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2 Kings 21

1Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֣הme.na.ShehH4519wastwelveשְׁתֵּ֨ים עֶשְׂרֵ֤הshe.Teim 'es.RehH8147 H6240yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when he began toreignבְמָלְכ֔וֹve.ma.le.KhoH4427, and hereignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427fiftyוַחֲמִשִּׁ֤יםva.cha.mi.ShimH2572andfiveוְחָמֵשׁ֙ve.cha.MeshH2568yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389. And hismother’sאִמּ֖וֹ'i.MoH517nameוְשֵׁ֥םve.ShemH8034wasHephzibahH2657.

2And hedidוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213that which wasevilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in thesightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, after theabominationsכְּתֽוֹעֲבֹת֙ke.to.'a.VotH8441of theheathenהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471, whom theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068castoutהוֹרִ֣ישׁho.RishH3423beforeמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

3For hebuiltוַיִּ֙בֶן֙vai.Yi.venH1129againוַיָּ֗שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725the highplacesהַבָּמ֔וֹתha.ba.MotH1116whichHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֣הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396hisfatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1haddestroyedאִבַּ֖ד'i.BadH6; and herearedוַיָּ֨קֶםvai.Ya.kemH6965altarsמִזְבְּחֹ֜תmiz.be.ChotH4196forBaalלַבַּ֗עַלla.Ba.'alH1168, andmadeוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213agroveאֲשֵׁרָה֙'a.she.RahH842, asdidעָשָׂ֗ה'a.SahH6213Ahabאַחְאָב֙'ach.'AvH256kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478; andworshippedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֙חוּ֙vai.yish.Ta.chuH7812all thehostצְבָ֣אtze.Va'H6635ofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, andservedוַֽיַּעֲבֹ֖דvai.ya.'a.VodH5647them.

4And hebuiltוּבָנָ֥הu.va.NahH1129altarsמִזְבְּחֹ֖תmiz.be.ChotH4196in thehouseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, of which theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559, InJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389will Iputאָשִׂ֥ים'a.SimH7760mynameשְׁמִֽי׃she.MiH8034.

5And hebuiltוַיִּ֥בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129altarsמִזְבְּח֖וֹתmiz.be.ChotH4196for all thehostצְבָ֣אtze.Va'H6635ofheavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064in thetwoבִּשְׁתֵּ֖יbish.TeiH8147courtsחַצְר֥וֹתchatz.RotH2691of thehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

6And he made hissonבְּנוֹ֙be.NoH1121passוְהֶעֱבִ֤ירve.he.'e.VirH5674through thefireבָּאֵ֔שׁba.'EshH784, and observedtimesוְעוֹנֵ֣ןve.'o.NenH6049, and usedenchantmentsוְנִחֵ֔שׁve.ni.CheshH5172, anddealtוְעָ֥שָׂהve.'A.sahH6213withmediumsא֖וֹב'ovH178andwizardsוְיִדְּעֹנִ֑יםve.yi.de.'o.NimH3049: hecommittedלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213muchהִרְבָּ֗הhir.BahH7235wickednessהָרַ֛עha.Ra'H7451in thesightבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, to provoke him toangerלְהַכְעִֽיס׃le.hakh.'IsH3707.

7And hesetוַיָּ֕שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760a gravenimageפֶּ֥סֶלPe.selH6459of thegroveהָאֲשֵׁרָ֖הha.'a.she.RahH842that he hadmadeעָשָׂ֑ה'a.SahH6213in thehouseבַּבַּ֗יִתba.Ba.yitH1004, of which theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559toDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732, and toSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֣הshe.lo.MohH8010hissonבְנ֔וֹve.NoH1121, In thishouseבַּבַּ֨יִתba.Ba.yitH1004, and inJerusalemוּבִירוּשָׁלִַ֗םu.vi.ru.sha.LimH3389, which I havechosenבָּחַ֙רְתִּי֙ba.Char.tiH977out of alltribesשִׁבְטֵ֣יshiv.TeiH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, will Iputאָשִׂ֥ים'a.SimH7760mynameשְׁמִ֖יshe.MiH8034foreverלְעוֹלָֽם׃le.'o.LamH5769:

8Neither will I make thefeetרֶ֣גֶלRe.gelH7272ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478moveלְהָנִיד֙le.ha.NidH5110anymoreאֹסִ֗יף'o.SifH3254out of thelandהָ֣אֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127which Igaveנָתַ֖תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414theirfathersלַֽאֲבוֹתָ֑םla.'a.vo.TamH1; only if they willobserveיִשְׁמְר֣וּyish.me.RuH8104todoלַעֲשׂ֗וֹתla.'a.SotH6213according to all that I havecommandedצִוִּיתִ֔יםtzi.vi.TimH6680them, and according to all thelawהַ֨תּוֹרָ֔הha.to.RahH8451that myservantעַבְדִּ֥י'av.DiH5650Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃mo.ShehH4872commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680them.

