H9005–/ל–l

In the thirty-ninth year of his rule, Asa had a very bad disease of the feet; but he did not go to the Lord for help in his disease, but to medical men.

לְמַלְכוּתוֹ֙ (לְ) le. “of”לְמַ֖עְלָה (לְ) le. “<to>”

So Asa went to rest with his fathers, and death came to him in the forty-first year of his rule.

לְמָלְכֽוֹ׃ (לְ) le. “of”

And they put him into the resting-place which he had made for himself in the town of David, in a bed full of sweet perfumes of all sorts of spices, made by the perfumer's art, and they made a great burning for him.

לוֹ֮ (ל) l “for”ל֥וֹ (ל֥) l “for”לִמְאֹֽד׃ (לִ) li “<to>”

And the Lord was with Jehoshaphat, because he went in the early ways of his father, not turning to the Baals,

לַבְּעָלִֽים׃ (לַ) la. “<to> the”

But turning to the God of his father and keeping his laws, and not doing as Israel did.

לֵֽאלֹהֵ֤י (לֵֽ) le. “<to>”

So the Lord made his kingdom strong; and all Judah gave offerings to Jehoshaphat, and he had great wealth and honour.

לִיהוֹשָׁפָ֑ט (לִ) li. “to”ל֥וֹ (ל֥) l “to”לָרֹֽב׃ (לָ) la. “to”

In the third year of his rule he sent Benhail and Obadiah and Zechariah and Nethanel and Micaiah, his captains, as teachers into the towns of Judah;

לְמָלְכ֗וֹ (לְ) le. “of”לְשָׂרָיו֙ (לְ) le. “<to>”לְבֶן־ (לְ) le. “<to>”וּלְעֹבַדְיָ֣ה (לְ) le. “<to>”וְלִזְכַרְיָ֔ה (לִ) li “<to>”וְלִנְתַנְאֵ֖ל (לִ) li “<to>”וּלְמִיכָיָ֑הוּ (לְ) le. “<to>”לְלַמֵּ֖ד (לְ) le. “to”

And some of the Philistines took offerings to Jehoshaphat, and made him payments of silver; and the Arabians gave him flocks, seven thousand, seven hundred sheep, and seven thousand, seven hundred he-goats.

לִֽיהוֹשָׁפָ֛ט (לִֽ) li. “to”לוֹ֙ (ל) l “to”

Jehoshaphat became greater and greater, and made strong towers and store-towns in Judah.

לְמָ֑עְלָה (לְ) le. “<to>”

He had much property in the towns of Judah; he had forces of armed men, great and strong, in Jerusalem.

ל֖וֹ (ל֖) l “to <the>”

This is the number of them, listed by their families, the captains of thousands of Judah: Adnah, the captain, and with him three hundred thousand men of war;

לְבֵ֣ית (לְ) le. “to”לִֽיהוּדָה֙ (לִֽ) li. “of”

After him Amasiah, the son of Zichri, who freely gave himself to the Lord, and with him two hundred thousand men of war;

לַיהוָ֑ה (לַ) la. “to”

These were the men who were waiting on the king, in addition to those placed by the king in the walled towns through all Judah.

מִלְּבַ֞ד (לְּ) le. “<to>”

Now Jehoshaphat had great wealth and honour, and his son was married to Ahab's daughter.

לִֽיהוֹשָׁפָ֛ט (לִֽ) li. “to”לָרֹ֑ב (לָ) la. “to”לְאַחְאָֽב׃ (לְ) le. “to”

And after some years he went down to Samaria to see Ahab. And Ahab made a feast for him and the people who were with him, putting to death great numbers of sheep and oxen; and he got Jehoshaphat to go with him to Ramoth-gilead.

לְקֵ֨ץ (לְ) le. “to”לְשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹן (לְ) le. “to”ל֨וֹ (ל֨) l “for”לָרֹ֔ב (לָ) la. “to”וְלָעָ֖ם (לָ) la. “for the”לַעֲל֖וֹת (לַ) la. “to”

For Ahab, king of Israel, said to Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, Will you go with me to Ramoth-gilead? And he said, I am as you are, and my people as your people; we will be with you in the war.

ל֗וֹ (ל֗) l “to <the>”

So the king of Israel got together all the prophets, four hundred men, and said to them, Am I to go to Ramoth-gilead to make war or not? And they said, Go up: for God will give it into the hands of the king.

לַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה (לַ) la. “for <the>”

But Jehoshaphat said, Is there no other prophet of the Lord here from whom we may get directions?

לַיהוָ֖ה (לַ) la. “of”

And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, There is still one man by whom we may get directions from the Lord, but I have no love for him, because he has never been a prophet of good to me, but only of evil: he is Micaiah, the son of Imla. And Jehoshaph

לִדְרוֹשׁ֩ (לִ) li “to”לְטוֹבָה֙ (לְ) le. “<to>”לְרָעָ֔ה (לְ) le. “<to>”

Now the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah, were seated on their seats of authority, dressed in their robes, by the doorway into Samaria; and all the prophets were acting as prophets before them.

לִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃ (לִ) li “<to>”

And Zedekiah, the son of Chenaanah, made himself iron horns and said, The Lord says, Pushing back the Aramaeans with these, you will put an end to them completely.

ל֛וֹ (ל֛) l “for”

And all the prophets said the same thing, saying, Go up to Ramoth-gilead, and it will go well for you, for the Lord will give it into the hands of the king.

לֵאמֹ֑ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”

Now the servant who had gone to get Micaiah said to him, See now, all the prophets with one voice are saying good things to the king; so let your words be like theirs, and say good things.

לִקְרֹ֣א (לִ) li “to”לְמִיכָ֗יְהוּ (לְ) le. “<to>”לֵאמֹ֔ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”

When he came to the king, the king said to him, Micaiah, are we to go to Ramoth-gilead to make war or not? And he said, Go up, and it will go well for you; and they will be given up into your hands.

לַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה (לַ) la. “for <the>”

Then he said, I saw all Israel wandering on the mountains like sheep without a keeper; and the Lord said, These have no master: let them go back, every man to his house in peace.

לָהֶ֖ן (לָ) la. “[belongs] to”לָאֵ֔לֶּה (לָ) la. “[belong] to”לְבֵית֖וֹ (לְ) le. “to”