2 Chronicles

2 Chronicles 28:22–25

22In the time of his distress, King Ahaz became even more unfaithful to the LORD. 23He sacrificed to the gods of Damascus, who had defeated him, and he said, “Because the gods of the kings of Aram have helped them, I will sacrifice to them that they may help me.” But these gods were the downfall of Ahaz and of all Israel.

24Then Ahaz gathered up the articles of the house of God, cut them into pieces, shut the doors of the house of the LORD, and set up altars of his own on every street corner in Jerusalem. 25In every city of Judah he built high places to offer incense to other gods, and so he provoked the LORD, the God of his fathers.

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2 Chronicles 28:22

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
In the timeוּבְעֵת֙ū·ḇə·‘êṯConjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - common singularH6256 time
of his distressהָצֵ֣רhā·ṣêrVerb - Hifil - Infinitive constructH6887 bind, tie up, be restricted, narrow, scant, cramped
Kingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְham·me·leḵArticle; Noun - masculine singularH4428 king
Ahazאָחָֽז׃’ā·ḥāzNoun - proper - masculine singularH271 Achaz
became even moreוַיּ֖וֹסֶףway·yō·w·sep̄Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH3254 add
unfaithfulלִמְע֣וֹלlim·‘ō·wlPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH4603 act unfaithfully, treacherously
to the LORDבַּיהוָ֑הYah·wehPreposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh

2 Chronicles 28:23

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
He sacrificedוַיִּזְבַּ֗חway·yiz·baḥConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH2076 slaughter for sacrifice
to the godsלֵֽאלֹהֵ֣יlê·lō·hêPreposition-l; Noun - masculine plural constructH430 God
of Damascusדַרְמֶשֶׂק֮ḏar·me·śeqNoun - proper - feminine singularH1834 Damascus
who had defeatedהַמַּכִּ֣יםham·mak·kîmArticle; Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine pluralH5221 smite
himבּוֹ֒bōwPreposition; third person masculine singular
and he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
Becauseכִּ֠יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
the godsאֱלֹהֵ֤י’ĕ·lō·hêNoun - masculine plural constructH430 God
of the kingsמַלְכֵֽי־mal·ḵê-Noun - masculine plural constructH4428 king
of Aramאֲרָם֙’ă·rāmNoun - proper - feminine singularH758 Aram
have helpedמַעְזְרִ֣יםma‘·zə·rîmVerb - Hifil - Participle - masculine pluralH5826 help, succour
themאוֹתָ֔ם’ō·w·ṯāmDirect object marker; third person masculine pluralH853 mark of the accusative
I will sacrificeאֲזַבֵּ֖חַ’ă·zab·bê·aḥVerb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singularH2076 slaughter for sacrifice
to themלָהֶ֥םlā·hemPreposition; third person masculine plural
that they may help meוְיַעְזְר֑וּנִיwə·ya‘·zə·rū·nîConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural; first person common singularH5826 help, succour
But theseוְהֵ֛םwə·hêmConjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine pluralH1992 they, them
wereהָֽיוּ־hā·yū-Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
the downfallלְהַכְשִׁיל֖וֹlə·haḵ·šî·lōwPreposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singularH3782 stumble, stagger, totter
ofל֥וֹlōwPreposition; third person masculine singular
and of allוּלְכָל־ū·lə·ḵāl-Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃yiś·rā·’êlNoun - proper - masculine singularH3478 Israel

2 Chronicles 28:24

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Then Ahazאָחָ֜ז’ā·ḥāzNoun - proper - masculine singularH271 Achaz
gathered upוַיֶּאֱסֹ֨ףway·ye·’ĕ·sōp̄Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH622 gather, remove
the articlesכְּלֵ֣יkə·lêNoun - masculine plural constructH3627 article, utensil, vessel
of the houseבֵית־ḇêṯ-Noun - masculine singular constructH1004 house
of Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֗יםhā·’ĕ·lō·hîmArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH430 God
cut themכְּלֵ֣יkə·lêNoun - masculine plural constructH3627 article, utensil, vessel
into piecesוַיְקַצֵּץ֙way·qaṣ·ṣêṣConjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH7112 cut off
shutוַיִּסְגֹּ֖רway·yis·gōrConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH5462 shut, close
the doorsדַּלְת֣וֹתdal·ṯō·wṯNoun - feminine plural constructH1817 door
of the houseבֵּית־bêṯ-Noun - masculine singular constructH1004 house
of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
and set upוַיַּ֨עַשׂway·ya·‘aśConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH6213 do, make
altarsמִזְבְּח֛וֹתmiz·bə·ḥō·wṯNoun - masculine pluralH4196 altar
of his ownל֧וֹlōwPreposition; third person masculine singular
on everyבְּכָל־bə·ḵālPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
street cornerפִּנָּ֖הpin·nāhNoun - feminine singularH6438 corner
in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bî·rū·šā·limPreposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singularH3389 Jerusalem

2 Chronicles 28:25

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
In everyוּבְכָל־ū·ḇə·ḵālConjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
cityעִ֨יר‘îrNoun - feminine singularH5892 excitement
of Judahלִֽיהוּדָה֙lî·hū·ḏāhPreposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3063 Judah
he builtעָשָׂ֣ה‘ā·śāhVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH6213 do, make
high placesבָמ֔וֹתḇā·mō·wṯNoun - feminine pluralH1116 high place
to offer incenseלְקַטֵּ֖רlə·qaṭ·ṭêrPreposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive constructH6999 make sacrifices smoke, send them up in smoke
to otherאֲחֵרִ֑ים’ă·ḥê·rîmAdjective - masculine pluralH312 another
godsלֵֽאלֹהִ֣יםlê·lō·hîmPreposition-l; Noun - masculine pluralH430 God
and so he provokedוַיַּכְעֵ֕סway·yaḵ·‘êsConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH3707 be vexed, angry
the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
the Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י’ĕ·lō·hêNoun - masculine plural constructH430 God
of his fathersאֲבֹתָֽיו׃’ă·ḇō·ṯāwNoun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singularH1 father

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2 Chronicles 28:22 Jeremiah 5:3 · Isaiah 1:5 · Ezekiel 21:13

2 Chronicles 28:23 2 Chronicles 25:14

2 Chronicles 28:24 2 Chronicles 29:7 · 2 Chronicles 33:3–5 · 2 Kings 16:17–18 · 2 Chronicles 30:14

2 Chronicles 28:25 2 Chronicles 28:3

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.