2 Chronicles

Chapter 20

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayehi֣y 'ֽacharey ke֡n bּa֣'u beney-mo'ab֩ ubene֨y 'amּ֜on ve'imּahe֧m ׀ meֽha'amּoni֛ym 'al-yehoshshapa֖t lamּilechamaֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)It happened after this that the people of Moab with the people of Ammon, and others with them besides the Ammonites, came to battle against Jehoshaphat.

וַיְהִ֣י אַֽחֲרֵי כֵ֡ן בָּ֣אוּ בְנֵי־מוֹאָב֩ וּבְנֵ֨י עַמּ֜וֹן וְעִמָּהֶ֧ם ׀ מֵֽהָעַמּוֹנִ֛ים עַל־יְהוֹשָׁפָ֖ט לַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּabo֗'u vayּagּi֤ydu liֽyhoshshapat֙ le'mo֔r bּa֣ 'ale֜yka ham֥on ra֛b me'e֥ber layּa֖m me'ara֑m vehinּam֙ bּechaֽtzetz֣on tּama֔r hi֖y 'e֥yn gּeֽdiy׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Then some came and told Jehoshaphat, saying, "A great multitude is coming against you from beyond the sea, from Syria; and they are already in Hazazon Tamar" (which is En Gedi).

וַיָּבֹ֗אוּ וַיַּגִּ֤ידוּ לִֽיהוֹשָׁפָט֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר בָּ֣א עָלֶ֜יךָ הָמ֥וֹן רָ֛ב מֵעֵ֥בֶר לַיָּ֖ם מֵאֲרָ֑ם וְהִנָּם֙ בְּחַֽצְצ֣וֹן תָּמָ֔ר הִ֖יא עֵ֥ין גֶּֽדִי׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּira֕ vayּitּe֧n yehoshshapa֛t 'et-pּana֖yv lider֣oshsh layhva֑h vayּiqera'-tz֖om 'al-kּal-yehudaֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)And Jehoshaphat feared, and set himself to seek the LORD, and proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah.

וַיִּרָ֕א וַיִּתֵּ֧ן יְהוֹשָׁפָ֛ט אֶת־פָּנָ֖יו לִדְר֣וֹשׁ לַיהוָ֑ה וַיִּקְרָא־צ֖וֹם עַל־כָּל־יְהוּדָֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּiqּabetz֣u yehuda֔h lebaqּe֖shsh meֽyehva֑h gּa֚m mikּal-'are֣y yehuda֔h bּa֖'u lebaqּe֥shsh 'et-yehvaֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)So Judah gathered together to ask help from the LORD; and from all the cities of Judah they came to seek the LORD.

וַיִּקָּבְצ֣וּ יְהוּדָ֔ה לְבַקֵּ֖שׁ מֵֽיְהוָ֑ה גַּ֚ם מִכָּל־עָרֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֔ה בָּ֖אוּ לְבַקֵּ֥שׁ אֶת־יְהוָֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּa'amo֣d yehoshshapa֗t bּiqeha֧l yehuda֛h viyrushshala֖im bּebe֣yt yehva֑h lipene֖y hechatze֥r hachadashshaֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Then Jehoshaphat stood in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of the LORD, in front of the new court,

וַיַּעֲמֹ֣ד יְהוֹשָׁפָ֗ט בִּקְהַ֧ל יְהוּדָ֛ה וִירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם בְּבֵ֣ית יְהוָ֑ה לִפְנֵ֖י הֶחָצֵ֥ר הַחֲדָשָֽׁה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo'ma֗r yehva֞h 'elohe֤y 'abote֨ynu֙ halo֨ 'atּaֽh-h֤u 'elohiym֙ bּashshּama֔yim ve'atּa֣h moshshe֔l bּeko֖l mamelek֣ot hagּoyi֑m ubeyadeka֙ kּo֣cha ugebura֔h ve'e֥yn 'imּeka֖ lehiteyatzּeֽb׃

Edified Edition (EDE)and said: "O LORD God of our fathers, are You not God in heaven, and do You not rule over all the kingdoms of the nations, and in Your hand is there not power and might, so that no one is able to withstand You?

