2 Kings 12:22

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

The officials who conspired against him were Jozabad son of Shimeath and Jehozabad son of Shomer. They killed him, and he was buried with his ancestors in the City of David. Then his son Amaziah became king in his place.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְיוֹזָבָ֣ד בֶּן־שִׁ֠מְעָת וִיהוֹזָבָ֨ד בֶּן־שֹׁמֵ֤ר ׀ עֲבָדָיו֙ הִכֻּ֣הוּ וַיָּמֹ֔ת וַיִּקְבְּר֥וּ אֹת֛וֹ עִם־אֲבֹתָ֖יו בְּעִ֣יר דָּוִ֑ד וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ אֲמַצְיָ֥ה בְנ֖וֹ תַּחְתָּֽיו׃

Transliteration

wəYôzāḇāḏ ben-Šimʿāṯ wîhôzāḇāḏ ben-Šōmēr ʿăḇāḏāyw hikkûhû wayyāmōṯ wayyiqbərû ʾōṯô ʿim-ʾăḇōṯāyw bəʿîr Dāwiḏ wayyimlōḵ ʾĂmaṣyâ ḇənô taḥtāyw

Grammar Details

• *wəYôzāḇāḏ*: conjunction + proper name - and Jozabad
• *ben-Šimʿāṯ*: construct + proper name - son of Shimeath
• *wîhôzāḇāḏ*: conjunction + proper name - and Jehozabad
• *ben-Šōmēr*: construct + proper name - son of Shomer
• *ʿăḇāḏāyw*: masculine plural noun + 3ms suffix - his servants
• *hikkûhû*: Hiphil perfect 3cp + 3ms suffix - they struck him
• *wayyāmōṯ*: waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3ms - and he died
• *wayyiqbərû*: waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3mp - and they buried
• *ʾōṯô*: direct object marker + 3ms suffix - him
• *ʿim-ʾăḇōṯāyw*: preposition + masculine plural noun + 3ms suffix - with his fathers
• *bəʿîr*: preposition + construct - in city of
• *Dāwiḏ*: proper name - David
• *wayyimlōḵ*: waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3ms - and he reigned/became king
• *ʾĂmaṣyâ*: proper name - Amaziah
• *ḇənô*: masculine singular noun + 3ms suffix - his son
• *taḥtāyw*: preposition + 3ms suffix - in his place

Word Meanings

• *hikkûhû*: struck him/killed him
• *taḥtāyw*: in his place/in his stead/as his successor