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2 Chronicles 2:11

Then Hiram king of Tyre wrote a letter in reply to Solomon: “Because the LORD loves His people, He has set you over them as king.”
2 Chronicles 2:11
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר חוּרָ֤ם מֶֽלֶךְ־צֹר֙ בִּכְתָ֔ב וַיִּשְׁלַ֖ח אֶל־שְׁלֹמֹ֑ה בְּאַהֲבַ֤ת יְהוָה֙ אֶת־עַמּ֔וֹ נְתָנְךָ֥ עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם מֶֽלֶךְ׃

  1. וַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  2. חוּרָ֤םchu.Ram“Huram”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from חוּרָם · “Hiram” · Strong's H2361G
  3. מֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-“[the] king of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
  4. צֹר֙tzor“Tyre”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from צֹר · “Tyre” · Strong's H6865
  5. בִּכְתָ֔בbikh.Tav“in a document”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from כְּתָב · “writing” · Strong's H3791
  6. וַיִּשְׁלַ֖חvai.yish.Lach“and he sent”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁלַח · “depart” · Strong's H7971G
  7. אֶל־'el-“to”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  8. שְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.Moh“Solomon”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from שְׁלֹמֹה · “Solomon” · Strong's H8010
  9. בְּאַהֲבַ֤תbe.'a.ha.Vat“because loves”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from אַהֲבָה · “love” · Strong's H0160
  10. יְהוָה֙Yah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  11. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  12. עַמּ֔וֹa.Mo“people his”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עַם · “people” · Strong's H5971A
  13. נְתָנְךָ֥ne.ta.ne.Kha“he has made you”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from נָתַן · “make” · Strong's H5414I
  14. עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם'a.lei.Hem“over them”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  15. מֶֽלֶךְ׃Me.lekh“king”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
Places named in this verse
  • Places: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Coordinates from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) are left out. Source (version 7eb18a5)
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)