2 Chronicles 21

Jehoram succeeds Jehoshaphat, murders his brothers to secure the throne, and leads Judah into idolatry like the house of Ahab, his father-in-law, prompting revolts by Edom and Libnah.[1][2][3][4] YHWH sends a prophetic letter via Elijah warning of judgment; enemies plunder Judah, kill his family except youngest son Jehoahaz, and Jehoram dies painfully of bowel disease, buried without honor.[1][2][3][4]

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וַ/יִּתֵּ֣ן 𐤅/𐤉𐤕𐤍 vayiten and he gave and he gave and he gave HC/Vqw3ms לָ/הֶ֣ם 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem to them to them HR/Sp3mp אֲ֠בִי/הֶם 𐤀𐤁𐤉/𐤄𐤌 avihem their father their father their father HNcmsc/Sp3mp מַתָּנ֨וֹת 𐤌𐤕𐤍𐤅𐤕 matanot gifts gifts gifts HNcfpa רַבּ֜וֹת 𐤓𐤁𐤅𐤕 rabot many many (feminine plural) great (feminine plural) HAafpa לְ/כֶ֤סֶף 𐤋/𐤊𐤎𐤐 lekhesef of silver for silver for silver HR/Ncmsa וּ/לְ/זָהָב֙ 𐤅/𐤋/𐤆𐤄𐤁 ulezahav dhahabu (Swahili) and of gold and for gold and for gold HC/R/Ncmsa וּ/לְ/מִגְדָּנ֔וֹת 𐤅/𐤋/𐤌𐤂𐤃𐤍𐤅𐤕 ulemigedanot and of precious things choice precious objects and for choice precious objects HC/R/Ncfpa עִם 𐤏𐤌 im with if / whether with HR עָרֵ֥י 𐤏𐤓𐤉 arey cities settlements of cities of HNcfpc מְצֻר֖וֹת 𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤅𐤕 metsurot fortified fortified strongholds fortified strongholds HNcfpa בִּֽ/יהוּדָ֑ה 𐤁/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 bihudah in Judah in Yehudah (Praise-of-Yah) in Yehudah HR/Np וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and and object-marker [·] HC/To הַ/מַּמְלָכָ֛ה 𐤄/𐤌𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤄 hamamelakhah the kingdom the royal dominion the kingdom HTd/Ncfsa נָתַ֥ן 𐤍𐤕𐤍 natan he gave he gave he gave HVqp3ms לִֽ/יהוֹרָ֖ם 𐤋/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤓𐤌 lihoram to Jehoram to YHWH-has-raised to Yehoram HR/Np כִּי 𐤊𐤉 ki because for/because for/because HC ה֥וּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu he he he HPp3ms הַ/בְּכֽוֹר 𐤄/𐤁𐤊𐤅𐤓 habekhor bek-ore (Akan Twi) was the firstborn the firstborn son the firstborn son HTd/Ncmsa
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וְ/לֹא 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and-not and not and not HC/Tn אָבָ֣ה 𐤀𐤁𐤄 avah was-willing he was willing it was willing HVqp3ms יְהוָ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp לְ/הַשְׁחִית֙ 𐤋/𐤄𐤔𐤇𐤉𐤕 lehashechit to-destroy to cause to ruin to cause to ruin HR/Vhc אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo בֵּ֣ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt house house-of house of HNcmsc דָּוִ֔יד 𐤃𐤅𐤉𐤃 david of-David David David HNp לְמַ֣עַן 𐤋𐤌𐤏𐤍 lemaan for-the-sake-of in order that for the sake of HR הַ/בְּרִ֔ית 𐤄/𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤕 haberit the-covenant the binding agreement the covenant HTd/Ncfsa אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which which HTr כָּרַ֖ת 𐤊𐤓𐤕 karat kata (Swahili) he-had-cut he cut off he cut HVqp3ms לְ/דָוִ֑יד 𐤋/𐤃𐤅𐤉𐤃 ledavid with-David to David to David HR/Np וְ/כַ/אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤅/𐤊/𐤀𐤔𐤓 vekhaasher and-as-which and