׃mis.ke.NotH4543.

13And he hadmanyרַבָּ֛הra.BahH7227worksוּמְלָאכָ֥הu.me.la.KhahH4399in thecitiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063; andmenH376ofwarמִלְחָמָ֛הmil.cha.MahH4421,mightyגִּבּ֥וֹרֵיgi.Bo.reiH1368menH376of valour, inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

14And this was the numbering of them according to theirfathers’אֲבוֹתֵיהֶ֑ם'a.vo.tei.HemH1housesלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004: ofJudahלִֽיהוּדָה֙li.hu.DahH3063, thecaptainsשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269ofthousandsאֲלָפִ֔ים'a.la.FimH505; Adnah thecaptainהַשָּׂ֔רha.SarH8269, and with himmightyגִּבּ֣וֹרֵיgi.Bo.reiH1368menH1368of valourthreeשְׁלֹ֥שׁshe.LoshH7969hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967thousandאָֽלֶף׃ ס'A.lefH505:

15andnextוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921to himJehohananיְהוֹחָנָ֣ןye.ho.cha.NanH3076thecaptainהַשָּׂ֑רha.SarH8269, and with himtwoמָאתַ֥יִםma.Ta.yimH3967hundredH3967and fourscorethousandאָֽלֶף׃ ס'A.lefH505:

16andnextוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921to himAmasiahעֲמַסְיָ֣ה'a.mas.YahH6007thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofZichriזִכְרִ֔יzikh.RiH2147, whowillinglyH5068offeredH5068himselfיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027unto theLORDלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068; and with himtwoמָאתַ֥יִםma.Ta.yimH3967hundredH3967thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505mightyגִּבּ֥וֹרgi.BorH1368menH1368of valour:

17And ofBenjaminבִּנְיָמִ֔ןbin.ya.MinH1144;Eliadaאֶלְיָדָ֑ע'el.ya.Da'H450amightyגִּבּ֥וֹרgi.BorH1368manH1368of valour, and with himtwoוּמִ֨ן־u.Min-H4480hundredמָאתַ֥יִםma.Ta.yimH3967thousandאָֽלֶף׃ ס'A.lefH505armedH4043withbowקֶ֥שֶׁתKe.shetH7198andshieldוּמָגֵ֖ןu.ma.GenH4043:

18andnextוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921to himJehozabadיְהוֹזָבָ֑דye.ho.za.VadH3075, and with him anhundredמֵאָֽה־me.'ah-H3967and fourscorethousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505readypreparedיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027forwarצָבָֽא׃ סtza.Va'H6635.

19TheseH428were they that waited on thekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, besidethoseH428whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834thekingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428putנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414in the fencedcitiesבְּעָרֵ֥יbe.'a.ReiH5892throughoutH3605allH3605Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ פye.hu.DahH3063.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 17

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