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2 Chronicles 21:20

Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years. He died, to no one’s regret, and was buried in the City of David, but not in the tombs of the kings.
2 Chronicles 21:20
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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)

בֶּן־שְׁלֹשִׁ֤ים וּשְׁתַּ֙יִם֙ הָיָ֣ה בְמָלְכ֔וֹ וּשְׁמוֹנֶ֣ה שָׁנִ֔ים מָלַ֖ךְ בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וַיֵּ֙לֶךְ֙ בְּלֹ֣א חֶמְדָּ֔ה וַֽיִּקְבְּרֻ֙הוּ֙ בְּעִ֣יר דָּוִ֔יד וְלֹ֖א בְּקִבְר֥וֹת הַמְּלָכִֽים׃

  1. בֶּן־ben-“a son of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בֵּן · “age” · Strong's H1121L
  2. שְׁלֹשִׁ֤יםshe.lo.Shim“thirty”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from שְׁלֹשִׁים · “thirty” · Strong's H7970
  3. וּשְׁתַּ֙יִם֙u.she.Ta.yim“and two [years]”
    Conjunction + Noun, feminine, dual, absolute · from שְׁנַ֫יִם · “two” · Strong's H8147
  4. הָיָ֣הha.Yah“he was”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  5. בְמָלְכ֔וֹve.ma.le.Kho“when became king he”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מָלַךְ · “to reign” · Strong's H4427A
  6. וּשְׁמוֹנֶ֣הu.she.mo.Neh“and eight”
    Conjunction + Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from שְׁמֹנֶה · “eight” · Strong's H8083
  7. שָׁנִ֔יםsha.Nim“years”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from שָׁנָה · “year” · Strong's H8141
  8. מָלַ֖ךְma.Lakh“he reigned”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מָלַךְ · “to reign” · Strong's H4427A
  9. בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.Lim“in Jerusalem”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name of a place · from יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם · “Jerusalem” · Strong's H3389
  10. וַיֵּ֙לֶךְ֙vai.Ye.lekh“and he went”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָלַךְ · “went” · Strong's H1980G
  11. בְּלֹ֣אbe.Lo'“with not”
    Preposition + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  12. חֶמְדָּ֔הchem.Dah“desire”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from חֶמְדָּה · “desire” · Strong's H2532A
  13. וַֽיִּקְבְּרֻ֙הוּ֙vai.yik.be.Ru.hu“and people buried him”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from קָבַר · “to bury” · Strong's H6912
  14. בְּעִ֣ירbe.'Ir“in [the] city of”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from עִיר · “city” · Strong's H5892B
  15. דָּוִ֔ידda.Vid“David”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from דָּוִד · “David” · Strong's H1732
  16. וְלֹ֖אve.Lo'“and not”
    Conjunction + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  17. בְּקִבְר֥וֹתbe.kiv.Rot“in [the] graves of”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, plural, construct · from קֶ֫בֶר · “grave” · Strong's H6913
  18. הַמְּלָכִֽים׃ha.me.la.Khim“the kings”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, 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)