2 Chronicles
2 Chronicles 18:31
31When the chariot commanders saw Jehoshaphat, they said, “This is the king of Israel!” So they turned to fight against him, but Jehoshaphat cried out, and the LORD helped him. God drew them away from him.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| When the chariot | הָרֶ֜כֶב | hā·re·ḵeḇ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H7393 chariotry, chariot, mill-stone |
| commanders | שָׂרֵ֨י | śā·rê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince |
| saw | כִּרְאוֹת֩ | kir·’ō·wṯ | Preposition-k; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H7200 see |
| Jehoshaphat | יְהוֹשָׁפָ֗ט | yə·hō·wō·šā·p̄āṭ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3092 Jehoshaphat |
| they | וְהֵ֤מָּה | wə·hêm·māh | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine plural | H1992 they, them |
| said | אָֽמְרוּ֙ | ’ā·mə·rū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H559 utter, say |
| This | ה֔וּא | hū | Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| is the king | מֶ֣לֶךְ | me·leḵ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4428 king |
| of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| So they turned | וַיָּסֹ֥בּוּ | way·yā·sōb·bū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5437 turn about, go around, surround |
| to fight | לְהִלָּחֵ֑ם | lə·hil·lā·ḥêm | Preposition-l; Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct | H3898 fight, do battle |
| against him | עָלָ֖יו | ‘ā·lāw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H5921 height |
| but Jehoshaphat | יְהֽוֹשָׁפָט֙ | yə·hō·wō·šā·p̄āṭ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3092 Jehoshaphat |
| cried out | וַיִּזְעַ֤ק | way·yiz·‘aq | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H2199 cry, cry out, call |
| and the LORD | וַֽיהוָ֣ה | Yah·weh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| helped him | עֲזָר֔וֹ | ‘ă·zā·rōw | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular | H5826 help, succour |
| God | אֱלֹהִ֖ים | ’ĕ·lō·hîm | Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| drew them away | וַיְסִיתֵ֥ם | way·sî·ṯêm | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural | H5496 incite, allure, instigate |
| from him | מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃ | mim·men·nū | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
Cross-references
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2 Chronicles 13:14 · Psalm 118:13 · Psalm 46:11 · Proverbs 21:1 · Psalm 46:1 · Psalm 94:17 · Nehemiah 1:11 · Psalm 116:1–2 · 2 Corinthians 1:9–10 · Psalm 34:7 · Proverbs 16:7
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.