as/that which and as which HC/R/Tr אָמַ֗ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar he-said he said he said HVqp3ms לָ/תֵ֨ת 𐤋/𐤕𐤕 latet to-give to give to give HR/Vqc ל֥/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo to-him to him HR/Sp3ms נִ֛יר 𐤍𐤉𐤓 nir lamp lamp lamp HNcmsa וּ/לְ/בָנָ֖י/ו 𐤅/𐤋/𐤁𐤍𐤉/𐤅 ulevanayv Bene (Bemba) and-to-sons-his and to his sons and to his sons HC/R/Ncmpc/Sp3ms כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal kila (Swahili) all entirety of all of HNcmsc הַ/יָּמִֽים 𐤄/𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤌 hayamim the-days the days the days HTd/Ncmpa
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וַ/יַּֽעֲבֹ֤ר 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤁𐤓 vayaavor Then he crossed over and he crossed over and he crossed over HC/Vqw3ms יְהוֹרָם֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤓𐤌 yehoram Jehoram YHWH-has-raised Yehoram HNp עִם 𐤏𐤌 im with if / whether with HR שָׂרָ֔י/ו 𐤔𐤓𐤉/𐤅 sarayv his commanders his officials his chiefs HNcmpc/Sp3ms וְ/כָל 𐤅/𐤊𐤋 vekhal kila (Swahili) and all and whole of and all of HC/Ncmsc הָ/רֶ֖כֶב 𐤄/𐤓𐤊𐤁 harekhev the chariots the chariot the chariot HTd/Ncmsa עִמּ֑/וֹ 𐤏𐤌/𐤅 imo with him with him with him HR/Sp3ms וַ/יְהִי֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vayehi and he arose and he became and it happened HC/Vqw3ms קָ֣ם 𐤒𐤌 qam uku-ima (Bemba) arising he rose up he rose up HVqrmsa לַ֔יְלָה 𐤋𐤉𐤋𐤄 layelah by night night night HNcmsa וַ/יַּ֗ךְ 𐤅/𐤉𐤊 vayakhe and he struck and he struck and he struck HC/Vhw3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo אֱדוֹם֙ 𐤀𐤃𐤅𐤌 edom Edom Red-One Edom HNp הַ/סּוֹבֵ֣ב 𐤄/𐤎𐤅𐤁𐤁 hasovev who were surrounding the one who encircles those who encircled HTd/Vqrmsa אֵלָ֔י/ו 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤅 elayv him toward him him HR/Sp3ms וְ/אֵ֖ת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and [direct object marker] and object-marker [·] HC/To שָׂרֵ֥י 𐤔𐤓𐤉 sarey commanders of chiefs of chiefs of HNcmpc הָ/רָֽכֶב 𐤄/𐤓𐤊𐤁 harakhev the chariots the chariot the chariots HTd/Ncmsa
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וַ/יִּפְשַׁ֨ע 𐤅/𐤉𐤐𐤔𐤏 vayifesha and revolted and he rebelled and he rebelled HC/Vqw3ms אֱד֜וֹם 𐤀𐤃𐤅𐤌 edom Edom Red-One Edom HNp מִ/תַּ֣חַת 𐤌/𐤕𐤇𐤕 mitachat from under from beneath from under HR/R יַד 𐤉𐤃 yad hand open hand open hand HNcbsc יְהוּדָ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 yehudah Judah Yah Is Praised Yehudah HNp עַ֚ד 𐤏𐤃 ad until up to until HR הַ/יּ֣וֹם 𐤄/𐤉𐤅𐤌 hayom the day the day the day HTd/Ncmsa הַ/זֶּ֔ה 𐤄/𐤆𐤄 hazeh this this one this HTd/Pdxms אָ֣ז 𐤀𐤆 az then at that time then HD תִּפְשַׁ֥ע 𐤕𐤐𐤔𐤏 tifesha revolted she will rebel she rebelled HVqi3fs לִבְנָ֛ה 𐤋𐤁𐤍𐤄 livenah Libnah Place of Whiteness Livenah HNp בָּ/עֵ֥ת 𐤁/𐤏𐤕 baet in the time at the appointed time at the time HRd/Ncbsa הַ/הִ֖יא 𐤄/𐤄𐤉𐤀 hahi that she that HTd/Pp3fs מִ/תַּ֣חַת 𐤌/𐤕𐤇𐤕 mitachat-2 from under from beneath from under HR/R יָד֑/וֹ 𐤉𐤃/𐤅 yado his hand his hand his hand HNcbsc/Sp3ms כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki because for/because because HC עָזַ֔ב 𐤏𐤆𐤁 azav he had forsaken he abandoned he abandoned HVqp3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo יְהוָ֖ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֱלֹהֵ֥י 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉 elohey Mulimu (Lozi) God mighty ones of Elohim of HNcmpc אֲבֹתָֽי/ו 𐤀𐤁𐤕𐤉/𐤅 avotayv of his fathers his fathers his fathers HNcmpc/Sp3ms
