2 Kings

2 Kings 10:10–14

¹⁰Know, then, that not a word the LORD has spoken against the house of Ahab will fail, for the LORD has done what He promised through His servant Elijah.”

¹¹So Jehu killed everyone in Jezreel who remained of the house of Ahab, as well as all his great men and close friends and priests, leaving him without a single survivor.

¹²Then Jehu set out toward Samaria. At Beth-eked of the Shepherds, ¹³Jehu met some relatives of Ahaziah king of Judah and asked, “Who are you?”

“We are relatives of Ahaziah,” they answered, “and we have come down to greet the sons of the king and of the queen mother.”

¹⁴Then Jehu ordered, “Take them alive.” So his men took them alive, then slaughtered them at the well of Beth-eked— forty-two men. He spared none of them.

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2 Kings 10:10

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Know	דְּע֣וּ	də·‘ū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H3045 know
then	אֵפ֗וֹא	’ê·p̄ō·w	Conjunction	H645 then
that	כִּי֩	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
not	לֹ֨א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
a word	מִדְּבַ֤ר	mid·də·ḇar	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1697 speech, word
the LORD	יְהוָה֙	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
has spoken	דִּבֶּ֥ר	dib·ber	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1696 speak
against	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the house	בֵּ֣ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of Ahab	אַחְאָ֑ב	’aḥ·’āḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H256 Ahab
will fail	יִפֹּ֜ל	yip·pōl	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5307 fall, lie
for the LORD	וַיהוָ֣ה	Yah·weh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
has done	עָשָׂ֔ה	‘ā·śāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
what	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
He promised	דִּבֶּ֔ר	dib·ber	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1696 speak
through	בְּיַ֖ד	bə·yaḏ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H3027 hand
His servant	עַבְדּ֥וֹ	‘aḇ·dōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5650 slave, servant
Elijah	אֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃	’ê·lî·yā·hū	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H452 Elijah

2 Kings 10:11

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So Jehu	יֵה֗וּא	yê·hū	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3058 Jehu
killed	וַיַּ֣ךְ	way·yaḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5221 smite
everyone	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
in Jezreel	בְּיִזְרְעֶ֔אל	bə·yiz·rə·‘el	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3157 Jizreel
who remained	הַנִּשְׁאָרִ֤ים	han·niš·’ā·rîm	Article; Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural	H7604 remain, be left over
of the house	לְבֵית־	lə·ḇêṯ-	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of Ahab	אַחְאָב֙	’aḥ·’āḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H256 Ahab
as well as all	וְכָל־	wə·ḵāl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
his great men	גְּדֹלָ֖יו	gə·ḏō·lāw	Adjective - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H1419 great
and close friends	וּמְיֻדָּעָ֣יו	ū·mə·yud·dā·‘āw	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H3045 know
and priests	וְכֹהֲנָ֑יו	wə·ḵō·hă·nāw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H3548 priest
leaving	הִשְׁאִֽיר־	hiš·’îr-	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7604 remain, be left over
him	ל֖וֹ	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
without	בִּלְתִּ֥י	bil·tî	Preposition	H1115 not, except
survivor	שָׂרִֽיד׃	śā·rîḏ	Noun - masculine singular	H8300 survivor

2 Kings 10:12

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then	וַיָּ֙קָם֙	way·yā·qām	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6965 arise, stand up, stand
toward Samaria	שֹׁמְר֑וֹן	šō·mə·rō·wn	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H8111 Shomeron
At Beth-eked	עֵ֥קֶד	‘ê·qeḏ	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1044 Beth-Eked
of the Shepherds	הָרֹעִ֖ים	hā·rō·‘îm	Verb	H7462 pasture, tend, graze

2 Kings 10:13

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Jehu	וְיֵה֗וּא	wə·yê·hū	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3058 Jehu
met	מָצָא֙	mā·ṣā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H4672 attain to, find
some relatives	אֲחֵי֙	’ă·ḥê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H251 brother
of Ahaziah	אֲחַזְיָ֣הוּ	’ă·ḥaz·yā·hū	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H274 Achazjah
king	מֶֽלֶךְ־	me·leḵ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Judah	יְהוּדָ֔ה	yə·hū·ḏāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3063 Judah
and asked	וַיֹּ֖אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Who	מִ֣י	mî	Interrogative	H4310 who?
are you	אַתֶּ֑ם	’at·tem	Pronoun - second person masculine plural	H859 thou
We are	אֲנַ֔חְנוּ	’ă·naḥ·nū	Pronoun - first person common plural	H587 we
relatives	אֲחֵ֤י	’ă·ḥê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H251 brother
of Ahaziah	אֲחַזְיָ֙הוּ֙	’ă·ḥaz·yā·hū	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H274 Achazjah
they answered	וַיֹּאמְר֗וּ	way·yō·mə·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H559 utter, say
and we have come down	וַנֵּ֛רֶד	wan·nê·reḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common plural	H3381 come or go down, descend
to greet	לִשְׁל֥וֹם	liš·lō·wm	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H7965 completeness, soundness, welfare, peace
the sons	בְּנֵֽי־	bə·nê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
of the king	הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
of the queen mother	הַגְּבִירָֽה׃	hag·gə·ḇî·rāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H1377 lady, queen

2 Kings 10:14

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then Jehu ordered	וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Take them	תִּפְשׂ֣וּם	tip̄·śūm	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural; third person masculine plural	H8610 lay hold of, wield
alive	חַיִּ֔ים	ḥay·yîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H2416 alive, living
So	וַֽיִּתְפְּשׂ֖וּם	way·yiṯ·pə·śūm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine plural	H8610 lay hold of, wield
alive	חַיִּ֑ים	ḥay·yîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H2416 alive, living
then slaughtered them	וַֽיִּשְׁחָט֞וּם	way·yiš·ḥā·ṭūm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine plural	H7819 slaughter, beat
at	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the well	בּ֣וֹר	bō·wr	Noun - masculine singular construct	H953 pit, cistern, well
of Beth-eked	עֵ֗קֶד	‘ê·qeḏ	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1044 Beth-Eked
forty-two	אַרְבָּעִ֤ים	’ar·bā·‘îm	Number - common plural	H705 forty
men	אִ֔ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
He	וְלֹֽא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
spared	הִשְׁאִ֥יר	hiš·’îr	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7604 remain, be left over
none	אִ֖ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
of them	מֵהֶֽם׃ס	mê·hem	Preposition-m; Pronoun - third person masculine plural

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2 Kings 10:10 1 Kings 21:29 · 1 Kings 21:19 · 2 Kings 9:7–10 · 1 Kings 21:21–24 · 2 Kings 9:36 · Zechariah 1:6 · 1 Samuel 15:29 · 1 Samuel 3:19

2 Kings 10:11 Job 18:19

2 Kings 10:13 2 Kings 8:29 · 2 Kings 8:24 · 2 Chronicles 21:17

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.