2 Kings 1:17 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Kings 1:17 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיָּ֜מָת
mûwth
H4191
to die
כִּדְבַ֥ר
dâbâr
H1697
word
יְהוָ֣ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
דִּבֶּ֣ר
dâbar
H1696
to speak
אֵלִיָּ֗הוּ
ʼÊlîyâh
H452
Elijah
וַיִּמְלֹ֤ךְ
mâlak
H4427
to reign
יְהוֹרָם֙
Yᵉhôwrâm
H3088
Jehoram
תַּחְתָּ֔יו
tachath
H8478
under
בִּשְׁנַ֣ת
shâneh
H8141
year
שְׁתַּ֔יִם
shᵉnayim
H8147
two
לִיהוֹרָ֥ם
Yᵉhôwrâm
H3088
Jehoram
בֶּן
bên
H1121
son
יְהוֹשָׁפָ֖ט
Yᵉhôwshâphâṭ
H3092
Jehoshaphat
מֶ֣לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
יְהוּדָ֑ה
Yᵉhûwdâh
H3063
Judah
כִּ֛י
kîy
H3588
that
לֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
הָ֥יָה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
ל֖וֹ
בֵּֽן
bên
H1121
son
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World English Bible Public Domain
So he died according to the word of Yahweh which Elijah had spoken. Jehoram began to reign in his place in the second year of Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah; because he had no son.
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King James Version Public Domain
So he died according to the word of the LORD which Elijah had spoken. And Jehoram reigned in his stead in the second year of Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah; because he had no son.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And he died, according to the word of Yahweh that Elijah had spoken. And Jehoram reigned in his place in the year of two to Jehoram, the son of Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah, because a son was not to him.
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