Revised Version 1895

2 Kings 10:1-17

1NowAhabוּלְאַחְאָ֛בu.le.'ach.'AvH256hadseventyשִׁבְעִ֥יםshiv.'ImH7657sonsבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121inSamariaבְּשֹׁמְר֑וֹןbe.sho.me.RonH8111. AndJehuיֵה֨וּאye.Hu'H3058wroteוַיִּכְתֹּב֩vai.yikh.ToH3789lettersסְפָרִ֜יםse.fa.RimH5612, andsentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971toSamariaשֹׁמְר֗וֹןsho.me.RonH8111, unto therulersשָׂרֵ֤יsa.ReiH8269ofJezreelיִזְרְעֶאל֙yiz.re.'eLH3157, even theeldersהַזְּקֵנִ֔יםha.ze.ke.NimH2205, and unto them that broughtupהָאֹמְנִ֥יםha.'o.me.NimH539thesonsH1121ofAhabאַחְאָ֖ב'ach.'AvH256,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Andnowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258assoonH6258as thisletterהַסֵּ֤פֶרha.Se.ferH5612cometh toyouH935, seeing yourmaster’sאֲדֹנֵיכֶ֑ם'a.do.nei.KhemH113sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121are withyouH935, and there are withyouH935chariotsהָרֶ֣כֶבha.Re.khevH7393andhorsesוְהַסּוּסִ֔יםve.ha.su.SimH5483, a fencedcityוְעִ֥ירve.'IrH5892also, and armour;

3lookוּרְאִיתֶ֞םu.re.'i.TemH7200yeoutH5921thebestהַטּ֤וֹבha.TovH2896and meetest of yourmaster’sאֲדֹנֵיכֶ֔ם'a.do.nei.KhemH113sonsמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121, andsetוְשַׂמְתֶּ֖םve.sam.TemH7760him on hisfather’sאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1throneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678, andfightוְהִֽלָּחֲמ֖וּve.hi.la.cha.MuH3898for yourmaster’sאֲדֹנֵיכֶֽם׃'a.do.nei.KhemH113houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

4But they wereexceedinglyH3966afraidוַיִּֽרְאוּ֙vai.yir.'UH3372, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559,Beholdהִנֵּה֙hi.NehH2009, thetwoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147kingsהַמְּלָכִ֔יםha.me.la.KhimH4428stoodעָמְד֖וּ'a.me.DuH5975notלֹ֥אlo'H3808beforeלְפָנָ֑יוle.fa.NavH6440him:howוְאֵ֖יךְve.'EikhH349then shallweאֲנָֽחְנוּ׃'a.Na.che.nuH587standנַעֲמֹ֥דna.'a.ModH5975?

5And he that was over thehouseholdהַבַּ֣יִתha.Ba.yitH1004, and he that was over thecityהָעִ֟ירha.'IrH5892, theeldersוְהַזְּקֵנִים֩ve.ha.ze.ke.NimH2205also, and they thatbroughtH6213upH5921the children,sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971toJehuיֵה֤וּא׀ye.Hu'H3058,sayingH559,WeH587are thyservantsעֲבָדֶ֣יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650, and willdoH6213allH3605that thou shalt bidusH413;weH587willnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808makeH6213anyH3605manאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376kingנַמְלִ֣יךְnam.LikhH4427:doH6213thou thatwhichH834isgoodהַטּ֥וֹבha.TovH2896in thineeyesבְּעֵינֶ֖יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869.

