2 Kings

Chapter 8

Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'eliyshsha֡ dּibּe֣r 'el-ha'ishshּah֩ 'ashsher-hecheya֨h 'et-bּena֜hּ le'mo֗r q֤umiy ulekiy֙ 'ty 'a֣tּe ubeyte֔ke veg֖uriy bּa'ashshe֣r tּag֑uriy kּiֽy-qara֤ yehvah֙ laֽra'a֔b vegam-bּa֥ 'el-ha'a֖retz shshe֥ba shshaniֽym׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Now Elisha had said to the woman whose son he had restored to life, 'Go away with your family and stay for a while wherever you can, because the LORD has decreed a famine in the land that will last seven years.'

וֶאֱלִישָׁ֡ע דִּבֶּ֣ר אֶל־הָאִשָּׁה֩ אֲשֶׁר־הֶחֱיָ֨ה אֶת־בְּנָ֜הּ לֵאמֹ֗ר ק֤וּמִי וּלְכִי֙ אתי אַ֣תְּ וּבֵיתֵ֔ךְ וְג֖וּרִי בַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר תָּג֑וּרִי כִּֽי־קָרָ֤א יְהוָה֙ לָֽרָעָ֔ב וְגַם־בָּ֥א אֶל־הָאָ֖רֶץ שֶׁ֥בַע שָׁנִֽים׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vatּa֨qam֙ haֽ'ishshּa֔h vatּa֕'ashs kּideba֖r 'i֣yshsh ha'elohi֑ym vatּe֤leke hiy'֙ ubeyta֔hּ vatּa֥gar bּe'eֽretz-pּelishshetּi֖ym shshe֥ba shshaniֽym׃

Edified Edition (EDE)The woman proceeded to do as the man of God said. She and her family went away and stayed in the land of the Philistines for seven years.

וַתָּ֨קָם֙ הָֽאִשָּׁ֔ה וַתַּ֕עַשׂ כִּדְבַ֖ר אִ֣ישׁ הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים וַתֵּ֤לֶךְ הִיא֙ וּבֵיתָ֔הּ וַתָּ֥גָר בְּאֶֽרֶץ־פְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים שֶׁ֥בַע שָׁנִֽים׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayehi֗y miqetzeh֙ shshe֣ba shshani֔ym vatּa֥shshab ha'ishshּa֖h me'e֣retz pּelishshetּi֑ym vatּetze'֙ litze'o֣q 'el-hamּe֔leke 'el-bּeyta֖hּ ve'el-shsadaֽhּ׃

Edified Edition (EDE)At the end of the seven years she came back from the land of the Philistines and went to appeal to the king for her house and land.

וַיְהִ֗י מִקְצֵה֙ שֶׁ֣בַע שָׁנִ֔ים וַתָּ֥שָׁב הָאִשָּׁ֖ה מֵאֶ֣רֶץ פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים וַתֵּצֵא֙ לִצְעֹ֣ק אֶל־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ אֶל־בֵּיתָ֖הּ וְאֶל־שָׂדָֽהּ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vehamּe֗leke medabּer֙ 'el-gּe֣chazi֔y na֥'ar 'iyshsh-ha'elohi֖ym le'mo֑r sapּerah-nּa֣ li֔y 'e֥t kּal-hagּedol֖ot 'ashsher-'ashsa֥h 'eliyshshaֽ'׃

Edified Edition (EDE)The king was talking to Gehazi, the servant of the man of God, and had said, 'Tell me about all the great things Elisha has done.'

