Revised Version 1895
2 Chronicles 21
1AndJehoshaphatיְהֽוֹשָׁפָט֙ye.ho.sha.FatH3092sleptוַיִּשְׁכַּ֤בvai.yish.KavH7901with hisfathersאֲבֹתָ֔יו'a.vo.TavH1, and wasburiedוַיִּקָּבֵ֥רvai.yi.ka.VerH6912with hisfathersאֲבֹתָ֖יו'a.vo.TavH1in thecityבְּעִ֣ירbe.'IrH5892ofDavidדָּוִ֑ידda.VidH1732: andJehoramיְהוֹרָ֥םye.ho.RamH3088hissonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in hissteadתַּחְתָּֽיו׃tach.TavH8478.
2And he hadbrethrenאַחִ֞ים'a.ChimH251thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofJehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֗טye.ho.sha.FatH3092,Azariahעֲזַרְיָ֤ה'a.zar.YahH5838, andJehielוִֽיחִיאֵל֙vi.chi.'ElH3171, andZechariahוּזְכַרְיָ֣הוּu.ze.khar.Ya.huH2148, andAzariahוַעֲזַרְיָ֔הוּva.'a.zar.Ya.huH5838, andMichaelוּמִיכָאֵ֖לu.mi.kha.'ElH4317, andShephatiahוּשְׁפַטְיָ֑הוּu.she.fat.Ya.huH8203:allכָּל־kol-H3605theseאֵ֕לֶּה'E.lehH428were thesonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofJehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֖טye.ho.sha.FatH3092kingמֶ֥לֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
3And theirfatherאֲ֠בִיהֶם'A.vi.hemH1gaveוַיִּתֵּ֣ןvai.yi.TenH5414themgreatרַבּ֜וֹתra.BotH7227giftsמַתָּנ֨וֹתma.ta.NotH4979, ofsilverלְכֶ֤סֶףle.Khe.sefH3701, and ofgoldוּלְזָהָב֙u.le.za.HavH2091, and ofpreciousוּלְמִגְדָּנ֔וֹתu.le.mig.da.NotH4030things, with fencedcitiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892inJudahבִּֽיהוּדָ֑הbi.hu.DahH3063: but thekingdomהַמַּמְלָכָ֛הha.mam.la.KhahH4467gaveנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414he toJehoramלִֽיהוֹרָ֖םli.ho.RamH3088,becauseכִּי־ki-H3588he was thefirstbornהַבְּכֽוֹר׃ פha.be.KhorH1060.
4Nowוְגַ֖םve.GamH1571whenJehoramיְהוֹרָ֜םye.ho.RamH3088wasrisenH6965upH6965over thekingdomמַמְלֶ֤כַתmam.Le.khatH4467of hisfatherאָבִיו֙'a.VivH1, and hadstrengthenedוַיִּתְחַזַּ֔קvai.yit.cha.ZakH2388himselfH2388, heslewוַיַּהֲרֹ֥גvai.ya.ha.RogH2026allכָּל־kol-H3605hisbrethrenאֶחָ֖יו'e.ChavH251with theswordבֶּחָ֑רֶבbe.Cha.revH2719, and divers also of theprincesמִשָּׂרֵ֥יmi.sa.ReiH8269ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
5Jehoramיְהוֹרָ֣םye.ho.RamH3088wasthirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםshe.lo.ShimH7970andtwoוּשְׁתַּ֛יִםu.she.Ta.yimH8147yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when he began toreignבְּמָלְכ֑וֹbe.ma.le.KhoH4427; and hereignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427eightוּשְׁמוֹנֶ֣הu.she.mo.NehH8083yearsשָׁנִ֔יםsha.NimH8141inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389.
6And he walked in thewayבְּדֶ֣רֶךְ׀be.De.rekhH1870of thekingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478, asdidעָשׂוּ֙'a.SuH6213thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofAhabאַחְאָ֔ב'ach.'AvH256: for he had thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofAhabאַחְאָ֔ב'ach.'AvH256towifeאִשָּׁ֑ה'i.ShahH802: and hedidוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213thatwhichכַּאֲשֶׁ֤רka.'a.SherH834wasevilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in thesightבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
7Howbeit theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068wouldnotוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808destroyלְהַשְׁחִית֙le.hash.ChitH7843thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofDavidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732,becauseH834of thecovenantהַבְּרִ֔יתha.be.RitH1285that he hadmadeכָּרַ֖תka.RatH3772withDavidלְדָוִ֑ידle.da.VidH1732, and as hepromisedאָמַ֗ר'a.MarH559togiveלָתֵ֨תla.TetH5414alampנִ֛ירnirH5216to him and to hischildrenוּלְבָנָ֖יוu.le.va.NavH1121alway.
9ThenJehoramיְהוֹרָם֙ye.ho.RamH3088passedוַיַּֽעֲבֹ֤רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674over with hiscaptainsשָׂרָ֔יוsa.RavH8269, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605hischariotsהָרֶ֖כֶבha.Re.khevH7393with him: and heroseH6965upH6965bynightלַ֔יְלָהLay.lahH3915, andsmoteוַיַּ֗ךְvai.YakhH5221theEdomitesאֱדוֹם֙'e.dOmH123which compassed himaboutוַיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961, and thecaptainsשָׂרֵ֥יsa.ReiH8269of thechariotsהָרָֽכֶב׃ha.Ra.khevH7393.
