Revised Version 1895

2 Kings 9:16-29

16Soכִּ֥יkiH3588Jehuיֵהוּא֙ye.Hu'H3058rodeוַיִּרְכַּ֤בvai.yir.KavH7392in achariotH7392, andwentH3381toJezreelיִזְרְעֶ֔אלָהyiz.re.'E.lahH3157; forJoramיוֹרָ֖םyo.RamH3141layשֹׁכֵ֣בsho.KhevH7901there. AndAhaziahוַֽאֲחַזְיָה֙va.'a.chaz.YahH274kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063wascomeיָרַ֖דya.RadH3381downH3381toseeלִרְא֥וֹתlir.'otH7200Joramיוֹרָֽם׃yo.RamH3141.

17NowH935thewatchmanוְהַצֹּפֶה֩ve.ha.tzo.PehH6822stoodעֹמֵ֨ד'o.MedH5975on thetowerהַמִּגְדָּ֜לha.mig.DalH4026inJezreelבְּיִזְרְעֶ֗אלbe.yiz.re.'ElH3157, and he spied thecompanyשִׁפְעַ֤תshif.'AtH8229ofJehuיֵהוּא֙ye.Hu'H3058as hecameH935, andsaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, IseeH7200acompanyשִׁפְעַ֖תshif.'AtH8229. AndJoramיְהוֹרָ֗םye.ho.RamH3088saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Takeקַ֥חkachH3947anhorsemanרַכָּ֛בra.KavH7395, andsendוּֽשְׁלַ֥חu.she.LachH7971tomeetH7125them, andletH7971himsayוְיֹאמַ֥רve.yo.MarH559, Is itpeaceהֲשָׁלֽוֹם׃ha.sha.LomH7965?

18SoH3541therewentH935one onhorsebackהַסּ֜וּסha.SusH5483tomeetH7125him, andsaidH559,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saith thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428, Is itpeaceהֲשָׁל֔וֹםha.sha.LomH7965? AndJehuיֵה֛וּאye.Hu'H3058saidH559,WhatH4100hast thou todoH4100withpeaceוּלְשָׁל֖וֹםu.le.sha.LomH7965?turnשָֽׁב׃ShavH7725theebehindאַחֲרָ֑י'a.cha.RaiH310meאֶֽל־'el-H413. And thewatchmanהַצֹּפֶה֙ha.tzo.PehH6822toldוַיַּגֵּ֤דvai.ya.GedH5046,sayingH559, Themessengerהַמַּלְאָ֥ךְha.mal.'AkhH4397cameH935to them, but he comethnotוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808againH7725.

19Then hesentH7971outH7971asecondשֵׁנִי֒she.NiH8145onhorsebackסוּס֮susH5483,whichH4100cameוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935to them, andsaidH559,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saith thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, Is itpeaceשָׁל֑וֹםsha.LomH7965? AndJehuיֵה֛וּאye.Hu'H3058answeredH559,WhatH4100hast thou todoH4100withpeaceוּלְשָׁל֖וֹםu.le.sha.LomH7965?turnסֹ֥בsoH5437theebehindאַחֲרָֽי׃'a.cha.RaiH310meH413.

20And thewatchmanהַצֹּפֶה֙ha.tzo.PehH6822toldוַיַּגֵּ֤דvai.ya.GedH5046,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Hecameבָּ֥אba'H935evenעַד־'ad-H5704unto them, and comethnotוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808againשָׁ֑בShavH7725: and thedrivingוְהַמִּנְהָ֗גve.ha.min.HagH4491is like thedrivingכְּמִנְהַג֙ke.min.HagH4491ofJehuיֵה֣וּאye.Hu'H3058thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofNimshiנִמְשִׁ֔יnim.ShiH5250; for he drivethfuriouslyבְשִׁגָּע֖וֹןve.shi.ga.'onH7697.

21AndJoramיְהוֹרָם֙ye.ho.RamH3088saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, MakereadyH631. And theymadeH631readyH631hischariotרִכְבּ֑וֹrikh.BoH7393. AndJoramיְהוֹרָ֣םye.ho.RamH3088kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִ֠שְׂרָאֵלYis.ra.'elH3478andAhaziahוַאֲחַזְיָ֨הוּva.'a.chaz.Ya.huH274kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063wentH3318outH3318,eachאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376in hischariotבְּרִכְבּ֗וֹbe.rikh.BoH7393, and theywentH3318outH3318tomeetH7125Jehuיֵה֔וּאye.Hu'H3058, andfoundוַיִּמְצָאֻ֔הוּvai.yim.tza.'U.huH4672him in theportionבְּחֶלְקַ֖תbe.chel.KatH2513ofNabothנָב֥וֹתna.VotH5022theJezreeliteהַיִּזְרְעֵאלִֽי׃hai.yiz.re.'e.LiH3158.

