2 Kings

Chapter 23

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּishshela֖ch hamּe֑leke vayּa'asep֣u 'ela֔yv kּal-ziqene֥y yehuda֖h viyrushshalaiֽm׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Now the king sent them to gather all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem to him.

וַיִּשְׁלַ֖ח הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וַיַּאַסְפ֣וּ אֵלָ֔יו כָּל־זִקְנֵ֥י יְהוּדָ֖ה וִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּa֣'al hamּe֣leke bּeyt-yehva֡h vekal-'i֣yshsh yehudah֩ vekal-yoshshebe֨y yerushshalai֜m 'itּ֗o vehakּoֽhaniym֙ vehanּebiy'i֔ym vekal-ha'a֖m lemiqּato֣n ve'ad-gּad֑ol vayּiqera֣ be'azeneyhe֗m 'et-kּal-dּiberey֙ se֣per habּeri֔yt hanּimetza֖ bּebe֥yt yehvaֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)The king went up to the house of the LORD with all the men of Judah, and with him all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the priests and the prophets and all the people, both small and great. And he read in their hearing all the words of the Book of the Covenant which had been found in the house of the LORD.

וַיַּ֣עַל הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ בֵּית־יְהוָ֡ה וְכָל־אִ֣ישׁ יְהוּדָה֩ וְכָל־יֹשְׁבֵ֨י יְרוּשָׁלִַ֜ם אִתּ֗וֹ וְהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ וְהַנְּבִיאִ֔ים וְכָל־הָעָ֖ם לְמִקָּטֹ֣ן וְעַד־גָּד֑וֹל וַיִּקְרָ֣א בְאָזְנֵיהֶ֗ם אֶת־כָּל־דִּבְרֵי֙ סֵ֣פֶר הַבְּרִ֔ית הַנִּמְצָ֖א בְּבֵ֥ית יְהוָֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּa'amo֣d ha֠mּeleke 'aֽl-ha֨'amּ֜ud vayּikero֥t 'eֽt-habּeri֣yt ׀ lipene֣y yehva֗h lale֜ket 'acha֤r yehvah֙ velishshemo֨r mitzevota֜yv ve'et-'edevota֤yv ve'et-chuqּotayv֙ bּekal-le֣b ubekal-ne֔peshsh lehaqi֗ym 'et-dּiberey֙ habּeri֣yt hazּo֔'t hakּetubi֖ym 'al-hasּe֣per hazּe֑h vayּa'amo֥d kּal-ha'a֖m bּabּeriֽyt׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Then the king stood by a pillar and made a covenant before the LORD, to follow the LORD and to keep His commandments and His testimonies and His statutes with all his heart and all his soul, to perform the words of this covenant that were written in this book. And all the people took a stand for the covenant.

וַיַּעֲמֹ֣ד הַ֠מֶּלֶךְ עַֽל־הָ֨עַמּ֜וּד וַיִּכְרֹ֥ת אֶֽת־הַבְּרִ֣ית ׀ לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֗ה לָלֶ֜כֶת אַחַ֤ר יְהוָה֙ וְלִשְׁמֹ֨ר מִצְוֺתָ֜יו וְאֶת־עֵדְוֺתָ֤יו וְאֶת־חֻקֹּתָיו֙ בְּכָל־לֵ֣ב וּבְכָל־נֶ֔פֶשׁ לְהָקִ֗ים אֶת־דִּבְרֵי֙ הַבְּרִ֣ית הַזֹּ֔את הַכְּתֻבִ֖ים עַל־הַסֵּ֣פֶר הַזֶּ֑ה וַיַּעֲמֹ֥ד כָּל־הָעָ֖ם בַּבְּרִֽית׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayetza֣v hamּe֡leke 'et-chileqiyּahu֩ hakּohe֨n hagּad֜ol ve'et-kּohane֣y hamּishsheneh֮ ve'et-shshomere֣y hasּap֒ lehotziy'֙ meheyka֣l yehva֔h 'e֣t kּal-hakּeli֗ym haֽ'ashsuyim֙ labּa֣'al velaֽ'ashshera֔h uleko֖l tzeba֣ hashshּama֑yim vaֽyּishserepe֞m mich֤utz liyrushshalai֨m֙ bּeshshadem֣ot qider֔on venashsa֥ 'et-'apara֖m bּeֽyt-'eֽl׃

Edified Edition (EDE)And the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, the priests of the second order, and the doorkeepers, to bring out of the temple of the LORD all the articles that were made for Baal, for Asherah, and for all the host of heaven; and he burned them outside Jerusalem in the fields of Kidron, and carried their ashes to Bethel.

