2 Kings
2 Kings 16:9
9So the king of Assyria responded to him, marched up to Damascus, and captured it. He took its people to Kir as captives and put Rezin to death.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So the king | מֶ֣לֶךְ | me·leḵ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4428 king |
| of Assyria | אַשּׁ֔וּר | ’aš·šūr | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H804 Asshur, Assyria |
| responded | 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 |
| marched up | וַיַּעַל֩ | way·ya·‘al | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| Damascus | דַּמֶּ֙שֶׂק֙ | dam·me·śeq | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H1834 Damascus |
| and captured it | וַֽיִּתְפְּשֶׂ֔הָ | way·yiṯ·pə·śe·hā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H8610 lay hold of, wield |
| He took its people | וַיַּגְלֶ֖הָ | way·yaḡ·le·hā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H1540 uncover, remove |
| to Kir as captives | קִ֑ירָה | qî·rāh | Noun - proper - feminine singular; third person feminine singular | H7024 wall |
| and | וְאֶת־ | wə·’eṯ- | Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker | H853 mark of the accusative |
| put Rezin | רְצִ֖ין | rə·ṣîn | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H7526 Retsin |
| to death | הֵמִֽית׃ | hê·mîṯ | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H4191 die |
Cross-references
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Amos 9:7 · Isaiah 22:6 · Amos 1:3–5
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.