2 Chronicles 25:23

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And Joash the king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash, the son of Jehoahaz, at Bethshemesh, and brought him to Jerusalem, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim to the corner gate, four hundred cubits.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְאֵת֩ אֲמַצְיָ֨הוּ מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָ֜ה בֶּן־יוֹאָ֣שׁ בֶּן־יְהוֹאָחָ֗ז תָּפַ֛שׂ יוֹאָ֥שׁ מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל בְּבֵ֣ית שָׁ֑מֶשׁ וַיְבִיאֵ֙הוּ֙ יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם וַיִּפְרֹ֞ץ בְּחוֹמַ֣ת יְרוּשָׁלִַ֗ם מִשַּׁ֤עַר אֶפְרַ֙יִם֙ עַד־שַׁ֣עַר הַפּוֹנֶ֔ה אַרְבַּ֥ע מֵא֖וֹת אַמָּֽה׃

Transliteration

And wəʾēt ʾămaṣyāhû meleḵ-yəhûdâ ben-yôʾāš ben-yəhôʾāḥāz tāpaś yôʾāš meleḵ-yiśrāʾēl in-bəbêt šāmeš, and wa-yəbîʾēhû yərûšālaim, and wa-yiprōṣ in-wall-of bəḥômat yərûšālaim from-gate-of miššaʿar ʾeprayim until-gate-of ʿad-šaʿar the-happôneh, four ʾarbaʿ hundred mēʾôt ʾammâ.

Grammar Details

*wəʾēt*: conjunction with direct object marker
*ʾămaṣyāhû*: proper noun, masculine - Amaziah
*meleḵ*: noun, masculine singular construct - king of
*yəhûdâ*: proper noun - Judah
*ben*: noun, masculine singular construct - son of
*yôʾāš*: proper noun, masculine - Joash
*yəhôʾāḥāz*: proper noun, masculine - Jehoahaz
*tāpaś*: qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he captured/seized
*yiśrāʾēl*: proper noun - Israel
*bəbêt*: preposition bet with noun, masculine singular construct - in Beth/house of
*šāmeš*: noun - Shemesh/sun
*wa-yəbîʾēhû*: waw-consecutive with hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - and he brought him
*yərûšālaim*: proper noun - Jerusalem
*wa-yiprōṣ*: waw-consecutive with qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he broke down
*bəḥômat*: preposition bet with noun, feminine singular construct - in wall of
*miššaʿar*: preposition min with noun, masculine singular construct - from gate of
*ʾeprayim*: proper noun - Ephraim
*ʿad-šaʿar*: preposition with noun, masculine singular construct - until gate of
*happôneh*: definite article with qal participle, masculine singular - the turning/corner
*ʾarbaʿ*: numeral, feminine - four
*mēʾôt*: noun, feminine plural - hundreds
*ʾammâ*: noun, feminine singular - cubit

Word Meanings

*tāpaś*: captured/seized/took
*yiprōṣ*: broke down/breached/tore down
*happôneh*: the turning/corner gate/the angle
*ʾammâ*: cubit (approximately 18 inches/45 cm)

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Referenced Verses

Neh 8:16 : 16 So the people went forth, and brought them, and made themselves booths, every one upon the roof of his house, and in their courts, and in the courts of the house of God, and in the street of the water gate, and in the street of the gate of Ephraim.
2 Chr 21:17 : 17 And they came up into Judah, and brake into it, and carried away all the substance that was found in the king's house, and his sons also, and his wives; so that there was never a son left him, save Jehoahaz, the youngest of his sons.
2 Chr 22:1 : 1 And the inhabitants of Jerusalem made Ahaziah his youngest son king in his stead: for the band of men that came with the Arabians to the camp had slain all the eldest. So Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah reigned.
Jer 31:38 : 38 Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that the city shall be built to the LORD from the tower of Hananeel unto the gate of the corner.
Neh 12:39 : 39 And from above the gate of Ephraim, and above the old gate, and above the fish gate, and the tower of Hananeel, and the tower of Meah, even unto the sheep gate: and they stood still in the prison gate.
2 Chr 26:9 : 9 Moreover Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the corner gate, and at the valley gate, and at the turning of the wall, and fortified them.
2 Chr 33:11 : 11 Wherefore the LORD brought upon them the captains of the host of the king of Assyria, which took Manasseh among the thorns, and bound him with fetters, and carried him to Babylon.
2 Chr 36:6 : 6 Against him came up Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and bound him in fetters, to carry him to Babylon.
2 Chr 36:10 : 10 And when the year was expired, king Nebuchadnezzar sent, and brought him to Babylon, with the goodly vessels of the house of the LORD, and made Zedekiah his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem.
Prov 16:18 : 18 Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.
Prov 29:23 : 23 A man's pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit.
Dan 4:37 : 37 Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour the King of heaven, all whose works are truth, and his ways judgment: and those that walk in pride he is able to abase.
Obad 1:3 : 3 The pride of thine heart hath deceived thee, thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation is high; that saith in his heart, Who shall bring me down to the ground?
Luke 14:11 : 11 For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
2 Chr 22:6 : 6 And he returned to be healed in Jezreel because of the wounds which were given him at Ramah, when he fought with Hazael king of Syria. And Azariah the son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to see Jehoram the son of Ahab at Jezreel, because he was sick.

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8Then Amaziah sent messengers to Jehoash, the son of Jehoahaz son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, Come, let us look one another in the face.
9And Jehoash the king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, The thistle that was in Lebanon sent to the cedar that was in Lebanon, saying, Give thy daughter to my son to wife: and there passed by a wild beast that was in Lebanon, and trode down the thistle.
10Thou hast indeed smitten Edom, and thine heart hath lifted thee up: glory of this, and tarry at home: for why shouldest thou meddle to thy hurt, that thou shouldest fall, even thou, and Judah with thee?
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