Category Archives: Kings

The Book of Kings

2 Kings 21:6

וְהֶעֱבִ֤יר אֶת־בְּנֹו֙ בָּאֵ֔שׁ וְעֹונֵ֣ן וְנִחֵ֔שׁ וְעָ֥שָׂה אֹ֖וב וְיִדְּעֹנִ֑ים הִרְבָּ֗ה לַעֲשֹׂ֥ות הָרַ֛ע בְּעֵינֵ֥י יְהוָ֖ה לְהַכְעִֽיס׃ And he made his son pass through the fire, and practiced soothsaying and divination, and dealt with mediums and spiritists. He multiplied to do what was … Continue reading

Posted in Kings | Comments Off on 2 Kings 21:6

2 Kings 21:5

וַיִּ֥בֶן מִזְבְּחֹ֖ות לְכָל־צְבָ֣א הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם בִּשְׁתֵּ֖י חַצְרֹ֥ות בֵּית־יְהוָֽה׃ And he built altars for all the host of the heavens in the two courts of the house of YHWH.   Morphology וַיִּ֥בֶן (va-yiven) – Root: בנה (banah); Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person … Continue reading

Posted in Kings | Comments Off on 2 Kings 21:5

2 Kings 21:4

וּבָנָ֥ה מִזְבְּחֹ֖ת בְּבֵ֣ית יְהוָ֑ה אֲשֶׁר֙ אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה בִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם אָשִׂ֥ים אֶת־שְׁמִֽי׃ And he built altars in the house of YHWH, of which YHWH had said, “In Yerushalayim I will put My name.”   Morphology וּבָנָ֥ה (u-vanah) – Root: בנה (banah); Form: … Continue reading

Posted in Kings | Comments Off on 2 Kings 21:4

2 Kings 21:3

וַיָּ֗שָׁב וַיִּ֨בֶן֙ אֶת־הַבָּמֹ֔ות אֲשֶׁ֥ר אִבַּ֖ד חִזְקִיָּ֣הוּ אָבִ֑יו וַיָּ֨קֶם מִזְבְּחֹ֜ת לַבַּ֗עַל וַיַּ֤עַשׂ אֲשֵׁרָה֙ כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֗ה אַחְאָב֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וַיִּשְׁתַּ֨חוּ֙ לְכָל־צְבָ֣א הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם וַֽיַּעֲבֹ֖ד אֹתָֽם׃ And he returned and built the high places which Ḥizqiyahu his father had destroyed, and he set up … Continue reading

Posted in Kings | Comments Off on 2 Kings 21:3

2 Kings 21:2

וַיַּ֥עַשׂ הָרַ֖ע בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה כְּתֹֽועֲבֹת֙ הַגֹּויִ֔ם אֲשֶׁר֙ הֹורִ֣ישׁ יְהוָ֔ה מִפְּנֵ֖י בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ And he did what was evil in the eyes of YHWH, according to the abominations of the nations whom YHWH dispossessed from before the children of Yisraʾel.   … Continue reading

Posted in Kings | Comments Off on 2 Kings 21:2

2 Kings 21:1

בֶּן־שְׁתֵּ֨ים עֶשְׂרֵ֤ה שָׁנָה֙ מְנַשֶּׁ֣ה בְמָלְכֹ֔ו וַחֲמִשִּׁ֤ים וְחָמֵשׁ֙ שָׁנָ֔ה מָלַ֖ךְ בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וְשֵׁ֥ם אִמֹּ֖ו חֶפְצִי־בָֽהּ׃ Menashshe was twelve years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty-five years in Yerushalayim. And the name of his mother was Ḥefṭsi-vah.   Morphology … Continue reading

Posted in Kings | Comments Off on 2 Kings 21:1

2 Kings 20:21

וַיִּשְׁכַּ֥ב חִזְקִיָּ֖הוּ עִם־אֲבֹתָ֑יו וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ מְנַשֶּׁ֥ה בְנֹ֖ו תַּחְתָּֽיו׃ פ And Ḥizqiyahu lay with his fathers, and Menashshe his son reigned in his place.   Morphology וַיִּשְׁכַּ֥ב (va-yishkav) – Root: שכב (shakav); Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he … Continue reading

