2 Chronicles 24:18
2 Chronicles · דברי הימים ב · Ketuvim · 36 chapters · 822 verses
Values above are for the complete verse (18 words), calculated on the consonantal written text.
וַיִּקְבְּרֻהוּ בְעִיר־דָּוִיד עִם־הַמְּלָכִים כִּֽי־עָשָׂה טוֹבָה בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל וְעִם הָאֱלֹהִים וּבֵיתֽוֹ
And they buried him in the city of David among the kings, because he had done good in Israel, and toward God and His house.
וְאַֽחֲרֵי מוֹת יְהוֹיָדָע בָּאוּ שָׂרֵי יְהוּדָה וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲווּ לַמֶּלֶךְ אָז שָׁמַע הַמֶּלֶךְ אֲלֵיהֶֽם
Now after the death of Jehoiada came the princes of Judah, and prostrated themselves before the king. Then the king hearkened unto them.
וַיַּֽעַזְבוּ אֶת־בֵּית יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתֵיהֶם וַיַּֽעַבְדוּ אֶת־הָאֲשֵׁרִים וְאֶת־הָֽעֲצַבִּים וַֽיְהִי־קֶצֶף עַל־יְהוּדָה וִירוּשָׁלִַם בְּאַשְׁמָתָם זֹֽאת
And they forsook the house of the LORD, the God of their fathers, and served the Asherim and the idols; and wrath came upon Judah and Jerusalem for this their guiltiness.
וַיִּשְׁלַח בָּהֶם נְבִאִים לַהֲשִׁיבָם אֶל־יְהוָה וַיָּעִידוּ בָם וְלֹא הֶאֱזִֽינוּ
Yet He sent prophets to them, to bring them back unto the LORD; and they admonished them, but they would not give ear.
וְרוּחַ אֱלֹהִים לָֽבְשָׁה אֶת־זְכַרְיָה בֶּן־יְהוֹיָדָע הַכֹּהֵן וַֽיַּעֲמֹד מֵעַל לָעָם וַיֹּאמֶר לָהֶם כֹּה אָמַר הָאֱלֹהִים לָמָה אַתֶּם עֹבְרִים אֶת־מִצְוֺת יְהוָה וְלֹא תַצְלִיחוּ כִּֽי־עֲזַבְתֶּם אֶת־יְהוָה וַיַּֽעֲזֹב אֶתְכֶֽם
And the spirit of God clothed Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest; and he stood above the people, and said unto them: ‘Thus saith God: Why transgress ye the commandments of the LORD, that ye cannot prosper? because ye have forsaken the LORD, He hath also forsaken you.’