The Second Book of Kings, Chapter 15מלכים ב 15

בִּשְׁנַ֨ת עֶשְׂרִ֤ים וָשֶׁ֨בַע֙ שָׁנָ֔ה לְיָרָבְעָ֖ם מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל מָלַ֛ךְ עֲזַרְיָ֥ה בֶן אֲמַצְיָ֖ה מֶ֥לֶךְ יְהוּדָֽה

In the twenty and seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel began Azariah son of Amaziah king of Judah to reign.

בֶּן שֵׁ֨שׁ עֶשְׂרֵ֤ה שָׁנָה֙ הָיָ֣ה בְמָלְכ֔וֹ וַחֲמִשִּׁ֤ים וּשְׁתַּ֨יִם֙ שָׁנָ֔ה מָלַ֖ךְ בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וְשֵׁ֣ם אִמּ֔וֹ יְכָלְיָ֖הוּ מִירוּשָׁלִָֽם

Sixteen years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned two and fifty years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name Jecholiah of Jerusalem.

וַיַּ֥עַשׂ הַיָּשָׁ֖ר בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה כְּכֹ֥ל אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂ֖ה אֲמַצְיָ֥הוּ אָבִֽיו

And he did right in the sight of YHWH, according to all that his father Amaziah had done;

רַ֥ק הַבָּמ֖וֹת לֹא סָ֑רוּ ע֥וֹד הָעָ֛ם מְזַבְּחִ֥ים וּֽמְקַטְּרִ֖ים בַּבָּמֽוֹת

Save that the high places were not removed: the people sacrificed and burnt incense still on the high places.

וַיְנַגַּ֨ע יְהוָ֜ה אֶת הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ וַיְהִ֤י מְצֹרָע֙ עַד י֣וֹם מֹת֔וֹ וַיֵּ֖שֶׁב בְּבֵ֣ית הַחָפְשִׁ֑ית וְיוֹתָ֤ם בֶּן הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ עַל הַבַּ֔יִת שֹׁפֵ֖ט אֶת עַ֥ם הָאָֽרֶץ

And YHWH smote the king, so that he was a leper to the day of his death, and dwelt in a several house. And Jotham the king's son over the house, judging the people of the land.

וְיֶ֛תֶר דִּבְרֵ֥י עֲזַרְיָ֖הוּ וְכָל אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֑ה הֲלֹא הֵ֣ם כְּתוּבִ֗ים עַל סֵ֛פֶר דִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖ים לְמַלְכֵ֥י יְהוּדָֽה

And the rest of the acts of Azariah, and all that he did, they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?

וַיִּשְׁכַּ֤ב עֲזַרְיָה֙ עִם אֲבֹתָ֔יו וַיִּקְבְּר֥וּ אֹת֛וֹ עִם אֲבֹתָ֖יו בְּעִ֣יר דָּוִ֑ד וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ יוֹתָ֥ם בְּנ֖וֹ תַּחְתָּֽיו

So Azariah slept with his fathers; and they buried him with his fathers in the city of David: and Jotham his son reigned in his stead.

בִּשְׁנַ֨ת שְׁלֹשִׁ֤ים וּשְׁמֹנֶה֙ שָׁנָ֔ה לַעֲזַרְיָ֖הוּ מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֑ה מָ֠לַךְ זְכַרְיָ֨הוּ בֶן יָרָבְעָ֧ם עַל יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל בְּשֹׁמְר֖וֹן שִׁשָּׁ֥ה חֳדָשִֽׁים

In the thirty and eighth year of Azariah king of Judah did Zachariah the son of Jeroboam reign over Israel in Samaria six months.

וַיַּ֤עַשׂ הָרַע֙ בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר עָשׂ֖וּ אֲבֹתָ֑יו לֹ֣א סָ֗ר מֵֽחַטֹּאות֙ יָרָבְעָ֣ם בֶּן נְבָ֔ט אֲשֶׁ֥ר הֶחֱטִ֖יא אֶת יִשְׂרָאֵֽל

And he did evil in the sight of YHWH, as his fathers had done: he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin.

וַיִּקְשֹׁ֤ר עָלָיו֙ שַׁלֻּ֣ם בֶּן יָבֵ֔שׁ וַיַּכֵּ֥הוּ קָֽבָלְ עָ֖ם וַיְמִיתֵ֑הוּ וַיִּמְלֹ֖ךְ תַּחְתָּֽיו

And Shallum the son of Jabesh conspired against him, and smote him before the people, and slew him, and reigned in his stead.