וַיְצַ֣ו הַמֶּ֡לֶךְ אֶת־חִלְקִיָּהוּ֩ הַכֹּהֵ֨ן הַגָּד֜וֹל וְאֶת־כֹּהֲנֵ֣י הַמִּשְׁנֶה֮ וְאֶת־שֹׁמְרֵ֣י הַסַּף֒ לְהוֹצִיא֙ מֵהֵיכַ֣ל יְהוָ֔ה אֵ֣ת כָּל־הַכֵּלִ֗ים הָֽעֲשׂוּיִם֙ לַבַּ֣עַל וְלָֽאֲשֵׁרָ֔ה וּלְכֹ֖ל צְבָ֣א הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם וַֽיִּשְׂרְפֵ֞ם מִח֤וּץ לִירוּשָׁלִַ֨ם֙ בְּשַׁדְמ֣וֹת קִדְר֔וֹן וְנָשָׂ֥א אֶת־עֲפָרָ֖ם בֵּֽית־אֵֽל׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vehishshebּi֣yt 'et-hakּemari֗ym 'ashshe֤r naֽtenu֙ maleke֣y yehuda֔h vayeqatּe֤r bּabּamot֙ bּe'are֣y yehuda֔h umesibּe֖y yerushshala֑im ve'et-haֽmeqatּeri֣ym labּa֗'al lashshּe֤meshsh velayּare֨cha֙ velamּazּal֔ot uleko֖l tzeba֥ hashshּamaֽyim׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Then he removed the idolatrous priests whom the kings of Judah had ordained to burn incense on the high places in the cities of Judah and in the places all around Jerusalem, and those who burned incense to Baal, to the sun, to the moon, to the constellations, and to all the host of heaven.

וְהִשְׁבִּ֣ית אֶת־הַכְּמָרִ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֤ר נָֽתְנוּ֙ מַלְכֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֔ה וַיְקַטֵּ֤ר בַּבָּמוֹת֙ בְּעָרֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֔ה וּמְסִבֵּ֖י יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וְאֶת־הַֽמְקַטְּרִ֣ים לַבַּ֗עַל לַשֶּׁ֤מֶשׁ וְלַיָּרֵ֨חַ֙ וְלַמַּזָּל֔וֹת וּלְכֹ֖ל צְבָ֥א הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּotze֣ 'et-ha'ashsherah֩ mibּe֨yt yehva֜h mich֤utz liyrushshalai֨m֙ 'el-na֣chal qider֔on vayּishsero֥p 'ota֛hּ bּena֥chal qider֖on vayּa֣deq le'apa֑r vayּashsheleke֙ 'et-'apara֔hּ 'al-qe֖ber bּene֥y ha'aֽm׃

Edified Edition (EDE)And he brought out the wooden image from the house of the LORD, to the Brook Kidron outside Jerusalem, burned it at the Brook Kidron and ground it to ashes, and threw its ashes on the graves of the common people.

וַיֹּצֵ֣א אֶת־הָאֲשֵׁרָה֩ מִבֵּ֨ית יְהוָ֜ה מִח֤וּץ לִירוּשָׁלִַ֨ם֙ אֶל־נַ֣חַל קִדְר֔וֹן וַיִּשְׂרֹ֥ף אֹתָ֛הּ בְּנַ֥חַל קִדְר֖וֹן וַיָּ֣דֶק לְעָפָ֑ר וַיַּשְׁלֵךְ֙ אֶת־עֲפָרָ֔הּ עַל־קֶ֖בֶר בְּנֵ֥י הָעָֽם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּitּotz֙ 'et-bּatּe֣y haqּedeshshi֔ym 'ashshe֖r bּebe֣yt yehva֑h 'ashshe֣r hanּashshi֗ym 'oreg֥ot shsha֛m bּatּi֖ym la'ashsheraֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Then he tore down the houses of the perverted persons that were in the house of the LORD, where the women wove hangings for the wooden image.

וַיִּתֹּץ֙ אֶת־בָּתֵּ֣י הַקְּדֵשִׁ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֖ר בְּבֵ֣ית יְהוָ֑ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר הַנָּשִׁ֗ים אֹרְג֥וֹת שָׁ֛ם בָּתִּ֖ים לָאֲשֵׁרָֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּabe֤ 'et-kּal-hakּoֽhaniym֙ me'are֣y yehuda֔h vayetamּe֣ 'et-habּam֗ot 'ashshe֤r qitּeru-shsha֨mּah֙ hakּo֣hani֔ym migּe֖ba 'ad-bּe'e֣r shsha֑ba venata֞tz 'et-bּam֣ot hashshּe'ari֗ym 'ashsher-pּe֜tach shsha֤'ar yehoshshu֨'a֙ shsar-ha'i֔yr 'ashsheֽr-'al-shsemo֥'vl 'i֖yshsh bּeshsha֥'ar ha'iֽyr׃

Edified Edition (EDE)And he brought all the priests from the cities of Judah, and defiled the high places where the priests had burned incense, from Geba to Beersheba; also he broke down the high places at the gates which were at the entrance of the Gate of Joshua the governor of the city, which were to the left of the city gate.

