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2 Kings 15:19-38

19AndPulפ֤וּלfulH6322thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁוּר֙'a.ShurH804cameבָּ֣אba'H935against thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776: andMenahemמְנַחֵם֙me.na.ChemH4505gaveוַיִּתֵּ֤ןvai.yi.TenH5414Pulלְפ֔וּלle.FulH6322athousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505talentsכִּכַּר־ki.kar-H3603ofsilverכָּ֑סֶףKa.sefH3701, that hishandיָדָיו֙ya.DavH3027might be with him toconfirmלְהַחֲזִ֥יקle.ha.cha.ZikH2388thekingdomהַמַּמְלָכָ֖הha.mam.la.KhahH4467in hishandבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027.

20AndMenahemמְנַחֵ֨םme.na.ChemH4505exactedוַיֹּצֵא֩vai.yo.Tze'H3318themoneyהַכֶּ֜סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478, even of all the mightymenגִּבּוֹרֵ֣יgi.bo.ReiH1368ofwealthהַחַ֔יִלha.Cha.yilH2428, ofeachאֶחָ֑ד'e.ChadH259manלְאִ֣ישׁle.'IshH376fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֧יםcha.mi.ShimH2572shekelsשְׁקָלִ֛יםshe.ka.LimH8255ofsilverכֶּ֖סֶףKe.sefH3701, togiveלָתֵת֙la.TetH5414to thekingלְמֶ֣לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804. So thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804turnedbackוַיָּ֙שָׁב֙vai.Ya.shovH7725, andstayedעָ֥מַד'A.madH5975not there in thelandבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.

21And therestוְיֶ֛תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of theactsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697ofMenahemמְנַחֵ֖םme.na.ChemH4505, and all that hedidעָשָׂ֑ה'a.SahH6213, are they notwrittenכְּתוּבִ֗יםke.tu.VimH3789in thebookסֵ֛פֶרSe.ferH5612of thechroniclesדִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖יםdiv.Rei hai.ya.MimH1697 H3117of thekingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478?

22AndMenahemמְנַחֵ֖םme.na.ChemH4505sleptוַיִּשְׁכַּ֥בvai.yish.KavH7901with hisfathersאֲבֹתָ֑יו'a.vo.TavH1; andPekahiahפְּקַחְיָ֥הpe.kach.YahH6494hissonבְנ֖וֹve.NoH1121reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in his stead.

23In thefiftiethבִּשְׁנַת֙ חֲמִשִּׁ֣יםbish.Nat cha.mi.ShimH2572 H8141yearשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141ofAzariahלַעֲזַרְיָ֖הla.'a.zar.YahH5838kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063Pekahiahפְּקַֽחְיָ֨הpe.kach.YahH6494thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofMenahemמְנַחֵ֧םme.na.ChemH4505began toreignמָ֠לַךְMa.lakhH4427overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478inSamariaבְּשֹׁמְר֖וֹןbe.sho.me.RonH8111, and reigned twoyearsשְׁנָתָֽיִם׃she.na.Ta.yimH8141.

24And hedidוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213that which wasevilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in thesightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: hedepartedסָ֗רSarH5493not from thesinsמֵֽחַטֹּאות֙me.cha.tOtH2403ofJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֣םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNebatנְבָ֔טne.VatH5028, who madeIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478tosinהֶחֱטִ֖יאhe.che.Ti'H2398.

