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Ahaz was twenty years old when he began to reign; and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. And he did not what was right in the sight of Jehovah, like David his father,

כְּדָוִ֥יד (כְּ) ke. “like”

and he burned incense in the valley of the son of Hinnom, and burned his sons in the fire, according to the abominations of the nations that Jehovah had dispossessed from before the children of Israel.

כְּתֹֽעֲבוֹת֙ (כְּ) ke. “according to”

And he did what was right in the sight of Jehovah, according to all that David his father had done.

כְּכֹ֥ל (כְּ) ke. “according to”

Therefore the wrath of Jehovah has been upon Judah and Jerusalem, and he has delivered them to vexation, to desolation, and to hissing, as ye see with your eyes.

כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר (כַּ) ka. “just”

And they gathered their brethren, and hallowed themselves, and came, according to the commandment of the king by the words of Jehovah, to cleanse the house of Jehovah.

כְמִצְוַת־ (כְ) khe. “according to”

And when they had ended offering the burnt-offering, the king and all that were present with him bowed themselves and worshipped.

וּכְכַלּ֖וֹת (כְ) khe. “just as”

So they established a decree to make proclamation throughout Israel from Beer-sheba even to Dan, that they should come to hold the passover to Jehovah the God of Israel, at Jerusalem; because they had not held it for a long time as it was written.

כַּכָּתֽוּב׃ (כַּ) ka. “according to <the>”

And the couriers went with the letters from the king and his princes throughout Israel and Judah, and according to the commandment of the king, saying, Ye children of Israel, return to Jehovah the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, and he will return to the remnant of you that are escaped out of the hand of the kings of Assyria.

וּכְמִצְוַ֥ת (כְ) khe. “according to”

And be not like your fathers and like your brethren, who transgressed against Jehovah the God of their fathers, so that he gave them up to desolation, as ye see.

כַּאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙ (כַּ) ka. “like”וְכַ֣אֲחֵיכֶ֔ם (כַ֣) Kha. “like”כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר (כַּ) ka. “just”

Now, harden not your necks, as your fathers; yield yourselves to Jehovah, and come to his sanctuary, which he has sanctified for ever; and serve Jehovah your God, that the fierceness of his anger may turn away from you.

כַּאֲבוֹתֵיכֶ֑ם (כַּ) ka. “like”

And they stood in their place after their custom, according to the law of Moses the man of God: the priests sprinkled the blood [supplied: receiving it] from the hand of the Levites.

כְּמִשְׁפָּטָ֔ם (כְּ) ke. “according to”כְּתוֹרַ֖ת (כְּ) ke. “according to”

For a multitude of the people, many of Ephraim and Manasseh, Issachar and Zebulun, had not cleansed themselves, and they ate the passover otherwise than it was written. But Hezekiah prayed for them saying, Jehovah, who is good, forgive every one

כַכָּת֑וּב (כַ) kha. “according to <the>”

that has directed his heart to seek God, Jehovah the God of his fathers, although not according to the purification of the sanctuary.

כְּטָהֳרַ֥ת (כְּ) ke. “according to”

And there was great joy in Jerusalem; for since the time of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel, there had not been the like in Jerusalem.

כָזֹ֖את (כָ) kha. “like”

And when all this was finished, all Israel that were present went out to the cities of Judah, and broke the columns, and hewed down the Asherahs, and demolished the high places and the altars in all Judah and Benjamin, in Ephraim also and Manasseh, until they had destroyed them all. And all the children of Israel returned every man to his possession, into their cities.

וּכְכַלּ֣וֹת (כְ) khe. “just as”

And Hezekiah appointed the divisions of the priests, and the Levites after their divisions, every man according to his service, as well the priests as the Levites, for burnt-offerings and for peace-offerings, to serve and to give thanks and to praise in the gates of the courts of Jehovah.

כְּפִ֣י (כְּ) ke. “according to”

And [supplied: he ordered] that the king's portion [supplied: should be taken] from his substance for the burnt-offerings: for the morning and evening burnt-offerings, for the burnt-offerings of the sabbaths, and of the new moons, and of the set feasts, as it is written in the law of Jehovah.

כַּכָּת֖וּב (כַּ) ka. “according to <the>”

And as soon as the commandment was published, the children of Israel gave in abundance the firstfruits of corn, new wine and oil and honey, and of all the increase of the field; and they brought in abundantly the tithe of all [supplied: things].

וְכִפְרֹ֣ץ (כִ) khi “just as”

And under him were Eden and Miniamin and Jeshua and Shemaiah, Amariah and Shecaniah, in the cities of the priests, in [supplied: their] set trust, to make distributions to their brethren by [supplied: their] divisions, to the great as to the small,

כַּגָּד֖וֹל (כַּ) ka. “as the”כַּקָּטָֽן׃ (כַּ) ka. “as the”

besides those from three years old and upward who as males were entered in the genealogical register, -- all that came into the house of Jehovah, as the duty of every day required, for their service in their charges, according to their divisions,

כְּמַחְלְקוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃ (כְּ) ke. “according to”

And thus did Hezekiah throughout Judah, and wrought what was good and right and true before Jehovah his God.

כָּזֹ֛את (כָּ) ka. “like”

And now, let not Hezekiah deceive you, nor persuade you in this manner, neither yet believe him; for no +god of any nation or kingdom was able to deliver his people out of my hand, nor out of the hand of my fathers: how much less shall your God deliver you out of my hand?

כָּזֹאת֮ (כָּ) ka. “like”

And he wrote a letter to rail at Jehovah the God of Israel, and to speak against him saying, As the gods of the nations of the countries have not delivered their people out of my hand, so shall not the God of Hezekiah deliver his people out of my hand.

כֵּֽאלֹהֵ֞י (כֵּֽ) ke. “like”

And they spoke of the God of Jerusalem as of the gods of the peoples of the earth, the work of man's hand.

כְּעַ֗ל (כְּ) ke. “as”

But Hezekiah rendered not again according to the benefit [supplied: done] to him, for his heart was lifted up; and there was wrath upon him, and upon Judah and Jerusalem.

כִגְמֻ֤ל (כִ) khi “according to”