2 Kings 23:31

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{ "verseID": "2 Kings.23.31", "source": "בֶּן־עֶשְׂרִ֨ים וְשָׁלֹ֤שׁ שָׁנָה֙ יְהוֹאָחָ֣ז בְּמָלְכ֔וֹ וּשְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה חֳדָשִׁ֔ים מָלַ֖ךְ בִּירוּשָׁלָ֑͏ִם וְשֵׁ֣ם אִמּ֔וֹ חֲמוּטַ֥ל בַּֽת־יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ מִלִּבְנָֽה׃", "text": "*Ben*-twenty and-three *šānâ* *yᵊhôʾāḥāz* in-*mālᵊkô* and-three *ḥŏdāšîm* *mālak* in-*yᵊrûšālaim* and-*šēm* *ʾimmô* *ḥămûṭal* *bat*-*yirmᵊyāhû* from-*libnâ*.", "grammar": { "*ben*": "noun, masculine, singular construct - son of/aged", "*šānâ*": "noun, feminine, singular - year", "*yᵊhôʾāḥāz*": "proper noun - Jehoahaz", "*mālᵊkô*": "Qal infinitive construct + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his becoming king", "*ḥŏdāšîm*": "noun, masculine, plural - months", "*mālak*": "Qal perfect, 3rd singular, masculine - he reigned", "*yᵊrûšālaim*": "proper noun - Jerusalem", "*šēm*": "noun, masculine, singular construct - name of", "*ʾimmô*": "noun, feminine, singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his mother", "*ḥămûṭal*": "proper noun - Hamutal", "*bat*": "noun, feminine, singular construct - daughter of", "*yirmᵊyāhû*": "proper noun - Jeremiah", "*libnâ*": "proper noun - Libnah" }, "variants": { "*ben*": "son of/aged", "*šānâ*": "year/years", "*mālᵊkô*": "his becoming king/his reign", "*ḥŏdāšîm*": "months/new moons", "*mālak*": "reigned/ruled/was king", "*šēm*": "name/title" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

בֶּן־עֶשְׂרִ֨ים וְשָׁלֹ֤שׁ שָׁנָה֙ יְהוֹאָחָ֣ז בְּמָלְכ֔וֹ וּשְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה חֳדָשִׁ֔ים מָלַ֖ךְ בִּירוּשָׁלָ֑͏ִם וְשֵׁ֣ם אִמּ֔וֹ חֲמוּטַ֥ל בַּֽת־יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ מִלִּבְנָֽה׃

Transliteration

Ben-twenty and-three šānâ yᵊhôʾāḥāz in-mālᵊkô and-three ḥŏdāšîm mālak in-yᵊrûšālaim and-šēm ʾimmô ḥămûṭal bat-yirmᵊyāhû from-libnâ.

Grammar Details

• *ben*: noun, masculine, singular construct - son of/aged
• *šānâ*: noun, feminine, singular - year
• *yᵊhôʾāḥāz*: proper noun - Jehoahaz
• *mālᵊkô*: Qal infinitive construct + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his becoming king
• *ḥŏdāšîm*: noun, masculine, plural - months
• *mālak*: Qal perfect, 3rd singular, masculine - he reigned
• *yᵊrûšālaim*: proper noun - Jerusalem
• *šēm*: noun, masculine, singular construct - name of
• *ʾimmô*: noun, feminine, singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his mother
• *ḥămûṭal*: proper noun - Hamutal
• *bat*: noun, feminine, singular construct - daughter of
• *yirmᵊyāhû*: proper noun - Jeremiah
• *libnâ*: proper noun - Libnah

Word Meanings

• *ben*: son of/aged
• *šānâ*: year/years
• *mālᵊkô*: his becoming king/his reign
• *ḥŏdāšîm*: months/new moons
• *mālak*: reigned/ruled/was king
• *šēm*: name/title

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Hamutal daughter of Jeremiah; she was from Libnah.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Jehoahaz was twenty and three years old when he began to reign; and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he began to reign; and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Jehoahaz was twenty and three years old when he began to reign; and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Jehoahaz was twenty and three years old when he began to reign; and he reigned three months in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Jehoahaz was twenty and three years old when he began to reign; and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Thre & twentye yeare olde was Ioahas wha he was made kynge, & reigned thre monethes at Ierusale. His mothers name was Hamutal ye doughter of Ieremia of Libna.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Iehoahaz was three and twentie yeere olde when he beganne to reigne, and reigned three moneths in Ierusalem. His mothers name also was Hamutal the daughter of Ieremiah of Libnah.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Iehoahaz was twentie & three yeres olde when he began to raigne, and raigned three monethes in Hierusalem: His mothers name also was Hamiel, the daughter of Ierenna of Libna.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ Jehoahaz [was] twenty and three years old when he began to reign; and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. And his mother's name [was] Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he began to reign; and he reigned three months in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  A son of twenty and three years `is' Jehoahaz in his reigning, and three months he hath reigned in Jerusalem, and the name of his mother `is' Hamutal daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Jehoahaz was twenty and three years old when he began to reign; and he reigned three months in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Jehoahaz was twenty and three years old when he began to reign; and he reigned three months in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king, ruling in Jerusalem for three months; his mother's name was Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he began to reign; and he reigned three months in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Jehoahaz’s Reign over Judah Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. His mother was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah, from Libnah.

