2 Kings

2 Kings 17:1–2

¹In the twelfth year of the reign of Ahaz over Judah, Hoshea son of Elah became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria nine years. ²And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, but not like the kings of Israel who preceded him.

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2 Kings 17:1

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
In the twelfth	שְׁתֵּ֣ים	šə·têm	Number - fd	H8147 two
year	בִּשְׁנַת֙	biš·naṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H8141 year
of the reign	מֶ֣לֶךְ	me·leḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Ahaz	לְאָחָ֖ז	lə·’ā·ḥāz	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H271 Achaz
over Judah	יְהוּדָ֑ה	yə·hū·ḏāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3063 Judah
Hoshea	הוֹשֵׁ֨עַ	hō·wō·šê·a‘	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1954 Hoshea
son	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of Elah	אֵלָ֧ה	’ê·lāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H425 Elah
became king	מָ֠לַךְ	mā·laḵ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H4427 be or become king, or queen, reign
of	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
in Samaria	בְשֹׁמְר֛וֹן	ḇə·šō·mə·rō·wn	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H8111 Shomeron
nine	תֵּ֥שַׁע	tê·ša‘	Number - feminine singular	H8672 a nine, nonad
years	שָׁנִֽים׃	šā·nîm	Noun - feminine plural	H8141 year

2 Kings 17:2

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And he did	וַיַּ֥עַשׂ	way·ya·‘aś	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
evil	הָרַ֖ע	hā·ra‘	Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H7451 bad, evil
in the sight	בְּעֵינֵ֣י	bə·‘ê·nê	Preposition-b; Noun - cdc	H5869 eye
of the LORD	יְהוָ֑ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
but	רַ֗ק	raq	Adverb	H7535 thin
not	לֹ֚א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
like the kings	כְּמַלְכֵ֣י	kə·mal·ḵê	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine plural construct	H4428 king
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
who	אֲשֶׁ֥ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
preceded	הָי֖וּ	hā·yū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
him	לְפָנָֽיו׃	lə·p̄ā·nāw	Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine singular	H6440 face, before

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.