2 Kings

2 Kings 16:5

⁵Then Rezin king of Aram and Pekah son of Remaliah king of Israel came up to wage war against Jerusalem. They besieged Ahaz but could not overcome him.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then	אָ֣ז	’āz	Adverb	H227 at that time, then
Rezin	רְצִ֣ין	rə·ṣîn	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7526 Retsin
king	מֶֽלֶךְ־	me·leḵ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Aram	אֲ֠רָם	’ă·rām	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H758 Aram
and Pekah	וּפֶ֨קַח	ū·p̄e·qaḥ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6492 Pekach
son	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of Remaliah	רְמַלְיָ֧הוּ	rə·mal·yā·hū	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7425 Remaljah
king	מֶֽלֶךְ־	me·leḵ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
came up	יַעֲלֶ֣ה	ya·‘ă·leh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
to wage war	לַמִּלְחָמָ֑ה	lam·mil·ḥā·māh	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H4421 battle, war
against Jerusalem	יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם	yə·rū·šā·lim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem
They besieged	וַיָּצֻ֙רוּ֙	way·yā·ṣu·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6696 confine, bind, besiege
Ahaz	אָחָ֔ז	’ā·ḥāz	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H271 Achaz
but could	יָכְל֖וּ	yā·ḵə·lū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H3201 be able, have power, prevail, endure
not	וְלֹ֥א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
overcome	לְהִלָּחֵֽם׃	lə·hil·lā·ḥêm	Preposition-l; Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct	H3898 fight, do battle

Cross-references

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

2 Kings 15:37 · Isaiah 8:9–10 · Isaiah 9:6–7 · Isaiah 7:1–9 · Isaiah 7:14

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.