2 Chronicles 9:26

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And he reigned over all the kings from the river even unto the land of the Philistines, and to the border of Egypt.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיְהִ֥י מוֹשֵׁ֖ל בְּכָל־הַמְּלָכִ֑ים מִן־הַנָּהָר֙ וְעַד־אֶ֣רֶץ פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים וְעַ֖ד גְּב֥וּל מִצְרָֽיִם׃

Transliteration

wayəhî môšēl over all the məlāḵîm from the nāhār and unto ʾereṣ pəlištîm and unto gəḇûl miṣrāyim

Grammar Details

• *wayəhî*: waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he was
• *môšēl*: qal participle masculine singular - ruling
• *məlāḵîm*: definite article + masculine plural noun - the kings
• *nāhār*: definite article + masculine singular noun - the river (Euphrates)
• *ʾereṣ*: construct feminine singular noun - land of
• *pəlištîm*: proper noun - Philistines
• *gəḇûl*: masculine singular construct - border of
• *miṣrāyim*: proper noun - Egypt

Word Meanings

• *nāhār*: the River (typically refers to the Euphrates)
• *ʾereṣ pəlištîm*: land of the Philistines/Philistia
• *gəḇûl miṣrāyim*: border of Egypt/Egyptian frontier

Referenced Verses

• 1 Kgs 4:21 : 21 And Solomon reigned over all kingdoms from the river unto the land of the Philistines, and unto the border of Egypt: they brought presents, and served Solomon all the days of his life.
• Gen 15:18 : 18 In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates:
• Exod 23:31 : 31 And I will set thy bounds from the Red sea even unto the sea of the Philistines, and from the desert unto the river: for I will deliver the inhabitants of the land into your hand; and thou shalt drive them out before thee.
• 1 Kgs 4:24 : 24 For he had dominion over all the region on this side the river, from Tiphsah even to Azzah, over all the kings on this side the river: and he had peace on all sides round about him.
• Ps 72:8-9 : 8 He shall have dominion{H8799)} also from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth. 9 They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow{H8799)} before him; and his enemies{H8802)} shall lick{H8762)} the dust. 10 The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring{H8686)} presents: the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer{H8686)} gifts. 11 Yea, all kings shall fall down{H8691)} before him: all nations shall serve{H8799)} him.
• Dan 7:14 : 14 And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed.
• Rev 19:16 : 16 And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.
• Josh 13:2-7 : 2 This is the land that yet remaineth: all the borders of the Philistines, and all Geshuri, 3 From Sihor, which is before Egypt, even unto the borders of Ekron northward, which is counted to the Canaanite: five lords of the Philistines; the Gazathites, and the Ashdothites, the Eshkalonites, the Gittites, and the Ekronites; also the Avites: 4 From the south, all the land of the Canaanites, and Mearah that is beside the Sidonians, unto Aphek, to the borders of the Amorites: 5 And the land of the Giblites, and all Lebanon, toward the sunrising, from Baalgad under mount Hermon unto the entering into Hamath. 6 All the inhabitants of the hill country from Lebanon unto Misrephothmaim, and all the Sidonians, them will I drive out from before the children of Israel: only divide thou it by lot unto the Israelites for an inheritance, as I have commanded thee. 7 Now therefore divide this land for an inheritance unto the nine tribes, and the half tribe of Manasseh,