Posted in Kings | Comments Off on 2 Kings 20:21

2 Kings 20:20

וְיֶ֨תֶר דִּבְרֵ֤י חִזְקִיָּ֨הוּ֙ וְכָל־גְּב֣וּרָתֹ֔ו וַאֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֗ה אֶת־הַבְּרֵכָה֙ וְאֶת־הַתְּעָלָ֔ה וַיָּבֵ֥א אֶת־הַמַּ֖יִם הָעִ֑ירָה הֲלֹא־הֵ֣ם כְּתוּבִ֗ים עַל־סֵ֛פֶר דִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖ים לְמַלְכֵ֥י יְהוּדָֽה׃ And the rest of the acts of Ḥizqiyahu, and all his might, and how he made the pool and the conduit and … Continue reading

Posted in Kings | Comments Off on 2 Kings 20:20

2 Kings 20:19

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר חִזְקִיָּ֨הוּ֙ אֶֽל־יְשַֽׁעְיָ֔הוּ טֹ֥וב דְּבַר־יְהוָ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר דִּבַּ֑רְתָּ וַיֹּ֕אמֶר הֲלֹ֛וא אִם־שָׁלֹ֥ום וֶאֱמֶ֖ת יִהְיֶ֥ה בְיָמָֽי׃ And Ḥizqiyahu said to Yeshayahu, “Good is the word of YHWH which you have spoken.” And he said, “Is it not so, if peace and truth will … Continue reading

Posted in Kings | Comments Off on 2 Kings 20:19

2 Kings 20:18

וּמִבָּנֶ֜יךָ אֲשֶׁ֨ר יֵצְא֧וּ מִמְּךָ֛ אֲשֶׁ֥ר תֹּולִ֖יד יִקָּ֑חוּ וְהָיוּ֙ סָֽרִיסִ֔ים בְּהֵיכַ֖ל מֶ֥לֶךְ בָּבֶֽל׃ And from your sons who shall come from you, whom you will beget, they shall take, and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of … Continue reading

Posted in Kings | Comments Off on 2 Kings 20:18

2 Kings 20:17

הִנֵּה֮ יָמִ֣ים בָּאִים֒ וְנִשָּׂ֣א כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּבֵיתֶ֗ךָ וַאֲשֶׁ֨ר אָצְר֧וּ אֲבֹתֶ֛יךָ עַד־הַיֹּ֥ום הַזֶּ֖ה בָּבֶ֑לָה לֹֽא־יִוָּתֵ֥ר דָּבָ֖ר אָמַ֥ר יְהוָֽה׃ ‘Behold, days are coming, and all that is in your house shall be carried away, and what your fathers have stored up until this … Continue reading

Posted in Kings | Comments Off on 2 Kings 20:17

2 Kings 20:16

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר יְשַׁעְיָ֖הוּ אֶל־חִזְקִיָּ֑הוּ שְׁמַ֖ע דְּבַר־יְהוָֽה׃ And Yeshayahu said to Ḥizqiyahu, “Hear the word of YHWH:   Morphology וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (va-yomer) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he said”; Notes: Introduces Yeshayahu’s prophetic speech. יְשַׁעְיָ֖הוּ … Continue reading

Posted in Kings | Comments Off on 2 Kings 20:16

2 Kings 20:15

וַיֹּ֕אמֶר מָ֥ה רָא֖וּ בְּבֵיתֶ֑ךָ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר חִזְקִיָּ֗הוּ אֵ֣ת כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֤ר בְּבֵיתִי֙ רָא֔וּ לֹא־הָיָ֥ה דָבָ֛ר אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹֽא־הִרְאִיתִ֖ם בְּאֹצְרֹתָֽי׃ And he said, “What did they see in your house?” And Ḥizqiyahu said, “All that is in my house they saw; there was nothing that … Continue reading

