Revised Version 1895
2 Kings 23
2And thekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428wentH5927upH5927to thehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004of theLORDיְהוָ֡הYah.wehH3068, andallH3605themenאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofJudahיְהוּדָה֩ye.hu.DahH3063andallH3605theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֨יyo.she.VeiH3427ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֜םye.ru.sha.LimH3389with him, and thepriestsוְהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548, and theprophetsוְהַנְּבִיאִ֔יםve.ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030, andallH3605thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971,bothH3605smallלְמִקָּטֹ֣ןle.mi.ka.TonH6996andgreatגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419: and hereadוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121in theirearsבְאָזְנֵיהֶ֗םve.'a.ze.nei.HemH241allH3605thewordsדִּבְרֵי֙div.ReiH1697of thebookסֵ֣פֶרSe.ferH5612of thecovenantהַבְּרִ֔יתha.be.RitH1285whichH1697wasfoundהַנִּמְצָ֖אha.nim.Tza'H4672in thehouseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
3And thekingהַ֠מֶּלֶךְHa.Me.lekhH4428stoodוַיַּעֲמֹ֣דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975by thepillarהָ֨עַמּ֜וּדha.'a.MudH5982, andmadeוַיִּכְרֹ֥תvai.yikh.RotH3772acovenantהַבְּרִ֣ית׀ha.be.RitH1285beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, to walkafterאַחַ֤ר'a.CharH310theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, and tokeepוְלִשְׁמֹ֨רve.lish.MorH8104hiscommandmentsמִצְוֹתָ֜יוmitz.vo.TavH4687, and histestimoniesעֵדְוֹתָ֤יו'e.de.vo.TavH5715, and hisstatutesחֻקֹּתָיו֙chu.ko.TavH2708, withallבְּכָל־be.kholH3605hisheartלֵ֣בlevH3820, andallוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605hissoulנֶ֔פֶשׁNe.feshH5315, toconfirmלְהָקִ֗יםle.ha.KimH6965thewordsדִּבְרֵי֙div.ReiH1697of thiscovenantהַבְּרִ֣יתha.be.RitH1285that werewrittenהַכְּתֻבִ֖יםha.ke.tu.VimH3789in thisbookהַסֵּ֣פֶרha.Se.ferH5612: andallכָּל־kol-H3605thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971stoodוַיַּעֲמֹ֥דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975to thecovenantבַּבְּרִֽית׃ba.be.RitH1285.
4And thekingהַמֶּ֡לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428commandedוַיְצַ֣וvay.TzavH6680Hilkiahחִלְקִיָּהוּ֩chil.ki.ya.HuH2518thehighהַגָּד֜וֹלha.ga.DolH1419priestהַכֹּהֵ֨ןha.ko.HenH3548, and thepriestsכֹּהֲנֵ֣יko.ha.NeiH3548of thesecondהַמִּשְׁנֶה֮ha.mish.NehH4932orderH6680, and thekeepersשֹׁמְרֵ֣יsho.me.ReiH8104of the door, tobringלְהוֹצִיא֙le.ho.Tzi'H3318forthH3318outH3318of thetempleמֵהֵיכַ֣לme.hei.KhalH1964of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068allכָּל־kol-H3605thevesselsהַכֵּלִ֗יםha.ke.LimH3627that weremadeהָֽעֲשׂוּיִם֙ha.'a.su.YimH6213forBaalלַבַּ֣עַלla.Ba.'alH1168, and for theAsherahוְלָֽאֲשֵׁרָ֔הve.la.'a.she.RahH842, and forallוּלְכֹ֖לu.le.KholH3605thehostצְבָ֣אtze.Va'H6635ofheavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064: and heburnedוַֽיִּשְׂרְפֵ֞םvai.yis.re.FemH8313them withoutJerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙li.ru.sha.LimH3389in thefieldsבְּשַׁדְמ֣וֹתbe.shad.MotH7709ofKidronקִדְר֔וֹןkid.RonH6939, andcarriedוְנָשָׂ֥אve.na.Sa'H5375theashesעֲפָרָ֖ם'a.fa.RamH6083of them unto Beth-el.