וַיָּבֵ֤א אֶת־כָּל־הַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ מֵעָרֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֔ה וַיְטַמֵּ֣א אֶת־הַבָּמ֗וֹת אֲשֶׁ֤ר קִטְּרוּ־שָׁ֨מָּה֙ הַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים מִגֶּ֖בַע עַד־בְּאֵ֣ר שָׁ֑בַע וְנָתַ֞ץ אֶת־בָּמ֣וֹת הַשְּׁעָרִ֗ים אֲשֶׁר־פֶּ֜תַח שַׁ֤עַר יְהוֹשֻׁ֨עַ֙ שַׂר־הָעִ֔יר אֲשֶֽׁר־עַל־שְׂמֹ֥אול אִ֖ישׁ בְּשַׁ֥עַר הָעִֽיר׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): a֗ke lo֤ yaֽ'alu֙ kּohane֣y habּam֔ot 'el-mizebּa֥ch yehva֖h bּiyrushshala֑im kּi֛y 'im-'akel֥u matzּ֖ot bּet֥oke 'acheyheֽm׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Nevertheless the priests of the high places did not come up to the altar of the LORD in Jerusalem, but they ate unleavened bread among their brothers.

אַ֗ךְ לֹ֤א יַֽעֲלוּ֙ כֹּהֲנֵ֣י הַבָּמ֔וֹת אֶל־מִזְבַּ֥ח יְהוָ֖ה בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם כִּ֛י אִם־אָכְל֥וּ מַצּ֖וֹת בְּת֥וֹךְ אֲחֵיהֶֽם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vetimּe֣ 'et-hatּo֔pet 'ashshe֖r bּege֣y bny ben-hinּo֑m lebiletּi֗y leha'abi֨yr 'i֜yshsh 'et-bּen֧o ve'et-bּitּ֛o bּa'e֖shsh lamּoֽleke׃

Edified Edition (EDE)And he defiled Tophet, which is in the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, that no man might make his son or his daughter pass through the fire to Molech.

וְטִמֵּ֣א אֶת־הַתֹּ֔פֶת אֲשֶׁ֖ר בְּגֵ֣י בני בֶן־הִנֹּ֑ם לְבִלְתִּ֗י לְהַעֲבִ֨יר אִ֜ישׁ אֶת־בְּנ֧וֹ וְאֶת־בִּתּ֛וֹ בָּאֵ֖שׁ לַמֹּֽלֶךְ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּashshebּe֣t 'et-hasּusi֗ym 'ashshe֣r natenu֩ maleke֨y yehuda֤h lashshּe֨meshsh֙ mibּo֣ beyt-yehva֔h 'el-lishshekּat֙ netan-me֣leke hasּari֔ys 'ashshe֖r bּapּarevari֑ym ve'et-marekּeb֥ot hashshּe֖meshsh shsara֥p bּa'eֽshsh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Then he removed the horses that the kings of Judah had dedicated to the sun, at the entrance to the house of the LORD, by the chamber of Nathan-Melech the officer, which was in the court; and he burned the chariots of the sun with fire.

וַיַּשְׁבֵּ֣ת אֶת־הַסּוּסִ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֣ר נָתְנוּ֩ מַלְכֵ֨י יְהוּדָ֤ה לַשֶּׁ֨מֶשׁ֙ מִבֹּ֣א בֵית־יְהוָ֔ה אֶל־לִשְׁכַּת֙ נְתַן־מֶ֣לֶךְ הַסָּרִ֔יס אֲשֶׁ֖ר בַּפַּרְוָרִ֑ים וְאֶת־מַרְכְּב֥וֹת הַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁ שָׂרַ֥ף בָּאֵֽשׁ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'eֽt-haֽmּizebּech֡ot 'ashshe֣r 'al-hagּag֩ 'aliyּa֨t 'acha֜z 'ashsher-'ashs֣u ׀ maleke֣y yehuda֗h ve'et-haֽmּizebּechot֙ 'ashsher-'ashsa֣h menashshּe֔h bּishshetּe֛y chatzer֥ot bּeyt-yehva֖h nata֣tz hamּe֑leke vayּa֣ratz mishshּa֔m vehishsheli֥yke 'et-'apara֖m 'el-na֥chal qiderֽon׃

Edified Edition (EDE)The altars that were on the roof, the upper chamber of Ahaz, which the kings of Judah had made, and the altars which Manasseh had made in the two courts of the house of the LORD, the king broke down and pulverized there, and threw their dust into the Brook Kidron.

וְאֶֽת־הַֽמִּזְבְּח֡וֹת אֲשֶׁ֣ר עַל־הַגָּג֩ עֲלִיַּ֨ת אָחָ֜ז אֲשֶׁר־עָשׂ֣וּ ׀ מַלְכֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֗ה וְאֶת־הַֽמִּזְבְּחוֹת֙ אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂ֣ה מְנַשֶּׁ֔ה בִּשְׁתֵּ֛י חַצְר֥וֹת בֵּית־יְהוָ֖ה נָתַ֣ץ הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וַיָּ֣רָץ מִשָּׁ֔ם וְהִשְׁלִ֥יךְ אֶת־עֲפָרָ֖ם אֶל־נַ֥חַל קִדְרֽוֹן׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): veֽ'et-habּam֞ot 'ashshe֣r ׀ 'al-pּene֣y yerushshalai֗m 'ashsher֮ miymi֣yn lehar-hamּashshechiyt֒ 'ashshe֣r bּa֠nah shshelomo֨h meֽleke-yishsera'e֜l le'ashshetּo֣ret ׀ shshiqּu֣tz tziydoni֗ym velikemoshsh֙ shshiqּu֣tz mo'a֔b ulemilekּo֖m tּo'aba֣t bּeneֽy-'amּ֑on timּe֖ hamּeֽleke׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Then the king defiled the high places that were east of Jerusalem, which were on the south of the Mount of Corruption, which Solomon king of Israel had built for AshtorS the abomination of the Sidonians, for Chemosh the abomination of the Moabites, and for Milcom the abomination of the people of Ammon.

