1 Kings

1 Kings 22:1–4

1Then three years passed without war between Aram and Israel.

2However, in the third year, Jehoshaphat king of Judah went down to visit the king of Israel, 3who said to his servants, “Do you not know that Ramoth-gilead is ours, but we have failed to take it from the hand of the king of Aram?”

4So he asked Jehoshaphat, “Will you go with me to fight against Ramoth-gilead?”

Jehoshaphat answered the king of Israel, “I am as you are, my people are your people, and my horses are your horses.”

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1 Kings 22:1

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Then threeשָׁלֹ֣שׁšā·lōšNumber - feminine singularH7969 a three, triad
yearsשָׁנִ֑יםšā·nîmNoun - feminine pluralH8141 year
passedוַיֵּשְׁב֖וּway·yê·šə·ḇūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH3427 sit, remain, dwell
withoutאֵ֚ין’ênAdverbH369 nothing, nought
warמִלְחָמָ֔הmil·ḥā·māhNoun - feminine singularH4421 battle, war
betweenבֵּ֥יןbênPrepositionH996 interval, space between
Aramאֲרָ֖ם’ă·rāmNoun - proper - feminine singularH758 Aram
and Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃פyiś·rā·’êlNoun - proper - masculine singularH3478 Israel

1 Kings 22:2

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Howeverוַיְהִ֖יway·hîConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
in the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֑יתhaš·šə·lî·šîṯArticle; Number - ordinal feminine singularH7992 third
yearבַּשָּׁנָ֣הbaš·šā·nāhPreposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singularH8141 year
Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֥טyə·hō·wō·šā·p̄āṭNoun - proper - masculine singularH3092 Jehoshaphat
kingמֶֽלֶךְ־me·leḵ-Noun - masculine singular constructH4428 king
of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הyə·hū·ḏāhNoun - proper - masculine singularH3063 Judah
went downוַיֵּ֛רֶדway·yê·reḏConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH3381 come or go down, descend
toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
the kingמֶ֥לֶךְme·leḵNoun - masculine singular constructH4428 king
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃yiś·rā·’êlNoun - proper - masculine singularH3478 Israel

1 Kings 22:3

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
his servantsעֲבָדָ֔יו‘ă·ḇā·ḏāwNoun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singularH5650 slave, servant
Do you not knowהַיְדַעְתֶּ֕םhay·ḏa‘·temVerb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine pluralH3045 know
thatכִּֽי־kî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
Ramoth-gileadרָמֹ֣תrā·mōṯNoun - proper - feminine singularH7418 Ramoth-Negeb, Ramath-Negeb
is oursלָ֖נוּlā·nūPreposition; first person common plural
but weוַאֲנַ֣חְנוּwa·’ă·naḥ·nūConjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common pluralH587 we
have failedמַחְשִׁ֔יםmaḥ·šîmVerb - Hifil - Participle - masculine pluralH2814 be silent, inactive, still
to takeמִקַּ֣חַתmiq·qa·ḥaṯPreposition-m; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH3947 take
itאֹתָ֔הּ’ō·ṯāhDirect object marker; third person feminine singularH853 mark of the accusative
from the handמִיַּ֖דmî·yaḏPreposition-m; Noun - feminine singular constructH3027 hand
of the kingמֶ֥לֶךְme·leḵNoun - masculine singular constructH4428 king
of Aramאֲרָֽם׃’ă·rāmNoun - proper - feminine singularH758 Aram

1 Kings 22:4

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
So he askedוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙way·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
Jehoshaphatיְה֣וֹשָׁפָ֔טyə·hō·wō·šā·p̄āṭNoun - proper - masculine singularH3092 Jehoshaphat
Will you goהֲתֵלֵ֥ךְhă·ṯê·lêḵVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularH1980 go, come, walk
with meאִתִּ֛י’it·tîPreposition; first person common singularH854 with
to fightלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הlam·mil·ḥā·māhPreposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine singularH4421 battle, war
against Ramoth-gileadרָמֹ֣תrā·mōṯNoun - proper - feminine singularH7418 Ramoth-Negeb, Ramath-Negeb
Jehoshaphatיְהֽוֹשָׁפָט֙yə·hō·wō·šā·p̄āṭNoun - proper - masculine singularH3092 Jehoshaphat
answeredוַיֹּ֤אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
the kingמֶ֣לֶךְme·leḵNoun - masculine singular constructH4428 king
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לyiś·rā·’êlNoun - proper - masculine singularH3478 Israel
Iכָּמ֧וֹנִיkā·mō·w·nîPreposition; first person common singularH3644 like, as, when
as youכָמ֛וֹךָḵā·mō·w·ḵāPreposition; second person masculine singularH3644 like, as, when
my peopleכְּעַמִּ֥יkə·‘am·mîPreposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH5971 people
your peopleכְעַמֶּ֖ךָḵə·‘am·me·ḵāPreposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH5971 people
my horsesכְּסוּסַ֥יkə·sū·sayPreposition-k; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singularH5483 swallow or swift
your horsesכְּסוּסֶֽיךָ׃kə·sū·se·ḵāPreposition-k; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singularH5483 swallow or swift

Cross-references

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1 Kings 22:2 1 Kings 15:24 · 1 Kings 22:1

1 Kings 22:3 Deuteronomy 4:43

1 Kings 22:4 2 Kings 3:7 · Ephesians 5:11

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.