6Then hewroteוַיִּכְתֹּ֣בvai.yikh.ToH3789aletterסֵ֨פֶר׀Se.ferH5612thesecondשֵׁנִ֜יתshe.NitH8145time to them,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,IfH518ye be on mysideאֶת־'et-H854, andifH518ye will hearken unto myvoiceוּלְקֹלִ֣י׀u.le.ko.LiH6963,takeקְחוּ֙ke.ChuH3947ye theheadsרָאשֵׁי֙ra.SheiH7218of themenאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376yourmaster’sאֲדֹנֵיכֶ֔ם'a.do.nei.KhemH113sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121, andcomeוּבֹ֧אוּu.Vo.'uH935tomeH413toJezreelיִזְרְעֶ֑אלָהyiz.re.'E.lahH3157bytomorrowמָחָ֖רma.CharH4279this time.Nowכָּעֵ֥תka.'EtH6256theking’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428sonsוּבְנֵ֤יu.ve.NeiH1121,beingH1121seventyשִׁבְעִ֣יםshiv.'ImH7657personsH376, were with thegreatגְּדֹלֵ֥יge.do.LeiH1419menH376of thecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892, whichbroughtH935themupמְגַדְּלִ֥יםme.ga.de.LimH1431.

7And itcameH935topassH935, when theletterהַסֵּ֙פֶר֙ha.Se.ferH5612cameH935to them, that theytookוַיִּקְחוּ֙vai.yik.ChuH3947theking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121, andslewוַֽיִּשְׁחֲט֖וּvai.yish.cha.TuH7819them,evenH853seventyשִׁבְעִ֣יםshiv.'ImH7657personsאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376, andputוַיָּשִׂ֤ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760theirheadsרָֽאשֵׁיהֶם֙ra.shei.HemH7218inbasketsבַּדּוּדִ֔יםba.du.DimH1731, andsentוַיִּשְׁלְח֥וּvai.yish.le.ChuH7971them unto him toJezreelיִזְרְעֶֽאלָה׃yiz.re.'E.lahH3157.

8And therecameH935amessengerהַמַּלְאָךְ֙ha.mal.'oKhH4397, andtoldוַיַּגֶּד־vai.ya.ged-H5046him,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, They havebroughtH935theheadsרָאשֵׁ֣יra.SheiH7218of theking’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121. And hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Layשִׂ֣ימוּSi.muH7760ye them intwoשְׁנֵ֧יshe.NeiH8147heapsצִבֻּרִ֛יםtzi.bu.RimH6652at theenteringH935in of thegateהַשַּׁ֖עַרha.Sha.'arH8179untilעַד־'ad-H5704themorningהַבֹּֽקֶר׃ha.Bo.kerH1242.

9And itcameH1961topassH1961in themorningבַבֹּ֙קֶר֙va.Bo.kerH1242, that hewentH3318outH3318, andstoodוַֽיַּעֲמֹ֔דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975, andsaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559toallכָּל־kol-H3605thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971, Ye berighteousצַדִּקִ֖יםtza.di.KimH6662:beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009, Iconspiredקָשַׁ֤רְתִּיka.Shar.tiH7194againstעַל־'al-H5921mymasterאֲדֹנִי֙'a.do.NiH113, andslewוָאֶהְרְגֵ֔הוּva.'eh.re.Ge.huH2026him: but whosmoteהִכָּ֖הhi.KahH5221allכָּל־kol-H3605theseאֵֽלֶּה׃'E.lehH428?

10Knowדְּע֣וּde.'UH3045nowכִּי֩kiH3588that there shallfallיִפֹּ֜לyi.PolH5307unto theearthאַ֔רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776nothingלֹ֨אlo'H3808of thewordמִדְּבַ֤רmi.de.VarH1697of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spake concerning thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofAhabאַחְאָ֑ב'ach.'AvH256: for theLORDוַיהוָ֣הva.Yah.wehH3068hathdoneעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213thatwhichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he spake by hisservantעַבְדּ֥וֹav.DoH5650Elijahאֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃'e.li.Ya.huH452.

11Soבִּלְתִּ֥יbil.TiH1115Jehuיֵה֗וּאye.Hu'H3058smoteוַיַּ֣ךְvai.YakhH5221allH3605thatremainedH7604of thehouseלְבֵית־le.veit-H1004ofAhabאַחְאָב֙'ach.'AvH256inJezreelבְּיִזְרְעֶ֔אלbe.yiz.re.'ElH3157, andallH3605hisgreatגְּדֹלָ֖יוge.do.LavH1419menH1419, and hisfamiliarH3045friendsH3045, and hispriestsוְכֹהֲנָ֑יוve.kho.ha.NavH3548,untilעַד־'ad-H5704heleftH7604himnoneH3605remainingH7604.