וְהַמֶּ֗לֶךְ מְדַבֵּר֙ אֶל־גֵּ֣חֲזִ֔י נַ֥עַר אִישׁ־הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים לֵאמֹ֑ר סַפְּרָה־נָּ֣א לִ֔י אֵ֥ת כָּל־הַגְּדֹל֖וֹת אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂ֥ה אֱלִישָֽׁע׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): va֠yehiy h֥u mesapּe֣r lamּeleke֮ 'e֣t 'ashsher-hecheya֣h 'et-hamּet֒ vehinּe֨h ha'ishshּa֜h 'ashsher-hecheya֤h 'et-bּenahּ֙ tzo'e֣qet 'el-hamּe֔leke 'al-bּeyta֖hּ ve'al-shsada֑hּ vayּo֤'mer gּeֽchaziy֙ 'adoni֣y hamּe֔leke zo֚'t haֽ'ishshּa֔h vezeh-bּena֖hּ 'ashsher-hecheya֥h 'eliyshshaֽ'׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Just as Gehazi was telling the king how Elisha had restored the dead to life, the woman whose son Elisha had brought back to life came to appeal to the king for her house and land. Gehazi said, 'This is the woman, my lord the king, and this is her son whom Elisha restored to life.'

וַ֠יְהִי ה֥וּא מְסַפֵּ֣ר לַמֶּלֶךְ֮ אֵ֣ת אֲשֶׁר־הֶחֱיָ֣ה אֶת־הַמֵּת֒ וְהִנֵּ֨ה הָאִשָּׁ֜ה אֲשֶׁר־הֶחֱיָ֤ה אֶת־בְּנָהּ֙ צֹעֶ֣קֶת אֶל־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ עַל־בֵּיתָ֖הּ וְעַל־שָׂדָ֑הּ וַיֹּ֤אמֶר גֵּֽחֲזִי֙ אֲדֹנִ֣י הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ זֹ֚את הָֽאִשָּׁ֔ה וְזֶה־בְּנָ֖הּ אֲשֶׁר־הֶחֱיָ֥ה אֱלִישָֽׁע׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּishshe'a֥l hamּe֛leke la'ishshּa֖h vatּesapּer-l֑o vayּitּen-la֣hּ hamּeleke֩ sari֨ys 'echa֜d le'mo֗r hashshe֤yb 'et-kּal-'ashsher-lahּ֙ ve'et֙ kּal-tּebu'o֣t hashsּade֔h miyּ֛om 'azeba֥h 'et-ha'a֖retz ve'ad-'aֽtּah׃p

Edified Edition (EDE)The king asked the woman about it, and she told him. Then he assigned an official to her case and said to him, 'Give back everything that belonged to her, including all the income from her land from the day she left the country until now.'

וַיִּשְׁאַ֥ל הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ לָאִשָּׁ֖ה וַתְּסַפֶּר־ל֑וֹ וַיִּתֶּן־לָ֣הּ הַמֶּלֶךְ֩ סָרִ֨יס אֶחָ֜ד לֵאמֹ֗ר הָשֵׁ֤יב אֶת־כָּל־אֲשֶׁר־לָהּ֙ וְאֵת֙ כָּל־תְּבוּאֹ֣ת הַשָּׂדֶ֔ה מִיּ֛וֹם עָזְבָ֥ה אֶת־הָאָ֖רֶץ וְעַד־עָֽתָּה׃פ

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּabo֤ 'eliyshsha'֙ dּamּe֔shseq uben-hada֥d meֽleke-'ara֖m chole֑h vayּugּad-l֣o le'mo֔r bּa֛ 'i֥yshsh ha'elohi֖ym 'ad-heֽnּah׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Elisha went to Damascus, and Ben-Hadad king of Aram was ill. When the king was told, 'The man of God has come all the way here,'

וַיָּבֹ֤א אֱלִישָׁע֙ דַּמֶּ֔שֶׂק וּבֶן־הֲדַ֥ד מֶֽלֶךְ־אֲרָ֖ם חֹלֶ֑ה וַיֻּגַּד־ל֣וֹ לֵאמֹ֔ר בָּ֛א אִ֥ישׁ הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים עַד־הֵֽנָּה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֨'mer hamּe֜leke 'el-chazah'e֗l qa֤ch bּeyaֽdeka֙ minecha֔h vele֕ke liqera֖'t 'i֣yshsh ha'elohi֑ym vedarashshetּa֨ 'et-yehva֤h meֽ'oto֙ le'mo֔r ha'echeye֖h mecholi֥y zeֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)he said to Hazael, 'Take a gift with you and go to meet the man of God. Consult the LORD through him; ask him, "Will I recover from this illness?"'

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ אֶל־חֲזָהאֵ֗ל קַ֤ח בְּיָֽדְךָ֙ מִנְחָ֔ה וְלֵ֕ךְ לִקְרַ֖את אִ֣ישׁ הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים וְדָרַשְׁתָּ֨ אֶת־יְהוָ֤ה מֵֽאוֹתוֹ֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר הַאֶחְיֶ֖ה מֵחֳלִ֥י זֶֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּe֣leke chaza'el֮ liqera'to֒ vayּiqּa֨ch minecha֤h beyado֙ vekal-t֣ub dּamּe֔shseq mashsּa֖ 'arebּa'i֣ym gּama֑l vayּabo'֙ vayּa'amo֣d lepana֔yv vayּo֗'mer bּineka֨ ben-hada֤d meֽleke-'aram֙ shshelacha֤niy 'ele֨yka֙ le'mo֔r ha'echeye֖h mecholi֥y zeֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Hazael went to meet Elisha, taking with him as a gift forty camel-loads of all the finest wares of Damascus. He went in and stood before him, and said, 'Your son Ben-Hadad king of Aram has sent me to ask, "Will I recover from this illness?"'

וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ חֲזָאֵל֮ לִקְרָאתוֹ֒ וַיִּקַּ֨ח מִנְחָ֤ה בְיָדוֹ֙ וְכָל־ט֣וּב דַּמֶּ֔שֶׂק מַשָּׂ֖א אַרְבָּעִ֣ים גָּמָ֑ל וַיָּבֹא֙ וַיַּעֲמֹ֣ד לְפָנָ֔יו וַיֹּ֗אמֶר בִּנְךָ֨ בֶן־הֲדַ֤ד מֶֽלֶךְ־אֲרָם֙ שְׁלָחַ֤נִי אֵלֶ֨יךָ֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר הַאֶחְיֶ֖ה מֵחֳלִ֥י זֶֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֤'mer 'elayv֙ 'eliyshsha֔ le֥ke 'emar-l l֖o chayo֣h ticheye֑h vehire'a֥niy yehva֖h kּiֽy-m֥ot yamֽut׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Elisha answered, 'Go and say to him, "You will certainly recover." Nevertheless, the LORD has revealed to me that he will in fact die.'

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֵלָיו֙ אֱלִישָׁ֔ע לֵ֥ךְ אֱמָר־לא ל֖וֹ חָיֹ֣ה תִחְיֶ֑ה וְהִרְאַ֥נִי יְהוָ֖ה כִּֽי־מ֥וֹת יָמֽוּת׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּa'ame֥d 'et-pּana֖yv vayּa֣shsem 'ad-bּo֑shsh vayּe֖bekּe 'i֥yshsh ha'elohiֽym׃

Edified Edition (EDE)He stared at him with a fixed gaze until Hazael felt embarrassed. Then the man of God began to weep.

וַיַּעֲמֵ֥ד אֶת־פָּנָ֖יו וַיָּ֣שֶׂם עַד־בֹּ֑שׁ וַיֵּ֖בְךְּ אִ֥ישׁ הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֣'mer chaza'e֔l madּ֖u'a 'adoni֣y boke֑h vayּo֡'mer kּiֽy-yada֡'etּiy 'e֣t 'ashsher-tּa'ashseh֩ libene֨y yishsera'e֜l ra'a֗h mibetzereyhe֞m tּeshshalּa֤ch bּa'eshsh֙ ubachuֽreyhem֙ bּache֣reb tּaharo֔g ve'oleleyhe֣m tּeratּe֔shsh veharoteyhe֖m tּebaqּeֽ'a׃

Edified Edition (EDE)'Why is my lord weeping?' asked Hazael. 'Because I know the harm you will do to the Israelites,' he answered. 'You will set fire to their fortified places, kill their young men with the sword, dash their little children to the ground, and rip open their pregnant women.'

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר חֲזָאֵ֔ל מַדּ֖וּעַ אֲדֹנִ֣י בֹכֶ֑ה וַיֹּ֡אמֶר כִּֽי־יָדַ֡עְתִּי אֵ֣ת אֲשֶׁר־תַּעֲשֶׂה֩ לִבְנֵ֨י יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל רָעָ֗ה מִבְצְרֵיהֶ֞ם תְּשַׁלַּ֤ח בָּאֵשׁ֙ וּבַחֻֽרֵיהֶם֙ בַּחֶ֣רֶב תַּהֲרֹ֔ג וְעֹלְלֵיהֶ֣ם תְּרַטֵּ֔שׁ וְהָרֹתֵיהֶ֖ם תְּבַקֵּֽעַ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֣'mer chazah'e֔l kּi֣y ma֤h 'abedּeka֙ hakּe֔leb kּi֣y ya'ashse֔h hadּaba֥r hagּad֖ol hazּe֑h vayּo֣'mer 'eliyshsha֔ hire'a֧niy yehva֛h 'oteka֖ me֥leke 'al-'araֽm׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Hazael said, 'How could your servant, a mere dog, accomplish such a feat?' 'the LORD has shown me that you will become king of Aram,' answered Elisha.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר חֲזָהאֵ֔ל כִּ֣י מָ֤ה עַבְדְּךָ֙ הַכֶּ֔לֶב כִּ֣י יַעֲשֶׂ֔ה הַדָּבָ֥ר הַגָּד֖וֹל הַזֶּ֑ה וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֱלִישָׁ֔ע הִרְאַ֧נִי יְהוָ֛ה אֹתְךָ֖ מֶ֥לֶךְ עַל־אֲרָֽם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּe֣leke ׀ me'e֣t 'eliyshsha֗ vayּabo'֙ 'el-'adona֔yv vayּo֣'mer l֔o maֽh-'ama֥r leka֖ 'eliyshsha֑ vayּo֕'mer 'a֥mar li֖y chayo֥h ticheyeֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Then Hazael left Elisha and returned to his master. When Ben-Hadad asked, 'What did Elisha say to you?' Hazael replied, 'He told me that you would certainly recover.'

וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ ׀ מֵאֵ֣ת אֱלִישָׁ֗ע וַיָּבֹא֙ אֶל־אֲדֹנָ֔יו וַיֹּ֣אמֶר ל֔וֹ מָֽה־אָמַ֥ר לְךָ֖ אֱלִישָׁ֑ע וַיֹּ֕אמֶר אָ֥מַר לִ֖י חָיֹ֥ה תִחְיֶֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayehi֣y miֽmּachora֗t vayּiqּa֤ch hamּakebּer֙ vayּitebּo֣l bּamּa֔yim vayּipero֥shs 'al-pּana֖yv vayּamo֑t vayּimelo֥ke chazah'e֖l tּachetּaֽyv׃p

Edified Edition (EDE)But the next day he took a thick cloth, soaked it in water and spread it over the king’s face, so that he died. Then Hazael succeeded him as king.

וַיְהִ֣י מִֽמָּחֳרָ֗ת וַיִּקַּ֤ח הַמַּכְבֵּר֙ וַיִּטְבֹּ֣ל בַּמַּ֔יִם וַיִּפְרֹ֥שׂ עַל־פָּנָ֖יו וַיָּמֹ֑ת וַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְ חֲזָהאֵ֖ל תַּחְתָּֽיו׃פ

Phonetic (Hebrew): ubishshena֣t chame֗shsh leyora֤m bּen-'ache'ab֙ me֣leke yishsera'e֔l viyhoshshapa֖t me֣leke yehuda֑h mala֛ke yehora֥m bּen-yehoshshapa֖t me֥leke yehudaֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)In the fifth year of Joram son of Ahab king of Israel, when Jehoshaphat was king of Judah, Jehoram son of Jehoshaphat began his reign as king of Judah.

וּבִשְׁנַ֣ת חָמֵ֗שׁ לְיוֹרָ֤ם בֶּן־אַחְאָב֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וִיהוֹשָׁפָ֖ט מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֑ה מָלַ֛ךְ יְהוֹרָ֥ם בֶּן־יְהוֹשָׁפָ֖ט מֶ֥לֶךְ יְהוּדָֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): bּen-shsheloshshi֥ym ushshetּa֛yim shshana֖h haya֣h bemalek֑o ushshemone֣h shnh shshani֔ym mala֖ke bּiyrushshalaiֽm׃

Edified Edition (EDE)He was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem for eight years.

בֶּן־שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים וּשְׁתַּ֛יִם שָׁנָ֖ה הָיָ֣ה בְמָלְכ֑וֹ וּשְׁמֹנֶ֣ה שנה שָׁנִ֔ים מָלַ֖ךְ בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּe֜leke bּede֣reke ׀ maleke֣y yishsera'e֗l kּa'ashshe֤r 'ashsu֙ bּe֣yt 'ache'a֔b kּi֚y bּat-'ache'a֔b haֽyetah-lּ֖o le'ishshּa֑h vayּa֥'ashs hara֖ bּe'eyne֥y yehvaֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)He followed the ways of the kings of Israel, as the house of Ahab had done, for he married a daughter of Ahab. He did evil in the eyes of the LORD.

וַיֵּ֜לֶךְ בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ ׀ מַלְכֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר עָשׂוּ֙ בֵּ֣ית אַחְאָ֔ב כִּ֚י בַּת־אַחְאָ֔ב הָֽיְתָה־לּ֖וֹ לְאִשָּׁ֑ה וַיַּ֥עַשׂ הָרַ֖ע בְּעֵינֵ֥י יְהוָֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): veloֽ'-'aba֤h yehvah֙ lehashshechi֣yt 'et-yehuda֔h lema֖'an dּavi֣d 'abedּ֑o kּa'ashshe֣r 'aֽmar-l֗o late֨t l֥o ni֛yr lebana֖yv kּal-hayּamiֽym׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Nevertheless, for the sake of his servant David, the LORD was not willing to destroy Judah. He had promised to maintain a lamp for David and his descendants forever.

וְלֹֽא־אָבָ֤ה יְהוָה֙ לְהַשְׁחִ֣ית אֶת־יְהוּדָ֔ה לְמַ֖עַן דָּוִ֣ד עַבְדּ֑וֹ כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר אָֽמַר־ל֗וֹ לָתֵ֨ת ל֥וֹ נִ֛יר לְבָנָ֖יו כָּל־הַיָּמִֽים׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): bּeyamayv֙ pּashsha֣ 'ed֔om mitּa֖chat yad-yehuda֑h vayּameli֥ku 'aleyhe֖m meֽleke׃

Edified Edition (EDE)In the time of Jehoram, Edom rebelled against Judah and set up its own king.

בְּיָמָיו֙ פָּשַׁ֣ע אֱד֔וֹם מִתַּ֖חַת יַד־יְהוּדָ֑ה וַיַּמְלִ֥כוּ עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם מֶֽלֶךְ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּa'abo֤r yoram֙ tza'i֔yrah vekal-hare֖keb 'imּ֑o vaֽyehiy-h֞u qa֣m la֗yelah vayּakּe֨h 'et-'ed֜om hasּobe֤yb 'elayv֙ ve'et֙ shsare֣y hare֔keb vayּa֥nas ha'a֖m le'ohalaֽyv׃

Edified Edition (EDE)So Jehoram went to Zair with all his chariots. The Edomites surrounded him and his chariot commanders, but he rose up and broke through by night; his army, however, fled back home.

וַיַּעֲבֹ֤ר יוֹרָם֙ צָעִ֔ירָה וְכָל־הָרֶ֖כֶב עִמּ֑וֹ וַֽיְהִי־ה֞וּא קָ֣ם לַ֗יְלָה וַיַּכֶּ֨ה אֶת־אֱד֜וֹם הַסֹּבֵ֤יב אֵלָיו֙ וְאֵת֙ שָׂרֵ֣י הָרֶ֔כֶב וַיָּ֥נָס הָעָ֖ם לְאֹהָלָֽיו׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּipeshsha֣ 'ed֗om mitּa֨chat֙ yad-yehuda֔h 'a֖d hayּ֣om hazּe֑h 'a֛z tּipeshsha֥ libena֖h bּa'e֥t hahiֽy'׃

Edified Edition (EDE)To this day Edom has been in rebellion against Judah. Libnah rebelled at the same time.

וַיִּפְשַׁ֣ע אֱד֗וֹם מִתַּ֨חַת֙ יַד־יְהוּדָ֔ה עַ֖ד הַיּ֣וֹם הַזֶּ֑ה אָ֛ז תִּפְשַׁ֥ע לִבְנָ֖ה בָּעֵ֥ת הַהִֽיא׃

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

Edified Edition (EDE)As for the other events of Jehoram’s reign, and all he did, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Judah?

וְיֶ֛תֶר דִּבְרֵ֥י יוֹרָ֖ם וְכָל־אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֑ה הֲלֽוֹא־הֵ֣ם כְּתוּבִ֗ים עַל־סֵ֛פֶר דִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖ים לְמַלְכֵ֥י יְהוּדָֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּishshekּa֤b yoram֙ 'im-'abota֔yv vayּiqּabe֥r 'im-'abota֖yv bּe'i֣yr dּavi֑d vayּimelo֛ke 'achazeya֥hu ben֖o tּachetּaֽyv׃p

Edified Edition (EDE)Jehoram rested with his ancestors and was buried with them in the City of David. And Ahaziah his son succeeded him as king.

וַיִּשְׁכַּ֤ב יוֹרָם֙ עִם־אֲבֹתָ֔יו וַיִּקָּבֵ֥ר עִם־אֲבֹתָ֖יו בְּעִ֣יר דָּוִ֑ד וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ אֲחַזְיָ֥הוּ בְנ֖וֹ תַּחְתָּֽיו׃פ

Phonetic (Hebrew): bּishshenat֙ shshetּeym-'eshsere֣h shshana֔h leyora֥m bּen-'ache'a֖b me֣leke yishsera'e֑l mala֛ke 'achazeya֥hu ben-yehora֖m me֥leke yehudaֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)In the twelfth year of Joram son of Ahab king of Israel, Ahaziah son of Jehoram king of Judah began to reign.

בִּשְׁנַת֙ שְׁתֵּים־עֶשְׂרֵ֣ה שָׁנָ֔ה לְיוֹרָ֥ם בֶּן־אַחְאָ֖ב מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל מָלַ֛ךְ אֲחַזְיָ֥הוּ בֶן־יְהוֹרָ֖ם מֶ֥לֶךְ יְהוּדָֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): bּen-'eshseri֨ym ushshetּa֤yim shshanah֙ 'achazeya֣hu bemalek֔o veshshana֣h 'acha֔t mala֖ke bּiyrushshala֑im veshshe֤m 'imּo֙ 'ataleya֔hu bּat-'ameri֖y me֥leke yishsera'eֽl׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Ahaziah was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem for one year. His mother’s name was Athaliah, a granddaughter of Omri king of Israel.

