2 Kings 10:16

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And he said, Come with me, and see my zeal for Jehovah. So they made him ride in his chariot.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ לְכָ֣ה אִתִּ֔י וּרְאֵ֖ה בְּקִנְאָתִ֣י לַיהוָ֑ה וַיַּרְכִּ֥בוּ אֹת֖וֹ בְּרִכְבּֽוֹ׃

Transliteration

And wayyōʾmer lĕkāh ʾittî come with me and ûrĕʾēh bĕqinʾātî layhwh in my zeal for YHWH, and wayyarkibû ʾōtô bĕrikbô him in his chariot.

Grammar Details

*wayyōʾmer*: waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he said
*lĕkāh*: Qal imperative masculine singular - come/go
*ʾittî*: preposition + 1st common singular suffix - with me
*ûrĕʾēh*: waw conjunction + Qal imperative masculine singular - and see
*bĕqinʾātî*: preposition + noun feminine singular construct + 1st common singular suffix - in my zeal
*layhwh*: preposition + divine name - for YHWH
*wayyarkibû*: waw consecutive + Hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine plural - and they made ride
*ʾōtô*: direct object marker + 3rd masculine singular suffix - him
*bĕrikbô*: preposition + noun masculine singular construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - in his chariot

Word Meanings

*lĕkāh*: come/go/follow
*qinʾātî*: zeal/jealousy/ardor
*wayyarkibû*: they made ride/they carried/they conveyed

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Referenced Verses

1 Kgs 19:10 : 10 And he said, I have been very jealous for Jehovah, the God of hosts; for the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword: and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.
1 Kgs 19:14 : 14 And he said, I have been very jealous for Jehovah, the God of hosts; for the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.
1 Kgs 19:17 : 17 And it shall come to pass, that him that escapeth from the sword of Hazael shall Jehu slay; and him that escapeth from the sword of Jehu shall Elisha slay.
2 Kgs 9:7-9 : 7 And thou shalt smite the house of Ahab thy master, that I may avenge the blood of my servants the prophets, and the blood of all the servants of Jehovah, at the hand of Jezebel. 8 For the whole house of Ahab shall perish; and I will cut off from Ahab every man - child, and him that is shut up and him that is left at large in Israel. 9 And I will make the house of Ahab like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah.
2 Kgs 10:31 : 31 But Jehu took no heed to walk in the law of Jehovah, the God of Israel, with all his heart: he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam, wherewith he made Israel to sin.
Prov 27:2 : 2 Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; A stranger, and not thine own lips.
Ezek 33:31 : 31 And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but do them not; for with their mouth they show much love, but their heart goeth after their gain.
Matt 6:2 : 2 When therefore thou doest alms, sound not a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have received their reward.
Matt 6:5 : 5 And when ye pray, ye shall not be as the hypocrites: for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have received their reward.
Rom 10:2 : 2 For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.
Num 23:4 : 4 And God met Balaam: and he said unto him, I have prepared the seven altars, and I have offered up a bullock and a ram on every altar.
Num 24:13-16 : 13 If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the word of Jehovah, to do either good or bad of mine own mind; what Jehovah speaketh, that will I speak? 14 And now, behold, I go unto my people: come, [and] I will advertise thee what this people shall do to thy people in the latter days. 15 And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor saith, And the man whose eye was closed saith; 16 He saith, who heareth the words of God, And knoweth the knowledge of the Most High, Who seeth the vision of the Almighty, Falling down, and having his eyes open:

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2 Kgs 10:15
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2 Kgs 10:22-23
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22And he said unto him that was over the vestry, Bring forth vestments for all the worshippers of Baal. And he brought them forth vestments.
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2 Kgs 2:2
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