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2 Chronicles 21
1NowJehoshaphatיְהֽוֹשָׁפָט֙ye.ho.sha.FatH3092sleptוַיִּשְׁכַּ֤בvai.yish.KavH7901with hisfathersאֲבֹתָ֔יו'a.vo.TavH1, and wasburiedוַיִּקָּבֵ֥רvai.yi.ka.VerH6912with hisfathersאֲבֹתָ֖יו'a.vo.TavH1in thecityבְּעִ֣ירbe.'IrH5892ofDavidדָּוִ֑ידda.VidH1732. AndJehoramיְהוֹרָ֥םye.ho.RamH3088hissonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in his stead.
2And he hadbrethrenאַחִ֞ים'a.ChimH251thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofJehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֗טye.ho.sha.FatH3092,Azariahעֲזַרְיָ֤ה'a.zar.YahH5838, andJehielוִֽיחִיאֵל֙vi.chi.'ElH3171, andZechariahוּזְכַרְיָ֣הוּu.ze.khar.Ya.huH2148, andAzariahוַעֲזַרְיָ֔הוּva.'a.zar.Ya.huH5838, andMichaelוּמִיכָאֵ֖לu.mi.kha.'ElH4317, andShephatiahוּשְׁפַטְיָ֑הוּu.she.fat.Ya.huH8203: all these were thesonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofJehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֖טye.ho.sha.FatH3092kingמֶ֥לֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
3And theirfatherאֲ֠בִיהֶם'A.vi.hemH1gaveוַיִּתֵּ֣ןvai.yi.TenH5414themgreatרַבּ֜וֹתra.BotH7227giftsמַתָּנ֨וֹתma.ta.NotH4979ofsilverלְכֶ֤סֶףle.Khe.sefH3701, and ofgoldוּלְזָהָב֙u.le.za.HavH2091, and of preciousthingsוּלְמִגְדָּנ֔וֹתu.le.mig.da.NotH4030, withfortifiedמְצֻר֖וֹתme.tzu.RotH4694citiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892inJudahבִּֽיהוּדָ֑הbi.hu.DahH3063: but thekingdomהַמַּמְלָכָ֛הha.mam.la.KhahH4467hegaveנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414toJehoramלִֽיהוֹרָ֖םli.ho.RamH3088; because he was thefirstbornהַבְּכֽוֹר׃ פha.be.KhorH1060.
4Now whenJehoramיְהוֹרָ֜םye.ho.RamH3088hadrisenוַיָּ֨קָםvai.Ya.komH6965to thekingdomמַמְלֶ֤כַתmam.Le.khatH4467of hisfatherאָבִיו֙'a.VivH1, hestrengthenedוַיִּתְחַזַּ֔קvai.yit.cha.ZakH2388himself, andslewוַיַּהֲרֹ֥גvai.ya.ha.RogH2026all hisbrethrenאֶחָ֖יו'e.ChavH251with theswordבֶּחָ֑רֶבbe.Cha.revH2719, and others also of theprincesמִשָּׂרֵ֥יmi.sa.ReiH8269ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
5Jehoramיְהוֹרָ֣םye.ho.RamH3088wasthirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםshe.lo.ShimH7970andtwoוּשְׁתַּ֛יִםu.she.Ta.yimH8147yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when he began toreignבְּמָלְכ֑וֹbe.ma.le.KhoH4427, and hereignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427eightוּשְׁמוֹנֶ֣הu.she.mo.NehH8083yearsשָׁנִ֔יםsha.NimH8141inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389.
6And hewalkedH3212in thewayבְּדֶ֣רֶךְ׀be.De.rekhH1870of thekingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478, asdidעָשׂוּ֙'a.SuH6213thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofAhabאַחְאָ֔ב'ach.'AvH256: for he had thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofAhabאַחְאָ֔ב'ach.'AvH256for awifeאִשָּׁ֑ה'i.ShahH802: and hewroughtוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213that which wasevilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in theeyesבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
7Yet theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068wouldאָבָ֣ה'a.VahH14notdestroyלְהַשְׁחִית֙le.hash.ChitH7843thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofDavidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732, because of thecovenantהַבְּרִ֔יתha.be.RitH1285that he hadmadeכָּרַ֖תka.RatH3772withDavidלְדָוִ֑ידle.da.VidH1732, and as hepromisedאָמַ֗ר'a.MarH559togiveלָתֵ֨תla.TetH5414alightנִ֛ירnirH5216to him and to hissonsוּלְבָנָ֖יוu.le.va.NavH1121foreverהַיָּמִֽים׃hai.ya.MimH3117.
