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”

Yet, the high places were not removed: the people sacrificed and burned incense still in the high places. He built the higher gate of the house of the LORD.

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 the LORD 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 reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem, and did not that which was right in the sight of the LORD 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, and even made his son to pass through the fire, according to the abominations of the heathen, whom the LORD 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 have dwelt there to 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 from the hand of the king of Syria, and from 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 the LORD, 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 to him: for the king of Assyria went up against Damascus, and took it, and carried 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 an 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 of it.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

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

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And he brought also the brazen altar, which was before the LORD, from the front of the house, from between the altar and the house of the LORD, and put it on the north side of the 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 meat-offering, and the king's burnt-sacrifice, and his meat-offering, with the burnt-offering of all the people of the land, and their meat-offering, and their drink-offerings; and sprinkle upon it all the blood of the burnt-offering, and all the blood of the sacrifice: and 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 borders 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 stones.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And the covert for the sabbath that they had built in the house, and the king's entry without, he turned from the house of the LORD for 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 brought no present 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 into Assyria, and placed them in Halah and in Habor by 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 heathen, whom the LORD cast out from before the children of Israel, and of the kings of Israel which they had made.

וּמַלְכֵ֥י (וּ) u. “and”

And they set up for themselves images and groves on every high hill, and under every green tree:

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

Yet the LORD testified against Israel, and against Judah, by all the prophets, and by all the seers, 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 necks, like the neck of their fathers, that did not believe in the LORD their God.

וְלֹ֖א (וְ) ve. “and”