2 Kings
2 Kings 11:14
14And she looked out and saw the king standing by the pillar, according to the custom. The officers and trumpeters were beside the king, and all the people of the land were rejoicing and blowing trumpets.
Then Athaliah tore her clothes and screamed, “Treason! Treason!”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And she looked out | וַתֵּ֡רֶא | wat·tê·re | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H7200 see |
| and saw | וְהִנֵּ֣ה | wə·hin·nêh | Conjunctive waw; Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| the king | הַמֶּלֶךְ֩ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| standing | עֹמֵ֨ד | ‘ō·mêḏ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H5975 take one's stand, stand |
| by | עַֽל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the pillar | הָעַמּ֜וּד | hā·‘am·mūḏ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5982 pillar, column |
| according to the custom | כַּמִּשְׁפָּ֗ט | kam·miš·pāṭ | Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4941 judgment |
| The officers | וְהַשָּׂרִ֤ים | wə·haś·śā·rîm | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince |
| and trumpeters | וְהַחֲצֹֽצְרוֹת֙ | wə·ha·ḥă·ṣō·ṣə·rō·wṯ | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - feminine plural | H2689 clarion |
| were beside | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the king | הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| and all | וְכָל־ | wə·ḵāl | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the people | עַ֤ם | ‘am | Noun - masculine singular construct | H5971 people |
| of the land | הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| were rejoicing | שָׂמֵ֔חַ | śā·mê·aḥ | Adjective - masculine singular | H8056 glad, joyful, merry |
| and blowing | וְתֹקֵ֖עַ | wə·ṯō·qê·a‘ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H8628 thrust, clap, give a blow, blast |
| trumpets | בַּחֲצֹֽצְר֑וֹת | ba·ḥă·ṣō·ṣə·rō·wṯ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine plural | H2689 clarion |
| Then Athaliah | עֲתַלְיָה֙ | ‘ă·ṯal·yāh | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H6271 Athaljah |
| tore | וַתִּקְרַ֤ע | wat·tiq·ra‘ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H7167 tear |
| her clothes | בְּגָדֶ֔יהָ | bə·ḡā·ḏe·hā | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular | H899 treachery |
| and screamed | וַתִּקְרָ֖א | wat·tiq·rā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H7121 call, proclaim, read |
| Treason | קֶ֥שֶׁר | qe·šer | Noun - masculine singular | H7195 conspiracy |
| Treason | קָֽשֶׁר׃ס | qā·šer | Noun - masculine singular | H7195 conspiracy |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
2 Chronicles 34:31 · 2 Kings 23:3 · 2 Kings 9:23 · 1 Kings 1:39–40 · Revelation 19:1–7 · Luke 19:37
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.