2 Chronicles

2 Chronicles 20:36–37

³⁶They agreed to make ships to go to Tarshish,ⁱ and these were built in Ezion-geber.

³⁷Then Eliezer son of Dodavahu of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, “Because you have allied yourself with Ahaziah, the LORD has destroyed your works.”

So the ships were wrecked and were unable to sail to Tarshish.^j

Footnotes

i 20:36 Or a fleet of trading ships
j 20:37 Or set sail to trade

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2 Chronicles 20:36

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They agreed	וַיְחַבְּרֵ֣הוּ	way·ḥab·bə·rê·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H2266 unite
to make	לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת	la·‘ă·śō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H6213 do, make
ships	אֳנִיּ֖וֹת	’o·nî·yō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H591 a ship
to go	לָלֶ֣כֶת	lā·le·ḵeṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H1980 go, come, walk
to Tarshish	תַּרְשִׁ֑ישׁ	tar·šîš	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8659 Tarshish
and these were built	וַיַּעֲשׂ֥וּ	way·ya·‘ă·śū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6213 do, make
in Ezion-geber	גָּֽבֶר׃	gā·ḇer	Preposition; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6100 Etsjon-Geber

2 Chronicles 20:37

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then Eliezer	אֱלִיעֶ֤זֶר	’ĕ·lî·‘e·zer	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H461 Eliezer
son	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of Dodavahu	דֹּדָוָ֙הוּ֙	dō·ḏā·wā·hū	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1735 Dodavah
of Mareshah	מִמָּ֣רֵשָׁ֔ה	mim·mā·rê·šāh	Preposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4762 Mareshah
prophesied	וַיִּתְנַבֵּ֞א	way·yiṯ·nab·bê	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5012 prophesy
against	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
Jehoshaphat	יְהוֹשָׁפָ֖ט	yə·hō·wō·šā·p̄āṭ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3092 Jehoshaphat
saying	לֵאמֹ֑ר	lê·mōr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H559 utter, say
Because you have allied yourself	כְּהִֽתְחַבֶּרְךָ֣	kə·hiṯ·ḥab·ber·ḵā	Preposition-k; Verb - Hitpael - Infinitive construct; second person masculine singular	H2266 unite
with	עִם־	‘im-	Preposition	H5973 with
Ahaziah	אֲחַזְיָ֗הוּ	’ă·ḥaz·yā·hū	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H274 Achazjah
the LORD	יְהוָה֙	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
has destroyed	פָּרַ֤ץ	pā·raṣ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6555 break through
your works	מַעֲשֶׂ֔יךָ	ma·‘ă·śe·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H4639 deed, work
So the ships	אֳנִיּ֔וֹת	’o·nî·yō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H591 a ship
were wrecked	וַיִּשָּׁבְר֣וּ	way·yiš·šā·ḇə·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7665 break, break in pieces
and were unable	עָצְר֖וּ	‘ā·ṣə·rū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H6113 restrain, retain
to sail	לָלֶ֥כֶת	lā·le·ḵeṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H1980 go, come, walk
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Tarshish	תַּרְשִֽׁישׁ׃	tar·šîš	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8659 Tarshish

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2 Chronicles 20:37 Proverbs 13:20 · 2 Chronicles 19:2 · Joshua 7:11–12 · 2 Chronicles 9:21

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