Revised Version 1895

2 Kings 11

1NowH3588whenAthaliahוַֽעֲתַלְיָה֙va.'a.tal.YahH6271themotherאֵ֣ם'emH517ofAhaziahאֲחַזְיָ֔הוּ'a.chaz.Ya.huH274sawרָאֲתָ֖הra.'a.tahH7200thatherH3605sonבְּנָ֑הּbe.NahH1121wasdeadמֵ֣תmetH4191,sheH3588aroseוַתָּ֙קָם֙va.Ta.komH6965anddestroyedוַתְּאַבֵּ֔דva.te.'a.BedH6allH3605theseedזֶ֥רַעZe.ra'H2233royalהַמַּמְלָכָֽה׃ha.mam.la.KhahH4467.

2ButJehoshebaיְהוֹשֶׁ֣בַעye.ho.She.va'H3089, thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofkingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ־ha.Me.lekh-H4428Joramי֠וֹרָםYo.romH3141,sisterאֲח֨וֹת'a.ChotH269ofAhaziahאֲחַזְיָ֜הוּ'a.chaz.Ya.huH274,tookH3947Joashיוֹאָ֣שׁyo.'AshH3101thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAhaziahאֲחַזְיָ֗ה'a.chaz.YahH274, andstoleוַתִּגְנֹ֤בva.tig.NoH1589himawayH3947from among theking’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121that were slain,evenH3808him and hisnurseמֵינִקְתּ֖וֹmei.nik.ToH3243, andputH4191them in the bedchamber; and theyhidוַיַּסְתִּ֧רוּvai.yas.Ti.ruH5641him fromAthaliahעֲתַלְיָ֖הוּ'a.tal.Ya.huH6271,soH3947that he wasnotH3808slain.

3And he was withherעַל־'al-H5921hidמִתְחַבֵּ֖אmit.cha.Be'H2244in thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068sixשֵׁ֣שׁsheshH8337yearsשָׁנִ֑יםsha.NimH8141: andAthaliahוַעֲתַלְיָ֖הva.'a.tal.YahH6271reignedמֹלֶ֥כֶתmo.Le.khetH4427over thelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ פha.'A.retzH776.

4And in theseventhהַ֠שְּׁבִיעִיתHa.she.vi.'itH7637yearוּבַשָּׁנָ֣הu.va.sha.NahH8141Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֜עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077sentשָׁלַ֨חsha.LachH7971and fetched thecaptainsשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269overhundredsהַמֵּא֗וֹתha.me.yotH3967, of theCaritesלַכָּרִי֙la.ka.RiH3746and of theguardוְלָ֣רָצִ֔יםve.La.ra.TzimH7323, andbroughtוַיָּבֵ֥אvai.ya.Ve'H935them to himintoאֵלָ֖יו'e.LavH413thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068; and hemadeוַיִּכְרֹת֩vai.yikh.RotH3772acovenantבְּרִ֜יתbe.RitH1285with them, andtookוַיִּקַּ֣ח׀vai.yi.KachH3947anoathוַיַּשְׁבַּ֤עvai.yash.Ba'H7650of them in thehouseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, and shewed them theking’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428sonבֶּן־ben-H1121.

5And hecommandedוַיְצַוֵּ֣םvay.tza.VemH6680them,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, This is thethingהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697that ye shalldoתַּעֲשׂ֑וּןta.'a.SunH6213: athirdהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֤יתha.she.li.ShitH7992partH4480ofyouאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834, thatcomeבָּאֵ֣יba.'EiH935in on thesabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֔תha.sha.BatH7676, shall bekeepersH8104of thewatchH8104of theking’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004;

6And athirdוְהַשְּׁלִשִׁית֙ve.ha.she.li.ShitH7992partוְהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֥יתve.ha.she.li.ShitH7992shall be at thegateבְּשַׁ֣עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179Surס֔וּרSurH5495; and athirdH7992partH7992at thegateבַּשַּׁ֖עַרba.Sha.'arH8179behindאַחַ֣ר'a.CharH310theguardH8104:soאֶת־'et-H853shall yekeepוּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֛םu.she.mar.TemH8104thewatchH8104of thehouseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004, and be a barrier.

