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2 Kings 18:1

וַֽיְהִי֙
hâyâh
and — to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
בִּשְׁנַ֣ת
shâneh
in/with/by — a year (as a revolution of time)
שָׁלֹ֔שׁ
shâlôwsh
three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice
לְהוֹשֵׁ֥עַ
Hôwshêaʻ
to/for — Hoshea, the name of five Israelites
בֶּן
bên
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)
אֵלָ֖ה
ʼÊlâh
Elah, the name of an Edomite, of four Israelites, and also of a place in Palestine
מֶ֣לֶךְ
melek
a king
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
Yisrâʼêl
he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
מָלַ֛ךְ
mâlak
to reign; inceptively, to ascend the throne; causatively, to induct into royalty; hence (by implication) to take counsel
חִזְקִיָּ֥ה
Chizqîyâh
Chizkijah, a king of Judah, also the name of two other Israelites
בֶן
bên
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)
אָחָ֖ז
ʼÂchâz
Achaz, the name of a Jewish king and of an Israelite
מֶ֥לֶךְ
melek
a king
יְהוּדָֽה
Yᵉhûwdâh
Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory
2 Kings 18:1 · Masoretic Text (WLC)
AMPLIFIED · 1 of 3
Now it came about in the third year of Hoshea the son of Elah king of Israel, Hezekiah the son of Ahaz king of Judah became king.
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Now it came about in the third year of Hoshea the son of Elah king of Israel, Hezekiah the son of Ahaz king of Judah became king.
2 Kings 18:1
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