1bish·nat she·lo·shim va·shesh le·mal·chut a·sa, a·lah ba'·sha me·lech-yis·ra·'el al-ye·hu·dah, vai·yi·ven et-ha·ra·mah; le·vil·ti tet yo·v·tze va·va, le·'a·sa me·lech ye·hu·dah. 2vai·yo·tze a·sa ke·sef ve·za·hav me·'o·tze·ro·vt beit ha·shem u·veit ham·me·lech; vai·yish·lach el-ben-ha·dad me·lech a·ram, hai·yo·v·shev be·dar·me·sek le·mor. 3be·rit bei·ni u·vei·ne·cha, u·vein a·vi u·vein a·vi·cha; hin·neh sha·lach·ti le·cha ke·sef ve·za·hav, lech ha·fer be·ri·te·cha et-ba'·sha me·lech yis·ra·'el, ve·ya·'a·leh me·'a·lai. 4vai·yish·ma ben ha·dad el-ham·me·lech a·sa vai·yish·lach et-sa·rei ha·cha·ya·lim a·sher-lov el-a·rei yis·ra·'el, vai·yak·ku et-i·yo·vn ve·'et-dan, ve·'et a·vel ma·yim; ve·'et kol-mis·ke·no·vt a·rei naf·ta·li. 5vay·hi kish·mo·a' ba'·sha, vai·yech·dal mib·be·no·vt et-ha·ra·mah; vai·yash·bet et-me·lach·tov. s 6ve·'a·sa ham·me·lech la·kach et-kol-ye·hu·dah, vai·yis·'u et-av·nei ha·ra·mah ve·'et-e·tzei·ha, a·sher ba·nah ba'·sha; vai·yi·ven ba·hem, et-ge·va ve·'et-ham·mitz·pah. s

7u·va·'et ha·hi ba cha·na·ni ha·ro·'eh, el-a·sa me·lech ye·hu·dah; vai·yo·mer e·lav be·hi·sha·'en·cha al-me·lech a·ram ve·lo nish·'an·ta al-ha·shem e·lo·hei·cha, al-ken nim·lat cheil me·lech-a·ram mi·ya·de·cha. 8ha·lo hak·ku·shim ve·hal·lu·vim hai·u le·cha·yil la·rov le·re·chev u·le·fa·ra·shim le·har·beh me·'od; u·ve·hi·sha·'en·cha al-ha·shem ne·ta·nam be·ya·de·cha. 9ki ha·shem ei·nav me·sho·te·to·vt be·chol-ha·'a·retz le·hit·chaz·zek im-le·va·vam sha·lem e·lav nis·kal·ta al-zot; ki me·'at·tah, yesh im·me·cha mil·cha·mo·vt. 10vai·yich·'as a·sa el-ha·ro·'eh vai·yit·te·ne·hu beit ham·mah·pe·chet, ki-ve·za·'af im·mov al-zot; vay·ra·tzetz a·sa min-ha·'am ba·'et ha·hi.

11ve·hin·neh div·rei a·sa, ha·ri·sho·v·nim ve·ha·'a·cha·ro·v·nim; hin·nam ke·tu·vim al-se·fer ham·me·la·chim, li·hu·dah ve·yis·ra·'el. 12vai·ye·che·le a·sa bish·nat she·lo·v·shim va·te·sha le·mal·chu·tov be·rag·lav, ad-le·ma'·lah cha·le·yov; ve·gam-be·cha·le·yov lo-da·rash et-ha·shem, ki ba·ro·fe·'im. 13vai·yish·kav a·sa im-a·vo·tav; vai·ya·mat bish·nat ar·ba·'im ve·'a·chat le·ma·le·chov. 14vai·yik·be·ru·hu ve·kiv·ro·tav a·sher ka·rah-lov be·'ir da·vid vai·yash·ki·vu·hu bam·mish·kav a·sher mil·le be·sa·mim u·ze·nim, me·ruk·ka·chim be·mir·ka·chat ma·'a·seh; vai·yis·re·fu-lov se·re·fah ge·do·v·lah ad-lim·'od. f