5And heputH5414downH5414theidolatrousH3649priestsהַכְּמָרִ֗יםha.ke.ma.RimH3649,whomאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834thekingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063had ordained toburnH6999incenseH6999in thehighבַּבָּמוֹת֙ba.ba.mOtH1116placesH1116in thecitiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063, and in theplacesH1116roundוּמְסִבֵּ֖יu.me.si.BeiH4524aboutH4428Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389; them also thatburnedH6999incenseH6999untoBaalלַבַּ֗עַלla.Ba.'alH1168, to thesunלַשֶּׁ֤מֶשׁla.She.meshH8121, and to themoonוְלַיָּרֵ֙חַ֙ve.lai.ya.Re.achH3394, and to the planets, and toallוּלְכֹ֖לu.le.KholH3605thehostצְבָ֥אtze.Va'H6635ofheavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.
6And hebroughtH3318outH3318theAsherahהָאֲשֵׁרָה֩ha.'a.she.RahH842from thehouseמִבֵּ֨יתmi.BeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068, withoutJerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙li.ru.sha.LimH3389, unto thebrookנַ֣חַלNa.chalH5158Kidronקִדְר֔וֹןkid.RonH6939, andburnedוַיִּשְׂרֹ֥ףvai.yis.RofH8313it at thebrookבְּנַ֥חַלbe.Na.chalH5158Kidronקִדְר֖וֹןkid.RonH6939, and stamped it small topowderH1854, andcastוַיַּשְׁלֵךְ֙vai.yash.leKhH7993thepowderH1854thereofuponעַל־'al-H5921thegravesקֶ֖בֶרKe.verH6913of thecommonבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.
7And he brakedownוַיִּתֹּץ֙vai.yi.TotzH5422thehousesבָּתֵּ֣יba.TeiH1004of thesodomitesהַקְּדֵשִׁ֔יםha.ke.de.ShimH6945, that were in thehouseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,whereH834thewomenהַנָּשִׁ֗יםha.na.ShimH802wovehangingsבָּתִּ֖יםba.TimH1004for theAsherahלָאֲשֵׁרָֽה׃la.'a.she.RahH842.
8And hebroughtH935allכָּל־kol-H3605thepriestsהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.NimH3548outעַל־'al-H5921of thecitiesמֵעָרֵ֣יme.'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063, anddefiledוַיְטַמֵּ֣אvay.ta.Me'H2930thehighהַבָּמ֗וֹתha.ba.MotH1116placesH1116whereH834thepriestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548hadburnedH6999incenseH6999, fromGebaמִגֶּ֖בַעmi.Ge.va'H1387to Beer-sheba; and he brakedownוְנָתַ֞ץve.na.TatzH5422thehighבָּמ֣וֹתba.MotH1116placesH1116of thegatesהַשְּׁעָרִ֗יםha.she.'a.RimH8179that were at theenteringH935in of thegateשַׁ֤עַרSha.'arH8179ofJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091thegovernorשַׂר־sar-H8269of thecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,whichH834were on aman’sאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376leftH8040handH8040at thegateבְּשַׁ֥עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179of thecityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.
9Neverthelessאַ֗ךְ'AkhH389thepriestsכֹּהֲנֵ֣יko.ha.NeiH3548of thehighהַבָּמ֔וֹתha.ba.MotH1116placesH1116cameH5927notH3808upH5927to thealtarמִזְבַּ֥חmiz.BachH4196of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389, but theydidH3808eatאָכְל֥וּ'a.khe.LuH398unleavenedמַצּ֖וֹתma.TzotH4682breadH4682among theirbrethrenאֲחֵיהֶֽם׃'a.chei.HemH251.
10And hedefiledH2930Tophethהַתֹּ֔פֶתha.To.fetH8612,whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834is in thevalleyבְּגֵ֣יbe.GeiH1516of thechildrenבֶןve.nei-H1121ofHinnomהִנֹּ֑םhi.NomH2011, thatnoלְבִלְתִּ֗יle.vil.TiH1115manאִ֜ישׁ'ishH376mightmakeH2930hissonבְּנ֧וֹbe.NoH1121or hisdaughterבִּתּ֛וֹbi.ToH1323topassלְהַעֲבִ֨ירle.ha.'a.VirH5674throughH5674thefireבָּאֵ֖שׁba.'EshH784toMolechלַמֹּֽלֶךְ׃la.Mo.lekhH4432.