וַיֹּאמַ֗ר יְהוָ֞ה אֱלֹהֵ֤י אֲבֹתֵ֨ינוּ֙ הֲלֹ֨א אַתָּֽה־ה֤וּא אֱלֹהִים֙ בַּשָּׁמַ֔יִם וְאַתָּ֣ה מוֹשֵׁ֔ל בְּכֹ֖ל מַמְלְכ֣וֹת הַגּוֹיִ֑ם וּבְיָדְךָ֙ כֹּ֣חַ וּגְבוּרָ֔ה וְאֵ֥ין עִמְּךָ֖ לְהִתְיַצֵּֽב׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): halo֣ ׀ 'atּa֣h 'elohe֗ynu hora֨shshetּa֙ 'et-yoshshebey֙ ha'a֣retz hazּo֔'t milּipene֖y 'amּeka֣ yishsera'e֑l vaֽtּitּena֗hּ leze֛ra 'aberaha֥m 'oֽhabeka֖ le'olaֽm׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Are You not our God, who drove out the inhabitants of this land before Your people Israel, and gave it to the descendants of Abraham Your friend forever?

הֲלֹ֣א ׀ אַתָּ֣ה אֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ הוֹרַ֨שְׁתָּ֙ אֶת־יֹשְׁבֵי֙ הָאָ֣רֶץ הַזֹּ֔את מִלִּפְנֵ֖י עַמְּךָ֣ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַֽתִּתְּנָ֗הּ לְזֶ֛רַע אַבְרָהָ֥ם אֹֽהַבְךָ֖ לְעוֹלָֽם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּeshsheb֖u-ba֑hּ vayּiben֨u leka֧ ׀ bּa֛hּ miqedּa֖shsh leshshimeka֥ le'moֽr׃

Edified Edition (EDE)And they dwell in it, and have built You a sanctuary in it for Your name, saying,

וַיֵּשְׁב֖וּ־בָ֑הּ וַיִּבְנ֨וּ לְךָ֧ ׀ בָּ֛הּ מִקְדָּ֖שׁ לְשִׁמְךָ֥ לֵאמֹֽר׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): im-tּab֨o 'ale֜ynu ra'a֗h chereb֮ shshepot֮ vede֣ber vera'ab֒ naֽ'ameda֞h lipene֨y habּa֤yit hazּeh֙ ulepane֔yka kּi֥y shshimeka֖ bּabּa֣yit hazּe֑h venize'a֥q 'ele֛yka mitzּarate֖nu vetishshema֥ vetoshshiֽy'a׃

Edified Edition (EDE)'If disaster comes upon us, sword, judgement, pestilence, or famine, we will stand before this temple and in Your presence (for Your name is in this temple), and cry out to You in our affliction, and You will hear and save.'

אִם־תָּב֨וֹא עָלֵ֜ינוּ רָעָ֗ה חֶרֶב֮ שְׁפוֹט֮ וְדֶ֣בֶר וְרָעָב֒ נַֽעַמְדָ֞ה לִפְנֵ֨י הַבַּ֤יִת הַזֶּה֙ וּלְפָנֶ֔יךָ כִּ֥י שִׁמְךָ֖ בַּבַּ֣יִת הַזֶּ֑ה וְנִזְעַ֥ק אֵלֶ֛יךָ מִצָּרָתֵ֖נוּ וְתִשְׁמַ֥ע וְתוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'atּa֡h hinּeh֩ beneֽy-'amּ֨on umo'a֜b vehar-shse'i֗yr 'a֠shsher loֽ'-nata֤tּah leyishsera'el֙ lab֣o bahe֔m bּebo'a֖m me'e֣retz mitzera֑yim kּi֛y sa֥ru me'aleyhe֖m velo֥ hishshemiydֽum׃

Edified Edition (EDE)And now, here are the people of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir, whom You would not let Israel invade when they came out of the land of Egypt, but they turned from them and did not destroy them,

וְעַתָּ֡ה הִנֵּה֩ בְנֵֽי־עַמּ֨וֹן וּמוֹאָ֜ב וְהַר־שֵׂעִ֗יר אֲ֠שֶׁר לֹֽא־נָתַ֤תָּה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙ לָב֣וֹא בָהֶ֔ם בְּבֹאָ֖ם מֵאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרָ֑יִם כִּ֛י סָ֥רוּ מֵעֲלֵיהֶ֖ם וְלֹ֥א הִשְׁמִידֽוּם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vehi֨nּeh-he֔m gּomeli֖ym 'ale֑ynu labo'֙ lega֣reshshe֔nu miyּerushshּateka֖ 'ashshe֥r hֽorashshetּaֽnu׃

Edified Edition (EDE)here they are, rewarding us by coming to throw us out of Your possession which You have given us to inherit.

