2 Chronicles 16

In the 36th year of Asa's reign, Baasha king of Israel builds Ramah to blockade Judah, prompting Asa to plunder the temple and palace treasuries to bribe Ben-Hadad king of Aram (Syria) into attacking Israel, forcing Baasha to withdraw.[2][4] The prophet Hanani rebukes Asa for relying on Aram rather than YHWH, whose eyes roam the earth to strengthen the loyal-hearted; Asa imprisons Hanani, oppresses the people, and later dies of foot disease without seeking YHWH's help.[1][2][3]

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Verse 1
בִּ/שְׁנַ֨ת 𐤁/𐤔𐤍𐤕 bishenat in the year in the year of in the year of HR/Ncfsc שְׁלֹשִׁ֤ים 𐤔𐤋𐤔𐤉𐤌 sheloshim thirty thirty thirty HAcbpa וָ/שֵׁשׁ֙ 𐤅/𐤔𐤔 vashesh and-sixth and six and six HC/Acfsa לְ/מַלְכ֣וּת 𐤋/𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤅𐤕 lemalekhut of the kingdom to royal rule of to kingdom of HR/Ncfsc אָסָ֔א 𐤀𐤎𐤀 asa of Asa Asa Asa HNp עָלָ֞ה 𐤏𐤋𐤄 alah Aleya (Bemba) went up he ascended he went up HVqp3ms בַּעְשָׁ֤א 𐤁𐤏𐤔𐤀 baesha Baasha Baasha Baesha HNp מֶֽלֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe king king of king of HNcmsc יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael of Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp עַל 𐤏𐤋 al against upon against HR יְהוּדָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 yehudah Judah Yah Is Praised Yehudah HNp וַ/יִּ֖בֶן 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤍 vayiven akha (Zulu) and he built and he built and he built HC/Vqw3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et (direct object marker) object-marker [·] HTo הָ/רָמָ֑ה 𐤄/𐤓𐤌𐤄 haramah Ramah the Height-town the Ramah HTd/Np לְ/בִלְתִּ֗י 𐤋/𐤁𐤋𐤕𐤉 levileti to not so as not to so as not to HR/C תֵּ֚ת 𐤕𐤕 tet give to give to give HVqc יוֹצֵ֣א 𐤉𐤅𐤑𐤀 yotse going out one going out one going out HVqrmsa וָ/בָ֔א 𐤅/𐤁𐤀 vava and coming coming one and one coming HC/Vqrmsa לְ/אָסָ֖א 𐤋/𐤀𐤎𐤀 leasa to Asa to Asa to Asa HR/Np מֶ֥לֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe-2 king king of king of HNcmsc יְהוּדָֽה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 yehudah-2 of Judah Yah Is Praised Yehudah HNp
Verse 2
Verse 3
בְּרִית֙ 𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤕 berit a covenant binding agreement covenant HNcfsa בֵּינִ֣/י 𐤁𐤉𐤍/𐤉 beyni between me between me between me HR/Sp1cs וּ/בֵינֶ֔/ךָ 𐤅/𐤁𐤉𐤍/𐤊 uveynekha and between you and between you and between you HC/R/Sp2ms וּ/בֵ֥ין 𐤅/𐤁𐤉𐤍 uveyn and between and between and between HC/R אָבִ֖/י 𐤀𐤁/𐤉 avi my father my father my father HNcmsc/Sp1cs וּ/בֵ֣ין 𐤅/𐤁𐤉𐤍 uveyn-2 and between and between and between HC/R אָבִ֑י/ךָ 𐤀𐤁𐤉/𐤊 avikha your father your father your father HNcmsc/Sp2ms הִנֵּ֨ה 𐤄𐤍𐤄 hineh mona (Bemba) behold Look! look HTm שָׁלַ֤חְתִּֽי 𐤔𐤋𐤇𐤕𐤉 shalacheti I have sent I dispatched I sent HVqp1cs לְ/ךָ֙ 𐤋/𐤊 lekha to you to you HR/Sp2ms כֶּ֣סֶף 𐤊𐤎𐤐 kesef silver silver silver HNcmsa וְ/זָהָ֔ב 𐤅/𐤆𐤄𐤁 vezahav dhahabu (Swahili) and gold and gold and gold HC/Ncmsa לֵ֞ךְ 𐤋𐤊 lekhe go Go Go HVqv2ms הָפֵ֣ר 𐤄𐤐𐤓 hafer break to nullify nullify HVhv2ms בְּרִֽיתְ/ךָ֗ 𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤕/𐤊 beritekha your covenant your binding treaty your covenant HNcfsc/Sp2ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et with object-marker with HR בַּעְשָׁא֙ 𐤁𐤏𐤔𐤀 baesha Baasha Baasha Baesha HNp מֶ֣לֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe king king of king of HNcmsc יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael of Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp וְ/יַעֲלֶ֖ה 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤋𐤄 veyaaleh Aleya (Bemba) that he may withdraw and he will ascend and he will withdraw HC/Vqi3ms מֵ/עָלָֽ/י 𐤌/𐤏𐤋/𐤉 mealay from me from upon me from me HR/R/Sp1cs
Verse 4
וַ/יִּשְׁמַ֨ע 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤌𐤏 vayishema and he listened and he heard and he heard HC/Vqw3ms בֶּן 𐤁𐤍 ben son of son Ben Hadad HNp הֲדַ֜ד 𐤄𐤃𐤃 hadad Hadad Hadad Ben Hadad HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward to HR הַ/מֶּ֣לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe the king the king the king HTd/Ncmsa אָסָ֗א 𐤀𐤎𐤀 asa Asa Asa Asa HNp וַ֠/יִּשְׁלַח 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤋𐤇 vayishelach and he sent and he dispatched and he sent HC/Vqw3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo שָׂרֵ֨י 𐤔𐤓𐤉 sarey captains chiefs of chiefs of HNcmpc הַ/חֲיָלִ֤ים 𐤄/𐤇𐤉𐤋𐤉𐤌 hachayalim kayila (Lunda) of the forces the strength-forces the forces HTd/Ncmpa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which which HTr ל/וֹ֙ 𐤋/𐤅 lo to him to him HR/Sp3ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el-2 against toward against HR עָרֵ֣י 𐤏𐤓𐤉 arey cities settlements of cities of HNcfpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael of Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp וַ/יַּכּוּ֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤊𐤅 vayaku and they struck and they struck and they struck HC/Vhw3mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo עִיּ֣וֹן 𐤏𐤉𐤅𐤍 ion Ijon Iyon Ion HNp וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and and object-marker [·] HC/To דָּ֔ן 𐤃𐤍 dan Dan He-has-judged Dan HNp וְ/אֵ֖ת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-2 and and object-marker [·] HC/To אָבֵ֣ל 𐤀𐤁𐤋 avel Abel unjust Avel Mayim HNp מָ֑יִם 𐤌𐤉𐤌 mayim of waters waters Avel Mayim HNp וְ/אֵ֥ת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-3 and and object-marker [·] HC/To כָּֽל 𐤊𐤋 kal kila (Swahili) all entirety of all of HNcmsc מִסְכְּנ֖וֹת 𐤌𐤎𐤊𐤍𐤅𐤕 misekenot store gathering-storehouses storehouses HNcfpc עָרֵ֥י 𐤏𐤓𐤉 arey-2 cities settlements of cities of HNcfpc נַפְתָּלִֽי 𐤍𐤐𐤕𐤋𐤉 nafetali of Naphtali My Struggle Nafetali HNp
Verse 6
וְ/אָסָ֣א 𐤅/𐤀𐤎𐤀 veasa and Asa and Asa and Asa HC/Np הַ/מֶּ֗לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe the king the king the king HTd/Ncmsa לָקַח֙ 𐤋𐤒𐤇 laqach took he took he took HVqp3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et direct object marker object-marker [·] HTo כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal kila (Swahili) all entirety of all of HNcmsc יְהוּדָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 yehudah Judah Yah Is Praised Yehudah HNp וַ/יִּשְׂא֞וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤀𐤅 vayiseu and they carried and they lifted up and they lifted up HC/Vqw3mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 direct object marker object-marker [·] HTo אַבְנֵ֤י 𐤀𐤁𐤍𐤉 aveney stones of building-stones of stones of HNcfpc הָֽ/רָמָה֙ 𐤄/𐤓𐤌𐤄 haramah Ramah the Height-town the Ramah HTd/Np וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and and object-marker [·] HC/To עֵצֶ֔י/הָ 𐤏𐤑𐤉/𐤄 etseyha timber of it her trees her timber HNcmpc/Sp3fs אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which which HTr בָּנָ֖ה 𐤁𐤍𐤄 banah akha (Zulu) had been building he built he built HVqp3ms בַּעְשָׁ֑א 𐤁𐤏𐤔𐤀 baesha Baasha Baasha Baesha HNp וַ/יִּ֣בֶן 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤍 vayiven akha (Zulu) and he built and he built and he built HC/Vqw3ms בָּ/הֶ֔ם 𐤁/𐤄𐤌 bahem with them with them HR/Sp3mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-3 direct object marker object-marker [·] HTo גֶּ֖בַע 𐤂𐤁𐤏 geva Geba Geba Hill-town Geva HNp וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-2 and and object-marker [·] HC/To הַ/מִּצְפָּֽה 𐤄/𐤌𐤑𐤐𐤄 hamitsepah Mizpah the Watchtower the Mitsepah HTd/Np
Verse 7
וּ/בָ/עֵ֣ת 𐤅/𐤁/𐤏𐤕 uvaet And at time and at the appointed time and at the appointed time HC/Rd/Ncbsa הַ/הִ֗יא 𐤄/𐤄𐤉𐤀 hahi that she that HTd/Pp3fs בָּ֚א 𐤁𐤀 ba came he came came HVqp3ms חֲנָ֣נִי 𐤇𐤍𐤍𐤉 chanani Hanani Yah-has-been-gracious Chanani HNp הָ/רֹאֶ֔ה 𐤄/𐤓𐤀𐤄 haroeh the seer the seeing one the seeing one HTd/Ncmsa אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward to HR אָסָ֖א 𐤀𐤎𐤀 asa Asa Asa Asa HNp מֶ֣לֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe king king of king of HNcmsc יְהוּדָ֑ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 yehudah of Judah Yah Is Praised Yehudah HNp וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and said and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms אֵלָ֗י/ו 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤅 elayv to him toward him to him HR/Sp3ms בְּ/הִשָּׁ֨עֶנְ/ךָ֜ 𐤁/𐤄𐤔𐤏𐤍/𐤊 behishaenekha in your leaning in your leaning in your relying HR/VNc/Sp2ms עַל 𐤏𐤋 al on upon on HR מֶ֤לֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe-2 king king of king of HNcmsc אֲרָם֙ 𐤀𐤓𐤌 aram of Aram Aram Highland Aram HNp וְ/לֹ֤א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and not and not and not HC/Tn נִשְׁעַ֨נְתָּ֙ 𐤍𐤔𐤏𐤍𐤕 nisheaneta you relied you leaned yourself you relied HVNp2ms עַל 𐤏𐤋 al-2 on upon on HR יְהוָ֣ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֱלֹהֶ֔י/ךָ 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤊 eloheykha Mulimu (Lozi) your God your Mighty One your Elohim HNcmpc/Sp2ms עַל 𐤏𐤋 al-3 therefore upon therefore HR כֵּ֗ן 𐤊𐤍 ken cine (Bemba) thus thus thus HTm נִמְלַ֛ט 𐤍𐤌𐤋𐤈 nimelat has escaped he slipped free he escaped HVNp3ms חֵ֥יל 𐤇𐤉𐤋 cheyl army rampart of the army HNcmsc מֶֽלֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe-3 of the king king of king of HNcmsc אֲרָ֖ם 𐤀𐤓𐤌 aram-2 of Aram Aram Highland Aram HNp מִ/יָּדֶֽ/ךָ 𐤌/𐤉𐤃/𐤊 miyadekha from your hand from your hand from your hand HR/Ncbsc/Sp2ms
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Verse 9
כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki For for/because for/because HC יְהוָ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp עֵינָ֞י/ו 𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉/𐤅 eynayv Enyi (Fante) his eyes his two eyes his eyes HNcbdc/Sp3ms מְשֹׁטְט֤וֹת 𐤌𐤔𐤈𐤈𐤅𐤕 meshotetot roam the ones roaming about roam about HVorfpa בְּ/כָל 𐤁/𐤊𐤋 bekhal kila (Swahili) throughout all in the whole of in all HR/Ncmsc הָ/אָ֨רֶץ֙ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets Ayé (Yoruba) the earth the earth the earth HTd/Ncbsa לְ֠/הִתְחַזֵּק 𐤋/𐤄𐤕𐤇𐤆𐤒 lehitechazeq kosa (Bemba (Zambia)) to strengthen himself to strengthen oneself to strengthen oneself HR/Vtc עִם 𐤏𐤌 im with if / whether with HR לְבָבָ֥/ם 𐤋𐤁𐤁/𐤌 levavam their heart their inner core their heart HNcmsc/Sp3mp שָׁלֵ֛ם 𐤔𐤋𐤌 shalem perfect whole, intact whole HAamsa אֵלָ֖י/ו 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤅 elayv toward him toward him toward him HR/Sp3ms נִסְכַּ֣לְתָּ 𐤍𐤎𐤊𐤋𐤕 nisekaleta you have acted foolishly you have made yourself foolish you have acted foolishly HVNp2ms עַל 𐤏𐤋 al in upon concerning HR זֹ֑את 𐤆𐤀𐤕 zot this this one this one HPdxfs כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki-2 therefore for/because because HC מֵ/עַ֔תָּה 𐤌/𐤏𐤕𐤄 meatah from now on from this time onward from now onward HR/D יֵ֥שׁ 𐤉𐤔 yesh there are there exists there are HTm עִמְּ/ךָ֖ 𐤏𐤌/𐤊 imekha with you with you with you HR/Sp2ms מִלְחָמֽוֹת 𐤌𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤅𐤕 milechamot wars battles of battles of HNcfpa
Verse 10
Verse 11
Verse 12
