Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָטlay downוַיִּשְׁכַּבwithעִםhis fathersאֲבֹתָיוand was buriedוַיִּקָּבֵרwithעִםhis fathersאֲבֹתָיוin the cityבְּעִירof David;דָּוִידand Joramוַ יְהוֹרָםhis sonבְּנוֹreignedיִּמְלֹךְin his place.תַּחְתָּיו
He hadוְלוֹbrothers,אַחִיםsonsבְּנֵיof Jehoshaphat:יְהוֹשָׁפָטAzariah,עֲזַרְיָהJehiel,וִיחִיאֵלZechariah,וּזְכַרְיָהוּAzariah,וַעֲזַרְיָהוּMichael,וּמִיכָאֵלand Shephatiah.וּשְׁפַטְיָהוּAllכָּלtheseאֵלֶּהwere the sonsבְּנֵיof Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָטkingמֶלֶךְof Israel.יִשְׂרָאֵל
Their fatherאֲבִיהֶםgaveוַיִּתֵּןthemלָהֶםmanyרַבּוֹתgiftsמַתָּנוֹתof silverלְכֶסֶףand of goldוּלְזָהָבand of precious things,וּלְמִגְדָּנוֹתwithעִםfortifiedמְצֻרוֹתcitiesעָרֵיin Judah;בִּיהוּדָהbut the kingdomוְ הַמַּמְלָכָהhe gaveנָתַןto Joram,לִיהוֹרָםbecauseכִּיheהוּאwas the firstborn.הַבְּכוֹר
Joramיְהוֹרָםrose upוַיָּקָםoverעַלthe kingdomמַמְלֶכַתof his fatherאָבִיוand made himself strong,וַיִּתְחַזַּקand killedוַיַּהֲרֹגallכָּלhis brothersאֶחָיוwith the sword,בֶּחָרֶבand alsoוְגַםsome ofמִthe officialsשָּׂרֵיof Israel.יִשְׂרָאֵל
Joramיְהוֹרָםwas thirty-twoשְׁלֹשִׁים וּשְׁתַּיִםyears oldבֶּן שָׁנָהwhen he began to reign,בְּמָלְכוֹand he reignedמָלַךְeightוּשְׁמוֹנֶהyearsשָׁנִיםin Jerusalem.בִּירוּשָׁלִָם
He walkedוַיֵּלֶךְin the wayבְּדֶרֶךְof the kingsמַלְכֵיof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלasכַּאֲשֶׁרthe houseבֵּיתof Ahabאַחְאָבhad done,עָשׂוּforכִּיthe daughterבַּתof Ahabאַחְאָבwasהָיְתָהhisלּוֹwife;אִשָּׁהand he didוַיַּעַשׂwhat was evilהָרַעin the eyesבְּעֵינֵיof YHWH.יְהוָה
But YHWHוְ יְהוָהwas notלֹאwillingאָבָהto destroyלְהַשְׁחִיתthe houseבֵּיתof David,דָּוִידbecause ofלְמַעַןthe covenantהַבְּרִיתthatאֲשֶׁרhe had madeכָּרַתwith David,לְדָוִידand asוְכַאֲשֶׁרhe had saidאָמַרthat he would giveלָתֵתhimלוֹa lamp,נִירand to his sons,וּלְבָנָיוallכָּלthe days.הַיָּמִים
In his daysבְּיָמָיוEdomאֱדוֹםrebelledפָּשַׁעfrom underמִתַּחַתthe handיַדof Judahיְהוּדָהand madeוַיַּמְלִיכוּa kingמֶלֶךְover themselves.עֲלֵיהֶם
Joramיְהוֹרָםcrossed overוַיַּעֲבֹרwithעִםhis commanders,שָׂרָיוand allוְכָלthe chariotsהָרֶכֶבwith him;עִמּוֹand it happenedוַיְהִיthat he roseקָםby nightלַיְלָהand struckוַיַּךְEdom,אֱדוֹםwhich surroundedהַסּוֹבֵבhim,אֵלָיוand the commandersוְאֵת שָׂרֵיof the chariots.הָרָכֶב
So Edomוַ אֱדוֹםrebelledיִּפְשַׁעfrom underמִתַּחַתthe handיַדof Judahיְהוּדָהtoעַדthisהַזֶּהday.הַיּוֹםThenאָזLibnahלִבְנָהrebelledתִּפְשַׁעat thatבָּ הַהִיאtimeעֵתfrom underמִתַּחַתhis hand,יָדוֹbecauseכִּיhe had abandonedעָזַבYHWH,יְהוָהElohimאֱלֹהֵיof his fathers.אֲבֹתָיו
He alsoגַּם הוּאmadeעָשָׂהhigh placesבָמוֹתin the mountainsבְּהָרֵיof Judah,יְהוּדָהand madeוַthe inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵיof Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַםprostitute themselves,יֶּזֶןand dragged Judah away.וַיַּדַּח יְהוּדָה
