2 Kings 21

Manasseh reigns 55 years in Jerusalem, rebuilding high places, worshiping the host of heaven, sacrificing his son, and provoking YHWH to anger, filling Jerusalem with innocent blood; YHWH declares judgment on Judah. Amon reigns two evil years like his father, is assassinated by servants, and the people make Josiah king.[1][2]

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וַ/יָּ֗שָׁב 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤁 vayashav and he returned and he turned back and he returned HC/Vqw3ms וַ/יִּ֨בֶן֙ 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 הַ/בָּמ֔וֹת 𐤄/𐤁𐤌𐤅𐤕 habamot the high places the raised worship-heights the high places HTd/Ncfpa אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which which HTr אִבַּ֖ד 𐤀𐤁𐤃 ibad he had destroyed he brought to ruin he caused to perish HVpp3ms חִזְקִיָּ֣הוּ 𐤇𐤆𐤒𐤉𐤄𐤅 chizeqiyahu Hezekiah Yah has strengthened Chizeqiyah HNp אָבִ֑י/ו 𐤀𐤁𐤉/𐤅 aviv his father his father his father HNcmsc/Sp3ms וַ/יָּ֨קֶם 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤌 vayaqem uku-ima (Bemba) and he erected he raised up and he erected HC/Vhw3ms מִזְבְּחֹ֜ת 𐤌𐤆𐤁𐤇𐤕 mizebechot altars sacrifice-places altars HNcmpa לַ/בַּ֗עַל 𐤋/𐤁𐤏𐤋 labaal for Baal to Baʿal to Baal HRd/Np וַ/יַּ֤עַשׂ 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤔 vayaas and he made and he did and he did HC/Vqw3ms אֲשֵׁרָה֙ 𐤀𐤔𐤓𐤄 asherah an Asherah Asherah-pole Asherah HNp כַּ/אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤊/𐤀𐤔𐤓 kaasher as as that which as HR/Tr עָשָׂ֗ה 𐤏𐤔𐤄 asah he had done he did he did HVqp3ms אַחְאָב֙ 𐤀𐤇𐤀𐤁 acheav Ahab Brother-of-a-Father Acheav HNp מֶ֣לֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe king king of king of HNcmsc יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael of Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp וַ/יִּשְׁתַּ֨חוּ֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤕𐤇𐤅 vayishetachu and he bowed down and he bowed himself down and he bowed himself down HC/Vtw3ms לְ/כָל 𐤋/𐤊𐤋 lekhal kila (Swahili) to all to the whole of to all HR/Ncmsc צְבָ֣א 𐤑𐤁𐤀 tseva the host host of service host of service HNcbsc הַ/שָּׁמַ֔יִם 𐤄/𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤌 hashamayim sama (Kongo) of heaven the lofty-heights the heavens HTd/Ncmpa וַֽ/יַּעֲבֹ֖ד 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤁𐤃 vayaavod and he served and he served and he served HC/Vqw3ms אֹתָֽ/ם 𐤀𐤕/𐤌 otam them them [·] HTo/Sp3mp
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וְ/הֶעֱבִ֤יר 𐤅/𐤄𐤏𐤁𐤉𐤓 veheevir and he made pass and he caused to pass over and he caused to pass over HC/Vhq3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo בְּנ/וֹ֙ 𐤁𐤍/𐤅 beno Bene (Bemba) his son his son his son HNcmsc/Sp3ms בָּ/אֵ֔שׁ 𐤁/𐤀𐤔 baesh in the fire in the fire in the fire HRd/Ncbsa וְ/עוֹנֵ֣ן 𐤅/𐤏𐤅𐤍𐤍 veonen and practiced soothsaying and he practiced cloud-omens and he divined HC/Voq3ms וְ/נִחֵ֔שׁ 𐤅/𐤍𐤇𐤔 venichesh and practiced divination and he practiced divination and he practiced divination HC/Vpq3ms וְ/עָ֥שָׂה 𐤅/𐤏𐤔𐤄 veasah and he practiced and he did and he did HC/Vqq3ms א֖וֹב 𐤀𐤅𐤁 ov mediums necromantic pit necromantic pit HNcmsa וְ/יִדְּעֹנִ֑ים 𐤅/𐤉𐤃𐤏𐤍𐤉𐤌 veyideonim and spiritists and occult-knowers and occult-knowers HC/Ncmpa הִרְבָּ֗ה 𐤄𐤓𐤁𐤄 hirebah He multiplied he caused to multiply he caused to multiply HVhp3ms לַ/עֲשׂ֥וֹת 𐤋/𐤏𐤔𐤅𐤕 laasot to do to do or make to do HR/Vqc הָ/רַ֛ע 𐤄/𐤓𐤏 hara the evil the bad the evil HTd/Aamsa בְּ/עֵינֵ֥י 𐤁/𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉 beeyney Enyi (Fante) in the eyes of in the eyes of in the eyes of HR/Ncbdc יְהוָ֖ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp לְ/הַכְעִֽיס 𐤋/𐤄𐤊𐤏𐤉𐤎 lehakheis kasirika (Swahili) to provoke to provoke to anger to provoke to anger HR/Vhc
