2 Kings

2 Kings 23:33–34

³³And Pharaoh Neco imprisoned Jehoahaz at Riblah in the land of Hamath so that he could not reign in Jerusalem, and he imposed on Judah a levy of a hundred talents of silver^h and a talent of gold.ⁱ ³⁴Then Pharaoh Neco made Eliakim son of Josiah king in place of his father Josiah, and he changed Eliakim’s name to Jehoiakim. But Neco took Jehoahaz and carried him off to Egypt, where he died.

Footnotes

h 23:33 100 talents is approximately 3.77 tons or 3.42 metric tons of silver.
i 23:33 A talent is approximately 75.4 pounds or 34.2 kilograms of gold.

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2 Kings 23:33

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And Pharaoh	פַרְעֹ֨ה	p̄ar·‘ōh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6547 Pharaoh
Neco	נְכֹ֤ה	nə·ḵōh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5224 Necho
imprisoned Jehoahaz	וַיַּאַסְרֵהוּ֩	way·ya·’as·rê·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H631 tie, bind, imprison
at Riblah	בְרִבְלָה֙	ḇə·riḇ·lāh	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H7247 Riblah
in the land	בְּאֶ֣רֶץ	bə·’e·reṣ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of Hamath	חֲמָ֔ת	ḥă·māṯ	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H2574 Chamath
so that he could not reign	בִּמְלֹךְ	bim·lōḵ	Preposition-m; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H4427 be or become king, or queen, reign
in Jerusalem	בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם	bî·rū·šā·lim	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem
and he imposed	וַיִּתֶּן־	way·yit·ten-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
a levy	עֹ֙נֶשׁ֙	‘ō·neš	Noun - masculine singular	H6066 indemnity, fine
of a hundred	מֵאָ֥ה	mê·’āh	Number - feminine singular	H3967 hundred
talents	כִכַּר־	ḵik·kar-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H3603 a round
of silver	כֶּ֖סֶף	ke·sep̄	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3701 silver, money
and a talent	וְכִכַּ֥ר	wə·ḵik·kar	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct	H3603 a round
of gold	זָהָֽב׃	zā·hāḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H2091 gold

2 Kings 23:34

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then Pharaoh	פַּרְעֹ֨ה	par·‘ōh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6547 Pharaoh
Neco	נְכֹ֜ה	nə·ḵōh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5224 Necho
made Eliakim	אֶלְיָקִ֣ים	’el·yā·qîm	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H471 Eljakim
son	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of Josiah	יֹאשִׁיָּ֗הוּ	yō·šî·yā·hū	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2977 Joshijah
king	וַיַּמְלֵךְ֩	way·yam·lêḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4427 be or become king, or queen, reign
in place of	תַּ֚חַת	ta·ḥaṯ	Preposition	H8478 the under part
his father	אָבִ֔יו	’ā·ḇîw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1 father
Josiah	יֹאשִׁיָּ֣הוּ	yō·šî·yā·hū	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2977 Joshijah
and he changed	וַיַּסֵּ֥ב	way·yas·sêḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5437 turn about, go around, surround
Eliakim’s name	שְׁמ֖וֹ	šə·mōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H8034 name
to Jehoiakim	יְהוֹיָקִ֑ים	yə·hō·w·yā·qîm	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3079 Jehojakim
But Neco took	לָקָ֔ח	lā·qāḥ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3947 take
Jehoahaz	יְהוֹאָחָ֣ז	yə·hō·w·’ā·ḥāz	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3059 Jehoachaz
and carried him off	וַיָּבֹ֥א	way·yā·ḇō	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to Egypt	מִצְרַ֖יִם	miṣ·ra·yim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians
where he died	וַיָּ֥מָת	way·yā·māṯ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4191 die

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2 Kings 23:33 2 Kings 25:6 · 1 Kings 8:65 · Jeremiah 52:9–10 · Jeremiah 39:5–6 · Jeremiah 52:26–27

2 Kings 23:34 Ezekiel 19:3–4 · 2 Kings 24:17 · 1 Chronicles 3:15 · Jeremiah 22:11–12 · Daniel 1:7

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.