1ben-she·va sha·nim yo·'ash be·ma·le·chov, ve·'ar·ba·'im sha·nah, ma·lach bi·ru·sha·lim; ve·shem im·mov, tziv·yah mib·be·'er sha·va. 2vai·ya·'as yo·v·'ash hai·ya·shar be·'ei·nei ha·shem; kol-ye·mei ye·ho·v·ya·da hak·ko·hen. 3vai·yis·sa-lov ye·ho·v·ya·da na·shim she·ta·yim; vai·yo·v·led ba·nim u·va·no·vt.

4vay·hi a·cha·rei·chen; ha·yah im-lev yo·v·'ash, le·chad·desh et-beit ha·shem. 5vai·yik·botz et-hak·ko·ha·nim ve·hal·vi·yim vai·yo·mer la·hem tze·'u le·'a·rei ye·hu·dah ve·kiv·tzu mik·kol-yis·ra·'el ke·sef le·chaz·zek et-beit e·lo·hei·chem mid·dei sha·nah be·sha·nah, ve·'at·tem te·ma·ha·ru lad·da·var; ve·lo mi·ha·ru hal·vi·yim. 6vai·yik·ra ham·me·lech li·ho·v·ya·da ha·rosh vai·yo·mer lov mad·du·a' lo-da·rash·ta al-hal·vi·yim, le·ha·vi mi·hu·dah u·mi·ru·sha·lim et-mas·'at mo·sheh e·ved-ha·shem, ve·hak·ka·hal le·yis·ra·'el; le·'o·hel ha·'e·dut. 7ki a·tal·ya·hu ham·mir·sha·'at, ba·nei·ha fa·re·tzu et-beit ha·'e·lo·him; ve·gam kol-ka·de·shei veit-ha·shem, a·su lab·be·'a·lim.

8vai·yo·mer ham·me·lech, vai·ya·'a·su a·ro·vn e·chad; vai·yit·te·nu·hu be·sha·'ar beit-ha·shem chu·tzah. 9vai·yit·te·nu-ko·vl bi·hu·dah u·vi·ru·sha·lim le·ha·vi la·shem mas·'at mo·sheh e·ved-ha·'e·lo·him al-yis·ra·'el bam·mid·bar. 10vai·yis·me·chu chol-has·sa·rim ve·chol-ha·'am; vai·ya·vi·'u vai·yash·li·chu la·'a·ro·vn ad-le·chal·leh. 11vay·hi be·'et ya·vi et-ha·'a·ro·vn el-pe·kud·dat ham·me·lech be·yad hal·vi·yim ve·chir·'o·v·tam ki-rav hak·ke·sef u·va so·v·fer ham·me·lech u·fe·kid ko·hen ha·rosh, vi·'a·ru et-ha·'a·ro·vn, ve·yis·sa·'u·hu vi·shi·vu·hu el-me·ko·mov; koh a·su le·yo·vm be·yo·vm, vai·ya·'as·fu-che·sef la·rov. 12vai·yit·te·ne·hu ham·me·lech vi·ho·v·ya·da el-o·v·seh me·le·chet a·vo·v·dat beit-ha·shem, vai·yih·yu so·che·rim cho·tze·vim ve·cha·ra·shim, le·chad·desh beit ha·shem; ve·gam le·cha·ra·shei var·zel u·ne·cho·shet, le·chaz·zek et-beit ha·shem. 13vai·ya·'a·su o·sei ham·me·la·chah, vat·ta·'al a·ru·chah lam·me·la·chah be·ya·dam; vai·ya·'a·mi·du et-beit ha·'e·lo·him al-mat·kun·tov vay·'am·me·tzu·hu. 14u·che·chal·lo·v·tam he·vi·'u lif·nei ham·me·lech vi·ho·v·ya·da et-she·'ar hak·ke·sef vai·ya·'a·se·hu che·lim le·veit-ha·shem ke·lei sha·ret, ve·ha·'a·lo·vt ve·chap·po·vt, u·che·lei za·hav va·cha·sef; vai·yih·yu ma·'a·lim o·lo·vt be·veit-ha·shem ta·mid, kol ye·mei ye·ho·v·ya·da. f

