2 Chronicles
2 Chronicles 20:3
3Jehoshaphat was alarmed and set his face to seek the LORD. And he proclaimed a fast throughout Judah.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jehoshaphat | יְהוֹשָׁפָ֛ט | yə·hō·wō·šā·p̄āṭ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3092 Jehoshaphat |
| was alarmed | וַיִּרָ֕א | way·yi·rā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3372 fear |
| and set | וַיִּתֵּ֧ן | way·yit·tên | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| his face | פָּנָ֖יו | pā·nāw | Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine singular | H6440 face, before |
| to seek | לִדְר֣וֹשׁ | liḏ·rō·wōš | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H1875 resort to, seek |
| the LORD | לַיהוָ֑ה | Yah·weh | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| And he proclaimed | וַיִּקְרָא־ | way·yiq·rā- | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7121 call, proclaim, read |
| a fast | צ֖וֹם | ṣō·wm | Noun - masculine singular | H6685 fasting, fast |
| throughout | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| Judah | יְהוּדָֽה׃ | yə·hū·ḏāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3063 Judah |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Daniel 9:3 · 2 Chronicles 19:3 · Jonah 3:5–9 · Joel 1:14 · Jeremiah 36:9 · Joel 2:12–18 · Esther 4:16 · 1 Samuel 7:6 · Ezra 8:21–23 · Genesis 32:24–28 · Judges 20:26 · Isaiah 37:3–6
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.