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2 Chronicles

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Then a letter came to him from Elijah the prophet saying, "Thus says the LORD God of your father David, 'Because you have not walked in the ways of Jehoshaphat your father and the ways of Asa king of Judah,

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
Then a letter writing Noun H4385 מִכְתָּ֔ב mich·tav,
came to come in, come, go in, go Verb H935 וַיָּבֹ֤א vai·ya·vo
to him from Elijah "Yah is God," a well-known prophet of Isr., also three other Isr. Noun H452 מֵֽאֵלִיָּ֥הוּ me·'e·li·ya·hu
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the prophet a spokesman, speaker, prophet Noun H5030 הַנָּבִ֖יא han·na·vi
saying, to utter, say Verb H559 לֵאמֹ֑ר le·mor;
"Thus thus, here Adverb H3541 כֹּ֣ה koh
says to utter, say Verb H559 אָמַ֣ר a·mar
the LORD the proper name of the God of Israel Noun H3068 יְהוָ֗ה Yah·weh
God God, god Noun H430 אֱלֹהֵי֙ e·lo·hei
of your father father Noun H1 אָבִ֔יךָ a·vi·cha,
David, perhaps "beloved one," a son of Jesse Noun H1732 דָּוִ֣יד da·vid
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'Because underneath, below, instead of Noun H8478 תַּ֗חַת ta·chat
you have not walked to go, come, walk Verb H1980 הָלַ֙כְתָּ֙ ha·lach·ta
in the ways way, road, distance, journey, manner Noun H1870 בְּדַרְכֵי֙ be·dar·chei
of Jehoshaphat "the LORD has judged," the name of a number of Isr. Noun H3092 יְהֹושָׁפָ֣ט ye·ho·v·sha·fat
your father father Noun H1 אָבִ֔יךָ a·vi·cha,
and the ways way, road, distance, journey, manner Noun H1870 וּבְדַרְכֵ֖י u·ve·dar·chei
of Asa perhaps "healer," an Isr. name Noun H609 אָסָ֥א a·sa
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king king Noun H4428 מֶֽלֶךְ־ me·lech-
of Judah, probably "praised," a son of Jacob, also his desc., the S. kingdom, also four Isr. Noun H3063 יְהוּדָֽה׃ ye·hu·dah.
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Locations

Judah

JUDAH, TERRITORY OF(yehudhah):I. GEOGRAPHICAL DATA1. The Natural Boundaries2. The Natural Divisions of Judah(1) The Maritime Plain(2) The Shephelah(3) The Hill Country of JudahII. THE TRIBE OF JUDAH AND ITS TERRITORYIII. THE BOUNDARIES OF THE KINGDOM OF JUDAHLITERATUREI. Geographical Data.Although the physical conformation of Western Palestine divides this l... View Details

People

Asa

perhaps |healer,| an Israelite name

David

David [N] [B] [H] [S] beloved, the eighth and youngest son of Jesse, a citizen of Bethlehem. His father seems to have been a man in humble life. His mother's name is not recorded. Some think she was the Nahash of  2 Samuel 17:25 . As to his personal appearance, we only know that he was red-haired, with beautiful eyes and a fair face ( 1 Samuel 16:12 ;  17:42 ).  His early... View Details

Elijah

Elijah [N] [B] [H]  [S] whose God is Jehovah.  "The Tishbite," the "Elias" of the New Testament, is suddenly introduced to our notice in 1 Kings 17:1 as delivering a message from the Lord to Ahab. There is mention made of a town called Thisbe, south of Kadesh, but it is impossible to say whether this was the place referred to in the name given to the prophet.  Having deliver... View Details

Lord

Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.    Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in  Exodus 6:3 ;  Psalms 83:18 ;  Isaiah 12:2 ;  26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details

Lord

Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.    Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in  Exodus 6:3 ;  Psalms 83:18 ;  Isaiah 12:2 ;  26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details

Lord

Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.    Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in  Exodus 6:3 ;  Psalms 83:18 ;  Isaiah 12:2 ;  26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details

Lord

Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.    Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in  Exodus 6:3 ;  Psalms 83:18 ;  Isaiah 12:2 ;  26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 Then a letter came to him from Elijah the prophet saying, "Thus says the LORD God of your father David, 'Because you have not walked in the ways of Jehoshaphat your father and the ways of Asa king of Judah,
King James Bible Then a letter And there came a writing to him from Elijah the prophet prophet, saying, "Thus says Thus saith the LORD God of your father David, 'Because you have David thy father, Because thou hast not walked in the ways of Jehoshaphat your father and thy father, nor in the ways of Asa king of Judah,
Hebrew Greek English Then a letter came to him from Elijah the prophet saying, "Thus says the LORD God of your father David, 'Because you have not walked in the ways of Jehoshaphat your father and the ways of Asa king of Judah,