1bish·nat es·rim ve·sha·losh sha·nah, le·yo·v·'ash ben-a·chaz·ya·hu me·lech ye·hu·dah; ma·lach ye·ho·v·'a·chaz ben-ye·hu al-yis·ra·'el be·sho·me·ro·vn, she·va es·reh sha·nah. 2vai·ya·'as ha·ra be·'ei·nei ha·shem; vai·ye·lech a·char chat·tot ya·ra·ve·'am ben-ne·vat a·sher-he·che·ti et-yis·ra·'el lo-sar mim·men·nah. 3vai·yi·char-af ha·shem be·yis·ra·'el; vai·yit·te·nem be·yad cha·za·'el me·lech-a·ram u·ve·yad ben-ha·dad ben-cha·za·'el kol-hai·ya·mim. 4vay·chal ye·ho·v·'a·chaz et-pe·nei ha·shem; vai·yish·ma e·lav ha·shem, ki ra·'ah et-la·chatz yis·ra·'el, ki-la·chatz o·tam me·lech a·ram. 5vai·yit·ten ha·shem le·yis·ra·'el mo·v·shi·a', vai·ye·tze·'u, mit·ta·chat yad-a·ram; vai·ye·she·vu ve·nei-yis·ra·'el be·'a·ho·lei·hem kit·mo·vl shil·sho·vm. 6ach lo-sa·ru me·chat·to·vt beit-ya·ra·ve·'am a·sher- he·che·ti ch he·che·ti k et-yis·ra·'el bah ha·lach; ve·gam ha·'a·she·rah, a·me·dah be·sho·me·ro·vn. 7ki lo hish·'ir li·ho·v·'a·chaz am ki im-cha·mi·shim pa·ra·shim va·'a·sa·rah re·chev, va·'a·se·ret a·la·fim rag·li; ki ib·be·dam me·lech a·ram, vay·si·mem ke·'a·far la·dush. 8ve·ye·ter div·rei ye·ho·v·'a·chaz ve·chol-a·sher a·sah u·ge·vu·ra·tov; ha·lo·v-hem ke·tu·vim al-se·fer div·rei hai·ya·mim le·mal·chei yis·ra·'el. 9vai·yish·kav ye·ho·v·'a·chaz im-a·vo·tav, vai·yik·be·ru·hu be·sho·me·ro·vn; vai·yim·loch yo·v·'ash be·nov tach·tav. f

10bish·nat she·lo·shim va·she·va sha·nah, le·yo·v·'ash me·lech ye·hu·dah; ma·lach ye·ho·v·'ash ben-ye·ho·v·'a·chaz al-yis·ra·'el be·sho·me·ro·vn, shesh es·reh sha·nah. 11vai·ya·'a·seh ha·ra be·'ei·nei ha·shem; lo sar mik·kol-chat·to·vt ya·ra·ve·'am ben-ne·vat a·sher-he·che·ti et-yis·ra·'el bah ha·lach. 12ve·ye·ter div·rei yo·v·'ash ve·chol-a·sher a·sah, u·ge·vu·ra·tov, a·sher nil·cham, im a·matz·yah me·lech-ye·hu·dah; ha·lo·v-hem ke·tu·vim al-se·fer div·rei hai·ya·mim le·mal·chei yis·ra·'el. 13vai·yish·kav yo·v·'ash im-a·vo·tav, ve·ya·ra·ve·'am ya·shav al-kis·'ov; vai·yik·ka·ver yo·v·'ash be·sho·me·ro·vn, im mal·chei yis·ra·'el. f

14ve·'e·li·sha cha·lah et-cha·le·yov, a·sher ya·mut bov; vai·ye·red e·lav yo·v·'ash me·lech-yis·ra·'el vai·ye·ve·ke al-pa·nav vai·yo·mar, a·vi a·vi, re·chev yis·ra·'el u·fa·ra·shav. 15vai·yo·mer lov e·li·sha, kach ke·shet ve·chi·tzim; vai·yik·kach e·lav ke·shet ve·chi·tzim. 16vai·yo·mer le·me·lech yis·ra·'el har·kev ya·de·cha al-hak·ke·shet, vai·yar·kev ya·dov; vai·ya·sem e·li·sha ya·dav al-ye·dei ham·me·lech. 17vai·yo·mer pe·tach ha·chal·lo·vn ke·de·mah vai·yif·tach; vai·yo·mer e·li·sha ye·reh vai·yo·vr, vai·yo·mer chetz-te·shu·'ah la·shem ve·chetz te·shu·'ah va·'a·ram, ve·hik·ki·ta et-a·ram ba·'a·fek ad-kal·leh. 18vai·yo·mer kach ha·chi·tzim vai·yik·kach; vai·yo·mer le·me·lech-yis·ra·'el hach-ar·tzah, vai·yach sha·losh-pe·'a·mim vai·ya·'a·mod. 19vai·yik·tzof a·lav ish ha·'e·lo·him vai·yo·mer le·hak·ko·vt cha·mesh ov-shesh pe·'a·mim, az hik·ki·ta et-a·ram ad-kal·leh; ve·'at·tah sha·losh pe·'a·mim tak·keh et-a·ram. s

20vai·ya·mat e·li·sha vai·yik·be·ru·hu; u·ge·du·dei mo·v·'av ya·vo·'u va·'a·retz ba sha·nah. 21vay·hi hem ko·ve·rim ish ve·hin·neh ra·'u et-hag·ge·dud, vai·yash·li·chu et-ha·'ish be·ke·ver e·li·sha; vai·ye·lech vai·yig·ga ha·'ish be·'atz·mo·vt e·li·sha, vay·chi vai·ya·kam al-rag·lav. f

22va·cha·za·'el me·lech a·ram, la·chatz et-yis·ra·'el; kol ye·mei ye·ho·v·'a·chaz. 23vai·ya·chan ha·shem o·tam vay·ra·cha·mem vai·yi·fen a·lei·hem, le·ma·'an be·ri·tov, et-av·ra·ham yitz·chak ve·ya·'a·kov; ve·lo a·vah hash·chi·tam, ve·lo-hish·li·cham me·'al-pa·nav ad-at·tah.

24vai·ya·mat cha·za·'el me·lech-a·ram; vai·yim·loch ben-ha·dad be·nov tach·tav. 25vai·ya·shav ye·ho·v·'ash ben-ye·ho·v·'a·chaz vai·yik·kach et-he·'a·rim mi·yad ben-ha·dad ben-cha·za·'el, a·sher la·kach mi·yad ye·ho·v·'a·chaz a·viv bam·mil·cha·mah; sha·losh pe·'a·mim hik·ka·hu yo·v·'ash, vai·ya·shev et-a·rei yis·ra·'el. f