The Meaning of 2 Chronicles 13:4 Explained

2 Chronicles 13:4

KJV: And Abijah stood up upon mount Zemaraim, which is in mount Ephraim, and said, Hear me, thou Jeroboam, and all Israel;

YLT: And Abijah riseth up on the hill of Zemaraim that is in the hill-country of Ephraim, and saith, 'Hear me, Jeroboam and all Israel!

Darby: And Abijah stood up on the top of mount Zemaraim, which is in mount Ephraim, and said, Hear me, Jeroboam, and all Israel!

ASV: And Abijah stood up upon mount Zemaraim, which is in the hill-country of Ephraim, and said, Hear me, O Jeroboam and all Israel:

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And Abijah  stood up  upon mount  Zemaraim,  which [is] in mount  Ephraim,  and said,  Hear  me, thou Jeroboam,  and all Israel; 

What does 2 Chronicles 13:4 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 13:4 mean?

And stood Abijah on on Mount Zemaraim which [is] in the mountains of Ephraim and said Hear me Jeroboam and all Israel
וַיָּ֣קָם אֲבִיָּ֗ה מֵעַל֙ לְהַ֣ר צְמָרַ֔יִם אֲשֶׁ֖ר בְּהַ֣ר אֶפְרָ֑יִם וַיֹּ֕אמֶר שְׁמָע֖וּנִי יָרָבְעָ֥ם וְכָל־ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל

וַיָּ֣קָם  And  stood 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: קוּם 
Sense: to rise, arise, stand, rise up, stand up.
אֲבִיָּ֗ה  Abijah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֲבִיָּה 
Sense: king of Judah, son and successor of Rehoboam.
לְהַ֣ר  on  Mount 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: הַר  
Sense: hill, mountain, hill country, mount.
צְמָרַ֔יִם  Zemaraim 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: צְמָרַיִם  
Sense: a city in northern Benjamin near Bethel.
אֲשֶׁ֖ר  which  [is] 
Parse: Pronoun, relative
Root: אֲשֶׁר 
Sense: (relative part.).
בְּהַ֣ר  in  the  mountains 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: הַר  
Sense: hill, mountain, hill country, mount.
אֶפְרָ֑יִם  of  Ephraim 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֶפְרַיִם  
Sense: second son of Joseph, blessed by him and given preference over first son, Manasseh.
וַיֹּ֕אמֶר  and  said 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
שְׁמָע֖וּנִי  Hear  me 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine plural, first person common singular
Root: שָׁמַע 
Sense: to hear, listen to, obey.
יָרָבְעָ֥ם  Jeroboam 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יָרָבְעָם  
Sense: the first king of the northern kingdom of Israel when the kingdom split at the death of Solomon and the 0 tribes split off from Judah and Benjamin and the kingdom under Solomon’s son Rehoboam; idolatry was introduced at the beginning of his reign.
וְכָל־  and  all 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: כֹּל  
Sense: all, the whole.
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל  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.

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