2 Chronicles

2 Chronicles 24:17–18

¹⁷After the death of Jehoiada, however, the officials of Judah came and paid homage to the king, and he listened to them. ¹⁸They abandoned the house of the LORD, the God of their fathers, and served the Asherah poles and idols. So wrath came upon Judah and Jerusalem for this guilt of theirs.

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2 Chronicles 24:17

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
After	וְאַֽחֲרֵ֥י	wə·’a·ḥă·rê	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H310 behind
the death	מוֹת֙	mō·wṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4194 death
of Jehoiada	יְה֣וֹיָדָ֔ע	yə·hō·w·yā·ḏā‘	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3077 Jehojada
however	יְה֣וֹיָדָ֔ע	yə·hō·w·yā·ḏā‘	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3077 Jehojada
the officials	שָׂרֵ֣י	śā·rê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince
of Judah	יְהוּדָ֔ה	yə·hū·ḏāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3063 Judah
came	בָּ֚אוּ	bā·’ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
and paid homage	וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֖וּ	way·yiš·ta·ḥă·wū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7812 bow down
to the king	לַמֶּ֑לֶךְ	lam·me·leḵ	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
and	אָ֛ז	’āz	Adverb	H227 at that time, then
listened	שָׁמַ֥ע	šā·ma‘	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H8085 hear
to them	אֲלֵיהֶֽם׃	’ă·lê·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural	H413 motion to

2 Chronicles 24:18

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They abandoned	וַיַּֽעַזְב֗וּ	way·ya·‘az·ḇū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5800 leave, forsake, loose
the house	בֵּ֤ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of the LORD	יְהוָה֙	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
the God	אֱלֹהֵ֣י	’ĕ·lō·hê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H430 God
of their fathers	אֲבוֹתֵיהֶ֔ם	’ă·ḇō·w·ṯê·hem	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H1 father
and served	וַיַּֽעַבְד֥וּ	way·ya·‘aḇ·ḏū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5647 work, serve
the Asherah poles	הָאֲשֵׁרִ֖ים	hā·’ă·šê·rîm	Article; Noun - feminine plural	H842 Ashera
and idols	הָֽעֲצַבִּ֑ים	hā·‘ă·ṣab·bîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H6091 idol
So wrath	קֶ֗צֶף	qe·ṣep̄	Noun - masculine singular	H7110 wrath
came	וַֽיְהִי־	way·hî-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
upon	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
Judah	יְהוּדָה֙	yə·hū·ḏāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3063 Judah
and Jerusalem	וִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם	wî·rū·šā·lim	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem
for this	זֹֽאת׃	zōṯ	Pronoun - feminine singular	H2063 this
guilt of theirs	בְּאַשְׁמָתָ֖ם	bə·’aš·mā·ṯām	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H819 wrong-doing, guiltiness

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2 Chronicles 24:17 Deuteronomy 31:27

2 Chronicles 24:18 Joshua 22:20 · Ephesians 5:6 · 2 Chronicles 19:2 · 2 Chronicles 24:4 · Hosea 5:10–11 · 2 Chronicles 28:13 · 1 Kings 14:23 · 2 Chronicles 32:25

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.