2 Kings
2 Kings 1:2
2Now Ahaziah had fallen through the lattice of his upper room in Samaria and injured himself. So he sent messengers and instructed them: “Go inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, whether I will recover from this injury.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Now Ahaziah | אֲחַזְיָ֜ה | ’ă·ḥaz·yāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H274 Achazjah |
| had fallen | וַיִּפֹּ֨ל | way·yip·pōl | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5307 fall, lie |
| through | בְּעַ֣ד | bə·‘aḏ | Preposition | H1157 separation |
| the lattice | הַשְּׂבָכָ֗ה | haś·śə·ḇā·ḵāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H7639 lattice-work, network |
| of his upper room | בַּעֲלִיָּת֛וֹ | ba·‘ă·lî·yā·ṯōw | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H5944 roof-chamber |
| in Samaria | בְּשֹׁמְר֖וֹן | bə·šō·mə·rō·wn | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H8111 Shomeron |
| and injured himself | וַיָּ֑חַל | way·yā·ḥal | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H2470 be weak, sick |
| So he sent | וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח | way·yiš·laḥ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7971 send |
| messengers | מַלְאָכִ֔ים | mal·’ā·ḵîm | Noun - masculine plural | H4397 messenger |
| and instructed them | וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Go | לְכ֣וּ | lə·ḵū | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H1980 go, come, walk |
| inquire | דִרְשׁ֗וּ | ḏir·šū | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H1875 resort to, seek |
| of Baal-zebub | זְבוּב֙ | zə·ḇūḇ | Preposition; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1176 Baal-Zebub |
| the god | אֱלֹהֵ֣י | ’ĕ·lō·hê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H430 God |
| of Ekron | עֶקְר֔וֹן | ‘eq·rō·wn | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H6138 Ekrôn |
| whether | אִם־ | ’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| I will recover | אֶחְיֶ֖ה | ’eḥ·yeh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | H2421 live |
| from this | זֶֽה׃ס | zeh | Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| injury | מֵחֳלִ֥י | mê·ḥo·lî | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular | H2483 sickness |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
2 Kings 1:16 · Mark 3:22 · Matthew 10:25 · 2 Kings 8:7–10 · Isaiah 37:19 · 1 Kings 11:33 · Luke 11:15 · 2 Kings 1:3 · Isaiah 37:12 · 2 Kings 1:6
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.