2 Chronicles 26:6 BSB

Original language & word study

17 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיֵּצֵא֙	vai.ye.Tze'	and he went out	H3318 →
וַיִּלָּ֣חֶם	vai.yi.La.chem	and he fought	H3898 →
בַּפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים	ba.pe.lish.Tim	against the Philistines	H6430 →
וַיִּפְרֹ֞ץ	vai.yif.Rotz	and he made a breach in	H6555 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
ח֣וֹמַת	Cho.mat	[the] wall of	H2346 →
גַּ֗ת	Gat	Gath	H1661 →
וְאֵת֙	ve.'Et	and <obj.>	H853 →
חוֹמַ֣ת	cho.Mat	[the] wall of	H2346 →
יַבְנֵ֔ה	yav.Neh	Jabneh	H2996 →
וְאֵ֖ת	ve.'Et	and <obj.>	H853 →
חוֹמַ֣ת	cho.Mat	[the] wall of	H2346 →
אַשְׁדּ֑וֹד	'ash.Dod	Ashdod	H795 →
וַיִּבְנֶ֣ה	vai.yiv.Neh	and he built	H1129 →
עָרִ֔ים	'a.Rim	cities	H5892 →
בְּאַשְׁדּ֖וֹד	be.'ash.Dod	in Ashdod	H795 →
וּבַפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃	u.va.pe.lish.Tim	and among the Philistines	H6430 →

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Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Isaiah 14:29
Do not rejoice, all you Philistines, that the rod that struck you is broken. For a viper will spring from the root of the snake, and a flying serpent from its egg.
leads to
- Isaiah 30:6
  This is the burden against the beasts of the Negev: Through a land of hardship and distress, of lioness and lion, of viper and flying serpent, they carry their wealth on the backs of…
- Isaiah 11:8
  The infant will play by the cobra’s den, and the toddler will reach into the viper’s nest.
- Micah 7:8
  Do not gloat over me, my enemy! Though I have fallen, I will arise; though I sit in darkness, the LORD will be my light.
Through
2 Samuel 8:1
Some time later, David defeated the Philistines, subdued them, and took Metheg-ammah from the hand of the Philistines.
leads to
- 1 Chronicles 18:1–17
  Some time later, David defeated the Philistines, subdued them, and took Gath and its villages from the hand of the Philistines.
Through
2 Chronicles 21:16
Then the LORD stirred against Jehoram the spirit of the Philistines and Arabs who lived near the Cushites.
leads to
- 2 Chronicles 17:11
  Some Philistines also brought gifts and silver as tribute to Jehoshaphat, and the Arabs brought him 7,700 rams and 7,700 goats from their flocks.
Through
1 Samuel 5:1
After the Philistines had captured the ark of God, they took it from Ebenezer to Ashdod,
leads to
- 1 Samuel 7:12
  Afterward, Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen. He named it Ebenezer, saying, “Thus far the LORD has helped us.”
- 1 Samuel 4:1
  Thus the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now the Israelites went out to meet the Philistines in battle and camped at Ebenezer, while the Philistines camped at Aphek.
Through
1 Chronicles 18:1
Some time later, David defeated the Philistines, subdued them, and took Gath and its villages from the hand of the Philistines.
leads to
- 2 Samuel 8:1–18
  Some time later, David defeated the Philistines, subdued them, and took Metheg-ammah from the hand of the Philistines.

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

Isaiah 14:29Do not rejoice, all you Philistines, that the rod that struck you is broken. For a viper will spring from the root of the snake, and a flying serpent from its egg.Amos 6:2Cross over to Calneh and see; go from there to the great Hamath; then go down to Gath of the Philistines. Are you better than these kingdoms? Is their territory larger than yours?Amos 1:8I will cut off the ruler of Ashdod and the one who wields the scepter in Ashkelon. I will turn My hand against Ekron, and the remnant of the Philistines will perish,” says the Lord GOD.Amos 1:7So I will send fire upon the walls of Gaza, to consume its citadels.2 Chronicles 21:16Then the LORD stirred against Jehoram the spirit of the Philistines and Arabs who lived near the Cushites.1 Samuel 5:1After the Philistines had captured the ark of God, they took it from Ebenezer to Ashdod,2 Samuel 8:1Some time later, David defeated the Philistines, subdued them, and took Metheg-ammah from the hand of the Philistines.1 Chronicles 18:1Some time later, David defeated the Philistines, subdued them, and took Gath and its villages from the hand of the Philistines.1 Samuel 5:6Now the hand of the LORD was heavy on the people of Ashdod and its vicinity, ravaging them and afflicting them with tumors.1 Kings 12:33On the fifteenth day of the eighth month, a month of his own choosing, Jeroboam offered sacrifices on the altar he had set up in Bethel. So he ordained a feast for the Israelites, offered sacrifices on the altar, and burned incense.Joshua 15:46from Ekron to the sea, all the cities near Ashdod, along with their villages;1 Samuel 6:17As a guilt offering to the LORD, the Philistines had sent back one gold tumor for each city: Ashdod, Gaza, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron.2 Chronicles 11:5Rehoboam continued to live in Jerusalem, and he built up cities for defense in Judah.Joshua 11:22No Anakim were left in the land of the Israelites; only in Gaza, Gath, and Ashdod did any survive.

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