Revised Webster's Bible
2 Chronicles 28
1Ahazאָחָ֣ז'a.ChazH271wastwentyעֶשְׂרִ֤ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when he began toreignבְּמָלְכ֔וֹbe.ma.le.KhoH4427, and hereignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427sixteenוְשֵׁשׁ־ עֶשְׂרֵ֣הve.shesh- 'es.RehH8337H6240yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389: but hedidעָשָׂ֧ה'a.SahH6213not that which wasrightהַיָּשָׁ֛רhai.ya.SharH3477in thesightבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, likeDavidכְּדָוִ֥ידke.da.VidH1732hisfatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1:
3Moreover he burntincenseהִקְטִ֖ירhik.TirH6999in thevalleyבְּגֵ֣יאbe.Gei'H1516of thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofHinnomהִנֹּ֑םhi.NomH2011, andburntוַיַּבְעֵ֤רvai.yav.'ErH1197hischildrenבָּנָיו֙ba.NavH1121in thefireבָּאֵ֔שׁba.'EshH784, after theabominationsכְּתֹֽעֲבוֹת֙ke.to.'a.VotH8441of theheathenהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471whom theLORDיְהוָ֔הha.shemH3068had castoutהֹרִ֣ישׁhō.rishH3423beforeמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
5Therefore theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068hisGodאֱלֹהָיו֮'e.lo.HavH430deliveredוַֽיִּתְּנֵ֜הוּvai.yi.te.Ne.huH5414him into thehandבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027of thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofSyriaאֲרָם֒'a.RamH758; and theysmoteוַיַּ֨כּוּ־vai.Ya.ku-H5221him, and carriedawayוַיִּשְׁבּ֤וּvai.yish.BuH7617a greatmultitudeגְדוֹלָ֔הge.do.LahH1419of themcaptivesשִׁבְיָ֣הshiv.YahH7633, andbroughtוַיָּבִ֖יאוּvai.ya.Vi.'uH935them toDamascusדַּרְמָ֑שֶׂקdar.Ma.sekH1834. And he was alsodeliveredנִתָּ֔ןni.TanH5414into thehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of thekingמֶ֤לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478, whosmoteוַיַּךְ־vai.yakh-H5221him with agreatגְדוֹלָֽה׃ סge.do.LahH1419slaughterמַכָּ֥הma.KahH4347.
6ForPekahפֶּ֨קַחPe.kachH6492thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofRemaliahרְמַלְיָ֜הוּre.mal.Ya.huH7425slewוַיַּהֲרֹג֩vai.ya.ha.RogH2026inJudahבִּֽיהוּדָ֗הbi.hu.DahH3063anhundredמֵאָ֨הme.'AhH3967andtwentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֥יםve.'es.RimH6242thousandאֶ֛לֶף'E.lefH505inoneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117, who were allvaliantחָ֑יִלCha.yilH2428menבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121; because they hadforsakenבְּעָזְבָ֕םbe.'a.ze.VamH5800theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of theirfathersאֲבוֹתָֽם׃'a.vo.TamH1.
7AndZichriזִכְרִ֣י׀zikh.RiH2147, a mightymanגִּבּ֣וֹרgi.BorH1368ofEphraimאֶפְרַ֗יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,slewוַֽיַּהֲרֹ֞גvai.ya.ha.RogH2026Maaseiahמַעֲשֵׂיָ֙הוּ֙ma.'a.se.Ya.huH4641theking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sonבֶּן־ben-H1121, andAzrikamעַזְרִיקָ֖ם'az.ri.KamH5840thegovernorנְגִ֣ידne.GidH5057of thehouseהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004, andElkanahאֶלְקָנָ֖ה'el.ka.NahH511that wasnextמִשְׁנֵ֥הmish.NehH4932to thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ סha.Me.lekhH4428.
