The silverוְהַכֶּסֶףand the goldוְהַזָּהָבJehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִיםgaveנָתַןto Pharaoh;לְפַרְעֹהbutאַךְhe assessedהֶעֱרִיךְthe landאֶת הָאָרֶץto giveלָתֵתthe silverאֶת הַכֶּסֶףaccording to the orderעַל פִּיof Pharaoh;פַרְעֹהfrom eachאִישׁaccording to his assessmentכְּעֶרְכּוֹhe exactedנָגַשׂthe silverאֶת הַכֶּסֶףand the goldוְאֶת הַזָּהָבfrom the peopleאֶת עַםof the land,הָאָרֶץto give itלָתֵתto PharaohלְפַרְעֹהNeco.נְכֹה
2 Kings 23:35
Study it in the app“The silver and the gold Jehoiakim gave to Pharaoh; but he assessed the land to give the silver according to the order of Pharaoh; from each according to his assessment he exacted the silver and the gold from the people of the land, to give it to Pharaoh Neco.”
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2 Kings 23:35, word by word
- The silverכֶּסֶףkesef
silver
A white, valuable metal, the one most used after gold.
Where else “kesef” appears- and the goldזָּהָבzahav
gold
Gold.
Where else “zahav” appears- Jehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִיםyehoyakim
Jehoiakim
Jehoiakim: a name meaning "YHWH raises up." The name Pharaoh Neco gave to Eliakim son of Josiah when he made him king of Judah (2 Kings 23:34-24:6). Not to be confused with his son Jehoiachin.
Where else “yehoyakim” appears- gaveנָתַןnatan
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “natan” appears- to Pharaohפַרְעֹהfaro
Pharaoh
Pharaoh: the title of the kings of Egypt, not a personal name.
Where else “faro” appears- he assessedהֶעֱרִיךְheerich
value
To fix the price or value of something or someone.
Where else “heerich” appears- the landאָרֶץarets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “arets” appears- according to the orderפִּיpi
according to
Literally "by the mouth of": just as something directs; or a portion.
Where else “pi” appears- from eachאִישׁish
each
Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.
Where else “ish” appears- according to his assessmentעֶרְכּerk
valuation
The price fixed for something or someone, according to the law.
Where else “erk” appears- he exactedנָגַשׂnagas
press
To press for what is owed, like a creditor or collector.
Where else “nagas” appears- from the peopleעַםam
crowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appears- to Pharaohפַרְעֹהfaro
Pharaoh Neco
Pharaoh Neco. A king of Egypt who killed Josiah at Megiddo, removed Jehoahaz from the throne and set up Jehoiakim (2 Kings 23:29-35). He was later defeated by Nebuchadnezzar at Carchemish (Jeremiah 46:2).
Where else “faro” appears
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2 Kings 23:31-35
31Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. The name of his mother was Hamutal daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. 32He did what was evil in the eyes of YHWH, according to all that his fathers had done. 33Pharaoh Neco bound him at Riblah in the land of Hamath, so that he would not reign in Jerusalem, and he imposed a fine on the land of a hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold. 34Pharaoh Neco made king Eliakim son of Josiah in place of Josiah his father, and changed his name to Jehoiakim; but Jehoahaz he took away, and he came to Egypt and died there. 35The silver and the gold Jehoiakim gave to Pharaoh; but he assessed the land to give the silver according to the order of Pharaoh; from each according to his assessment he exacted the silver and the gold from the people of the land, to give it to Pharaoh Neco.
1The people of the land took Jehoahaz son of Josiah and made him king in place of his father in Jerusalem. 2Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. 3The king of Egypt removed him in Jerusalem, and imposed a fine on the land of a hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold. 4The king of Egypt made king over Judah and Jerusalem Eliakim his brother, and changed his name to Jehoiakim; and Jehoahaz his brother Neco took and brought him to Egypt.
The context
34Pharaoh Neco made king Eliakim son of Josiah in place of Josiah his father, and changed his name to Jehoiakim; but Jehoahaz he took away, and he came to Egypt and died there.
35 · This verse (above)
36Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. The name of his mother was Zebudah daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah.