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2 Kings 18:1-7

1Now it came to pass in thethirdשָׁלֹ֔שׁsha.LoshH7969yearבִּשְׁנַ֣תbish.NatH8141ofHosheaלְהוֹשֵׁ֥עַle.ho.She.a'H1954sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofElahאֵלָ֖ה'e.LahH425kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, thatHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֥הchiz.ki.YahH2396thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofAhazאָחָ֖ז'a.ChazH271kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063began toreignמָלַ֛ךְma.LakhH4427.

2Twentyעֶשְׂרִ֨ים'es.RimH6242andfiveוְחָמֵ֤שׁve.cha.MeshH2568yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121was he when he began toreignבְמָלְכ֔וֹve.ma.le.KhoH4427; and hereignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427twentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֤יםve.'es.RimH6242andnineוָתֵ֙שַׁע֙va.Te.sha'H8672yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389. Hismother’sאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517nameוְשֵׁ֣םve.ShemH8034also wasAbiאֲבִ֖י'a.ViH21, thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofZachariahזְכַרְיָֽה׃ze.khar.YahH2148.

3And hedidוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213that which wasrightהַיָּשָׁ֖רhai.ya.SharH3477in thesightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, according to all thatDavidדָּוִ֥דda.VidH1732hisfatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1didעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213.

4Heremovedהֵסִ֣ירhe.SirH5493the highplacesהַבָּמ֗וֹתha.ba.MotH1116, andbrokeוְשִׁבַּר֙ve.shi.BarH7665theimagesהַמַּצֵּבֹ֔תha.ma.tze.VotH4676, and cutdownוְכָרַ֖תve.kha.RatH3772thegrovesהָֽאֲשֵׁרָ֑הha.'a.she.RahH842, and broke inpiecesוְכִתַּת֩ve.khi.TatH3807thebrasenהַנְּחֹ֜שֶׁתha.ne.Cho.shetH5178serpentנְחַ֨שׁne.ChashH5175thatMosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872hadmadeעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213: for till thosedaysהַיָּמִ֤יםhai.ya.MimH3117thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478burntincenseמְקַטְּרִ֣יםme.ka.te.RimH6999to it: and hecalledוַיִּקְרָא־vai.yik.ra'-H7121itNehushtanנְחֻשְׁתָּֽן׃ne.chush.TanH5180.

5Hetrustedבָּטָ֑חba.TachH982in theLORDבַּיהוָ֥הba.Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478; so thatafterוְאַחֲרָ֞יוve.'a.cha.RavH310him was none like him among all thekingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063, nor any that werebeforeלְפָנָֽיו׃le.fa.NavH6440him.

6For heclungוַיִּדְבַּק֙vai.yid.BakH1692to theLORDבַּֽיהוָ֔הba.Yah.wehH3068, anddepartedסָ֖רsarH5493not fromfollowingמֵאַֽחֲרָ֑יוme.'a.cha.RavH310him, butkeptוַיִּשְׁמֹר֙vai.yish.MorH8104hiscommandmentsמִצְוֹתָ֔יוmitz.vo.TavH4687, which theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃mo.ShehH4872.

7And theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068was with him; and heprosperedיַשְׂכִּ֑ילyas.KilH7919wherever he wentforthיֵצֵ֖אye.Tze'H3318: and herebelledוַיִּמְרֹ֥דvai.yim.RodH4775against thekingבְּמֶֽלֶךְ־be.Me.lekh-H4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֖וּר'a.ShurH804, andservedעֲבָדֽוֹ׃a.va.DoH5647him not.

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