7And thetwoוּשְׁתֵּ֤יu.she.TeiH8147companies ofyouH3605,evenאֶת־'et-H853allH3605thatgoיֹצְאֵ֣יyo.tze.'EiH3318forthH3318on thesabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֑תha.sha.BatH7676, shallkeepוְשָֽׁמְר֛וּve.sha.me.RuH8104thewatchH8104of thehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068aboutאֶל־'el-H413thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

8And ye shall compass thekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428roundסָבִ֗יבsa.VivH5439aboutH1961,everyH376manH376with hisweaponsוְכֵלָ֣יוve.khe.LavH3627in hishandבְּיָד֔וֹbe.ya.DoH3027; and he that comethwithinעַל־'al-H5921theranksהַשְּׂדֵר֖וֹתha.se.de.RotH7713,letH1961him be slain: and be ye with thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428when he goethoutבְּצֵאת֥וֹbe.tze.ToH3318, and when he cometh in.

9And thecaptainsשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269overhundredsהַמֵּא֗וֹתha.me.yotH3967didוַֽיַּעֲשׂ֞וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213accordingאֶל־'el-H413toallH3605thatJehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֣עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077thepriestהַכֹּהֵן֒ha.ko.HenH3548commandedצִוָּה֮tzi.VahH6680: and theytookוַיִּקְחוּ֙vai.yik.ChuH3947everyH3605manH376hismenH376,thoseH3605that were tocomeבָּאֵ֣יba.'EiH935in on thesabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֔תha.sha.BatH7676, withthoseH3605that were togoH3318outH3318on thesabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֑תha.sha.BatH7676, andcameוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935toJehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֥עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077thepriestהַכֹּהֵֽן׃ha.ko.HenH3548.

10And thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548deliveredוַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.TenH5414to thecaptainsלְשָׂרֵ֣יle.sa.ReiH8269overhundredsהַמֵּא֗וֹתha.me.yotH3967thespearsהַחֲנִית֙ha.cha.NitH2595andshieldsהַשְּׁלָטִ֔יםha.she.la.TimH7982that had beenkingלַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428David’sדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732,whichH834were in thehouseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

11And theguardהָרָצִ֜יםha.ra.TzimH7323stoodוַיַּעַמְד֨וּvai.ya.'am.DuH5975,everyH376manH376with hisweaponsוְכֵלָ֣יוve.khe.LavH3627in hishandבְּיָד֗וֹbe.ya.DoH3027, from therightהַיְמָנִית֙hay.ma.NitH3233sideמִכֶּ֨תֶףmi.Ke.tefH3802of thehouseהַבַּ֤יִתha.Ba.yitH1004to theleftהַשְּׂמָאלִ֔יתha.se.ma.LitH8042sideכֶּ֤תֶףKe.tefH3802of thehouseהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004,alongעַל־'al-H5921by thealtarלַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַla.miz.Be.achH4196and thehouseוְלַבָּ֑יִתve.la.Ba.yitH1004, by thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428roundH5439aboutH5439.

12Then hebroughtH3318outH3318theking’sהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sonבֶּן־ben-H1121, andputוַיִּתֵּ֤ןvai.yi.TenH5414thecrownהַנֵּ֙זֶר֙ha.Ne.zerH5145uponעָלָיו֙'a.LavH5921him, andgaveH5414him thetestimonyהָ֣עֵד֔וּתha.'e.DutH5715; and theymadeH5414himkingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ סha.Me.lekhH4428, andanointedוַיִּמְשָׁחֻ֑הוּvai.yim.sha.Chu.huH4886him; and theyclappedוַיַּכּוּ־vai.ya.ku-H5221theirhandsכָ֔ףKhafH3709, andsaidH559,GodH559save thekingH4428.

13And whenAthaliahעֲתַלְיָ֔ה'a.tal.YahH6271heardוַתִּשְׁמַ֣עva.tish.Ma'H8085thenoiseק֥וֹלKolH6963of theguardהָֽרָצִ֖יןha.ra.TzinH7323and of thepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971, shecameוַתָּבֹ֥אva.ta.Vo'H935to thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971intoאֶל־'el-H413thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068:

14andsheH7121lookedוַתֵּ֡רֶאva.Te.re'H7200, and,beholdוְהִנֵּ֣הve.hi.NehH2009, thekingהַמֶּלֶךְ֩ha.me.leKhH4428stoodעֹמֵ֨ד'o.MedH5975by thepillarהָעַמּ֜וּדha.'a.MudH5982, as themannerכַּמִּשְׁפָּ֗טka.mish.PatH4941was, and thecaptainsוְהַשָּׂרִ֤יםve.ha.sa.RimH8269and thetrumpetsוְהַחֲצֹֽצְרוֹת֙ve.ha.cha.tzo.tze.rOtH2689by thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428; andallH3605thepeopleעַ֤ם'amH5971of thelandהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776rejoicedשָׂמֵ֔חַsa.Me.achH8056, andblewוְתֹקֵ֖עַve.to.Ke.a'H8628withtrumpetsבַּחֲצֹֽצְר֑וֹתba.cha.tzo.tze.RotH2689. ThenAthaliahעֲתַלְיָה֙'a.tal.YahH6271rentherH3605clothesבְּגָדֶ֔יהָbe.ga.Dei.haH899, andcriedH7121,Treasonקֶ֥שֶׁרKe.sherH7195,treasonקָֽשֶׁר׃ סKa.sherH7195.

15AndJehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֨עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548commandedוַיְצַו֩vay.TzavH6680thecaptainsשָׂרֵ֥יsa.ReiH8269ofhundredsהַמֵּא֣וֹתha.mei.'otH3967that weresetוְהַבָּ֥אve.ha.Ba'H935over the host, andsaidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, HaveherH413forthהוֹצִ֤יאוּho.Tzi.'uH3318between theranksלַשְּׂדֵרֹ֔תla.se.de.RotH7713; and him that followethherH413slayH4191with theswordבֶּחָ֑רֶבbe.Cha.revH2719: for thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559,LetH408herH413notH408be slain in thehouseH1004of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

16SoH935theymadeוַיָּשִׂ֤מוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760wayדֶּֽרֶךְ־de.rekh-H1870forherH935; and shewentH935by thewayH1870of the horses’entryמְב֥וֹאme.Vo'H3996to theking’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004: and there was she slain.

17AndJehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֜עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077madeוַיִּכְרֹ֨תvai.yikh.RotH3772acovenantהַבְּרִ֗יתha.be.RitH1285betweenH996theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068and thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428and thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971, that they should be theLORD’Sלַֽיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068peopleלְעָ֖םle.'AmH5971;betweenH996thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428also and thepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

18Andallכָל־khol-H3605thepeopleעַם֩'amH5971of thelandהָאָ֨רֶץha.'A.retzH776wentוַיָּבֹ֣אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to thehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004ofBaalהַבַּ֜עַלha.Ba.'alH1168, and brake itdownוַֽיִּתְּצֻ֗הוּvai.yi.te.Tzu.huH5422: hisaltarsמִזְבְּחֹתָ֤יוmiz.be.cho.tovH4196and hisimagesצְלָמָיו֙tze.la.MavH6754brake they inpiecesשִׁבְּר֣וּshi.be.RuH7665thoroughlyהֵיטֵ֔בhei.TevH3190, andslewהָרְג֖וּha.re.GuH2026Mattanמַתָּן֙ma.TanH4977thepriestכֹּהֵ֣ןko.HenH3548ofBaalהַבַּ֔עַלha.Ba.'alH1168beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440thealtarsהַֽמִּזְבְּח֑וֹתha.miz.be.ChotH4196. And thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֛ןha.ko.HenH3548appointedוַיָּ֧שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760officersפְּקֻדּ֖וֹתpe.ku.DotH6486over thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

19And hetookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947thecaptainsשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269overhundredsהַ֠מֵּאוֹתHa.me.'otH3967, and theCaritesהַכָּרִ֨יha.ka.RiH3746, and theguardהָרָצִ֜יםha.ra.TzimH7323, andallכָּל־kol-H3605thepeopleעַ֣ם'amH5971of thelandהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776; and theybroughtH935downוַיֹּרִ֤ידוּvai.yo.Ri.duH3381thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428from thehouseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, andcameH935by thewayדֶּֽרֶך־de.rekh-H1870of thegateשַׁ֥עַרSha.'arH8179of theguardהָרָצִ֖יםha.ra.TzimH7323unto theking’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004. And hesatוַיֵּ֖שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427on thethroneכִּסֵּ֥אki.Se'H3678of thekingsהַמְּלָכִֽים׃ha.me.la.KhimH4428.

20Soהֵמִ֥יתוּhe.Mi.tuH4191allכָּל־kol-H3605thepeopleעַם־'am-H5971of thelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776rejoicedוַיִּשְׂמַ֥חvai.yis.MachH8055, and thecityוְהָעִ֣ירve.ha.'IrH5892wasquietשָׁקָ֑טָהsha.Ka.tahH8252: and they slewAthaliahעֲתַלְיָ֛הוּ'a.tal.Ya.huH6271with theswordבַחֶ֖רֶבva.Che.revH2719at theking’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ סha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

21Jehoash was seven years old when he began to reign.

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