2 Kings
2 Kings 12:9
9Then Jehoiada the priest took a chest, bored a hole in its lid, and set it beside the altar on the right side as one enters the house of the LORD. There the priests who guarded the threshold put all the money brought into the house of the LORD.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then Jehoiada | יְהוֹיָדָ֤ע | yə·hō·w·yā·ḏā‘ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3077 Jehojada |
| the priest | הַכֹּהֵן֙ | hak·kō·hên | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3548 priest |
| took | וַיִּקַּ֞ח | way·yiq·qaḥ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3947 take |
| a | אֶחָ֔ד | ’e·ḥāḏ | Number - masculine singular | H259 one |
| chest | אֲר֣וֹן | ’ă·rō·wn | Noun - common singular | H727 chest, ark |
| bored | וַיִּקֹּ֥ב | way·yiq·qōḇ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5344 pierce |
| a hole | חֹ֖ר | ḥōr | Noun - masculine singular | H2356 hole |
| in its lid | בְּדַלְתּ֑וֹ | bə·ḏal·tōw | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H1817 door |
| and set | וַיִּתֵּ֣ן | way·yit·tên | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| it beside | אֵ֨צֶל | ’ê·ṣel | Preposition | H681 conjunction, proximity |
| the altar | הַמִּזְבֵּ֜חַ | ham·miz·bê·aḥ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4196 altar |
| on the right side | בַּיָּמִין | bay·yå̄·mīn | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular | H3225 right hand |
| as one | אִישׁ֙ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| enters | בְּבֽוֹא־ | bə·ḇō·w- | Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| the house | בֵּ֣ית | bêṯ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| There | שָׁ֤מָּה | šām·māh | Adverb; third person feminine singular | H8033 there, thither |
| the priests | הַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ | hak·kō·hă·nîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H3548 priest |
| who guarded | שֹׁמְרֵ֣י | šō·mə·rê | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | H8104 keep, watch, preserve |
| the threshold | הַסַּ֔ף | has·sap̄ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5592 basin, goblet |
| put | וְנָֽתְנוּ־ | wə·nā·ṯə·nū- | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H5414 give, put, set |
| all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the money | הַכֶּ֖סֶף | hak·ke·sep̄ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3701 silver, money |
| brought | הַמּוּבָ֥א | ham·mū·ḇā | Article; Verb - Hofal - Participle - masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| into the house | בֵית־ | ḇêṯ- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| of the LORD | יְהוָֽה׃ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
Cross-references
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Mark 12:41 · Jeremiah 35:4 · Luke 21:1 · Psalm 84:10 · 1 Chronicles 15:24
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.