2 Kings

Chapter 18

Phonetic (Hebrew): vaֽyehiy֙ bּishshena֣t shshalo֔shsh lehoshshe֥'a bּen-'ela֖h me֣leke yishsera'e֑l mala֛ke chizeqiyּa֥h ben-'acha֖z me֥leke yehudaֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)In the third year of Hoshea son of Elah, king of Israel, Hezekiah son of Ahaz, king of Judah, began to reign.

וַֽיְהִי֙ בִּשְׁנַ֣ת שָׁלֹ֔שׁ לְהוֹשֵׁ֥עַ בֶּן־אֵלָ֖ה מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל מָלַ֛ךְ חִזְקִיָּ֥ה בֶן־אָחָ֖ז מֶ֥לֶךְ יְהוּדָֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): bּen-'eshseri֨ym vechame֤shsh shshanah֙ haya֣h bemalek֔o ve'eshseri֤ym vate֨shsha'֙ shshana֔h mala֖ke bּiyrushshala֑im veshshe֣m 'imּ֔o 'abi֖y bּat-zekareyaֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Abi the daughter of Zechariah.

בֶּן־עֶשְׂרִ֨ים וְחָמֵ֤שׁ שָׁנָה֙ הָיָ֣ה בְמָלְכ֔וֹ וְעֶשְׂרִ֤ים וָתֵ֨שַׁע֙ שָׁנָ֔ה מָלַ֖ךְ בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וְשֵׁ֣ם אִמּ֔וֹ אֲבִ֖י בַּת־זְכַרְיָֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּa֥'ashs hayּashsha֖r bּe'eyne֣y yehva֑h kּeko֥l 'ashsher-'ashsa֖h dּavi֥d 'abiֽyv׃

Edified Edition (EDE)He did what was right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father David had done.

וַיַּ֥עַשׂ הַיָּשָׁ֖ר בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה כְּכֹ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂ֖ה דָּוִ֥ד אָבִֽיו׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): h֣u ׀ hesi֣yr 'et-habּam֗ot veshshibּar֙ 'et-hamּatzּebo֔t vekara֖t 'et-haֽ'ashshera֑h vekitּat֩ necha֨shsh hanּecho֜shshet 'ashsher-'ashsa֣h moshshe֗h kּi֣y 'ad-hayּami֤ym hahe֨mּah֙ hay֤u beneֽy-yishsera'el֙ meqatּeri֣ym l֔o vayּiqera'-l֖o nechushshetּaֽn׃

Edified Edition (EDE)He removed the high places, broke the sacred pillars, cut down the wooden images and broke in pieces the bronze serpent that Moses had made; for until those days the children of Israel burned incense to it, and called it Nehushtan [1].

ה֣וּא ׀ הֵסִ֣יר אֶת־הַבָּמ֗וֹת וְשִׁבַּר֙ אֶת־הַמַּצֵּבֹ֔ת וְכָרַ֖ת אֶת־הָֽאֲשֵׁרָ֑ה וְכִתַּת֩ נְחַ֨שׁ הַנְּחֹ֜שֶׁת אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂ֣ה מֹשֶׁ֗ה כִּ֣י עַד־הַיָּמִ֤ים הָהֵ֨מָּה֙ הָי֤וּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ מְקַטְּרִ֣ים ל֔וֹ וַיִּקְרָא־ל֖וֹ נְחֻשְׁתָּֽן׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): bּayhva֥h 'eloheֽy-yishsera'e֖l bּata֑ch ve'achara֞yv lo'-haya֣h kamo֗hu bּekol֙ maleke֣y yehuda֔h va'ashshe֥r hay֖u lepanaֽyv׃

Edified Edition (EDE)He trusted in the LORD God of Israel, so that after him there was none like him among all the kings of Judah, nor who were before him.

בַּיהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל בָּטָ֑ח וְאַחֲרָ֞יו לֹא־הָיָ֣ה כָמֹ֗הוּ בְּכֹל֙ מַלְכֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֔ה וַאֲשֶׁ֥ר הָי֖וּ לְפָנָֽיו׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּidebּaq֙ bּaֽyhva֔h lo'-sa֖r me'aֽchara֑yv vayּishshemor֙ mitzevota֔yv 'ashsher-tziua֥h yehva֖h 'et-moshsheֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)For he held fast to the LORD; he did not depart from following Him, but kept His commandments, which the LORD had commanded Moses.

