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Together they made ships to go to Tarshish, building them in Ezion-geber.

בְּעֶצְי֥וֹן (בְּ) be. “in”

And Jehoshaphat went to rest with his fathers, and his body was put into the earth in the town of David. And Jehoram his son became king in his place.

בְּעִ֣יר (בְּ) be. “in”

And their father gave them much silver and gold and things of great value, as well as walled towns in Judah; but the kingdom he gave to Jehoram, because he was the oldest.

בִּֽיהוּדָ֑ה (בִּֽ) bi. “in”

Now when Jehoram had taken his place over his father's kingdom, and had made his position safe, he put all his brothers to death with the sword, as well as some of the princes of Israel.

בֶּחָ֑רֶב (בֶּ) be. “with the”

Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king; and he was ruling in Jerusalem for eight years.

בְּמָלְכ֑וֹ (בְּ) be. “when”בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ (בִּ) bi. “in”

He went in the ways of the kings of Israel, and did as the family of Ahab did, for the daughter of Ahab was his wife; and he did evil in the eyes of the Lord.

בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ׀ (בְּ) be. “in”בְּעֵינֵ֥י (בְּ) be. “in”

In his time Edom made themselves free from the rule of Judah, and took a king for themselves.

בְּיָמָיו֙ (בְּ) be. “in”

So Edom made themselves free from the rule of Judah, to this day: and at the same time Libnah made itself free from his rule; because he was turned away from the Lord, the God of his fathers.

בָּעֵ֥ת (בָּ) ba. “at the”

And more than this, he made high places in the mountains of Judah, teaching the people of Jerusalem to go after false gods, and guiding Judah away from the true way.

בְּהָרֵ֣י (בְּ) be. “in”

And a letter came to him from Elijah the prophet, saying, The Lord, the God of your father David, says, Because you have not kept to the ways of your father Jehoshaphat or the ways of Asa, king of Judah,

בְּדַרְכֵי֙ (בְּ) be. “in”וּבְדַרְכֵ֖י (בְ) ve. “in”

But have gone in the way of the kings of Israel, and have made Judah and the people of Jerusalem go after false gods, as the family of Ahab did: and because you have put to death your father's sons, your brothers, who were better than yourself:

בְּדֶ֙רֶךְ֙ (בְּ) be. “in”

Now, truly, the Lord will send a great destruction on your people and your children and your wives and everything which is yours:

בְּעַמֶּ֑ךָ (בְּ) be. “on”וּבְבָנֶ֥יךָ (בְ) ve. “on”וּבְנָשֶׁ֖יךָ (בְ) ve. “on”וּבְכָל־ (בְ) ve. “on”

And you yourself will undergo the cruel pains of a disease in your stomach, so that day by day your inside will be falling out because of the disease.

בָּחֳלָיִ֥ים (בָּ) bo. “[will be] in”בְּמַחֲלֵ֣ה (בְּ) be. “in”

And they came up against Judah, forcing a way into it, and took away all the goods in the king's house, as well as his sons and his wives; so that he had no son but only Jehoahaz, the youngest.

בִֽיהוּדָה֙ (בִֽ) vi. “on”

And after all this the Lord sent on him a disease of the stomach from which it was impossible for him to be made well.

בְּמֵעָ֛יו (בְּ) be. “in”

And time went on, and after two years, his inside falling out because of the disease, he came to his death in cruel pain. And his people made no burning for him like the burning made for his fathers.

בְּתַחֲלֻאִ֣ים (בְּ) be. “in”

He was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he was ruling in Jerusalem for eight years: and at his death he was not regretted; they put his body into the earth in the town of David, but not in the resting-place of the kings.

בְמָלְכ֔וֹ (בְ) ve. “when”בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם (בִּ) bi. “in”בְּלֹ֣א (בְּ) be. “with”בְּעִ֣יר (בְּ) be. “in”בְּקִבְר֥וֹת (בְּ) be. “in”

And the people of Jerusalem made Ahaziah, his youngest son, king in his place, for the band of men who came with the Arabians to the army had put all the older sons to death. So Ahaziah, the son of Jehoram, became king.

בָֽעַרְבִ֖ים (בָֽ) va. “with the”

Ahaziah was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he was ruling in Jerusalem for one year. His mother's name was Athaliah, the daughter of Omri.

בְמָלְכ֔וֹ (בְ) ve. “when”בִּֽירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם (בִּֽ) bi. “in”

He went in the ways of the family of Ahab, for his mother was his teacher in evil-doing.

בְּדַרְכֵ֖י (בְּ) be. “in”

And he did evil in the eyes of the Lord, as the family of Ahab did; for after the death of his father they were his guides to his destruction.

בְּעֵינֵ֥י (בְּ) be. “in”

Acting on their suggestion, he went with Jehoram, son of Ahab, king of Israel, to make war on Hazael, king of Aram, at Ramoth-gilead: and Joram was wounded by the bowmen.

בַּעֲצָתָם֮ (בַּ) ba. “in”בְּרָמ֣וֹת (בְּ) be. “at”

And he went back to Jezreel to get well from the wounds which they had given him at Ramah when he was fighting against Hazael, king of Aram. And Ahaziah, the son of Jehoram, king of Judah, went down to Jezreel to see Jehoram, the son of Ahab, because he

בְיִזְרְעֶ֗אל (בְ) ve. “in”בָֽרָמָ֔ה (בָֽ) va. “at <the>”בְּהִלָּ֣חֲמ֔וֹ (בְּ) be. “when”בְּיִזְרְעֶ֖אל (בְּ) be. “in”

Now by the purpose of God, Ahaziah's journey to see Jehoram was the cause of his downfall: for when he came there, he went out with Jehoram against Jehu, the son of Nimshi, who had been marked out by the Lord for the destruction of the family of Ahab.

וּבְבֹא֗וֹ (בְ) ve. “when”

And he went in search of Ahaziah; and when they came where he was, (for he was in a secret place in Samaria,) they took him to Jehu and put him to death; then they put his body to rest in the earth, for they said, He is the son of Jehoshaphat, whose hear

בְשֹֽׁמְר֗וֹן (בְ) ve. “in”בְּכָל־ (בְּ) be. “with”