וְיֶ֖תֶר דִּבְרֵ֣י זְכַרְיָ֑ה הִנָּ֣ם כְּתוּבִ֗ים עַל סֵ֛פֶר דִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖ים לְמַלְכֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל

And the rest of the acts of Zachariah, behold, they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel.

ה֣וּא דְבַר יְהוָ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר דִּבֶּ֤ר אֶל יֵהוּא֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר בְּנֵ֣י רְבִיעִ֔ים יֵשְׁב֥וּ לְךָ֖ עַל כִּסֵּ֣א יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַֽיְהִי כֵֽן

This the word of YHWH which he spake to Jehu, saying, Your sons shall sit on the throne of Israel to the fourth . And so it came to pass.

שַׁלּ֤וּם בֶּן יָבֵישׁ֙ מָלַ֔ךְ בִּשְׁנַ֨ת שְׁלֹשִׁ֤ים וָתֵ֨שַׁע֙ שָׁנָ֔ה לְעֻזִיָּ֖ה מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֑ה וַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְ יֶֽרַח יָמִ֖ים בְּשֹׁמְרֽוֹן

Shallum the son of Jabesh began to reign in the nine and thirtieth year of Uzziah king of Judah; and he reigned a full month in Samaria.

וַיַּעַל֩ מְנַחֵ֨ם בֶּן גָּדִ֜י מִתִּרְצָ֗ה וַיָּבֹא֙ שֹׁמְר֔וֹן וַיַּ֛ךְ אֶת שַׁלּ֥וּם בֶּן יָבֵ֖ישׁ בְּשֹׁמְר֑וֹן וַיְמִיתֵ֖הוּ וַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְ תַּחְתָּֽיו

For Menahem the son of Gadi went up from Tirzah, and came to Samaria, and smote Shallum the son of Jabesh in Samaria, and slew him, and reigned in his stead.

וְיֶ֨תֶר֙ דִּבְרֵ֣י שַׁלּ֔וּם וְקִשְׁר֖וֹ אֲשֶׁ֣ר קָשָׁ֑ר הִנָּ֣ם כְּתֻבִ֗ים עַל סֵ֛פֶר דִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖ים לְמַלְכֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל

And the rest of the acts of Shallum, and his conspiracy which he made, behold, they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel.

אָ֣ז יַכֶּֽה מְ֠נַחֵם אֶת תִּפְסַ֨ח וְאֶת כָּל אֲשֶׁר בָּ֤הּ וְאֶת גְּבוּלֶ֨יהָ֙ מִתִּרְצָ֔ה כִּ֛י לֹ֥א פָתַ֖ח וַיַּ֑ךְ אֵ֛ת כָּל הֶהָ֥רוֹתֶ֖יהָ בִּקֵּֽעַ

Then Menahem smote Tiphsah, and all that therein, and the coasts thereof from Tirzah: because they opened not , therefore he smote all the women therein that were with child he ripped up.

בִּשְׁנַ֨ת שְׁלֹשִׁ֤ים וָתֵ֨שַׁע֙ שָׁנָ֔ה לַעֲזַרְיָ֖ה מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֑ה מָ֠לַךְ מְנַחֵ֨ם בֶּן גָּדִ֧י עַל יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל עֶ֥שֶׂר שָׁנִ֖ים בְּשֹׁמְרֽוֹן

In the nine and thirtieth year of Azariah king of Judah began Menahem the son of Gadi to reign over Israel, ten years in Samaria.

וַיַּ֥עַשׂ הָרַ֖ע בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה לֹ֣א סָ֠ר מֵעַ֨ל חַטֹּ֜אות יָרָבְעָ֧ם בֶּן נְבָ֛ט אֲשֶׁר הֶחֱטִ֥יא אֶת יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל כָּל יָמָֽיו

And he did evil in the sight of YHWH: he departed not all his days from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin.

בָּ֣א פ֤וּל מֶֽלֶךְ אַשּׁוּר֙ עַל הָאָ֔רֶץ וַיִּתֵּ֤ן מְנַחֵם֙ לְפ֔וּל אֶ֖לֶף כִּכַּר כָּ֑סֶף לִהְי֤וֹת יָדָיו֙ אִתּ֔וֹ לְהַחֲזִ֥יק הַמַּמְלָכָ֖ה בְּיָדֽוֹ

Pul the king of Assyria came against the land: and Menahem gave Pul a thousand talents of silver, that his hand might be with him to confirm the kingdom in his hand.

