H4428G–מֶ֫לֶךְ–me.lekh

And it cometh to pass, in the fourth year of king Hezekiah -- it `is' the seventh year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel -- come up hath Shalmaneser king of Asshur against Samaria, and layeth siege to it,

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and they capture it at the end of three years; in the sixth year of Hezekiah -- it `is' the ninth year of Hoshea king of Israel -- hath Samaria been captureth,

מֶ֣לֶךְ Me.lekh “[the] king of”

and the king of Asshur removeth Israel to Asshur, and placed them in Halah, and in Habor `by' the river Gozan, and `in' cities of the Medes,

מֶֽלֶךְ־ Me.lekh- “[the] king of”

And in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah hath Sennacherib king of Asshur come up against all the fenced cities of Judah, and seizeth them,

לַמֶּ֣לֶךְ (מֶּ֣לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”מֶֽלֶךְ־ Me.lekh- “[the] king of”

and Hezekiah king of Judah sendeth unto the king of Asshur to Lachish, saying, `I have sinned, turn back from off me; that which thou puttest on me I bear;' and the king of Asshur layeth on Hezekiah king of Judah three hundred talents of silver, and thirty talents of gold,

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and Hezekiah giveth all the silver that is found in the house of Jehovah, and in the treasures of the house of the king;

הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ (מֶּֽלֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

at that time hath Hezekiah cut off the doors of the temple of Jehovah, and the pillars that Hezekiah king of Judah had overlaid, and giveth them to the king of Asshur.

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And the king of Asshur sendeth Tartan, and the chief of the eunuchs, and the chief of the butlers, from Lachish, unto king Hezekiah, with a heavy force, to Jerusalem, and they go up and come in to Jerusalem, and they go up, and come in and stand by the conduit of the upper pool that `is' in the highway of the fuller's field.

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And they call unto the king, and go out unto them doth Eliakim son of Hilkiah, who `is' over the house, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah son of Asaph the remembrancer.

הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (מֶּ֔לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

And the chief of the butlers saith unto them, `Say, I pray you, unto Hezekiah, Thus said the great king, the king of Asshur, What `is' this confidence in which thou hast confided?

הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ (מֶּ֤לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”מֶ֣לֶךְ Me.lekh “[the] king of”

`Now, lo, thou hast trusted for thee on the staff of this broken reed, on Egypt; which a man leaneth on, and it hath gone into his hand, and pierced it! -- so `is' Pharaoh king of Egypt to all those trusting on him.

מֶֽלֶךְ־ Me.lekh- “[the] king of”

`And, now, give a pledge for thee, I pray thee, to my lord the king of Asshur, and I give to thee two thousand horses, if thou art able to give for thee riders on them.

מֶ֣לֶךְ Me.lekh “[the] king of”

And the chief of the butlers standeth and calleth with a great voice `in' Jewish, and speaketh and saith, `Hear ye a word of the great king, the king of Asshur:

הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ (מֶּ֥לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”מֶ֥לֶךְ Me.lekh “[the] king of”

thus said the king, Let not Hezekiah lift you up, for he is not able to deliver you out of his hand;

הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (מֶּ֔לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

and let not Hezekiah make you trust unto Jehovah, saying, Jehovah doth certainly deliver us, and this city is not given into the hand of the king of Asshur.

מֶ֥לֶךְ Me.lekh “[the] king of”

`Do not hearken unto Hezekiah, for thus said the king of Asshur, Make with me a blessing, and come out unto me, and eat ye each of his vine, and each of his fig-tree, and drink ye each the waters of his own well,

מֶ֣לֶךְ Me.lekh “[the] king of”

`Have the gods of the nations delivered at all each his land out of the hand of the king of Asshur?

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And the people have kept silent, and have not answered him a word, for the command of the king is, saying, `Do not answer him.'

הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ (מֶּ֥לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

And it cometh to pass, at king Hezekiah's hearing, that he rendeth his garments, and covereth himself with sackcloth, and entereth the house of Jehovah,

הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ (מֶּ֣לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

`It may be Jehovah thy God doth hear all the words of the chief of the butlers with which the king of Asshur his lord hath sent him to reproach the living God, and hath decided concerning the words that Jehovah thy God hath heard, and thou hast lifted up prayer for the remnant that is found.'

מֶֽלֶךְ־ Me.lekh- “[the] king of”

And the servants of king Hezekiah come in unto Isaiah,

הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ (מֶּ֥לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

and Isaiah saith to them, `Thus do ye say unto your lord: Thus said Jehovah, Be not afraid because of the words that thou hast heard, with which the servants of the king of Asshur have reviled Me.

מֶֽלֶךְ־ Me.lekh- “[the] king of”

And the chief of the butlers turneth back and findeth the king of Asshur fighting against Libnah, for he hath heard that he hath journeyed from Lachish.

מֶ֣לֶךְ Me.lekh “[the] king of”

And he heareth concerning Tirhakah king of Cush, saying, `Lo, he hath come out to fight with thee;' and he turneth and sendeth messengers unto Hezekiah, saying,

מֶֽלֶך־ Me.lekh- “[the] king of”

`Thus do ye speak unto Hezekiah king of Judah, saying, Let not thy God lift thee up in whom thou art trusting, saying, Jerusalem is not given into the hand of the king of Asshur.

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