וַיִּדְבַּק֙ בַּֽיהוָ֔ה לֹא־סָ֖ר מֵאַֽחֲרָ֑יו וַיִּשְׁמֹר֙ מִצְוֺתָ֔יו אֲשֶׁר־צִוָּ֥ה יְהוָ֖ה אֶת־מֹשֶֽׁה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vehaya֤h yehvah֙ 'imּ֔o bּeko֥l 'ashsher-yetze֖ yashsekּi֑yl vayּimero֥d bּemeֽleke-'ashshּ֖ur velo֥ 'abadֽo׃

Edified Edition (EDE)the LORD was with him; he prospered wherever he went. He rebelled against the king of Assyria and did not serve him.

וְהָיָ֤ה יְהוָה֙ עִמּ֔וֹ בְּכֹ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־יֵצֵ֖א יַשְׂכִּ֑יל וַיִּמְרֹ֥ד בְּמֶֽלֶךְ־אַשּׁ֖וּר וְלֹ֥א עֲבָדֽוֹ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): hֽu'-hikּa֧h 'et-pּelishshetּi֛ym 'ad-'azּa֖h ve'et-gּebule֑yha mimּigedּa֥l notzeri֖ym 'ad-'i֥yr mibetzaֽr׃p

Edified Edition (EDE)He struck the Philistines, even to Gaza and its territory, from the watchtower to the fortified city.

הֽוּא־הִכָּ֧ה אֶת־פְּלִשְׁתִּ֛ים עַד־עַזָּ֖ה וְאֶת־גְּבוּלֶ֑יהָ מִמִּגְדַּ֥ל נוֹצְרִ֖ים עַד־עִ֥יר מִבְצָֽר׃פ

Phonetic (Hebrew): vaֽyehi֞y bּashshּana֤h haֽrebiy'iyt֙ lamּe֣leke chizeqiyּa֔hu hi֚y hashshּana֣h hashshּebiy'i֔yt lehoshshe֥'a bּen-'ela֖h me֣leke yishsera'e֑l 'ala֞h shshalemane'e֧ser meֽleke-'ashshּ֛ur 'al-shshomer֖on vayּa֥tzar 'aleֽyha׃

Edified Edition (EDE)In the fourth year of King Hezekiah, which was the seventh year of Hoshea son of Elah, king of Israel, Shalmaneser king of Assyria came up against Samaria and besieged it.

וַֽיְהִ֞י בַּשָּׁנָ֤ה הָֽרְבִיעִית֙ לַמֶּ֣לֶךְ חִזְקִיָּ֔הוּ הִ֚יא הַשָּׁנָ֣ה הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔ית לְהוֹשֵׁ֥עַ בֶּן־אֵלָ֖ה מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל עָלָ֞ה שַׁלְמַנְאֶ֧סֶר מֶֽלֶךְ־אַשּׁ֛וּר עַל־שֹׁמְר֖וֹן וַיָּ֥צַר עָלֶֽיהָ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vaֽyּilekּedu֗ha miqetzeh֙ shshalo֣shsh shshani֔ym bּishshenat-shshe֖shsh lechizeqiyּa֑h hi֣y shshenat-tּe֗shsha lehoshshe֨'a֙ me֣leke yishsera'e֔l nilekּeda֖h shshomerֽon׃

Edified Edition (EDE)At the end of three years they captured it. In the sixth year of Hezekiah, that is, the ninth year of Hoshea king of Israel, Samaria was captured.

וַֽיִּלְכְּדֻ֗הָ מִקְצֵה֙ שָׁלֹ֣שׁ שָׁנִ֔ים בִּשְׁנַת־שֵׁ֖שׁ לְחִזְקִיָּ֑ה הִ֣יא שְׁנַת־תֵּ֗שַׁע לְהוֹשֵׁ֨עַ֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל נִלְכְּדָ֖ה שֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּe֧gel meֽleke-'ashshּ֛ur 'et-yishsera'e֖l 'ashshּ֑urah vayּaneche֞m bּachela֧ch ubechab֛or neha֥r gּoza֖n ve'are֥y madaֽy׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Then the king of Assyria carried Israel away to Assyria, and put them in Halah and by the Habor, the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes,

וַיֶּ֧גֶל מֶֽלֶךְ־אַשּׁ֛וּר אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל אַשּׁ֑וּרָה וַיַּנְחֵ֞ם בַּחְלַ֧ח וּבְחָב֛וֹר נְהַ֥ר גּוֹזָ֖ן וְעָרֵ֥י מָדָֽי׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): a֣l ׀ 'ashshe֣r loֽ'-shshame'֗u bּeqol֙ yehva֣h 'eloheyhe֔m vayּa'aberu֙ 'et-bּeriyt֔o 'e֚t kּal-'ashshe֣r tziua֔h moshshe֖h 'e֣bed yehva֑h velo֥ shshame'֖u velo֥ 'ashsֽu׃p

Edified Edition (EDE)Because they did not obey the voice of the LORD their God, but transgressed His covenant and all that Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded; and they would neither listen nor do them.

