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2 Chronicles 14

1SoAbijahאֲבִיָּ֜ה'a.vi.YahH29sleptוַיִּשְׁכַּ֨בvai.yish.KavH7901with hisfathersאֲבֹתָ֗יו'a.vo.TavH1, and theyburiedוַיִּקְבְּר֤וּvai.yik.be.RuH6912him in thecityבְּעִ֣ירbe.'IrH5892ofDavidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732: andAsaH609hissonבְנ֖וֹve.NoH1121reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in his stead. In hisdaysבְּיָמָ֛יוbe.ya.MavH3117thelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776wasquietשָׁקְטָ֥הsha.ke.TahH8252tenעֶ֥שֶׂר'E.serH6235yearsשָׁנִֽים׃ פsha.NimH8141.

2AndAsaאָסָא֙'a.Sa'H609didוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213that which wasgoodהַטּ֣וֹבha.TovH2896andrightוְהַיָּשָׁ֔רve.hai.ya.SharH3477in theeyesבְּעֵינֵ֖יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068hisGodאֱלֹהָֽיו׃'e.lo.HavH430:

3For he tookawayוַיָּ֛סַרvai.Ya.sarH5493thealtarsמִזְבְּח֥וֹתmiz.be.ChotH4196of thestrangeהַנֵּכָ֖רha.ne.KharH5236gods, and the highplacesוְהַבָּמ֑וֹתve.ha.ba.MotH1116, and brokedownוַיְשַׁבֵּר֙vay.sha.BerH7665theimagesהַמַּצֵּב֔וֹתha.ma.tze.VotH4676, and cutdownוַיְגַדַּ֖עvay.ga.Da'H1438thegrovesהָאֲשֵׁרִֽים׃ha.'a.she.RimH842:

4Andcommandedוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559JudahH3063toseekלִדְר֕וֹשׁlid.Ro.oshH1875theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of theirfathersאֲבוֹתֵיהֶ֑ם'a.vo.tei.HemH1, and todoוְלַעֲשׂ֖וֹתve.la.'a.SotH6213thelawהַתּוֹרָ֥הha.to.RahH8451and thecommandmentוְהַמִּצְוָֽה׃ve.ha.mitz.VahH4687.

5Also he tookawayוַיָּ֙סַר֙vai.Ya.sarH5493out of all thecitiesH5892ofJudahH3063the highplacesהַבָּמ֖וֹתha.ba.MotH1116and theimagesהַֽחַמָּנִ֑יםha.cha.ma.NimH2553: and thekingdomהַמַּמְלָכָ֖הha.mam.la.KhahH4467wasquietH8252beforeלְפָנָֽיו׃le.fa.NavH6440him.

6And hebuiltH1129fortifiedמְצוּרָ֖הme.tzu.RahH4694citiesH5892inJudahH3063: for thelandH776hadrestשָׁקְטָ֣הsha.ke.TahH8252, and he had nowarמִלְחָמָה֙mil.cha.MahH4421in thoseyearsבַּשָּׁנִ֣יםba.sha.NimH8141; because theLORDH3068had given himrestH5117.

7Therefore hesaidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toJudahH3063, Let usbuildנִבְנֶ֣ה׀niv.NehH1129thesecitiesהֶעָרִ֣יםhe.'a.RimH5892, and makeaboutוְנָסֵ֨בve.na.SevH5437themwallsחוֹמָ֣הcho.MahH2346, andtowersוּמִגְדָּלִים֮u.mig.da.LimH4026,gatesדְּלָתַ֣יִםde.la.Ta.yimH1817, andbarsוּבְרִיחִים֒u.ve.ri.ChimH1280, while thelandהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776is yetbeforeלְפָנֵ֗ינוּle.fa.Nei.nuH6440us; because we havesoughtדָרַ֙שְׁנוּ֙da.Rash.nuH1875theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430, we havesoughtדָּרַ֕שְׁנוּda.Rash.nuH1875him, and he hath given usrestוַיָּ֥נַֽחvai.Ya.nachH5117on everysideמִסָּבִ֑יבmi.sa.VivH5439. So theybuiltוַיִּבְנ֖וּvai.yiv.NuH1129andprosperedוַיַּצְלִֽיחוּ׃ פvai.yatz.Li.chuH6743.

8AndAsaלְאָסָ֗אle.'a.Sa'H609had anarmyH2428of men thatboreנֹשֵׂ֣אno.Se'H5375shieldsצִנָּ֣הtzi.NahH6793andspearsוָרֹמַח֒va.ro.MachH7420, out ofJudahמִֽיהוּדָה֙mi.hu.DahH3063threeH7969hundredH3967thousandH505; and out ofBenjaminוּמִבִּנְיָמִ֗ןu.mi.bin.ya.MinH1144, thatboreנֹשְׂאֵ֤יno.se.'EiH5375shieldsמָגֵן֙ma.GenH4043anddrewוְדֹ֣רְכֵיve.Do.re.kheiH1869bowsקֶ֔שֶׁתKe.shetH7198, twohundredH3967andeightyוּשְׁמוֹנִ֖יםu.she.mo.NimH8084thousandH505: all these were mightymenגִּבּ֥וֹרֵיgi.Bo.reiH1368ofvalourH2428.