12And hearoseוַיָּ֙קָם֙vai.Ya.komH6965anddepartedH935, andwentH935toSamariaשֹׁמְר֑וֹןsho.me.RonH8111. And as he was at the shearing house of theshepherdsהָרֹעִ֖יםha.ro.'ImH7462in thewayבַּדָּֽרֶךְ׃ba.Da.rekhH1870,

13Jehuוְיֵה֗וּאve.ye.Hu'H3058metמָצָא֙ma.Tza'H4672with thebrethrenאֲחֵי֙'a.CheiH251ofAhaziahאֲחַזְיָ֣הוּ'a.chaz.Ya.huH274kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063, andsaidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Who are ye? And theyansweredוַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.RuH559,WeH587are thebrethrenאֲחֵ֤י'a.CheiH251ofAhaziahאֲחַזְיָ֙הוּ֙'a.chaz.Ya.huH274: andweH587goH3381downH3381to salute thechildrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and thechildrenוּבְנֵ֥יu.ve.NeiH1121of thequeenהַגְּבִירָֽה׃ha.ge.vi.RahH1377.

14And hesaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,Takeתִּפְשׂ֣וּםtif.SumH8610themaliveחַיִּ֔יםchai.YimH2416. And theytookוַֽיִּתְפְּשׂ֖וּםvai.yit.pe.SumH8610themaliveחַיִּ֑יםchai.YimH2416, andslewוַֽיִּשְׁחָט֞וּםvai.yish.cha.TumH7819them at thepitבּ֣וֹרBorH953of the shearing house,evenH3808twoוּשְׁנַ֙יִם֙u.she.Na.yimH8147andfortyאַרְבָּעִ֤ים'ar.ba.'ImH705menאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376;neitherH3808leftהִשְׁאִ֥ירhish.'IrH7604heanyאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376of them.

15And when he was departed thence, helightedH5927onJehonadabיְהוֹנָדָב֩ye.ho.na.DavH3082thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofRechabרֵכָ֨בre.KhavH7394comingH5927tomeetH7125him: and he saluted him, andsaidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, Is thineheartלְבָבְךָ֣le.va.ve.KhaH3824rightיָשָׁ֗רya.SharH3477, as myheartלְבָבִי֙le.va.ViH3824is with thyheartלְבָבֶ֔ךָle.va.Ve.khaH3824? AndJehonadabיְהוֹנָדָ֥בye.ho.na.DavH3082answeredוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, It is.Ifכַּאֲשֶׁ֤רka.'a.SherH834it be,giveתְּנָ֣הte.NahH5414meH413thinehandיָדֶ֑ךָya.De.khaH3027. And hegaveוַיִּתֵּ֣ןvai.yi.TenH5414him hishandיָד֔וֹya.DoH3027; and hetookH853himupH5927to himintoH413thechariotהַמֶּרְכָּבָֽה׃ha.mer.ka.VahH4818.

16And hesaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,ComeH7068withmeH7200, andseeH7200myzealבְּקִנְאָתִ֣יbe.kin.'a.TiH7068for theLORDלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068.SoH7200they made himrideוַיַּרְכִּ֥בוּvai.yar.Ki.vuH7392in hischariotבְּרִכְבּֽוֹ׃be.rikh.BoH7393.

17And when hecameוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935toSamariaשֹֽׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111, hesmoteוַ֠יַּךְVai.yakhH5221allכָּל־kol-H3605thatremainedהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֧יםha.nish.'a.RimH7604untoAhabלְאַחְאָ֛בle.'ach.'AvH256inSamariaבְּשֹׁמְר֖וֹןbe.sho.me.RonH8111,tillעַד־'ad-H5704he haddestroyedהִשְׁמִיד֑וֹhish.mi.DoH8045him,accordingאֶל־'el-H413to thewordכִּדְבַ֣רkid.VarH1697of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he spake toElijahאֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃ פ'e.li.Ya.huH452.

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