2 Kings

2 Kings 24:1–6

1During Jehoiakim’s reign, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon invaded. So Jehoiakim became his vassal for three years, until he turned and rebelled against Nebuchadnezzar.

2And the LORD sent Chaldean,a Aramean, Moabite, and Ammonite raiders against Jehoiakim in order to destroy Judah, according to the word that the LORD had spoken through His servants the prophets. 3Surely this happened to Judah at the LORD’s command, to remove them from His presence because of the sins of Manasseh and all that he had done, 4and also for the innocent blood he had shed. For he had filled Jerusalem with innocent blood, and the LORD was unwilling to forgive.

5As for the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, along with all his accomplishments, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?

6And Jehoiakim rested with his fathers, and his son Jehoiachin reigned in his place.

Footnotes

  • a 24:2 Or Babylonian

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2 Kings 24:1

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
During Jehoiakim’s reignבְּיָמָ֣יוbə·yā·māwPreposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singularH3117 day
Nebuchadnezzarנְבֻכַדְנֶאצַּ֖רnə·ḇu·ḵaḏ·neṣ·ṣarNoun - proper - masculine singularH5019 Nebukadnetstsar, retstsar, retstsor
kingמֶ֣לֶךְme·leḵNoun - masculine singular constructH4428 king
of Babylonבָּבֶ֑לbā·ḇelNoun - proper - feminine singularH894 Babel, Babylon
invadedעָלָ֔ה‘ā·lāhVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH5927 go up, ascend, climb
So Jehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֥יםyə·hō·w·yā·qîmNoun - proper - masculine singularH3079 Jehojakim
becameוַיְהִי־way·hî-Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
hisל֨וֹlōwPreposition; third person masculine singular
vassalעֶ֙בֶד֙‘e·ḇeḏNoun - masculine singularH5650 slave, servant
for threeשָׁלֹ֣שׁšā·lōšNumber - feminine singularH7969 a three, triad
yearsשָׁנִ֔יםšā·nîmNoun - feminine pluralH8141 year
until he turnedוַיָּ֖שָׁבway·yā·šāḇConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH7725 turn back, return
and rebelledוַיִּמְרָד־way·yim·rāḏ-Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH4775 rebel
againstבּֽוֹ׃bōwPreposition; third person masculine singular

2 Kings 24:2

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
And the LORDיְהוָ֣ה׀Yah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
sentוַיְשַׁלַּ֣חway·šal·laḥConjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH7971 send
Chaldeanכַשְׂדִּים֩ḵaś·dîmNoun - proper - masculine pluralH3778 Chaldean
Arameanאֲרָ֜ם’ă·rāmNoun - proper - feminine singularH758 Aram
Moabiteמוֹאָ֗בmō·w·’āḇNoun - proper - feminine singularH4124 Moab
and Ammoniteבְנֵֽי־ḇə·nê-Noun - masculine plural constructH1121 son
raidersגְּדוּדֵ֣יgə·ḏū·ḏêNoun - masculine plural constructH1416 band, troop
againstבּ֡וֹbōwPreposition; third person masculine singular
to destroyלְהַֽאֲבִיד֑וֹlə·ha·’ă·ḇî·ḏōwPreposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singularH6 perish
Judahבִּֽיהוּדָ֖הbî·hū·ḏāhPreposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3063 Judah
according to the wordכִּדְבַ֣רkiḏ·ḇarPreposition-k; Noun - masculine singular constructH1697 speech, word
thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר’ă·šerPronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
had spokenדִּבֶּ֔רdib·berVerb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singularH1696 speak
throughבְּיַ֖דbə·yaḏPreposition-b; Noun - feminine singular constructH3027 hand
His servantsעֲבָדָ֥יו‘ă·ḇā·ḏāwNoun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singularH5650 slave, servant
the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִֽים׃han·nə·ḇî·’îmArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet

2 Kings 24:3

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Surelyאַ֣ךְ׀’aḵAdverbH389 surely
this happenedהָֽיְתָה֙hā·yə·ṯāhVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
to Judahבִּֽיהוּדָ֔הbî·hū·ḏāhPreposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3063 Judah
atעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
the LORD’sיְהוָ֗הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
commandפִּ֣יpîNoun - masculine singular constructH6310 mouth
to remove themלְהָסִ֖ירlə·hā·sîrPreposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive constructH5493 turn aside
fromמֵעַ֣לmê·‘alPreposition-mH5921 height
His presenceפָּנָ֑יוpā·nāwNoun - common plural construct; third person masculine singularH6440 face, before
because of the sinsבְּחַטֹּ֣אתbə·ḥaṭ·ṭōṯPreposition-b; Noun - feminine plural constructH2403 offence, penalty, occasion
of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֔הmə·naš·šehNoun - proper - masculine singularH4519 Manasseh
and allכְּכֹ֖לkə·ḵōlPreposition-k; Noun - masculine singularH3605 the whole, all
thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר’ă·šerPronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
he had doneעָשָֽׂה׃‘ā·śāhVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH6213 do, make

2 Kings 24:4

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
and also forוְגַ֤םwə·ḡamConjunctionH1571 also, moreover, yea
the innocentהַנָּקִי֙han·nā·qîArticle; Adjective - masculine singularH5355 clean, free from, exempt
bloodדַּֽם־dam-Noun - masculine singular constructH1818 blood
he had shedשָׁפָ֔ךְšā·p̄āḵVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH8210 pour out, pour
For he had filledוַיְמַלֵּ֥אway·mal·lêConjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH4390 be full, fill
Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םyə·rū·šā·limNoun - proper - feminine singularH3389 Jerusalem
with innocentנָקִ֑יnā·qîAdjective - masculine singularH5355 clean, free from, exempt
bloodדָּ֣םdāmNoun - masculine singularH1818 blood
and the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
was unwillingאָבָ֥ה’ā·ḇāhVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH14 be willing, consent
to forgiveלִסְלֹֽחַ׃lis·lō·aḥPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH5545 forgive, pardon

2 Kings 24:5

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
As for the restוְיֶ֛תֶרwə·ye·ṯerConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular constructH3499 remainder, excellence, excess
of the actsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiḇ·rêNoun - masculine plural constructH1697 speech, word
of Jehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֖יםyə·hō·w·yā·qîmNoun - proper - masculine singularH3079 Jehojakim
along with allוְכָל־wə·ḵālConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
his accomplishmentsאֲשֶׁ֣ר’ă·šerPronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
are theyהֵ֣םhêmPronoun - third person masculine pluralH1992 they, them
notהֲלֹא־hă·lō-Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
writtenכְּתוּבִ֗יםkə·ṯū·ḇîmVerb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine pluralH3789 write
inעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
the Bookסֵ֛פֶרsê·p̄erNoun - masculine singular constructH5612 missive, document, writing, book
of the Chroniclesדִּבְרֵ֥יdiḇ·rêNoun - masculine plural constructH1697 speech, word
of the Kingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יlə·mal·ḵêPreposition-l; Noun - masculine plural constructH4428 king
of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃yə·hū·ḏāhNoun - proper - masculine singularH3063 Judah

2 Kings 24:6

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
And Jehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֖יםyə·hō·w·yā·qîmNoun - proper - masculine singularH3079 Jehojakim
restedוַיִּשְׁכַּ֥בway·yiš·kaḇConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH7901 lie down
withעִם־‘im-PrepositionH5973 with
his fathersאֲבֹתָ֑יו’ă·ḇō·ṯāwNoun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singularH1 father
and his sonבְּנ֖וֹbə·nōwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH1121 son
Jehoiachinיְהוֹיָכִ֥יןyə·hō·w·yā·ḵînNoun - proper - masculine singularH3078 Jehojakin
reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְway·yim·lōḵConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH4427 be or become king, or queen, reign
in his placeתַּחְתָּֽיו׃taḥ·tāwPreposition; third person masculine singularH8478 the under part

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2 Kings 24:1 Jeremiah 25:1 · Daniel 1:1 · Jeremiah 25:9 · 2 Kings 17:5 · Jeremiah 46:2 · 2 Chronicles 36:6–21

2 Kings 24:2 Jeremiah 35:11 · 2 Kings 23:27 · 2 Kings 21:12–14 · Jeremiah 32:28 · Jeremiah 25:9 · Ezekiel 19:8 · 2 Kings 6:23 · 2 Kings 20:17

2 Kings 24:3 2 Kings 23:26–27 · 2 Kings 18:25 · 2 Kings 21:2–11

2 Kings 24:4 2 Kings 21:16

2 Kings 24:5 2 Chronicles 36:8

2 Kings 24:6 Jeremiah 22:18–19 · Jeremiah 36:30 · 2 Chronicles 36:6

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.