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וַ/יָּבֹ֤א 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤀 vayavo and came and he came and he came HC/Vqw3ms אֵלָי/ו֙ 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤅 elayv to him toward him to him HR/Sp3ms מִכְתָּ֔ב 𐤌𐤊𐤕𐤁 mikhetav a letter written document of document of HNcmsa מֵֽ/אֵלִיָּ֥הוּ 𐤌/𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤄𐤅 meeliyahu from Elijah from My-God-is-YHWH from Eliyah HR/Np הַ/נָּבִ֖יא 𐤄/𐤍𐤁𐤉𐤀 hanavi the prophet the proclaiming spokesman the prophet HTd/Ncmsa לֵ/אמֹ֑ר 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor saying to say to say HR/Vqc כֹּ֣ה 𐤊𐤄 koh Thus in this manner thus HD אָמַ֣ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar says he said he said HVqp3ms יְהוָ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֱלֹהֵי֙ 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉 elohey Mulimu (Lozi) God mighty ones of Elohim of HNcmpc דָּוִ֣יד 𐤃𐤅𐤉𐤃 david David David David HNp אָבִ֔י/ךָ 𐤀𐤁𐤉/𐤊 avikha your father your father your father HNcmsc/Sp2ms תַּ֗חַת 𐤕𐤇𐤕 tachat because under; in place of in place of HR אֲשֶׁ֤ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which that HTr לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn הָלַ֨כְתָּ֙ 𐤄𐤋𐤊𐤕 halakheta you have walked you walked you walked HVqp2ms בְּ/דַרְכֵי֙ 𐤁/𐤃𐤓𐤊𐤉 bedarekhey in the ways in the paths of in the ways of HR/Ncbpc יְהוֹשָׁפָ֣ט 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤐𐤈 yehoshafat Jehoshaphat YHWH has judged Yehoshafat HNp אָבִ֔י/ךָ 𐤀𐤁𐤉/𐤊 avikha-2 your father your father your father HNcmsc/Sp2ms וּ/בְ/דַרְכֵ֖י 𐤅/𐤁/𐤃𐤓𐤊𐤉 uvedarekhey and in the ways and in paths of and in the ways of HC/R/Ncbpc אָסָ֥א 𐤀𐤎𐤀 asa Asa Asa Asa HNp מֶֽלֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe king king of king of HNcmsc יְהוּדָֽה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 yehudah Judah Yah Is Praised Yehudah HNp
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וַ/תֵּ֗לֶךְ 𐤅/𐤕𐤋𐤊 vatelekhe and you have walked and she went and she went HC/Vqw2ms בְּ/דֶ֨רֶךְ֙ 𐤁/𐤃𐤓𐤊 bederekhe in the way in a path in a way HR/Ncbsc מַלְכֵ֣י 𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤉 malekhey of kings kings of kings of HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael of Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp וַ/תַּזְנֶ֤ה 𐤅/𐤕𐤆𐤍𐤄 vatazeneh and you have caused to prostitute and you caused to prostitute and you caused to prostitute HC/Vhw2ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo יְהוּדָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 yehudah Judah Yah Is Praised Yehudah HNp וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and-[direct object marker] and object-marker [·] HC/To יֹשְׁבֵ֣י 𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤉 yoshevey inhabitants of dwellers of