וְֽאֶת־הַבָּמ֞וֹת אֲשֶׁ֣ר ׀ עַל־פְּנֵ֣י יְרוּשָׁלִַ֗ם אֲשֶׁר֮ מִימִ֣ין לְהַר־הַמַּשְׁחִית֒ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בָּ֠נָה שְׁלֹמֹ֨ה מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל לְעַשְׁתֹּ֣רֶת ׀ שִׁקֻּ֣ץ צִידֹנִ֗ים וְלִכְמוֹשׁ֙ שִׁקֻּ֣ץ מוֹאָ֔ב וּלְמִלְכֹּ֖ם תּוֹעֲבַ֣ת בְּנֵֽי־עַמּ֑וֹן טִמֵּ֖א הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): veshshibּar֙ 'et-hamּatzּeb֔ot vayּikero֖t 'et-ha'ashsheri֑ym vayemalּe֥ 'et-meqoma֖m 'atzem֥ot 'adaֽm׃

Edified Edition (EDE)And he broke in pieces the sacred pillars and cut down the wooden images, and filled their places with the bones of men.

וְשִׁבַּר֙ אֶת־הַמַּצֵּב֔וֹת וַיִּכְרֹ֖ת אֶת־הָאֲשֵׁרִ֑ים וַיְמַלֵּ֥א אֶת־מְקוֹמָ֖ם עַצְמ֥וֹת אָדָֽם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vega֨m 'et-hamּizebּe֜cha 'ashshe֣r bּebeֽyt-'e֗l habּamah֙ 'ashshe֨r 'ashsa֜h yarabe'a֤m bּen-nebat֙ 'ashshe֣r hecheti֣y 'et-yishsera'e֔l gּa֣m 'et-hamּizebּe֧cha hah֛u ve'et-habּama֖h nata֑tz vayּishsero֧p 'et-habּama֛h heda֥q le'apa֖r veshsara֥p 'ashsheraֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Moreover the altar that was at Bethel, and the high place which Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel sin, had made, both that altar and the high place he broke down; and he burned the high place and ground it to powder, and burned the wooden image.

וְגַ֨ם אֶת־הַמִּזְבֵּ֜חַ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּבֵֽית־אֵ֗ל הַבָּמָה֙ אֲשֶׁ֨ר עָשָׂ֜ה יָרָבְעָ֤ם בֶּן־נְבָט֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הֶחֱטִ֣יא אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל גַּ֣ם אֶת־הַמִּזְבֵּ֧חַ הַה֛וּא וְאֶת־הַבָּמָ֖ה נָתָ֑ץ וַיִּשְׂרֹ֧ף אֶת־הַבָּמָ֛ה הֵדַ֥ק לְעָפָ֖ר וְשָׂרַ֥ף אֲשֵׁרָֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּi֣pen yo'shshiyּa֗hu vayּa֨re 'et-haqּebari֤ym 'ashsher-shsham֙ bּaha֔r vayּishshela֗ch vayּiqּa֤ch 'et-haֽ'atzamot֙ min-haqּebari֔ym vayּishsero֥p 'al-hamּizebּe֖cha vaֽyetamּe'e֑hu kּideba֣r yehva֗h 'ashshe֤r qara'֙ 'i֣yshsh ha'elohi֔ym 'ashshe֣r qara֔ 'et-hadּebari֖ym ha'eֽlּeh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)As Josiah turned, he saw the tombs that were there on the mountain. And he sent and took the bones out of the tombs and burned them on the altar, and defiled it according to the word of the LORD which the man of God proclaimed, who proclaimed these words.

וַיִּ֣פֶן יֹאשִׁיָּ֗הוּ וַיַּ֨רְא אֶת־הַקְּבָרִ֤ים אֲשֶׁר־שָׁם֙ בָּהָ֔ר וַיִּשְׁלַ֗ח וַיִּקַּ֤ח אֶת־הָֽעֲצָמוֹת֙ מִן־הַקְּבָרִ֔ים וַיִּשְׂרֹ֥ף עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַ וַֽיְטַמְּאֵ֑הוּ כִּדְבַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֤ר קָרָא֙ אִ֣ישׁ הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֣ר קָרָ֔א אֶת־הַדְּבָרִ֖ים הָאֵֽלֶּה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֕'mer ma֚h hatzּiyּ֣un halּa֔z 'ashshe֖r 'ani֣y ro'e֑h vayּo'mer֨u 'ela֜yv 'aneshshe֣y ha'i֗yr haqּe֤ber 'iyshsh-haֽ'elohiym֙ 'ashsher-bּa֣ miֽyhuda֔h vayּiqera֗ 'et-hadּebari֤ym ha'e֨lּeh֙ 'ashshe֣r 'ashsi֔yta 'a֖l hamּizebּa֥ch bּeֽyt-'eֽl׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Then he said, "What gravestone is this that I see?" So the men of the city told him, "It is the tomb of the man of God who came from Judah and proclaimed these things which you have done against the altar of Bethel."

