Revised Version 1895

2 Kings 24

1In hisdaysבְּיָמָ֣יוbe.ya.MavH3117Nebuchadnezzarנְבֻכַדְנֶאצַּ֖רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֑לba.VelH894cameH1961upH5927, andJehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֥יםye.ho.ya.KimH3079becameH1961hisservantעֶ֙בֶד֙'e.vedH5650threeשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969yearsשָׁנִ֔יםsha.NimH8141: then heturnedוַיָּ֖שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725andrebelledוַיִּמְרָד־vai.yim.rod-H4775againstH5927him.

2And theLORDיְהוָ֣ה׀Yah.wehH3068sentוַיְשַׁלַּ֣חvay.sha.LachH7971againstH1696himbandsגְּדוּדֵ֣יge.du.DeiH1416of theChaldeansכַשְׂדִּים֩khas.DimH3778, andbandsגְּדוּדֵ֨יge.du.DeiH1416of the Syrians, andbandsגְּדוּדֵ֣יge.du.DeiH1416of theMoabitesמוֹאָ֗בmo.'AvH4124, andbandsגְּדוּדֵ֣יge.du.DeiH1416of thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofAmmonעַמּ֔וֹןa.MonH5983, andsentוַיְשַׁלְּחֵ֥םvay.sha.le.ChemH7971themagainstH1696Judahבִּֽיהוּדָ֖הbi.hu.DahH3063todestroyלְהַֽאֲבִיד֑וֹle.ha.'a.vi.DoH6it,accordingH3027to thewordכִּדְבַ֣רkid.VarH1697of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he spake by thehandבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027of hisservantsעֲבָדָ֥יו'a.va.DavH5650theprophetsהַנְּבִיאִֽים׃ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030.

3Surelyאַ֣ךְ׀'akhH389at thecommandmentפִּ֣יpiH6310of theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068cameהָֽיְתָה֙ha.ye.TahH1961thisuponעַל־'al-H5921Judahבִּֽיהוּדָ֔הbi.hu.DahH3063, toremoveלְהָסִ֖ירle.ha.SirH5493themoutH6440of hissightH6440, for thesinsבְּחַטֹּ֣אתbe.cha.TotH2403ofManassehמְנַשֶּׁ֔הme.na.ShehH4519,accordingמֵעַ֣לme.'AlH5921toallכְּכֹ֖לke.KholH3605that hedidעָשָֽׂה׃'a.SahH6213;

4and also for theinnocentהַנָּקִי֙ha.na.KiH5355bloodדַּֽם־dam-H1818that heshedשָׁפָ֔ךְsha.FakhH8210; for hefilledוַיְמַלֵּ֥אvay.ma.Le'H4390Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389withinnocentנָקִ֑יna.KiH5355bloodדָּ֣םdamH1818: and theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068wouldnotוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808pardonלִסְלֹֽחַ׃lis.Lo.achH5545.

5Nowהַיָּמִ֖יםhai.ya.MimH3117therestוְיֶ֛תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of theactsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697ofJehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֖יםye.ho.ya.KimH3079, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605that hedidעָשָׂ֑ה'a.SahH6213, are theynotהֲלֹא־ha.lo'-H3808writtenכְּתוּבִ֗יםke.tu.VimH3789in thebookסֵ֛פֶרSe.ferH5612of thechroniclesדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of thekingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063?

6SoJehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֖יםye.ho.ya.KimH3079sleptוַיִּשְׁכַּ֥בvai.yish.KavH7901with hisfathersאֲבֹתָ֑יו'a.vo.TavH1: andJehoiachinיְהוֹיָכִ֥יןye.ho.ya.KhinH3078hissonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in hissteadתַּחְתָּֽיו׃tach.TavH8478.

7And thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714cameהָיְתָ֖הha.ye.TahH1961notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808againעוֹד֙'OdH5750anyH3605moreH5750outלָצֵ֖אתla.TzetH3318of hislandמֵֽאַרְצ֑וֹme.'ar.TzoH776: for thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֗לba.VelH894hadtakenלָקַ֞חla.KachH3947, from thebrookמִנַּ֤חַלmi.Na.chalH5158ofEgyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714unto theriverנְהַר־ne.har-H5104Euphratesפְּרָ֔תpe.RatH6578,allH3605that pertained to thekingלְמֶ֥לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃ פmitz.Ra.yimH4714.

8Jehoiachinיְהוֹיָכִ֣יןye.ho.ya.KhinH3078waseighteenעֶשְׂרֵ֤ה'es.RehH6240yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when he began toreignבְּמָלְכ֔וֹbe.ma.le.KhoH4427; and hereignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389threeוּשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הu.she.lo.ShahH7969monthsחֳדָשִׁ֔יםcho.da.ShimH2320: and hismother’sאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517nameוְשֵׁ֣םve.ShemH8034was Nehushta thedaughterבַת־vat-H1323ofElnathanאֶלְנָתָ֖ן'el.na.TanH494ofJerusalemמִירוּשָׂלִָֽם׃mi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

9And hedidוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213thatwhichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834wasevilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in thesightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, according toallכְּכֹ֥לke.KholH3605that hisfatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1haddoneעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213.

10At that time theservantsעַבְדֵ֛י'av.DeiH5650ofNebuchadnezzarנְבֻכַדְנֶאצַּ֥רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894cameוַתָּבֹ֥אva.ta.Vo'H935upעָל֗וּa.lahH5927toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, and thecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892wasbesiegedבַּמָּצֽוֹר׃ba.ma.TzorH4692.

11AndNebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּ֥רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894cameוַיָּבֹ֛אvai.ya.Vo'H935unto thecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892,whileעַל־'al-H5921hisservantsוַעֲבָדָ֖יוva.'a.va.DavH5650werebesiegingעָלֶֽיהָ׃'a.Lei.haH5921it;

12andJehoiachinיְהוֹיָכִ֤יןye.ho.ya.KhinH3078thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063wentH3318outH3318to thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894, he, and hismotherוְאִמּ֔וֹve.'i.MoH517, and hisservantsוַעֲבָדָ֖יוva.'a.va.DavH5650, and hisprincesH8269, and hisofficersH8269: and thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894tookוַיִּקַּ֤חvai.yi.KachH3947him in theeighthשְׁמֹנֶ֖הshe.mo.NehH8083yearבִּשְׁנַ֥תbish.NatH8141of hisreignלְמָלְכֽוֹ׃le.ma.le.KhoH4427.

13And hecarriedH3318outH3318thenceallכָּל־kol-H3605thetreasuresאוֹצְרוֹת֙'otz.rOtH214of thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, and thetreasuresוְאֽוֹצְר֖וֹתve.'otz.RotH214of theking’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004, andcutוַיְקַצֵּ֞ץvay.ka.TzetzH7112inpiecesH7112allכָּל־kol-H3605thevesselsכְּלֵ֣יke.LeiH3627ofgoldהַזָּהָ֗בha.za.HavH2091whichH834Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֤הshe.lo.MohH8010kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478hadmadeעָשָׂ֜ה'a.SahH6213in thetempleH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, as theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068hadsaidדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696.

14And hecarriedH1540awayH1540allכָּל־kol-H3605Jerusalemיְ֠רוּשָׁלִַםYe.ru.sha.limH3389, andallכָּל־kol-H3605theprincesהַשָּׂרִ֞יםha.sa.RimH8269, andallכָּל־kol-H3605themightyגִּבּוֹרֵ֣יgi.bo.ReiH1368menH1368of valour,evenH3808tenעֲשֶׂ֤רֶתa.sa.rahH6235thousandאֲלָפִים֙'a.la.FimH505captivesH1540, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thecraftsmenהֶחָרָ֖שׁhe.cha.RashH2796and thesmithsוְהַמַּסְגֵּ֑רve.ha.mas.GerH4525;noneH3808remainedנִשְׁאַ֔רnish.'ArH7604, save the poorest sort of thepeopleעַם־'am-H5971of thelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

15And hecarriedH1540awayH1540Jehoiachinיְהוֹיָכִ֖יןye.ho.ya.KhinH3078toBabylonבָּבֶ֑לָהba.Ve.lahH894; and theking’sהַ֠מֶּלֶךְHa.Me.lekhH4428motherאֵ֣ם'emH517, and theking’sהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428wivesנְשֵׁ֨יne.SheiH802, and hisofficersסָרִיסָ֗יוsa.ri.SavH5631, and the chief men of thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,carriedH1540heintoH1540captivityH1540fromJerusalemמִירוּשָׁלִַ֖םmi.ru.sha.LimH3389toBabylonבָּבֶֽלָה׃ba.Ve.lahH894.

16Andallכָּל־kol-H3605themenH376of might,evenH853sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651thousandאֲלָפִ֗ים'a.la.FimH505, and thecraftsmenוְהֶחָרָ֤שׁve.he.cha.RashH2796and thesmithsוְהַמַּסְגֵּר֙ve.ha.mas.GerH4525athousandאֶ֔לֶף'E.lefH505,allהַכֹּ֕לha.KolH3605of themstrongהַחַ֜יִלha.Cha.yilH2428and apt forwarמִלְחָמָ֑הmil.cha.MahH4421,evenH853them thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֛לba.VelH894broughtוַיְבִיאֵ֧םvay.vi.'EmH935captive toBabylonבָּבֶֽלָה׃ba.Ve.lahH894.

17And thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֛לba.VelH894madeH5437Mattaniahמַתַּנְיָ֥הma.tan.YahH4983his father’s brotherkingH4428in hissteadתַּחְתָּ֑יוtach.TavH8478, andchangedH5437hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034toZedekiahצִדְקִיָּֽהוּ׃ פtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667.

18Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֣הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667wastwentyעֶשְׂרִ֨ים'es.RimH6242and oneyearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when he began toreignבְמָלְכ֔וֹve.ma.le.KhoH4427; and hereignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427elevenעֶשְׂרֵה֙'es.RehH6240yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389: and hismother’sאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517nameוְשֵׁ֣םve.ShemH8034wasHamutalחֲמוּטַ֥לcha.mi.talH2537thedaughterבַּֽת־bat-H1323ofJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414ofLibnahמִלִּבְנָֽה׃mi.liv.NahH3841.

19And hedidוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213thatwhichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834wasevilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in thesightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, according toallכְּכֹ֥לke.KholH3605thatJehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִֽים׃ye.ho.ya.KimH3079haddoneעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213.

20Forthroughעַל־'al-H5921theangerאַ֣ף'afH639of theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068did itcomeH1961topassH1961inJerusalemבִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙vi.ru.sha.LimH3389andJudahוּבִ֣יהוּדָ֔הu.Vi.hu.DahH3063,untilעַד־'ad-H5704he hadcastהִשְׁלִכ֥וֹhish.li.KhoH7993themoutH6440from hispresenceH6440: andZedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֖הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667rebelledוַיִּמְרֹ֥דvai.yim.RodH4775againstמֵעַ֣לme.'AlH5921thekingבְּמֶ֥לֶךְbe.Me.lekhH4428ofBabylonבָּבֶֽל׃ סba.VelH894.

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