2 Chronicles

2 Chronicles 34:1–3

1Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem thirty-one years. 2And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD and walked in the ways of his father David; he did not turn aside to the right or to the left.

3In the eighth year of his reign, while he was still young, Josiah began to seek the God of his father David, and in the twelfth year he began to cleanse Judah and Jerusalem of the high places, the Asherah poles, the carved idols, and the cast images.

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2 Chronicles 34:1

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֣הוּyō·šî·yā·hūNoun - proper - masculine singularH2977 Joshijah
was eightשְׁמוֹנֶ֥הšə·mō·w·nehNumber - feminine singularH8083 eight
years oldבֶּן־ben-Noun - masculine singular constructH1121 son
when he became kingבְמָלְכ֑וֹḇə·mā·lə·ḵōwPreposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singularH4427 be or become king, or queen, reign
and he reignedמָלַ֖ךְmā·laḵVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH4427 be or become king, or queen, reign
in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bî·rū·šā·limPreposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singularH3389 Jerusalem
thirty-oneוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֤יםū·šə·lō·šîmConjunctive waw; Number - common pluralH7970 thirty
yearsשָׁנָ֔הšā·nāhNoun - feminine singularH8141 year

2 Chronicles 34:2

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
And he didוַיַּ֥עַשׂway·ya·‘aśConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH6213 do, make
rightהַיָּשָׁ֖רhay·yā·šārArticle; Adjective - masculine singularH3477 straight, right
in the eyesבְּעֵינֵ֣יbə·‘ê·nêPreposition-b; Noun - cdcH5869 eye
of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
and walkedוַיֵּ֗לֶךְway·yê·leḵConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH1980 go, come, walk
in the waysבְּדַרְכֵי֙bə·ḏar·ḵêPreposition-b; Noun - common plural constructH1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
of his fatherאָבִ֔יו’ā·ḇîwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH1 father
Davidדָּוִ֣ידdā·wîḏNoun - proper - masculine singularH1732 David
he did notוְלֹא־wə·lō-Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
turn asideסָ֖רsārVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH5493 turn aside
to the rightיָמִ֥יןyā·mînNoun - feminine singularH3225 right hand
or to the leftוּשְׂמֹֽאול׃ū·śə·mō·wlConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singularH8040 the left

2 Chronicles 34:3

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
In the eighthוּבִשְׁמוֹנֶ֨הū·ḇiš·mō·w·nehConjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Number - feminine singularH8083 eight
yearשָׁנִ֜יםšā·nîmNoun - feminine pluralH8141 year
of his reignלְמָלְכ֗וֹlə·mā·lə·ḵōwPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singularH4427 be or become king, or queen, reign
while heוְהוּא֙wə·hūConjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine singularH1931 he, she
was stillעוֹדֶ֣נּוּ‘ō·w·ḏen·nūAdverb; third person masculine singularH5750 a going round, continuance
youngנַ֔עַרna·‘arNoun - masculine singularH5288 a shaking, scattering
Josiah beganהֵחֵ֕לhê·ḥêlVerb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singularH2490 bore, pierce
to seekלִדְר֕וֹשׁliḏ·rō·wōšPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH1875 resort to, seek
the Godלֵאלֹהֵ֖יlê·lō·hêPreposition-l; Noun - masculine plural constructH430 God
of his fatherאָבִ֑יו’ā·ḇîwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH1 father
Davidדָּוִ֣ידdā·wîḏNoun - proper - masculine singularH1732 David
and in the twelfthוּבִשְׁתֵּ֧יםū·ḇiš·têmConjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Number - fdH8147 two
yearשָׁנָ֗הšā·nāhNoun - feminine singularH8141 year
he beganהֵחֵל֙hê·ḥêlVerb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singularH2490 bore, pierce
to cleanseלְטַהֵ֔רlə·ṭa·hêrPreposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive constructH2891 be clean, pure
Judahיְהוּדָה֙yə·hū·ḏāhNoun - proper - masculine singularH3063 Judah
and Jerusalemוִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םwî·rū·šā·limConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - feminine singularH3389 Jerusalem
ofמִן־min-PrepositionH4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
the high placesהַבָּמוֹת֙hab·bā·mō·wṯArticle; Noun - feminine pluralH1116 high place
the Asherah polesוְהָ֣אֲשֵׁרִ֔יםwə·hā·’ă·šê·rîmConjunctive waw, Article; Noun - feminine pluralH842 Ashera
the carved idolsוְהַפְּסִלִ֖יםwə·hap·pə·si·lîmConjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine pluralH6456 id.
and the cast imagesוְהַמַּסֵּכֽוֹת׃wə·ham·mas·sê·ḵō·wṯConjunctive waw, Article; Noun - feminine pluralH4541 molten metal, or image

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2 Chronicles 34:1 Jeremiah 1:2 · Zephaniah 1:1

2 Chronicles 34:2 2 Chronicles 29:2 · Joshua 1:7 · 2 Chronicles 17:3 · 2 Chronicles 14:2 · Joshua 23:6 · 1 Kings 15:5 · Deuteronomy 5:32 · Deuteronomy 28:14 · 1 Kings 14:8 · Deuteronomy 17:20 · Proverbs 4:27 · Deuteronomy 17:11

2 Chronicles 34:3 2 Chronicles 33:22 · 2 Chronicles 15:2 · 2 Chronicles 33:17 · Proverbs 8:17

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