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2 Kings 9:1-23

1AndElishaוֶאֱלִישָׁע֙ve.'e.li.Sha'H477theprophetהַנָּבִ֔יאha.na.Vi'H5030calledקָרָ֕אka.Ra'H7121oneלְאַחַ֖דle.'a.ChadH259of thechildrenמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121of theprophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֑יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030, andsaidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, Girdupחֲגֹ֣רcha.GorH2296thyloinsמָתְנֶ֗יךָma.te.Nei.khaH4975, andtakeוְ֠קַחVe.kachH3947thisboxפַּ֣ךְpakhH6378ofoilהַשֶּׁ֤מֶןha.She.menH8081in thyhandבְּיָדֶ֔ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027, andgoH3212toRamothgileadגִּלְעָֽד׃gil.'AdH7433 H1568:

2And when thoucomestוּבָ֖אתָu.Va.taH935there,findוּרְאֵֽה־u.re.'e.ho.Sha-H7200Jehuיֵה֨וּאye.Hu'H3058thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofJehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֜טye.ho.sha.FatH3092thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNimshiנִמְשִׁ֗יnim.ShiH5250, and goinוּבָ֙אתָ֙u.Va.taH935, and make him ariseupוַהֲקֵֽמֹתוֹ֙va.ha.ke.mo.ToH6965fromamongמִתּ֣וֹךmi.TokhH8432hisbrethrenאֶחָ֔יו'e.ChavH251, andtakeוְהֵבֵיאתָ֥ve.he.vei.TaH935him to aninnerחֶ֥דֶרChe.derH2315chamberבְּחָֽדֶר׃be.Cha.derH2315;

3Thentakeוְלָקַחְתָּ֤ve.la.kach.TaH3947theboxפַךְ־fakh-H6378ofoilהַשֶּׁ֙מֶן֙ha.She.menH8081, andpourוְיָצַקְתָּ֣ve.ya.tzak.TaH3332it on hisheadרֹאשׁ֔וֹro.ShoH7218, andsayוְאָֽמַרְתָּ֙ve.'a.mar.TaH559, Thussaithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, I haveanointedמְשַׁחְתִּ֥יךָֽme.shach.Ti.khaH4886theekingלְמֶ֖לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478. Thenopenוּפָתַחְתָּ֥u.fa.tach.TaH6605thedoorהַדֶּ֛לֶתha.De.letH1817, andfleeוְנַ֖סְתָּהve.Nas.tahH5127, andtarryתְחַכֶּֽה׃te.cha.KehH2442not.

4So the youngmanהַנַּ֛עַרha.Na.'arH5288, even the youngmanהַנַּ֥עַרha.Na.'arH5288theprophetהַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'H5030,wentH3212toRamothgileadגִּלְעָֽד׃gil.'AdH7433 H1568.

5And when hecameוַיָּבֹ֗אvai.ya.Vo'H935, behold, thecaptainsשָׂרֵ֤יsa.ReiH8269of thehostהַחַ֙יִל֙ha.Cha.yilH2428weresittingיֹֽשְׁבִ֔יםyo.she.VimH3427; and hesaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, I have anerrandדָּבָ֥רda.VarH1697to thee, Ocaptainהַשָּׂ֑רha.SarH8269. AndJehuיֵהוּא֙ye.Hu'H3058saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, To which of us all? And hesaidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, To thee, Ocaptainהַשָּֽׂר׃ha.SarH8269.

6And hearoseוַיָּ֙קָם֙vai.Ya.komH6965, andwentוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935into thehouseהַבַּ֔יְתָהha.Bay.tahH1004; and hepouredוַיִּצֹ֥קvai.yi.TzokH3332theoilהַשֶּׁ֖מֶןha.She.menH8081on hisheadרֹאשׁ֑וֹro.ShoH7218, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, Thussaithאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, I haveanointedמְשַׁחְתִּ֧יךָֽme.shach.Ti.khaH4886theekingלְמֶ֛לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428over thepeopleעַ֥ם'amH5971of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, even overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

7And thou shaltsmiteוְהִ֨כִּיתָ֔הve.Hi.ki.TahH5221thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofAhabאַחְאָ֖ב'ach.'AvH256thymasterאֲדֹנֶ֑יךָ'a.do.Nei.khaH113, that I mayavengeוְנִקַּמְתִּ֞יve.ni.kam.TiH5358thebloodדְּמֵ֣י׀de.MeiH1818of myservantsעֲבָדַ֣י'a.va.DaiH5650theprophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֗יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030, and thebloodוּדְמֵ֛יu.de.MeiH1818of all theservantsעַבְדֵ֥י'av.DeiH5650of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, at thehandמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027ofJezebelאִיזָֽבֶל׃'i.Za.velH348.

