The Meaning of 2 Chronicles 13:16 Explained

2 Chronicles 13:16

KJV: And the children of Israel fled before Judah: and God delivered them into their hand.

YLT: And the sons of Israel flee from the face of Judah, and God giveth them into their hand,

Darby: And the children of Israel fled before Judah; and God delivered them into their hand.

ASV: And the children of Israel fled before Judah; and God delivered them into their hand.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And the children  of Israel  fled  before  Judah:  and God  delivered  them into their hand. 

What does 2 Chronicles 13:16 Mean?

Chapter Summary: 2 Chronicles 13

1  Abijah succeeding makes war against Jeroboam
4  he declares the right of his cause
13  Trusting in God, he overcomes Jeroboam
21  The wives and children of Abijah

What do the individual words in 2 Chronicles 13:16 mean?

And fled the sons of Israel before Judah and delivered them God into their hand
וַיָּנ֥וּסוּ בְנֵי־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל מִפְּנֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֑ה וַיִּתְּנֵ֥ם אֱלֹהִ֖ים בְּיָדָֽם

וַיָּנ֥וּסוּ  And  fled 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: נוּס  
Sense: to flee, escape.
בְנֵי־  the  sons 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל  of  Israel 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יִשְׂרָאֵל  
Sense: the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel.
מִפְּנֵ֣י  before 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, common plural construct
Root: לִפְנֵי 
Sense: face.
יְהוּדָ֑ה  Judah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יְהוּדָה  
Sense: the son of Jacob by Leah.
וַיִּתְּנֵ֥ם  and  delivered  them 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular, third person masculine plural
Root: יָתַן 
Sense: to give, put, set.
אֱלֹהִ֖ים  God 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: אֱלֹהִים  
Sense: (plural).
בְּיָדָֽם  into  their  hand 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine plural
Root: יָד  
Sense: hand.