וְהִ֨נֵּה־הֵ֔ם גֹּמְלִ֖ים עָלֵ֑ינוּ לָבוֹא֙ לְגָ֣רְשֵׁ֔נוּ מִיְּרֻשָּׁתְךָ֖ אֲשֶׁ֥ר הֽוֹרַשְׁתָּֽנוּ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): elohe֨ynu֙ halo֣ tishshepּat-bּa֔m kּi֣y 'e֥yn bּa֨nu֙ kּo֔cha li֠peney heham֥on hara֛b hazּe֖h habּa֣ 'ale֑ynu va'ana֗chenu lo֤ neda'֙ maֽh-nּa'ashse֔h kּi֥y 'ale֖yka 'eyneֽynu׃

Edified Edition (EDE)O our God, will You not judge them? For we have no power against this great multitude that is coming against us; nor do we know what to do, but our eyes are upon You."

אֱלֹהֵ֨ינוּ֙ הֲלֹ֣א תִשְׁפָּט־בָּ֔ם כִּ֣י אֵ֥ין בָּ֨נוּ֙ כֹּ֔חַ לִ֠פְנֵי הֶהָמ֥וֹן הָרָ֛ב הַזֶּ֖ה הַבָּ֣א עָלֵ֑ינוּ וַאֲנַ֗חְנוּ לֹ֤א נֵדַע֙ מַֽה־נַּעֲשֶׂ֔ה כִּ֥י עָלֶ֖יךָ עֵינֵֽינוּ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): veka֨l-yehuda֔h 'omedi֖ym lipene֣y yehva֑h gּam-tapּa֖m neshsheyhe֥m ubeneyheֽm׃p

Edified Edition (EDE)Now all Judah, with their little ones, their wives, and their children, stood before the LORD.

וְכָ֨ל־יְהוּדָ֔ה עֹמְדִ֖ים לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה גַּם־טַפָּ֖ם נְשֵׁיהֶ֥ם וּבְנֵיהֶֽם׃פ

Phonetic (Hebrew): veyachaziy'e֡l bּen-zekareya֡hu bּen-bּe֠nayah bּen-ye'iy'e֧l bּen-matּaneya֛h halּevi֖y min-bּene֣y 'asa֑p hayeta֤h 'alayv֙ r֣ucha yehva֔h bּet֖oke haqּahaֽl׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Then the Spirit of the LORD came upon Jahaziel the son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, a Levite of the sons of Asaph, in the middle of the assembly;

וְיַחֲזִיאֵ֡ל בֶּן־זְכַרְיָ֡הוּ בֶּן־בְּ֠נָיָה בֶּן־יְעִיאֵ֧ל בֶּן־מַתַּנְיָ֛ה הַלֵּוִ֖י מִן־בְּנֵ֣י אָסָ֑ף הָיְתָ֤ה עָלָיו֙ ר֣וּחַ יְהוָ֔ה בְּת֖וֹךְ הַקָּהָֽל׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֗'mer haqeshshi֤ybu kal-yehudah֙ veyoshshebe֣y yerushshalai֔m vehamּe֖leke yehoshshapa֑t kּoֽh-'ama֨r yehva֜h lake֗m 'a֠tּem 'al-tּiֽyre'֤u ve'al-tּecha֨tּu֙ mipּene֨y heham֤on harab֙ hazּe֔h kּi֣y lo֥ lake֛m hamּilechama֖h kּi֥y le'lohiֽym׃

Edified Edition (EDE)and he said: "Listen, all you of Judah and you inhabitants of Jerusalem, and you, King Jehoshaphat! Thus says the LORD to you: 'Do not be afraid nor dismayed because of this great multitude, for the battle is not yours, but God’s.

