Revised Webster's Bible

2 Kings 22

1Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֣הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977waseightשְׁמֹנֶ֤הshe.mo.NehH8083yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when he began toreignבְמָלְכ֔וֹve.ma.le.KhoH4427, and hereignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427thirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֤יםu.she.lo.ShimH7970andoneוְאַחַת֙ve.'a.ChatH259yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389. And hismother’sאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517nameוְשֵׁ֣םve.ShemH8034wasJedidahיְדִידָ֥הye.di.DahH3040, thedaughterבַת־vat-H1323ofAdaiahעֲדָ֖יָה'a.Da.yahH5718ofBoscathמִבָּצְקַֽת׃mi.ba.tze.KatH1218.

2And hedidוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213that which wasrightהַיָּשָׁ֖רhai.ya.SharH3477in thesightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, andwalkedH3212in all thewayדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙de.rekhH1870ofDavidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732hisfatherאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1, and turned notasideסָ֖רsarH5493to the righthandיָמִ֥יןya.MinH3225or to theleftוּשְׂמֹֽאול׃ פu.se.MolH8040.

3And it came to pass in theeighteenthבִּשְׁמֹנֶ֤ה עֶשְׂרֵה֙bish.mo.Neh 'es.RehH8083 H6240yearשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141ofkingלַמֶּ֖לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֑הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977, that thekingהַ֠מֶּלֶךְHa.Me.lekhH4428sentשָׁלַ֣חsha.LachH7971Shaphanשָׁפָ֨ןsha.FanH8227thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAzaliahאֲצַלְיָ֤הוּ'a.tzal.Ya.huH683, thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofMeshullamמְשֻׁלָּם֙me.shu.LamH4918, thescribeהַסֹּפֵ֔רha.so.FerH5608, to thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

4Goעֲלֵ֗ה'a.LehH5927toHilkiahחִלְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙chil.ki.Ya.huH2518thehighהַגָּד֔וֹלha.ga.DolH1419priestהַכֹּהֵ֣ןha.ko.HenH3548, that he maysumוְיַתֵּ֣םve.ya.TemH8552thesilverהַכֶּ֔סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701which isbroughtהַמּוּבָ֖אha.mu.Va'H935into thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, which thekeepersשֹׁמְרֵ֥יsho.me.ReiH8104of thedoorהַסַּ֖ףha.SafH5592havegatheredאָסְפ֛וּ'a.se.FuH622from thepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971:

5And let themdeliverוְיִתְּנֻ֗הוּve.yit.nu.huH5414it into thehandיַד֙yadH3027of thedoersעֹשֵׂ֣י'o.SeiH6213of theworkהַמְּלָאכָ֔הha.me.la.KhahH4399, that have theoversightהַמֻּפְקָדִ֖יםha.muf.ka.DimH6485of thehouseבֵּ֣יתveitH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: and let themgiveוְיִתְּנ֣וּve.yi.te.NuH5414it to thedoersלְעֹשֵׂ֤יle.'o.SeiH6213of theworkהַמְּלָאכָה֙ha.me.la.KhahH4399which is in thehouseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, torepairלְחַזֵּ֖קle.cha.ZekH2388thebreachesבֶּ֥דֶקBe.dekH919of thehouseהַבָּֽיִת׃ha.Ba.yitH1004,

6Tocarpentersלֶחָ֣רָשִׁ֔יםle.Cha.ra.ShimH2796, andbuildersוְלַבֹּנִ֖יםve.la.bo.NimH1129, andmasonsוְלַגֹּֽדְרִ֑יםve.la.go.de.RimH1443, and tobuyוְלִקְנ֤וֹתve.lik.NotH7069timberעֵצִים֙'e.TzimH6086andhewnמַחְצֵ֔בmach.TzevH4274stoneוְאַבְנֵ֣יve.'av.NeiH68torepairלְחַזֵּ֖קle.cha.ZekH2388thehouseהַבָּֽיִת׃ha.Ba.yitH1004.

7But there was no reckoningmadeיֵחָשֵׁ֣בye.cha.ShevH2803with them of themoneyהַכֶּ֖סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701that wasdeliveredהַנִּתָּ֣ןha.ni.TanH5414into theirhandיָדָ֑םya.DamH3027, because theydealtעֹשִֽׂים׃'o.SimH6213faithfullyבֶאֱמוּנָ֖הve.'e.mu.NahH530.

