2 Kings
2 Kings 11:18
18So all the people of the land went to the temple of Baal and tore it down. They smashed the altars and idols to pieces, and they killed Mattan the priest of Baal in front of the altars.
And Jehoiada the priest posted guards for the house of the LORD.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So all | כָל־ | ḵāl | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the people | עַם֩ | ‘am | Noun - masculine singular construct | H5971 people |
| of the land | הָאָ֨רֶץ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| went | וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ | way·yā·ḇō·’ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| to the temple | בֵּית־ | bêṯ- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| of Baal | הַבַּ֜עַל | hab·ba·‘al | Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1168 owner, lord |
| and tore it down | וַֽיִּתְּצֻ֗הוּ | way·yit·tə·ṣu·hū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine singular | H5422 pull down, break down |
| They smashed the altars | מִזְבְּחֹתוֹ | miz·bə·ḥō·ṯō | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H4196 altar |
| and idols | צְלָמָיו֙ | ṣə·lā·māw | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H6754 image |
| to pieces | שִׁבְּר֣וּ | šib·bə·rū | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural | H7665 break, break in pieces |
| and they killed | הָרְג֖וּ | hā·rə·ḡū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H2026 kill, slay |
| Mattan | מַתָּן֙ | mat·tān | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4977 Mattan |
| the priest | כֹּהֵ֣ן | kō·hên | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3548 priest |
| of Baal | הַבַּ֔עַל | hab·ba·‘al | Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1168 owner, lord |
| in front of | לִפְנֵ֣י | lip̄·nê | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| the altars | הַֽמִּזְבְּח֑וֹת | ham·miz·bə·ḥō·wṯ | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H4196 altar |
| And Jehoiada the priest | הַכֹּהֵ֛ן | hak·kō·hên | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3548 priest |
| posted | וַיָּ֧שֶׂם | way·yā·śem | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7760 put, place, set |
| guards | פְּקֻדּ֖וֹת | pə·qud·dō·wṯ | Noun - feminine plural | H6486 oversight, mustering, visitation, store |
| for | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the house | בֵּ֥ית | bêṯ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| of the LORD | יְהוָֽה׃ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
Cross-references
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.