2 Kings 24:1

During Jehoiakim’s reign, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon invaded. So Jehoiakim became his vassal for three years, until he turned and rebelled against Nebuchadnezzar.
2 Kings 24:1
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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)

בְּיָמָ֣יו עָלָ֔ה נְבֻכַדְנֶאצַּ֖ר מֶ֣לֶךְ בָּבֶ֑ל וַיְהִי־ל֨וֹ יְהוֹיָקִ֥ים עֶ֙בֶד֙ שָׁלֹ֣שׁ שָׁנִ֔ים וַיָּ֖שָׁב וַיִּמְרָד־בּֽוֹ׃

  1. בְּיָמָ֣יוbe.ya.Mav“in days his”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from יוֹם · “day” · Strong's H3117G
  2. עָלָ֔ה'a.Lah“he came up”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עָלָה · “rise” · Strong's H5927G
  3. נְבֻכַדְנֶאצַּ֖רne.vu.khad.ne.Tzar“Nebuchadnezzar”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּר, נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר · “Nebuchadnezzar” · Strong's H5019
  4. מֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekh“[the] king of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
  5. בָּבֶ֑לba.Vel“Babylon”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from בָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶל · “Babylon” · Strong's H0894
  6. וַיְהִי־vay.hi-“and he was”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  7. ל֨וֹlo“of him”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from Os3m · “him” · Strong's H9033
  8. יְהוֹיָקִ֥יםye.ho.ya.Kim“Jehoiakim”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from יְהוֹיָקִים · “Jehoiakim” · Strong's H3079
  9. עֶ֙בֶד֙'e.ved“a subject”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עֶ֫בֶד · “servant; slave” · Strong's H5650
  10. שָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.Losh“three”
    Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from שָׁלֹשׁ · “three” · Strong's H7969
  11. שָׁנִ֔יםsha.Nim“years”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from שָׁנָה · “year” · Strong's H8141
  12. וַיָּ֖שָׁבvai.Ya.shov“and he turned back”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שׁוּב · “turn back” · Strong's H7725I
  13. וַיִּמְרָד־vai.yim.rod-“and he rebelled”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מָרַד · “to rebel” · Strong's H4775
  14. בּֽוֹ׃bo“against him”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from Os3m · “him” · Strong's H9033
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)