1bish·nat she·ta·yim, le·yo·v·'ash ben-yo·v·'a·chaz me·lech yis·ra·'el; ma·lach a·matz·ya·hu ven-yo·v·'ash me·lech ye·hu·dah. 2ben-es·rim ve·cha·mesh sha·nah ha·yah ve·ma·le·chov, ve·'es·rim va·te·sha sha·nah, ma·lach bi·ru·sha·lim; ve·shem im·mov, ye·ho·v·'ad·din ch ye·ho·v·'ad·dan k min-ye·ru·sha·lim. 3vai·ya·'as hai·ya·shar be·'ei·nei ha·shem, rak lo ke·da·vid a·viv; ke·chol a·sher-a·sah yo·v·'ash a·viv a·sah. 4rak hab·ba·mo·vt lo-sa·ru; o·vd ha·'am me·zab·be·chim u·me·kat·te·rim bab·ba·mo·vt. 5vay·hi ka·'a·sher cha·ze·kah ham·mam·la·chah be·ya·dov; vai·yach et-a·va·dav, ham·mak·kim et-ham·me·lech a·viv. 6ve·'et-be·nei ham·mak·kim lo he·mit; kak·ka·tuv be·se·fer to·v·rat-mo·sheh a·sher-tziv·vah ha·shem le·mor lo-yu·me·tu a·vo·vt al-ba·nim u·va·nim lo-yu·me·tu al-a·vo·vt, ki im-ish be·chet·'ov ya·mut ch yu·mat. k

7hu-hik·kah et-e·do·vm be·gei- ham·me·lach ch me·lach k a·se·ret a·la·fim, ve·ta·fas et-has·se·la bam·mil·cha·mah; vai·yik·ra et-she·mah ya·ke·te·'el, ad hai·yo·vm haz·zeh. f

8az sha·lach a·matz·yah mal·'a·chim, el-ye·ho·v·'ash ben-ye·ho·v·'a·chaz ben-ye·hu me·lech yis·ra·'el le·mor; le·chah nit·ra·'eh fa·nim. 9vai·yish·lach ye·ho·v·'ash me·lech-yis·ra·'el el-a·matz·ya·hu me·lech-ye·hu·dah le·mor ha·cho·v·ach a·sher bal·le·va·no·vn lach el-ha·'e·rez a·sher bal·le·va·no·vn le·mor, te·nah-et-bit·te·cha liv·ni le·'i·shah; vat·ta·'a·vor chai·yat has·sa·deh a·sher bal·le·va·no·vn, vat·tir·mos et-ha·cho·v·ach. 10hak·keh hik·ki·ta et-e·do·vm, u·ne·sa·'a·cha lib·be·cha; hik·ka·ved ve·shev be·vei·te·cha, ve·lam·mah tit·ga·reh be·ra·'ah, ve·na·fal·tah, at·tah vi·hu·dah im·mach.

11ve·lo-sha·ma a·matz·ya·hu, vai·ya·'al ye·ho·v·'ash me·lech-yis·ra·'el vai·yit·ra·'u fa·nim, hu va·'a·matz·ya·hu me·lech-ye·hu·dah; be·veit she·mesh a·sher li·hu·dah. 12vai·yin·na·gef ye·hu·dah lif·nei yis·ra·'el; vai·ya·nu·su ish le·'a·ho·lov ch le·'o·ha·lav. k 13ve·'et a·matz·ya·hu me·lech-ye·hu·dah ben-ye·ho·v·'ash ben-a·chaz·ya·hu ta·fas ye·ho·v·'ash me·lech-yis·ra·'el be·veit sha·mesh; vai·ya·vo·'u ch vai·ya·vo k ye·ru·sha·lim, vai·yif·rotz be·cho·v·mat ye·ru·sha·lim be·sha·'ar ef·ra·yim ad-sha·'ar hap·pin·nah, ar·ba me·'o·vt am·mah. 14ve·la·kach et-kol-haz·za·hav-ve·hak·ke·sef ve·'et kol-hak·ke·lim han·nim·tze·'im beit-ha·shem u·ve·'o·tze·ro·vt beit ham·me·lech, ve·'et be·nei hat·ta·'a·ru·vo·vt; vai·ya·shav sho·me·ro·v·nah.