11And hetookH853awayH935thehorsesהַסּוּסִ֗יםha.su.SimH5483that thekingsמַלְכֵ֨יmal.KheiH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֤הye.hu.DahH3063hadgivenנָתְנוּ֩na.te.NuH5414to thesunלַשֶּׁ֙מֶשׁ֙la.She.meshH8121, at theenteringH935in of thehouseבֵית־veit-H1004of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, by thechamberלִשְׁכַּת֙lish.KatH3957ofNathan-melechH5419the chamberlain,whichH834was in theprecinctsבַּפַּרְוָרִ֑יםba.par.va.RimH6503; and heburnedשָׂרַ֥ףsa.RafH8313thechariotsמַרְכְּב֥וֹתmar.ke.VotH4818of thesunהַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121withfireבָּאֵֽשׁ׃ba.'EshH784.
12And thealtarsהַֽמִּזְבְּח֡וֹתha.miz.be.ChotH4196that were on theroofהַגָּג֩ha.GagH1406of theupperעֲלִיַּ֨ת'a.li.YatH5944chamberH5944ofAhazאָחָ֜ז'a.ChazH271,whichH834thekingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063hadmadeH6213, and thealtarsהַֽמִּזְבְּחוֹת֙ha.miz.be.chOtH4196whichH834Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֔הme.na.ShehH4519hadmadeH6213in thetwoבִּשְׁתֵּ֛יbish.TeiH8147courts of thehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,didH6213thekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428breakH5422downH5422, and beat themdownנָתַ֣ץna.TatzH5422from thence, andcastוְהִשְׁלִ֥יךְve.hish.LikhH7993thedustעֲפָרָ֖ם'a.fa.RamH6083of themintoאֶל־'el-H413thebrookנַ֥חַלNa.chalH5158Kidronקִדְרֽוֹן׃kid.RonH6939.
13And thehighהַבָּמ֞וֹתha.ba.MotH1116placesH1116that werebeforeפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר׀'a.SherH834were on therightH3225handH3225of themountלְהַר־le.har-H2022of corruption,whichאֲשֶׁר֮'a.SherH834Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֨הshe.lo.MohH8010thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478had builded for Ashtoreth theabominationתּוֹעֲבַ֣תto.'a.VatH8441of the Zidonians, and forChemoshוְלִכְמוֹשׁ֙ve.likh.mo.VoshH3645theabominationH8441ofMoabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124, and forMilcomוּלְמִלְכֹּ֖םu.le.mil.KomH4445theabominationH8441of thechildrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofAmmonעַמּ֑וֹןa.MonH5983,didאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428defileטִמֵּ֖אti.Me'H2930.
14And he brake inpiecesוְשִׁבַּר֙ve.shi.BarH7665thepillarsהַמַּצֵּב֔וֹתha.ma.tze.VotH4676, andcutוַיִּכְרֹ֖תvai.yikh.RotH3772downH3772theAsherimהָאֲשֵׁרִ֑יםha.'a.she.RimH842, andfilledוַיְמַלֵּ֥אvay.ma.Le'H4390theirplacesמְקוֹמָ֖םme.ko.MamH4725with thebonesעַצְמ֥וֹתatz.MotH6106ofmenאָדָֽם׃'a.DamH120.
15Moreoverוְגַ֨םve.GamH1571thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֜חַha.miz.Be.achH4196that was at Beth-el, and thehighהַבָּמָה֙ha.ba.MahH1116placeהַבָּמָ֖הha.ba.MahH1116whichH834Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֤םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNebatנְבָט֙ne.VatH5028, whomadeH6213Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478tosinהֶחֱטִ֣יאhe.che.Ti'H2398, hadmadeH6213,evenגַּ֣םgamH1571thataltarהַמִּזְבֵּ֧חַha.miz.Be.achH4196and thehighהַבָּמָ֛הha.ba.MahH1116placeH1116he brakedownנָתָ֑ץna.TatzH5422; and heburnedוַיִּשְׂרֹ֧ףvai.yis.RofH8313thehighH1116placeH1116and stamped it small topowderהֵדַ֥קhe.DakH1854, andburnedוְשָׂרַ֥ףve.sa.RafH8313theAsherahאֲשֵׁרָֽה׃'a.she.RahH842.
