2 Kings

2 Kings 14:13–14

¹³There at Beth-shemesh, Jehoash king of Israel captured Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash, the son of Ahaziah.

Then Jehoash went to Jerusalem and broke down the wall of Jerusalem from the Ephraim Gate to the Corner Gate — a section of four hundred cubits.^c ¹⁴He took all the gold and silver and all the articles found in the house of the LORD and in the treasuries of the royal palace, as well as some hostages. Then he returned to Samaria.

Footnotes

c 14:13 400 cubits is approximately 600 feet or 182.9 meters.

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2 Kings 14:13

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
There at Beth-shemesh	שָׁ֑מֶשׁ	šā·meš	Preposition; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1053 Beth-Shemesh
Jehoash	יְהוֹאָ֣שׁ	yə·hō·w·’āš	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3060 Jehoash
king	מֶֽלֶךְ־	me·leḵ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
captured	תָּפַ֛שׂ	tā·p̄aś	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H8610 lay hold of, wield
Amaziah	אֲמַצְיָ֨הוּ	’ă·maṣ·yā·hū	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H558 Amatsjah
king	מֶֽלֶךְ־	me·leḵ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Judah	יְהוּדָ֜ה	yə·hū·ḏāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3063 Judah
the son	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of Joash	יְהוֹאָ֥שׁ	yə·hō·w·’āš	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3060 Jehoash
the son	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of Ahaziah	אֲחַזְיָ֗הוּ	’ă·ḥaz·yā·hū	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H274 Achazjah
Then Jehoash went	וַיָּבֹאוּ	way·yå̄·ḇō·ʾū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to Jerusalem	יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם	yə·rū·šā·lim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem
and broke down	וַיִּפְרֹץ֩	way·yip̄·rōṣ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6555 break through
the wall	בְּחוֹמַ֨ת	bə·ḥō·w·maṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H2346 wall
of Jerusalem	יְרוּשָׁלִַ֜ם	yə·rū·šā·lim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem
from the Ephraim	אֶפְרַ֙יִם֙	’ep̄·ra·yim	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H669 Ephraim
Gate	בְּשַׁ֤עַר	bə·ša·‘ar	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H8179 gate
to	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
the Corner	הַפִּנָּ֔ה	hap·pin·nāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H6438 corner
Gate	שַׁ֣עַר	ša·‘ar	Noun - masculine singular construct	H8179 gate
four	אַרְבַּ֥ע	’ar·ba‘	Number - feminine singular construct	H702 four
hundred	מֵא֖וֹת	mê·’ō·wṯ	Number - feminine plural	H3967 hundred
cubits	אַמָּֽה׃	’am·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H520 ell, cubit

2 Kings 14:14

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He took	וְלָקַ֣ח	wə·lā·qaḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H3947 take
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the gold	הַזָּהָב־	haz·zā·hāḇ-	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2091 gold
and silver	וְ֠הַכֶּסֶף	wə·hak·ke·sep̄	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3701 silver, money
and	וְאֵ֨ת	wə·’êṯ	Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker	H853 mark of the accusative
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the articles	הַכֵּלִ֜ים	hak·kê·lîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H3627 article, utensil, vessel
found	הַנִּמְצְאִ֣ים	han·nim·ṣə·’îm	Article; Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural	H4672 attain to, find
in the house	בֵּית־	bêṯ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of the LORD	יְהוָ֗ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
and in the treasuries	וּבְאֹֽצְרוֹת֙	ū·ḇə·’ō·ṣə·rō·wṯ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct	H214 treasure, store, treasury, storehouse
of the royal	הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
palace	בֵּ֣ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
as well as some hostages	בְּנֵ֣י	bə·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
Then he returned	וַיָּ֖שָׁב	way·yā·šāḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7725 turn back, return
to Samaria	שֹׁמְרֽוֹנָה׃	šō·mə·rō·w·nāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular; third person feminine singular	H8111 Shomeron

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2 Kings 14:13 Nehemiah 8:16 · Zechariah 14:10 · Jeremiah 31:38 · Nehemiah 12:39

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