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2 Chronicles 25:11-23

11AndAmaziahוַאֲמַצְיָ֙הוּ֙va.'a.matz.Ya.huH558strengthenedהִתְחַזַּ֔קhit.cha.ZakH2388himself, and ledforthוַיִּנְהַג֙vai.yin.HagH5090hispeopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971, andwentH3212to thevalleyגֵּ֣יאgei'H1516ofsaltהַמֶּ֑לַחha.Me.lachH4417, andsmoteוַיַּ֥ךְvai.YakhH5221of thechildrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121ofSeirשֵׂעִ֖ירse.'IrH8165tenעֲשֶׂ֥רֶת'a.Se.retH6235thousandאֲלָפִֽים׃'a.la.FimH505.

12And othertenוַעֲשֶׂ֨רֶתva.'a.Se.retH6235thousandאֲלָפִ֜ים'a.la.FimH505leftaliveחַיִּ֗יםchai.YimH2416thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063carried awaycaptiveשָׁבוּ֙sha.VuH7617, andbroughtוַיְבִיא֖וּםvay.vi.'UmH935them to thetopלְרֹ֣אשׁle.RoshH7218of therockהַסָּ֑לַעha.Sa.la'H5553, and cast themdownוַיַּשְׁלִיכ֛וּםvai.yash.li.KhumH7993from thetopמֵֽרֹאשׁ־me.rosh-H7218of therockהַסֶּ֖לַעha.Se.la'H5553, that they were all broken inpiecesנִבְקָֽעוּ׃ סniv.Ka.'uH1234.

13But thesoldiersוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121of thearmyהַגְּד֗וּדha.ge.DudH1416whomAmaziahאֲמַצְיָ֙הוּ֙'a.matz.Ya.huH558sentbackהֵשִׁ֤יבhe.ShivH7725, that they should notgoH3212with him tobattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֔הla.mil.cha.MahH4421,fellוַֽיִּפְשְׁטוּ֙vai.yif.she.TuH6584upon thecitiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063, fromSamariaמִשֹּׁמְר֖וֹןmi.sho.me.RonH8111even toBethhoronH1032, andsmoteוַיַּכּ֤וּvai.ya.KuH5221threeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969thousandאֲלָפִ֔ים'a.la.FimH505of them, andtookוַיָּבֹ֖זּוּvai.ya.Vo.zuH962muchרַבָּֽה׃ סra.BahH7227spoilבִּזָּ֥הbi.ZahH961.

14Now it came to pass,afterאַחֲרֵ֨י'a.cha.ReiH310thatAmaziahאֲמַצְיָ֙הוּ֙'a.matz.Ya.huH558hadcomeב֤וֹאVo'H935from theslaughterמֵֽהַכּ֣וֹתme.ha.KotH5221of theEdomitesאֲדוֹמִ֔ים'a.do.MimH130, that hebroughtוַיָּבֵ֗אvai.ya.Ve'H935thegodsאֱלֹהֵי֙'e.lo.HeiH430of thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofSeirשֵׂעִ֔ירse.'IrH8165, and set themupוַיַּֽעֲמִידֵ֥םvai.ya.'a.mi.DemH5975to be hisgodsלֵאלֹהִ֑יםle.lo.HimH430, andbowedיִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖הyish.ta.cha.VehH7812himselfbeforeוְלִפְנֵיהֶ֥םve.lif.nei.HemH6440them, and burnedincenseיְקַטֵּֽר׃ye.ka.TerH6999to them.

15Therefore theangerאַ֥ף'afH639of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068waskindledוַיִּֽחַר־vai.yi.char-H2734againstAmaziahבַּאֲמַצְיָ֑הוּba.'a.matz.Ya.huH558, and hesentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971to him aprophetנָבִ֔יאna.Vi'H5030, whosaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, Why hast thousoughtדָרַ֙שְׁתָּ֙da.Rash.taH1875after thegodsאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971, which could notdeliverהִצִּ֥ילוּhi.Tzi.luH5337their ownpeopleעַמָּ֖ם'a.MamH5971out of thyhandמִיָּדֶֽךָ׃mi.ya.De.khaH3027?

16And it came to pass, as hetalkedבְּדַבְּר֣וֹbe.da.be.RoH1696with him, that the kingsaidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, Art thoumadeנְתַנּ֔וּךָne.ta.Nu.khaH5414of theking’sלַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙la.Me.lekhH4428councilהַלְיוֹעֵ֤ץhal.yo.'EtzH3289?forbearחֲדַל־cha.dal-H2308; why shouldest thou besmittenיַכּ֑וּךָya.Ku.khaH5221? Then theprophetהַנָּבִ֗יאha.na.Vi'H5030stoppedוַיֶּחְדַּ֣לvai.yech.DalH2308, andsaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, Iknowיָדַ֗עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045thatGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430hathdeterminedיָעַ֤ץya.'AtzH3289todestroyלְהַשְׁחִיתֶ֔ךָle.hash.chi.Te.khaH7843thee, because thou hastdoneעָשִׂ֣יתָ'a.Si.taH6213this, and hast nothearkenedשָׁמַ֖עְתָּsha.Ma'.taH8085to mycounselלַעֲצָתִֽי׃ פla.'a.tza.TiH6098.

