2 Chronicles 18:11
in 2 Chronicles 18And all the prophets were prophesying the same, saying, “Go up to Ramoth-gilead and prosper, for the LORD will deliver it into the hand of the king.”
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ASV
And all the prophets prophesied so, saying, Go up to Ramoth-gilead, and prosper; for Jehovah will deliver it into the hand of the king.
KJV
And all the prophets prophesied so, saying, Go up to Ramoth–gilead, and prosper: for the Lord shall deliver it into the hand of the king.
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This verse in 2 Chronicles 18
Commentary
2 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
made for himself iron horns
on 2 Chronicles 18:10-11
Zedekiah makes iron horns and declares that with them the king will gore the Arameans “until they are finished off”. The sign acts out a bull's horns goring the peoples in Deuteronomy 33:17, the kind of acted prophecy Jeremiah's yoke and Ezekiel's brick later repeat.
This site's exposition
all the prophets were prophesying
The chorus now uses the name of the LORD, where verse 5 had said God. The Targum, as Clarke quotes it at verse 9, says that all these prophets prophesied lies before the two kings. Micaiah will stand against all of them.
The words behind it
13 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְכָל־ | vekhol | and all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| הַ֨נְּבִאִ֔ים | haneviim | the prophets | H5030 → | 314 times |
| נִבְּאִ֥ים | nibeim | [were] prophesying | H5012 → | 115 times |
| כֵּ֖ן | ken | thus | H3651 → | 771 times |
| לֵאמֹ֑ר | lemor | <to> saying | H559 → | 5305 times |
| עֲלֵ֞ה | ʾaleh | go up | H5927 → | 890 times |
| רָמֹ֤ת | ramot | Ramoth | H7418 → | 22 times |
| גִּלְעָד֙ | gilad | Gilead | H1568 → | 134 times |
| וְהַצְלַ֔ח | vehatzlach | and succeed | H6743 → | 65 times |
| וְנָתַ֥ן | venatan | and he will give [it] | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| יְהוָ֖ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| בְּיַ֥ד | beyad | in [the] hand of | H3027 → | 1618 times |
| הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ | hamelekh | the king | H4428 → | 2525 times |
וְכָל־and all
vekholH3605 →5413 times
הַ֨נְּבִאִ֔יםthe prophets
haneviimH5030 →314 times
נִבְּאִ֥ים[were] prophesying
nibeimH5012 →115 times
כֵּ֖ןthus
kenH3651 →771 times
לֵאמֹ֑ר<to> saying
lemorH559 →5305 times
עֲלֵ֞הgo up
ʾalehH5927 →890 times
רָמֹ֤תRamoth
ramotH7418 →22 times
גִּלְעָד֙Gilead
giladH1568 →134 times
וְהַצְלַ֔חand succeed
vehatzlachH6743 →65 times
וְנָתַ֥ןand he will give [it]
venatanH5414 →2011 times
יְהוָ֖הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
בְּיַ֥דin [the] hand of
beyadH3027 →1618 times
הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃the king
hamelekhH4428 →2525 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Jude 1:16These men are discontented grumblers, following after their own lusts; their mouths spew arrogance; they flatter others for their own advantage.
it leads to
- 2 Peter 2:18
With lofty but empty words, they appeal to the sensual passions of the flesh and entice those who are just escaping from others who live in error.
- Philippians 2:14
Do everything without complaining or arguing,
- 2 Peter 2:10
Such punishment is specially reserved for those who indulge the corrupt desires of the flesh and despise authority. Bold and self-willed, they are unafraid to slander glorious beings.
- 1 Timothy 6:5
and constant friction between men of depraved mind who are devoid of the truth. These men regard godliness as a means of gain.
- 1 Corinthians 10:10
And do not complain, as some of them did, and were killed by the destroying angel.
- 2 Peter 2:18
Through
Micah 3:5This is what the LORD says: “As for the prophets who lead My people astray, who proclaim peace while they chew with their teeth, but declare war against one who puts nothing in their…
it leads to
- Jeremiah 14:14–15
“The prophets are prophesying lies in My name,” replied the LORD. “I did not send them or appoint them or speak to them. They are prophesying to you a false vision, a worthless divination,…
- Jeremiah 6:14
They dress the wound of My people with very little care, saying, ‘Peace, peace,’ when there is no peace at all.
- Isaiah 9:15–16
The head is the elder and honorable man, and the tail is the prophet who teaches lies.
- Jeremiah 14:14–15
About 2 Chronicles

This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and Keil, The Books of the Chronicles.
