And there came a writing to him from Elijah the prophet, saying, Thus saith the LORD God of David thy father, Because thou hast not walked in the ways of Jehoshaphat thy father, nor in the ways of Asa king of Judah,
And a letter came to him from Elijah the prophet, saying: Thus says the LORD, the God of David your father, Because you have not walked in the ways of Jehoshaphat your father, or in the ways of Asa king of Judah,
וַיָּב֤וֹא אֵלָיו֙ מִכְתָּ֔ב מֵאֵ֖לִיָּ֣הוּ הַנָּבִ֑יא לֵאמֹ֗ר כֹּ֤ה אָמַר֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵ֣י דָּוִ֣יד אָבִ֣יךָ תַּ֠חַת אֲשֶׁ֠ר לֹ֠א הָלַ֣כְתָּ בְּ֠דַרְכֵ֡י יְ֠הוֹשָׁ֠פָ֡ט אָבִ֡יךָ וּ֠בְ֠דַרְכֵ֡י אָסָ֡א מֶ֠לֶךְ יְהוּדָֽה׃
vayabvoʾ ʾelayv miktab meʾeliyahv hanabiyʾ leʾmor koh ʾamar yhvah ʾelohey daviyd ʾabiyka taḥat ʾasher loʾ halakta bdarkey yhvoshapaṭ ʾabiyka vbdarkey ʾasaʾ melek yhvdah