עַ֣ל ׀ אֲשֶׁ֣ר לֹֽא־שָׁמְע֗וּ בְּקוֹל֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֔ם וַיַּעַבְרוּ֙ אֶת־בְּרִית֔וֹ אֵ֚ת כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֣ר צִוָּ֔ה מֹשֶׁ֖ה עֶ֣בֶד יְהוָ֑ה וְלֹ֥א שָׁמְע֖וּ וְלֹ֥א עָשֽׂוּ׃פ

Phonetic (Hebrew): ube'arebּa'֩ 'eshsere֨h shshana֜h lamּe֣leke chizeqiyּa֗h 'ala֞h sanecheri֤yb meֽleke-'ashshּur֙ 'a֣l kּal-'are֧y yehuda֛h habּetzur֖ot vaֽyּitepּeshseֽm׃

Edified Edition (EDE)In the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah, Sennacherib king of Assyria came up against all the fortified cities of Judah and took them.

וּבְאַרְבַּע֩ עֶשְׂרֵ֨ה שָׁנָ֜ה לַמֶּ֣לֶךְ חִזְקִיָּ֗ה עָלָ֞ה סַנְחֵרִ֤יב מֶֽלֶךְ־אַשּׁוּר֙ עַ֣ל כָּל־עָרֵ֧י יְהוּדָ֛ה הַבְּצֻר֖וֹת וַֽיִּתְפְּשֵֽׂם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּishshela֣ch chizeqiyּa֣h meֽleke-yehuda֣h 'el-meֽleke-'ashshּur֩ ׀ laki֨yshshah ׀ le'mo֤r ׀ chata֨'tiy֙ shsh֣ub meֽ'ala֔y 'e֛t 'ashsher-tּitּe֥n 'ala֖y 'eshsּa֑ vayּa֨shsem meֽleke-'ashshּ֜ur 'al-chizeqiyּa֣h meֽleke-yehuda֗h shshelo֤shsh me'ot֙ kּikּar-kּe֔sep ushsheloshshi֖ym kּikּa֥r zahaֽb׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Then Hezekiah king of Judah sent to the king of Assyria at Lachish, saying, "I have done wrong; turn away from me; whatever you impose on me I will bear." And the king of Assyria imposed on Hezekiah king of Judah three hundred talents of silver and thirty talents of gold.

וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח חִזְקִיָּ֣ה מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָ֣ה אֶל־מֶֽלֶךְ־אַשּׁוּר֩ ׀ לָכִ֨ישָׁה ׀ לֵאמֹ֤ר ׀ חָטָ֨אתִי֙ שׁ֣וּב מֵֽעָלַ֔י אֵ֛ת אֲשֶׁר־תִּתֵּ֥ן עָלַ֖י אֶשָּׂ֑א וַיָּ֨שֶׂם מֶֽלֶךְ־אַשּׁ֜וּר עַל־חִזְקִיָּ֣ה מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָ֗ה שְׁלֹ֤שׁ מֵאוֹת֙ כִּכַּר־כֶּ֔סֶף וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖ים כִּכַּ֥ר זָהָֽב׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּitּen֙ chizeqiyּa֔h 'et-kּal-hakּe֖sep hanּimetza֣ beyt-yehva֑h ube'otzer֖ot bּe֥yt hamּeֽleke׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Hezekiah gave him all the silver found in the house of the LORD and in the treasures of the king’s house.

וַיִּתֵּן֙ חִזְקִיָּ֔ה אֶת־כָּל־הַכֶּ֖סֶף הַנִּמְצָ֣א בֵית־יְהוָ֑ה וּבְאֹצְר֖וֹת בֵּ֥ית הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): bּa'e֣t hahi֗y qitzּa֨tz chizeqiyּa֜h 'et-dּalet֨ot heyka֤l yehvah֙ ve'et-ha'o֣men֔ot 'ashshe֣r tzipּa֔h chizeqiyּa֖h me֣leke yehuda֑h vaֽyּitּene֖m leme֥leke 'ashshּֽur׃p

Edified Edition (EDE)At that time Hezekiah stripped the gold from the doors of the temple of the LORD and from the pillars which Hezekiah king of Judah had overlaid, and gave it to the king of Assyria.

