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2 Chronicles 18

2 Chron. 18:23 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Then Zedekiah
Tsidqiyah (Hebrew #6667)
from 6664 and 3050; right of Jah; Tsidkijah, the name of six Israelites
KJV usage: Zedekiah, Zidkijah.
Pronounce: tsid-kee-yaw'
Origin: or Tsidqiyahuw {tsid-kee-yaw'-hoo}
the son
ben (Hebrew #1121)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like 1, 251, etc.))
KJV usage: + afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-)ite, (anoint-)ed one, appointed to, (+) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-)ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, + (young) bullock, + (young) calf, X came up in, child, colt, X common, X corn, daughter, X of first, + firstborn, foal, + very fruitful, + postage, X in, + kid, + lamb, (+) man, meet, + mighty, + nephew, old, (+) people, + rebel, + robber, X servant born, X soldier, son, + spark, + steward, + stranger, X surely, them of, + tumultuous one, + valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.
Pronounce: bane
Origin: from {SI 11129}1129{/SI}
of Chenaanah
Kna`anah (Hebrew #3668)
Kenaanah, the name of two Israelites
KJV usage: Chenaanah.
Pronounce: ken-ah-an-aw'
Origin: feminine of 3667
came near
nagash (Hebrew #5066)
to be or come (causatively, bring) near (for any purpose); euphemistically, to lie with a woman; as an enemy, to attack; relig. to worship; causatively, to present; figuratively, to adduce an argument; by reversal, to stand back
KJV usage: (make to) approach (nigh), bring (forth, hither, near), (cause to) come (hither, near, nigh), give place, go hard (up), (be, draw, go) near (nigh), offer, overtake, present, put, stand.
Pronounce: naw-gash'
Origin: a primitive root
, and smote
nakah (Hebrew #5221)
to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: beat, cast forth, clap, give (wounds), X go forward, X indeed, kill, make (slaughter), murderer, punish, slaughter, slay(-er, -ing), smite(-r, -ing), strike, be stricken, (give) stripes, X surely, wound.
Pronounce: naw-kaw'
Origin: a primitive root
c Micaiah
Miykayhuw (Hebrew #4321)
abbrev. for 4322; Mikajah, the name of three Israelites
KJV usage: Micah, Micaiah, Michaiah.
Pronounce: me-kaw-yeh-hoo'
Origin: or Mikayhuw (Jeremiah 36:11) {me-kaw-yeh-hoo'}
upon the cheek
lchiy (Hebrew #3895)
the cheek (from its fleshiness); hence, the jaw-bone
KJV usage: cheek (bone), jaw (bone).
Pronounce: lekh-ee'
Origin: from an unused root meaning to be soft
, and said
'amar (Hebrew #559)
to say (used with great latitude)
KJV usage: answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, + (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, X desire, determine, X expressly, X indeed, X intend, name, X plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), X still, X suppose, talk, tell, term, X that is, X think, use (speech), utter, X verily, X yet.
Pronounce: aw-mar'
Origin: a primitive root
, Which
'ay (Hebrew #335)
where? hence how?
KJV usage: how, what, whence, where, whether, which (way).
Pronounce: ah'ee
Origin: perhaps from 370
way
derek (Hebrew #1870)
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
KJV usage: along, away, because of, + by, conversation, custom, (east-)ward, journey, manner, passenger, through, toward, (high-) (path-)way(-side), whither(-soever).
Pronounce: deh'-rek
Origin: from 1869
went
`abar (Hebrew #5674)
to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation)
KJV usage: alienate, alter, X at all, beyond, bring (over, through), carry over, (over-)come (on, over), conduct (over), convey over, current, deliver, do away, enter, escape, fail, gender, get over, (make) go (away, beyond, by, forth, his way, in, on, over, through), have away (more), lay, meddle, overrun, make partition, (cause to, give, make to, over) pass(-age, along, away, beyond, by, -enger, on, out, over, through), (cause to, make) + proclaim(-amation), perish, provoke to anger, put away, rage, + raiser of taxes, remove, send over, set apart, + shave, cause to (make) sound, X speedily, X sweet smelling, take (away), (make to) transgress(-or), translate, turn away, (way-)faring man, be wrath.
Pronounce: aw-bar'
Origin: a primitive root
the Spirit
ruwach (Hebrew #7307)
wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being (including its expression and functions)
KJV usage: air, anger, blast, breath, X cool, courage, mind, X quarter, X side, spirit((-ual)), tempest, X vain, ((whirl-))wind(-y).
Pronounce: roo'-akh
Origin: from 7306
of the Lord
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
from me to speak
dabar (Hebrew #1696)
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
KJV usage: answer, appoint, bid, command, commune, declare, destroy, give, name, promise, pronounce, rehearse, say, speak, be spokesman, subdue, talk, teach, tell, think, use (entreaties), utter, X well, X work.
Pronounce: daw-bar'
Origin: a primitive root
unto thee?
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Jer. 20:2• 2{i}And Pashur smote Jeremiah the prophet, and put him in the stocks that were in the upper gate of Benjamin, which was in the house of Jehovah.{/i} (Jer. 20:2)
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Mark 14:65• 65And some began to spit on him, and to cover up his face, and to buffet him, and to say to him, Prophesy: and the officers received him with the palms of their hands. (Mark 14:65)
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Acts 23:2• 2And the high priest Ananias commanded those that stood by him to smite his mouth. (Acts 23:2)

