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\s1 A Message for Ahaziah 
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\v 1 \w After|strong="H0310"\w* King \w Ahab|strong="H0256"\w* \w died|strong="H4194"\w*, \w Moab|strong="H4124"\w* broke \w away|strong="H0310"\w* \w from|strong="H3478"\w* \w Israel’s|strong="H3478"\w* rule. 
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\v 2 \w One|strong="H2088"\w* day \w Ahaziah|strong="H0274"\w* \w was|strong="H0834"\w* \w on|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w roof|strong="H5944"\w* \w of|strong="H0430"\w* \w his|strong="H7971"\w* house \w in|strong="H0413"\w* \w Samaria|strong="H8111"\w*. \w He|strong="H0834"\w* \w fell|strong="H5307"\w* \w down|strong="H5307"\w* \w through|strong="H1157"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* wooden bars \w on|strong="H0413"\w* top \w of|strong="H0430"\w* \w his|strong="H7971"\w* house \w and|strong="H0430"\w* \w was|strong="H0834"\w* badly hurt. \w He|strong="H0834"\w* \w called|strong="H0559"\w* \w messengers|strong="H4397"\w* \w and|strong="H0430"\w* \w told|strong="H0559"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w*, “\w Go|strong="H7971"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \add \+w the|strong="H0559"\+w* priests \+w of|strong="H0430"\+w*\add* Baal Zebub, \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w god|strong="H0430"\w* \w of|strong="H0430"\w* \w Ekron|strong="H6138"\w*, \w and|strong="H0430"\w* \w ask|strong="H0559"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w if|strong="H0518"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0430"\w* \w get|strong="H7971"\w* \w well|strong="H0834"\w* \w from|strong="H0413"\w* \w my|strong="H7971"\w* injuries.” 
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\v 3 \w But|strong="H0369"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w LORD’S|strong="H3068"\w* \w angel|strong="H4397"\w* \w said|strong="H1696"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Elijah|strong="H0452"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* Tishbite, “\w King|strong="H4428"\w* Ahaziah \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w sent|strong="H5927"\w* some \w messengers|strong="H4397"\w* \w from|strong="H1980"\w* \w Samaria|strong="H8111"\w*. \w Go|strong="H1980"\w* \w meet|strong="H7125"\w* \w those|strong="H1980"\w* \w men|strong="H3478"\w* \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w ask|strong="H1875"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w*, ‘\w There|strong="H0369"\w* \w is|strong="H0369"\w* \w a|strong="H1696"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w in|strong="H1980"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w so|strong="H1980"\w* why \w are|strong="H3478"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w men|strong="H3478"\w* \w going|strong="H1980"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w ask|strong="H1875"\w* questions \w of|strong="H4428"\w* Baal Zebub, \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w god|strong="H0430"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Ekron|strong="H6138"\w*? 
\v 4 \w Since|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w did|strong="H0834"\w* \w this|strong="H3651"\w*, \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*, \w You|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w get|strong="H5927"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w bed|strong="H4296"\w*. \w You|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w die|strong="H4191"\w*!’” \w Then|strong="H3651"\w* \w Elijah|strong="H0452"\w* \w left|strong="H3381"\w*. 
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\v 5 \w When|strong="H7725"\w* \w messengers|strong="H4397"\w* \w came|strong="H0413"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* Ahaziah, \w he|strong="H0559"\w* \w asked|strong="H0559"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w*, “\w Why|strong="H4100"\w* \w did|strong="H4100"\w* \w you|strong="H7725"\w* \w come|strong="H7725"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w* \w so|strong="H7725"\w* soon?” 
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\v 6 \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w messengers|strong="H1696"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* Ahaziah, “\w A|strong="H3588"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w* \w came|strong="H5927"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w meet|strong="H7125"\w* \w us|strong="H0413"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w told|strong="H0559"\w* \w us|strong="H0413"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w go|strong="H5927"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w us|strong="H0413"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w tell|strong="H0559"\w* \w him|strong="H0413"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*: ‘\w There|strong="H8033"\w* \w is|strong="H0369"\w* \w a|strong="H3588"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w in|strong="H0413"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w so|strong="H3651"\w* \w why|strong="H0834"\w* \w did|strong="H0834"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w send|strong="H7971"\w* \w messengers|strong="H1696"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w ask|strong="H0559"\w* questions \w of|strong="H4428"\w* Baal Zebub, \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w god|strong="H0430"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Ekron|strong="H6138"\w*? \w Since|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w did|strong="H0834"\w* \w this|strong="H3651"\w*, \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w get|strong="H7725"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w bed|strong="H4296"\w*. \w You|strong="H0859"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w die|strong="H4191"\w*!’” 
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\v 7 Ahaziah \w said|strong="H1696"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w messengers|strong="H1696"\w*, “\w What|strong="H4100"\w* \w did|strong="H4100"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w* look \w like|strong="H0834"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w met|strong="H7125"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w and|strong="H4941"\w* \w told|strong="H1696"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w this|strong="H0428"\w*?” 
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\v 8 \w They|strong="H0376"\w* \w answered|strong="H0559"\w* Ahaziah, “\w This|strong="H1931"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w* \w was|strong="H1931"\w* wearing \w a|strong="H0376"\w* \w hairy|strong="H8181"\w* coat\f + \fr 1:8  \fk This man … coat \ft Or “This man was a hairy man.”\f* \w with|strong="H0413"\w* \w a|strong="H0376"\w* \w leather|strong="H5785"\w* \w belt|strong="H0232"\w* around \w his|strong="H0376"\w* \w waist|strong="H4975"\w*.” 
\p \w Then|strong="H0559"\w* Ahaziah \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w That|strong="H1931"\w* \w was|strong="H1931"\w* \w Elijah|strong="H0452"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* Tishbite.” 
\s1 Ahaziah \w Calls|strong="H0413"\w* \w for|strong="H0413"\w* \w Elijah|strong="H0452"\w* 
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\v 9 Ahaziah \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w a|strong="H7971"\w* \w captain|strong="H8269"\w* \w and|strong="H0430"\w* 50 \w men|strong="H0376"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Elijah|strong="H1696"\w*. \w The|strong="H5921"\w* \w captain|strong="H8269"\w* \w went|strong="H5927"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Elijah|strong="H1696"\w*, \w who|strong="H0376"\w* \w was|strong="H0430"\w* \w sitting|strong="H3427"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w top|strong="H7218"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w a|strong="H7971"\w* \w hill|strong="H2022"\w*. \w The|strong="H5921"\w* \w captain|strong="H8269"\w* \w said|strong="H1696"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Elijah|strong="H1696"\w*, “\w Man|strong="H0376"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w*, \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w says|strong="H1696"\w*, ‘\w Come|strong="H5927"\w* \w down|strong="H3381"\w*!’” 
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\v 10 \w Elijah|strong="H0452"\w* \w answered|strong="H6030"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w captain|strong="H8269"\w* \w of|strong="H0376"\w* 50, “\w If|strong="H0518"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w a|strong="H0518"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w* \w of|strong="H0376"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w*, \w let|strong="H3381"\w* \w fire|strong="H0784"\w* \w come|strong="H3381"\w* \w down|strong="H3381"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w heaven|strong="H8064"\w* \w and|strong="H0430"\w* destroy \w you|strong="H0518"\w* \w and|strong="H0430"\w* \w your|strong="H0398"\w* 50 \w men|strong="H0376"\w*!” 
\p \w So|strong="H4480"\w* \w fire|strong="H0784"\w* \w came|strong="H3381"\w* \w down|strong="H3381"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w heaven|strong="H8064"\w* \w and|strong="H0430"\w* \w destroyed|strong="H0398"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w captain|strong="H8269"\w* \w and|strong="H0430"\w* \w his|strong="H0376"\w* 50 \w men|strong="H0376"\w*. 
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\v 11 Ahaziah \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w another|strong="H0312"\w* \w captain|strong="H8269"\w* \w with|strong="H0413"\w* 50 \w men|strong="H0376"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Elijah|strong="H0559"\w*. \w He|strong="H0430"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Elijah|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w Man|strong="H0376"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w*, \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*, ‘\w Come|strong="H3381"\w* \w down|strong="H3381"\w* \w quickly|strong="H4120"\w*!’” 
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\v 12 \w Elijah|strong="H0452"\w* \w told|strong="H1696"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* captain \w and|strong="H0430"\w* \w his|strong="H0376"\w* 50 \w men|strong="H0376"\w*, “\w If|strong="H0518"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w a|strong="H0518"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w* \w of|strong="H0376"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w*, \w let|strong="H3381"\w* \w fire|strong="H0784"\w* \w come|strong="H3381"\w* \w down|strong="H3381"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w heaven|strong="H8064"\w* \w and|strong="H0430"\w* destroy \w you|strong="H0518"\w* \w and|strong="H0430"\w* \w your|strong="H0398"\w* 50 \w men|strong="H0376"\w*!” 
\p \w Then|strong="H6030"\w* \w God’s|strong="H0430"\w* \w fire|strong="H0784"\w* \w came|strong="H3381"\w* \w down|strong="H3381"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w heaven|strong="H8064"\w* \w and|strong="H0430"\w* \w destroyed|strong="H0398"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* captain \w and|strong="H0430"\w* \w his|strong="H0376"\w* 50 \w men|strong="H0376"\w*. 
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\v 13 Ahaziah \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w a|strong="H0935"\w* \w third|strong="H7992"\w* \w captain|strong="H8269"\w* \w with|strong="H0413"\w* 50 \w men|strong="H0376"\w*. \w The|strong="H5921"\w* \w third|strong="H7992"\w* \w captain|strong="H8269"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Elijah|strong="H0452"\w*. \w He|strong="H0430"\w* \w fell|strong="H5927"\w* \w down|strong="H3766"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w knees|strong="H1290"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* begged \w Elijah|strong="H0452"\w*, \w saying|strong="H1696"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w him|strong="H0413"\w*, “\w Man|strong="H0376"\w* \w of|strong="H0376"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w*, \w I|strong="H5315"\w* ask \w you|strong="H7971"\w*, \w please|strong="H4994"\w* \w let|strong="H7971"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w life|strong="H5315"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w lives|strong="H5315"\w* \w of|strong="H0376"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* 50 \w servants|strong="H5650"\w* \w be|strong="H0376"\w* valuable \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w you|strong="H7971"\w*. 
\v 14 \w Fire|strong="H0784"\w* \w came|strong="H3381"\w* \w down|strong="H3381"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w heaven|strong="H8064"\w* \w and|strong="H0398"\w* \w destroyed|strong="H0398"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w first|strong="H7223"\w* \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w captains|strong="H8269"\w* \w and|strong="H0398"\w* \w their|strong="H0398"\w* 50 \w men|strong="H8147"\w*. \w But|strong="H2009"\w* \w now|strong="H6258"\w*, \w have|strong="H5869"\w* mercy \w and|strong="H0398"\w* \w let|strong="H3381"\w* \w us|strong="H5315"\w* live!” 
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\v 15 \w The|strong="H6440"\w* \w LORD’S|strong="H3068"\w* \w angel|strong="H4397"\w* \w said|strong="H1696"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Elijah|strong="H0452"\w*, “\w Go|strong="H3381"\w* \w with|strong="H0854"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* captain. \w Don’t|strong="H0408"\w* \w be|strong="H0408"\w* \w afraid|strong="H3372"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w him|strong="H0413"\w*.” 
\p \w So|strong="H6965"\w* \w Elijah|strong="H0452"\w* \w went|strong="H3381"\w* \w with|strong="H0854"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* captain \w to|strong="H0413"\w* see \w King|strong="H4428"\w* Ahaziah. 
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\v 16 \w Elijah|strong="H0559"\w* \w told|strong="H0559"\w* Ahaziah, “\w This|strong="H3651"\w* \w is|strong="H0369"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*: ‘\w There|strong="H8033"\w* \w is|strong="H0369"\w* \w a|strong="H3588"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w in|strong="H0413"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w so|strong="H3651"\w* \w why|strong="H0834"\w* \w did|strong="H0834"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w send|strong="H7971"\w* \w messengers|strong="H4397"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w ask|strong="H0559"\w* \w questions|strong="H1697"\w* \w of|strong="H0430"\w* Baal Zebub, \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w god|strong="H0430"\w* \w of|strong="H0430"\w* \w Ekron|strong="H6138"\w*? \w Since|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w did|strong="H0834"\w* \w this|strong="H3651"\w*, \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w get|strong="H5927"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w bed|strong="H4296"\w*. \w You|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w die|strong="H4191"\w*!’” 
\s1 Joram Takes Ahaziah’s \w Place|strong="H8033"\w* 
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\v 17 Ahaziah \w died|strong="H4191"\w*, \w just|strong="H0834"\w* \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H1696"\w* \w through|strong="H1696"\w* \w Elijah|strong="H0452"\w*. Ahaziah \w did|strong="H0834"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w*, \w so|strong="H1961"\w* \w Joram|strong="H3088"\w* \w became|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* new \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w after|strong="H1961"\w* Ahaziah. \w He|strong="H0834"\w* \w began|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w rule|strong="H1697"\w* \w during|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w second|strong="H8147"\w* \w year|strong="H8141"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w Jehoram|strong="H3088"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Jehoshaphat|strong="H3092"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*. 
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\v 18 \w The|strong="H0834"\w* other \w things|strong="H1697"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w Ahaziah|strong="H0274"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w are|strong="H0834"\w* \w written|strong="H3789"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w book|strong="H5612"\w*, \bk \+w The|strong="H0834"\+w* History \+w of|strong="H4428"\+w* \+w the|strong="H0834"\+w* \+w Kings|strong="H4428"\+w* \+w of|strong="H4428"\+w* \+w Israel|strong="H3478"\+w*\bk*. 
\c 2  
\s1 The Lord Makes Plans to Take Elijah 
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\v 1 \w It|strong="H1961"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* near \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w time|strong="H1961"\w* \w for|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w take|strong="H1961"\w* \w Elijah|strong="H0452"\w* \w by|strong="H3068"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* whirlwind \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w into|strong="H1961"\w* \w heaven|strong="H8064"\w*. \w Elijah|strong="H0452"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w Elisha|strong="H0477"\w* \w started|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w leave|strong="H4480"\w* \w Gilgal|strong="H1537"\w*. 
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\v 2 \w Elijah|strong="H0452"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Elisha|strong="H0477"\w*, “\w Please|strong="H4994"\w* \w stay|strong="H3427"\w* \w here|strong="H6311"\w*, \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w told|strong="H0559"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w go|strong="H3381"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Bethel|strong="H1008"\w*.” 
\p \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w Elisha|strong="H0477"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w promise|strong="H3068"\w*, \w as|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w lives|strong="H5315"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w as|strong="H5704"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w live|strong="H3427"\w*, \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H0518"\w* \w leave|strong="H5800"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*.” \w So|strong="H7971"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w two|strong="H3427"\w* \w men|strong="H0559"\w* \w went|strong="H3381"\w* \w down|strong="H3381"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Bethel|strong="H1008"\w*. 
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\v 3 \w The|strong="H0853"\w* group \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w prophets|strong="H5030"\w*\f + \fr 2:3  \fk group of prophets \ft Literally, “sons of the prophets.” These were prophets and people studying to become prophets. Also in verses 5, 7, 15, 17.\f* \w at|strong="H0413"\w* \w Bethel|strong="H1008"\w* \w came|strong="H3318"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Elisha|strong="H0477"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w him|strong="H0413"\w*, “\w Do|strong="H0589"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w take|strong="H3947"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w master|strong="H0113"\w* \w away|strong="H3947"\w* \w from|strong="H3318"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w today|strong="H3117"\w*?” 
\p \w Elisha|strong="H0477"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w Yes|strong="H3588"\w*, \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w*. Don’t talk \w about|strong="H5921"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w*.” 
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\v 4 \w Elijah|strong="H0452"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w Elisha|strong="H0477"\w*, “\w Please|strong="H4994"\w* \w stay|strong="H3427"\w* \w here|strong="H6311"\w*, \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w told|strong="H0559"\w* \w me|strong="H4994"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w go|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w Jericho|strong="H3405"\w*.” 
\p \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w Elisha|strong="H0477"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w promise|strong="H3068"\w*, \w as|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w lives|strong="H5315"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w as|strong="H0935"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w live|strong="H3427"\w*, \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H0518"\w* \w leave|strong="H5800"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*!” \w So|strong="H7971"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w two|strong="H3427"\w* \w men|strong="H0559"\w* \w went|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w Jericho|strong="H3405"\w*. 
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\v 5 \w The|strong="H0853"\w* group \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w prophets|strong="H5030"\w* \w at|strong="H0413"\w* \w Jericho|strong="H3405"\w* \w came|strong="H5066"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Elisha|strong="H0477"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w him|strong="H0413"\w*, “\w Do|strong="H0589"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w take|strong="H3947"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w master|strong="H0113"\w* \w away|strong="H3947"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w today|strong="H3117"\w*?” 
\p \w Elisha|strong="H0477"\w* \w answered|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w Yes|strong="H3588"\w*, \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w*. Don’t talk \w about|strong="H5921"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w*.” 
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\v 6 \w Elijah|strong="H0452"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w Elisha|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w Please|strong="H4994"\w* \w stay|strong="H3427"\w* \w here|strong="H6311"\w*, \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w told|strong="H0559"\w* \w me|strong="H4994"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w go|strong="H7971"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w Jordan|strong="H3383"\w* \w River|strong="H3588"\w*.” 
\p \w Elisha|strong="H0559"\w* \w answered|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w promise|strong="H3068"\w*, \w as|strong="H5315"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w lives|strong="H5315"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w as|strong="H5315"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w live|strong="H3427"\w*, \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H0518"\w* \w leave|strong="H5800"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*!” \w So|strong="H7971"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w men|strong="H8147"\w* went \w on|strong="H3427"\w*. 
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\v 7 \w There|strong="H5975"\w* \w were|strong="H1121"\w* 50 \w men|strong="H0376"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* group \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w prophets|strong="H5030"\w* \w who|strong="H0376"\w* \w followed|strong="H1980"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w*. Elijah \w and|strong="H1980"\w* Elisha \w stopped|strong="H5975"\w* \w at|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w Jordan|strong="H3383"\w* River. \w The|strong="H5921"\w* 50 \w men|strong="H0376"\w* \w stood|strong="H5975"\w* \w far|strong="H7350"\w* \w away|strong="H1980"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* Elijah \w and|strong="H1980"\w* Elisha. 
\v 8 \w Elijah|strong="H0452"\w* \w took|strong="H3947"\w* \w off|strong="H0853"\w* \w his|strong="H3947"\w* coat, \w folded|strong="H1563"\w* \w it|strong="H3947"\w*, \w and|strong="H4325"\w* \w hit|strong="H5221"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w* \w with|strong="H8147"\w* \w it|strong="H3947"\w*. \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w* \w separated|strong="H2673"\w* \w to|strong="H4325"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* right \w and|strong="H4325"\w* \w to|strong="H4325"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* left. \w Then|strong="H3947"\w* \w Elijah|strong="H0452"\w* \w and|strong="H4325"\w* Elisha \w crossed|strong="H5674"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* river \w on|strong="H4325"\w* \w dry|strong="H2724"\w* \w ground|strong="H2724"\w*. 
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\v 9 \w After|strong="H1961"\w* \w they|strong="H0559"\w* \w crossed|strong="H5674"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* river, \w Elijah|strong="H0452"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Elisha|strong="H0477"\w*, “\w What|strong="H4100"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w you|strong="H5973"\w* want \w me|strong="H0413"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w for|strong="H0413"\w* \w you|strong="H5973"\w* \w before|strong="H2962"\w* \w God|strong="H0559"\w* \w takes|strong="H3947"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w* \w away|strong="H3947"\w* \w from|strong="H3947"\w* \w you|strong="H5973"\w*?” 
\p \w Elisha|strong="H0477"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w I|strong="H2962"\w* \w ask|strong="H7592"\w* \w you|strong="H5973"\w* \w for|strong="H0413"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* \w double|strong="H8147"\w* share \w of|strong="H7307"\w* \w your|strong="H3947"\w* \w spirit|strong="H7307"\w* \w on|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*.” 
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\v 10 \w Elijah|strong="H0559"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w You|strong="H0518"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w asked|strong="H7592"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* \w hard|strong="H7185"\w* \w thing|strong="H3651"\w*. \w If|strong="H0518"\w* \w you|strong="H0518"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w* \w me|strong="H7200"\w* \w when|strong="H1961"\w* \w I|strong="H0518"\w* \w am|strong="H1961"\w* \w taken|strong="H3947"\w* \w from|strong="H3947"\w* \w you|strong="H0518"\w*, \w it|strong="H0518"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w happen|strong="H1961"\w*. \w But|strong="H0518"\w* \w if|strong="H0518"\w* \w you|strong="H0518"\w* \w don’t|strong="H3808"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w* \w me|strong="H7200"\w* \w when|strong="H1961"\w* \w I|strong="H0518"\w* \w am|strong="H1961"\w* \w taken|strong="H3947"\w* \w from|strong="H3947"\w* \w you|strong="H0518"\w*, \w it|strong="H0518"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w happen|strong="H1961"\w*.” 
\s1 \w The|strong="H0853"\w* Lord \w Takes|strong="H3947"\w* \w Elijah|strong="H0559"\w* \w Into|strong="H1961"\w* Heaven 
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\v 11 \w Elijah|strong="H0452"\w* \w and|strong="H1980"\w* Elisha \w were|strong="H1961"\w* \w walking|strong="H1980"\w* \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w talking|strong="H1696"\w* together. \w Suddenly|strong="H2009"\w*, \w some|strong="H1992"\w* \w horses|strong="H5483"\w* \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* \w chariot|strong="H7393"\w* \w came|strong="H1961"\w* \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w separated|strong="H6504"\w* \w Elijah|strong="H0452"\w* \w from|strong="H1980"\w* Elisha. \w The|strong="H0996"\w* \w horses|strong="H5483"\w* \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w the|strong="H0996"\w* \w chariot|strong="H7393"\w* \w were|strong="H1961"\w* \w like|strong="H1961"\w* \w fire|strong="H0784"\w*. \w Then|strong="H1961"\w* \w Elijah|strong="H0452"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w carried|strong="H5927"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w into|strong="H1980"\w* \w heaven|strong="H8064"\w* \w in|strong="H1980"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* whirlwind. 
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\v 12 \w Elisha|strong="H0477"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w it|strong="H1931"\w*, \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w shouted|strong="H6817"\w*, “\w My|strong="H7200"\w* \w father|strong="H0001"\w*! \w My|strong="H7200"\w* \w father|strong="H0001"\w*! \w The|strong="H7200"\w* \w chariot|strong="H7393"\w* \w of|strong="H0001"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w his|strong="H7167"\w* \w horses|strong="H6571"\w*!\f + \fr 2:12  \fk chariot … horses \ft Or “the Chariot of Israel and his horse soldiers.” This may mean “God and his heavenly army.”\f*” 
\p \w Elisha|strong="H0477"\w* \w never|strong="H3808"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* Elijah \w again|strong="H5750"\w*. \w Elisha|strong="H0477"\w* \w grabbed|strong="H2388"\w* \w his|strong="H7167"\w* \w own|strong="H2388"\w* \w clothes|strong="H0899"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w tore|strong="H7167"\w* \w them|strong="H7200"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w show|strong="H7200"\w* \w his|strong="H7167"\w* sadness. 
\v 13 \w Elijah’s|strong="H0452"\w* coat \w had|strong="H0834"\w* \w fallen|strong="H5307"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* ground, \w so|strong="H0834"\w* \w Elisha|strong="H7725"\w* \w picked|strong="H7311"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w up|strong="H7311"\w*. \w He|strong="H0834"\w* \w went|strong="H7725"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w* \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w stood|strong="H5975"\w* \w at|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w edge|strong="H8193"\w* \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Jordan|strong="H3383"\w* River. 
\v 14 \w He|strong="H0834"\w* \w hit|strong="H5221"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w Where|strong="H0834"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*, \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w of|strong="H0430"\w* \w Elijah|strong="H0452"\w*?” \w Just|strong="H0834"\w* \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w Elisha|strong="H0477"\w* \w hit|strong="H5221"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w*, \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w* \w separated|strong="H2673"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* right \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* left! \w Then|strong="H3947"\w* \w Elisha|strong="H0477"\w* \w crossed|strong="H5674"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* river. 
\s1 \w The|strong="H0853"\w* Prophets \w Ask|strong="H0559"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w Elijah|strong="H0452"\w* 
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\v 15 \w When|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* group \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w prophets|strong="H5030"\w* \w at|strong="H5921"\w* \w Jericho|strong="H3405"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w Elisha|strong="H0477"\w*, \w they|strong="H0834"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w Elijah’s|strong="H0452"\w* \w spirit|strong="H7307"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w now|strong="H0935"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w Elisha|strong="H0477"\w*!” \w They|strong="H0834"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w meet|strong="H7125"\w* \w Elisha|strong="H0477"\w*. \w They|strong="H0834"\w* \w bowed|strong="H7812"\w* very \w low|strong="H0776"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w ground|strong="H0776"\w* \w before|strong="H5048"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w*. 
\v 16 \w They|strong="H3808"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w Look|strong="H2009"\w*, \w we|strong="H6435"\w* \w have|strong="H3426"\w* 50 good \w men|strong="H0376"\w*. \w Please|strong="H4994"\w* \w let|strong="H7971"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w go|strong="H7971"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w look|strong="H2009"\w* \w for|strong="H0413"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w master|strong="H0113"\w*. Maybe \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD’S|strong="H3068"\w* \w Spirit|strong="H7307"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w taken|strong="H5375"\w* \w Elijah|strong="H0559"\w* \w up|strong="H5375"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w dropped|strong="H7993"\w* \w him|strong="H0413"\w* \w on|strong="H0413"\w* \w some|strong="H0376"\w* \w mountain|strong="H2022"\w* \w or|strong="H0176"\w* \w in|strong="H0413"\w* \w some|strong="H0376"\w* \w valley|strong="H1516"\w*.” 
\p \w But|strong="H3808"\w* \w Elisha|strong="H0559"\w* \w answered|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w No|strong="H3808"\w*, \w don’t|strong="H3808"\w* \w send|strong="H7971"\w* \w men|strong="H0376"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w look|strong="H2009"\w* \w for|strong="H0413"\w* \w Elijah|strong="H0559"\w*!” 
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\v 17 \w The|strong="H0559"\w* group \w of|strong="H0376"\w* prophets begged \w Elisha|strong="H0559"\w* \w until|strong="H5704"\w* \w he|strong="H5704"\w* \w was|strong="H0376"\w* \w embarrassed|strong="H0954"\w*. \w Then|strong="H7971"\w* \w Elisha|strong="H0559"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w Send|strong="H7971"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w men|strong="H0376"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w look|strong="H1245"\w* \w for|strong="H7971"\w* \w Elijah|strong="H0559"\w*.” 
\p \w The|strong="H0559"\w* group \w of|strong="H0376"\w* prophets \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* 50 \w men|strong="H0376"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w look|strong="H1245"\w* \w for|strong="H7971"\w* \w Elijah|strong="H0559"\w*. \w They|strong="H3117"\w* \w looked|strong="H1245"\w* \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w days|strong="H3117"\w*, \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w they|strong="H3117"\w* \w could|strong="H0376"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w find|strong="H4672"\w* \w him|strong="H7971"\w*. 
\v 18 \w So|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w men|strong="H0559"\w* \w went|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Jericho|strong="H3405"\w* \w where|strong="H3808"\w* \w Elisha|strong="H0559"\w* \w was|strong="H1931"\w* \w staying|strong="H3427"\w* \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w told|strong="H0559"\w* \w him|strong="H0413"\w*. \w Elisha|strong="H0559"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w*, “\w I|strong="H0559"\w* \w told|strong="H0559"\w* \w you|strong="H7725"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w go|strong="H7725"\w*.” 
\s1 \w Elisha|strong="H0559"\w* \w Makes|strong="H0559"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* Water Good 
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\v 19 \w The|strong="H0559"\w* \w men|strong="H0376"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Elisha|strong="H0477"\w*, “\w Sir|strong="H0113"\w*, \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w can|strong="H0834"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w* \w this|strong="H0834"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w in|strong="H0413"\w* \w a|strong="H7200"\w* \w nice|strong="H2896"\w* \w place|strong="H4186"\w*, \w but|strong="H7200"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w bad|strong="H7451"\w*. \w That|strong="H0834"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w why|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* cannot grow crops.” 
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\v 20 \w Elisha|strong="H0559"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w Bring|strong="H3947"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w* \w a|strong="H3947"\w* \w new|strong="H2319"\w* bowl \w and|strong="H8033"\w* \w put|strong="H7760"\w* \w salt|strong="H4417"\w* \w in|strong="H0413"\w* \w it|strong="H7760"\w*.” 
\p \w They|strong="H8033"\w* \w brought|strong="H3947"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* bowl \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Elisha|strong="H0559"\w*. 
\v 21 \w Then|strong="H1961"\w* \w he|strong="H8033"\w* \w went|strong="H3318"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w place|strong="H1961"\w* \w where|strong="H8033"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w* \w began|strong="H1961"\w* \w flowing|strong="H3318"\w* \w from|strong="H3318"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* ground. \w Elisha|strong="H0559"\w* \w threw|strong="H7993"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w salt|strong="H4417"\w* \w into|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w The|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, ‘\w I|strong="H3541"\w* \w am|strong="H1961"\w* making \w this|strong="H0428"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w* pure! \w From|strong="H3318"\w* \w now|strong="H1961"\w* \w on|strong="H0413"\w* \w this|strong="H0428"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w cause|strong="H1961"\w* \w any|strong="H5750"\w* \w more|strong="H5750"\w* \w death|strong="H4194"\w* \w or|strong="H3808"\w* keep \w the|strong="H0559"\w* land \w from|strong="H3318"\w* growing crops.’” 
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\v 22 \w The|strong="H0834"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w* \w became|strong="H1697"\w* pure \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w still|strong="H5704"\w* good \w today|strong="H3117"\w*. \w It|strong="H5704"\w* \w happened|strong="H1697"\w* \w just|strong="H0834"\w* \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w Elisha|strong="H0477"\w* \w had|strong="H0834"\w* \w said|strong="H1696"\w*. 
\s1 \w Some|strong="H3117"\w* Boys Make Fun \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w Elisha|strong="H0477"\w* 
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\v 23 \w Elisha|strong="H0559"\w* \w went|strong="H3318"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w that|strong="H1931"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w Bethel|strong="H1008"\w*. \w He|strong="H1931"\w* \w was|strong="H1931"\w* walking \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* hill \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w*, \w and|strong="H8033"\w* \w some|strong="H4480"\w* \w boys|strong="H5288"\w* \w were|strong="H5288"\w* \w coming|strong="H3318"\w* \w down|strong="H1870"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w of|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w*. \w They|strong="H8033"\w* began making fun \w of|strong="H4480"\w* \w him|strong="H3318"\w*. \w They|strong="H8033"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w Go|strong="H3318"\w* \w away|strong="H4480"\w*, \w you|strong="H4480"\w* bald-headed \w man|strong="H5288"\w*! \w Go|strong="H3318"\w* \w away|strong="H4480"\w*, \w you|strong="H4480"\w* bald-headed \w man|strong="H5288"\w*!” 
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\v 24 Elisha \w looked|strong="H7200"\w* \w back|strong="H6437"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w them|strong="H1992"\w*. \w He|strong="H0310"\w* asked \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* cause bad \w things|strong="H8147"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* happen \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w them|strong="H1992"\w*. \w Then|strong="H3318"\w* \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w bears|strong="H1677"\w* \w came|strong="H3318"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w forest|strong="H3293"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w attacked|strong="H3318"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w boys|strong="H3206"\w*. \w There|strong="H1992"\w* \w were|strong="H1992"\w* 42 \w boys|strong="H3206"\w* \w ripped|strong="H1234"\w* apart \w by|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w bears|strong="H1677"\w*. 
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\v 25 \w Elisha|strong="H7725"\w* \w left|strong="H7725"\w* Bethel \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w went|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Mount|strong="H2022"\w* \w Carmel|strong="H3760"\w* \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w from|strong="H7725"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w* \w he|strong="H8033"\w* \w went|strong="H7725"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Samaria|strong="H8111"\w*. 
\c 3  
\s1 Jehoram Becomes King of Israel 
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\v 1 \w Joram|strong="H3088"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Ahab|strong="H0256"\w* \w became|strong="H4427"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w at|strong="H5921"\w* \w Samaria|strong="H8111"\w*. \w He|strong="H5921"\w* began \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w rule|strong="H4428"\w* during \w Jehoshaphat’s|strong="H3092"\w* 18th \w year|strong="H8141"\w* \w as|strong="H1121"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*. \w Joram|strong="H3088"\w* \w ruled|strong="H4427"\w* 12 \w years|strong="H8141"\w*. 
\v 2 \w He|strong="H0834"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* said \w was|strong="H0834"\w* \w wrong|strong="H7451"\w*. \w But|strong="H7535"\w* \w he|strong="H0834"\w* \w was|strong="H0834"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w like|strong="H0834"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w father|strong="H0001"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w mother|strong="H0517"\w*, \w because|strong="H0834"\w* \w he|strong="H0834"\w* \w removed|strong="H5493"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w pillar|strong="H4676"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w father|strong="H0001"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w for|strong="H3068"\w* worshiping \w Baal|strong="H1168"\w*. 
\v 3 \w But|strong="H7535"\w* \w he|strong="H0834"\w* continued \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w do|strong="H5493"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w sins|strong="H2398"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Jeroboam|strong="H3379"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Nebat|strong="H5028"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w had|strong="H0834"\w* \w caused|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w sin|strong="H2398"\w*. Joram \w did|strong="H0834"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w stop|strong="H5493"\w* committing \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w sins|strong="H2398"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Jeroboam|strong="H3379"\w*. 
\s1 Moab Breaks \w Away|strong="H5493"\w* \w From|strong="H4480"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* 
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\v 4 \w Mesha|strong="H4338"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H7725"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Moab|strong="H4124"\w*. \w He|strong="H3478"\w* owned many \w sheep|strong="H5349"\w*. \w He|strong="H3478"\w* \w gave|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H7725"\w* \w wool|strong="H6785"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* 100,000 \w lambs|strong="H3733"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* 100,000 \w rams|strong="H0352"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H7725"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. 
\v 5 \w But|strong="H1961"\w* \w when|strong="H1961"\w* \w Ahab|strong="H0256"\w* \w died|strong="H4194"\w*, \w the|strong="H1961"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Moab|strong="H4124"\w* broke away \w from|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H1961"\w* \w rule|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H1961"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. 
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\v 6 \w Then|strong="H3318"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Joram|strong="H3088"\w* \w went|strong="H3318"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Samaria|strong="H8111"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w gathered|strong="H6485"\w* together \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w men|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. 
\v 7 Joram \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* messengers \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Jehoshaphat|strong="H3092"\w*, \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*. Joram \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w The|strong="H0559"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Moab|strong="H4124"\w* \w has|strong="H4428"\w* broken \w away|strong="H7971"\w* \w from|strong="H0413"\w* \w my|strong="H7971"\w* \w rule|strong="H4428"\w*. \w Will|strong="H4428"\w* \w you|strong="H7971"\w* \w go|strong="H5927"\w* \w with|strong="H0854"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w fight|strong="H4421"\w* \w against|strong="H0413"\w* \w Moab|strong="H4124"\w*?” 
\p \w Jehoshaphat|strong="H3092"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “Yes, \w I|strong="H0559"\w* \w will|strong="H4428"\w* \w go|strong="H5927"\w* \w with|strong="H0854"\w* \w you|strong="H7971"\w*. \w We|strong="H0854"\w* \w will|strong="H4428"\w* join \w together|strong="H0854"\w* \w as|strong="H3644"\w* \w one|strong="H4428"\w* \w army|strong="H5971"\w*. \w My|strong="H7971"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w will|strong="H4428"\w* \w be|strong="H4428"\w* \w like|strong="H3644"\w* \w your|strong="H7971"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*, \w and|strong="H3063"\w* \w my|strong="H7971"\w* \w horses|strong="H5483"\w* \w will|strong="H4428"\w* \w be|strong="H4428"\w* \w like|strong="H3644"\w* \w your|strong="H7971"\w* \w horses|strong="H5483"\w*.” 
\s1 \w The|strong="H0559"\w* Three \w Kings|strong="H4428"\w* \w Ask|strong="H0559"\w* \w Elisha|strong="H0559"\w* \w for|strong="H0413"\w* Advice 
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\v 8 Jehoshaphat \w asked|strong="H0559"\w* Joram, “\w Which|strong="H2088"\w* \w way|strong="H1870"\w* \w should|strong="H0559"\w* we \w go|strong="H5927"\w*?” 
\p Joram \w answered|strong="H0559"\w*, “We \w should|strong="H0559"\w* \w go|strong="H5927"\w* \w through|strong="H1870"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w desert|strong="H4057"\w* \w of|strong="H1870"\w* \w Edom|strong="H0123"\w*.” 
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\v 9 \w So|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w went|strong="H5437"\w* \w with|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w and|strong="H3063"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Edom|strong="H0123"\w*. \w They|strong="H0834"\w* traveled \w around|strong="H5437"\w* \w for|strong="H4325"\w* \w seven|strong="H7651"\w* \w days|strong="H3117"\w*. \w There|strong="H1961"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* enough \w water|strong="H4325"\w* \w for|strong="H4325"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w army|strong="H4264"\w* \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w for|strong="H4325"\w* \w their|strong="H1961"\w* \w animals|strong="H0929"\w*. 
\v 10 Finally, \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w Oh|strong="H0162"\w*, \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w think|strong="H0559"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w really|strong="H0559"\w* \w brought|strong="H5414"\w* \w us|strong="H5414"\w* \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w kings|strong="H4428"\w* together only \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w let|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Moabites|strong="H4124"\w* \w defeat|strong="H5414"\w* \w us|strong="H5414"\w*!” 
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\v 11 \w But|strong="H0369"\w* \w Jehoshaphat|strong="H3092"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w Surely|strong="H0834"\w* \w one|strong="H0259"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD’S|strong="H3068"\w* \w prophets|strong="H5030"\w* \w is|strong="H0369"\w* \w here|strong="H6311"\w*. Let’s \w ask|strong="H0559"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w prophet|strong="H5030"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w* \w we|strong="H0834"\w* \w should|strong="H3068"\w* \w do|strong="H3027"\w*.” 
\p \w One|strong="H0259"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w servants|strong="H5650"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w Elisha|strong="H0477"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Shaphat|strong="H8202"\w* \w is|strong="H0369"\w* \w here|strong="H6311"\w*. \w Elisha|strong="H0477"\w* \w was|strong="H0369"\w* \w Elijah’s|strong="H0452"\w* \w servant|strong="H5650"\w*.\f + \fr 3:11  \fk Elisha was Elijah’s servant \ft Literally, “Elisha poured water over Elijah’s hands.”\f*” 
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\v 12 \w Jehoshaphat|strong="H3092"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w The|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD’S|strong="H3068"\w* \w word|strong="H1697"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w with|strong="H0854"\w* \w Elisha|strong="H0559"\w*.” 
\p \w So|strong="H3381"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w Jehoshaphat|strong="H3092"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Edom|strong="H0123"\w* \w went|strong="H3381"\w* \w down|strong="H3381"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* see \w Elisha|strong="H0559"\w*. 
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\v 13 \w Elisha|strong="H0477"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, “\w What|strong="H4100"\w* \w do|strong="H0408"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* want \w from|strong="H3478"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*? Go \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w prophets|strong="H5030"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w father|strong="H0001"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w mother|strong="H0517"\w*.” 
\p \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Elisha|strong="H0477"\w*, “\w No|strong="H0408"\w*, \w we|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H0001"\w* come \w to|strong="H0413"\w* see \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w called|strong="H7121"\w* \w us|strong="H5414"\w* \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w kings|strong="H4428"\w* together \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w let|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Moabites|strong="H4124"\w* \w defeat|strong="H5414"\w* \w us|strong="H5414"\w*.” 
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\v 14 \w Elisha|strong="H0477"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w respect|strong="H6440"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Jehoshaphat|strong="H3092"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w serve|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* All-Powerful. \w As|strong="H0834"\w* \w surely|strong="H3588"\w* \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w he|strong="H0834"\w* \w lives|strong="H2416"\w*, \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w came|strong="H0413"\w* here \w only|strong="H0518"\w* \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Jehoshaphat|strong="H3092"\w*. \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w tell|strong="H0559"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* truth, \w if|strong="H0518"\w* \w he|strong="H0834"\w* \w were|strong="H0834"\w* \w not|strong="H0518"\w* here, \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w would|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H0518"\w* \w pay|strong="H5027"\w* \w any|strong="H6440"\w* \w attention|strong="H6440"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*. \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w would|strong="H3068"\w* ignore \w you|strong="H0834"\w* completely. 
\v 15 \w But|strong="H1961"\w* \w now|strong="H6258"\w* \w bring|strong="H3947"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w* someone \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w plays|strong="H5059"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* harp.” 
\p \w When|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w person|strong="H3027"\w* \w played|strong="H5059"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* harp, \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w LORD’S|strong="H3068"\w* \w power|strong="H3027"\w*\f + \fr 3:15  \fk power \ft Literally, “hand.”\f* \w came|strong="H1961"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* Elisha. 
\v 16 \w Then|strong="H2088"\w* \w Elisha|strong="H0559"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w This|strong="H2088"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w what|strong="H2088"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*: ‘Dig holes \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w valley|strong="H5158"\w*.’ 
\v 17 \w Yes|strong="H3588"\w*, \w this|strong="H1931"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*: ‘\w You|strong="H0859"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w* \w wind|strong="H7307"\w* \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w rain|strong="H1653"\w*, \w but|strong="H3588"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w valley|strong="H5158"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w filled|strong="H4390"\w* \w with|strong="H4390"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w*. \w Then|strong="H0859"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w cattle|strong="H0929"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w other|strong="H3541"\w* \w animals|strong="H0929"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w have|strong="H0859"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w drink|strong="H8354"\w*.’ 
\v 18 \w This|strong="H2063"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w an|strong="H5414"\w* \w easy|strong="H7043"\w* \w thing|strong="H7043"\w* \w for|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w do|strong="H3027"\w*. \w He|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w also|strong="H3068"\w* help \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w defeat|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Moabites|strong="H4124"\w*. 
\v 19 \w You|strong="H3605"\w* \w will|strong="H4325"\w* \w attack|strong="H5221"\w* \w every|strong="H3605"\w* strong \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w and|strong="H6086"\w* \w every|strong="H3605"\w* \w good|strong="H2896"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w*. \w You|strong="H3605"\w* \w will|strong="H4325"\w* \w cut|strong="H5640"\w* \w down|strong="H5221"\w* \w every|strong="H3605"\w* \w good|strong="H2896"\w* \w tree|strong="H6086"\w*. \w You|strong="H3605"\w* \w will|strong="H4325"\w* \w stop|strong="H5640"\w* \w up|strong="H5640"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w springs|strong="H4599"\w* \w of|strong="H4325"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w*. \w You|strong="H3605"\w* \w will|strong="H4325"\w* ruin \w every|strong="H3605"\w* \w good|strong="H2896"\w* \w field|strong="H2513"\w* \w with|strong="H3605"\w* \w stones|strong="H0068"\w*.” 
\p
\v 20 \w In|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0935"\w* \w morning|strong="H1242"\w*, \w at|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H0935"\w* \w time|strong="H1961"\w* \w for|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H0935"\w* \w morning|strong="H1242"\w* \w sacrifice|strong="H4503"\w*, \w water|strong="H4325"\w* \w began|strong="H1961"\w* \w flowing|strong="H4325"\w* \w from|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0935"\w* \w direction|strong="H1870"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w Edom|strong="H0123"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w filled|strong="H4390"\w* \w the|strong="H0935"\w* valley. 
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\v 21 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w Moabites|strong="H4124"\w* \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w kings|strong="H4428"\w* \w had|strong="H4428"\w* \w come|strong="H5927"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w fight|strong="H3898"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w*. \w So|strong="H5927"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w gathered|strong="H3588"\w* \w together|strong="H5921"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w men|strong="H3605"\w* \w old|strong="H4605"\w* enough \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w wear|strong="H5927"\w* armor \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w waited|strong="H5975"\w* \w at|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w border|strong="H1366"\w*. 
\v 22 \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w Moabites|strong="H4124"\w* \w got|strong="H7925"\w* \w up|strong="H7200"\w* \w early|strong="H7925"\w* \w that|strong="H7200"\w* \w morning|strong="H1242"\w*. \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w rising|strong="H7925"\w* \w sun|strong="H8121"\w* \w was|strong="H4325"\w* shining \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* valley, \w and|strong="H1242"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w looked|strong="H7200"\w* \w like|strong="H1818"\w* \w blood|strong="H1818"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Moabites|strong="H4124"\w*. 
\v 23 \w They|strong="H0376"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “Look \w at|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w blood|strong="H1818"\w*! \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w kings|strong="H4428"\w* \w must|strong="H0853"\w* \w have|strong="H0376"\w* fought \w against|strong="H0376"\w* \w each|strong="H0376"\w* \w other|strong="H2088"\w*. \w They|strong="H0376"\w* \w must|strong="H0853"\w* \w have|strong="H0376"\w* \w destroyed|strong="H5221"\w* \w each|strong="H0376"\w* \w other|strong="H2088"\w*. \w Let’s|strong="H5221"\w* go \w take|strong="H5221"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* valuable things \w from|strong="H0376"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* dead bodies!” 
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\v 24 \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w Moabites|strong="H4124"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Israelite|strong="H3478"\w* \w camp|strong="H4264"\w*, \w but|strong="H5221"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w* \w out|strong="H6440"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w attacked|strong="H5221"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Moabite|strong="H4124"\w* \w army|strong="H4264"\w*. \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w Moabites|strong="H4124"\w* \w ran|strong="H5127"\w* \w away|strong="H5127"\w* \w from|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w*. \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w* \w followed|strong="H0935"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w into|strong="H0413"\w* \w Moab|strong="H4124"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w fight|strong="H4264"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w*. 
\v 25 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* Israelites \w destroyed|strong="H2040"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w cities|strong="H5892"\w*. \w They|strong="H0376"\w* \w threw|strong="H7993"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w stones|strong="H0068"\w*\f + \fr 3:25  \fk threw their stones \ft These were probably the stones soldiers threw with slings in war.\f* \w at|strong="H0376"\w* \w every|strong="H3605"\w* \w good|strong="H2896"\w* \w field|strong="H2513"\w* \w in|strong="H0376"\w* Moab. \w They|strong="H0376"\w* \w stopped|strong="H5640"\w* \w up|strong="H5704"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w springs|strong="H4599"\w* \w of|strong="H0376"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w* \w and|strong="H0376"\w* \w cut|strong="H5640"\w* \w down|strong="H5221"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w good|strong="H2896"\w* \w trees|strong="H6086"\w*. \w The|strong="H3605"\w* Israelites fought \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w way|strong="H3605"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* Kir Hareseth. \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w soldiers|strong="H0376"\w* \w surrounded|strong="H5437"\w* Kir Hareseth \w and|strong="H0376"\w* \w attacked|strong="H5221"\w* \w it|strong="H5704"\w* too. 
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\v 26 \w The|strong="H3588"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Moab|strong="H4124"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w battle|strong="H4421"\w* \w was|strong="H0376"\w* \w too|strong="H4480"\w* \w strong|strong="H2388"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w him|strong="H0413"\w*, \w so|strong="H4480"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w took|strong="H3947"\w* 700 \w men|strong="H0376"\w* \w with|strong="H0854"\w* \w swords|strong="H2719"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w break|strong="H1234"\w* \w through|strong="H4480"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Edom|strong="H0123"\w*. \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w were|strong="H0376"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w able|strong="H3201"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w do|strong="H3201"\w* \w it|strong="H3588"\w*. 
\v 27 \w Then|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w king|strong="H4427"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Moab \w took|strong="H3947"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w oldest|strong="H1419"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w*, \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w would|strong="H3478"\w* \w become|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w next|strong="H5921"\w* \w king|strong="H4427"\w* \w after|strong="H5921"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w*. \w On|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w wall|strong="H2346"\w* \w around|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* city, \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w king|strong="H4427"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Moab \w offered|strong="H5927"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* \w burnt|strong="H5930"\w* \w offering|strong="H5927"\w*. \w This|strong="H0834"\w* upset \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w* \w very|strong="H1419"\w* \w much|strong="H0834"\w*. \w So|strong="H3947"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w* \w left|strong="H5265"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w king|strong="H4427"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Moab \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w went|strong="H5927"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w their|strong="H3947"\w* \w own|strong="H1961"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w*. 
\c 4  
\s1 A Prophet’s Widow Asks Elisha for Help 
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\v 1 \w A|strong="H1961"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w* \w from|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* group \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w prophets|strong="H5030"\w*\f + \fr 4:1  \fk group of prophets \ft Literally, “sons of the prophets.” These were prophets and those studying to become prophets. Also in verses 38, 39, 44.\f* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* \w wife|strong="H0802"\w*. \w This|strong="H3588"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w* \w died|strong="H4191"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w his|strong="H3947"\w* \w wife|strong="H0802"\w* \w cried|strong="H6817"\w* \w out|strong="H3045"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Elisha|strong="H0477"\w*, “\w My|strong="H3068"\w* \w husband|strong="H0376"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w like|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* \w servant|strong="H5650"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w*. \w Now|strong="H1961"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w dead|strong="H4191"\w*! \w You|strong="H0859"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* honored \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*. \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* owed money \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w*. \w Now|strong="H1961"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w coming|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w take|strong="H3947"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w boys|strong="H3206"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w make|strong="H3045"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w his|strong="H3947"\w* \w slaves|strong="H5650"\w*!” 
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\v 2 \w Elisha|strong="H0477"\w* \w answered|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w How|strong="H4100"\w* \w can|strong="H4100"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* help \w you|strong="H3588"\w*? \w Tell|strong="H5046"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*, \w what|strong="H4100"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H0369"\w* \w in|strong="H0413"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w*?” 
\p \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w woman|strong="H1004"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w don’t|strong="H0369"\w* \w have|strong="H0369"\w* \w anything|strong="H3605"\w* \w in|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w* \w except|strong="H0518"\w* \w a|strong="H3588"\w* \w jar|strong="H0610"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w olive|strong="H8081"\w* \w oil|strong="H8081"\w*.” 
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\v 3 \w Then|strong="H0853"\w* \w Elisha|strong="H0559"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “Go \w and|strong="H0853"\w* \w borrow|strong="H7592"\w* bowls \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w neighbors|strong="H7934"\w*. \w They|strong="H0559"\w* \w must|strong="H0853"\w* \w be|strong="H0408"\w* \w empty|strong="H7386"\w*. \w Borrow|strong="H7592"\w* \w plenty|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H3627"\w* bowls. 
\v 4 \w Then|strong="H0935"\w* \w go|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0935"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* house \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w close|strong="H5462"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w doors|strong="H1817"\w*. \w Only|strong="H3605"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* \w will|strong="H1121"\w* \w be|strong="H1121"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* house. \w Then|strong="H0935"\w* \w pour|strong="H3332"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* oil \w into|strong="H0935"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* bowls. Fill \w them|strong="H5921"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w put|strong="H0935"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w a|strong="H0935"\w* separate \w place|strong="H0935"\w*.” 
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\v 5 \w So|strong="H5066"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* woman left Elisha, \w went|strong="H5066"\w* \w into|strong="H0413"\w* \w her|strong="H0413"\w* house, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w shut|strong="H5462"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w door|strong="H1817"\w*. Only \w she|strong="H1931"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w her|strong="H0413"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* \w were|strong="H1121"\w* \w in|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* house. \w Her|strong="H0413"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* \w brought|strong="H5066"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* bowls \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w her|strong="H0413"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w she|strong="H1931"\w* \w poured|strong="H3332"\w* oil. 
\v 6 She \w filled|strong="H4390"\w* many bowls. \w Finally|strong="H5066"\w*, she \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w her|strong="H0413"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w*, “\w Bring|strong="H5066"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w* \w another|strong="H5750"\w* bowl.” 
\p \w But|strong="H1961"\w* \w all|strong="H5750"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* bowls \w were|strong="H1961"\w* \w full|strong="H4390"\w*. \w One|strong="H0369"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w her|strong="H0413"\w*, “\w There|strong="H0369"\w* \w aren’t|strong="H0369"\w* \w any|strong="H5750"\w* \w more|strong="H5750"\w* bowls.” \w Then|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w oil|strong="H8081"\w* \w in|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w jar|strong="H3627"\w* \w was|strong="H0369"\w* \w finished|strong="H4390"\w*! 
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\v 7 \w When|strong="H0935"\w* she \w told|strong="H5046"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w what|strong="H7999"\w* \w had|strong="H0430"\w* \w happened|strong="H0935"\w*, \w Elisha|strong="H0559"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w her|strong="H5046"\w*, “\w Go|strong="H0935"\w*, \w sell|strong="H4376"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w oil|strong="H8081"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w pay|strong="H7999"\w* \w your|strong="H0935"\w* \w debt|strong="H5386"\w*. \w You|strong="H0859"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w your|strong="H0935"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* \w can|strong="H0935"\w* \w live|strong="H2421"\w* \w on|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* money \w that|strong="H0559"\w* \w is|strong="H0430"\w* \w left|strong="H3498"\w*.” 
\s1 \w A|strong="H0935"\w* Woman \w in|strong="H0935"\w* Shunem  //  Gives \w Elisha|strong="H0559"\w* \w a|strong="H0935"\w* Room 
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\v 8 \w One|strong="H0802"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w Elisha|strong="H0477"\w* \w went|strong="H0413"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Shunem|strong="H7766"\w*, \w where|strong="H8033"\w* \w an|strong="H1961"\w* \w important|strong="H1419"\w* \w woman|strong="H0802"\w* \w lived|strong="H1961"\w*. She \w asked|strong="H0413"\w* \w Elisha|strong="H0477"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w stop|strong="H5493"\w* \w and|strong="H0398"\w* \w eat|strong="H0398"\w* \w at|strong="H0413"\w* \w her|strong="H0413"\w* house. \w So|strong="H1961"\w* \w every|strong="H3117"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w* \w Elisha|strong="H0477"\w* \w went|strong="H0413"\w* \w through|strong="H5674"\w* \w that|strong="H3117"\w* \w place|strong="H1961"\w*, \w he|strong="H8033"\w* \w stopped|strong="H5493"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w eat|strong="H0398"\w*. 
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\v 9 \w The|strong="H0559"\w* woman \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w her|strong="H0413"\w* \w husband|strong="H0376"\w*, “\w Look|strong="H2009"\w*, \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w can|strong="H4994"\w* \w see|strong="H2009"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w Elisha|strong="H0559"\w* \w is|strong="H1931"\w* \w a|strong="H3588"\w* \w holy|strong="H6918"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w* \w of|strong="H0376"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w*. \w He|strong="H1931"\w* \w passes|strong="H5674"\w* \w by|strong="H5921"\w* \w our|strong="H5921"\w* house \w all|strong="H8548"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* time. 
\v 10 \w Please|strong="H4994"\w*, \w let’s|strong="H4994"\w* \w make|strong="H7760"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* \w little|strong="H6996"\w* \w room|strong="H5944"\w* \w on|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w roof|strong="H5944"\w*\f + \fr 4:10  \fk room on the roof \ft In ancient Israel, houses had flat roofs that were used as an extra room.\f* \w for|strong="H0413"\w* \w him|strong="H0413"\w*. \w Let’s|strong="H4994"\w* \w put|strong="H7760"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* \w bed|strong="H4296"\w* \w in|strong="H0935"\w* \w this|strong="H0935"\w* \w room|strong="H5944"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* \w table|strong="H7979"\w*, \w a|strong="H1961"\w* \w chair|strong="H3678"\w*, \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* \w lampstand|strong="H4501"\w*. \w Then|strong="H1961"\w* \w when|strong="H1961"\w* \w he|strong="H8033"\w* \w comes|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w our|strong="H1961"\w* house, \w he|strong="H8033"\w* \w can|strong="H6213"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w this|strong="H0935"\w* \w room|strong="H5944"\w* \w for|strong="H0413"\w* \w himself|strong="H0413"\w*.” 
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\v 11 \w One|strong="H1961"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w Elisha|strong="H0935"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* woman’s house. \w He|strong="H3117"\w* \w went|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w this|strong="H3117"\w* \w room|strong="H5944"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w rested|strong="H1961"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w*. 
\v 12 \w Elisha|strong="H0559"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w his|strong="H7121"\w* \w servant|strong="H5288"\w* \w Gehazi|strong="H1522"\w*, “\w Call|strong="H7121"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w* \w Shunammite|strong="H7767"\w* woman.” 
\p \w The|strong="H0559"\w* \w servant|strong="H5288"\w* \w called|strong="H7121"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w Shunammite|strong="H7767"\w* woman, \w and|strong="H6440"\w* \w she|strong="H7121"\w* \w stood|strong="H5975"\w* \w in|strong="H0413"\w* \w front|strong="H6440"\w* \w of|strong="H6440"\w* \w Elisha|strong="H0559"\w*. 
\v 13 \w Elisha|strong="H0559"\w* \w told|strong="H0559"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* servant, “\w Now|strong="H4994"\w* \w say|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w her|strong="H3605"\w*, ‘\w Look|strong="H2009"\w*, \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w have|strong="H3426"\w* \w done|strong="H6213"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* best \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w take|strong="H3427"\w* \w care|strong="H2731"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w us|strong="H4994"\w*. \w What|strong="H4100"\w* \w can|strong="H4100"\w* \w we|strong="H4994"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w for|strong="H0413"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w*? \w Do|strong="H6213"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* want \w us|strong="H4994"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w speak|strong="H1696"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w for|strong="H0413"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w*, \w or|strong="H0176"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w captain|strong="H8269"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w army|strong="H6635"\w*?’” 
\p \w She|strong="H4100"\w* \w answered|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w I|strong="H0595"\w* \w am|strong="H0595"\w* fine \w living|strong="H3427"\w* \w here|strong="H2009"\w* \w among|strong="H8432"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* own \w people|strong="H5971"\w*.” 
\p
\v 14 \w Elisha|strong="H0559"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w Gehazi|strong="H1522"\w*, “\w What|strong="H4100"\w* \w can|strong="H4100"\w* \w we|strong="H6213"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w for|strong="H0376"\w* \w her|strong="H0559"\w*?” 
