10:22a And Jehu said to the keeper of the wardrobe,

Then Jehu commanded the one who looked after the sacred robes,

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Jehu spoke to the man who took care of the special clothes ⌊for the worship of Baal⌋ .

10:22b “Bring out garments for all the servants of Baal.”

“Make sure that every worshiper of Baal wears one of these robes.”

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He told him to bring out the clothes/robes for all the servants of Baal ⌊to wear⌋ .

10:22c So he brought out garments for them.

So he gave out the robes to each of them.

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So the man provided the worshipers with the special clothing/robes.

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11:18a So all the people of the land went to the temple of Baal

All the people of the land of Israel went to the house of Baal god

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Then the crowd went to the building where the ⌊false god⌋ Baal ⌊was worshiped/honored⌋

11:18b and tore it down.

and completely destroyed it.

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and broke it down.

11:18c They smashed the altars and idols to pieces,

The people also broke into pieces the altars and statues ⌊of Baal⌋ ,

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They destroyed the altars and Baal idols,

11:18d and they killed Mattan the priest of Baal in front of the altars.

and they put to death Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars.

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and there by/at the altars they killed Mattan, who had served Baal by offering sacrifices.

11:18e And Jehoiada the priest posted guards for the house of the LORD.

Then Jehoiada the priest stationed guards at the temple of Yahweh.

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Then Jehoiada the priest put guards at Yahweh’s house.

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13:8a As for the rest of the acts of Jehoahaz,

The other things that happened while Jehoahaz ruled,

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Many other things took place while Jehoahaz was king,

13:8b along with all his accomplishments and his might,

and all his activities and successes,

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and he was able to accomplish much.

13:8c are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?

are written in the book/scroll containing the records of the kings of Israel.

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People recorded it all in the book called “History of the Kings of Israel.”

13:8a-c (reordered)

You/One can read of the other events in the reign/time of King Jehoahaz, and all he did and achieved, in the written records/history of the kings of Israel.

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14:15a As for the rest of the acts of Jehoash,

There were many other things that happened while Jehoash ruled ⌊Israel⌋ .

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Many other things took place while Jehoash was king.

14:15b along with his accomplishments, his might,

He had many other accomplishments and successes,

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He did many things and accomplished much,

14:15c and how he waged war against Amaziah king of Judah,

and won his war with Judah’s king, Amaziah.

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and ⌊was successful in⌋ his war/battle with Amaziah king of Judah.

14:15d are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?

⌊All these things⌋ are written in the scroll/book containing the records of the kings who ruled Israel.

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People recorded all these events in the book called “History of the Kings of Israel.”

14:15a-d (reordered)

You/One can read the other events of Jehoash’s reign in the book that records the history of the Kings of Israel. This book tells all that Jehoash did and all his achievements, and how he won the war with King Amaziah of Israel.

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15:18a And he did evil in the sight of the LORD,

Menahem did things that were sinful/wrong in the sight of Yahweh.

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Menahem acted/lived in a way that did not please Yahweh.

15:18b and throughout his reign he did not turn away

The Hebrew phrase that the Berean Standard Bible translates as “throughout his reign” is literally “all his days.”

The whole time he ruled/lived, he refused to stop/change

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To the end of his life/reign, he continued/followed

15:18c from the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat

the sinful ⌊practices⌋ that Jeroboam the son of Nebat

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the evil ways of ⌊King⌋ Jeroboam the son of Nebat.

15:18d had caused Israel to commit.

had made ⌊the people of⌋ Israel do/follow.

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Jeroboam had led/encouraged ⌊the people in⌋ Israel to sin in these ways.

15:18b-d (reordered)

When Jeroboam the son of Nebat ⌊was king⌋ , he had caused ⌊the people of⌋ Israel to do ⌊many/great⌋ sins. And King Menahem continued these same sinful practices to the end of his days.

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16:12a When the king came back from Damascus and saw the altar,

When the king returned from Damascus, ⌊he went to⌋ look at the ⌊new⌋ altar.

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King Ahaz returned from the city of Damascus. He ⌊went⌋ to see/inspect this ⌊new⌋ platform

16:12b he approached it and presented offerings on it.

Then he went to it and he made offerings on it.

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and to offer sacrifices on it.

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17:24a Then the king of Assyria brought people from Babylon, Cuthah, Avva, Hamath, and Sepharvaim

The king of Assyria moved people from the cities of Babylon, Kuthah, Avva, Hamath, and Sepharvaim.

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The emperor/ruler of Assyria ordered some people to leave their hometowns of Babylon, Kuthah, Avva, Hamath, and Sepharvaim.

17:24b and settled them in the towns of Samaria to replace the Israelites.

He resettled/relocated them in the towns of the region of Samaria to take the place of the ⌊deported/exiled⌋ Israelites.

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He made them go and live in the cities of the northern kingdom of Israel that the people of Israel had left.

17:24c They took possession of Samaria and lived in its towns.

They took possession of ⌊the region of⌋ Samaria and lived in its towns.

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These ⌊foreign⌋ people then took control of the whole northern kingdom of Israel and began to live in the towns there.

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18:15a Hezekiah gave him all the silver

So Hezekiah gave him all the silver

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King Hezekiah sent all the silver

18:15b that was found in the house of the LORD

that they could find in the temple of Yahweh

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that was present in the house of Yahweh.

18:15c and in the treasuries of the royal palace.

and in the storehouses of the royal palace.

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⌊He also sent⌋ the silver that was ⌊kept⌋ with the royal treasures.

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