2 Chronicles

2 Chronicles 36:3–4

3And the king of Egypt dethroned him in Jerusalem and imposed on Judah a levy of a hundred talents of silverb and a talent of gold.c

4Then Neco king of Egypt made Eliakim brother of Jehoahaz king over Judah and Jerusalem, and he changed Eliakim’s name to Jehoiakim. But Neco took Eliakim’s brother Jehoahaz and carried him off to Egypt.

Footnotes

  • b 36:3 100 talents is approximately 3.77 tons or 3.42 metric tons of silver.
  • c 36:3 A talent is approximately 75.4 pounds or 34.2 kilograms of gold.

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2 Chronicles 36:3

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
And the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־me·leḵ-Noun - masculine singular constructH4428 king
of Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmiṣ·ra·yimNoun - proper - feminine singularH4714 Egypt, Egyptians
dethroned himוַיְסִירֵ֥הוּway·sî·rê·hūConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singularH5493 turn aside
in Jerusalemבִּֽירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbî·rū·šā·limPreposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singularH3389 Jerusalem
and imposedוַֽיַּעֲנֹשׁ֙way·ya·‘ă·nōšConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH6064 fine, mulct
onהָאָ֔רֶץhā·’ā·reṣArticle; Noun - feminine singularH776 earth, land
of a hundredמֵאָ֥הmê·’āhNumber - feminine singularH3967 hundred
talentsכִכַּר־ḵik·kar-Noun - feminine singular constructH3603 a round
of silverכֶּ֖סֶףke·sep̄Noun - masculine singularH3701 silver, money
and a talentוְכִכַּ֥רwə·ḵik·karConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular constructH3603 a round
of goldזָהָֽב׃zā·hāḇNoun - masculine singularH2091 gold

2 Chronicles 36:4

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Then Neco kingמֶֽלֶךְ־me·leḵ-Noun - masculine singular constructH4428 king
of Egyptמִצְרַ֜יִםmiṣ·ra·yimNoun - proper - feminine singularH4714 Egypt, Egyptians
Eliakimאֶלְיָקִ֣ים’el·yā·qîmNoun - proper - masculine singularH471 Eljakim
brother of Jehoahazאָחִ֗יו’ā·ḥîwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH251 brother
kingוַיַּמְלֵ֨ךְway·yam·lêḵConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH4427 be or become king, or queen, reign
overעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
Judahיְהוּדָה֙yə·hū·ḏāhNoun - proper - masculine singularH3063 Judah
and Jerusalemוִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םwî·rū·šā·limConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - feminine singularH3389 Jerusalem
and he changedוַיַּסֵּ֥בway·yas·sêḇConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH5437 turn about, go around, surround
Eliakim’s nameשְׁמ֖וֹšə·mōwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH8034 name
to Jehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֑יםyə·hō·w·yā·qîmNoun - proper - masculine singularH3079 Jehojakim
But Necoנְכ֔וֹnə·ḵōwNoun - proper - masculine singularH5224 Necho
tookלָקַ֣חlā·qaḥVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH3947 take
Eliakim’s brotherאָחִיו֙’ā·ḥîwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH251 brother
Jehoahazיוֹאָחָ֤זyō·w·’ā·ḥāzNoun - proper - masculine singularH3099 Joachaz
and carried him offוַיְבִיאֵ֖הוּway·ḇî·’ê·hūConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singularH935 come in, come, go in, go
to Egyptמִצְרָֽיְמָה׃פmiṣ·rā·yə·māhNoun - proper - feminine singular; third person feminine singularH4714 Egypt, Egyptians

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2 Chronicles 36:4 Jeremiah 22:10–12

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