2 Kings

2 Kings 13:4

⁴Then Jehoahaz sought the favor of the LORD, and the LORD listened to him because He saw the oppression that the king of Aram had inflicted on Israel.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then Jehoahaz	יְהוֹאָחָ֖ז	yə·hō·w·’ā·ḥāz	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3059 Jehoachaz
sought	וַיְחַ֥ל	way·ḥal	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2470 be weak, sick
the favor	פְּנֵ֣י	pə·nê	Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
of the LORD	יְהוָ֑ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
and the LORD	יְהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
listened	וַיִּשְׁמַ֤ע	way·yiš·ma‘	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H8085 hear
to him	אֵלָיו֙	’ê·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H413 motion to
because	כִּ֤י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
He saw	רָאָה֙	rā·’āh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7200 see
the oppression	לַ֣חַץ	la·ḥaṣ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3906 oppression, distress
that the king	מֶ֥לֶךְ	me·leḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Aram	אֲרָֽם׃	’ă·rām	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H758 Aram
had inflicted	לָחַ֥ץ	lā·ḥaṣ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3905 squeeze, press
on Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

2 Kings 14:26 · Exodus 3:7 · Psalm 78:34 · Jeremiah 33:3 · Isaiah 63:9 · Psalm 50:15 · Judges 10:15–16 · Genesis 21:17 · Numbers 21:7 · Exodus 3:9

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.