2 Kings 12 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·2 Kings 13

¹In the twenty-third year of Joash the son of Ahaziah, king of Judah, Jehoahaz the son of Jehu began to reign over Israel in Samaria for seventeen years.

KJVIn the three^H7969^H8141 and twentieth^H6242 year^H8141 of Joash^H3101 the son^H1121 of Ahaziah^H274 king^H4428 of Judah^H3063 Jehoahaz^H3059 the son^H1121 of Jehu^H3058 began to reign^H4427^(H8804) over Israel^H3478 in Samaria^H8111, and reigned seventeen^H7651^H6240 years^H8141.

² He did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, and followed the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, with which he made Israel to sin. He didn’t depart from it.

KJVAnd he did^H6213^(H8799) that which was evil^H7451 in the sight^H5869 of the LORD^H3068, and followed^H3212^(H8799)^H310 the sins^H2403 of Jeroboam^H3379 the son^H1121 of Nebat^H5028, which made Israel^H3478 to sin^H2398^(H8689); he departed^H5493^(H8804) not therefrom.

³ Yahweh’s anger burned against Israel, and he delivered them into the hand of Hazael king of Syria, and into the hand of Benhadad the son of Hazael, continually.

KJVAnd the anger^H639 of the LORD^H3068 was kindled^H2734^(H8799) against Israel^H3478, and he delivered^H5414^(H8799) them into the hand^H3027 of Hazael^H2371 king^H4428 of Syria^H758, and into the hand^H3027 of Benhadad^H1130 the son^H1121 of Hazael^H2371, all their days^H3117.

⁴ Jehoahaz begged Yahweh, and Yahweh listened to him; for he saw the oppression of Israel, how the king of Syria oppressed them.

KJVAnd Jehoahaz^H3059 besought^H2470^(H8762) the LORD^H3068, and the LORD^H3068 hearkened^H8085^(H8799) unto^H6440 him: for he saw^H7200^(H8804) the oppression^H3906 of Israel^H3478, because the king^H4428 of Syria^H758 oppressed^H3905^(H8804) them.

⁵ (Yahweh gave Israel a savior, so that they went out from under the hand of the Syrians; and the children of Israel lived in their tents as before.

KJV(And the LORD^H3068 gave^H5414^(H8799) Israel^H3478 a saviour^H3467^(H8688), so that they went out^H3318^(H8799) from under the hand^H3027 of the Syrians^H758: and the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478 dwelt^H3427^(H8799) in their tents^H168, as beforetime^H8032^H8543.

⁶ Nevertheless they didn’t depart from the sins of the house of Jeroboam, with which he made Israel to sin, but walked in them; and the Asherah also remained in Samaria.)

KJVNevertheless they departed^H5493^(H8804) not from the sins^H2403 of the house^H1004 of Jeroboam^H3379, who made Israel^H3478 sin^H2398^(H8689), but walked^H1980^(H8804) therein: and there remained^H5975^(H8804) the grove^H842 also in Samaria^H8111.)

⁷ For he didn’t leave to Jehoahaz of the people any more than fifty horsemen, and ten chariots, and ten thousand footmen; for the king of Syria destroyed them and made them like the dust in threshing.

KJVNeither did he leave^H7604^(H8689) of the people^H5971 to Jehoahaz^H3059 but fifty^H2572 horsemen^H6571, and ten^H6235 chariots^H7393, and ten^H6235 thousand^H505 footmen^H7273; for the king^H4428 of Syria^H758 had destroyed^H6^(H8765) them, and had made^H7760^(H8799) them like the dust^H6083 by threshing^H1758^(H8800).

⁸ Now the rest of the acts of Jehoahaz, and all that he did, and his might, aren’t they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

KJVNow the rest^H3499 of the acts^H1697 of Jehoahaz^H3059, and all that he did^H6213^(H8804), and his might^H1369, are they not written^H3789^(H8803) in the book^H5612 of the chronicles^H1697^H3117 of the kings^H4428 of Israel^H3478?

⁹ Jehoahaz slept with his fathers; and they buried him in Samaria; and Joash his son reigned in his place.

KJVAnd Jehoahaz^H3059 slept^H7901^(H8799) with his fathers^H1; and they buried^H6912^(H8799) him in Samaria^H8111: and Joash^H3101 his son^H1121 reigned^H4427^(H8799) in his stead.

¹⁰ In the thirty-seventh year of Joash king of Judah, Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz began to reign over Israel in Samaria for sixteen years.