\p \w He|strong="H6213"\w* \w answered|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w I|strong="H0559"\w* know! \w She|strong="H0061"\w* \w does|strong="H6213"\w* \w not|strong="H0369"\w* \w have|strong="H0369"\w* \w a|strong="H0369"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w her|strong="H0559"\w* \w husband|strong="H0376"\w* \w is|strong="H0369"\w* \w old|strong="H1121"\w*.” 
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\v 15 \w Then|strong="H0559"\w* \w Elisha|strong="H0559"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w Call|strong="H7121"\w* \w her|strong="H7121"\w*.” 
\p \w So|strong="H7121"\w* Gehazi \w called|strong="H7121"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* woman. \w She|strong="H7121"\w* \w came|strong="H0559"\w* \w and|strong="H5975"\w* \w stood|strong="H5975"\w* \w at|strong="H5975"\w* \w his|strong="H7121"\w* \w door|strong="H6607"\w*. 
\v 16 \w Elisha|strong="H0559"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w About|strong="H6256"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w time|strong="H6256"\w* next spring, \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w will|strong="H0430"\w* \w be|strong="H0408"\w* holding \w your|strong="H0559"\w* \w own|strong="H0376"\w* \w baby|strong="H1121"\w* boy \w in|strong="H0430"\w* \w your|strong="H0559"\w* arms.” 
\p \w The|strong="H0559"\w* \w woman|strong="H2088"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w No|strong="H0408"\w*, \w sir|strong="H0113"\w*! \w Man|strong="H0376"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w*, \w don’t|strong="H0408"\w* \w lie|strong="H3576"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w me|strong="H0113"\w*!” 
\s1 \w The|strong="H0559"\w* \w Woman|strong="H2088"\w* \w in|strong="H0430"\w* Shunem \w Has|strong="H0430"\w* \w a|strong="H2088"\w* \w Son|strong="H1121"\w* 
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\v 17 \w But|strong="H1696"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w woman|strong="H0802"\w* \w did|strong="H0834"\w* \w become|strong="H3205"\w* \w pregnant|strong="H2029"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w gave|strong="H3205"\w* \w birth|strong="H3205"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w a|strong="H3205"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w next|strong="H0413"\w* spring, \w just|strong="H0834"\w* \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w Elisha|strong="H0477"\w* \w had|strong="H0834"\w* \w said|strong="H1696"\w*. 
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\v 18 \w The|strong="H0413"\w* \w boy|strong="H3206"\w* \w grew|strong="H1431"\w*. \w One|strong="H1961"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w boy|strong="H3206"\w* \w went|strong="H3318"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w into|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* fields \w to|strong="H0413"\w* see \w his|strong="H1961"\w* \w father|strong="H0001"\w* \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w men|strong="H3206"\w* cutting \w the|strong="H0413"\w* grain. 
\v 19 \w The|strong="H0559"\w* \w boy|strong="H5288"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w his|strong="H5375"\w* \w father|strong="H0001"\w*, “Oh, \w my|strong="H5375"\w* \w head|strong="H7218"\w*! \w My|strong="H5375"\w* \w head|strong="H7218"\w* hurts!” 
\p \w The|strong="H0559"\w* \w father|strong="H0001"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w his|strong="H5375"\w* \w servant|strong="H5288"\w*, “\w Carry|strong="H5375"\w* \w him|strong="H0413"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w his|strong="H5375"\w* \w mother|strong="H0517"\w*!” 
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\v 20 \w The|strong="H5921"\w* servant \w took|strong="H5375"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* boy \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w mother|strong="H0517"\w*. \w The|strong="H5921"\w* boy \w sat|strong="H3427"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w mother’s|strong="H0517"\w* \w lap|strong="H1290"\w* \w until|strong="H5704"\w* \w noon|strong="H6672"\w*. \w Then|strong="H5375"\w* \w he|strong="H5704"\w* \w died|strong="H4191"\w*. 
\s1 \w The|strong="H5921"\w* Woman \w Goes|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w See|strong="H0935"\w* \w Elisha|strong="H3427"\w* 
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\v 21 \w The|strong="H5921"\w* woman \w laid|strong="H7901"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* boy \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w bed|strong="H4296"\w* \w of|strong="H0376"\w* Elisha, \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w* \w of|strong="H0376"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w*. \w Then|strong="H3318"\w* \w she|strong="H7901"\w* \w shut|strong="H5462"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* door \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w that|strong="H5927"\w* room \w and|strong="H0430"\w* \w went|strong="H3318"\w* \w outside|strong="H3318"\w*. 
\v 22 \w She|strong="H7121"\w* \w called|strong="H7121"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w her|strong="H0413"\w* \w husband|strong="H0376"\w* \w and|strong="H0430"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w Please|strong="H4994"\w* \w send|strong="H7971"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w* \w one|strong="H0259"\w* \w of|strong="H0376"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w servants|strong="H5288"\w* \w and|strong="H0430"\w* \w a|strong="H7121"\w* \w donkey|strong="H0860"\w*. \w Then|strong="H7971"\w* \w I|strong="H5704"\w* \w will|strong="H0430"\w* \w go|strong="H7971"\w* \w quickly|strong="H7323"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w get|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w* \w of|strong="H0376"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w and|strong="H0430"\w* \w come|strong="H7725"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w*.” 
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\v 23 \w The|strong="H0559"\w* woman’s husband \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w Why|strong="H4069"\w* \w would|strong="H0559"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* want \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w go|strong="H1980"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* man \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w God|strong="H0559"\w* \w today|strong="H3117"\w*? \w It|strong="H1980"\w* \w isn’t|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w New|strong="H2320"\w* \w Moon|strong="H2320"\w* \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w Sabbath|strong="H7676"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w*.” 
\p \w She|strong="H1980"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “Goodbye!”\f + \fr 4:23  \fk Goodbye \ft Or “Everything is all right.” Literally, “Peace.”\f* 
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\v 24 \w Then|strong="H0559"\w* \w she|strong="H3588"\w* \w put|strong="H7392"\w* \w a|strong="H3588"\w* \w saddle|strong="H2280"\w* \w on|strong="H0413"\w* \w a|strong="H3588"\w* \w donkey|strong="H0860"\w* \w and|strong="H5288"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w her|strong="H0413"\w* \w servant|strong="H5288"\w*, “Let’s go, \w and|strong="H5288"\w* hurry! Go \w slow|strong="H6113"\w* \w only|strong="H0518"\w* \w when|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w tell|strong="H0559"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*.” 
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\v 25 \w The|strong="H0853"\w* woman \w went|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Mount|strong="H2022"\w* \w Carmel|strong="H3760"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w get|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w* \w of|strong="H0376"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w*. 
\p \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w* \w of|strong="H0376"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Shunammite|strong="H7767"\w* woman \w coming|strong="H0935"\w* \w from|strong="H0935"\w* \w far|strong="H0413"\w* \w away|strong="H5048"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w his|strong="H1961"\w* \w servant|strong="H5288"\w* \w Gehazi|strong="H1522"\w*, “\w Look|strong="H2009"\w*, there’s \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Shunammite|strong="H7767"\w* woman! 
\v 26 \w Please|strong="H4994"\w* \w run|strong="H7323"\w* \w now|strong="H6258"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w meet|strong="H7125"\w* \w her|strong="H0559"\w*! \w Say|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w her|strong="H0559"\w*, ‘\w Are|strong="H0376"\w* \w you|strong="H6258"\w* \w all|strong="H0376"\w* right? \w Is|strong="H0376"\w* \w your|strong="H4994"\w* \w husband|strong="H0376"\w* \w all|strong="H0376"\w* right? \w Is|strong="H0376"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w child|strong="H3206"\w* \w all|strong="H0376"\w* right?’” 
\p She \w answered|strong="H0559"\w*, “Everything \w is|strong="H0376"\w* \w all|strong="H0376"\w* right.”\f + \fr 4:26  \fk Everything is all right \ft Or “Hello.” Literally, “Peace.”\f* 
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\v 27 \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* Shunammite woman \w went|strong="H0935"\w* \w up|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w hill|strong="H2022"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w* \w of|strong="H0376"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w*. \w She|strong="H3588"\w* bowed \w down|strong="H1920"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* touched Elisha’s \w feet|strong="H7272"\w*. \w Gehazi|strong="H1522"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w* \w near|strong="H5066"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* pull \w her|strong="H0413"\w* \w away|strong="H4480"\w*. \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w* \w of|strong="H0376"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Gehazi|strong="H1522"\w*, “\w Leave|strong="H4480"\w* \w her|strong="H0413"\w* \w alone|strong="H7503"\w*! She’s very upset, \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w didn’t|strong="H3808"\w* \w tell|strong="H5046"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w* \w about|strong="H0413"\w* \w it|strong="H3588"\w*. \w He|strong="H3588"\w* hid \w this|strong="H3588"\w* \w news|strong="H0559"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*.” 
\p
\v 28 \w Then|strong="H0853"\w* \w she|strong="H3808"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w Sir|strong="H0113"\w*, \w I|strong="H0559"\w* \w never|strong="H3808"\w* \w asked|strong="H7592"\w* \w for|strong="H7592"\w* \w a|strong="H3808"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w*. \w I|strong="H0559"\w* \w told|strong="H0559"\w* \w you|strong="H0853"\w*, ‘\w Don’t|strong="H3808"\w* trick \w me|strong="H7592"\w*!’” 
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\v 29 \w Then|strong="H6030"\w* \w Elisha|strong="H0559"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w Gehazi|strong="H1522"\w*, “\w Get|strong="H3947"\w* ready \w to|strong="H0559"\w* go. \w Take|strong="H3947"\w* \w my|strong="H7760"\w* walking stick \w and|strong="H3027"\w* go! \w If|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w meet|strong="H6440"\w* \w anyone|strong="H0376"\w* \w along|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w way|strong="H6440"\w*, \w don’t|strong="H3808"\w* \w even|strong="H3588"\w* \w stop|strong="H3808"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w say|strong="H0559"\w* hello \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w*. \w If|strong="H3588"\w* \w anyone|strong="H0376"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w* hello \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*, \w don’t|strong="H3808"\w* \w answer|strong="H6030"\w*. \w Put|strong="H7760"\w* \w my|strong="H7760"\w* walking stick \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w child’s|strong="H5288"\w* \w face|strong="H6440"\w*.” 
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\v 30 \w But|strong="H0518"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w child’s|strong="H5288"\w* \w mother|strong="H0517"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w I|strong="H0518"\w* \w promise|strong="H3068"\w*, \w as|strong="H5315"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w lives|strong="H5315"\w* \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w as|strong="H5315"\w* \w you|strong="H0518"\w* \w live|strong="H2416"\w*, \w I|strong="H0518"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H0518"\w* \w leave|strong="H5800"\w* without \w you|strong="H0518"\w*!” 
\p \w So|strong="H6965"\w* \w Elisha|strong="H0559"\w* \w got|strong="H6965"\w* \w up|strong="H6965"\w* \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w followed|strong="H0310"\w* \w her|strong="H0518"\w*. 
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\v 31 \w Gehazi|strong="H1522"\w* arrived \w at|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* house \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w Elisha|strong="H0559"\w* \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* Shunammite woman. \w Gehazi|strong="H1522"\w* \w laid|strong="H7760"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* walking stick \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w child’s|strong="H5288"\w* \w face|strong="H6440"\w*, \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w child|strong="H5288"\w* \w did|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w talk|strong="H5046"\w* \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w show|strong="H5046"\w* \w any|strong="H0369"\w* sign \w that|strong="H0559"\w* \w he|strong="H3808"\w* \w heard|strong="H6963"\w* \w anything|strong="H3808"\w*. \w Then|strong="H0853"\w* \w Gehazi|strong="H1522"\w* \w came|strong="H7725"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w meet|strong="H6440"\w* \w Elisha|strong="H0559"\w* \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w child|strong="H5288"\w* \w will|strong="H0369"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w wake|strong="H6974"\w* \w up|strong="H5921"\w*!” 
\s1 \w The|strong="H0853"\w* Woman’s Son \w Comes|strong="H6440"\w* \w Back|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* Life 
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\v 32 \w Elisha|strong="H0477"\w* \w went|strong="H0935"\w* \w into|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w*, \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w there|strong="H2009"\w* \w was|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w child|strong="H5288"\w*, \w lying|strong="H7901"\w* \w dead|strong="H4191"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w bed|strong="H4296"\w*. 
\v 33 \w Elisha|strong="H0935"\w* \w went|strong="H0935"\w* \w into|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* room \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w shut|strong="H5462"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w door|strong="H1817"\w*. \w He|strong="H3068"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* child \w were|strong="H8147"\w* alone \w in|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* room \w now|strong="H0935"\w*. \w Then|strong="H0935"\w* \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w prayed|strong="H6419"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*. 
\v 34 Elisha \w went|strong="H5927"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w bed|strong="H7901"\w* \w and|strong="H5869"\w* \w lay|strong="H7901"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w child|strong="H3206"\w*. \w He|strong="H5921"\w* \w put|strong="H7760"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w child’s|strong="H3206"\w* \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w*, \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w mouth|strong="H6310"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w child’s|strong="H3206"\w* \w mouth|strong="H6310"\w*, \w and|strong="H5869"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w hands|strong="H3709"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w child’s|strong="H3206"\w* \w hands|strong="H3709"\w*. \w He|strong="H5921"\w* \w lay|strong="H7901"\w* \w there|strong="H5927"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w top|strong="H5921"\w* \w of|strong="H5869"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w child|strong="H3206"\w* \w until|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w child’s|strong="H3206"\w* \w body|strong="H1320"\w* \w became|strong="H2552"\w* \w warm|strong="H2552"\w*. 
\p
\v 35 \w Then|strong="H0853"\w* \w Elisha|strong="H7725"\w* \w turned|strong="H7725"\w* \w away|strong="H7725"\w* \w and|strong="H7725"\w* walked \w around|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w room|strong="H1004"\w*. \w He|strong="H5704"\w* \w went|strong="H5927"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w* \w and|strong="H7725"\w* lay \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w child|strong="H5288"\w* \w until|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w child|strong="H5288"\w* \w sneezed|strong="H2237"\w* \w seven|strong="H7651"\w* \w times|strong="H6471"\w* \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w opened|strong="H6491"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w*. 
\p
\v 36 \w Elisha|strong="H0559"\w* \w called|strong="H7121"\w* \w Gehazi|strong="H1522"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w Call|strong="H7121"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w Shunammite|strong="H7767"\w* woman!” 
\p \w Gehazi|strong="H1522"\w* \w called|strong="H7121"\w* \w her|strong="H0413"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w she|strong="H7121"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Elisha|strong="H0559"\w*. \w Elisha|strong="H0559"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w Pick|strong="H5375"\w* \w up|strong="H5375"\w* \w your|strong="H0935"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w*.” 
\p
\v 37 \w Then|strong="H3318"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* Shunammite woman \w went|strong="H3318"\w* \w into|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* room \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w bowed|strong="H7812"\w* \w down|strong="H7812"\w* \w at|strong="H5921"\w* Elisha’s \w feet|strong="H7272"\w*. \w Then|strong="H3318"\w* she \w picked|strong="H5375"\w* \w up|strong="H5375"\w* \w her|strong="H5921"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w went|strong="H3318"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w*. 
\s1 \w Elisha|strong="H0935"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* Poisoned Soup 
\p
\v 38 \w Elisha|strong="H0477"\w* \w went|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w Gilgal|strong="H1537"\w* \w again|strong="H7725"\w*. \w There|strong="H3427"\w* \w was|strong="H0776"\w* \w a|strong="H0776"\w* \w famine|strong="H7458"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w*. \w The|strong="H0559"\w* group \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w prophets|strong="H5030"\w* \w was|strong="H0776"\w* \w sitting|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w front|strong="H6440"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Elisha|strong="H0477"\w*. \w Elisha|strong="H0477"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w his|strong="H7725"\w* \w servant|strong="H5288"\w*, “\w Put|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w large|strong="H1419"\w* \w pot|strong="H5518"\w* \w on|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* fire, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w make|strong="H7725"\w* some soup \w for|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* group \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w prophets|strong="H5030"\w*.” 
\p
\v 39 \w One|strong="H0259"\w* \w man|strong="H0259"\w* \w went|strong="H3318"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w into|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w field|strong="H7704"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w gather|strong="H3950"\w* herbs. \w He|strong="H3588"\w* \w found|strong="H4672"\w* \w a|strong="H3588"\w* \w wild|strong="H7704"\w* \w vine|strong="H1612"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w picked|strong="H3950"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w fruit|strong="H4480"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w it|strong="H3588"\w*. \w He|strong="H3588"\w* \w put|strong="H0935"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w fruit|strong="H4480"\w* \w in|strong="H0935"\w* \w his|strong="H0935"\w* robe \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w brought|strong="H0935"\w* \w it|strong="H3588"\w* \w back|strong="H0935"\w*. \w He|strong="H3588"\w* cut \w up|strong="H3950"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w wild|strong="H7704"\w* \w fruit|strong="H4480"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w put|strong="H0935"\w* \w it|strong="H3588"\w* \w into|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w pot|strong="H5518"\w*. \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* group \w of|strong="H4480"\w* prophets \w did|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w what|strong="H3045"\w* kind \w of|strong="H4480"\w* \w fruit|strong="H4480"\w* \w it|strong="H3588"\w* \w was|strong="H0259"\w*. 
\p
\v 40 \w Then|strong="H1961"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w poured|strong="H3332"\w* \w some|strong="H0376"\w* \w of|strong="H0376"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* soup \w for|strong="H0430"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w men|strong="H0376"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w eat|strong="H0398"\w*. \w But|strong="H3808"\w* \w when|strong="H1961"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w began|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w eat|strong="H0398"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* soup, \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w shouted|strong="H6817"\w* \w out|strong="H3332"\w*, “\w Man|strong="H0376"\w* \w of|strong="H0376"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w*! There’s poison \w in|strong="H0430"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w pot|strong="H5518"\w*!” \w The|strong="H0559"\w* \w food|strong="H0398"\w* tasted \w like|strong="H1961"\w* poison, \w so|strong="H1961"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w could|strong="H3201"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w eat|strong="H0398"\w* \w that|strong="H0559"\w* \w food|strong="H0398"\w*. 
\p
\v 41 \w But|strong="H3808"\w* \w Elisha|strong="H0559"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w Bring|strong="H3947"\w* \w some|strong="H5971"\w* \w flour|strong="H7058"\w*.” \w He|strong="H3808"\w* \w threw|strong="H7993"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w flour|strong="H7058"\w* \w into|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w pot|strong="H5518"\w*. \w Then|strong="H1961"\w* \w he|strong="H3808"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w Pour|strong="H3332"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* soup \w for|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w so|strong="H3947"\w* \w that|strong="H1697"\w* \w they|strong="H3808"\w* \w can|strong="H3947"\w* \w eat|strong="H0398"\w*.” 
\p \w And|strong="H0398"\w* \w there|strong="H1961"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w nothing|strong="H3808"\w* \w wrong|strong="H7451"\w* \w with|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* soup. 
\s1 \w Elisha|strong="H0559"\w* Feeds \w the|strong="H0559"\w* Group \w of|strong="H1697"\w* Prophets 
\p
\v 42 \w A|strong="H5414"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w* \w from|strong="H0935"\w* Baal Shalishah \w came|strong="H0935"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w brought|strong="H0935"\w* \w bread|strong="H3899"\w* \w from|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w first|strong="H1061"\w* \w harvest|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w* \w of|strong="H0376"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w*. \w This|strong="H0398"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w* \w brought|strong="H0935"\w* 20 \w loaves|strong="H3899"\w* \w of|strong="H0376"\w* \w barley|strong="H8184"\w* \w bread|strong="H3899"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w fresh|strong="H3759"\w* \w grain|strong="H3759"\w* \w in|strong="H0935"\w* \w his|strong="H5414"\w* \w sack|strong="H6861"\w*. \w Then|strong="H0935"\w* \w Elisha|strong="H0559"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w Give|strong="H5414"\w* \w this|strong="H0398"\w* \w food|strong="H3899"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*, \w so|strong="H5414"\w* \w that|strong="H0559"\w* \w they|strong="H0376"\w* \w can|strong="H0935"\w* \w eat|strong="H0398"\w*.” 
\p
\v 43 Elisha’s \w servant|strong="H8334"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w What|strong="H4100"\w*? \w There|strong="H2088"\w* \w are|strong="H4100"\w* 100 \w men|strong="H0376"\w* \w here|strong="H2088"\w*. \w How|strong="H4100"\w* \w can|strong="H4100"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w give|strong="H5414"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w food|strong="H0398"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w all|strong="H0398"\w* \w those|strong="H0376"\w* \w men|strong="H0376"\w*?” 
\p \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w Elisha|strong="H0559"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w Give|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w food|strong="H0398"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w eat|strong="H0398"\w*. \w The|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*, ‘\w They|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w eat|strong="H0398"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w there|strong="H2088"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w still|strong="H0559"\w* \w be|strong="H0376"\w* \w food|strong="H0398"\w* \w left|strong="H3498"\w* \w over|strong="H5414"\w*.’” 
\p
\v 44 \w Then|strong="H5414"\w* Elisha’s servant \w put|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w food|strong="H0398"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w front|strong="H6440"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* group \w of|strong="H3068"\w* prophets. \w The|strong="H6440"\w* group \w of|strong="H3068"\w* prophets \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w enough|strong="H0398"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w eat|strong="H0398"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w they|strong="H3068"\w* even \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w food|strong="H0398"\w* \w left|strong="H3498"\w* \w over|strong="H5414"\w*. \w This|strong="H1697"\w* \w happened|strong="H1697"\w* \w just|strong="H1697"\w* \w as|strong="H1697"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H1697"\w*. 
\c 5  
\s1 Naaman’s Problem 
\p
\v 1 \w Naaman|strong="H5283"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w captain|strong="H8269"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w army|strong="H2428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Aram|strong="H0758"\w*. \w He|strong="H3588"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w very|strong="H1419"\w* \w important|strong="H1419"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w his|strong="H5414"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w*\f + \fr 5:1  \fk king \ft Literally, “master.”\f* \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w used|strong="H1961"\w* \w him|strong="H5414"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* lead \w Aram|strong="H0758"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w victory|strong="H8668"\w*. \w Naaman|strong="H5283"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* \w great|strong="H1419"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w powerful|strong="H1368"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w*, \w but|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w also|strong="H3068"\w* sick \w with|strong="H3068"\w* leprosy. 
\p
\v 2 \w The|strong="H6440"\w* \w Aramean|strong="H0758"\w* \w army|strong="H0776"\w* \w sent|strong="H3318"\w* many groups \w of|strong="H0776"\w* soldiers \w to|strong="H1961"\w* fight \w in|strong="H0776"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. \w One|strong="H0802"\w* \w time|strong="H1961"\w* \w they|strong="H3318"\w* \w took|strong="H3318"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* \w little|strong="H6996"\w* \w girl|strong="H5291"\w* \w from|strong="H3318"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. This \w girl|strong="H5291"\w* \w became|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* servant \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w Naaman’s|strong="H5283"\w* \w wife|strong="H0802"\w*. 
\v 3 \w She|strong="H0834"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w his|strong="H0834"\w* wife, “\w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w wish|strong="H0305"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w my|strong="H0834"\w* \w master|strong="H0113"\w* \w would|strong="H0559"\w* \w meet|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w prophet|strong="H5030"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* lives \w in|strong="H0413"\w* \w Samaria|strong="H8111"\w*. \w He|strong="H0834"\w* could heal Naaman \w of|strong="H6440"\w* \w his|strong="H0834"\w* \w leprosy|strong="H6883"\w*.” 
\p
\v 4 \w Naaman|strong="H0935"\w* \w went|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* king \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w told|strong="H5046"\w* \w him|strong="H5046"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w Israelite|strong="H3478"\w* \w girl|strong="H5291"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*. 
\p
\v 5 \w Then|strong="H3947"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Aram|strong="H0758"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w Go|strong="H0935"\w* \w now|strong="H0935"\w*, \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w I|strong="H0559"\w* \w will|strong="H4428"\w* \w send|strong="H7971"\w* \w a|strong="H3947"\w* \w letter|strong="H5612"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.” 
\p \w So|strong="H3947"\w* \w Naaman|strong="H0935"\w* \w went|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. \w He|strong="H7971"\w* \w took|strong="H3947"\w* 750 pounds\f + \fr 5:5  \fk 750 pounds \ft Literally, “10 talents” (345 kg).\f* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w silver|strong="H3701"\w*, 6000 pieces \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w gold|strong="H2091"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w ten|strong="H6235"\w* \w changes|strong="H2487"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w clothes|strong="H0899"\w* \w as|strong="H0935"\w* gifts. 
\v 6 \w Naaman|strong="H5283"\w* \w took|strong="H0853"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w letter|strong="H5612"\w* \w from|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* Aram \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w letter|strong="H5612"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*: “\w Now|strong="H6258"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w letter|strong="H5612"\w* \w is|strong="H2088"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* show \w that|strong="H2088"\w* \w I|strong="H2009"\w* am \w sending|strong="H7971"\w* \w my|strong="H7971"\w* \w servant|strong="H5650"\w* \w Naaman|strong="H5283"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w you|strong="H7971"\w*. \w Cure|strong="H0622"\w* \w his|strong="H7971"\w* \w leprosy|strong="H6883"\w*.” 
\p
\v 7 \w When|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w had|strong="H1961"\w* \w read|strong="H7121"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w letter|strong="H5612"\w*, \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w tore|strong="H7167"\w* \w his|strong="H1961"\w* \w clothes|strong="H0899"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w show|strong="H7200"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* sad \w and|strong="H3478"\w* upset. \w He|strong="H1931"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w Am|strong="H0589"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w*? \w I|strong="H0589"\w* don’t \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w power|strong="H3478"\w* \w over|strong="H0413"\w* \w life|strong="H4191"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w death|strong="H4191"\w*. \w So|strong="H7971"\w* \w why|strong="H3588"\w* \w did|strong="H0376"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* Aram \w send|strong="H7971"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w* sick \w with|strong="H0413"\w* \w leprosy|strong="H6883"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* heal? \w Think|strong="H7200"\w* \w about|strong="H1961"\w* \w it|strong="H1931"\w*, \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H0430"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w it|strong="H1931"\w* \w is|strong="H2088"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* trick. \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* Aram \w is|strong="H2088"\w* trying \w to|strong="H0413"\w* start \w a|strong="H1961"\w* fight.” 
\p
\v 8 \w Elisha|strong="H0477"\w*, \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w*, \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w had|strong="H1961"\w* \w torn|strong="H7167"\w* \w his|strong="H8085"\w* \w clothes|strong="H0899"\w*. \w So|strong="H7971"\w* \w Elisha|strong="H0477"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w this|strong="H3588"\w* message \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w*: “\w Why|strong="H4100"\w* \w did|strong="H4100"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w tear|strong="H7167"\w* \w your|strong="H8085"\w* \w clothes|strong="H0899"\w*? \w Let|strong="H7971"\w* \w Naaman|strong="H0935"\w* \w come|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*. \w Then|strong="H1961"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H0430"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w there|strong="H3426"\w* \w is|strong="H4100"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* \w prophet|strong="H5030"\w* \w in|strong="H0935"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.” 
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\v 9 \w So|strong="H0935"\w* \w Naaman|strong="H5283"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w* \w with|strong="H1004"\w* \w his|strong="H0935"\w* \w horses|strong="H5483"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w chariots|strong="H7393"\w* \w to|strong="H0935"\w* \w Elisha’s|strong="H0477"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w stood|strong="H5975"\w* outside \w the|strong="H0935"\w* \w door|strong="H6607"\w*. 
\v 10 \w Elisha|strong="H0477"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w a|strong="H7971"\w* \w messenger|strong="H4397"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* Naaman \w who|strong="H4397"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w Go|strong="H1980"\w* \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w wash|strong="H7364"\w* \w in|strong="H1980"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w Jordan|strong="H3383"\w* River \w seven|strong="H7651"\w* \w times|strong="H6471"\w*. \w Then|strong="H1980"\w* \w your|strong="H7725"\w* \w skin|strong="H1320"\w* \w will|strong="H1320"\w* \w be|strong="H7725"\w* healed, \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w you|strong="H7971"\w* \w will|strong="H1320"\w* \w be|strong="H7725"\w* \w pure|strong="H2891"\w* \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w clean|strong="H2891"\w*.” 
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\v 11 \w Naaman|strong="H5283"\w* \w became|strong="H7107"\w* \w angry|strong="H7107"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w left|strong="H3318"\w*. \w He|strong="H0430"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w I|strong="H2009"\w* \w thought|strong="H0559"\w* \w Elisha|strong="H0559"\w* \w would|strong="H3068"\w* \w at|strong="H0413"\w* least \w come|strong="H3318"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w stand|strong="H5975"\w* \w in|strong="H0413"\w* front \w of|strong="H0430"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w call|strong="H7121"\w* \w on|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w* \w of|strong="H0430"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w*. \w I|strong="H2009"\w* \w thought|strong="H0559"\w* \w he|strong="H0430"\w* \w would|strong="H3068"\w* \w wave|strong="H5130"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* \w over|strong="H0413"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* body \w and|strong="H3068"\w* heal \w the|strong="H0559"\w* leprosy. 
\v 12 Abana \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w Pharpar|strong="H6554"\w*, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w rivers|strong="H5104"\w* \w of|strong="H4325"\w* \w Damascus|strong="H1834"\w*, \w are|strong="H3478"\w* \w better|strong="H2896"\w* \w than|strong="H3808"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. \w Why|strong="H3808"\w* \w can’t|strong="H3808"\w* \w I|strong="H3808"\w* \w wash|strong="H7364"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w those|strong="H3605"\w* \w rivers|strong="H5104"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w Damascus|strong="H1834"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w become|strong="H2891"\w* \w clean|strong="H2891"\w*?” \w He|strong="H3808"\w* \w was|strong="H3478"\w* very \w angry|strong="H2534"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w turned|strong="H6437"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* leave. 
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\v 13 \w But|strong="H3588"\w* Naaman’s \w servants|strong="H5650"\w* \w went|strong="H5066"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w him|strong="H0413"\w* \w and|strong="H1419"\w* \w talked|strong="H1696"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w him|strong="H0413"\w*. \w They|strong="H3588"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w Father|strong="H0001"\w*,\f + \fr 5:13  \fk Father \ft Slaves often called their masters “father,” and the masters often called their slaves “children.”\f* \w if|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w prophet|strong="H5030"\w* \w told|strong="H0559"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w some|strong="H1697"\w* \w great|strong="H1419"\w* \w thing|strong="H1697"\w*, \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w would|strong="H0559"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w it|strong="H3588"\w*, \w isn’t|strong="H3808"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* right? \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, ‘\w Wash|strong="H7364"\w*, \w and|strong="H1419"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H5650"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w pure|strong="H2891"\w* \w and|strong="H1419"\w* \w clean|strong="H2891"\w*.’” 
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\v 14 \w So|strong="H7725"\w* Naaman \w did|strong="H0376"\w* \w what|strong="H1697"\w* \w the|strong="H7725"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w* \w of|strong="H0376"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w said|strong="H1697"\w*. \w He|strong="H0430"\w* \w went|strong="H3381"\w* \w down|strong="H3381"\w* \w and|strong="H0430"\w* \w dipped|strong="H2881"\w* \w himself|strong="H0376"\w* \w in|strong="H0430"\w* \w the|strong="H7725"\w* \w Jordan|strong="H3383"\w* River \w seven|strong="H7651"\w* \w times|strong="H6471"\w*, \w and|strong="H0430"\w* \w he|strong="H0430"\w* \w became|strong="H7725"\w* \w pure|strong="H2891"\w* \w and|strong="H0430"\w* \w clean|strong="H2891"\w*. \w His|strong="H7725"\w* \w skin|strong="H0376"\w* \w became|strong="H7725"\w* soft \w like|strong="H3381"\w* \w the|strong="H7725"\w* \w skin|strong="H0376"\w* \w of|strong="H0376"\w* \w a|strong="H7725"\w* baby. 
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\v 15 \w Naaman|strong="H0935"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w whole|strong="H3605"\w* group \w came|strong="H0935"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w*. \w He|strong="H1931"\w* \w stood|strong="H5975"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w Elisha|strong="H0559"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w Look|strong="H2009"\w*, \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w now|strong="H6258"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w there|strong="H0369"\w* \w is|strong="H0369"\w* \w no|strong="H0369"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w in|strong="H0935"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w earth|strong="H0776"\w* \w except|strong="H0518"\w* \w in|strong="H0935"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. \w Now|strong="H6258"\w* \w please|strong="H4994"\w* \w accept|strong="H3947"\w* \w a|strong="H3947"\w* \w gift|strong="H1293"\w* \w from|strong="H7725"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*.” 
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\v 16 \w But|strong="H0518"\w* \w Elisha|strong="H0559"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w The|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w one|strong="H0834"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w serve|strong="H6440"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w surely|strong="H0518"\w* \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w he|strong="H0834"\w* \w lives|strong="H2416"\w*, \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H0518"\w* \w accept|strong="H3947"\w* \w any|strong="H6440"\w* \w gift|strong="H3068"\w*.” 
\p Naaman tried hard \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w make|strong="H5975"\w* \w Elisha|strong="H0559"\w* \w take|strong="H3947"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w gift|strong="H3068"\w*, \w but|strong="H0518"\w* \w he|strong="H0834"\w* \w refused|strong="H3985"\w*. 
\v 17 \w Then|strong="H5414"\w* \w Naaman|strong="H5283"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w If|strong="H0518"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* accept \w this|strong="H3588"\w* \w gift|strong="H5414"\w*, \w at|strong="H3068"\w* least \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w this|strong="H3588"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w me|strong="H5414"\w*. \w Let|strong="H4994"\w* \w me|strong="H5414"\w* \w have|strong="H5650"\w* \w enough|strong="H6213"\w* \w dirt|strong="H0127"\w* \w from|strong="H3068"\w* Israel \w to|strong="H0559"\w* fill \w the|strong="H0559"\w* baskets \w on|strong="H3068"\w* \w two|strong="H6776"\w* \w of|strong="H0430"\w* \w my|strong="H5414"\w* \w mules|strong="H6505"\w*.\f + \fr 5:17  \fk Let me have … my mules \ft Naaman probably thought the ground in Israel was holy, so he wanted to take some with him to help him worship the Lord in his own country.\f* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w ask|strong="H0559"\w* \w this|strong="H3588"\w* \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w never|strong="H3808"\w* \w again|strong="H5750"\w* \w offer|strong="H5414"\w* \w any|strong="H5750"\w* \w burnt|strong="H5930"\w* \w offering|strong="H3068"\w* \w or|strong="H0518"\w* \w sacrifice|strong="H2077"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w any|strong="H5750"\w* \w other|strong="H0312"\w* \w gods|strong="H0430"\w*. \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w offer|strong="H5414"\w* \w sacrifices|strong="H2077"\w* \w only|strong="H0518"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*! 
\v 18 \w And|strong="H0935"\w* \w I|strong="H1697"\w* \w pray|strong="H4994"\w* \w that|strong="H1931"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w forgive|strong="H5545"\w* \w me|strong="H4994"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w*: \w When|strong="H0935"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w master|strong="H0113"\w* \w goes|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Rimmon|strong="H7417"\w* \w to|strong="H0935"\w* \w worship|strong="H7812"\w* \w that|strong="H1931"\w* false \w god|strong="H3068"\w*, \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* want \w to|strong="H0935"\w* \w lean|strong="H8172"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w me|strong="H4994"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w support|strong="H3027"\w*. \w So|strong="H0935"\w* \w I|strong="H1697"\w* must \w bow|strong="H7812"\w* \w down|strong="H7812"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Rimmon|strong="H7417"\w*. \w I|strong="H1697"\w* ask \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w now|strong="H4994"\w* \w to|strong="H0935"\w* \w forgive|strong="H5545"\w* \w me|strong="H4994"\w* \w when|strong="H0935"\w* \w that|strong="H1931"\w* happens.” 
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\v 19 \w Then|strong="H0853"\w* \w Elisha|strong="H0559"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* Naaman, “Go \w in|strong="H0776"\w* \w peace|strong="H7965"\w*.” 
\p \w So|strong="H0853"\w* Naaman left \w Elisha|strong="H0559"\w* \w and|strong="H0776"\w* went \w a|strong="H0776"\w* short way. 
\v 20 \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w Gehazi|strong="H1522"\w*, \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w servant|strong="H5288"\w* \w of|strong="H0376"\w* \w Elisha|strong="H0477"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w* \w of|strong="H0376"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w*, \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w Look|strong="H2009"\w*, \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w master|strong="H0113"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* let \w Naaman|strong="H5283"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Aramean|strong="H0761"\w* \w go|strong="H0935"\w* without accepting \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w gift|strong="H3068"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w he|strong="H0834"\w* \w brought|strong="H0935"\w*. \w As|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w lives|strong="H2416"\w*, \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w run|strong="H7323"\w* \w after|strong="H0310"\w* \w Naaman|strong="H5283"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w get|strong="H3947"\w* \w something|strong="H3972"\w* \w from|strong="H0935"\w* \w him|strong="H0853"\w*.” 
\v 21 \w So|strong="H7200"\w* \w Gehazi|strong="H1522"\w* \w ran|strong="H7323"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w Naaman|strong="H5283"\w*. 
\p \w Naaman|strong="H5283"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w someone|strong="H5307"\w* \w running|strong="H7323"\w* \w after|strong="H0310"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w*. \w He|strong="H0310"\w* stepped \w down|strong="H5307"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w chariot|strong="H4818"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w meet|strong="H7125"\w* \w Gehazi|strong="H1522"\w*. \w Naaman|strong="H5283"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w Is|strong="H5307"\w* everything \w all|strong="H0310"\w* right?” 
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\v 22 \w Gehazi|strong="H4994"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w Yes|strong="H2009"\w*, everything \w is|strong="H2088"\w* \w all|strong="H2009"\w* \w right|strong="H2009"\w*. \w My|strong="H5414"\w* \w master|strong="H0113"\w* \w has|strong="H0669"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*. \w He|strong="H5414"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, ‘\w Look|strong="H2009"\w*, \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w young|strong="H5288"\w* \w men|strong="H5288"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w* \w from|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* group \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w prophets|strong="H5030"\w*\f + \fr 5:22  \fk group of prophets \ft Literally, “sons of the prophets.” These were prophets and people studying to become prophets. Also in 6:1, 4.\f* \w in|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w hill|strong="H2022"\w* \w country|strong="H2022"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Ephraim|strong="H0669"\w*. \w Please|strong="H4994"\w* \w give|strong="H5414"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* 75 pounds\f + \fr 5:22  \fk 75 pounds \ft Literally, “1 talent” (34.5 kg).\f* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w silver|strong="H3701"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w changes|strong="H2487"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w clothes|strong="H0899"\w*.’” 
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\v 23 \w Naaman|strong="H5283"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w Please|strong="H2974"\w*, \w take|strong="H3947"\w* 150 pounds.\f + \fr 5:23  \fk 150 pounds \ft Literally, “2 talents” (69 kg).\f*” \w He|strong="H5414"\w* persuaded Gehazi \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w take|strong="H3947"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w silver|strong="H3701"\w*. \w Naaman|strong="H5283"\w* \w put|strong="H5414"\w* 150 pounds \w of|strong="H3603"\w* \w silver|strong="H3701"\w* \w in|strong="H0413"\w* \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w bags|strong="H2754"\w* \w and|strong="H3701"\w* \w took|strong="H3947"\w* \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w changes|strong="H2487"\w* \w of|strong="H3603"\w* \w clothes|strong="H0899"\w*. \w Then|strong="H3947"\w* \w he|strong="H5414"\w* \w gave|strong="H5414"\w* \w these|strong="H3947"\w* \w things|strong="H8147"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w of|strong="H3603"\w* \w his|strong="H5414"\w* \w servants|strong="H5288"\w*. \w The|strong="H0559"\w* \w servants|strong="H5288"\w* \w carried|strong="H5375"\w* \w these|strong="H3947"\w* \w things|strong="H8147"\w* \w for|strong="H0413"\w* Gehazi. 
\v 24 \w When|strong="H0935"\w* Gehazi \w came|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w hill|strong="H6076"\w*, \w he|strong="H0853"\w* \w took|strong="H3947"\w* \w these|strong="H3947"\w* things \w from|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w servants|strong="H0376"\w*. \w He|strong="H0853"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w servants|strong="H0376"\w* \w away|strong="H7971"\w*, \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w they|strong="H0376"\w* \w left|strong="H0935"\w*. \w Then|strong="H3947"\w* \w he|strong="H0853"\w* hid \w those|strong="H0376"\w* things \w in|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w*. 
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\v 25 \w Gehazi|strong="H1522"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w* \w in|strong="H1980"\w* \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w stood|strong="H5975"\w* \w before|strong="H0413"\w* \w his|strong="H0935"\w* \w master|strong="H0113"\w*. \w Elisha|strong="H0477"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Gehazi|strong="H1522"\w*, “\w Where|strong="H0575"\w* \w have|strong="H5650"\w* \w you|strong="H0935"\w* \w been|strong="H3808"\w* \w Gehazi|strong="H1522"\w*?” 
\p \w Gehazi|strong="H1522"\w* \w answered|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w I|strong="H5650"\w* \w didn’t|strong="H3808"\w* \w go|strong="H1980"\w* \w anywhere|strong="H0575"\w*.” 
\p
\v 26 \w Elisha|strong="H0559"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w him|strong="H0413"\w*, “\w That|strong="H0834"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* true! \w My|strong="H5921"\w* \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* \w was|strong="H0834"\w* \w with|strong="H1980"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w when|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w* \w turned|strong="H2015"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w chariot|strong="H4818"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w meet|strong="H7125"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*. \w This|strong="H0834"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w time|strong="H6256"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w take|strong="H3947"\w* \w money|strong="H3701"\w*, \w clothes|strong="H0899"\w*, \w olives|strong="H2132"\w*, grapes, \w sheep|strong="H6629"\w*, \w cattle|strong="H1241"\w*, \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w men|strong="H0376"\w* \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w women|strong="H8198"\w* \w servants|strong="H5650"\w*. 
\v 27 Now \w you|strong="H6440"\w* \w and|strong="H6440"\w* \w your|strong="H6440"\w* \w children|strong="H2233"\w* \w will|strong="H2233"\w* catch \w Naaman’s|strong="H5283"\w* \w disease|strong="H6883"\w*. \w You|strong="H6440"\w* \w will|strong="H2233"\w* have \w leprosy|strong="H6883"\w* \w forever|strong="H5769"\w*!” 
\p \w When|strong="H3318"\w* Gehazi \w left|strong="H3318"\w* Elisha, \w his|strong="H6440"\w* skin \w was|strong="H6440"\w* \w as|strong="H6440"\w* white \w as|strong="H6440"\w* \w snow|strong="H7950"\w*! \w He|strong="H3318"\w* \w was|strong="H6440"\w* sick \w with|strong="H3318"\w* \w leprosy|strong="H6883"\w*. 
\c 6  
\s1 Elisha and the Ax Head 
\p
\v 1 \w The|strong="H0559"\w* group \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w prophets|strong="H5030"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Elisha|strong="H0477"\w*, “\w We|strong="H0587"\w* \w are|strong="H0834"\w* \w staying|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w place|strong="H4725"\w* \w over|strong="H0413"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w*, \w but|strong="H2009"\w* \w it|strong="H8033"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w too|strong="H4480"\w* small \w for|strong="H0413"\w* \w us|strong="H4994"\w*. 
\v 2 \w Let’s|strong="H4994"\w* \w go|strong="H4994"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w Jordan|strong="H3383"\w* \w River|strong="H5704"\w* \w and|strong="H0376"\w* cut \w some|strong="H0376"\w* wood. \w Each|strong="H0376"\w* \w of|strong="H0376"\w* \w us|strong="H4994"\w* \w will|strong="H0376"\w* \w get|strong="H3947"\w* \w a|strong="H3947"\w* log \w and|strong="H0376"\w* \w we|strong="H5704"\w* \w will|strong="H0376"\w* build \w us|strong="H4994"\w* \w a|strong="H3947"\w* \w place|strong="H4725"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w live|strong="H3427"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w*.” 
\p \w Elisha|strong="H0559"\w* \w answered|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w Go|strong="H4994"\w* \w and|strong="H0376"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w it|strong="H8033"\w*.” 
\p
\v 3 \w One|strong="H0259"\w* \w of|strong="H5650"\w* \w them|strong="H0854"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w Please|strong="H4994"\w* \w go|strong="H4994"\w* \w with|strong="H0854"\w* \w us|strong="H4994"\w*.” 
\p \w Elisha|strong="H0559"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “Yes, \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H5650"\w* \w go|strong="H4994"\w* \w with|strong="H0854"\w* \w you|strong="H0854"\w*.” 
\p
\v 4 \w So|strong="H0935"\w* \w Elisha|strong="H0935"\w* \w went|strong="H0935"\w* \w with|strong="H0854"\w* \w the|strong="H0935"\w* group \w of|strong="H6086"\w* prophets. \w When|strong="H0935"\w* \w they|strong="H0935"\w* \w arrived|strong="H0935"\w* \w at|strong="H3383"\w* \w the|strong="H0935"\w* \w Jordan|strong="H3383"\w* River, \w they|strong="H0935"\w* \w began|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0935"\w* \w cut|strong="H1504"\w* \w down|strong="H1504"\w* some \w trees|strong="H6086"\w*. 
\v 5 \w But|strong="H1961"\w* \w when|strong="H1961"\w* \w one|strong="H0259"\w* \w man|strong="H0259"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* cutting \w down|strong="H5307"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* tree, \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w iron|strong="H1270"\w* ax \w head|strong="H5307"\w* slipped \w from|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* handle \w and|strong="H4325"\w* \w fell|strong="H5307"\w* \w into|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w*. \w He|strong="H1931"\w* \w shouted|strong="H6817"\w*, “\w Oh|strong="H0162"\w*, \w master|strong="H0113"\w*! \w I|strong="H0259"\w* \w borrowed|strong="H7592"\w* \w that|strong="H1931"\w* ax!” 
\p
\v 6 \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w* \w of|strong="H0376"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w Where|strong="H8033"\w* \w did|strong="H0376"\w* \w it|strong="H8033"\w* \w fall|strong="H5307"\w*?” 
\p \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w* \w showed|strong="H7200"\w* \w Elisha|strong="H0559"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w place|strong="H4725"\w* \w where|strong="H8033"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* ax \w head|strong="H5307"\w* \w fell|strong="H5307"\w*. \w Then|strong="H0853"\w* \w Elisha|strong="H0559"\w* \w cut|strong="H7094"\w* \w a|strong="H7200"\w* \w stick|strong="H6086"\w* \w and|strong="H0430"\w* \w threw|strong="H7993"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w stick|strong="H6086"\w* \w into|strong="H0376"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* water. \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w stick|strong="H6086"\w* \w made|strong="H6086"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w iron|strong="H1270"\w* ax \w head|strong="H5307"\w* \w float|strong="H6687"\w*. 
\v 7 \w Elisha|strong="H0559"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w So|strong="H3947"\w* \w pick|strong="H3947"\w* \w up|strong="H7311"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* ax head.” \w Then|strong="H3947"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* man \w reached|strong="H7971"\w* \w out|strong="H7971"\w* \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w took|strong="H3947"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* ax head. 
\s1 Aram Tries \w to|strong="H0559"\w* Trap Israel 
\p
\v 8 \w The|strong="H0559"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Aram|strong="H0758"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* making war \w against|strong="H0413"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. \w He|strong="H0559"\w* \w had|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* council meeting \w with|strong="H0413"\w* \w his|strong="H1961"\w* army \w officers|strong="H5650"\w*. \w He|strong="H0559"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w Go|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w such|strong="H0492"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w such|strong="H0492"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* \w place|strong="H4725"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* prepare \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w attack|strong="H3898"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w* \w when|strong="H1961"\w* \w they|strong="H0559"\w* \w come|strong="H1961"\w* \w by|strong="H0413"\w*.” 
\p
\v 9 \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w a|strong="H3588"\w* message \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. \w Elisha|strong="H0559"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w Be|strong="H0376"\w* \w careful|strong="H8104"\w*! \w Don’t|strong="H8104"\w* \w go|strong="H7971"\w* \w by|strong="H0413"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w place|strong="H4725"\w*, \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w Aramean|strong="H0758"\w* \w soldiers|strong="H0376"\w* \w are|strong="H3478"\w* hiding \w there|strong="H8033"\w*!” 
\p
\v 10 \w The|strong="H0559"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w a|strong="H7971"\w* message \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w his|strong="H8104"\w* \w men|strong="H0376"\w* \w at|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w place|strong="H4725"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w warned|strong="H0559"\w* \w him|strong="H0413"\w* \w about|strong="H0413"\w*. \w And|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* saved quite \w a|strong="H7971"\w* \w few|strong="H0259"\w* \w men|strong="H0376"\w*.\f + \fr 6:10  \fk quite a few men \ft Literally, “not one or two.”\f* 
\p
\v 11 \w The|strong="H0559"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Aram|strong="H0758"\w* \w was|strong="H3478"\w* \w very|strong="H2088"\w* \w upset|strong="H1697"\w* \w about|strong="H5921"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w*. \w He|strong="H3808"\w* \w called|strong="H7121"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* army \w officers|strong="H5650"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w*, “\w Tell|strong="H5046"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w* \w who|strong="H4310"\w* \w is|strong="H2088"\w* spying \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.” 
\p
\v 12 \w One|strong="H0259"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w officers|strong="H5650"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* Aram \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w My|strong="H0834"\w* \w lord|strong="H0113"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w one|strong="H0259"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w us|strong="H5046"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w a|strong="H3588"\w* spy. \w Elisha|strong="H0477"\w*, \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w prophet|strong="H5030"\w* \w from|strong="H3478"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w can|strong="H0834"\w* \w tell|strong="H5046"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* many secret \w things|strong="H1697"\w*—\w even|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w words|strong="H1697"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w speak|strong="H1696"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w your|strong="H0834"\w* \w bedroom|strong="H2315"\w*!” 
\p
\v 13 \w The|strong="H0559"\w* king \w of|strong="H0559"\w* Aram \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w Find|strong="H3947"\w* \w Elisha|strong="H0559"\w*, \w and|strong="H7971"\w* \w I|strong="H2009"\w* \w will|strong="H1931"\w* \w send|strong="H7971"\w* \w men|strong="H3947"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* catch \w him|strong="H7971"\w*.” 
\p \w The|strong="H0559"\w* servants \w told|strong="H5046"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* king \w of|strong="H0559"\w* Aram, “\w Elisha|strong="H0559"\w* \w is|strong="H1931"\w* \w in|strong="H7200"\w* \w Dothan|strong="H1886"\w*.” 
\p
\v 14 \w Then|strong="H7971"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w king|strong="H5921"\w* \w of|strong="H5921"\w* Aram \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w horses|strong="H5483"\w*, \w chariots|strong="H7393"\w*, \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w a|strong="H0935"\w* \w large|strong="H3515"\w* \w army|strong="H2428"\w* \w to|strong="H0935"\w* Dothan. \w They|strong="H8033"\w* \w arrived|strong="H0935"\w* \w at|strong="H5921"\w* \w night|strong="H3915"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* surrounded \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w*. 
\v 15 Elisha’s \w servant|strong="H5288"\w* \w got|strong="H6965"\w* \w up|strong="H6965"\w* \w early|strong="H7925"\w* \w that|strong="H0559"\w* \w morning|strong="H7925"\w*. \w When|strong="H3318"\w* \w he|strong="H0430"\w* \w went|strong="H3318"\w* \w outside|strong="H3318"\w*, \w he|strong="H0430"\w* \w saw|strong="H2009"\w* \w an|strong="H6965"\w* \w army|strong="H2428"\w* \w with|strong="H0413"\w* \w horses|strong="H5483"\w* \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w chariots|strong="H7393"\w* \w all|strong="H2009"\w* \w around|strong="H5437"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w*. 
\p \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w servant|strong="H5288"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Elisha|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w Oh|strong="H0162"\w*, \w my|strong="H3318"\w* \w master|strong="H0113"\w*, \w what|strong="H0349"\w* \w can|strong="H0349"\w* \w we|strong="H6213"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w*?” 
\p
\v 16 \w Elisha|strong="H0559"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w Don’t|strong="H0408"\w* \w be|strong="H0408"\w* \w afraid|strong="H3372"\w*. \w The|strong="H0559"\w* army \w that|strong="H0834"\w* fights \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w us|strong="H3588"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w larger|strong="H7227"\w* \w than|strong="H7227"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* army \w that|strong="H0834"\w* fights \w for|strong="H3588"\w* Aram.” 
\p
\v 17 \w Then|strong="H2009"\w* \w Elisha|strong="H0477"\w* \w prayed|strong="H6419"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*, \w I|strong="H2009"\w* \w ask|strong="H0559"\w* \w you|strong="H0853"\w*, \w open|strong="H6491"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w servant’s|strong="H5288"\w* \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w* \w so|strong="H7200"\w* \w that|strong="H7200"\w* \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w can|strong="H7200"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w*.” 
\p \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w opened|strong="H6491"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w young|strong="H5288"\w* \w man|strong="H5288"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w servant|strong="H5288"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w mountain|strong="H2022"\w* \w was|strong="H3068"\w* \w full|strong="H4390"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w horses|strong="H5483"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w chariots|strong="H7393"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w fire|strong="H0784"\w*. \w They|strong="H3068"\w* \w were|strong="H2022"\w* \w all|strong="H5439"\w* \w around|strong="H5439"\w* \w Elisha|strong="H0477"\w*. 
\p
\v 18 \w These|strong="H2088"\w* horses \w and|strong="H3068"\w* chariots \w of|strong="H3068"\w* fire \w came|strong="H3381"\w* \w down|strong="H3381"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Elisha|strong="H0477"\w*. \w He|strong="H3068"\w* \w prayed|strong="H6419"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w I|strong="H1697"\w* \w pray|strong="H6419"\w* \w that|strong="H1697"\w* \w you|strong="H0853"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w cause|strong="H1697"\w* \w these|strong="H2088"\w* \w people|strong="H1471"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* become blind.” 
\p \w So|strong="H2088"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* did \w what|strong="H1697"\w* \w Elisha|strong="H0477"\w* \w asked|strong="H0559"\w*. \w He|strong="H3068"\w* \w caused|strong="H1697"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* Aramean army \w to|strong="H0413"\w* become blind. 
\v 19 \w Elisha|strong="H0477"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* Aramean army, “\w This|strong="H2088"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* right \w way|strong="H1870"\w*. \w This|strong="H2088"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* right \w city|strong="H5892"\w*. \w Follow|strong="H0310"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*. \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w lead|strong="H0413"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w are|strong="H0834"\w* \w looking|strong="H1245"\w* \w for|strong="H0413"\w*.” \w Then|strong="H2088"\w* \w Elisha|strong="H0477"\w* led \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Samaria|strong="H8111"\w*.\f + \fr 6:19  \fk Samaria \ft This was the capital city of Israel—the enemy of Aram.\f* 
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\v 20 \w When|strong="H1961"\w* \w they|strong="H3068"\w* \w arrived|strong="H0935"\w* \w at|strong="H3068"\w* \w Samaria|strong="H8111"\w*, \w Elisha|strong="H0477"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*, \w open|strong="H6491"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w these|strong="H0428"\w* \w men|strong="H0428"\w* \w so|strong="H1961"\w* \w that|strong="H7200"\w* \w they|strong="H3068"\w* \w can|strong="H7200"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w*.” 
\p \w Then|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w opened|strong="H6491"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w*, \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* Aramean army \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w they|strong="H3068"\w* \w were|strong="H1961"\w* \w in|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* city \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Samaria|strong="H8111"\w*! 
\v 21 \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* Aramean army \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Elisha|strong="H0477"\w*, “\w My|strong="H7200"\w* \w father|strong="H0001"\w*, \w should|strong="H0001"\w* \w I|strong="H7200"\w* \w kill|strong="H5221"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w*? \w Should|strong="H0001"\w* \w I|strong="H7200"\w* \w kill|strong="H5221"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w*?” 
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\v 22 \w Elisha|strong="H0559"\w* \w answered|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w No|strong="H3808"\w*, \w don’t|strong="H3808"\w* \w kill|strong="H5221"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w*. \w They|strong="H0834"\w* \w are|strong="H0834"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* soldiers \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w captured|strong="H7617"\w* \w in|strong="H0413"\w* battle. \w Give|strong="H7760"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* some \w bread|strong="H3899"\w* \w and|strong="H0398"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w*. \w Let|strong="H3808"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w eat|strong="H0398"\w* \w and|strong="H0398"\w* \w drink|strong="H8354"\w*. \w Then|strong="H0859"\w* \w let|strong="H3808"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* go home \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w their|strong="H7760"\w* leader.” 
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\v 23 \w So|strong="H7971"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* king prepared \w a|strong="H0935"\w* big meal \w for|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w Aramean|strong="H0758"\w* \w army|strong="H0776"\w*. \w After|strong="H0413"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w ate|strong="H0398"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w drank|strong="H8354"\w*, \w he|strong="H3808"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w back|strong="H0935"\w* \w home|strong="H0776"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w their|strong="H1992"\w* leader. \w The|strong="H0413"\w* \w Arameans|strong="H0758"\w* \w did|strong="H3254"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w send|strong="H7971"\w* \w any|strong="H5750"\w* \w more|strong="H5750"\w* \w soldiers|strong="H5750"\w* \w into|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w make|strong="H3254"\w* raids. 
\s1 \w A|strong="H0935"\w* \w Time|strong="H5750"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* Terrible Hunger Hits Samaria 
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\v 24 \w After|strong="H0310"\w* \w this|strong="H3651"\w* \w happened|strong="H1961"\w*, \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Ben-Hadad|strong="H1130"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Aram|strong="H0758"\w* \w gathered|strong="H6908"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w army|strong="H4264"\w* \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w went|strong="H5927"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* surround \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w attack|strong="H5927"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* city \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Samaria|strong="H8111"\w*. 
\v 25 \w The|strong="H5921"\w* soldiers would \w not|strong="H1961"\w* \w let|strong="H1961"\w* people \w bring|strong="H1961"\w* food \w into|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* city, \w so|strong="H1961"\w* \w there|strong="H2009"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* \w time|strong="H1961"\w* \w of|strong="H7218"\w* terrible \w hunger|strong="H7458"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w Samaria|strong="H8111"\w*. \w It|strong="H5921"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w so|strong="H1961"\w* bad \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w Samaria|strong="H8111"\w* \w that|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* \w donkey’s|strong="H2543"\w* \w head|strong="H7218"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w sold|strong="H1961"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* 80 pieces \w of|strong="H7218"\w* \w silver|strong="H3701"\w* \w and|strong="H3701"\w* \w one|strong="H1961"\w* pint\f + \fr 6:25  \fk one pint \ft Literally, “1/4 cab” (about .3 l).\f* \w of|strong="H7218"\w* dove’s dung \w sold|strong="H1961"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w five|strong="H2568"\w* pieces \w of|strong="H7218"\w* \w silver|strong="H3701"\w*. 