17ThenAmaziahאֲמַצְיָ֙הוּ֙'a.matz.Ya.huH558kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063tookadviceוַיִּוָּעַ֗ץvai.yi.va.'AtzH3289, andsentוַ֠יִּשְׁלַחVai.yish.lachH7971toJoashיוֹאָ֨שׁyo.'AshH3101, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJehoahazיְהוֹאָחָ֧זye.ho.'a.ChazH3059, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJehuיֵה֛וּאye.Hu'H3058,kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,ComeH3212, let us look oneanotherנִתְרָאֶ֥הnit.ra.'EhH7200in thefaceפָנִֽים׃fa.NimH6440.

18AndJoashיוֹאָ֣שׁyo.'AshH3101kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֞חvai.yish.LachH7971toAmaziahאֲמַצְיָ֣הוּ'a.matz.Ya.huH558kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָה֮ye.hu.DahH3063,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559, Thethistleהַח֜וֹחַha.Cho.achH2336that was inLebanonבַּלְּבָנ֗וֹןba.le.va.NonH3844sentשָׁ֠לַחSha.lachH7971to thecedarהָאֶ֜רֶזha.'E.rezH730that was inLebanonבַּלְּבָנוֹן֙ba.le.va.nOnH3844,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Giveתְּנָֽה־te.nah-H5414thydaughterבִּתְּךָ֥bi.te.KhaH1323to mysonלִבְנִ֖יliv.NiH1121for awifeלְאִשָּׁ֑הle.'i.ShahH802: and there passedbyוַֽתַּעֲבֹ֞רva.ta.'a.VorH5674awildהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704beastחַיַּ֤תchai.YatH2416that was inLebanonבַּלְּבָנ֔וֹןba.le.va.NonH3844, and troddownוַתִּרְמֹ֖סva.tir.MosH7429thethistleהַחֽוֹחַ׃ha.Cho.achH2336.

19Thousayestאָמַ֗רְתָּ'a.Mar.taH559, Lo, thou hastsmittenהִכִּ֙יתָ֙hi.Ki.taH5221theEdomitesאֱד֔וֹם'e.DomH123; and thyheartלִבְּךָ֖li.be.KhaH3820lifteth theeupוּנְשָׂאֲךָ֥u.ne.sa.'a.KhaH5375toboastלְהַכְבִּ֑ידle.hakh.BidH3513:abideשְׁבָ֣הshe.VahH3427now athomeבְּבֵיתֶ֔ךָbe.vei.Te.khaH1004; why shouldest thoumeddleתִתְגָּרֶה֙tit.ga.RehH1624to thyharmבְּרָעָ֔הbe.ra.'AhH7451, that thou shouldestfallוְנָ֣פַלְתָּ֔ve.Na.fal.taH5307, even thou, andJudahוִיהוּדָ֥הvi.hu.DahH3063with thee?

20ButAmaziahאֲמַצְיָ֔הוּ'a.matz.Ya.huH558would nothearשָׁמַ֣עsha.Ma'H8085; for it came fromGodמֵהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙me.ha.'E.lo.HimH430, that he mightdeliverתִּתָּ֣םti.TamH5414them into thehandבְּיָ֑דbe.YadH3027of their enemies, because theysoughtדָֽרְשׁ֔וּda.re.ShuH1875after thegodsאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofEdomאֱדֽוֹם׃'e.DomH123.

21SoJoashיוֹאָ֤שׁyo.'AshH3101thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478wentupוַיַּ֨עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927; and they looked oneanotherוַיִּתְרָא֣וּvai.yit.ra.'UH7200in thefaceפָנִ֔יםfa.NimH6440, both he andAmaziahוַאֲמַצְיָ֣הוּva.'a.matz.Ya.huH558kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063, atBethshemeshH1053, which belongeth toJudahלִיהוּדָֽה׃li.hu.DahH3063.

22AndJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063wassmoteוַיִּנָּ֥גֶףvai.yi.Na.gefH5062beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and theyfledוַיָּנֻ֖סוּvai.ya.Nu.suH5127everymanאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376to histentלְאֹהָלָֽיו׃le.'o.ha.LavH168.

23AndJoashיוֹאָ֣שׁyo.'AshH3101thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478tookתָּפַ֛שׂta.FasH8610Amaziahאֲמַצְיָ֨הוּ'a.matz.Ya.huH558kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJoashיוֹאָ֥שׁyo.'AshH3101, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJehoahazיְהוֹאָחָ֗זye.ho.'a.ChazH3059, atBethshemeshH1053, andbroughtוַיְבִיאֵ֙הוּ֙vay.vi.'E.huH935him toJerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389, and brokedownוַיִּפְרֹ֞ץvai.yif.RotzH6555thewallבְּחוֹמַ֣תbe.cho.MatH2346ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389from thegateמִשַּׁ֤עַרmi.Sha.'arH8179ofEphraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669to thecornerהַפּוֹנֶ֔הha.po.NehH6437gateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179,fourאַרְבַּ֥ע'ar.Ba'H702hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967cubitsאַמָּֽה׃'a.MahH520.

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