KJVIn the thirty^H7970^H8141 and seventh^H7651 year^H8141 of Joash^H3101 king^H4428 of Judah^H3063 began Jehoash^H3060 the son^H1121 of Jehoahaz^H3059 to reign^H4427^(H8804) over Israel^H3478 in Samaria^H8111, and reigned sixteen^H8337^H6240 years^H8141.

¹¹ He did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight. He didn’t depart from all the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, with which he made Israel to sin; but he walked in them.

KJVAnd he did^H6213^(H8799) that which was evil^H7451 in the sight^H5869 of the LORD^H3068; he departed^H5493^(H8804) not from all the sins^H2403 of Jeroboam^H3379 the son^H1121 of Nebat^H5028, who made Israel^H3478 sin^H2398^(H8689): but he walked^H1980^(H8804) therein.

¹² Now the rest of the acts of Joash, and all that he did, and his might with which he fought against Amaziah king of Judah, aren’t they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

KJVAnd the rest^H3499 of the acts^H1697 of Joash^H3101, and all that he did^H6213^(H8804), and his might^H1369 wherewith he fought^H3898^(H8738) against Amaziah^H558 king^H4428 of Judah^H3063, are they not written^H3789^(H8803) in the book^H5612 of the chronicles^H1697^H3117 of the kings^H4428 of Israel^H3478?

¹³ Joash slept with his fathers; and Jeroboam sat on his throne. Joash was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel.

KJVAnd Joash^H3101 slept^H7901^(H8799) with his fathers^H1; and Jeroboam^H3379 sat^H3427^(H8804) upon his throne^H3678: and Joash^H3101 was buried^H6912^(H8735) in Samaria^H8111 with the kings^H4428 of Israel^H3478.

¹⁴ Now Elisha became sick with the illness of which he died; and Joash the king of Israel came down to him, and wept over him, and said, “My father, my father, the chariots of Israel and its horsemen!”

KJVNow Elisha^H477 was fallen sick^H2470^(H8804) of his sickness^H2483 whereof he died^H4191^(H8799). And Joash^H3101 the king^H4428 of Israel^H3478 came down^H3381^(H8799) unto him, and wept^H1058^(H8799) over his face^H6440, and said^H559^(H8799), O my father^H1, my father^H1, the chariot^H7393 of Israel^H3478, and the horsemen^H6571 thereof.

¹⁵ Elisha said to him, “Take bow and arrows;” and he took bow and arrows for himself.

KJVAnd Elisha^H477 said^H559^(H8799) unto him, Take^H3947^(H8798) bow^H7198 and arrows^H2671. And he took^H3947^(H8799) unto him bow^H7198 and arrows^H2671.

¹⁶ He said to the king of Israel, “Put your hand on the bow;” and he put his hand on it. Elisha laid his hands on the king’s hands.

KJVAnd he said^H559^(H8799) to the king^H4428 of Israel^H3478, Put^H7392^(H8685) thine hand^H3027 upon the bow^H7198. And he put^H7392^(H8686) his hand^H3027 upon it: and Elisha^H477 put^H7760^(H8799) his hands^H3027 upon the king's^H4428 hands^H3027.

¹⁷ He said, “Open the window eastward;” and he opened it. Then Elisha said, “Shoot!” and he shot. He said, “Yahweh’s arrow of victory, even the arrow of victory over Syria; for you will strike the Syrians in Aphek until you have consumed them.”

KJVAnd he said^H559^(H8799), Open^H6605^(H8798) the window^H2474 eastward^H6924. And he opened^H6605^(H8799) it. Then Elisha^H477 said^H559^(H8799), Shoot^H3384^(H8798). And he shot^H3384^(H8686). And he said^H559^(H8799), The arrow^H2671 of the LORD'S^H3068 deliverance^H8668, and the arrow^H2671 of deliverance^H8668 from Syria^H758: for thou shalt smite^H5221^(H8689) the Syrians^H758 in Aphek^H663, till thou have consumed^H3615^(H8763) them.

¹⁸ He said, “Take the arrows;” and he took them. He said to the king of Israel, “Strike the ground;” and he struck three times, and stopped.

KJVAnd he said^H559^(H8799), Take^H3947^(H8798) the arrows^H2671. And he took^H3947^(H8799) them. And he said^H559^(H8799) unto the king^H4428 of Israel^H3478, Smite^H5221^(H8685) upon the ground^H776. And he smote^H5221^(H8686) thrice^H7969^H6471, and stayed^H5975^(H8799).

¹⁹ The man of God was angry with him, and said, “You should have struck five or six times. Then you would have struck Syria until you had consumed it, but now you will strike Syria just three times.”

