2 Chronicles
2 Chronicles 18:18–19
18Micaiah continued, “Therefore hear the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on His throne, and all the host of heaven standing on His right and on His left.
19And the LORD said, ‘Who will entice Ahab king of Israel to march up and fall at Ramoth-gilead?’
And one suggested this, and another that.
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2 Chronicles 18:18
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Micaiah continued | וַיֹּ֕אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Therefore | לָכֵ֖ן | lā·ḵên | Adverb | H3651 right, veritable, honest |
| hear | שִׁמְע֣וּ | šim·‘ū | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H8085 hear |
| the word | דְבַר־ | ḏə·ḇar- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1697 speech, word |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֑ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| I saw | רָאִ֤יתִי | rā·’î·ṯî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H7200 see |
| the LORD | יְהוָה֙ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| sitting | יוֹשֵׁ֣ב | yō·wō·šêḇ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
| on | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| His throne | כִּסְא֔וֹ | kis·’ōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H3678 seat |
| and all | וְכָל־ | wə·ḵāl | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the host | צְבָ֤א | ṣə·ḇā | Noun - common singular construct | H6635 army, war, warfare |
| of heaven | הַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ | haš·šā·ma·yim | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H8064 sky, aloft |
| standing | עֹֽמְדִ֔ים | ‘ō·mə·ḏîm | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H5975 take one's stand, stand |
| on | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| His right | יְמִינ֖וֹ | yə·mî·nōw | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H3225 right hand |
| and on His left | וּשְׂמֹאלֽוֹ׃ | ū·śə·mō·lōw | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H8040 the left |
2 Chronicles 18:19
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And the LORD | יְהוָ֗ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| said | וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Who | מִ֤י | mî | Interrogative | H4310 who? |
| will entice | יְפַתֶּה֙ | yə·p̄at·teh | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6601 be spacious, wide, open |
| Ahab | אַחְאָ֣ב | ’aḥ·’āḇ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H256 Ahab |
| king | מֶֽלֶךְ־ | me·leḵ- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4428 king |
| of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| to march up | וְיַ֕עַל | wə·ya·‘al | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| and fall | וְיִפֹּ֖ל | wə·yip·pōl | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5307 fall, lie |
| at Ramoth-gilead | בְּרָמ֣וֹת | bə·rā·mō·wṯ | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H7418 Ramoth-Negeb, Ramath-Negeb |
| And one | זֶ֚ה | zeh | Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| suggested | וַיֹּ֕אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| this | כָּ֔כָה | kā·ḵāh | Adverb | H3602 thus |
| and another | וְזֶ֖ה | wə·zeh | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| that | כָּֽכָה׃ | kā·ḵāh | Adverb | H3602 thus |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
2 Chronicles 18:18 Daniel 7:9 · Isaiah 6:1–5 · Psalm 103:20–21 · Genesis 32:2 · 1 Kings 22:19–23 · Jeremiah 2:4 · Acts 7:55–56 · Amos 7:16 · Zechariah 1:10 · Isaiah 39:5 · Jeremiah 34:4
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.