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\v 26 \w The|strong="H0559"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* walking \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w wall|strong="H2346"\w* \w around|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* city. \w A|strong="H1961"\w* \w woman|strong="H0802"\w* \w shouted|strong="H6817"\w* \w out|strong="H5921"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w him|strong="H0413"\w*. She \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w My|strong="H5921"\w* \w lord|strong="H0113"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, please \w help|strong="H3467"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*!” 
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\v 27 \w The|strong="H0559"\w* king \w of|strong="H3068"\w* Israel \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w If|strong="H0176"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w does|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H0408"\w* \w help|strong="H3467"\w* \w you|strong="H4480"\w*, how \w can|strong="H0370"\w* \w I|strong="H0559"\w* \w help|strong="H3467"\w* \w you|strong="H4480"\w*? \w I|strong="H0559"\w* \w cannot|strong="H4480"\w* give \w you|strong="H4480"\w* grain \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w threshing|strong="H1637"\w* \w floor|strong="H1637"\w* \w or|strong="H0176"\w* \w wine|strong="H3342"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w winepress|strong="H3342"\w*.” 
\v 28 \w Then|strong="H0853"\w* \w he|strong="H3117"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w her|strong="H0413"\w*, “\w What|strong="H4100"\w* \w is|strong="H4100"\w* \w your|strong="H5414"\w* trouble?” 
\p \w She|strong="H4100"\w* \w answered|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w This|strong="H2063"\w* \w woman|strong="H0802"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*, ‘\w Give|strong="H5414"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w* \w your|strong="H5414"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w so|strong="H5414"\w* \w that|strong="H3117"\w* \w we|strong="H3117"\w* \w can|strong="H4100"\w* \w eat|strong="H0398"\w* \w him|strong="H0413"\w* \w today|strong="H3117"\w*. \w Then|strong="H0853"\w* \w we|strong="H3117"\w* \w will|strong="H4428"\w* \w eat|strong="H0398"\w* \w my|strong="H5414"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w tomorrow|strong="H4279"\w*.’ 
\v 29 \w So|strong="H5414"\w* \w we|strong="H3117"\w* \w boiled|strong="H1310"\w* \w my|strong="H5414"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w ate|strong="H0398"\w* \w him|strong="H0413"\w*. \w Then|strong="H0853"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w next|strong="H0312"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w*, \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w this|strong="H3117"\w* \w woman|strong="H0312"\w*, ‘\w Give|strong="H5414"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w* \w your|strong="H5414"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w so|strong="H5414"\w* \w that|strong="H3117"\w* \w we|strong="H3117"\w* \w can|strong="H1121"\w* \w eat|strong="H0398"\w* \w him|strong="H0413"\w*.’ \w But|strong="H3117"\w* she \w has|strong="H3117"\w* \w hidden|strong="H2244"\w* \w her|strong="H0413"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w*!” 
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\v 30 \w When|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w woman’s|strong="H0802"\w* \w words|strong="H1697"\w*, \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w tore|strong="H7167"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w clothes|strong="H0899"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w show|strong="H7200"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w upset|strong="H1697"\w*. \w As|strong="H1697"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w passed|strong="H5674"\w* \w by|strong="H5921"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w wall|strong="H2346"\w*, \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* wearing \w the|strong="H0853"\w* rough \w cloth|strong="H0899"\w* \w under|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w clothes|strong="H0899"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w show|strong="H7200"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* sad \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w upset|strong="H1697"\w*. 
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\v 31 \w The|strong="H0559"\w* \w king|strong="H5921"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w May|strong="H0430"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* punish \w me|strong="H5921"\w* \w if|strong="H0518"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w head|strong="H7218"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Elisha|strong="H0477"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Shaphat|strong="H8202"\w* \w is|strong="H0430"\w* \w still|strong="H5975"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* body \w at|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* end \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w this|strong="H3541"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w*!” 
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\v 32 \w The|strong="H0853"\w* king \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w a|strong="H3588"\w* \w messenger|strong="H4397"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Elisha|strong="H0477"\w*. \w Elisha|strong="H0477"\w* \w was|strong="H1931"\w* \w sitting|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w his|strong="H7971"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w elders|strong="H2205"\w* \w were|strong="H1121"\w* \w sitting|strong="H3427"\w* \w with|strong="H0854"\w* \w him|strong="H0413"\w*. \w Before|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w messenger|strong="H4397"\w* \w arrived|strong="H0935"\w*, \w Elisha|strong="H0477"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w elders|strong="H2205"\w*, “\w Look|strong="H7200"\w*, \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w a|strong="H3588"\w* \w murderer|strong="H7523"\w* \w is|strong="H2088"\w* \w sending|strong="H7971"\w* \w men|strong="H0376"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w cut|strong="H5493"\w* \w off|strong="H5493"\w* \w my|strong="H7200"\w* \w head|strong="H7218"\w*. \w When|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w messenger|strong="H4397"\w* \w arrives|strong="H0935"\w*, \w shut|strong="H5462"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w door|strong="H1817"\w*. \w Hold|strong="H3905"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w door|strong="H1817"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w don’t|strong="H3808"\w* \w let|strong="H7971"\w* \w him|strong="H0413"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w*. \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w hear|strong="H6963"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w sound|strong="H6963"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w his|strong="H7971"\w* \w master’s|strong="H0113"\w* \w feet|strong="H7272"\w* \w coming|strong="H0935"\w* \w behind|strong="H0310"\w* \w him|strong="H0413"\w*.” 
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\v 33 \w While|strong="H5750"\w* \w Elisha|strong="H0559"\w* \w was|strong="H3068"\w* \w still|strong="H5750"\w* \w talking|strong="H1696"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* elders, \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w messenger|strong="H4397"\w*\f + \fr 6:33  \fk messenger \ft Or possibly, “king.”\f* \w came|strong="H3381"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w him|strong="H0413"\w*. \w This|strong="H2063"\w* \w was|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w message|strong="H3068"\w*: “\w This|strong="H2063"\w* \w trouble|strong="H7451"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w come|strong="H3381"\w* \w from|strong="H3381"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*. \w Why|strong="H4100"\w* \w should|strong="H4100"\w* \w I|strong="H2009"\w* \w wait|strong="H3176"\w* \w for|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w any|strong="H5750"\w* \w longer|strong="H5750"\w*?” 
\c 7  
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\v 1 \w Elisha|strong="H0477"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w Listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w message|strong="H1697"\w* \w from|strong="H8085"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*! \w The|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*, ‘\w About|strong="H1697"\w* \w this|strong="H3541"\w* \w time|strong="H6256"\w* \w tomorrow|strong="H4279"\w*, \w there|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H1697"\w* plenty \w of|strong="H3068"\w* food, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w it|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H1697"\w* cheap again. \w A|strong="H8085"\w* person \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H1697"\w* able \w to|strong="H0559"\w* buy \w a|strong="H8085"\w* basket\f + \fr 7:1  \fk basket \ft Literally, “\+tl seah\+tl*.” Also in verses 16, 18.\f* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w fine|strong="H5560"\w* \w flour|strong="H5560"\w* \w or|strong="H8085"\w* two baskets \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w barley|strong="H8184"\w* \w for|strong="H6256"\w* only \w one|strong="H1697"\w* \w shekel|strong="H8255"\w*\f + \fr 7:1  \fk shekel \ft 2/5 of an ounce (11.5 g). Also in verses 16, 18.\f* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* marketplace \w by|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w city|strong="H8179"\w* \w gates|strong="H8179"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Samaria|strong="H8111"\w*.’” 
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\v 2 \w Then|strong="H6030"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* officer \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* close \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w*\f + \fr 7:2  \fk that was close to the king \ft Literally, “on whose arm the king leaned.”\f* \w answered|strong="H0559"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w*. \w The|strong="H0853"\w* officer \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w Even|strong="H3808"\w* \w if|strong="H2005"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w windows|strong="H0699"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w heaven|strong="H8064"\w*, \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w could|strong="H0376"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w happen|strong="H1961"\w*.” 
\p \w Elisha|strong="H0559"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w You|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w own|strong="H1961"\w* \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w*, \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w eat|strong="H0398"\w* \w any|strong="H0376"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w food|strong="H0398"\w*.” 
\s1 Lepers \w Find|strong="H7200"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* Aramean Camp Empty 
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\v 3 \w There|strong="H1961"\w* \w were|strong="H1961"\w* \w four|strong="H0702"\w* \w men|strong="H0376"\w* sick \w with|strong="H0413"\w* leprosy \w near|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w city|strong="H8179"\w* \w gate|strong="H8179"\w*. \w They|strong="H0376"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w each|strong="H0376"\w* \w other|strong="H7453"\w*, “\w Why|strong="H4100"\w* \w are|strong="H4100"\w* \w we|strong="H0587"\w* \w sitting|strong="H3427"\w* \w here|strong="H6311"\w* \w waiting|strong="H5704"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w die|strong="H4191"\w*? 
\v 4 \w There|strong="H8033"\w* \w is|strong="H8033"\w* \w no|strong="H0518"\w* food \w in|strong="H3427"\w* Samaria. \w If|strong="H0518"\w* \w we|strong="H0518"\w* \w go|strong="H0935"\w* \w into|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w*, \w we|strong="H0518"\w* \w will|strong="H0518"\w* \w die|strong="H4191"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w*. \w If|strong="H0518"\w* \w we|strong="H0518"\w* \w stay|strong="H3427"\w* \w here|strong="H6311"\w*, \w we|strong="H0518"\w* \w will|strong="H0518"\w* \w also|strong="H0935"\w* \w die|strong="H4191"\w*. \w So|strong="H0935"\w* let’s \w go|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w Aramean|strong="H0758"\w* \w camp|strong="H4264"\w*. \w If|strong="H0518"\w* \w they|strong="H0518"\w* \w let|strong="H6258"\w* \w us|strong="H0413"\w* \w live|strong="H3427"\w*, \w we|strong="H0518"\w* \w will|strong="H0518"\w* \w live|strong="H3427"\w*. \w If|strong="H0518"\w* \w they|strong="H0518"\w* \w kill|strong="H4191"\w* \w us|strong="H0413"\w*, \w we|strong="H0518"\w* \w will|strong="H0518"\w* \w just|strong="H6258"\w* \w die|strong="H4191"\w*.” 
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\v 5 \w So|strong="H6965"\w* \w that|strong="H5704"\w* \w evening|strong="H5399"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* four lepers \w went|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w Aramean|strong="H0758"\w* \w camp|strong="H4264"\w*. \w When|strong="H0935"\w* \w they|strong="H8033"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* edge \w of|strong="H0376"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w camp|strong="H4264"\w*, \w no|strong="H0369"\w* \w one|strong="H0376"\w* \w was|strong="H0369"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w*! 
\v 6 \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w had|strong="H3478"\w* caused \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Aramean|strong="H0758"\w* \w army|strong="H2428"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w hear|strong="H8085"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w sound|strong="H6963"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w chariots|strong="H7393"\w*, \w horses|strong="H5483"\w*, \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w a|strong="H8085"\w* \w large|strong="H1419"\w* \w army|strong="H2428"\w*. \w So|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w soldiers|strong="H0376"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w each|strong="H0376"\w* \w other|strong="H0251"\w*, “\w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w has|strong="H3478"\w* \w hired|strong="H7936"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w kings|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Hittites|strong="H2850"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w Egyptians|strong="H4714"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w come|strong="H0935"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w us|strong="H0413"\w*.” 
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\v 7 \w The|strong="H0853"\w* Arameans \w ran|strong="H5127"\w* \w away|strong="H5127"\w* early \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w evening|strong="H5399"\w*. \w They|strong="H0834"\w* \w left|strong="H5800"\w* \w everything|strong="H0834"\w* behind. \w They|strong="H0834"\w* \w left|strong="H5800"\w* \w their|strong="H0834"\w* \w tents|strong="H0168"\w*, \w horses|strong="H5483"\w*, \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w donkeys|strong="H2543"\w* \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w ran|strong="H5127"\w* \w for|strong="H0413"\w* \w their|strong="H0834"\w* \w lives|strong="H5315"\w*. 
\s1 \w The|strong="H0853"\w* Lepers \w in|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* Enemy \w Camp|strong="H4264"\w* 
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\v 8 \w When|strong="H0935"\w* \w these|strong="H0428"\w* \w lepers|strong="H6879"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w where|strong="H8033"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w camp|strong="H4264"\w* \w began|strong="H0935"\w*, \w they|strong="H8033"\w* \w went|strong="H0935"\w* \w into|strong="H0413"\w* \w one|strong="H0259"\w* \w tent|strong="H0168"\w*. \w They|strong="H8033"\w* \w ate|strong="H0398"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w drank|strong="H8354"\w*. \w Then|strong="H0935"\w* \w they|strong="H8033"\w* \w carried|strong="H5375"\w* \w silver|strong="H3701"\w*, \w gold|strong="H2091"\w*, \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w clothes|strong="H0899"\w* \w out|strong="H0413"\w* \w of|strong="H0168"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w camp|strong="H4264"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w hid|strong="H2934"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w*. \w Then|strong="H0935"\w* \w they|strong="H8033"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w entered|strong="H0935"\w* \w another|strong="H0312"\w* \w tent|strong="H0168"\w*. \w They|strong="H8033"\w* \w carried|strong="H5375"\w* \w things|strong="H0428"\w* \w out|strong="H0413"\w* \w from|strong="H7725"\w* \w this|strong="H0428"\w* \w tent|strong="H0168"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w went|strong="H0935"\w* \w out|strong="H0413"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w hid|strong="H2934"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w*. 
\v 9 \w Then|strong="H6258"\w* \w they|strong="H3651"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w each|strong="H0376"\w* \w other|strong="H2088"\w*, “\w We|strong="H0587"\w* \w are|strong="H3117"\w* \w doing|strong="H6213"\w* \w wrong|strong="H5771"\w*! \w Today|strong="H3117"\w* \w we|strong="H0587"\w* \w have|strong="H0376"\w* good \w news|strong="H1309"\w*, \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w we|strong="H0587"\w* \w are|strong="H3117"\w* \w silent|strong="H2814"\w*. \w If|strong="H0376"\w* \w we|strong="H0587"\w* \w wait|strong="H2442"\w* \w until|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w sun|strong="H0216"\w* \w comes|strong="H0935"\w* \w up|strong="H5704"\w*, \w we|strong="H0587"\w* \w will|strong="H4428"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* punished. \w Now|strong="H6258"\w* let’s \w go|strong="H0935"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w tell|strong="H5046"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w people|strong="H0376"\w* \w who|strong="H0376"\w* \w live|strong="H3117"\w* \w in|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w king’s|strong="H4428"\w* \w palace|strong="H1004"\w*.” 
\s1 \w The|strong="H0559"\w* Lepers \w Tell|strong="H5046"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* Good \w News|strong="H1309"\w* 
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\v 10 \w So|strong="H7121"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* lepers \w came|strong="H0935"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w called|strong="H7121"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w gatekeepers|strong="H7778"\w* \w of|strong="H0376"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w*. \w They|strong="H1992"\w* \w told|strong="H5046"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w gatekeepers|strong="H7778"\w*, “\w We|strong="H3588"\w* \w went|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w Aramean|strong="H0758"\w* \w camp|strong="H4264"\w*, \w but|strong="H3588"\w* \w we|strong="H3588"\w* \w did|strong="H0834"\w* \w not|strong="H0369"\w* \w hear|strong="H6963"\w* \w anyone|strong="H0376"\w*. \w No|strong="H0369"\w* \w one|strong="H0376"\w* \w was|strong="H0369"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w*, \w but|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w horses|strong="H5483"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w donkeys|strong="H2543"\w* \w were|strong="H0834"\w* \w still|strong="H0559"\w* \w tied|strong="H0631"\w* \w up|strong="H0935"\w*, \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w tents|strong="H0168"\w* \w were|strong="H0834"\w* \w still|strong="H0559"\w* standing.” 
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\v 11 \w Then|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H7121"\w* \w gatekeepers|strong="H7778"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H7121"\w* city \w shouted|strong="H7121"\w* out \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w told|strong="H5046"\w* \w the|strong="H7121"\w* people \w in|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H7121"\w* \w king’s|strong="H4428"\w* \w palace|strong="H1004"\w*. 
\v 12 \w It|strong="H3588"\w* \w was|strong="H0834"\w* \w night|strong="H3915"\w*, \w but|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w got|strong="H6965"\w* \w up|strong="H6965"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* bed \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w his|strong="H0834"\w* \w officers|strong="H5650"\w*, “\w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w tell|strong="H5046"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Aramean|strong="H0758"\w* \w soldiers|strong="H5650"\w* \w are|strong="H0834"\w* \w doing|strong="H6213"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w us|strong="H4994"\w*. \w They|strong="H0834"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w we|strong="H0587"\w* \w are|strong="H0834"\w* \w hungry|strong="H7457"\w*. \w They|strong="H0834"\w* \w left|strong="H3318"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w camp|strong="H4264"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w hide|strong="H2247"\w* \w in|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w field|strong="H7704"\w*. \w They|strong="H0834"\w* \w are|strong="H0834"\w* \w thinking|strong="H0559"\w*, ‘\w When|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* Israelites \w come|strong="H0935"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w*, \w we|strong="H0587"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w capture|strong="H8610"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w alive|strong="H2416"\w*. \w And|strong="H0935"\w* \w then|strong="H6965"\w* \w we|strong="H0587"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w enter|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w*.’” 
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\v 13 \w One|strong="H0259"\w* \w of|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* king’s \w officers|strong="H5650"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w Let|strong="H7971"\w* \w some|strong="H4480"\w* \w men|strong="H5650"\w* \w take|strong="H3947"\w* \w five|strong="H2568"\w* \w of|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w horses|strong="H5483"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w are|strong="H0834"\w* \w still|strong="H0559"\w* \w left|strong="H7604"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* city. \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w horses|strong="H5483"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* soon die anyway, \w just|strong="H0834"\w* \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w are|strong="H0834"\w* \w still|strong="H0559"\w* \w left|strong="H7604"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* city.\f + \fr 7:13  \fk The horses … city \ft The Hebrew text here is hard to understand.\f* \w Let’s|strong="H4994"\w* \w send|strong="H7971"\w* \w these|strong="H3605"\w* \w men|strong="H5650"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* happened.” 
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\v 14 \w So|strong="H3947"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w men|strong="H8147"\w* \w took|strong="H3947"\w* \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w chariots|strong="H7393"\w* \w with|strong="H8147"\w* \w horses|strong="H5483"\w*. \w The|strong="H0559"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w these|strong="H3947"\w* \w men|strong="H8147"\w* \w after|strong="H0310"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w Aramean|strong="H0758"\w* \w army|strong="H4264"\w*. \w He|strong="H0310"\w* \w told|strong="H0559"\w* \w them|strong="H7971"\w*, “\w Go|strong="H7971"\w* \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w* what happened.” 
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\v 15 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w men|strong="H3605"\w* \w went|strong="H7725"\w* \w after|strong="H0310"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Aramean|strong="H0758"\w* army \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w far|strong="H5704"\w* \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Jordan|strong="H3383"\w* \w River|strong="H5704"\w*. \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w along|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w road|strong="H1870"\w* \w there|strong="H2009"\w* \w were|strong="H0834"\w* \w clothes|strong="H0899"\w* \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w weapons|strong="H3627"\w*. \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w Arameans|strong="H0758"\w* \w had|strong="H0834"\w* \w thrown|strong="H7993"\w* \w these|strong="H3605"\w* \w things|strong="H3605"\w* \w down|strong="H7993"\w* \w when|strong="H0834"\w* \w they|strong="H0834"\w* \w hurried|strong="H2648"\w* \w away|strong="H7725"\w*. \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w messengers|strong="H4397"\w* \w went|strong="H7725"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* Samaria \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w told|strong="H5046"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w*. 
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\v 16 \w Then|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w ran|strong="H1961"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Aramean|strong="H0758"\w* \w camp|strong="H4264"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w took|strong="H3318"\w* valuable \w things|strong="H1697"\w* \w from|strong="H3318"\w* \w there|strong="H1961"\w*. \w So|strong="H1961"\w* \w it|strong="H1961"\w* \w happened|strong="H1961"\w* \w just|strong="H1697"\w* \w as|strong="H1697"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H1697"\w*. \w A|strong="H1961"\w* person \w could|strong="H1697"\w* buy \w a|strong="H1961"\w* basket \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w fine|strong="H5560"\w* \w flour|strong="H5560"\w* \w or|strong="H3068"\w* two baskets \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w barley|strong="H8184"\w* \w for|strong="H3068"\w* only \w one|strong="H1961"\w* \w shekel|strong="H8255"\w*. 
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\v 17 \w There|strong="H0834"\w* \w was|strong="H0834"\w* \w one|strong="H0376"\w* officer \w who|strong="H0834"\w* always stayed close \w by|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w help|strong="H5971"\w* \w him|strong="H0413"\w*. \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w sent|strong="H3027"\w* \w this|strong="H0834"\w* officer \w to|strong="H0413"\w* guard \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w gate|strong="H8179"\w*, \w but|strong="H1696"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* knocked \w him|strong="H0413"\w* \w down|strong="H3381"\w* \w and|strong="H0430"\w* \w trampled|strong="H7429"\w* \w him|strong="H0413"\w*, \w and|strong="H0430"\w* \w he|strong="H0834"\w* \w died|strong="H4191"\w*. \w So|strong="H0834"\w* \w everything|strong="H0834"\w* happened \w just|strong="H0834"\w* \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w had|strong="H0834"\w* \w said|strong="H1696"\w* \w when|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w came|strong="H3381"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* Elisha’s house. 
\v 18 \w Elisha|strong="H0559"\w* \w had|strong="H1961"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w A|strong="H1961"\w* \w person|strong="H0376"\w* \w will|strong="H0430"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* able \w to|strong="H0413"\w* buy \w a|strong="H1961"\w* basket \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w fine|strong="H5560"\w* \w flour|strong="H5560"\w* \w or|strong="H0376"\w* two baskets \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w barley|strong="H8184"\w* \w for|strong="H0413"\w* only \w one|strong="H0376"\w* \w shekel|strong="H8255"\w* \w in|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* marketplace \w by|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w city|strong="H8179"\w* \w gates|strong="H8179"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Samaria|strong="H8111"\w*.” 
\v 19 \w But|strong="H3808"\w* \w that|strong="H7200"\w* officer \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w answered|strong="H0559"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w* \w of|strong="H0376"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w*, “\w Even|strong="H3808"\w* \w if|strong="H2005"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w windows|strong="H0699"\w* \w in|strong="H0430"\w* \w heaven|strong="H8064"\w*, \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w could|strong="H0376"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w happen|strong="H1961"\w*!” \w And|strong="H3068"\w* \w Elisha|strong="H0559"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w told|strong="H0559"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* officer, “\w You|strong="H6213"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w* \w it|strong="H0398"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w own|strong="H1961"\w* \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w*, \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w you|strong="H6213"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w eat|strong="H0398"\w* \w any|strong="H0376"\w* \w of|strong="H0376"\w* \w that|strong="H7200"\w* \w food|strong="H0398"\w*.” 
\v 20 \w It|strong="H3651"\w* \w happened|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H4191"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* officer just \w that|strong="H3651"\w* \w way|strong="H3651"\w*. \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* knocked \w him|strong="H0853"\w* \w down|strong="H7429"\w* \w at|strong="H4191"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w gate|strong="H8179"\w* \w and|strong="H4191"\w* \w trampled|strong="H7429"\w* \w him|strong="H0853"\w*, \w and|strong="H4191"\w* \w he|strong="H3651"\w* \w died|strong="H4191"\w*. 
\c 8  
\s1 The King and the Shunammite Woman 
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\v 1 \w Elisha|strong="H0477"\w* \w talked|strong="H1696"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w woman|strong="H0802"\w* \w whose|strong="H0834"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w he|strong="H0834"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w brought|strong="H0935"\w* \w back|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w life|strong="H2421"\w*. \w He|strong="H0834"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w You|strong="H0859"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w family|strong="H1004"\w* \w should|strong="H3068"\w* move \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w another|strong="H1571"\w* \w country|strong="H0776"\w*, \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w decided|strong="H0559"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w there|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H1571"\w* \w a|strong="H3588"\w* \w famine|strong="H7458"\w* here. \w It|strong="H7121"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w last|strong="H6965"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w seven|strong="H7651"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w*.” 
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\v 2 \w So|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H1697"\w* \w woman|strong="H0802"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w what|strong="H1697"\w* \w the|strong="H1697"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w said|strong="H1697"\w*. \w She|strong="H1931"\w* \w went|strong="H6965"\w* \w with|strong="H1004"\w* \w her|strong="H0802"\w* \w family|strong="H1004"\w* \w to|strong="H0376"\w* \w stay|strong="H1481"\w* \w in|strong="H8141"\w* \w the|strong="H1697"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H1697"\w* \w Philistines|strong="H6430"\w* \w for|strong="H0776"\w* \w seven|strong="H7651"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w*. 
\v 3 \w After|strong="H1961"\w* \w seven|strong="H7651"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w* she \w returned|strong="H7725"\w* \w from|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w Philistines|strong="H6430"\w*. 
\p She \w went|strong="H3318"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* speak \w with|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w ask|strong="H4428"\w* \w him|strong="H0413"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* help \w her|strong="H0413"\w* \w get|strong="H3318"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w* \w her|strong="H0413"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w* \w and|strong="H0776"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w*. 
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\v 4 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w was|strong="H0834"\w* \w talking|strong="H1696"\w* \w with|strong="H0413"\w* \w Gehazi|strong="H1522"\w*, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w servant|strong="H5288"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w*. \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Gehazi|strong="H1522"\w*, “\w Please|strong="H4994"\w* \w tell|strong="H0559"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w great|strong="H1419"\w* \w things|strong="H3605"\w* \w Elisha|strong="H0477"\w* \w has|strong="H0430"\w* \w done|strong="H6213"\w*.” 
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\v 5 \w Gehazi|strong="H1522"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w telling|strong="H0559"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w about|strong="H1961"\w* \w Elisha|strong="H0477"\w* bringing \w a|strong="H1961"\w* \w dead|strong="H4191"\w* \w person|strong="H0413"\w* \w back|strong="H0413"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w life|strong="H4191"\w*. \w At|strong="H0413"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w same|strong="H1931"\w* \w time|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w woman|strong="H0802"\w* \w whose|strong="H0834"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w Elisha|strong="H0477"\w* \w brought|strong="H1961"\w* \w back|strong="H0413"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w life|strong="H4191"\w* \w went|strong="H0413"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w*. \w She|strong="H1931"\w* wanted \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w ask|strong="H0559"\w* \w him|strong="H0413"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* help \w her|strong="H0413"\w* get \w back|strong="H0413"\w* \w her|strong="H0413"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w land|strong="H7704"\w*. \w Gehazi|strong="H1522"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w My|strong="H5921"\w* \w lord|strong="H0113"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w woman|strong="H0802"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w Elisha|strong="H0477"\w* \w brought|strong="H1961"\w* \w back|strong="H0413"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w life|strong="H4191"\w*.” 
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\v 6 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w asked|strong="H7592"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w woman|strong="H0802"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w she|strong="H0834"\w* wanted, \w and|strong="H0776"\w* \w she|strong="H0834"\w* \w told|strong="H0559"\w* \w him|strong="H5414"\w*. 
\p \w Then|strong="H6258"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* chose \w an|strong="H5414"\w* \w officer|strong="H5631"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* help \w her|strong="H3605"\w*. \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w Give|strong="H5414"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w woman|strong="H0802"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* belongs \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w her|strong="H3605"\w*. \w And|strong="H0776"\w* \w give|strong="H5414"\w* \w her|strong="H3605"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w harvest|strong="H8393"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w her|strong="H3605"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w from|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w she|strong="H0834"\w* \w left|strong="H5800"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w country|strong="H0776"\w* \w until|strong="H5704"\w* \w now|strong="H6258"\w*.” 
\s1 Ben-Hadad \w Sends|strong="H5414"\w* Hazael \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w Elisha|strong="H0559"\w* 
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\v 7 \w Elisha|strong="H0477"\w* \w went|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w Damascus|strong="H1834"\w*. \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Ben-Hadad|strong="H1130"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Aram|strong="H0758"\w* \w was|strong="H0430"\w* \w sick|strong="H2470"\w*. \w Someone|strong="H0376"\w* \w told|strong="H5046"\w* \w Ben-Hadad|strong="H1130"\w*, “\w The|strong="H0559"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w has|strong="H0430"\w* \w come|strong="H0935"\w* \w here|strong="H2008"\w*.” 
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\v 8 \w Then|strong="H2088"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* Ben-Hadad \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Hazael|strong="H2371"\w*, “\w Take|strong="H3947"\w* \w a|strong="H3947"\w* \w gift|strong="H4503"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* go \w meet|strong="H7125"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w*. \w Ask|strong="H0559"\w* \w him|strong="H0413"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w ask|strong="H0559"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w if|strong="H0376"\w* \w I|strong="H2088"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w get|strong="H3947"\w* well \w from|strong="H0376"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w sickness|strong="H2483"\w*.” 
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\v 9 \w So|strong="H3947"\w* \w Hazael|strong="H2371"\w* \w went|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w meet|strong="H6440"\w* \w Elisha|strong="H0559"\w*. \w Hazael|strong="H2371"\w* \w brought|strong="H0935"\w* \w a|strong="H3947"\w* \w gift|strong="H4503"\w* \w with|strong="H0413"\w* \w him|strong="H0413"\w*. \w He|strong="H7971"\w* \w brought|strong="H0935"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w kinds|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w good|strong="H2898"\w* \w things|strong="H3605"\w* \w from|strong="H0935"\w* \w Damascus|strong="H1834"\w*. \w It|strong="H3947"\w* \w took|strong="H3947"\w* 40 \w camels|strong="H1581"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w carry|strong="H3947"\w* \w everything|strong="H3605"\w*. \w Hazael|strong="H2371"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Elisha|strong="H0559"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w Your|strong="H3605"\w* follower,\f + \fr 8:9  \fk follower \ft Literally, “son.”\f* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Ben-Hadad|strong="H1130"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Aram|strong="H0758"\w*, \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w*. \w He|strong="H7971"\w* \w asks|strong="H0559"\w* \w if|strong="H1121"\w* \w he|strong="H7971"\w* \w will|strong="H4428"\w* \w get|strong="H3947"\w* \w well|strong="H2898"\w* \w from|strong="H0935"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w sickness|strong="H2483"\w*.” 
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\v 10 \w Then|strong="H0559"\w* \w Elisha|strong="H0477"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* Hazael, “Go \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w tell|strong="H0559"\w* Ben-Hadad, ‘\w You|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w live|strong="H2421"\w*.’ \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w really|strong="H0559"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w told|strong="H0559"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*, ‘\w He|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w die|strong="H4191"\w*.’” 
\s1 \w Elisha|strong="H0477"\w* \w Makes|strong="H0559"\w* \w a|strong="H3588"\w* Prophecy \w About|strong="H0413"\w* Hazael 
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\v 11 \w Elisha|strong="H5704"\w* began \w to|strong="H5704"\w* stare. \w He|strong="H5704"\w* stared \w for|strong="H0430"\w* \w an|strong="H7760"\w* embarrassingly \w long|strong="H5704"\w* \w time|strong="H5704"\w*. \w Then|strong="H0853"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w* \w of|strong="H0376"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* began \w to|strong="H5704"\w* cry. 
\v 12 \w Hazael|strong="H2371"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w Sir|strong="H0113"\w*, \w why|strong="H4069"\w* \w are|strong="H0834"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w crying|strong="H1058"\w*?” 
\p \w Elisha|strong="H0559"\w* \w answered|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w I|strong="H0834"\w* am \w crying|strong="H1058"\w* \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w bad|strong="H7451"\w* \w things|strong="H0834"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w*. \w You|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* burn \w their|strong="H3588"\w* strong \w cities|strong="H4013"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w kill|strong="H2026"\w* \w their|strong="H3588"\w* \w young|strong="H1121"\w* \w men|strong="H0970"\w* \w with|strong="H3045"\w* \w swords|strong="H2719"\w*. \w You|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w kill|strong="H2026"\w* \w their|strong="H3588"\w* babies \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w split|strong="H1234"\w* \w open|strong="H1234"\w* \w their|strong="H3588"\w* \w pregnant|strong="H2030"\w* \w women|strong="H2030"\w*.” 
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\v 13 \w Hazael|strong="H2371"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w am|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H2088"\w* \w a|strong="H3588"\w* powerful \w man|strong="H1419"\w*!\f + \fr 8:13  \fk I … powerful man \ft Literally, “Your servant is only a dog!”\f* \w How|strong="H4100"\w* \w can|strong="H4100"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w these|strong="H2088"\w* \w great|strong="H1419"\w* \w things|strong="H1697"\w*?” 
\p \w Elisha|strong="H0477"\w* \w answered|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w The|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w showed|strong="H7200"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H1697"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w Aram|strong="H0758"\w*.” 
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\v 14 \w Then|strong="H0935"\w* Hazael \w left|strong="H0935"\w* \w Elisha|strong="H0477"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w went|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w his|strong="H0935"\w* king.\f + \fr 8:14  \fk king \ft Literally, “master.”\f* Ben-Hadad \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* Hazael, “\w What|strong="H4100"\w* \w did|strong="H4100"\w* \w Elisha|strong="H0477"\w* \w say|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w you|strong="H0935"\w*?” 
\p \w He|strong="H0935"\w* \w answered|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w Elisha|strong="H0477"\w* \w told|strong="H0559"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w* \w that|strong="H0559"\w* \w you|strong="H0935"\w* \w will|strong="H4100"\w* \w live|strong="H2421"\w*.” 
\s1 Hazael Murders Ben-Hadad 
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\v 15 \w But|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w next|strong="H4283"\w* \w day|strong="H4283"\w* \w Hazael|strong="H2371"\w* \w took|strong="H3947"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* thick cloth \w and|strong="H6440"\w* \w dipped|strong="H2881"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w*. \w Then|strong="H1961"\w* \w he|strong="H5921"\w* \w held|strong="H1961"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* Ben-Hadad’s \w face|strong="H6440"\w* \w until|strong="H5921"\w* \w he|strong="H5921"\w* \w died|strong="H4191"\w*. \w Then|strong="H1961"\w* \w Hazael|strong="H2371"\w* \w became|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* new \w king|strong="H4427"\w*. 
\s1 Jehoram Begins \w His|strong="H5921"\w* \w Rule|strong="H4427"\w* 
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\v 16 \w Jehoram|strong="H3088"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Jehoshaphat|strong="H3092"\w* \w was|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H3092"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*. \w He|strong="H8141"\w* began \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w rule|strong="H4428"\w* \w in|strong="H8141"\w* \w the|strong="H3092"\w* \w fifth|strong="H2568"\w* \w year|strong="H8141"\w* \w that|strong="H8141"\w* \w Joram|strong="H3141"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Ahab|strong="H0256"\w* \w was|strong="H3478"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.\f + \fr 8:16  \ft The standard Hebrew text adds “while Jehoshaphat was still king of Judah.” That is, according to the Hebrew, father and son ruled Judah together for a time.\f* 
\v 17 Jehoram \w was|strong="H1961"\w* 32 \w years|strong="H8141"\w* \w old|strong="H1121"\w* \w when|strong="H1961"\w* \w he|strong="H3389"\w* \w began|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w rule|strong="H4427"\w*. \w He|strong="H3389"\w* \w ruled|strong="H4427"\w* \w eight|strong="H8083"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w* \w in|strong="H8141"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*. 
\v 18 \w But|strong="H3588"\w* Jehoram \w lived|strong="H1961"\w* \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w kings|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* saw \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w evil|strong="H7451"\w*. \w He|strong="H0834"\w* \w lived|strong="H1961"\w* \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w people|strong="H0834"\w* \w from|strong="H3478"\w* \w Ahab’s|strong="H0256"\w* \w family|strong="H1004"\w*, \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w wife|strong="H0802"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w Ahab’s|strong="H0256"\w* \w daughter|strong="H1323"\w*. 
\v 19 \w But|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w would|strong="H0014"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w destroy|strong="H7843"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w because|strong="H0834"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w promise|strong="H3068"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w servant|strong="H5650"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w*. \w He|strong="H0834"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w promised|strong="H0559"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w someone|strong="H5414"\w* \w from|strong="H1121"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* family \w would|strong="H0014"\w* \w always|strong="H3117"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w king|strong="H4616"\w*. 
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\v 20 \w In|strong="H5921"\w* \w Jehoram’s|strong="H0123"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w* \w Edom|strong="H0123"\w* broke away \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w Judah’s|strong="H3063"\w* \w rule|strong="H3027"\w*. \w The|strong="H5921"\w* people \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Edom|strong="H0123"\w* chose \w a|strong="H5921"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w themselves|strong="H5921"\w*. 
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\v 21 \w Then|strong="H1961"\w* Jehoram \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w chariots|strong="H7393"\w* \w went|strong="H5437"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Zair|strong="H6811"\w*. \w The|strong="H3605"\w* Edomite \w army|strong="H5971"\w* \w surrounded|strong="H5437"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w*, \w but|strong="H1961"\w* Jehoram \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w officers|strong="H8269"\w* \w attacked|strong="H5221"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w escaped|strong="H5127"\w*. \w Jehoram’s|strong="H0123"\w* \w soldiers|strong="H5971"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w ran|strong="H5127"\w* \w away|strong="H5437"\w* \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w went|strong="H5437"\w* \w home|strong="H0168"\w*. 
\v 22 \w So|strong="H2088"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* \w Edomites|strong="H0123"\w* broke away \w from|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* \w rule|strong="H3027"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*. \w And|strong="H3063"\w* \w they|strong="H3117"\w* \w have|strong="H3063"\w* \w been|strong="H6586"\w* free \w from|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* \w rule|strong="H3027"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w until|strong="H5704"\w* \w today|strong="H3117"\w*. 
\p \w At|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* \w same|strong="H1931"\w* \w time|strong="H6256"\w* \w Libnah|strong="H3841"\w* \w also|strong="H2088"\w* broke away \w from|strong="H3027"\w* \w Judah’s|strong="H3063"\w* \w rule|strong="H3027"\w*. 
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\v 23 \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w things|strong="H1697"\w* Jehoram \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w are|strong="H0834"\w* \w written|strong="H3789"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w book|strong="H5612"\w*, \bk \+w The|strong="H3605"\+w* History \+w of|strong="H4428"\+w* \+w the|strong="H3605"\+w* \+w Kings|strong="H4428"\+w* \+w of|strong="H4428"\+w* \+w Judah|strong="H3063"\+w*\bk*. 
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\v 24 Jehoram died \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w was|strong="H1732"\w* \w buried|strong="H6912"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w his|strong="H1732"\w* \w ancestors|strong="H0001"\w* \w in|strong="H6912"\w* \w the|strong="H8478"\w* \w City|strong="H5892"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w*. Jehoram’s \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w Ahaziah|strong="H0274"\w* \w became|strong="H4427"\w* \w the|strong="H8478"\w* new \w king|strong="H4427"\w*. 
\s1 \w Ahaziah|strong="H0274"\w* Begins \w His|strong="H1732"\w* \w Rule|strong="H4427"\w* 
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\v 25 \w Ahaziah|strong="H0274"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Jehoram|strong="H3088"\w* \w became|strong="H4427"\w* \w the|strong="H1121"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w in|strong="H8141"\w* \w the|strong="H1121"\w* 12th \w year|strong="H8141"\w* \w that|strong="H8141"\w* \w Joram|strong="H3141"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Ahab|strong="H0256"\w* \w was|strong="H3478"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. 
\v 26 \w Ahaziah|strong="H0274"\w* \w was|strong="H8034"\w* 22 \w years|strong="H8141"\w* \w old|strong="H1121"\w* \w when|strong="H1121"\w* \w he|strong="H3389"\w* began \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w rule|strong="H4428"\w*. \w He|strong="H3389"\w* \w ruled|strong="H4427"\w* \w one|strong="H0259"\w* \w year|strong="H8141"\w* \w in|strong="H8141"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*. \w His|strong="H3478"\w* \w mother’s|strong="H0517"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w* \w was|strong="H8034"\w* \w Athaliah|strong="H6271"\w*. \w She|strong="H0517"\w* \w was|strong="H8034"\w* \w the|strong="H8034"\w* \w daughter|strong="H1323"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Omri|strong="H6018"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. 
\v 27 Ahaziah \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w what|strong="H7451"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* said \w was|strong="H3068"\w* \w wrong|strong="H7451"\w*. \w He|strong="H1931"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* many \w bad|strong="H7451"\w* things, \w just|strong="H6213"\w* \w as|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w people|strong="H5869"\w* \w from|strong="H3068"\w* \w Ahab’s|strong="H0256"\w* \w family|strong="H1004"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w done|strong="H6213"\w*. \w He|strong="H1931"\w* lived \w like|strong="H1870"\w* \w this|strong="H1931"\w* \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* wife \w was|strong="H3068"\w* \w from|strong="H3068"\w* \w Ahab’s|strong="H0256"\w* \w family|strong="H1004"\w*. 
\s1 Joram \w Is|strong="H3068"\w* Hurt  //  \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* War \w Against|strong="H5869"\w* Hazael 
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\v 28 \w Joram|strong="H3141"\w* \w was|strong="H4428"\w* \w from|strong="H1121"\w* \w Ahab’s|strong="H0256"\w* family. Ahaziah went \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w Joram|strong="H3141"\w* \w to|strong="H4428"\w* \w fight|strong="H4421"\w* \w against|strong="H5973"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Hazael|strong="H2371"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Aram|strong="H0758"\w* \w at|strong="H4421"\w* \w Ramoth|strong="H7433"\w* \w Gilead|strong="H1568"\w*. \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w Arameans|strong="H0758"\w* \w wounded|strong="H5221"\w* \w Joram|strong="H3141"\w*. 
\v 29 \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Joram|strong="H3141"\w* \w went|strong="H3381"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* Israel \w so|strong="H4480"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w he|strong="H0834"\w* could \w get|strong="H7725"\w* \w well|strong="H0834"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w those|strong="H0834"\w* \w wounds|strong="H4347"\w*. \w He|strong="H0834"\w* \w went|strong="H3381"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* area \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Jezreel|strong="H3157"\w*. \w Ahaziah|strong="H0274"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Jehoram|strong="H3088"\w* \w was|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*. \w Ahaziah|strong="H0274"\w* \w went|strong="H3381"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w Jezreel|strong="H3157"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w* \w Joram|strong="H3141"\w*. 
\c 9  
\s1 Elisha Tells a Prophet to Anoint Jehu 
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\v 1 \w Elisha|strong="H0477"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w prophet|strong="H5030"\w* \w called|strong="H7121"\w* \w one|strong="H0259"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w men|strong="H1121"\w* \w from|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* group \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w prophets|strong="H5030"\w*\f + \fr 9:1  \fk group of prophets \ft Literally, “sons of the prophets.” These were prophets and people studying to become prophets.\f* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w him|strong="H7121"\w*, “\w Get|strong="H3947"\w* ready \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w take|strong="H3947"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* small bottle \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w oil|strong="H8081"\w* \w in|strong="H1121"\w* \w your|strong="H3947"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w*. Go \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w Ramoth|strong="H7433"\w* \w Gilead|strong="H1568"\w*. 
\v 2 \w When|strong="H7200"\w* \w you|strong="H0935"\w* \w arrive|strong="H0935"\w*, \w find|strong="H7200"\w* \w Jehu|strong="H3058"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Jehoshaphat|strong="H3092"\w*, \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Nimshi|strong="H5250"\w*. \w Then|strong="H6965"\w* \w go|strong="H0935"\w* \w in|strong="H0935"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w make|strong="H7200"\w* \w him|strong="H0853"\w* \w get|strong="H6965"\w* \w up|strong="H6965"\w* \w from|strong="H0935"\w* \w among|strong="H8432"\w* \w his|strong="H0935"\w* \w brothers|strong="H0251"\w*. \w Take|strong="H0935"\w* \w him|strong="H0853"\w* \w to|strong="H0935"\w* \w an|strong="H8033"\w* \w inner|strong="H2315"\w* \w room|strong="H2315"\w*. 
\v 3 \w Take|strong="H3947"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* small bottle \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w oil|strong="H8081"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w pour|strong="H3332"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w oil|strong="H8081"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* Jehu’s \w head|strong="H7218"\w*. \w Say|strong="H0559"\w*, ‘\w This|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*: \w I|strong="H3541"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w anointed|strong="H4886"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* new \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.’ \w Then|strong="H3947"\w* \w open|strong="H6605"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w door|strong="H1817"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w run|strong="H5127"\w* \w away|strong="H3947"\w*. \w Don’t|strong="H3808"\w* \w wait|strong="H2442"\w*!” 
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\v 4 So this \w young|strong="H5288"\w* \w man|strong="H5288"\w*, \w the|strong="H5030"\w* \w prophet|strong="H5030"\w*, went \w to|strong="H7433"\w* \w Ramoth|strong="H7433"\w* \w Gilead|strong="H1568"\w*. 
\v 5 \w When|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* young \w man|strong="H3605"\w* \w arrived|strong="H0935"\w*, \w he|strong="H0935"\w* \w saw|strong="H2009"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w captains|strong="H8269"\w* \w of|strong="H1697"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w army|strong="H2428"\w* \w sitting|strong="H3427"\w*. \w He|strong="H0935"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w Captain|strong="H8269"\w*, \w I|strong="H2009"\w* \w have|strong="H1697"\w* \w a|strong="H0935"\w* \w message|strong="H1697"\w* \w for|strong="H0413"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w*.” 
\p \w Jehu|strong="H3058"\w* \w asked|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w Which|strong="H4310"\w* \w one|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H1697"\w* \w us|strong="H0413"\w* \w is|strong="H4310"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w message|strong="H1697"\w* \w for|strong="H0413"\w*?” 
\p \w The|strong="H3605"\w* young \w man|strong="H3605"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w For|strong="H0413"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w*, sir.” 
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\v 6 \w Jehu|strong="H0559"\w* \w got|strong="H6965"\w* \w up|strong="H6965"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w went|strong="H0935"\w* \w into|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w*. \w Then|strong="H6965"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* young \w prophet|strong="H0559"\w* \w poured|strong="H3332"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w oil|strong="H8081"\w* \w on|strong="H0413"\w* Jehu’s \w head|strong="H7218"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w him|strong="H0413"\w*, “\w The|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*, \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w says|strong="H0559"\w*, ‘\w I|strong="H3541"\w* \w am|strong="H3068"\w* \w anointing|strong="H4886"\w* \w you|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w be|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* new \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w over|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD’S|strong="H3068"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*, \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. 
\v 7 \w You|strong="H3605"\w* \w must|strong="H0853"\w* \w destroy|strong="H5221"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w family|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Ahab|strong="H0256"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* king. \w In|strong="H3068"\w* \w this|strong="H3068"\w* \w way|strong="H3605"\w* \w I|strong="H5650"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* punish \w Jezebel|strong="H0348"\w* \w for|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* deaths \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w servants|strong="H5650"\w*, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w prophets|strong="H5030"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* deaths \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD’S|strong="H3068"\w* \w servants|strong="H5650"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w were|strong="H5650"\w* murdered. 
\v 8 \w So|strong="H5800"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w Ahab’s|strong="H0256"\w* \w family|strong="H1004"\w* \w will|strong="H3478"\w* \w die|strong="H0006"\w*. \w I|strong="H3478"\w* \w will|strong="H3478"\w* \w not|strong="H6113"\w* let \w any|strong="H3605"\w* male child \w in|strong="H1004"\w* \w Ahab’s|strong="H0256"\w* \w family|strong="H1004"\w* live. \w It|strong="H3772"\w* doesn’t matter if \w that|strong="H3605"\w* male child \w is|strong="H3605"\w* \w a|strong="H3772"\w* slave \w or|strong="H1004"\w* \w a|strong="H3772"\w* free person \w in|strong="H1004"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. 
\v 9 \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H1004"\w* \w make|strong="H5414"\w* \w Ahab’s|strong="H0256"\w* \w family|strong="H1004"\w* \w like|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w family|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Jeroboam|strong="H3379"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Nebat|strong="H5028"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w like|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w family|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Baasha|strong="H1201"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Ahijah|strong="H0281"\w*. 
\v 10 \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w dogs|strong="H3611"\w* \w will|strong="H0369"\w* \w eat|strong="H0398"\w* \w Jezebel|strong="H0348"\w* \w in|strong="H6912"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* area \w of|strong="H0398"\w* \w Jezreel|strong="H3157"\w*, \w and|strong="H0398"\w* \w she|strong="H0348"\w* \w will|strong="H0369"\w* \w not|strong="H0369"\w* \w be|strong="H0369"\w* \w buried|strong="H6912"\w*.’” 
\p \w Then|strong="H0853"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* young prophet \w opened|strong="H6605"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w door|strong="H1817"\w* \w and|strong="H0398"\w* \w ran|strong="H5127"\w* \w away|strong="H5127"\w*. 
\s1 \w The|strong="H0853"\w* Servants Announce Jehu \w as|strong="H0398"\w* King 
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\v 11 \w Jehu|strong="H3058"\w* \w went|strong="H3318"\w* \w back|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w his|strong="H0376"\w* king’s \w officers|strong="H5650"\w*. \w One|strong="H0376"\w* \w of|strong="H0376"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w officers|strong="H5650"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Jehu|strong="H3058"\w*, “\w Is|strong="H2088"\w* everything \w all|strong="H3045"\w* right? \w Why|strong="H4069"\w* \w did|strong="H4069"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* crazy \w man|strong="H0376"\w* \w come|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w*?” 
\p \w Jehu|strong="H3058"\w* \w answered|strong="H0559"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w servants|strong="H5650"\w*, “\w You|strong="H0859"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* crazy things \w he|strong="H0853"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*.” 
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\v 12 \w The|strong="H0559"\w* officers \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “No, \w tell|strong="H5046"\w* \w us|strong="H4994"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* truth. \w What|strong="H3541"\w* did \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w say|strong="H0559"\w*?” \w Jehu|strong="H0559"\w* \w told|strong="H5046"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* officers \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* young \w prophet|strong="H0559"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*. \w Jehu|strong="H0559"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w He|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* few \w things|strong="H3478"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w then|strong="H0559"\w* \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, ‘\w This|strong="H2063"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*: \w I|strong="H3541"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w anointed|strong="H4886"\w* \w you|strong="H5046"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w be|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* new \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w over|strong="H0413"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.’” 
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\v 13 \w Then|strong="H3947"\w* \w each|strong="H0376"\w* officer \w quickly|strong="H4116"\w* \w took|strong="H3947"\w* \w his|strong="H3947"\w* robe off \w and|strong="H0376"\w* \w put|strong="H7760"\w* \w it|strong="H7760"\w* \w on|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w steps|strong="H4609"\w* \w in|strong="H0413"\w* front \w of|strong="H0376"\w* \w Jehu|strong="H3058"\w*. \w Then|strong="H3947"\w* \w they|strong="H0376"\w* \w blew|strong="H8628"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w trumpet|strong="H7782"\w* \w and|strong="H0376"\w* \w made|strong="H7760"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* announcement, “\w Jehu|strong="H3058"\w* \w is|strong="H0376"\w* \w king|strong="H4427"\w*!” 
\s1 \w Jehu|strong="H3058"\w* Goes \w to|strong="H0413"\w* Jezreel 
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\v 14 \w So|strong="H1961"\w* \w Jehu|strong="H3058"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Jehoshaphat|strong="H3092"\w*, \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Nimshi|strong="H5250"\w*, \w made|strong="H1961"\w* plans \w against|strong="H0413"\w* \w Joram|strong="H3141"\w*. 
\p \w At|strong="H0413"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w time|strong="H1961"\w* \w Joram|strong="H3141"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w* \w had|strong="H1961"\w* \w been|strong="H1961"\w* trying \w to|strong="H0413"\w* defend \w Ramoth|strong="H7433"\w* \w Gilead|strong="H1568"\w* \w from|strong="H6440"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Hazael|strong="H2371"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Aram|strong="H0758"\w*. 
\v 15 \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Joram|strong="H3088"\w* \w had|strong="H0834"\w* \w fought|strong="H3898"\w* \w against|strong="H0854"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Hazael|strong="H2371"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Aram|strong="H0758"\w*. \w But|strong="H0518"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w Arameans|strong="H0758"\w* \w wounded|strong="H5221"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Joram|strong="H3088"\w*, \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w he|strong="H0834"\w* \w went|strong="H3318"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w Jezreel|strong="H3157"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w get|strong="H3318"\w* \w well|strong="H0834"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w those|strong="H0834"\w* injuries. 
\p \w So|strong="H4480"\w* \w Jehu|strong="H3058"\w* \w told|strong="H5046"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* officers, “\w If|strong="H0518"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* agree \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w am|strong="H3426"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* new \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, \w don’t|strong="H0408"\w* \w let|strong="H0408"\w* \w anyone|strong="H5315"\w* \w escape|strong="H3318"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w tell|strong="H5046"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w news|strong="H0559"\w* \w in|strong="H4428"\w* \w Jezreel|strong="H3157"\w*.” 
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\v 16 \w Joram|strong="H3141"\w* \w was|strong="H4428"\w* resting \w in|strong="H4428"\w* \w Jezreel|strong="H3157"\w*, \w so|strong="H3588"\w* \w Jehu|strong="H3058"\w* got \w in|strong="H4428"\w* \w his|strong="H7200"\w* \w chariot|strong="H7392"\w* \w and|strong="H3063"\w* \w drove|strong="H7392"\w* \w to|strong="H3381"\w* \w Jezreel|strong="H3157"\w*. \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Ahaziah|strong="H0274"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w had|strong="H4428"\w* \w also|strong="H0853"\w* \w come|strong="H3381"\w* \w to|strong="H3381"\w* \w Jezreel|strong="H3157"\w* \w to|strong="H3381"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w* \w Joram|strong="H3141"\w*. 
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\v 17 \w A|strong="H3947"\w* guard \w was|strong="H6822"\w* \w standing|strong="H5975"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w tower|strong="H4026"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w Jezreel|strong="H3157"\w*. \w He|strong="H0853"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w Jehu’s|strong="H3058"\w* large group \w coming|strong="H0935"\w*. \w He|strong="H0853"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w* \w a|strong="H3947"\w* large group \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w people|strong="H7200"\w*!” 
\p \w Joram|strong="H3088"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w Send|strong="H7971"\w* someone \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w a|strong="H3947"\w* horse \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w meet|strong="H7125"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w*. \w Tell|strong="H0559"\w* \w this|strong="H0935"\w* messenger \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w ask|strong="H0559"\w* \w if|strong="H7200"\w* \w they|strong="H5921"\w* \w come|strong="H0935"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w peace|strong="H7965"\w*.” 
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\v 18 \w So|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w messenger|strong="H4397"\w* \w rode|strong="H7392"\w* \w on|strong="H0413"\w* \w a|strong="H0935"\w* \w horse|strong="H5483"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w meet|strong="H7125"\w* \w Jehu|strong="H3058"\w*. \w The|strong="H0559"\w* \w messenger|strong="H4397"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w King|strong="H4428"\w* Joram \w says|strong="H0559"\w*, ‘\w Do|strong="H4100"\w* \w you|strong="H5704"\w* \w come|strong="H0935"\w* \w in|strong="H0935"\w* \w peace|strong="H7965"\w*?’” 
\p \w Jehu|strong="H3058"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w You|strong="H5704"\w* \w have|strong="H3808"\w* \w nothing|strong="H3808"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w do|strong="H4100"\w* \w with|strong="H0413"\w* \w peace|strong="H7965"\w*. \w Come|strong="H0935"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w follow|strong="H0310"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*.” 
\p \w The|strong="H0559"\w* guard \w told|strong="H5046"\w* Joram, “\w The|strong="H0559"\w* \w messenger|strong="H4397"\w* \w went|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* group, \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w he|strong="H0310"\w* \w has|strong="H4428"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w come|strong="H0935"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w* \w yet|strong="H3808"\w*.” 
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\v 19 \w Then|strong="H0935"\w* Joram \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w out|strong="H7971"\w* \w a|strong="H0935"\w* \w second|strong="H8145"\w* messenger \w on|strong="H0413"\w* \w a|strong="H0935"\w* \w horse|strong="H5483"\w*. \w This|strong="H3541"\w* man \w came|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Jehu’s|strong="H3058"\w* group \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w King|strong="H4428"\w* Joram \w says|strong="H0559"\w*, ‘\w Peace|strong="H7965"\w*.’\f + \fr 9:19  \fk Peace \ft A way of saying “hello.”\f*” 
\p \w Jehu|strong="H3058"\w* \w answered|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w You|strong="H7971"\w* \w have|strong="H4428"\w* nothing \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w do|strong="H4100"\w* \w with|strong="H0413"\w* \w peace|strong="H7965"\w*. \w Come|strong="H0935"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w follow|strong="H0310"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*.” 
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\v 20 \w The|strong="H0559"\w* guard \w told|strong="H5046"\w* Joram, “\w The|strong="H0559"\w* second \w messenger|strong="H5046"\w* \w went|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* group, \w but|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w has|strong="H3588"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w come|strong="H0935"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w* \w yet|strong="H3588"\w*. \w There|strong="H5704"\w* \w is|strong="H1121"\w* \w a|strong="H3588"\w* \w man|strong="H1121"\w* \w driving|strong="H4491"\w* \w his|strong="H7725"\w* chariot \w like|strong="H3808"\w* \w a|strong="H3588"\w* mad \w man|strong="H1121"\w*. \w He|strong="H3588"\w* \w is|strong="H1121"\w* \w driving|strong="H4491"\w* \w like|strong="H3808"\w* \w Jehu|strong="H3058"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Nimshi|strong="H5250"\w*.” 
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\v 21 \w Joram|strong="H3088"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w Get|strong="H3318"\w* \w me|strong="H3318"\w* \w my|strong="H3318"\w* \w chariot|strong="H7393"\w*!” 
\p \w So|strong="H3318"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* servant \w got|strong="H3318"\w* Joram’s \w chariot|strong="H7393"\w*. Both \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Joram|strong="H3088"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w and|strong="H3063"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Ahaziah|strong="H0274"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w got|strong="H3318"\w* \w their|strong="H3318"\w* \w chariots|strong="H7393"\w* \w and|strong="H3063"\w* drove \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w meet|strong="H7125"\w* \w Jehu|strong="H3058"\w*. \w They|strong="H0376"\w* \w met|strong="H4672"\w* \w him|strong="H4672"\w* \w at|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* property \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Naboth|strong="H5022"\w* \w from|strong="H3318"\w* Jezreel. 
