H9005–/ל–l

He had brothers, the sons of Jehoshaphat: Azariah, and Jehiel, and Zechariah, and Azariah, and Michael, and Shephatiah; all these were the sons of Jehoshaphat king of Israel.

וְלֽוֹ־ (לֽ) lo “[belonged] to”

Their father gave them great gifts, of silver, and of gold, and of precious things, with fortified cities in Judah: but the kingdom gave he to Jehoram, because he was the firstborn.

לָהֶ֣ם׀ (לָ) la. “to”לְכֶ֤סֶף (לְ) le. “to”וּלְזָהָב֙ (לְ) le. “to”וּלְמִגְדָּנ֔וֹת (לְ) le. “to”לִֽיהוֹרָ֖ם (לִֽ) li. “to”

He walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as did the house of Ahab; for he had the daughter of Ahab as wife: and he did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh.

לּ֖וֹ (לּ֖) l “of”

However Yahweh would not destroy the house of David, because of the covenant that he had made with David, and as he promised to give a lamp to him and to his children always.

לְהַשְׁחִית֙ (לְ) le. “to”לְדָוִ֑יד (לְ) le. “to”לָתֵ֨ת (לָ) la. “to”ל֥וֹ (ל֥) l “to”וּלְבָנָ֖יו (לְ) le. “to”

There came a writing to him from Elijah the prophet, saying, Thus says Yahweh, the God of David your father, Because you have not walked in the ways of Jehoshaphat your father, nor in the ways of Asa king of Judah,

לֵאמֹ֑ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”

and they came up against Judah, and broke into it, and carried away all the substance that was found in the king's house, and his sons also, and his wives; so that there was never a son left him, save Jehoahaz, the youngest of his sons.

לְבֵית־ (לְ) le. “to”לוֹ֙ (ל) l “to”

After all this Yahweh struck him in his bowels with an incurable disease.

לָחֳלִ֖י (לָ) lo. “to”לְאֵ֥ין (לְ) le. “to”

It happened, in process of time, at the end of two years, that his bowels fell out by reason of his sickness, and he died of sore diseases. His people made no burning for him, like the burning of his fathers.

לְיָמִ֣ים׀ (לְ) le. “to”לְיָמִ֣ים (לְ) le. “of”ל֥וֹ (ל֥) l “for”

The inhabitants of Jerusalem made Ahaziah his youngest son king in his place; for the band of men who came with the Arabians to the camp had slain all the eldest. So Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah reigned.

לַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑ה (לַֽ) la. “to the”

He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab; for his mother was his counselor to do wickedly.

לְהַרְשִֽׁיעַ׃ (לְ) le. “to”

He did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh, as did the house of Ahab; for they were his counselors after the death of his father, to his destruction.

ל֣וֹ (ל֣) l “of”לְמַשְׁחִ֥ית (לְ) le. “to”לֽוֹ׃ (לֽ) l “of”

He walked also after their counsel, and went with Jehoram the son of Ahab king of Israel to war against Hazael king of Syria at Ramoth-gilead: and the Syrians wounded Joram.

לַמִּלְחָמָ֛ה (לַ) la. “to <the>”

He returned to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds which they had given him at Ramah, when he fought against Hazael king of Syria. Azariah the son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to see Jehoram the son of Ahab in Jezreel, because he was sick.

לְהִתְרַפֵּ֣א (לְ) le. “to”לִרְא֞וֹת (לִ) li “to”

Now the destruction of Ahaziah was of God, in that he went to Joram: for when he was come, he went out with Jehoram against Jehu the son of Nimshi, whom Yahweh had anointed to cut off the house of Ahab.

לָב֖וֹא (לָ) la. “by”לְהַכְרִ֖ית (לְ) le. “to”

It happened, when Jehu was executing judgment on the house of Ahab, that he found the princes of Judah, and the sons of the brothers of Ahaziah, ministering to Ahaziah, and killed them.

לַאֲחַזְיָ֖הוּ (לַ) la. “<to>”

He sought Ahaziah, and they caught him (now he was hiding in Samaria), and they brought him to Jehu, and killed him; and they buried him, for they said, He is the son of Jehoshaphat, who sought Yahweh with all his heart. The house of Ahaziah had no power to hold the kingdom.

לְבֵ֣ית (לְ) le. “for”לַעְצֹ֥ר (לַ) la “to”לְמַמְלָכָֽה׃ (לְ) le. “for”

Now when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal of the house of Judah.

לְבֵ֥ית (לְ) le. “of”

In the seventh year Jehoiada strengthened himself, and took the captains of hundreds, Azariah the son of Jeroham, and Ishmael the son of Jehohanan, and Azariah the son of Obed, and Maaseiah the son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat the son of Zichri, into covenant with him.

לַעֲזַרְיָ֣הוּ (לַ) la. “to”וּלְיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אל (לְ) le. “to”וְלַֽעֲזַרְיָ֨הוּ (לַֽ) la. “to”

They went about in Judah, and gathered the Levites out of all the cities of Judah, and the heads of fathers' [supplied: houses] of Israel, and they came to Jerusalem.

לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל (לְ) le. “of”

All the assembly made a covenant with the king in the house of God. He said to them, Behold, the king's son shall reign, as Yahweh has spoken concerning the sons of David.

לָהֶ֗ם (לָ) la. “to”

This is the thing that you shall do: a third part of you, who come in on the Sabbath, of the priests and of the Levites, shall be porters of the thresholds;

לַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ (לַ) la. “to the”וְלַלְוִיִּ֔ם (לַ) la “to the”לְשֹֽׁעֲרֵ֖י (לְ) le. “[will become] <into>”

But let none come into the house of Yahweh, save the priests, and those who minister of the Levites; they shall come in, for they are holy: but all the people shall keep the charge of Yahweh.

לַלְוִיִּ֔ם (לַ) la “of the”

Jehoiada the priest delivered to the captains of hundreds the spears, and bucklers, and shields, that had been king David's, which were in the house of God.

לְשָׂרֵ֣י (לְ) le. “to”לַמֶּ֣לֶךְ (לַ) la. “[had belonged] to the”

He set all the people, every man with his weapon in his hand, from the right side of the house to the left side of the house, along by the altar and the house, by the king round about.

לַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַ (לַ) la. “to the”וְלַבָּ֑יִת (לַ) la. “to the”

and she looked, and, behold, the king stood by his pillar at the entrance, and the captains and the trumpets by the king; and all the people of the land rejoiced, and blew trumpets; the singers also [supplied: played] on instruments of music, and led the singing of praise. Then Athaliah tore her clothes, and said, Treason! treason!

לְהַלֵּ֑ל (לְ) le. “to”