Hebrew OT: WLC Transliterated 1vai·yish·lach ham·me·lech; vai·ya·'as·fu e·lav, kol-zik·nei ye·hu·dah vi·ru·sha·lim. 2vai·ya·'al ham·me·lech beit-ha·shem ve·chol-ish ye·hu·dah ve·chol-yo·she·vei ye·ru·sha·lim it·tov ve·hak·ko·ha·nim ve·han·ne·vi·'im, ve·chol-ha·'am le·mik·ka·ton ve·'ad-ga·do·vl; vai·yik·ra ve·'a·ze·nei·hem et-kol-div·rei se·fer hab·be·rit, han·nim·tza be·veit ha·shem. 3vai·ya·'a·mod ham·me·lech al-ha·'am·mud vai·yich·rot et-hab·be·rit lif·nei ha·shem la·le·chet a·char ha·shem ve·lish·mor mitz·vo·tav ve·'et-e·de·vo·tav ve·'et-chuk·ko·tav be·chol-lev u·ve·chol-ne·fesh, le·ha·kim et-div·rei hab·be·rit haz·zot, hak·ke·tu·vim al-has·se·fer haz·zeh; vai·ya·'a·mod kol-ha·'am bab·be·rit. 4vay·tzav ham·me·lech et-chil·ki·ya·hu hak·ko·hen hag·ga·do·vl ve·'et-ko·ha·nei ham·mish·neh ve·'et-sho·me·rei has·saf le·ho·v·tzi me·hei·chal ha·shem, et kol-hak·ke·lim ha·'a·su·yim lab·ba·'al ve·la·'a·she·rah, u·le·chol tze·va ha·sha·ma·yim; vai·yis·re·fem mi·chutz li·ru·sha·lim be·shad·mo·vt kid·ro·vn, ve·na·sa et-a·fa·ram beit-el. 5ve·hish·bit et-hak·ke·ma·rim a·sher na·te·nu mal·chei ye·hu·dah, vay·kat·ter bab·ba·mo·vt be·'a·rei ye·hu·dah, u·me·sib·bei ye·ru·sha·lim; ve·'et-ham·kat·te·rim lab·ba·'al la·she·mesh ve·lai·ya·re·ach ve·lam·maz·za·lo·vt, u·le·chol tze·va ha·sha·ma·yim. 6vai·yo·tze et-ha·'a·she·rah mib·beit ha·shem mi·chutz li·ru·sha·lim el-na·chal kid·ro·vn, vai·yis·rof o·tah be·na·chal kid·ro·vn vai·ya·dek le·'a·far; vai·yash·lech et-a·fa·rah, al-ke·ver be·nei ha·'am. 7vai·yit·totz et-bat·tei hak·ke·de·shim, a·sher be·veit ha·shem; a·sher han·na·shim o·re·go·vt sham bat·tim la·'a·she·rah. 8vai·ya·ve et-kol-hak·ko·ha·nim me·'a·rei ye·hu·dah, vay·tam·me et-hab·ba·mo·vt a·sher kit·te·ru-sham·mah hak·ko·ha·nim, mig·ge·va ad-be·'er sha·va; ve·na·tatz et-ba·mo·vt ha·she·'a·rim a·sher-pe·tach sha·'ar ye·ho·v·shu·a' sar-ha·'ir, a·sher-al-se·mo·vl ish be·sha·'ar ha·'ir. 9ach lo ya·'a·lu ko·ha·nei hab·ba·mo·vt, el-miz·bach ha·shem bi·ru·sha·lim; ki im-a·che·lu ma·tzo·vt be·to·vch a·chei·hem. 10ve·tim·me et-hat·to·fet, a·sher be·gei ve·nei- ch ven-hin·nom; k le·vil·ti le·ha·'a·vir ish et-be·nov ve·'et-bit·tov ba·'esh lam·mo·lech. 11vai·yash·bet et-has·su·sim a·sher na·te·nu mal·chei ye·hu·dah la·she·mesh mib·bo veit-ha·shem, el-lish·kat ne·tan-me·lech has·sa·ris, a·sher bap·par·va·rim; ve·'et-mar·ke·vo·vt ha·she·mesh sa·raf ba·'esh. 