8AndHilkiahחִלְקִיָּ֜הוּchil.ki.Ya.huH2518thehighהַגָּדוֹל֙ha.ga.dOlH1419priestהַכֹּהֵ֤ןha.ko.HenH3548saidוַ֠יֹּאמֶרVai.yo.merH559toShaphanשָׁפָ֣ןsha.FanH8227thescribeהַסֹּפֵ֔רha.so.FerH5608, I havefoundמָצָ֖אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672thebookסֵ֧פֶרSe.ferH5612of thelawהַתּוֹרָ֛הha.to.RahH8451in thehouseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068. AndHilkiahחִלְקִיָּ֧הchil.ki.YahH2518gaveוַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.TenH5414thebookהַסֵּ֛פֶרha.Se.ferH5612toShaphanשָׁפָ֖ןsha.FanH8227, and hereadוַיִּקְרָאֵֽהוּ׃vai.yik.ra.'E.huH7121it.

9AndShaphanשָׁפָ֤ןsha.FanH8227thescribeהַסֹּפֵר֙ha.so.FerH5608cameוַיָּבֹ֞אvai.ya.Vo'H935to thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, andbroughtH7725thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428wordדָּבָ֑רda.VarH1697againH7725, andsaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Thyservantsעֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙'a.va.Dei.khaH5650havegatheredהִתִּ֤יכוּhi.Ti.khuH5413themoneyהַכֶּ֙סֶף֙ha.Ke.sefH3701that wasfoundהַנִּמְצָ֣אha.nim.Tza'H4672in thehouseבַבַּ֔יִתva.Ba.yitH1004, and havedeliveredוַֽיִּתְּנֻ֗הוּvai.yi.te.Nu.huH5414it into thehandיַד֙yadH3027of them thatdoעֹשֵׂ֣י'o.SeiH6213theworkהַמְּלָאכָ֔הha.me.la.KhahH4399, that have theoversightהַמֻּפְקָדִ֖יםha.muf.ka.DimH6485of thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

10AndShaphanשָׁפָ֤ןsha.FanH8227thescribeהַסֹּפֵר֙ha.so.FerH5608showedוַיַּגֵּ֞דvai.ya.GedH5046thekingלַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Hilkiahחִלְקִיָּ֖הchil.ki.YahH2518thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֑ןha.ko.HenH3548hathdeliveredנָ֣תַןNa.tanH5414me abookסֵ֚פֶרSe.ferH5612. AndShaphanשָׁפָ֖ןsha.FanH8227readוַיִּקְרָאֵ֥הוּvai.yik.ra.'E.huH7121itbeforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

11And it came to pass, when thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428hadheardכִּשְׁמֹ֣עַkish.Mo.a'H8085thewordsדִּבְרֵ֖יdiv.ReiH1697of thebookסֵ֣פֶרSe.ferH5612of thelawהַתּוֹרָ֑הha.to.RahH8451, that hetoreוַיִּקְרַ֖עvai.yik.Ra'H7167hisclothesבְּגָדָֽיו׃be.ga.DavH899.

12And thekingהַמֶּ֡לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428commandedוַיְצַ֣וvay.TzavH6680Hilkiahחִלְקִיָּ֣הchil.ki.YahH2518thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֡ןha.ko.HenH3548, andAhikamאֲחִיקָ֣ם'a.chi.KamH296thesonבֶּן־be.no.Sha-H1121ofShaphanשָׁ֠פָןSha.fanH8227, andAchborעַכְבּ֨וֹרakh.BorH5907thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofMichaiahמִיכָיָ֜הmi.kha.YahH4320, andShaphanשָׁפָ֣ןsha.FanH8227thescribeהַסֹּפֵ֗רha.so.FerH5608, andAsahiahעֲשָׂיָ֥ה'a.sa.YahH6222aservantעֶֽבֶד־'e.ved-H5650of theking’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

13GoH3212ye,enquireדִרְשׁ֨וּdir.ShuH1875of theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068for me, and for thepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971, and for allJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063, concerning thewordsדִּבְרֵ֛יdiv.ReiH1697of thisbookהַסֵּ֥פֶרha.Se.ferH5612that isfoundהַנִּמְצָ֖אha.nim.Tza'H4672: forgreatגְדוֹלָ֞הge.do.LahH1419is thewrathחֲמַ֣תcha.MatH2534of theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068that iskindledנִצְּתָ֣הni.tze.TahH3341against us, because ourfathersאֲבֹתֵ֗ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1have nothearkenedשָׁמְע֜וּsha.me.'UH8085to thewordsדִּבְרֵי֙div.ReiH1697of thisbookהַסֵּ֣פֶרha.Se.ferH5612, todoלַעֲשׂ֖וֹתla.'a.SotH6213according to all that which iswrittenהַכָּת֥וּבha.ka.TuvH3789concerning us.

