2 Chronicles

2 Chronicles 24:20–21

²⁰Then the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah son of Jehoiada the priest, who stood up before the people and said to them, “This is what God says: ‘Why do you transgress the commandments of the LORD so that you cannot prosper? Because you have forsaken the LORD, He has forsaken you.’”

²¹But they conspired against Zechariah, and by order of the king, they stoned him in the courtyard of the house of the LORD.

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2 Chronicles 24:20

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then the Spirit	וְר֣וּחַ	wə·rū·aḥ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - common singular construct	H7307 breath, wind, spirit
of God	אֱלֹהִ֗ים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
came upon	לָֽבְשָׁה֙	lā·ḇə·šāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H3847 put on (a garment), wear, clothe, be clothed
Zechariah	זְכַרְיָה֙	zə·ḵar·yāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2148 Zecarjah
son	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of Jehoiada	יְהוֹיָדָ֣ע	yə·hō·w·yā·ḏā‘	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3077 Jehojada
the priest	הַכֹּהֵ֔ן	hak·kō·hên	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3548 priest
who stood up	וַֽיַּעֲמֹ֖ד	way·ya·‘ă·mōḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5975 take one's stand, stand
before	מֵעַ֣ל	mê·‘al	Preposition-m	H5921 height
the people	לָעָ֑ם	lā·‘ām	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
and said	וַיֹּ֨אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to them	לָהֶ֜ם	lā·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural
This is what	כֹּ֣ה׀	kōh	Adverb	H3541 thus, here
God	הָאֱלֹהִ֗ים	hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
says	אָמַ֣ר	’ā·mar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Why	לָמָה֩	lā·māh	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
do you	אַתֶּ֨ם	’at·tem	Pronoun - second person masculine plural	H859 thou
transgress	עֹבְרִ֜ים	‘ō·ḇə·rîm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
the commandments	מִצְוֺ֤ת	miṣ·wōṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H4687 commandment
of the LORD	יְהוָה֙	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
so that you cannot	וְלֹ֣א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
prosper	תַצְלִ֔יחוּ	ṯaṣ·lî·ḥū	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H6743 rush
Because	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
you have forsaken	עֲזַבְתֶּ֥ם	‘ă·zaḇ·tem	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural	H5800 leave, forsake, loose
the LORD	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
He has forsaken	וַיַּֽעֲזֹ֥ב	way·ya·‘ă·zōḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5800 leave, forsake, loose
you	אֶתְכֶֽם׃	’eṯ·ḵem	Direct object marker; second person masculine plural	H853 mark of the accusative

2 Chronicles 24:21

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But they conspired	וַיִּקְשְׁר֣וּ	way·yiq·šə·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7194 bind, league together, conspire
against Zechariah	עָלָ֔יו	‘ā·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H5921 height
and by order	בְּמִצְוַ֣ת	bə·miṣ·waṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H4687 commandment
of the king	הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
they stoned him	וַיִּרְגְּמֻ֥הוּ	way·yir·gə·mu·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine singular	H7275 stone, kill by stoning
in the courtyard	בַּחֲצַ֖ר	ba·ḥă·ṣar	Preposition-b; Noun - common singular construct	H2691 enclosure, court
of the house	בֵּ֥ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of the LORD	יְהוָֽה׃	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh

Cross-references

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2 Chronicles 24:20 Numbers 14:41 · Jeremiah 5:25 · 2 Chronicles 15:1–2 · 2 Chronicles 20:14 · Matthew 23:35 · 1 Chronicles 12:18

2 Chronicles 24:21 Acts 7:58–59 · Nehemiah 9:26

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.