12ve·'et-ham·miz·be·cho·vt a·sher al-hag·gag a·li·yat a·chaz a·sher-a·su mal·chei ye·hu·dah ve·'et-ham·miz·be·cho·vt a·sher-a·sah me·na·sheh, bish·tei chatz·ro·vt beit-ha·shem na·tatz ham·me·lech; vai·ya·ratz mi·sham, ve·hish·lich et-a·fa·ram el-na·chal kid·ro·vn. 13ve·'et-hab·ba·mo·vt a·sher al-pe·nei ye·ru·sha·lim a·sher mi·min le·har-ham·mash·chit a·sher ba·nah she·lo·moh me·lech-yis·ra·'el le·'ash·to·ret shik·kutz tzi·do·nim ve·lich·mo·vsh shik·kutz mo·v·'av, u·le·mil·kom to·v·'a·vat be·nei-am·mo·vn; tim·me ham·me·lech. 14ve·shib·bar et-ham·ma·tze·vo·vt, vai·yich·rot et-ha·'a·she·rim; vay·mal·le et-me·ko·v·mam atz·mo·vt a·dam. 15ve·gam et-ham·miz·be·ach a·sher be·veit-el hab·ba·mah a·sher a·sah ya·ra·ve·'am ben-ne·vat a·sher he·che·ti et-yis·ra·'el, gam et-ham·miz·be·ach ha·hu ve·'et-hab·ba·mah na·tatz; vai·yis·rof et-hab·ba·mah he·dak le·'a·far ve·sa·raf a·she·rah. 16vai·yi·fen yo·shi·ya·hu vai·yar· et-hak·ke·va·rim a·sher-sham ba·har, vai·yish·lach vai·yik·kach et-ha·'a·tza·mo·vt min-hak·ke·va·rim, vai·yis·rof al-ham·miz·be·ach vay·tam·me·'e·hu; kid·var ha·shem a·sher ka·ra ish ha·'e·lo·him, a·sher ka·ra, et-had·de·va·rim ha·'el·leh. 17vai·yo·mer mah ha·tzi·yun hal·laz, a·sher a·ni ro·'eh; vai·yo·me·ru e·lav an·shei ha·'ir hak·ke·ver ish-ha·'e·lo·him a·sher-ba mi·hu·dah, vai·yik·ra et-had·de·va·rim ha·'el·leh a·sher a·si·ta, al ham·miz·bach beit-el. 18vai·yo·mer han·ni·chu lov, ish al-ya·na atz·mo·tav; vay·mal·le·tu atz·mo·tav, et atz·mo·vt han·na·vi, a·sher-ba mi·sho·me·ro·vn. 19ve·gam et-kol-bat·tei hab·ba·mo·vt a·sher be·'a·rei sho·me·ro·vn a·sher a·su mal·chei yis·ra·'el le·hach·'is, he·sir yo·shi·ya·hu; vai·ya·'as la·hem, ke·chol-ham·ma·'a·sim, a·sher a·sah be·veit-el. 20vai·yiz·bach et-kol-ko·ha·nei hab·ba·mo·vt a·sher-sham al-ham·miz·be·cho·vt, vai·yis·rof et-atz·mo·vt a·dam a·lei·hem; vai·ya·shav ye·ru·sha·lim. 21vay·tzav ham·me·lech et-kol-ha·'am le·mor, a·su fe·sach, la·shem e·lo·hei·chem; kak·ka·tuv al se·fer hab·be·rit haz·zeh. 22ki lo na·'a·sah kap·pe·sach haz·zeh, mi·mei ha·sho·fe·tim, a·sher sha·fe·tu et-yis·ra·'el; ve·chol ye·mei mal·chei yis·ra·'el u·mal·chei ye·hu·dah. 23ki im-bish·mo·neh es·reh sha·nah, lam·me·lech yo·shi·ya·hu; na·'a·sah hap·pe·sach haz·zeh la·shem bi·ru·sha·lim. 24ve·gam et-ha·'o·vo·vt ve·'et-hai·yid·de·'o·nim ve·'et-hat·te·ra·fim ve·'et-hag·gil·lu·lim ve·'et kol-ha·shik·ku·tzim a·sher nir·'u