וַיֹּ֗אמֶר הַקְשִׁ֤יבוּ כָל־יְהוּדָה֙ וְיֹשְׁבֵ֣י יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔ם וְהַמֶּ֖לֶךְ יְהוֹשָׁפָ֑ט כֹּֽה־אָמַ֨ר יְהוָ֜ה לָכֶ֗ם אַ֠תֶּם אַל־תִּֽירְא֤וּ וְאַל־תֵּחַ֨תּוּ֙ מִפְּנֵ֨י הֶהָמ֤וֹן הָרָב֙ הַזֶּ֔ה כִּ֣י לֹ֥א לָכֶ֛ם הַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה כִּ֥י לֵאלֹהִֽים׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): machar֙ red֣u 'aleyhe֔m hinּa֥m 'oli֖ym bּema'ale֣h hatzּi֑ytz umetza'te֤m 'otam֙ bּes֣op hanּa֔chal pּene֖y midebּa֥r yeru'eֽl׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Tomorrow go down against them. They will surely come up by the Ascent of Ziz, and you will find them at the end of the valley before the Wilderness of Jeruel.

מָחָר֙ רְד֣וּ עֲלֵיהֶ֔ם הִנָּ֥ם עֹלִ֖ים בְּמַעֲלֵ֣ה הַצִּ֑יץ וּמְצָאתֶ֤ם אֹתָם֙ בְּס֣וֹף הַנַּ֔חַל פְּנֵ֖י מִדְבַּ֥ר יְרוּאֵֽל׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): lo֥ lake֖m lehilּache֣m bּazo֑'t hiteyatzּeb֣u 'imed֡u ure'֣u 'et-yeshshu'at֩ yehva֨h 'imּake֜m yehuda֣h viֽyrushshalai֗m 'al-tּiֽyre'u֙ ve'al-tּecha֔tּu machar֙ tze'֣u lipeneyhe֔m vayhva֖h 'imּakeֽm׃

Edified Edition (EDE)You will not need to fight in this battle. Position yourselves, stand still and see the salvation of the LORD, who is with you, O Judah and Jerusalem!' Do not fear or be dismayed; tomorrow go out against them, for the LORD is with you."

לֹ֥א לָכֶ֖ם לְהִלָּחֵ֣ם בָּזֹ֑את הִתְיַצְּב֣וּ עִמְד֡וּ וּרְא֣וּ אֶת־יְשׁוּעַת֩ יְהוָ֨ה עִמָּכֶ֜ם יְהוּדָ֣ה וִֽירוּשָׁלִַ֗ם אַל־תִּֽירְאוּ֙ וְאַל־תֵּחַ֔תּוּ מָחָר֙ צְא֣וּ לִפְנֵיהֶ֔ם וַיהוָ֖ה עִמָּכֶֽם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּiqּo֧d yehoshshapa֛t 'apּa֖yim 'a֑retzah vekal-yehuda֞h veyoshshebe֣y yerushshalai֗m naֽpelu֙ lipene֣y yehva֔h lehiֽshshetּachavo֖t layhvaֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)And Jehoshaphat bowed his head with his face to the ground, and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell down before the LORD, worshipping the LORD.

וַיִּקֹּ֧ד יְהוֹשָׁפָ֛ט אַפַּ֖יִם אָ֑רְצָה וְכָל־יְהוּדָ֞ה וְיֹשְׁבֵ֣י יְרוּשָׁלִַ֗ם נָֽפְלוּ֙ לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה לְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֺ֖ת לַיהוָֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּaqu֧mu haleviyּi֛m min-bּene֥y haqּehati֖ym umin-bּene֣y haqּarechi֑ym lehalּe֗l layhvah֙ 'elohe֣y yishsera'e֔l bּeq֥ol gּad֖ol lemaֽ'elah׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Then the Levites of the children of the Kohathites and of the children of the Korahites stood up to praise the LORD God of Israel with voices exceedingly high.

