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1 Kings 15:9-24

9And in thetwentiethעֶשְׂרִ֔ים'es.RimH6242yearוּבִשְׁנַ֣תu.vish.NatH8141ofJeroboamלְיָרָבְעָ֖םle.ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379kingH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478reignedמָלַ֥ךְma.LakhH4427Asaאָסָ֖א'a.Sa'H609overJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

10Andfortyוְאַרְבָּעִ֤יםve.'ar.ba.'ImH705andoneוְאַחַת֙ve.'a.ChatH259yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141reignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427he inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389. And hismother’sאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517nameוְשֵׁ֣םve.ShemH8034wasMaachahמַעֲכָ֖הma.'a.KhahH4601, thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofAbishalomאֲבִישָׁלֽוֹם׃'a.vi.sha.LomH53.

11AndAsaאָסָ֛א'a.Sa'H609didוַיַּ֧עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213that which wasrightהַיָּשָׁ֖רhai.ya.SharH3477in theeyesבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, as didDavidכְּדָוִ֖דke.da.VidH1732hisfatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1.

12And hebanishedוַיַּעֲבֵ֥רvai.ya.'a.VerH5674thesodomitesהַקְּדֵשִׁ֖יםha.ke.de.ShimH6945from thelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776, andremovedוַיָּ֙סַר֙vai.Ya.sarH5493all theidolsהַגִּלֻּלִ֔יםha.gi.lu.LimH1544that hisfathersאֲבֹתָֽיו׃'a.vo.TavH1hadmadeעָשׂ֖וּ'a.SuH6213.

13And alsoMaachahמַעֲכָ֣הma.'a.KhahH4601hismotherאִמּ֗וֹ'i.MoH517, even her heremovedוַיְסִרֶ֙הָ֙vay.si.Re.haH5493from beingqueenמִגְּבִירָ֔הmi.ge.vi.RahH1377, because she hadmadeעָשְׂתָ֥ה'a.se.TahH6213anidolמִפְלֶ֖צֶתmif.Le.tzetH4656in agroveלָאֲשֵׁרָ֑הla.'a.she.RahH842; andAsaאָסָא֙'a.Sa'H609destroyedוַיִּכְרֹ֤תvai.yikh.RotH3772heridolמִפְלַצְתָּ֔הּmif.latz.TahH4656, andburntוַיִּשְׂרֹ֖ףvai.yis.RofH8313it by thebrookבְּנַ֥חַלbe.Na.chalH5158Kidronקִדְרֽוֹן׃kid.RonH6939.

14But the highplacesוְהַבָּמ֖וֹתve.ha.ba.MotH1116were notremovedסָ֑רוּSa.ruH5493: neverthelessAsa’sאָסָ֗א'a.Sa'H609heartלְבַב־le.vav-H3824wasperfectשָׁלֵ֛םsha.LemH8003with theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068all hisdaysיָמָֽיו׃ya.MavH3117.

15And hebroughtוַיָּבֵא֙vai.ya.Ve'H935thethingsH6944which hisfatherאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1haddedicatedH6944, and the things which himself haddedicatedH6944, into thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,silverכֶּ֥סֶףKe.sefH3701, andgoldוְזָהָ֖בve.za.HavH2091, andvesselsוְכֵלִֽים׃ve.khe.LimH3627.

16And there waswarוּמִלְחָמָ֨הu.mil.cha.MahH4421betweenAsaאָסָ֗א'a.Sa'H609andBaashaבַּעְשָׁ֥אba'.Sha'H1201kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478all theirdaysיְמֵיהֶֽם׃ye.mei.HemH3117.

17AndBaashaבַּעְשָׁ֤אba'.Sha'H1201kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478wentupוַיַּ֨עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927againstJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063, andbuiltוַיִּ֖בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129Ramahהָרָמָ֑הha.ra.MahH7414, that he might notallowתֵּ֚תtetH5414any to gooutיֹצֵ֣אyo.Tze'H3318or comeinוָבָ֔אva.Va'H935toAsaלְאָסָ֖אle.'a.Sa'H609kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

18ThenAsaאָ֠סָא'A.sa'H609tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947all thesilverהַכֶּ֨סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701and thegoldוְהַזָּהָ֜בve.ha.za.HavH2091that wereleftהַֽנּוֹתָרִ֣ים׀ha.no.ta.RimH3498in thetreasuriesבְּאוֹצְר֣וֹתbe.'otz.RotH214of thehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004of theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, and thetreasuresאֽוֹצְרוֹת֙'otz.rOtH214of theking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004, anddeliveredוַֽיִּתְּנֵ֖םvai.yi.te.NemH5414them into thehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of hisservantsעֲבָדָ֑יו'a.va.DavH5650: andkingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Asaאָסָ֗א'a.Sa'H609sentוַיִּשְׁלָחֵ֞םvai.yish.la.ChemH7971them toBenhadadH1130, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofTabrimonטַבְרִמֹּ֤ןtav.ri.MonH2886, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofHezionחֶזְיוֹן֙chez.yOnH2383,kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofSyriaאֲרָ֔ם'a.RamH758, thatdweltהַיֹּשֵׁ֥בhai.yo.ShevH3427atDamascusבְּדַמֶּ֖שֶׂקbe.da.Me.sekH1834,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

