2 Kings 14:28

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Now the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, and all that he did, and his might, how he warred, and how he recovered Damascus, and Hamath, [which had belonged] to Judah, for Israel, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְיֶתֶר֩ דִּבְרֵ֨י יָרָבְעָ֜ם וְכָל־אֲשֶׁ֤ר עָשָׂה֙ וּגְבוּרָת֣וֹ אֲשֶׁר־נִלְחָ֔ם וַאֲשֶׁ֨ר הֵשִׁ֜יב אֶת־דַּמֶּ֧שֶׂק וְאֶת־חֲמָ֛ת לִיהוּדָ֖ה בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל הֲלֹא־הֵ֣ם כְּתוּבִ֗ים עַל־סֵ֛פֶר דִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖ים לְמַלְכֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

Transliteration

Wə-yether dibrê yārābəʿām wə-kol-ʾăsher ʿāśāh û-gəbûrāthô ʾăsher-nilḥām wa-ʾăsher hēshîb ʾeth-dammeśeq wə-ʾeth-ḥămāth lî-yhûdāh bə-yiśrāʾēl hă-lōʾ-hēm kəthûbîm ʿal-sēper dibrê ha-yāmîm lə-malkê yiśrāʾēl

Grammar Details

*wə*: conjunction - and
*yether*: construct masculine singular - rest of
*dibrê*: construct masculine plural - chronicles of
*yārābəʿām*: proper noun - Jeroboam
*kol*: construct - all
*ʾăsher*: relative particle - how
*ʿāśāh*: qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he did
*û*: conjunction - and
*gəbûrāthô*: feminine singular noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his might
*nilḥām*: niphal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he fought
*wa*: conjunction - and
*hēshîb*: hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he restored
*ʾeth*: direct object marker
*dammeśeq*: proper noun - Damascus
*ḥămāth*: proper noun - Hamath
*lî*: preposition - to/for
*yhûdāh*: proper noun - Judah
*bə*: preposition - in
*yiśrāʾēl*: proper noun - Israel
*hă*: interrogative particle - are not
*lōʾ*: negative particle - not
*hēm*: 3rd person masculine plural pronoun - they
*kəthûbîm*: qal passive participle, masculine plural - written
*ʿal*: preposition - on
*sēper*: construct masculine singular - book of
*ha*: definite article - the
*yāmîm*: masculine plural - days
*lə*: preposition - for/of
*malkê*: construct masculine plural - kings of

Word Meanings

*gəbûrāthô*: his might/his valor/his power
*hēshîb*: restored/recovered/brought back
*lî-yhûdāh bə-yiśrāʾēl*: to Judah in Israel [possibly meaning 'for Israel' or 'which had belonged to Judah']

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Referenced Verses

1 Kgs 11:24 : 24 And he gathered men unto him, and became captain over a troop, when David slew them [of Zobah]: and they went to Damascus, and dwelt therein, and reigned in Damascus.
1 Chr 18:5-6 : 5 And when the Syrians of Damascus came to succor Hadarezer king of Zobah, David smote of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men. 6 Then David put [garrisons] in Syria of Damascus; and the Syrians became servants to David, and brought tribute. And Jehovah gave victory to David whithersoever he went.
2 Sam 8:6 : 6 Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus; and the Syrians became servants to David, and brought tribute. And Jehovah gave victory to David whithersoever he went.
2 Chr 8:3-4 : 3 And Solomon went to Hamath-zobah, and prevailed against it. 4 And he built Tadmor in the wilderness, and all the store - cities, which he built in Hamath.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