8For the wholehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofAhabאַחְאָ֑ב'ach.'AvH256shallperishוְאָבַ֖דve.'a.VadH6: and I will cutoffוְהִכְרַתִּ֤יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772fromAhabלְאַחְאָב֙le.'ach.'AvH256themalesמַשְׁתִּ֣ין בְּקִ֔ירmash.Tin be.KirH8366 H7023, bothboundוְעָצ֥וּרve.'a.TzurH6113andfreeוְעָז֖וּבve.'a.ZuvH5800inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478:

9And I willmakeוְנָֽתַתִּי֙ve.na.ta.TiH5414thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofAhabאַחְאָ֔ב'ach.'AvH256like thehouseכְּבֵ֖יתke.VeitH1004ofJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֣םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNebatנְבָ֑טne.VatH5028, and like thehouseוּכְבֵ֖יתu.khe.VeitH1004ofBaashaבַּעְשָׁ֥אba'.Sha'H1201thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofAhijahאֲחִיָּֽה׃'a.chi.YahH281:

10And thedogsהַכְּלָבִ֛יםha.ke.la.VimH3611shalleatיֹאכְל֧וּyo.khe.LuH398Jezebelאִיזֶ֜בֶל'i.Ze.velH348in theportionבְּחֵ֥לֶקbe.Che.lekH2506ofJezreelיִזְרְעֶ֖אלyiz.re.'ElH3157, and there shall be none toburyקֹבֵ֑רko.VerH6912her . And heopenedוַיִּפְתַּ֥חvai.yif.TachH6605thedoorהַדֶּ֖לֶתha.De.letH1817, andfledוַיָּנֹֽס׃vai.ya.NosH5127.

11ThenJehuוְיֵה֗וּאve.ye.Hu'H3058cameforthיָצָא֙ya.Tza'H3318to theservantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650of hislordאֲדֹנָ֔יו'a.do.NavH113: and onesaidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, Is allwellהֲשָׁל֔וֹםha.sha.LomH7965? Whycameבָּֽא־ba'-H935thismadהַמְשֻׁגָּ֥עham.shu.Ga'H7696fellow to thee? And hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, Yeknowיְדַעְתֶּ֥םye.da'.TemH3045themanהָאִ֖ישׁha.'IshH376, and hiscommunicationשִׂיחֽוֹ׃si.ChoH7879.

12And theysaidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, It isfalseשֶׁ֔קֶרShe.kerH8267;tellהַגֶּד־ha.ged-H5046us now. And hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Thus and thus hespokeאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559to me,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Thussaithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, I haveanointedמְשַׁחְתִּ֥יךָֽme.shach.Ti.khaH4886theekingלְמֶ֖לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

13Then theyhastedוַֽיְמַהֲר֗וּvay.ma.ha.RuH4116, andtookוַיִּקְחוּ֙vai.yik.ChuH3947everymanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376hisgarmentבִּגְד֔וֹbig.DoH899, andputוַיָּשִׂ֥ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760it under him on thetopגֶּ֣רֶםGe.remH1634of thestairsהַֽמַּעֲל֑וֹתha.ma.'a.LotH4609, andblewוַֽיִּתְקְעוּ֙vai.yit.ke.'UH8628withtrumpetsבַּשּׁוֹפָ֔רba.sho.FarH7782,sayingוַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.RuH559,Jehuיֵהֽוּא׃ye.Hu'H3058iskingמָלַ֥ךְma.LakhH4427.