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וַ/יָּ֕שֶׂם 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤌 vayasem and he set and he placed and he set HC/Vqw3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et the object-marker [·] HTo פֶּ֥סֶל 𐤐𐤎𐤋 pesel carved image carved idol carved idol HNcmsc הָ/אֲשֵׁרָ֖ה 𐤄/𐤀𐤔𐤓𐤄 haasherah of the Asherah the Asherah-pole the Asherah HTd/Np אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which that which HTr עָשָׂ֑ה 𐤏𐤔𐤄 asah he had made he did he made HVqp3ms בַּ/בַּ֗יִת 𐤁/𐤁𐤉𐤕 babayit in the house in the built-house in the house HRd/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁ֨ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 of which that-which which HTr אָמַ֤ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar said he said he said HVqp3ms יְהוָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward to HR דָּוִד֙ 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David David David HNp וְ/אֶל 𐤅/𐤀𐤋 veel and to and toward and to HC/R שְׁלֹמֹ֣ה 𐤔𐤋𐤌𐤄 shelomoh Solomon Peaceful-one Shelomoh HNp בְנ֔/וֹ 𐤁𐤍/𐤅 veno Bene (Bemba) his son his son his son HNcmsc/Sp3ms בַּ/בַּ֨יִת 𐤁/𐤁𐤉𐤕 babayit-2 in the house in the built-house in the house HRd/Ncmsa הַ/זֶּ֜ה 𐤄/𐤆𐤄 hazeh this this one this HTd/Pdxms וּ/בִ/ירוּשָׁלִַ֗ם 𐤅/𐤁/𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 uvirushalaim and in Jerusalem and in Jerusalem and in Yerushalam HC/R/Np אֲשֶׁ֤ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-3 which that-which which HTr בָּחַ֨רְתִּי֙ 𐤁𐤇𐤓𐤕𐤉 bachareti I have chosen I chose I chose HVqp1cs מִ/כֹּל֙ 𐤌/𐤊𐤋 mikol kila (Swahili) from all from the whole of from all HR/Ncmsc שִׁבְטֵ֣י 𐤔𐤁𐤈𐤉 shivetey tribes rods-of / tribal-branches-of tribes of HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp אָשִׂ֥ים 𐤀𐤔𐤉𐤌 asim I will put I will set I will set HVqi1cs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 my object-marker [·] HTo שְׁמִ֖/י 𐤔𐤌/𐤉 shemi name my name my name HNcmsc/Sp1cs לְ/עוֹלָֽם 𐤋/𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤌 leolam forever for an unseen age for forever HR/Ncmsa
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וְ/לֹ֣א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and-not and not and not HC/Tn אֹסִ֗יף 𐤀𐤎𐤉𐤐 osif I-will-add I will add I will add HVhi1cs לְ/הָנִיד֙ 𐤋/𐤄𐤍𐤉𐤃 lehanid to-make-wander to cause to wander to cause to wander HR/Vhc רֶ֣גֶל 𐤓𐤂𐤋 regel foot foot foot HNcfsc יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp מִן 𐤌𐤍 min from from from HR הָ֣/אֲדָמָ֔ה 𐤄/𐤀𐤃𐤌𐤄 haadamah the-land the cultivated ground the cultivated land HTd/Ncfsa אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which that which HTr נָתַ֖תִּי 𐤍𐤕𐤕𐤉 natati I-gave I gave I gave HVqp1cs לַֽ/אֲבוֹתָ֑/ם 𐤋/𐤀𐤁𐤅𐤕/𐤌 laavotam to-their-fathers to their fathers to their fathers HR/Ncmpc/Sp3mp רַ֣ק 𐤓𐤒 raq only only only HTa אִם 𐤀𐤌 im if if / whether if HC יִשְׁמְר֣וּ 𐤉𐤔𐤌𐤓𐤅 yishemeru they-keep they guard they will keep HVqi3mp לַ/עֲשׂ֗וֹת 𐤋/𐤏𐤔𐤅𐤕 laasot to-do to do or make to do HR/Vqc כְּ/כֹל֙ 𐤊/𐤊𐤋 kekhol kila (Swahili) according-to-all as the whole as all HR/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 that that-which that which HTr צִוִּיתִ֔י/ם 𐤑𐤅𐤉𐤕𐤉/𐤌 tsivitim I-commanded-them I commanded them I commanded them HVpp1cs/Sp3mp וּ/לְ/כָל 𐤅/𐤋/𐤊𐤋 ulekhal kila (Swahili) and-to-all and to all of and to all of HC/R/Ncmsc הַ֨/תּוֹרָ֔ה 𐤄/𐤕𐤅𐤓𐤄 hatorah the-law the instruction the instruction HTd/Ncfsa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-3 which that-which that which HTr צִוָּ֥ה 𐤑𐤅𐤄 tsivah he-commanded he commanded he commanded HVpp3ms אֹתָ֖/ם 𐤀𐤕/𐤌 otam them them [·] HTo/Sp3mp עַבְדִּ֥/י 𐤏𐤁𐤃/𐤉 avedi my-servant my servant my servant HNcmsc/Sp1cs מֹשֶֽׁה 𐤌𐤔𐤄 mosheh Moses Mosheh Mosheh HNp