וַיֹּצֵא֩ מְנַחֵ֨ם אֶת הַכֶּ֜סֶף עַל יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל עַ֚ל כָּל גִּבּוֹרֵ֣י הַחַ֔יִל לָתֵת֙ לְמֶ֣לֶךְ אַשּׁ֔וּר חֲמִשִּׁ֧ים שְׁקָלִ֛ים כֶּ֖סֶף לְאִ֣ישׁ אֶחָ֑ד וַיָּ֨שָׁב֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ אַשּׁ֔וּר וְלֹא עָ֥מַד שָׁ֖ם בָּאָֽרֶץ

And Menahem exacted the money of Israel, of all the mighty men of wealth, of each man fifty shekels of silver, to give to the king of Assyria. So the king of Assyria turned back, and stayed not there in the land.

וְיֶ֛תֶר דִּבְרֵ֥י מְנַחֵ֖ם וְכָל אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֑ה הֲלוֹא הֵ֣ם כְּתוּבִ֗ים עַל סֵ֛פֶר דִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖ים לְמַלְכֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל

And the rest of the acts of Menahem, and all that he did, they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

וַיִּשְׁכַּ֥ב מְנַחֵ֖ם עִם אֲבֹתָ֑יו וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ פְּקַחְיָ֥ה בְנ֖וֹ תַּחְתָּֽיו

And Menahem slept with his fathers; and Pekahiah his son reigned in his stead.

בִּשְׁנַת֙ חֲמִשִּׁ֣ים שָׁנָ֔ה לַעֲזַרְיָ֖ה מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֑ה מָ֠לַךְ פְּקַֽחְיָ֨ה בֶן מְנַחֵ֧ם עַל יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל בְּשֹׁמְר֖וֹן שְׁנָתָֽיִם

In the fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah Pekahiah the son of Menahem began to reign over Israel in Samaria, two years.

וַיַּ֥עַשׂ הָרַ֖ע בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה לֹ֣א סָ֗ר מֵֽחַטֹּאות֙ יָרָבְעָ֣ם בֶּן נְבָ֔ט אֲשֶׁ֥ר הֶחֱטִ֖יא אֶת יִשְׂרָאֵֽל

And he did evil in the sight of YHWH: he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin.

וַיִּקְשֹׁ֣ר עָלָיו֩ פֶּ֨קַח בֶּן רְמַלְיָ֜הוּ שָׁלִישׁ֗וֹ וַיַּכֵּ֨הוּ בְשֹׁמְר֜וֹן בְּאַרְמ֤וֹן בֵּית מלך הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ אֶת אַרְגֹּ֣ב וְאֶת הָאַרְיֵ֔ה וְעִמּ֛וֹ חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים אִ֖ישׁ מִבְּנֵ֣י גִלְעָדִ֑ים וַיְמִיתֵ֖הוּ וַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְ תַּחְתָּֽיו

But Pekah the son of Remaliah, a captain of his, conspired against him, and smote him in Samaria, in the palace of the king's house, with Argob and Arieh, and with him fifty men of the Gileadites: and he killed him, and reigned in his room.

וְיֶ֛תֶר דִּבְרֵ֥י פְקַחְיָ֖ה וְכָל אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֑ה הִנָּ֣ם כְּתוּבִ֗ים עַל סֵ֛פֶר דִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖ים לְמַלְכֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל

And the rest of the acts of Pekahiah, and all that he did, behold, they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel.

בִּשְׁנַ֨ת חֲמִשִּׁ֤ים וּשְׁתַּ֨יִם֙ שָׁנָ֔ה לַעֲזַרְיָ֖ה מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֑ה מָ֠לַךְ פֶּ֣קַח בֶּן רְמַלְיָ֧הוּ עַל יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל בְּשֹׁמְר֖וֹן עֶשְׂרִ֥ים שָׁנָֽה

In the two and fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah Pekah the son of Remaliah began to reign over Israel in Samaria, twenty years.

וַיַּ֥עַשׂ הָרַ֖ע בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה לֹ֣א סָ֗ר מִן חַטֹּאות֙ יָרָבְעָ֣ם בֶּן נְבָ֔ט אֲשֶׁ֥ר הֶחֱטִ֖יא אֶת יִשְׂרָאֵֽל

And he did evil in the sight of YHWH: he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin.

