| 18. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 2 Chronicles 24:18:1 ⧉וַיַּֽעַזְב֗וּvayaazvuand they abandoned 2 Chronicles 24:18:2 ⧉אֶת־בֵּ֤יתetbet{direct object} the house of 2 Chronicles 24:18:3 ⧉יְהוָה֙yahwehthe LORD 2 Chronicles 24:18:4 ⧉אֱלֹהֵ֣יeloheGod of 2 Chronicles 24:18:5 ⧉אֲבוֹתֵיהֶ֔םavotehemtheir fathers 2 Chronicles 24:18:6 ⧉וַיַּֽעַבְד֥וּvayaavduand they served 2 Chronicles 24:18:7 ⧉אֶת־הָאֲשֵׁרִ֖יםethaasherim{direct object} the Asherim 2 Chronicles 24:18:8 ⧉וְאֶת־הָֽעֲצַבִּ֑יםveethaatsabimand {direct object} the idols 2 Chronicles 24:18:9 ⧉וַֽיְהִי־קֶ֗צֶףvayehiketsefand there was wrath 2 Chronicles 24:18:10 ⧉עַל־יְהוּדָה֙alyehudaupon Judah 2 Chronicles 24:18:11 ⧉וִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םvirushalayimand Jerusalem 2 Chronicles 24:18:12 ⧉בְּאַשְׁמָתָ֖םbeashmatamfor their guilt 2 Chronicles 24:18:13 ⧉זֹֽאת׃zotthis |
| 18. Formal Translation And they forsook the house of the LORD {Yahweh, Sanctuary Lord}, the God {Elohei, Ancestral Guardian} of their fathers, and they served the Asherim and the idols. Then wrath came upon Judah and Jerusalem because of their guilt. |
| 18. Dynamic Translation They abandoned the LORD’s {Yahweh, Covenant Sovereign} temple, the God {Elohei, Ancestral Provider} of their ancestors, and instead worshiped Asherah poles and idols. Anger then fell on Judah and Jerusalem because of their wrongdoing. |