15ve·ye·ter div·rei ye·ho·v·'ash a·sher a·sah u·ge·vu·ra·tov, va·'a·sher nil·cham, im a·matz·ya·hu me·lech-ye·hu·dah; ha·lo-hem ke·tu·vim al-se·fer div·rei hai·ya·mim le·mal·chei yis·ra·'el. 16vai·yish·kav ye·ho·v·'ash im-a·vo·tav, vai·yik·ka·ver be·sho·me·ro·vn, im mal·chei yis·ra·'el; vai·yim·loch ya·ra·ve·'am be·nov tach·tav. f

17vay·chi a·matz·ya·hu ven-yo·v·'ash me·lech ye·hu·dah, a·cha·rei mo·vt, ye·ho·v·'ash ben-ye·ho·v·'a·chaz me·lech yis·ra·'el; cha·mesh es·reh sha·nah. 18ve·ye·ter div·rei a·matz·ya·hu; ha·lo-hem ke·tu·vim al-se·fer div·rei hai·ya·mim le·mal·chei ye·hu·dah. 19vai·yik·she·ru a·lav ke·sher bi·ru·sha·lim vai·ya·nas la·chi·shah; vai·yish·le·chu a·cha·rav la·chi·shah, vay·mi·tu·hu sham. 20vai·yis·'u o·tov al-has·su·sim; vai·yik·ka·ver bi·ru·sha·lim im-a·vo·tav be·'ir da·vid. 21vai·yik·chu kol-am ye·hu·dah et-a·zar·yah, ve·hu ben-shesh es·reh sha·nah; vai·yam·li·chu o·tov, ta·chat a·viv a·matz·ya·hu. 22hu ba·nah et-ei·lat, vay·shi·ve·ha li·hu·dah; a·cha·rei she·chav-ham·me·lech im-a·vo·tav. f

23bish·nat cha·mesh-es·reh sha·nah, la·'a·matz·ya·hu ven-yo·v·'ash me·lech ye·hu·dah; ma·lach ya·ra·ve·'am ben-yo·v·'ash me·lech-yis·ra·'el be·sho·me·ro·vn, ar·ba·'im ve·'a·chat sha·nah. 24vai·ya·'as 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. 25hu he·shiv et-ge·vul yis·ra·'el, mil·le·vo·v cha·mat ad-yam ha·'a·ra·vah; kid·var ha·shem e·lo·hei yis·ra·'el, a·sher dib·ber be·yad-av·dov yo·v·nah ven-a·mit·tai han·na·vi, a·sher mig·gat ha·che·fer. 26ki-ra·'ah ha·shem et-o·ni yis·ra·'el mo·reh me·'od; ve·'e·fes a·tzur ve·'e·fes a·zuv, ve·'ein o·zer le·yis·ra·'el. 27ve·lo-dib·ber ha·shem, lim·cho·vt et-shem yis·ra·'el, mit·ta·chat ha·sha·ma·yim; vai·yo·v·shi·'em, be·yad ya·ra·ve·'am ben-yo·v·'ash.

28ve·ye·ter div·rei ya·ra·ve·'am ve·chol-a·sher a·sah u·ge·vu·ra·tov a·sher-nil·cham, va·'a·sher he·shiv et-dam·me·sek ve·'et-cha·mat li·hu·dah be·yis·ra·'el; ha·lo-hem ke·tu·vim al-se·fer div·rei hai·ya·mim le·mal·chei yis·ra·'el. 29vai·yish·kav ya·ra·ve·'am im-a·vo·tav, im mal·chei yis·ra·'el; vai·yim·loch ze·char·yah ve·nov tach·tav. f