A writingמִכְתָּבcameוַיָּבֹאto himאֵלָיוfrom Elijahמֵאֵלִיָּהוּthe prophet,הַנָּבִיאsaying,לֵאמֹר“ThusכֹּהsaysאָמַרYHWH,יְהוָהElohimאֱלֹהֵיof Davidדָּוִידyour father:אָבִיךָ‘Becauseתַּחַת אֲשֶׁרyou have notלֹאwalkedהָלַכְתָּin the waysבְּדַרְכֵיof Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָטyour fatherאָבִיךָor in the waysוּבְדַרְכֵיof Asaאָסָאkingמֶלֶךְof Judah,יְהוּדָה
but have walkedוַתֵּלֶךְin the wayבְּדֶרֶךְof the kingsמַלְכֵיof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלand have madeוַJudahיְהוּדָהandוְthe inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵיof Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַםprostitute themselves,תַּזְנֶהasכְּthe houseבֵּיתof Ahabאַחְאָבmade them prostitute themselves,הַזְנוֹתand alsoוְגַםhave killedהָרָגְתָּyour brothers,אַחֶיךָyour father’sאָבִיךָhouse,בֵיתwho were betterהַטּוֹבִיםthan you,מִמְּךָ
look,הִנֵּהYHWHיְהוָהis going to strikeנֹגֵףwith a greatגְדוֹלָהplagueמַגֵּפָהyour people,בְּעַמֶּךָyour sons,וּבְבָנֶיךָyour wives,וּבְנָשֶׁיךָand allוּבְכָלyour goods;רְכוּשֶׁךָ
and you will haveוְאַתָּהmanyרַבִּיםdiseases,בָּחֳלָיִיםa diseaseבְּמַחֲלֵהof your bowels,מֵעֶיךָuntilעַדyour bowelsמֵעֶיךָcome outיֵצְאוּbecause ofמִןthe disease,הַחֹלִיdayיָמִיםafterעַלday.’”יָמִים
YHWHיְהוָהstirred upוַיָּעַרagainstעַלJoramיְהוֹרָםthe spiritרוּחַof the Philistinesהַפְּלִשְׁתִּיםand the Arabsוְהָעַרְבִיםwhoאֲשֶׁרare besideעַל יַדthe Cushites.כּוּשִׁים
They came upוַיַּעֲלוּagainst Judah,בִיהוּדָהbroke into it,וַיִּבְקָעוּהָand carried away captiveוַיִּשְׁבּוּallכָּלthe goodsהָרְכוּשׁthat were foundהַנִּמְצָאin the houseלְבֵיתof the king,הַמֶּלֶךְand alsoוְגַםhis sonsבָּנָיוand his wives;וְנָשָׁיוand there was notוְלֹאleftנִשְׁאַרto himלוֹa sonבֵּןexceptכִּי אִםJehoahaz,יְהוֹאָחָזthe youngestקְטֹןof his sons.בָּנָיו
AfterוְאַחֲרֵיallכָּלthisזֹאתYHWHיְהוָהstruck himנְגָפוֹin his bowelsבְּמֵעָיוwith a diseaseלָחֳלִיfor which there was noלְאֵיןcure.מַרְפֵּא
And it happened,וַיְהִיas days passed,לְיָמִים מִיָּמִיםand at the timeוּכְעֵתof the comingצֵאתof the endהַקֵּץof twoשְׁנַיִםyears,לְיָמִיםhis bowelsמֵעָיוcame outיָצְאוּwith his disease,עִם חָלְיוֹand he diedוַיָּמָתin evilרָעִיםailments.בְּתַחֲלֻאִיםHis peopleעַמּוֹdid notוְלֹאmakeעָשׂוּfor himלוֹa burningשְׂרֵפָהlike the burningכִּשְׂרֵפַתof his fathers.אֲבֹתָיו
He wasהָיָהthirty-twoשְׁלֹשִׁים וּשְׁתַּיִםyears oldבֶּןwhen he began to reign,בְמָלְכוֹand he reignedמָלַךְeightוּשְׁמוֹנֶהyearsשָׁנִיםin Jerusalem.בִּירוּשָׁלִָםHe departedוַיֵּלֶךְwith no oneבְּלֹאdesiring him;חֶמְדָּהand they buried himוַיִּקְבְּרֻהוּin the cityבְּעִירof David,דָּוִידbut notוְלֹאin the tombsבְּקִבְרוֹתof the kings.הַמְּלָכִים