2 Kings 18:4 ה֣וּא׀ - hū הֵסִ֣יר He removed hê·sîr אֶת־ - ’eṯ- הַבָּמ֗וֹת the high places , hab·bā·mō·wṯ וְשִׁבַּר֙ shattered wə·šib·bar אֶת־ - ’eṯ- הַמַּצֵּבֹ֔ת the sacred pillars , ham·maṣ·ṣê·ḇōṯ וְכָרַ֖ת and cut down wə·ḵā·raṯ אֶת־ - ’eṯ- הָֽאֲשֵׁרָ֑ה the Asherah poles . hā·’ă·šê·rāh וְכִתַּת֩ He also demolished wə·ḵit·taṯ הַנְּחֹ֜שֶׁת the bronze han·nə·ḥō·šeṯ נְחַ֨שׁ snake nə·ḥaš וַיִּקְרָא־ called way·yiq·rā- ל֖וֹ lōw נְחֻשְׁתָּֽן׃ Nehushtan nə·ḥuš·tān אֲשֶׁר־ that ’ă·šer- מֹשֶׁ֗ה Moses mō·šeh עָשָׂ֣ה had made , ‘ā·śāh כִּ֣י for kî עַד־ up to ‘aḏ- הָהֵ֙מָּה֙ that hā·hêm·māh הָי֤וּ . . . hā·yū הַיָּמִ֤ים time hay·yā·mîm בְנֵֽי־ the Israelites ḇə·nê- יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ . . . yiś·rā·’êl מְקַטְּרִ֣ים had burned incense mə·qaṭ·ṭə·rîm ל֔וֹ to it . lōw 2 Kings 18:5 בָּטָ֑ח Hezekiah trusted bā·ṭāḥ בַּיהוָ֥ה in YHWH , Yah·weh אֱלֹהֵֽי־ the God ’ĕ·lō·hê- יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל of Israel . yiś·rā·’êl לֹא־ No lō- מַלְכֵ֣י king mal·ḵê יְהוּדָ֔ה of Judah yə·hū·ḏāh וַאֲשֶׁ֥ר - wa·’ă·šer הָי֖וּ - hā·yū הָיָ֣ה was hā·yāh כָמֹ֗הוּ like him , ḵā·mō·hū בְּכֹל֙ . . . bə·ḵōl לְפָנָֽיו׃ either before him lə·p̄ā·nāw וְאַחֲרָ֞יו or after him . wə·’a·ḥă·rāw 2 Kings 18:6 וַיִּדְבַּק֙ He remained faithful way·yiḏ·baq בַּֽיהוָ֔ה to YHWH Yah·weh לֹא־ and did not lō- סָ֖ר turn sār מֵאַֽחֲרָ֑יו from following Him ; mê·’a·ḥă·rāw וַיִּשְׁמֹר֙ he kept way·yiš·mōr מִצְוֺתָ֔יו the commandments miṣ·wō·ṯāw אֲשֶׁר־ that ’ă·šer- יְהוָ֖ה YHWH Yah·weh אֶת־ - ’eṯ- צִוָּ֥ה had given ṣiw·wāh מֹשֶֽׁה׃ Moses . mō·šeh 2 Kings 18:7 יְהוָה֙ And YHWH Yah·weh וְהָיָ֤ה was wə·hā·yāh עִמּ֔וֹ with [Hezekiah] , ‘im·mōw יַשְׂכִּ֑יל and he prospered yaś·kîl בְּכֹ֥ל wherever bə·ḵōl אֲשֶׁר־ - ’ă·šer- יֵצֵ֖א he went . yê·ṣê וַיִּמְרֹ֥ד He rebelled way·yim·rōḏ בְּמֶֽלֶךְ־ against the king bə·me·leḵ- אַשּׁ֖וּר of Assyria ’aš·šūr וְלֹ֥א and refused wə·lō עֲבָדֽוֹ׃ to serve him . ‘ă·ḇā·ḏōw 2 Kings 18:8 הֽוּא־ He hū- הִכָּ֧ה defeated hik·kāh אֶת־ - ’eṯ- פְּלִשְׁתִּ֛ים the Philistines pə·liš·tîm עַד־ as ‘aḏ- עַזָּ֖ה far as Gaza ‘az·zāh וְאֶת־ - wə·’eṯ- גְּבוּלֶ֑יהָ and its borders , gə·ḇū·le·hā מִמִּגְדַּ֥ל from mim·miḡ·dal נוֹצְרִ֖ים watchtower nō·wṣ·rîm עַד־ to ‘aḏ- מִבְצָֽר׃פ fortified miḇ·ṣār עִ֥יר city . ‘îr 2 Kings 18:9 וַֽיְהִ֞י - way·hî הָֽרְבִיעִית֙ In the fourth hā·rə·ḇî·‘îṯ בַּשָּׁנָ֤ה year baš·šā·nāh חִזְקִיָּ֔הוּ of Hezekiah’s ḥiz·qî·yā·hū לַמֶּ֣לֶךְ reign , lam·me·leḵ