10SoH3588Edomאֱד֜וֹם'e.DomH123revoltedH6586fromunderמִתַּ֣חַתmi.Ta.chatH8478thehandיַד־yad-H3027ofJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063, unto thisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117: thendidH3117Libnahלִבְנָ֛הliv.NahH3841revolt at thesameהַהִ֖יאha.Hi'H1931time fromunderמִתַּ֣חַתmi.Ta.chatH8478hishandיָד֑וֹya.DoH3027:becauseH3588he had forsaken theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of hisfathersאֲבֹתָֽיו׃'a.vo.TavH1.
11Moreoverגַּם־gam-H1571hemadeH6213highבָמ֖וֹתva.MotH1116placesH1116in themountainsבְּהָרֵ֣יbe.ha.ReiH2022ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063, andmadeH6213theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389to go a whoring, andledH5080Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ פye.hu.DahH3063astrayH5080.
12And therecameוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935awritingמִכְתָּ֔בmikh.TavH4385to him fromElijahמֵֽאֵלִיָּ֥הוּme.'e.li.Ya.huH452theprophetהַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'H5030,sayingH559,Thusכֹּ֣ה׀kohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵי֙'e.lo.HeiH430ofDavidדָּוִ֣ידda.VidH1732thyfatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1,Becauseאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834thou hastnotH3808walkedהָלַ֙כְתָּ֙ha.Lakh.taH1980in thewaysבְּדַרְכֵי֙be.dar.KheiH1870ofJehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֣טye.ho.sha.FatH3092thyfatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1,norH3808in thewaysוּבְדַרְכֵ֖יu.ve.dar.KheiH1870ofAsaאָסָ֥א'a.Sa'H609kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063;
13but hast walked in thewayבְּדֶ֙רֶךְ֙be.De.rekhH1870of thekingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and hastmadeוְגַ֨םve.GamH1571Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063and theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389to go a whoring, like as thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofAhabאַחְאָ֑ב'ach.'AvH256did; and also hastslainהָרָֽגְתָּ׃ha.Ra.ge.taH2026thybrethrenאַחֶ֧יךָ'a.Chei.khaH251of thyfather’sאָבִ֛יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1houseבֵית־veit-H1004,whichH1004werebetterהַטּוֹבִ֥יםha.to.VimH2896thanמִמְּךָ֖mi.me.KhaH4480thyself:
14beholdהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009, theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068willsmiteנֹגֵ֛ףno.GefH5062with agreatגְדוֹלָ֖הge.do.LahH1419plagueמַגֵּפָ֥הma.ge.FahH4046thypeopleבְּעַמֶּ֑ךָbe.'a.Me.khaH5971, and thychildrenוּבְבָנֶ֥יךָu.ve.va.Nei.khaH1121, and thywivesוּבְנָשֶׁ֖יךָu.ve.na.Shei.khaH802, andallוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605thy substance:
17and theycameH5927upH5927againstH5927Judahבִֽיהוּדָה֙vi.hu.DahH3063, and brakeintoH5927it, andcarriedH5927awayוַיִּשְׁבּ֗וּvai.yish.BuH7617allכָּל־kol-H3605the substance that wasfoundהַנִּמְצָ֣אha.nim.Tza'H4672in theking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseלְבֵית־le.veit-H1004, and hissonsבָּנָ֖יוba.NavH1121also, and hiswivesוְנָשָׁ֑יוve.na.ShavH802;soH3808that there wasneverH3808asonבֵּ֔ןBenH1121leftנִשְׁאַר־nish.'ar-H7604him, saveJehoahazיְהוֹאָחָ֖זye.ho.'a.ChazH3059, theyoungestקְטֹ֥ןke.TonH6996of hissonsבָּנָֽיו׃ba.NavH1121.
19And itcameH1961topassH1961, in process of time, at theendהַקֵּ֜ץha.KetzH7093oftwoשְׁנַ֗יִםshe.Na.yimH8147yearsH3117, that hisbowelsמֵעָיו֙me.'AvH4578fellצֵ֨אתtzetH3318outיָצְא֤וּya.tze.'UH3318by reason of hissicknessחָלְי֔וֹchal.YoH2483, and hediedוַיָּ֖מָתvai.Ya.motH4191of sorediseasesבְּתַחֲלֻאִ֣יםbe.ta.cha.lu.'ImH8463. And hispeopleעַמּ֛וֹa.MoH5971madeעָ֨שׂוּ'A.suH6213noוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808burningשְׂרֵפָ֖הse.re.FahH8316for him, like theburningכִּשְׂרֵפַ֥תkis.re.FatH8316of hisfathersאֲבֹתָֽיו׃'a.vo.TavH1.
20Thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֤יםshe.lo.ShimH7970andtwoוּשְׁתַּ֙יִם֙u.she.Ta.yimH8147yearsשָׁנִ֔יםsha.NimH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121was he when hebeganH1961toreignבְמָלְכ֔וֹve.ma.le.KhoH4427, and hereignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389eightוּשְׁמוֹנֶ֣הu.she.mo.NehH8083yearsH8141: and he departedwithoutבְּלֹ֣אbe.Lo'H3808beingH1961desired; and theyburiedוַֽיִּקְבְּרֻ֙הוּ֙vai.yik.be.Ru.huH6912him in thecityבְּעִ֣ירbe.'IrH5892ofDavidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732, butnotוְלֹ֖אve.Lo'H3808in the sepulchres of thekingsהַמְּלָכִֽים׃ha.me.la.KhimH4428.
Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 21
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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