2 Kings

2 Kings 23:34–37

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.

³⁵So Jehoiakim paid the silver and gold to Pharaoh Neco, but to meet Pharaoh’s demand he taxed the land and exacted the silver and the gold from the people, each according to his wealth.

³⁶Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years. His mother’s name was Zebidah daughter of Pedaiah; she was from Rumah. ³⁷And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, just as his fathers had done.

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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

2 Kings 23:35

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So Jehoiakim	יְהוֹיָקִים֙	yə·hō·w·yā·qîm	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3079 Jehojakim
paid	נָתַ֤ן	nā·ṯan	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
the silver	וְהַכֶּ֣סֶף	wə·hak·ke·sep̄	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3701 silver, money
and gold	וְהַזָּהָ֗ב	wə·haz·zā·hāḇ	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2091 gold
to Pharaoh	לְפַרְעֹ֔ה	lə·p̄ar·‘ōh	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6547 Pharaoh
but	אַ֚ךְ	’aḵ	Adverb	H389 surely
to meet	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
Pharaoh’s	פַרְעֹ֑ה	p̄ar·‘ōh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6547 Pharaoh
demand	פִּ֣י	pî	Noun - masculine singular construct	H6310 mouth
he taxed	הֶעֱרִ֣יךְ	he·‘ĕ·rîḵ	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6186 arrange or set in order
the land	הָאָ֔רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
and exacted	נָגַ֞שׂ	nā·ḡaś	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5065 press, drive, oppress, exact
the silver	הַכֶּ֤סֶף	hak·ke·sep̄	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3701 silver, money
and	וְאֶת־	wə·’eṯ-	Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker	H853 mark of the accusative
the gold	הַזָּהָב֙	haz·zā·hāḇ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2091 gold
from the people	עַ֣ם	‘am	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5971 people
each	אִ֣ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
according to his wealth	כְּעֶרְכּ֗וֹ	kə·‘er·kōw	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H6187 order, row, estimate

2 Kings 23:36

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Jehoiakim	יְהוֹיָקִ֣ים	yə·hō·w·yā·qîm	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3079 Jehojakim
was twenty-five	עֶשְׂרִ֨ים	‘eś·rîm	Number - common plural	H6242 (a) twenty
years old	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
when he became king	בְּמָלְכ֔וֹ	bə·mā·lə·ḵōw	Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular	H4427 be or become king, or queen, reign
and he reigned	מָלַ֖ךְ	mā·laḵ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H4427 be or become king, or queen, reign
in Jerusalem	בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם	bî·rū·šā·lim	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem
eleven	וְאַחַ֤ת	wə·’a·ḥaṯ	Conjunctive waw; Number - feminine singular construct	H259 one
years	שָׁנָ֔ה	šā·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H8141 year
His mother’s	אִמּ֔וֹ	’im·mōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H517 mother
name	וְשֵׁ֣ם	wə·šêm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H8034 name
was Zebidah	זְבִידָה	zə·ḇī·ḏå̄h	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H2080 Zebidah
daughter	בַת־	ḇaṯ-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H1323 daughter
of Pedaiah	פְּדָיָ֖ה	pə·ḏā·yāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6305 Pedajah
she was from	מִן־	min-	Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
Rumah	רוּמָֽה׃	rū·māh	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H7316 Rumah

2 Kings 23:37

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And he did	וַיַּ֥עַשׂ	way·ya·‘aś	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
evil	הָרַ֖ע	hā·ra‘	Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H7451 bad, evil
in the sight	בְּעֵינֵ֣י	bə·‘ê·nê	Preposition-b; Noun - cdc	H5869 eye
of the LORD	יְהוָ֑ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
just as	כְּכֹ֥ל	kə·ḵōl	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular	H3605 the whole, all
his fathers	אֲבֹתָֽיו׃	’ă·ḇō·ṯāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H1 father
had done	עָשׂ֖וּ	‘ā·śū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H6213 do, make

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

2 Kings 23:35 2 Kings 23:33

2 Kings 23:36 2 Chronicles 36:5

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.