H9005–/ל–l

In the second year of Pekah the son of Remaliah king of Israel began Jotham the son of Uzziah king of Judah to reign.

לְפֶ֥קַח (לְ) le. “of”

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?

לְמַלְכֵ֥י (לְ) le. “of”

In those days Jehovah began to send against Judah Rezin the king of Syria, and Pekah the son of Remaliah.

לְהַשְׁלִ֙יחַ֙ (לְ) le. “to”

In the seventeenth year of Pekah the son of Remaliah Ahaz the son of Jotham king of Judah began to reign.

לְפֶ֖קַח (לְ) le. “of”

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.

לַמִּלְחָמָ֑ה (לַ) la. “for <the>”לְהִלָּחֵֽם׃ (לְ) le. “to”

At that time Rezin king of Syria recovered Elath to Syria, and drove the Jews from Elath; and the Syrians came to Elath, and dwelt there, unto this day.

לַֽאֲרָ֔ם (לַֽ) la. “to”

So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, saying, I am thy servant and thy son: come up, and save me out of the hand of the king of Syria, and out of the hand of the king of Israel, who rise up against me.

לֵאמֹ֔ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”

And Ahaz took the silver and gold that was found in the house of Jehovah, and in the treasures of the king's house, and sent it for a present to the king of Assyria.

לְמֶֽלֶךְ־ (לְ) le. “to”

And king Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, and saw the 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 thereof.

לִ֠קְרַאת (לִ֠) Li “to”לְכָֽל־ (לְ) le. “for”

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

ל֖וֹ (ל֖) l “[belonged] to”

And the brazen altar, which was before Jehovah, he brought from the forefront of the house, from between his altar and the house of Jehovah, and put it on the north side of his altar.

לִפְנֵ֣י (לִ) li “[was] <to>”

And king Ahaz commanded Urijah the priest, saying, Upon the great altar burn the morning burnt-offering, and the evening meal-offering, and the king's burnt-offering, and his meal-offering, with the burnt-offering of all the people of the land, and their meal-offering, and their drink-offerings; and sprinkle upon it all the blood of the burnt-offering, and all the blood of the sacrifice: but the brazen altar shall be for me to inquire by.

לֵאמֹ֗ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”לִּ֖י (לִּ֖) l “to”לְבַקֵּֽר׃ (לְ) le. “to”

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?

לְמַלְכֵ֥י (לְ) le. “of”

In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah began Hoshea the son of Elah to reign in Samaria over Israel, [ergänzt: and reigned] nine years.

לְאָחָ֖ז (לְ) le. “of”

And he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, yet not as the kings of Israel that were before him.

לְפָנָֽיו׃ (לְ) le. “<to>”

Against him came up Shalmaneser king of Assyria; and Hoshea became his servant, and brought him tribute.

ל֤וֹ (ל֤) l “of”ל֖וֹ (ל֖) l “to”

And the king of Assyria found conspiracy in Hoshea; for he had sent messengers to So king of Egypt, and offered no tribute 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.

לְמֶ֥לֶךְ (לְ) le. “to”

In the ninth year of Hoshea the king of Assyria took Samaria, and carried Israel away unto Assyria, and placed them in Halah, and on the Habor, the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes.

לְהוֹשֵׁ֗עַ (לְ) le. “of”

And it was so, because the children of Israel had sinned against Jehovah their God, who brought them up out of the land of Egypt from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and had feared other gods,

לַיהוָ֣ה (לַ) la. “to”

And the children of Israel did secretly things that were not right against Jehovah their God: and they built them high places in all their cities, from the tower of the watchmen to the fortified city;

לָהֶ֤ם (לָ) la. “for”

and they set them up pillars and Asherim upon every high hill, and under every green tree;

לָהֶ֛ם (לָ) la. “for”

and there they burnt incense in all the high places, as did the nations whom Jehovah carried away before them; and they wrought wicked things to provoke Jehovah to anger;

לְהַכְעִ֖יס (לְ) le. “to”

and they served idols, whereof Jehovah had said unto them, Ye shall not do this thing.

לָהֶ֔ם (לָ) la. “to”

Yet Jehovah testified unto Israel, and unto Judah, by every prophet, and every seer, 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.

לֵאמֹ֗ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”

And they rejected his statutes, and his covenant that he made with their fathers, and his testimonies which he testified unto them; and they followed vanity, and became vain, and [ergänzt: went] after the nations that were round about them, concerning whom Jehovah had charged them that they should not do like them.

לְבִלְתִּ֖י (לְ) le. “to”