בִּימֵ֞י פֶּ֣קַח מֶֽלֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל בָּא֮ תִּגְלַ֣ת פִּלְאֶסֶר֮ מֶ֣לֶךְ אַשּׁוּר֒ וַיִּקַּ֣ח אֶת עִיּ֡וֹן וְאֶת אָבֵ֣ל בֵּֽית מַעֲכָ֡ה וְאֶת יָ֠נוֹחַ וְאֶת קֶ֨דֶשׁ וְאֶת חָצ֤וֹר וְאֶת הַגִּלְעָד֙ וְאֶת הַגָּלִ֔ילָה כֹּ֖ל אֶ֣רֶץ נַפְתָּלִ֑י וַיַּגְלֵ֖ם אַשּֽׁוּרָה

In the days of Pekah king of Israel came Tiglathpileser king of Assyria, and took Ijon, and Abelbethmaachah, and Janoah, and Kedesh, and Hazor, and Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali, and carried them captive to Assyria.

וַיִּקְשָׁר קֶ֜שֶׁר הוֹשֵׁ֣עַ בֶּן אֵלָ֗ה עַל פֶּ֨קַח֙ בֶּן רְמַלְיָ֔הוּ וַיַּכֵּ֨הוּ֙ וַיְמִיתֵ֔הוּ וַיִּמְלֹ֖ךְ תַּחְתָּ֑יו בִּשְׁנַ֣ת עֶשְׂרִ֔ים לְיוֹתָ֖ם בֶּן עֻזִיָּֽה

And Hoshea the son of Elah made a conspiracy against Pekah the son of Remaliah, and smote him, and slew him, and reigned in his stead, in the twentieth year of Jotham the son of Uzziah.

וְיֶ֥תֶר דִּבְרֵי פֶ֖קַח וְכָל אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֑ה הִנָּ֣ם כְּתוּבִ֗ים עַל סֵ֛פֶר דִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖ים לְמַלְכֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל

And the rest of the acts of Pekah, and all that he did, behold, they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel.

בִּשְׁנַ֣ת שְׁתַּ֔יִם לְפֶ֥קַח בֶּן רְמַלְיָ֖הוּ מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל מָלַ֛ךְ יוֹתָ֥ם בֶּן עֻזִיָּ֖הוּ מֶ֥לֶךְ יְהוּדָֽה

In the second year of Pekah the son of Remaliah king of Israel began Jotham the son of Uzziah king of Judah to reign.

בֶּן עֶשְׂרִ֨ים וְחָמֵ֤שׁ שָׁנָה֙ הָיָ֣ה בְמָלְכ֔וֹ וְשֵׁשׁ עֶשְׂרֵ֣ה שָׁנָ֔ה מָלַ֖ךְ בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וְשֵׁ֣ם אִמּ֔וֹ יְרוּשָׁ֖א בַּת צָדֽוֹק

Five and twenty years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name Jerusha, the daughter of Zadok.

וַיַּ֥עַשׂ הַיָּשָׁ֖ר בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה כְּכֹ֧ל אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂ֛ה עֻזִיָּ֥הוּ אָבִ֖יו עָשָֽׂה

And he did right in the sight of YHWH: he did according to all that his father Uzziah had done.

רַ֤ק הַבָּמוֹת֙ לֹ֣א סָ֔רוּ ע֗וֹד הָעָ֛ם מְזַבְּחִ֥ים וּֽמְקַטְּרִ֖ים בַּבָּמ֑וֹת ה֗וּא בָּנָ֛ה אֶת שַׁ֥עַר בֵּית יְהוָ֖ה הָעֶלְיֽוֹן

Howbeit the high places were not removed: the people sacrificed and burned incense still in the high places. He built the higher gate of the house of YHWH.

וְיֶ֛תֶר דִּבְרֵ֥י יוֹתָ֖ם אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֑ה הֲלֹא הֵ֣ם כְּתוּבִ֗ים עַל סֵ֛פֶר דִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖ים לְמַלְכֵ֥י יְהוּדָֽה

Now the rest of the acts of Jotham, and all that he did, they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?

בַּיָּמִ֣ים הָהֵ֔ם הֵחֵ֣ל יְהוָ֗ה לְהַשְׁלִ֨יחַ֙ בִּֽיהוּדָ֔ה רְצִ֖ין מֶ֣לֶךְ אֲרָ֑ם וְאֵ֖ת פֶּ֥קַח בֶּן רְמַלְיָֽהוּ

In those days YHWH began to send against Judah Rezin the king of Syria, and Pekah the son of Remaliah.

וַיִּשְׁכַּ֤ב יוֹתָם֙ עִם אֲבֹתָ֔יו וַיִּקָּבֵר֙ עִם אֲבֹתָ֔יו בְּעִ֖יר דָּוִ֣ד אָבִ֑יו וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ אָחָ֥ז בְּנ֖וֹ תַּחְתָּֽיו

And Jotham slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father: and Ahaz his son reigned in his stead.