וַיָּקֻ֧מוּ הַלְוִיִּ֛ם מִן־בְּנֵ֥י הַקְּהָתִ֖ים וּמִן־בְּנֵ֣י הַקָּרְחִ֑ים לְהַלֵּ֗ל לַיהוָה֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל בְּק֥וֹל גָּד֖וֹל לְמָֽעְלָה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּashshekּi֣ymu babּo֔qer vayּetze'֖u lemidebּa֣r tּeq֑o'a ubetze'ta֞m 'ama֣d yehoshshapa֗t vayּo֨'mer֙ shshema'֗uniy yehudah֙ veyoshshebe֣y yerushshalai֔m ha'ami֜ynu bּayhva֤h 'eloheykem֙ vete֣'ame֔nu ha'ami֥ynu binebiy'a֖yv vehatzeliֽychu׃

Edified Edition (EDE)So they rose early in the morning and went out into the Wilderness of Tekoa; and as they went out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, "Hear me, O Judah and you inhabitants of Jerusalem: Believe [1] in the LORD your God, and you shall be established; believe His prophets, and you shall prosper."

וַיַּשְׁכִּ֣ימוּ בַבֹּ֔קֶר וַיֵּצְא֖וּ לְמִדְבַּ֣ר תְּק֑וֹעַ וּבְצֵאתָ֞ם עָמַ֣ד יְהוֹשָׁפָ֗ט וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ שְׁמָע֗וּנִי יְהוּדָה֙ וְיֹשְׁבֵ֣י יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔ם הַאֲמִ֜ינוּ בַּיהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם֙ וְתֵ֣אָמֵ֔נוּ הַאֲמִ֥ינוּ בִנְבִיאָ֖יו וְהַצְלִֽיחוּ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּiua'atz֙ 'el-ha'a֔m vayּa'ame֤d meshshoֽrariym֙ layhva֔h uֽmehaֽleli֖ym lehaderat-qo֑deshsh bּetze't֙ lipene֣y heֽchal֔utz ve'oֽmeriym֙ hod֣u layhva֔h kּi֥y le'ola֖m chasedּֽo׃

Edified Edition (EDE)And when he had consulted with the people, he appointed those who should sing to the LORD, and who should praise the beauty of holiness, as they went out before the army and were saying: "Praise the LORD, For His mercy endures forever."

וַיִּוָּעַץ֙ אֶל־הָעָ֔ם וַיַּעֲמֵ֤ד מְשֹֽׁרֲרִים֙ לַיהוָ֔ה וּֽמְהַֽלְלִ֖ים לְהַדְרַת־קֹ֑דֶשׁ בְּצֵאת֙ לִפְנֵ֣י הֶֽחָל֔וּץ וְאֹֽמְרִים֙ הוֹד֣וּ לַיהוָ֔ה כִּ֥י לְעוֹלָ֖ם חַסְדּֽוֹ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): ube'et֩ heche֨lּu berinּa֜h utehilּa֗h nata֣n yehva֣h ׀ me֠'aֽrebiym 'al-bּene֨y 'amּ֜on mo'a֧b vehar-shse'i֛yr habּa'i֥ym liֽyhuda֖h vayּinּageֽpu׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Now when they began to sing and to praise, the LORD set ambushes against the people of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir, who had come against Judah; and they were defeated.

וּבְעֵת֩ הֵחֵ֨לּוּ בְרִנָּ֜ה וּתְהִלָּ֗ה נָתַ֣ן יְהוָ֣ה ׀ מְ֠אָֽרְבִים עַל־בְּנֵ֨י עַמּ֜וֹן מוֹאָ֧ב וְהַר־שֵׂעִ֛יר הַבָּאִ֥ים לִֽיהוּדָ֖ה וַיִּנָּגֵֽפוּ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): va֠yּaֽ'amedu bּene֨y 'amּ֧on umo'a֛b 'al-yoshshebe֥y har-shse'i֖yr lehachari֣ym ulehashshemi֑yd ukekalּotam֙ bּeyoshshebe֣y shse'i֔yr 'azer֥u 'iyshsh-bּere'e֖hu lemashshechiֽyt׃

Edified Edition (EDE)For the people of Ammon and Moab stood up against the inhabitants of Mount Seir to utterly destroy and kill them. And when they had made an end of the inhabitants of Seir, they helped to destroy one another.

