Berean Standard Bible
2 Chronicles 20:31-37
31So Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֖טye.ho.sha.FatH3092reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427overעַל־'al-H5921Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063.He was thirty-fiveשְׁלֹשִׁים֩ וְחָמֵ֨שׁshe.lo.Shim ve.cha.MeshH7970H2568years oldבֶּן־ שָׁנָ֜הben- sha.NahH1121H8141when he became kingבְּמָלְכ֗וֹbe.ma.le.KhoH4427,and he reignedמָלַ֣ךְma.LakhH4427in Jerusalemבִּֽירוּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389twenty-fiveוְעֶשְׂרִ֨ים וְחָמֵ֤שׁve.'es.Rim ve.cha.MeshH6242H2568yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141.His mother’sאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517nameוְשֵׁ֣םve.ShemH8034was Azubahעֲזוּבָ֖ה'a.zu.VahH5806daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Shilhiשִׁלְחִֽי׃shil.ChiH7977.
32And Jehoshaphat walkedוַיֵּ֗לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980in the wayבְּדֶ֛רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870of his fatherאָבִ֥יו'a.VivH1Asaאָסָ֖א'a.Sa'H609and did notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808turn awayסָ֣רsarH5493from itמִמֶּ֑נָּהmi.Me.nahH4480;he didלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213what was rightהַיָּשָׁ֖רhai.ya.SharH3477in the eyesבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
33The high placesהַבָּמ֖וֹתha.ba.MotH1116,howeverאַ֥ךְ'akhH389,were notלֹא־lo'-H3808removedסָ֑רוּSa.ruH5493;the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971had notלֹא־lo'-H3808yetוְע֤וֹדve.'odH5750setהֵכִ֣ינוּhe.Khi.nuH3559their heartsלְבָבָ֔םle.va.VamH3824on the Godלֵאלֹהֵ֖יle.lo.HeiH430of their fathersאֲבֹתֵיהֶֽם׃'a.vo.tei.HemH1.
34As for the restוְיֶ֙תֶר֙ve.Ye.terH3499of the actsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֔טye.ho.sha.FatH3092,from beginningהָרִאשֹׁנִ֖יםha.ri.sho.NimH7223to endוְהָאַחֲרֹנִ֑יםve.ha.'a.cha.ro.NimH314,they are indeedהִנָּ֣םhi.NamH2005writtenכְּתוּבִ֗יםke.tu.VimH3789in the Chroniclesבְּדִבְרֵי֙be.div.ReiH1697of Jehuיֵה֣וּאye.Hu'H3058sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Hananiחֲנָ֔נִיcha.Na.niH2607,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834are recordedהֹֽעֲלָ֔הho.'a.LahH5927inעַל־'al-H5921the Bookסֵ֖פֶרSe.ferH5612of the Kingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
35Laterוְאַחֲרֵיכֵ֗ןve.'a.cha.rei.KhenH310,Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֣טye.ho.sha.FatH3092kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063made an allianceאֶתְחַבַּר֙'et.cha.BarH2266withעִ֖ם'imH5973Ahaziahאֲחַזְיָ֣ה'a.chaz.YahH274kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whoה֖וּאhu'H1931actedלַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃la.'a.SotH6213wickedlyהִרְשִׁ֥יעַhir.Shi.a'H7561.
37Then Eliezerאֱלִיעֶ֤זֶר'e.li.'E.zerH461sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Dodavahuדֹּדָוָ֙הוּ֙do.da.Va.huH1735of Mareshahמִמָּ֣רֵשָׁ֔הmi.Ma.re.ShahH4762prophesiedוַיִּתְנַבֵּ֞אvai.yit.na.Be'H5012againstעַל־'al-H5921Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֖טye.ho.sha.FatH3092,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Because you have allied yourselfכְּהִֽתְחַבֶּרְךָ֣ke.hit.cha.ber.KhaH2266withעִם־'im-H5973Ahaziahאֲחַזְיָ֗הוּ'a.chaz.Ya.huH274,the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068אֶֽת־'et-H853has destroyedפָּרַ֤ץpa.RatzH6555your worksמַעֲשֶׂ֔יךָma.'a.Sei.khaH4639.”So the shipsאֳנִיּ֔וֹת'o.ni.YotH591were wreckedוַיִּשָּׁבְר֣וּvai.yi.sha.ve.RuH7665and were unableוְלֹ֥א עָצְר֖וּve.Lo' 'a.tze.RuH3808H6113to sailלָלֶ֥כֶתla.Le.khetH1980toאֶל־'el-H413Tarshishתַּרְשִֽׁישׁ׃tar.ShishH8659.
Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 20
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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