H9002–/וְ–v

Five and twenty years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Jerusha the daughter of Zadok.

וְחָמֵ֤שׁ (וְ) ve. “and”וְשֵׁשׁ־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְשֵׁ֣ם (וְ) ve. “and”

Howbeit the high places were not taken away: the people still sacrificed and burned incense in the high places. He built the upper gate of the house of Jehovah.

וּֽמְקַטְּרִ֖ים (וּֽ) u. “and”

Now the rest of the acts of Jotham, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?

וְיֶ֛תֶר (וְ) ve. “and”

In those days Jehovah began to send against Judah Rezin the king of Syria, and Pekah the son of Remaliah.

וְאֵ֖ת (וְ) ve. “and”

Twenty years old was Ahaz when he began to reign; and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem: and he did not that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah his God, like David his father.

וְשֵׁשׁ־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֹא־ (וְ) ve. “and”

But he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, yea, and made his son to pass through the fire, according to the abominations of the nations, whom Jehovah cast out from before the children of Israel.

וְגַ֤ם (וְ) ve. “and”

And he sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree.

וְעַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְתַ֖חַת (וְ) ve. “and”

Then Rezin king of Syria and Pekah son of Remaliah king of Israel came up to Jerusalem to war: and they besieged Ahaz, but could not overcome him.

וּפֶ֨קַח (וּ) u. “and”וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

At that time Rezin king of Syria recovered Elath to Syria, and drove the Jews from Elath; and the Syrians came to Elath, and dwelt there, unto this day.

וַֽאֲדוֹמִים֙ (וַֽ) va. “and”

So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, saying, I am thy servant and thy son: come up, and save me out of the hand of the king of Syria, and out of the hand of the king of Israel, who rise up against me.

וּבִנְךָ֖ (וּ) u. “and”וְהוֹשִׁעֵ֜נִי (וְ) ve. “and”וּמִכַּף֙ (וּ) u. “and”

And Ahaz took the silver and gold that was found in the house of Jehovah, and in the treasures of the king's house, and sent it for a present to the king of Assyria.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וּבְאֹֽצְר֖וֹת (וּ) u. “and”

And the king of Assyria hearkened unto him; and the king of Assyria went up against Damascus, and took it, and carried [supplied: the people of] it captive to Kir, and slew Rezin.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And king Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, and saw the altar that was at Damascus; and king Ahaz sent to Urijah the priest the fashion of the altar, and the pattern of it, according to all the workmanship thereof.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And he burnt his burnt-offering and his meal-offering, and poured his drink-offering, and sprinkled the blood of his peace-offerings, upon the altar.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And the brazen altar, which was before Jehovah, he brought from the forefront of the house, from between his altar and the house of Jehovah, and put it on the north side of his altar.

וְאֵ֨ת (וְ) ve. “and”וּמִבֵּ֖ין (וּ) u. “and”

And king Ahaz commanded Urijah the priest, saying, Upon the great altar burn the morning burnt-offering, and the evening meal-offering, and the king's burnt-offering, and his meal-offering, with the burnt-offering of all the people of the land, and their meal-offering, and their drink-offerings; and sprinkle upon it all the blood of the burnt-offering, and all the blood of the sacrifice: but the brazen altar shall be for me to inquire by.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְֽאֶת־ (וְֽ) ve. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְ֠אֵת (וְ֠) Ve. “and”וּמִנְחָתָ֣ם (וּ) u. “and”וְנִסְכֵּיהֶ֔ם (וְ) ve. “and”וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וּמִזְבַּ֧ח (וּ) u. “and”

And king Ahaz cut off the panels of the bases, and removed the laver from off them, and took down the sea from off the brazen oxen that were under it, and put it upon a pavement of stone.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And the covered way for the sabbath that they had built in the house, and the king's entry without, turned he unto the house of Jehovah, because of the king of Assyria.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Now the rest of the acts of Ahaz which he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?

וְיֶ֛תֶר (וְ) ve. “and”

And the king of Assyria found conspiracy in Hoshea; for he had sent messengers to So king of Egypt, and offered no tribute to the king of Assyria, as he had done year by year: therefore the king of Assyria shut him up, and bound him in prison.

וְלֹא־ (וְ) ve. “and”

In the ninth year of Hoshea the king of Assyria took Samaria, and carried Israel away unto Assyria, and placed them in Halah, and on the Habor, the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes.

וּבְחָב֛וֹר (וּ) u. “and”וְעָרֵ֥י (וְ) ve. “and”

and walked in the statutes of the nations, whom Jehovah cast out from before the children of Israel, and of the kings of Israel, which they made.

וּמַלְכֵ֥י (וּ) u. “and”

and they set them up pillars and Asherim upon every high hill, and under every green tree;

וַאֲשֵׁרִ֑ים (וַ) va. “and”וְתַ֖חַת (וְ) ve. “and”

Yet Jehovah testified unto Israel, and unto Judah, by every prophet, and every seer, saying, Turn ye from your evil ways, and keep my commandments and my statutes, according to all the law which I commanded your fathers, and which I sent to you by my servants the prophets.

וּבִיהוּדָ֡ה (וּ) u. “and”וְשִׁמְרוּ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וַֽאֲשֶׁר֙ (וַֽ) va. “and”

Notwithstanding, they would not hear, but hardened their neck, like to the neck of their fathers, who believed not in Jehovah their God.

וְלֹ֖א (וְ) ve. “and”