1u·vish·nat she·mo·neh es·reh, lam·me·lech ya·ra·ve·'am ben-ne·vat; ma·lach a·vi·yam al-ye·hu·dah. 2sha·losh sha·nim, ma·lach bi·ru·sha·lim; ve·shem im·mov, ma·'a·chah bat-a·vi·sha·lo·vm. 3vai·ye·lech be·chol-chat·to·vt a·viv a·sher-a·sah le·fa·nav; ve·lo-ha·yah le·va·vov sha·lem im-ha·shem e·lo·hav, kil·vav da·vid a·viv. 4ki le·ma·'an da·vid, na·tan ha·shem e·lo·hav lov nir bi·ru·sha·lim; le·ha·kim et-be·nov a·cha·rav, u·le·ha·'a·mid et-ye·ru·sha·lim. 5a·sher a·sah da·vid et-hai·ya·shar be·'ei·nei ha·shem; ve·lo-sar mik·kol a·sher-tziv·va·hu kol ye·mei chai·yav, rak bid·var u·ri·yah ha·chit·ti. 6u·mil·cha·mah ha·ye·tah vein-re·chav·'am u·vein ya·ra·ve·'am kol-ye·mei chai·yav.

7ve·ye·ter div·rei a·vi·yam ve·chol-a·sher a·sah, ha·lo·v-hem ke·tu·vim al-se·fer div·rei hai·ya·mim le·mal·chei ye·hu·dah; u·mil·cha·mah ha·ye·tah bein a·vi·yam u·vein ya·ra·ve·'am.

8vai·yish·kav a·vi·yam im-a·vo·tav, vai·yik·be·ru o·tov be·'ir da·vid; vai·yim·loch a·sa ve·nov tach·tav. f

9u·vish·nat es·rim, le·ya·ra·ve·'am me·lech yis·ra·'el; ma·lach a·sa me·lech ye·hu·dah. 10ve·'ar·ba·'im ve·'a·chat sha·nah, ma·lach bi·ru·sha·lim; ve·shem im·mov, ma·'a·chah bat-a·vi·sha·lo·vm. 11vai·ya·'as a·sa hai·ya·shar be·'ei·nei ha·shem; ke·da·vid a·viv. 12vai·ya·'a·ver hak·ke·de·shim min-ha·'a·retz; vai·ya·sar et-kol-hag·gil·lu·lim, a·sher a·su a·vo·tav. 13ve·gam et-ma·'a·chah im·mov vay·si·re·ha mig·ge·vi·rah, a·sher-a·se·tah mif·le·tzet la·'a·she·rah; vai·yich·rot a·sa et-mif·latz·tah, vai·yis·rof be·na·chal kid·ro·vn. 14ve·hab·ba·mo·vt lo-sa·ru; rak le·vav-a·sa ha·yah sha·lem im-ha·shem kol-ya·mav. 15vai·ya·ve et-ka·de·shei a·viv, ve·ka·de·shov ch ve·ka·de·shei k beit ha·shem; ke·sef ve·za·hav ve·che·lim.

