2 Chronicles 18:18

Webster's Bible (1833)

[Micaiah] said, Therefore hear you the word of Yahweh: I saw Yahweh sitting on his throne, and all the host of heaven standing on his right hand and on his left.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֹּ֕אמֶר לָכֵ֖ן שִׁמְע֣וּ דְבַר־יְהוָ֑ה רָאִ֤יתִי אֶת־יְהוָה֙ יוֹשֵׁ֣ב עַל־כִּסְא֔וֹ וְכָל־צְבָ֤א הַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ עֹֽמְדִ֔ים עַל־יְמִינ֖וֹ וּשְׂמֹאלֽוֹ

Transliteration

wə-yōʾmer lākēn šimʿû dəbar-YHWH rāʾîtî ʾet-YHWH yôšēb upon-kisʾô and-all-ṣəbāʾ the-šāmayim ʿōmədîm upon-yəmînô and-śəmōʾlô

Grammar Details

• *wə-yōʾmer*: conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he said
• *lākēn*: adverb - therefore
• *šimʿû*: qal imperative masculine plural - hear/listen
• *dəbar-YHWH*: masculine singular noun construct + divine name - word of YHWH
• *rāʾîtî*: qal perfect 1st person singular - I saw
• *ʾet*: direct object marker
• *YHWH*: divine name - Yahweh/LORD
• *yôšēb*: qal participle masculine singular - sitting
• *kisʾô*: masculine singular noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his throne
• *ṣəbāʾ*: masculine singular construct - host/army of
• *šāmayim*: masculine dual/plural noun with definite article - the heavens
• *ʿōmədîm*: qal participle masculine plural - standing
• *yəmînô*: feminine singular noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his right hand/side
• *śəmōʾlô*: feminine singular noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his left hand/side

Word Meanings

• *dəbar*: word/speech/matter/thing
• *yôšēb*: sitting/dwelling/remaining
• *ṣəbāʾ*: host/army/service/warfare
• *šāmayim*: heavens/sky/firmament
• *ʿōmədîm*: standing/remaining/serving

Referenced Verses

• Dan 7:9 : 9 I saw until thrones were placed, and one who was ancient of days sat: his clothing was white as snow, and the hair of his head like pure wool; his throne was fiery flames, [and] the wheels of it burning fire.
• Isa 6:1-5 : 1 In the year that king Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lifted up; and his train filled the temple. 2 Above him stood the seraphim. Each one had six wings. With two he covered his face. With two he covered his feet. With two he flew. 3 One called to another, and said, "Holy, holy, holy, is Yahweh of Hosts! The whole earth is full of his glory!" 4 The foundations of the thresholds shook at the voice of him who called, and the house was filled with smoke. 5 Then I said, "Woe is me! For I am undone, because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for my eyes have seen the King, Yahweh of Hosts!"
• Isa 28:14 : 14 Why hear the word of Yahweh, you scoffers, that rule this people that is in Jerusalem:
• Isa 39:5 : 5 Then said Isaiah to Hezekiah, Hear the word of Yahweh of Hosts:
• Jer 2:4 : 4 Hear you the word of Yahweh, O house of Jacob, and all the families of the house of Israel:
• Jer 19:3 : 3 and say, Hear you the word of Yahweh, kings of Judah, and inhabitants of Jerusalem: thus says Yahweh of Hosts, the God of Israel, Behold, I will bring evil on this place, which whoever hears, his ears shall tingle.
• Jer 34:4 : 4 Yet hear the word of Yahweh, O Zedekiah king of Judah: thus says Yahweh concerning you, You shall not die by the sword;
• Gen 32:2 : 2 When he saw them, Jacob said, "This is God's host." He called the name of that place Mahanaim.
• 1 Kgs 22:19-23 : 19 [Micaiah] said, Therefore hear you the word of Yahweh: I saw Yahweh sitting on his throne, and all the host of heaven standing by him on his right hand and on his left. 20 Yahweh said, Who shall entice Ahab, that he may go up and fall at Ramoth-gilead? One said on this manner; and another said on that manner. 21 There came forth a spirit, and stood before Yahweh, and said, I will entice him. 22 Yahweh said to him, 'How?' He said, 'I will go forth, and will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.' He said, 'You shall entice him, and shall prevail also: go forth, and do so.' 23 Now therefore, behold, Yahweh has put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these your prophets; and Yahweh has spoken evil concerning you.
• Ps 103:20-21 : 20 Praise Yahweh, you angels of his, Who are mighty in strength, who fulfill his word, Obeying the voice of his word. 21 Praise Yahweh, all you hosts of his, You servants of his, who do his pleasure.
• Isa 1:10 : 10 Hear the word of Yahweh, you rulers of Sodom! Listen to the law of our God, you people of Gomorrah!
• Amos 7:16 : 16 Now therefore listen to the word of Yahweh: 'You say, Don't prophesy against Israel, and don't preach against the house of Isaac.'
• Zech 1:10 : 10 The man who stood among the myrtle trees answered, "They are the ones Yahweh has sent to go back and forth through the earth."
• Acts 7:55-56 : 55 But he, being full of the Holy Spirit, looked up steadfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God, 56 and said, "Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God!"