2 Kings 10:4
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
But they fearedוַיִּֽרְאוּ֙
(vai·yir·'u)
3372a: to feara prim. root
greatlyמְאֹ֣ד
(me·'od)
3966: muchness, force, abundancefrom an unused word
and said,וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ
(vai·yo·me·ru,)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
"Behold,הִנֵּה֙
(hin·neh)
2009: lo! behold!prol. of hen
the twoשְׁנֵ֣י
(she·nei)
8147: two (a card. number)from shanah
kingsהַמְּלָכִ֔ים
(ham·me·la·chim,)
4428: kingfrom an unused word
did not standעָמְד֖וּ
(a·me·du)
5975: to take one's stand, standa prim. root
beforeלְפָנָ֑יו
(le·fa·nav;)
6440: face, facesfrom panah
him; howוְאֵ֖יךְ
(ve·'eich)
349: how?from ay
then can we stand?"נַעֲמֹ֥ד
(na·'a·mod)
5975: to take one's stand, standa prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
But they were exceedingly
m`od  (meh-ode')
vehemence, i.e. (with or without preposition) vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc.
m`od  (meh-ode')
vehemence, i.e. (with or without preposition) vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc.
afraid
yare'  (yaw-ray')
to fear; morally, to revere; caus. to frighten
and said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
Behold two
shnayim  (shen-ah'-yim)
two; also (as ordinal) twofold -- both, couple, double, second, twain, + twelfth, + twelve, + twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.
kings
melek  (meh'-lek)
a king -- king, royal.
stood
`amad  (aw-mad')
to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
not before
paniym  (paw-neem')
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
him how then shall we stand
`amad  (aw-mad')
to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
But they feared greatly and said, "Behold, the two kings did not stand before him; how then can we stand?"

King James Bible
But they were exceedingly afraid, and said, Behold, two kings stood not before him: how then shall we stand?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
However, they were terrified and reasoned, "Look, two kings couldn't stand against him; how can we?"

International Standard Version
But they were too terrified, and so they told one another, "Look! Two previous kings couldn't stand up to Jehu, so how can we?"

NET Bible
They were absolutely terrified and said, "Look, two kings could not stop him! How can we?"

GOD'S WORD® Translation
But they panicked. They said, "If two kings couldn't stand up to him, how can we stand up to him?"

King James 2000 Bible
But they were exceedingly afraid, and said, Behold, two kings stood not before him: how then shall we stand?
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