2 Chronicles 17
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2 Chronicles 17

1AndJehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֥טye.ho.sha.FatH3092hissonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in his stead, andstrengthenedוַיִּתְחַזֵּ֖קvai.yit.cha.ZekH2388himself againstIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
2And heplacedוַיִּ֨תֶּן־vai.Yi.ten-H5414forcesחַ֔יִלCha.yilH2428in all thefortifiedהַבְּצֻר֑וֹתha.be.tzu.RotH1219citiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063, andsetוַיִּתֵּ֤ןvai.yi.TenH5414garrisonsנְצִיבִים֙ne.tzi.VimH5333in thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063, and in thecitiesוּבְעָרֵ֣יu.ve.'a.ReiH5892ofEphraimאֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669, whichAsaאָסָ֥א'a.Sa'H609hisfatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1hadtakenלָכַ֖דla.KhadH3920.
3And theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068was withJehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֑טye.ho.sha.FatH3092, because hewalkedהָלַ֗ךְha.LakhH1980in thefirstהָרִ֣אשֹׁנִ֔יםha.Ri.sho.NimH7223waysבְּדַרְכֵ֞יbe.dar.KheiH1870of hisfatherאָבִיו֙'a.VivH1Davidדָּוִ֤ידda.VidH1732, andsoughtדָרַ֖שׁda.RashH1875not toBaalimלַבְּעָלִֽים׃la.be.'a.LimH1168;
4Butsoughtדָּרָ֔שׁda.RashH1875to the LORDGodלֵֽאלֹהֵ֤יle.lo.HeiH430of hisfatherאָבִיו֙'a.VivH1, andwalkedהָלָ֑ךְha.LakhH1980in hiscommandmentsוּבְמִצְוֹתָ֖יוu.ve.mitz.vo.TavH4687, and not after thedoingsכְּמַעֲשֵׂ֥הke.ma.'a.SehH4639ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
5Therefore theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068establishedוַיָּ֨כֶןvai.Ya.khenH3559thekingdomהַמַּמְלָכָה֙ha.mam.la.KhahH4467in hishandבְּיָד֔וֹbe.ya.DoH3027; and allJudahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063broughtוַיִּתְּנ֧וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414toJehoshaphatלִיהוֹשָׁפָ֑טli.ho.sha.FatH3092tributeמִנְחָ֖הmin.ChahH4503; and he hadrichesעֹֽשֶׁר־'o.sher-H6239andhonourוְכָב֖וֹדve.kha.VodH3519inabundanceלָרֹֽב׃la.RoH7230.
6And hisheartלִבּ֖וֹli.BoH3820was liftedupוַיִּגְבַּ֥הּvai.yig.BahH1361in thewaysבְּדַרְכֵ֣יbe.dar.KheiH1870of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: moreover he tookawayהֵסִ֛ירhe.SirH5493the highplacesהַבָּמ֥וֹתha.ba.MotH1116andgrovesהָאֲשֵׁרִ֖יםha.'a.she.RimH842out ofJudahמִיהוּדָֽה׃ פmi.hu.DahH3063.
7Also in thethirdשָׁל֜וֹשׁsha.Lo.oshH7969yearוּבִשְׁנַ֨תu.vish.NatH8141of hisreignלְמָלְכ֗וֹle.ma.le.KhoH4427hesentשָׁלַ֤חsha.LachH7971to hisprincesלְשָׂרָיו֙le.sa.RavH8269, even toBenhailH1134, and toObadiahוּלְעֹבַדְיָ֣הu.le.'oad.YahH5662, and toZechariahוְלִזְכַרְיָ֔הve.liz.khar.YahH2148, and toNethaneelוְלִנְתַנְאֵ֖לve.lin.tan.'ElH5417, and toMichaiahוּלְמִיכָיָ֑הוּu.le.mi.kha.Ya.huH4322, toteachלְלַמֵּ֖דle.la.MedH3925in thecitiesבְּעָרֵ֥יbe.'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.
8And with them he sentLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֗םhal.vi.YimH3881, evenShemaiahשְֽׁמַֽעְיָ֡הוּshe.ma'.Ya.huH8098, andNethaniahוּנְתַנְיָ֡הוּu.ne.tan.Ya.huH5418, andZebadiahוּזְבַדְיָ֡הוּu.ze.vad.Ya.huH2069, andAsahelוַעֲשָׂהאֵ֡לva.'a.sa.h.'ElH6214, andShemiramothוּשְׁמִֽירָמ֡וֹתu.she.mi.ri.motH8070, andJehonathanוִֽיהוֹנָתָן֩vi.ho.na.TanH3083, andAdonijahוַאֲדֹ֨נִיָּ֧הוּva.'a.Do.ni.Ya.huH138, andTobijahוְטֽוֹבִיָּ֛הוּve.toi.Ya.huH2900, andTobadonijahH2899,Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֑םhal.vi.YimH3881; and with themElishamaאֱלִישָׁמָ֥ע'e.li.sha.Ma'H476andJehoramוִֽיהוֹרָ֖םvi.ho.RamH3088,priestsהַכֹּהֲנִֽים׃ha.ko.ha.NimH3548.
9And theytaughtוַֽיְלַמְּדוּ֙vay.la.me.DuH3925inJudahבִּֽיהוּדָ֔הbi.hu.DahH3063, and had thebookסֵ֖פֶרSe.ferH5612of thelawתּוֹרַ֣תto.RatH8451of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068with them, and wentaboutוַיָּסֹ֙בּוּ֙vai.ya.So.buH5437throughout all thecitiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063, andtaughtוַֽיְלַמְּד֖וּvay.la.me.DuH3925thepeopleבָּעָֽם׃ba.'AmH5971.
