2 Kings
2 Kings 18:9–12
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.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
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 |
Cross-references
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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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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.