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2 Kings 22

2 Kings 22:12 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And the king
melek (Hebrew #4428)
a king
KJV usage: king, royal.
Pronounce: meh'-lek
Origin: from 4427
commanded
tsavah (Hebrew #6680)
(intensively) to constitute, enjoin
KJV usage: appoint, (for-)bid, (give a) charge, (give a, give in, send with) command(-er, -ment), send a messenger, put, (set) in order.
Pronounce: tsaw-vaw'
Origin: a primitive root
Hilkiah
Chilqiyah (Hebrew #2518)
portion of Jah; {Chilhijah, the name of eight Israelites
KJV usage: Hillkiah.
Pronounce: khil-kee-yaw'
Origin: or Chilqiyahuw {khil-kee-yaw'-hoo}'from 2506 and 3050
the priest
kohen (Hebrew #3548)
literally, one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)
KJV usage: chief ruler, X own, priest, prince, principal officer.
Pronounce: ko-hane'
Origin: active participle of 3547
, and Ahikam
'Achiyqam (Hebrew #296)
brother of rising (i.e. high); Achikam, an Israelite
KJV usage: Ahikam.
Pronounce: akh-ee-kawm'
Origin: from 251 and 6965
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 Shaphan
shaphan (Hebrew #8227)
a species of rock-rabbit (from its hiding), i.e. probably the hyrax
KJV usage: coney.
Pronounce: shaw-fawn'
Origin: from 8226
, and Achbor
`Akbowr (Hebrew #5907)
Akbor, the name of an Idumaean and of two Israelites
KJV usage: Achbor.
Pronounce: ak-bore'
Origin: probably for 5909
s 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 ηMichaiah
Miykayah (Hebrew #4320)
who (is) like Jah?; Micajah, the name of two Israelites
KJV usage: Micah, Michaiah. Compare 4318.
Pronounce: me-kaw-yaw'
Origin: from 4310 and (the prefix derivative from) 3588 and 3050
, and Shaphan
shaphan (Hebrew #8227)
a species of rock-rabbit (from its hiding), i.e. probably the hyrax
KJV usage: coney.
Pronounce: shaw-fawn'
Origin: from 8226
the scribe
caphar (Hebrew #5608)
properly, to score with a mark as a tally or record, i.e. (by implication) to inscribe, and also to enumerate; intensively, to recount, i.e. celebrate
KJV usage: commune, (ac-)count; declare, number, + penknife, reckon, scribe, shew forth, speak, talk, tell (out), writer.
Pronounce: saw-far'
Origin: a primitive root
, and Asahiah
`Asayah (Hebrew #6222)
Jah has made; Asajah, the name of three or four Israelites
KJV usage: Asaiah.
Pronounce: aw-saw-yaw'
Origin: from 6213 and 3050
a servant
`ebed (Hebrew #5650)
a servant
KJV usage: X bondage, bondman, (bond-)servant, (man-)servant.
Pronounce: eh'-bed
Origin: from 5647
of the king’s
melek (Hebrew #4428)
a king
KJV usage: king, royal.
Pronounce: meh'-lek
Origin: from 4427
, saying
'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
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called Abdon,
2 Chron. 34:20• 20And the king commanded Hilkijah, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Abdon the son of Micah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah a servant of the king, saying, (2 Chron. 34:20)
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or, Micah.

More on:

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Achbor,
Ahikam,
Asahiah; Asaiah,
Hilkiah,
King,
Michaiah,
Priest; Priesthood,
Scribes,
Servant,
Shaphan

Cross References

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the king.
2 Kings 19:2‑3• 2And he sent Eliakim, who was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and the elders of the priests, covered with sackcloth, to the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz.
 3And they said to him, Thus says Hezekiah: This day is a day of trouble and of rebuke and of reviling; for the children are come to the birth, and there is not strength to bring forth. (2 Kings 19:2‑3)
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2 Chron. 34:19‑21• 19And it came to pass when the king heard the words of the law, that he rent his garments.
 20And the king commanded Hilkijah, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Abdon the son of Micah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah a servant of the king, saying,
 21Go, inquire of Jehovah for me, and for them that are left in Israel and in Judah, concerning the words of the book which is found; for great is the wrath of Jehovah that is poured out upon us, because our fathers have not kept the word of Jehovah, to do according to all that is written in this book. (2 Chron. 34:19‑21)
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Isa. 37:1‑4• 1And it came to pass when king Hezekiah heard it, that he rent his garments, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of Jehovah.
 2And he sent Eliakim, who was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and the elders of the priests, covered with sackcloth, to the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz.
 3And they said to him, Thus says Hezekiah: This day is a day of trouble, and of rebuke, and of reviling; for the children are come to the birth, and there is not strength to bring forth.
 4It may be Jehovah thy God will hear the words of Rab-shakeh, whom the king of Assyria his master has sent to reproach the living God, and will rebuke the words which Jehovah thy God hath heard. Therefore lift up a prayer for the remnant that is left. (Isa. 37:1‑4)
Ahikam.
2 Kings 22:9• 9And Shaphan the scribe came to the king, and brought the king word again and said, Thy servants have emptied out the money that was found in the house, and have delivered it into the hand of them that do the work, that have the oversight of the house of Jehovah. (2 Kings 22:9)
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Jer. 26:22,24• 22And Jehoiakim the king sent men into Egypt, Elnathan the son of Achbor, and men with him, into Egypt;
 24--Nevertheless the hand of Ahikam the son of Shaphan was with Jeremiah, that they should not give him into the hand of the people to put him to death. (Jer. 26:22,24)
Achbor.
2 Chron. 34:20• 20And the king commanded Hilkijah, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Abdon the son of Micah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah a servant of the king, saying, (2 Chron. 34:20)
Abdon.
Michaiah.
or, Micah.

J. N. Darby Translation

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And the king commanded Hilkijah the priest, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Achbor the son of Micaiahb, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah a servant of the king, saying,

JND Translation Notes

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See Note e, Judg. 17.4, meaning, "Who is like Jah."