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They sworeוַיִּשָּׁבְעוּto YHWHלַיהוָהwith a loudבְּ גָּדוֹלvoice,קוֹלand with acclamation,וּבִתְרוּעָהand with trumpetsוּבַחֲצֹצְרוֹתand with shofars.וּבְשׁוֹפָרוֹת
2 Chronicles 15:14
Study it in the app“They swore to YHWH with a loud voice, and with acclamation, and with trumpets and with shofars.”
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Chronicles 15:14, word by word
- They sworeיִּשָּׁבְעוּyishavu
swear
To promise with God as witness.
Where else “yishavu” appears- to YHWHיהוָהyhva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yhva” appears- with a loudגָּדוֹלgadol
loud
Very intense: a mighty cry, great fear.
Where else “gadol” appears- voiceקוֹלkol
voice
What is heard when someone speaks or sings; also the voice of God.
Where else “kol” appears- and with acclamationתְרוּעָהterua
acclamation
A glad outcry, or a festive trumpet blast.
Where else “terua” appears- and with trumpetsחֲצֹצְרוֹתchatsotsrot
trumpet
Trumpet: a straight metal instrument, different from the ram's horn.
Where else “chatsotsrot” appears- and with shofarsשׁוֹפָרוֹתshofarot
horn (shofar)
Shofar: a ram's horn blown like a trumpet.
Where else “shofarot” appears
The context
13and whoever would not seek YHWH, Elohim of Israel, would be put to death, from small to great, from man to woman.
14 · This verse (above)
15All Judah rejoiced over the oath, for with all their heart they had sworn, and with all their will they had sought him, and he let himself be found by them; and YHWH gave them rest all around.