בָּעֵ֣ת הַהִ֗יא קִצַּ֨ץ חִזְקִיָּ֜ה אֶת־דַּלְת֨וֹת הֵיכַ֤ל יְהוָה֙ וְאֶת־הָאֹ֣מְנ֔וֹת אֲשֶׁ֣ר צִפָּ֔ה חִזְקִיָּ֖ה מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֑ה וַֽיִּתְּנֵ֖ם לְמֶ֥לֶךְ אַשּֽׁוּר׃פ

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּishshela֣ch meֽleke-'ashshּ֡ur 'et-tּaretּa֥n ve'et-rab-sari֣ys ׀ ve'et-rab-shshaqe֨h min-laki֜yshsh 'el-hamּe֧leke chizeqiyּa֛hu bּeche֥yl kּabe֖d yerushshala֑im vaֽyּa'alu֙ vayּabo֣'u yerushshalai֔m vayּa'al֣u vayּabo֗'u vayּaֽ'amedu֙ bּite'alat֙ habּereka֣h haֽ'eleyona֔h 'ashshe֕r bּimesilּa֖t shsede֥h kobeֽs׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Then the king of Assyria sent the Tartan, the Rabsaris, and the Rabshakeh from Lachish with a great army against Jerusalem, to King Hezekiah. They went up and came to Jerusalem. When they arrived, they stood by the conduit of the upper pool, which is on the highway to the Fuller’s Field.

וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח מֶֽלֶךְ־אַשּׁ֡וּר אֶת־תַּרְתָּ֥ן וְאֶת־רַב־סָרִ֣יס ׀ וְאֶת־רַב־שָׁקֵ֨ה מִן־לָכִ֜ישׁ אֶל־הַמֶּ֧לֶךְ חִזְקִיָּ֛הוּ בְּחֵ֥יל כָּבֵ֖ד יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וַֽיַּעֲלוּ֙ וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔ם וַיַּעֲל֣וּ וַיָּבֹ֗אוּ וַיַּֽעַמְדוּ֙ בִּתְעָלַת֙ הַבְּרֵכָ֣ה הָֽעֶלְיוֹנָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֕ר בִּמְסִלַּ֖ת שְׂדֵ֥ה כוֹבֵֽס׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vaֽyּiqere'u֙ 'el-hamּe֔leke vayּetze֧ 'alehe֛m 'eleyaqi֥ym bּen-chileqiyּa֖hu 'ashshe֣r 'al-habּa֑yit veshshebenah֙ hasּope֔r veyo'a֥ch bּen-'asa֖p hamּazekּiֽyr׃

Edified Edition (EDE)When they had called to the king, Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, who was over the household, Shebna the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph, the recorder, came out to them.

וַֽיִּקְרְאוּ֙ אֶל־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וַיֵּצֵ֧א אֲלֵהֶ֛ם אֶלְיָקִ֥ים בֶּן־חִלְקִיָּ֖הוּ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עַל־הַבָּ֑יִת וְשֶׁבְנָה֙ הַסֹּפֵ֔ר וְיוֹאָ֥ח בֶּן־אָסָ֖ף הַמַּזְכִּֽיר׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֤'mer 'alehem֙ rab-shshaqe֔h 'imeru-na֖ 'el-chizeqiyּa֑hu kּoֽh-'ama֞r hamּe֤leke hagּadol֙ me֣leke 'ashshּ֔ur ma֧h habּitּach֛on hazּe֖h 'ashshe֥r bּataֽchetּa׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Then the Rabshakeh said to them, "Say now to Hezekiah, ‘Thus says the great king, the king of Assyria: "What confidence is this in which you trust?

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֲלֵהֶם֙ רַב־שָׁקֵ֔ה אִמְרוּ־נָ֖א אֶל־חִזְקִיָּ֑הוּ כֹּֽה־אָמַ֞ר הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ הַגָּדוֹל֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ אַשּׁ֔וּר מָ֧ה הַבִּטָּח֛וֹן הַזֶּ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר בָּטָֽחְתָּ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): ama֨retּa֙ 'ake-dּebar-shsepata֔yim 'etza֥h ugebura֖h lamּilechama֑h 'atּah֙ 'al-mi֣y bata֔chetּa kּi֥y mara֖detּa bּiֽy׃

Edified Edition (EDE)You say (but they are only empty words), ‘I have counsel and strength for war.’ Now on whom do you trust, that you rebel against me?

