2 Chronicles 21
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וְלֽוֹ־and belonged to himאַחִ֞יםbrothersבְּנֵ֣יthe sons ofיְהוֹשָׁפָ֗טJehoshaphatעֲזַרְיָ֤הAzariahוִֽיחִיאֵל֙and Jehielוּזְכַרְיָ֣הוּand Zechariahוַעֲזַרְיָ֔הוּand Azariahuוּמִיכָאֵ֖לand Michaelוּשְׁפַטְיָ֑הוּand Shephatiahכָּל־allאֵ֕לֶּהtheseבְּנֵ֥יwere the sons ofיְהוֹשָׁפָ֖טJehoshaphatמֶ֥לֶךְ־the king ofיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Israel
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וַיִּתֵּ֣ןand he had givenלָהֶ֣ם׀to themאֲ֠בִיהֶםfather theirמַתָּנ֨וֹתgiftsרַבּ֜וֹתmanyלְכֶ֤סֶףto silverוּלְזָהָב֙and to goldוּלְמִגְדָּנ֔וֹתand to excellent thingsעִם־withעָרֵ֥יcities ofמְצֻר֖וֹתfortificationsבִּֽיהוּדָ֑הin Judahוְאֶת־and obj.הַמַּמְלָכָ֛הthe kingdomנָתַ֥ןhe gaveלִֽיהוֹרָ֖םto Jehoramכִּי־forה֥וּאheהַבְּכֽוֹר׃ פwas the firstborn
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וְלֹא־and notאָבָ֣הhe was willingיְהוָ֗הYahwehלְהַשְׁחִית֙to destroyאֶת־obj.בֵּ֣יתthe house ofדָּוִ֔ידDavidלְמַ֣עַןon account ofהַבְּרִ֔יתthe covenantאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichכָּרַ֖תhe had madeלְדָוִ֑ידto Davidוְכַאֲשֶׁ֣רand as sinceאָמַ֗רhe had saidלָתֵ֨תto giveל֥וֹto himנִ֛ירa lampוּלְבָנָ֖יוand to descendants hisכָּל־allהַיָּמִֽים׃the days
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וַיַּֽעֲבֹ֤רand he passed overיְהוֹרָם֙Jehoramעִם־withשָׂרָ֔יוcommanders hisוְכָל־and allהָרֶ֖כֶבthe chariotryעִמּ֑וֹwith himוַיְהִי֙and it wasקָ֣םhe aroseלַ֔יְלָהnightוַיַּ֗ךְand he struck downאֶת־obj.אֱדוֹם֙Edomהַסּוֹבֵ֣בwhich was surroundingאֵלָ֔יוto himוְאֵ֖תand obj.שָׂרֵ֥יthe commanders ofהָרָֽכֶב׃the chariotry
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וַיִּפְשַׁ֨עand it has rebelledאֱד֜וֹםEdomמִתַּ֣חַתfrom underיַד־the hand ofיְהוּדָ֗הJudahעַ֚דuntilהַיּ֣וֹםthe dayהַזֶּ֔הthe thisאָ֣זthenתִּפְשַׁ֥עit rebelledלִבְנָ֛הLibnahבָּעֵ֥תat the timeהַהִ֖יאthe thatמִתַּ֣חַתfrom underיָד֑וֹhand hisכִּ֣יforעָזַ֔בhe had forsakenאֶת־obj.יְהוָ֖הYahwehאֱלֹהֵ֥יthe God ofאֲבֹתָֽיו׃ancestors his
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וַיָּבֹ֤אand it cameאֵלָיו֙to himמִכְתָּ֔בa writingמֵֽאֵלִיָּ֥הוּfrom Elijahהַנָּבִ֖יאthe prophetלֵאמֹ֑רto sayingכֹּ֣ה׀thusאָמַ֣רhe saysיְהוָ֗הYahwehאֱלֹהֵי֙the God ofדָּוִ֣ידDavidאָבִ֔יךָancestor yourתַּ֗חַתbecauseאֲשֶׁ֤רthatלֹֽא־notהָלַ֙כְתָּ֙you have walkedבְּדַרְכֵי֙in the ways ofיְהוֹשָׁפָ֣טJehoshaphatאָבִ֔יךָfather yourוּבְדַרְכֵ֖יand in the ways ofאָסָ֥אAsaמֶֽלֶךְ־the king ofיְהוּדָֽה׃Judah
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וַתֵּ֗לֶךְand you have walkedבְּדֶ֙רֶךְ֙in the way ofמַלְכֵ֣יthe kings ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelוַתַּזְנֶ֤הand you have made prostitute themselvesאֶת־obj.יְהוּדָה֙Judahוְאֶת־and obj.יֹשְׁבֵ֣יthe inhabitants ofיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םJerusalemכְּהַזְנ֖וֹתas made them prostitute themselvesבֵּ֣יתthe house ofאַחְאָ֑בAhabוְגַ֨םand alsoאֶת־obj.אַחֶ֧יךָbrothers yourבֵית־the house ofאָבִ֛יךָfather yourהַטּוֹבִ֥יםthe goodמִמְּךָ֖more than youהָרָֽגְתָּ׃you killed
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וַיַּעֲל֤וּand they came upבִֽיהוּדָה֙on Judahוַיִּבְקָע֔וּהָand they broke into itוַיִּשְׁבּ֗וּand they took captiveאֵ֤תobj.כָּל־allהָרְכוּשׁ֙the propertyהַנִּמְצָ֣אwhich was foundלְבֵית־to the house ofהַמֶּ֔לֶךְthe kingוְגַם־and alsoבָּנָ֖יוsons hisוְנָשָׁ֑יוand wives hisוְלֹ֤אand notנִשְׁאַר־he remainedלוֹ֙to himבֵּ֔ןa sonכִּ֥יthatאִם־exceptיְהוֹאָחָ֖זJehoahazקְטֹ֥ןthe young one ofבָּנָֽיו׃sons his
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וַיְהִ֣יand it wasלְיָמִ֣ים׀to daysמִיָּמִ֡יםfrom daysוּכְעֵת֩and about the time ofצֵ֨אתthe going out ofהַקֵּ֜ץthe endלְיָמִ֣יםof daysשְׁנַ֗יִםtwoיָצְא֤וּthey came outמֵעָיו֙bowels hisעִם־withחָלְי֔וֹsickness hisוַיָּ֖מָתand he diedבְּתַחֲלֻאִ֣יםin diseasesרָעִ֑יםharmfulוְלֹא־and notעָ֨שׂוּthey madeל֥וֹfor himעַמּ֛וֹpeople hisשְׂרֵפָ֖הa burningכִּשְׂרֵפַ֥תlike the burning ofאֲבֹתָֽיו׃ancestors his
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בֶּן־a son ofשְׁלֹשִׁ֤יםthirtyוּשְׁתַּ֙יִם֙and two yearsהָיָ֣הhe wasבְמָלְכ֔וֹwhen became king heוּשְׁמוֹנֶ֣הand eightשָׁנִ֔יםyearsמָלַ֖ךְhe reignedבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םin Jerusalemוַיֵּ֙לֶךְ֙and he wentבְּלֹ֣אwith notחֶמְדָּ֔הdesireוַֽיִּקְבְּרֻ֙הוּ֙and people buried himבְּעִ֣ירin the city ofדָּוִ֔ידDavidוְלֹ֖אand notבְּקִבְר֥וֹתin the graves ofהַמְּלָכִֽים׃the kings
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