אֵלָ֜יו to King Ahaziah , ’ê·lāw כֹּֽה־ “ This is what kōh- יְהוָ֗ה YHWH Yah·weh אָמַ֣ר says : ’ā·mar הַֽמִבְּלִ֤י Is there really no ha·mib·bə·lî אֵין־ . . . ’ên- אֱלֹהִים֙ God ’ĕ·lō·hîm בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל in Israel bə·yiś·rā·’êl לִדְרֹ֖שׁ for you to inquire liḏ·rōš בִּדְבָר֑וֹ of His word ? biḏ·ḇā·rōw יַ֜עַן Is that why ya·‘an אֲשֶׁר־ - ’ă·šer- שָׁלַ֣חְתָּ you have sent šā·laḥ·tā מַלְאָכִים֮ messengers mal·’ā·ḵîm לִדְרֹשׁ֮ to inquire liḏ·rōš בְּבַ֣עַל of bə·ḇa·‘al זְבוּב֮ Baal-zebub , zə·ḇūḇ אֱלֹהֵ֣י the god ’ĕ·lō·hê עֶקְרוֹן֒ of Ekron ? ‘eq·rō·wn לָ֠כֵן Therefore lā·ḵên לֹֽא־ you will not lō- תֵרֵ֥ד get up from ṯê·rêḏ הַמִּטָּ֞ה the bed ham·miṭ·ṭāh אֲשֶׁר־ on which ’ă·šer- עָלִ֥יתָ you are lying ‘ā·lî·ṯā שָּׁ֛ם . . . . šām מִמֶּ֖נָּה - mim·men·nāh כִּֽי־ - kî- מ֥וֹת You will surely die mō·wṯ תָּמֽוּת׃ . . . . ” tā·mūṯ 2 Kings 1:17 וַיָּ֜מָת So [Ahaziah] died way·yā·māṯ כִּדְבַ֥ר according to the word kiḏ·ḇar יְהוָ֣ה׀ of YHWH Yah·weh אֲשֶׁר־ that ’ă·šer- אֵלִיָּ֗הוּ Elijah ’ê·lî·yā·hū דִּבֶּ֣ר had spoken . dib·ber כִּ֛י And since kî הָ֥יָה he had hā·yāh ל֖וֹ lōw לֹֽא־ no lō- בֵּֽן׃ son , bên יְהוֹרָם֙ Jehoram yə·hō·w·rām וַיִּמְלֹ֤ךְ succeeded him way·yim·lōḵ תַּחְתָּ֔יו פ taḥ·tå̄w p̄ שְׁתַּ֔יִם in the second šə·ta·yim בִּשְׁנַ֣ת year biš·naṯ מֶ֣לֶךְ of the reign me·leḵ לִיהוֹרָ֥ם of Jehoram lî·hō·w·rām בֶּן־ son ben- יְהוֹשָׁפָ֖ט of Jehoshaphat yə·hō·wō·šā·p̄āṭ יְהוּדָ֑ה over Judah . yə·hū·ḏāh 2 Kings 1:18 וְיֶ֛תֶר As for the rest wə·ye·ṯer דִּבְרֵ֥י of the acts diḇ·rê אֲחַזְיָ֖הוּ of Ahaziah , ’ă·ḥaz·yā·hū אֲשֶׁ֣ר along with his accomplishments ’ă·šer עָשָׂ֑ה . . . , ‘ā·śāh הֵ֣מָּה are they hêm·māh הֲלֽוֹא־ not hă·lō·w- כְתוּבִ֗ים written ḵə·ṯū·ḇîm עַל־ in ‘al- סֵ֛פֶר the Book sê·p̄er דִּבְרֵ֥י of the Chronicles diḇ·rê הַיָּמִ֖ים . . . hay·yā·mîm לְמַלְכֵ֥י of the Kings lə·mal·ḵê יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃פ of Israel ? yiś·rā·’êl 2 Kings 2:1 וַיְהִ֗י Shortly before way·hî יְהוָה֙ YHWH Yah·weh אֶת־ - ’eṯ- בְּהַעֲל֤וֹת took bə·ha·‘ă·lō·wṯ אֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ Elijah ’ê·lî·yā·hū הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם up to heaven haš·šā·mā·yim בַּֽסְעָרָ֖ה in a whirlwind , bas·‘ā·rāh אֵלִיָּ֛הוּ Elijah ’ê·lî·yā·hū וֶאֱלִישָׁ֖ע and Elisha we·’ĕ·lî·šā‘ וַיֵּ֧לֶךְ were on their way way·yê·leḵ מִן־ from min- הַגִּלְגָּֽל׃ Gilgal , hag·gil·gāl 2 Kings 2:2 אֵלִיָּ֨הוּ and Elijah ’ê·lî·yā·hū וַיֹּאמֶר֩ said way·yō·mer אֶל־ to ’el- אֱלִישָׁ֜ע Elisha , ’ĕ·lî·šā‘ נָ֣א “ Please nā שֵֽׁב־ stay šêḇ- פֹ֗ה here , p̄ōh כִּ֤י for kî יְהוָה֙ YHWH Yah·weh שְׁלָחַ֣נִי has sent me šə·lā·ḥa·nî עַד־ on to ‘aḏ-