8And thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֨לYis.ra.'ElH3478carried awaycaptiveוַיִּשְׁבּוּ֩vai.yish.BuH7617of theirbrethrenמֵֽאֲחֵיהֶ֜םme.'a.chei.HemH251twohundredמָאתַ֣יִםma.Ta.yimH3967thousandאֶ֗לֶף'E.lefH505,womenנָשִׁים֙na.ShimH802,sonsבָּנִ֣יםba.NimH1121, anddaughtersוּבָנ֔וֹתu.va.NotH1323, and also tookawayבָּזְז֣וּba.ze.ZuH962muchרָ֖בravH7227spoilשָׁלָ֥לsha.LalH7998from them, andbroughtוַיָּבִ֥יאוּvai.ya.Vi.'uH935thespoilהַשָּׁלָ֖לha.sha.LalH7998toSamariaלְשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃ סle.sho.me.RonH8111.
9But aprophetנָבִ֥יאna.Vi'H5030of theLORDלַֽיהוָה֮la.Yah.wehH3068was there, whosenameשְׁמוֹ֒she.MoH8034wasOdedעֹדֵ֣ד'o.DedH5752: and he wentoutוַיֵּצֵ֗אvai.ye.Tze'H3318beforeלִפְנֵ֤יlif.NeiH6440thearmyהַצָּבָא֙ha.tza.Va'H6635thatcameהַבָּ֣אha.Ba'H935toSamariaלְשֹׁמְר֔וֹןle.sho.me.RonH8111, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, Behold, because theLORDיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430of yourfathersאֲבוֹתֵיכֶ֛ם'a.vo.tei.KhemH1wasangryבַּחֲמַ֨תba.cha.MatH2534withJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063, he hathdeliveredנְתָנָ֣םne.ta.NamH5414them into yourhandבְּיֶדְכֶ֑םbe.yed.KhemH3027, and ye haveslainוַתַּֽהַרְגוּ־va.ta.har.gu-H2026them in arageבְזַ֔עַףve.Za.'afH2197thatreachethהִגִּֽיעַ׃hi.Gi.a'H5060toheavenלַשָּׁמַ֖יִםla.sha.Ma.yimH8064.
10And now yepurposeאֹמְרִ֔ים'o.me.RimH559to bring intobondageלִכְבֹּ֛שׁlikh.BoshH3533for yourselves thechildrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofJudahיְהוּדָ֤הye.hu.DahH3063andJerusalemוִֽירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙vi.ru.sha.LimH3389formaleלַעֲבָדִ֥יםla.'a.va.DimH5650and femaleslavesוְלִשְׁפָח֖וֹתve.lish.fa.ChotH8198: but are there not with you,evenרַק־rak-H7535with you,sinsאֲשָׁמ֔וֹת'a.sha.MotH819against theLORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430?
11Nowhearשְׁמָע֔וּנִיshe.ma.'U.niH8085me therefore, anddeliverוְהָשִׁ֙יבוּ֙ve.ha.Shi.vuH7725thecaptivesהַשִּׁבְיָ֔הha.shiv.YahH7633again, which ye have takencaptiveשְׁבִיתֶ֖םshe.vi.TemH7617of yourbrethrenמֵאֲחֵיכֶ֑םme.'a.chei.KhemH251: for thefierceחֲר֥וֹןcha.RonH2740wrathאַף־'af-H639of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068is upon you.
12Thencertainאֲנָשִׁ֜ים'a.na.ShimH582of theheadsמֵרָאשֵׁ֣יme.ra.SheiH7218of thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofEphraimאֶפְרַ֗יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,Azariahעֲזַרְיָ֤הוּ'a.zar.Ya.huH5838thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofJohananיְהֽוֹחָנָן֙ye.ho.cha.NanH3076,Berechiahבֶּרֶכְיָ֣הוּbe.rekh.Ya.huH1296thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofMeshillemothמְשִׁלֵּמ֔וֹתme.shi.le.MotH4919, andJehizkiahוִֽיחִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙vi.chiz.ki.Ya.huH3169thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofShallumשַׁלֻּ֔םsha.LumH7967, andAmasaוַעֲמָשָׂ֖אva.'a.ma.Sa'H6021thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofHadlaiחַדְלָ֑יchad.LaiH2311, stoodupוַיָּקֻ֨מוּvai.ya.Ku.muH6965against them thatcameהַבָּאִ֖יםha.ba.'ImH935from thewarהַצָּבָֽא׃ha.tza.Va'H6635,
13Andsaidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to them, Ye shall not bringinתָבִ֤יאוּta.Vi.'uH935thecaptivesהַשִּׁבְיָה֙ha.shiv.YahH7633here: for though we haveoffendedלְאַשְׁמַ֨תle.'ash.MatH819against theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068already, yeintendאֹמְרִ֔ים'o.me.RimH559toaddלְהֹסִ֥יףle.ho.SifH3254more to oursinsחַטֹּאתֵ֖ינוּcha.to.Tei.nuH2403and to ourtrespassאַשְׁמָתֵ֑ינוּ'ash.ma.Tei.nuH819: for ourtrespassאַשְׁמָה֙'ash.MahH819isgreatרַבָּ֤הra.BahH7227, and there isfierceוַחֲר֥וֹןva.cha.RonH2740wrathאָ֖ף'afH639againstIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478.
