Revised Webster's Bible

2 Chronicles 20:14-37

14Then uponJahazielוְיַחֲזִיאֵ֡לve.ya.cha.zi.'ElH3166thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZechariahזְכַרְיָ֡הוּze.khar.Ya.huH2148, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofBenaiahבְּ֠נָיָהBe.na.yahH1141, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJeielיְעִיאֵ֧לye.'i.'ElH3273, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofMattaniahמַתַּנְיָ֛הma.tan.YahH4983, aLeviteהַלֵּוִ֖יha.le.ViH3881of thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofAsaphאָסָ֑ף'a.SafH623, came theSpiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068in themidstבְּת֖וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of thecongregationהַקָּהָֽל׃ha.ka.HalH6951;

15And hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Hearkenהַקְשִׁ֤יבוּhak.Shi.vuH7181ye, allJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063, and yeinhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֵ֣יve.yo.she.VeiH3427ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, and thoukingוְהַמֶּ֖לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֑טye.ho.sha.FatH3092, Thussaithאָמַ֨ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068to you, Be notafraidתִּֽירְא֤וּti.re.'UH3372nordismayedתֵּחַ֙תּוּ֙te.Cha.tuH2865byreasonמִפְּנֵ֨יmi.pe.NeiH6440of thisgreatהָרָב֙ha.RavH7227multitudeהֶהָמ֤וֹןhe.ha.MonH1995; for thebattleהַמִּלְחָמָ֖הha.mil.cha.MahH4421is not yours, butGod’sלֵאלֹהִֽים׃le.lo.HimH430.

16Tomorrowמָחָר֙ma.CharH4279go yedownרְד֣וּre.DuH3381against them: behold, they comeupעֹלִ֖ים'o.LimH5927by thecliffבְּמַעֲלֵ֣הbe.ma.'a.LehH4608ofZizהַצִּ֑יץha.TzitzH6732; and ye shallfindוּמְצָאתֶ֤םu.me.tza.TemH4672them at theendבְּס֣וֹףbe.SofH5490of thebrookהַנַּ֔חַלha.Na.chalH5158,beforeפְּנֵ֖יpe.NeiH6440thewildernessמִדְבַּ֥רmid.BarH4057ofJeruelיְרוּאֵֽל׃ye.ru.'ElH3385.

17Ye shall not need tofightלְהִלָּחֵ֣םle.hi.la.ChemH3898inthisבָּזֹ֑אתba.ZotH2063battle :setהִתְיַצְּב֣וּhit.ya.tze.VuH3320yourselves,standעִמְד֡וּ'im.DuH5975ye still, andseeוּרְא֣וּu.re.'UH7200thesalvationיְשׁוּעַת֩ye.shu.'AtH3444of theLORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068with you, OJudahיְהוּדָ֣הye.hu.DahH3063andJerusalemוִֽירוּשָׁלִַ֗םvi.ru.sha.LimH3389:fearתִּֽירְאוּ֙ti.re.'UH3372not, nor bedismayedתֵּחַ֔תּוּte.Cha.tuH2865; tomorrowמָחָר֙ma.CharH4279gooutצְא֣וּtze.'UH3318againstלִפְנֵיהֶ֔םlif.nei.HemH6440them: for theLORDוַיהוָ֖הva.Yah.wehH3068will be with you.

18AndJehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֛טye.ho.sha.FatH3092bowedוַיִּקֹּ֧דvai.yi.KodH6915his head with hisfaceאַפַּ֖יִם'a.Pa.yimH639to thegroundאָ֑רְצָה'A.re.tzahH776: and allJudahיְהוּדָ֞הye.hu.DahH3063and theinhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֵ֣יve.yo.she.VeiH3427ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389fellנָֽפְלוּ֙na.fe.LuH5307beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,worshippingלְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֖תle.hish.ta.cha.VotH7812theLORDלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

19And theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֛םhal.vi.YimH3881, of thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of theKohathitesהַקְּהָתִ֖יםha.ke.ha.TimH6956, and of thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of theKorhitesהַקָּרְחִ֑יםha.ka.re.ChimH7145, stoodupוַיָּקֻ֧מוּvai.ya.Ku.muH6965topraiseלְהַלֵּ֗לle.ha.LelH1984theLORDלַיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478with aloudגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419voiceבְּק֥וֹלbe.KolH6963onhighלְמָֽעְלָה׃le.Ma.'e.lahH4605.