אָמַ֨רְתָּ֙ אַךְ־דְּבַר־שְׂפָתַ֔יִם עֵצָ֥ה וּגְבוּרָ֖ה לַמִּלְחָמָ֑ה עַתָּה֙ עַל־מִ֣י בָטַ֔חְתָּ כִּ֥י מָרַ֖דְתָּ בִּֽי׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): atּa֡h hinּe֣h bata֣chetּa lּeka֡ 'al-mishshe'enet֩ haqּane֨h haratz֤utz hazּeh֙ 'al-mitzera֔yim 'ashshe֨r yisּame֥ke 'iyshsh֙ 'ala֔yv uba֥ bekapּ֖o uneqaba֑hּ kּe֚n pּare'o֣h meֽleke-mitzera֔yim lekaֽl-habּotechi֖ym 'alaֽyv׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Now look! You are trusting in the staff of this broken reed, Egypt, on which if a man leans, it will go into his hand and pierce it. So is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who trust in him.

עַתָּ֡ה הִנֵּ֣ה בָטַ֣חְתָּ לְּךָ֡ עַל־מִשְׁעֶנֶת֩ הַקָּנֶ֨ה הָרָצ֤וּץ הַזֶּה֙ עַל־מִצְרַ֔יִם אֲשֶׁ֨ר יִסָּמֵ֥ךְ אִישׁ֙ עָלָ֔יו וּבָ֥א בְכַפּ֖וֹ וּנְקָבָ֑הּ כֵּ֚ן פַּרְעֹ֣ה מֶֽלֶךְ־מִצְרַ֔יִם לְכָֽל־הַבֹּטְחִ֖ים עָלָֽיו׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vekiy-to'mer֣un 'ela֔y 'el-yehva֥h 'elohe֖ynu bּata֑chenu halo'-h֗u 'ashshe֨r hesi֤yr chizeqiyּa֨hu֙ 'et-bּamota֣yv ve'et-mizebּechota֔yv vayּo֤'mer liֽyhudah֙ veliyr֣ushshalai֔m lipeney֙ hamּizebּe֣cha hazּe֔h tּiֽshshetּachav֖u bּiyrushshalaiֽm׃

Edified Edition (EDE)But if you say to me, ‘We trust in the LORD our God,’ is it not He whose high places and whose altars Hezekiah has taken away, and said to Judah and Jerusalem, ‘You shall worship before this altar in Jerusalem’?"’

וְכִי־תֹאמְר֣וּן אֵלַ֔י אֶל־יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ בָּטָ֑חְנוּ הֲלוֹא־ה֗וּא אֲשֶׁ֨ר הֵסִ֤יר חִזְקִיָּ֨הוּ֙ אֶת־בָּמֹתָ֣יו וְאֶת־מִזְבְּחֹתָ֔יו וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לִֽיהוּדָה֙ וְלִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם לִפְנֵי֙ הַמִּזְבֵּ֣חַ הַזֶּ֔ה תִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֖וּ בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'atּah֙ hite'a֣reb na֔ 'et-'adoni֖y 'et-me֣leke 'ashshּ֑ur ve'etּena֤h leka֙ 'alepּa֣yim susi֔ym 'im-tּuka֕l la֥tet leka֖ rokebi֥ym 'aleyheֽm׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Now therefore, please make a pledge to my lord the king of Assyria: I will give you two thousand horses, if you are able on your part to put riders on them!

וְעַתָּה֙ הִתְעָ֣רֶב נָ֔א אֶת־אֲדֹנִ֖י אֶת־מֶ֣לֶךְ אַשּׁ֑וּר וְאֶתְּנָ֤ה לְךָ֙ אַלְפַּ֣יִם סוּסִ֔ים אִם־תּוּכַ֕ל לָ֥תֶת לְךָ֖ רֹכְבִ֥ים עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'e֣yke tּashshi֗yb 'e֠t pּene֨y pacha֥t 'acha֛d 'abede֥y 'adoni֖y haqּetanּi֑ym vatּibeta֤ch leka֙ 'al-mitzera֔yim lere֖keb uleparashshiֽym׃

Edified Edition (EDE)How then can you repel one captain of the least of my master’s servants, and put your trust in Egypt for chariots and horsemen?