Referenced Verses

• 2 Kgs 24:18 : 18 { "verseID": "2 Kings.24.18", "source": "בֶּן־עֶשְׂרִ֨ים וְאַחַ֤ת שָׁנָה֙ צִדְקִיָּ֣הוּ בְמָלְכ֔וֹ וְאַחַ֤ת עֶשְׂרֵה֙ שָׁנָ֔ה מָלַ֖ךְ בִּירוּשָׁלָ֑͏ִם וְשֵׁ֣ם אִמּ֔וֹ *חמיטל **חֲמוּטַ֥ל בַּֽת־יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ מִלִּבְנָֽה׃", "text": "*ben*-*ʿeśrîm* and-*ʾaḥaṯ* *šānāh* *ṣiḏqiyyāhû* in-*mālḵô* and-*ʾaḥaṯ* *ʿeśrēh* *šānāh* *mālaḵ* in-*yərûšālāim* and-*šēm* *ʾimmô* *ḥămûṭal* *baṯ*-*yirməyāhû* from-*liḇnāh*.", "grammar": { "*ben*": "masculine singular construct noun - son of", "*ʿeśrîm*": "cardinal number - twenty", "*ʾaḥaṯ*": "cardinal number - one (feminine)", "*šānāh*": "feminine singular noun - year", "*ṣiḏqiyyāhû*": "proper noun - Zedekiah", "*mālḵô*": "Qal infinitive construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his becoming king", "*ʿeśrēh*": "cardinal number - ten", "*mālaḵ*": "Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - he reigned", "*yərûšālāim*": "proper noun - Jerusalem", "*šēm*": "masculine singular construct noun - name of", "*ʾimmô*": "feminine singular noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his mother", "*ḥămûṭal*": "proper noun - Hamutal", "*baṯ*": "feminine singular construct noun - daughter of", "*yirməyāhû*": "proper noun - Jeremiah", "*liḇnāh*": "proper noun - Libnah" }, "variants": { "*ben*-*ʿeśrîm* and-*ʾaḥaṯ* *šānāh*": "idiomatic expression for age (21 years old)", "*mālḵô*": "his becoming king/his reign/when he began to reign" } }
• 1 Chr 3:15 : 15 { "verseID": "1 Chronicles.3.15", "source": "‫ 15 ׃3 וּבְנֵי֙ יֹאשִׁיָּ֔הוּ הַבְּכוֹר֙ יוֹחָנָ֔ן הַשֵּׁנִ֖י יְהוֹיָקִ֑ים הַשְּׁלִשִׁי֙ צִדְקִיָּ֔הוּ הָרְבִיעִ֖י שַׁלּֽוּם׃ ‬", "text": "And *bĕnê* *yōʾšiyyāhû*: *habbĕkôr* *yôḥānān*, *haššēnî* *yĕhôyāqîm*, *haššĕlišî* *ṣidqiyyāhû*, *hārĕbîʿî* *šallûm*", "grammar": { "*û-*": "conjunction - and", "*bĕnê*": "construct masculine plural - sons of", "*yōʾšiyyāhû*": "proper noun - Josiah", "*habbĕkôr*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the firstborn", "*yôḥānān*": "proper noun - Johanan", "*haššēnî*": "definite article + masculine singular ordinal - the second", "*yĕhôyāqîm*": "proper noun - Jehoiakim", "*haššĕlišî*": "definite article + masculine singular ordinal - the third", "*ṣidqiyyāhû*": "proper noun - Zedekiah", "*hārĕbîʿî*": "definite article + masculine singular ordinal - the fourth", "*šallûm*": "proper noun - Shallum" }, "variants": { "*habbĕkôr*": "the firstborn/first son", "*haššēnî*": "the second [son]", "*haššĕlišî*": "the third [son]", "*hārĕbîʿî*": "the fourth [son]" } }
• Jer 22:11 : 11 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.22.11", "source": "׃22 11 כִּ֣י כֹ֣ה אָֽמַר־יְ֠הוָה אֶל־שַׁלֻּ֨ם בֶּן־יֹאשִׁיָּ֜הוּ מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֗ה הַמֹּלֵךְ֙ תַּ֚חַת יֹאשִׁיָּ֣הוּ אָבִ֔יו אֲשֶׁ֥ר יָצָ֖א מִן־הַמָּק֣וֹם הַזֶּ֑ה לֹֽא־יָשׁ֥וּב שָׁ֖ם עֽוֹד׃", "text": "For thus *ʾāmar-YHWH* concerning *Šallum* son of *Yōʾšiyyāhû* *melek* *Yᵉhûdāh* the *mōlēk* instead of *Yōʾšiyyāhû* *ʾābîw*, who *yāṣāʾ* from *hammāqôm* the this: not *yāšûb* there again.", "grammar": { "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*kōh*": "adverb - thus, so", "*ʾāmar-YHWH*": "perfect, 3rd masculine singular, qal + divine name - YHWH said", "*ʾel-Šallum*": "preposition + proper noun - concerning Shallum", "*ben-Yōʾšiyyāhû*": "noun, masculine singular construct + proper noun - son of Josiah", "*melek*": "noun, masculine singular construct - king of", "*Yᵉhûdāh*": "proper noun - Judah", "*ha-mmōlēk*": "definite article + participle, masculine singular, qal - the one reigning", "*taḥat*": "preposition - instead of/in place of", "*Yōʾšiyyāhû*": "proper noun - Josiah", "*ʾābîw*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his father", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - who", "*yāṣāʾ*": "perfect, 3rd masculine singular, qal - he went out", "*min-ha-mmāqôm*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - from the place", "*ha-zzeh*": "definite article + demonstrative, masculine singular - this", "*lōʾ-yāšûb*": "negative particle + imperfect, 3rd masculine singular, qal - he will not return", "*šām*": "adverb - there", "*ʿôd*": "adverb - again/yet/still" }, "variants": { "*mōlēk*": "one reigning/ruling/being king", "*yāṣāʾ*": "he went out/departed/left", "*māqôm*": "place/location/site", "*yāšûb*": "he will return/come back" } }