2 Kings

2 Kings 8:16–19

¹⁶In the fifth year of the reign of Joram son of Ahab over Israel, Jehoram son of Jehoshaphat succeeded his father as king of Judah. ¹⁷Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years.

¹⁸And Jehoram walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, just as the house of Ahab had done. For he married a daughter of Ahab and did evil in the sight of the LORD.

¹⁹Yet for the sake of His servant David, the LORD was unwilling to destroy Judah, since He had promised to maintain a lamp for David and his descendants forever.

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2 Kings 8:16

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
In the fifth	חָמֵ֗שׁ	ḥā·mêš	Number - feminine singular	H2568 five
year	וּבִשְׁנַ֣ת	ū·ḇiš·naṯ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H8141 year
of the reign	מֶ֣לֶךְ	me·leḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Joram	לְיוֹרָ֤ם	lə·yō·w·rām	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3141 Joram
son	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of Ahab	אַחְאָב֙	’aḥ·’āḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H256 Ahab
over Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
Jehoram	יְהוֹרָ֥ם	yə·hō·w·rām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3088 Jehoram
son	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of Jehoshaphat	יְהוֹשָׁפָ֖ט	yə·hō·wō·šā·p̄āṭ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3092 Jehoshaphat
succeeded his father	מָלַ֛ךְ	mā·laḵ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H4427 be or become king, or queen, reign
as king	מֶ֥לֶךְ	me·leḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Judah	יְהוּדָֽה׃	yə·hū·ḏāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3063 Judah

2 Kings 8:17

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
was	הָיָ֣ה	hā·yāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
thirty-two	שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים	šə·lō·šîm	Number - common plural	H7970 thirty
years old	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
when he became king	בְמָלְכ֑וֹ	ḇə·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	בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃	bî·rū·šā·lim	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem
eight	וּשְׁמֹנֶ֣ה	ū·šə·mō·neh	Conjunctive waw; Number - feminine singular	H8083 eight
years	שָׁנָה	šå̄·nå̄h	Noun - feminine plural	H8141 year

2 Kings 8:18

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And	וַיֵּ֜לֶךְ	way·yê·leḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
in the ways	בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ׀	bə·ḏe·reḵ	Preposition-b; Noun - common singular construct	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
of the kings	מַלְכֵ֣י	mal·ḵê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H4428 king
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
just as	כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר	ka·’ă·šer	Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
the house	בֵּ֣ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of Ahab	אַחְאָ֔ב	’aḥ·’āḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H256 Ahab
had done	עָשׂוּ֙	‘ā·śū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H6213 do, make
For	כִּ֚י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
he married	לְאִשָּׁ֑ה	lə·’iš·šāh	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular	H802 woman, wife, female
a daughter	בַּת־	baṯ-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H1323 daughter
of Ahab	אַחְאָ֔ב	’aḥ·’āḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H256 Ahab
and 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	בְּעֵינֵ֥י	bə·‘ê·nê	Preposition-b; Noun - cdc	H5869 eye
of the LORD	יְהוָֽה׃	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh

2 Kings 8:19

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Yet for the sake	לְמַ֖עַן	lə·ma·‘an	Preposition	H4616 purpose, intent
of His servant	עַבְדּ֑וֹ	‘aḇ·dōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5650 slave, servant
David	דָּוִ֣ד	dā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
the LORD	יְהוָה֙	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
was unwilling	וְלֹֽא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
to destroy	לְהַשְׁחִ֣ית	lə·haš·ḥîṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H7843 go to ruin (?)
Judah	יְהוּדָ֔ה	yə·hū·ḏāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3063 Judah
since	כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר	ka·’ă·šer	Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
He had promised	אָֽמַר־	’ā·mar-	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to maintain	לָתֵ֨ת	lā·ṯêṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H5414 give, put, set
a lamp	נִ֛יר	nîr	Noun - masculine singular	H5216 lamp
for David	ל֥וֹ	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
his descendants	לְבָנָ֖יו	lə·ḇā·nāw	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H1121 son
forever	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all

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2 Kings 8:16 2 Kings 1:17 · 2 Kings 3:1

2 Kings 8:18 2 Kings 8:26

2 Kings 8:19 1 Kings 11:36 · 2 Samuel 7:12–13 · Luke 1:32–33 · Hosea 11:9 · Isaiah 37:35 · 2 Samuel 7:15

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.