16And asJosiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֗הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977turnedוַיִּ֣פֶןvai.Yi.fenH6437himselfH2930, he spied the sepulchres that were there in themountבָּהָ֔רba.HarH2022; and hesentוַיִּשְׁלַ֗חvai.yish.LachH7971, andtookוַיִּקַּ֤חvai.yi.KachH3947thebonesהָֽעֲצָמוֹת֙ha.'a.tza.mOtH6106outמִן־min-H4480of the sepulchres, andburnedוַיִּשְׂרֹ֥ףvai.yis.RofH8313themuponH5921thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achH4196, anddefiledH2930it,accordingH5921to thewordH1697of theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068whichH834themanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430proclaimedקָרָא֙ka.Ra'H7121, whoproclaimedקָרָ֔אka.Ra'H7121theseהָאֵֽלֶּה׃ha.'E.lehH428things.
17Then hesaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Whatמָ֚הmahH4100monumentהַצִּיּ֣וּןha.tzi.YunH6725is thatwhichH834Iseeרֹאֶ֑הro.'EhH7200? And themenאִישׁ־'ish-H376of thecityהָעִ֗ירha.'IrH5892toldוַיֹּאמְר֨וּvai.yo.me.RuH559him, It is the sepulchre of themanH376ofGodהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430,whichH834cameבָּ֣אba'H935fromJudahמִֽיהוּדָ֔הmi.hu.DahH3063, andproclaimedוַיִּקְרָ֗אvai.yik.Ra'H7121theseהָאֵ֙לֶּה֙ha.'E.lehH428things that thou hastdoneעָשִׂ֔יתָ'a.Si.taH6213againstעַ֖ל'alH5921thealtarהַמִּזְבַּ֥חha.miz.BachH4196of Beth-el.
18And hesaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,LetH408him be;letH408noH408manH376move hisbonesעַצְמֹתָ֑יו'atz.mo.TavH6106.Soאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834theyletH408hisbonesעַצְמֹתָ֔יו'atz.mo.TavH6106alone, with thebonesעַצְמ֣וֹתatz.MotH6106of theprophetהַנָּבִ֔יאha.na.Vi'H5030thatcameבָּ֖אba'H935outH376ofSamariaמִשֹּׁמְרֽוֹן׃mi.sho.me.RonH8111.
19Andallכָּל־kol-H3605thehousesבָּתֵּ֨יba.TeiH1004also of thehighהַבָּמ֜וֹתha.ba.MotH1116placesH1116that were in thecitiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892ofSamariaשֹׁמְר֗וֹןsho.me.RonH8111,whichH834thekingsמַלְכֵ֤יmal.KheiH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478hadmadeH6213toprovokeלְהַכְעִ֔יסle.hakh.'IsH3707the LORD toangerH3707,Josiahיֹֽאשִׁיָּ֑הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977tookH5493awayH5493, anddidH6213to them according toallכְּכָל־ke.khol-H3605theactsH6213that he haddoneH6213in Beth-el.
20And he slewallכָּל־kol-H3605thepriestsכֹּהֲנֵ֨יko.ha.NeiH3548of thehighהַבָּמ֤וֹתha.ba.MotH1116placesH1116that were there,uponעַל־'al-H5921thealtarsהַֽמִּזְבְּח֔וֹתha.miz.be.ChotH4196, andburnedוַיִּשְׂרֹ֛ףvai.yis.RofH8313men’sאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120bonesעַצְמ֥וֹתatz.MotH6106uponעֲלֵיהֶ֑ם'a.lei.HemH5921them; and hereturnedוַיָּ֖שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.
21And thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428commandedוַיְצַ֤וvay.TzavH6680allכָּל־kol-H3605thepeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Keepעֲשׂ֣וּ'a.SuH6213thepassoverפֶ֔סַחFe.sachH6453unto theLORDלַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430, as it iswrittenכַּכָּת֕וּבka.ka.TuvH3789in thisbookסֵ֥פֶרSe.ferH5612of thecovenantהַבְּרִ֖יתha.be.RitH1285.