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\v 22 \w Joram|strong="H3088"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w Jehu|strong="H3058"\w* \w and|strong="H7200"\w* \w asked|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w Do|strong="H4100"\w* \w you|strong="H5704"\w* \w come|strong="H1961"\w* \w in|strong="H1961"\w* \w peace|strong="H7965"\w*, \w Jehu|strong="H3058"\w*?” 
\p \w Jehu|strong="H3058"\w* \w answered|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w There|strong="H1961"\w* \w is|strong="H4100"\w* no \w peace|strong="H7965"\w* \w as|strong="H5704"\w* \w long|strong="H5704"\w* \w as|strong="H5704"\w* \w your|strong="H7200"\w* \w mother|strong="H0517"\w* \w Jezebel|strong="H0348"\w* \w does|strong="H4100"\w* \w many|strong="H7227"\w* acts \w of|strong="H0517"\w* prostitution \w and|strong="H7200"\w* witchcraft.” 
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\v 23 \w Joram|strong="H3088"\w* \w turned|strong="H2015"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* horses \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w run|strong="H5127"\w* \w away|strong="H5127"\w*. \w He|strong="H0559"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Ahaziah|strong="H0274"\w*, “\w It|strong="H2015"\w* \w is|strong="H3027"\w* \w a|strong="H0559"\w* trick, \w Ahaziah|strong="H0274"\w*!” 
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\v 24 \w But|strong="H5221"\w* \w Jehu|strong="H3058"\w* grabbed \w his|strong="H3027"\w* \w bow|strong="H7198"\w* \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w shot|strong="H5221"\w* \w Joram|strong="H3088"\w* \w in|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w middle|strong="H3820"\w* \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w his|strong="H3027"\w* \w back|strong="H3318"\w*, \w through|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w heart|strong="H3820"\w*. \w Joram|strong="H3088"\w* \w fell|strong="H3318"\w* dead \w in|strong="H3027"\w* \w his|strong="H3027"\w* \w chariot|strong="H7393"\w*. 
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\v 25 \w Jehu|strong="H0559"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w chariot|strong="H7392"\w* driver \w Bidkar|strong="H0920"\w*, “\w Take|strong="H5375"\w* Joram’s body \w up|strong="H5375"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w throw|strong="H7993"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w into|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w field|strong="H7704"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Naboth|strong="H5022"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* Jezreel. \w Remember|strong="H2142"\w* \w when|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w rode|strong="H7392"\w* \w together|strong="H5921"\w* \w with|strong="H0413"\w* Joram’s \w father|strong="H0001"\w* \w Ahab|strong="H0256"\w*, \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w would|strong="H3068"\w* happen \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w him|strong="H0413"\w*. 
\v 26 \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H1697"\w*, ‘\w Yesterday|strong="H0570"\w* \w I|strong="H0518"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w blood|strong="H1818"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Naboth|strong="H5022"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w*. \w And|strong="H1121"\w* \w I|strong="H0518"\w*, \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*, \w am|strong="H3068"\w* telling \w you|strong="H0518"\w* \w that|strong="H7200"\w* \w I|strong="H0518"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* punish Ahab \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w* \w field|strong="H2513"\w*.’ \w So|strong="H3808"\w* \w take|strong="H5375"\w* Joram’s body \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w throw|strong="H7993"\w* \w it|strong="H0518"\w* \w into|strong="H7993"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w field|strong="H2513"\w*, \w just|strong="H1697"\w* \w as|strong="H1697"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H1697"\w*.” 
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\v 27 \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Ahaziah|strong="H0274"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w this|strong="H0834"\w* \w and|strong="H3063"\w* \w ran|strong="H5127"\w* \w away|strong="H0310"\w*. \w He|strong="H0834"\w* tried \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w escape|strong="H5127"\w* \w through|strong="H1870"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w garden|strong="H1588"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w*, \w but|strong="H7200"\w* \w Jehu|strong="H3058"\w* \w followed|strong="H0310"\w* \w him|strong="H0413"\w*. \w Jehu|strong="H3058"\w* \w had|strong="H0834"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w Shoot|strong="H5221"\w* \w Ahaziah|strong="H0274"\w* \w too|strong="H1571"\w*!” 
\p \w Ahaziah|strong="H0274"\w* \w was|strong="H0834"\w* \w wounded|strong="H5221"\w* \w when|strong="H0834"\w* \w he|strong="H0834"\w* \w was|strong="H0834"\w* \w in|strong="H0413"\w* \w his|strong="H0834"\w* \w chariot|strong="H4818"\w* \w on|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w road|strong="H1870"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Gur|strong="H1483"\w* \w near|strong="H8033"\w* \w Ibleam|strong="H2991"\w*. \w He|strong="H0834"\w* got \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w far|strong="H0413"\w* \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w Megiddo|strong="H4023"\w*, \w but|strong="H7200"\w* \w he|strong="H0834"\w* \w died|strong="H4191"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w*. 
\v 28 Ahaziah’s \w servants|strong="H5650"\w* \w carried|strong="H7392"\w* \w his|strong="H1732"\w* body \w in|strong="H6912"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w chariot|strong="H7392"\w* \w to|strong="H3389"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*. \w They|strong="H3389"\w* \w buried|strong="H6912"\w* \w him|strong="H0853"\w* \w in|strong="H6912"\w* \w his|strong="H1732"\w* \w tomb|strong="H6900"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w his|strong="H1732"\w* \w ancestors|strong="H0001"\w* \w in|strong="H6912"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w City|strong="H5892"\w* \w of|strong="H0001"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w*. 
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\v 29 \w Ahaziah|strong="H0274"\w* \w had|strong="H3063"\w* become \w king|strong="H4427"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* during Joram’s\f + \fr 9:29  \fk Joram’s \ft Literally, “Joram son of Ahab.”\f* \w eleventh|strong="H6240"\w* \w year|strong="H8141"\w* \w as|strong="H1121"\w* \w king|strong="H4427"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Israel. 
\s1 \w The|strong="H5921"\w* Terrible Death \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Jezebel 
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\v 30 \w When|strong="H8085"\w* \w Jehu|strong="H3058"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0935"\w* \w Jezreel|strong="H3157"\w*, \w Jezebel|strong="H0348"\w* \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* news. \w She|strong="H0348"\w* \w put|strong="H7760"\w* \w her|strong="H0935"\w* makeup \w on|strong="H0935"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* fixed \w her|strong="H0935"\w* \w hair|strong="H7218"\w*. \w Then|strong="H0853"\w* \w she|strong="H0348"\w* \w stood|strong="H0935"\w* \w by|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w window|strong="H2474"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w looked|strong="H8259"\w* \w out|strong="H8259"\w*. 
\v 31 \w Jehu|strong="H3058"\w* \w entered|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w city|strong="H8179"\w*. Jezebel \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “Hello, \w you|strong="H0935"\w* \w Zimri|strong="H2174"\w*.\f + \fr 9:31  \fk Zimri \ft Zimri killed Elah and the family of Baasha in Israel many years before. Read 1 Kings 16:8-12.\f* \w You|strong="H0935"\w* \w killed|strong="H2026"\w* \w your|strong="H0935"\w* \w master|strong="H0113"\w* just \w as|strong="H0935"\w* \w he|strong="H0935"\w* did.” 
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\v 32 \w Jehu|strong="H0559"\w* \w looked|strong="H8259"\w* \w up|strong="H5375"\w* \w at|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w window|strong="H2474"\w* \w and|strong="H6440"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w Who|strong="H4310"\w* \w is|strong="H4310"\w* \w on|strong="H0413"\w* \w my|strong="H5375"\w* \w side|strong="H0854"\w*? \w Who|strong="H4310"\w*?” 
\p \w Two|strong="H8147"\w* \w or|strong="H8147"\w* \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w eunuchs|strong="H5631"\w* \w looked|strong="H8259"\w* \w out|strong="H8259"\w* \w at|strong="H0413"\w* \w Jehu|strong="H0559"\w*. 
\v 33 \w Jehu|strong="H0559"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w Throw|strong="H8058"\w* Jezebel \w down|strong="H7429"\w*!” 
\p \w Then|strong="H0559"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* eunuchs \w threw|strong="H8058"\w* \w her|strong="H0413"\w* \w down|strong="H7429"\w*. Some \w of|strong="H1818"\w* \w her|strong="H0413"\w* \w blood|strong="H1818"\w* \w splashed|strong="H5137"\w* \w on|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w wall|strong="H7023"\w* \w and|strong="H1818"\w* \w on|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w horses|strong="H5483"\w* \w that|strong="H0559"\w* \w trampled|strong="H7429"\w* \w her|strong="H0413"\w* body. 
\v 34 \w Jehu|strong="H0559"\w* \w went|strong="H0935"\w* \w into|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* house \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w ate|strong="H0398"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w drank|strong="H8354"\w*. \w Then|strong="H0853"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w Now|strong="H4994"\w* \w see|strong="H0935"\w* \w about|strong="H4428"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w* \w cursed|strong="H0779"\w* \w woman|strong="H1323"\w*. \w Bury|strong="H6912"\w* \w her|strong="H0935"\w*, \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w she|strong="H1931"\w* \w is|strong="H1931"\w* \w a|strong="H3588"\w* \w king’s|strong="H4428"\w* \w daughter|strong="H1323"\w*.” 
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\v 35 \w The|strong="H3588"\w* men went \w to|strong="H3027"\w* \w bury|strong="H6912"\w* Jezebel, \w but|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* could \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w find|strong="H4672"\w* \w her|strong="H0518"\w* body. \w They|strong="H3588"\w* could \w only|strong="H0518"\w* \w find|strong="H4672"\w* \w her|strong="H0518"\w* \w skull|strong="H1538"\w*, \w her|strong="H0518"\w* \w feet|strong="H7272"\w*, \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w palms|strong="H3709"\w* \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w her|strong="H0518"\w* \w hands|strong="H3027"\w*. 
\v 36 \w When|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w men|strong="H5650"\w* \w came|strong="H7725"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w told|strong="H5046"\w* \w Jehu|strong="H0559"\w*, \w he|strong="H0834"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w told|strong="H5046"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w servant|strong="H5650"\w* \w Elijah|strong="H0452"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* Tishbite \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w give|strong="H7725"\w* \w this|strong="H1931"\w* \w message|strong="H1697"\w*: ‘\w Dogs|strong="H3611"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w eat|strong="H0398"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w body|strong="H1320"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Jezebel|strong="H0348"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* area \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Jezreel|strong="H3157"\w*. 
\v 37 \w Her|strong="H5921"\w* \w body|strong="H5038"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w like|strong="H1961"\w* \w dung|strong="H1828"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w field|strong="H7704"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* area \w of|strong="H6440"\w* \w Jezreel|strong="H3157"\w*. \w No|strong="H3808"\w* \w one|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* able \w to|strong="H0559"\w* recognize \w her|strong="H5921"\w* \w body|strong="H5038"\w*!’” 
\c 10  
\s1 Jehu Writes the Leaders of Samaria 
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\v 1 \w Ahab|strong="H0256"\w* \w had|strong="H1121"\w* 70 \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* \w in|strong="H0413"\w* \w Samaria|strong="H8111"\w*. \w Jehu|strong="H3058"\w* \w wrote|strong="H3789"\w* \w letters|strong="H5612"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Samaria|strong="H8111"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w rulers|strong="H8269"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w leaders|strong="H8269"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Jezreel|strong="H3157"\w*.\f + \fr 10:1  \fk leaders of Jezreel \ft The ancient Greek and Latin versions have “leaders of the city.”\f* \w He|strong="H7971"\w* \w also|strong="H0256"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w letters|strong="H5612"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w people|strong="H1121"\w* \w who|strong="H1121"\w* raised \w Ahab’s|strong="H0256"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* \w saying|strong="H0559"\w*, 
\v 2-3 “As soon as you get this letter, choose the one who is the best and most worthy among your master’s sons. You have chariots and horses. And you are living in a strong city. You also have weapons. Put the son you choose on his father’s throne. Then fight for your master’s family.” 
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\v 4 \w But|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* rulers \w and|strong="H4428"\w* leaders \w of|strong="H4428"\w* Jezreel \w were|strong="H6440"\w* \w very|strong="H3966"\w* \w afraid|strong="H3372"\w*. \w They|strong="H3808"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w The|strong="H0559"\w* \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w kings|strong="H4428"\w* could \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w stop|strong="H5975"\w* \w Jehu|strong="H0559"\w*. \w So|strong="H3808"\w* \w we|strong="H0587"\w* \w cannot|strong="H3808"\w* \w stop|strong="H5975"\w* \w him|strong="H6440"\w* either!” 
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\v 5 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w palace|strong="H1004"\w* manager, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w official|strong="H5650"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w charge|strong="H5921"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w*, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w elders|strong="H2205"\w*, \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H0376"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* raised \w the|strong="H3605"\w* king’s children \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w a|strong="H7971"\w* message \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Jehu|strong="H3058"\w*. “\w We|strong="H0587"\w* \w are|strong="H0834"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w servants|strong="H5650"\w* \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w we|strong="H0587"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w whatever|strong="H0834"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w tell|strong="H0559"\w* \w us|strong="H0413"\w*. \w We|strong="H0587"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w make|strong="H6213"\w* \w anyone|strong="H3605"\w* \w king|strong="H4427"\w*; \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w may|strong="H0376"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w whatever|strong="H0834"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w think|strong="H5869"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w best|strong="H2896"\w*.” 
\s1 \w Leaders|strong="H2205"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* Samaria Kill Ahab’s Children 
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\v 6 \w Then|strong="H3947"\w* \w Jehu|strong="H0559"\w* \w wrote|strong="H3789"\w* \w a|strong="H3947"\w* \w second|strong="H8145"\w* \w letter|strong="H5612"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w these|strong="H3947"\w* \w leaders|strong="H7218"\w*. \w He|strong="H0518"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w If|strong="H0518"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* support \w me|strong="H0413"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w obey|strong="H8085"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*, cut \w off|strong="H0853"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w heads|strong="H7218"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Ahab’s \w sons|strong="H1121"\w*. \w Bring|strong="H0935"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w* \w at|strong="H0413"\w* \w Jezreel|strong="H3157"\w* \w about|strong="H0413"\w* \w this|strong="H0935"\w* \w time|strong="H6256"\w* \w tomorrow|strong="H4279"\w*.” 
\p \w Ahab|strong="H0559"\w* \w had|strong="H4428"\w* 70 \w sons|strong="H1121"\w*. \w They|strong="H0518"\w* \w were|strong="H1121"\w* \w with|strong="H0854"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w leaders|strong="H7218"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w who|strong="H0376"\w* \w raised|strong="H1431"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w*. 
\v 7 \w When|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w leaders|strong="H7218"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* city \w received|strong="H3947"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w letter|strong="H5612"\w*, \w they|strong="H0376"\w* \w took|strong="H3947"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w king’s|strong="H4428"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w killed|strong="H7819"\w* \w all|strong="H0376"\w* 70 \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w*. \w Then|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w leaders|strong="H7218"\w* \w put|strong="H7760"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w heads|strong="H7218"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w king’s|strong="H4428"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* \w in|strong="H0935"\w* \w baskets|strong="H1731"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w baskets|strong="H1731"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* Jehu \w at|strong="H0413"\w* \w Jezreel|strong="H3157"\w*. 
\v 8 \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w messenger|strong="H4397"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w Jehu|strong="H0559"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w told|strong="H5046"\w* \w him|strong="H0853"\w*, “\w They|strong="H5704"\w* \w have|strong="H1121"\w* \w brought|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w heads|strong="H7218"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w king’s|strong="H4428"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w*.” 
\p \w Then|strong="H0853"\w* \w Jehu|strong="H0559"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w Lay|strong="H7760"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w heads|strong="H7218"\w* \w in|strong="H0935"\w* \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w piles|strong="H6652"\w* \w at|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w city|strong="H8179"\w* \w gate|strong="H8179"\w* \w until|strong="H5704"\w* \w morning|strong="H1242"\w*.” 
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\v 9 \w In|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w morning|strong="H1242"\w* \w Jehu|strong="H0559"\w* \w went|strong="H3318"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w and|strong="H1242"\w* \w stood|strong="H5975"\w* \w before|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*. \w He|strong="H0853"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w*, “\w You|strong="H0859"\w* \w are|strong="H0428"\w* \w innocent|strong="H6662"\w*. \w Look|strong="H2009"\w*, \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w made|strong="H1961"\w* plans \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w master|strong="H0113"\w*. \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w killed|strong="H2026"\w* \w him|strong="H0413"\w*. \w But|strong="H1961"\w* \w who|strong="H4310"\w* \w killed|strong="H2026"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w these|strong="H0428"\w* sons \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w Ahab|strong="H0559"\w*? \w You|strong="H0859"\w* \w killed|strong="H2026"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w*. 
\v 10 \w You|strong="H0834"\w* \w should|strong="H3068"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w everything|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w says|strong="H1696"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w happen|strong="H1697"\w*. \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w used|strong="H6213"\w* \w Elijah|strong="H0452"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w say|strong="H1696"\w* \w these|strong="H1696"\w* \w things|strong="H1697"\w* \w about|strong="H5921"\w* \w Ahab’s|strong="H0256"\w* \w family|strong="H1004"\w*. \w Now|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w done|strong="H6213"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w he|strong="H0834"\w* \w said|strong="H1696"\w* \w he|strong="H0834"\w* \w would|strong="H3068"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w*.” 
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\v 11 \w So|strong="H1115"\w* \w Jehu|strong="H3058"\w* \w killed|strong="H5221"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H3045"\w* \w in|strong="H1004"\w* \w Ahab’s|strong="H0256"\w* \w family|strong="H1004"\w* living \w in|strong="H1004"\w* \w Jezreel|strong="H3157"\w*. \w He|strong="H5704"\w* \w killed|strong="H5221"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w important|strong="H5704"\w* \w men|strong="H1419"\w*, close \w friends|strong="H3045"\w*, \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w priests|strong="H3548"\w*. \w None|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Ahab’s|strong="H0256"\w* \w people|strong="H3045"\w* \w were|strong="H7604"\w* \w left|strong="H7604"\w* \w alive|strong="H7604"\w*. 
\s1 \w Jehu|strong="H3058"\w* \w Kills|strong="H5221"\w* Ahaziah’s Relatives 
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\v 12 Jehu \w left|strong="H0935"\w* Jezreel \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w went|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0935"\w* \w Samaria|strong="H8111"\w*. \w On|strong="H1870"\w* \w the|strong="H0935"\w* \w way|strong="H1870"\w*, \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w stopped|strong="H0935"\w* \w at|strong="H0935"\w* \w a|strong="H0935"\w* \w place|strong="H0935"\w* called Shepherd’s Camp. 
\v 13 \w There|strong="H7965"\w* \w he|strong="H0853"\w* \w met|strong="H4672"\w* \w with|strong="H3381"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w relatives|strong="H0251"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Ahaziah|strong="H0274"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*. \w Jehu|strong="H3058"\w* \w asked|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w Who|strong="H4310"\w* \w are|strong="H1121"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w*?” 
\p \w They|strong="H0559"\w* \w answered|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w We|strong="H0587"\w* \w are|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w relatives|strong="H0251"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Ahaziah|strong="H0274"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*. \w We|strong="H0587"\w* \w have|strong="H1121"\w* \w come|strong="H3381"\w* \w down|strong="H3381"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* visit \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w king’s|strong="H4428"\w* \w children|strong="H1121"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w queen|strong="H1377"\w* mother’s\f + \fr 10:13  \fk queen mother \ft The mother of the king.\f* \w children|strong="H1121"\w*.” 
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\v 14 \w Then|strong="H0559"\w* \w Jehu|strong="H0559"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w Take|strong="H8610"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w alive|strong="H2416"\w*!” 
\p Jehu’s \w men|strong="H0376"\w* \w captured|strong="H8610"\w* Ahaziah’s relatives \w alive|strong="H2416"\w*. \w There|strong="H1992"\w* \w were|strong="H0376"\w* 42 \w of|strong="H0376"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w*. \w Jehu|strong="H0559"\w* \w killed|strong="H7819"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w at|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* well \w near|strong="H3808"\w* Beth Eked. \w He|strong="H3808"\w* \w did|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w leave|strong="H7604"\w* \w anyone|strong="H0376"\w* \w alive|strong="H2416"\w*. 
\s1 \w Jehu|strong="H0559"\w* Meets Jehonadab 
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\v 15 \w After|strong="H0413"\w* \w Jehu|strong="H0559"\w* \w left|strong="H5414"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w*, \w he|strong="H0834"\w* \w met|strong="H4672"\w* \w Jehonadab|strong="H3082"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Recab|strong="H7394"\w*. \w Jehonadab|strong="H3082"\w* \w was|strong="H0834"\w* \w on|strong="H0413"\w* \w his|strong="H5414"\w* way \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w meet|strong="H7125"\w* \w Jehu|strong="H0559"\w*. \w Jehu|strong="H0559"\w* \w greeted|strong="H1288"\w* \w Jehonadab|strong="H3082"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w him|strong="H0413"\w*, “\w Are|strong="H0834"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w a|strong="H5414"\w* faithful friend \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*, \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w am|strong="H3426"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*?”\f + \fr 10:15  \fk Are you a faithful friend … you \ft Literally, “Is your heart true to me? My heart is true to your heart.”\f* 
\p \w Jehonadab|strong="H3082"\w* \w answered|strong="H0559"\w*, “Yes, \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w am|strong="H3426"\w* \w a|strong="H5414"\w* faithful friend \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*.” 
\p \w Jehu|strong="H0559"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w If|strong="H0834"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w are|strong="H0834"\w*, \w give|strong="H5414"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w* \w your|strong="H5414"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w*.” 
\p \w Then|strong="H0853"\w* \w Jehu|strong="H0559"\w* \w reached|strong="H4672"\w* \w out|strong="H0413"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* pulled \w Jehonadab|strong="H3082"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w into|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w chariot|strong="H4818"\w*. 
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\v 16 \w Jehu|strong="H0559"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w Come|strong="H7068"\w* \w with|strong="H0854"\w* \w me|strong="H7200"\w*. \w You|strong="H0853"\w* \w can|strong="H7200"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w* how strong \w my|strong="H3068"\w* feelings \w are|strong="H3068"\w* \w for|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*.” 
\p \w So|strong="H7200"\w* Jehonadab \w rode|strong="H7392"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* Jehu’s \w chariot|strong="H7393"\w*. 
\v 17 Jehu \w came|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Samaria|strong="H8111"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w killed|strong="H5221"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w Ahab’s|strong="H0256"\w* family \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w were|strong="H0834"\w* \w still|strong="H5704"\w* \w alive|strong="H7604"\w* \w in|strong="H0935"\w* \w Samaria|strong="H8111"\w*. \w He|strong="H0834"\w* \w killed|strong="H5221"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w*. \w He|strong="H0834"\w* \w did|strong="H0834"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w told|strong="H1696"\w* \w Elijah|strong="H0452"\w*. 
\s1 Jehu \w Calls|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* Worshipers \w of|strong="H3068"\w* Baal 
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\v 18 \w Then|strong="H0853"\w* \w Jehu|strong="H3058"\w* \w gathered|strong="H6908"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w together|strong="H6908"\w* \w and|strong="H0853"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w*, “\w Ahab|strong="H0256"\w* \w served|strong="H5647"\w* \w Baal|strong="H1168"\w* \w a|strong="H4592"\w* \w little|strong="H4592"\w*, \w but|strong="H0559"\w* \w Jehu|strong="H3058"\w* \w will|strong="H3058"\w* \w serve|strong="H5647"\w* \w Baal|strong="H1168"\w* \w much|strong="H7235"\w*. 
\v 19 \w Now|strong="H6258"\w* \w call|strong="H7121"\w* together \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* \w and|strong="H3548"\w* \w prophets|strong="H5030"\w* \w of|strong="H0376"\w* \w Baal|strong="H1168"\w*. \w And|strong="H3548"\w* \w call|strong="H7121"\w* together \w everyone|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* worships \w Baal|strong="H1168"\w*. \w Don’t|strong="H0408"\w* \w let|strong="H0408"\w* \w anyone|strong="H3605"\w* \w miss|strong="H6485"\w* \w this|strong="H6258"\w* meeting. \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w have|strong="H0834"\w* \w a|strong="H3588"\w* \w great|strong="H1419"\w* \w sacrifice|strong="H2077"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w give|strong="H0006"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Baal|strong="H1168"\w*. \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* kill \w anyone|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w does|strong="H6213"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* come \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w this|strong="H6258"\w* meeting.” 
\p \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w Jehu|strong="H3058"\w* \w was|strong="H0834"\w* tricking \w them|strong="H0413"\w*. \w He|strong="H0834"\w* \w wanted|strong="H4616"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w destroy|strong="H0006"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w worshipers|strong="H5647"\w* \w of|strong="H0376"\w* \w Baal|strong="H1168"\w*. 
\v 20 \w Jehu|strong="H3058"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w Prepare|strong="H6942"\w* \w a|strong="H7121"\w* \w holy|strong="H6942"\w* meeting \w for|strong="H7121"\w* \w Baal|strong="H1168"\w*.” \w So|strong="H7121"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* priests \w announced|strong="H0559"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* meeting. 
\v 21 \w Then|strong="H0935"\w* \w Jehu|strong="H3058"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w a|strong="H0935"\w* message \w through|strong="H0935"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* land \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w worshipers|strong="H5647"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Baal|strong="H1168"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w*. \w Not|strong="H3808"\w* \w one|strong="H0376"\w* stayed \w home|strong="H1004"\w*. \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w Baal|strong="H1168"\w* \w worshipers|strong="H5647"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w* \w into|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Baal|strong="H1168"\w*. \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w was|strong="H0834"\w* \w filled|strong="H4390"\w* \w with|strong="H4390"\w* \w people|strong="H0376"\w*. 
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\v 22 \w Jehu|strong="H0559"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w man|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* kept \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w robes|strong="H3830"\w*, “\w Bring|strong="H3318"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w robes|strong="H3830"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w worshipers|strong="H5647"\w* \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w Baal|strong="H1168"\w*.” \w So|strong="H3318"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w man|strong="H3605"\w* \w brought|strong="H3318"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w robes|strong="H3830"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Baal|strong="H1168"\w* \w worshipers|strong="H5647"\w*. 
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\v 23 \w Then|strong="H0935"\w* \w Jehu|strong="H3058"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w Jehonadab|strong="H3082"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Recab|strong="H7394"\w* \w went|strong="H0935"\w* \w into|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Baal|strong="H1168"\w*. \w Jehu|strong="H3058"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w worshipers|strong="H5647"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Baal|strong="H1168"\w*, “\w Look|strong="H7200"\w* around \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w be|strong="H1121"\w* sure \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w there|strong="H3426"\w* \w are|strong="H3426"\w* \w no|strong="H0518"\w* \w servants|strong="H5650"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*. \w Be|strong="H1121"\w* sure \w there|strong="H3426"\w* \w are|strong="H3426"\w* \w only|strong="H0905"\w* \w people|strong="H1121"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w worship|strong="H5647"\w* \w Baal|strong="H1168"\w*.” 
\v 24 \w The|strong="H0559"\w* worshipers \w of|strong="H0376"\w* Baal \w went|strong="H0935"\w* \w into|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* temple \w of|strong="H0376"\w* Baal \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w offer|strong="H2077"\w* \w sacrifices|strong="H2077"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w burnt|strong="H5930"\w* \w offerings|strong="H4480"\w*. 
\p \w But|strong="H0376"\w* \w outside|strong="H2351"\w*, \w Jehu|strong="H3058"\w* \w had|strong="H0834"\w* 80 \w men|strong="H0376"\w* waiting. \w He|strong="H0834"\w* \w told|strong="H0559"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w*, “Don’t \w let|strong="H7760"\w* \w anyone|strong="H0376"\w* \w escape|strong="H4422"\w*. \w If|strong="H0834"\w* \w any|strong="H4480"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w* lets \w one|strong="H0376"\w* \w person|strong="H5315"\w* \w escape|strong="H4422"\w*, \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w* \w must|strong="H2351"\w* \w pay|strong="H7760"\w* \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w own|strong="H0376"\w* \w life|strong="H5315"\w*.” 
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\v 25 \w Quickly|strong="H7323"\w* \w after|strong="H1961"\w* \w Jehu|strong="H3058"\w* \w had|strong="H1961"\w* \w finished|strong="H3615"\w* offering \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w burnt|strong="H5930"\w* offering, \w he|strong="H5704"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w guards|strong="H7323"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* captains, “\w Go|strong="H3318"\w* \w in|strong="H0935"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w kill|strong="H5221"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* worshipers \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Baal|strong="H1168"\w*! \w Don’t|strong="H0408"\w* \w let|strong="H0408"\w* \w anyone|strong="H0376"\w* \w come|strong="H0935"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w* alive!” 
\p \w So|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* captains \w used|strong="H1961"\w* thin \w swords|strong="H2719"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w killed|strong="H5221"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* worshipers \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Baal|strong="H1168"\w*. \w They|strong="H0376"\w* \w threw|strong="H7993"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* bodies \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* worshipers \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Baal|strong="H1168"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w*. \w Then|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w guards|strong="H7323"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* captains \w went|strong="H3318"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w inner|strong="H1004"\w* \w room|strong="H1004"\w*\f + \fr 10:25  \fk inner room \ft Literally, “the city of the temple of Baal.”\f* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Baal|strong="H1168"\w*. 
\v 26 \w They|strong="H3318"\w* \w brought|strong="H3318"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* memorial stones \w that|strong="H1004"\w* \w were|strong="H1004"\w* \w in|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Baal|strong="H1168"\w* \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w burned|strong="H8313"\w* \w that|strong="H1004"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w*. 
\v 27 \w Then|strong="H0853"\w* \w they|strong="H3117"\w* \w smashed|strong="H5422"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* memorial stones \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Baal|strong="H1168"\w*. \w They|strong="H3117"\w* \w also|strong="H0853"\w* \w smashed|strong="H5422"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Baal|strong="H1168"\w*. \w They|strong="H3117"\w* \w made|strong="H7760"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Baal|strong="H1168"\w* into \w a|strong="H7760"\w* public toilet, \w which|strong="H1004"\w* \w is|strong="H3117"\w* \w still|strong="H5704"\w* used \w today|strong="H3117"\w*. 
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\v 28 \w So|strong="H0853"\w* \w Jehu|strong="H3058"\w* \w destroyed|strong="H8045"\w* \w Baal|strong="H1168"\w* \w worship|strong="H3478"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, 
\v 29 \w but|strong="H7535"\w* \w he|strong="H0834"\w* \w did|strong="H0834"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* completely \w turn|strong="H5493"\w* \w away|strong="H5493"\w* \w from|strong="H5493"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w sins|strong="H2398"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Jeroboam|strong="H3379"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Nebat|strong="H5028"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w caused|strong="H0834"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w sin|strong="H2398"\w*. \w Jehu|strong="H3058"\w* \w did|strong="H0834"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* destroy \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w golden|strong="H2091"\w* \w calves|strong="H5695"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w Bethel|strong="H1008"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w Dan|strong="H1835"\w*. 
\s1 \w Jehu’s|strong="H3058"\w* Rule \w Over|strong="H0853"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* 
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\v 30 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Jehu|strong="H3058"\w*, “\w You|strong="H0834"\w* \w have|strong="H0834"\w* \w done|strong="H6213"\w* \w well|strong="H2895"\w*. \w You|strong="H0834"\w* \w have|strong="H0834"\w* \w done|strong="H6213"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w say|strong="H0559"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w good|strong="H2895"\w*. \w You|strong="H0834"\w* destroyed \w Ahab’s|strong="H0256"\w* \w family|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w way|strong="H3605"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w wanted|strong="H3824"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w*, \w so|strong="H6213"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w descendants|strong="H1121"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w rule|strong="H3427"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* four generations.” 
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\v 31 \w But|strong="H3808"\w* \w Jehu|strong="H3058"\w* \w was|strong="H0834"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w careful|strong="H8104"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w follow|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w law|strong="H8451"\w* \w of|strong="H0430"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w heart|strong="H3824"\w*. \w Jehu|strong="H3058"\w* \w did|strong="H0834"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w stop|strong="H5493"\w* committing \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w sins|strong="H2398"\w* \w of|strong="H0430"\w* \w Jeroboam|strong="H3379"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w caused|strong="H0430"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w sin|strong="H2398"\w*. 
\s1 Hazael Defeats \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* 
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\v 32 \w At|strong="H3478"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w began|strong="H2490"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w cut|strong="H7096"\w* \w away|strong="H3605"\w* sections \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* give \w them|strong="H1992"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w other|strong="H3605"\w* nations. King \w Hazael|strong="H2371"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* Aram \w defeated|strong="H5221"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w* \w on|strong="H3117"\w* \w every|strong="H3605"\w* \w border|strong="H1366"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. 
\v 33 \w He|strong="H0834"\w* won \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w east|strong="H4217"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Jordan|strong="H3383"\w* \w River|strong="H5158"\w*—\w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w Gilead|strong="H1568"\w*, \w including|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* belonged \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* tribes \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w Gad|strong="H1425"\w*, \w Reuben|strong="H7206"\w*, \w and|strong="H0776"\w* Manasseh. \w He|strong="H0834"\w* won \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w Aroer|strong="H6177"\w* \w by|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Arnon|strong="H0769"\w* \w Valley|strong="H5158"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w Gilead|strong="H1568"\w* \w and|strong="H0776"\w* \w Bashan|strong="H1316"\w*. 
\s1 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* Death \w of|strong="H0776"\w* Jehu 
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\v 34 \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w other|strong="H3605"\w* great \w things|strong="H1697"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w Jehu|strong="H3058"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w are|strong="H0834"\w* \w written|strong="H3789"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w book|strong="H5612"\w*, \bk \+w The|strong="H3605"\+w* History \+w of|strong="H4428"\+w* \+w the|strong="H3605"\+w* \+w Kings|strong="H4428"\+w* \+w of|strong="H4428"\+w* \+w Israel|strong="H3478"\+w*\bk*. 
\v 35 \w Jehu|strong="H3058"\w* died \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w was|strong="H1121"\w* \w buried|strong="H6912"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w his|strong="H8478"\w* \w ancestors|strong="H0001"\w*. \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w people|strong="H1121"\w* \w buried|strong="H6912"\w* \w him|strong="H0853"\w* \w in|strong="H6912"\w* \w Samaria|strong="H8111"\w*. \w His|strong="H8478"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w Jehoahaz|strong="H3059"\w* \w became|strong="H4427"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* new \w king|strong="H4427"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Israel after \w him|strong="H0853"\w*. 
\v 36 \w Jehu|strong="H3058"\w* \w ruled|strong="H4427"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w Samaria|strong="H8111"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* 28 \w years|strong="H8141"\w*. 
\c 11  
\s1 Athaliah Kills the King’s Sons in Judah 
\p
\v 1 \w Athaliah|strong="H6271"\w* \w was|strong="H1121"\w* \w Ahaziah’s|strong="H0274"\w* \w mother|strong="H0517"\w*. \w She|strong="H3588"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w her|strong="H3605"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w was|strong="H1121"\w* \w dead|strong="H4191"\w*, \w so|strong="H6965"\w* \w she|strong="H3588"\w* \w got|strong="H6965"\w* \w up|strong="H6965"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w killed|strong="H4191"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* king’s \w family|strong="H2233"\w*. 
\p
\v 2 \w Jehosheba|strong="H3089"\w* \w was|strong="H4428"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* Joram’s \w daughter|strong="H1323"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w Ahaziah’s|strong="H0274"\w* \w sister|strong="H0269"\w*. \w Joash|strong="H3101"\w* \w was|strong="H4428"\w* \w one|strong="H3808"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w king’s|strong="H4428"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w*. While \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w other|strong="H0269"\w* \w children|strong="H1121"\w* \w were|strong="H1121"\w* \w being|strong="H1121"\w* \w killed|strong="H4191"\w*, \w Jehosheba|strong="H3089"\w* \w took|strong="H3947"\w* \w Joash|strong="H3101"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w hid|strong="H5641"\w* \w him|strong="H0853"\w*. \w She|strong="H3808"\w* \w put|strong="H4191"\w* \w him|strong="H0853"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w his|strong="H3947"\w* \w nurse|strong="H3243"\w* \w in|strong="H4428"\w* \w her|strong="H3947"\w* \w bedroom|strong="H2315"\w*, \w so|strong="H3947"\w* \w Jehosheba|strong="H3089"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w nurse|strong="H3243"\w* \w hid|strong="H5641"\w* \w Joash|strong="H3101"\w* \w from|strong="H6440"\w* \w Athaliah|strong="H6271"\w*. \w That|strong="H3808"\w* \w way|strong="H6440"\w* \w Joash|strong="H3101"\w* \w was|strong="H4428"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w killed|strong="H4191"\w*. 
\p
\v 3 \w Then|strong="H1961"\w* Joash \w and|strong="H3068"\w* Jehosheba \w hid|strong="H2244"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w LORD’S|strong="H3068"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w*. Joash \w hid|strong="H2244"\w* \w there|strong="H1961"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w six|strong="H8337"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w*. \w During|strong="H1961"\w* \w that|strong="H3068"\w* \w time|strong="H1961"\w* \w Athaliah|strong="H6271"\w* \w ruled|strong="H4427"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* Judah. 
\p
\v 4 \w In|strong="H8141"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w seventh|strong="H7637"\w* \w year|strong="H8141"\w* \w Jehoiada|strong="H3077"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* high priest \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w for|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w captains|strong="H8269"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Carites|strong="H3746"\w*\f + \fr 11:4  \fk Carites \ft Or “Kerethites,” special soldiers hired to serve the king.\f* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w guards|strong="H7323"\w*.\f + \fr 11:4  \fk guards \ft Literally, “runners” or “messengers.”\f* \w He|strong="H3068"\w* \w brought|strong="H0935"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w together|strong="H0854"\w* \w in|strong="H8141"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD’S|strong="H3068"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w made|strong="H3772"\w* \w an|strong="H7650"\w* \w agreement|strong="H1285"\w* \w with|strong="H0854"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w*. \w There|strong="H1992"\w* \w in|strong="H8141"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w he|strong="H3068"\w* forced \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w make|strong="H3772"\w* \w a|strong="H3947"\w* \w promise|strong="H7650"\w*. \w Then|strong="H3947"\w* \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w showed|strong="H7200"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w king’s|strong="H4428"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w*. 
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\v 5 \w Then|strong="H2088"\w* \w Jehoiada|strong="H0559"\w* \w gave|strong="H6680"\w* \w them|strong="H6680"\w* \w a|strong="H0935"\w* \w command|strong="H6680"\w*. \w He|strong="H0834"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w This|strong="H2088"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* must \w do|strong="H6213"\w*. \w One-third|strong="H7992"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*, \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w those|strong="H0834"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w go|strong="H0935"\w* \w on|strong="H0935"\w* \w duty|strong="H4931"\w* \w on|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w Sabbath|strong="H7676"\w* day, must \w stand|strong="H0935"\w* \w guard|strong="H8104"\w* \w at|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w royal|strong="H4428"\w* \w palace|strong="H1004"\w*. 
\v 6 \w Another|strong="H7323"\w* \w third|strong="H7992"\w* \w will|strong="H1004"\w* \w be|strong="H1004"\w* \w at|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Sur|strong="H5495"\w* \w Gate|strong="H8179"\w*, \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* other \w third|strong="H7992"\w* \w will|strong="H1004"\w* \w be|strong="H1004"\w* \w at|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w gate|strong="H8179"\w* \w behind|strong="H0310"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w guard|strong="H8104"\w*. This way \w you|strong="H0853"\w* \w will|strong="H1004"\w* stand \w guard|strong="H8104"\w* \w over|strong="H0853"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w palace|strong="H1004"\w* \w on|strong="H1004"\w* \w all|strong="H0310"\w* sides. 
\v 7 \w Your|strong="H3068"\w* \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w divisions|strong="H4931"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w go|strong="H3318"\w* \w off|strong="H3318"\w* \w duty|strong="H4931"\w* \w on|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Sabbath|strong="H7676"\w* day \w will|strong="H3068"\w* stand \w guard|strong="H8104"\w* \w at|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD’S|strong="H3068"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w protect|strong="H8104"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* Joash. 
\v 8 \w You|strong="H5921"\w* \w must|strong="H4191"\w* \w stay|strong="H0854"\w* \w with|strong="H0854"\w* \w him|strong="H0413"\w* wherever \w he|strong="H5921"\w* \w goes|strong="H3318"\w*. \w The|strong="H5921"\w* whole group \w must|strong="H4191"\w* \w surround|strong="H5439"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w*. \w Each|strong="H0376"\w* guard \w must|strong="H4191"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w weapon|strong="H3627"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w*, \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w must|strong="H4191"\w* \w kill|strong="H4191"\w* \w anyone|strong="H0376"\w* \w who|strong="H0376"\w* \w comes|strong="H0935"\w* \w too|strong="H5921"\w* close \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w*.” 
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\v 9 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w captains|strong="H8269"\w* obeyed \w everything|strong="H3605"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w Jehoiada|strong="H3077"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w priest|strong="H3548"\w* \w commanded|strong="H6680"\w*. \w Each|strong="H0376"\w* \w captain|strong="H8269"\w* \w took|strong="H3947"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w men|strong="H0376"\w*, \w both|strong="H3605"\w* \w those|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w were|strong="H0834"\w* \w going|strong="H3318"\w* \w on|strong="H0413"\w* duty \w on|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Sabbath|strong="H7676"\w* day \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w those|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w were|strong="H0834"\w* \w going|strong="H3318"\w* \w off|strong="H3318"\w* duty. \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w these|strong="H3605"\w* \w men|strong="H0376"\w* \w went|strong="H3318"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Jehoiada|strong="H3077"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w priest|strong="H3548"\w*, 
\v 10 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w he|strong="H0834"\w* \w gave|strong="H5414"\w* \w spears|strong="H2595"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w shields|strong="H7982"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w captains|strong="H8269"\w*. \w These|strong="H0834"\w* \w were|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w spears|strong="H2595"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w shields|strong="H7982"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w put|strong="H5414"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD’S|strong="H3068"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w*. 
\v 11 These \w guards|strong="H7323"\w* \w stood|strong="H5975"\w* \w with|strong="H1004"\w* \w their|strong="H5921"\w* \w weapons|strong="H3627"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w their|strong="H5921"\w* \w hands|strong="H3027"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w right|strong="H3233"\w* corner \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w left|strong="H8042"\w* corner. \w They|strong="H5921"\w* \w stood|strong="H5975"\w* \w around|strong="H5439"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w altar|strong="H4196"\w* \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w around|strong="H5439"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w when|strong="H5704"\w* \w he|strong="H5704"\w* \w went|strong="H0376"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w*. 
\v 12 These \w men|strong="H1121"\w* \w brought|strong="H3318"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* Joash. \w They|strong="H5921"\w* \w put|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w crown|strong="H5145"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w him|strong="H5414"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w gave|strong="H5414"\w* \w him|strong="H5414"\w* \w a|strong="H5414"\w* copy \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* agreement.\f + \fr 11:12  \fk a copy of the agreement \ft Literally, “testimony.” This could be a copy of the Law of Moses (see Deuteronomy 17:18) or a special agreement between God and the king (see verse 17 and 1 Sam. 10:25).\f* \w Then|strong="H3318"\w* \w they|strong="H5921"\w* \w anointed|strong="H4886"\w* \w him|strong="H5414"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w made|strong="H5414"\w* \w him|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* new \w king|strong="H4428"\w*. \w They|strong="H5921"\w* \w clapped|strong="H5221"\w* \w their|strong="H5414"\w* \w hands|strong="H3709"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w shouted|strong="H5414"\w*, “Long \w live|strong="H2421"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w*!” 
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\v 13 Queen \w Athaliah|strong="H6271"\w* \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w noise|strong="H6963"\w* \w from|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w guards|strong="H7323"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*, \w so|strong="H0935"\w* she \w went|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w at|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD’S|strong="H3068"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w*. 
\v 14 \w Athaliah|strong="H6271"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w by|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w column|strong="H5982"\w* \w where|strong="H2009"\w* new \w kings|strong="H4428"\w* usually \w stood|strong="H5975"\w*. \w She|strong="H7121"\w* \w also|strong="H0853"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w leaders|strong="H8269"\w* \w and|strong="H0776"\w* \w men|strong="H5971"\w* playing \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w trumpets|strong="H2689"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w him|strong="H0413"\w*. \w She|strong="H7121"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w were|strong="H8269"\w* very \w happy|strong="H8056"\w*. \w She|strong="H7121"\w* \w heard|strong="H7200"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w trumpets|strong="H2689"\w*, \w and|strong="H0776"\w* \w she|strong="H7121"\w* \w tore|strong="H7167"\w* \w her|strong="H3605"\w* \w clothes|strong="H0899"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w show|strong="H7200"\w* \w she|strong="H7121"\w* \w was|strong="H0776"\w* upset. \w Then|strong="H2009"\w* \w Athaliah|strong="H6271"\w* \w shouted|strong="H7121"\w*, “\w Treason|strong="H7195"\w*! \w Treason|strong="H7195"\w*!” 
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\v 15 \w Jehoiada|strong="H3077"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w priest|strong="H3548"\w* \w gave|strong="H6680"\w* \w a|strong="H3588"\w* \w command|strong="H6680"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w captains|strong="H8269"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w were|strong="H2428"\w* \w in|strong="H0935"\w* \w charge|strong="H6680"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w soldiers|strong="H2428"\w*. \w Jehoiada|strong="H3077"\w* \w told|strong="H0559"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w*, “\w Take|strong="H3318"\w* Athaliah \w outside|strong="H3318"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w* area. \w Kill|strong="H4191"\w* \w any|strong="H3318"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w her|strong="H0413"\w* followers, \w but|strong="H3588"\w* \w don’t|strong="H0408"\w* \w kill|strong="H4191"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w in|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD’S|strong="H3068"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w*.” 
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\v 16 \w So|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0935"\w* soldiers grabbed Athaliah \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w killed|strong="H4191"\w* \w her|strong="H0935"\w* \w as|strong="H0935"\w* soon \w as|strong="H0935"\w* she \w went|strong="H0935"\w* \w through|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H0935"\w* horse’s \w entrance|strong="H3996"\w* \w to|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0935"\w* \w palace|strong="H1004"\w*. 
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\v 17 \w Then|strong="H1961"\w* \w Jehoiada|strong="H3077"\w* \w made|strong="H3772"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w agreement|strong="H1285"\w* \w between|strong="H0996"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*. \w This|strong="H3068"\w* \w agreement|strong="H1285"\w* showed \w that|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w belonged|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*. \w Jehoiada|strong="H3077"\w* \w also|strong="H3068"\w* \w made|strong="H3772"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w agreement|strong="H1285"\w* \w between|strong="H0996"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*. 
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\v 18 \w Then|strong="H0853"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w went|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w Baal|strong="H1168"\w*. \w They|strong="H5921"\w* \w destroyed|strong="H5422"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* statue \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w Baal|strong="H1168"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w altars|strong="H4196"\w*. \w They|strong="H5921"\w* \w broke|strong="H7665"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w* \w into|strong="H0935"\w* many \w pieces|strong="H7665"\w*. \w They|strong="H5921"\w* \w also|strong="H3068"\w* \w killed|strong="H2026"\w* Baal’s \w priest|strong="H3548"\w*, \w Mattan|strong="H4977"\w*, \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w front|strong="H6440"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w altars|strong="H4196"\w*. 
\p \w So|strong="H0935"\w* Jehoiada \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w priest|strong="H3548"\w* \w put|strong="H7760"\w* \w men|strong="H5971"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w charge|strong="H5921"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* maintaining \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD’S|strong="H3068"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w*. 
\v 19 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* priest \w led|strong="H0935"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*. \w They|strong="H5921"\w* \w went|strong="H0935"\w* \w from|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD’S|strong="H3068"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w to|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w king’s|strong="H4428"\w* \w palace|strong="H1004"\w*. \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w king’s|strong="H4428"\w* special \w guards|strong="H7323"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w captains|strong="H8269"\w* \w went|strong="H0935"\w* \w with|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w other|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w followed|strong="H0935"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w*. \w They|strong="H5921"\w* \w went|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w entrance|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w king’s|strong="H4428"\w* \w palace|strong="H1004"\w*. \w Then|strong="H3947"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Joash|strong="H0935"\w* \w sat|strong="H3427"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w throne|strong="H3678"\w*. 
\v 20 \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w were|strong="H0776"\w* \w happy|strong="H8055"\w*, \w and|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w was|strong="H0776"\w* peaceful. \w And|strong="H0776"\w* Queen \w Athaliah|strong="H6271"\w* \w was|strong="H0776"\w* \w killed|strong="H4191"\w* \w with|strong="H1004"\w* \w a|strong="H0776"\w* \w sword|strong="H2719"\w* near \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w king’s|strong="H4428"\w* \w palace|strong="H1004"\w*. 
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\v 21 Joash was seven years old when he became king. 
\c 12  
\s1 Joash Begins His Rule 
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\v 1 \w Joash|strong="H3060"\w* began \w to|strong="H1121"\w* \w rule|strong="H4427"\w* during Jehu’s \w seventh|strong="H7651"\w* \w year|strong="H8141"\w* \w as|strong="H1121"\w* \w king|strong="H4427"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Israel. \w Joash|strong="H3060"\w* \w ruled|strong="H4427"\w* 40 \w years|strong="H8141"\w* \w in|strong="H8141"\w* Jerusalem. \w His|strong="H3060"\w* mother \w was|strong="H1121"\w* named Zibiah \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Beersheba. 
\v 2 \w For|strong="H3389"\w* \w as|strong="H3389"\w* long \w as|strong="H3389"\w* \w he|strong="H3389"\w* lived, \w Joash|strong="H3060"\w* did what \w the|strong="H8034"\w* LORD considered right. \w He|strong="H3389"\w* did what Jehoiada \w the|strong="H8034"\w* priest taught \w him|strong="H3389"\w*. 
\v 3 \w But|strong="H3117"\w* \w he|strong="H0834"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* not \w destroy|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* high \w places|strong="H3605"\w*. \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H0834"\w* still \w made|strong="H6213"\w* sacrifices \w and|strong="H3068"\w* burned incense \w at|strong="H3068"\w* \w those|strong="H3605"\w* \w places|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* worship. 
\s1 \w Joash|strong="H3060"\w* Orders \w the|strong="H3605"\w* Temple Repaired 
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\v 4-5 Joash said to the priests, “There is much money in the LORD’S Temple. People have given things to the Temple and have paid the Temple tax when they were counted. And they have given money simply because they wanted to. You priests should take that money and repair the LORD’S Temple. Each priest should use the money he gets from the people he serves. He should use that money to repair the damage to the Temple.” 
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\v 6 \w In|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* 23rd year \w that|strong="H0834"\w* Joash \w was|strong="H0834"\w* king, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* still \w had|strong="H0834"\w* not \w repaired|strong="H2388"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w*, 
\v 7 \w so|strong="H1961"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Joash|strong="H3060"\w* called \w for|strong="H1004"\w* Jehoiada \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w priest|strong="H3548"\w* \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* other \w priests|strong="H3548"\w*. \w Joash|strong="H3060"\w* said \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w*, “\w Why|strong="H3808"\w* \w haven’t|strong="H3808"\w* \w you|strong="H0853"\w* \w repaired|strong="H2388"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w*? \w Stop|strong="H3808"\w* taking money \w from|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w people|strong="H3808"\w* \w you|strong="H0853"\w* \w serve|strong="H1961"\w*. \w That|strong="H8141"\w* money \w must|strong="H0853"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w used|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w repair|strong="H2388"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w*.” 
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\v 8 \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* agreed \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w stop|strong="H0408"\w* \w taking|strong="H3947"\w* \w money|strong="H3701"\w* \w from|strong="H3947"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w people|strong="H0408"\w*, \w but|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w also|strong="H0853"\w* \w decided|strong="H0559"\w* \w not|strong="H0369"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w repair|strong="H2388"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w*. 
\v 9 \w So|strong="H3947"\w* Jehoiada \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w priest|strong="H3548"\w* \w took|strong="H3947"\w* \w a|strong="H3947"\w* box \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w made|strong="H2388"\w* \w a|strong="H3947"\w* hole \w in|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* top \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w it|strong="H3947"\w*. \w Then|strong="H3947"\w* \w he|strong="H0853"\w* \w put|strong="H3947"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* box \w on|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* south side \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* altar. \w This|strong="H1115"\w* box \w was|strong="H1004"\w* \w by|strong="H1115"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* door \w where|strong="H1004"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* came \w into|strong="H3947"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* LORD’S \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w*. \w Some|strong="H5971"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* \w were|strong="H1004"\w* there \w to|strong="H1004"\w* guard \w this|strong="H1115"\w* doorway.\f + \fr 12:9  \fk doorway \ft Literally, “threshold.”\f* \w They|strong="H5971"\w* \w took|strong="H3947"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w money|strong="H3701"\w* \w that|strong="H1115"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w brought|strong="H3947"\w* \w for|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* LORD’S \w temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w put|strong="H3947"\w* \w it|strong="H3947"\w* \w into|strong="H3947"\w* \w this|strong="H1115"\w* box. 
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\v 10 \w Whenever|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* king’s secretary \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* high \w priest|strong="H3548"\w* saw \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* box \w was|strong="H3068"\w* \w full|strong="H3605"\w*, \w they|strong="H8033"\w* counted \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w money|strong="H3701"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w been|strong="H3605"\w* \w given|strong="H5414"\w* \w for|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD’S|strong="H3068"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w put|strong="H5414"\w* \w it|strong="H5414"\w* \w in|strong="H0935"\w* bags. 
\v 11 \w Then|strong="H1961"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* paid \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w men|strong="H1419"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w were|strong="H1961"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* charge \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* work \w on|strong="H7200"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD’S|strong="H3068"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w*. \w They|strong="H3588"\w* paid \w the|strong="H0853"\w* carpenters \w and|strong="H3068"\w* other builders \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w worked|strong="H5927"\w* \w on|strong="H7200"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD’S|strong="H3068"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w*. 
\v 12 \w They|strong="H5921"\w* \w used|strong="H6213"\w* \w that|strong="H3068"\w* \w money|strong="H3701"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w pay|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* stoneworkers \w and|strong="H3068"\w* stonecutters, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w they|strong="H5921"\w* \w used|strong="H6213"\w* \w it|strong="H5414"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* buy \w timber|strong="H6086"\w*, cut stone, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* everything \w else|strong="H3027"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* repair \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD’S|strong="H3068"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w*. 
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\v 13-14 People gave money for the LORD’S Temple, but the priests could not use this money to make silver cups, snuffers, basins, trumpets, or any of the gold and silver dishes that were to be used inside the LORD’S temple. This money was used only to pay the workers who repaired the LORD’S Temple. 
\v 15 \w Those|strong="H0853"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w were|strong="H1004"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w charge|strong="H5414"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* paying \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w workers|strong="H4399"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w not|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w give|strong="H5414"\w* \w a|strong="H3588"\w* report \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w how|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* spent \w the|strong="H0853"\w* money, \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* could \w be|strong="H3068"\w* trusted. 
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\v 16 \w People|strong="H0376"\w* \w gave|strong="H5414"\w* \w money|strong="H3701"\w* \w when|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w offered|strong="H5414"\w* guilt \w offerings|strong="H3588"\w* \w and|strong="H3027"\w* sin \w offerings|strong="H3588"\w*, \w but|strong="H3588"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w money|strong="H3701"\w* \w was|strong="H0834"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w used|strong="H6213"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* LORD’S temple. \w It|strong="H5414"\w* belonged \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w priests|strong="H3808"\w*. 
\s1 Joash Saves Jerusalem \w From|strong="H5921"\w* Hazael 
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\v 17 Hazael \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H0935"\w* king \w of|strong="H1004"\w* Aram. \w He|strong="H3068"\w* \w went|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0935"\w* fight \w against|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0935"\w* city \w of|strong="H1004"\w* Gath \w and|strong="H0935"\w* defeated \w it|strong="H1961"\w*. \w Then|strong="H1961"\w* \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w made|strong="H1961"\w* plans \w to|strong="H0935"\w* \w go|strong="H0935"\w* fight \w against|strong="H0935"\w* Jerusalem. 
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\v 18 Joash\f + \fr 12:18  \fk Joash \ft Or “Jehoash,” the long form of the name “Joash.”\f* \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* ancestors—Jehoshaphat, Jehoram, \w and|strong="H4428"\w* Ahaziah—\w had|strong="H4428"\w* \w all|strong="H5927"\w* \w been|strong="H5927"\w* \w kings|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* Judah. \w They|strong="H5921"\w* \w had|strong="H4428"\w* given many things \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* LORD \w that|strong="H5927"\w* \w were|strong="H6440"\w* kept \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* Temple. Joash gathered \w all|strong="H5927"\w* \w these|strong="H7760"\w* things \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w all|strong="H5927"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* gold \w that|strong="H5927"\w* \w was|strong="H4428"\w* stored \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* Temple \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* palace. \w He|strong="H3389"\w* \w sent|strong="H5927"\w* \w all|strong="H5927"\w* this treasure \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Hazael|strong="H2371"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Aram|strong="H0758"\w*, \w who|strong="H4428"\w* \w then|strong="H0227"\w* commanded \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w army|strong="H3389"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w leave|strong="H5927"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*. 
\s1 \w The|strong="H6440"\w* Death \w of|strong="H4428"\w* Joash 
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\v 19 \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* great \w things|strong="H6944"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w Joash|strong="H3060"\w* \w did|strong="H0834"\w* \w are|strong="H0834"\w* written \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* book, \bk \+w The|strong="H3605"\+w* History \+w of|strong="H4428"\+w* \+w the|strong="H3605"\+w* \+w Kings|strong="H4428"\+w* \+w of|strong="H4428"\+w* \+w Judah|strong="H3063"\+w*\bk*. 
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\v 20 \w Joash’s|strong="H3101"\w* officers \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w plans|strong="H6213"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w*. \w They|strong="H1992"\w* killed \w Joash|strong="H3101"\w* \w at|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* house \w of|strong="H4428"\w* Millo \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* road \w that|strong="H0834"\w* goes \w down|strong="H3789"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* Silla. 