וְאֵ֣יךְ תָּשִׁ֗יב אֵ֠ת פְּנֵ֨י פַחַ֥ת אַחַ֛ד עַבְדֵ֥י אֲדֹנִ֖י הַקְּטַנִּ֑ים וַתִּבְטַ֤ח לְךָ֙ עַל־מִצְרַ֔יִם לְרֶ֖כֶב וּלְפָרָשִֽׁים׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): atּah֙ hamibּale'ade֣y yehva֔h 'ali֛ytiy 'al-hamּaq֥om hazּe֖h lehashshechit֑o yehvah֙ 'ama֣r 'ela֔y 'ale֛h 'al-ha'a֥retz hazּo֖'t vehashshechiytaֽhּ׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Have I now come up without the LORD against this place to destroy it? the LORD said to me, ‘Go up against this land, and destroy it.’"

עַתָּה֙ הֲמִבַּלְעֲדֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה עָלִ֛יתִי עַל־הַמָּק֥וֹם הַזֶּ֖ה לְהַשְׁחִת֑וֹ יְהוָה֙ אָמַ֣ר אֵלַ֔י עֲלֵ֛ה עַל־הָאָ֥רֶץ הַזֹּ֖את וְהַשְׁחִיתָֽהּ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֣'mer 'eleyaqi֣ym bּen-chi֠leqiyּahu veshshebena֨h veyo'a֜ch 'el-rab-shshaqe֗h dּabּer-na֤ 'el-'abade֨yka֙ 'arami֔yt kּi֥y shshome'i֖ym 'ana֑chenu ve'al-tּedabּe֤r 'imּa֨nu֙ yehudi֔yt bּe'azene֣y ha'a֔m 'ashshe֖r 'al-hachomaֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Then Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, Shebna, and Joah said to the Rabshakeh, "Please speak to your servants in Aramaic, for we understand it; and do not speak to us in Hebrew in the hearing of the people who are on the wall."

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֶלְיָקִ֣ים בֶּן־חִ֠לְקִיָּהוּ וְשֶׁבְנָ֨ה וְיוֹאָ֜ח אֶל־רַב־שָׁקֵ֗ה דַּבֶּר־נָ֤א אֶל־עֲבָדֶ֨יךָ֙ אֲרָמִ֔ית כִּ֥י שֹׁמְעִ֖ים אֲנָ֑חְנוּ וְאַל־תְּדַבֵּ֤ר עִמָּ֨נוּ֙ יְהוּדִ֔ית בְּאָזְנֵ֣י הָעָ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֖ר עַל־הַחֹמָֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֨'mer 'aleyhe֜m rab-shshaqe֗h ha'a֨l 'adone֤yka ve'ele֨yka֙ shshelacha֣niy 'adoni֔y ledabּe֖r 'et-hadּebari֣ym ha'e֑lּeh halo֣ 'al-ha'anashshi֗ym hayּoֽshshebiym֙ 'al-ha֣choma֔h le'eko֣l 'et chryhm tzo'ata֗m velishshetּ֛ot 'et-shynyhm myme֥y rageleyhe֖m 'imּakeֽm׃

Edified Edition (EDE)But the Rabshakeh said to them, "Has my master sent me to your master and to you to speak these words, and not to the men who sit on the wall, who will eat their own waste and drink their own urine with you?"

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֲלֵיהֶ֜ם רַב־שָׁקֵ֗ה הַעַ֨ל אֲדֹנֶ֤יךָ וְאֵלֶ֨יךָ֙ שְׁלָחַ֣נִי אֲדֹנִ֔י לְדַבֵּ֖ר אֶת־הַדְּבָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֑לֶּה הֲלֹ֣א עַל־הָאֲנָשִׁ֗ים הַיֹּֽשְׁבִים֙ עַל־הַ֣חֹמָ֔ה לֶאֱכֹ֣ל אֶת חריהם צוֹאָתָ֗ם וְלִשְׁתּ֛וֹת אֶת־שיניהם מימֵ֥י רַגְלֵיהֶ֖ם עִמָּכֶֽם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vaֽyּa'amod֙ rab-shshaqe֔h vayּiqera֥ beqol-gּad֖ol yehudi֑yt vayedabּe֣r vayּo֔'mer shshime'֛u dּebar-hamּe֥leke hagּad֖ol me֥leke 'ashshּֽur׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Then the Rabshakeh stood and called out with a loud voice in Hebrew, and spoke, saying, "Hear the word of the great king, the king of Assyria!