וַיֹּ֕אמֶר מָ֚ה הַצִּיּ֣וּן הַלָּ֔ז אֲשֶׁ֖ר אֲנִ֣י רֹאֶ֑ה וַיֹּאמְר֨וּ אֵלָ֜יו אַנְשֵׁ֣י הָעִ֗יר הַקֶּ֤בֶר אִישׁ־הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ אֲשֶׁר־בָּ֣א מִֽיהוּדָ֔ה וַיִּקְרָ֗א אֶת־הַדְּבָרִ֤ים הָאֵ֨לֶּה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשִׂ֔יתָ עַ֖ל הַמִּזְבַּ֥ח בֵּֽית־אֵֽל׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֨'mer֙ hanּi֣ychu l֔o 'i֖yshsh 'al-yana֣ 'atzemota֑yv vaֽyemalּetu֙ 'atzemota֔yv 'e֚t 'atzem֣ot hanּabi֔y 'ashsher-bּa֖ mishshּomerֽon׃

Edified Edition (EDE)And he said, "Let him alone; let no one move his bones." So they let his bones alone, with the bones of the prophet who came from Samaria.

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ הַנִּ֣יחוּ ל֔וֹ אִ֖ישׁ אַל־יָנַ֣ע עַצְמֹתָ֑יו וַֽיְמַלְּטוּ֙ עַצְמֹתָ֔יו אֵ֚ת עַצְמ֣וֹת הַנָּבִ֔יא אֲשֶׁר־בָּ֖א מִשֹּׁמְרֽוֹן׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vegam֩ 'et-kּal-bּatּe֨y habּam֜ot 'ashshe֣r ׀ bּe'are֣y shshomer֗on 'ashshe֨r 'ashs֜u maleke֤y yishsera'el֙ lehake'i֔ys hesi֖yr yoֽ'shshiyּa֑hu vayּa֣'ashs lahe֔m kּekal-haֽmּa'ashsi֔ym 'ashshe֥r 'ashsa֖h bּebeֽyt-'eֽl׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Now Josiah also took away all the houses of the high places that were in the cities of Samaria, which the kings of Israel had made to provoke the LORD to anger; and he did to them according to all the deeds he had done in Bethel.

וְגַם֩ אֶת־כָּל־בָּתֵּ֨י הַבָּמ֜וֹת אֲשֶׁ֣ר ׀ בְּעָרֵ֣י שֹׁמְר֗וֹן אֲשֶׁ֨ר עָשׂ֜וּ מַלְכֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ לְהַכְעִ֔יס הֵסִ֖יר יֹֽאשִׁיָּ֑הוּ וַיַּ֣עַשׂ לָהֶ֔ם כְּכָל־הַֽמַּעֲשִׂ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָשָׂ֖ה בְּבֵֽית־אֵֽל׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): va֠yּizebּach 'et-kּal-kּohane֨y habּam֤ot 'ashsher-shsham֙ 'al-haֽmּizebּech֔ot vayּishsero֛p 'et-'atzem֥ot 'ada֖m 'aleyhe֑m vayּa֖shshab yerushshalaiֽm׃

Edified Edition (EDE)He executed all the priests of the high places who were there, on the altars, and burned men’s bones on them; and he returned to Jerusalem.

וַ֠יִּזְבַּח אֶת־כָּל־כֹּהֲנֵ֨י הַבָּמ֤וֹת אֲשֶׁר־שָׁם֙ עַל־הַֽמִּזְבְּח֔וֹת וַיִּשְׂרֹ֛ף אֶת־עַצְמ֥וֹת אָדָ֖ם עֲלֵיהֶ֑ם וַיָּ֖שָׁב יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayetza֤v hamּe֨leke֙ 'et-kּal-ha'a֣m le'mo֔r 'ashs֣u pe֔sach laֽyhva֖h 'eloֽheyke֑m kּakּat֕ub 'a֛l se֥per habּeri֖yt hazּeֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Then the king commanded all the people, saying, "Keep the Passover to the LORD your God, as it is written in this Book of the Covenant."

וַיְצַ֤ו הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ אֶת־כָּל־הָעָ֣ם לֵאמֹ֔ר עֲשׂ֣וּ פֶ֔סַח לַֽיהוָ֖ה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֑ם כַּכָּת֕וּב עַ֛ל סֵ֥פֶר הַבְּרִ֖ית הַזֶּֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): kּi֣y lo֤ naֽ'ashsah֙ kּapּe֣sach hazּe֔h miymey֙ hashshּo֣peti֔ym 'ashshe֥r shshapet֖u 'et-yishsera'e֑l veko֗l yeme֛y maleke֥y yishsera'e֖l umaleke֥y yehudaֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Such a Passover had not been held since the days of the judges who judged Israel, nor in all the days of the kings of Israel and the kings of Judah.