\v 21 Jozabad son \w of|strong="H1004"\w* Shimeath \w and|strong="H6965"\w* Jehozabad son \w of|strong="H1004"\w* Shomer \w were|strong="H5650"\w* \w Joash’s|strong="H3101"\w* \w officers|strong="H5650"\w*. These \w men|strong="H5650"\w* \w killed|strong="H5221"\w* \w Joash|strong="H3101"\w*. 
\p \w The|strong="H0853"\w* people buried \w Joash|strong="H3101"\w* \w with|strong="H1004"\w* \w his|strong="H5221"\w* ancestors \w in|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* City \w of|strong="H1004"\w* David. \w His|strong="H5221"\w* son Amaziah became \w the|strong="H0853"\w* new king \w after|strong="H3381"\w* \w him|strong="H5221"\w*. 
\c 13  
\s1 Jehoahaz Begins His Rule 
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\v 1 \w Jehoahaz|strong="H3059"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Jehu|strong="H3058"\w* \w became|strong="H4427"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w Samaria|strong="H8111"\w*. This \w was|strong="H3478"\w* during \w the|strong="H5921"\w* 23rd \w year|strong="H8141"\w* \w that|strong="H8141"\w* \w Joash|strong="H3101"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Ahaziah|strong="H0274"\w* \w was|strong="H3478"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*. \w Jehoahaz|strong="H3059"\w* \w ruled|strong="H4427"\w* 17 \w years|strong="H8141"\w*. 
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\v 2 Jehoahaz \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* considered \w wrong|strong="H7451"\w*. \w Like|strong="H0834"\w* \w Jeroboam|strong="H3379"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Nebat|strong="H5028"\w*, \w he|strong="H0834"\w* \w committed|strong="H2398"\w* \w sins|strong="H2398"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w also|strong="H3068"\w* \w caused|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w people|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w sin|strong="H2398"\w*. \w And|strong="H1121"\w* \w he|strong="H0834"\w* \w never|strong="H3808"\w* \w stopped|strong="H5493"\w* \w doing|strong="H6213"\w* \w those|strong="H0834"\w* \w things|strong="H0834"\w*. 
\v 3 \w Then|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w was|strong="H3068"\w* \w angry|strong="H2734"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. \w He|strong="H3117"\w* \w let|strong="H5414"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Hazael|strong="H2371"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Aram|strong="H0758"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w Hazael’s|strong="H2371"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w Ben-Hadad|strong="H1130"\w* gain \w control|strong="H3027"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. 
\s1 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w Lord|strong="H3068"\w* \w Has|strong="H3068"\w* \w Mercy|strong="H3068"\w* \w on|strong="H3117"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* 
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\v 4 \w Then|strong="H0853"\w* \w Jehoahaz|strong="H3059"\w* begged \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* help \w them|strong="H0413"\w*. \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w listened|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w him|strong="H0413"\w* \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w seen|strong="H7200"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* terrible \w troubles|strong="H7200"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Aram|strong="H0758"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* caused \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w*. 
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\v 5 \w So|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w sent|strong="H5414"\w* \w a|strong="H5414"\w* \w man|strong="H1121"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w save|strong="H3467"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. \w The|strong="H5414"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w* \w were|strong="H3478"\w* \w free|strong="H3318"\w* \w from|strong="H3318"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w Arameans|strong="H0758"\w*. \w So|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w* \w went|strong="H3318"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* own homes, \w as|strong="H3068"\w* \w they|strong="H3068"\w* did \w before|strong="H8478"\w*. 
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\v 6 \w But|strong="H0389"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w* \w still|strong="H5975"\w* \w did|strong="H0834"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w stop|strong="H5975"\w* committing \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w sins|strong="H2398"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w family|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Jeroboam|strong="H3379"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w caused|strong="H0834"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w to|strong="H1980"\w* \w sin|strong="H2398"\w*. \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w* \w continued|strong="H1980"\w* committing \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w sins|strong="H2398"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Jeroboam|strong="H3379"\w*. \w They|strong="H0834"\w* \w also|strong="H1571"\w* \w kept|strong="H5975"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Asherah|strong="H0842"\w* poles \w in|strong="H1980"\w* \w Samaria|strong="H8111"\w*. 
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\v 7 \w The|strong="H3588"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Aram|strong="H0758"\w* defeated \w Jehoahaz’s|strong="H3059"\w* \w army|strong="H5971"\w* \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w destroyed|strong="H0006"\w* \w most|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w men|strong="H5971"\w* \w in|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w army|strong="H5971"\w*. \w He|strong="H3588"\w* \w left|strong="H7604"\w* \w only|strong="H0518"\w* 50 horse \w soldiers|strong="H7273"\w*, 10 \w chariots|strong="H7393"\w*, \w and|strong="H4428"\w* 10,000 \w foot|strong="H7273"\w* \w soldiers|strong="H7273"\w*. \w Jehoahaz’s|strong="H3059"\w* \w soldiers|strong="H7273"\w* \w were|strong="H7604"\w* \w like|strong="H3808"\w* chaff blown away \w by|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* wind \w at|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* time \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w threshing|strong="H1758"\w*. 
\p
\v 8 \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* great \w things|strong="H1697"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w Jehoahaz|strong="H3059"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w are|strong="H0834"\w* \w written|strong="H3789"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w book|strong="H5612"\w*, \bk \+w The|strong="H3605"\+w* History \+w of|strong="H4428"\+w* \+w the|strong="H3605"\+w* \+w Kings|strong="H4428"\+w* \+w of|strong="H4428"\+w* \+w Israel|strong="H3478"\+w*\bk*. 
\v 9 \w Jehoahaz|strong="H3059"\w* died \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w was|strong="H1121"\w* \w buried|strong="H6912"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w his|strong="H8478"\w* \w ancestors|strong="H0001"\w*. \w The|strong="H8478"\w* \w people|strong="H1121"\w* \w buried|strong="H6912"\w* \w Jehoahaz|strong="H3059"\w* \w in|strong="H6912"\w* \w Samaria|strong="H8111"\w*. \w His|strong="H8478"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* Jehoash \w became|strong="H4427"\w* \w the|strong="H8478"\w* new \w king|strong="H4427"\w* after \w him|strong="H5973"\w*. 
\s1 Jehoash’s \w Rule|strong="H4427"\w* Over Israel 
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\v 10 \w Jehoash|strong="H3060"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Jehoahaz|strong="H3059"\w* \w became|strong="H4427"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w Samaria|strong="H8111"\w*. This \w was|strong="H3478"\w* during \w the|strong="H5921"\w* 37th \w year|strong="H8141"\w* \w that|strong="H8141"\w* \w Joash|strong="H3060"\w* \w was|strong="H3478"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*. \w Jehoash|strong="H3060"\w* \w ruled|strong="H4427"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* 16 \w years|strong="H8141"\w*. 
\v 11 \w He|strong="H0834"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* said \w was|strong="H0834"\w* \w wrong|strong="H7451"\w*. \w He|strong="H0834"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w stop|strong="H5493"\w* \w committing|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w sins|strong="H2398"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Jeroboam|strong="H3379"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Nebat|strong="H5028"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w caused|strong="H0834"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w to|strong="H1980"\w* \w sin|strong="H2398"\w*. Jehoash \w continued|strong="H1980"\w* \w to|strong="H1980"\w* \w commit|strong="H2398"\w* \w those|strong="H3605"\w* \w sins|strong="H2398"\w*. 
\v 12 \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* great \w things|strong="H1697"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* Jehoash \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w and|strong="H3063"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* wars \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Amaziah|strong="H0558"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w are|strong="H0834"\w* \w written|strong="H3789"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w book|strong="H5612"\w*, \bk \+w The|strong="H3605"\+w* History \+w of|strong="H4428"\+w* \+w the|strong="H3605"\+w* \+w Kings|strong="H4428"\+w* \+w of|strong="H4428"\+w* \+w Israel|strong="H3478"\+w*\bk*. 
\v 13 Jehoash died \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w was|strong="H3478"\w* \w buried|strong="H6912"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w ancestors|strong="H0001"\w*. \w Jeroboam|strong="H3379"\w* became \w the|strong="H5921"\w* new \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w sat|strong="H3427"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* Jehoash’s \w throne|strong="H3678"\w*. Jehoash \w was|strong="H3478"\w* \w buried|strong="H6912"\w* \w at|strong="H3427"\w* \w Samaria|strong="H8111"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w kings|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. 
\s1 Jehoash Visits \w Elisha|strong="H3427"\w* 
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\v 14 \w Elisha|strong="H0477"\w* became \w sick|strong="H2470"\w*, \w and|strong="H3478"\w* later \w he|strong="H0834"\w* \w died|strong="H4191"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w this|strong="H0834"\w* \w sickness|strong="H2483"\w*. \w King|strong="H4428"\w* Jehoash \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w went|strong="H3381"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w visit|strong="H0413"\w* \w Elisha|strong="H0477"\w*. Jehoash \w cried|strong="H1058"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w him|strong="H0413"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w My|strong="H5921"\w* \w father|strong="H0001"\w*, \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w father|strong="H0001"\w*! \w Is|strong="H0834"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w time|strong="H3478"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w chariot|strong="H7393"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w its|strong="H5921"\w* \w horses|strong="H6571"\w*?\f + \fr 13:14  \fk Is it time … horses \ft This means “Is it time for God to come and take you?” See 2 Kings 2:12.\f*” 
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\v 15 \w Elisha|strong="H0477"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* Jehoash, “\w Take|strong="H3947"\w* \w a|strong="H3947"\w* \w bow|strong="H7198"\w* \w and|strong="H7198"\w* some \w arrows|strong="H2671"\w*.” 
\p Jehoash \w took|strong="H3947"\w* \w a|strong="H3947"\w* \w bow|strong="H7198"\w* \w and|strong="H7198"\w* some \w arrows|strong="H2671"\w*. 
\v 16 \w Then|strong="H0559"\w* \w Elisha|strong="H0477"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, “\w Put|strong="H7760"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w bow|strong="H7198"\w*.” Jehoash \w put|strong="H7760"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w bow|strong="H7198"\w*. \w Then|strong="H0559"\w* \w Elisha|strong="H0477"\w* \w put|strong="H7760"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w hands|strong="H3027"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w king’s|strong="H4428"\w* \w hands|strong="H3027"\w*. 
\v 17 \w Elisha|strong="H0477"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w Open|strong="H6605"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w east|strong="H6924"\w* \w window|strong="H2474"\w*.” Jehoash \w opened|strong="H6605"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w window|strong="H2474"\w*. \w Then|strong="H0853"\w* \w Elisha|strong="H0477"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w Shoot|strong="H3384"\w*.” 
\p Jehoash \w shot|strong="H3384"\w*. \w Then|strong="H0853"\w* \w Elisha|strong="H0477"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w This|strong="H3068"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD’S|strong="H3068"\w* \w arrow|strong="H2671"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w victory|strong="H8668"\w* \w over|strong="H0853"\w* \w Aram|strong="H0758"\w*! \w You|strong="H5704"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w defeat|strong="H5221"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Arameans|strong="H0758"\w* \w at|strong="H3068"\w* \w Aphek|strong="H0663"\w* \w until|strong="H5704"\w* \w you|strong="H5704"\w* \w destroy|strong="H3615"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w*.” 
\p
\v 18 \w Elisha|strong="H0559"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w Take|strong="H3947"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w arrows|strong="H2678"\w*.” Jehoash \w took|strong="H3947"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w arrows|strong="H2678"\w*. \w Then|strong="H3947"\w* \w Elisha|strong="H0559"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w him|strong="H5221"\w*, “\w Hit|strong="H5221"\w* \w on|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w ground|strong="H0776"\w*.” 
\p Jehoash \w hit|strong="H5221"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w ground|strong="H0776"\w* \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w times|strong="H6471"\w*. \w Then|strong="H3947"\w* \w he|strong="H0559"\w* \w stopped|strong="H5975"\w*. 
\v 19 \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w* \w of|strong="H0376"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w was|strong="H0430"\w* \w angry|strong="H7107"\w* \w with|strong="H5921"\w* Jehoash. \w Elisha|strong="H0559"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w You|strong="H5921"\w* \w should|strong="H0376"\w* \w have|strong="H0376"\w* \w hit|strong="H5221"\w* \w five|strong="H2568"\w* \w or|strong="H0176"\w* \w six|strong="H8337"\w* \w times|strong="H6471"\w*! \w Then|strong="H0227"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w would|strong="H0559"\w* \w have|strong="H0376"\w* \w defeated|strong="H5221"\w* \w Aram|strong="H0758"\w* \w until|strong="H5704"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w destroyed|strong="H3615"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w*! \w But|strong="H0376"\w* \w now|strong="H6258"\w*, \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H0430"\w* \w defeat|strong="H5221"\w* \w Aram|strong="H0758"\w* \w only|strong="H5704"\w* \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w times|strong="H6471"\w*.” 
\s1 \w An|strong="H5221"\w* Amazing Thing \w at|strong="H5921"\w* Elisha’s Grave 
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\v 20 \w Elisha|strong="H0477"\w* \w died|strong="H4191"\w*, \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0935"\w* \w people|strong="H0776"\w* \w buried|strong="H6912"\w* \w him|strong="H0935"\w*. 
\p \w One|strong="H0776"\w* \w time|strong="H8141"\w* \w in|strong="H8141"\w* \w the|strong="H0935"\w* \w spring|strong="H0935"\w* \w a|strong="H0935"\w* group \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w Moabite|strong="H4124"\w* soldiers \w came|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0935"\w* fight \w against|strong="H0935"\w* Israel. 
\v 21 \w Some|strong="H0376"\w* Israelites \w were|strong="H1961"\w* \w burying|strong="H6912"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* dead \w man|strong="H0376"\w* \w when|strong="H1961"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w that|strong="H7200"\w* group \w of|strong="H0376"\w* \w soldiers|strong="H0376"\w*. \w The|strong="H0853"\w* Israelites quickly \w threw|strong="H7993"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* dead \w man|strong="H0376"\w* \w into|strong="H5921"\w* \w Elisha’s|strong="H0477"\w* \w grave|strong="H6913"\w*. \w As|strong="H1961"\w* soon \w as|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* dead \w man|strong="H0376"\w* \w touched|strong="H5060"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w bones|strong="H6106"\w* \w of|strong="H0376"\w* \w Elisha|strong="H0477"\w*, \w he|strong="H0853"\w* \w came|strong="H1961"\w* back \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w life|strong="H2421"\w* \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w stood|strong="H6965"\w* \w up|strong="H6965"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w feet|strong="H7272"\w*. 
\s1 Jehoash Wins Back Cities \w of|strong="H0376"\w* Israel 
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\v 22 \w During|strong="H3117"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w days|strong="H3117"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w Jehoahaz|strong="H3059"\w* \w ruled|strong="H4428"\w*, \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Hazael|strong="H2371"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Aram|strong="H0758"\w* caused trouble \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. 
\v 23 \w But|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w was|strong="H3068"\w* kind \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* Israelites. \w He|strong="H5704"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w mercy|strong="H7355"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* showed \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w care|strong="H5921"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w because|strong="H5921"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w agreement|strong="H1285"\w* \w with|strong="H0854"\w* \w Abraham|strong="H0085"\w*, \w Isaac|strong="H3327"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w Jacob|strong="H3290"\w*. \w He|strong="H5704"\w* \w did|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w want|strong="H0014"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w destroyed|strong="H7843"\w*. \w He|strong="H5704"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w never|strong="H3808"\w* completely \w left|strong="H7993"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w*. 
\p
\v 24 \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Hazael|strong="H2371"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Aram|strong="H0758"\w* \w died|strong="H4191"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w Ben-Hadad|strong="H1130"\w* \w became|strong="H4427"\w* \w the|strong="H8478"\w* new \w king|strong="H4428"\w* after \w him|strong="H4191"\w*. 
\v 25 Before \w he|strong="H0834"\w* died, \w Hazael|strong="H2371"\w* \w had|strong="H0834"\w* \w taken|strong="H3947"\w* \w some|strong="H3027"\w* \w cities|strong="H5892"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w war|strong="H4421"\w* \w from|strong="H7725"\w* \w Jehoahaz|strong="H3059"\w*, \w Jehoash’s|strong="H3060"\w* \w father|strong="H0001"\w*. \w But|strong="H5221"\w* \w now|strong="H6471"\w* \w Jehoash|strong="H3060"\w* \w took|strong="H3947"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w* \w these|strong="H0834"\w* \w cities|strong="H5892"\w* \w from|strong="H7725"\w* \w Hazael’s|strong="H2371"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w Ben-Hadad|strong="H1130"\w*. \w Jehoash|strong="H3060"\w* \w defeated|strong="H5221"\w* \w Ben-Hadad|strong="H1130"\w* \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w times|strong="H6471"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w took|strong="H3947"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w cities|strong="H5892"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. 
\c 14  
\s1 Amaziah Begins His Rule in Judah 
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\v 1 \w Amaziah|strong="H0558"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Joash|strong="H3101"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w became|strong="H4427"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w in|strong="H8141"\w* \w the|strong="H1121"\w* \w second|strong="H8147"\w* \w year|strong="H8141"\w* \w that|strong="H8141"\w* Jehoash \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Jehoahaz|strong="H3099"\w* \w was|strong="H3478"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. 
\v 2 Amaziah \w was|strong="H8034"\w* 25 \w years|strong="H8141"\w* \w old|strong="H1121"\w* \w when|strong="H1961"\w* \w he|strong="H4480"\w* \w began|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w rule|strong="H4427"\w*. \w He|strong="H4480"\w* \w ruled|strong="H4427"\w* 29 \w years|strong="H8141"\w* \w in|strong="H8141"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*. \w His|strong="H1961"\w* \w mother|strong="H0517"\w* \w was|strong="H8034"\w* \w Jehoaddin|strong="H3086"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*. 
\v 3 \w Amaziah|strong="H0001"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* said \w was|strong="H0834"\w* \w right|strong="H3477"\w*, \w but|strong="H7535"\w* \w he|strong="H0834"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w follow|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w completely|strong="H3605"\w* \w like|strong="H0834"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* ancestor. \w Amaziah|strong="H0001"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w everything|strong="H3605"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w Joash|strong="H3101"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w father|strong="H0001"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w done|strong="H6213"\w*. 
\v 4 \w He|strong="H3808"\w* \w did|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* destroy \w the|strong="H5493"\w* \w high|strong="H1116"\w* \w places|strong="H1116"\w*. \w The|strong="H5493"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w still|strong="H5750"\w* \w sacrificed|strong="H2076"\w* \w and|strong="H2076"\w* \w burned|strong="H6999"\w* \w incense|strong="H6999"\w* \w at|strong="H3808"\w* those \w places|strong="H1116"\w* \w of|strong="H1116"\w* worship. 
\p
\v 5 \w At|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w time|strong="H1961"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w Amaziah|strong="H0001"\w* \w had|strong="H0834"\w* \w strong|strong="H2388"\w* \w control|strong="H3027"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w kingdom|strong="H4467"\w*, \w he|strong="H0834"\w* \w killed|strong="H5221"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w officers|strong="H5650"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w had|strong="H0834"\w* \w killed|strong="H5221"\w* \w his|strong="H1961"\w* \w father|strong="H0001"\w*. 
\v 6 \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H0834"\w* \w did|strong="H0834"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w kill|strong="H4191"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w children|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* murderers \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* rules \w written|strong="H3789"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w book|strong="H5612"\w*, \bk \+w The|strong="H0853"\+w* \+w Law|strong="H8451"\+w* \+w of|strong="H1121"\+w* \+w Moses|strong="H4872"\+w*\bk*. \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w gave|strong="H6680"\w* \w this|strong="H3588"\w* \w command|strong="H6680"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w there|strong="H3068"\w*: “\w Parents|strong="H0001"\w* \w must|strong="H4191"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H4191"\w* \w put|strong="H4191"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w death|strong="H4191"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* something \w their|strong="H3068"\w* \w children|strong="H1121"\w* \w did|strong="H0834"\w*. \w And|strong="H1121"\w* \w children|strong="H1121"\w* \w must|strong="H4191"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H4191"\w* \w put|strong="H4191"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w death|strong="H4191"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* something \w their|strong="H3068"\w* \w parents|strong="H0001"\w* \w did|strong="H0834"\w*. \w People|strong="H0376"\w* \w should|strong="H0376"\w* \w be|strong="H4191"\w* \w put|strong="H4191"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w death|strong="H4191"\w* \w only|strong="H0518"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w they|strong="H0834"\w* \w themselves|strong="H5921"\w* \w did|strong="H0834"\w*.”\f + \fr 14:6  \fk Parents must … did \ft See Deuteronomy 24:16.\f* 
\p
\v 7 Amaziah \w killed|strong="H5221"\w* 10,000 \w Edomites|strong="H0123"\w* \w in|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Valley|strong="H1516"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w Salt|strong="H4417"\w*. \w In|strong="H3117"\w* \w war|strong="H4421"\w*, Amaziah \w took|strong="H8610"\w* \w Sela|strong="H5554"\w* \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w called|strong="H7121"\w* \w it|strong="H1931"\w* “\w Joktheel|strong="H3371"\w*.” \w It|strong="H1931"\w* \w is|strong="H2088"\w* \w still|strong="H5704"\w* \w called|strong="H7121"\w* “\w Joktheel|strong="H3371"\w*” \w today|strong="H3117"\w*. 
\s1 Amaziah Wants \w War|strong="H4421"\w* \w Against|strong="H4421"\w* Jehoash 
\p
\v 8 \w Amaziah|strong="H0558"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w messengers|strong="H4397"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Jehoash|strong="H3060"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Jehoahaz|strong="H3059"\w*, \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Jehu|strong="H3058"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. \w Amaziah’s|strong="H0558"\w* message \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “Come \w on|strong="H0413"\w*, let’s \w meet|strong="H6440"\w* together \w face|strong="H6440"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w face|strong="H6440"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* fight.” 
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\v 9 \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Jehoash|strong="H3060"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w an|strong="H5414"\w* \w answer|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Amaziah|strong="H0558"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*. \w Jehoash|strong="H3060"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w The|strong="H0853"\w* thornbush \w in|strong="H0413"\w* \w Lebanon|strong="H3844"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w a|strong="H5414"\w* message \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w cedar|strong="H0730"\w* tree \w in|strong="H0413"\w* \w Lebanon|strong="H3844"\w*. \w It|strong="H5414"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, ‘\w Give|strong="H5414"\w* \w your|strong="H5414"\w* \w daughter|strong="H1323"\w* \w for|strong="H0413"\w* \w my|strong="H5414"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w marry|strong="H0802"\w*.’ \w But|strong="H4428"\w* \w a|strong="H5414"\w* \w wild|strong="H7704"\w* \w animal|strong="H2416"\w* \w from|strong="H3478"\w* \w Lebanon|strong="H3844"\w* \w passed|strong="H5674"\w* \w by|strong="H0413"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w trampled|strong="H7429"\w* \w down|strong="H7429"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* thornbush. 
\v 10 True, \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w have|strong="H0859"\w* \w defeated|strong="H5221"\w* \w Edom|strong="H0123"\w*. \w But|strong="H0859"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w have|strong="H0859"\w* \w become|strong="H5375"\w* \w proud|strong="H5375"\w* \w because|strong="H5973"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w your|strong="H5375"\w* victory \w over|strong="H5307"\w* \w Edom|strong="H0123"\w*. \w But|strong="H0859"\w* \w stay|strong="H3427"\w* \w at|strong="H3427"\w* \w home|strong="H1004"\w* \w and|strong="H3063"\w* brag! Don’t \w make|strong="H3513"\w* \w trouble|strong="H7451"\w* \w for|strong="H1004"\w* \w yourself|strong="H0859"\w*. If \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w do|strong="H4100"\w* \w this|strong="H3820"\w*, \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w will|strong="H1004"\w* \w fall|strong="H5307"\w*, \w and|strong="H3063"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w will|strong="H1004"\w* \w fall|strong="H5307"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w*!” 
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\v 11 \w But|strong="H3808"\w* \w Amaziah|strong="H0558"\w* \w would|strong="H3478"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w Jehoash’s|strong="H3060"\w* warning. \w So|strong="H3808"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Jehoash|strong="H3060"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w went|strong="H5927"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* fight \w against|strong="H6440"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Amaziah|strong="H0558"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w at|strong="H3478"\w* Beth Shemesh \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*.\f + \fr 14:11  \fk King Jehoash … Judah \ft Literally, “He and King Amaziah of Judah looked at each other in the face at Beth Shemesh in Judah.”\f* 
\v 12 \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w defeated|strong="H5062"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*. \w Every|strong="H0376"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w* \w of|strong="H0376"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w ran|strong="H5127"\w* \w home|strong="H0168"\w*. 
\v 13 \w At|strong="H3478"\w* Beth Shemesh, \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Jehoash|strong="H3060"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w captured|strong="H8610"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Amaziah|strong="H0558"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*, \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Joash|strong="H3060"\w*, \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Ahaziah|strong="H0274"\w*. \w Jehoash|strong="H3060"\w* \w took|strong="H8610"\w* \w Amaziah|strong="H0558"\w* \w to|strong="H0935"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*. \w Jehoash|strong="H3060"\w* \w broke|strong="H6555"\w* \w down|strong="H6555"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w wall|strong="H2346"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w from|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Gate|strong="H8179"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Ephraim|strong="H0669"\w* \w to|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Corner|strong="H6438"\w* \w Gate|strong="H8179"\w*, \w about|strong="H4428"\w* 600 \w feet|strong="H0520"\w*.\f + \fr 14:13  \fk about 600 feet \ft Literally, “400 cubits” (177.6 m).\f* 
\v 14 \w Then|strong="H3947"\w* Jehoash \w took|strong="H3947"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w gold|strong="H2091"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w silver|strong="H3701"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* dishes \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD’S|strong="H3068"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w treasures|strong="H0214"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w king’s|strong="H4428"\w* \w palace|strong="H1004"\w*. Jehoash \w also|strong="H3068"\w* \w took|strong="H3947"\w* \w people|strong="H1121"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w be|strong="H1121"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* prisoners. \w Then|strong="H3947"\w* \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w went|strong="H7725"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w Samaria|strong="H8111"\w*. 
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\v 15 \w All|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* great \w things|strong="H1697"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w Jehoash|strong="H3060"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w*, \w including|strong="H4428"\w* \w how|strong="H0834"\w* \w he|strong="H0834"\w* \w fought|strong="H3898"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Amaziah|strong="H0558"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*, \w are|strong="H0834"\w* \w written|strong="H3789"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w book|strong="H5612"\w*, \bk \+w The|strong="H0834"\+w* History \+w of|strong="H4428"\+w* \+w the|strong="H0834"\+w* \+w Kings|strong="H4428"\+w* \+w of|strong="H4428"\+w* \+w Israel|strong="H3478"\+w*\bk*. 
\v 16 \w Jehoash|strong="H3060"\w* died \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w was|strong="H3478"\w* \w buried|strong="H6912"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w his|strong="H8478"\w* \w ancestors|strong="H0001"\w*. \w He|strong="H0001"\w* \w was|strong="H3478"\w* \w buried|strong="H6912"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w Samaria|strong="H8111"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w the|strong="H8478"\w* \w kings|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. \w Jehoash’s|strong="H3060"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w Jeroboam|strong="H3379"\w* \w became|strong="H4427"\w* \w the|strong="H8478"\w* new \w king|strong="H4428"\w* after \w him|strong="H5973"\w*. 
\s1 \w The|strong="H8478"\w* Death \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Amaziah|strong="H0001"\w* 
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\v 17 \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Amaziah|strong="H0558"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Joash|strong="H3060"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w lived|strong="H2421"\w* 15 \w years|strong="H8141"\w* \w after|strong="H0310"\w* \w the|strong="H0310"\w* \w death|strong="H4194"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Jehoash|strong="H3060"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Jehoahaz|strong="H3059"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. 
\v 18 \w All|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* great \w things|strong="H1697"\w* \w that|strong="H3117"\w* \w Amaziah|strong="H0558"\w* \w did|strong="H3808"\w* \w are|strong="H3117"\w* \w written|strong="H3789"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w book|strong="H5612"\w*, \bk \+w The|strong="H5921"\+w* History \+w of|strong="H4428"\+w* \+w the|strong="H5921"\+w* \+w Kings|strong="H4428"\+w* \+w of|strong="H4428"\+w* \+w Judah|strong="H3063"\+w*\bk*. 
\v 19 \w The|strong="H5921"\w* people \w made|strong="H7194"\w* \w a|strong="H7971"\w* plan \w against|strong="H5921"\w* Amaziah \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*, \w so|strong="H7971"\w* \w he|strong="H0310"\w* \w ran|strong="H5127"\w* \w away|strong="H7971"\w* \w to|strong="H4191"\w* \w Lachish|strong="H3923"\w*. \w But|strong="H4191"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* people \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* men \w after|strong="H0310"\w* Amaziah \w to|strong="H4191"\w* \w Lachish|strong="H3923"\w*, \w and|strong="H7971"\w* \w they|strong="H8033"\w* \w killed|strong="H4191"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w*. 
\v 20 \w The|strong="H0853"\w* people \w brought|strong="H5375"\w* Amaziah’s body back \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w horses|strong="H5483"\w*. \w He|strong="H1732"\w* \w was|strong="H1732"\w* \w buried|strong="H6912"\w* \w at|strong="H5921"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w ancestors|strong="H0001"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w City|strong="H5892"\w* \w of|strong="H0001"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w*. 
\s1 Azariah Begins \w His|strong="H5921"\w* Rule \w Over|strong="H5921"\w* Judah 
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\v 21 \w Then|strong="H3947"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w made|strong="H3605"\w* \w Azariah|strong="H5838"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* new \w king|strong="H4427"\w*. \w Azariah|strong="H5838"\w* \w was|strong="H1931"\w* 16 \w years|strong="H8141"\w* \w old|strong="H1121"\w*. 
\v 22 \w So|strong="H7725"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Amaziah|strong="H0001"\w* died \w and|strong="H3063"\w* \w was|strong="H1931"\w* buried \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w his|strong="H7725"\w* \w ancestors|strong="H0001"\w*. \w Then|strong="H0853"\w* \w Azariah|strong="H1129"\w* \w rebuilt|strong="H1129"\w* \w Elath|strong="H0359"\w* \w and|strong="H3063"\w* got \w it|strong="H1931"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w* \w for|strong="H4428"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*. 
\s1 Jeroboam II Begins \w His|strong="H7725"\w* \w Rule|strong="H4428"\w* \w Over|strong="H0853"\w* Israel 
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\v 23 \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Jeroboam|strong="H3379"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Jehoash \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* began \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w rule|strong="H4428"\w* \w in|strong="H8141"\w* \w Samaria|strong="H8111"\w* during \w the|strong="H3379"\w* 15th \w year|strong="H8141"\w* \w that|strong="H8141"\w* \w Amaziah|strong="H0558"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Joash|strong="H3101"\w* \w was|strong="H3478"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*. \w Jeroboam|strong="H3379"\w* \w ruled|strong="H4427"\w* 41 \w years|strong="H8141"\w*. 
\v 24 \w Jeroboam|strong="H3379"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* said \w was|strong="H0834"\w* \w wrong|strong="H7451"\w*. \w He|strong="H0834"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w stop|strong="H5493"\w* \w committing|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w sins|strong="H2398"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Jeroboam|strong="H3379"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Nebat|strong="H5028"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w caused|strong="H0834"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w sin|strong="H2398"\w*. 
\v 25 Jeroboam \w took|strong="H0853"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w* \w Israel’s|strong="H3478"\w* \w land|strong="H1366"\w*, \w which|strong="H0834"\w* ran \w from|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* Lebo \w Hamath|strong="H2574"\w* \w to|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Arabah|strong="H6160"\w* \w Sea|strong="H3220"\w*.\f + \fr 14:25  \fk Arabah Sea \ft The Dead Sea.\f* \w This|strong="H1931"\w* \w happened|strong="H1697"\w* \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w told|strong="H1696"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w servant|strong="H5650"\w* \w Jonah|strong="H3124"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Amittai|strong="H0573"\w*, \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w prophet|strong="H5030"\w* \w from|strong="H7725"\w* Gath Hepher. 
\v 26 \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w all|strong="H3966"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w*, both slaves \w and|strong="H3068"\w* free \w men|strong="H3478"\w*, \w had|strong="H3068"\w* many \w troubles|strong="H7200"\w*. \w No|strong="H0369"\w* \w one|strong="H0369"\w* \w was|strong="H0369"\w* \w left|strong="H5800"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w could|strong="H6113"\w* \w help|strong="H5826"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. 
\v 27 \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w did|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w say|strong="H1696"\w* \w that|strong="H3068"\w* \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w would|strong="H3478"\w* take away \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w from|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* world. \w So|strong="H3808"\w* \w he|strong="H3068"\w* used \w Jeroboam|strong="H3379"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Jehoash \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w save|strong="H3467"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w*. 
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\v 28 \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* great \w things|strong="H1697"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w Jeroboam|strong="H3379"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w are|strong="H0834"\w* \w written|strong="H3789"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w book|strong="H5612"\w*, \bk \+w The|strong="H3605"\+w* History \+w of|strong="H4428"\+w* \+w the|strong="H3605"\+w* \+w Kings|strong="H4428"\+w* \+w of|strong="H4428"\+w* \+w Israel|strong="H3478"\+w*\bk*. \w This|strong="H1697"\w* includes \w the|strong="H3605"\w* story \w about|strong="H5921"\w* \w Jeroboam|strong="H3379"\w* winning \w back|strong="H7725"\w* \w Damascus|strong="H1834"\w* \w and|strong="H3063"\w* \w Hamath|strong="H2574"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. (\w These|strong="H1992"\w* cities \w had|strong="H0834"\w* belonged \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*.) 
\v 29 \w Jeroboam|strong="H3379"\w* died \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w was|strong="H3478"\w* buried \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w his|strong="H8478"\w* \w ancestors|strong="H0001"\w*, \w the|strong="H8478"\w* \w kings|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. \w Jeroboam’s|strong="H3379"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w Zechariah|strong="H2148"\w* \w became|strong="H4427"\w* \w the|strong="H8478"\w* new \w king|strong="H4428"\w* after \w him|strong="H5973"\w*. 
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\s1 Azariah’s Rule Over Judah 
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\v 1 \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Azariah|strong="H5838"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Amaziah|strong="H0558"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w became|strong="H4427"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w in|strong="H8141"\w* \w the|strong="H3379"\w* 27th \w year|strong="H8141"\w* \w that|strong="H8141"\w* \w Jeroboam|strong="H3379"\w* \w was|strong="H3478"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. 
\v 2 Azariah \w was|strong="H8034"\w* 16 \w years|strong="H8141"\w* \w old|strong="H1121"\w* \w when|strong="H1961"\w* \w he|strong="H3389"\w* \w began|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w rule|strong="H4427"\w*. \w He|strong="H3389"\w* \w ruled|strong="H4427"\w* 52 \w years|strong="H8141"\w* \w in|strong="H8141"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*. \w His|strong="H1961"\w* \w mother|strong="H0517"\w* \w was|strong="H8034"\w* \w named|strong="H8034"\w* \w Jecoliah|strong="H3203"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*. 
\v 3 Azariah \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* said \w was|strong="H0834"\w* \w right|strong="H3477"\w*, \w just|strong="H0834"\w* \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w father|strong="H0001"\w* \w Amaziah|strong="H0558"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w done|strong="H6213"\w*. 
\v 4 \w But|strong="H7535"\w* \w he|strong="H3808"\w* \w did|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* destroy \w the|strong="H5493"\w* \w high|strong="H1116"\w* \w places|strong="H1116"\w*. \w People|strong="H5971"\w* \w still|strong="H5750"\w* \w made|strong="H2076"\w* \w sacrifices|strong="H6999"\w* \w and|strong="H2076"\w* \w burned|strong="H6999"\w* \w incense|strong="H6999"\w* \w in|strong="H5750"\w* \w these|strong="H5971"\w* \w places|strong="H1116"\w* \w of|strong="H1116"\w* worship. 
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\v 5 \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w caused|strong="H1961"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* Azariah \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w become|strong="H1961"\w* sick \w with|strong="H1004"\w* leprosy. \w He|strong="H5704"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* \w leper|strong="H6879"\w* \w until|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w he|strong="H5704"\w* \w died|strong="H4194"\w*. Azariah \w lived|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* \w separate|strong="H2669"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w*. \w His|strong="H5921"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w Jotham|strong="H3147"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w charge|strong="H5921"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w king’s|strong="H4428"\w* \w palace|strong="H1004"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w he|strong="H5704"\w* \w judged|strong="H8199"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*. 
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\v 6 \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* great \w things|strong="H1697"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w Azariah|strong="H5838"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w are|strong="H0834"\w* \w written|strong="H3789"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w book|strong="H5612"\w*, \bk \+w The|strong="H3605"\+w* History \+w of|strong="H4428"\+w* \+w the|strong="H3605"\+w* \+w Kings|strong="H4428"\+w* \+w of|strong="H4428"\+w* \+w Judah|strong="H3063"\+w*\bk*. 
\v 7 \w Azariah|strong="H5838"\w* died \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w was|strong="H1732"\w* \w buried|strong="H6912"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w his|strong="H1732"\w* \w ancestors|strong="H0001"\w* \w in|strong="H6912"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w City|strong="H5892"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w*. \w Azariah’s|strong="H5838"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w Jotham|strong="H3147"\w* \w became|strong="H4427"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* new \w king|strong="H4427"\w* after \w him|strong="H0853"\w*. 
\s1 Zechariah’s Short \w Rule|strong="H4427"\w* \w Over|strong="H0853"\w* Israel 
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\v 8 \w Zechariah|strong="H2148"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Jeroboam|strong="H3379"\w* \w ruled|strong="H4427"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w Samaria|strong="H8111"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w six|strong="H8337"\w* \w months|strong="H2320"\w*. This \w was|strong="H3478"\w* during \w the|strong="H5921"\w* 38th \w year|strong="H8141"\w* \w that|strong="H8141"\w* \w Azariah|strong="H5838"\w* \w was|strong="H3478"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*. 
\v 9 Zechariah \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* said \w was|strong="H0834"\w* \w wrong|strong="H7451"\w*. \w He|strong="H0834"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w same|strong="H0853"\w* \w things|strong="H0834"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w ancestors|strong="H0001"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w*. \w He|strong="H0834"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w stop|strong="H5493"\w* \w committing|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w sins|strong="H2398"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Jeroboam|strong="H3379"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Nebat|strong="H5028"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w caused|strong="H0834"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w sin|strong="H2398"\w*. 
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\v 10 \w Shallum|strong="H7967"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Jabesh|strong="H3003"\w* \w made|strong="H7194"\w* plans \w against|strong="H5921"\w* Zechariah. \w Shallum|strong="H7967"\w* \w killed|strong="H5221"\w* Zechariah \w in|strong="H5921"\w* Ibleam.\f + \fr 15:10  \fk in Ibleam \ft This is found in some copies of the ancient Greek version. The standard Hebrew text has “in public.”\f* \w Shallum|strong="H7967"\w* \w became|strong="H4427"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* new \w king|strong="H4427"\w*. 
\v 11 \w All|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* other \w things|strong="H1697"\w* \w that|strong="H3117"\w* \w Zechariah|strong="H2148"\w* \w did|strong="H3117"\w* \w are|strong="H3117"\w* \w written|strong="H3789"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w book|strong="H5612"\w*, \bk \+w The|strong="H5921"\+w* History \+w of|strong="H4428"\+w* \+w the|strong="H5921"\+w* \+w Kings|strong="H4428"\+w* \+w of|strong="H4428"\+w* \+w Israel|strong="H3478"\+w*\bk*. 
\v 12 \w In|strong="H3427"\w* \w this|strong="H3651"\w* \w way|strong="H1697"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD’S|strong="H3068"\w* \w word|strong="H1697"\w* \w came|strong="H1961"\w* \w true|strong="H3068"\w*. \w He|strong="H0834"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w told|strong="H0559"\w* \w Jehu|strong="H3058"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* four generations \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w descendants|strong="H1121"\w* \w would|strong="H3478"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* kings \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. 
\s1 Shallum’s Short \w Rule|strong="H1697"\w* \w Over|strong="H5921"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* 
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\v 13 \w Shallum|strong="H7967"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Jabesh|strong="H3003"\w* \w became|strong="H4427"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Israel \w during|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* 39th \w year|strong="H8141"\w* \w that|strong="H3117"\w* \w Uzziah|strong="H5818"\w* \w was|strong="H4428"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*. \w Shallum|strong="H7967"\w* \w ruled|strong="H4427"\w* \w for|strong="H3117"\w* \w one|strong="H1121"\w* \w month|strong="H3391"\w* \w in|strong="H8141"\w* \w Samaria|strong="H8111"\w*. 
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\v 14 \w Menahem|strong="H4505"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Gadi|strong="H1424"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w from|strong="H0935"\w* \w Tirzah|strong="H8656"\w* \w to|strong="H0935"\w* \w Samaria|strong="H8111"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w killed|strong="H5221"\w* \w Shallum|strong="H7967"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Jabesh|strong="H3003"\w*. \w Then|strong="H0853"\w* \w Menahem|strong="H4505"\w* \w became|strong="H4427"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* new \w king|strong="H4427"\w* after \w him|strong="H5221"\w*. 
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\v 15 \w All|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w things|strong="H1697"\w* \w Shallum|strong="H7967"\w* \w did|strong="H0834"\w*, \w including|strong="H4428"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* plans \w against|strong="H5921"\w* Zechariah, \w are|strong="H0834"\w* \w written|strong="H3789"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w book|strong="H5612"\w*, \bk \+w The|strong="H0834"\+w* History \+w of|strong="H4428"\+w* \+w the|strong="H0834"\+w* \+w Kings|strong="H4428"\+w* \+w of|strong="H4428"\+w* \+w Israel|strong="H3478"\+w*\bk*. 
\s1 Menahem’s \w Rule|strong="H1697"\w* \w Over|strong="H5921"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* 
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\v 16 \w Menahem|strong="H4505"\w* \w defeated|strong="H5221"\w* \w Tiphsah|strong="H8607"\w* \w and|strong="H0853"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w area|strong="H1366"\w* around \w it|strong="H3588"\w*. \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H0834"\w* \w refused|strong="H3808"\w* \w to|strong="H3808"\w* \w open|strong="H6605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* city gate \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w him|strong="H5221"\w*. \w So|strong="H3808"\w* \w Menahem|strong="H4505"\w* \w defeated|strong="H5221"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w* \w and|strong="H0853"\w* \w ripped|strong="H1234"\w* \w open|strong="H6605"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w pregnant|strong="H2030"\w* \w women|strong="H2030"\w* \w in|strong="H3808"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* city. 
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\v 17 \w Menahem|strong="H4505"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Gadi|strong="H1424"\w* \w became|strong="H4427"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* during \w the|strong="H5921"\w* 39th \w year|strong="H8141"\w* \w that|strong="H8141"\w* \w Azariah|strong="H5838"\w* \w was|strong="H3478"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*. \w Menahem|strong="H4505"\w* \w ruled|strong="H4427"\w* \w ten|strong="H6235"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w Samaria|strong="H8111"\w*. 
\v 18 Menahem \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* said \w was|strong="H0834"\w* \w wrong|strong="H7451"\w*. \w He|strong="H0834"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w stop|strong="H5493"\w* \w committing|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w sins|strong="H2398"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Jeroboam|strong="H3379"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Nebat|strong="H5028"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w caused|strong="H0834"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w sin|strong="H2398"\w*. 
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\v 19 \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Pul|strong="H6322"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Assyria|strong="H0804"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0935"\w* fight \w against|strong="H5921"\w* Israel. \w Menahem|strong="H4505"\w* \w gave|strong="H5414"\w* \w Pul|strong="H6322"\w* 75,000 pounds\f + \fr 15:19  \fk 75,000 pounds \ft Literally, “1000 talents” (34,500 kg).\f* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w silver|strong="H3701"\w* \w so|strong="H1961"\w* \w that|strong="H1961"\w* \w Pul|strong="H6322"\w* \w would|strong="H4428"\w* \w support|strong="H2388"\w* \w him|strong="H5414"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* help \w him|strong="H5414"\w* \w gain|strong="H2388"\w* complete \w control|strong="H3027"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w kingdom|strong="H4467"\w*. 
\v 20 \w Menahem|strong="H4505"\w* \w raised|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w money|strong="H3701"\w* \w by|strong="H5921"\w* \w making|strong="H5414"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* rich \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w powerful|strong="H1368"\w* \w men|strong="H0376"\w* \w pay|strong="H5414"\w* taxes. \w He|strong="H8033"\w* taxed \w each|strong="H0376"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w* 20 ounces\f + \fr 15:20  \fk 20 ounces \ft Literally, “50 shekels” (575 g).\f* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w silver|strong="H3701"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w gave|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w money|strong="H3701"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Assyria|strong="H0804"\w*. \w So|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Assyria|strong="H0804"\w* \w left|strong="H3318"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w did|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w stay|strong="H5975"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. 
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\v 21 \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* great \w things|strong="H1697"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w Menahem|strong="H4505"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w are|strong="H0834"\w* \w written|strong="H3789"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w book|strong="H5612"\w*, \bk \+w The|strong="H3605"\+w* History \+w of|strong="H4428"\+w* \+w the|strong="H3605"\+w* \+w Kings|strong="H4428"\+w* \+w of|strong="H4428"\+w* \+w Israel|strong="H3478"\+w*\bk*. 
\v 22 \w Menahem|strong="H4505"\w* died \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w was|strong="H1121"\w* buried \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w his|strong="H8478"\w* \w ancestors|strong="H0001"\w*. \w His|strong="H8478"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w Pekahiah|strong="H6494"\w* \w became|strong="H4427"\w* \w the|strong="H8478"\w* new \w king|strong="H4427"\w* after \w him|strong="H5973"\w*. 
\s1 Pekahiah’s \w Rule|strong="H4427"\w* Over Israel 
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\v 23 \w Pekahiah|strong="H6494"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Menahem|strong="H4505"\w* \w became|strong="H4427"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w Samaria|strong="H8111"\w* during \w the|strong="H5921"\w* 50th \w year|strong="H8141"\w* \w that|strong="H8141"\w* \w Azariah|strong="H5838"\w* \w was|strong="H3478"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*. \w Pekahiah|strong="H6494"\w* \w ruled|strong="H4427"\w* two \w years|strong="H8141"\w*. 
\v 24 \w He|strong="H0834"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* said \w was|strong="H0834"\w* \w wrong|strong="H7451"\w*. \w He|strong="H0834"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w stop|strong="H5493"\w* \w committing|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w sins|strong="H2398"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Jeroboam|strong="H3379"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Nebat|strong="H5028"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w caused|strong="H0834"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w sin|strong="H2398"\w*. 
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\v 25 \w The|strong="H0853"\w* commander \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Pekahiah’s army \w was|strong="H0376"\w* \w Pekah|strong="H6492"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Remaliah|strong="H7425"\w*. \w Pekah|strong="H6492"\w* \w killed|strong="H5221"\w* \w Pekahiah|strong="H5973"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w Samaria|strong="H8111"\w* \w at|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w king’s|strong="H4428"\w* \w palace|strong="H1004"\w*. \w Pekah|strong="H6492"\w* \w had|strong="H4428"\w* 50 \w men|strong="H0376"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* Gilead \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w* \w when|strong="H1121"\w* \w he|strong="H0853"\w* \w killed|strong="H5221"\w* \w Pekahiah|strong="H5973"\w*. \w Then|strong="H0853"\w* \w Pekah|strong="H6492"\w* \w became|strong="H4427"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* new \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w after|strong="H5921"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w*. 
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\v 26 \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* great \w things|strong="H1697"\w* \w Pekahiah|strong="H6494"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w are|strong="H0834"\w* \w written|strong="H3789"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w book|strong="H5612"\w*, \bk \+w The|strong="H3605"\+w* History \+w of|strong="H4428"\+w* \+w the|strong="H3605"\+w* \+w Kings|strong="H4428"\+w* \+w of|strong="H4428"\+w* \+w Israel|strong="H3478"\+w*\bk*. 
\s1 Pekah’s \w Rule|strong="H1697"\w* \w Over|strong="H5921"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* 
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\v 27 \w Pekah|strong="H6492"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Remaliah|strong="H7425"\w* began \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w rule|strong="H4428"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w Samaria|strong="H8111"\w* during \w the|strong="H5921"\w* 52nd \w year|strong="H8141"\w* \w that|strong="H8141"\w* \w Azariah|strong="H5838"\w* \w was|strong="H3478"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*. \w Pekah|strong="H6492"\w* \w ruled|strong="H4427"\w* 20 \w years|strong="H8141"\w*. 
\v 28 Pekah \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* said \w was|strong="H0834"\w* \w wrong|strong="H7451"\w*. \w He|strong="H0834"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w stop|strong="H5493"\w* \w committing|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w sins|strong="H2398"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Jeroboam|strong="H3379"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Nebat|strong="H5028"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w caused|strong="H0834"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w sin|strong="H2398"\w*. 
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\v 29 \w King|strong="H4428"\w* Tiglath Pileser \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Assyria|strong="H0804"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0935"\w* fight \w against|strong="H0935"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w while|strong="H3117"\w* \w Pekah|strong="H6492"\w* \w was|strong="H0776"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. Tiglath Pileser \w captured|strong="H3947"\w* \w Ijon|strong="H5859"\w*, \w Abel|strong="H0062"\w* Bethmaacah, \w Janoah|strong="H3239"\w*, \w Kedesh|strong="H6943"\w*, \w Hazor|strong="H2674"\w*, \w Gilead|strong="H1568"\w*, \w Galilee|strong="H1551"\w*, \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w area|strong="H0776"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Naphtali|strong="H5321"\w*. \w He|strong="H3117"\w* \w took|strong="H3947"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H0776"\w* \w from|strong="H0935"\w* \w these|strong="H3605"\w* \w places|strong="H3605"\w* \w as|strong="H0935"\w* prisoners \w to|strong="H0935"\w* \w Assyria|strong="H0804"\w*. 
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\v 30 \w Hoshea|strong="H1954"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Elah|strong="H0425"\w* \w made|strong="H7194"\w* plans \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w Pekah|strong="H6492"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Remaliah|strong="H7425"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w killed|strong="H5221"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w*. \w Then|strong="H1121"\w* \w Hoshea|strong="H1954"\w* \w became|strong="H4427"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* new \w king|strong="H4427"\w*. This \w was|strong="H1121"\w* during \w the|strong="H5921"\w* 20th \w year|strong="H8141"\w* \w that|strong="H8141"\w* \w Jotham|strong="H3147"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Uzziah|strong="H5818"\w* \w was|strong="H1121"\w* \w king|strong="H4427"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Judah. 
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\v 31 \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* great \w things|strong="H1697"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w Pekah|strong="H6492"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w are|strong="H0834"\w* \w written|strong="H3789"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w book|strong="H5612"\w*, \bk \+w The|strong="H3605"\+w* History \+w of|strong="H4428"\+w* \+w the|strong="H3605"\+w* \+w Kings|strong="H4428"\+w* \+w of|strong="H4428"\+w* \+w Israel|strong="H3478"\+w*\bk*. 
\s1 Jotham’s \w Rule|strong="H1697"\w* \w Over|strong="H5921"\w* Judah 
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\v 32 \w Jotham|strong="H3147"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Uzziah|strong="H5818"\w* \w became|strong="H4427"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*. This \w was|strong="H3478"\w* during \w the|strong="H1121"\w* \w second|strong="H8147"\w* \w year|strong="H8141"\w* \w that|strong="H8141"\w* \w Pekah|strong="H6492"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Remaliah|strong="H7425"\w* \w was|strong="H3478"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. 
\v 33 Jotham \w was|strong="H8034"\w* 25 \w years|strong="H8141"\w* \w old|strong="H1121"\w* \w when|strong="H1961"\w* \w he|strong="H3389"\w* \w became|strong="H1961"\w* \w king|strong="H4427"\w*. \w He|strong="H3389"\w* \w ruled|strong="H4427"\w* 16 \w years|strong="H8141"\w* \w in|strong="H8141"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*. \w His|strong="H1961"\w* \w mother|strong="H0517"\w* \w was|strong="H8034"\w* \w named|strong="H8034"\w* \w Jerusha|strong="H3388"\w*, \w the|strong="H1961"\w* \w daughter|strong="H1323"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Zadok|strong="H6659"\w*. 
\v 34 Jotham \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* said \w was|strong="H0834"\w* \w right|strong="H3477"\w*, \w just|strong="H0834"\w* \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w father|strong="H0001"\w* \w Uzziah|strong="H5818"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w done|strong="H6213"\w*. 
\v 35 \w But|strong="H7535"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w did|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* destroy \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w high|strong="H1116"\w* \w places|strong="H1116"\w*. \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w still|strong="H5750"\w* \w made|strong="H2076"\w* \w sacrifices|strong="H6999"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w burned|strong="H6999"\w* \w incense|strong="H6999"\w* \w at|strong="H3068"\w* \w those|strong="H0853"\w* \w places|strong="H1116"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* worship. Jotham \w built|strong="H1129"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w upper|strong="H5945"\w* \w gate|strong="H8179"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD’S|strong="H3068"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w*. 
\v 36 \w All|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* great \w things|strong="H1697"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w Jotham|strong="H3147"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w are|strong="H0834"\w* \w written|strong="H3789"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w book|strong="H5612"\w*, \bk \+w The|strong="H0834"\+w* History \+w of|strong="H4428"\+w* \+w the|strong="H0834"\+w* \+w Kings|strong="H4428"\+w* \+w of|strong="H4428"\+w* \+w Judah|strong="H3063"\+w*\bk*. 
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\v 37 \w At|strong="H3068"\w* \w that|strong="H3117"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Rezin|strong="H7526"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Aram|strong="H0758"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w Pekah|strong="H6492"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Remaliah|strong="H7425"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* fight \w against|strong="H7425"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*. 
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\v 38 \w Jotham|strong="H3147"\w* died \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w was|strong="H1732"\w* \w buried|strong="H6912"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w his|strong="H1732"\w* \w ancestors|strong="H0001"\w* \w in|strong="H6912"\w* \w the|strong="H8478"\w* \w City|strong="H5892"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w*, \w his|strong="H1732"\w* ancestor. \w Jotham’s|strong="H3147"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w Ahaz|strong="H0271"\w* \w became|strong="H4427"\w* \w the|strong="H8478"\w* new \w king|strong="H4427"\w* after \w him|strong="H5973"\w*. 
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\s1 Ahaz Becomes King Over Judah 
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\v 1 \w Ahaz|strong="H0271"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Jotham|strong="H3147"\w* \w became|strong="H4427"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* during \w the|strong="H1121"\w* 17th \w year|strong="H8141"\w* \w that|strong="H8141"\w* \w Pekah|strong="H6492"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Remaliah|strong="H7425"\w* \w was|strong="H4428"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Israel. 
\v 2 \w Ahaz|strong="H0271"\w* \w was|strong="H3068"\w* 20 \w years|strong="H8141"\w* \w old|strong="H1121"\w* \w when|strong="H1121"\w* \w he|strong="H0430"\w* \w became|strong="H4427"\w* \w king|strong="H4427"\w*. \w He|strong="H0430"\w* \w ruled|strong="H4427"\w* 16 \w years|strong="H8141"\w* \w in|strong="H8141"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*. \w Unlike|strong="H3808"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* ancestor \w David|strong="H1732"\w*, \w Ahaz|strong="H0271"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w what|strong="H3477"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* said \w was|strong="H3068"\w* \w right|strong="H3477"\w*. 
\v 3 \w He|strong="H0834"\w* \w did|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w same|strong="H0853"\w* bad \w things|strong="H8441"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w kings|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* done. \w He|strong="H0834"\w* \w even|strong="H1571"\w* burned \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w a|strong="H0834"\w* sacrifice.\f + \fr 16:3  \fk burned his son as a sacrifice \ft Literally, “made his son pass through the fire.”\f* \w He|strong="H0834"\w* copied \w the|strong="H0853"\w* terrible sins \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* forced \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w leave|strong="H3423"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* country \w when|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w* came. 
\v 4 Ahaz \w made|strong="H3605"\w* \w sacrifices|strong="H6999"\w* \w and|strong="H6086"\w* \w burned|strong="H6999"\w* \w incense|strong="H6999"\w* \w at|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w high|strong="H1116"\w* \w places|strong="H1116"\w* \w and|strong="H6086"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w hills|strong="H1389"\w* \w and|strong="H6086"\w* \w under|strong="H8478"\w* \w every|strong="H3605"\w* \w green|strong="H7488"\w* \w tree|strong="H6086"\w*. 
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\v 5 \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Rezin|strong="H7526"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Aram|strong="H0758"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Pekah|strong="H6492"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Remaliah|strong="H7425"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w came|strong="H5927"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w fight|strong="H3898"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*. \w Rezin|strong="H7526"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w Pekah|strong="H6492"\w* surrounded \w Ahaz|strong="H0271"\w*, \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w could|strong="H3201"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* defeat \w him|strong="H5921"\w*. 
\v 6 \w At|strong="H3427"\w* \w that|strong="H3117"\w* \w time|strong="H6256"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Rezin|strong="H7526"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Aram|strong="H0758"\w* \w took|strong="H0853"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w* \w Elath|strong="H0359"\w* \w for|strong="H3117"\w* \w Aram|strong="H0758"\w*. \w Rezin|strong="H7526"\w* \w took|strong="H0853"\w* \w all|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w people|strong="H3427"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* Judah \w who|strong="H1931"\w* \w were|strong="H3117"\w* \w living|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w Elath|strong="H0359"\w*. \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w Arameans|strong="H0758"\w* \w settled|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w Elath|strong="H0359"\w*, \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w they|strong="H8033"\w* \w still|strong="H7725"\w* \w live|strong="H3427"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w* \w today|strong="H3117"\w*. 
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\v 7 \w Ahaz|strong="H0271"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w messengers|strong="H4397"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* Tiglath Pileser \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Assyria|strong="H0804"\w* \w with|strong="H0413"\w* this message: “\w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w servant|strong="H5650"\w*. \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w like|strong="H3478"\w* \w a|strong="H7971"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w you|strong="H7971"\w*. \w Come|strong="H5927"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w save|strong="H3467"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Aram|strong="H0758"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. \w They|strong="H5921"\w* \w have|strong="H1121"\w* \w come|strong="H5927"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* fight \w me|strong="H0413"\w*.” 
\v 8 \w Ahaz|strong="H0271"\w* \w also|strong="H3068"\w* \w took|strong="H3947"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w silver|strong="H3701"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w gold|strong="H2091"\w* \w that|strong="H3068"\w* \w was|strong="H3068"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w treasuries|strong="H0214"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w king’s|strong="H4428"\w* \w palace|strong="H1004"\w*. \w Then|strong="H3947"\w* \w Ahaz|strong="H0271"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w a|strong="H3947"\w* \w gift|strong="H3068"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Assyria|strong="H0804"\w*. 
