Revised Version 1895

2 Kings 16

1In the seventeenthyearH8141ofPekahלְפֶ֖קַחle.Fe.kachH6492thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofRemaliahרְמַלְיָ֑הוּre.mal.Ya.huH7425Ahazאָחָ֥ז'a.ChazH271thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJothamיוֹתָ֖םyo.TamH3147kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063began toreignמָלַ֛ךְma.LakhH4427.

2Twentyעֶשְׂרִ֤ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121wasAhazאָחָ֣ז'a.ChazH271when he began toreignבְּמָלְכ֔וֹbe.ma.le.KhoH4427; and hereignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427sixteenעֶשְׂרֵ֣ה'es.RehH6240yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389: and hedidעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808thatwhichH5869wasrightהַיָּשָׁ֗רhai.ya.SharH3477in theeyesבְּעֵינֵ֛יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068hisGodאֱלֹהָ֖יו'e.lo.HavH430, likeDavidכְּדָוִ֥דke.da.VidH1732hisfatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1.

3But he walked in thewayבְּדֶ֖רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870of thekingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, yea, andmadeוְגַ֤םve.GamH1571hissonבְּנוֹ֙be.NoH1121topassהֶעֱבִ֣ירhe.'e.VirH5674throughH5674thefireבָּאֵ֔שׁba.'EshH784, according to theabominationsכְּתֹֽעֲבוֹת֙ke.to.'a.VotH8441of the heathen,whomאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068castH3423outH3423frombeforeמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

4And hesacrificedוַיְזַבֵּ֧חַvay.za.Be.achH2076andburntH6999incenseH6999in thehighבַּבָּמ֖וֹתba.ba.MotH1116placesH1116, and on thehillsהַגְּבָע֑וֹתha.ge.va.'otH1389, andunderוְתַ֖חַתve.Ta.chatH8478everyכָּל־kol-H3605greenרַעֲנָֽן׃ra.'a.NanH7488treeעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086.

5ThenRezinרְצִ֣יןre.TzinH7526kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofSyriaאֲ֠רָם'A.romH758andPekahוּפֶ֨קַחu.Fe.kachH6492sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofRemaliahרְמַלְיָ֧הוּre.mal.Ya.huH7425kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478cameH5927upH5927toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389towarלַמִּלְחָמָ֑הla.mil.cha.MahH4421: and they besiegedAhazאָחָ֔ז'a.ChazH271, butcouldH3201notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808overcomeH3201him.

6At that timeRezinרְצִ֨יןre.TzinH7526kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofSyriaאֲרָ֤ם'a.RamH758recoveredהֵ֠שִׁיבHe.shivH7725Elathאֵילַת֙'ei.LatH359toSyriaלַֽאֲרָ֔םla.'a.RamH758, and drave theJewsהַיְהוּדִ֖יםhay.hu.DimH3064fromElathמֵֽאֵיל֑וֹתme.'ei.LotH359: and theSyriansH726cameבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935toElathאֵילַ֔ת'ei.LatH359, anddweltוַיֵּ֣שְׁבוּvai.Ye.she.vuH3427there, unto thisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

7SoH7971Ahazאָחָ֜ז'a.ChazH271sentH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֗יםmal.'a.KhimH4397toTiglath-pileserH8407kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁוּר֙'a.ShurH804,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, I am thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֥'av.de.KhaH5650and thysonוּבִנְךָ֖u.vin.KhaH1121:comeעֲלֵ֨ה'a.LehH5927upH5927, andsaveוְהוֹשִׁעֵ֜נִיve.ho.shi.'E.niH3467meH413outH7971of thehandמִכַּ֣ףmi.KafH3709of thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofSyriaאֲרָ֗ם'a.RamH758, andoutH7971of thehandוּמִכַּף֙u.mi.KafH3709of thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, whichriseהַקּוֹמִ֖יםha.ko.MimH6965upH5927againstעָלָֽי׃'a.LaiH5921meH413.