וַֽיַּעֲמֹד֙ רַב־שָׁקֵ֔ה וַיִּקְרָ֥א בְקוֹל־גָּד֖וֹל יְהוּדִ֑ית וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר וַיֹּ֔אמֶר שִׁמְע֛וּ דְּבַר־הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ הַגָּד֖וֹל מֶ֥לֶךְ אַשּֽׁוּר׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): kּo֚h 'ama֣r hamּe֔leke 'al-yashshּi֥y lake֖m chizeqiyּa֑hu kּiy-lo֣ yuka֔l lehatzּi֥yl 'eteke֖m miyּadֽo׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Thus says the king: ‘Do not let Hezekiah deceive you, for he shall not be able to deliver you from his hand;

כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ אַל־יַשִּׁ֥יא לָכֶ֖ם חִזְקִיָּ֑הוּ כִּי־לֹ֣א יוּכַ֔ל לְהַצִּ֥יל אֶתְכֶ֖ם מִיָּדֽוֹ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'al-yabeta֨ch 'eteke֤m chizeqiyּa֨hu֙ 'el-yehva֣h le'mo֔r hatzּe֥l yatzּiyle֖nu yehva֑h velo֤ tinּaten֙ 'et-ha'i֣yr hazּo֔'t bּeya֖d me֥leke 'ashshּֽur׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Nor let Hezekiah make you trust in the LORD, saying, "the LORD will surely deliver us; this city shall not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria."’

וְאַל־יַבְטַ֨ח אֶתְכֶ֤ם חִזְקִיָּ֨הוּ֙ אֶל־יְהוָ֣ה לֵאמֹ֔ר הַצֵּ֥ל יַצִּילֵ֖נוּ יְהוָ֑ה וְלֹ֤א תִנָּתֵן֙ אֶת־הָעִ֣יר הַזֹּ֔את בְּיַ֖ד מֶ֥לֶךְ אַשּֽׁוּר׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): aֽl-tּishsheme'֖u 'el-chizeqiyּa֑hu kּiy֩ ko֨h 'ama֜r me֣leke 'ashshּ֗ur 'ashsֽu-'itּi֤y berakah֙ utze'֣u 'ela֔y ve'ikel֤u 'iyshsh-gּapeno֙ ve'i֣yshsh tּe'eֽnat֔o ushshet֖u 'i֥yshsh meֽy-borֽo׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Do not listen to Hezekiah; for thus says the king of Assyria: ‘Make peace with me by a present and come out to me; and every one of you eat from his own vine and every one from his own fig tree, and every one of you drink the waters of his own cistern;

אַֽל־תִּשְׁמְע֖וּ אֶל־חִזְקִיָּ֑הוּ כִּי֩ כֹ֨ה אָמַ֜ר מֶ֣לֶךְ אַשּׁ֗וּר עֲשֽׂוּ־אִתִּ֤י בְרָכָה֙ וּצְא֣וּ אֵלַ֔י וְאִכְל֤וּ אִישׁ־גַּפְנוֹ֙ וְאִ֣ישׁ תְּאֵֽנָת֔וֹ וּשְׁת֖וּ אִ֥ישׁ מֵֽי־בוֹרֽוֹ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): ad-bּo'iy֩ velaqachetּi֨y 'eteke֜m 'el-'e֣retz kּe'aretzeke֗m 'eretz֩ dּaga֨n vetiyr֜oshsh 'e֧retz le֣chem ukerami֗ym 'e֣retz ze֤yt yitzehar֙ udeba֔shsh viֽchey֖u velo֣ tamu֑tu ve'aֽl-tּishsheme'u֙ 'el-chizeqiyּa֔hu kּiֽy-yasּi֤yt 'etekem֙ le'mo֔r yehva֖h yatzּiyleֽnu׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Until I come and take you away to a land like your own land, a land of grain and new wine, a land of bread and vineyards, a land of olive groves and honey, that you may live and not die. But do not listen to Hezekiah, lest he persuade you, saying, "the LORD will deliver us."

