Revised Version 1895

2 Kings 15:10-30

10AndShallumשַׁלֻּ֣םsha.LumH7967thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJabeshיָבֵ֔שׁya.VeshH3003conspiredוַיִּקְשֹׁ֤רvai.yik.ShorH7194againstH5921him, andsmoteH5221himbeforeH5921thepeopleעָ֖ם'amH5971, andslewH5221him, andreignedוַיִּמְלֹ֖ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in hissteadתַּחְתָּֽיו׃tach.TavH8478.

11NowH2009therestוְיֶ֖תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of theactsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697ofZechariahזְכַרְיָ֑הze.khar.YahH2148,beholdH2009, they arewrittenכְּתוּבִ֗יםke.tu.VimH3789in thebookסֵ֛פֶרSe.ferH5612of thechroniclesדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of thekingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

12This was thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834he spake untoJehuיֵהוּא֙ye.Hu'H3058,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Thysonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121to thefourthרְבִיעִ֔יםre.vi.'ImH7243generation shallsitיֵשְׁב֥וּye.she.VuH3427uponעַל־'al-H5921thethroneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478. Andsoכֵֽן׃ פKhenH3651itcameH1961topassH1961.

13Shallumשַׁלּ֤וּםsha.LumH7967thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJabeshיָבֵישׁ֙ya.VeishH3003began toreignמָלַ֔ךְma.LakhH4427in thenineוָתֵ֙שַׁע֙va.Te.sha'H8672andthirtiethשְׁלֹשִׁ֤יםshe.lo.ShimH7970yearH8141ofUzziahלְעֻזִיָּ֖הle.'u.zi.YahH5818kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063; and hereignedוַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427the space of amonthיֶֽרַח־ye.rach-H3391inSamariaבְּשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃be.sho.me.RonH8111.

14AndMenahemמְנַחֵ֨םme.na.ChemH4505thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofGadiגָּדִ֜יga.DiH1424wentH935upוַיַּעַל֩vai.ya.'AlH5927fromTirzahמִתִּרְצָ֗הmi.tir.TzahH8656, andcameH935toSamariaשֹׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111, andsmoteH5221Shallumשַׁלּ֥וּםsha.LumH7967thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJabeshיָבֵ֖ישׁya.VeishH3003inSamariaבְּשֹׁמְר֑וֹןbe.sho.me.RonH8111, andslewH5221him, andreignedוַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in hissteadתַּחְתָּֽיו׃tach.TavH8478.

15NowH2009therestוְיֶ֙תֶר֙ve.Ye.terH3499of theactsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697ofShallumשַׁלּ֔וּםsha.LumH7967, and hisconspiracyוְקִשְׁר֖וֹve.kish.RoH7195whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834hemadeקָשָׁ֑רka.SharH7194,beholdH2009, they arewrittenכְּתֻבִ֗יםke.tu.VimH3789in thebookסֵ֛פֶרSe.ferH5612of thechroniclesדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of thekingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478.

16ThenMenahemמְ֠נַחֵםMe.na.chemH4505smoteיַכֶּֽה־ya.keh-H5221Tiphsahתִּפְסַ֨חtif.SachH8607, andallכָּל־kol-H3605that were therein, and thebordersגְּבוּלֶ֙יהָ֙ge.vu.Lei.haH1366thereof, fromTirzahמִתִּרְצָ֔הmi.tir.TzahH8656:becauseכִּ֛יkiH3588theyopenedפָתַ֖חfa.TachH6605notלֹ֥אlo'H3808to him, therefore hesmoteוַיַּ֑ךְvai.YakhH5221it; andallכָּל־kol-H3605thewomenH2030therein that were withchildH2030herippedH1234upH1234.