\v 9 \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Assyria|strong="H0804"\w* \w listened|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* Ahaz \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w went|strong="H5927"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* fight \w against|strong="H0413"\w* \w Damascus|strong="H1834"\w*. \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w captured|strong="H8610"\w* \w that|strong="H8085"\w* city \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w took|strong="H8610"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w people|strong="H8085"\w* \w from|strong="H8085"\w* \w Damascus|strong="H1834"\w* \w as|strong="H5927"\w* prisoners \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Kir|strong="H7024"\w*. \w He|strong="H0853"\w* \w also|strong="H0853"\w* \w killed|strong="H4191"\w* \w Rezin|strong="H7526"\w*. 
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\v 10 \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Ahaz|strong="H0271"\w* \w went|strong="H7125"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Damascus|strong="H1834"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w meet|strong="H7125"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* Tiglath Pileser \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Assyria|strong="H0804"\w*. \w Ahaz|strong="H0271"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w altar|strong="H4196"\w* \w at|strong="H0413"\w* \w Damascus|strong="H1834"\w*. \w He|strong="H0834"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w a|strong="H7200"\w* \w model|strong="H8403"\w* \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w pattern|strong="H8403"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w this|strong="H0834"\w* \w altar|strong="H4196"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Uriah|strong="H0223"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w priest|strong="H3548"\w*. 
\v 11 \w Then|strong="H0853"\w* \w Uriah|strong="H0223"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w priest|strong="H3548"\w* \w built|strong="H1129"\w* \w an|strong="H1129"\w* \w altar|strong="H4196"\w* \w just|strong="H0834"\w* \w like|strong="H3651"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* model \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Ahaz|strong="H0271"\w* \w had|strong="H0834"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w him|strong="H7971"\w* \w from|strong="H0935"\w* \w Damascus|strong="H1834"\w*. \w Uriah|strong="H0223"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w priest|strong="H3548"\w* \w built|strong="H1129"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w altar|strong="H4196"\w* \w this|strong="H3651"\w* \w way|strong="H3605"\w* \w before|strong="H5704"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Ahaz|strong="H0271"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w* \w back|strong="H0935"\w* \w from|strong="H0935"\w* \w Damascus|strong="H1834"\w*. 
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\v 12 \w When|strong="H7200"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w arrived|strong="H0935"\w* \w from|strong="H0935"\w* \w Damascus|strong="H1834"\w*, \w he|strong="H0853"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w altar|strong="H4196"\w*. \w He|strong="H0853"\w* \w offered|strong="H5927"\w* sacrifices \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w altar|strong="H4196"\w*. 
\v 13 Ahaz \w burned|strong="H6999"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w burnt|strong="H5930"\w* \w offerings|strong="H8002"\w* \w and|strong="H4196"\w* \w grain|strong="H6999"\w* \w offerings|strong="H8002"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w*. \w He|strong="H0834"\w* poured \w his|strong="H5921"\w* drink \w offering|strong="H4503"\w* \w and|strong="H4196"\w* \w sprinkled|strong="H2236"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w blood|strong="H1818"\w* \w of|strong="H4196"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* fellowship \w offerings|strong="H8002"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w this|strong="H0834"\w* \w altar|strong="H4196"\w*. 
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\v 14 Ahaz \w took|strong="H0853"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w bronze|strong="H5178"\w* \w altar|strong="H4196"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w was|strong="H0834"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w front|strong="H6440"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w*. \w This|strong="H0834"\w* \w bronze|strong="H5178"\w* \w altar|strong="H4196"\w* \w was|strong="H0834"\w* \w between|strong="H0996"\w* Ahaz’s \w altar|strong="H4196"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*. Ahaz \w put|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w bronze|strong="H5178"\w* \w altar|strong="H4196"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w north|strong="H6828"\w* \w side|strong="H3409"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w his|strong="H5414"\w* \w own|strong="H6440"\w* \w altar|strong="H4196"\w*. 
\v 15 \w He|strong="H0853"\w* \w commanded|strong="H6680"\w* \w Uriah|strong="H0223"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w priest|strong="H3548"\w*, “\w Use|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w large|strong="H1419"\w* \w altar|strong="H4196"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w burn|strong="H6999"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w morning|strong="H1242"\w* \w burnt|strong="H5930"\w* \w offerings|strong="H4503"\w*, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w evening|strong="H6153"\w* \w grain|strong="H3605"\w* \w offerings|strong="H4503"\w*, \w and|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* drink \w offerings|strong="H4503"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w this|strong="H3605"\w* \w country|strong="H0776"\w*. \w Sprinkle|strong="H2236"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w blood|strong="H1818"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w burnt|strong="H5930"\w* \w offering|strong="H4503"\w* \w and|strong="H0776"\w* \w other|strong="H3605"\w* \w sacrifices|strong="H2077"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w large|strong="H1419"\w* \w altar|strong="H4196"\w*. \w But|strong="H1961"\w* \w I|strong="H6680"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w use|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w bronze|strong="H5178"\w* \w altar|strong="H4196"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* get \w answers|strong="H0559"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w God|strong="H0559"\w*.” 
\v 16 \w Uriah|strong="H0223"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w priest|strong="H3548"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w everything|strong="H3605"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Ahaz|strong="H0271"\w* \w commanded|strong="H6680"\w* \w him|strong="H6680"\w* \w to|strong="H4428"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w*. 
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\v 17 \w There|strong="H8478"\w* \w were|strong="H0834"\w* carts \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w bronze|strong="H5178"\w* panels \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w basins|strong="H4350"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* priests \w to|strong="H3381"\w* wash \w their|strong="H5414"\w* hands. \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Ahaz|strong="H0271"\w* \w removed|strong="H5493"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* panels \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w basins|strong="H4350"\w* \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w cut|strong="H7112"\w* \w up|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* carts. \w He|strong="H0834"\w* \w also|strong="H0853"\w* \w took|strong="H5493"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* large tank\f + \fr 16:17  \fk tank \ft A very large container for water.\f* \w off|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w bronze|strong="H5178"\w* \w bulls|strong="H1241"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* stood \w under|strong="H8478"\w* \w it|strong="H5414"\w*. \w He|strong="H0834"\w* \w put|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* large tank \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w a|strong="H5414"\w* \w stone|strong="H0068"\w* \w pavement|strong="H4837"\w*. 
\v 18 \w Workers|strong="H1129"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w built|strong="H1129"\w* \w a|strong="H1129"\w* covered \w place|strong="H1004"\w* \w inside|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w* area \w for|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Sabbath|strong="H7676"\w* meetings. \w But|strong="H4428"\w* Ahaz \w removed|strong="H5437"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* covered \w place|strong="H1004"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w outside|strong="H2435"\w* \w entrance|strong="H3996"\w* \w for|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w*. \w He|strong="H0834"\w* \w removed|strong="H5437"\w* \w all|strong="H5437"\w* \w these|strong="H0834"\w* \w from|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD’S|strong="H3068"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w*. Ahaz \w did|strong="H0834"\w* \w this|strong="H0834"\w* \w because|strong="H0834"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Assyria|strong="H0804"\w*. 
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\v 19 \w All|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* great \w things|strong="H1697"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w Ahaz|strong="H0271"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w are|strong="H0834"\w* \w written|strong="H3789"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w book|strong="H5612"\w*, \bk \+w The|strong="H0834"\+w* History \+w of|strong="H4428"\+w* \+w the|strong="H0834"\+w* \+w Kings|strong="H4428"\+w* \+w of|strong="H4428"\+w* \+w Judah|strong="H3063"\+w*\bk*. 
\v 20 \w Ahaz|strong="H0271"\w* died \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w was|strong="H1732"\w* \w buried|strong="H6912"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w his|strong="H1732"\w* \w ancestors|strong="H0001"\w* \w in|strong="H6912"\w* \w the|strong="H8478"\w* \w City|strong="H5892"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w*. \w Ahaz’s|strong="H0271"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w Hezekiah|strong="H2396"\w* \w became|strong="H4427"\w* \w the|strong="H8478"\w* new \w king|strong="H4427"\w* after \w him|strong="H5973"\w*. 
\c 17  
\s1 Hoshea Begins His Rule Over Israel 
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\v 1 \w Hoshea|strong="H1954"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Elah|strong="H0425"\w* began \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w rule|strong="H4428"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w Samaria|strong="H8111"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. This \w was|strong="H3478"\w* during \w the|strong="H5921"\w* 12th \w year|strong="H8141"\w* \w that|strong="H8141"\w* \w Ahaz|strong="H0271"\w* \w was|strong="H3478"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*. \w Hoshea|strong="H1954"\w* \w ruled|strong="H4427"\w* \w nine|strong="H8672"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w*. 
\v 2 \w He|strong="H0834"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* said \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w wrong|strong="H7451"\w*, \w but|strong="H7535"\w* \w he|strong="H0834"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w bad|strong="H7451"\w* \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w kings|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w ruled|strong="H4428"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w him|strong="H6440"\w*. 
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\v 3 \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Shalmaneser|strong="H8022"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Assyria|strong="H0804"\w* \w came|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* fight \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w Hoshea|strong="H1954"\w* \w and|strong="H4428"\w* defeated \w him|strong="H5921"\w*. \w So|strong="H1961"\w* \w Hoshea|strong="H1954"\w* \w paid|strong="H7725"\w* \w tribute|strong="H4503"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w Shalmaneser|strong="H8022"\w*. 
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\v 4 Later, \w Hoshea|strong="H1954"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w messengers|strong="H4397"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w ask|strong="H4428"\w* \w for|strong="H0413"\w* help. \w That|strong="H0834"\w* \w king’s|strong="H4428"\w* name \w was|strong="H0834"\w* \w So|strong="H7971"\w*. \w That|strong="H0834"\w* \w year|strong="H8141"\w* \w Hoshea|strong="H1954"\w* \w did|strong="H0834"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* pay \w tribute|strong="H4503"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Assyria|strong="H0804"\w* \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w he|strong="H0834"\w* \w did|strong="H0834"\w* \w every|strong="H8141"\w* other \w year|strong="H8141"\w*. \w The|strong="H0834"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Assyria|strong="H0804"\w* learned \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w Hoshea|strong="H1954"\w* \w had|strong="H0834"\w* \w made|strong="H0631"\w* plans \w against|strong="H0413"\w* \w him|strong="H0413"\w*. \w So|strong="H7971"\w* \w he|strong="H0834"\w* \w arrested|strong="H6113"\w* \w Hoshea|strong="H1954"\w* \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w put|strong="H7971"\w* \w him|strong="H0413"\w* \w in|strong="H8141"\w* jail. 
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\v 5 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Assyria|strong="H0804"\w* \w attacked|strong="H5927"\w* many \w places|strong="H3605"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* Israel. \w Then|strong="H5927"\w* \w he|strong="H5921"\w* \w came|strong="H5927"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w Samaria|strong="H8111"\w* \w and|strong="H0776"\w* fought \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w*. 
\v 6 \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Assyria|strong="H0804"\w* \w took|strong="H3920"\w* \w Samaria|strong="H8111"\w* during \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w ninth|strong="H8671"\w* \w year|strong="H8141"\w* \w that|strong="H8141"\w* \w Hoshea|strong="H1954"\w* \w was|strong="H3478"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. \w He|strong="H0853"\w* \w captured|strong="H3920"\w* many \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w took|strong="H3920"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w* \w as|strong="H3427"\w* prisoners \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w Assyria|strong="H0804"\w*. \w He|strong="H0853"\w* \w made|strong="H1540"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w* \w live|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w Halah|strong="H2477"\w* \w by|strong="H8141"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Habor|strong="H2249"\w* \w River|strong="H5104"\w* \w at|strong="H3427"\w* \w Gozan|strong="H1470"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* other \w cities|strong="H5892"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Medes|strong="H4074"\w*. 
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\v 7 These \w things|strong="H1961"\w* \w happened|strong="H1961"\w* \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w sinned|strong="H2398"\w* \w against|strong="H2398"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w*. \w And|strong="H1121"\w* \w it|strong="H3588"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Lord|strong="H3068"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w brought|strong="H5927"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w* \w out|strong="H3027"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*! \w He|strong="H3588"\w* saved \w them|strong="H0853"\w* \w from|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w power|strong="H3027"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Pharaoh|strong="H6547"\w*, \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*. \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w* \w began|strong="H1961"\w* worshiping \w other|strong="H0312"\w* \w gods|strong="H0430"\w*. 
\v 8 \w They|strong="H0834"\w* began \w doing|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* same \w things|strong="H0834"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* other \w people|strong="H1121"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w*. \w And|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* forced \w those|strong="H0834"\w* \w people|strong="H1121"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w leave|strong="H3423"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* \w land|strong="H6440"\w* \w when|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w* came. \w The|strong="H6440"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w* \w also|strong="H3068"\w* \w chose|strong="H6213"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H1121"\w* \w ruled|strong="H4428"\w* \w by|strong="H3068"\w* \w kings|strong="H4428"\w*. 
\v 9 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w* \w secretly|strong="H2644"\w* \w did|strong="H0834"\w* \w things|strong="H1697"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w those|strong="H3605"\w* \w things|strong="H1697"\w* \w were|strong="H0834"\w* wrong! 
\p \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w* \w built|strong="H1129"\w* \w high|strong="H1116"\w* \w places|strong="H1116"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w cities|strong="H5892"\w*—\w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* smallest \w town|strong="H5892"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* largest \w city|strong="H5892"\w*. 
\v 10 \w They|strong="H5921"\w* put \w up|strong="H5921"\w* memorial stones \w and|strong="H6086"\w* \w Asherah|strong="H0842"\w* poles \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w every|strong="H3605"\w* \w high|strong="H1364"\w* \w hill|strong="H1389"\w* \w and|strong="H6086"\w* \w under|strong="H8478"\w* \w every|strong="H3605"\w* \w green|strong="H7488"\w* \w tree|strong="H6086"\w*. 
\v 11 \w They|strong="H0834"\w* \w burned|strong="H6999"\w* \w incense|strong="H6999"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w those|strong="H3605"\w* \w places|strong="H1116"\w* \w for|strong="H3605"\w* worship.\f + \fr 17:11  \fk places for worship \ft Or “high places,” places for worshiping God or false gods. These places were often on the hills and mountains.\f* \w They|strong="H0834"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w these|strong="H3605"\w* \w things|strong="H1697"\w* \w like|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* forced \w out|strong="H6440"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w land|strong="H6440"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w*. \w The|strong="H3605"\w* Israelites \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w evil|strong="H7451"\w* \w things|strong="H1697"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w angry|strong="H3707"\w*. 
\v 12 \w They|strong="H0834"\w* \w served|strong="H5647"\w* \w idols|strong="H1544"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w*, “\w You|strong="H0834"\w* \w must|strong="H0853"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w*.” 
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\v 13 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w used|strong="H3605"\w* \w every|strong="H3605"\w* \w prophet|strong="H5030"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w every|strong="H3605"\w* \w seer|strong="H2374"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w warn|strong="H5749"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*. \w He|strong="H0834"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w Turn|strong="H7725"\w* \w away|strong="H7971"\w* \w from|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w evil|strong="H7451"\w* \w things|strong="H3605"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w do|strong="H6680"\w*. \w Obey|strong="H8104"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w commands|strong="H6680"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w laws|strong="H8451"\w*. \w Follow|strong="H3068"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w law|strong="H8451"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w gave|strong="H6680"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w ancestors|strong="H0001"\w*. \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w used|strong="H3605"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w servants|strong="H5650"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w prophets|strong="H5030"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w give|strong="H7725"\w* \w this|strong="H0834"\w* \w law|strong="H8451"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*.” 
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\v 14 \w But|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w people|strong="H0834"\w* \w would|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w listen|strong="H8085"\w*. \w They|strong="H0834"\w* \w were|strong="H0834"\w* very \w stubborn|strong="H7185"\w* \w like|strong="H0834"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* \w ancestors|strong="H0001"\w*. \w Their|strong="H3068"\w* \w ancestors|strong="H0001"\w* \w did|strong="H0834"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w believe|strong="H0539"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w*. 
\v 15 \w They|strong="H0834"\w* refused \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w follow|strong="H0310"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w laws|strong="H5715"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w agreement|strong="H1285"\w* \w he|strong="H0834"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w with|strong="H0854"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* \w ancestors|strong="H0001"\w*. \w They|strong="H0834"\w* \w would|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H1115"\w* listen \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w warnings|strong="H5715"\w*. \w They|strong="H0834"\w* \w worshiped|strong="H0310"\w* \w idols|strong="H1892"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w were|strong="H0834"\w* worth \w nothing|strong="H1115"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w they|strong="H0834"\w* \w themselves|strong="H0310"\w* \w became|strong="H1891"\w* worth \w nothing|strong="H1115"\w*. \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w warned|strong="H5749"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w* \w not|strong="H1115"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* evil \w things|strong="H0834"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w people|strong="H1471"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w around|strong="H5439"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w*. \w But|strong="H5749"\w* \w they|strong="H0834"\w* \w lived|strong="H0310"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w same|strong="H0853"\w* way \w those|strong="H0834"\w* \w people|strong="H1471"\w* \w lived|strong="H0310"\w*. 
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\v 16 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H5800"\w* stopped following \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w commands|strong="H4687"\w* \w of|strong="H0430"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w*. \w They|strong="H3068"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w two|strong="H8147"\w* gold statues \w of|strong="H0430"\w* \w calves|strong="H5695"\w*. \w They|strong="H3068"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w Asherah|strong="H0842"\w* poles. \w They|strong="H3068"\w* \w worshiped|strong="H7812"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* stars \w of|strong="H0430"\w* \w heaven|strong="H8064"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w served|strong="H5647"\w* \w Baal|strong="H1168"\w*. 
\v 17 \w They|strong="H3068"\w* sacrificed \w their|strong="H3068"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w daughters|strong="H1323"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w fire|strong="H0784"\w*. \w They|strong="H3068"\w* \w used|strong="H6213"\w* magic \w and|strong="H1121"\w* witchcraft \w to|strong="H3068"\w* try \w to|strong="H3068"\w* learn \w the|strong="H0853"\w* future. \w They|strong="H3068"\w* \w sold|strong="H4376"\w* \w themselves|strong="H7451"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w what|strong="H7451"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* said \w was|strong="H3068"\w* \w evil|strong="H7451"\w*. \w They|strong="H3068"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w this|strong="H3068"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w make|strong="H6213"\w* \w him|strong="H0853"\w* \w angry|strong="H3707"\w*. 
\v 18 \w So|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* became \w very|strong="H3966"\w* \w angry|strong="H0599"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w removed|strong="H5493"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w from|strong="H5493"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w sight|strong="H6440"\w*. \w There|strong="H3068"\w* \w were|strong="H3478"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w* \w left|strong="H7604"\w*, \w except|strong="H7535"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w tribe|strong="H7626"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*. 
\s1 \w The|strong="H6440"\w* \w People|strong="H3808"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w Are|strong="H3478"\w* \w Also|strong="H3068"\w* Guilty 
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\v 19 \w But|strong="H3808"\w* \w even|strong="H1571"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w people|strong="H0834"\w* \w of|strong="H0430"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w obey|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w commands|strong="H4687"\w* \w of|strong="H0430"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w*. \w They|strong="H0834"\w* lived \w just|strong="H0834"\w* \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w*. 
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\v 20 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w rejected|strong="H3988"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w*. \w He|strong="H0834"\w* \w brought|strong="H5414"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w* many troubles. \w He|strong="H0834"\w* \w let|strong="H5414"\w* \w people|strong="H0834"\w* \w destroy|strong="H3605"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w*. \w Finally|strong="H5704"\w*, \w he|strong="H0834"\w* \w threw|strong="H7993"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w* \w away|strong="H7993"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* removed \w them|strong="H5414"\w* \w from|strong="H6440"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w sight|strong="H6440"\w*. 
\v 21 \w He|strong="H3588"\w* \w tore|strong="H7167"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w family|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* made \w Jeroboam|strong="H3379"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Nebat|strong="H5028"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* \w king|strong="H4427"\w*. \w Jeroboam|strong="H3379"\w* pulled \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w* \w away|strong="H0310"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w following|strong="H0310"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*. \w He|strong="H3588"\w* caused \w them|strong="H0853"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w commit|strong="H2398"\w* \w a|strong="H3588"\w* \w great|strong="H1419"\w* \w sin|strong="H2398"\w*. 
\v 22 \w So|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w* \w sinned|strong="H2403"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* ways \w Jeroboam|strong="H3379"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w*. \w And|strong="H1121"\w* \w they|strong="H0834"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w stop|strong="H5493"\w* \w committing|strong="H6213"\w* \w these|strong="H3605"\w* \w sins|strong="H2403"\w* 
\v 23 \w until|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w took|strong="H5493"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w away|strong="H5493"\w* \w from|strong="H5493"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w sight|strong="H6440"\w*. \w And|strong="H3068"\w* \w he|strong="H0834"\w* \w said|strong="H1696"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w would|strong="H3478"\w* happen. \w He|strong="H0834"\w* \w sent|strong="H1540"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w prophets|strong="H5030"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w tell|strong="H1696"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H0834"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w would|strong="H3478"\w* happen. \w So|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w* \w were|strong="H0834"\w* \w taken|strong="H5493"\w* \w out|strong="H6440"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w country|strong="H0127"\w* \w into|strong="H1540"\w* \w Assyria|strong="H0804"\w*. \w And|strong="H3068"\w* \w they|strong="H0834"\w* \w have|strong="H0834"\w* \w been|strong="H0834"\w* \w there|strong="H2088"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w*. 
\s1 Foreigners Settle \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* 
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\v 24 \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Assyria|strong="H0804"\w* \w took|strong="H3423"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w* \w out|strong="H3423"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Samaria|strong="H8111"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w brought|strong="H0935"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* other \w people|strong="H1121"\w* \w from|strong="H0935"\w* \w Babylon|strong="H0894"\w*, \w Cuthah|strong="H3575"\w*, \w Avva|strong="H5755"\w*, \w Hamath|strong="H2574"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w Sepharvaim|strong="H5617"\w*. \w They|strong="H0935"\w* \w took|strong="H3423"\w* \w over|strong="H0853"\w* \w Samaria|strong="H8111"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w lived|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w cities|strong="H5892"\w* around \w it|strong="H0935"\w*. 
\v 25 \w When|strong="H1961"\w* these \w people|strong="H3427"\w* \w began|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w live|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* Samaria, \w they|strong="H8033"\w* \w did|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* honor \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*, \w so|strong="H7971"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w lions|strong="H0738"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* attack \w them|strong="H0853"\w*. \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w lions|strong="H0738"\w* \w killed|strong="H2026"\w* \w some|strong="H8033"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w*. 
\v 26 \w Some|strong="H2009"\w* \w people|strong="H1471"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Assyria|strong="H0804"\w*, “\w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w people|strong="H1471"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w took|strong="H0853"\w* \w away|strong="H7971"\w* \w and|strong="H0430"\w* \w put|strong="H4191"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w cities|strong="H5892"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Samaria|strong="H8111"\w* \w don’t|strong="H3808"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* law \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w god|strong="H0430"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w country|strong="H0776"\w*. \w So|strong="H7971"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w god|strong="H0430"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w lions|strong="H0738"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* attack \w them|strong="H0853"\w*. \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w lions|strong="H0738"\w* \w killed|strong="H4191"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w* \w because|strong="H0834"\w* \w they|strong="H0834"\w* \w don’t|strong="H3808"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* law \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w god|strong="H0430"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w country|strong="H0776"\w*.” 
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\v 27 \w So|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Assyria|strong="H0804"\w* \w gave|strong="H6680"\w* \w this|strong="H0834"\w* \w command|strong="H6680"\w*: “\w You|strong="H0834"\w* \w took|strong="H0853"\w* \w some|strong="H0259"\w* \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* \w from|strong="H0776"\w* Samaria. Send \w one|strong="H0259"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* captured back \w to|strong="H0559"\w* Samaria. \w Let|strong="H1540"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w priest|strong="H3548"\w* \w go|strong="H1540"\w* \w and|strong="H0430"\w* \w live|strong="H3427"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w*. \w Then|strong="H0853"\w* \w he|strong="H0834"\w* \w can|strong="H0834"\w* \w teach|strong="H3384"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w people|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* law \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w god|strong="H0430"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w country|strong="H0776"\w*.” 
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\v 28 \w So|strong="H1961"\w* \w one|strong="H0259"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* Assyrians \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w carried|strong="H1540"\w* \w away|strong="H1540"\w* \w from|strong="H0935"\w* \w Samaria|strong="H8111"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0935"\w* \w live|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w Bethel|strong="H1008"\w*. \w He|strong="H0834"\w* \w taught|strong="H3384"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w people|strong="H3427"\w* \w how|strong="H0349"\w* \w they|strong="H0834"\w* \w should|strong="H3068"\w* honor \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*. 
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\v 29 \w But|strong="H1961"\w* all \w those|strong="H0834"\w* \w people|strong="H1471"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w gods|strong="H0430"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w their|strong="H1992"\w* \w own|strong="H1961"\w*. \w They|strong="H1992"\w* \w put|strong="H3240"\w* \w them|strong="H1992"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w temples|strong="H1004"\w* \w at|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w high|strong="H1116"\w* \w places|strong="H1116"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w people|strong="H1471"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Samaria|strong="H8118"\w* \w had|strong="H0834"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w*. \w They|strong="H1992"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w this|strong="H0834"\w* \w wherever|strong="H0834"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w lived|strong="H3427"\w*. 
\v 30 \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w people|strong="H0376"\w* \w of|strong="H0376"\w* \w Babylon|strong="H0894"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* false god Succoth Benoth. \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w people|strong="H0376"\w* \w of|strong="H0376"\w* \w Cuthah|strong="H3575"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* false god \w Nergal|strong="H5370"\w*. \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w people|strong="H0376"\w* \w of|strong="H0376"\w* \w Hamath|strong="H2574"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* false god \w Ashima|strong="H0807"\w*. 
\v 31 \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w people|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Avva \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* false gods \w Nibhaz|strong="H5026"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w Tartak|strong="H8662"\w*. \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w people|strong="H1121"\w* \w from|strong="H1121"\w* \w Sepharvaim|strong="H5617"\w* \w also|strong="H0853"\w* \w burned|strong="H8313"\w* \w their|strong="H8313"\w* \w children|strong="H1121"\w* \w in|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w fire|strong="H0784"\w* \w to|strong="H1121"\w* honor \w their|strong="H8313"\w* false gods, \w Adrammelech|strong="H0152"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w Anammelech|strong="H6048"\w*. 
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\v 32 \w But|strong="H1961"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w also|strong="H3068"\w* worshiped \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*. \w They|strong="H1992"\w* \w chose|strong="H6213"\w* \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* \w for|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w high|strong="H1116"\w* \w places|strong="H1116"\w* \w from|strong="H1961"\w* \w among|strong="H7098"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* people. \w These|strong="H1992"\w* \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* sacrifices \w for|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* people \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w temples|strong="H1004"\w* \w at|strong="H3068"\w* \w those|strong="H1992"\w* \w places|strong="H1116"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w worship|strong="H3372"\w*. 
\v 33 \w They|strong="H0834"\w* respected \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w but|strong="H1961"\w* \w also|strong="H3068"\w* \w served|strong="H5647"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* \w own|strong="H1961"\w* \w gods|strong="H0430"\w*, \w just|strong="H0834"\w* \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w they|strong="H0834"\w* \w did|strong="H0834"\w* \w in|strong="H0430"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* \w own|strong="H1961"\w* countries. 
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\v 34 \w Even|strong="H5704"\w* \w today|strong="H3117"\w*, \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w live|strong="H8034"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w same|strong="H2088"\w* \w way|strong="H2088"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w past|strong="H7223"\w*. \w They|strong="H1992"\w* \w don’t|strong="H0369"\w* \w honor|strong="H8034"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*. \w They|strong="H1992"\w* \w don’t|strong="H0369"\w* \w obey|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w rules|strong="H2708"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w commands|strong="H6680"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w*. \w They|strong="H1992"\w* \w don’t|strong="H0369"\w* \w obey|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w law|strong="H8451"\w* \w or|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w commands|strong="H6680"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w gave|strong="H6680"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w children|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Jacob|strong="H3290"\w*. 
\v 35 \w The|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w made|strong="H3772"\w* \w an|strong="H3772"\w* \w agreement|strong="H1285"\w* \w with|strong="H0854"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* Israelites. \w He|strong="H0430"\w* \w commanded|strong="H6680"\w* \w them|strong="H6680"\w*, “\w You|strong="H6680"\w* \w must|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* honor \w other|strong="H0312"\w* \w gods|strong="H0430"\w*. \w You|strong="H6680"\w* \w must|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w worship|strong="H7812"\w* \w them|strong="H6680"\w* \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w serve|strong="H5647"\w* \w them|strong="H6680"\w* \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w offer|strong="H2076"\w* \w sacrifices|strong="H2076"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w them|strong="H6680"\w*. 
\v 36 \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w must|strong="H0853"\w* \w follow|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*, \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w brought|strong="H5927"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w out|strong="H5186"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*. \w He|strong="H0834"\w* used \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w great|strong="H1419"\w* \w power|strong="H2220"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* save \w you|strong="H0834"\w*. \w You|strong="H0834"\w* \w must|strong="H0853"\w* \w worship|strong="H7812"\w* \w him|strong="H0853"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w make|strong="H3588"\w* \w sacrifices|strong="H2076"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w him|strong="H0853"\w*. 
\v 37 \w You|strong="H0834"\w* \w must|strong="H0853"\w* \w obey|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w rules|strong="H2706"\w*, \w laws|strong="H8451"\w*, \w teachings|strong="H8451"\w*, \w and|strong="H0430"\w* \w commands|strong="H4687"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w he|strong="H0834"\w* \w wrote|strong="H3789"\w* \w for|strong="H4941"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*. \w You|strong="H0834"\w* \w must|strong="H0853"\w* \w obey|strong="H6213"\w* \w these|strong="H3605"\w* \w things|strong="H3605"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w*. \w You|strong="H0834"\w* \w must|strong="H0853"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* respect \w other|strong="H0312"\w* \w gods|strong="H0430"\w*. 
\v 38 \w You|strong="H0834"\w* \w must|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w forget|strong="H7911"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w agreement|strong="H1285"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w made|strong="H3772"\w* \w with|strong="H0854"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*. \w You|strong="H0834"\w* \w must|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* respect \w other|strong="H0312"\w* \w gods|strong="H0430"\w*. 
\v 39 \w No|strong="H0518"\w*, \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w must|strong="H0853"\w* respect \w only|strong="H0518"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w*. \w Then|strong="H0853"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w save|strong="H5337"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w from|strong="H3027"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w enemies|strong="H0341"\w*.” 
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\v 40 \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* Israelites \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w listen|strong="H8085"\w*. \w They|strong="H1992"\w* \w kept|strong="H6213"\w* \w on|strong="H8085"\w* \w doing|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* same \w things|strong="H7223"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w before|strong="H7223"\w*. 
\v 41 \w So|strong="H6213"\w* \w now|strong="H1961"\w* \w those|strong="H0428"\w* \w other|strong="H2088"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* respected \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*, \w but|strong="H1961"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w also|strong="H1571"\w* \w served|strong="H5647"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* \w own|strong="H1961"\w* \w idols|strong="H6456"\w*. \w Their|strong="H3068"\w* \w children|strong="H1121"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w grandchildren|strong="H1121"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w same|strong="H2088"\w* \w thing|strong="H2088"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* \w ancestors|strong="H0001"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w*. \w They|strong="H1992"\w* \w still|strong="H5704"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w these|strong="H0428"\w* \w things|strong="H0428"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w*. 
\c 18  
\s1 Hezekiah Begins His Rule Over Judah 
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\v 1 \w Hezekiah|strong="H2396"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Ahaz|strong="H0271"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*. \w Hezekiah|strong="H2396"\w* \w began|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w rule|strong="H4428"\w* \w during|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H1961"\w* \w third|strong="H7969"\w* \w year|strong="H8141"\w* \w that|strong="H8141"\w* \w Hoshea|strong="H1954"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Elah|strong="H0425"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. 
\v 2 Hezekiah \w was|strong="H8034"\w* 25 \w years|strong="H8141"\w* \w old|strong="H1121"\w* \w when|strong="H1961"\w* \w he|strong="H3389"\w* \w began|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w rule|strong="H4427"\w*. \w He|strong="H3389"\w* \w ruled|strong="H4427"\w* 29 \w years|strong="H8141"\w* \w in|strong="H8141"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*. \w His|strong="H1961"\w* \w mother’s|strong="H0517"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w* \w was|strong="H8034"\w* \w Abi|strong="H0021"\w*,\f + \fr 18:2  \fk Abi \ft Or “Abijah.”\f* \w the|strong="H1961"\w* \w daughter|strong="H1323"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Zechariah|strong="H2148"\w*. 
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\v 3 Hezekiah \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* said \w was|strong="H0834"\w* \w right|strong="H3477"\w*, \w just|strong="H0834"\w* \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* ancestor \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w done|strong="H6213"\w*. 
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\v 4 Hezekiah \w destroyed|strong="H3772"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w high|strong="H1116"\w* \w places|strong="H1116"\w*. \w He|strong="H0834"\w* \w broke|strong="H7665"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* memorial stones \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w cut|strong="H3772"\w* \w down|strong="H3772"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Asherah|strong="H0842"\w* poles. \w At|strong="H3478"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w* \w burned|strong="H6999"\w* \w incense|strong="H6999"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w bronze|strong="H5178"\w* \w snake|strong="H5175"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w by|strong="H7121"\w* \w Moses|strong="H4872"\w*. \w This|strong="H1931"\w* \w bronze|strong="H5178"\w* \w snake|strong="H5175"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w called|strong="H7121"\w* “\w Nehushtan|strong="H5180"\w*.”\f + \fr 18:4  \fk Nehushtan \ft This Hebrew name is like the words meaning “bronze” and “snake.”\f* Hezekiah \w broke|strong="H7665"\w* \w this|strong="H1931"\w* \w bronze|strong="H5178"\w* \w snake|strong="H5175"\w* \w into|strong="H1961"\w* \w pieces|strong="H7665"\w*. 
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\v 5 Hezekiah \w trusted|strong="H0982"\w* \w in|strong="H0430"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. \w There|strong="H1961"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w one|strong="H3605"\w* \w like|strong="H3644"\w* Hezekiah \w among|strong="H3808"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w kings|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w him|strong="H0310"\w* \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w after|strong="H0310"\w* \w him|strong="H0310"\w*. 
\v 6 \w He|strong="H0834"\w* \w was|strong="H0834"\w* very faithful \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w did|strong="H0834"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w stop|strong="H5493"\w* \w following|strong="H0310"\w* \w him|strong="H0853"\w*. \w He|strong="H0834"\w* \w obeyed|strong="H8104"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w commands|strong="H6680"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w given|strong="H6680"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w Moses|strong="H4872"\w*. 
\v 7 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* Hezekiah, \w so|strong="H1961"\w* \w he|strong="H0834"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w successful|strong="H7919"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w everything|strong="H3605"\w* \w he|strong="H0834"\w* \w did|strong="H0834"\w*. 
\p Hezekiah broke \w away|strong="H3318"\w* \w from|strong="H3318"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Assyria|strong="H0804"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* stopped \w serving|strong="H5647"\w* \w him|strong="H5973"\w*. 
\v 8 Hezekiah \w defeated|strong="H5221"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Philistines|strong="H6430"\w* \w all|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w way|strong="H5704"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w Gaza|strong="H5804"\w* \w and|strong="H6430"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w area|strong="H1366"\w* around \w it|strong="H1931"\w*. \w He|strong="H1931"\w* \w defeated|strong="H5221"\w* \w all|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Philistine|strong="H6430"\w* \w cities|strong="H5892"\w*—\w from|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* smallest \w town|strong="H5892"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* largest \w city|strong="H5892"\w*. 
\s1 \w The|strong="H0853"\w* Assyrians Capture Samaria 
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\v 9 \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Shalmaneser|strong="H8022"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Assyria|strong="H0804"\w* \w went|strong="H5927"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* fight \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w Samaria|strong="H8111"\w*. \w His|strong="H5921"\w* \w army|strong="H5927"\w* surrounded \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w city|strong="H1931"\w*. \w This|strong="H1931"\w* \w happened|strong="H1961"\w* \w during|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w fourth|strong="H7243"\w* \w year|strong="H8141"\w* \w that|strong="H1931"\w* \w Hezekiah|strong="H2396"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Judah. (\w This|strong="H1931"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w also|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w seventh|strong="H7637"\w* \w year|strong="H8141"\w* \w that|strong="H1931"\w* \w Hoshea|strong="H1954"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Elah|strong="H0425"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.) 
\v 10 \w At|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H3920"\w* \w end|strong="H7097"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H3920"\w* \w third|strong="H7969"\w* \w year|strong="H8141"\w*, Shalmaneser \w captured|strong="H3920"\w* \w Samaria|strong="H8111"\w*. \w He|strong="H1931"\w* \w took|strong="H3920"\w* \w Samaria|strong="H8111"\w* during \w the|strong="H3920"\w* sixth \w year|strong="H8141"\w* \w that|strong="H1931"\w* \w Hezekiah|strong="H2396"\w* \w was|strong="H3478"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* Judah. (\w This|strong="H1931"\w* \w was|strong="H3478"\w* \w also|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H3920"\w* \w ninth|strong="H8672"\w* \w year|strong="H8141"\w* \w that|strong="H1931"\w* \w Hoshea|strong="H1954"\w* \w was|strong="H3478"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.) 
\v 11 \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Assyria|strong="H0804"\w* \w took|strong="H0853"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w* \w as|strong="H1540"\w* prisoners \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w Assyria|strong="H0804"\w*. \w He|strong="H0853"\w* \w made|strong="H1540"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w* live \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w Halah|strong="H2477"\w*, \w on|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Habor|strong="H2249"\w* (\w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w river|strong="H5104"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Gozan|strong="H1470"\w*), \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w cities|strong="H5892"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Medes|strong="H4074"\w*. 
\v 12 \w This|strong="H0834"\w* happened \w because|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* Israelites \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w obey|strong="H8085"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w*. \w They|strong="H0834"\w* \w broke|strong="H5674"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w agreement|strong="H1285"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w obey|strong="H8085"\w* \w everything|strong="H3605"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w Moses|strong="H4872"\w*, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD’S|strong="H3068"\w* \w servant|strong="H5650"\w*, \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w commanded|strong="H6680"\w*. \w The|strong="H3605"\w* Israelites \w would|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Lord’s|strong="H3068"\w* \w agreement|strong="H1285"\w*, \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w* taught \w them|strong="H0853"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w*. 
\s1 Assyria Gets Ready \w to|strong="H5921"\w* Take Judah 
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\v 13 \w During|strong="H3605"\w* \w Hezekiah’s|strong="H2396"\w* 14th \w year|strong="H8141"\w* \w as|strong="H5927"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Sennacherib|strong="H5576"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Assyria|strong="H0804"\w* \w went|strong="H5927"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* fight \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* strong \w cities|strong="H5892"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*. \w Sennacherib|strong="H5576"\w* defeated \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w*. 
\v 14 \w Then|strong="H0853"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Hezekiah|strong="H2396"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w a|strong="H5414"\w* message \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Assyria|strong="H0804"\w* \w at|strong="H0413"\w* \w Lachish|strong="H3923"\w*. \w Hezekiah|strong="H2396"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w have|strong="H0834"\w* \w done|strong="H2398"\w* \w wrong|strong="H2398"\w*. \w Leave|strong="H7760"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w* alone, \w and|strong="H3063"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w pay|strong="H5414"\w* \w whatever|strong="H0834"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* want.” 
\p \w Then|strong="H0853"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Assyria|strong="H0804"\w* \w told|strong="H0559"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Hezekiah|strong="H2396"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w pay|strong="H5414"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* 11 tons\f + \fr 18:14  \fk 11 tons \ft Literally, “300 talents” (10,350 kg).\f* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w silver|strong="H3701"\w* \w and|strong="H3063"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* 1 ton\f + \fr 18:14  \fk 1 ton \ft Literally, “30 talents” (1035 kg).\f* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w gold|strong="H2091"\w*. 
\v 15 \w Hezekiah|strong="H2396"\w* \w gave|strong="H5414"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w silver|strong="H3701"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w was|strong="H3068"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD’S|strong="H3068"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w king’s|strong="H4428"\w* \w treasuries|strong="H0214"\w*. 
\v 16 \w That|strong="H0834"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w when|strong="H0834"\w* \w Hezekiah|strong="H2396"\w* \w cut|strong="H7112"\w* \w off|strong="H7112"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* gold \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w he|strong="H0834"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w put|strong="H5414"\w* \w on|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w doors|strong="H1817"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* doorposts \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD’S|strong="H3068"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1964"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w gave|strong="H5414"\w* \w it|strong="H5414"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Assyria|strong="H0804"\w*. 
\s1 \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Assyria|strong="H0804"\w* \w Sends|strong="H5414"\w* Men \w to|strong="H3068"\w* Jerusalem 
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\v 17 \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Assyria|strong="H0804"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w his|strong="H3526"\w* three \w most|strong="H4480"\w* important officers \w with|strong="H0413"\w* \w a|strong="H0935"\w* \w large|strong="H3515"\w* \w army|strong="H2426"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Hezekiah|strong="H2396"\w* \w in|strong="H0935"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*. \w They|strong="H0834"\w* \w left|strong="H0935"\w* \w Lachish|strong="H3923"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w went|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*. \w They|strong="H0834"\w* \w stood|strong="H5975"\w* \w near|strong="H5975"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* aqueduct \w by|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Upper|strong="H5945"\w* \w Pool|strong="H1295"\w*,\f + \fr 18:17  \fk Upper Pool \ft The Pool of Siloam at the southern tip of the City of David (Jerusalem), just above the older pool now called Birket al Hamrah.\f* \w on|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* street \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w leads|strong="H5927"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* Laundryman’s \w Field|strong="H7704"\w*. 
\v 18 \w These|strong="H0834"\w* \w men|strong="H1121"\w* \w called|strong="H7121"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, \w but|strong="H4428"\w* \w Eliakim|strong="H0471"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Hilkiah|strong="H2518"\w*, \w Shebna|strong="H7644"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w Joah|strong="H3098"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Asaph|strong="H0623"\w* \w went|strong="H3318"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w meet|strong="H3318"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w*. \w Eliakim|strong="H0471"\w* \w was|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w palace|strong="H1004"\w* manager, \w Joah|strong="H3098"\w* \w was|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* record keeper, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w Shebna|strong="H7644"\w* \w was|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w royal|strong="H4428"\w* \w secretary|strong="H5608"\w*. 
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\v 19 \w The|strong="H0559"\w* commander \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w*, “\w Tell|strong="H0559"\w* \w Hezekiah|strong="H2396"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w what|strong="H4100"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w great|strong="H1419"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Assyria|strong="H0804"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*: 
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\pi1 ‘\w What|strong="H4100"\w* \w are|strong="H0834"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w trusting|strong="H0982"\w* \w in|strong="H0413"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* help \w you|strong="H0834"\w*? 
\v 20 \w If|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w say|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w trust|strong="H0982"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w power|strong="H1369"\w* \w and|strong="H1697"\w* great \w battle|strong="H4421"\w* \w plans|strong="H6098"\w*,” \w then|strong="H6258"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w is|strong="H4310"\w* useless. \w Now|strong="H6258"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w ask|strong="H0559"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*, \w who|strong="H4310"\w* \w do|strong="H4310"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w trust|strong="H0982"\w* \w so|strong="H6258"\w* \w much|strong="H1697"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w are|strong="H1697"\w* willing \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w rebel|strong="H4775"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w*? 
\v 21 \w Are|strong="H0834"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* depending \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* \w to|strong="H0935"\w* help \w you|strong="H0834"\w*? \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w like|strong="H3651"\w* \w a|strong="H0935"\w* broken walking \w stick|strong="H7070"\w*. \w If|strong="H2009"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w lean|strong="H5564"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w support|strong="H5564"\w*, \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w only|strong="H3605"\w* hurt \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* make \w a|strong="H0935"\w* hole \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w hand|strong="H3709"\w*. \w Pharaoh|strong="H6547"\w*, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*, cannot \w be|strong="H0376"\w* \w trusted|strong="H0982"\w* \w by|strong="H5921"\w* \w anyone|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* depends \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* help. 
\v 22 Maybe \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w say|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w We|strong="H3588"\w* \w trust|strong="H0982"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w our|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* help \w us|strong="H0413"\w*.” \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* know \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w Hezekiah|strong="H2396"\w* destroyed \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w altars|strong="H4196"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w high|strong="H1116"\w* \w places|strong="H1116"\w* \w where|strong="H0834"\w* \w people|strong="H0834"\w* \w worshiped|strong="H7812"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Lord|strong="H3068"\w*. \w Hezekiah|strong="H2396"\w* \w told|strong="H0559"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w people|strong="H0834"\w* \w of|strong="H0430"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*, “\w You|strong="H0834"\w* \w must|strong="H0853"\w* \w worship|strong="H7812"\w* only \w at|strong="H0413"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w one|strong="H2088"\w* \w altar|strong="H4196"\w* \w here|strong="H2088"\w* \w in|strong="H0413"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*.” 
\pi1
\v 23 ‘\w If|strong="H0518"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* still want \w to|strong="H5921"\w* fight \w my|strong="H5414"\w* \w master|strong="H0113"\w*, \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Assyria|strong="H0804"\w*, \w I|strong="H0518"\w* \w will|strong="H4428"\w* \w make|strong="H5414"\w* \w this|strong="H6258"\w* agreement \w with|strong="H0854"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w*. \w I|strong="H0518"\w* promise \w that|strong="H5414"\w* \w I|strong="H0518"\w* \w will|strong="H4428"\w* \w give|strong="H5414"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* 2000 \w horses|strong="H5483"\w* \w if|strong="H0518"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w can|strong="H3201"\w* \w find|strong="H5414"\w* enough men \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w ride|strong="H7392"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w* \w into|strong="H5921"\w* battle. 
\v 24 \w But|strong="H5921"\w* \w even|strong="H0853"\w* \w then|strong="H0853"\w* \w you|strong="H6440"\w* couldn’t beat \w one|strong="H0259"\w* \w of|strong="H6440"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w master’s|strong="H0113"\w* lowest ranking \w officers|strong="H5650"\w*. \w So|strong="H7725"\w* \w why|strong="H0349"\w* do \w you|strong="H6440"\w* \w still|strong="H7725"\w* depend \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w Egypt’s|strong="H4714"\w* \w chariots|strong="H7393"\w* \w and|strong="H7725"\w* horse \w soldiers|strong="H5650"\w*? 
\pi1
\v 25 ‘\w Now|strong="H6258"\w*, \w do|strong="H2088"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w think|strong="H0559"\w* \w I|strong="H6258"\w* \w came|strong="H5927"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w country|strong="H0776"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w destroy|strong="H7843"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w without|strong="H1107"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD’S|strong="H3068"\w* help? No, \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*, “\w Go|strong="H5927"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w country|strong="H0776"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w destroy|strong="H7843"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w*!”’” 
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\v 26 \w Then|strong="H1696"\w* \w Eliakim|strong="H0471"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Hilkiah|strong="H2518"\w*, \w Shebna|strong="H7644"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w Joah|strong="H3098"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* commander, “\w Please|strong="H4994"\w* \w speak|strong="H1696"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w us|strong="H4994"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w Aramaic|strong="H0762"\w*. \w We|strong="H0587"\w* \w understand|strong="H8085"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w language|strong="H3066"\w*. \w Don’t|strong="H0408"\w* \w speak|strong="H1696"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w us|strong="H4994"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w language|strong="H3066"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3066"\w* \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w wall|strong="H2346"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w understand|strong="H8085"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*.” 
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\v 27 \w But|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* commander \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w My|strong="H5921"\w* \w master|strong="H0113"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w speak|strong="H1696"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w everyone|strong="H0376"\w*, \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w just|strong="H1697"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w you|strong="H7971"\w* \w and|strong="H0398"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w master|strong="H0113"\w*. \w I|strong="H1697"\w* \w must|strong="H0853"\w* \w also|strong="H0853"\w* \w speak|strong="H1696"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w those|strong="H0428"\w* \w people|strong="H0376"\w* \w sitting|strong="H3427"\w* \w there|strong="H3427"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w wall|strong="H2346"\w*. \w When|strong="H1696"\w* \w we|strong="H1697"\w* surround \w your|strong="H5921"\w* city, \w they|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H0376"\w* suffer \w too|strong="H5921"\w*. \w Like|strong="H5973"\w* \w you|strong="H7971"\w*, \w they|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H0376"\w* become \w so|strong="H7971"\w* hungry \w they|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H0376"\w* \w eat|strong="H0398"\w* \w their|strong="H5921"\w* \w own|strong="H0376"\w* waste \w and|strong="H0398"\w* \w drink|strong="H8354"\w* \w their|strong="H5921"\w* \w own|strong="H0376"\w* \w urine|strong="H7890"\w*!” 
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\v 28 \w Then|strong="H1696"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* commander, \w shouting|strong="H6963"\w* \w loudly|strong="H6963"\w* \w in|strong="H8085"\w* Hebrew,\f + \fr 18:28  \fk Hebrew \ft Literally, “Judean,” the language of Judah and Israel.\f* \w gave|strong="H0559"\w* \w this|strong="H1697"\w* \w warning|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w them|strong="H7121"\w* \w all|strong="H1697"\w*: 
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\pi1 \w Hear|strong="H8085"\w* \w this|strong="H1697"\w* \w message|strong="H1697"\w* \w from|strong="H8085"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w great|strong="H1419"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Assyria|strong="H0804"\w*! 
\v 29 \w This|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H3027"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*: \w Don’t|strong="H0408"\w* \w let|strong="H0408"\w* \w Hezekiah|strong="H2396"\w* fool \w you|strong="H3588"\w*! \w He|strong="H3588"\w* \w cannot|strong="H3808"\w* \w save|strong="H5337"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w from|strong="H3027"\w* \w my|strong="H3588"\w* \w power|strong="H3027"\w*. 
\v 30 \w Don’t|strong="H0408"\w* listen \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w him|strong="H0413"\w* \w when|strong="H3068"\w* \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w tells|strong="H0559"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w trust|strong="H0982"\w* \w in|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*. \w Don’t|strong="H0408"\w* believe \w him|strong="H0413"\w* \w when|strong="H3068"\w* \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w save|strong="H5337"\w* \w us|strong="H5414"\w*. \w He|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w let|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Assyria|strong="H0804"\w* \w defeat|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w*.” 
\pi1
\v 31 \w Don’t|strong="H0408"\w* \w listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Hezekiah|strong="H2396"\w*! \w This|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H0376"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Assyria|strong="H0804"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*: \w Come|strong="H3318"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w here|strong="H3541"\w* \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w show|strong="H6213"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* want \w peace|strong="H1293"\w*. \w Then|strong="H3318"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H4428"\w* \w all|strong="H0398"\w* \w be|strong="H0408"\w* \w free|strong="H3318"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w have|strong="H0376"\w* grapes \w from|strong="H3318"\w* \w your|strong="H8085"\w* \w own|strong="H0376"\w* \w vines|strong="H1612"\w*, \w figs|strong="H8384"\w* \w from|strong="H3318"\w* \w your|strong="H8085"\w* \w own|strong="H0376"\w* \w trees|strong="H8384"\w*, \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w* \w from|strong="H3318"\w* \w your|strong="H8085"\w* \w own|strong="H0376"\w* well. 
\v 32 \w After|strong="H0413"\w* some \w time|strong="H5704"\w*, \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w come|strong="H0935"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w take|strong="H3947"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w a|strong="H3947"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w like|strong="H0776"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* own. \w In|strong="H0935"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w new|strong="H8492"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w*, \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w have|strong="H0776"\w* plenty \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w grain|strong="H1715"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* making \w bread|strong="H3899"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w vineyards|strong="H3754"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* producing \w wine|strong="H8492"\w*. \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w am|strong="H3068"\w* \w offering|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w a|strong="H3947"\w* choice \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w live|strong="H2421"\w* \w instead|strong="H3588"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w dying|strong="H4191"\w*. 
\pi1 \w Don’t|strong="H0408"\w* believe \w Hezekiah|strong="H2396"\w* \w when|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w tells|strong="H0559"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*, “\w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w save|strong="H5337"\w* \w us|strong="H0413"\w*.” \w He|strong="H3588"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* wrong. 
\v 33 \w Did|strong="H0376"\w* \w any|strong="H0376"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w gods|strong="H0430"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w other|strong="H0376"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w save|strong="H5337"\w* \w their|strong="H5337"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w from|strong="H0376"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Assyria|strong="H0804"\w*? 
\v 34 \w When|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* destroyed \w the|strong="H0853"\w* cities \w of|strong="H0430"\w* \w Hamath|strong="H2574"\w* \w and|strong="H0430"\w* \w Arpad|strong="H0774"\w*, \w where|strong="H0346"\w* \w were|strong="H3027"\w* \w their|strong="H3588"\w* \w gods|strong="H0430"\w*? \w What|strong="H3588"\w* about \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w gods|strong="H0430"\w* \w of|strong="H0430"\w* \w Sepharvaim|strong="H5617"\w*, \w Hena|strong="H2012"\w*, \w and|strong="H0430"\w* \w Ivvah|strong="H5755"\w*? \w Were|strong="H3027"\w* \w any|strong="H3588"\w* \w gods|strong="H0430"\w* \w able|strong="H3027"\w* \w to|strong="H3027"\w* \w save|strong="H5337"\w* \w Samaria|strong="H8111"\w* \w from|strong="H3027"\w* \w my|strong="H3588"\w* \w power|strong="H3027"\w*? 
\v 35 \w None|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w gods|strong="H0430"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w these|strong="H3605"\w* \w other|strong="H3605"\w* \w places|strong="H3605"\w* \w were|strong="H0834"\w* \w able|strong="H3027"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w save|strong="H5337"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w from|strong="H3027"\w* \w me|strong="H5337"\w*! \w So|strong="H0834"\w* \w why|strong="H0834"\w* \w do|strong="H4310"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* think \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w can|strong="H4310"\w* \w save|strong="H5337"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w from|strong="H3027"\w* \w me|strong="H5337"\w*? 
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\v 36 \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w were|strong="H1697"\w* \w silent|strong="H2790"\w*. \w They|strong="H3588"\w* \w did|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w say|strong="H0559"\w* \w a|strong="H3588"\w* \w word|strong="H1697"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* commander, \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* Hezekiah \w had|strong="H4428"\w* \w commanded|strong="H0559"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w*, “\w Don’t|strong="H3808"\w* \w say|strong="H0559"\w* \w anything|strong="H1697"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w him|strong="H0853"\w*.” 
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\v 37 \w Then|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w palace|strong="H1004"\w* manager (\w Eliakim|strong="H0471"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Hilkiah|strong="H2518"\w*), \w the|strong="H0834"\w* royal \w secretary|strong="H5608"\w* (\w Shebna|strong="H7644"\w*), \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* record keeper (\w Joah|strong="H3098"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Asaph|strong="H0623"\w*) \w went|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Hezekiah|strong="H2396"\w*. \w Their|strong="H5921"\w* \w clothes|strong="H0899"\w* \w were|strong="H0834"\w* \w torn|strong="H7167"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w show|strong="H5046"\w* \w they|strong="H0834"\w* \w were|strong="H0834"\w* \w upset|strong="H1697"\w*. \w They|strong="H0834"\w* \w told|strong="H5046"\w* \w Hezekiah|strong="H2396"\w* \w everything|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* Assyrian commander \w had|strong="H0834"\w* \w said|strong="H0413"\w*. 
\c 19  
\s1 Hezekiah Talks With Isaiah the Prophet 
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\v 1 \w When|strong="H1961"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Hezekiah|strong="H2396"\w* \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w this|strong="H3068"\w*, \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w tore|strong="H7167"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w clothes|strong="H0899"\w* \w to|strong="H0935"\w* \w show|strong="H8085"\w* \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* upset. \w Then|strong="H1961"\w* \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w put|strong="H0935"\w* \w on|strong="H0935"\w* \w sackcloth|strong="H8242"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w went|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD’S|strong="H3068"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w*. 
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\v 2 Hezekiah \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w Eliakim|strong="H0471"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w palace|strong="H1004"\w* manager, \w Shebna|strong="H7644"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* royal \w secretary|strong="H5608"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w elders|strong="H2205"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w prophet|strong="H5030"\w* \w Isaiah|strong="H3470"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Amoz|strong="H0531"\w*. \w They|strong="H0834"\w* \w wore|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* special clothes \w that|strong="H0834"\w* showed \w they|strong="H0834"\w* \w were|strong="H0834"\w* sad \w and|strong="H1121"\w* upset. 
\v 3 \w They|strong="H3588"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Isaiah|strong="H0559"\w*, “King \w Hezekiah|strong="H2396"\w* \w has|strong="H0369"\w* \w commanded|strong="H0559"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w today|strong="H3117"\w* \w will|strong="H1121"\w* \w be|strong="H1121"\w* \w a|strong="H3588"\w* special \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* sorrow \w and|strong="H1121"\w* sadness. \w It|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H1121"\w* \w be|strong="H1121"\w* \w a|strong="H3588"\w* \w very|strong="H2088"\w* sad \w day|strong="H3117"\w*, \w like|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w* \w a|strong="H3588"\w* \w child|strong="H1121"\w* \w should|strong="H3588"\w* \w be|strong="H1121"\w* \w born|strong="H3205"\w*, \w but|strong="H3588"\w* \w is|strong="H0369"\w* \w not|strong="H0369"\w* \w strong|strong="H3581"\w* enough \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w come|strong="H0935"\w* \w from|strong="H0935"\w* \w its|strong="H0935"\w* mother’s \w womb|strong="H4866"\w*. 
\v 4 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* commander’s \w master|strong="H0113"\w*, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Assyria|strong="H0804"\w*, \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w him|strong="H7971"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w say|strong="H1697"\w* bad \w things|strong="H1697"\w* \w about|strong="H1697"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w living|strong="H2416"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w*. \w Maybe|strong="H0194"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w hear|strong="H8085"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w those|strong="H3605"\w* \w things|strong="H1697"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w answer|strong="H1697"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w*. \w Maybe|strong="H0194"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w show|strong="H5375"\w* \w how|strong="H0834"\w* wrong \w the|strong="H3605"\w* enemy \w is|strong="H0834"\w*! \w So|strong="H7971"\w* \w pray|strong="H5375"\w* \w for|strong="H1157"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H0834"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w are|strong="H0834"\w* still \w left|strong="H4672"\w* \w alive|strong="H2416"\w*.” 
