1 Kings

1 Kings 19:15–16

¹⁵Then the LORD said to him, “Go back by the way you came, and go to the Desert of Damascus. When you arrive, you are to anoint Hazael as king over Aram. ¹⁶You are also to anoint Jehu son^c of Nimshi as king over Israel and Elisha son of Shaphat from Abel-meholah to succeed you as prophet.

Footnotes

c 19:16 Or grandson; see 2 Kings 9:14|2KI 9:14.

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1 Kings 19:15

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then the LORD	יְהוָה֙	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
said	וַיֹּ֤אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to him	אֵלָ֔יו	’ê·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H413 motion to
Go	לֵ֛ךְ	lêḵ	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
back	שׁ֥וּב	šūḇ	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H7725 turn back, return
by the way you came	לְדַרְכְּךָ֖	lə·ḏar·kə·ḵā	Preposition-l; Noun - common singular construct; second person masculine singular	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
to the Desert	מִדְבַּ֣רָה	miḏ·ba·rāh	Noun - masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H4057 mouth
of Damascus	דַמָּ֑שֶׂק	ḏam·må̄·śɛq	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1834 Damascus
When you arrive	וּבָ֗אתָ	ū·ḇā·ṯā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
you are to anoint	וּמָשַׁחְתָּ֧	ū·mā·šaḥ·tā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular	H4886 smear, anoint
Hazael	חֲזָאֵ֛ל	ḥă·zā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2371 Chazael
as king	לְמֶ֖לֶךְ	lə·me·leḵ	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
over	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
Aram	אֲרָֽם׃	’ă·rām	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H758 Aram

1 Kings 19:16

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You are also to anoint	תִּמְשַׁ֥ח	tim·šaḥ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H4886 smear, anoint
Jehu	יֵה֣וּא	yê·hū	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3058 Jehu
son	בֶן־	ḇen-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of Nimshi	נִמְשִׁ֔י	nim·šî	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5250 Nimshi
as king	לְמֶ֖לֶךְ	lə·me·leḵ	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
over	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
and Elisha	אֱלִישָׁ֤ע	’ĕ·lî·šā‘	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H477 Elisha
son	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of Shaphat	שָׁפָט֙	šā·p̄āṭ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8202 Shaphat
from Abel-meholah	מְחוֹלָ֔ה	mə·ḥō·w·lāh	Preposition; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H65 Abel-Mecholah
to succeed you	תַּחְתֶּֽיךָ׃	taḥ·te·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular	H8478 the under part
as prophet	לְנָבִ֖יא	lə·nā·ḇî	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet

Cross-references

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1 Kings 19:15 Isaiah 45:1 · Jeremiah 1:10 · 2 Kings 8:7–15

1 Kings 19:16 1 Kings 19:19–21 · 2 Kings 2:9 · 2 Kings 9:1–14 · 2 Kings 2:15

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.