22And itcameH1961topassH1961, whenJoramיְהוֹרָם֙ye.ho.RamH3088sawH7200Jehuיֵה֔וּאye.Hu'H3058, that hesaidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Is itpeaceהֲשָׁל֣וֹםha.sha.LomH7965,Jehuיֵה֑וּאye.Hu'H3058? And heansweredוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,Whatמָ֣הmahH4100peaceהַשָּׁל֔וֹםha.sha.LomH7965,soH1961longעַד־'ad-H5704as the whoredoms of thymotherאִמְּךָ֛'i.me.KhaH517Jezebelאִיזֶ֧בֶל'i.Ze.velH348andherH7200witchcraftsוּכְשָׁפֶ֖יהָu.khe.sha.Fei.haH3785aresoH1961manyהָרַבִּֽים׃ha.ra.BimH7227?

23AndJoramיְהוֹרָ֛םye.ho.RamH3088turnedוַיַּהֲפֹ֧ךְvai.ya.ha.FokhH2015hishandsיָדָ֖יוya.DavH3027, andfledוַיָּנֹ֑סvai.ya.NosH5127, andsaidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toAhaziahאֲחַזְיָ֖הוּ'a.chaz.Ya.huH274, There istreacheryמִרְמָ֥הmir.MahH4820, OAhaziahאֲחַזְיָֽה׃'a.chaz.YahH274.

24AndJehuוְיֵה֞וּאve.ye.Hu'H3058drewH4390hisbowבַקֶּ֗שֶׁתva.Ke.shetH7198with hisfullH4390strengthH2220, andsmoteH5221Joramיְהוֹרָם֙ye.ho.RamH3088betweenבֵּ֣יןbeinH996hisarmsזְרֹעָ֔יוze.ro.'AvH2220, and thearrowהַחֵ֖צִיha.Che.tziH2678wentH3318outH3318at hisheartמִלִּבּ֑וֹmi.li.BoH3820, and he sunkdownH5221in hischariotבְּרִכְבּֽוֹ׃be.rikh.BoH7393.

25ThensaidH559JehuH559toBidkarבִּדְקַר֙bid.KarH920his captain,TakeH5375upH5375, andcastהַשְׁלִכֵ֔הוּhash.li.Khe.huH7993him in theportionבְּחֶלְקַ֕תbe.chel.KatH2513of thefieldשְׂדֵ֖הse.DehH7704ofNabothנָב֣וֹתna.VotH5022theJezreeliteהַיִּזְרְעֵאלִ֑יhai.yiz.re.'e.LiH3158: forrememberזְכֹ֞רze.KhorH2142howכִּֽי־ki-H3588that, when I and thourodeרֹכְבִ֤יםro.khe.VimH7392togetherH5921afterאַֽחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310Ahabאַחְאָ֣ב'ach.'AvH256hisfatherאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1, theLORDוַֽיהוָה֙va.Yah.wehH3068laidH5375thisburdenהַמַּשָּׂ֖אha.ma.Sa'H4853uponH5921him;

26Surelyאִם־'im-H518I haveseenרָאִ֤יתִיra.'I.tiH7200yesterdayאֶ֙מֶשׁ֙'e.meshH570thebloodדְּמֵ֣יde.MeiH1818ofNabothנָבוֹת֩na.VotH5022, and thebloodדְּמֵ֨יde.MeiH1818of hissonsבָנָ֜יוva.NavH1121, saith theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068; and I will requite thee in this plat, saith theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068.Nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258thereforetakeשָׂ֧אsa'H5375andcastH7993himintoH7993the plat of ground, according to thewordכִּדְבַ֥רkid.VarH1697of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

27But whenAhaziahוַאֲחַזְיָ֤הva.'a.chaz.YahH274thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063sawרָאָ֔הra.'AhH7200this, hefledוַיָּ֕נָסvai.Ya.nosH5127by thewayדֶּ֖רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of thegardenהַגָּ֑ןha.GanH1588houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004. AnJehuיֵה֗וּאye.Hu'H3058followedH310afterH310him, andsaidוַ֠יֹּאמֶרVai.yo.merH559,SmiteH5221him also in thechariotהַמֶּרְכָּבָ֗הha.mer.ka.VahH4818: and theysmoteH5221him at theascentבְּמַֽעֲלֵה־be.ma.'a.leh-H4608ofGurגוּר֙gurH1483,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834is byIbleamיִבְלְעָ֔םyiv.le.'AmH2991. And hefledוַיָּ֥נָסvai.Ya.nosH5127toMegiddoמְגִדּ֖וֹme.gi.DoH4023, anddiedוַיָּ֥מָתvai.Ya.motH4191there.

28And hisservantsעֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.DavH5650carriedH7392him in achariotH7392toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלְָ֑מָהye.ru.sha.Le.mahH3389, andburiedוַיִּקְבְּר֨וּvai.yik.be.RuH6912him in his sepulchre with hisfathersאֲבֹתָ֖יו'a.vo.TavH1in thecityבְּעִ֥ירbe.'IrH5892ofDavidדָּוִֽד׃ פda.VidH1732.

29And in theeleventhעֶשְׂרֵ֣ה'es.RehH6240yearH8141ofJoramלְיוֹרָ֖םle.yo.RamH3141thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAhabאַחְאָ֑ב'ach.'AvH256beganAhaziahאֲחַזְיָ֖ה'a.chaz.YahH274toreignמָלַ֥ךְma.LakhH4427overJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

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