2 Kings

2 Kings 12:21

21His servants Jozabadb son of Shimeath and Jehozabad son of Shomerc struck him down, and he died. And they buried him with his fathers in the City of David, and his son Amaziah reigned in his place.

Footnotes

  • b 12:21 Hebrew; LXX and Syriac Jozacar
  • c 12:21 Shomer is a variant of Shimrith; see 2 Chronicles 24:26|2CH 24:26.

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
His servantsעֲבָדָיו֙‘ă·ḇā·ḏāwNoun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singularH5650 slave, servant
Jozabadוְיוֹזָבָ֣דwə·yō·w·zā·ḇāḏConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3107 Jozabad
sonבֶּן־be·nō·ši-Noun - masculine singular constructH1121 son
of Shimeathשִׁ֠מְעָתšim·ʿāt̲Noun - proper - masculine singularH8100 Shimath
and Jehozabadוִיהוֹזָבָ֨דwî·hō·w·zā·ḇāḏConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3075 Jehozabad
sonבֶּן־ben-Noun - masculine singular constructH1121 son
of Shomerשֹׁמֵ֤ר׀šō·mêrNoun - proper - masculine singularH7763 Shomer
struck him downהִכֻּ֣הוּhik·ku·hūVerb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural; third person masculine singularH5221 smite
and he diedוַיָּמֹ֔תway·yā·mōṯConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH4191 die
And they buriedוַיִּקְבְּר֥וּway·yiq·bə·rūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH6912 bury
himאֹת֛וֹ’ō·ṯōwDirect object marker; third person masculine singularH853 mark of the accusative
withעִם־‘im-PrepositionH5973 with
his fathersאֲבֹתָ֖יו’ă·ḇō·ṯāwNoun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singularH1 father
in the Cityבְּעִ֣ירbə·‘îrPreposition-b; Noun - feminine singular constructH5892 excitement
of Davidדָּוִ֑דdā·wiḏNoun - proper - masculine singularH1732 David
and his sonבְנ֖וֹḇə·nōwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH1121 son
Amaziahאֲמַצְיָ֥ה’ă·maṣ·yāhNoun - proper - masculine singularH558 Amatsjah
reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְway·yim·lōḵConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH4427 be or become king, or queen, reign
in his placeתַּחְתָּֽיו׃פtaḥ·tāwPreposition; third person masculine singularH8478 the under part

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.