16u·mil·cha·mah ha·ye·tah bein a·sa u·vein ba'·sha me·lech-yis·ra·'el kol-ye·mei·hem. 17vai·ya·'al ba'·sha me·lech-yis·ra·'el al-ye·hu·dah, vai·yi·ven et-ha·ra·mah; le·vil·ti tet yo·tze va·va, le·'a·sa me·lech ye·hu·dah. 18vai·yik·kach a·sa et-kol-hak·ke·sef ve·haz·za·hav han·no·v·ta·rim be·'o·vtz·ro·vt beit-ha·shem ve·'et-o·vtz·ro·vt beit me·lech ch ham·me·lech, k vai·yit·te·nem be·yad-a·va·dav; vai·yish·la·chem ham·me·lech a·sa el-ben-ha·dad ben-tav·rim·mon ben-chez·yo·vn me·lech a·ram, hai·yo·shev be·dam·me·sek le·mor. 19be·rit bei·ni u·vei·ne·cha, bein a·vi u·vein a·vi·cha; hin·neh sha·lach·ti le·cha sho·chad ke·sef ve·za·hav, lech ha·fe·rah et-be·ri·te·cha et-ba'·sha me·lech-yis·ra·'el, ve·ya·'a·leh me·'a·lai. 20vai·yish·ma ben-ha·dad el-ham·me·lech a·sa vai·yish·lach et-sa·rei ha·cha·ya·lim a·sher-lov al-a·rei yis·ra·'el, vai·yach et-i·yo·vn ve·'et-dan, ve·'et a·vel beit-ma·'a·chah; ve·'et kol-kin·ro·vt, al kol-e·retz naf·ta·li. 21vay·hi kish·mo·a' ba'·sha, vai·yech·dal mib·be·no·vt et-ha·ra·mah; vai·ye·shev be·tir·tzah. 22ve·ham·me·lech a·sa hish·mi·a' et-kol-ye·hu·dah ein na·ki, vai·yis·'u et-av·nei ha·ra·mah ve·'et-e·tzei·ha, a·sher ba·nah ba'·sha; vai·yi·ven bam ham·me·lech a·sa, et-ge·va bin·ya·min ve·'et-ham·mitz·pah.

23ve·ye·ter kol-div·rei-a·sa ve·chol-ge·vu·ra·tov ve·chol-a·sher a·sah ve·he·'a·rim a·sher ba·nah, ha·lo-hem·mah che·tu·vim al-se·fer div·rei hai·ya·mim le·mal·chei ye·hu·dah; rak le·'et zik·na·tov, cha·lah et-rag·lav. 24vai·yish·kav a·sa im-a·vo·tav, vai·yik·ka·ver im-a·vo·tav, be·'ir da·vid a·viv; vai·yim·loch ye·ho·v·sha·fat be·nov tach·tav. f

25ve·na·dav ben-ya·ra·ve·'am ma·lach al-yis·ra·'el, bish·nat she·ta·yim, le·'a·sa me·lech ye·hu·dah; vai·yim·loch al-yis·ra·'el she·na·ta·yim. 26vai·ya·'as ha·ra be·'ei·nei ha·shem; vai·ye·lech be·de·rech a·viv, u·ve·chat·ta·tov, a·sher he·che·ti et-yis·ra·'el. 27vai·yik·shor a·lav ba'·sha ven-a·chi·yah le·veit yis·sa·sh·char, vai·yak·ke·hu va'·sha, be·gib·be·to·vn a·sher lap·pe·lish·tim; ve·na·dav ve·chol-yis·ra·'el, tza·rim al-gib·be·to·vn.

28vay·mi·te·hu va'·sha, bish·nat sha·losh, le·'a·sa me·lech ye·hu·dah; vai·yim·loch tach·tav. 29vay·hi che·ma·le·chov hik·kah et-kol-beit ya·ra·ve·'am, lo-hish·'ir kol-ne·sha·mah le·ya·ra·ve·'am ad-hish·mi·dov; kid·var ha·shem, a·sher dib·ber, be·yad-av·dov a·chi·yah ha·shi·lo·ni. 30al-chat·to·vt ya·ra·ve·'am a·sher cha·ta, va·'a·sher he·che·ti et-yis·ra·'el; be·cha'·sov a·sher hich·'is, et-ha·shem e·lo·hei yis·ra·'el.

31ve·ye·ter div·rei na·dav ve·chol-a·sher a·sah; ha·lo-hem ke·tu·vim al-se·fer div·rei hai·ya·mim le·mal·chei yis·ra·'el.

32u·mil·cha·mah ha·ye·tah bein a·sa u·vein ba'·sha me·lech-yis·ra·'el kol-ye·mei·hem. f

33bish·nat sha·losh, le·'a·sa me·lech ye·hu·dah; ma·lach ba'·sha ven-a·chi·yah al-kol-yis·ra·'el be·tir·tzah, es·rim ve·'ar·ba sha·nah. 34vai·ya·'as ha·ra be·'ei·nei ha·shem; vai·ye·lech be·de·rech ya·ra·ve·'am, u·ve·chat·ta·tov, a·sher he·che·ti et-yis·ra·'el. s