14SoJehuיֵה֛וּאye.Hu'H3058thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֥טye.ho.sha.FatH3092thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNimshiנִמְשִׁ֖יnim.ShiH5250conspiredוַיִּתְקַשֵּׁ֗רvai.yit.ka.SherH7194againstJoramיוֹרָ֑םyo.RamH3141. (NowJoramוְיוֹרָם֩ve.yo.RamH3141hadkeptשֹׁמֵ֜רsho.MerH8104Ramothgileadגִּלְעָ֗דgil.'AdH7433 H1568, he and allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,becauseמִפְּנֵ֥יmi.pe.NeiH6440ofHazaelחֲזָאֵ֖לcha.za.'ElH2371kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofSyriaאֲרָֽם׃'a.RamH758.

15Butkingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Joramיְהוֹרָ֨םye.ho.RamH3088hadreturnedוַיָּשָׁב֩vai.ya.ShavH7725to behealedלְהִתְרַפֵּ֣אle.hit.ra.Pe'H7495inJezreelבִיְזְרְעֶ֗אלviy.ze.re.'ElH3157of thewoundsהַמַּכִּים֙ha.ma.KimH4347which theSyriansאֲרַמִּ֔ים'a.ra.MimH761hadgivenיַכֻּ֣הוּya.Ku.huH5221him, when hefoughtבְּהִלָּ֣חֲמ֔וֹbe.hi.La.cha.MoH3898withHazaelחֲזָאֵ֖לcha.za.'ElH2371kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofSyriaאֲרָ֑ם'a.RamH758.) AndJehuיֵהוּא֙ye.Hu'H3058saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, If itisיֵ֣שׁyeshH3426yourmindsנַפְשְׁכֶ֔םnaf.she.KhemH5315, then letnoneאַל־'al-H408goforthיֵצֵ֤אye.Tze'H3318norescapeפָלִיט֙fa.LitH6412from thecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892togoH3212totellלְהַגִּ֥ידle.gidH5046it inJezreelבְּיִזְרְעֶֽאל׃be.yiz.re.'ElH3157.

16SoJehuיֵהוּא֙ye.Hu'H3058rode in achariotוַיִּרְכַּ֤בvai.yir.KavH7392, andwentH3212toJezreelיִזְרְעֶ֔אלָהyiz.re.'E.lahH3157; forJoramיוֹרָ֖םyo.RamH3141layשֹׁכֵ֣בsho.KhevH7901there. AndAhaziahוַֽאֲחַזְיָה֙va.'a.chaz.YahH274kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063had comedownיָרַ֖דya.RadH3381toseeלִרְא֥וֹתlir.'otH7200Joramיוֹרָֽם׃yo.RamH3141.

17And therestoodעֹמֵ֨ד'o.MedH5975awatchmanוְהַצֹּפֶה֩ve.ha.tzo.PehH6822on thetowerהַמִּגְדָּ֜לha.mig.DalH4026inJezreelבְּיִזְרְעֶ֗אלbe.yiz.re.'ElH3157, and hespiedוַיַּ֞רְאvai.Yar'H7200thecompanyשִׁפְעַ֤תshif.'AtH8229ofJehuיֵהוּא֙ye.Hu'H3058as hecameבְּבֹא֔וֹbe.vo.'OH935, andsaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Iseeרֹאֶ֑הro.'EhH7200acompanyשִׁפְעַ֖תshif.'AtH8229. AndJoramיְהוֹרָ֗םye.ho.RamH3088saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Takeקַ֥חkachH3947anhorsemanרַכָּ֛בra.KavH7395, andsendוּֽשְׁלַ֥חu.she.LachH7971tomeetH7125them, and let himsayוְיֹאמַ֥רve.yo.MarH559, Is itpeaceהֲשָׁלֽוֹם׃ha.sha.LomH7965?

18So therewentH3212one onhorsebackרֹכֵ֨ב הַסּ֜וּסro.Khev ha.SusH7392 H5483tomeetH7125him, andsaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, Thussaithאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428, Is itpeaceהֲשָׁל֔וֹםha.sha.LomH7965? AndJehuיֵה֛וּאye.Hu'H3058saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, What hast thou to do withpeaceוּלְשָׁל֖וֹםu.le.sha.LomH7965?turnסֹ֣בsoH5437theebehindאַחֲרָ֑י'a.cha.RaiH310me. And thewatchmanהַצֹּפֶה֙ha.tzo.PehH6822toldוַיַּגֵּ֤דvai.ya.GedH5046,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Themessengerהַמַּלְאָ֥ךְha.mal.'AkhH4397cameבָּֽא־ba'-H935to them, but he doth notreturnשָֽׁב׃ShavH7725.