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\v 5 \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Hezekiah’s|strong="H2396"\w* \w officers|strong="H5650"\w* \w went|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Isaiah|strong="H3470"\w*. 
\v 6 \w Isaiah|strong="H3470"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w*, “\w Give|strong="H8085"\w* \w this|strong="H3541"\w* \w message|strong="H1697"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w master|strong="H0113"\w*, Hezekiah: \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*, ‘\w Don’t|strong="H0408"\w* \w be|strong="H0408"\w* \w afraid|strong="H3372"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w from|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* commanders. \w Don’t|strong="H0408"\w* believe \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w those|strong="H0834"\w* “\w boys|strong="H5288"\w*” \w from|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Assyria|strong="H0804"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w make|strong="H8085"\w* fun \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*. 
\v 7 \w Look|strong="H2005"\w*, \w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w send|strong="H5414"\w* \w a|strong="H5414"\w* \w spirit|strong="H7307"\w* \w against|strong="H2005"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* king \w of|strong="H0776"\w* Assyria. \w He|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w get|strong="H7725"\w* \w a|strong="H5414"\w* \w report|strong="H8052"\w* warning \w him|strong="H5414"\w* \w about|strong="H8085"\w* \w a|strong="H5414"\w* danger, \w so|strong="H5414"\w* \w he|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w return|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w his|strong="H5414"\w* own \w country|strong="H0776"\w*. \w And|strong="H0776"\w* \w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* cut \w him|strong="H5414"\w* \w down|strong="H5307"\w* \w with|strong="H0776"\w* \w a|strong="H5414"\w* \w sword|strong="H2719"\w* \w in|strong="H0776"\w* \w his|strong="H5414"\w* own \w country|strong="H0776"\w*.’” 
\s1 \w The|strong="H8085"\w* Assyrian \w Army|strong="H0776"\w* Leaves Jerusalem 
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\v 8 \w The|strong="H0853"\w* commander \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Assyria|strong="H0804"\w* \w had|strong="H4428"\w* \w left|strong="H5265"\w* \w Lachish|strong="H3923"\w*. \w He|strong="H3588"\w* \w found|strong="H4672"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w* \w at|strong="H5921"\w* \w Libnah|strong="H3841"\w*, \w fighting|strong="H3898"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* city. 
\v 9 \w Then|strong="H3318"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* Assyria \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w a|strong="H8085"\w* \w report|strong="H0559"\w* \w that|strong="H8085"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w Tirhakah|strong="H8640"\w*,\f + \fr 19:9  \fk Tirhakah \ft This is probably Taharqa, the Pharaoh of Egypt about 690–664 B.C.\f* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Ethiopia|strong="H3568"\w*, \w has|strong="H4428"\w* \w come|strong="H3318"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w fight|strong="H3898"\w* \w against|strong="H0413"\w* \w you|strong="H7971"\w*.” 
\p \w So|strong="H7971"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* Assyria \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w messengers|strong="H4397"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Hezekiah|strong="H2396"\w* \w again|strong="H7725"\w*. 
\v 10 \w He|strong="H0834"\w* \w told|strong="H0559"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w*, “\w Tell|strong="H0559"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Hezekiah|strong="H2396"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w these|strong="H0834"\w* \w things|strong="H0834"\w*: 
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\pi1 ‘\w Don’t|strong="H0408"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* fooled \w by|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w god|strong="H0430"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w trust|strong="H0982"\w* \w when|strong="H0834"\w* \w he|strong="H0834"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w will|strong="H0430"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* defeated \w by|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Assyria|strong="H0804"\w*. 
\v 11 \w You|strong="H0859"\w* \w have|strong="H0834"\w* \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w kings|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Assyria|strong="H0804"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w to|strong="H8085"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w other|strong="H3605"\w* \w countries|strong="H0776"\w*. \w We|strong="H0834"\w* \w completely|strong="H3605"\w* destroyed \w them|strong="H0853"\w*! \w Will|strong="H0776"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w be|strong="H0776"\w* \w saved|strong="H5337"\w*? \w No|strong="H3605"\w*! 
\v 12 \w Did|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w gods|strong="H0430"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w those|strong="H0834"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w save|strong="H5337"\w* \w their|strong="H5337"\w* \w people|strong="H1121"\w*? No, \w my|strong="H0834"\w* \w ancestors|strong="H0001"\w* \w destroyed|strong="H7843"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w* \w all|strong="H5337"\w*. \w They|strong="H0834"\w* \w destroyed|strong="H7843"\w* \w Gozan|strong="H1470"\w*, \w Haran|strong="H2771"\w*, \w Rezeph|strong="H7530"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w people|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Eden|strong="H5729"\w* living \w in|strong="H0430"\w* Tel Assar. 
\v 13 \w Where|strong="H0335"\w* \w is|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H0335"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Hamath|strong="H2574"\w*? \w The|strong="H0335"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Arpad|strong="H0774"\w*? \w The|strong="H0335"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H0335"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Sepharvaim|strong="H5617"\w*? \w The|strong="H0335"\w* \w kings|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Hena|strong="H2012"\w* \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w Ivvah|strong="H5755"\w*?’” 
\s1 Hezekiah Prays \w to|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H0335"\w* Lord 
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\v 14 \w Hezekiah|strong="H2396"\w* \w received|strong="H3947"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w letters|strong="H5612"\w* \w from|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w messengers|strong="H4397"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w read|strong="H7121"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w*. \w Then|strong="H3947"\w* \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w went|strong="H5927"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD’S|strong="H3068"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w laid|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w letters|strong="H5612"\w* \w out|strong="H6440"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w front|strong="H6440"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*. 
\v 15 \w Hezekiah|strong="H2396"\w* \w prayed|strong="H6419"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*, \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w sit|strong="H3427"\w* \w as|strong="H3068"\w* King \w above|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Cherub|strong="H3742"\w* angels. \w You|strong="H0859"\w* \w alone|strong="H0905"\w* \w are|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* rules \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w kingdoms|strong="H4467"\w* \w on|strong="H0776"\w* \w earth|strong="H0776"\w*. \w You|strong="H0859"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w heaven|strong="H8064"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w earth|strong="H0776"\w*. 
\v 16 \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*, \w please|strong="H8085"\w* \w listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w me|strong="H7971"\w*. \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*, \w open|strong="H6491"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w look|strong="H7200"\w* \w at|strong="H3068"\w* \w this|strong="H1697"\w* \w message|strong="H1697"\w*. \w Hear|strong="H8085"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w words|strong="H1697"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w Sennacherib|strong="H5576"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* insult \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w living|strong="H2416"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w*. 
\v 17 \w It|strong="H3068"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w true|strong="H0551"\w*, \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*. \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w kings|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Assyria|strong="H0804"\w* did destroy all \w those|strong="H0853"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w*. 
\v 18 \w They|strong="H1992"\w* \w did|strong="H3808"\w* throw \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w gods|strong="H0430"\w* \w of|strong="H0430"\w* \w those|strong="H1992"\w* nations \w into|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w fire|strong="H0784"\w*. \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w were|strong="H1992"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* real \w gods|strong="H0430"\w*. \w They|strong="H1992"\w* \w were|strong="H1992"\w* \w only|strong="H0518"\w* \w wood|strong="H6086"\w* \w and|strong="H0430"\w* \w stone|strong="H0068"\w*—statues \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w people|strong="H0120"\w* \w made|strong="H5414"\w*. \w That|strong="H3588"\w* \w is|strong="H0430"\w* \w why|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* kings \w of|strong="H0430"\w* Assyria could \w destroy|strong="H0006"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w*. 
\v 19 \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w are|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w our|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w*, \w so|strong="H6258"\w* \w please|strong="H4994"\w* \w save|strong="H3467"\w* \w us|strong="H4994"\w* \w from|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* king \w of|strong="H0776"\w* Assyria. \w Then|strong="H6258"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w other|strong="H3605"\w* \w nations|strong="H4467"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w*, \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*, \w are|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w only|strong="H0905"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w*.” 
\s1 \w God|strong="H0430"\w* Answers Hezekiah 
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\v 20 \w Then|strong="H7971"\w* \w Isaiah|strong="H3470"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Amoz|strong="H0531"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w this|strong="H3541"\w* \w message|strong="H3068"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Hezekiah|strong="H2396"\w*. \w Isaiah|strong="H3470"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w The|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*, \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w says|strong="H0559"\w* \w this|strong="H3541"\w*: \w You|strong="H0834"\w* \w prayed|strong="H6419"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w* \w about|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w message|strong="H3068"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w came|strong="H0413"\w* \w from|strong="H3478"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Sennacherib|strong="H5576"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Assyria|strong="H0804"\w*. \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w have|strong="H0834"\w* \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*. 
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\v 21 “\w This|strong="H2088"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w LORD’S|strong="H3068"\w* \w message|strong="H1697"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* Sennacherib: 
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\q1 ‘\w The|strong="H0834"\w* \w virgin|strong="H1330"\w* \w daughter|strong="H1323"\w* \w Zion|strong="H6726"\w*\f + \fr 19:21  \fk The virgin daughter Zion \ft The city of Jerusalem. See “Zion” in the Word List.\f* \w does|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H2088"\w* think \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w are|strong="H0834"\w* important. 
\q2 \w She|strong="H0834"\w* \w makes|strong="H1696"\w* fun \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*. 
\q1 \w Daughter|strong="H1323"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w shakes|strong="H5128"\w* \w her|strong="H5921"\w* \w head|strong="H7218"\w* \w at|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* 
\q2 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* laughs \w behind|strong="H0310"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w back|strong="H0310"\w*. 
\q1
\v 22 \w But|strong="H5921"\w* \w who|strong="H4310"\w* did \w you|strong="H5921"\w* insult \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w make|strong="H7311"\w* fun \w of|strong="H6963"\w*? 
\q2 \w Who|strong="H4310"\w* did \w you|strong="H5921"\w* speak \w against|strong="H5921"\w*? 
\q1 \w You|strong="H5921"\w* \w were|strong="H3478"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Holy|strong="H6918"\w* \w One|strong="H6918"\w* \w of|strong="H6963"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. 
\q2 \w You|strong="H5921"\w* acted \w like|strong="H3478"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w were|strong="H3478"\w* \w better|strong="H5921"\w* \w than|strong="H5921"\w* \w he|strong="H0853"\w* \w was|strong="H3478"\w*! 
\q1
\v 23 \w You|strong="H0935"\w* \w sent|strong="H5927"\w* \w your|strong="H0935"\w* \w messengers|strong="H4397"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* insult \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w*. 
\q2 \w You|strong="H0935"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w* \w with|strong="H0935"\w* \w my|strong="H0935"\w* many \w chariots|strong="H7393"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w high|strong="H4791"\w* \w mountains|strong="H2022"\w* \w deep|strong="H6967"\w* \w inside|strong="H3027"\w* \w Lebanon|strong="H3844"\w*. 
\q1 \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w cut|strong="H3772"\w* \w down|strong="H3772"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* tallest \w cedar|strong="H0730"\w* \w trees|strong="H1265"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* best \w fir|strong="H1265"\w* \w trees|strong="H1265"\w* \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w Lebanon|strong="H3844"\w*. 
\q2 \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w went|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w its|strong="H5927"\w* \w highest|strong="H7093"\w* \w mountains|strong="H2022"\w*, \w its|strong="H5927"\w* \w thickest|strong="H3759"\w* forests. 
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\v 24 \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w dug|strong="H6979"\w* wells, \w and|strong="H8354"\w* \w drank|strong="H8354"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w* \w from|strong="H4325"\w* new \w places|strong="H3605"\w*. 
\q2 \w I|strong="H0589"\w* dried \w up|strong="H8354"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w rivers|strong="H2975"\w* \w of|strong="H4325"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4693"\w* 
\q2 \w and|strong="H8354"\w* walked \w on|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* land \w there|strong="H3605"\w*.” 
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\v 25 \w That|strong="H3117"\w* \w is|strong="H3117"\w* \w what|strong="H6213"\w* \w you|strong="H3117"\w* \w said|strong="H8085"\w*, \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w haven’t|strong="H3808"\w* \w you|strong="H3117"\w* \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w what|strong="H6213"\w* \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w said|strong="H8085"\w*? 
\q2 \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w planned|strong="H3335"\w* \w it|strong="H1961"\w* \w long|strong="H3117"\w* \w ago|strong="H7350"\w*; 
\q1 \w from|strong="H0935"\w* ancient \w times|strong="H3117"\w* \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w planned|strong="H3335"\w* \w it|strong="H1961"\w*. 
\q2 \w And|strong="H0935"\w* \w now|strong="H6258"\w* \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w it|strong="H1961"\w* \w happen|strong="H1961"\w*. 
\q1 \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w let|strong="H6258"\w* \w you|strong="H3117"\w* tear down \w the|strong="H0853"\w* strong \w cities|strong="H5892"\w* 
\q2 \w and|strong="H0935"\w* change \w them|strong="H0853"\w* \w into|strong="H0935"\w* piles \w of|strong="H3117"\w* rocks. 
\q1
\v 26 \w The|strong="H6440"\w* \w people|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* cities \w had|strong="H1961"\w* no \w power|strong="H3027"\w*. 
\q2 \w They|strong="H3027"\w* \w were|strong="H1961"\w* afraid \w and|strong="H3027"\w* confused. 
\q1 \w They|strong="H3027"\w* \w were|strong="H1961"\w* \w about|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* cut \w down|strong="H3427"\w* 
\q2 \w like|strong="H1961"\w* \w grass|strong="H2682"\w* \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w plants|strong="H6212"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w field|strong="H7704"\w*. 
\q1 \w They|strong="H3027"\w* \w were|strong="H1961"\w* \w like|strong="H1961"\w* \w grass|strong="H2682"\w* growing \w on|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w housetops|strong="H1406"\w*, 
\q2 dying \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w it|strong="H1961"\w* grows tall. 
\q1
\v 27 \w I|strong="H3045"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w all|strong="H3045"\w* \w about|strong="H0413"\w* \w your|strong="H3045"\w* battles; 
\q1 \w I|strong="H3045"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w when|strong="H0935"\w* \w you|strong="H3045"\w* rested, 
\q2 \w when|strong="H0935"\w* \w you|strong="H3045"\w* \w went|strong="H3318"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* war, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w when|strong="H0935"\w* \w you|strong="H3045"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w* home. 
\q1 \w I|strong="H3045"\w* \w also|strong="H0853"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w when|strong="H0935"\w* \w you|strong="H3045"\w* \w got|strong="H3318"\w* upset \w at|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*. 
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\v 28 Yes, \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w were|strong="H0834"\w* upset \w at|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*. 
\q2 \w I|strong="H0834"\w* heard \w your|strong="H0834"\w* proud insults. 
\q1 \w So|strong="H5927"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w put|strong="H7760"\w* \w my|strong="H7760"\w* \w hook|strong="H2397"\w* \w in|strong="H0935"\w* \w your|strong="H0834"\w* \w nose|strong="H0639"\w* 
\q2 \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w my|strong="H7760"\w* \w bit|strong="H4964"\w* \w in|strong="H0935"\w* \w your|strong="H0834"\w* mouth. 
\q1 \w Then|strong="H0935"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w turn|strong="H7725"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w around|strong="H7725"\w* 
\q2 \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w lead|strong="H0413"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w way|strong="H1870"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w*.’” 
\s1 \w The|strong="H0834"\w* Lord’s Message \w for|strong="H0413"\w* Hezekiah 
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\v 29 \w Then|strong="H2088"\w* \w the|strong="H0398"\w* Lord said, “\w I|strong="H2088"\w* \w will|strong="H2088"\w* \w give|strong="H0398"\w* \w you|strong="H0398"\w* \w a|strong="H2088"\w* \w sign|strong="H0226"\w* \w to|strong="H8141"\w* show \w that|strong="H2088"\w* \w these|strong="H2088"\w* words \w are|strong="H8141"\w* true. \w You|strong="H0398"\w* \w were|strong="H2088"\w* \w not|strong="H2088"\w* able \w to|strong="H8141"\w* \w plant|strong="H5193"\w* seeds \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w year|strong="H8141"\w*, \w so|strong="H2088"\w* \w next|strong="H8145"\w* \w year|strong="H8141"\w* \w you|strong="H0398"\w* \w will|strong="H2088"\w* \w eat|strong="H0398"\w* grain \w that|strong="H2088"\w* grows wild \w from|strong="H0398"\w* \w the|strong="H0398"\w* previous \w year’s|strong="H8141"\w* crop. But \w in|strong="H8141"\w* \w the|strong="H0398"\w* \w third|strong="H7992"\w* \w year|strong="H8141"\w*, \w you|strong="H0398"\w* \w will|strong="H2088"\w* \w eat|strong="H0398"\w* grain \w from|strong="H0398"\w* seeds \w that|strong="H2088"\w* \w you|strong="H0398"\w* \w planted|strong="H5193"\w*. \w You|strong="H0398"\w* \w will|strong="H2088"\w* \w harvest|strong="H7114"\w* \w your|strong="H0398"\w* crops \w and|strong="H0398"\w* \w have|strong="H0398"\w* \w plenty|strong="H0398"\w* \w to|strong="H8141"\w* \w eat|strong="H0398"\w*. \w You|strong="H0398"\w* \w will|strong="H2088"\w* \w plant|strong="H5193"\w* grapevines \w and|strong="H0398"\w* \w eat|strong="H0398"\w* \w their|strong="H0398"\w* \w fruit|strong="H6529"\w*. \w You|strong="H0398"\w* \w will|strong="H2088"\w* \w plant|strong="H5193"\w* \w vineyards|strong="H3754"\w* \w and|strong="H0398"\w* \w eat|strong="H0398"\w* \w the|strong="H0398"\w* grapes \w from|strong="H0398"\w* \w them|strong="H0398"\w*. 
\v 30 \w The|strong="H3254"\w* people \w from|strong="H3063"\w* \w the|strong="H3254"\w* \w family|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w who|strong="H3063"\w* \w have|strong="H3063"\w* \w escaped|strong="H6413"\w* \w and|strong="H3063"\w* \w are|strong="H1004"\w* \w left|strong="H7604"\w* \w alive|strong="H7604"\w* \w will|strong="H1004"\w* \w be|strong="H3254"\w* \w like|strong="H1004"\w* plants \w that|strong="H1004"\w* send \w their|strong="H3254"\w* \w roots|strong="H8328"\w* \w deep|strong="H8328"\w* \w into|strong="H3063"\w* \w the|strong="H3254"\w* ground \w and|strong="H3063"\w* \w produce|strong="H6529"\w* \w fruit|strong="H6529"\w* \w above|strong="H4605"\w* \w the|strong="H3254"\w* ground. 
\v 31 \w That|strong="H3588"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w a|strong="H3588"\w* few people \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w come|strong="H3318"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* alive. \w There|strong="H2022"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w survivors|strong="H6413"\w* \w coming|strong="H3318"\w* \w from|strong="H3318"\w* \w Mount|strong="H2022"\w* \w Zion|strong="H6726"\w*. \w The|strong="H3588"\w* strong love\f + \fr 19:31  \fk strong love \ft The Hebrew word can mean strong feelings such as zeal, jealousy, or love.\f* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* All-Powerful \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w*. 
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\v 32 “\w So|strong="H3651"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w* \w about|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Assyria|strong="H0804"\w*: 
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\q1 ‘\w He|strong="H8033"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w come|strong="H0935"\w* \w into|strong="H0413"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* 
\q2 \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w shoot|strong="H3384"\w* \w an|strong="H8033"\w* \w arrow|strong="H2671"\w* \w at|strong="H0413"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w*. 
\q1 \w He|strong="H8033"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w bring|strong="H0935"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w shields|strong="H4043"\w* \w up|strong="H5921"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* 
\q2 \w or|strong="H3808"\w* build \w up|strong="H5921"\w* \w a|strong="H0935"\w* hill \w of|strong="H4428"\w* dirt \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w attack|strong="H0935"\w* \w its|strong="H5921"\w* walls. 
\q1
\v 33 \w He|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w go|strong="H0935"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w way|strong="H1870"\w* \w he|strong="H0834"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w*, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w he|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w come|strong="H0935"\w* \w into|strong="H0413"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w*. 
\q1 \w The|strong="H0834"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w says|strong="H5002"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w*. 
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\v 34 \w I|strong="H5650"\w* \w will|strong="H5650"\w* \w protect|strong="H1598"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w and|strong="H5650"\w* \w save|strong="H3467"\w* \w it|strong="H3467"\w*. 
\q2 \w I|strong="H5650"\w* \w will|strong="H5650"\w* do \w this|strong="H2063"\w* \w for|strong="H0413"\w* myself \w and|strong="H5650"\w* \w for|strong="H0413"\w* \w my|strong="H1732"\w* \w servant|strong="H5650"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w*.’” 
\s1 \w The|strong="H0413"\w* Assyrian Army \w Is|strong="H5650"\w* Destroyed 
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\v 35 \w That|strong="H3605"\w* \w night|strong="H3915"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w angel|strong="H4397"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w went|strong="H3318"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w killed|strong="H5221"\w* 185,000 \w people|strong="H1931"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* Assyrian \w camp|strong="H4264"\w*. \w When|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* others \w got|strong="H3318"\w* \w up|strong="H7925"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w morning|strong="H1242"\w*, \w they|strong="H3068"\w* \w saw|strong="H2009"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w dead|strong="H4191"\w* \w bodies|strong="H6297"\w*. 
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\v 36 \w So|strong="H7725"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Sennacherib|strong="H5576"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Assyria|strong="H0804"\w* \w left|strong="H5265"\w* \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w went|strong="H7725"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w Nineveh|strong="H5210"\w* where \w he|strong="H7725"\w* \w stayed|strong="H3427"\w*. 
\v 37 \w One|strong="H1931"\w* day Sennacherib \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w in|strong="H0430"\w* \w the|strong="H5221"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w his|strong="H1961"\w* \w god|strong="H0430"\w* \w Nisroch|strong="H5268"\w*, \w worshiping|strong="H7812"\w* \w him|strong="H5221"\w*. \w His|strong="H1961"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* \w Adrammelech|strong="H0152"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w Sharezer|strong="H8272"\w* \w killed|strong="H5221"\w* \w him|strong="H5221"\w* \w with|strong="H1004"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* \w sword|strong="H2719"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w ran|strong="H1961"\w* \w away|strong="H4422"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w Ararat|strong="H0780"\w*. \w So|strong="H1961"\w* \w his|strong="H1961"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w Esarhaddon|strong="H0634"\w* \w became|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H5221"\w* new \w king|strong="H4427"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Assyria. 
\c 20  
\s1 Hezekiah’s Illness 
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\v 1 \w At|strong="H0413"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w* \w Hezekiah|strong="H2396"\w* became \w sick|strong="H2470"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w almost|strong="H3117"\w* \w died|strong="H4191"\w*. \w The|strong="H0559"\w* \w prophet|strong="H5030"\w* \w Isaiah|strong="H3470"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Amoz|strong="H0531"\w* \w went|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w see|strong="H0935"\w* \w him|strong="H0413"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w told|strong="H0559"\w* \w him|strong="H0413"\w*, “\w The|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*, ‘\w You|strong="H0859"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w die|strong="H4191"\w* \w soon|strong="H3588"\w*, \w so|strong="H3541"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w should|strong="H3068"\w* \w tell|strong="H0559"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w family|strong="H1004"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w should|strong="H3068"\w* \w do|strong="H6680"\w* \w when|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w die|strong="H4191"\w*. \w You|strong="H0859"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w get|strong="H0935"\w* well.’” 
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\v 2 Hezekiah \w turned|strong="H5437"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w face|strong="H6440"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w wall|strong="H7023"\w* \add \+w that|strong="H3068"\+w* \+w faced|strong="H6440"\+w* \+w the|strong="H0853"\+w* Temple\add* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* began \w praying|strong="H6419"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*. 
\v 3 “\w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*, \w remember|strong="H2142"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w have|strong="H0834"\w* sincerely \w served|strong="H6440"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w with|strong="H1980"\w* \w all|strong="H1419"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w heart|strong="H3824"\w*. \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w have|strong="H0834"\w* \w done|strong="H6213"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* say \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w good|strong="H2896"\w*.” \w Then|strong="H1980"\w* \w Hezekiah|strong="H2396"\w* \w cried|strong="H1058"\w* \w very|strong="H1419"\w* \w hard|strong="H1419"\w*. 
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\v 4 \w Before|strong="H0413"\w* \w Isaiah|strong="H3470"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w left|strong="H3318"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w middle|strong="H8484"\w* \w courtyard|strong="H5892"\w*, \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w received|strong="H1961"\w* \w this|strong="H1697"\w* \w message|strong="H1697"\w* \w from|strong="H3318"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*, 
\v 5 “\w Go|strong="H5927"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w speak|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Hezekiah|strong="H2396"\w*, \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w leader|strong="H5057"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w my|strong="H8085"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*. \w Tell|strong="H0559"\w* \w him|strong="H0413"\w*, ‘\w This|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*, \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* ancestor \w David|strong="H1732"\w*, \w says|strong="H0559"\w*: \w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w prayer|strong="H8605"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w tears|strong="H1832"\w*, \w so|strong="H3541"\w* \w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w heal|strong="H7495"\w* \w you|strong="H3117"\w*. \w On|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w third|strong="H7992"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w you|strong="H3117"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w go|strong="H5927"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*. 
\v 6 \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w will|strong="H4428"\w* \w add|strong="H3254"\w* 15 \w years|strong="H8141"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w life|strong="H3117"\w*. \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w will|strong="H4428"\w* \w save|strong="H5337"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Assyria|strong="H0804"\w*. \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w will|strong="H4428"\w* \w protect|strong="H1598"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w*. \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w will|strong="H4428"\w* \w do|strong="H3254"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* myself \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w because|strong="H5921"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* promise \w I|strong="H3117"\w* made \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w servant|strong="H5650"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w*.’” 
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\v 7 \w Then|strong="H3947"\w* \w Isaiah|strong="H3470"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “Crush \w figs|strong="H8384"\w* \w together|strong="H5921"\w* \w and|strong="H3947"\w* \w put|strong="H7760"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* sore; \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H8384"\w* \w get|strong="H3947"\w* well.” 
\p \w So|strong="H3947"\w* \w they|strong="H5921"\w* \w took|strong="H3947"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* mixture \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w figs|strong="H8384"\w* \w and|strong="H3947"\w* \w put|strong="H7760"\w* \w it|strong="H7760"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* Hezekiah’s sore \w place|strong="H7760"\w*, \w and|strong="H3947"\w* \w he|strong="H5921"\w* \w got|strong="H3947"\w* well. 
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\v 8 \w Hezekiah|strong="H2396"\w* \w asked|strong="H0559"\w* \w Isaiah|strong="H3470"\w*, “\w What|strong="H4100"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w sign|strong="H0226"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w heal|strong="H7495"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w go|strong="H5927"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w on|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w third|strong="H7992"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w*?” 
\p
\v 9 \w Isaiah|strong="H3470"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w Which|strong="H0834"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* want? \w Should|strong="H0518"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w shadow|strong="H6738"\w* \w go|strong="H1980"\w* \w forward|strong="H1980"\w* \w ten|strong="H6235"\w* \w steps|strong="H4609"\w* \w or|strong="H0518"\w* \w go|strong="H1980"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w* \w ten|strong="H6235"\w* \w steps|strong="H4609"\w*?\f + \fr 20:9  \fk the shadow … steps \ft This may mean the steps of a special building that Hezekiah used like a clock. When the sun shone on the steps, the shadows showed what time of the day it was.\f* \w This|strong="H2088"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w sign|strong="H0226"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w from|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w show|strong="H6213"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w he|strong="H0834"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w he|strong="H0834"\w* \w would|strong="H3068"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w*.” 
\p
\v 10 \w Hezekiah|strong="H2396"\w* \w answered|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w It|strong="H3588"\w* \w is|strong="H0559"\w* \w an|strong="H3588"\w* \w easy|strong="H7043"\w* \w thing|strong="H7043"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w shadow|strong="H6738"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w go|strong="H7725"\w* \w down|strong="H5186"\w* \w ten|strong="H6235"\w* \w steps|strong="H4609"\w*. \w No|strong="H3808"\w*, \w make|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w shadow|strong="H6738"\w* \w go|strong="H7725"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w* \w ten|strong="H6235"\w* \w steps|strong="H4609"\w*.” 
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\v 11 \w Then|strong="H0853"\w* \w Isaiah|strong="H3470"\w* \w prayed|strong="H7121"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w made|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w shadow|strong="H6738"\w* move \w back|strong="H7725"\w* \w ten|strong="H6235"\w* \w steps|strong="H4609"\w*. \w It|strong="H7121"\w* \w went|strong="H3381"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w* \w up|strong="H0853"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w steps|strong="H4609"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w it|strong="H7121"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* already \w been|strong="H0834"\w* \w on|strong="H0413"\w*. 
\s1 Messengers \w From|strong="H7725"\w* Babylon 
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\v 12 \w At|strong="H0413"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w time|strong="H6256"\w* Merodach \w Baladan|strong="H1081"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Baladan|strong="H1081"\w* \w was|strong="H1931"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Babylon|strong="H0894"\w*. \w He|strong="H1931"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w letters|strong="H5612"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w a|strong="H3588"\w* \w gift|strong="H4503"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Hezekiah|strong="H2396"\w* \w when|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w Hezekiah|strong="H2396"\w* \w had|strong="H4428"\w* been \w sick|strong="H2470"\w*. 
\v 13 \w Hezekiah|strong="H2396"\w* \w listened|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* messengers \w and|strong="H3701"\w* \w then|strong="H1961"\w* \w showed|strong="H7200"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* valuable \w things|strong="H1697"\w* \w he|strong="H0834"\w* owned. \w He|strong="H0834"\w* \w showed|strong="H7200"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w silver|strong="H3701"\w*, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w gold|strong="H2091"\w*, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w spices|strong="H1314"\w*, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* expensive \w perfume|strong="H1314"\w*, \w and|strong="H3701"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* building \w where|strong="H0834"\w* \w he|strong="H0834"\w* \w stored|strong="H0214"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w weapons|strong="H3627"\w*. \w He|strong="H0834"\w* \w showed|strong="H7200"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w* \w everything|strong="H3605"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w treasuries|strong="H0214"\w*, \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w palace|strong="H1004"\w*, \w and|strong="H3701"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w kingdom|strong="H4474"\w*. 
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\v 14 \w Then|strong="H0935"\w* \w Isaiah|strong="H3470"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w prophet|strong="H5030"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Hezekiah|strong="H2396"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w asked|strong="H0559"\w* \w him|strong="H0413"\w*, “\w What|strong="H4100"\w* \w did|strong="H4100"\w* \w these|strong="H0428"\w* \w men|strong="H0376"\w* \w say|strong="H0559"\w*? \w Where|strong="H0370"\w* \w did|strong="H4100"\w* \w they|strong="H0376"\w* \w come|strong="H0935"\w* \w from|strong="H0935"\w*?” 
\p \w Hezekiah|strong="H2396"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w These|strong="H0428"\w* \w men|strong="H0376"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w* \w from|strong="H0935"\w* \w a|strong="H0935"\w* faraway \w country|strong="H0776"\w*, \w from|strong="H0935"\w* \w Babylon|strong="H0894"\w*.” 
\p
\v 15 \w Isaiah|strong="H0559"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w What|strong="H4100"\w* \w did|strong="H4100"\w* \w they|strong="H0834"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w* \w in|strong="H1004"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w palace|strong="H1004"\w*?” 
\p \w Hezekiah|strong="H2396"\w* \w answered|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w They|strong="H0834"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w everything|strong="H3605"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w own|strong="H1961"\w*. \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w showed|strong="H7200"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w wealth|strong="H0214"\w*.” 
\p
\v 16 \w Then|strong="H0559"\w* \w Isaiah|strong="H3470"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Hezekiah|strong="H2396"\w*, “\w Listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w this|strong="H1697"\w* \w message|strong="H1697"\w* \w from|strong="H8085"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*. 
\v 17 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w coming|strong="H0935"\w* \w when|strong="H3117"\w* \w everything|strong="H3605"\w* \w in|strong="H0935"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w palace|strong="H1004"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w everything|strong="H3605"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w ancestors|strong="H0001"\w* \w have|strong="H0834"\w* \w saved|strong="H3498"\w* \w until|strong="H5704"\w* \w today|strong="H3117"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w carried|strong="H5375"\w* \w away|strong="H5375"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w Babylon|strong="H0894"\w*. \w Nothing|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w left|strong="H3498"\w*! \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w*. 
\v 18 \w The|strong="H0834"\w* Babylonians \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w take|strong="H3947"\w* \w your|strong="H0834"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w your|strong="H0834"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w become|strong="H1961"\w* \w officers|strong="H5631"\w*\f + \fr 20:18  \fk officers \ft Or “eunuchs.” See “eunuch” in the Word List.\f* \w in|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w palace|strong="H1964"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Babylon|strong="H0894"\w*.” 
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\v 19 \w Then|strong="H1961"\w* \w Hezekiah|strong="H2396"\w* \w told|strong="H0559"\w* \w Isaiah|strong="H3470"\w*, “\w This|strong="H1697"\w* \w message|strong="H1697"\w* \w from|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w good|strong="H2896"\w*.” (\w Hezekiah|strong="H2396"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w this|strong="H1697"\w* \w because|strong="H0834"\w* \w he|strong="H0834"\w* \w thought|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w There|strong="H1961"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* real \w peace|strong="H7965"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w security|strong="H7965"\w* \w during|strong="H3117"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w lifetime|strong="H3117"\w*.”) 
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\v 20 \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* great \w things|strong="H1697"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w Hezekiah|strong="H2396"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w*, \w including|strong="H3605"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w work|strong="H1697"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w pool|strong="H1295"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* aqueduct \w to|strong="H0935"\w* \w bring|strong="H0935"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w* \w into|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w*, \w are|strong="H0834"\w* \w written|strong="H3789"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w book|strong="H5612"\w*, \bk \+w The|strong="H3605"\+w* History \+w of|strong="H4428"\+w* \+w the|strong="H3605"\+w* \+w Kings|strong="H4428"\+w* \+w of|strong="H4428"\+w* \+w Judah|strong="H3063"\+w*\bk*. 
\v 21 \w Hezekiah|strong="H2396"\w* died \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w was|strong="H1121"\w* buried \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w his|strong="H8478"\w* \w ancestors|strong="H0001"\w*. \w And|strong="H1121"\w* \w his|strong="H8478"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w Manasseh|strong="H4519"\w* \w became|strong="H4427"\w* \w the|strong="H8478"\w* new \w king|strong="H4427"\w* after \w him|strong="H5973"\w*. 
\c 21  
\s1 Manasseh Begins  //  His Evil Rule Over Judah 
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\v 1 \w Manasseh|strong="H4519"\w* \w was|strong="H8034"\w* \w twelve|strong="H6240"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w* \w old|strong="H1121"\w* \w when|strong="H1121"\w* \w he|strong="H3389"\w* began \w to|strong="H3389"\w* \w rule|strong="H4427"\w*. \w He|strong="H3389"\w* \w ruled|strong="H4427"\w* 55 \w years|strong="H8141"\w* \w in|strong="H8141"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*. \w His|strong="H4519"\w* \w mother’s|strong="H0517"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w* \w was|strong="H8034"\w* \w Hephzibah|strong="H2657"\w*. 
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\v 2 Manasseh \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* said \w was|strong="H0834"\w* \w wrong|strong="H7451"\w*. \w He|strong="H0834"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w terrible|strong="H7451"\w* \w things|strong="H8441"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* other \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w*. (\w And|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* forced \w those|strong="H0834"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w leave|strong="H3423"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* country \w when|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w* came.) 
\v 3 \w Manasseh|strong="H1129"\w* \w rebuilt|strong="H1129"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w high|strong="H1116"\w* \w places|strong="H1116"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w father|strong="H0001"\w* \w Hezekiah|strong="H2396"\w* \w had|strong="H0834"\w* \w destroyed|strong="H0006"\w*. \w He|strong="H0834"\w* \w also|strong="H0853"\w* \w built|strong="H1129"\w* \w altars|strong="H4196"\w* \w for|strong="H4196"\w* \w Baal|strong="H1168"\w* \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w an|strong="H1129"\w* \w Asherah|strong="H0842"\w* pole, \w just|strong="H0834"\w* \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Ahab|strong="H0256"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w had|strong="H0834"\w* \w done|strong="H6213"\w*. \w Manasseh|strong="H1129"\w* \w worshiped|strong="H7812"\w* \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w served|strong="H5647"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* stars \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w heaven|strong="H8064"\w*. 
\v 4 \w He|strong="H0834"\w* \w built|strong="H1129"\w* \w altars|strong="H4196"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w honor|strong="H8034"\w* false gods \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD’S|strong="H3068"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w*. (\w This|strong="H0834"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w place|strong="H7760"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w was|strong="H8034"\w* talking \w about|strong="H1004"\w* \w when|strong="H0834"\w* \w he|strong="H0834"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w put|strong="H7760"\w* \w my|strong="H7760"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*.”) 
\v 5 \w Manasseh|strong="H1129"\w* \w built|strong="H1129"\w* \w altars|strong="H4196"\w* \w for|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* stars \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w heaven|strong="H8064"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w courtyards|strong="H2691"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD’S|strong="H3068"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w*. 
\v 6 \w He|strong="H6213"\w* sacrificed \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w own|strong="H5869"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* burned \w him|strong="H0853"\w* \w on|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* altar.\f + \fr 21:6  \fk sacrificed … on the altar \ft Literally, “made his son pass through the fire.”\f* \w He|strong="H6213"\w* \w used|strong="H6213"\w* different ways \w of|strong="H1121"\w* trying \w to|strong="H3068"\w* know \w the|strong="H0853"\w* future. \w He|strong="H6213"\w* visited \w mediums|strong="H0178"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* wizards. 
\p Manasseh \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w more|strong="H7235"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w more|strong="H7235"\w* things \w that|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* saw \w as|strong="H3068"\w* \w evil|strong="H7451"\w*, \w which|strong="H5869"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Lord|strong="H3068"\w* \w angry|strong="H3707"\w*. 
\v 7 Manasseh \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w a|strong="H7760"\w* \w carved|strong="H6459"\w* statue \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Asherah|strong="H0842"\w*. \w He|strong="H0834"\w* \w put|strong="H7760"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* statue \w in|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w*. \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w David’s|strong="H1732"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w about|strong="H0413"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w*: “\w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w have|strong="H0834"\w* \w chosen|strong="H0977"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w from|strong="H3478"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* cities \w in|strong="H0413"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w put|strong="H7760"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w* \w in|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w in|strong="H0413"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w forever|strong="H5769"\w*. 
\v 8 \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w cause|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w leave|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w land|strong="H0127"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w gave|strong="H5414"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w ancestors|strong="H0001"\w*. \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w let|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H0834"\w* stay \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w land|strong="H0127"\w* \w if|strong="H0518"\w* \w they|strong="H0834"\w* \w obey|strong="H6213"\w* \w everything|strong="H3605"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w commanded|strong="H6680"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w teachings|strong="H8451"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w servant|strong="H5650"\w* \w Moses|strong="H4872"\w* \w gave|strong="H5414"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w*.” 
\v 9 \w But|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w people|strong="H1121"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w*. \w Manasseh|strong="H4519"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w more|strong="H4480"\w* \w evil|strong="H7451"\w* \w things|strong="H0834"\w* \w than|strong="H4480"\w* \w all|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* lived \w in|strong="H3068"\w* Canaan \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* came. \w And|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w destroyed|strong="H8045"\w* \w those|strong="H0834"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w when|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w* came \w to|strong="H3068"\w* take \w their|strong="H3068"\w* \w land|strong="H6440"\w*. 
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\v 10 \w The|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* used \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w servants|strong="H5650"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w prophets|strong="H5030"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w say|strong="H0559"\w* \w this|strong="H3068"\w*: 
\v 11 “\w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Manasseh|strong="H4519"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w has|strong="H0834"\w* \w done|strong="H6213"\w* \w these|strong="H0428"\w* hated \w things|strong="H0428"\w* \w and|strong="H3063"\w* \w has|strong="H0834"\w* \w done|strong="H6213"\w* \w more|strong="H1571"\w* \w evil|strong="H7489"\w* \w than|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Amorites|strong="H0567"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w him|strong="H0853"\w*. \w He|strong="H0834"\w* \w also|strong="H1571"\w* \w has|strong="H0834"\w* \w caused|strong="H0834"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w to|strong="H6440"\w* \w sin|strong="H2398"\w* \w because|strong="H3282"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w idols|strong="H1544"\w*. 
\v 12 \w So|strong="H3651"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w of|strong="H0430"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w says|strong="H0559"\w*, ‘\w Look|strong="H2005"\w*! \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w bring|strong="H0935"\w* \w so|strong="H3651"\w* \w much|strong="H0834"\w* \w trouble|strong="H7451"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w anyone|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w hears|strong="H8085"\w* \w about|strong="H5921"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3478"\w* shocked.\f + \fr 21:12  \fk will be shocked \ft Literally, “both his ears will tingle.”\f* 
\v 13 \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w stretch|strong="H5186"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* measuring \w line|strong="H6440"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Samaria|strong="H8111"\w*\f + \fr 21:13  \fk measuring line of Samaria \ft Workers used a string with a weight to mark a straight line at the end of a stone wall. The pieces of stone that were outside the line were chipped off and thrown away. This shows that God was “throwing away” Samaria and Ahab’s family of kings.\f* \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* plumb \w line|strong="H6440"\w*\f + \fr 21:13  \fk plumb line \ft A string with a weight on one end used to show that a wall or building was not straight.\f* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Ahab’s|strong="H0256"\w* \w family|strong="H1004"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*. \w A|strong="H0834"\w* man wipes \w a|strong="H0834"\w* \w dish|strong="H6747"\w*, \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w then|strong="H0853"\w* \w he|strong="H0834"\w* \w turns|strong="H5186"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w* upside \w down|strong="H5186"\w*. \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* do \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*. 
\v 14 \w There|strong="H1961"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* still \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* few \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H5159"\w* \w left|strong="H5203"\w*, \w but|strong="H1961"\w* \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w leave|strong="H5203"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w*. \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w give|strong="H5414"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w enemies|strong="H0341"\w*. \w Their|strong="H3605"\w* \w enemies|strong="H0341"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w take|strong="H1961"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w* \w as|strong="H1961"\w* prisoners—\w they|strong="H3605"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w like|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* valuable \w things|strong="H3605"\w* soldiers \w take|strong="H1961"\w* \w in|strong="H5414"\w* war. 
\v 15 \w This|strong="H2088"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w because|strong="H4480"\w* \w my|strong="H1961"\w* \w people|strong="H0834"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* said \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w wrong|strong="H7451"\w*. \w They|strong="H0834"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w me|strong="H4480"\w* \w angry|strong="H3707"\w* \w with|strong="H4714"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w* \w since|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w their|strong="H1961"\w* \w ancestors|strong="H0001"\w* \w came|strong="H1961"\w* \w up|strong="H5704"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*. 
\v 16 \w And|strong="H3068"\w* \w Manasseh|strong="H4519"\w* killed \w many|strong="H7235"\w* \w innocent|strong="H5355"\w* \w people|strong="H0834"\w*. \w He|strong="H0834"\w* \w filled|strong="H4390"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w from|strong="H5704"\w* \w one|strong="H6310"\w* \w end|strong="H6310"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w another|strong="H1571"\w* \w with|strong="H4390"\w* \w blood|strong="H1818"\w*. \w And|strong="H3068"\w* \w all|strong="H5704"\w* \w these|strong="H0834"\w* \w sins|strong="H2398"\w* \w are|strong="H0834"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w addition|strong="H1571"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w sins|strong="H2398"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w caused|strong="H0834"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w sin|strong="H2398"\w*. \w Manasseh|strong="H4519"\w* \w caused|strong="H0834"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H6310"\w* \w was|strong="H0834"\w* \w wrong|strong="H7451"\w*.’” 
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\v 17 \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w things|strong="H1697"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w Manasseh|strong="H4519"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w*, \w including|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w sins|strong="H2398"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w he|strong="H0834"\w* \w committed|strong="H2398"\w*, \w are|strong="H0834"\w* \w written|strong="H3789"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w book|strong="H5612"\w*, \bk \+w The|strong="H3605"\+w* History \+w of|strong="H4428"\+w* \+w the|strong="H3605"\+w* \+w Kings|strong="H4428"\+w* \+w of|strong="H4428"\+w* \+w Judah|strong="H3063"\+w*\bk*. 
\v 18 \w Manasseh|strong="H4519"\w* died \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w was|strong="H1004"\w* \w buried|strong="H6912"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w his|strong="H8478"\w* \w ancestors|strong="H0001"\w*. \w He|strong="H1004"\w* \w was|strong="H1004"\w* \w buried|strong="H6912"\w* \w in|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H8478"\w* \w garden|strong="H1588"\w* \w at|strong="H1004"\w* \w his|strong="H8478"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w*. \w It|strong="H8478"\w* \w was|strong="H1004"\w* called \w the|strong="H8478"\w* “\w Garden|strong="H1588"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Uzza|strong="H5798"\w*.” \w His|strong="H8478"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w Amon|strong="H0526"\w* \w became|strong="H4427"\w* \w the|strong="H8478"\w* new \w king|strong="H4427"\w* after \w him|strong="H5973"\w*. 
\s1 \w Amon’s|strong="H0526"\w* Short \w Rule|strong="H4427"\w* 
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\v 19 \w Amon|strong="H0526"\w* \w was|strong="H8034"\w* 22 \w years|strong="H8141"\w* \w old|strong="H1121"\w* \w when|strong="H1121"\w* \w he|strong="H4480"\w* began \w to|strong="H3389"\w* \w rule|strong="H4427"\w*. \w He|strong="H4480"\w* \w ruled|strong="H4427"\w* \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w* \w in|strong="H8141"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*. \w His|strong="H4480"\w* \w mother’s|strong="H0517"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w* \w was|strong="H8034"\w* \w Meshullemeth|strong="H4922"\w* \w daughter|strong="H1323"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Haruz|strong="H2743"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w Jotbah|strong="H3192"\w*. 
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\v 20 Amon \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* said \w was|strong="H0834"\w* \w wrong|strong="H7451"\w*, \w just|strong="H0834"\w* \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w father|strong="H0001"\w* \w Manasseh|strong="H4519"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w done|strong="H6213"\w*. 
\v 21 Amon lived \w just|strong="H0834"\w* \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w father|strong="H0001"\w* \w had|strong="H0834"\w* lived. \w He|strong="H0834"\w* \w worshiped|strong="H7812"\w* \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w served|strong="H5647"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w same|strong="H0853"\w* \w idols|strong="H1544"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w father|strong="H0001"\w* \w had|strong="H0834"\w* \w worshiped|strong="H7812"\w*. 
\v 22 Amon \w left|strong="H1980"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*, \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w of|strong="H0430"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w ancestors|strong="H0001"\w*, \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w did|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w live|strong="H1980"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w way|strong="H1870"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* wanted. 
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\v 23 \w Amon’s|strong="H0526"\w* \w servants|strong="H5650"\w* \w made|strong="H7194"\w* plans \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w* \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w killed|strong="H4191"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w palace|strong="H1004"\w*. 
\v 24 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w common|strong="H1121"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w killed|strong="H5221"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* officers \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w made|strong="H7194"\w* plans \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Amon|strong="H0526"\w*. \w Then|strong="H0853"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w made|strong="H7194"\w* \w Amon’s|strong="H0526"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w Josiah|strong="H2977"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* new \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w after|strong="H5921"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w*. 
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\v 25 \w The|strong="H0834"\w* other \w things|strong="H1697"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w Amon|strong="H0526"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w are|strong="H0834"\w* \w written|strong="H3789"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w book|strong="H5612"\w*, \bk \+w The|strong="H0834"\+w* History \+w of|strong="H4428"\+w* \+w the|strong="H0834"\+w* \+w Kings|strong="H4428"\+w* \+w of|strong="H4428"\+w* \+w Judah|strong="H3063"\+w*\bk*. 
\v 26 Amon \w was|strong="H1121"\w* \w buried|strong="H6912"\w* \w in|strong="H6912"\w* \w his|strong="H8478"\w* \w grave|strong="H6900"\w* \w at|strong="H6912"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Garden|strong="H1588"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Uzza|strong="H5798"\w*. \w His|strong="H8478"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w Josiah|strong="H2977"\w* \w became|strong="H4427"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* new \w king|strong="H4427"\w*. 
\c 22  
\s1 Josiah Begins His Rule Over Judah 
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\v 1 \w Josiah|strong="H2977"\w* \w was|strong="H8034"\w* \w eight|strong="H8083"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w* \w old|strong="H1121"\w* \w when|strong="H1121"\w* \w he|strong="H3389"\w* began \w to|strong="H3389"\w* \w rule|strong="H4427"\w*. \w He|strong="H3389"\w* \w ruled|strong="H4427"\w* 31 \w years|strong="H8141"\w* \w in|strong="H8141"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*. \w His|strong="H2977"\w* \w mother’s|strong="H0517"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w* \w was|strong="H8034"\w* \w Jedidah|strong="H3040"\w* \w the|strong="H8034"\w* \w daughter|strong="H1323"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Adaiah|strong="H5718"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Bozkath|strong="H1218"\w*. 
\v 2 Josiah \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w what|strong="H3477"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* said \w was|strong="H3068"\w* \w right|strong="H3225"\w*. \w He|strong="H6213"\w* followed \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w like|strong="H3808"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* ancestor \w David|strong="H1732"\w*. Josiah obeyed God’s \w teachings|strong="H1870"\w*—\w he|strong="H6213"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w exactly|strong="H3605"\w* \w what|strong="H3477"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* wanted. 
\s1 Josiah Orders \w the|strong="H3605"\w* Temple Repaired 
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\v 3 \w During|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* 18th \w year|strong="H8141"\w* \w that|strong="H3068"\w* \w Josiah|strong="H2977"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w Shaphan|strong="H8227"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Azaliah|strong="H0683"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Meshullam|strong="H4918"\w*, \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w secretary|strong="H5608"\w*, \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD’S|strong="H3068"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w*. \w Josiah|strong="H2977"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, 
\v 4 “\w Go|strong="H0935"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Hilkiah|strong="H2518"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w high|strong="H1419"\w* \w priest|strong="H3548"\w*. \w Tell|strong="H0413"\w* \w him|strong="H0413"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w he|strong="H0834"\w* \w must|strong="H0853"\w* \w get|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w money|strong="H3701"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w brought|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD’S|strong="H3068"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w*. \w The|strong="H0853"\w* gatekeepers \w collected|strong="H0622"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w money|strong="H3701"\w* \w from|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*. 
\v 5 \w The|strong="H0853"\w* priests \w must|strong="H0853"\w* \w use|strong="H4399"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* money \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w pay|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w workers|strong="H4399"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w repair|strong="H2388"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD’S|strong="H3068"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w*. \w They|strong="H0834"\w* \w must|strong="H0853"\w* \w give|strong="H5414"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* money \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w men|strong="H6485"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* supervise \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w work|strong="H4399"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD’S|strong="H3068"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w*. 
\v 6 Use \w that|strong="H1004"\w* money \w for|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w carpenters|strong="H2796"\w*, stonemasons, \w and|strong="H1004"\w* stonecutters. \w Also|strong="H0853"\w* use \w that|strong="H1004"\w* money \w to|strong="H1004"\w* \w buy|strong="H7069"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w timber|strong="H6086"\w* \w and|strong="H1004"\w* cut \w stones|strong="H0068"\w* \w that|strong="H1004"\w* \w are|strong="H0068"\w* needed \w to|strong="H1004"\w* \w repair|strong="H2388"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w*. 
\v 7 \w Don’t|strong="H3808"\w* count \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w money|strong="H3701"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w give|strong="H5414"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w workers|strong="H6213"\w*. \w They|strong="H1992"\w* \w can|strong="H6213"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* trusted.” 
\s1 Book \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* Law Found \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* Temple 
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\v 8 \w Hilkiah|strong="H2518"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w high|strong="H1419"\w* \w priest|strong="H3548"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Shaphan|strong="H8227"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w secretary|strong="H5608"\w*, “Look, \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w found|strong="H4672"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \bk \+w Book|strong="H5612"\+w* \+w of|strong="H1004"\+w* \+w the|strong="H0853"\+w* \+w Law|strong="H8451"\+w*\bk*\f + \fr 22:8  \fk Book of the Law \ft This is probably the book of Deuteronomy. Also in 23:2.\f* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD’S|strong="H3068"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w*!” \w Hilkiah|strong="H2518"\w* \w gave|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w book|strong="H5612"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Shaphan|strong="H8227"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w Shaphan|strong="H8227"\w* \w read|strong="H7121"\w* \w it|strong="H5414"\w*. 
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\v 9 \w He|strong="H6213"\w* \w went|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* Josiah \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w told|strong="H0559"\w* \w him|strong="H0413"\w* \w what|strong="H1697"\w* \w happened|strong="H4672"\w*. \w Shaphan|strong="H8227"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w Your|strong="H3068"\w* \w servants|strong="H5650"\w* \w have|strong="H5650"\w* \w gathered|strong="H6485"\w* \w all|strong="H1697"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w money|strong="H3701"\w* \w that|strong="H1697"\w* \w was|strong="H3068"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w*. \w They|strong="H5921"\w* \w gave|strong="H5414"\w* \w it|strong="H5414"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w men|strong="H5650"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* supervise \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w work|strong="H4399"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD’S|strong="H3068"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w*.” 
\v 10 \w Then|strong="H5414"\w* \w he|strong="H5414"\w* \w told|strong="H5046"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, “\w And|strong="H4428"\w* \w Hilkiah|strong="H2518"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w priest|strong="H3548"\w* \w also|strong="H4428"\w* \w gave|strong="H5414"\w* \w this|strong="H5046"\w* \w book|strong="H5612"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w me|strong="H5414"\w*.” \w Then|strong="H5414"\w* \w Shaphan|strong="H8227"\w* \w read|strong="H7121"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w book|strong="H5612"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w*. 
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\v 11 \w When|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w words|strong="H1697"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \bk \+w Book|strong="H5612"\+w* \+w of|strong="H4428"\+w* \+w the|strong="H0853"\+w* \+w Law|strong="H8451"\+w*\bk*, \w he|strong="H0853"\w* \w tore|strong="H7167"\w* \w his|strong="H8085"\w* \w clothes|strong="H0899"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w show|strong="H8085"\w* \w he|strong="H0853"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* sad \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w upset|strong="H1697"\w*. 
\v 12 \w Then|strong="H0853"\w* \w he|strong="H0853"\w* \w gave|strong="H6680"\w* \w a|strong="H6680"\w* \w command|strong="H6680"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w Hilkiah|strong="H2518"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w priest|strong="H3548"\w*, \w Ahikam|strong="H0296"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Shaphan|strong="H8227"\w*, \w Acbor|strong="H5907"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Micaiah|strong="H4320"\w*, \w Shaphan|strong="H8227"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w secretary|strong="H5608"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w Asaiah|strong="H6222"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w king’s|strong="H4428"\w* \w servant|strong="H5650"\w*. 
\v 13 \w King|strong="H5921"\w* Josiah \w said|strong="H1697"\w*, “Go \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w ask|strong="H1875"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w we|strong="H3588"\w* \w should|strong="H3068"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w*. \w Ask|strong="H1875"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w*, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*. \w Ask|strong="H1875"\w* \w about|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w words|strong="H1697"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w book|strong="H5612"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w was|strong="H0834"\w* \w found|strong="H4672"\w*. \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w angry|strong="H2534"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w us|strong="H5921"\w*, \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w our|strong="H3068"\w* \w ancestors|strong="H0001"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w words|strong="H1697"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w book|strong="H5612"\w*. \w They|strong="H0834"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w obey|strong="H8085"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w commands|strong="H1697"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w were|strong="H0834"\w* \w written|strong="H3789"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w us|strong="H5921"\w*.” 
\s1 Josiah \w and|strong="H3068"\w* Huldah \w the|strong="H3605"\w* Prophetess 
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\v 14 \w So|strong="H1696"\w* \w Hilkiah|strong="H2518"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w priest|strong="H3548"\w*, \w Ahikam|strong="H0296"\w*, \w Acbor|strong="H5907"\w*, \w Shaphan|strong="H8227"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w Asaiah|strong="H6222"\w* \w went|strong="H0413"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Huldah|strong="H2468"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w woman|strong="H0802"\w* \w prophet|strong="H1696"\w*. \w Huldah|strong="H2468"\w* \w was|strong="H1931"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w wife|strong="H0802"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Shallum|strong="H7967"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Tikvah|strong="H8616"\w*, \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Harhas|strong="H2745"\w*. \w He|strong="H1931"\w* took \w care|strong="H8104"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w priests’|strong="H3548"\w* \w clothes|strong="H0899"\w*. \w Huldah|strong="H2468"\w* \w was|strong="H1931"\w* \w living|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w second|strong="H4932"\w* quarter \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*. \w They|strong="H1931"\w* \w went|strong="H0413"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w talked|strong="H1696"\w* \w with|strong="H0413"\w* \w Huldah|strong="H2468"\w*. 
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\v 15 \w Then|strong="H0853"\w* Huldah \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w*, “\w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*, \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w of|strong="H0376"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w says|strong="H0559"\w*: \w Tell|strong="H0559"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*: 
\v 16 ‘\w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w*: \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w am|strong="H3068"\w* \w bringing|strong="H0935"\w* \w trouble|strong="H7451"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w place|strong="H4725"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H3427"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w live|strong="H3427"\w* \w here|strong="H2088"\w*. \w These|strong="H2088"\w* \w are|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* troubles \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w are|strong="H0834"\w* \w mentioned|strong="H7121"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w book|strong="H5612"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w read|strong="H7121"\w*. 
\v 17 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H0834"\w* \w of|strong="H0430"\w* Judah \w have|strong="H0834"\w* \w left|strong="H5800"\w* \w me|strong="H3707"\w* \w and|strong="H0430"\w* \w have|strong="H0834"\w* \w burned|strong="H6999"\w* \w incense|strong="H6999"\w* \w to|strong="H3027"\w* \w other|strong="H0312"\w* \w gods|strong="H0430"\w*. \w They|strong="H0834"\w* \w made|strong="H4639"\w* \w me|strong="H3707"\w* \w very|strong="H2088"\w* \w angry|strong="H3707"\w*. \w They|strong="H0834"\w* \w made|strong="H4639"\w* many idols. \w That|strong="H0834"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w why|strong="H0834"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0430"\w* show \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w anger|strong="H3707"\w* \w against|strong="H3027"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w place|strong="H4725"\w*. \w My|strong="H3605"\w* \w anger|strong="H3707"\w* \w will|strong="H0430"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w like|strong="H0834"\w* \w a|strong="H0834"\w* \w fire|strong="H3341"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w cannot|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* stopped!’ 
