2 Chronicles

2 Chronicles 12:2–4

2In the fifth year of Rehoboam’s reign, because they had been unfaithful to the LORD, Shishak king of Egypt attacked Jerusalem 3with 1,200 chariots, 60,000 horsemen,b and countless troops who came with him out of Egypt— Libyans, Sukkites, and Cushites.c 4He captured the fortified cities of Judah and came as far as Jerusalem.

Footnotes

  • b 12:3 Or charioteers
  • c 12:3 That is, people from the upper Nile region

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2 Chronicles 12:2

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
In the fifthהַֽחֲמִישִׁית֙ha·ḥă·mî·šîṯArticle; Number - ordinal feminine singularH2549 fifth
yearבַּשָּׁנָ֤הbaš·šā·nāhPreposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singularH8141 year
of Rehoboam’sרְחַבְעָ֔םrə·ḥaḇ·‘āmNoun - proper - masculine singularH7346 Rehoboam
reignלַמֶּ֣לֶךְlam·me·leḵPreposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singularH4428 king
becauseכִּ֥יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
they had been unfaithfulמָעֲל֖וּmā·‘ă·lūVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralH4603 act unfaithfully, treacherously
to the LORDבַּיהוָֽה׃Yah·wehPreposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
Shishakשִׁישַׁ֥קšî·šaqNoun - proper - masculine singularH7895 Shishak
kingמֶֽלֶךְ־me·leḵ-Noun - masculine singular constructH4428 king
of Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmiṣ·ra·yimNoun - proper - feminine singularH4714 Egypt, Egyptians
attackedעָלָ֛ה‘ā·lāhVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH5927 go up, ascend, climb
Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םyə·rū·šā·limNoun - proper - feminine singularH3389 Jerusalem

2 Chronicles 12:3

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
with 1,200בְּאֶ֤לֶףbə·’e·lep̄Preposition-b; Number - masculine singularH505 thousand
chariotsרֶ֔כֶבre·ḵeḇNoun - masculine singularH7393 chariotry, chariot, mill-stone
60,000וּבְשִׁשִּׁ֥יםū·ḇə·šiš·šîmConjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Number - common pluralH8346 sixty
horsemenפָּרָשִׁ֑יםpā·rā·šîmNoun - masculine pluralH6571 horse, steed
and countlessוְאֵ֣יןwə·’ênConjunctive waw; AdverbH369 nothing, nought
troopsלָעָ֞םlā·‘āmPreposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singularH5971 people
whoאֲשֶׁר־’ă·šer-Pronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
cameבָּ֤אוּbā·’ūVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralH935 come in, come, go in, go
with himעִמּוֹ֙‘im·mōwPreposition; third person masculine singularH5973 with
out of Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmim·miṣ·ra·yimPreposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singularH4714 Egypt, Egyptians
Libyansלוּבִ֥יםlū·ḇîmNoun - proper - masculine pluralH3864 Lybians
Sukkitesסֻכִּיִּ֖יםsuk·kî·yîmNoun - proper - masculine pluralH5525 Sukkite
and Cushitesוְכוּשִֽׁים׃wə·ḵū·šîmConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine pluralH3569 Cushite

2 Chronicles 12:4

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
He capturedוַיִּלְכֹּ֛דway·yil·kōḏConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH3920 capture, seize, take (by lot)
the fortifiedהַמְּצֻר֖וֹתham·mə·ṣu·rō·wṯArticle; Noun - feminine pluralH4694 siege-works, rampart
citiesעָרֵ֥י‘ā·rêNoun - feminine plural constructH5892 excitement
of Judahלִֽיהוּדָ֑הlî·hū·ḏāhPreposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3063 Judah
and cameוַיָּבֹ֖אway·yā·ḇōConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH935 come in, come, go in, go
as far asעַד־‘aḏ-PrepositionH5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃סyə·rū·šā·limNoun - proper - feminine singularH3389 Jerusalem

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2 Chronicles 12:2 1 Kings 11:40 · 2 Chronicles 7:19–20

2 Chronicles 12:3 Nahum 3:9 · 2 Chronicles 16:8 · Daniel 11:43

2 Chronicles 12:4 2 Chronicles 11:5–12

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.