17In thenineוָתֵ֙שַׁע֙va.Te.sha'H8672andthirtiethשְׁלֹשִׁ֤יםshe.lo.ShimH7970yearH8141ofAzariahלַעֲזַרְיָ֖הla.'a.zar.YahH5838kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063beganMenahemמְנַחֵ֨םme.na.ChemH4505thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofGadiגָּדִ֧יga.DiH1424toreignH4427overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478, andreignedH4427tenעֶ֥שֶׂר'E.serH6235yearsH8141inSamariaבְּשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃be.sho.me.RonH8111.

18And hedidH6213thatwhichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834wasevilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in thesightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: hedepartedסָ֠רsarH5493notלֹ֣אlo'H3808allכָּל־kol-H3605hisdaysיָמָֽיו׃ya.MavH3117from thesinsהֶחֱטִ֥יאhe.che.Ti'H2398ofJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֧םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNebatנְבָ֛טne.VatH5028, wherewith hemadeH6213Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478tosinH2398.

19Therecameבָּ֣אba'H935againstעַל־'al-H5921thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776Pulפ֤וּלfulH6322thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁוּר֙'a.ShurH804; andMenahemמְנַחֵם֙me.na.ChemH4505gaveוַיִּתֵּ֤ןvai.yi.TenH5414Pulלְפ֔וּלle.FulH6322athousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505talentsכִּכַּר־ki.kar-H3603ofsilverכָּ֑סֶףKa.sefH3701, that hishandיָדָיו֙ya.DavH3027might be with him to confirm thekingdomהַמַּמְלָכָ֖הha.mam.la.KhahH4467in hishandבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027.

20AndMenahemמְנַחֵ֨םme.na.ChemH4505exactedוַיֹּצֵא֩vai.yo.Tze'H3318themoneyהַכֶּ֜סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,evenH3808ofallכָּל־kol-H3605themightyגִּבּוֹרֵ֣יgi.bo.ReiH1368menלְאִ֣ישׁle.'IshH376ofwealthהַחַ֔יִלha.Cha.yilH2428, ofeachH376manH376fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֧יםcha.mi.ShimH2572shekelsשְׁקָלִ֛יםshe.ka.LimH8255ofsilverכֶּ֖סֶףKe.sefH3701, togiveלָתֵת֙la.TetH5414to thekingלְמֶ֣לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804.SoH5414thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804turnedH7725backH7725, andstayedעָ֥מַד'A.madH5975notH3808there in thelandבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.

21Nowהַיָּמִ֖יםhai.ya.MimH3117therestוְיֶ֛תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of theactsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697ofMenahemמְנַחֵ֖םme.na.ChemH4505, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605that hedidעָשָׂ֑ה'a.SahH6213, are theynotהֲלוֹא־ha.lo'-H3808writtenכְּתוּבִ֗יםke.tu.VimH3789in thebookסֵ֛פֶרSe.ferH5612of thechroniclesדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of thekingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478?

22AndMenahemמְנַחֵ֖םme.na.ChemH4505sleptוַיִּשְׁכַּ֥בvai.yish.KavH7901with hisfathersאֲבֹתָ֑יו'a.vo.TavH1; andPekahiahפְּקַחְיָ֥הpe.kach.YahH6494hissonבְנ֖וֹve.NoH1121reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in hissteadתַּחְתָּֽיו׃ פtach.TavH8478.

23In thefiftiethחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםcha.mi.ShimH2572yearH8141ofAzariahלַעֲזַרְיָ֖הla.'a.zar.YahH5838kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063Pekahiahפְּקַֽחְיָ֨הpe.kach.YahH6494thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofMenahemמְנַחֵ֧םme.na.ChemH4505began toreignH4427overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478inSamariaבְּשֹׁמְר֖וֹןbe.sho.me.RonH8111, andreignedH4427twoyearsH8141.

24And hedidH6213thatwhichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834wasevilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in thesightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: hedepartedסָ֗רSarH5493notלֹ֣אlo'H3808from thesinsהֶחֱטִ֖יאhe.che.Ti'H2398ofJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֣םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNebatנְבָ֔טne.VatH5028, wherewith hemadeH6213Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478tosinH2398.

