2 Kings

2 Kings 24:2–3

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,

Footnotes

a 24:2 Or Babylonian

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2 Kings 24:2

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And the LORD	יְהוָ֣ה׀	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
sent	וַיְשַׁלַּ֣ח	way·šal·laḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7971 send
Chaldean	כַשְׂדִּים֩	ḵaś·dîm	Noun - proper - masculine plural	H3778 Chaldean
Aramean	אֲרָ֜ם	’ă·rām	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H758 Aram
Moabite	מוֹאָ֗ב	mō·w·’āḇ	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4124 Moab
and Ammonite	בְנֵֽי־	ḇə·nê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
raiders	גְּדוּדֵ֣י	gə·ḏū·ḏê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1416 band, troop
against	בּ֡וֹ	bōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
to destroy	לְהַֽאֲבִיד֑וֹ	lə·ha·’ă·ḇî·ḏōw	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular	H6 perish
Judah	בִּֽיהוּדָ֖ה	bî·hū·ḏāh	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3063 Judah
according to the word	כִּדְבַ֣ר	kiḏ·ḇar	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1697 speech, word
that	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
the LORD	יְהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
had spoken	דִּבֶּ֔ר	dib·ber	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1696 speak
through	בְּיַ֖ד	bə·yaḏ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H3027 hand
His servants	עֲבָדָ֥יו	‘ă·ḇā·ḏāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H5650 slave, servant
the prophets	הַנְּבִיאִֽים׃	han·nə·ḇî·’îm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet

2 Kings 24:3

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Surely	אַ֣ךְ׀	’aḵ	Adverb	H389 surely
this happened	הָֽיְתָה֙	hā·yə·ṯāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
to Judah	בִּֽיהוּדָ֔ה	bî·hū·ḏāh	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3063 Judah
at	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the LORD’s	יְהוָ֗ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
command	פִּ֣י	pî	Noun - masculine singular construct	H6310 mouth
to remove them	לְהָסִ֖יר	lə·hā·sîr	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H5493 turn aside
from	מֵעַ֣ל	mê·‘al	Preposition-m	H5921 height
His presence	פָּנָ֑יו	pā·nāw	Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine singular	H6440 face, before
because of the sins	בְּחַטֹּ֣את	bə·ḥaṭ·ṭōṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural construct	H2403 offence, penalty, occasion
of Manasseh	מְנַשֶּׁ֔ה	mə·naš·šeh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4519 Manasseh
and all	כְּכֹ֖ל	kə·ḵōl	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular	H3605 the whole, all
that	אֲשֶׁ֥ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
he had done	עָשָֽׂה׃	‘ā·śāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make

Cross-references

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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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.