22Surelyכִּ֣יkiH3588there wasnotH3808keptנַֽעֲשָׂה֙na.'a.SahH6213suchהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088apassoverכַּפֶּ֣סַחka.Pe.sachH6453from thedaysמִימֵי֙mi.MeiH3117of thejudgesהַשֹּׁ֣פְטִ֔יםha.Sho.fe.TimH8199thatjudgedשָׁפְט֖וּsha.fe.TuH8199Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,norH3808inallוְכֹ֗לve.KholH3605thedaysיְמֵ֛יye.MeiH3117of thekingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,norH3808of thekingsוּמַלְכֵ֥יu.mal.KheiH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063;
24Moreoverוְגַ֣םve.GamH1571them that had familiar spirits, and the wizards, and theteraphimהַתְּרָפִ֨יםha.te.ra.FimH8655, and theidolsהַגִּלֻּלִ֜יםha.gi.lu.LimH1544, andallH3605theabominationsהַשִּׁקֻּצִ֗יםha.shi.ku.TzimH8251that werespiedH1004in thelandבְּאֶ֤רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063and inJerusalemוּבִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םu.vi.Ru.sha.LimH3389,didאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834Josiahיֹֽאשִׁיָּ֑הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977putawayH3605, that he mightconfirmהָקִ֞יםha.KimH6965thewordsדִּבְרֵ֤יdiv.ReiH1697of thelawהַתּוֹרָה֙ha.to.RahH8451whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834werewrittenהַכְּתֻבִ֣יםha.ke.tu.VimH3789in thebookהַסֵּ֔פֶרha.Se.ferH5612thatHilkiahחִלְקִיָּ֥הוּchil.ki.Ya.huH2518thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548foundמָצָ֛אma.Tza'H4672in thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
25And like unto him was therenoלֹֽא־lo'-H3808kingמֶ֗לֶךְMe.lekhH4428beforeלְפָנָ֜יוle.fa.NavH6440him, thatturnedשָׁ֤בshavH7725to theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068withallH3605hisheartלְבָב֤וֹle.va.VoH3824, and withallH3605hissoulנַפְשׁוֹ֙naf.ShoH5315, and withallH3605his might,accordingאֶל־'el-H413toallH3605thelawתּוֹרַ֣תto.RatH8451ofMosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872;neitherלֹֽא־lo'-H3808afterוְאַחֲרָ֖יוve.'a.cha.RavH310himaroseקָ֥םkamH6965thereanyH3605like him.
26Notwithstanding theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068turnedשָׁ֣בshavH7725notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808from thefiercenessמֵחֲר֤וֹןme.cha.RonH2740of hisgreatהַגָּד֔וֹלha.ga.DolH1419wrathאַפּוֹ֙'a.PoH639, wherewith hisangerאַפּ֖וֹ'a.PoH639waskindledחָרָ֥הcha.RahH2734againstH5921Judahבִּֽיהוּדָ֑הbi.hu.DahH3063,becauseH5921ofallכָּל־kol-H3605the provocations thatManassehמְנַשֶּֽׁה׃me.na.ShehH4519hadprovokedהִכְעִיס֖וֹhikh.'i.SoH3707him withal.
27And theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, I willremoveאָסִיר֙'a.SirH5493Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063alsooutH6440of mysightH6440, as I haveremovedהֲסִרֹ֖תִיha.si.Ro.tiH5493Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and I will castoffמֵעַ֣לme.'AlH5921thiscityהָעִ֨ירha.'IrH5892whichH834I havechosenבָּחַ֙רְתִּי֙ba.Char.tiH977,evenגַּ֤םgamH1571Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389, and thehouseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004ofwhichH834Isaidאָמַ֔רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559, Mynameשְׁמִ֖יshe.MiH8034shall be there.
28Nowהַיָּמִ֖יםhai.ya.MimH3117therestוְיֶ֛תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of theactsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697ofJosiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֖הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605that hedidעָשָׂ֑ה'a.SahH6213, are theynotהֲלֹא־ha.lo'-H3808writtenכְּתוּבִ֗יםke.tu.VimH3789in thebookסֵ֛פֶרSe.ferH5612of thechroniclesדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of thekingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063?
29In hisdaysבְּיָמָ֡יוbe.ya.MavH3117Pharaoh-necohkingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofEgyptמִצְרַ֛יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714wentH5927upH5927againstעַל־'al-H5921thekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֖וּר'a.ShurH804to theriverנְהַר־ne.har-H5104Euphratesפְּרָ֑תpe.RatH6578: andkingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֙הוּ֙yo.shi.Ya.huH2977wentH5927againstעַל־'al-H5921him; and he slew him atMegiddoבִּמְגִדּ֔וֹbim.gi.DoH4023, when he hadseenכִּרְאֹת֖וֹkir.'o.ToH7200him.