8AndAhazאָחָ֜ז'a.ChazH271tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947thesilverהַכֶּ֣סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701andgoldהַזָּהָ֗בha.za.HavH2091that wasfoundH4672in thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, and in thetreasuresוּבְאֹֽצְר֖וֹתu.ve.'o.tze.RotH214of theking’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004, andsentוַיִּשְׁלַ֥חvai.yish.LachH7971it for apresentH4672to thekingלְמֶֽלֶךְ־le.Me.lekh-H4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֖וּר'a.ShurH804.

9And thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804hearkened unto him: and thekingמֶ֨לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֤וּר'a.ShurH804wentH5927upH5927againstH413Damascusדַּמֶּ֙שֶׂק֙da.Me.sekH1834, andtookוַֽיִּתְפְּשֶׂ֔הָvai.yit.pe.Se.haH8610it, andcarriedH1540the thepeopleוַיִּשְׁמַ֤עvai.yish.Ma'H8085of itcaptiveH1540toKirקִ֑ירָהKi.rahH7024, and slewRezinרְצִ֖יןre.TzinH7526.

10Andkingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahazאָחָ֡ז'a.ChazH271wentH7125toDamascusדּוּמֶּ֔שֶׂקdu.Me.sekH1834tomeetH7125Tiglath-pileserH8407kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁוּר֙'a.ShurH804, andsawוַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'H7200thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achH4196that was atDamascusבְּדַמָּ֑שֶׂקbe.da.Ma.sekH1834: andkingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahazאָחָ֜ז'a.ChazH271sentוַיִּשְׁלַח֩vai.yish.LachH7971to Urijah thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.HenH3548the fashion of thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֛חַha.miz.Be.achH4196, and thepatternתַּבְנִית֖וֹtav.ni.ToH8403of it,accordingאֶל־'el-H413toallלְכָֽל־le.kholH3605theworkmanshipמַעֲשֵֽׂהוּ׃ma.'a.Se.huH4639thereof.

11And Urijah thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548builtוַיִּ֛בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129analtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַha.miz.Be.achH4196: according toallכְּכֹ֣לke.KholH3605thatkingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahazאָחָ֜ז'a.ChazH271hadsentשָׁלַח֩sha.LachH7971fromDamascusמִדַּמֶּ֗שֶׂקmi.da.Me.sekH1834,soכֵּ֤ןkenH3651didH6213Urijah thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548makeH6213itagainstH935kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ־ha.Me.lekh-H4428Ahazאָחָ֖ז'a.ChazH271cameH935fromDamascusמִדַּמָּֽשֶׂק׃mi.da.Ma.sekH1834.

12And when thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428wascomeוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935fromDamascusמִדַּמֶּ֔שֶׂקmi.da.Me.sekH1834, thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sawוַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'H7200thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַha.miz.Be.achH4196: and thekingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428drewH7126nearH7126unto thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achH4196, andofferedוַיַּ֥עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927thereonH5921.

13And heburntH5930hisburntעֹֽלָתוֹ֙o.la.ToH5930offering and hismealמִנְחָת֔וֹmin.cha.ToH4503offering, and poured his drink offering, andsprinkledוַיִּזְרֹ֛קvai.yiz.RokH2236thebloodדַּֽם־dam-H1818of hispeaceהַשְּׁלָמִ֥יםha.she.la.MimH8002offeringsH8002,uponעַל־'al-H5921thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃ha.miz.Be.achH4196.

14And the brasenaltarהַמִּזְבַּ֣חha.miz.BachH4196,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834wasbeforeH6440theLORDיְהוָה֒Yah.wehH3068, hebroughtוַיַּקְרֵ֗בvai.yak.RevH7126from the forefront of thehouseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004, frombetweenH996hisaltarהַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַha.miz.Be.achH4196and thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, andputוַיִּתֵּ֥ןvai.yi.TenH5414it on thenorthצָפֽוֹנָה׃tza.Fo.nahH6828sideיֶ֥רֶךְYe.rekhH3409of hisaltarהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achH4196.

15Andkingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ־ha.Me.lekh-H4428Ahazאָ֠חָז'A.chozH271commandedוַיְצַוֶּ֣הvay.tza.vuhH6680Urijah thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,UponH5921thegreatהַגָּד֡וֹלha.ga.DolH1419altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֣חַha.miz.Be.achH4196burnהַקְטֵ֣רhak.TerH6999themorningהַבֹּקֶר֩ha.bo.KerH1242burntעֹֽלַת־'o.lat-H5930offering, and theeveningהָעֶ֜רֶבha.'E.revH6153mealH4503offering, and theking’sהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428burntעֹלַ֧ת'o.LatH5930offering, and hismealH4503offering, with theburntעֹלַ֞ת'o.LatH5930offering ofallכָּל־kol-H3605thepeopleעַ֤ם'amH5971of thelandהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776, and theirmealH4503offering, and their drinkofferingsH4503; andsprinkleתִּזְרֹ֑קtiz.RokH2236uponH5921itallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thebloodדַּ֥םdamH1818of theburntעֹלָ֛ה'o.LahH5930offering, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thebloodדַּם־dam-H1818of thesacrificeזֶ֖בַחZe.vachH2077: but the brasenaltarוּמִזְבַּ֧חu.miz.BachH4196shall be formeH5921toinquireלְבַקֵּֽר׃le.va.KerH1239by.

16Thusdidוַיַּ֖עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213Urijah thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֑ןha.ko.HenH3548, according toallכְּכֹ֥לke.KholH3605thatkingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahazאָחָֽז׃'a.ChazH271commandedצִוָּ֖הtzi.VahH6680.

17Andkingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahazאָחָ֜ז'a.ChazH271cutוַיְקַצֵּץ֩vay.ka.TzetzH7112offH5921thebordersהַמִּסְגְּר֣וֹתha.mis.ge.RotH4526of the bases, andremovedH5493the laver fromoffH5921them; andtookH5493downהוֹרִ֔דho.RidH3381theseaהַיָּ֣םhai.YamH3220fromoffH5921the brasenoxenהַבָּקָ֥רha.ba.KarH1241that wereunderתַּחְתֶּ֑יהָtach.Tei.haH8478it, andputוַיִּתֵּ֣ןvai.yi.TenH5414ituponH5921apavementמַרְצֶ֥פֶתmar.Tze.fetH4837ofstoneאֲבָנִֽים׃'a.va.NimH68.

18And the coveredwayמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440for thesabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֜תha.sha.BatH7676, that they hadbuiltבָּנ֣וּba.NuH1129in thehouseבַבַּ֗יִתva.Ba.yitH1004, and theking’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428entryמְב֤וֹאme.Vo'H3996without,turnedהֵסֵ֖בhe.SevH5437he unto thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,becauseאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834of thekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃'a.ShurH804.

19Nowהַיָּמִ֖יםhai.ya.MimH3117therestוְיֶ֛תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of theactsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697ofAhazאָחָ֖ז'a.ChazH271whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834hedidעָשָׂ֑ה'a.SahH6213, are theynotהֲלֹא־ha.lo'-H3808writtenכְּתוּבִ֗יםke.tu.VimH3789in thebookסֵ֛פֶרSe.ferH5612of thechroniclesדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of thekingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063?

20AndAhazאָחָז֙'a.ChazH271sleptוַיִּשְׁכַּ֤בvai.yish.KavH7901with hisfathersאֲבֹתָ֔יו'a.vo.TavH1, and wasburiedוַיִּקָּבֵ֥רvai.yi.ka.VerH6912with hisfathersאֲבֹתָ֖יו'a.vo.TavH1in thecityבְּעִ֣ירbe.'IrH5892ofDavidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732: andHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֥הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396hissonבְנ֖וֹve.NoH1121reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in hissteadתַּחְתָּֽיו׃ פtach.TavH8478.

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