2 Chronicles 20:14

“Then upon Jahaziel son of Zechariah, son of Benaiah, son of Jeiel, son of Mattaniah, the Levite, of the sons of Asaph, the spirit of YHWH came in the midst of the assembly,”

2 Chronicles 20:14 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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2 Chronicles 20:14, word by word

Then upon Jahazielיַחֲזִיאֵלyachaziel

Jahaziel

Jahaziel: name of several Israelites. It means "God sees."

Where else “yachaziel” appears
sonבֶּןben

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

Where else “ben” appears
of Zechariahזְכַרְיָהוּzecharyahu

Zechariah

Zechariah: a name meaning "YHWH has remembered," one of the most frequent in the Bible. Borne, among others, by the king of Israel son of Jeroboam (2 Kings 14:29; 15:8), the son of the priest Jehoiada (2 Chronicles 24:20) and the prophet of the book that bears his name.

Where else “zecharyahu” appears
of Benaiahבְּנָיָהbenaya

Benaiah

Benaiah: the name of several men; the best known is the son of Jehoiada, head of David's guard and later commander of Solomon's army (2 Samuel 8:18; 23:20). It means "YHWH has built."

Where else “benaya” appears
of Jeielיְעִיאֵלyeiel

Jeiel

Jeiel: name of several Israelites, among them a head of a family of Reuben, one of David's mighty men, Levite singers and gatekeepers, and a scribe of King Uzziah.

Where else “yeiel” appears
of Mattaniahמַתַּנְיָהmatanya

Mattaniah

Mattaniah: a name meaning "gift of YHWH." The name of Zedekiah, last king of Judah, before the king of Babylon changed it (2 Kings 24:17); also borne by several Levites (1 Chronicles 9:15; Nehemiah 11:17).

Where else “matanya” appears
the Leviteלֵּוִיlevi

Levite

Levite: of the tribe of Levi.

Where else “levi” appears
of Asaphאָסָףasaf

Asaph

Asaph: a name meaning "gatherer," borne by the father of Joah, Hezekiah's recorder (2 Kings 18:18); the Levite who led the singers in David's time, to whom several psalms are attributed (1 Chronicles 16:5; Psalms 50; 73-83); and a keeper of the Persian king's forest (Nehemiah 2:8).

Where else “asaf” appears
the spiritרוּחַruach

Spirit of God

The spirit of Elohim or YHWH: his presence and power.

Where else “ruach” appears
of YHWHיְהוָהyehva

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 “yehva” appears
cameהָיְתָהhayta

become

To turn into something new, or fall upon someone.

Where else “hayta” appears
in the midstתוֹךְtoch

midst

The central point of something, or the company of several: in the midst of them.

Where else “toch” appears
of the assemblyקָּהָלkahal

assembly

The people gathered before YHWH.

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The context

13And all Judah was standing before YHWH, also their little ones, their wives and their sons.

14 · This verse (above)

15and he said, “Listen, all Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem, and King Jehoshaphat: Thus says YHWH to you: ‘You, do not be afraid and do not be dismayed before this great multitude, for the war is not yours, but Elohim’s.

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