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יַעַן֩ 𐤉𐤏𐤍 yaan Because because because HC אֲשֶׁ֨ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which that HTr עָשָׂ֜ה 𐤏𐤔𐤄 asah has done he did he did HVqp3ms מְנַשֶּׁ֤ה 𐤌𐤍𐤔𐤄 menasheh Manasseh Forgetfulness-Causer Menasheh HNp מֶֽלֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe king king of king of HNcmsc יְהוּדָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 yehudah of Judah Yah Is Praised Yehudah HNp הַ/תֹּעֵב֣וֹת 𐤄/𐤕𐤏𐤁𐤅𐤕 hatoevot these abominations the detestable things the abominations HTd/Ncfpa הָ/אֵ֔לֶּה 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄 haeleh these these ones these HTd/Pdxcp הֵרַ֕ע 𐤄𐤓𐤏 hera more evil he caused harm he did more evil HVhp3ms מִ/כֹּ֛ל 𐤌/𐤊𐤋 mikol kila (Swahili) than all from the whole of than all HR/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 that that-which that HTr עָשׂ֥וּ 𐤏𐤔𐤅 asu did they did they did HVqp3cp הָ/אֱמֹרִ֖י 𐤄/𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤉 haemori the Amorites the Amorite the Emori HTd/Ngmsa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-3 who that-which who HTr לְ/פָנָ֑י/ו 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤅 lefanayv before him before his face before his face HR/Ncbpc/Sp3ms וַ/יַּחֲטִ֥א 𐤅/𐤉𐤇𐤈𐤀 vayachati and he made sin and he caused to err and he caused to sin HC/Vhw3ms גַֽם 𐤂𐤌 gam also also also HD אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo יְהוּדָ֖ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 yehudah-2 Judah Yah Is Praised Yehudah HNp בְּ/גִלּוּלָֽי/ו 𐤁/𐤂𐤋𐤅𐤋𐤉/𐤅 begilulayv with his idols with his detestable idols with his detestable idols HR/Ncmpc/Sp3ms
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לָ/כֵ֗ן 𐤋/𐤊𐤍 lakhen cine (Bemba) therefore accordingly therefore HR/D כֹּֽה 𐤊𐤄 koh thus in this manner thus HD אָמַ֤ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar says he said he said HVqp3ms יְהוָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֱלֹהֵ֣י 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉 elohey Mulimu (Lozi) God-of mighty ones of Elohim of HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp הִנְ/נִי֙ 𐤄𐤍/𐤍𐤉 hineni behold-I look—here I am look I HTm/Sp1cs מֵבִ֣יא 𐤌𐤁𐤉𐤀 mevi bringing bringing in bringing HVhrmsa רָעָ֔ה 𐤓𐤏𐤄 raah evil evil evil HNcfsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al upon upon upon HR יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם 𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 yerushalaim Jerusalem Foundation of Wholeness Yerushalam HNp וִֽ/יהוּדָ֑ה 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 vihudah and-Judah And Yehudah and Yehudah HC/Np אֲשֶׁר֙ 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which that HTr כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal kila (Swahili) all entirety of all of HNcmsc שמעי/ו 𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤉/𐤅 shmyv hearer-of-it hearers of him its hearers HVqrmpc/Sp3ms שֹׁ֣מְעָ֔/הּ 𐤔𐤌𐤏/𐤄 shomeah hearer-of-it her hearer her hearer HVqrmsc/Sp3fs תִּצַּ֖לְנָה 𐤕𐤑𐤋𐤍𐤄 titsalenah will-tingle they (feminine) will ring sharply will tingle HVqi3fp שְׁתֵּ֥י 𐤔𐤕𐤉 shetey two two two HAcfdc אָזְנָֽי/ו 𐤀𐤆𐤍𐤉/𐤅 azenayv ears-of-his his ears his ears HNcfdc/Sp3ms