30And hisservantsעֲבָדָ֥יו'a.va.DavH5650carriedH7392him in achariotH7392deadמֵת֙metH4191fromMegiddoמִמְּגִדּ֔וֹmi.me.gi.DoH4023, andbroughtוַיְבִאֻ֙הוּ֙vay.vi.'U.huH935him toJerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389, andburiedוַֽיִּקְבְּרֻ֖הוּvai.yik.be.Ru.huH6912him in his own sepulchre. And thepeopleעַם־'am-H5971of thelandהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776tookH3947Jehoahazיְהֽוֹאָחָז֙ye.ho.'a.ChazH3059thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJosiahיֹ֣אשִׁיָּ֔הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977, andanointedוַיִּמְשְׁח֥וּvai.yim.she.ChuH4886him, andmadeH3947himkingוַיַּמְלִ֥יכוּvai.yam.Li.khuH4427in hisfather’sאָבִֽיו׃ פ'a.VivH1steadתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478.
31Jehoahazיְהוֹאָחָ֣זye.ho.'a.ChazH3059wastwentyעֶשְׂרִ֨ים'es.RimH6242andthreeוְשָׁלֹ֤שׁve.sha.LoshH7969yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when he began toreignבְּמָלְכ֔וֹbe.ma.le.KhoH4427; and hereignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427threeוּשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הu.she.lo.ShahH7969monthsחֳדָשִׁ֔יםcho.da.ShimH2320inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389: and hismother’sאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517nameוְשֵׁ֣םve.ShemH8034wasHamutalחֲמוּטַ֥לcha.mu.TalH2537thedaughterבַּֽת־bat-H1323ofJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414ofLibnahמִלִּבְנָֽה׃mi.liv.NahH3841.
33And Pharaoh-necohputוַיִּתֶּן־vai.yi.ten-H5414him in bands atRiblahבְרִבְלָה֙ve.riv.LahH7247in thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofHamathחֲמָ֔תcha.MatH2574, that he mightnotH776reignמִמְּלֹ֖ךְmim.lokhH4427inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389; andputH5414thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776to a tribute of anhundredמֵאָ֥הme.'AhH3967talentsכִכַּר־khi.kar-H3603ofsilverכֶּ֖סֶףKe.sefH3701, and atalentוְכִכַּ֥רve.khi.KarH3603ofgoldזָהָֽב׃za.HavH2091.
34And Pharaoh-necohmadeH5437Eliakimאֶלְיָקִ֣ים'el.ya.KimH471thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJosiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֗הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977kingוַיַּמְלֵךְ֩vai.yam.leKhH4427in the room ofJosiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֣הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977hisfatherאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1, andchangedH5437hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034toJehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֑יםye.ho.ya.KimH3079: but hetookH3947Jehoahazיְהוֹאָחָ֣זye.ho.'a.ChazH3059awayH3947; and hecameוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935toEgyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, anddiedוַיָּ֥מָתvai.Ya.motH4191there.
35AndJehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִים֙ye.ho.ya.KimH3079gaveנָתַ֤ןna.TanH5414thesilverוְהַכֶּ֣סֶףve.ha.Ke.sefH3701and thegoldוְהַזָּהָ֗בve.ha.za.HavH2091toPharaohH6547; but he taxed thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776togiveלָתֵ֥תla.TetH5414themoneyהַכֶּ֖סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701accordingH5921to thecommandmentפִּ֣יpiH6310ofPharaohH6547: heexactedנָגַ֞שׂna.GasH5065thesilverהַכֶּ֤סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701and thegoldהַזָּהָב֙ha.za.HavH2091of thepeopleעַ֣ם'amH5971of thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, ofeveryoneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376accordingH5921to his taxation, togiveלָתֵ֖תla.TetH5414it unto Pharaoh-necoh.
36Jehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֣יםye.ho.ya.KimH3079wastwentyעֶשְׂרִ֨ים'es.RimH6242andfiveוְחָמֵ֤שׁve.cha.MeshH2568yearsשָׁנָ֨הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when he began toreignבְּמָלְכ֔וֹbe.ma.le.KhoH4427; and hereignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427elevenעֶשְׂרֵה֙'es.RehH6240yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389: and hismother’sאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517nameוְשֵׁ֣םve.ShemH8034wasZebidahזְבוּדָּ֥הze.vi.dahH2080thedaughterבַת־vat-H1323ofPedaiahפְּדָיָ֖הpe.da.YahH6305ofRumahרוּמָֽה׃ru.MahH7316.
Commentaries on 2 Kings 23
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- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
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- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
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