Posted in Kings | Comments Off on 2 Kings 20:15

2 Kings 20:14

וַיָּבֹא֙ יְשַֽׁעְיָ֣הוּ הַנָּבִ֔יא אֶל־הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ חִזְקִיָּ֑הוּ וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֵלָ֜יו מָ֥ה אָמְר֣וּ הָאֲנָשִׁ֣ים הָאֵ֗לֶּה וּמֵאַ֨יִן֙ יָבֹ֣אוּ אֵלֶ֔יךָ וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ חִזְקִיָּ֔הוּ מֵאֶ֧רֶץ רְחֹוקָ֛ה בָּ֖אוּ מִבָּבֶֽל׃ And Yeshayahu the prophet came to King Ḥizqiyahu, and he said to him, “What did these men say, and from … Continue reading

Posted in Kings | Comments Off on 2 Kings 20:14

2 Kings 20:13

וַיִּשְׁמַ֣ע עֲלֵיהֶם֮ חִזְקִיָּהוּ֒ וַיַּרְאֵ֣ם אֶת־כָּל־בֵּ֣ית נְכֹתֹ֡ה אֶת־הַכֶּסֶף֩ וְאֶת־הַזָּהָ֨ב וְאֶת־הַבְּשָׂמִ֜ים וְאֵ֣ת שֶׁ֣מֶן הַטֹּ֗וב וְאֵת֙ בֵּ֣ית כֵּלָ֔יו וְאֵ֛ת כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֥ר נִמְצָ֖א בְּאֹֽוצְרֹתָ֑יו לֹֽא־הָיָ֣ה דָבָ֗ר אֲ֠שֶׁר לֹֽא־הֶרְאָ֧ם חִזְקִיָּ֛הוּ בְּבֵיתֹ֖ו וּבְכָל־מֶמְשַׁלְתֹּֽו׃ And Ḥizqiyahu listened to them, and he showed them all the house of his … Continue reading

Posted in Kings | Comments Off on 2 Kings 20:13

2 Kings 20:12

בָּעֵ֣ת הַהִ֡יא שָׁלַ֡ח בְּרֹאדַ֣ךְ בַּ֠לְאֲדָן בֶּֽן־בַּלְאֲדָ֧ן מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶ֛ל סְפָרִ֥ים וּמִנְחָ֖ה אֶל־חִזְקִיָּ֑הוּ כִּ֣י שָׁמַ֔ע כִּ֥י חָלָ֖ה חִזְקִיָּֽהוּ׃ At that time, Berodakh Balʾadan son of Balʾadan, king of Bavel, sent letters and a gift to Ḥizqiyahu, for he had heard that Ḥizqiyahu had … Continue reading

Posted in Kings | Comments Off on 2 Kings 20:12

2 Kings 20:11

וַיִּקְרָ֛א יְשַׁעְיָ֥הוּ הַנָּבִ֖יא אֶל־יְהוָ֑ה וַיָּ֣שֶׁב אֶת־הַצֵּ֗ל בַּֽ֠מַּעֲלֹות אֲשֶׁ֨ר יָרְדָ֜ה בְּמַעֲלֹ֥ות אָחָ֛ז אֲחֹֽרַנִּ֖ית עֶ֥שֶׂר מַעֲלֹֽות׃ פ And Yeshayahu the prophet called to YHWH, and He brought back the shadow on the steps by which it had gone down on the steps … Continue reading

Posted in Kings | Comments Off on 2 Kings 20:11

2 Kings 20:10

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ יְחִזְקִיָּ֔הוּ נָקֵ֣ל לַצֵּ֔ל לִנְטֹ֖ות עֶ֣שֶׂר מַעֲלֹ֑ות לֹ֣א כִ֔י יָשׁ֥וּב הַצֵּ֛ל אֲחֹרַנִּ֖ית עֶ֥שֶׂר מַעֲלֹֽות׃ And Ḥizqiyahu said, “It is easy for the shadow to go forward ten steps—no, but let the shadow return backward ten steps.”   Morphology וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (va-yomer) … Continue reading