25AndPekahפֶּ֨קַחPe.kachH6492thesonH1121ofRemaliahרְמַלְיָ֜הוּre.mal.Ya.huH7425, his captain,conspiredוַיִּקְשֹׁ֣רvai.yik.ShorH7194againstעָלָיו֩'a.LavH5921him, andsmoteH5221him inSamariaבְשֹׁמְר֜וֹןve.sho.me.RonH8111, in thecastleבְּאַרְמ֤וֹןbe.'ar.MonH759of theking’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּית־beit-H1004, with Argob and Arieh; and with him werefiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםcha.mi.ShimH2572menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376of theGileaditesגִלְעָדִ֑יםgil.'a.DimH1569: and heslewH5221him, andreignedוַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in hissteadתַּחְתָּֽיו׃tach.TavH8478.

26NowH2009therestוְיֶ֛תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of theactsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697ofPekahiahפְקַחְיָ֖הfe.kach.YahH6494, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605that hedidעָשָׂ֑ה'a.SahH6213,beholdH2009, they arewrittenכְּתוּבִ֗יםke.tu.VimH3789in thebookסֵ֛פֶרSe.ferH5612of thechroniclesדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of thekingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

27In thetwoוּשְׁתַּ֙יִם֙u.she.Ta.yimH8147andfiftiethחֲמִשִּׁ֤יםcha.mi.ShimH2572yearH8141ofAzariahלַעֲזַרְיָ֖הla.'a.zar.YahH5838kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063Pekahפֶּ֣קַחPe.kachH6492thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofRemaliahרְמַלְיָ֧הוּre.mal.Ya.huH7425began toreignH4427overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478inSamariaבְּשֹׁמְר֖וֹןbe.sho.me.RonH8111, andreignedH4427twentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242yearsH8141.

28And hedidH6213thatwhichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834wasevilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in thesightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: hedepartedסָ֗רSarH5493notלֹ֣אlo'H3808from thesinsהֶחֱטִ֖יאhe.che.Ti'H2398ofJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֣םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNebatנְבָ֔טne.VatH5028, wherewith hemadeH6213Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478tosinH2398.

29In thedaysבִּימֵ֞יbi.MeiH3117ofPekahפֶּ֣קַחPe.kachH6492kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478cameבָּא֮ba'H935Tiglath-pileserH8407kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁוּר֒'a.ShurH804, andtookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947Ijonעִיּ֡וֹןi.YonH5859, andAbel-beth-maacahH62, andJanoahיָ֠נוֹחַYa.no.achH3239, andKedeshקֶ֨דֶשׁKe.deshH6943, andHazorחָצ֤וֹרcha.TzorH2674, andGileadהַגִּלְעָד֙ha.gil.'AdH1568, andGalileeהַגָּלִ֔ילָהha.ga.Li.lahH1551,allכֹּ֖לkolH3605thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofNaphtaliנַפְתָּלִ֑יnaf.ta.LiH5321; and hecarriedH1540themcaptiveH1540toAssyriaאַשּֽׁוּרָה׃'a.Shu.rahH804.

30AndHosheaהוֹשֵׁ֣עַho.She.a'H1954thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofElahאֵלָ֗ה'e.LahH425madeוַיִּקְשָׁר־vai.yik.shor-H7194aconspiracyקֶ֜שֶׁרKe.sherH7195againstעַל־'al-H5921Pekahפֶּ֙קַח֙pe.kachH6492thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofRemaliahרְמַלְיָ֔הוּre.mal.Ya.huH7425, andsmoteH5221him, andslewH5221him, andreignedוַיִּמְלֹ֖ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in hissteadתַּחְתָּ֑יוtach.TavH8478, in thetwentiethעֶשְׂרִ֔ים'es.RimH6242yearבִּשְׁנַ֣תbish.NatH8141ofJothamלְיוֹתָ֖םle.yo.TamH3147thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofUzziahעֻזִיָּֽה׃'u.zi.YahH5818.

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