20And they roseearlyוַיַּשְׁכִּ֣ימוּvai.yash.Ki.muH7925in themorningבַבֹּ֔קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242, and wentforthוַיֵּצְא֖וּvai.ye.tze.'UH3318into thewildernessלְמִדְבַּ֣רle.mid.BarH4057ofTekoaתְּק֑וֹעַte.Ko.a'H8620: and as they wentforthוּבְצֵאתָ֞םu.ve.tze.TamH3318,Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֗טye.ho.sha.FatH3092stoodעָמַ֣ד'a.MadH5975andsaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,Hearשְׁמָע֗וּנִיshe.ma.'U.niH8085me, OJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063, and yeinhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֵ֣יve.yo.she.VeiH3427ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389;Believeהַאֲמִ֜ינוּha.'a.Mi.nuH539in theLORDבַּיהוָ֤הba.Yah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶם֙'e.lo.hei.KhemH430, so shall ye beestablishedוְתֵ֣אָמֵ֔נוּve.Te.'a.Me.nuH539;believeהַאֲמִ֥ינוּha.'a.Mi.nuH539hisprophetsבִנְבִיאָ֖יוvin.vi.'AvH5030, so shall yeprosperוְהַצְלִֽיחוּ׃ve.hatz.Li.chuH6743.

21And when he hadconsultedוַיִּוָּעַץ֙vai.yi.va.'AtzH3289with thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971, heappointedוַיַּעֲמֵ֤דvai.ya.'a.MedH5975singersמְשֹֽׁרֲרִים֙me.sho.ra.RimH7891to theLORDלַיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068, and that shouldpraiseוּֽמְהַֽלְלִ֖יםu.me.ha.LimH1984thebeautyלְהַדְרַת־le.had.rat-H1927ofholinessקֹ֑דֶשׁKo.deshH6944, as they wentoutבְּצֵאת֙be.tzeTH3318beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440thearmyהֶֽחָל֔וּץhe.cha.LutzH2502, and tosayוְאֹֽמְרִים֙ve.'o.me.RimH559,Praiseהוֹד֣וּho.DuH3034theLORDלַיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068; for hismercyחַסְדּֽוֹ׃chas.DoH2617endureth foreverלְעוֹלָ֖םle.'o.LamH5769.

22Andwhenוּבְעֵת֩u.ve.'EtH6256theybeganהֵחֵ֨לּוּhe.Che.luH2490tosingבְרִנָּ֜הve.ri.NahH7440and topraiseוּתְהִלָּ֗הu.te.hi.LahH8416, theLORDיְהוָ֣ה׀Yah.wehH3068setנָתַ֣ןna.TanH5414ambushesמְ֠אָֽרְבִיםMe.'a.re.vimH693against thechildrenבְּנֵ֨יbe.NeiH1121ofAmmonעַמּ֜וֹןa.MonH5983,Moabמוֹאָ֧בmo.'AvH4124, andmountוְהַר־ve.har-H2022Seirשֵׂעִ֛ירse.'IrH8165, who werecomeהַבָּאִ֥יםha.ba.'ImH935againstJudahלִֽיהוּדָ֖הli.hu.DahH3063; and they weresmittenוַיִּנָּגֵֽפוּ׃vai.yi.na.Ge.fuH5062.

23For thechildrenבְּנֵ֨יbe.NeiH1121ofAmmonעַמּ֧וֹןa.MonH5983andMoabוּמוֹאָ֛בu.mo.'AvH4124stoodupוַ֠יַּֽעַמְדוּVai.ya.'am.duH5975against theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427ofmountהַר־har-H2022Seirשֵׂעִ֖ירse.'IrH8165, utterly toslayלְהַחֲרִ֣יםle.ha.cha.RimH2763anddestroyוּלְהַשְׁמִ֑ידu.le.hash.MidH8045them : and when they had made anendוּכְכַלּוֹתָם֙u.khe.kha.lo.TamH3615of theinhabitantsבְּיוֹשְׁבֵ֣יbe.yo.she.VeiH3427ofSeirשֵׂעִ֔ירse.'IrH8165, everyoneאִישׁ־'ish-H376helpedעָזְר֥וּ'a.ze.RuH5826todestroyלְמַשְׁחִֽית׃le.mash.ChitH4889anotherבְּרֵעֵ֖הוּbe.re.'E.huH7453.

