2 Kings

2 Kings 9:24–25

²⁴Then Jehu drew his bow and shot Joram between the shoulders. The arrow pierced his heart, and he slumped down in his chariot.

²⁵And Jehu said to Bidkar his officer, “Pick him up and throw him into the field of Naboth the Jezreelite. For remember that when you and I were riding together behind his father Ahab, the LORD lifted up this burden against him:

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2 Kings 9:24

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then Jehu	וְיֵה֞וּא	wə·yê·hū	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3058 Jehu
drew	מִלֵּ֧א	mil·lê	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H4390 be full, fill
his bow	בַקֶּ֗שֶׁת	ḇaq·qe·šeṯ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H7198 bow
and shot	וַיַּ֤ךְ	way·yaḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5221 smite
Joram	יְהוֹרָם֙	yə·hō·w·rām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3088 Jehoram
between	בֵּ֣ין	bên	Preposition	H996 interval, space between
the shoulders	זְרֹעָ֔יו	zə·rō·‘āw	Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H2220 arm, shoulder, strength
The arrow	הַחֵ֖צִי	ha·ḥê·ṣî	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2678 arrow
pierced	וַיֵּצֵ֥א	way·yê·ṣê	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3318 go or come out
his heart	מִלִּבּ֑וֹ	mil·lib·bōw	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
and he slumped down	וַיִּכְרַ֖ע	way·yiḵ·ra‘	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3766 bow down
in his chariot	בְּרִכְבּֽוֹ׃	bə·riḵ·bōw	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7393 chariotry, chariot, mill-stone

2 Kings 9:25

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And	וַיֹּ֗אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Bidkar	בִּדְקַר֙	biḏ·qar	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H920 Bidkar
his officer	שְׁלֹשָׁה	šə·lō·šå̄h	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7969 a three, triad
Pick him up	שָׂ֚א	śā	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H5375 lift, take, carry
throw him	הַשְׁלִכֵ֔הוּ	haš·li·ḵê·hū	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H7993 throw, fling, cast
into the field	שְׂדֵ֖ה	śə·ḏêh	Noun - masculine singular construct	H7704 id.
of Naboth	נָב֣וֹת	nā·ḇō·wṯ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5022 Naboth
the Jezreelite	הַיִּזְרְעֵאלִ֑י	hay·yiz·rə·‘ê·lî	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3158 Jizreelite
For	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
remember that	זְכֹ֞ר	zə·ḵōr	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H2142 remember
when you	וָאַ֗תָּה	wā·’at·tāh	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
and I	אֲנִ֣י	’ă·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
were riding	רֹכְבִ֤ים	rō·ḵə·ḇîm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H7392 mount and ride, ride
together	צְמָדִים֙	ṣə·mā·ḏîm	Noun - masculine plural	H6776 couple, pair
behind	אַֽחֲרֵי֙	’a·ḥă·rê	Preposition	H310 behind
his father	אָבִ֔יו	’ā·ḇîw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1 father
Ahab	אַחְאָ֣ב	’aḥ·’āḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H256 Ahab
the LORD	וַֽיהוָה֙	Yah·weh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
lifted up	נָשָׂ֣א	nā·śā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5375 lift, take, carry
this	הַזֶּֽה׃	haz·zeh	Article; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
burden	הַמַּשָּׂ֖א	ham·maś·śā	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4853 load, burden, lifting, bearing, tribute
against him	עָלָ֔יו	‘ā·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H5921 height

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2 Kings 9:24 1 Kings 22:34

2 Kings 9:25 1 Kings 21:19 · Isaiah 13:1 · 1 Kings 21:24–29

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