2 Chronicles

2 Chronicles 36:4–5

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.

5Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years. And he did evil in the sight of the LORD his God.

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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

2 Chronicles 36:5

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Jehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֣יםyə·hō·w·yā·qîmNoun - proper - masculine singularH3079 Jehojakim
was twenty-fiveעֶשְׂרִ֨ים‘eś·rîmNumber - common pluralH6242 (a) twenty
years oldבֶּן־ben-Noun - masculine singular constructH1121 son
when he became kingבְּמָלְכ֔וֹbə·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 Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbî·rū·šā·limPreposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singularH3389 Jerusalem
elevenוְאַחַ֤תwə·’a·ḥaṯConjunctive waw; Number - feminine singular constructH259 one
yearsשָׁנָ֔הšā·nāhNoun - feminine singularH8141 year
And he didוַיַּ֣עַשׂway·ya·‘aśConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH6213 do, make
evilהָרַ֔עhā·ra‘Article; Adjective - masculine singularH7451 bad, evil
in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֖יbə·‘ê·nêPreposition-b; Noun - cdcH5869 eye
of the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
his Godאֱלֹהָֽיו׃’ĕ·lō·hāwNoun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singularH430 God

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2 Chronicles 36:4 Jeremiah 22:10–12

2 Chronicles 36:5 2 Kings 23:36–37 · Jeremiah 26:1 · Jeremiah 22:13–19

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.