24And whenJudahוִֽיהוּדָ֛הvi.hu.DahH3063cameבָּ֥אba'H935toward the watchtowerהַמִּצְפֶּ֖הha.mitz.PehH4707 H4708in thewildernessלַמִּדְבָּ֑רla.mid.BarH4057, theylookedוַיִּפְנוּ֙vai.yif.NuH6437to themultitudeהֶ֣הָמ֔וֹןhe.ha.MonH1995, and, behold, they were deadbodiesפְּגָרִ֛יםpe.ga.RimH6297fallenנֹפְלִ֥יםno.fe.LimH5307to theearthאַ֖רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776, and noneescapedפְּלֵיטָֽה׃pe.lei.TahH6413.

25And whenJehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֣טye.ho.sha.FatH3092and hispeopleוְעַמּוֹ֮ve.'a.MoH5971cameוַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'H935to takeawayלָבֹ֣זla.VozH962thespoilשְׁלָלָם֒she.la.LamH7998of them, theyfoundוַיִּמְצְאוּ֩vai.yim.tze.'UH4672among them inabundanceלָרֹ֜בla.RoH7230bothrichesוּרְכ֤וּשׁu.re.KhushH7399with the deadbodiesוּפְגָרִים֙u.fe.ga.RimH6297, andpreciousH2532jewelsוּכְלֵ֣יu.khe.LeiH3627, which they strippedoffוַיְנַצְּל֥וּvay.na.tze.LuH5337for themselves, morethanלְאֵ֣יןle.'EinH369they could carryawayמַשָּׂ֑אma.Sa'H4853: and they werethreeשְׁלוֹשָׁ֛הshe.lo.ShahH7969daysיָמִ֧יםya.MimH3117ingatheringבֹּזְזִ֥יםbo.ze.ZimH962thespoilהַשָּׁלָ֖לha.sha.LalH7998, it was somuchרַב־rav-H7227.

26And on thefourthהָרְבִעִ֗יha.re.vi.'IH7243dayוּבַיּ֣וֹםu.vai.YomH3117theyassembledנִקְהֲלוּ֙nik.ha.LuH6950themselves in thevalleyלְעֵ֣מֶקle.'E.mekH6010ofBerachahבְּרָכָ֔הbe.ra.KhahH1294; for there theyblessedבֵּרֲכ֣וּbe.ra.KhuH1288theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: therefore thenameשֵׁ֨םshemH8034of the sameplaceהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725hath beencalledקָֽרְא֞וּka.re.'UH7121, Thevalleyעֵ֥מֶק'E.mekH6010ofBerachahבְּרָכָ֖הbe.ra.KhahH1294, to thisdayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.

27Then theyreturnedוַ֠יָּשֻׁבוּVai.ya.shu.vuH7725, everymanאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376ofJudahיְהוּדָ֤הye.hu.DahH3063andJerusalemוִֽירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙vi.ru.sha.LimH3389, andJehoshaphatוִֽיהוֹשָׁפָ֣טvi.ho.sha.FatH3092in thefrontבְּרֹאשָׁ֔םbe.ro.ShamH7218of them, to goagainלָשׁ֥וּבla.ShuvH7725toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389withjoyבְּשִׂמְחָ֑הbe.sim.ChahH8057; for theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068had made them torejoiceשִׂמְּחָ֥םsi.me.ChamH8055over theirenemiesמֵֽאוֹיְבֵיהֶֽם׃Me.'oy.vei.HemH341.

28And theycameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935toJerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389withpsalteriesבִּנְבָלִ֥יםbin.va.LimH5035andharpsוּבְכִנֹּר֖וֹתu.ve.khi.no.RotH3658andtrumpetsוּבַחֲצֹצְר֑וֹתu.va.cha.tzo.tze.RotH2689to thehouseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

29And thefearפַּ֣חַדPa.chadH6343ofGodאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430was on all thekingdomsמַמְלְכ֣וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467of thosecountriesהָאֲרָצ֑וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776, when they hadheardבְּשָׁמְעָ֕םbe.sha.me.'AmH8085that theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068foughtנִלְחַ֣םnil.ChamH3898against theenemiesאוֹיְבֵ֥י'oy.VeiH341ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

30So therealmמַלְכ֣וּתmal.KhutH4438ofJehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֑טye.ho.sha.FatH3092wasquietוַתִּשְׁקֹ֖טva.tish.KotH8252: for hisGodאֱלֹהָ֖יו'e.lo.HavH430gave himrestוַיָּ֧נַֽחvai.Ya.nachH5117on allsidesמִסָּבִֽיב׃ פmi.sa.VivH5439.

31AndJehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֖טye.ho.sha.FatH3092reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427overJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063: he wasthirtyשְׁלֹשִׁים֩she.lo.ShimH7970andfiveוְחָמֵ֨שׁve.cha.MeshH2568yearsשָׁנָ֜הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when he began toreignבְּמָלְכ֗וֹbe.ma.le.KhoH4427, and hereignedמָלַ֣ךְma.LakhH4427twentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֨יםve.'es.RimH6242andfiveוְחָמֵ֤שׁve.cha.MeshH2568yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141inJerusalemבִּֽירוּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389. And hismother’sאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517nameוְשֵׁ֣םve.ShemH8034wasAzubahעֲזוּבָ֖ה'a.zu.VahH5806thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofShilhiשִׁלְחִֽי׃shil.ChiH7977.

32And hewalkedH3212in thewayבְּדֶ֛רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870ofAsaאָסָ֖א'a.Sa'H609hisfatherאָבִ֥יו'a.VivH1, anddepartedסָ֣רsarH5493not from it,doingלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213that which wasrightהַיָּשָׁ֖רhai.ya.SharH3477in thesightבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

33But the highplacesהַבָּמ֖וֹתha.ba.MotH1116were not takenawayסָ֑רוּSa.ruH5493: for as yet thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971had notpreparedהֵכִ֣ינוּhe.Khi.nuH3559theirheartsלְבָבָ֔םle.va.VamH3824to theGodלֵאלֹהֵ֖יle.lo.HeiH430of theirfathersאֲבֹתֵיהֶֽם׃'a.vo.tei.HemH1.

34Now therestוְיֶ֙תֶר֙ve.Ye.terH3499of theactsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697ofJehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֔טye.ho.sha.FatH3092,firstהָרִאשֹׁנִ֖יםha.ri.sho.NimH7223andlastוְהָאַחֲרֹנִ֑יםve.ha.'a.cha.ro.NimH314, behold, they arewrittenכְּתוּבִ֗יםke.tu.VimH3789in thebookבְּדִבְרֵי֙be.div.ReiH1697ofJehuיֵה֣וּאye.Hu'H3058thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofHananiחֲנָ֔נִיcha.Na.niH2607, who ismentionedהֹֽעֲלָ֔הho.'a.LahH5927in thebookסֵ֖פֶרSe.ferH5612of thekingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

35Andafterוְאַחֲרֵיכֵ֗ןve.'a.cha.rei.KhenH310thisJehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֣טye.ho.sha.FatH3092kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063joinedאֶתְחַבַּר֙'et.cha.BarH2266himself withAhaziahאֲחַזְיָ֣ה'a.chaz.YahH274kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, whodidלַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃la.'a.SotH6213verywickedlyהִרְשִׁ֥יעַhir.Shi.a'H7561:

36And hejoinedוַיְחַבְּרֵ֣הוּvay.cha.be.Re.huH2266himself with him tomakeלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213shipsאֳנִיּ֖וֹת'o.ni.YotH591togoH3212toTarshishתַּרְשִׁ֑ישׁtar.ShishH8659: and theymadeוַיַּעֲשׂ֥וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213theshipsאֳנִיּ֖וֹת'o.ni.YotH591inEziongeberH6100.

37ThenEliezerאֱלִיעֶ֤זֶר'e.li.'E.zerH461thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofDodavahדֹּדָוָ֙הוּ֙do.da.Va.huH1735ofMareshahמִמָּ֣רֵשָׁ֔הmi.Ma.re.ShahH4762prophesiedוַיִּתְנַבֵּ֞אvai.yit.na.Be'H5012againstJehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֖טye.ho.sha.FatH3092,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Because thou hastjoinedכְּהִֽתְחַבֶּרְךָ֣ke.hit.cha.ber.KhaH2266thyself withAhaziahאֲחַזְיָ֗הוּ'a.chaz.Ya.huH274, theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hathbrokenפָּרַ֤ץpa.RatzH6555thyworksמַעֲשֶׂ֔יךָma.'a.Sei.khaH4639. And theshipsאֳנִיּ֔וֹת'o.ni.YotH591werebrokenוַיִּשָּׁבְר֣וּvai.yi.sha.ve.RuH7665, that they were notableעָצְר֖וּ'a.tze.RuH6113togoH3212toTarshishתַּרְשִֽׁישׁ׃tar.ShishH8659.

Read all of 2 Chronicles 20

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 20

Revised Webster's Bible — 1833 — Public Domain