2 Kings
2 Kings 13:1–2
1In the twenty-third year of the reign of Joash son of Ahaziah over Judah, Jehoahaz son of Jehu became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria seventeen years. 2And he did evil in the sight of the LORD and followed the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit; he did not turn away from them.
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2 Kings 13:1
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In the twenty-third | עֶשְׂרִ֤ים | ‘eś·rîm | Number - common plural | H6242 (a) twenty |
| year | בִּשְׁנַ֨ת | biš·naṯ | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct | H8141 year |
| of the reign | מֶ֣לֶךְ | me·leḵ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4428 king |
| of Joash | לְיוֹאָ֥שׁ | lə·yō·w·’āš | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3101 Joash |
| son | בֶּן־ | ben- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of Ahaziah | אֲחַזְיָ֖הוּ | ’ă·ḥaz·yā·hū | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H274 Achazjah |
| over Judah | יְהוּדָ֑ה | yə·hū·ḏāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3063 Judah |
| Jehoahaz | יְהוֹאָחָ֨ז | yə·hō·w·’ā·ḥāz | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3059 Jehoachaz |
| son | בֶּן־ | ben- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of Jehu | יֵה֤וּא | yê·hū | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3058 Jehu |
| became king | מָ֠לַךְ | mā·laḵ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H4427 be or become king, or queen, reign |
| of | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| in Samaria | בְּשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹן | bə·šō·mə·rō·wn | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H8111 Shomeron |
| seventeen | שְׁבַ֥ע | šə·ḇa‘ | Number - feminine singular construct | H7651 seven |
| years | שָׁנָֽה׃ | šā·nāh | Noun - feminine singular | H8141 year |
2 Kings 13:2
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And he did | וַיַּ֥עַשׂ | way·ya·‘aś | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| evil | הָרַ֖ע | hā·ra‘ | Article; Adjective - masculine singular | H7451 bad, evil |
| in the sight | בְּעֵינֵ֣י | bə·‘ê·nê | Preposition-b; Noun - cdc | H5869 eye |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֑ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| and followed | וַ֠יֵּלֶךְ | way·yê·leḵ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| the sins | חַטֹּ֜את | ḥaṭ·ṭōṯ | Noun - feminine plural construct | H2403 offence, penalty, occasion |
| that | אֲשֶׁר־ | ’ă·šer- | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| Jeroboam | יָרָבְעָ֧ם | yā·rā·ḇə·‘ām | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3379 Jeroboam |
| son | בֶּן־ | ben- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of Nebat | נְבָ֛ט | nə·ḇāṭ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H5028 Nebat |
| had caused Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| to commit | הֶחֱטִ֥יא | he·ḥĕ·ṭî | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H2398 miss |
| he did not | לֹא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| turn away | סָ֥ר | sār | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H5493 turn aside |
| from them | מִמֶּֽנָּה׃ | mim·men·nāh | Preposition; third person feminine singular | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
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2 Kings 13:2 1 Kings 12:26–33 · 1 Kings 14:16
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