2 Kings
2 Kings 11:4
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
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| 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 11:19 · 2 Kings 11:9 · 2 Chronicles 15:12 · 2 Kings 11:17
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.