Revised Version 1895

2 Kings 15:13-22

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.

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