2nd Kings 9:2
And when thou shalt come thither, thou shalt see Jehu, the son of Jehosh-aphat, the son of Nimshi; and thou shalt enter, and shalt raise him up from the midst of his brethren, and thou shalt lead him into an inner closet.2nd Kings 9:2 in the real world
When
In what words
- נִמְשִׁיNimshîyNimshi, the (grand-) father of Jehu
- חֶדֶרchederan apartment (usually literal)
- יֵהוּאYêhûwʼJehu, the name of five Israelites
- יְהוֹשָׁפָטYᵉhôwshâphâṭJehoshaphat, the name of six Israelites; also of a valley near Jerusalem
- תָּוֶךְtâveka bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre
- אָחʼâcha brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or r
- קוּםqûwmto rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
- רָאָהrâʼâhto see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitiv
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The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
What's left of it
- The Black Obelisk — Jehu bows to Assyria, 841 BCNamed outside the BibleJehu of Israel paid tribute to Assyria in 841 BC — a date fixed independently of the Bible, and one that anchors the chronology of Israel's kings.