וַ/יֶּחֱלֶ֣א 𐤅/𐤉𐤇𐤋𐤀 vayechele gula (Zulu) and he was sick and he became sick and he became sick HC/Vqw3ms אָסָ֡א 𐤀𐤎𐤀 asa Asa Asa Asa HNp בִּ/שְׁנַת֩ 𐤁/𐤔𐤍𐤕 bishenat in year in the year of in the year of HR/Ncfsc שְׁלוֹשִׁ֨ים 𐤔𐤋𐤅𐤔𐤉𐤌 sheloshim thirty thirty thirty HAcbpa וָ/תֵ֤שַׁע 𐤅/𐤕𐤔𐤏 vatesha and-nine and nine and nine HC/Acfsa לְ/מַלְכוּת/וֹ֙ 𐤋/𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤅𐤕/𐤅 lemalekhuto of his reign to his kingship of his kingship HR/Ncfsc/Sp3ms בְּ/רַגְלָ֔י/ו 𐤁/𐤓𐤂𐤋𐤉/𐤅 beragelayv in his feet by his two feet with his two feet HR/Ncfdc/Sp3ms עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad until up to until HR לְ/מַ֖עְלָ/ה 𐤋/𐤌𐤏𐤋/𐤄 lemaelah exceedingly upward exceedingly HR/D/Sd חָלְי֑/וֹ 𐤇𐤋𐤉/𐤅 chaleyo his disease his sickness his sickness HNcmsc/Sp3ms וְ/גַם 𐤅/𐤂𐤌 vegam and even and also and also HC/Ta בְּ/חָלְי/וֹ֙ 𐤁/𐤇𐤋𐤉/𐤅 bechaleyo in his disease in his sickness in his sickness HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn דָרַ֣שׁ 𐤃𐤓𐤔 darash sought he sought diligently he sought diligently HVqp3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et - object-marker [·] HTo יְהוָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp כִּ֖י 𐤊𐤉 ki but for/because for HC בָּ/רֹפְאִֽים 𐤁/𐤓𐤐𐤀𐤉𐤌 barofeim to the physicians with the healers with the physicians HRd/Vqrmpa
Verse 14
וַ/יִּקְבְּרֻ֣/הוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤁𐤓/𐤄𐤅 vayiqeberuhu and they buried him and they buried him and they buried him HC/Vqw3mp/Sp3ms בְ/קִבְרֹתָ֗י/ו 𐤁/𐤒𐤁𐤓𐤕𐤉/𐤅 veqiverotayv in his tomb in his burial-places in his tombs HR/Ncmpc/Sp3ms אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which which HTr כָּֽרָה 𐤊𐤓𐤄 karah kola (Bemba) he had dug he dug he had dug HVqp3ms ל/וֹ֮ 𐤋/𐤅 lo for himself for himself HR/Sp3ms בְּ/עִ֣יר 𐤁/𐤏𐤉𐤓 beir in the city in a guarded settlement of in the city HR/Ncfsc דָּוִיד֒ 𐤃𐤅𐤉𐤃 david of David David David HNp וַ/יַּשְׁכִּיבֻ֗/הוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤊𐤉𐤁/𐤄𐤅 vayashekivuhu and they laid him they made him lie down and they laid him HC/Vhw3mp/Sp3ms בַּ/מִּשְׁכָּב֙ 𐤁/𐤌𐤔𐤊𐤁 bamishekav on the bed in the lying-place on the bed HRd/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁ֤ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 which that-which which HTr מִלֵּא֙ 𐤌𐤋𐤀 mile had filled he fully filled he fully filled HVpp3ms בְּשָׂמִ֣ים 𐤁𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤌 besamim with spices fragrant spices with spices HNcmpa וּ/זְנִ֔ים 𐤅/𐤆𐤍𐤉𐤌 uzenim and kinds and kinds and kinds HC/Ncmpa מְרֻקָּחִ֖ים 𐤌𐤓𐤒𐤇𐤉𐤌 meruqachim compounded carefully compounded ones compounded HVPsmpa בְּ/מִרְקַ֣חַת 𐤁/𐤌𐤓𐤒𐤇𐤕 bemireqachat with ointment in a compounded ointment of with ointment HR/Ncfsc מַעֲשֶׂ֑ה 𐤌𐤏𐤔𐤄 maaseh work deed of work of HNcmsa וַ/יִּשְׂרְפוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤐𐤅 vayiserefu and they made and they burned and they burned HC/Vqw3mp ל֥/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo-2 for him for him HR/Sp3ms שְׂרֵפָ֖ה 𐤔𐤓𐤐𐤄 serefah a burning burning a burning HNcfsa גְּדוֹלָ֥ה 𐤂𐤃𐤅𐤋𐤄 gedolah great great great HAafsa עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad until up to until HR לִ/מְאֹֽד 𐤋/𐤌𐤀𐤃 limeod very to extremity very HR/Ncmsa