9But theyhearkenedשָׁמֵ֑עוּsha.Me.'uH8085not: andManassehמְנַשֶּׁה֙me.na.ShehH4519seducedוַיַּתְעֵ֤םvai.yat.'EmH8582them todoלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213moreevilהָרָ֔עha.Ra'H7451than did thenationsהַ֨גּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471whom theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068destroyedהִשְׁמִ֣ידhish.MidH8045beforeמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

10And theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֧רvay.da.BerH1696byבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027hisservantsעֲבָדָ֥יו'a.va.DavH5650theprophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֖יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

11BecauseManassehמְנַשֶּׁ֤הme.na.ShehH4519kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063hathdoneעָשָׂ֜ה'a.SahH6213theseabominationsהַתֹּעֵב֣וֹתha.to.'e.VotH8441, and hath donewickedlyהֵרַ֕עhe.Ra'H7489above all that theAmoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֖יha.'e.mo.RiH567didעָשׂ֥וּ'a.SuH6213, who werebeforeלְפָנָ֑יוle.fa.NavH6440him, and hath madeJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063also tosinוַיַּחֲטִ֥אvai.ya.cha.Ti'H2398with hisidolsבְּגִלּוּלָֽיו׃ פbe.gi.lu.LavH1544:

12Therefore thussaithאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, Behold, I ambringingמֵבִ֣יאme.Vi'H935suchevilרָעָ֔הra.'AhH7451uponJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389andJudahוִֽיהוּדָ֑הvi.hu.DahH3063, that whoeverhearethשֹׁ֣מְעָ֔הּsho.me.'ahH8085of it,bothשְׁתֵּ֥יshe.TeiH8147hisearsאָזְנָֽיו׃'a.ze.NavH241shalltingleתִּצַּ֖לְנָהti.Tzal.nahH6750.

13And I willstretchוְנָטִ֣יתִיve.na.Ti.tiH5186overJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389thelineקָ֣וkavH6957ofSamariaשֹֽׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111, and theplummetמִשְׁקֹ֖לֶתmish.Ko.letH4949of thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofAhabאַחְאָ֑ב'ach.'AvH256: and I willwipeוּמָחִ֨יתִיu.ma.Chi.tiH4229Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֜םye.ru.sha.LimH3389as a manwipethיִמְחֶ֤הyim.ChehH4229adishהַצַּלַּ֙חַת֙ha.tza.La.chatH6747,wipingמָחָ֔הma.ChahH4229it, andturningוְהָפַ֖ךְve.ha.FakhH2015it upsidedownפָּנֶֽיהָ׃pa.Nei.haH6440.

14And I willforsakeוְנָטַשְׁתִּ֗יve.na.tash.TiH5203theremnantשְׁאֵרִ֣יתshe.'e.RitH7611of myinheritanceנַחֲלָתִ֔יna.cha.la.TiH5159, anddeliverוּנְתַתִּ֖יםu.ne.ta.TimH5414them into thehandבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027of theirenemiesאֹֽיְבֵיהֶ֑ם'o.ye.vei.HemH341; and they shall become apreyלְבַ֛זle.VazH957and aspoilוְלִמְשִׁסָּ֖הve.lim.shi.SahH4933to all theirenemiesאֹיְבֵיהֶֽם׃'o.ye.vei.HemH341;

15Because they havedoneעָשׂ֤וּ'a.SuH6213that which wasevilהָרַע֙ha.Ra'H7451in mysightבְּעֵינַ֔יbe.'ei.NaiH5869, and haveprovokedמִן־min-H4480me toangerמַכְעִסִ֖יםmakh.'i.SimH3707, since thedayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117theirfathersאֲבוֹתָם֙'a.vo.TamH1cameיָצְא֤וּya.tze.'UH3318out ofEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714, even to thisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

16MoreoverManassehמְנַשֶּׁה֙me.na.ShehH4519shedשָׁפַ֤ךְsha.FakhH8210innocentנָקִ֜יna.KiH5355bloodדָּ֨םdamH1818veryמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966muchהַרְבֵּ֣הhar.BehH7235, till he hadfilledמִלֵּ֥אmi.Le'H4390Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389from oneendפֶּ֣הpehH6310toanotherלָפֶ֑הla.PehH6310; besides hissinמֵֽחַטָּאתוֹ֙me.cha.ta.ToH2403which he madeJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063tosinהֶחֱטִ֣יאhe.che.Ti'H2398, indoingלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213evilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in thesightבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