KJVAnd the man^H376 of God^H430 was wroth^H7107^(H8799) with him, and said^H559^(H8799), Thou shouldest have smitten^H5221^(H8687) five^H2568 or six^H8337 times^H6471; then hadst thou smitten^H5221^(H8689) Syria^H758 till thou hadst consumed^H3615^(H8763) it: whereas now thou shalt smite^H5221^(H8686) Syria^H758 but thrice^H7969^H6471.

²⁰ Elisha died, and they buried him. Now the bands of the Moabites invaded the land at the coming in of the year.

KJVAnd Elisha^H477 died^H4191^(H8799), and they buried^H6912^(H8799) him. And the bands^H1416 of the Moabites^H4124 invaded^H935^(H8799) the land^H776 at the coming in^H935^(H8802) of the year^H8141.

²¹ As they were burying a man, behold, they saw a band of raiders; and they threw the man into Elisha’s tomb. As soon as the man touched Elisha’s bones, he revived, and stood up on his feet.

KJVAnd it came to pass, as they were burying^H6912^(H8802) a man^H376, that, behold, they spied^H7200^(H8804) a band^H1416 of men; and they cast^H7993^(H8686) the man^H376 into the sepulchre^H6913 of Elisha^H477: and when the man^H376 was let down^H3212^(H8799), and touched^H5060^(H8799) the bones^H6106 of Elisha^H477, he revived^H2421^(H8799), and stood up^H6965^(H8799) on his feet^H7272.

²² Hazael king of Syria oppressed Israel all the days of Jehoahaz.

KJVBut Hazael^H2371 king^H4428 of Syria^H758 oppressed^H3905^(H8804) Israel^H3478 all the days^H3117 of Jehoahaz^H3059.

²³ But Yahweh was gracious to them, and had compassion on them, and favored them because of his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and would not destroy them and he didn’t cast them from his presence as yet.

KJVAnd the LORD^H3068 was gracious^H2603^(H8799) unto them, and had compassion^H7355^(H8762) on them, and had respect^H6437^(H8799) unto them, because of^H4616 his covenant^H1285 with Abraham^H85, Isaac^H3327, and Jacob^H3290, and would^H14^(H8804) not destroy^H7843^(H8687) them, neither cast^H7993^(H8689) he them from his presence^H6440 as yet^H5704.

²⁴ Hazael king of Syria died; and Benhadad his son reigned in his place.

KJVSo Hazael^H2371 king^H4428 of Syria^H758 died^H4191^(H8799); and Benhadad^H1130 his son^H1121 reigned^H4427^(H8799) in his stead.

²⁵ Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz took again out of the hand of Benhadad the son of Hazael the cities which he had taken out of the hand of Jehoahaz his father by war. Joash struck him three times, and recovered the cities of Israel.

KJVAnd Jehoash^H3060 the son^H1121 of Jehoahaz^H3059 took^H3947^(H8799) again^H7725^(H8799) out of the hand^H3027 of Benhadad^H1130 the son^H1121 of Hazael^H2371 the cities^H5892, which he had taken^H3947^(H8804) out of the hand^H3027 of Jehoahaz^H3059 his father^H1 by war^H4421. Three^H7969 times^H6471 did Joash^H3101 beat^H5221^(H8689) him, and recovered^H7725^(H8686) the cities^H5892 of Israel^H3478.

WEB·2 Kings 12

¹Jehoash began to reign in the seventh year of Jehu, and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Zibiah of Beersheba.

KJVIn the seventh^H7651 year^H8141 of Jehu^H3058 Jehoash^H3060 began to reign^H4427^(H8804); and forty^H705 years^H8141 reigned^H4427^(H8804) he in Jerusalem^H3389. And his mother's^H517 name^H8034 was Zibiah^H6645 of Beersheba^H884.

² Jehoash did that which was right in Yahweh’s eyes all his days in which Jehoiada the priest instructed him.

KJVAnd Jehoash^H3060 did^H6213^(H8799) that which was right^H3477 in the sight^H5869 of the LORD^H3068 all his days^H3117 wherein Jehoiada^H3077 the priest^H3548 instructed^H3384^(H8689) him.

³ However, the high places were not taken away. The people still sacrificed and burned incense in the high places.

KJVBut the high places^H1116 were not taken away^H5493^(H8804): the people^H5971 still sacrificed^H2076^(H8764) and burnt incense^H6999^(H8764) in the high places^H1116.