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Chenaanah,
Micaiah,
Spirit,
Zedekiah

Cross References

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Zedekiah.
2 Chron. 18:10• 10{i}And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made for himself horns of iron, and he said, Thus saith Jehovah: With these shalt thou push the Syrians, until thou have exterminated them.{/i} (2 Chron. 18:10)
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1 Kings 22:23‑25• 23{i}And now, behold, Jehovah has put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these thy prophets, and Jehovah has spoken evil concerning thee.{/i}
 24{i}Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah went near, and smote Micah upon the cheek, and said, Where now went the Spirit of Jehovah from me to speak to thee?{/i}
 25{i}And Micah said, Behold, thou shalt see on that day when thou shalt go from chamber to chamber to hide thyself.{/i} (1 Kings 22:23‑25)
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Isa. 50:5‑6• 5The Lord Jehovah hath opened mine ear, and I was not rebellious, I turned not away back.
 6I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair; I hid not my face from shame and spitting. (Isa. 50:5‑6)
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Jer. 20:2• 2{i}And Pashur smote Jeremiah the prophet, and put him in the stocks that were in the upper gate of Benjamin, which was in the house of Jehovah.{/i} (Jer. 20:2)
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Lam. 3:30• 30He giveth his cheek to him that smiteth him: he is filled full with reproach. (Lam. 3:30)
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Mic. 5:1• 1Now gather thyself in troops, O daughter of troops: he hath laid siege against us: they shall smite the judge of Israel with a rod upon the cheek. (Mic. 5:1)
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Matt. 26:67• 67{i}Then they spit in his face, and buffeted him, and some struck him with the palms of their hand,{/i} (Matt. 26:67)
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Mark 14:65• 65And some began to spit on him, and to cover up his face, and to buffet him, and to say to him, Prophesy: and the officers received him with the palms of their hands. (Mark 14:65)
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John 18:22‑23• 22But when he said these things, one of the officials as he stood by gave Jesus a slap on the face, saying, Thus answerest thou the high priest?
 23Jesus answered him, If I spoke ill, testify of the ill; but if well, why smitest thou me? (John 18:22‑23)
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Acts 23:2‑3• 2And the high priest Ananias commanded those that stood by him to smite his mouth.
 3Then said Paul unto him, God is about to smite thee, whited wall. And dost thou sit judging me according to the law, and breaking the law commandest me to be smitten? (Acts 23:2‑3)
Which way.
Jer. 29:26‑27• 26Jehovah hath made thee priest in the stead of Jehoiada the priest, that ye should be officers in the house of Jehovah, for every man that is mad, and maketh himself a prophet, that thou shouldest put him in prison, and in the stocks.
 27Now therefore why hast thou not reproved Jeremiah of Anathoth, which maketh himself a prophet to you? (Jer. 29:26‑27)
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Matt. 26:67‑68• 67{i}Then they spit in his face, and buffeted him, and some struck him with the palms of their hand,{/i}
 68{i}saying, Prophesy to us, Christ, Who is it who struck thee?{/i} (Matt. 26:67‑68)
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John 9:40‑41• 40And some of the Pharisees that were with him heard these things , and said to him, Are we blind also?
 41Jesus said to them, If ye were blind, ye would not have sin; but now ye say, We see, your sin remaineth. (John 9:40‑41)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah went near, and smote Micah upon the cheek, and said, Which way now went the Spirit of Jehovah from me to speak to thee?

W. Kelly Translation

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Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah went near, and smote Micah upon the cheek, and said, Which way now went the Spirit of Jehovah from me to speak to thee?

WK Verse Note

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(Note: Words in italics have been inserted from the J. N. Darby translation where the W. Kelly translation doesn’t exist.)