25ButPekahפֶּ֨קַחPe.kachH6492thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofRemaliahרְמַלְיָ֜הוּre.mal.Ya.huH7425, acaptainשָׁלִישׁ֗וֹsha.li.ShoH7991of his,conspiredוַיִּקְשֹׁ֣רvai.yik.ShorH7194against him, andsmoteוַיַּכֵּ֨הוּvai.ya.Ke.huH5221him inSamariaבְשֹׁמְר֜וֹןve.sho.me.RonH8111, in thepalaceבְּאַרְמ֤וֹןbe.'ar.MonH759of theking’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּית־beit-H1004, withArgobאַרְגֹּ֣ב'ar.GoH709andAriehהָאַרְיֵ֔הha.'ar.YehH745, and with himfiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםcha.mi.ShimH2572menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376of theGileaditesמִבְּנֵ֣י גִלְעָדִ֑יםmi.be.Nei gil.'a.DimH1121 H1569: and hekilledוַיְמִיתֵ֖הוּvay.mi.Te.huH4191him, andreignedוַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in his stead.

26And therestוְיֶ֛תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of theactsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697ofPekahiahפְקַחְיָ֖הfe.kach.YahH6494, and all that hedidעָשָׂ֑ה'a.SahH6213, behold, they arewrittenכְּתוּבִ֗יםke.tu.VimH3789in thebookסֵ֛פֶרSe.ferH5612of thechroniclesדִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖יםdiv.Rei hai.ya.MimH1697 H3117of thekingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

27In thetwoבִּשְׁנַ֨ת וּשְׁתַּ֙יִם֙bish.Nat u.she.Ta.yimH8147 H8141andfiftiethחֲמִשִּׁ֤יםcha.mi.ShimH2572yearשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141ofAzariahלַעֲזַרְיָ֖הla.'a.zar.YahH5838kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063Pekahפֶּ֣קַחPe.kachH6492thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofRemaliahרְמַלְיָ֧הוּre.mal.Ya.huH7425began toreignמָ֠לַךְMa.lakhH4427overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478inSamariaבְּשֹׁמְר֖וֹןbe.sho.me.RonH8111, and reignedtwentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141.

28And hedidוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213that which wasevilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in thesightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: hedepartedסָ֗רSarH5493not from thesinsחַטֹּאות֙cha.tOtH2403ofJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֣םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNebatנְבָ֔טne.VatH5028, who madeIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478tosinהֶחֱטִ֖יאhe.che.Ti'H2398.

29In thedaysבִּימֵ֞יbi.MeiH3117ofPekahפֶּ֣קַחPe.kachH6492kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478cameבָּא֮ba'H935TiglathpileserH8407kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁוּר֒'a.ShurH804, andtookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947Ijonעִיּ֡וֹןi.YonH5859, andAbelbethmaachahH62, andJanoahיָ֠נוֹחַYa.no.achH3239, andKedeshקֶ֨דֶשׁKe.deshH6943, andHazorחָצ֤וֹרcha.TzorH2674, andGileadהַגִּלְעָד֙ha.gil.'AdH1568, andGalileeהַגָּלִ֔ילָהha.ga.Li.lahH1551, all thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofNaphtaliנַפְתָּלִ֑יnaf.ta.LiH5321, and carried themcaptiveוַיַּגְלֵ֖םvai.yag.LemH1540toAssyriaאַשּֽׁוּרָה׃'a.Shu.rahH804.

30AndHosheaהוֹשֵׁ֣עַho.She.a'H1954thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofElahאֵלָ֗ה'e.LahH425madeוַיִּקְשָׁר־vai.yik.shor-H7194aconspiracyקֶ֜שֶׁרKe.sherH7195againstPekahפֶּ֙קַח֙pe.kachH6492thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofRemaliahרְמַלְיָ֔הוּre.mal.Ya.huH7425, andsmoteוַיַּכֵּ֙הוּ֙vai.ya.Ke.huH5221him, andslewוַיְמִיתֵ֔הוּvay.mi.Te.huH4191him, andreignedוַיִּמְלֹ֖ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in his stead, in thetwentiethעֶשְׂרִ֔ים'es.RimH6242yearבִּשְׁנַ֣תbish.NatH8141ofJothamלְיוֹתָ֖םle.yo.TamH3147thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofUzziahעֻזִיָּֽה׃'u.zi.YahH5818.

