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2 Kings 23:33

23:32 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his fathers had done.
And Pharaohnechoh put him in bands at Riblah in the land of Hamath, that he might not reign in Jerusalem; and put the land to a tribute of an hundred talents of silver, and a talent of gold. that: or, because he reigned put the: Heb. set a fine upon the land

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Pharaoh Necoh put him in bonds at Riblah in the land of Hamath, that he might not reign in Jerusalem; and put the land to a tribute of one hundred talents of silver, and a talent of gold.

And Pharaoh–nechoh put him in bands at Riblah in the land of Hamath, that he might not reign in Jerusalem; and put the land to a tribute of an hundred talents of silver, and a talent of gold.

And Pharaohnechoh put him in bands at Riblah in the land of Hamath, that he might not reign in Jerusalem; and put the land to a tribute of an hundred talents of silver, and a talent of gold.

23:34 And Pharaohnechoh made Eliakim the son of Josiah king in the room of Josiah his father, and turned his name to Jehoiakim, and took Jehoahaz away: and he came to Egypt, and died there.

What does 2 Kings 23:33 mean?

2 Kings 23:33 is a verse in the book of 2 Kings, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include פַּרְעֹה נְכֹה (Parʻôh Nᵉkôh), אָסַר (ʼâçar), רִבְלָה (Riblâh). It connects to 1 cross-referenced passage elsewhere in Scripture.

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Pharaohnechohפַּרְעֹה נְכֹהParʻôh Nᵉkôh/par-o' nek-o'/H6549Paroh-Nekoh (or -Neko), an Egyptian king
put
him
in
bandsאָסַרʼâçar/aw-sar'/H631to yoke or hitch; by analogy, to fasten in any sense, to join battle
at
RiblahרִבְלָהRiblâh/rib-law'/H7247Riblah, a place in Syria
in
the
landאֶרֶץʼerets/eh'-rets/H776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
of
Hamath,חֲמָתChămâth/kham-awth'/H2574Chamath, a place in Syria
that
he
might
not
reignמָלַךְmâlak/maw-lak'/H4427to reign; inceptively, to ascend the throne; causatively, to induct into royalty; hence (by implication) to take counsel
in
Jerusalem;יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִםYᵉrûwshâlaim/yer-oo-shaw-lah'-im/H3389Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine
and
putנָתַןnâthan/naw-than'/H5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
the
landאֶרֶץʼerets/eh'-rets/H776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
to
a
tributeעֹנֶשׁʻônesh/o'-nesh/H6066a fine
of
an
hundredמֵאָהmêʼâh/may-aw'/H3967a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction
talentsכִּכָּרkikkâr/kik-kawr'/H3603a circle, i.e. (by implication) a circumjacent tract or region, especially the Ghor or valley of the Jordan; also a (round) loaf; also a talent (or large [round] coin)
of
silver,כֶּסֶףkeçeph/keh'-sef/H3701silver (from its pale color); by implication, money
and
a
talentכִּכָּרkikkâr/kik-kawr'/H3603a circle, i.e. (by implication) a circumjacent tract or region, especially the Ghor or valley of the Jordan; also a (round) loaf; also a talent (or large [round] coin)
of
gold.זָהָבzâhâb/zaw-hawb'/H2091gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear sky
that:
or,
because
he
reigned
put
the:
Heb.
set
a
fine
upon
the
land

Commentary on 2 Kings 23:33

HENRY_FULL · 2 Kings 23:33
ed Ephraim for lies and deceit he comforted himself with this, that Judah yet "ruled with God, and was faithful with the Most Holy," Hos. xi. 12 . It was a very melancholy view which the last chapter gave us of the desolations of Israel; but this chapter shows us the affairs of Judah in a good posture at the same time, that it may appear God has not quite cast off the seed of Abraham, Rom. xi. 1 . Hezekiah is here upon the throne, I. Reforming his kingdom, ver. 1-6 . II. Prospering in all his undertakings ( ver. 7, 8 ), and this at the same time when the ten tribes were led captive, ver. 9-12 . III. Yet invaded by Sennacherib, the king of Assyria, ver. 13 . 1. His country put under contribution, ver. 14-16 . 2. Jerusalem besieged, ver. 17 . 3. God blasphemed, himself reviled, and his people solicited to revolt, in a virulent speech made by Rabshakeh, ver. 18-37 . But how well it ended, and how much to the honour and comfort of our great reformer, we shall find in the next chapter. Hezekiah's Good Reign. ( b. c. 726.) 1<

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Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

2 Chronicles 29:1

Hezekiah began to reign when he was five and twenty years old, and he reigned nine and twenty years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Abijah, the daughter of Zechariah.

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2 Kings 25:21

And the king of Babylon smote them, and slew them at Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah was carried away out of their land.

Genesis 1:17

And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,

Genesis 1:29

And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat. bearing: Heb. seeding seed yielding: Heb. seeding seed

Genesis 4:12

When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth.

Jeremiah 39:5

But the Chaldeans' army pursued after them, and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho: and when they had taken him, they brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon to Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he gave judgment upon him. gave: Heb. spake with him judgments

Jeremiah 52:27

And the king of Babylon smote them, and put them to death in Riblah in the land of Hamath. Thus Judah was carried away captive out of his own land.

Jeremiah 52:9

Then they took the king, and carried him up unto the king of Babylon to Riblah in the land of Hamath; where he gave judgment upon him.

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What does 2 Kings 23:33 say?

2 Kings 23:33 (King James Version) reads: "And Pharaohnechoh put him in bands at Riblah in the land of Hamath, that he might not reign in Jerusalem; and put the land to a tribute of an hundred talents of silver, and a talent of gold. that: or, because he reigned put the: Heb. set a fine upon the land"

Is 2 Kings 23:33 in the Old or New Testament?

2 Kings 23:33 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of 2 Kings.

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