Revised Version 1895

2 Chronicles 27

1Jothamיוֹתָ֣םyo.TamH3147wastwentyעֶשְׂרִ֨ים'es.RimH6242andfiveוְחָמֵ֤שׁve.cha.MeshH2568yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when he began toreignבְּמָלְכ֔וֹbe.ma.le.KhoH4427; and hereignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427sixteenעֶשְׂרֵ֣ה'es.RehH6240yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141inJerusalemבִּֽירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389: and hismother’sאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517nameוְשֵׁ֣םve.ShemH8034wasJerushahיְרוּשָׁ֖הye.ru.ShahH3388thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofZadokצָדֽוֹק׃tza.DokH6659.

2And hedidH6213thatwhichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834wasrightהַיָּשָׁ֜רhai.ya.SharH3477in theeyesבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,accordingH413toallכְּכֹ֤לke.KholH3605that hisfatherאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1Uzziahעֻזִּיָּ֣הוּ'u.zi.Ya.huH5818haddoneH6213: howbeit heenteredבָ֖אva'H935notלֹא־lo'-H3808intoH413thetempleהֵיכַ֣לhei.KhalH1964of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068. And thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971didH6213yetcorruptlyמַשְׁחִיתִֽים׃mash.chi.TimH7843.

3Hebuiltבָּנָ֛הba.NahH1129theupperהָעֶלְי֑וֹןha.'el.YonH5945gateשַׁ֥עַרSha.'arH8179of thehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, and on thewallוּבְחוֹמַ֥תu.ve.cho.MatH2346ofOphelהָעֹ֛פֶלha.'O.felH6077hebuiltבָּנָ֖הba.NahH1129muchלָרֹֽב׃la.RoH7230.

4Moreover hebuiltבָּנָ֖הba.NahH1129citiesוְעָרִ֥יםve.'a.RimH5892in thehillבְּהַר־be.har-H2022countryH2022ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063, and in the forests hebuiltבָּנָ֔הba.NahH1129castles andtowersוּמִגְדָּלִֽים׃u.mig.da.LimH4026.

5Hefoughtנִלְחַ֞םnil.ChamH3898also with thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of thechildrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121ofAmmonעַמּוֹן֮'a.mOnH5983, andprevailedוַיֶּחֱזַ֣קvai.ye.che.ZakH2388againstH5921them. And thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofAmmonעַמּ֜וֹןa.MonH5983gaveH5414him thesameH1931yearבַּשָּׁנָ֣הba.sha.NahH8141anhundredמֵאָה֙me.'AhH3967talentsכִּכַּר־ki.kar-H3603ofsilverכֶּ֔סֶףKe.sefH3701, andtenוַעֲשֶׂ֨רֶתva.'a.Se.retH6235thousandאֲלָפִ֤ים'a.la.FimH505measures ofwheatחִטִּ֔יםchi.TimH2406, andtenעֲשֶׂ֣רֶת'a.Se.retH6235thousandאֲלָפִ֑ים'a.la.FimH505ofbarleyוּשְׂעוֹרִ֖יםu.se.'o.RimH8184.SoH5414muchH5921did thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofAmmonעַמּ֔וֹן סa.MonH5983renderהֵשִׁ֤יבוּhe.Shi.vuH7725unto him, in thesecondהַשֵּׁנִ֖יתha.she.NitH8145yearוּבַשָּׁנָ֥הu.va.sha.NahH8141also, and in thethirdוְהַשְּׁלִשִֽׁית׃ve.ha.she.li.ShitH7992.

6SoH3588Jothamיוֹתָ֑םyo.TamH3147becameוַיִּתְחַזֵּ֖קvai.yit.cha.ZekH2388mightyH430,becauseH3588heorderedהֵכִ֣יןhe.KhinH3559hiswaysדְּרָכָ֔יוde.ra.KhavH1870beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068hisGodאֱלֹהָֽיו׃'e.lo.HavH430.

7NowH2005therestוְיֶתֶר֙ve.ye.TerH3499of theactsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697ofJothamיוֹתָ֔םyo.TamH3147, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605hiswarsמִלְחֲמֹתָ֖יוmil.cha.mo.TavH4421, and hiswaysוּדְרָכָ֑יוu.de.ra.KhavH1870,beholdH2005, they arewrittenכְּתוּבִ֔יםke.tu.VimH3789in thebookסֵ֥פֶרSe.ferH5612of thekingsמַלְכֵֽי־mal.khei-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478andJudahוִיהוּדָֽה׃vi.hu.DahH3063.

8He wasfiveוְחָמֵ֛שׁve.cha.MeshH2568andtwentyעֶשְׂרִ֧ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when hebeganהָיָ֣הha.YahH1961toreignבְמָלְכ֑וֹve.ma.le.KhoH4427, andreignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427sixteenעֶשְׂרֵ֣ה'es.RehH6240yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

9AndJothamיוֹתָם֙yo.TamH3147sleptוַיִּשְׁכַּ֤בvai.yish.KavH7901with hisfathersאֲבֹתָ֔יו'a.vo.TavH1, and theyburiedוַיִּקְבְּר֥וּvai.yik.be.RuH6912him in thecityבְּעִ֣ירbe.'IrH5892ofDavidדָּוִ֑ידda.VidH1732: andAhazאָחָ֥ז'a.ChazH271hissonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in hissteadתַּחְתָּֽיו׃ פtach.TavH8478.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 27

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