31And therestוְיֶ֥תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of theactsדִּבְרֵי־div.rei-H1697ofPekahפֶ֖קַחFe.kachH6492, and all that hedidעָשָׂ֑ה'a.SahH6213, behold, they arewrittenכְּתוּבִ֗יםke.tu.VimH3789in thebookסֵ֛פֶרSe.ferH5612of thechroniclesדִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖יםdiv.Rei hai.ya.MimH1697 H3117of thekingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

32In thesecondשְׁתַּ֔יִםshe.Ta.yimH8147yearבִּשְׁנַ֣תbish.NatH8141ofPekahלְפֶ֥קַחle.Fe.kachH6492thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofRemaliahרְמַלְיָ֖הוּre.mal.Ya.huH7425kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478beganJothamיוֹתָ֥םyo.TamH3147thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofUzziahעֻזִיָּ֖הוּ'u.zi.Ya.huH5818kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063toreignמָלַ֛ךְma.LakhH4427.

33Fiveוְחָמֵ֤שׁve.cha.MeshH2568andtwentyעֶשְׂרִ֨ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121was he when he began toreignבְמָלְכ֔וֹve.ma.le.KhoH4427, and hereignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427sixteenוְשֵׁשׁ־ עֶשְׂרֵ֣הve.shesh- 'es.RehH8337 H6240yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389. And hismother’sאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517nameוְשֵׁ֣םve.ShemH8034wasJerushaיְרוּשָׁ֖אye.ru.Sha'H3388, thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofZadokצָדֽוֹק׃tza.DokH6659.

34And hedidוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213that which wasrightהַיָּשָׁ֖רhai.ya.SharH3477in thesightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: hedidעָשָׂ֛ה'a.SahH6213according to all that hisfatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1Uzziahעֻזִיָּ֥הוּ'u.zi.Ya.huH5818haddoneעָשָֽׂה׃'a.SahH6213.

35Yet the highplacesהַבָּמוֹת֙ha.ba.mOtH1116were notremovedסָ֔רוּSa.ruH5493: thepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971sacrificedמְזַבְּחִ֥יםme.za.be.ChimH2076and burnedincenseוּֽמְקַטְּרִ֖יםu.me.ka.te.RimH6999still in the highplacesבַּבָּמ֑וֹתba.ba.MotH1116. Hebuiltבָּנָ֛הba.NahH1129thehigherהָעֶלְיֽוֹן׃ha.'el.YonH5945gateשַׁ֥עַרSha.'arH8179of thehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.

36Now therestוְיֶ֛תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of theactsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697ofJothamיוֹתָ֖םyo.TamH3147, and all that hedidעָשָׂ֑ה'a.SahH6213, are they notwrittenכְּתוּבִ֗יםke.tu.VimH3789in thebookסֵ֛פֶרSe.ferH5612of thechroniclesדִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖יםdiv.Rei hai.ya.MimH1697 H3117of thekingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063?

37In thosedaysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068beganהֵחֵ֣לhe.ChelH2490tosendלְהַשְׁלִ֙יחַ֙le.hash.Li.achH7971againstJudahבִּֽיהוּדָ֔הbi.hu.DahH3063Rezinרְצִ֖יןre.TzinH7526thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofSyriaאֲרָ֑ם'a.RamH758, andPekahפֶּ֥קַחPe.kachH6492thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofRemaliahרְמַלְיָֽהוּ׃re.mal.Ya.huH7425.

38AndJothamיוֹתָם֙yo.TamH3147sleptוַיִּשְׁכַּ֤בvai.yish.KavH7901with hisfathersאֲבֹתָ֔יו'a.vo.TavH1, and wasburiedוַיִּקָּבֵר֙vai.yi.ka.VerH6912with hisfathersאֲבֹתָ֔יו'a.vo.TavH1in thecityבְּעִ֖ירbe.'IrH5892ofDavidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732hisfatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1: andAhazאָחָ֥ז'a.ChazH271hissonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in his stead.

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