2 Chronicles

2 Chronicles 10:15–16

¹⁵So the king did not listen to the people, and indeed this turn of events was from God, in order that the LORD might fulfill the word that He had spoken through Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam son of Nebat.

¹⁶When all Israel saw that the king had refused to listen to them, they answered^b the king:

“What portion do we have in David,

and what inheritance in the son of Jesse?

To your tents, O Israel!

Look now to your own house, O David!”

So all the Israelites went home,

Footnotes

b 10:16 Syriac, Vulgate, and many Hebrew manuscripts; MT And all Israel, since the king had refused to listen to them, answered.

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2 Chronicles 10:15

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So the king	הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
did not	וְלֹֽא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
listen	שָׁמַ֥ע	šā·ma‘	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H8085 hear
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the people	הָעָ֑ם	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
and indeed	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
this turn of events	נְסִבָּה֙	nə·sib·bāh	Noun - feminine singular	H5252 turn
was	הָיְתָ֤ה	hā·yə·ṯāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
from	מֵעִ֣ם	mê·‘im	Preposition-m	H5973 with
God	הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים	hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
in order that	לְמַעַן֩	lə·ma·‘an	Conjunction	H4616 purpose, intent
the LORD	יְהוָ֜ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
might fulfill	הָקִ֨ים	hā·qîm	Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H6965 arise, stand up, stand
the word	דְּבָר֗וֹ	də·ḇā·rōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1697 speech, word
that	אֲשֶׁ֤ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
He had spoken	דִּבֶּר֙	dib·ber	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1696 speak
through	בְּיַד֙	bə·yaḏ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H3027 hand
Ahijah	אֲחִיָּ֣הוּ	’ă·ḥî·yā·hū	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H281 Achijah
the Shilonite	הַשִּֽׁלוֹנִ֔י	haš·ši·lō·w·nî	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7888 Shilonite
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Jeroboam	יָרָבְעָ֖ם	yā·rā·ḇə·‘ām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3379 Jeroboam
son	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of Nebat	נְבָֽט׃	nə·ḇāṭ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5028 Nebat

2 Chronicles 10:16

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When all	וְכָל־	wə·ḵāl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
that	כִּ֠י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the king	הַמֶּלֶךְ֮	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
had refused	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
to listen	שָׁמַ֣ע	šā·ma‘	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H8085 hear
to them	הָעָ֣ם	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
they answered	וַיָּשִׁ֣יבוּ	way·yā·šî·ḇū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7725 turn back, return
the king	הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ׀	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
What	מַה־	mah-	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
portion	חֵ֨לֶק	ḥê·leq	Noun - masculine singular	H2506 portion, tract, territory
do we have	לָּנוּ֩	lā·nū	Preposition; first person common plural
in David	בְּדָוִ֜יד	bə·ḏā·wîḏ	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
and what	וְלֹֽא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
inheritance	נַחֲלָ֣ה	na·ḥă·lāh	Noun - feminine singular	H5159 possession, property, inheritance
in the son	בְּבֶן־	bə·ḇen-	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of Jesse	יִשַׁ֗י	yi·šay	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3448 Jishai
To your tents	לְאֹהָלֶ֙יךָ֙	lə·’ō·hā·le·ḵā	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H168 tent
O Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
Look	רְאֵ֥ה	rə·’êh	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H7200 see
now	בֵיתְךָ֖	ḇê·ṯə·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H1004 house
to your own house	עַתָּ֕ה	‘at·tāh	Adverb	H6258 now
O David	דָּוִ֑יד	dā·wîḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
So all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the Israelites	יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
went	וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ	way·yê·leḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
home	לְאֹהָלָֽיו׃ס	lə·’ō·hā·lāw	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H168 tent

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2 Chronicles 10:15 1 Kings 11:29–39 · 1 Samuel 2:25 · 2 Chronicles 25:16–20 · Acts 2:23 · 1 Kings 22:20 · 1 Kings 12:24 · Isaiah 19:14 · Judges 14:4 · 1 Kings 12:15

2 Chronicles 10:16 2 Samuel 20:1 · 2 Chronicles 10:19

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