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In YHWHבַּיהוָהthe Elohimאֱלֹהֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלhe trusted;בָּטָחand after himוְאַחֲרָיוthere was notלֹא הָיָהone like himכָמֹהוּamong allבְּכֹלthe kingsמַלְכֵיof Judah,יְהוּדָהnor among thoseוַwhoאֲשֶׁרwereהָיוּbefore him.לְפָנָיו
2 Kings 18:5
Study it in the app“In YHWH the Elohim of Israel he trusted; and after him there was not one like him among all the kings of Judah, nor among those who were before him.”
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2 Kings 18:5, word by word
- In 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- the Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohe” appears- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- he trustedבָּטָחbatach
trust
To rely on someone, YHWH or man.
Where else “batach” appears- there was notהָיָהhaya
exist
To exist: "let there be light".
Where else “haya” appears- the kingsמַלְכֵיmalche
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “malche” appears- of Judahיְהוּדָהyehuda
Judah
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” appears- before himפָנָיfanay
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fanay” appears
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2 Kings 18:1-8
1And it happened in year three of Hoshea son of Elah, king of Israel, that Hezekiah son of Ahaz, king of Judah, became king. 2He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. The name of his mother was Abi daughter of Zechariah. 3He did what was right in the eyes of YHWH, according to all that David his father had done. 4He removed the high places, broke the standing stones, and cut down the Asherah; and he broke in pieces the bronze serpent that Moses had made, for until those days the sons of Israel had been burning incense to it; and it was called Nehushtan. 5In YHWH the Elohim of Israel he trusted; and after him there was not one like him among all the kings of Judah, nor among those who were before him. 6He clung to YHWH; he did not turn away from following him, but kept his commandments that YHWH commanded Moses. 7YHWH was with him; wherever he went out, he acted wisely. He rebelled against the king of Assyria and did not serve him. 8He struck the Philistines as far as Gaza and its territories, from the tower of the watchmen to the fortified city.
1Hezekiah became king when he was twenty-five years old, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. The name of his mother was Abijah daughter of Zechariah. 2He did what was right in the eyes of YHWH, according to all that David his father had done.
The context
4He removed the high places, broke the standing stones, and cut down the Asherah; and he broke in pieces the bronze serpent that Moses had made, for until those days the sons of Israel had been burning incense to it; and it was called Nehushtan.
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6He clung to YHWH; he did not turn away from following him, but kept his commandments that YHWH commanded Moses.