2 Kings
2 Kings 23:19
19Just as Josiah had done at Bethel, so also in the cities of Samaria he removed all the shrines of the high places set up by the kings of Israel who had provoked the LORD to anger.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Just as Josiah | וַיַּ֣עַשׂ | way·ya·‘aś | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| had done | עָשָׂ֖ה | ‘ā·śāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| at Bethel | אֵֽל׃ | ’êl | Preposition; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H1008 Bethel |
| so also | וְגַם֩ | wə·ḡam | Conjunction | H1571 also, moreover, yea |
| in the cities | בְּעָרֵ֣י | bə·‘ā·rê | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural construct | H5892 excitement |
| of Samaria | שֹׁמְר֗וֹן | šō·mə·rō·wn | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H8111 Shomeron |
| removed | הֵסִ֖יר | hê·sîr | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H5493 turn aside |
| all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the shrines | בָּתֵּ֨י | bāt·tê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1004 house |
| of the high places | הַבָּמ֜וֹת | hab·bā·mō·wṯ | Article; Noun - feminine plural | H1116 high place |
| set up | עָשׂ֜וּ | ‘ā·śū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H6213 do, make |
| by the kings | מַלְכֵ֤י | mal·ḵê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H4428 king |
| of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| who had provoked the LORD to anger | לְהַכְעִ֔יס | lə·haḵ·‘îs | Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | H3707 be vexed, angry |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.