2 Kings

2 Kings 18:13–14

¹³In the fourteenth year of Hezekiah’s reign, Sennacherib king of Assyria attacked and captured all the fortified cities of Judah. ¹⁴So Hezekiah king of Judah sent word to the king of Assyria at Lachish, saying, “I have done wrong; withdraw from me, and I will pay whatever you demand from me.”

And the king of Assyria exacted from Hezekiah king of Judah three hundred talents of silver^c and thirty talents of gold.^d

Footnotes

c 18:14 300 talents is approximately 11.3 tons or 10.3 metric tons of silver.
d 18:14 30 talents is approximately 1.13 tons or 1.03 metric tons of gold.

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2 Kings 18:13

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
In the fourteenth	וּבְאַרְבַּע֩	ū·ḇə·’ar·ba‘	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Number - feminine singular	H702 four
year	שָׁנָ֜ה	šā·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H8141 year
of Hezekiah’s	חִזְקִיָּ֗ה	ḥiz·qî·yāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2396 Chizkijah
reign	לַמֶּ֣לֶךְ	lam·me·leḵ	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
Sennacherib	סַנְחֵרִ֤יב	san·ḥê·rîḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5576 Sennacherib
king	מֶֽלֶךְ־	me·leḵ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Assyria	אַשּׁוּר֙	’aš·šūr	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H804 Asshur, Assyria
attacked	עָלָ֞ה	‘ā·lāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
and captured	וַֽיִּתְפְּשֵֽׂם׃	way·yiṯ·pə·śêm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H8610 lay hold of, wield
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the fortified	הַבְּצֻר֖וֹת	hab·bə·ṣu·rō·wṯ	Article; Adjective - feminine plural	H1219 cut off, make inaccessible
cities	עָרֵ֧י	‘ā·rê	Noun - feminine plural construct	H5892 excitement
of Judah	יְהוּדָ֛ה	yə·hū·ḏāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3063 Judah

2 Kings 18:14

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So Hezekiah	חִזְקִיָּ֣ה	ḥiz·qî·yāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2396 Chizkijah
king	מֶֽלֶךְ־	me·leḵ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Judah	יְהוּדָ֣ה	yə·hū·ḏāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3063 Judah
sent	וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח	way·yiš·laḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7971 send
word to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the king	מֶֽלֶךְ־	me·leḵ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Assyria	אַשּׁוּר֩׀	’aš·šūr	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H804 Asshur, Assyria
at Lachish	לָכִ֨ישָׁה׀	lā·ḵî·šāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular; third person feminine singular	H3923 Lakish
saying	לֵאמֹ֤ר׀	lê·mōr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H559 utter, say
I have done wrong	חָטָ֙אתִי֙	ḥā·ṭā·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H2398 miss
withdraw	שׁ֣וּב	šūḇ	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H7725 turn back, return
from me	מֵֽעָלַ֔י	mê·‘ā·lay	Preposition-m; first person common singular	H5921 height
and I will pay	אֶשָּׂ֑א	’eś·śā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H5375 lift, take, carry
whatever	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
you demand	תִּתֵּ֥ן	tit·tên	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
from me	עָלַ֖י	‘ā·lay	Preposition; first person common singular	H5921 height
And the king	מֶֽלֶךְ־	me·leḵ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Assyria	אַשּׁ֜וּר	’aš·šūr	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H804 Asshur, Assyria
exacted	וַיָּ֨שֶׂם	way·yā·śem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7760 put, place, set
from	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
Hezekiah	חִזְקִיָּ֣ה	ḥiz·qî·yāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2396 Chizkijah
king	מֶֽלֶךְ־	me·leḵ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Judah	יְהוּדָ֗ה	yə·hū·ḏāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3063 Judah
three	שְׁלֹ֤שׁ	šə·lōš	Number - feminine singular construct	H7969 a three, triad
hundred	מֵאוֹת֙	mê·’ō·wṯ	Number - feminine plural	H3967 hundred
talents	כִּכַּר־	kik·kar-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H3603 a round
of silver	כֶּ֔סֶף	ke·sep̄	Noun - masculine singular	H3701 silver, money
and thirty	וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖ים	ū·šə·lō·šîm	Conjunctive waw; Number - common plural	H7970 thirty
talents	כִּכַּ֥ר	kik·kar	Noun - feminine singular construct	H3603 a round
of gold	זָהָֽב׃	zā·hāḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H2091 gold

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2 Kings 18:13 Isaiah 36:1–22

2 Kings 18:14 2 Kings 18:7

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.