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2 Kings 7:17

Now the king had appointed the officer on whose arm he leaned to be in charge of the gate, but the people trampled him in the gateway, and he died, just as the man of God had foretold when the king had come to him.

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ASV

And the king appointed the captain on whose hand he leaned to have the charge of the gate: and the people trod upon him in the gate, and he died as the man of God had said, who spake when the king came down to him.

KJV

And the king appointed the lord on whose hand he leaned to have the charge of the gate: and the people trode upon him in the gate, and he died, as the man of God had said, who spake when the king came down to him.

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Original language & word study

23 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְהַמֶּלֶךְ֩ve.ha.me.leKhand the kingH4428 →
הִפְקִ֨ידhif.Kidhe appointedH6485 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
הַשָּׁלִ֜ישׁha.sha.Lishthe officerH7991 →
אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-whoH834 →
נִשְׁעָ֤ןnish.'An[was] leaningH8172 →
עַל־'al-onH5921 →
יָדוֹ֙ya.Dohand hisH3027 →
עַל־'al-overH5921 →
הַשַּׁ֔עַרha.Sha.'arthe gateH8179 →
וַיִּרְמְסֻ֧הוּvai.yir.me.Su.huand they trampled himH7429 →
הָעָ֛םha.'Amthe peopleH5971 →
בַּשַּׁ֖עַרba.Sha.'arin the gateH8179 →
וַיָּמֹ֑תvai.ya.Motand he diedH4191 →
כַּאֲשֶׁ֤רka.'a.Sherjust asH834 →
דִּבֶּר֙di.Berhe had spokenH1696 →
אִ֣ישׁ'ish[the] man ofH376 →
הָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.Him<the> GodH430 →
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhoH834 →
דִּבֶּ֔רdi.Berhe spokeH1696 →
בְּרֶ֥דֶתbe.Re.detwhen came downH3381 →
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428 →
אֵלָֽיו׃'e.Lavto himH413 →

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2 Kings 5:18Yet may the LORD forgive your servant this one thing: When my master goes into the temple of Rimmon to worship there, and he leans on my arm, and I bow down in the temple of Rimmon, may the LORD forgive your servant in this matter.”2 Kings 7:2But the officer on whose arm the king leaned answered the man of God, “Look, even if the LORD were to make windows in heaven, could this really happen?” “You will see it with your own eyes,” replied Elisha, “but you will not eat any of it.”2 Kings 6:32Now Elisha was sitting in his house, and the elders were sitting with him. The king sent a messenger ahead, but before he arrived, Elisha said to the elders, “Do you see how this murderer has sent someone to cut off my head? Look, when the messenger comes, shut the door to keep him out. Is not the sound of his master’s footsteps behind him?”Isaiah 25:10For the hand of the LORD will rest on this mountain. But Moab will be trampled in his place as straw is trodden into the dung pile.Judges 20:43They surrounded the Benjamites, pursued them, and easily overtook them in the vicinity of Gibeah on the east.Hebrews 10:29How much more severely do you think one deserves to be punished who has trampled on the Son of God, profaned the blood of the covenant that sanctified him, and insulted the Spirit of grace?2 Kings 9:33“Throw her down!” yelled Jehu. So they threw her down, and her blood splattered on the wall and on the horses as they trampled her underfoot.Micah 7:10Then my enemy will see and will be covered with shame—she who said to me, “Where is the LORD your God?” My eyes will see her; at that time she will be trampled like mud in the streets.Jeremiah 35:4and I brought them into the house of the LORD, to a chamber occupied by the sons of Hanan son of Igdaliah, a man of God. This room was near the chamber of the officials, which was above the chamber of Maaseiah son of Shallum the doorkeeper.Luke 12:1In the meantime, a crowd of many thousands had gathered, so that they were trampling one another. Jesus began to speak first to His disciples: “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.

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