Study it in the app“He died according to the word of YHWH that Elijah had spoken. And Joram reigned in his place in year two of Joram son of Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, because he did not have a son.”
He diedוַיָּמָתaccording to the wordכִּדְבַרof YHWHיְהוָהthatאֲשֶׁרElijahאֵלִיָּהוּhad spoken.דִּבֶּרAnd Joramוַ יְהוֹרָםreignedיִּמְלֹךְin his placeתַּחְתָּיוin yearבִּשְׁנַתtwoשְׁתַּיִםof Joramלִיהוֹרָםsonבֶּןof Jehoshaphat,יְהוֹשָׁפָטkingמֶלֶךְof Judah,יְהוּדָהbecauseכִּיhe did notלֹאhaveהָיָה לוֹa son.בֵּן
die
To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.
Where else “yamat” appearsword
What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.
Where else “devar” appearsYHWH
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” appearsElijah
Elijah: a name meaning "my El is YHWH." It is the prophet from Gilead who confronted King Ahab and the worship of Baal (1 Kings 17–2 Kings 2); two other Israelites bear the same name (1 Chronicles 8:27; Ezra 10:21).
Where else “eliyahu” appearsspeak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “diber” appearsJoram
Joram (also written Jehoram): a name meaning "YHWH is exalted." It is borne by the son of Jehoshaphat, king of Judah (1 Kings 22:50), by the son of Ahab, king of Israel (2 Kings 3:1), and by others.
Where else “yehoram” appearsreign
To be king of a people, or to begin ruling it as king.
Where else “yimloch” appearsyear
Each full turn of the seasons, by which time is counted.
Where else “shenat” appearstwo
A pair, a quantity of two.
Where else “shetayim” appearsson
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ben” appearsJehoshaphat
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).
Where else “yehoshafat” appearsking
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appearsJudah
Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.
Where else “yehuda” appearsexist
To exist: "let there be light".
Where else “haya” appearsThere are two kings named Joram at the same time: the one who begins to reign here in Israel, brother of Ahaziah (2 Kings 3:1), and Joram son of Jehoshaphat, in Judah.
16He spoke to him, “Thus says YHWH, ‘Because you sent messengers to consult Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, is it because there is no Elohim in Israel to consult his word? Therefore from the bed to which you have gone up you will not come down, but you will surely die.’”
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18The rest of the acts of Ahaziah, what he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