1 Kgs 14:19-20
2 verses
87%
19And the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, how he warred, and how he reigned, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel.
20And the days which Jeroboam reigned were two and twenty years: and he slept with his fathers, and Nadab his son reigned in his stead.
2 Kgs 13:12
82%
12Now the rest of the acts of Joash, and all that he did, and his might wherewith he fought against Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
2 Kgs 14:15
82%
15Now the rest of the acts of Jehoash which he did, and his might, and how he fought with Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
2 Kgs 13:8
82%
8Now the rest of the acts of Jehoahaz, and all that he did, and his might, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
1 Kgs 14:29-30
2 verses
81%
29Now the rest of the acts of Rehoboam, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
30And there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam continually.
1 Kgs 16:27
80%
27Now the rest of the acts of Omri which he did, and his might that he showed, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
2 Kgs 1:18
79%
18Now the rest of the acts of Ahaziah which he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
1 Kgs 15:30-31
2 verses
79%
30for the sins of Jeroboam which he sinned, and wherewith he made Israel to sin, because of his provocation wherewith he provoked Jehovah, the God of Israel, to anger.
31Now the rest of the acts of Nadab, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
2 Kgs 10:34
79%
34Now the rest of the acts of Jehu, and all that he did, and all his might, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
2 Kgs 14:18
79%
18Now the rest of the acts of Amaziah, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
1 Kgs 15:7
79%
7And the rest of the acts of Abijam, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? And there was war between Abijam and Jeroboam.
2 Kgs 8:23
79%
23And the rest of the acts of Joram, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
2 Kgs 14:27
78%
27And Jehovah said not that he would blot out the name of Israel from under heaven; but he saved them by the hand of Jeroboam the son of Joash.
2 Kgs 15:36
78%
36Now the rest of the acts of Jotham, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
2 Kgs 15:21
78%
21Now the rest of the acts of Menahem, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
2 Kgs 23:28
78%
28Now the rest of the acts of Josiah, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
1 Kgs 22:45
77%
45Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, and his might that he showed, and how he warred, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
2 Kgs 15:11
77%
11Now the rest of the acts of Zechariah, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel.
1 Kgs 16:14
77%
14Now the rest of the acts of Elah, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
2 Kgs 14:29
77%
29And Jeroboam slept with his fathers, even with the kings of Israel; and Zechariah his son reigned in his stead.
2 Kgs 12:19
77%
19Now the rest of the acts of Joash, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
2 Chr 27:7
77%
7Now the rest of the acts of Jotham, and all his wars, and his ways, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah.
1 Kgs 16:5
77%
5Now the rest of the acts of Baasha, and what he did, and his might, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
2 Kgs 15:6
76%
6Now the rest of the acts of Azariah, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
2 Chr 25:26
76%
26Now the rest of the acts of Amaziah, first and last, behold, are they not written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel?
2 Kgs 15:31
76%
31Now the rest of the acts of Pekah, and all that he did, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel.
1 Kgs 22:39
76%
39Now the rest of the acts of Ahab, and all that he did, and the ivory house which he built, and all the cities that he built, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
1 Kgs 16:20
76%
20Now the rest of the acts of Zimri, and his treason that he wrought, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
2 Kgs 15:15
76%
15Now the rest of the acts of Shallum, and his conspiracy which he made, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel.
1 Kgs 14:14
75%
14Moreover Jehovah will raise him up a king over Israel, who shall cut off the house of Jeroboam that day: but what? even now.
2 Chr 28:26
75%
26Now the rest of his acts, and all his ways, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.
2 Chr 20:34
74%
34Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, first and last, behold, they are written in the history of Jehu the son of Hanani, which is inserted in the book of the kings of Israel.
2 Kgs 16:19
74%
19Now the rest of the acts of Ahaz which he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
2 Kgs 15:26
74%
26Now the rest of the acts of Pekahiah, and all that he did, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel.
2 Chr 32:32
73%
32Now the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, and his good deeds, behold, they are written in the vision of Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz, in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.
2 Chr 35:27
73%
27and his acts, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah.
1 Kgs 11:41
73%
41Now the rest of the acts of Solomon, and all that he did, and his wisdom, are they not written in the book of the acts of Solomon?
2 Kgs 24:5
73%
5Now the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
2 Kgs 14:23-24
2 verses
73%
23In the fifteenth year of Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel began to reign in Samaria, [and reigned] forty and one years.
24And he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah: he departed not from all the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, wherewith he made Israel to sin.
2 Kgs 15:28
72%
28And he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah: he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, wherewith he made Israel to sin.
2 Kgs 17:22
71%
22And the children of Israel walked in all the sins of Jeroboam which he did; they departed not from them;
2 Chr 12:15
71%
15Now the acts of Rehoboam, first and last, are they not written in the histories of Shemaiah the prophet and of Iddo the seer, after the manner of genealogies? And there were wars between Rehoboam and Jeroboam continually.
2 Chr 28:5
71%
5Wherefore Jehovah his God delivered him into the hand of the king of Syria; and they smote him, and carried away of his a great multitude of captives, and brought them to Damascus. And he was also delivered into the hand of the king of Israel, who smote him with a great slaughter.
2 Chr 16:11
71%
11And, behold, the acts of Asa, first and last, lo, they are written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.
2 Chr 9:29
71%
29Now the rest of the acts of Solomon, first and last, are they not written in the history of Nathan the prophet, and in the prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the visions of Iddo the seer concerning Jeroboam the son of Nebat?
1 Kgs 14:7
71%
7Go, tell Jeroboam, Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel: Forasmuch as I exalted thee from among the people, and made thee prince over my people Israel,