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\v 18-19 “King Josiah of Judah sent you to ask advice from the LORD. Tell Josiah that this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘You heard the words I spoke against this place and those who live here. And when you heard those things, your heart was soft, and you showed your sorrow before the LORD. I said that terrible things would happen to this place. So you tore your clothes to show your sadness, and you began to cry. That is why I heard you.’ This is what the LORD says. 
\v 20 ‘\w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w bring|strong="H0935"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w with|strong="H0413"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w ancestors|strong="H0001"\w*. \w You|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w die|strong="H0622"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w go|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w grave|strong="H6913"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w peace|strong="H7965"\w*. \w So|strong="H3651"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w trouble|strong="H7451"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w bringing|strong="H0935"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w place|strong="H4725"\w*.’” 
\p \w Then|strong="H2088"\w* Hilkiah \w the|strong="H3605"\w* priest, Ahikam, Acbor, Shaphan, \w and|strong="H0935"\w* Asaiah \w gave|strong="H7725"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w message|strong="H1697"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w*. 
\c 23  
\s1 The People Hear the Law 
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\v 1 \w King|strong="H4428"\w* Josiah \w told|strong="H0413"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w leaders|strong="H2205"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w and|strong="H3063"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* come \w and|strong="H3063"\w* meet \w with|strong="H0413"\w* \w him|strong="H0413"\w*. 
\v 2 \w Then|strong="H0853"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w went|strong="H5927"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD’S|strong="H3068"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w*. \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w lived|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w went|strong="H5927"\w* \w with|strong="H0854"\w* \w him|strong="H0853"\w*. \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w priests|strong="H3548"\w*, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w prophets|strong="H5030"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*—\w from|strong="H0376"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* least \w important|strong="H5704"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w most|strong="H4428"\w* \w important|strong="H5704"\w*—\w went|strong="H5927"\w* \w with|strong="H0854"\w* \w him|strong="H0853"\w*. \w Then|strong="H0853"\w* \w he|strong="H5704"\w* \w read|strong="H7121"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \bk \+w Book|strong="H5612"\+w* \+w of|strong="H4428"\+w* \+w the|strong="H3605"\+w* \+w Agreement|strong="H1285"\+w*\bk*. \w This|strong="H1697"\w* \w was|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \bk \+w Book|strong="H5612"\+w* \+w of|strong="H4428"\+w* \+w the|strong="H3605"\+w* Law\bk* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w was|strong="H3068"\w* \w found|strong="H4672"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Lord’s|strong="H3068"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w*. Josiah \w read|strong="H7121"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w book|strong="H5612"\w* \w so|strong="H7121"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w could|strong="H0376"\w* \w hear|strong="H5612"\w* \w it|strong="H7121"\w*. 
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\v 3 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w stood|strong="H5975"\w* \w by|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w column|strong="H5982"\w* \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w made|strong="H3772"\w* \w an|strong="H6965"\w* \w agreement|strong="H1285"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*. \w He|strong="H0310"\w* \w promised|strong="H3068"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w follow|strong="H0310"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w obey|strong="H8104"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w commands|strong="H4687"\w*, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w laws|strong="H5715"\w*, \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w rules|strong="H2708"\w*. \w He|strong="H0310"\w* \w promised|strong="H3068"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w do|strong="H8104"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w soul|strong="H5315"\w*. \w He|strong="H0310"\w* \w promised|strong="H3068"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w obey|strong="H8104"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w agreement|strong="H1285"\w* \w written|strong="H3789"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w book|strong="H5612"\w*. \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w stood|strong="H5975"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* show \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w they|strong="H5921"\w* \w promised|strong="H3068"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w follow|strong="H0310"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w agreement|strong="H1285"\w*. 
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\v 4 \w Then|strong="H3318"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w commanded|strong="H6680"\w* \w Hilkiah|strong="H2518"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w high|strong="H1419"\w* \w priest|strong="H3548"\w*, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w other|strong="H3605"\w* \w priests|strong="H3548"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* gatekeepers \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w bring|strong="H3318"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD’S|strong="H3068"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1964"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* dishes \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w things|strong="H3605"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w were|strong="H8064"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* honor \w Baal|strong="H1168"\w*, \w Asherah|strong="H0842"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* stars \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w heaven|strong="H8064"\w*. \w Then|strong="H3318"\w* Josiah \w burned|strong="H8313"\w* \w those|strong="H3605"\w* \w things|strong="H3605"\w* \w outside|strong="H2351"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w fields|strong="H7709"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w Kidron|strong="H6939"\w* Valley. \w Then|strong="H3318"\w* \w they|strong="H3068"\w* \w carried|strong="H5375"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w ashes|strong="H6083"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w Bethel|strong="H1008"\w*. 
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\v 5 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w kings|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w had|strong="H0834"\w* chosen \w some|strong="H3605"\w* \w ordinary|strong="H3605"\w* \w men|strong="H3605"\w* \w to|strong="H5414"\w* serve \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w priests|strong="H3649"\w*. \w These|strong="H3605"\w* false \w priests|strong="H3649"\w* \w were|strong="H0834"\w* \w burning|strong="H6999"\w* \w incense|strong="H6999"\w* \w at|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w high|strong="H1116"\w* \w places|strong="H1116"\w* \w in|strong="H4428"\w* \w every|strong="H3605"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w and|strong="H3063"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w towns|strong="H5892"\w* \w around|strong="H4524"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*. \w They|strong="H0834"\w* \w burned|strong="H6999"\w* \w incense|strong="H6999"\w* \w to|strong="H5414"\w* honor \w Baal|strong="H1168"\w*, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w sun|strong="H8121"\w*, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w moon|strong="H3394"\w*, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w constellations|strong="H4208"\w*, \w and|strong="H3063"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* stars \w in|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w sky|strong="H8064"\w*. \w But|strong="H4428"\w* Josiah stopped \w those|strong="H3605"\w* false \w priests|strong="H3649"\w*. 
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\v 6 Josiah \w removed|strong="H3318"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Asherah|strong="H0842"\w* pole \w from|strong="H3318"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD’S|strong="H3068"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w*. \w He|strong="H3068"\w* \w took|strong="H3318"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Asherah|strong="H0842"\w* pole \w outside|strong="H2351"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* city \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Kidron|strong="H6939"\w* \w Valley|strong="H5158"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w burned|strong="H8313"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w there|strong="H3068"\w*. \w Then|strong="H3318"\w* \w he|strong="H3068"\w* beat \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w burned|strong="H8313"\w* pieces \w into|strong="H0413"\w* \w dust|strong="H6083"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* scattered \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w dust|strong="H6083"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w graves|strong="H6913"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w common|strong="H1121"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*.\f + \fr 23:6  \fk scattered … common people \ft This was a strong way of showing that the Asherah pole could never be used again.\f* 
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\v 7 \w Then|strong="H0853"\w* King Josiah \w broke|strong="H5422"\w* \w down|strong="H5422"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w houses|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w male|strong="H6945"\w* \w prostitutes|strong="H6945"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w were|strong="H0834"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD’S|strong="H3068"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w*. \w Women|strong="H0802"\w* \w also|strong="H3068"\w* used \w these|strong="H0834"\w* \w houses|strong="H1004"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w made|strong="H0834"\w* little tent covers \w to|strong="H3068"\w* honor \w the|strong="H0853"\w* false goddess \w Asherah|strong="H0842"\w*. 
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\v 8-9 At that time the priests did not bring the sacrifices to Jerusalem and offer them on the LORD’S altar in the Temple. The priests lived in cities all over Judah. They burned incense and offered sacrifices at the high places in those cities. The high places were everywhere, from Geba to Beersheba. And the priests ate their unleavened bread in those towns with the ordinary people—\add not at the special place for priests in the Temple in Jerusalem\add*. But King Josiah ruined the high places and brought the priests to Jerusalem. Josiah also destroyed the high places that were on the left side of the city gate, by the Gate of Joshua. (Joshua was the ruler of the city.) 
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\v 10 \w Topheth|strong="H8612"\w* \w was|strong="H0834"\w* \w a|strong="H0834"\w* place \w in|strong="H0376"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Valley|strong="H1516"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Hinnom’s \w Son|strong="H1121"\w* \w where|strong="H0834"\w* \w people|strong="H0376"\w* killed \w their|strong="H0834"\w* \w children|strong="H1121"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* burned \w them|strong="H0853"\w* \w on|strong="H0784"\w* \w an|strong="H0376"\w* altar \w to|strong="H0376"\w* honor \w the|strong="H0853"\w* false god \w Molech|strong="H4432"\w*.\f + \fr 23:10  \fk people … Molech \ft Literally, “people made their son or daughter pass through fire to Molech.”\f* Josiah \w ruined|strong="H2930"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* place \w so|strong="H0834"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w no|strong="H1115"\w* \w one|strong="H0376"\w* \w could|strong="H0376"\w* use \w it|strong="H2930"\w* again. 
\v 11 \w In|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* past \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w kings|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w put|strong="H5414"\w* some \w horses|strong="H5483"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w a|strong="H5414"\w* \w chariot|strong="H4818"\w* near \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w entrance|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD’S|strong="H3068"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w*. \w This|strong="H0834"\w* \w was|strong="H0834"\w* near \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w room|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w an|strong="H5414"\w* important \w official|strong="H5631"\w* named Nathan Melech. \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w horses|strong="H5483"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w chariot|strong="H4818"\w* \w were|strong="H0834"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* honor \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w sun|strong="H8121"\w* \w god|strong="H3068"\w*.\f + \fr 23:11  \fk horses … sun god \ft The people thought the sun was a god who drove his chariot (the sun) across the sky each day.\f* Josiah removed \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w horses|strong="H5483"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w burned|strong="H8313"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w chariot|strong="H4818"\w*. 
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\v 12 \w In|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* past \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w kings|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w built|strong="H6213"\w* \w altars|strong="H4196"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w roof|strong="H1406"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* Ahab’s building. \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Manasseh|strong="H4519"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w also|strong="H3068"\w* \w built|strong="H6213"\w* \w altars|strong="H4196"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w courtyards|strong="H2691"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD’S|strong="H3068"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w*. Josiah \w destroyed|strong="H5422"\w* all \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w altars|strong="H4196"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w threw|strong="H7993"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w broken|strong="H5422"\w* pieces \w into|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Kidron|strong="H6939"\w* \w Valley|strong="H5158"\w*. 
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\v 13 \w In|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* past \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w built|strong="H1129"\w* some \w high|strong="H1116"\w* \w places|strong="H1116"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* Destroyer \w Hill|strong="H2022"\w* \w near|strong="H6440"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*. \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w high|strong="H1116"\w* \w places|strong="H1116"\w* \w were|strong="H0834"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w south|strong="H3225"\w* \w side|strong="H3225"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w hill|strong="H2022"\w*. \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w built|strong="H1129"\w* \w one|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w these|strong="H0834"\w* \w places|strong="H1116"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w worship|strong="H3478"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* honor Ashtoreth, \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w horrible|strong="H8441"\w* \w thing|strong="H8441"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w people|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Sidon \w worship|strong="H3478"\w*. \w He|strong="H0834"\w* \w also|strong="H0853"\w* \w built|strong="H1129"\w* \w one|strong="H1121"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* honor \w Chemosh|strong="H3645"\w*, \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w horrible|strong="H8441"\w* \w thing|strong="H8441"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Moabites|strong="H4124"\w* \w worship|strong="H3478"\w*. \w And|strong="H1121"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w built|strong="H1129"\w* \w one|strong="H1121"\w* \w high|strong="H1116"\w* \w place|strong="H1116"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* honor \w Milcom|strong="H4445"\w*, \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w horrible|strong="H8441"\w* \w thing|strong="H8441"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Ammonites|strong="H5983"\w* \w worship|strong="H3478"\w*. \w But|strong="H4428"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* Josiah \w ruined|strong="H2930"\w* all \w these|strong="H0834"\w* \w places|strong="H1116"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w worship|strong="H3478"\w*. 
\v 14 \w He|strong="H0853"\w* \w broke|strong="H7665"\w* all \w the|strong="H0853"\w* memorial stones \w and|strong="H0120"\w* \w Asherah|strong="H0842"\w* poles. \w Then|strong="H0853"\w* \w he|strong="H0853"\w* scattered dead \w men’s|strong="H0120"\w* \w bones|strong="H6106"\w* \w over|strong="H0853"\w* \w that|strong="H4725"\w* \w place|strong="H4725"\w*.\f + \fr 23:14  \fk scattered … place \ft This was the way he defiled (ruined) those places so that they could not be used for places of worship.\f* 
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\v 15 Josiah \w also|strong="H1571"\w* \w broke|strong="H5422"\w* \w down|strong="H5422"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w altar|strong="H4196"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w high|strong="H1116"\w* \w place|strong="H1116"\w* \w at|strong="H3478"\w* \w Bethel|strong="H1008"\w*. \w Jeroboam|strong="H3379"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Nebat|strong="H5028"\w* \w had|strong="H0834"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w this|strong="H1931"\w* \w altar|strong="H4196"\w*. \w Jeroboam|strong="H3379"\w* \w caused|strong="H0834"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w sin|strong="H2398"\w*.\f + \fr 23:15  \fk Jeroboam … sin \ft See 1 Kings 12:26-30.\f* Josiah \w broke|strong="H5422"\w* \w down|strong="H5422"\w* \w both|strong="H1571"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w altar|strong="H4196"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w high|strong="H1116"\w* \w place|strong="H1116"\w*. \w He|strong="H0834"\w* \w broke|strong="H5422"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* stones \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w altar|strong="H4196"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* pieces. \w Then|strong="H0853"\w* \w he|strong="H0834"\w* beat \w it|strong="H1931"\w* \w into|strong="H6083"\w* \w dust|strong="H6083"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w he|strong="H0834"\w* \w burned|strong="H8313"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Asherah|strong="H0842"\w* pole. 
\v 16 \w Josiah|strong="H2977"\w* \w looked|strong="H7200"\w* \w around|strong="H5921"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w graves|strong="H6913"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w mountain|strong="H2022"\w*. \w He|strong="H0834"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w men|strong="H0376"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w they|strong="H0834"\w* \w took|strong="H3947"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w bones|strong="H6106"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w graves|strong="H6913"\w*. \w Then|strong="H3947"\w* \w he|strong="H0834"\w* \w burned|strong="H8313"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w bones|strong="H6106"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w altar|strong="H4196"\w*. \w In|strong="H5921"\w* \w this|strong="H0428"\w* \w way|strong="H1697"\w* \w Josiah|strong="H2977"\w* \w ruined|strong="H2930"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w altar|strong="H4196"\w*. \w This|strong="H0428"\w* \w happened|strong="H1697"\w* \w according|strong="H5921"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w message|strong="H1697"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w* \w of|strong="H0376"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* announced.\f + \fr 23:16  \fk announced \ft See 1 Kings 13:1-3.\f* \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w* \w of|strong="H0376"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* announced \w these|strong="H0428"\w* \w things|strong="H1697"\w* \w when|strong="H0834"\w* Jeroboam stood \w beside|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w altar|strong="H4196"\w* \w at|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* feast. 
\p \w Then|strong="H3947"\w* \w Josiah|strong="H2977"\w* \w looked|strong="H7200"\w* \w around|strong="H5921"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w grave|strong="H6913"\w* \w of|strong="H0376"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w* \w of|strong="H0376"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w*.\f + \fr 23:16  \fk The man of God … the grave of the man of God \ft This is from the ancient Greek version.\f* 
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\v 17 Josiah \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w What|strong="H4100"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w monument|strong="H6725"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w*?” 
\p \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w people|strong="H0376"\w* \w of|strong="H0376"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w told|strong="H0559"\w* \w him|strong="H0413"\w*, “\w It|strong="H5921"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w grave|strong="H6913"\w* \w of|strong="H0376"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w* \w of|strong="H0376"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w* \w from|strong="H0935"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*. \w This|strong="H0428"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w* \w of|strong="H0376"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w told|strong="H0559"\w* \w about|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w things|strong="H1697"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w have|strong="H0834"\w* \w done|strong="H6213"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w altar|strong="H4196"\w* \w at|strong="H0413"\w* \w Bethel|strong="H1008"\w*. \w He|strong="H0834"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w a|strong="H7200"\w* \w long|strong="H4100"\w* time ago.” 
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\v 18 Josiah \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w Leave|strong="H3240"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w* \w of|strong="H0376"\w* \w God|strong="H0559"\w* alone. \w Don’t|strong="H0408"\w* move \w his|strong="H0834"\w* \w bones|strong="H6106"\w*.” \w So|strong="H0834"\w* \w they|strong="H0834"\w* \w left|strong="H3240"\w* \w his|strong="H0834"\w* \w bones|strong="H6106"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w bones|strong="H6106"\w* \w of|strong="H0376"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w* \w of|strong="H0376"\w* \w God|strong="H0559"\w* \w from|strong="H0935"\w* \w Samaria|strong="H8111"\w*. 
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\v 19 \w Josiah|strong="H2977"\w* \w also|strong="H1571"\w* destroyed \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w temples|strong="H1004"\w* \w at|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w high|strong="H1116"\w* \w places|strong="H1116"\w* \w in|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w cities|strong="H5892"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Samaria|strong="H8111"\w*. \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w kings|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w had|strong="H0834"\w* \w built|strong="H6213"\w* \w those|strong="H3605"\w* \w temples|strong="H1004"\w*, \w which|strong="H0834"\w* \w had|strong="H0834"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* LORD \w very|strong="H1571"\w* \w angry|strong="H3707"\w*. \w Josiah|strong="H2977"\w* destroyed \w them|strong="H1992"\w*, \w just|strong="H0834"\w* \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w he|strong="H0834"\w* \w had|strong="H0834"\w* destroyed \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w place|strong="H1116"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w worship|strong="H3478"\w* \w at|strong="H3478"\w* \w Bethel|strong="H1008"\w*. 
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\v 20 Josiah killed \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* \w of|strong="H4196"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w high|strong="H1116"\w* \w places|strong="H1116"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w were|strong="H0834"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* Samaria. \w He|strong="H0834"\w* killed \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w those|strong="H3605"\w* \w altars|strong="H4196"\w* \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w burned|strong="H8313"\w* \w men’s|strong="H0120"\w* \w bones|strong="H6106"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w altars|strong="H4196"\w* \w so|strong="H0834"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w they|strong="H0834"\w* could never \w be|strong="H7725"\w* \w used|strong="H3605"\w* \w again|strong="H7725"\w*. \w Then|strong="H0853"\w* \w he|strong="H0834"\w* \w went|strong="H7725"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*. 
\s1 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w People|strong="H0120"\w* \w of|strong="H4196"\w* Judah Celebrate Passover 
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\v 21 \w Then|strong="H2088"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* Josiah \w gave|strong="H6680"\w* \w a|strong="H5921"\w* \w command|strong="H6680"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*. \w He|strong="H6213"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “Celebrate \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Passover|strong="H6453"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w*. \w Do|strong="H6213"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w just|strong="H3605"\w* \w as|strong="H3068"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w written|strong="H3789"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \bk \+w Book|strong="H5612"\+w* \+w of|strong="H4428"\+w* \+w the|strong="H3605"\+w* \+w Agreement|strong="H1285"\+w*\bk*.” 
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\v 22 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H0834"\w* \w had|strong="H0834"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w celebrated|strong="H6213"\w* \w a|strong="H3588"\w* \w Passover|strong="H6453"\w* \w like|strong="H0834"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w since|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w days|strong="H3117"\w* \w when|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w judges|strong="H8199"\w* \w ruled|strong="H4428"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. \w None|strong="H3808"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w kings|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w kings|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w ever|strong="H2088"\w* \w had|strong="H0834"\w* \w such|strong="H2088"\w* \w a|strong="H3588"\w* big celebration \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w Passover|strong="H6453"\w*. 
\v 23 \w They|strong="H3588"\w* \w celebrated|strong="H6213"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w Passover|strong="H6453"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w in|strong="H8141"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* during \w Josiah’s|strong="H2977"\w* 18th \w year|strong="H8141"\w* \w as|strong="H3068"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w*. 
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\v 24 \w Josiah|strong="H2977"\w* destroyed \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w mediums|strong="H0178"\w*, wizards, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w* gods, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w idols|strong="H1544"\w*, \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* horrible \w things|strong="H1697"\w* \w people|strong="H0834"\w* \w worshiped|strong="H6965"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*. \w He|strong="H0834"\w* \w did|strong="H0834"\w* \w this|strong="H1697"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w obey|strong="H8451"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w law|strong="H8451"\w* \w written|strong="H3789"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w book|strong="H5612"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w Hilkiah|strong="H2518"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w priest|strong="H3548"\w* \w found|strong="H4672"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD’S|strong="H3068"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w*. 
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\v 25 \w There|strong="H1961"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w never|strong="H3808"\w* \w been|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w like|strong="H3644"\w* Josiah \w before|strong="H6440"\w*. Josiah \w turned|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w with|strong="H0413"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w heart|strong="H3824"\w*, \w with|strong="H0413"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w soul|strong="H5315"\w*, \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w with|strong="H0413"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w strength|strong="H5315"\w*.\f + \fr 23:25  \fk with all his heart … strength \ft See Deuteronomy 6:4, 5.\f* \w No|strong="H3808"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w followed|strong="H0310"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Law|strong="H8451"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Moses|strong="H4872"\w* \w like|strong="H3644"\w* Josiah. \w And|strong="H6965"\w* \w there|strong="H1961"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w never|strong="H3808"\w* \w been|strong="H1961"\w* \w another|strong="H3808"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w like|strong="H3644"\w* Josiah \w since|strong="H0310"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w time|strong="H1961"\w*. 
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\v 26 \w But|strong="H0389"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w did|strong="H0834"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w stop|strong="H3808"\w* being \w angry|strong="H2734"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H0834"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*. \w He|strong="H0834"\w* \w was|strong="H0834"\w* \w still|strong="H7725"\w* \w angry|strong="H2734"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w everything|strong="H3605"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w Manasseh|strong="H4519"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w done|strong="H3605"\w*. 
\v 27 \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w I|strong="H0834"\w* forced \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w leave|strong="H5493"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* \w land|strong="H6440"\w*. \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w do|strong="H5493"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w same|strong="H0853"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*. \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w take|strong="H5493"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w out|strong="H6440"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w sight|strong="H6440"\w*. \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H1961"\w* accept \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*. \w Yes|strong="H1571"\w*, \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w chose|strong="H0977"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w*. \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w was|strong="H8034"\w* talking \w about|strong="H1961"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w when|strong="H1961"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, ‘\w My|strong="H3068"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w*.’ \w But|strong="H1961"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w destroy|strong="H5892"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w place|strong="H1961"\w*.” 
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\v 28 \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w other|strong="H3605"\w* \w things|strong="H1697"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w Josiah|strong="H2977"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w are|strong="H0834"\w* \w written|strong="H3789"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w book|strong="H5612"\w*, \bk \+w The|strong="H3605"\+w* History \+w of|strong="H4428"\+w* \+w the|strong="H3605"\+w* \+w Kings|strong="H4428"\+w* \+w of|strong="H4428"\+w* \+w Judah|strong="H3063"\+w*\bk*. 
\s1 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* Death \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Josiah|strong="H2977"\w* 
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\v 29 \w While|strong="H3117"\w* \w Josiah|strong="H2977"\w* \w was|strong="H4428"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, \w Pharaoh|strong="H6549"\w* \w Neco|strong="H6549"\w*, \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*, \w went|strong="H5927"\w* \w to|strong="H4191"\w* fight \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Assyria|strong="H0804"\w* \w at|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Euphrates|strong="H6578"\w* \w River|strong="H5104"\w*. \w Josiah|strong="H2977"\w* \w went|strong="H5927"\w* \w out|strong="H5921"\w* \w to|strong="H4191"\w* \w meet|strong="H7125"\w* \w Neco|strong="H6549"\w* \w at|strong="H5921"\w* \w Megiddo|strong="H4023"\w*. \w Pharaoh|strong="H6549"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w Josiah|strong="H2977"\w* \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w killed|strong="H4191"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w*. 
\v 30 \w Josiah’s|strong="H2977"\w* \w officers|strong="H5650"\w* \w put|strong="H4191"\w* \w his|strong="H3947"\w* \w body|strong="H4023"\w* \w in|strong="H0935"\w* \w a|strong="H3947"\w* \w chariot|strong="H7392"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w carried|strong="H7392"\w* \w him|strong="H0853"\w* \w from|strong="H0935"\w* \w Megiddo|strong="H4023"\w* \w to|strong="H0935"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*. \w They|strong="H0935"\w* \w buried|strong="H6912"\w* \w Josiah|strong="H2977"\w* \w in|strong="H0935"\w* \w his|strong="H3947"\w* own \w grave|strong="H6900"\w*. 
\p \w Then|strong="H3947"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w common|strong="H1121"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w took|strong="H3947"\w* \w Josiah’s|strong="H2977"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w Jehoahaz|strong="H3059"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w anointed|strong="H4886"\w* \w him|strong="H0853"\w*. \w They|strong="H0935"\w* \w made|strong="H3947"\w* \w Jehoahaz|strong="H3059"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* new \w king|strong="H4427"\w*. 
\s1 \w Jehoahaz|strong="H3059"\w* Becomes \w King|strong="H4427"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Judah 
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\v 31 \w Jehoahaz|strong="H3059"\w* \w was|strong="H8034"\w* 23 \w years|strong="H8141"\w* \w old|strong="H1121"\w* \w when|strong="H1121"\w* \w he|strong="H3389"\w* \w became|strong="H4427"\w* \w king|strong="H4427"\w*. \w He|strong="H3389"\w* \w ruled|strong="H4427"\w* \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w months|strong="H2320"\w* \w in|strong="H8141"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*. \w His|strong="H8034"\w* \w mother’s|strong="H0517"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w* \w was|strong="H8034"\w* \w Hamutal|strong="H2537"\w*, \w daughter|strong="H1323"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w* \w from|strong="H1121"\w* \w Libnah|strong="H3841"\w*. 
\v 32 Jehoahaz \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* said \w was|strong="H0834"\w* \w wrong|strong="H7451"\w*. \w He|strong="H0834"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* same \w things|strong="H3605"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w ancestors|strong="H0001"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w done|strong="H6213"\w*. 
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\v 33 \w Pharaoh|strong="H6549"\w* \w Neco|strong="H6549"\w* \w put|strong="H5414"\w* Jehoahaz \w in|strong="H5921"\w* prison \w at|strong="H5921"\w* \w Riblah|strong="H7247"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w Hamath|strong="H2574"\w*. \w So|strong="H5414"\w* Jehoahaz could \w not|strong="H0776"\w* \w rule|strong="H4427"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*. \w Pharaoh|strong="H6549"\w* \w Neco|strong="H6549"\w* forced Judah \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w pay|strong="H5414"\w* 7500 pounds\f + \fr 23:33  \fk 7500 pounds \ft Literally, “100 talents” (3450 kg).\f* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w silver|strong="H3701"\w* \w and|strong="H3967"\w* 75 pounds\f + \fr 23:33  \fk 75 pounds \ft Literally, “1 talent” (34.5 kg).\f* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w gold|strong="H2091"\w*. 
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\v 34 \w Pharaoh|strong="H6549"\w* \w Neco|strong="H6549"\w* \w made|strong="H5437"\w* \w Josiah’s|strong="H2977"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w Eliakim|strong="H0471"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* new \w king|strong="H4427"\w*. \w Eliakim|strong="H0471"\w* \w took|strong="H3947"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w place|strong="H8478"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Josiah|strong="H2977"\w* \w his|strong="H3947"\w* \w father|strong="H0001"\w*. \w Pharaoh|strong="H6549"\w* \w Neco|strong="H6549"\w* \w changed|strong="H5437"\w* Eliakim’s \w name|strong="H8034"\w* \w to|strong="H0935"\w* \w Jehoiakim|strong="H3079"\w*. \w And|strong="H1121"\w* \w Pharaoh|strong="H6549"\w* \w Neco|strong="H6549"\w* \w took|strong="H3947"\w* \w Jehoahaz|strong="H3059"\w* \w away|strong="H3947"\w* \w to|strong="H0935"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* \w where|strong="H8033"\w* \w he|strong="H8033"\w* \w died|strong="H4191"\w*. 
\v 35 \w Jehoiakim|strong="H3079"\w* \w gave|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w silver|strong="H3701"\w* \w and|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w gold|strong="H2091"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w Pharaoh|strong="H6547"\w*. \w But|strong="H0389"\w* \w Jehoiakim|strong="H3079"\w* \w made|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w common|strong="H0776"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w pay|strong="H5414"\w* taxes \w and|strong="H0776"\w* \w used|strong="H5414"\w* \w that|strong="H0776"\w* \w money|strong="H3701"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w give|strong="H5414"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w Pharaoh|strong="H6547"\w* \w Neco|strong="H6549"\w*. \w So|strong="H5414"\w* \w everyone|strong="H0376"\w* \w paid|strong="H5414"\w* \w their|strong="H5414"\w* \w share|strong="H5414"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w silver|strong="H3701"\w* \w and|strong="H0776"\w* \w gold|strong="H2091"\w*, \w and|strong="H0776"\w* \w King|strong="H5921"\w* \w Jehoiakim|strong="H3079"\w* \w gave|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w money|strong="H3701"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w Pharaoh|strong="H6547"\w* \w Neco|strong="H6549"\w*. 
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\v 36 \w Jehoiakim|strong="H3079"\w* \w was|strong="H8034"\w* 25 \w years|strong="H8141"\w* \w old|strong="H1121"\w* \w when|strong="H1121"\w* \w he|strong="H4480"\w* \w became|strong="H4427"\w* \w king|strong="H4427"\w*. \w He|strong="H4480"\w* \w ruled|strong="H4427"\w* \w eleven|strong="H6240"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w* \w in|strong="H8141"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*. \w His|strong="H4480"\w* \w mother’s|strong="H0517"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w* \w was|strong="H8034"\w* \w Zebidah|strong="H2080"\w* \w daughter|strong="H1323"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Pedaiah|strong="H6305"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w Rumah|strong="H7316"\w*. 
\v 37 Jehoiakim \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* said \w was|strong="H0834"\w* \w wrong|strong="H7451"\w*. \w He|strong="H0834"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* same \w things|strong="H3605"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w ancestors|strong="H0001"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w done|strong="H6213"\w*. 
\c 24  
\s1 King Nebuchadnezzar Comes to Judah 
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\v 1 \w In|strong="H8141"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Jehoiakim|strong="H3079"\w*, \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Nebuchadnezzar|strong="H5019"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Babylon|strong="H0894"\w* \w came|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* country \w of|strong="H4428"\w* Judah. \w Jehoiakim|strong="H3079"\w* \w served|strong="H1961"\w* \w Nebuchadnezzar|strong="H5019"\w* \w for|strong="H3117"\w* \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w*. \w Then|strong="H1961"\w* \w Jehoiakim|strong="H3079"\w* \w turned|strong="H7725"\w* \w against|strong="H5927"\w* \w Nebuchadnezzar|strong="H5019"\w* \w and|strong="H4428"\w* broke \w away|strong="H7725"\w* \w from|strong="H7725"\w* \w his|strong="H7725"\w* \w rule|strong="H4428"\w*. 
\v 2 \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w groups|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Babylonians|strong="H3778"\w*, \w Arameans|strong="H0758"\w*, \w Moabites|strong="H4124"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w Ammonites|strong="H5983"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* fight \w against|strong="H1696"\w* Jehoiakim. \w He|strong="H0834"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w destroy|strong="H0006"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*. \w This|strong="H1697"\w* \w happened|strong="H1697"\w* \w just|strong="H0834"\w* \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H1696"\w*. \w He|strong="H0834"\w* used \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w servants|strong="H5650"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w prophets|strong="H5030"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w say|strong="H1696"\w* \w those|strong="H0834"\w* \w things|strong="H1697"\w*. 
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\v 3 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w commanded|strong="H6310"\w* \w this|strong="H0834"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w happen|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*. \w In|strong="H5921"\w* \w this|strong="H0834"\w* \w way|strong="H6440"\w* \w he|strong="H0834"\w* \w would|strong="H3068"\w* \w remove|strong="H5493"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w from|strong="H5493"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w sight|strong="H6440"\w*. \w He|strong="H0834"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w this|strong="H0834"\w* \w because|strong="H5921"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w sins|strong="H2403"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w Manasseh|strong="H4519"\w* \w committed|strong="H6213"\w*. 
\v 4 \w He|strong="H0834"\w* \w did|strong="H0834"\w* \w this|strong="H0834"\w* \w because|strong="H0834"\w* Manasseh killed many \w innocent|strong="H5355"\w* \w people|strong="H0834"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w filled|strong="H4390"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w with|strong="H4390"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* \w blood|strong="H1818"\w*. \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w would|strong="H0014"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w forgive|strong="H5545"\w* \w these|strong="H0834"\w* sins. 
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\v 5 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w other|strong="H3605"\w* \w things|strong="H1697"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w Jehoiakim|strong="H3079"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w are|strong="H0834"\w* \w written|strong="H3789"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w book|strong="H5612"\w*, \bk \+w The|strong="H3605"\+w* History \+w of|strong="H4428"\+w* \+w the|strong="H3605"\+w* \+w Kings|strong="H4428"\+w* \+w of|strong="H4428"\+w* \+w Judah|strong="H3063"\+w*\bk*. 
\v 6 \w Jehoiakim|strong="H3079"\w* died \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w was|strong="H1121"\w* buried \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w his|strong="H8478"\w* \w ancestors|strong="H0001"\w*. \w His|strong="H8478"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w Jehoiachin|strong="H3078"\w* \w became|strong="H4427"\w* \w the|strong="H8478"\w* new \w king|strong="H4427"\w* after \w him|strong="H5973"\w*. 
\p
\v 7 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Babylon|strong="H0894"\w* \w captured|strong="H3947"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w between|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Brook|strong="H5158"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* \w and|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Euphrates|strong="H6578"\w* \w River|strong="H5104"\w*. \w This|strong="H3588"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w previously|strong="H3808"\w* controlled \w by|strong="H1961"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*. \w So|strong="H3947"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* \w did|strong="H0834"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w leave|strong="H3318"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* \w anymore|strong="H5750"\w*. 
\s1 Nebuchadnezzar Captures Jerusalem 
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\v 8 \w Jehoiachin|strong="H3078"\w* \w was|strong="H8034"\w* 18 \w years|strong="H8141"\w* \w old|strong="H1121"\w* \w when|strong="H1121"\w* \w he|strong="H3389"\w* began \w to|strong="H3389"\w* \w rule|strong="H4427"\w*. \w He|strong="H3389"\w* \w ruled|strong="H4427"\w* \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w months|strong="H2320"\w* \w in|strong="H8141"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*. \w His|strong="H8034"\w* \w mother’s|strong="H0517"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w* \w was|strong="H8034"\w* Nehushta \w daughter|strong="H1323"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Elnathan|strong="H0494"\w* \w from|strong="H1121"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*. 
\v 9 Jehoiachin \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* said \w was|strong="H0834"\w* \w wrong|strong="H7451"\w*. \w He|strong="H0834"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* same \w things|strong="H3605"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w father|strong="H0001"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w done|strong="H6213"\w*. 
\p
\v 10 \w At|strong="H4428"\w* \w that|strong="H1931"\w* \w time|strong="H6256"\w* \w the|strong="H0935"\w* \w officers|strong="H5650"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Nebuchadnezzar|strong="H5019"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Babylon|strong="H0894"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0935"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* surrounded \w it|strong="H1931"\w*. 
\v 11 \w Then|strong="H0935"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Nebuchadnezzar|strong="H5019"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Babylon|strong="H0894"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w*. 
\v 12 \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Jehoiachin|strong="H3078"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w went|strong="H3318"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w meet|strong="H3318"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Babylon|strong="H0894"\w*. \w His|strong="H5921"\w* \w mother|strong="H0517"\w*, \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w officers|strong="H8269"\w*, \w leaders|strong="H8269"\w*, \w and|strong="H3063"\w* \w officials|strong="H8269"\w* \w also|strong="H0853"\w* \w went|strong="H3318"\w* \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w*. \w Then|strong="H3318"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Babylon|strong="H0894"\w* \w captured|strong="H3947"\w* \w Jehoiachin|strong="H3078"\w*. \w This|strong="H1931"\w* \w was|strong="H1931"\w* during \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w eighth|strong="H8083"\w* \w year|strong="H8141"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* Nebuchadnezzar’s \w rule|strong="H4428"\w*. 
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\v 13 \w Nebuchadnezzar|strong="H8033"\w* \w took|strong="H3318"\w* \w from|strong="H3318"\w* Jerusalem \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w treasures|strong="H0214"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD’S|strong="H3068"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w treasures|strong="H0214"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w king’s|strong="H4428"\w* \w palace|strong="H1004"\w*. \w He|strong="H0834"\w* \w cut|strong="H7112"\w* \w up|strong="H0853"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w golden|strong="H2091"\w* dishes \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w put|strong="H3318"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD’S|strong="H3068"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w*. \w This|strong="H0834"\w* happened \w just|strong="H0834"\w* \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H1696"\w*. 
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\v 14 Nebuchadnezzar captured \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*, \w including|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w leaders|strong="H8269"\w* \w and|strong="H0776"\w* \w other|strong="H3605"\w* \w wealthy|strong="H2428"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*. \w He|strong="H3808"\w* \w took|strong="H0853"\w* 10,000 \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w and|strong="H0776"\w* \w made|strong="H3605"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w* prisoners. \w He|strong="H3808"\w* \w took|strong="H0853"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w skilled|strong="H2796"\w* \w workers|strong="H2796"\w* \w and|strong="H0776"\w* \w craftsmen|strong="H2796"\w*. \w No|strong="H3808"\w* \w one|strong="H3605"\w* \w was|strong="H0776"\w* \w left|strong="H7604"\w*, \w except|strong="H2108"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* poorest \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w common|strong="H0776"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*. 
\v 15 Nebuchadnezzar \w took|strong="H0853"\w* \w Jehoiachin|strong="H3078"\w* \w to|strong="H3389"\w* \w Babylon|strong="H0894"\w* \w as|strong="H0776"\w* \w a|strong="H0776"\w* prisoner. \w He|strong="H0853"\w* \w also|strong="H0853"\w* \w took|strong="H0853"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w king’s|strong="H4428"\w* \w mother|strong="H0517"\w*, \w his|strong="H1540"\w* \w wives|strong="H0802"\w*, \w officers|strong="H5631"\w*, \w and|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* leading men \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w*. \w He|strong="H0853"\w* \w took|strong="H0853"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w* \w from|strong="H0776"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w to|strong="H3389"\w* \w Babylon|strong="H0894"\w* \w as|strong="H0776"\w* prisoners. 
\v 16 \w There|strong="H0894"\w* \w were|strong="H0376"\w* 7000 \w soldiers|strong="H0376"\w*. Nebuchadnezzar \w took|strong="H0853"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w soldiers|strong="H0376"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* 1000 \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w skilled|strong="H2796"\w* \w workers|strong="H6213"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w craftsmen|strong="H2796"\w*. \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w these|strong="H3605"\w* \w men|strong="H0376"\w* \w were|strong="H0376"\w* \w trained|strong="H6213"\w* \w soldiers|strong="H0376"\w*, ready \w for|strong="H3605"\w* \w war|strong="H4421"\w*. \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Babylon|strong="H0894"\w* \w took|strong="H0853"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w* \w to|strong="H0935"\w* \w Babylon|strong="H0894"\w* \w as|strong="H0935"\w* prisoners. 
\s1 \w King|strong="H4428"\w* Zedekiah 
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\v 17 \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Babylon|strong="H0894"\w* \w made|strong="H5437"\w* \w Mattaniah|strong="H4983"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* new \w king|strong="H4428"\w*. \w Mattaniah|strong="H4983"\w* \w was|strong="H8034"\w* \w Jehoiachin’s|strong="H1730"\w* \w uncle|strong="H1730"\w*. \w He|strong="H0853"\w* \w changed|strong="H5437"\w* \w his|strong="H8478"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w* \w to|strong="H4428"\w* \w Zedekiah|strong="H6667"\w*. 
\v 18 \w Zedekiah|strong="H6667"\w* \w was|strong="H8034"\w* 21 \w years|strong="H8141"\w* \w old|strong="H1121"\w* \w when|strong="H1121"\w* \w he|strong="H3389"\w* began \w to|strong="H3389"\w* \w rule|strong="H4427"\w*. \w He|strong="H3389"\w* \w ruled|strong="H4427"\w* 11 \w years|strong="H8141"\w* \w in|strong="H8141"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*. \w His|strong="H8034"\w* \w mother’s|strong="H0517"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w* \w was|strong="H8034"\w* \w Hamutal|strong="H2537"\w* \w daughter|strong="H1323"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w* \w from|strong="H1121"\w* \w Libnah|strong="H3841"\w*. 
\v 19 Zedekiah \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* said \w was|strong="H0834"\w* \w wrong|strong="H7451"\w*. \w He|strong="H0834"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* same \w things|strong="H3605"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w Jehoiakim|strong="H3079"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w*. 
\v 20 \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w became|strong="H1961"\w* \w so|strong="H1961"\w* \w angry|strong="H0639"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w threw|strong="H7993"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w* \w away|strong="H7993"\w*. 
\s1 Nebuchadnezzar \w Ends|strong="H5704"\w* \w Zedekiah’s|strong="H6667"\w* \w Rule|strong="H4428"\w* 
\p \w Zedekiah|strong="H6667"\w* \w rebelled|strong="H4775"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* refused \w to|strong="H5704"\w* obey \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Babylon|strong="H0894"\w*. 
\c 25  
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\v 1 \w So|strong="H1961"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Nebuchadnezzar|strong="H5019"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Babylon|strong="H0894"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w army|strong="H2428"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0935"\w* fight \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*. \w This|strong="H1931"\w* \w happened|strong="H1961"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* 10th \w day|strong="H2320"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w tenth|strong="H6224"\w* \w month|strong="H2320"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* Zedekiah’s \w ninth|strong="H8671"\w* \w year|strong="H8141"\w* \w as|strong="H1961"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w*. \w Nebuchadnezzar|strong="H5019"\w* \w put|strong="H0935"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w army|strong="H2428"\w* \w around|strong="H5439"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w to|strong="H0935"\w* stop \w people|strong="H1931"\w* \w from|strong="H0935"\w* \w going|strong="H0935"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w out|strong="H5921"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w city|strong="H1931"\w*. \w Then|strong="H1961"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w built|strong="H1129"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* \w wall|strong="H1785"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* dirt \w around|strong="H5439"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w city|strong="H1931"\w*. 
\v 2 \w His|strong="H0935"\w* army stayed around Jerusalem \w until|strong="H5704"\w* \w Zedekiah’s|strong="H6667"\w* \w eleventh|strong="H6240"\w* \w year|strong="H8141"\w* \w as|strong="H5704"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* Judah. 
\v 3 \w The|strong="H1961"\w* \w famine|strong="H7458"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* getting worse \w and|strong="H0776"\w* worse \w in|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H1961"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w*. \w By|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H1961"\w* 9th \w day|strong="H2320"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H1961"\w* fourth \w month|strong="H2320"\w*, \w there|strong="H1961"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w more|strong="H3808"\w* \w food|strong="H3899"\w* \w for|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H1961"\w* \w common|strong="H0776"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w in|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H1961"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w*. 
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\v 4 Nebuchadnezzar’s \w army|strong="H4421"\w* finally \w broke|strong="H1234"\w* \w through|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w wall|strong="H2346"\w*. \w That|strong="H0834"\w* \w night|strong="H3915"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* Zedekiah \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w soldiers|strong="H0376"\w* ran \w away|strong="H3605"\w*. \w They|strong="H0834"\w* \w used|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* secret \w gate|strong="H8179"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w went|strong="H0376"\w* \w through|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* double \w walls|strong="H2346"\w*. \w It|strong="H5921"\w* \w was|strong="H0834"\w* \w by|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w king’s|strong="H4428"\w* \w garden|strong="H1588"\w*. \w The|strong="H3605"\w* enemy \w soldiers|strong="H0376"\w* \w were|strong="H0834"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w around|strong="H5439"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w*, \w but|strong="H0376"\w* Zedekiah \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w men|strong="H0376"\w* escaped \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w road|strong="H1870"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w desert|strong="H6160"\w*. 
\v 5 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w Babylonian|strong="H3778"\w* \w army|strong="H2428"\w* \w chased|strong="H7291"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* Zedekiah \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w caught|strong="H5381"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w* \w near|strong="H5921"\w* \w Jericho|strong="H3405"\w*. \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* Zedekiah’s \w soldiers|strong="H2428"\w* \w left|strong="H2428"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w* \w and|strong="H4428"\w* ran \w away|strong="H0310"\w*. 
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\v 6 \w The|strong="H0853"\w* Babylonians \w took|strong="H8610"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* Zedekiah \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Babylon|strong="H0894"\w* \w at|strong="H0413"\w* \w Riblah|strong="H7247"\w*. \w The|strong="H0853"\w* Babylonians decided \w to|strong="H0413"\w* punish Zedekiah. 
\v 7 \w They|strong="H0935"\w* \w killed|strong="H7819"\w* \w Zedekiah’s|strong="H6667"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* \w in|strong="H0935"\w* front \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w him|strong="H0853"\w*. \w Then|strong="H0853"\w* \w they|strong="H0935"\w* \w put|strong="H0935"\w* \w out|strong="H0935"\w* \w Zedekiah’s|strong="H6667"\w* \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w*. \w They|strong="H0935"\w* \w put|strong="H0935"\w* \w chains|strong="H5178"\w* \w on|strong="H0935"\w* \w him|strong="H0853"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w took|strong="H0853"\w* \w him|strong="H0853"\w* \w to|strong="H0935"\w* \w Babylon|strong="H0894"\w*. 
\s1 Jerusalem \w Is|strong="H1121"\w* Destroyed 
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\v 8 \w Nebuchadnezzar|strong="H5019"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0935"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w on|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0935"\w* 7th \w day|strong="H2320"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H0935"\w* \w fifth|strong="H2549"\w* \w month|strong="H2320"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w his|strong="H0935"\w* nineteenth \w year|strong="H8141"\w* \w as|strong="H0935"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Babylon|strong="H0894"\w*. \w The|strong="H0935"\w* \w captain|strong="H7227"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* Nebuchadnezzar’s best \w soldiers|strong="H5650"\w* \w was|strong="H1931"\w* \w Nebuzaradan|strong="H5018"\w*. 
\v 9 Nebuzaradan \w burned|strong="H8313"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD’S|strong="H3068"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w*, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w king’s|strong="H4428"\w* \w palace|strong="H1004"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w houses|strong="H1004"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*. \w He|strong="H3068"\w* destroyed \w even|strong="H0853"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* largest \w houses|strong="H1004"\w*. 
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\v 10 \w Then|strong="H0853"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Babylonian|strong="H3778"\w* \w army|strong="H2428"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w was|strong="H0834"\w* \w with|strong="H3389"\w* Nebuzaradan \w pulled|strong="H5422"\w* \w down|strong="H5422"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w walls|strong="H2346"\w* \w around|strong="H5439"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*. 
\v 11 \w Nebuzaradan|strong="H5018"\w* captured all \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w were|strong="H0834"\w* still \w left|strong="H7604"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w*. \w He|strong="H0834"\w* \w took|strong="H0853"\w* all \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w as|strong="H0834"\w* prisoners, \w even|strong="H0853"\w* \w those|strong="H0834"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w had|strong="H0834"\w* tried \w to|strong="H5921"\w* surrender. 
\v 12 \w He|strong="H0776"\w* let only \w the|strong="H0776"\w* poorest \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H0776"\w* \w common|strong="H0776"\w* \w people|strong="H0776"\w* stay \w there|strong="H7604"\w*. \w He|strong="H0776"\w* let \w them|strong="H0776"\w* stay so \w that|strong="H0776"\w* \w they|strong="H0776"\w* could take care \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H0776"\w* grapes \w and|strong="H0776"\w* other crops. 
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\v 13 \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w Babylonian|strong="H3778"\w* soldiers \w broke|strong="H7665"\w* \w into|strong="H3220"\w* \w pieces|strong="H7665"\w* all \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w bronze|strong="H5178"\w* \w things|strong="H0834"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD’S|strong="H3068"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w*. \w They|strong="H0834"\w* \w broke|strong="H7665"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w bronze|strong="H5178"\w* \w columns|strong="H5982"\w*, \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w bronze|strong="H5178"\w* carts, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w large|strong="H1004"\w* \w bronze|strong="H5178"\w* tank\f + \fr 25:13  \fk tank \ft A very large container for water.\f* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w were|strong="H0834"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD’S|strong="H3068"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w*. \w Then|strong="H0853"\w* \w they|strong="H0834"\w* \w took|strong="H5375"\w* all \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w bronze|strong="H5178"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w Babylon|strong="H0894"\w*. 
\v 14 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* Babylonians \w also|strong="H0853"\w* \w took|strong="H3947"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w pots|strong="H5518"\w*, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w shovels|strong="H3257"\w*, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* tools \w for|strong="H3605"\w* \w trimming|strong="H4212"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* lamps, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w spoons|strong="H3709"\w*, \w and|strong="H0853"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w bronze|strong="H5178"\w* dishes \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w were|strong="H0834"\w* \w used|strong="H8334"\w* \w in|strong="H8334"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* Temple. 
\v 15 Nebuzaradan \w took|strong="H3947"\w* all \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w firepans|strong="H4289"\w* \w and|strong="H3701"\w* \w bowls|strong="H4219"\w*. \w He|strong="H0834"\w* \w took|strong="H3947"\w* all \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w things|strong="H0834"\w* \w made|strong="H0834"\w* \w of|strong="H4219"\w* \w gold|strong="H2091"\w* \w for|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w gold|strong="H2091"\w*. \w And|strong="H3701"\w* \w he|strong="H0834"\w* \w took|strong="H3947"\w* \w everything|strong="H0834"\w* \w made|strong="H0834"\w* \w of|strong="H4219"\w* \w silver|strong="H3701"\w* \w for|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w silver|strong="H3701"\w*. 
\v 16-17 So Nebuzaradan took the large bronze tank and the 2 bronze columns. (Each column was about 31 feet\f + \fr 25:16-17  \fk 31 feet \ft Literally, “18 cubits” (9.33 m).\f* tall. The capitals on the columns were over 5 feet\f + \fr 25:16-17  \fk 5 feet \ft Literally, “3 cubits” (1.55 m).\f* tall. They were made from bronze and had a design like a net and pomegranates. Both columns had the same kind of design.) He also took the carts that Solomon made for the LORD’S Temple. The bronze from these things was too heavy to be weighed. 
\s1 The People of Judah Taken as Prisoners 
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\v 18 \w From|strong="H3947"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* Temple, Nebuzaradan \w took|strong="H3947"\w* \w Seraiah|strong="H8304"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* high \w priest|strong="H3548"\w*, \w Zephaniah|strong="H6846"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w second|strong="H4932"\w* \w priest|strong="H3548"\w*, \w and|strong="H3548"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w men|strong="H7218"\w* \w who|strong="H3548"\w* \w guarded|strong="H8104"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* entrance. 
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\v 19 \w From|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* Nebuzaradan \w took|strong="H3947"\w* \w one|strong="H0259"\w* \w official|strong="H8269"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w was|strong="H0834"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w charge|strong="H5921"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w army|strong="H6635"\w* \w and|strong="H0776"\w* \w five|strong="H2568"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w king’s|strong="H4428"\w* advisors\f + \fr 25:19  \fk king’s advisors \ft Literally, “men who saw the king’s face.”\f* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w were|strong="H0834"\w* still \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w*. \w He|strong="H0834"\w* \w took|strong="H3947"\w* \w one|strong="H0259"\w* \w secretary|strong="H5608"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w commander|strong="H8269"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w army|strong="H6635"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w was|strong="H0834"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w charge|strong="H5921"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* counting \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w common|strong="H0776"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w and|strong="H0776"\w* choosing \w some|strong="H4480"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w be|strong="H0376"\w* \w soldiers|strong="H0376"\w* \w and|strong="H0776"\w* 60 \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w just|strong="H0834"\w* \w happened|strong="H4672"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w be|strong="H0376"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w*. 
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\v 20-21 Then Nebuzaradan took all these people to the king of Babylon at Riblah in the area of Hamath. The king of Babylon killed them there at Riblah. And the people of Judah were led away as prisoners from their land. 
\s1 Gedaliah, Governor of Judah 
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\v 22 \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Nebuchadnezzar|strong="H5019"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Babylon|strong="H0894"\w* \w left|strong="H7604"\w* \w some|strong="H5971"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*. \w There|strong="H0894"\w* \w was|strong="H0834"\w* \w a|strong="H0834"\w* \w man|strong="H1121"\w* named \w Gedaliah|strong="H1436"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Ahikam|strong="H0296"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Shaphan|strong="H8227"\w*. \w Nebuchadnezzar|strong="H5019"\w* \w made|strong="H6485"\w* \w Gedaliah|strong="H1436"\w* governor \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*. 
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\v 23 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w army|strong="H2428"\w* \w captains|strong="H8269"\w* \w were|strong="H1121"\w* \w Ishmael|strong="H3458"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Nethaniah|strong="H5418"\w*, \w Johanan|strong="H3110"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Kareah|strong="H7143"\w*, \w Seraiah|strong="H8304"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Tanhumeth|strong="H8576"\w* \w from|strong="H0935"\w* Netophah, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w Jaazaniah|strong="H2970"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* Maachathite. \w These|strong="H1992"\w* \w army|strong="H2428"\w* \w captains|strong="H8269"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w men|strong="H0376"\w* \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Babylon|strong="H0894"\w* \w had|strong="H4428"\w* \w made|strong="H6485"\w* \w Gedaliah|strong="H1436"\w* \w governor|strong="H8269"\w*, \w so|strong="H0935"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w went|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Mizpah|strong="H4709"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* meet \w with|strong="H0413"\w* \w him|strong="H0413"\w*. 
\v 24 \w Gedaliah|strong="H1436"\w* \w made|strong="H7650"\w* \w promises|strong="H7650"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* these \w officers|strong="H5650"\w* \w and|strong="H0776"\w* \w their|strong="H5647"\w* \w men|strong="H0376"\w*. \w He|strong="H0853"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w*, “\w Don’t|strong="H0408"\w* \w be|strong="H0408"\w* \w afraid|strong="H3372"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Babylonian|strong="H3778"\w* \w officers|strong="H5650"\w*. \w Stay|strong="H3427"\w* here \w and|strong="H0776"\w* \w serve|strong="H5647"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Babylon|strong="H0894"\w*. \w Then|strong="H0853"\w* everything \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w be|strong="H0408"\w* \w all|strong="H0376"\w* right \w with|strong="H0376"\w* \w you|strong="H0853"\w*.” 
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\v 25 \w Ishmael|strong="H3458"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Nethaniah|strong="H5418"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Elishama|strong="H0476"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w from|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* king’s \w family|strong="H2233"\w*. \w In|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w seventh|strong="H7637"\w* \w month|strong="H2320"\w*, \w Ishmael|strong="H3458"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w ten|strong="H6235"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w his|strong="H0834"\w* \w men|strong="H0376"\w* \w attacked|strong="H5221"\w* \w Gedaliah|strong="H1436"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w killed|strong="H5221"\w* \w all|strong="H0376"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w men|strong="H0376"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Judah \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w Babylonians|strong="H3778"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w were|strong="H0834"\w* \w with|strong="H0854"\w* \w Gedaliah|strong="H1436"\w* \w at|strong="H4191"\w* \w Mizpah|strong="H4709"\w*. 
\v 26 \w Then|strong="H6965"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w army|strong="H2428"\w* \w officers|strong="H8269"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* ran \w away|strong="H3605"\w* \w to|strong="H0935"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*. \w Everyone|strong="H3605"\w*, \w from|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* least \w important|strong="H5704"\w* \w to|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* most \w important|strong="H5704"\w*, ran \w away|strong="H3605"\w* \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w were|strong="H4714"\w* \w afraid|strong="H3372"\w* \w of|strong="H8269"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Babylonians|strong="H3778"\w*. 
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\v 27 \w Later|strong="H1961"\w*, Evil Merodach \w became|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Babylon|strong="H0894"\w*. \w He|strong="H0853"\w* \w let|strong="H1961"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Jehoiachin|strong="H3078"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w out|strong="H8147"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w prison|strong="H3608"\w*. This \w happened|strong="H1961"\w* \w in|strong="H8141"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* 37th \w year|strong="H8141"\w* \w after|strong="H1961"\w* \w Jehoiachin|strong="H3078"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* captured. This \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w on|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* 27th \w day|strong="H2320"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* twelfth \w month|strong="H2320"\w* \w from|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w time|strong="H1961"\w* \w that|strong="H8141"\w* Evil Merodach \w began|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w rule|strong="H4428"\w*. 
\v 28 Evil Merodach \w was|strong="H0834"\w* \w kind|strong="H2896"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* Jehoiachin. \w He|strong="H0834"\w* \w gave|strong="H5414"\w* \w him|strong="H5414"\w* \w a|strong="H5414"\w* \w more|strong="H5921"\w* important \w place|strong="H5414"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* sit \w than|strong="H2896"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* other \w kings|strong="H4428"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w were|strong="H0834"\w* \w with|strong="H0854"\w* \w him|strong="H5414"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w Babylon|strong="H0894"\w*. 
\v 29 Evil Merodach let \w Jehoiachin|strong="H8132"\w* stop wearing \w prison|strong="H3608"\w* \w clothes|strong="H0899"\w*. \w And|strong="H0398"\w* \w every|strong="H3605"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w for|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* rest \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w life|strong="H3117"\w*, \w he|strong="H3117"\w* \w ate|strong="H0398"\w* \w at|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w same|strong="H0853"\w* \w table|strong="H6440"\w* \w with|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* king. 
\v 30 \w And|strong="H4428"\w* \w each|strong="H3605"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w*, \w for|strong="H3605"\w* \w as|strong="H1697"\w* \w long|strong="H3117"\w* \w as|strong="H1697"\w* Jehoiachin \w lived|strong="H2416"\w*, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w gave|strong="H5414"\w* \w him|strong="H5414"\w* enough money \w to|strong="H5414"\w* \w pay|strong="H5414"\w* \w for|strong="H3605"\w* \w whatever|strong="H3605"\w* \w he|strong="H3117"\w* needed. 