19There is aleagueבְּרִית֙be.RitH1285between me and thee, and between myfatherאָבִ֖י'a.ViH1and thyfatherאָבִ֑יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1: behold, I havesentשָׁלַ֨חְתִּֽיsha.Lach.tiH7971to thee apresentשֹׁ֙חַד֙sho.chadH7810ofsilverכֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefH3701andgoldוְזָהָ֔בve.za.HavH2091;comeH3212andbreakהָפֵ֗רָהha.Fe.rahH6565thyleagueבְּרִֽיתְךָ֙be.ri.te.KhaH1285withBaashaבַּעְשָׁ֣אba'.Sha'H1201kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, that he maydepartוְיַעֲלֶ֖הve.ya.'a.LehH5927from me.

20SoBenhadadH1130hearkenedוַיִּשְׁמַ֨עvai.yish.Ma'H8085tokingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Asaאָסָ֗א'a.Sa'H609, andsentוַ֠יִּשְׁלַחVai.yish.lachH7971thecaptainsשָׂרֵ֨יsa.ReiH8269of thearmiesהַחֲיָלִ֤יםha.cha.ya.LimH2428which he had against thecitiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, andsmoteוַיַּךְ֙vai.yaKhH5221Ijonעִיּ֣וֹןi.YonH5859, andDanדָּ֔ןDanH1835, andAbelbethmaachahH62, and allCinnerothכִּנְר֔וֹתkin.RotH3672, with all thelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofNaphtaliנַפְתָּלִֽי׃naf.ta.LiH5321.

21And it came to pass, whenBaashaבַּעְשָׁ֔אba'.Sha'H1201heardכִּשְׁמֹ֣עַkish.Mo.a'H8085of it, that hestoppedוַיֶּחְדַּ֕לvai.yech.DalH2308buildingמִבְּנ֖וֹתmi.be.NotH1129Ramahהָֽרָמָ֑הha.ra.MahH7414, anddweltוַיֵּ֖שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427inTirzahבְּתִרְצָֽה׃be.tir.TzahH8656.

22Thenkingוְהַמֶּ֨לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428Asaאָסָ֜א'a.Sa'H609made aproclamationהִשְׁמִ֤יעַhish.Mi.a'H8085throughout allJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063; none wasexemptedנָקִ֔יna.KiH5355: and theytookוַיִּשְׂא֞וּvai.yis.'UH5375away thestonesאַבְנֵ֤י'av.NeiH68ofRamahהָֽרָמָה֙ha.ra.MahH7414, and itstimberעֵצֶ֔יהָ'e.Tzei.haH6086, with whichBaashaבַּעְשָׁ֑אba'.Sha'H1201had builtitבָּנָ֖הba.NahH1129; andkingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Asaאָסָ֔א'a.Sa'H609builtוַיִּ֤בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129with themGebaגֶּ֥בַעGe.va'H1387ofBenjaminבִּנְיָמִ֖ןbin.ya.MinH1144, andMizpahהַמִּצְפָּֽה׃ha.mitz.PahH4709.

23Therestוְיֶ֣תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of all theactsדִּבְרֵֽי־div.rei-H1697ofAsaאָ֠סָא'A.sa'H609, and all hismightגְּב֨וּרָת֜וֹge.Vu.ra.ToH1369, and all that hedidעָשָׂ֗ה'a.SahH6213, and thecitiesוְהֶֽעָרִים֙ve.he.'a.RimH5892which hebuiltבָּנָ֔הba.NahH1129, are they notwrittenכְתוּבִ֗יםkhe.tu.VimH3789in thebookסֵ֛פֶרSe.ferH5612of thechroniclesדִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖יםdiv.Rei hai.ya.MimH1697 H3117of thekingsלְמַלְכֵ֣יle.mal.KheiH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063? Nevertheless in thetimeלְעֵ֣תle.'EtH6256of his oldageזִקְנָת֔וֹzik.na.ToH2209he wasdiseasedחָלָ֖הcha.LahH2470in hisfeetרַגְלָֽיו׃rag.LavH7272.

24AndAsaאָסָא֙'a.Sa'H609sleptוַיִּשְׁכַּ֤בvai.yish.KavH7901with hisfathersאֲבֹתָ֔יו'a.vo.TavH1, and wasburiedוַיִּקָּבֵר֙vai.yi.ka.VerH6912with hisfathersאֲבֹתָ֔יו'a.vo.TavH1in thecityבְּעִ֖ירbe.'IrH5892ofDavidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732hisfatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1: andJehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֥טye.ho.sha.FatH3092hissonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in his stead.

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