2 Samuel

2 Samuel 2:10

¹⁰Saul’s son Ish-bosheth was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and he reigned for two years.

The house of Judah, however, followed David.

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Saul’s	שָׁא֗וּל	šā·’ūl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7586 Shaul
son	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
Ish-bosheth	בֹּ֣שֶׁת	bō·šeṯ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H378 Ishbosheth
was forty	אַרְבָּעִ֨ים	’ar·bā·‘îm	Number - common plural	H705 forty
years old	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
when he began to reign	בְּמָלְכוֹ֙	bə·mā·lə·ḵōw	Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular	H4427 be or become king, or queen, reign
over	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
and he reigned	מָלָ֑ךְ	mā·lāḵ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H4427 be or become king, or queen, reign
for two	וּשְׁתַּ֥יִם	ū·šə·ta·yim	Conjunctive waw; Number - fd	H8147 two
years	שָׁנִ֖ים	šā·nîm	Noun - feminine plural	H8141 year
The house	בֵּ֣ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of Judah	יְהוּדָ֔ה	yə·hū·ḏāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3063 Judah
however	אַ֚ךְ	’aḵ	Adverb	H389 surely
followed	הָי֖וּ	hā·yū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
David	דָוִֽד׃	ḏā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.