⁴ Jehoash said to the priests, “All the money of the holy things that is brought into Yahweh’s house, in current money, the money of the people for whom each man is evaluated, and all the money that it comes into any man’s heart to bring into Yahweh’s house,

KJVAnd Jehoash^H3060 said^H559^(H8799) to the priests^H3548, All the money^H3701 of the dedicated things^H6944 that is brought^H935^(H8714) into the house^H1004 of the LORD^H3068, even the money^H3701 of every one^H376 that passeth^H5674^(H8802) the account, the money^H3701 that every man^H5315 is set at^H6187, and all the money^H3701 that cometh^H5927^(H8799) into any man's^H376 heart^H3820 to bring^H935^(H8687) into the house^H1004 of the LORD^H3068,

⁵ let the priests take it to them, each man from his donor; and they shall repair the damage to the house, wherever any damage is found.”

KJVLet the priests^H3548 take^H3947^(H8799) it to them, every man^H376 of his acquaintance^H4378: and let them repair^H2388^(H8762) the breaches^H919 of the house^H1004, wheresoever any breach^H919 shall be found^H4672^(H8735).

⁶ But it was so, that in the twenty-third year of King Jehoash the priests had not repaired the damage to the house.

KJVBut it was so, that in the three^H7969^H8141 and twentieth^H6242 year^H8141 of king^H4428 Jehoash^H3060 the priests^H3548 had not repaired^H2388^(H8765) the breaches^H919 of the house^H1004.

⁷ Then King Jehoash called for Jehoiada the priest, and for the other priests, and said to them, “Why aren’t you repairing the damage to the house? Now therefore take no more money from your treasurers, but deliver it for repair of the damage to the house.”

KJVThen king^H4428 Jehoash^H3060 called^H7121^(H8799) for Jehoiada^H3077 the priest^H3548, and the other priests^H3548, and said^H559^(H8799) unto them, Why repair^H2388^(H8764) ye not the breaches^H919 of the house^H1004? now therefore receive^H3947^(H8799) no more money^H3701 of your acquaintance^H4378, but deliver^H5414^(H8799) it for the breaches^H919 of the house^H1004.

⁸ The priests consented that they should take no more money from the people, and not repair the damage to the house.

KJVAnd the priests^H3548 consented^H225^(H8735) to receive^H3947^(H8800) no^H1115 more money^H3701 of the people^H5971, neither^H1115 to repair^H2388^(H8763) the breaches^H919 of the house^H1004.

⁹ But Jehoiada the priest took a chest and bored a hole in its lid, and set it beside the altar, on the right side as one comes into Yahweh’s house; and the priests who kept the threshold put all the money that was brought into Yahweh’s house into it.

KJVBut Jehoiada^H3077 the priest^H3548 took^H3947^(H8799) a^H259 chest^H727, and bored^H5344^(H8799) a hole^H2356 in the lid^H1817 of it, and set^H5414^(H8799) it beside^H681 the altar^H4196, on the right side^H3225 as one^H376 cometh^H935^(H8800) into the house^H1004 of the LORD^H3068: and the priests^H3548 that kept^H8104^(H8802) the door^H5592 put^H5414^(H8804) therein all the money^H3701 that was brought^H935^(H8716) into the house^H1004 of the LORD^H3068.

¹⁰ When they saw that there was much money in the chest, the king’s scribe and the high priest came up, and they put it in bags and counted the money that was found in Yahweh’s house.

KJVAnd it was so, when they saw^H7200^(H8800) that there was much^H7227 money^H3701 in the chest^H727, that the king's^H4428 scribe^H5608^(H8802) and the high^H1419 priest^H3548 came up^H5927^(H8799), and they put up in bags^H6696^(H8799), and told^H4487^(H8799) the money^H3701 that was found^H4672^(H8737) in the house^H1004 of the LORD^H3068.

¹¹ They gave the money that was weighed out into the hands of those who did the work, who had the oversight of Yahweh’s house; and they paid it out to the carpenters and the builders who worked on Yahweh’s house,

KJVAnd they gave^H5414^(H8804) the money^H3701, being told^H8505^(H8794), into the hands^H3027 of them that did^H6213^(H8802) the work^H4399, that had the oversight^H6485^(H8716)^(H8675)^H6485^(H8803) of the house^H1004 of the LORD^H3068: and they laid it out^H3318^(H8686) to the carpenters^H2796^H6086 and builders^H1129^(H8802), that wrought^H6213^(H8802) upon the house^H1004 of the LORD^H3068,

¹² and to the masons and the stone cutters, and for buying timber and cut stone to repair the damage to Yahweh’s house, and for all that was laid out for the house to repair it.

KJVAnd to masons^H1443^(H8802), and hewers^H2672^(H8802) of stone^H68, and to buy^H7069^(H8800) timber^H6086 and hewed^H4274 stone^H68 to repair^H2388^(H8763) the breaches^H919 of the house^H1004 of the LORD^H3068, and for all that was laid out^H3318^(H8799) for the house^H1004 to repair^H2394 it.