כִּ֣י לֹ֤א נַֽעֲשָׂה֙ כַּפֶּ֣סַח הַזֶּ֔ה מִימֵי֙ הַשֹּׁ֣פְטִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר שָׁפְט֖וּ אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְכֹ֗ל יְמֵ֛י מַלְכֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל וּמַלְכֵ֥י יְהוּדָֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): kּi֗y 'im-bּishshemone֤h 'eshsereh֙ shshana֔h lamּe֖leke yoֽ'shshiyּa֑hu na'ashsa֞h hapּe֧sach hazּe֛h layhva֖h bּiyrushshalaiֽm׃

Edified Edition (EDE)But in the eighteenth year of King Josiah, this Passover was held before the LORD in Jerusalem.

כִּ֗י אִם־בִּשְׁמֹנֶ֤ה עֶשְׂרֵה֙ שָׁנָ֔ה לַמֶּ֖לֶךְ יֹֽאשִׁיָּ֑הוּ נַעֲשָׂ֞ה הַפֶּ֧סַח הַזֶּ֛ה לַיהוָ֖ה בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vega֣m 'et-ha'ob֣ot ve'et-ha֠yּidּe'oniym ve'et-hatּerapi֨ym ve'et-hagּilּuli֜ym ve'e֣t kּal-hashshּiqּutzi֗ym 'ashshe֤r nire'u֙ bּe'e֤retz yehudah֙ ubiyr֣ushshalai֔m bּi'e֖r yoֽ'shshiyּa֑hu le֠ma'an haqi֞ym 'et-dּibere֤y hatּorah֙ hakּetubi֣ym 'al-hasּe֔per 'ashshe֥r matza֛ chileqiyּa֥hu hakּohe֖n bּe֥yt yehvaֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Moreover Josiah put away those who consulted mediums and spiritists, the household gods and idols, and all the abominations that were seen in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem, that he might perform the words of the law which were written in the book that Hilkiah the priest found in the house of the LORD.

וְגַ֣ם אֶת־הָאֹב֣וֹת וְאֶת־הַ֠יִּדְּעֹנִים וְאֶת־הַתְּרָפִ֨ים וְאֶת־הַגִּלֻּלִ֜ים וְאֵ֣ת כָּל־הַשִּׁקֻּצִ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֤ר נִרְאוּ֙ בְּאֶ֤רֶץ יְהוּדָה֙ וּבִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם בִּעֵ֖ר יֹֽאשִׁיָּ֑הוּ לְ֠מַעַן הָקִ֞ים אֶת־דִּבְרֵ֤י הַתּוֹרָה֙ הַכְּתֻבִ֣ים עַל־הַסֵּ֔פֶר אֲשֶׁ֥ר מָצָ֛א חִלְקִיָּ֥הוּ הַכֹּהֵ֖ן בֵּ֥ית יְהוָֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vekamohu֩ loֽ'-haya֨h lepana֜yv me֗leke 'ashsher-shsha֤b 'el-yehvah֙ bּekal-lebab֤o ubekal-napeshsho֙ ubekal-me'od֔o kּeko֖l tּora֣t moshshe֑h ve'achara֖yv loֽ'-qa֥m kּamoֽhu׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Now before him there was no king like him, who turned to the LORD with all his heart, with all his soul, and with all his might, according to all the Law of Moses; nor after him did any arise like him.

וְכָמֹהוּ֩ לֹֽא־הָיָ֨ה לְפָנָ֜יו מֶ֗לֶךְ אֲשֶׁר־שָׁ֤ב אֶל־יְהוָה֙ בְּכָל־לְבָב֤וֹ וּבְכָל־נַפְשׁוֹ֙ וּבְכָל־מְאֹד֔וֹ כְּכֹ֖ל תּוֹרַ֣ת מֹשֶׁ֑ה וְאַחֲרָ֖יו לֹֽא־קָ֥ם כָּמֹֽהוּ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): a֣ke ׀ loֽ'-shsha֣b yehva֗h mechar֤on 'apּo֙ hagּad֔ol 'ashsher-chara֥h 'apּ֖o bּiֽyhuda֑h 'a֚l kּal-hakּe'asi֔ym 'ashshe֥r hike'iys֖o menashshּeֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Nevertheless the LORD did not turn from the fierceness of His great wrath, with which His anger was aroused against Judah, because of all the provocations with which Manasseh had provoked Him.