17Now therestוְיֶ֨תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of theactsדִּבְרֵ֤יdiv.ReiH1697ofManassehמְנַשֶּׁה֙me.na.ShehH4519, and all that hedidעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213, and hissinוְחַטָּאת֖וֹve.cha.ta.ToH2403that hesinnedחָטָ֑אcha.Ta'H2398, are they notwrittenכְּתוּבִ֗יםke.tu.VimH3789in thebookסֵ֛פֶרSe.ferH5612of thechroniclesדִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖יםdiv.Rei hai.ya.MimH1697 H3117of thekingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063?

18AndManassehמְנַשֶּׁה֙me.na.ShehH4519sleptוַיִּשְׁכַּ֤בvai.yish.KavH7901with hisfathersאֲבֹתָ֔יו'a.vo.TavH1, and wasburiedוַיִּקָּבֵ֥רvai.yi.ka.VerH6912in thegardenבְּגַן־be.gan-H1588of his ownhouseבֵּית֖וֹbei.ToH1004, in thegardenבְּגַן־be.gan-H1588ofUzzaעֻזָּ֑א'u.Za'H5798: andAmonאָמ֥וֹן'a.MonH526hissonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in his stead.

19Amonאָמ֣וֹן'a.MonH526wastwentyעֶשְׂרִ֨ים'es.RimH6242andtwoוּשְׁתַּ֤יִםu.she.Ta.yimH8147yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when he began toreignבְּמָלְכ֔וֹbe.ma.le.KhoH4427, and hereignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427twoוּשְׁתַּ֣יִםu.she.Ta.yimH8147yearsשָׁנִ֔יםsha.NimH8141inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389. And hismother’sאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517nameוְשֵׁ֣םve.ShemH8034wasMeshullemethמְשֻׁלֶּ֥מֶתme.shu.Le.metH4922, thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofHaruzחָר֖וּץcha.RutzH2743ofJotbahיָטְבָֽה׃ya.te.VahH3192.

20And hedidוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213that which wasevilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in thesightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, as hisfatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֥הme.na.ShehH4519didעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213.

21And hewalkedH3212in all thewayהַדֶּ֖רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870that hisfatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1walkedinH1980, andservedוַֽיַּעֲבֹ֗דvai.ya.'a.VodH5647theidolsהַגִּלֻּלִים֙ha.gi.lu.LimH1544that hisfatherאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1servedעָבַ֣ד'a.VadH5647, andworshippedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812them:

22And heforsookוַיַּעֲזֹ֕בvai.ya.'a.ZoH5800theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of hisfathersאֲבֹתָ֑יו'a.vo.TavH1, andwalkedהָלַ֖ךְha.LakhH1980not in thewayבְּדֶ֥רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

23And theservantsעַבְדֵֽי־'av.dei-H5650ofAmonאָמ֖וֹן'a.MonH526conspiredוַיִּקְשְׁר֥וּvai.yik.she.RuH7194against him, andslewוַיָּמִ֥יתוּvai.ya.Mi.tuH4191thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428in his ownhouseבְּבֵיתֽוֹ׃be.vei.ToH1004.

24And thepeopleעַם־'am-H5971of thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776slewוַיַּךְ֙vai.yaKhH5221all them that hadconspiredהַקֹּשְׁרִ֖יםha.ko.she.RimH7194againstkingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Amonאָמ֑וֹן'a.MonH526; and thepeopleעַם־'am-H5971of thelandהָאָ֛רֶץha.'A.retzH776madeJosiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֥הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977hissonבְנ֖וֹve.NoH1121kingוַיַּמְלִ֧יכוּvai.yam.Li.khuH4427in his stead.

25Now therestוְיֶ֛תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of theactsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697ofAmonאָמ֖וֹן'a.MonH526which hedidעָשָׂ֑ה'a.SahH6213, are they notwrittenכְּתוּבִ֗יםke.tu.VimH3789in thebookסֵ֛פֶרSe.ferH5612of thechroniclesדִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖יםdiv.Rei hai.ya.MimH1697 H3117of thekingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063?

26And he wasburiedוַיִּקְבְֹּ֥רvai.yik.BerH6912in hissepulchreבִּקְבֻרָת֖וֹbik.vu.ra.ToH6900in thegardenבְּגַן־be.gan-H1588ofUzzaעֻזָּ֑א'u.Za'H5798: andJosiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֥הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977hissonבְנ֖וֹve.NoH1121reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in his stead.

Commentaries on 2 Kings 21

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