שֵׂעִ֔יר . . . , śê·‘îr וַיַּֽעֲמִידֵ֥ם set them up way·ya·‘ă·mî·ḏêm ל֖וֹ as his own lōw לֵאלֹהִ֑ים gods , lê·lō·hîm יִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖ה bowed yiš·ta·ḥă·weh וְלִפְנֵיהֶ֥ם before them , wə·lip̄·nê·hem יְקַטֵּֽר׃ and burned sacrifices yə·qaṭ·ṭêr וְלָהֶ֥ם to them . wə·lā·hem 2 Chronicles 25:15 אַ֥ף Therefore the anger ’ap̄ יְהוָ֖ה of YHWH Yah·weh וַיִּֽחַר־ burned way·yi·ḥar- בַּאֲמַצְיָ֑הוּ against Amaziah , ba·’ă·maṣ·yā·hū וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח and He sent way·yiš·laḥ אֵלָיו֙ him ’ê·lāw נָבִ֔יא a prophet , nā·ḇî וַיֹּ֣אמֶר who said way·yō·mer ל֗וֹ , lōw לָ֤מָּה “ Why lām·māh דָרַ֙שְׁתָּ֙ have you sought ḏā·raš·tā אֶת־ - ’eṯ- הָעָ֔ם this people’s hā·‘ām אֱלֹהֵ֣י gods , ’ĕ·lō·hê אֲשֶׁ֛ר which ’ă·šer לֹא־ could not lō- הִצִּ֥ילוּ deliver hiṣ·ṣî·lū אֶת־ - ’eṯ- עַמָּ֖ם [them] ‘am·mām מִיָּדֶֽךָ׃ from your hand ?” mî·yā·ḏe·ḵā 2 Chronicles 25:16 וַיְהִ֣י׀ - way·hî בְּדַבְּר֣וֹ While he was still speaking bə·ḏab·bə·rōw אֵלָ֗יו - , ’ê·lāw וַיֹּ֤אמֶר the king asked way·yō·mer לוֹ֙ , lōw נְתַנּ֔וּךָ “ Have we made you nə·ṯan·nū·ḵā הַלְיוֹעֵ֤ץ the counselor hal·yō·w·‘êṣ לַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ to the king ? lam·me·leḵ חֲדַל־ Stop ! ḥă·ḏal- לְךָ֖ lə·ḵā לָ֣מָּה Why lām·māh יַכּ֑וּךָ be struck down ? ” yak·kū·ḵā הַנָּבִ֗יא So the prophet han·nā·ḇî וַיֶּחְדַּ֣ל stopped , way·yeḥ·dal וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ but he said , way·yō·mer יָדַ֗עְתִּי “ I know yā·ḏa‘·tî כִּֽי־ that kî- אֱלֹהִים֙ God ’ĕ·lō·hîm יָעַ֤ץ has determined yā·‘aṣ לְהַשְׁחִיתֶ֔ךָ to destroy you , lə·haš·ḥî·ṯe·ḵā כִּֽי־ because kî- עָשִׂ֣יתָ you have done ‘ā·śî·ṯā זֹּ֔את this zōṯ וְלֹ֥א and have not wə·lō שָׁמַ֖עְתָּ heeded šā·ma‘·tā לַעֲצָתִֽי׃פ my advice .” la·‘ă·ṣā·ṯî 2 Chronicles 25:17 אֲמַצְיָ֙הוּ֙ Then Amaziah ’ă·maṣ·yā·hū מֶ֣לֶךְ king me·leḵ יְהוּדָ֔ה of Judah yə·hū·ḏāh וַיִּוָּעַ֗ץ took counsel way·yiw·wā·‘aṣ וַ֠יִּשְׁלַח and sent way·yiš·laḥ אֶל־ word to ’el- מֶ֥לֶךְ the king me·leḵ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל of Israel yiś·rā·’êl יוֹאָ֨שׁ Jehoash yō·w·’āš בֶּן־ son ben- יְהוֹאָחָ֧ז of Jehoahaz , yə·hō·w·’ā·ḥāz בֶּן־ the son ben- יֵה֛וּא of Jehu . yê·hū לְךָ “ Come , lə·ḵå̄ נִתְרָאֶ֥ה let us meet niṯ·rā·’eh פָנִֽים׃ face to face ,” p̄ā·nîm לֵאמֹ֑ר he said . lê·mōr 2 Chronicles 25:18 יוֹאָ֣שׁ But Jehoash yō·w·’āš מֶֽלֶךְ־ king me·leḵ- יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל of Israel yiś·rā·’êl וַיִּשְׁלַ֞ח replied way·yiš·laḥ אֶל־ to ’el- אֲמַצְיָ֣הוּ Amaziah ’ă·maṣ·yā·hū מֶֽלֶךְ־ king me·leḵ- יְהוּדָה֮ of Judah yə·hū·ḏāh לֵאמֹר֒ - : lê·mōr הַח֜וֹחַ “ A thistle ha·ḥō·w·aḥ אֲשֶׁ֣ר - ’ă·šer בַּלְּבָנ֗וֹן in Lebanon bal·lə·ḇā·nō·wn שָׁ֠לַח sent laḥ אֶל־ a message to ’el- הָאֶ֜רֶז a cedar hā·’e·rez אֲשֶׁ֤ר - ’ă·šer בַּלְּבָנוֹן֙ in Lebanon , bal·lə·ḇā·nō·wn