אַ֣ךְ ׀ לֹֽא־שָׁ֣ב יְהוָ֗ה מֵחֲר֤וֹן אַפּוֹ֙ הַגָּד֔וֹל אֲשֶׁר־חָרָ֥ה אַפּ֖וֹ בִּֽיהוּדָ֑ה עַ֚ל כָּל־הַכְּעָסִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר הִכְעִיס֖וֹ מְנַשֶּֽׁה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֣'mer yehva֗h gּa֤m 'et-yehudah֙ 'asiyr֙ me'a֣l pּana֔y kּa'ashshe֥r hasiro֖tiy 'et-yishsera'e֑l u֠ma'asetּiy 'et-ha'i֨yr hazּo֤'t 'ashsher-bּacha֨retּiy֙ 'et-yer֣ushshalai֔m ve'et-habּa֔yit 'ashshe֣r 'ama֔retּiy yiheye֥h shshemi֖y shshaֽm׃

Edified Edition (EDE)And the LORD said, "I will also remove Judah from My sight, as I have removed Israel, and will cast off this city Jerusalem which I have chosen, and the house of which I said, 'My name shall be there.'"

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יְהוָ֗ה גַּ֤ם אֶת־יְהוּדָה֙ אָסִיר֙ מֵעַ֣ל פָּנַ֔י כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר הֲסִרֹ֖תִי אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וּ֠מָאַסְתִּי אֶת־הָעִ֨יר הַזֹּ֤את אֲשֶׁר־בָּחַ֨רְתִּי֙ אֶת־יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם וְאֶת־הַבַּ֔יִת אֲשֶׁ֣ר אָמַ֔רְתִּי יִהְיֶ֥ה שְׁמִ֖י שָֽׁם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): veye֛ter dּibere֥y yo'shshiyּa֖hu vekal-'ashshe֣r 'ashsa֑h halo'-he֣m kּetubi֗ym 'al-se֛per dּibere֥y hayּami֖ym lemaleke֥y yehudaֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Now the rest of the acts of Josiah, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?

וְיֶ֛תֶר דִּבְרֵ֥י יֹאשִׁיָּ֖הוּ וְכָל־אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֑ה הֲלֹא־הֵ֣ם כְּתוּבִ֗ים עַל־סֵ֛פֶר דִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖ים לְמַלְכֵ֥י יְהוּדָֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): bּeyama֡yv 'alah֩ pare'o֨h neko֧h meֽleke-mitzera֛yim 'al-me֥leke 'ashshּ֖ur 'al-nehar-pּera֑t vayּe֨leke hamּe֤leke yo'shshiyּa֨hu֙ liqera't֔o vayemiyte֨hu֙ bּimegidּ֔o kּire'ot֖o 'otֽo׃

Edified Edition (EDE)In his days Pharaoh Necho king of Egypt went to the aid of the king of Assyria, to the River Euphrates; and King Josiah went against him. And Pharaoh Necho killed him at Megiddo when he saw him.

בְּיָמָ֡יו עָלָה֩ פַרְעֹ֨ה נְכֹ֧ה מֶֽלֶךְ־מִצְרַ֛יִם עַל־מֶ֥לֶךְ אַשּׁ֖וּר עַל־נְהַר־פְּרָ֑ת וַיֵּ֨לֶךְ הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ יֹאשִׁיָּ֨הוּ֙ לִקְרָאת֔וֹ וַיְמִיתֵ֨הוּ֙ בִּמְגִדּ֔וֹ כִּרְאֹת֖וֹ אֹתֽוֹ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּarekּibu֨hu 'abada֥yv met֙ mimּegidּ֔o vayebi'u֨hu֙ yer֣ushshalai֔m vaֽyּiqebּeru֖hu bּiqebuֽrat֑o vayּiqּa֣ch 'am-ha'a֗retz 'et-yehֽo'achaz֙ bּen-yo֣'shshiyּa֔hu vayּimeshshech֥u 'ot֛o vayּameli֥yku 'ot֖o tּa֥chat 'abiֽyv׃p

Edified Edition (EDE)Then his servants moved his body in a chariot from Megiddo, brought him to Jerusalem, and buried him in his own tomb. And the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, anointed him, and made him king in his father’s place.

וַיַּרְכִּבֻ֨הוּ עֲבָדָ֥יו מֵת֙ מִמְּגִדּ֔וֹ וַיְבִאֻ֨הוּ֙ יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם וַֽיִּקְבְּרֻ֖הוּ בִּקְבֻֽרָת֑וֹ וַיִּקַּ֣ח עַם־הָאָ֗רֶץ אֶת־יְהֽוֹאָחָז֙ בֶּן־יֹ֣אשִׁיָּ֔הוּ וַיִּמְשְׁח֥וּ אֹת֛וֹ וַיַּמְלִ֥יכוּ אֹת֖וֹ תַּ֥חַת אָבִֽיו׃פ

Phonetic (Hebrew): bּen-'eshseri֨ym veshshalo֤shsh shshanah֙ yeho'acha֣z bּemalek֔o ushsheloshsha֣h chodashshi֔ym mala֖ke bּiyrushshala֑im veshshe֣m 'imּ֔o chamuta֥l bּaֽt-yiremeya֖hu milּibenaֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.

