Monthly Archives: August 2017

1 It was in the seventeenth year of Pekach the son of Remalyah that Achaz the son of Yotam king of Y’hudah began his reign. 2 Achaz was twenty years old when he began to rule, and he reigned sixteen years in Yerushalayim. But he did not do what was right from the perspective ofAdonaihis […]

1 It was in the twelfth year of Achaz king of Y’hudah that Hoshea the son of Elah began his reign over Isra’el in Shomron; he ruled for nine years. 2 He did what was evil fromAdonai’s perspective, although he wasn’t as bad as the kings of Isra’el who had preceded him. 3 Shalman’eser king […]

1 It was in the third year of Hoshea the son of Elah, king of Isra’el, that Hizkiyahu the son of Achaz, king of Y’hudah, began his reign. 2 He was twenty-five years old when he began his reign, and he ruled for twenty-nine years in Yerushalayim. His mother’s name was Avi the daughter of […]

1 On hearing it, King Hizkiyahu tore his clothes, covered himself with sackcloth and entered the house ofAdonai. 2 He sent Elyakim, who was in charge of the household, Shevnah the general secretary and the leadingcohanim, covered with sackcloth, to Yesha‘yahu the prophet, the son of Amotz. 3 They said to him, “This is what […]

1 Around this time, Hizkiyahu became ill to the point of death. Yesha‘yahu the prophet, the son of Amotz, came and said to him, “Here is whatAdonaisays: ‘Put your house in order, because you are going to die; you will not live.’” 2 Hizkiyahu turned his face toward the wall and prayed toAdonai: 3 “I […]

1 M’nasheh was twelve years old when he began his reign, and he ruled for fifty-five years in Yerushalayim. His mother’s name was Heftzibah. 2 He did what was evil fromAdonai’s perspective, following the disgusting practices of the nations whomAdonaihad expelled ahead of the people of Isra’el. 3 For he rebuilt the high places Hizkiyahu […]

1 Yoshiyahu was eight years old when he began his reign, and he ruled for thirty-one years in Yerushalayim. His mother’s name was Y’didah the daughter of ‘Adayah from Botzkat. 2 He did what was right fromAdonai’s perspective, living entirely in the manner of David his ancestor and turning away neither to the right nor […]

1 Then the king summoned all the leaders of Y’hudah and Yerushalayim, and they assembled with him. 2 The king went up to the house ofAdonaiwith all the men of Y’hudah, all those living in Yerushalayim, thecohanim, the prophets and all the people, both small and great; and he read in their hearing everything written […]

1 It was in Y’hoyakim’s time that N’vukhadnetzar king of Bavel invaded. Y’hoyakim became his vassal for three years, but then he turned against him and rebelled. 2 Adonaisent against him raiding parties from the Kasdim, Aram, Mo’av and the people of ‘Amon; he sent them against Y’hudah to destroy it, in keeping with the […]

1 so in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, on the tenth day of the month, N’vukhadnetzar king of Bavel marched against Yerushalayim with his entire army. He set up camp against it and built siege towers against it on every side. 2 The city remained under siege into the eleventh […]