בֶּן־עֶשְׂרִ֨ים וּשְׁתַּ֤יִם שָׁנָה֙ אֲחַזְיָ֣הוּ בְמָלְכ֔וֹ וְשָׁנָ֣ה אַחַ֔ת מָלַ֖ךְ בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וְשֵׁ֤ם אִמּוֹ֙ עֲתַלְיָ֔הוּ בַּת־עָמְרִ֖י מֶ֥לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּe֗leke bּede֨reke֙ bּe֣yt 'ache'a֔b vayּa֧'ashs hara֛ bּe'eyne֥y yehva֖h kּebe֣yt 'ache'a֑b kּi֛y chata֥n bּeyt-'ache'a֖b hֽu'׃

Edified Edition (EDE)He followed the ways of the house of Ahab and did evil in the eyes of the LORD, as the house of Ahab had done, for he was related by marriage to Ahab’s family.

וַיֵּ֗לֶךְ בְּדֶ֨רֶךְ֙ בֵּ֣ית אַחְאָ֔ב וַיַּ֧עַשׂ הָרַ֛ע בְּעֵינֵ֥י יְהוָ֖ה כְּבֵ֣ית אַחְאָ֑ב כִּ֛י חֲתַ֥ן בֵּית־אַחְאָ֖ב הֽוּא׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּe֜leke 'et-yora֣m bּen-'ache'a֗b lamּilechama֛h 'im-chazah'e֥l meֽleke-'ara֖m bּeramo֣t gּile'a֑d vayּakּ֥u 'aramּi֖ym 'et-yoraֽm׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Ahaziah went with Joram son of Ahab to war against Hazael king of Aram at Ramoth Gilead. The Arameans wounded Joram;

וַיֵּ֜לֶךְ אֶת־יוֹרָ֣ם בֶּן־אַחְאָ֗ב לַמִּלְחָמָ֛ה עִם־חֲזָהאֵ֥ל מֶֽלֶךְ־אֲרָ֖ם בְּרָמֹ֣ת גִּלְעָ֑ד וַיַּכּ֥וּ אֲרַמִּ֖ים אֶת־יוֹרָֽם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּashshab֩ yora֨m hamּe֜leke lehiterapּe֣ beyizere'e֗'l min-hamּakּiym֙ 'ashshe֨r yakּu֤hu 'aramּiym֙ bּaֽrama֔h bּehilּa֣cham֔o 'et-chazah'e֖l me֣leke 'ara֑m va'achazeya֨hu ben-yehora֜m me֣leke yehuda֗h yara֡d lire'֞ot 'et-yora֧m bּen-'ache'a֛b bּeyizere'e֖'l kּiֽy-chole֥h hֽu'׃p

Edified Edition (EDE)so King Joram returned to Jezreel to recover from the wounds the Arameans had inflicted on him at Ramoth in his battle with Hazael king of Aram. Then Ahaziah son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to Jezreel to see Joram son of Ahab, because he had been wounded.

וַיָּשָׁב֩ יוֹרָ֨ם הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ לְהִתְרַפֵּ֣א בְיִזְרְעֶ֗אל מִן־הַמַּכִּים֙ אֲשֶׁ֨ר יַכֻּ֤הוּ אֲרַמִּים֙ בָּֽרָמָ֔ה בְּהִלָּ֣חֲמ֔וֹ אֶת־חֲזָהאֵ֖ל מֶ֣לֶךְ אֲרָ֑ם וַאֲחַזְיָ֨הוּ בֶן־יְהוֹרָ֜ם מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֗ה יָרַ֡ד לִרְא֞וֹת אֶת־יוֹרָ֧ם בֶּן־אַחְאָ֛ב בְּיִזְרְעֶ֖אל כִּֽי־חֹלֶ֥ה הֽוּא׃פ