2 Chronicles

2 Chronicles 21:16–17

¹⁶Then the LORD stirred against Jehoram the spirit of the Philistines and Arabs who lived near the Cushites. ¹⁷So they went to war against Judah, invaded it, and carried off all the possessions found in the king’s palace, along with his sons and wives; not a son was left to him except Jehoahaz,^c his youngest.

Footnotes

c 21:17 Jehoahaz is a variant of Ahaziah; see 2 Chronicles 22:1|2CH 22:1.

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2 Chronicles 21:16

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then the LORD	יְהוָ֜ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
stirred	וַיָּ֨עַר	way·yā·‘ar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5782 rouse oneself, awake
against	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
Jehoram	יְהוֹרָ֗ם	yə·hō·w·rām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3088 Jehoram
the spirit	ר֤וּחַ	rū·aḥ	Noun - common singular construct	H7307 breath, wind, spirit
of the Philistines	הַפְּלִשְׁתִּים֙	hap·pə·liš·tîm	Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural	H6430 Philistine
and Arabs	וְהָ֣עַרְבִ֔ים	wə·hā·‘ar·ḇîm	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural	H6163 steppe-dweller
who	אֲשֶׁ֖ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
lived near	יַ֥ד	yaḏ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H3027 hand
the Cushites	כּוּשִֽׁים׃	kū·šîm	Noun - proper - masculine plural	H3569 Cushite

2 Chronicles 21:17

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So they went to war	וַיַּעֲל֤וּ	way·ya·‘ă·lū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
against Judah	בִֽיהוּדָה֙	ḇî·hū·ḏāh	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3063 Judah
invaded it	וַיִּבְקָע֔וּהָ	way·yiḇ·qā·‘ū·hā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person feminine singular	H1234 cleave, break open or through
and carried off	וַיִּשְׁבּ֗וּ	way·yiš·bū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7617 take captive
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the possessions	הָרְכוּשׁ֙	hā·rə·ḵūš	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7399 property, goods
found	הַנִּמְצָ֣א	han·nim·ṣā	Article; Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular	H4672 attain to, find
in the king’s	הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
palace	לְבֵית־	lə·ḇêṯ-	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
along with	וְגַם־	wə·ḡam-	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
his sons	בָּנָ֖יו	bā·nāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H1121 son
and wives	וְנָשָׁ֑יו	wə·nā·šāw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H802 woman, wife, female
not	וְלֹ֤א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
a son	בֵּ֔ן	bên	Noun - masculine singular	H1121 son
was left	נִשְׁאַר־	niš·’ar-	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7604 remain, be left over
to him	לוֹ֙	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
except	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
Jehoahaz	יְהוֹאָחָ֖ז	yə·hō·w·’ā·ḥāz	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3059 Jehoachaz
his youngest	קְטֹ֥ן	qə·ṭōn	Adjective - masculine singular construct	H6996 small, young, unimportant

Cross-references

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2 Chronicles 21:16 2 Chronicles 17:11 · 2 Chronicles 22:1 · 1 Kings 11:23 · 2 Chronicles 33:11 · 1 Kings 11:14

2 Chronicles 21:17 2 Chronicles 22:1 · 2 Chronicles 25:23 · 2 Chronicles 22:6

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.