14SoHilkiahחִלְקִיָּ֣הוּchil.ki.Ya.huH2518thepriestהַ֠כֹּהֵןHa.ko.henH3548, andAhikamוַאֲחִיקָ֨םva.'a.chi.KamH296, andAchborוְעַכְבּ֜וֹרve.'akh.BorH5907, andShaphanוְשָׁפָ֣ןve.sha.FanH8227, andAsahiahוַעֲשָׂיָ֗הva.'a.sa.YahH6222,wentH3212toHuldahחֻלְדָּ֨הchul.DahH2468theprophetessהַנְּבִיאָ֜הha.ne.vi.'AhH5031, thewifeאֵ֣שֶׁת׀'E.shetH802ofShallumשַׁלֻּ֣םsha.LumH7967thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofTikvahתִּקְוָ֗הtik.VahH8616, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofHarhasחַרְחַס֙char.ChasH2745,keeperשֹׁמֵ֣רsho.MerH8104of thewardrobeהַבְּגָדִ֔יםha.be.ga.DimH899; (now shedweltיֹשֶׁ֥בֶתyo.She.vetH3427inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389in the secondquarterבַּמִּשְׁנֶ֑הba.mish.NehH4932;) and theytalkedוַֽיְדַבְּר֖וּvay.da.be.RuH1696with her.

15And shesaidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559to them, Thussaithאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Tellאִמְר֣וּ'im.RuH559themanלָאִ֔ישׁla.'IshH376thatsentשָׁלַ֥חsha.LachH7971you to me,

16Thussaithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, Behold, I willbringמֵבִ֥יאme.Vi'H935evilרָעָ֛הra.'AhH7451upon thisplaceהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725, and upon itsinhabitantsיֹֽשְׁבָ֑יוyo.she.VavH3427, even all thewordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of thebookהַסֵּ֔פֶרha.Se.ferH5612which thekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063hathreadקָרָ֖אka.Ra'H7121:

17Because they haveforsakenעֲזָב֗וּנִי'a.za.Vu.niH5800me, and have burnedincenseוַֽיְקַטְּרוּ֙vay.ka.te.RuH6999tootherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsלֵאלֹהִ֣יםle.lo.HimH430, that they might provoke me toangerהַכְעִיסֵ֔נִיhakh.'i.Se.niH3707with all theworksמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.SehH4639of theirhandsיְדֵיהֶ֑םye.dei.HemH3027; therefore mywrathחֲמָתִ֛יcha.ma.TiH2534shall bekindledוְנִצְּתָ֧הve.ni.tze.TahH3341against thisplaceבַּמָּק֥וֹםba.ma.KomH4725, and shall not bequenchedתִכְבֶּֽה׃tikh.BehH3518.

18But to thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063whosentהַשֹּׁלֵ֤חַha.sho.Le.achH7971you toenquireלִדְרֹ֣שׁlid.RoshH1875of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, thus shall yesayתֹאמְר֖וּto.me.RuH559to him, Thussaithאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, concerning thewordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697which thou hastheardשָׁמָֽעְתָּ׃sha.Ma.'e.taH8085;

19Because thyheartלְבָ֨בְךָ֜le.Va.ve.khaH3824wastenderרַךְ־rakh-H7401, and thou hasthumbledוַתִּכָּנַ֣ע׀va.ti.ka.Na'H3665thyselfbeforeמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, when thouheardestבְּֽשָׁמְעֲךָ֡be.sha.me.'a.KhaH8085what Ispokeדִּבַּרְתִּי֩di.bar.TiH1696against thisplaceהַמָּק֨וֹםha.ma.KomH4725, and against itsinhabitantsיֹשְׁבָ֗יוyo.she.VavH3427, that they should become adesolationלְשַׁמָּה֙le.sha.MahH8047and acurseוְלִקְלָלָ֔הve.lik.la.LahH7045, and hasttornוַתִּקְרַע֙va.tik.Ra'H7167thyclothesבְּגָדֶ֔יךָbe.ga.Dei.khaH899, andweptוַתִּבְכֶּ֖הva.tiv.KehH1058beforeלְפָנָ֑יle.fa.NaiH6440me; I also haveheardשָׁמַ֖עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiH8085thee,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

20Behold therefore, I willgatherאֹֽסִפְךָ֜'o.sif.KhaH622thee to thyfathersאֲבֹתֶ֗יךָ'a.vo.Tei.khaH1, and thou shalt begatheredוְנֶאֱסַפְתָּ֣ve.ne.'e.saf.TaH622into thygraveקִבְרֹתֶיךָ֮kiv.ro.tei.ChaH6913inpeaceבְּשָׁלוֹם֒be.sha.lOmH7965; and thyeyesעֵינֶ֔יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869shall notseeתִרְאֶ֣ינָהtir.'Ei.nahH7200all theevilהָֽרָעָ֔הha.ra.'AhH7451which I willbringמֵבִ֖יאme.Vi'H935upon thisplaceהַמָּק֣וֹםha.ma.KomH4725. And theybroughtH7725thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428wordדָּבָֽר׃da.VarH1697againH7725.

Commentaries on 2 Kings 22

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