NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon For he sacrificedzabach (zaw-bakh') to slaughter an animal (usually in sacrifice) -- kill, offer, (do) sacrifice, slay. unto the gods 'elohiym (el-o-heem') angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty. of Damascus Dammeseq (dam-meh'-sek) Damascus, a city of Syria -- Damascus. which smote nakah (naw-kaw') to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively) him and he said 'amar (aw-mar') to say (used with great latitude) Because the gods 'elohiym (el-o-heem') angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty. of the kings melek (meh'-lek) a king -- king, royal. of Syria 'Aram (arawm') the highland; Aram or Syria, and its inhabitants; also the name of the son of Shem, a grandson of Nahor, and of an Israelite -- Aram, Mesopotamia, Syria, Syrians. help `azar (aw-zar') to surround, i.e. protect or aid -- help, succour. them therefore will I sacrifice zabach (zaw-bakh') to slaughter an animal (usually in sacrifice) -- kill, offer, (do) sacrifice, slay. to them that they may help `azar (aw-zar') to surround, i.e. protect or aid -- help, succour. me But they were the ruin kashal (kaw-shal') to totter or waver (through weakness of the legs, especially the ankle); by implication, to falter, stumble, faint or fall of him and of all Israel Yisra'el (yis-raw-ale') he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel. Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible For he sacrificed to the gods of Damascus which had defeated him, and said, "Because the gods of the kings of Aram helped them, I will sacrifice to them that they may help me." But they became the downfall of him and all Israel. King James Bible For he sacrificed unto the gods of Damascus, which smote him: and he said, Because the gods of the kings of Syria help them, therefore will I sacrifice to them, that they may help me. But they were the ruin of him, and of all Israel. Holman Christian Standard Bible He sacrificed to the gods of Damascus which had defeated him; he said, "Since the gods of the kings of Aram are helping them, I will sacrifice to them so that they will help me." But they were the downfall of him and of all Israel. International Standard Version He sacrificed to the gods of Damascus that had defeated him, reasoning, "The gods of the kings of Aram helped them, so I'll sacrifice to them so they will help me!" But those gods brought about his downfall, and the downfall of all of Israel, too. NET Bible He offered sacrifices to the gods of Damascus whom he thought had defeated him. He reasoned, "Since the gods of the kings of Damascus helped them, I will sacrifice to them so they will help me." But they caused him and all Israel to stumble. GOD'S WORD® Translation He sacrificed to the gods of Damascus, the gods who had defeated him. He thought, "The gods of the kings of Aram are helping them. I'll sacrifice to them so that they will help me." But they ruined him and all Israel. King James 2000 Bible For he sacrificed unto the gods of Damascus, which had defeated him: and he said, Because the gods of the kings of Syria help them, therefore will I sacrifice to them, that they may help me. But they were the ruin of him, and of all Israel. Links 2 Chronicles 28:232 Chronicles 28:23 NIV 2 Chronicles 28:23 NLT 2 Chronicles 28:23 ESV 2 Chronicles 28:23 NASB 2 Chronicles 28:23 KJV |