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2 Kings 1:17

So Ahaziah died according to the word of the LORD that Elijah had spoken. And since he had no son, Jehoram succeeded him in the second year of the reign of Jehoram son of Jehoshaphat over Judah.
2 Kings 1:17
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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)

וַיָּ֜מָת כִּדְבַ֥ר יְהוָ֣ה׀ אֲשֶׁר־דִּבֶּ֣ר אֵלִיָּ֗הוּ וַיִּמְלֹ֤ךְ יְהוֹרָם֙ תַּחְתָּ֔יו פ בִּשְׁנַ֣ת שְׁתַּ֔יִם לִיהוֹרָ֥ם בֶּן־יְהוֹשָׁפָ֖ט מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֑ה כִּ֛י לֹֽא־הָ֥יָה ל֖וֹ בֵּֽן׃

  1. וַיָּ֜מָתvai.Ya.mot“and he died”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מוּת · “to die” · Strong's H4191
  2. כִּדְבַ֥רkid.Var“according to [the] word of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from דָּבָר · “word” · Strong's H1697G
  3. יְהוָ֣ה׀Yah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  4. אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-“which”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  5. דִּבֶּ֣רdi.Ber“he spoke”
    Verb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from דָבַר · “speak” · Strong's H1696G
  6. אֵלִיָּ֗הוּ'e.li.Ya.hu“Elijah”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from אֵלִיָּה · “Elijah” · Strong's H0452G
  7. וַיִּמְלֹ֤ךְvai.yim.Lokh“and he became king”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מָלַךְ · “to reign” · Strong's H4427A
  8. יְהוֹרָם֙ye.ho.Ram“Jehoram”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from יְהוֹרָם · “Joram” · Strong's H3088I
  9. תַּחְתָּ֔יו פtach.Tav“in place of him”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from תַּחַת · “instead” · Strong's H8478H
  10. בִּשְׁנַ֣תbish.Nat“in year”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from שָׁנָה · “year” · Strong's H8141
  11. שְׁתַּ֔יִםshe.Ta.yim“two”
    Noun, feminine, dual, absolute · from שְׁנַ֫יִם · “two” · Strong's H8147
  12. לִיהוֹרָ֥םli.ho.Ram“of Jehoram”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name of a man · from יְהוֹרָם · “Joram” · Strong's H3088I
  13. בֶּן־ben-“[the] son of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
  14. יְהוֹשָׁפָ֖טye.ho.sha.Fat“Jehoshaphat”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from יְהוֹשָׁפָט · “Jehoshaphat” · Strong's H3092I
  15. מֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekh“[the] king of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
  16. יְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.Dah“Judah”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from יְהוּדָה · “Judah” · Strong's H3063G
  17. כִּ֛יki“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  18. לֹֽא־lo'-“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  19. הָ֥יָהHa.yah“he belonged”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  20. ל֖וֹlo“to him”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from Os3m · “him” · Strong's H9033
  21. בֵּֽן׃Ben“a son”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)