2 Chronicles 20:37
Old Testament • 20 words with Strong's data
"Then Eliezer the son of Dodavah of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, Because thou hast joined thyself with Ahaziah, the LORD hath broken thy works. And the ships were broken, that they were not able to go to Tarshish."
Word-by-Word Analysis
אֱלִיעֶזֶר
ʼĔlîyʻezer
Eliezer, the name of a Damascene and of ten Israelites
בֵּן
bên
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or ...
מַרְאֵשָׁה
Marʼêshâh
Mareshah, the name of two Israelites and of a place in Palestine
נָבָא
nâbâʼ
to prophesy, i.e. speak (or sing) by inspiration (in prediction or simple discourse)
קִרְאָה
qirʼâh
an encountering, accidental, friendly or hostile (also adverbially, opposite)
יְהוֹשָׁפָט
Yᵉhôwshâphâṭ
Jehoshaphat, the name of six Israelites; also of a valley near Jerusalem
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
פָּנִים
pânîym
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi...
לָוָה
lâvâh
properly, to twine, i.e. (by implication) to unite, to remain; also to borrow (as a form of obligation) or (caus.) to lend
נֶפֶשׁ
nephesh
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or menta...
אֲחַזְיָה
ʼĂchazyâh
Achazjah, the name of a Jewish and an Israelite king
יְהֹוָה
Yᵉhôvâh
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
שָׁבַר
shâbar
to burst (literally or figuratively)
מַעֲשֶׂה
maʻăseh
an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property
שָׁבַר
shâbar
to burst (literally or figuratively)
יָכֹל
yâkôl
to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)
יָלַךְ
yâlak
to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
תַּרְשִׁישׁ
Tarshîysh
Tarshish, a place on the Mediterranean, hence, the ephithet of a merchant vessel (as if for or from that port); also the name of a Persian and of an I...
Key Terms in This Verse
מַרְאֵשָׁה Marʼêshâh
Mareshah, the name of two Israelites and of a place in Palestine
Study H4762 →אֱלִיעֶזֶר ʼĔlîyʻezer
Eliezer, the name of a Damascene and of ten Israelites
Study H461 →תַּרְשִׁישׁ Tarshîysh
Tarshish, a place on the Mediterranean, hence, the ephithet of a merchant vessel (as if for or from that port); also the name of a Persian and of an Israelite
Study H8659 →לָוָה lâvâh
properly, to twine, i.e. (by implication) to unite, to remain; also to borrow (as a form of obligation) or (caus.) to lend
Study H3867 →נָבָא nâbâʼ
to prophesy, i.e. speak (or sing) by inspiration (in prediction or simple discourse)
Study H5012 →יְהוֹשָׁפָט Yᵉhôwshâphâṭ
Jehoshaphat, the name of six Israelites; also of a valley near Jerusalem
Study H3092 →Cross References
He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.
And Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him, and said to king Jehoshaphat, Shouldest thou help the ungodly, and love them that hate the LORD? therefore is wrath upon thee from before the ...
For the king’s ships went to Tarshish with the servants of Huram: every three years once came the ships of Tarshish bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.
Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.
For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly: therefore from henc...
Jehoshaphat made ships of Tharshish to go to Ophir for gold: but they went not; for the ships were broken at Eziongeber.
For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.
As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.
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