15And themenהָאֲנָשִׁים֩ha.'a.na.ShimH582who werementionedנִקְּב֨וּni.ke.VuH5344bynameבְשֵׁמ֜וֹתve.she.MotH8034aroseוַיָּקֻ֣מוּvai.ya.Ku.muH6965, andtookוַיַּחֲזִ֣יקוּvai.ya.cha.Zi.kuH2388thecaptivesבַשִּׁבְיָ֗הva.shiv.YahH7633, and with thespoilהַשָּׁלָל֒ha.sha.LalH7998clothedהִלְבִּ֣ישׁוּhil.Bi.shuH3847all that werenakedמַעֲרֻמֵּיהֶם֮ma.'a.ru.mei.HemH4636among them, andarrayedוַיַּלְבִּשׁ֣וּםvai.yal.bi.ShumH3847them, andshodוַ֠יַּנְעִלוּםVai.yan.'i.lumH5274them, and gave themfoodוַיַּאֲכִל֨וּםvai.ya.'a.khi.LumH398anddrinkוַיַּשְׁק֜וּםvai.yash.KumH8248, andanointedוַיְסֻכ֗וּםvay.su.KhumH5480them, andcarriedוַיְנַהֲל֤וּםvay.na.ha.LumH5095all thefeebleכּוֹשֵׁ֔לko.ShelH3782of them upondonkeysבַּחֲמֹרִים֙ba.cha.mo.RimH2543, andbroughtוַיְבִיא֛וּםvay.vi.'UmH935them toJerichoיְרֵח֥וֹye.re.ChoH3405, thecityH5892of palmtreesH8558H5899,toאֵ֣צֶל'E.tzelH681theirbrethrenאֲחֵיהֶ֑ם'a.chei.HemH251: then theyreturnedוַיָּשׁ֖וּבוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725toSamariaשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃ פsho.me.RonH8111.
18ThePhilistinesוּפְלִשְׁתִּ֣יםu.fe.lish.TimH6430also hadinvadedפָּשְׁט֗וּpa.she.TuH6584thecitiesבְּעָרֵ֨יbe.'a.ReiH5892of the lowcountryהַשְּׁפֵלָ֣הha.she.fe.LahH8219, and of thesouthוְהַנֶּגֶב֮ve.ha.ne.GevH5045ofJudahלִֽיהוּדָה֒li.hu.DahH3063, and hadtakenוַֽ֠יִּלְכְּדוּVai.yil.ke.duH3920BethshemeshH1053, andAjalonאַיָּל֜וֹן'ai.ya.LonH357, andGederothהַגְּדֵר֗וֹתha.ge.de.RotH1450, andShochoשׂוֹכ֤וֹso.KhoH7755with itsvillagesוּבְנוֹתֶ֙יהָ֙u.ve.no.Tei.haH1323, andTimnahתִּמְנָ֣הtim.NahH8553with itsvillagesוּבְנוֹתֶ֔יהָu.ve.no.Tei.haH1323,Gimzoגִּמְז֖וֹgim.ZoH1579also and itsvillagesבְּנֹתֶ֑יהָbe.no.Tei.haH1323: and theydweltוַיֵּשְׁב֖וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427there.