¹³ But there were not made for Yahweh’s house cups of silver, snuffers, basins, trumpets, any vessels of gold or vessels of silver, of the money that was brought into Yahweh’s house;

KJVHowbeit there were not made^H6213^(H8735) for the house^H1004 of the LORD^H3068 bowls^H5592 of silver^H3701, snuffers^H4212, basons^H4219, trumpets^H2689, any vessels^H3627 of gold^H2091, or vessels^H3627 of silver^H3701, of the money^H3701 that was brought^H935^(H8716) into the house^H1004 of the LORD^H3068:

¹⁴ for they gave that to those who did the work, and repaired Yahweh’s house with it.

KJVBut they gave^H5414^(H8799) that to the workmen^H4399^H6213^(H8802), and repaired^H2388^(H8765) therewith the house^H1004 of the LORD^H3068.

¹⁵ Moreover they didn’t demand an accounting from the men into whose hand they delivered the money to give to those who did the work; for they dealt faithfully.

KJVMoreover they reckoned^H2803^(H8762) not with the men^H582, into whose hand^H3027 they delivered^H5414^(H8799) the money^H3701 to be bestowed^H5414^(H8800) on workmen^H4399: for they dealt^H6213^(H8802) faithfully^H530.

¹⁶ The money for the trespass offerings and the money for the sin offerings was not brought into Yahweh’s house. It was the priests’.

KJVThe trespass^H817 money^H3701 and sin^H2403 money^H3701 was not brought^H935^(H8714) into the house^H1004 of the LORD^H3068: it was the priests^H3548'.

¹⁷ Then Hazael king of Syria went up and fought against Gath, and took it; and Hazael set his face to go up to Jerusalem.

KJVThen Hazael^H2371 king^H4428 of Syria^H758 went up^H5927^(H8799), and fought^H3898^(H8735) against Gath^H1661, and took^H3920^(H8799) it: and Hazael^H2371 set^H7760^(H8799) his face^H6440 to go up^H5927^(H8800) to Jerusalem^H3389.

¹⁸ Jehoash king of Judah took all the holy things that Jehoshaphat and Jehoram and Ahaziah, his fathers, kings of Judah, had dedicated, and his own holy things, and all the gold that was found in the treasures of Yahweh’s house, and of the king’s house, and sent it to Hazael king of Syria; and he went away from Jerusalem.

KJVAnd Jehoash^H3060 king^H4428 of Judah^H3063 took^H3947^(H8799) all the hallowed things^H6944 that Jehoshaphat^H3092, and Jehoram^H3088, and Ahaziah^H274, his fathers^H1, kings^H4428 of Judah^H3063, had dedicated^H6942^(H8689), and his own hallowed things^H6944, and all the gold^H2091 that was found^H4672^(H8737) in the treasures^H214 of the house^H1004 of the LORD^H3068, and in the king's^H4428 house^H1004, and sent^H7971^(H8799) it to Hazael^H2371 king^H4428 of Syria^H758: and he went away^H5927^(H8799) from Jerusalem^H3389.

¹⁹ Now the rest of the acts of Joash, and all that he did, aren’t they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?

KJVAnd the rest^H3499 of the acts^H1697 of Joash^H3101, and all that he did^H6213^(H8804), are they not written^H3789^(H8803) in the book^H5612 of the chronicles^H1697^H3117 of the kings^H4428 of Judah^H3063?

²⁰ His servants arose and made a conspiracy, and struck Joash at the house of Millo, on the way that goes down to Silla.

KJVAnd his servants^H5650 arose^H6965^(H8799), and made^H7194^(H8799) a conspiracy^H7195, and slew^H5221^(H8686) Joash^H3101 in the house^H1004 of Millo^H4407^(H8677)^H1037, which goeth down^H3381^(H8802) to Silla^H5538.

²¹ For Jozacar the son of Shimeath, and Jehozabad the son of Shomer, his servants, struck him, and he died; and they buried him with his fathers in David’s city; and Amaziah his son reigned in his place.

KJVFor Jozachar^H3108 the son^H1121 of Shimeath^H8100, and Jehozabad^H3075 the son^H1121 of Shomer^H7763, his servants^H5650, smote^H5221^(H8689) him, and he died^H4191^(H8799); and they buried^H6912^(H8799) him with his fathers^H1 in the city^H5892 of David^H1732: and Amaziah^H558 his son^H1121 reigned^H4427^(H8799) in his stead.

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