2 Kings 18:9 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Kings 18:9 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 →
וַֽיְהִ֞י
hâyâh
H1961
to be
בַּשָּׁנָ֤ה
shâneh
H8141
year
הָֽרְבִיעִית֙
rᵉbîyʻîy
H7243
fourth
לַמֶּ֣לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
חִזְקִיָּ֔הוּ
Chizqîyâh
H2396
Hezekiah
הִ֚יא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
הַשָּׁנָ֣ה
shâneh
H8141
year
הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔ית
shᵉbîyʻîy
H7637
seventh
לְהוֹשֵׁ֥עַ
Hôwshêaʻ
H1954
Hosea
בֶּן
bên
H1121
son
אֵלָ֖ה
ʼÊlâh
H425
Elah
מֶ֣לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
עָלָ֞ה
ʻâlâh
H5927
to go up
שַׁלְמַנְאֶ֧סֶר
Shalmanʼeçer
H8022
Shalmaneser
מֶֽלֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
אַשּׁ֛וּר
ʼAshshûwr
H804
Assyria
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
שֹׁמְר֖וֹן
Shômᵉrôwn
H8111
Samaria
וַיָּ֥צַר
tsûwr
H6696
to besiege
עָלֶֽיהָ
ʻal
H5921
upon
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World English Bible Public Domain
It happened in the fourth year of king Hezekiah, which was the seventh year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, that Shalmaneser king of Assyria came up against Samaria, and besieged it.
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King James Version Public Domain
And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Hezekiah, which was the seventh year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, that Shalmaneser king of Assyria came up against Samaria, and besieged it.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And it happened in the fourth year of King Hezekiah (it the seventh year of Hoshea, the son of Elah, the king of Israel), Shalmaneser, the king of Assyria, came up against Samaria, and he besieged against it.
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