2 Kings

2 Kings 11:3–4

³And Joash remained hidden with his nurse in the house of the LORD for six years while Athaliah ruled the land.

⁴Then in the seventh year, Jehoiada sent for the commanders of hundreds, the Carites,^c and the guards, and had them brought into the house of the LORD. There he made a covenant with them and put them under oath.

He showed them the king’s son

Footnotes

c 11:4 Or the mercenaries or the executioners; also in verse 19

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2 Kings 11:3

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And	וַיְהִ֤י	way·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
hidden	מִתְחַבֵּ֖א	miṯ·ḥab·bê	Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine singular	H2244 withdraw, hide
with	אִתָּהּ֙	’it·tāh	Preposition; third person feminine singular	H854 with
in the house	בֵּ֣ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of the LORD	יְהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
for six	שֵׁ֣שׁ	šêš	Number - feminine singular construct	H8337 six
years	שָׁנִ֑ים	šā·nîm	Noun - feminine plural	H8141 year
while Athaliah	וַעֲתַלְיָ֖ה	wa·‘ă·ṯal·yāh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6271 Athaljah
ruled	מֹלֶ֥כֶת	mō·le·ḵeṯ	Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular	H4427 be or become king, or queen, reign
the land	הָאָֽרֶץ׃פ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land

2 Kings 11:4

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then in the seventh	הַ֠שְּׁבִיעִית	haš·šə·ḇî·‘îṯ	Article; Number - ordinal feminine singular	H7637 seventh
year	וּבַשָּׁנָ֣ה	ū·ḇaš·šā·nāh	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H8141 year
Jehoiada	יְהוֹיָדָ֜ע	yə·hō·w·yā·ḏā‘	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3077 Jehojada
sent for	שָׁלַ֨ח	šā·laḥ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7971 send
the commanders	שָׂרֵ֣י	śā·rê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince
of hundreds	הַמֵּאיוֹת	ham·mē·yōṯ	Article; Number - feminine plural	H3967 hundred
the Carites	לַכָּרִי֙	lak·kā·rî	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3746 Carian
and the guards	וְלָ֣רָצִ֔ים	wə·lā·rā·ṣîm	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H7323 run
and had them brought	וַיָּבֵ֥א	way·yā·ḇê	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
into the house	בֵּ֣ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of the LORD	יְהוָ֑ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
he made	וַיִּכְרֹת֩	way·yiḵ·rōṯ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3772 cut off, cut down
a covenant	בְּרִ֜ית	bə·rîṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H1285 covenant
with them	לָהֶ֨ם	lā·hem	Preposition-l; Pronoun - third person masculine plural
and put them under oath	וַיַּשְׁבַּ֤ע	way·yaš·ba‘	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7650 swear
He showed	וַיַּ֥רְא	way·yar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7200 see
them	אֹתָ֖ם	’ō·ṯām	Direct object marker; third person masculine plural	H853 mark of the accusative
the king’s	הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
son	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son

Cross-references

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2 Kings 11:4 2 Kings 11:19 · 2 Kings 11:9 · 2 Chronicles 15:12 · 2 Kings 11:17

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.