וַ֠יַּֽעַמְדוּ בְּנֵ֨י עַמּ֧וֹן וּמוֹאָ֛ב עַל־יֹשְׁבֵ֥י הַר־שֵׂעִ֖יר לְהַחֲרִ֣ים וּלְהַשְׁמִ֑יד וּכְכַלּוֹתָם֙ בְּיוֹשְׁבֵ֣י שֵׂעִ֔יר עָזְר֥וּ אִישׁ־בְּרֵעֵ֖הוּ לְמַשְׁחִֽית׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): viֽyhuda֛h bּa֥ 'al-hamּitzepּe֖h lamּidebּa֑r vayּipenu֙ 'el-he֣ham֔on vehinּa֧m pּegari֛ym nopeli֥ym 'a֖retzah ve'e֥yn pּeleytaֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)So when Judah came to a lookout point in the wilderness, they looked toward the multitude, and there were their dead bodies, fallen on the earth. No one had escaped.

וִֽיהוּדָ֛ה בָּ֥א עַל־הַמִּצְפֶּ֖ה לַמִּדְבָּ֑ר וַיִּפְנוּ֙ אֶל־הֶ֣הָמ֔וֹן וְהִנָּ֧ם פְּגָרִ֛ים נֹפְלִ֥ים אַ֖רְצָה וְאֵ֥ין פְּלֵיטָֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּabo֨ yehoshshapa֣t ve'amּo֮ labo֣z 'et-shshelalam֒ vayּimetze'u֩ bahe֨m laro֜b urek֤ushsh upegariym֙ ukele֣y chamud֔ot vayenatzּel֥u lahe֖m le'e֣yn mashsּa֑ vayּiֽhey֞u yami֧ym shsheloshsha֛h bּozezi֥ym 'et-hashshּala֖l kּi֥y rab-hֽu'׃

Edified Edition (EDE)When Jehoshaphat and his people came to take away their spoil, they found among them an abundance of valuables on the dead bodies, and precious jewellery, which they stripped off for themselves, more than they could carry away; and they were three days gathering the spoil because there was so much.

וַיָּבֹ֨א יְהוֹשָׁפָ֣ט וְעַמּוֹ֮ לָבֹ֣ז אֶת־שְׁלָלָם֒ וַיִּמְצְאוּ֩ בָהֶ֨ם לָרֹ֜ב וּרְכ֤וּשׁ וּפְגָרִים֙ וּכְלֵ֣י חֲמֻד֔וֹת וַיְנַצְּל֥וּ לָהֶ֖ם לְאֵ֣ין מַשָּׂ֑א וַיִּֽהְי֞וּ יָמִ֧ים שְׁלוֹשָׁ֛ה בֹּזְזִ֥ים אֶת־הַשָּׁלָ֖ל כִּ֥י רַב־הֽוּא׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): ubayּ֣om harebi'i֗y niqehalu֙ le'e֣meq bּeraka֔h kּiy-shsha֖m bּerak֣u 'et-yehva֑h 'al-kּe֡n qaֽre'֞u 'et-shshe֨m hamּaq֥om hah֛u 'e֥meq bּeraka֖h 'ad-hayּֽom׃

Edified Edition (EDE)And on the fourth day they assembled in the Valley of Berachah, for there they blessed the LORD; therefore the name of that place was called the Valley of Berachah to this day.

וּבַיּ֣וֹם הָרְבִעִ֗י נִקְהֲלוּ֙ לְעֵ֣מֶק בְּרָכָ֔ה כִּי־שָׁ֖ם בֵּרֲכ֣וּ אֶת־יְהוָ֑ה עַל־כֵּ֡ן קָֽרְא֞וּ אֶת־שֵׁ֨ם הַמָּק֥וֹם הַה֛וּא עֵ֥מֶק בְּרָכָ֖ה עַד־הַיּֽוֹם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): va֠yּashshubu kּal-'i֨yshsh yehuda֤h viֽyrushshalai֨m֙ viֽyhoshshapa֣t bּero'shsha֔m lashsh֥ub 'el-yerushshala֖im bּeshsimecha֑h kּiֽy-shsimּecha֥m yehva֖h meֽ'oyebeyheֽm׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Then they returned, every man of Judah and Jerusalem, with Jehoshaphat in front of them, to go back to Jerusalem with joy, for the LORD had made them rejoice over their enemies.

