2 Chronicles
2 Chronicles 36:11–12
11Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years. 12And he did evil in the sight of the LORD his God and did not humble himself before Jeremiah the prophet, who spoke for the LORD.
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2 Chronicles 36:11
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zedekiah | צִדְקִיָּ֣הוּ | ṣiḏ·qî·yā·hū | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6667 Tsidkijah |
| was twenty-one | עֶשְׂרִ֧ים | ‘eś·rîm | Number - common plural | H6242 (a) twenty |
| years old | בֶּן־ | ben- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| when he became king | בְמָלְכ֑וֹ | ḇə·mā·lə·ḵōw | Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular | H4427 be or become king, or queen, reign |
| and he reigned | מָלַ֖ךְ | mā·laḵ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H4427 be or become king, or queen, reign |
| in Jerusalem | בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ | bî·rū·šā·lim | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3389 Jerusalem |
| eleven | וְאַחַ֤ת | wə·’a·ḥaṯ | Conjunctive waw; Number - feminine singular construct | H259 one |
| years | שָׁנָ֔ה | šā·nāh | Noun - feminine singular | H8141 year |
2 Chronicles 36:12
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And he did | וַיַּ֣עַשׂ | way·ya·‘aś | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| evil | הָרַ֔ע | hā·ra‘ | Article; Adjective - masculine singular | H7451 bad, evil |
| in the sight | בְּעֵינֵ֖י | bə·‘ê·nê | Preposition-b; Noun - cdc | H5869 eye |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֣ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| his God | אֱלֹהָ֑יו | ’ĕ·lō·hāw | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H430 God |
| and did not | לֹ֣א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| humble himself | נִכְנַ֗ע | niḵ·na‘ | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H3665 be humble |
| before | מִלִּפְנֵ֛י | mil·lip̄·nê | Preposition-m, Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| Jeremiah | יִרְמְיָ֥הוּ | yir·mə·yā·hū | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3414 Jirmejah |
| the prophet | הַנָּבִ֖יא | han·nā·ḇî | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet |
| who spoke | מִפִּ֥י | mip·pî | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct | H6310 mouth |
| for the LORD | יְהוָֽה׃ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
Cross-references
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2 Chronicles 36:11 2 Kings 24:18–20
2 Chronicles 36:12 2 Chronicles 33:23 · Jeremiah 38:14–28 · Jeremiah 37:2–21
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.