15vai·yiz·kan ye·ho·v·ya·da vai·yis·ba ya·mim vai·ya·mot; ben-me·'ah u·she·lo·shim sha·nah be·mo·v·tov. 16vai·yik·be·ru·hu ve·'ir-da·vid im-ham·me·la·chim; ki-a·sah to·v·vah be·yis·ra·'el, ve·'im ha·'e·lo·him u·vei·tov. s

17ve·'a·cha·rei mo·vt ye·ho·v·ya·da, ba·'u sa·rei ye·hu·dah, vai·yish·ta·cha·vu lam·me·lech; az sha·ma ham·me·lech a·lei·hem. 18vai·ya·'az·vu et-beit ha·shem e·lo·hei a·vo·v·tei·hem, vai·ya·'av·du et-ha·'a·she·rim ve·'et-ha·'a·tzab·bim; vay·hi-ke·tzef al-ye·hu·dah vi·ru·sha·lim, be·'ash·ma·tam zot. 19vai·yish·lach ba·hem ne·vi·'im, la·ha·shi·vam el-ha·shem; vai·ya·'i·du vam ve·lo he·'e·zi·nu. s

20ve·ru·ach e·lo·him la·ve·shah et-ze·char·yah ben-ye·ho·v·ya·da hak·ko·hen, vai·ya·'a·mod me·'al la·'am; vai·yo·mer la·hem koh a·mar ha·'e·lo·him la·mah at·tem o·ve·rim et-mitz·vot ha·shem ve·lo tatz·li·chu, ki-a·zav·tem et-ha·shem vai·ya·'a·zov et·chem. 21vai·yik·she·ru a·lav, vai·yir·ge·mu·hu e·ven be·mitz·vat ham·me·lech; ba·cha·tzar beit ha·shem. 22ve·lo-za·char yo·v·'ash ham·me·lech ha·che·sed a·sher a·sah ye·ho·v·ya·da a·viv im·mov, vai·ya·ha·rog et-be·nov; u·che·mo·v·tov a·mar, ye·re ha·shem ve·yid·rosh. f

23vay·hi lit·ku·fat ha·sha·nah a·lah a·lav cheil a·ram vai·ya·vo·'u el-ye·hu·dah vi·ru·sha·lim, vai·yash·chi·tu et-kol-sa·rei ha·'am me·'am; ve·chol-she·la·lam shil·le·chu le·me·lech dar·ma·sek. 24ki ve·mitz·'ar a·na·shim ba·'u cheil a·ram va·shem na·tan be·ya·dam cha·yil la·rov me·'od, ki a·ze·vu, et-ha·shem e·lo·hei a·vo·v·tei·hem; ve·'et-yo·v·'ash a·su she·fa·tim.

25u·ve·lech·tam mim·men·nu ki-a·ze·vu o·tov be·ma·cha·li·yim ch be·ma·cha·lu·yim k rab·bim hit·ka·she·ru a·lav a·va·dav bid·mei be·nei ye·ho·v·ya·da hak·ko·hen, vai·ya·har·gu·hu al-mit·ta·tov vai·ya·mot; vai·yik·be·ru·hu be·'ir da·vid, ve·lo ke·va·ru·hu be·kiv·ro·vt ham·me·la·chim. s 26ve·'el·leh ham·mit·ka·she·rim a·lav; za·vad ben-shim·'at ha·'am·mo·v·nit, vi·ho·v·za·vad, ben-shim·rit ham·mo·v·'a·vit. 27u·va·nav ve·rov ch yi·rev k ham·mas·sa a·lav vi·so·vd beit ha·'e·lo·him, hin·nam ke·tu·vim, al-mid·rash se·fer ham·me·la·chim; vai·yim·loch a·matz·ya·hu ve·nov tach·tav. f