2 Kings

2 Kings 18:13–16

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 ¹⁵Hezekiah gave him all the silver that was found in the house of the LORD and in the treasuries of the royal palace.

¹⁶At that time Hezekiah stripped the gold with which he had plated the doors and doorposts of the temple of the LORD, and he gave it to the king of Assyria.

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

2 Kings 18:15

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Hezekiah	חִזְקִיָּ֔ה	ḥiz·qî·yāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2396 Chizkijah
gave him	וַיִּתֵּן֙	way·yit·tên	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the silver	הַכֶּ֖סֶף	hak·ke·sep̄	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3701 silver, money
that was found	הַנִּמְצָ֣א	han·nim·ṣā	Article; Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular	H4672 attain to, find
in the house	בֵית־	ḇêṯ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of the LORD	יְהוָ֑ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
and in the treasuries	וּבְאֹצְר֖וֹת	ū·ḇə·’ō·ṣə·rō·wṯ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct	H214 treasure, store, treasury, storehouse
of the royal	הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
palace	בֵּ֥ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house

2 Kings 18:16

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
At that	הַהִ֗יא	ha·hî	Article; Pronoun - third person feminine singular	H1931 he, she
time	בָּעֵ֣ת	bā·‘êṯ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - common singular	H6256 time
Hezekiah	חִזְקִיָּ֜ה	ḥiz·qî·yāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2396 Chizkijah
stripped	קִצַּ֨ץ	qiṣ·ṣaṣ	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7112 cut off
with which	חִזְקִיָּ֖ה	ḥiz·qî·yāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2396 Chizkijah
he had plated	צִפָּ֔ה	ṣip·pāh	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6823 lay out, lay over
the doors	דַּלְת֨וֹת	dal·ṯō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H1817 door
and	וְאֶת־	wə·’eṯ-	Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker	H853 mark of the accusative
doorposts	הָאֹ֣מְנ֔וֹת	hā·’ō·mə·nō·wṯ	Article; Noun - feminine plural	H547 a column
of the temple	הֵיכַ֤ל	hê·ḵal	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1964 palace, temple
of the LORD	יְהוָה֙	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
and	מֶ֣לֶךְ	me·leḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
gave it	וַֽיִּתְּנֵ֖ם	way·yit·tə·nêm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H5414 give, put, set
to the king	לְמֶ֥לֶךְ	lə·me·leḵ	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Assyria	אַשּֽׁוּר׃פ	’aš·šūr	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H804 Asshur, Assyria

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