Posted in Kings | Comments Off on 2 Kings 20:10

2 Kings 20:9

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יְשַׁעְיָ֗הוּ זֶה־לְּךָ֤ הָאֹות֙ מֵאֵ֣ת יְהוָ֔ה כִּ֚י יַעֲשֶׂ֣ה יְהוָ֔ה אֶת־הַדָּבָ֖ר אֲשֶׁ֣ר דִּבֵּ֑ר הָלַ֤ךְ הַצֵּל֙ עֶ֣שֶׂר מַֽעֲלֹ֔ות אִם־יָשׁ֖וּב עֶ֥שֶׂר מַעֲלֹֽות׃ And Yeshayahu said, “This is the sign for you from YHWH, that YHWH will do the thing that He has spoken: … Continue reading

Posted in Kings | Comments Off on 2 Kings 20:9

2 Kings 20:8

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר חִזְקִיָּ֨הוּ֙ אֶֽל־יְשַׁעְיָ֔הוּ מָ֣ה אֹ֔ות כִּֽי־יִרְפָּ֥א יְהוָ֖ה לִ֑י וְעָלִ֛יתִי בַּיֹּ֥ום הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֖י בֵּ֥ית יְהוָֽה׃ And Ḥizqiyahu said to Yeshayahu, “What is the sign that YHWH will heal me and I shall go up on the third day to the house of … Continue reading

Posted in Kings | Comments Off on 2 Kings 20:8

2 Kings 20:7

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יְשַֽׁעְיָ֔הוּ קְח֖וּ דְּבֶ֣לֶת תְּאֵנִ֑ים וַיִּקְח֛וּ וַיָּשִׂ֥ימוּ עַֽל־הַשְּׁחִ֖ין וַיֶּֽחִי׃ And Yeshayahu said, “Take a cake of figs.” And they took and laid it on the boil, and he lived.   Morphology וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (va-yomer) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); Form: Qal wayyiqtol … Continue reading

Posted in Kings | Comments Off on 2 Kings 20:7

2 Kings 20:6

וְהֹסַפְתִּ֣י עַל־יָמֶ֗יךָ חֲמֵ֤שׁ עֶשְׂרֵה֙ שָׁנָ֔ה וּמִכַּ֤ף מֶֽלֶךְ־אַשּׁוּר֙ אַצִּ֣ילְךָ֔ וְאֵ֖ת הָעִ֣יר הַזֹּ֑את וְגַנֹּותִי֙ עַל־הָעִ֣יר הַזֹּ֔את לְמַֽעֲנִ֔י וּלְמַ֖עַן דָּוִ֥ד עַבְדִּֽי׃ And I will add to your days fifteen years, and from the hand of the king of Ashshur I will deliver you … Continue reading

Posted in Kings | Comments Off on 2 Kings 20:6

2 Kings 20:5

שׁ֣וּב וְאָמַרְתָּ֞ אֶל־חִזְקִיָּ֣הוּ נְגִיד־עַמִּ֗י כֹּֽה־אָמַ֤ר יְהוָה֙ אֱלֹהֵי֙ דָּוִ֣ד אָבִ֔יךָ שָׁמַ֨עְתִּי֙ אֶת־תְּפִלָּתֶ֔ךָ רָאִ֖יתִי אֶת־דִּמְעָתֶ֑ךָ הִנְנִי֙ רֹ֣פֶא לָ֔ךְ בַּיֹּום֙ הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֔י תַּעֲלֶ֖ה בֵּ֥ית יְהוָֽה׃ “Return and say to Ḥizqiyahu, leader of my people, ‘Thus said YHWH, the God of Dawid your father: “I … Continue reading

Posted in Kings | Comments Off on 2 Kings 20:5

2 Kings 20:4

וַיְהִ֣י יְשַׁעְיָ֔הוּ לֹ֣א יָצָ֔א הָעִיר הַתִּֽיכֹנָ֑ה וּדְבַר־יְהוָ֔ה הָיָ֥ה אֵלָ֖יו לֵאמֹֽר׃ And Yeshayahu had not gone out of the middle court of the city, and the word of YHWH came to him, saying,   Morphology וַיְהִ֣י (va-yehi) – Root: היה (hayah); … Continue reading