10And thefearפַּ֣חַדPa.chadH6343of theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068fell upon all thekingdomsמַמְלְכ֣וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467of thelandsהָֽאֲרָצ֔וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776that werearoundסְבִיב֣וֹתse.vi.VotH5439Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063, so that they made nowarנִלְחֲמ֖וּnil.cha.MuH3898againstJehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָֽט׃ye.ho.sha.FatH3092.
11Also some of thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֗יםpe.lish.TimH6430broughtמְבִיאִ֧יםme.vi.'ImH935Jehoshaphatלִֽיהוֹשָׁפָ֛טli.ho.sha.FatH3092presentsמִנְחָ֖הmin.ChahH4503, andtributeמַשָּׂ֑אma.Sa'H4853silverוְכֶ֣סֶףve.Khe.sefH3701; and theArabiansהָֽעַרְבִיאִ֗יםha.'ar.vi.'ImH6163broughtמְבִיאִ֥יםme.vi.'ImH935himflocksצֹ֕אןtzonH6629,sevenשִׁבְעַ֤תshiv.'AtH7651thousandאֲלָפִים֙'a.la.FimH505andsevenוּשְׁבַ֣עu.she.Va'H7651hundredמֵא֔וֹתme.'otH3967ramsאֵילִ֔ים'ei.LimH352, andsevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651thousandאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505andsevenוּשְׁבַ֥עu.she.Va'H7651hundredמֵאֽוֹת׃ פme.'otH3967malegoatsוּתְיָשִׁ֕יםu.te.ya.ShimH8495.
12AndJehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֛טye.ho.sha.FatH3092becameהֹלֵ֥ךְho.LekhH1980exceedinglyלְמָ֑עְלָהle.Ma.'e.lahH4605greatוְגָדֵ֖לve.ga.DelH1432; and hebuiltוַיִּ֧בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129inJudahבִּֽיהוּדָ֛הbi.hu.DahH3063fortressesבִּירָנִיּ֖וֹתbi.ra.ni.YotH1003, andcitiesוְעָרֵ֥יve.'a.ReiH5892ofstoreמִסְכְּנֽוֹת׃mis.ke.NotH4543.
13And he hadmuchרַבָּ֛הra.BahH7227businessוּמְלָאכָ֥הu.me.la.KhahH4399in thecitiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063: and themenוְאַנְשֵׁ֧יve.'an.SheiH582ofwarמִלְחָמָ֛הmil.cha.MahH4421, mightymenגִּבּ֥וֹרֵיgi.Bo.reiH1368ofvalourחַ֖יִלCha.yilH2428, were inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389.
14And these are thenumbersפְקֻדָּתָ֖םfe.ku.da.TamH6486of them according to thehouseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004of theirfathersאֲבוֹתֵיהֶ֑ם'a.vo.tei.HemH1: OfJudahלִֽיהוּדָה֙li.hu.DahH3063, thecaptainsשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269ofthousandsאֲלָפִ֔ים'a.la.FimH505;Adnahעַדְנָ֣ה'ad.NahH5734thechiefהַשָּׂ֔רha.SarH8269, and with him mightymenגִּבּ֣וֹרֵיgi.Bo.reiH1368ofvalourחַ֔יִלCha.yilH2428threeשְׁלֹ֥שׁshe.LoshH7969hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967thousandאָֽלֶף׃ ס'A.lefH505.
15Andnextיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027to him wasJehohananיְהוֹחָנָ֣ןye.ho.cha.NanH3076thecaptainהַשָּׂ֑רha.SarH8269, and with him twohundredמָאתַ֥יִםma.Ta.yimH3967andeightyוּשְׁמוֹנִ֖יםu.she.mo.NimH8084thousandאָֽלֶף׃ ס'A.lefH505.
16Andnextיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027to him wasAmasiahעֲמַסְיָ֣ה'a.mas.YahH6007thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofZichriזִכְרִ֔יzikh.RiH2147, who willinglyofferedהַמִּתְנַדֵּ֖בha.mit.na.DevH5068himself to theLORDלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068; and with him twohundredמָאתַ֥יִםma.Ta.yimH3967thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505mightymenגִּבּ֥וֹרgi.BorH1368ofvalourחָֽיִל׃ סCha.yilH2428.
17And ofBenjaminבִּנְיָמִ֔ןbin.ya.MinH1144;Eliadaאֶלְיָדָ֑ע'el.ya.Da'H450a mightymanגִּבּ֥וֹרgi.BorH1368ofvalourחַ֖יִלCha.yilH2428, and with him armedmenנֹֽשְׁקֵי־no.she.kei-H5401withbowקֶ֥שֶׁתKe.shetH7198andshieldוּמָגֵ֖ןu.ma.GenH4043twohundredמָאתַ֥יִםma.Ta.yimH3967thousandאָֽלֶף׃ ס'A.lefH505.
18Andnextיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027to him wasJehozabadיְהוֹזָבָ֑דye.ho.za.VadH3075, and with him anhundredמֵאָֽה־me.'ah-H3967andeightyוּשְׁמוֹנִ֥יםu.she.mo.NimH8084thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505readypreparedחֲלוּצֵ֥יcha.lu.TzeiH2502for thewarצָבָֽא׃ סtza.Va'H6635.
19Thesewaitedהַמְשָׁרְתִ֣יםham.sha.re.TimH8334on thekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, besides those whom thekingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428putנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414in thefortifiedהַמִּבְצָ֖רha.miv.TzarH4013citiesבְּעָרֵ֥יbe.'a.ReiH5892throughout allJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ פye.hu.DahH3063.

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