2 Chronicles 8

2 Chronicles · Chapter 8

2 Chronicles 8:3

1And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, wherein Solomon had built the house of the LORD, and his own house,2That the cities which Huram had restored to Solomon, Solomon built them, and caused the children of Israel to dwell there.3And Solomon went to Hamathzobah, and prevailed against it.4And he built Tadmor in the wilderness, and all the store cities, which he built in Hamath.5Also he built Bethhoron the upper, and Bethhoron the nether, fenced cities, with walls, gates, and bars;6And Baalath, and all the store cities that Solomon had, and all the chariot cities, and the cities of the horsemen, and all that Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and throughout all the land of his dominion.7As for all the people that were left of the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, which were not of Israel,8But of their children, who were left after them in the land, whom the children of Israel consumed not, them did Solomon make to pay tribute until this day.9But of the children of Israel did Solomon make no servants for his work; but they were men of war, and chief of his captains, and captains of his chariots and horsemen.10And these were the chief of king Solomon’s officers, even two hundred and fifty, that bare rule over the people.11And Solomon brought up the daughter of Pharaoh out of the city of David unto the house that he had built for her: for he said, My wife shall not dwell in the house of David king of Israel, because the places are holy, whereunto the ark of the LORD hath come.12Then Solomon offered burnt offerings unto the LORD on the altar of the LORD, which he had built before the porch,13Even after a certain rate every day, offering according to the commandment of Moses, on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the solemn feasts, three times in the year, even in the feast of unleavened bread, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of tabernacles.14And he appointed, according to the order of David his father, the courses of the priests to their service, and the Levites to their charges, to praise and minister before the priests, as the duty of every day required: the porters also by their courses at every gate: for so had David the man of God commanded.15And they departed not from the commandment of the king unto the priests and Levites concerning any matter, or concerning the treasures.16Now all the work of Solomon was prepared unto the day of the foundation of the house of the LORD, and until it was finished. So the house of the LORD was perfected.17Then went Solomon to Eziongeber, and to Eloth, at the sea side in the land of Edom.18And Huram sent him by the hands of his servants ships, and servants that had knowledge of the sea; and they went with the servants of Solomon to Ophir, and took thence four hundred and fifty talents of gold, and brought them to king Solomon.

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3And Solomon went to Hamathzobah, and prevailed against it.Then Solomon went to Hamath-zobah and captured it.And Solomon went to Hamath-zobah, and prevailed against it.

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Original Hebrew words

EnglishHebrewSay itStrong'sMeaning
and he wentוַיֵּ֤לֶךְvai-YE-lekhH1980G
to go: went

הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) : went/go[away] 1) to go, walk, come 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to go, walk, come, depart, proceed, move, go away 1a2) to die, live, manner of life (fig.) 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to walk 1b2) to walk (fig.) 1c) (Hithpael) 1c1) to traverse 1c2) to walk about 1d) (Niphal) to lead, bring, lead away, carry, cause to walk

Solomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she-lo-MOHH8010
Jedidiah

יְדִידְיָה (ye.did.yah) A king of the tribe of Judah living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.5.14; son of: David (H1732) and Bathsheba (H1339); brother of: Shammua (H8051H), Shobab (H7727) and Nathan (H5416); half-brother of: Amnon (H0550), Chileab (H3609), Absalom (H0053), Adonijah (H0138), Shephatiah (H8203), Ithream (H3507), Ibhar (H2984), Elishua (H0474), Nepheg (H5298H), Japhia (H3309I), Elishama (H0476H), Eliada (H0450), Eliphelet (H0467), Tamar (H8559H), Elpelet (H0467I), Nogah (H5052) and Jerimoth (H3406N); married to daughter_of_Pharaoh (H6547P) and Naamah (H5279A); …

to Hamathחֲמָ֣תcha-MATH2578
Hamath-zobah

חֲמַת צוֹבָה (cha.mat tso.vah) Hamath-Zobah = "fortress of Zobah" a town ; maybe same as 'Hammath' Another name of tso.va (צוֹבָא "Zobah" H6678G)

Zobahצוֹבָ֔הtzo-VAHH2578
Hamath-zobah

חֲמַת צוֹבָה (cha.mat tso.vah) Hamath-Zobah = "fortress of Zobah" a town ; maybe same as 'Hammath' Another name of tso.va (צוֹבָא "Zobah" H6678G)

and he prevailedוַיֶּחֱזַ֖קvai-ye-che-ZAKH2388J
to strengthen: strengthen

חָזַק (cha.zaq) : strengthen/support/encourage 1) to strengthen, prevail, harden, be strong, become strong, be courageous, be firm, grow firm, be resolute, be sore 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be strong, grow strong 1a1a) to prevail, prevail upon 1a1b) to be firm, be caught fast, be secure 1a1c) to press, be urgent 1a1d) to grow stout, grow rigid, grow hard (bad sense) 1a1e) to be severe, be grievous 1a2) to strengthen 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to make strong 1b2) to restore to strength, give strength 1b3) to strengthen, sustain, encourage 1b4) to make strong, make bold, encourage 1b5) to make firm 1b6) to make rigid, make hard …

over itעָלֶֽיהָ׃'a-LEI-haH5921A
upon

עַל (al) prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) …

Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.