9ThenJehoramיְהוֹרָם֙ye.ho.RamH3088wentforthוַיַּֽעֲבֹ֤רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674with hisprincesשָׂרָ֔יוsa.RavH8269, and all hischariotsהָרֶ֖כֶבha.Re.khevH7393with him: and heroseקָ֣םkamH6965bynightלַ֔יְלָהLay.lahH3915, andsmoteוַיַּ֗ךְvai.YakhH5221theEdomitesאֱדוֹם֙'e.dOmH123who surroundedhimהַסּוֹבֵ֣בha.so.VevH5437, and thecaptainsשָׂרֵ֥יsa.ReiH8269of thechariotsהָרָֽכֶב׃ha.Ra.khevH7393.
10So theEdomitesאֱד֜וֹם'e.DomH123revoltedוַיִּפְשַׁ֨עvai.yif.Sha'H6586from under thehandיַד־yad-H3027ofJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063to thisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117. The sametimeבָּעֵ֥תba.'EtH6256also didLibnahלִבְנָ֛הliv.NahH3841revoltתִּפְשַׁ֥עtif.Sha'H6586from under hishandיָד֑וֹya.DoH3027; because he hadforsakenעָזַ֔ב'a.ZavH5800theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of hisfathersאֲבֹתָֽיו׃'a.vo.TavH1.
11Moreover hemadeעָשָֽׂה־'a.sah-H6213highplacesבָמ֖וֹתva.MotH1116in themountainsבְּהָרֵ֣יbe.ha.ReiH2022ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063, and caused theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389to play theharlotוַיֶּ֙זֶן֙vai.Ye.zenH2181, andcompelledוַיַּדַּ֖חvai.ya.DachH5080Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ פye.hu.DahH3063to do the same .
12And therecameוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935awritingמִכְתָּ֔בmikh.TavH4385to him fromElijahמֵֽאֵלִיָּ֥הוּme.'e.li.Ya.huH452theprophetהַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'H5030,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Thussaithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵי֙'e.lo.HeiH430ofDavidדָּוִ֣ידda.VidH1732thyfatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1, Because thou hast notwalkedהָלַ֙כְתָּ֙ha.Lakh.taH1980in thewaysבְּדַרְכֵי֙be.dar.KheiH1870ofJehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֣טye.ho.sha.FatH3092thyfatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1, nor in thewaysוּבְדַרְכֵ֖יu.ve.dar.KheiH1870ofAsaאָסָ֥א'a.Sa'H609kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063,
13But hastwalkedH3212in thewayבְּדֶ֙רֶךְ֙be.De.rekhH1870of thekingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and hast madeJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063and theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389to play theharlotוַתַּזְנֶ֤הva.taz.NehH2181, like theharlotriesכְּהַזְנ֖וֹתke.haz.NotH2181of thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofAhabאַחְאָ֑ב'ach.'AvH256, and also hastslainהָרָֽגְתָּ׃ha.Ra.ge.taH2026thybrethrenאַחֶ֧יךָ'a.Chei.khaH251of thyfather’sאָבִ֛יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1houseבֵית־veit-H1004, who werebetterהַטּוֹבִ֥יםha.to.VimH2896than thyself:
14Behold, with agreatגְדוֹלָ֖הge.do.LahH1419plagueמַגֵּפָ֥הma.ge.FahH4046will theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068smiteנֹגֵ֛ףno.GefH5062thypeopleבְּעַמֶּ֑ךָbe.'a.Me.khaH5971, and thychildrenוּבְבָנֶ֥יךָu.ve.va.Nei.khaH1121, and thywivesוּבְנָשֶׁ֖יךָu.ve.na.Shei.khaH802, and all thygoodsרְכוּשֶֽׁךָ׃re.khu.She.khaH7399:
15And thou shalt havegreatרַבִּ֖יםra.BimH7227sicknessבָּחֳלָיִ֥יםbo.cho.la.YimH2483bydiseaseבְּמַחֲלֵ֣הbe.ma.cha.LehH4245of thybowelsמֵעֶ֑יךָme.'Ei.khaH4578, until thybowelsמֵעֶ֙יךָ֙me.'Ei.khaH4578falloutיֵצְא֤וּye.tze.'UH3318by reason of thesicknessהַחֹ֔לִיha.Cho.liH2483dayיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117bydayיָמִֽים׃ya.MimH3117.