19Then he sentoutוַיִּשְׁלַ֗חvai.yish.LachH7971asecondשֵׁנִי֒she.NiH8145onhorsebackרֹכֵ֣ב סוּס֮ro.Khev susH7392 H5483, whocameוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935to them, andsaidוַיֹּ֛אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Thussaithאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, Is itpeaceשָׁל֑וֹםsha.LomH7965? AndJehuיֵה֛וּאye.Hu'H3058answeredוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, What hast thou to do withpeaceוּלְשָׁל֖וֹםu.le.sha.LomH7965?turnסֹ֥בsoH5437theebehindאַחֲרָֽי׃'a.cha.RaiH310me.

20And thewatchmanהַצֹּפֶה֙ha.tzo.PehH6822toldוַיַּגֵּ֤דvai.ya.GedH5046,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Hecameבָּ֥אba'H935even to them, and doth notreturnשָׁ֑בShavH7725: and thedrivingוְהַמִּנְהָ֗גve.ha.min.HagH4491is like thedrivingכְּמִנְהַג֙ke.min.HagH4491ofJehuיֵה֣וּאye.Hu'H3058thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofNimshiנִמְשִׁ֔יnim.ShiH5250; for hedrivethיִנְהָֽג׃yin.HagH5090furiouslyבְשִׁגָּע֖וֹןve.shi.ga.'onH7697.

21AndJoramיְהוֹרָם֙ye.ho.RamH3088saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Makereadyאֱסֹ֔ר'e.SorH631. And hischariotרִכְבּ֑וֹrikh.BoH7393was madereadyוַיֶּאְסֹ֖רvai.ye'.SorH631. AndJoramיְהוֹרָ֣םye.ho.RamH3088kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִ֠שְׂרָאֵלYis.ra.'elH3478andAhaziahוַאֲחַזְיָ֨הוּva.'a.chaz.Ya.huH274kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063wentoutוַיֵּצֵ֣אvai.ye.Tze'H3318,eachאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376in hischariotבְּרִכְבּ֗וֹbe.rikh.BoH7393, and they wentoutוַיֵּֽצְאוּ֙vai.ye.tze.'UH3318againstH7125Jehuיֵה֔וּאye.Hu'H3058, andmetוַיִּמְצָאֻ֔הוּvai.yim.tza.'U.huH4672him in theportionבְּחֶלְקַ֖תbe.chel.KatH2513ofNabothנָב֥וֹתna.VotH5022theJezreeliteהַיִּזְרְעֵאלִֽי׃hai.yiz.re.'e.LiH3158.

22And it came to pass, whenJoramיְהוֹרָם֙ye.ho.RamH3088sawכִּרְא֤וֹתkir.'otH7200Jehuיֵה֔וּאye.Hu'H3058, that hesaidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Is itpeaceהֲשָׁל֣וֹםha.sha.LomH7965,Jehuיֵה֑וּאye.Hu'H3058? And heansweredוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, Whatpeaceהַשָּׁל֔וֹםha.sha.LomH7965, so longasעַד־'ad-H5704theharlotriesזְנוּנֵ֞יze.nu.NeiH2183of thymotherאִמְּךָ֛'i.me.KhaH517Jezebelאִיזֶ֧בֶל'i.Ze.velH348and herwitchcraftsוּכְשָׁפֶ֖יהָu.khe.sha.Fei.haH3785are somanyהָרַבִּֽים׃ha.ra.BimH7227?

23AndJoramיְהוֹרָ֛םye.ho.RamH3088turnedוַיַּהֲפֹ֧ךְvai.ya.ha.FokhH2015hishandsיָדָ֖יוya.DavH3027, andfledוַיָּנֹ֑סvai.ya.NosH5127, andsaidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toAhaziahאֲחַזְיָ֖הוּ'a.chaz.Ya.huH274, There istreacheryמִרְמָ֥הmir.MahH4820, OAhaziahאֲחַזְיָֽה׃'a.chaz.YahH274.

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