בֶּן־עֶשְׂרִ֨ים וְשָׁלֹ֤שׁ שָׁנָה֙ יְהוֹאָחָ֣ז בְּמָלְכ֔וֹ וּשְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה חֳדָשִׁ֔ים מָלַ֖ךְ בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וְשֵׁ֣ם אִמּ֔וֹ חֲמוּטַ֥ל בַּֽת־יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ מִלִּבְנָֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּa֥'ashs hara֖ bּe'eyne֣y yehva֑h kּeko֥l 'ashsher-'ashs֖u 'abotaֽyv׃

Edified Edition (EDE)And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his fathers had done.

וַיַּ֥עַשׂ הָרַ֖ע בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה כְּכֹ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־עָשׂ֖וּ אֲבֹתָֽיו׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּa'aserehu֩ pare'o֨h neko֤h beribelah֙ bּe'e֣retz chama֔t bmlk mimּelo֖ke bּiyrushshala֑im vayּitּen-'o֨neshsh֙ 'al-ha'a֔retz me'a֥h kikּar-kּe֖sep vekikּa֥r zahaֽb׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Now Pharaoh Necho put him in prison at Riblah in the land of Hamath, that he might not reign in Jerusalem; and he imposed on the land a tribute of one hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold.

וַיַּאַסְרֵהוּ֩ פַרְעֹ֨ה נְכֹ֤ה בְרִבְלָה֙ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ חֲמָ֔ת במלך מִמְּלֹ֖ךְ בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וַיִּתֶּן־עֹ֨נֶשׁ֙ עַל־הָאָ֔רֶץ מֵאָ֥ה כִכַּר־כֶּ֖סֶף וְכִכַּ֥ר זָהָֽב׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּameleke֩ pּare'o֨h neko֜h 'et-'eleyaqi֣ym bּen-yo'shshiyּa֗hu tּa֚chat yo'shshiyּa֣hu 'abi֔yv vayּasּe֥b 'et-shshem֖o yehoyaqi֑ym ve'et-yeho'acha֣z laqa֔ch vayּabo֥ mitzera֖yim vayּa֥mat shshaֽm׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Then Pharaoh Necho made Eliakim the son of Josiah king in place of his father Josiah, and changed his name to Jehoiakim. And Pharaoh took Jehoahaz and went to Egypt, and he died there.

וַיַּמְלֵךְ֩ פַּרְעֹ֨ה נְכֹ֜ה אֶת־אֶלְיָקִ֣ים בֶּן־יֹאשִׁיָּ֗הוּ תַּ֚חַת יֹאשִׁיָּ֣הוּ אָבִ֔יו וַיַּסֵּ֥ב אֶת־שְׁמ֖וֹ יְהוֹיָקִ֑ים וְאֶת־יְהוֹאָחָ֣ז לָקָ֔ח וַיָּבֹ֥א מִצְרַ֖יִם וַיָּ֥מָת שָֽׁם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vehakּe֣sep vehazּaha֗b nata֤n yehoyaqiym֙ lepare'o֔h 'a֚ke he'eri֣yke 'et-ha'a֔retz late֥t 'et-hakּe֖sep 'al-pּi֣y pare'o֑h 'i֣yshsh kּe'erekּ֗o naga֞shs 'et-hakּe֤sep ve'et-hazּahab֙ 'et-'a֣m ha'a֔retz late֖t lepare'o֥h nekoֽh׃s

Edified Edition (EDE)So Jehoiakim gave the silver and gold to Pharaoh; but he taxed the land to give money according to the command of Pharaoh; he exacted the silver and gold from the people of the land, from every one according to his assessment, to give it to Pharaoh Necho.

וְהַכֶּ֣סֶף וְהַזָּהָ֗ב נָתַ֤ן יְהוֹיָקִים֙ לְפַרְעֹ֔ה אַ֚ךְ הֶעֱרִ֣יךְ אֶת־הָאָ֔רֶץ לָתֵ֥ת אֶת־הַכֶּ֖סֶף עַל־פִּ֣י פַרְעֹ֑ה אִ֣ישׁ כְּעֶרְכּ֗וֹ נָגַ֞שׂ אֶת־הַכֶּ֤סֶף וְאֶת־הַזָּהָב֙ אֶת־עַ֣ם הָאָ֔רֶץ לָתֵ֖ת לְפַרְעֹ֥ה נְכֹֽה׃ס

Phonetic (Hebrew): bּen-'eshseri֨ym vechame֤shsh shshana֨h yehoyaqi֣ym bּemalek֔o ve'acha֤t 'eshsereh֙ shshana֔h mala֖ke bּiyrushshala֑im veshshe֣m 'imּ֔o zbydh zebudּa֥h bat-pּedaya֖h min-rumaֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Zebudah the daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah.

בֶּן־עֶשְׂרִ֨ים וְחָמֵ֤שׁ שָׁנָ֨ה יְהוֹיָקִ֣ים בְּמָלְכ֔וֹ וְאַחַ֤ת עֶשְׂרֵה֙ שָׁנָ֔ה מָלַ֖ךְ בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וְשֵׁ֣ם אִמּ֔וֹ זבידה זְבוּדָּ֥ה בַת־פְּדָיָ֖ה מִן־רוּמָֽה׃