16Moreover theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068stirredupוַיָּ֨עַרvai.Ya.'arH5782againstJehoramיְהוֹרָ֗םye.ho.RamH3088thespiritר֤וּחַRu.achH7307of thePhilistinesהַפְּלִשְׁתִּים֙ha.pe.lish.TimH6430, and of theArabiansוְהָ֣עַרְבִ֔יםve.Ha.'ar.VimH6163, that werenearיַ֥דyadH5921H3027theCushitesכּוּשִֽׁים׃ku.ShimH3569:
17And they cameupוַיַּעֲל֤וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927intoJudahבִֽיהוּדָה֙vi.hu.DahH3063, andbrokeוַיִּבְקָע֔וּהָvai.yiv.ka.'U.haH1234into it, and carriedawayוַיִּשְׁבּ֗וּvai.yish.BuH7617all thesubstanceהָרְכוּשׁ֙ha.re.KhushH7399that wasfoundהַנִּמְצָ֣אha.nim.Tza'H4672in theking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseלְבֵית־le.veit-H1004, and hissonsבָּנָ֖יוba.NavH1121also, and hiswivesוְנָשָׁ֑יוve.na.ShavH802; so that there was not asonבֵּ֔ןBenH1121leftנִשְׁאַר־nish.'ar-H7604to him, exceptJehoahazיְהוֹאָחָ֖זye.ho.'a.ChazH3059, theyoungestקְטֹ֥ןke.TonH6996of hissonsבָּנָֽיו׃ba.NavH1121.
19And it came to pass, that in process oftimeH3117,afterוּכְעֵת֩ צֵ֨אתu.khe.'Et tzetH3318H6256theendהַקֵּ֜ץha.KetzH7093oftwoשְׁנַ֗יִםshe.Na.yimH8147yearsH3117, hisbowelsמֵעָיו֙me.'AvH4578felloutיָצְא֤וּya.tze.'UH3318byreasonעִם־'im-H5973of hissicknessחָלְי֔וֹchal.YoH2483: so hediedוַיָּ֖מָתvai.Ya.motH4191ofgrievousרָעִ֑יםra.'ImH7451diseasesבְּתַחֲלֻאִ֣יםbe.ta.cha.lu.'ImH8463. And hispeopleעַמּ֛וֹa.MoH5971madeעָ֨שׂוּ'A.suH6213noburningשְׂרֵפָ֖הse.re.FahH8316for him, like theburningכִּשְׂרֵפַ֥תkis.re.FatH8316of hisfathersאֲבֹתָֽיו׃'a.vo.TavH1.
20Thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֤יםshe.lo.ShimH7970andtwoוּשְׁתַּ֙יִם֙u.she.Ta.yimH8147yearsoldבֶּן־ben-H1121was he when he began toreignבְמָלְכ֔וֹve.ma.le.KhoH4427, and hereignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389eightוּשְׁמוֹנֶ֣הu.she.mo.NehH8083yearsשָׁנִ֔יםsha.NimH8141, anddepartedH3212without beingdesiredחֶמְדָּ֔הchem.DahH2532. Yet theyburiedוַֽיִּקְבְּרֻ֙הוּ֙vai.yik.be.Ru.huH6912him in thecityבְּעִ֣ירbe.'IrH5892ofDavidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732, but not in thesepulchresבְּקִבְר֥וֹתbe.kiv.RotH6913of thekingsהַמְּלָכִֽים׃ha.me.la.KhimH4428.
Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 21
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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