dwellers of HVqrmpc יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔ם 𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 yerushalaim Jerusalem Foundation of Wholeness Yerushalam HNp כְּ/הַזְנ֖וֹת 𐤊/𐤄𐤆𐤍𐤅𐤕 kehazenot like the prostitutions of like the causing-to-prostitute like the prostitutions HR/Vhc בֵּ֣ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt house of house-of house of HNcmsc אַחְאָ֑ב 𐤀𐤇𐤀𐤁 acheav Ahab Brother-of-a-Father Acheav HNp וְ/גַ֨ם 𐤅/𐤂𐤌 vegam and also and also and also HC/Ta אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo אַחֶ֧י/ךָ 𐤀𐤇𐤉/𐤊 acheykha your brothers your brothers your brothers HNcmpc/Sp2ms בֵית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 veyt house of house-of house of HNcmsc אָבִ֛י/ךָ 𐤀𐤁𐤉/𐤊 avikha your father your father your father HNcmsc/Sp2ms הַ/טּוֹבִ֥ים 𐤄/𐤈𐤅𐤁𐤉𐤌 hatovim who were better the good ones the good ones HTd/Aampa מִמְּ/ךָ֖ 𐤌𐤌/𐤊 mimekha than you from you than you HR/Sp2ms הָרָֽגְתָּ 𐤄𐤓𐤂𐤕 harageta vanga (Kikongo) you have killed you killed you killed HVqp2ms
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וַ/יַּעֲל֤וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤋𐤅 vayaalu Aleya (Bemba) and they went up they caused to ascend and they went up HC/Vqw3mp בִֽ/יהוּדָה֙ 𐤁/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 vihudah against Judah And Yehudah in Yehudah HR/Np וַ/יִּבְקָע֔וּ/הָ 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤒𐤏𐤅/𐤄 vayiveqauha and they invaded it and they split her open and they breached it HC/Vqw3mp/Sp3fs וַ/יִּשְׁבּ֗וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤅 vayishebu and they carried away and they took captive and they took captive HC/Vqw3mp אֵ֤ת 𐤀𐤕 et direct object marker object-marker [·] HTo כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal kila (Swahili) all entirety of all of HNcmsc הָ/רְכוּשׁ֙ 𐤄/𐤓𐤊𐤅𐤔 harekhush the possessions the gathered possessions the possessions HTd/Ncmsa הַ/נִּמְצָ֣א 𐤄/𐤍𐤌𐤑𐤀 hanimetsa that was found the one being found the one being found HTd/VNrmsa לְ/בֵית 𐤋/𐤁𐤉𐤕 leveyt in the house of to a house of in the house of HR/Ncmsc הַ/מֶּ֔לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe the king the king the king HTd/Ncmsa וְ/גַם 𐤅/𐤂𐤌 vegam and also and also and also HC/Ta בָּנָ֖י/ו 𐤁𐤍𐤉/𐤅 banayv Bene (Bemba) his sons his sons his sons HNcmpc/Sp3ms וְ/נָשָׁ֑י/ו 𐤅/𐤍𐤔𐤉/𐤅 venashayv and his wives and his women and his wives HC/Ncfpc/Sp3ms וְ/לֹ֤א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and not and not and not HC/Tn נִשְׁאַר 𐤍𐤔𐤀𐤓 nishear was left the remaining one was left HVNp3ms ל/וֹ֙ 𐤋/𐤅 lo to him to him HR/Sp3ms בֵּ֔ן 𐤁𐤍 ben Bene (Bemba) a son son a son HNcmsa כִּ֥י 𐤊𐤉 ki except for/because except HC אִם 𐤀𐤌 im if if / whether if HC יְהוֹאָחָ֖ז 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤀𐤇𐤆 yehoachaz Jehoahaz YHWH has grasped Yehoachaz HNp קְטֹ֥ן 𐤒𐤈𐤍 qeton the youngest small the youngest HAamsc בָּנָֽי/ו 𐤁𐤍𐤉/𐤅 banayv-2 Bene (Bemba) of his sons his sons of his sons HNcmpc/Sp3ms
Verse 19
