2 Kings

2 Kings 18:8–12

⁸He defeated the Philistines as far as Gaza and its borders, from watchtower to fortified city.

⁹In the fourth year of Hezekiah’s reign, which was the seventh year of the reign of Hoshea son of Elah over Israel, Shalmaneser king of Assyria marched against Samaria and besieged it. ¹⁰And at the end of three years, the Assyrians captured it.

So Samaria was captured in the sixth year of Hezekiah, which was the ninth year of Hoshea king of Israel. ¹¹The king of Assyria exiled the Israelites to Assyria and settled them in Halah, in Gozan by the Habor River, and in the cities of the Medes. ¹²This happened because they did not listen to the voice of the LORD their God, but violated His covenant— all that Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded — and would neither listen nor obey.

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2 Kings 18:8

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He	הֽוּא־	hū-	Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
defeated	הִכָּ֧ה	hik·kāh	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5221 smite
the Philistines	פְּלִשְׁתִּ֛ים	pə·liš·tîm	Noun - proper - masculine plural	H6430 Philistine
as	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
far as Gaza	עַזָּ֖ה	‘az·zāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H5804 Gaza
and its borders	גְּבוּלֶ֑יהָ	gə·ḇū·le·hā	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H1366 border, boundary, territory
from	מִמִּגְדַּ֥ל	mim·miḡ·dal	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H4026 tower
watchtower	נוֹצְרִ֖ים	nō·wṣ·rîm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H5341 watch, guard, keep
to	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
fortified	מִבְצָֽר׃פ	miḇ·ṣār	Noun - masculine singular	H4013 fortification
city	עִ֥יר	‘îr	Noun - feminine singular construct	H5892 excitement

2 Kings 18:9

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
In the fourth	הָֽרְבִיעִית֙	hā·rə·ḇî·‘îṯ	Article; Number - ordinal feminine singular	H7243 fourth
year	בַּשָּׁנָ֤ה	baš·šā·nāh	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H8141 year
of Hezekiah’s	חִזְקִיָּ֔הוּ	ḥiz·qî·yā·hū	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2396 Chizkijah
reign	לַמֶּ֣לֶךְ	lam·me·leḵ	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
which	הִ֚יא	hî	Pronoun - third person feminine singular	H1931 he, she
was the seventh	הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔ית	haš·šə·ḇî·‘îṯ	Article; Number - ordinal feminine singular	H7637 seventh
year	הַשָּׁנָ֣ה	haš·šā·nāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H8141 year
of the reign	מֶ֣לֶךְ	me·leḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Hoshea	לְהוֹשֵׁ֥עַ	lə·hō·wō·šê·a‘	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1954 Hoshea
son	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of Elah	אֵלָ֖ה	’ê·lāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H425 Elah
over Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
Shalmaneser	שַׁלְמַנְאֶ֧סֶר	šal·man·’e·ser	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8022 Shalmaneser
king	מֶֽלֶךְ־	me·leḵ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Assyria	אַשּׁ֛וּר	’aš·šūr	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H804 Asshur, Assyria
marched	עָלָ֞ה	‘ā·lāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
against	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
Samaria	שֹׁמְר֖וֹן	šō·mə·rō·wn	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H8111 Shomeron
and besieged	וַיָּ֥צַר	way·yā·ṣar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6696 confine, bind, besiege
it	עָלֶֽיהָ׃	‘ā·le·hā	Preposition; third person feminine singular	H5921 height

2 Kings 18:10

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And at the end	מִקְצֵה֙	miq·ṣêh	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H7097 end, extremity
of three	שָׁלֹ֣שׁ	šā·lōš	Number - feminine singular	H7969 a three, triad
years	שָׁנִ֔ים	šā·nîm	Noun - feminine plural	H8141 year
the Assyrians captured it	וַֽיִּלְכְּדֻ֗הָ	way·yil·kə·ḏu·hā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person feminine singular	H3920 capture, seize, take (by lot)
So Samaria	שֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃	šō·mə·rō·wn	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H8111 Shomeron
was captured	נִלְכְּדָ֖ה	nil·kə·ḏāh	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H3920 capture, seize, take (by lot)
in the sixth	שֵׁ֖שׁ	šêš	Number - feminine singular	H8337 six
year	בִּשְׁנַת־	biš·naṯ-	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H8141 year
of Hezekiah	לְחִזְקִיָּ֑ה	lə·ḥiz·qî·yāh	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2396 Chizkijah
which	הִ֣יא	hî	Pronoun - third person feminine singular	H1931 he, she
was the ninth	תֵּ֗שַׁע	tê·ša‘	Number - feminine singular	H8672 a nine, nonad
year	שְׁנַת־	šə·naṯ-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H8141 year
of Hoshea	לְהוֹשֵׁ֙עַ֙	lə·hō·wō·šê·a‘	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1954 Hoshea
king	מֶ֣לֶךְ	me·leḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel

2 Kings 18:11

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The king	מֶֽלֶךְ־	me·leḵ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Assyria	אַשּׁ֛וּר	’aš·šūr	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H804 Asshur, Assyria
exiled	וַיֶּ֧גֶל	way·ye·ḡel	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1540 uncover, remove
the Israelites	יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
to Assyria	אַשּׁ֑וּרָה	’aš·šū·rāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular; third person feminine singular	H804 Asshur, Assyria
and settled them	וַיַּנְחֵ֞ם	way·yan·ḥêm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H5148 lead, guide
in Halah	בַּחְלַ֧ח	baḥ·laḥ	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H2477 Chalach
in Gozan	גּוֹזָ֖ן	gō·w·zān	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1470 Gozan
by the Habor	וּבְחָב֛וֹר	ū·ḇə·ḥā·ḇō·wr	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H2249 Chabor
River	נְהַ֥ר	nə·har	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5104 stream, river
and in the cities	וְעָרֵ֥י	wə·‘ā·rê	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct	H5892 excitement
of the Medes	מָדָֽי׃	mā·ḏāy	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4074 Medes, Media

2 Kings 18:12

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
because	עַ֣ל׀	‘al	Preposition	H5921 height
they did not	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
listen	שָׁמְע֗וּ	šā·mə·‘ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H8085 hear
to the voice	בְּקוֹל֙	bə·qō·wl	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H6963 sound, voice
of the LORD	יְהוָ֣ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
their God	אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֔ם	’ĕ·lō·hê·hem	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H430 God
but violated	וַיַּעַבְרוּ֙	way·ya·‘aḇ·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
His covenant	בְּרִית֔וֹ	bə·rî·ṯōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1285 covenant
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
that	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
Moses	מֹשֶׁ֖ה	mō·šeh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4872 Moses
the servant	עֶ֣בֶד	‘e·ḇeḏ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5650 slave, servant
of the LORD	יְהוָ֑ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
had commanded	צִוָּ֔ה	ṣiw·wāh	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order
and would neither	וְלֹ֥א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
listen	שָׁמְע֖וּ	šā·mə·‘ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H8085 hear
nor	וְלֹ֥א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
obey	עָשֽׂוּ׃פ	‘ā·śū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H6213 do, make

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2 Kings 18:8 Isaiah 14:29 · 2 Kings 17:9 · 2 Chronicles 28:18

2 Kings 18:9 Hosea 10:14

2 Kings 18:11 1 Chronicles 5:26 · 2 Kings 17:6 · Isaiah 37:12

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