וַ֠יָּשֻׁבוּ כָּל־אִ֨ישׁ יְהוּדָ֤ה וִֽירוּשָׁלִַ֨ם֙ וִֽיהוֹשָׁפָ֣ט בְּרֹאשָׁ֔ם לָשׁ֥וּב אֶל־יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם בְּשִׂמְחָ֑ה כִּֽי־שִׂמְּחָ֥ם יְהוָ֖ה מֵֽאוֹיְבֵיהֶֽם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּabo֨'u֙ yer֣ushshalai֔m bּinebali֥ym ubekinּor֖ot ubachatzotzer֑ot 'el-bּe֖yt yehvaֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)So they came to Jerusalem, with harps and stringed instruments and trumpets, to the house of the LORD.

וַיָּבֹ֨אוּ֙ יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם בִּנְבָלִ֥ים וּבְכִנֹּר֖וֹת וּבַחֲצֹצְר֑וֹת אֶל־בֵּ֖ית יְהוָֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayehiy֙ pּa֣chad 'elohi֔ym 'a֖l kּal-mamelek֣ot ha'aratz֑ot bּeshshame'a֕m kּi֚y nilecha֣m yehva֔h 'i֖m 'oyebe֥y yishsera'eֽl׃

Edified Edition (EDE)And the fear of God was on all the kingdoms of those countries when they heard that the LORD had fought against the enemies of Israel.

וַיְהִי֙ פַּ֣חַד אֱלֹהִ֔ים עַ֖ל כָּל־מַמְלְכ֣וֹת הָאֲרָצ֑וֹת בְּשָׁמְעָ֕ם כִּ֚י נִלְחַ֣ם יְהוָ֔ה עִ֖ם אוֹיְבֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vatּishsheqo֖t malek֣ut yehoshshapa֑t vayּa֧naֽch l֦o 'eloha֖yv misּabiֽyb׃p

Edified Edition (EDE)Then the realm of Jehoshaphat was quiet, for his God gave him rest all around.

וַתִּשְׁקֹ֖ט מַלְכ֣וּת יְהוֹשָׁפָ֑ט וַיָּ֧נַֽח ל֦וֹ אֱלֹהָ֖יו מִסָּבִֽיב׃פ

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּimelo֥ke yehoshshapa֖t 'al-yehuda֑h bּen-shsheloshshiym֩ vechame֨shsh shshana֜h bּemalek֗o ve'eshseri֨ym vechame֤shsh shshanah֙ mala֣ke bּiֽyrushshalai֔m veshshe֣m 'imּ֔o 'azuba֖h bּat-shshilechiֽy׃

Edified Edition (EDE)So Jehoshaphat reigned over Judah. He was thirty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned twenty-five years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi.

וַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְ יְהוֹשָׁפָ֖ט עַל־יְהוּדָ֑ה בֶּן־שְׁלֹשִׁים֩ וְחָמֵ֨שׁ שָׁנָ֜ה בְּמָלְכ֗וֹ וְעֶשְׂרִ֨ים וְחָמֵ֤שׁ שָׁנָה֙ מָלַ֣ךְ בִּֽירוּשָׁלִַ֔ם וְשֵׁ֣ם אִמּ֔וֹ עֲזוּבָ֖ה בַּת־שִׁלְחִֽי׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּe֗leke bּede֛reke 'abi֥yv 'asa֖ velo'-sa֣r mimּe֑nּah la'ashs֥ot hayּashsha֖r bּe'eyne֥y yehvaֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)And he walked in the way of his father Asa, and did not turn aside from it, doing what was right in the sight of the LORD.

וַיֵּ֗לֶךְ בְּדֶ֛רֶךְ אָבִ֥יו אָסָ֖א וְלֹא־סָ֣ר מִמֶּ֑נָּה לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת הַיָּשָׁ֖ר בְּעֵינֵ֥י יְהוָֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): a֥ke habּam֖ot lo'-sa֑ru ve'֤od ha'am֙ lo'-heki֣ynu lebaba֔m le'lohe֖y 'aboteyheֽm׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Nevertheless the high places were not taken away, for as yet the people had not prepared their hearts for the God of their fathers.