19For theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068broughtH3665Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063lowH3665because ofAhazאָחָ֣ז'a.ChazH271kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478; for hemadeH6544Judahבִּֽיהוּדָ֔הbi.hu.DahH3063nakedH6544, andgreatlyH4604transgressedH4603against theLORDבַּיהוָֽה׃ba.Yah.wehH3068.
21ForAhazאָחָז֙'a.ChazH271took away aportionחָלַ֤קcha.LakH2505from thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, and from thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, and of theprincesוְהַשָּׂרִ֑יםve.ha.sa.RimH8269, andgaveוַיִּתֵּן֙vai.yi.TenH5414it to thekingלְמֶ֣לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804: but hehelpedלְעֶזְרָ֖הle.'ez.RahH5833him not.
23For hesacrificedוַיִּזְבַּ֗חvai.yiz.BachH2076to thegodsלֵֽאלֹהֵ֣יle.lo.HeiH430ofDamascusדַרְמֶשֶׂק֮dar.me.SekH1834, whichsmoteהַמַּכִּ֣יםha.ma.KimH5221him: and hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Because thegodsאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of thekingsמַלְכֵֽי־mal.khei-H4428ofSyriaאֲרָם֙'a.RamH758helpמַעְזְרִ֣יםma'.ze.RimH5826them, therefore will Isacrificeאֲזַבֵּ֖חַ'a.za.Be.achH2076to them, that they mayhelpוְיַעְזְר֑וּנִיve.ya'.ze.Ru.niH5826me. But they were theruinלְהַכְשִׁיל֖וֹle.hakh.shi.LoH3782of him, and of allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
24AndAhazאָחָ֜ז'a.ChazH271gatheredוַיֶּאֱסֹ֨ףvai.ye.'e.SofH622thevesselsכְּלֵ֣יke.LeiH3627of thehouseבֵית־veit-H1004ofGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, and cut inpiecesוַיְקַצֵּץ֙vay.ka.TzetzH7112thevesselsכְּלֵ֣יke.LeiH3627of thehouseבֵית־veit-H1004ofGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, and shutupוַיִּסְגֹּ֖רvai.yis.GorH5462thedoorsדַּלְת֣וֹתdal.TotH1817of thehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, and hemadeוַיַּ֨עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213for himselfaltarsמִזְבְּח֛וֹתmiz.be.ChotH4196in everycornerפִּנָּ֖הpi.NahH6438ofJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389.
25And in every singlecityH5892ofJudahלִֽיהוּדָה֙li.hu.DahH3063hemadeעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213highplacesבָמ֔וֹתva.MotH1116to burnincenseלְקַטֵּ֖רle.ka.TerH6999tootherאֲחֵרִ֑ים'a.che.RimH312godsלֵֽאלֹהִ֣יםle.lo.HimH430, and provoked toangerוַיַּכְעֵ֕סvai.yakh.'EsH3707theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of hisfathersאֲבֹתָֽיו׃'a.vo.TavH1.
26Now therestוְיֶ֤תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of hisactsדְּבָרָיו֙de.va.RavH1697and of all hiswaysדְּרָכָ֔יוde.ra.KhavH1870,firstהָרִאשֹׁנִ֖יםha.ri.sho.NimH7223andlastוְהָאַחֲרוֹנִ֑יםve.ha.'a.cha.ro.NimH314, behold, they arewrittenכְּתוּבִ֔יםke.tu.VimH3789in thebookסֵ֥פֶרSe.ferH5612of thekingsמַלְכֵֽי־mal.khei-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063andIsraelוְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
27AndAhazאָחָ֜ז'a.ChazH271sleptוַיִּשְׁכַּ֨בvai.yish.KavH7901with hisfathersאֲבֹתָ֗יו'a.vo.TavH1, and theyburiedוַֽיִּקְבְּרֻ֤הוּvai.yik.be.Ru.huH6912him in thecityבָעִיר֙va.'IrH5892, even inJerusalemבִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.Ru.sha.LimH3389: but theybroughtהֱבִיאֻ֔הוּhe.vi.'U.huH935him not into thesepulchresלְקִבְרֵ֖יle.kiv.ReiH6913of thekingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: andHezekiahH3169hissonבְנ֖וֹve.NoH1121reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in his stead.
Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 28
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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