עַד־בֹּאִי֩ וְלָקַחְתִּ֨י אֶתְכֶ֜ם אֶל־אֶ֣רֶץ כְּאַרְצְכֶ֗ם אֶרֶץ֩ דָּגָ֨ן וְתִיר֜וֹשׁ אֶ֧רֶץ לֶ֣חֶם וּכְרָמִ֗ים אֶ֣רֶץ זֵ֤ית יִצְהָר֙ וּדְבַ֔שׁ וִֽחְי֖וּ וְלֹ֣א תָמֻ֑תוּ וְאַֽל־תִּשְׁמְעוּ֙ אֶל־חִזְקִיָּ֔הוּ כִּֽי־יַסִּ֤ית אֶתְכֶם֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר יְהוָ֖ה יַצִּילֵֽנוּ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): hahatzּe֥l hitzּi֛ylu 'elohe֥y hagּoyi֖m 'i֣yshsh 'et-'aretz֑o miyּa֖d me֥leke 'ashshּֽur׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Has any of the gods of the nations at all delivered its land from the hand of the king of Assyria?

הַהַצֵּ֥ל הִצִּ֛ילוּ אֱלֹהֵ֥י הַגּוֹיִ֖ם אִ֣ישׁ אֶת־אַרְצ֑וֹ מִיַּ֖ד מֶ֥לֶךְ אַשּֽׁוּר׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): ayּeh֩ 'elohe֨y chama֜t ve'arepּa֗d 'ayּe֛h 'elohe֥y separeva֖yim hena֣ ve'iua֑h kּiֽy-hitzּi֥ylu 'et-shshomer֖on miyּadiֽy׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim and Hena and Ivah? Indeed, have they delivered Samaria from my hand?

אַיֵּה֩ אֱלֹהֵ֨י חֲמָ֜ת וְאַרְפָּ֗ד אַיֵּ֛ה אֱלֹהֵ֥י סְפַרְוַ֖יִם הֵנַ֣ע וְעִוָּ֑ה כִּֽי־הִצִּ֥ילוּ אֶת־שֹׁמְר֖וֹן מִיָּדִֽי׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): mi֚y bּekal-'elohe֣y haֽ'aratz֔ot 'ashsher-hitzּi֥ylu 'et-'aretza֖m miyּadi֑y kּiy-yatzּi֧yl yehva֛h 'et-yerushshala֖im miyּadiֽy׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Who among all the gods of the lands have delivered their countries from my hand, that the LORD should deliver Jerusalem from my hand?’"

מִ֚י בְּכָל־אֱלֹהֵ֣י הָֽאֲרָצ֔וֹת אֲשֶׁר־הִצִּ֥ילוּ אֶת־אַרְצָ֖ם מִיָּדִ֑י כִּי־יַצִּ֧יל יְהוָ֛ה אֶת־יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם מִיָּדִֽי׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vehecheri֣yshshu ha'a֔m veloֽ'-'an֥u 'ot֖o dּaba֑r kּiy-mitzeva֨t hamּe֥leke hi֛y le'mo֖r lo֥ ta'anuֽhu׃

Edified Edition (EDE)But the people held their peace and answered him not a word; for the king’s commandment was, "Do not answer him."

וְהֶחֱרִ֣ישׁוּ הָעָ֔ם וְלֹֽא־עָנ֥וּ אֹת֖וֹ דָּבָ֑ר כִּי־מִצְוַ֨ת הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ הִ֛יא לֵאמֹ֖ר לֹ֥א תַעֲנֻֽהוּ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּabo֣ 'eleyaqi֣ym bּen-chileqiyּa֣h 'ashsher-'al-ha֠bּayit veshshebena֨ hasּope֜r veyo'a֨ch bּen-'asa֧p hamּazekּi֛yr 'el-chizeqiyּa֖hu qeru'e֣y begadi֑ym vayּagּi֣du l֔o dּibere֖y rab-shshaqeֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Then Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, who was over the household, Shebna the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph, the recorder, came to Hezekiah with their clothes torn and told him the words of the Rabshakeh.

וַיָּבֹ֣א אֶלְיָקִ֣ים בֶּן־חִלְקִיָּ֣ה אֲשֶׁר־עַל־הַ֠בַּיִת וְשֶׁבְנָ֨א הַסֹּפֵ֜ר וְיוֹאָ֨ח בֶּן־אָסָ֧ף הַמַּזְכִּ֛יר אֶל־חִזְקִיָּ֖הוּ קְרוּעֵ֣י בְגָדִ֑ים וַיַּגִּ֣דוּ ל֔וֹ דִּבְרֵ֖י רַב־שָׁקֵֽה׃