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chooseוּרְאִיתֶםthe bestהַטּוֹבand most uprightוְהַיָּשָׁרof the sonsמִבְּנֵיof your masterאֲדֹנֵיכֶםand set himוְשַׂמְתֶּםonעַלhis father’sאָבִיוthrone,כִּסֵּאand fightוְהִלָּחֲמוּforעַלthe houseבֵּיתof your master.”אֲדֹנֵיכֶם
2 Kings 10:3
Study it in the app“choose the best and most upright of the sons of your master and set him on his father’s throne, and fight for the house of your master.””
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Kings 10:3, word by word
- chooseרְאִיתֶםreitem
realize
To realize: "he saw that it was good".
Where else “reitem” appears- the bestטּוֹבtov
better
Worth more or more profitable than something it is compared with.
Where else “tov” appears- and most uprightיָּשָׁרyashar
upright
Acting well before YHWH, without bending.
Where else “yashar” appears- of the sonsבְּנֵיbene
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “bene” appears- of your masterאֲדֹנֵיadone
lord
The one with authority over another; or a respectful title.
Where else “adone” appears- and set himשַׂמְתֶּםsamtem
appoint
To set someone as leader, or fix something.
Where else “samtem” appears- his father’sאָבִיavi
father
The man who begets a child and heads his household.
Where else “avi” appears- throneכִּסֵּאkise
throne
Literally "the seat": the king's chair, or YHWH's, from which he rules.
Where else “kise” appears- and fightהִלָּחֲמוּhilachamu
fight
To struggle against an enemy with weapons and give battle; God also fights for his people.
Where else “hilachamu” appears- the houseבֵּיתbet
dynasty
Someone's descendants: "the house of David".
Where else “bet” appears
The context
2“Now, as soon as this letter comes to you, since with you are the sons of your master, and with you are the chariots and the horses and a fortified city and the weapons,
3 · This verse (above)
4But they were afraid, very greatly, and said, “Look, the two kings did not stand before him; how then can we stand?”