2 Chronicles 20:37

“Eliezer son of Dodavahu from Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, “Because you allied yourself with Ahaziah, YHWH has made a breach in your works.” And the ships were broken, and they were not able to go to Tarshish.”

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2 Chronicles 20:37, word by word

Eliezerאֱלִיעֶזֶרeliezer

Eliezer

Eliezer, the name of Abram's trusted servant from Damascus and of several Israelites, among them a son of Moses and a prophet.

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sonבֶּןben

son

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

Where else “ben” appears
of Dodavahuדֹּדָוָהוּdodavahu

Dodavahu

Dodavahu: father of the prophet Eliezer, from the town of Mareshah.

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from Mareshahמָּרֵשָׁהmaresha

Mareshah

Mareshah: a town of Judah in the Shephelah; also the name of two men of Judah.

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prophesiedיִּתְנַבֵּאyitnabe

prophesy

To speak what God's spirit gives to say.

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Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָטyehoshafat

Jehoshaphat

Jehoshaphat: the name of several men; among them David's recorder (2 Samuel 8:16) and a king of Judah (1 Kings 22). It means "YHWH has judged." It is also the name of a valley (Joel 3).

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sayingאמֹרmor

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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“Because you allied yourselfהִתְחַבֶּרְhitchaber

ally

To make an alliance with someone.

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Ahaziahאֲחַזְיָהוּachazyahu

Ahaziah

Ahaziah: a name meaning "Yah has grasped" (has taken by the hand). It is borne by two kings: Ahab's son, king of Israel (1 Kings 22:51–2 Kings 1), and a king of Judah, son of Joram (2 Kings 8:25–9:29).

Where else “achazyahu” appears
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.

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has made a breach inפָּרַץparats

breach

To smash a wall, burst in.

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your worksמַעֲשֶׂיmaase

work

What someone does: his works, and especially what God does.

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And the shipsאֳנִיּוֹתoniyot

ship

Ship.

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were brokenיִּשָּׁבְרוּyishavru

break

To break something to pieces.

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ableעָצְרוּatsru

retain

To keep one's strength to do something, without being left without it.

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to goלֶכֶתlechet

go

To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.

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Tarshishתַּרְשִׁישׁtarshish

Tarshish

Tarshish, a son of Javan; also a distant place on the Mediterranean, famous for its ships. Also the name of two men.

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Parallel passages

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The reign of Jehoshaphat

1 Kings 22:41-50

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2 Chronicles 20:31-37

31Jehoshaphat reigned over Judah. He was thirty-five years old when he began to reign, and twenty-five years he reigned in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Azubah daughter of Shilhi. 32He walked in the way of his father Asa and did not turn aside from it, doing what was right in the eyes of YHWH. 33Only the high places were not removed; and the people still had not set their heart on the Elohim of their fathers. 34The rest of the deeds of Jehoshaphat, the first and the last, are written in the words of Jehu son of Hanani, which were put in the book of the kings of Israel. 35After this Jehoshaphat king of Judah allied himself with Ahaziah king of Israel, who acted wickedly. 36He allied him with himself to make ships to go to Tarshish, and they made ships in Ezion-geber. 37Eliezer son of Dodavahu from Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, “Because you allied yourself with Ahaziah, YHWH has made a breach in your works.” And the ships were broken, and they were not able to go to Tarshish.

1 Kings 22:41-50

41Jehoshaphat son of Asa began to reign over Judah in year four of Ahab king of Israel. 42Jehoshaphat was thirty and five years old when he began to reign, and twenty and five years he reigned in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Azubah daughter of Shilhi. 43He walked in all the way of Asa his father; he did not turn aside from it, doing what was right in the eyes of YHWH. Only the high places were not removed; the people still sacrificed and offered up in smoke on the high places. 44Jehoshaphat made peace with the king of Israel. 45The rest of the deeds of Jehoshaphat, and his might that he showed, and how he fought, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? 46And the rest of the sacred prostitutes who remained in the days of Asa his father, he swept away from the land. 47There was no king in Edom; a prefect acted as king. 48Jehoshaphat made ships of Tarshish to go to Ophir for gold; but they did not go, for the ships were broken at Ezion-geber. 49Then Ahaziah son of Ahab said to Jehoshaphat, “Let my servants go with your servants in the ships.” But Jehoshaphat was not willing. 50Jehoshaphat lay down with his fathers and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father; and Joram his son reigned in his place.

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36He allied him with himself to make ships to go to Tarshish, and they made ships in Ezion-geber.

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