be·'e·retz ye·hu·dah u·vi·ru·sha·lim, bi·'er yo·shi·ya·hu; le·ma·'an ha·kim et-div·rei hat·to·v·rah hak·ke·tu·vim al-has·se·fer, a·sher ma·tza chil·ki·ya·hu hak·ko·hen beit ha·shem. 25ve·cha·mo·hu lo-ha·yah le·fa·nav me·lech a·sher-shav el-ha·shem be·chol-le·va·vov u·ve·chol-naf·shov u·ve·chol-me·'o·dov, ke·chol to·v·rat mo·sheh; ve·'a·cha·rav lo-kam ka·mo·hu. 26ach lo-shav ha·shem me·cha·ro·vn ap·pov hag·ga·do·vl, a·sher-cha·rah ap·pov bi·hu·dah; al kol-hak·ke·'a·sim, a·sher hich·'i·sov me·na·sheh. 27vai·yo·mer ha·shem gam et-ye·hu·dah a·sir me·'al pa·nai, ka·'a·sher ha·si·ro·ti et-yis·ra·'el; u·ma·'as·ti et-ha·'ir haz·zot a·sher-ba·char·ti et-ye·ru·sha·lim, ve·'et-hab·ba·yit, a·sher a·mar·ti, yih·yeh she·mi sham. 28ve·ye·ter div·rei yo·shi·ya·hu ve·chol-a·sher a·sah; ha·lo-hem ke·tu·vim al-se·fer div·rei hai·ya·mim le·mal·chei ye·hu·dah. 29be·ya·mav a·lah far·'oh ne·choh me·lech-mitz·ra·yim al-me·lech a·shur al-ne·har-pe·rat; vai·ye·lech ham·me·lech yo·shi·ya·hu lik·ra·tov, vay·mi·te·hu bim·gid·dov, kir·'o·tov o·tov. 30vai·yar·ki·vu·hu a·va·dav met mim·me·gid·dov, vay·vi·'u·hu ye·ru·sha·lim, vai·yik·be·ru·hu bik·vu·ra·tov; vai·yik·kach am-ha·'a·retz et-ye·ho·v·'a·chaz ben-yo·shi·ya·hu, vai·yim·she·chu o·tov vai·yam·li·chu o·tov ta·chat a·viv. f 31ben-es·rim ve·sha·losh sha·nah ye·ho·v·'a·chaz be·ma·le·chov, u·she·lo·shah cho·da·shim, ma·lach bi·ru·sha·lim; ve·shem im·mov, cha·mu·tal bat-yir·me·ya·hu mil·liv·nah. 32vai·ya·'as ha·ra be·'ei·nei ha·shem; ke·chol a·sher-a·su a·vo·tav. 33vai·ya·'as·re·hu far·'oh ne·choh ve·riv·lah be·'e·retz cha·mat, bim·loch ch mim·me·loch k bi·ru·sha·lim; vai·yit·ten-o·nesh al-ha·'a·retz, me·'ah chik·kar-ke·sef ve·chik·kar za·hav. 34vai·yam·lech par·'oh ne·choh et-el·ya·kim ben-yo·shi·ya·hu ta·chat yo·shi·ya·hu a·viv, vai·yas·sev et-she·mov ye·ho·v·ya·kim; ve·'et-ye·ho·v·'a·chaz la·kach, vai·ya·vo mitz·ra·yim vai·ya·mat sham. 35ve·hak·ke·sef ve·haz·za·hav na·tan ye·ho·v·ya·kim le·far·'oh, ach he·'e·rich et-ha·'a·retz, la·tet et-hak·ke·sef al-pi far·'oh; ish ke·'er·kov na·gas et-hak·ke·sef ve·'et-haz·za·hav et-am ha·'a·retz, la·tet le·far·'oh ne·choh. s 36ben-es·rim ve·cha·mesh sha·nah ye·ho·v·ya·kim be·ma·le·chov, ve·'a·chat es·reh sha·nah, ma·lach bi·ru·sha·lim; ve·shem im·mov, ze·vi·dah ch ze·vud·dah k vat-pe·da·yah min-ru·mah. 37vai·ya·'as ha·ra be·'ei·nei ha·shem; ke·chol a·sher-a·su a·vo·tav. |