2 Chronicles
2 Chronicles 23:3
3the whole assembly made a covenant with the king in the house of God.
“Behold, the king’s son!” said Jehoiada. “He must reign, just as the LORD promised concerning the descendants of David.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the whole | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| assembly | הַקָּהָ֥ל | haq·qā·hāl | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H6951 assembly, convocation, congregation |
| made | וַיִּכְרֹ֨ת | way·yiḵ·rōṯ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3772 cut off, cut down |
| a covenant | בְּרִ֛ית | bə·rîṯ | Noun - feminine singular | H1285 covenant |
| with | עִם־ | ‘im- | Preposition | H5973 with |
| the king | הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| in the house | בְּבֵ֥ית | bə·ḇêṯ | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| of God | הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים | hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| Behold | הִנֵּ֤ה | hin·nêh | Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| the king’s | הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| son | בֶן־ | ḇen- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| said Jehoiada | וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| He must reign | יִמְלֹ֔ךְ | yim·lōḵ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H4427 be or become king, or queen, reign |
| just as | כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר | ka·’ă·šer | Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֖ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| promised | דִּבֶּ֥ר | dib·ber | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H1696 speak |
| concerning | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the descendants | בְּנֵ֥י | bə·nê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| of David | דָוִֽיד׃ | ḏā·wîḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
Cross-references
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2 Chronicles 21:7 · 2 Samuel 7:12 · 2 Chronicles 6:16 · 2 Chronicles 7:18 · 2 Kings 11:17 · 1 Kings 2:4
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.