2 Kings
2 Kings 14:13
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
Footnotes
- c 14:13 400 cubits is approximately 600 feet or 182.9 meters.
Word by word
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| 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 |
Cross-references
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.