The Meaning of 2 Chronicles 17:13 Explained

2 Chronicles 17:13

KJV: And he had much business in the cities of Judah: and the men of war, mighty men of valour, were in Jerusalem.

YLT: and he hath much work in cities of Judah; and men of war, mighty of valour, are in Jerusalem.

Darby: And he had much business in the cities of Judah; and men of war, strong and valiant, in Jerusalem.

ASV: And he had many works in the cities of Judah; and men of war, mighty men of valor, in Jerusalem.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And he had much  business  in the cities  of Judah:  and the men  of war,  mighty men  of valour,  [were] in Jerusalem. 

What does 2 Chronicles 17:13 Mean?

Chapter Summary: 2 Chronicles 17

1  Jehoshaphat, succeeding Asa, reigns well, and prospers
7  He sends Levites with the princes to teach Judah
10  His enemies being terrified by God, some of them bring him presents and tribute
12  His greatness, captains, and armies

What do the individual words in 2 Chronicles 17:13 mean?

And property much had He in the cities of Judah and the men of war mighty men of valor [were] in Jerusalem
וּמְלָאכָ֥ה רַבָּ֛ה הָ֥יָה ל֖וֹ בְּעָרֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֑ה וְאַנְשֵׁ֧י מִלְחָמָ֛ה גִּבּ֥וֹרֵי חַ֖יִל בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם

וּמְלָאכָ֥ה  And  property 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine singular
Root: מְלָאכָה  
Sense: occupation, work, business.
רַבָּ֛ה  much 
Parse: Adjective, feminine singular
Root: רַב 
Sense: much, many, great.
בְּעָרֵ֣י  in  the  cities 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine plural construct
Root: עִיר 
Sense: excitement, anguish.
יְהוּדָ֑ה  of  Judah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יְהוּדָה  
Sense: the son of Jacob by Leah.
וְאַנְשֵׁ֧י  and  the  men 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: אִישׁ 
Sense: man.
מִלְחָמָ֛ה  of  war 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: מִלְחָמָה  
Sense: battle, war.
גִּבּ֥וֹרֵי  mighty  men 
Parse: Adjective, masculine plural construct
Root: גִּבֹּור  
Sense: strong, mighty.
חַ֖יִל  of  valor 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: חַיִל 
Sense: strength, might, efficiency, wealth, army.
בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם  [were]  in  Jerusalem 
Parse: Preposition-b, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: יְרוּשָׁלַםִ  
Sense: the chief city of Palestine and capital of the united kingdom and the nation of Judah after the split.

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