2 Kings
2 Kings 25:22–23
22Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, over the people he had left behind in the land of Judah.
23When all the commanders of the armies and their men heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah as governor, they came to Gedaliah at Mizpah — Ishmael son of Nethaniah, Johanan son of Kareah, Seraiah son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, and Jaazaniahg son of the Maacathite, as well as their men.
Footnotes
- g 25:23 Jaazaniah is a variant of Jezaniah; see Jeremiah 40:8|JER 40:8.
Word by word
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2 Kings 25:22
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nebuchadnezzar | נְבֽוּכַדְנֶאצַּ֖ר | nə·ḇū·ḵaḏ·neṣ·ṣar | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H5019 Nebukadnetstsar, retstsar, retstsor |
| king | מֶ֣לֶךְ | me·leḵ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4428 king |
| of Babylon | בָּבֶ֑ל | bā·ḇel | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H894 Babel, Babylon |
| appointed | וַיַּפְקֵ֣ד | way·yap̄·qêḏ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6485 attend to, visit, muster, appoint |
| Gedaliah | גְּדַלְיָ֖הוּ | gə·ḏal·yā·hū | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1436 Gedaljah |
| son | בֶּן־ | ben- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of Ahikam | אֲחִיקָ֥ם | ’ă·ḥî·qām | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H296 Achikam |
| the son | בֶּן־ | ben- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of Shaphan | שָׁפָֽן׃פ | šā·p̄ān | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H8227 rock-badger |
| over | עֲלֵיהֶ֔ם | ‘ă·lê·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | H5921 height |
| the people | וְהָעָ֗ם | wə·hā·‘ām | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
| he had left behind | הִשְׁאִ֔יר | hiš·’îr | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H7604 remain, be left over |
| in the land | בְּאֶ֣רֶץ | bə·’e·reṣ | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct | H776 earth, land |
| of Judah | יְהוּדָ֔ה | yə·hū·ḏāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3063 Judah |
2 Kings 25:23
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| When all | כָל־ | ḵāl | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the commanders | שָׂרֵ֨י | śā·rê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince |
| of the armies | הַחֲיָלִ֜ים | ha·ḥă·yā·lîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H2428 strength, efficiency, wealth, army |
| and their men | וְהָאֲנָשִׁ֗ים | wə·hā·’ă·nā·šîm | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H582 man, mankind |
| heard | וַיִּשְׁמְעוּ֩ | way·yiš·mə·‘ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H8085 hear |
| that | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| the king | מֶֽלֶךְ־ | me·leḵ- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4428 king |
| of Babylon | בָּבֶל֙ | bā·ḇel | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H894 Babel, Babylon |
| had appointed | הִפְקִ֤יד | hip̄·qîḏ | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H6485 attend to, visit, muster, appoint |
| Gedaliah | גְּדַלְיָ֔הוּ | gə·ḏal·yā·hū | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1436 Gedaljah |
| they came | וַיָּבֹ֥אוּ | way·yā·ḇō·’ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| Gedaliah | גְּדַלְיָ֖הוּ | gə·ḏal·yā·hū | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1436 Gedaljah |
| at Mizpah | הַמִּצְפָּ֑ה | ham·miṣ·pāh | Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4709 Mitspah |
| Ishmael | וְיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אל | wə·yiš·mā·‘êl | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3458 Jishmael |
| son | בֶּן־ | ben- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of Nethaniah | נְתַנְיָ֡ה | nə·ṯan·yāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H5418 Nethanjah |
| Johanan | וְיוֹחָנָ֣ן | wə·yō·w·ḥā·nān | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3110 Jochanan |
| son | בֶּן־ | ben- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of Kareah | קָ֠רֵחַ | qā·rê·aḥ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H7143 Kareach |
| Seraiah | וּשְׂרָיָ֨ה | ū·śə·rā·yāh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H8304 Serajah |
| son | בֶן־ | ḇen- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of Tanhumeth | תַּנְחֻ֜מֶת | tan·ḥu·meṯ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H8576 Tanchumeth |
| the Netophathite | הַנְּטֹפָתִ֗י | han·nə·ṭō·p̄ā·ṯî | Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H5200 Netophathite |
| and Jaazaniah | וְיַֽאֲזַנְיָ֙הוּ֙ | wə·ya·’ă·zan·yā·hū | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H2970 Jaazanjah |
| son | בֶּן־ | ben- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of the Maacathite | הַמַּ֣עֲכָתִ֔י | ham·ma·‘ă·ḵā·ṯî | Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4602 Maakathite |
| as well as their men | וְאַנְשֵׁיהֶֽם׃ | wə·’an·šê·hem | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H582 man, mankind |
Cross-references
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2 Kings 25:22 Jeremiah 39:14 · Jeremiah 26:24 · Jeremiah 41:2 · 2 Kings 22:12 · 2 Chronicles 34:20
2 Kings 25:23 Jeremiah 40:7–9
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.