H9003–/ב–b

For again the Edomites had come and smitten Judah, and carried away captives.

בִיהוּדָ֖ה (בִ) vi. “<in>”

The Philistines also had invaded the cities of the Lowland, and of the South of Judah, and had taken Beth-shemesh, and Aijalon, and Gederoth, and Soco with the towns thereof, and Timnah with the towns thereof, Gimzo also and the towns thereof; and they d

בְּעָרֵ֨י (בְּ) be. “on”

For the LORD brought Judah low because of Ahaz king of Israel; for he had cast away restraint in Judah, and acted treacherously against the LORD.

בַּעֲב֖וּר (בַּ) ba. “for”בִּֽיהוּדָ֔ה (בִּֽ) bi. “in”בַּיהוָֽה׃ (בַּ) ba. “against”

And in the time of his distress did he act even more treacherously against the LORD, this same king Ahaz.

וּבְעֵת֙ (בְ) ve. “at”בַּיהוָ֑ה (בַּ) ba. “against”

For he sacrificed unto the gods of Damascus, which smote him; and he said: 'Because the gods of the kings of Aram helped them, therefore will I sacrifice to them, that they may help me.' But they were the ruin of him, and of all Israel.

בּוֹ֒ (בּ) b “<in>”

And Ahaz gathered together the vessels of the house of God, and cut in pieces the vessels of the house of God, and shut up the doors of the house of the LORD; and he made him altars in every corner of Jerusalem.

בְּכָל־ (בְּ) be. “at”בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ (בִּ) bi. “in”

And in every city of Judah he made high places to offer unto other gods, and provoked the LORD, the God of his fathers.

וּבְכָל־ (בְ) ve. “in”

And Ahaz slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city, even in Jerusalem; for they brought him not into the sepulchres of the kings of Israel; and Hezekiah his son reigned in his stead.

בָעִיר֙ (בָ) va. “in the”בִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם (בִּ) bi. “in”

Hezekiah began to reign when he was five and twenty years old; and he reigned nine and twenty years in Jerusalem; and his mother's name was Abijah the daughter of Zechariah.

בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם (בִּ) bi. “in”

And he did that which was right in the eyes of the LORD, according to all that David his father had done.

בְּעֵינֵ֣י (בְּ) be. “in”

He in the first year of his reign, in the first month, opened the doors of the house of the LORD, and repaired them.

בַשָּׁנָה֩ (בַ) va. “in the”בַּחֹ֣דֶשׁ (בַּ) ba. “in the”

For our fathers have acted treacherously, and done that which was evil in the sight of the LORD our God, and have forsaken Him, and have turned away their faces from the habitation of the LORD, and turned their backs.

בְּעֵינֵ֥י (בְּ) be. “in”

Also they have shut up the doors of the porch, and put out the lamps, and have not burned incense nor offered burnt-offerings in the holy place unto the God of Israel.

בַקֹּ֔דֶשׁ (בַ) va. “in the”

Wherefore the wrath of the LORD was upon Judah and Jerusalem, and He hath delivered them to be a horror, an astonishment, and a hissing, as ye see with your eyes.

בְּעֵינֵיכֶֽם׃ (בְּ) be. “with”

For, lo, our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and our daughters and our wives are in captivity for this.

בֶּחָ֑רֶב (בֶּ) be. “by the”בַּשְּׁבִ֖י (בַּ) ba. “[are] in <the>”

My sons, be not now negligent; for the LORD hath chosen you to stand before Him, to minister unto Him, and that ye should be His ministers, and offer unto Him.'

בָכֶ֞ם (בָ) va. “<in>”

And they gathered their brethren, and sanctified themselves, and went in, according to the commandment of the king by the words of the LORD, to cleanse the house of the LORD.

בְּדִבְרֵ֣י (בְּ) be. “by”

And the priests went in unto the inner part of the house of the LORD, to cleanse it, and brought out all the uncleanness that they found in the temple of the LORD into the court of the house of the LORD. And the Levites took it, to carry it out abroad to

בְּהֵיכַ֣ל (בְּ) be. “in”

Now they began on the first day of the first month to sanctify, and on the eighth day of the month came they to the porch of the LORD; and they sanctified the house of the LORD in eight days; and on the sixteenth day of the first month they made an end.

בְּאֶחָ֞ד (בְּ) be. “on”וּבְי֧וֹם (בְ) ve. “on”וּבְי֨וֹם (בְ) ve. “on”

Moreover all the vessels, which king Ahaz in his reign did cast away when he acted treacherously, have we prepared and sanctified; and, behold, they are before the altar of the LORD.'

בְּמַלְכוּת֛וֹ (בְּ) be. “in”בְּמַעֲל֖וֹ (בְּ) be. “in”

And he set the Levites in the house of the LORD with cymbals, with psalteries, and with harps, according to the commandment of David, and of Gad the king's seer, and Nathan the prophet; for the commandment was of the LORD by His prophets.

בִּמְצִלְתַּ֙יִם֙ (בִּ) bi “with”בִּנְבָלִ֣ים (בִּ) bi “with”וּבְכִנֹּר֔וֹת (בְ) ve. “with”בְּמִצְוַ֥ת (בְּ) be. “by”בְיַד־ (בְ) ve. “[was] by”בְּיַד־ (בְּ) be. “by”

And the Levites stood with the instruments of David, and the priests with the trumpets.

בִּכְלֵ֣י (בִּ) bi “with”בַּחֲצֹצְרֽוֹת׃ (בַּ) ba. “with”

And Hezekiah commanded to offer the burnt-offering upon the altar. And when the burnt-offering began, the song of the LORD began also, and the trumpets, together with the instruments of David king of Israel.

וּבְעֵ֞ת (בְ) ve. “at”

Moreover Hezekiah the king and the princes commanded the Levites to sing praises unto the LORD with the words of David, and of Asaph the seer. And they sang praises with gladness, and they bowed their heads and prostrated themselves.

בְּדִבְרֵ֥י (בְּ) be. “with”

And also the burnt-offerings were in abundance, with the fat of the peace-offerings, and the drink-offerings for every burnt-offering. So the service of the house of the LORD was firmly established.

בְּחֶלְבֵ֧י (בְּ) be. “with”וּבַנְּסָכִ֖ים (בַ) va. “with the”