אַ֥ךְ הַבָּמ֖וֹת לֹא־סָ֑רוּ וְע֤וֹד הָעָם֙ לֹא־הֵכִ֣ינוּ לְבָבָ֔ם לֵאלֹהֵ֖י אֲבֹתֵיהֶֽם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): veye֨ter֙ dּibere֣y yehoshshapa֔t hari'shshoni֖ym veha'acharoni֑ym hinּa֣m kּetubi֗ym bּediberey֙ yeh֣u ben-chana֔niy 'ashshe֣r hoֽ'ala֔h 'al-se֖per maleke֥y yishsera'eֽl׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, first and last, indeed they are written in the book of Jehu the son of Hanani, which is mentioned in the book of the kings of Israel.

וְיֶ֨תֶר֙ דִּבְרֵ֣י יְהוֹשָׁפָ֔ט הָרִאשֹׁנִ֖ים וְהָאַחֲרֹנִ֑ים הִנָּ֣ם כְּתוּבִ֗ים בְּדִבְרֵי֙ יֵה֣וּא בֶן־חֲנָ֔נִי אֲשֶׁ֣ר הֹֽעֲלָ֔ה עַל־סֵ֖פֶר מַלְכֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'acharey ke֗n 'etechabּar֙ yehoshshapa֣t meֽleke-yehuda֔h 'i֖m 'achazeya֣h meֽleke-yishsera'e֑l h֖u hireshshi֥y'a la'ashsֽot׃

Edified Edition (EDE)After this Jehoshaphat king of Judah allied himself with Ahaziah king of Israel, who acted very wickedly.

וְאַחֲרֵי כֵ֗ן אֶתְחַבַּר֙ יְהוֹשָׁפָ֣ט מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָ֔ה עִ֖ם אֲחַזְיָ֣ה מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל ה֖וּא הִרְשִׁ֥יעַ לַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayechabּere֣hu 'imּ֔o la'ashs֥ot 'oniyּ֖ot lale֣ket tּareshshi֑yshsh vayּa'ashs֥u 'oniyּ֖ot bּe'etzey֥on gּaֽber׃

Edified Edition (EDE)And he allied himself with him to make ships to go to Tarshish, and they made the ships in Ezion-Geber.

וַיְחַבְּרֵ֣הוּ עִמּ֔וֹ לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת אֳנִיּ֖וֹת לָלֶ֣כֶת תַּרְשִׁ֑ישׁ וַיַּעֲשׂ֥וּ אֳנִיּ֖וֹת בְּעֶצְי֥וֹן גָּֽבֶר׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּitenabּe֞ 'eliy'e֤zer bּen-dּodava֨hu֙ mimּa֣reshsha֔h 'al-yehoshshapa֖t le'mo֑r kּehiֽtechabּereka֣ 'im-'achazeya֗hu pּara֤tz yehvah֙ 'eֽt-ma'ashse֔yka vayּishshּaber֣u 'oniyּ֔ot velo֥ 'atzer֖u lale֥ket 'el-tּareshshiֽyshsh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)But Eliezer the son of Dodavah of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, "Because you have allied yourself with Ahaziah, the LORD has destroyed your works." Then the ships were wrecked, so that they were not able to go to Tarshish.

וַיִּתְנַבֵּ֞א אֱלִיעֶ֤זֶר בֶּן־דֹּדָוָ֨הוּ֙ מִמָּ֣רֵשָׁ֔ה עַל־יְהוֹשָׁפָ֖ט לֵאמֹ֑ר כְּהִֽתְחַבֶּרְךָ֣ עִם־אֲחַזְיָ֗הוּ פָּרַ֤ץ יְהוָה֙ אֶֽת־מַעֲשֶׂ֔יךָ וַיִּשָּׁבְר֣וּ אֳנִיּ֔וֹת וְלֹ֥א עָצְר֖וּ לָלֶ֥כֶת אֶל־תַּרְשִֽׁישׁ׃