2 Kings

2 Kings 16:7–8

⁷So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, saying, “I am your servant and your son. Come up and save me from the hands of the kings of Aram and Israel, who are rising up against me.”

⁸Ahaz also took the silver and gold found in the house of the LORD and in the treasuries of the king’s palace, and he sent it as a gift to the king of Assyria.

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2 Kings 16:7

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So Ahaz	אָחָ֜ז	’ā·ḥāz	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H271 Achaz
sent	וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח	way·yiš·laḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7971 send
messengers	מַלְאָכִ֗ים	mal·’ā·ḵîm	Noun - masculine plural	H4397 messenger
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Tiglath-pileser	פְּלֶ֤סֶר	pə·le·ser	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8407 Tiglathpileser
king	מֶֽלֶךְ־	me·leḵ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Assyria	אַשּׁוּר֙	’aš·šūr	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H804 Asshur, Assyria
saying	לֵאמֹ֔ר	lê·mōr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H559 utter, say
I	אָ֑נִי	’ā·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
am your servant	עַבְדְּךָ֥	‘aḇ·də·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H5650 slave, servant
and your son	וּבִנְךָ֖	ū·ḇin·ḵā	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H1121 son
Come up	עֲלֵ֨ה	‘ă·lêh	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
and save me	וְהוֹשִׁעֵ֜נִי	wə·hō·wō·ši·‘ê·nî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular; first person common singular	H3467 deliver
from the hands	מִכַּ֣ף	mik·kap̄	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct	H3709 hollow, or flat of the hand, palm, sole of foot, pan
of the kings	מֶֽלֶךְ־	me·leḵ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Aram	אֲרָ֗ם	’ă·rām	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H758 Aram
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
who are rising up	הַקּוֹמִ֖ים	haq·qō·w·mîm	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H6965 arise, stand up, stand
against me	עָלָֽי׃	‘ā·lāy	Preposition; first person common singular	H5921 height

2 Kings 16:8

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Ahaz	אָחָ֜ז	’ā·ḥāz	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H271 Achaz
also took	וַיִּקַּ֨ח	way·yiq·qaḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3947 take
the silver	הַכֶּ֣סֶף	hak·ke·sep̄	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3701 silver, money
and gold	הַזָּהָ֗ב	haz·zā·hāḇ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2091 gold
found	הַנִּמְצָא֙	han·nim·ṣā	Article; Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular	H4672 attain to, find
in the house	בֵּ֣ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of the LORD	יְהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
and in the treasuries	וּבְאֹֽצְר֖וֹת	ū·ḇə·’ō·ṣə·rō·wṯ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct	H214 treasure, store, treasury, storehouse
of the king’s	הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
palace	בֵּ֣ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
and he sent it	וַיִּשְׁלַ֥ח	way·yiš·laḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7971 send
as a gift	שֹֽׁחַד׃	šō·ḥaḏ	Noun - masculine singular	H7810 present
to the king	לְמֶֽלֶךְ־	lə·me·leḵ-	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Assyria	אַשּׁ֖וּר	’aš·šūr	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H804 Asshur, Assyria

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2 Kings 16:7 2 Kings 15:29

2 Kings 16:8 2 Kings 12:17–18

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.