וַ/יְהִ֣י 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vayehi and it was and he became and it was HC/Vqw3ms לְ/יָמִ֣ים 𐤋/𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤌 leyamim for days to days for days HR/Ncmpa מִ/יָּמִ֡ים 𐤌/𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤌 miyamim from days from days from days HR/Ncmpa וּ/כְ/עֵת֩ 𐤅/𐤊/𐤏𐤕 ukheet and as time and at a time of and at a time of HC/R/Ncbsc צֵ֨את 𐤑𐤀𐤕 tset going out going out going out HVqc הַ/קֵּ֜ץ 𐤄/𐤒𐤑 haqets the end the cut-off end the cut-off end HTd/Ncmsa לְ/יָמִ֣ים 𐤋/𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤌 leyamim-2 of days to days to days HR/Ncmpa שְׁנַ֗יִם 𐤔𐤍𐤉𐤌 shenayim two two two HAcmda יָצְא֤וּ 𐤉𐤑𐤀𐤅 yatseu came out they went out they went out HVqp3cp מֵעָי/ו֙ 𐤌𐤏𐤉/𐤅 meayv his bowels his inward parts his inward parts HNcmpc/Sp3ms עִם 𐤏𐤌 im with if / whether with HR חָלְי֔/וֹ 𐤇𐤋𐤉/𐤅 chaleyo his sickness his sickness his sickness HNcmsc/Sp3ms וַ/יָּ֖מָת 𐤅/𐤉𐤌𐤕 vayamat and he died and he died and he died HC/Vqw3ms בְּ/תַחֲלֻאִ֣ים 𐤁/𐤕𐤇𐤋𐤀𐤉𐤌 betachaluim in diseases in bodily diseases in bodily diseases HR/Ncmpa רָעִ֑ים 𐤓𐤏𐤉𐤌 raim evil bad ones evil ones HAampa וְ/לֹא 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and not and not and not HC/Tn עָ֨שׂוּ 𐤏𐤔𐤅 asu they made they did they did HVqp3cp ל֥/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo for him for him HR/Sp3ms עַמּ֛/וֹ 𐤏𐤌/𐤅 amo his people his gathered people his gathered people HNcmsc/Sp3ms שְׂרֵפָ֖ה 𐤔𐤓𐤐𐤄 serefah burning burning burning HNcfsa כִּ/שְׂרֵפַ֥ת 𐤊/𐤔𐤓𐤐𐤕 kiserefat like the burning like burning-of like burning-of HR/Ncfsc אֲבֹתָֽי/ו 𐤀𐤁𐤕𐤉/𐤅 avotayv his fathers his fathers his fathers HNcmpc/Sp3ms
Verse 20
בֶּן 𐤁𐤍 ben Bene (Bemba) son son son HNcmsc שְׁלֹשִׁ֤ים 𐤔𐤋𐤔𐤉𐤌 sheloshim thirty thirty thirty HAcbpa וּ/שְׁתַּ֨יִם֙ 𐤅/𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 ushetayim and two and two and two HC/Acfda הָיָ֣ה 𐤄𐤉𐤄 hayah was he was / he became he was HVqp3ms בְ/מָלְכ֔/וֹ 𐤁/𐤌𐤋𐤊/𐤅 vemalekho when he became king in his reigning in his reigning HR/Vqc/Sp3ms וּ/שְׁמוֹנֶ֣ה 𐤅/𐤔𐤌𐤅𐤍𐤄 ushemoneh and eight eight and eight HC/Acfsa שָׁנִ֔ים 𐤔𐤍𐤉𐤌 shanim years cycles of years years HNcfpa מָלַ֖ךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 malakhe he reigned he reigned as king he reigned as king HVqp3ms בִּ/ירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם 𐤁/𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 birushalaim in Jerusalem in Yerushalem in Yerushalam HR/Np וַ/יֵּ֨לֶךְ֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤋𐤊 vayelekhe and he departed and he went and he went HC/Vqw3ms בְּ/לֹ֣א 𐤁/𐤋𐤀 belo without without without HR/Tn חֶמְדָּ֔ה 𐤇𐤌𐤃𐤄 chemedah one's regret object of desire object of desire HNcfsa וַֽ/יִּקְבְּרֻ֨/הוּ֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤁𐤓/𐤄𐤅 vayiqeberuhu and they buried him and they buried him and they buried him HC/Vqw3mp/Sp3ms בְּ/עִ֣יר 𐤁/𐤏𐤉𐤓 beir in the city in a guarded settlement of in a city of HR/Ncfsc דָּוִ֔יד 𐤃𐤅𐤉𐤃 david of David David David HNp וְ/לֹ֖א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo but not and not and not HC/Tn בְּ/קִבְר֥וֹת 𐤁/𐤒𐤁𐤓𐤅𐤕 beqiverot in the tombs in graves of in graves of HR/Ncmpc הַ/מְּלָכִֽים 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤉𐤌 hamelakhim of the kings the kings the kings HTd/Ncmpa