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וְ/נָטִ֣יתִי 𐤅/𐤍𐤈𐤉𐤕𐤉 venatiti And I will stretch and I stretched out and I will stretch out HC/Vqq1cs עַל 𐤏𐤋 al over upon upon HR יְרוּשָׁלִַ֗ם 𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 yerushalaim Jerusalem Foundation of Wholeness Yerushalam HNp אֵ֚ת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo קָ֣ו 𐤒𐤅 qav the line measuring cord measuring cord HNcmsc שֹֽׁמְר֔וֹן 𐤔𐤌𐤓𐤅𐤍 shomeron of Samaria Watch-Place Shomeron HNp וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and [direct object marker] and object-marker [·] HC/To מִשְׁקֹ֖לֶת 𐤌𐤔𐤒𐤋𐤕 misheqolet the plummet measuring-weight of measuring-weight of HNcfsc בֵּ֣ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt of house house-of house of HNcmsc אַחְאָ֑ב 𐤀𐤇𐤀𐤁 acheav of Ahab Brother-of-a-Father Acheav HNp וּ/מָחִ֨יתִי 𐤅/𐤌𐤇𐤉𐤕𐤉 umachiti and I will wipe and I wiped out and I will wipe out HC/Vqq1cs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo יְרוּשָׁלִַ֜ם 𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 yerushalaim-2 Jerusalem Foundation of Wholeness Yerushalam HNp כַּֽ/אֲשֶׁר 𐤊/𐤀𐤔𐤓 kaasher as as that which as that which HR/Tr יִמְחֶ֤ה 𐤉𐤌𐤇𐤄 yimecheh wipes he will wipe out he will wipe out HVqi3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-3 [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo הַ/צַּלַּ֨חַת֙ 𐤄/𐤑𐤋𐤇𐤕 hatsalachat the dish the broad dish the broad dish HTd/Ncfsa מָחָ֔ה 𐤌𐤇𐤄 machah wiping he wiped out he wiped out HVqp3ms וְ/הָפַ֖ךְ 𐤅/𐤄𐤐𐤊 vehafakhe and turning and he overturned and he overturned HC/Vqq3ms עַל 𐤏𐤋 al-2 upon upon upon HR פָּנֶֽי/הָ 𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤄 paneyha its face her face before her face HNcbpc/Sp3fs
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וְ/גַם֩ 𐤅/𐤂𐤌 vegam Moreover and also and also HC/Ta דָּ֨ם 𐤃𐤌 dam damu (Lingala) blood blood of blood of HNcmsa נָקִ֜י 𐤍𐤒𐤉 naqi innocent guilt-free innocent HAamsa שָׁפַ֤ךְ 𐤔𐤐𐤊 shafakhe shed he poured out he poured out HVqp3ms מְנַשֶּׁה֙ 𐤌𐤍𐤔𐤄 menasheh Manasseh Forgetfulness-Causer Menasheh HNp הַרְבֵּ֣ה 𐤄𐤓𐤁𐤄 harebeh very cause to multiply greatly HVha מְאֹ֔ד 𐤌𐤀𐤃 meod much with great force very HD עַ֛ד 𐤏𐤃 ad until up to until HR אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which that HTr מִלֵּ֥א 𐤌𐤋𐤀 mile he had filled he fully filled he fully filled HVpp3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et object-marker [·] HTo יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם 𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 yerushalaim Jerusalem Foundation of Wholeness Yerushalam HNp פֶּ֣ה 𐤐𐤄 peh end mouth mouth HNcmsa לָ/פֶ֑ה 𐤋/𐤐𐤄 lafeh to end to mouth to mouth HR/Ncmsa לְ/בַ֤ד 𐤋/𐤁𐤃 levad besides apart apart HR/Ncmsa מֵֽ/חַטָּאת/וֹ֙ 𐤌/𐤇𐤈𐤀𐤕/𐤅 mechatato his sin from his sin from his sin HR/Ncfsc/Sp3ms אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 with which that-which that HTr הֶחֱטִ֣יא 𐤄𐤇𐤈𐤉𐤀 hecheti he made ... to sin he caused to err he caused to sin HVhp3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 object-marker [·] HTo יְהוּדָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 yehudah Judah Yah Is Praised Yehudah HNp לַ/עֲשׂ֥וֹת 𐤋/𐤏𐤔𐤅𐤕 laasot to do to do or make to do HR/Vqc הָ/רַ֖ע 𐤄/𐤓𐤏 hara evil the bad evil HTd/Aamsa בְּ/עֵינֵ֥י 𐤁/𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉 beeyney Enyi (Fante) in the eyes of in the eyes of in the eyes of HR/Ncbdc יְהוָֽה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp
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