Posted in Kings | Comments Off on 2 Kings 20:4

2 Kings 20:3

אָנָּ֣ה יְהוָ֗ה זְכָר־נָ֞א אֵ֣ת אֲשֶׁ֧ר הִתְהַלַּ֣כְתִּי לְפָנֶ֗יךָ בֶּֽאֱמֶת֙ וּבְלֵבָ֣ב שָׁלֵ֔ם וְהַטֹּ֥וב בְּעֵינֶ֖יךָ עָשִׂ֑יתִי וַיֵּ֥בְךְּ חִזְקִיָּ֖הוּ בְּכִ֥י גָדֹֽול׃ ס “I beseech you, YHWH, remember now how I have walked before you in truth and with a whole heart, and what is … Continue reading

Posted in Kings | Comments Off on 2 Kings 20:3

2 Kings 20:2

וַיַּסֵּ֥ב אֶת־פָּנָ֖יו אֶל־הַקִּ֑יר וַיִּ֨תְפַּלֵּ֔ל אֶל־יְהוָ֖ה לֵאמֹֽר׃ And he turned his face to the wall and prayed to YHWH, saying,   Morphology וַיַּסֵּ֥ב (va-yassev) – Root: סבב (savav); Form: Hifil wayyiqtol (narrative past) 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he turned”; … Continue reading

Posted in Kings | Comments Off on 2 Kings 20:2

2 Kings 20:1

בַּיָּמִ֣ים הָהֵ֔ם חָלָ֥ה חִזְקִיָּ֖הוּ לָמ֑וּת וַיָּבֹ֣א אֵ֠לָיו יְשַׁעְיָ֨הוּ בֶן־אָמֹ֜וץ הַנָּבִ֗יא וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֵלָ֜יו כֹּֽה־אָמַ֤ר יְהוָה֙ צַ֣ו לְבֵיתֶ֔ךָ כִּ֛י מֵ֥ת אַתָּ֖ה וְלֹ֥א תִֽחְיֶֽה׃ In those days Ḥizqiyahu became sick to die, and Yeshayahu son of Amots the prophet came to him and … Continue reading

Posted in Kings | Comments Off on 2 Kings 20:1

2 Kings 19:37

וַיְהִי֩ ה֨וּא מִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֜ה בֵּ֣ית נִסְרֹ֣ךְ אֱלֹהָ֗יו וְֽאַדְרַמֶּ֨לֶךְ וְשַׂרְאֶ֤צֶר הִכֻּ֣הוּ בַחֶ֔רֶב וְהֵ֥מָּה נִמְלְט֖וּ אֶ֣רֶץ אֲרָרָ֑ט וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ אֵֽסַר־חַדֹּ֥ן בְּנֹ֖ו תַּחְתָּֽיו׃ פ And it came to pass, as he was bowing down in the house of Nisrokh his god, that Adrammelekh and Sar’etser … Continue reading

Posted in Kings | Comments Off on 2 Kings 19:37

2 Kings 19:36

וַיִּסַּ֣ע וַיֵּ֔לֶךְ וַיָּ֖שָׁב סַנְחֵרִ֣יב מֶֽלֶךְ־אַשּׁ֑וּר וַיֵּ֖שֶׁב בְּנִֽינְוֵֽה׃ And he departed and went and returned—Sanḥeriv king of Ashshur—and he dwelled in Nineweh.   Morphology וַיִּסַּ֣ע (va-yissaʿ) – Root: נסע (nasaʿ); Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he departed”; … Continue reading

Posted in Kings | Comments Off on 2 Kings 19:36

2 Kings 19:35

וַיְהִי֮ בַּלַּ֣יְלָה הַהוּא֒ וַיֵּצֵ֣א מַלְאַ֣ךְ יְהוָ֗ה וַיַּךְ֙ בְּמַחֲנֵ֣ה אַשּׁ֔וּר מֵאָ֛ה שְׁמֹונִ֥ים וַחֲמִשָּׁ֖ה אָ֑לֶף וַיַּשְׁכִּ֣ימוּ בַבֹּ֔קֶר וְהִנֵּ֥ה כֻלָּ֖ם פְּגָרִ֥ים מֵתִֽים׃ And it came to pass in that night, that the angel of YHWH went out and struck in the camp of … Continue reading

Posted in Kings | Comments Off on 2 Kings 19:35