H3588A–כִּי–ki

For Ahaz took a part of the wealth from the house of the Lord, and from the house of the king and of the great men, and gave it to the king of Assyria; but it was no help to him.

כִּֽי־ ki- “for”

For he made offerings to the gods of Damascus, who were attacking him, and said, Because the gods of the kings of Aram are giving them help, I will make offerings to them so that they may give me help. But they were the cause of his downfall, and of that

כִּ֠י ki “that”

And Ahaz went to rest with his fathers, and they put his body into the earth in Jerusalem; but they did not put him in the resting-place of the kings of Israel: and Hezekiah his son became king in his place.

כִּ֚י ki “for”

For our fathers have done evil, sinning in the eyes of the Lord our God, and have given him up, turning away their faces from the house of the Lord, and turning their backs on him.

כִּֽי־ ki- “for”

My sons, take care now: for you have been marked out by the Lord to come before him and to be his servants, burning offerings to him.

כִּֽי־ ki- “for”

And the priests put them to death, and made a sin-offering with their blood on the altar, to take away the sin of all Israel: for the king gave orders that the burned offering and the sin-offering were for all Israel.

כִּ֤י ki “for”

Then he put the Levites in their places in the house of the Lord, with brass and corded instruments of music as ordered by David and Gad, the king's seer, and Nathan the prophet: for the order was the Lord's, given by his prophets.

כִּ֧י ki “for”

There were not enough priests for the work of cutting up all the burned offerings; so their brothers the Levites gave them help till the work was done and the priests had made themselves holy: for the Levites were more upright in heart to make themselves

כִּ֤י ki “for”

And Hezekiah and all the people were full of joy, because God had made the people ready: for the thing was done suddenly.

כִּ֥י ki “for”

It was not possible to keep it at that time, because not enough priests had made themselves holy, and the people had not come together in Jerusalem.

כִּ֣י ki “for”כִּ֤י ki “for”

So it was ordered that word was to be sent out through all Israel, from Beer-sheba to Dan, that they were to come to keep the Passover to the Lord, the God of Israel, at Jerusalem: because they had not kept it in great numbers in agreement with the law.

כִּ֣י ki “for”

For if you come back to the Lord, those who took away your brothers and your children will have pity on them, and let them come back to this land: for the Lord your God is full of grace and mercy, and his face will not be turned away from you if you come

כִּ֣י ki “for”כִּֽי־ ki- “for”

For there were still a number of the people there who had not made themselves holy: so the Levites had to put Passover lambs to death for those who were not clean, to make them holy to the Lord.

כִּי־ ki- “for”

For a great number of the people from Ephraim and Manasseh, Issachar and Zebulun, had not made themselves clean, but they took the Passover meal, though not in the right way. For Hezekiah had made prayer for them, saying, May the good Lord have mercy on

כִּ֣י ki “for”כִּֽי־ ki- “for”כִּי֩ ki “for”

For Hezekiah, king of Judah, gave to the people for offerings, a thousand oxen and seven thousand sheep; and the rulers gave a thousand oxen and ten thousand sheep; and a great number of priests made themselves holy.

כִּ֣י ki “for”

So there was great joy in Jerusalem: for nothing like this had been seen in Jerusalem from the time of Solomon, the son of David, king of Israel.

כִּ֠י ki “for”

And Azariah, the chief priest, of the family of Zadok, said in answer, From the time when the people first came with their offerings into the house of the Lord, we have had food enough, and more than enough: for the blessing of the Lord is on his people;

כִּ֤י ki “for”

And in the lists were all their little ones and their wives and their sons and daughters, through all the people: they made themselves holy in the positions which they were given.

כִּ֥י ki “for”

And when Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib had come for the purpose of fighting against Jerusalem,

כִּי־ ki- “that”

Be strong and take heart; have no fear, and do not be troubled on account of the king of Assyria and all the great army with him: for there is a greater with us.

כִּֽי־ ki- “for”

Who was there among all the gods of those nations, which my fathers put to destruction, who was able to keep his people safe from my hands? and is it possible that your God will keep you safe from my hands?

כִּ֤י ki “that”

So do not be tricked by Hezekiah or let him get you to do this, and do not put any faith in what he says: for no god of any nation or kingdom has been able to keep his people safe from my hands, or the hands of my fathers: how much less will your God kee

כִּי־ ki- “for”כִּ֣י ki “for”

But Hezekiah did not do as had been done to him; for his heart was lifted up in pride; and so wrath came on him and on Judah and Jerusalem.

כִּ֥י ki “for”

And he made towns for himself, and got together much property in flocks and herds: for God had given him great wealth.

כִּ֤י ki “for”

And made prayer to him; and in answer to his prayer God let him come back to Jerusalem and to his kingdom. Then Manasseh was certain that the Lord was God.

כִּ֥י ki “that”