9And there cameoutH3318against themZerahזֶ֣רַחZe.rachH2226theCushiteהַכּוּשִׁ֗יha.ku.ShiH3569with anhostבְּחַ֙יִל֙be.Cha.yilH2428of amillionH505, andthreeשְׁלֹ֣שׁshe.LoshH7969hundredמֵא֑וֹתme.'otH3967chariotsוּמַרְכָּב֖וֹתu.mar.ka.VotH4818; andcameוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935toMareshahH4762.

10ThenAsaH609wentoutוַיֵּצֵ֥אvai.ye.Tze'H3318againstלְפָנָ֑יוle.fa.NavH6440him, and they set thebattleמִלְחָמָ֔הmil.cha.MahH4421inarrayוַיַּֽעַרְכוּ֙vai.ya.'ar.KhuH6186in thevalleyבְּגֵ֥יאbe.Gei'H1516ofZephathahצְפַ֖תָהtze.Fa.tahH6859atMareshahלְמָרֵשָֽׁה׃le.ma.re.ShahH4762.

11AndAsaH609criedוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121to theLORDH3068hisGodאֱלֹהָיו֮'e.lo.HavH430, andsaidוַיֹּאמַר֒vai.yo.MarH559,LORDH3068, it is nothing with thee tohelpלַעְזוֹר֙la'.zOrH5826,whetherבֵּ֥יןbeinH996withmanyרַב֙ravH7227, or with them that have nopowerכֹּ֔חַKo.achH3581:helpעָזְרֵ֜נוּ'a.ze.Re.nuH5826us, OLORDH3068ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙'e.lo.Hei.nuH430; for werestנִשְׁעַ֔נּוּnish.'A.nuH8172on thee, and in thynameוּבְשִׁמְךָ֣u.ve.shim.KhaH8034wegoבָ֔אנוּVa.nuH935against thismultitudeהֶהָמ֖וֹןhe.ha.MonH1995. OLORDH3068, thou art ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙'e.lo.Hei.nuH430; let notmanאֱנֽוֹשׁ׃ ס'e.No.oshH582prevailיַעְצֹ֥רya'.TzorH6113against thee.

12So theLORDH3068smoteוַיִּגֹּ֤ףvai.yi.GofH5062theCushitesH3569beforeH6440AsaH609, andbeforeH6440Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063; and theCushitesH3569fledוַיָּנֻ֖סוּvai.ya.Nu.suH5127.

13AndAsaאָסָ֜א'a.Sa'H609and thepeopleוְהָעָ֣םve.ha.'AmH5971that were with himpursuedוַיִּרְדְּפֵ֨םvai.yir.de.FemH7291them toGerarH1642: and theCushitesמִכּוּשִׁים֙mi.ku.ShimH3569wereoverthrownוַיִּפֹּ֤לvai.yi.PolH5307, that they could notrecoverמִֽחְיָ֔הmich.YahH4241themselves; for they weredestroyedנִשְׁבְּר֥וּnish.be.RuH7665beforeלִפְנֵֽי־lif.nei-H6440theLORDH3068, andbeforeוְלִפְנֵ֣יve.lif.NeiH6440hishostמַחֲנֵ֑הוּma.cha.Ne.huH4264; and they carriedawayוַיִּשְׂא֥וּvai.yis.'UH5375veryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966muchהַרְבֵּ֥הhar.BehH7235spoilשָׁלָ֖לsha.LalH7998.

14And theysmoteH5221all thecitiesהֶֽעָרִים֙he.'a.RimH5892aboutסְבִיב֣וֹתse.vi.VotH5439Gerarגְּרָ֔רge.RarH1642; for thefearפַֽחַד־fa.chad-H6343of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068came upon them: and theysmoteוַיָּבֹ֙זּוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.zuH962all thecitiesהֶ֣עָרִ֔יםhe.'a.RimH5892; for there was verymuchרַבָּ֖הra.BahH7227spoilבִזָּ֥הvi.ZahH961in them.

15Theysmoteהִכּ֑וּhi.KuH5221also thetentsאָהֳלֵ֥י'o.ho.LeiH168ofcattleמִקְנֶ֖הmik.NehH4735, and carriedawayוַיִּשְׁבּ֨וּvai.yish.BuH7617sheepצֹ֤אןtzonH6629andcamelsוּגְמַלִּ֔יםu.ge.ma.LimH1581inabundanceלָרֹב֙la.RoH7230, andreturnedוַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 14

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