The Meaning of 2 Chronicles 21:2 Explained

2 Chronicles 21:2

KJV: And he had brethren the sons of Jehoshaphat, Azariah, and Jehiel, and Zechariah, and Azariah, and Michael, and Shephatiah: all these were the sons of Jehoshaphat king of Israel.

YLT: And he hath brethren, sons of Jehoshaphat, Azariah, and Jehiel, and Zechariah, and Azariah, and Michael, and Shephatiah; all these are sons of Jehoshaphat king of Israel,

Darby: And he had brethren, the sons of Jehoshaphat: Azariah and Jehiel, and Zechariah, and Azariah, and Michael, and Shephatiah: all these were sons of Jehoshaphat king of Israel.

ASV: And he had brethren, the sons of Jehoshaphat: Azariah, and Jehiel, and Zechariah, and Azariah, and Michael, and Shephatiah; all these were the sons of Jehoshaphat king of Israel.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And he had brethren  the sons  of Jehoshaphat,  Azariah,  and Jehiel,  and Zechariah,  and Azariah,  and Michael,  and Shephatiah:  all these [were] the sons  of Jehoshaphat  king  of Israel. 

What does 2 Chronicles 21:2 Mean?

Chapter Summary: 2 Chronicles 21

1  Jehoram, succeeding Jehoshaphat, slays his brothers
5  His wicked reign
8  Edom and Libnah revolt
12  The prophecy of Elijah against him in writing
16  Philistines and Arabians oppress him
18  His incurable disease, infamous death, and burial

What do the individual words in 2 Chronicles 21:2 mean?

And He had brothers the sons of Jehoshaphat Azariah Jehiel and Zechariah and Azariah and Michael and Shephatiah All these [were] of Jehoshaphat king of Israel
וְלֽוֹ־ אַחִ֞ים בְּנֵ֣י יְהוֹשָׁפָ֗ט עֲזַרְיָ֤ה וִֽיחִיאֵל֙ וּזְכַרְיָ֣הוּ וַעֲזַרְיָ֔הוּ וּמִיכָאֵ֖ל וּשְׁפַטְיָ֑הוּ כָּל־ אֵ֕לֶּה יְהוֹשָׁפָ֖ט מֶ֥לֶךְ־ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל

וְלֽוֹ־  And  He 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition, third person masculine singular
Root: אַב  
Sense: father.
אַחִ֞ים  had  brothers 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: אָח  
Sense: brother.
בְּנֵ֣י  the  sons 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
יְהוֹשָׁפָ֗ט  of  Jehoshaphat 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יְהֹושָׁפָט 
Sense: son of king Asa and himself king of Judah for 25 years; one of the best, most pious, and prosperous kings of Judah.
עֲזַרְיָ֤ה  Azariah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: עֲזַרְיָה 
Sense: son of king Amaziah of Judah and king of Judah himself for 52 years; also ‘Uzziah’.
וִֽיחִיאֵל֙  Jehiel 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יְחוּאֵל 
Sense: a Levite and one of the chief musicians in the time of David.
וּזְכַרְיָ֣הוּ  and  Zechariah 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: זְכַרְיָה 
Sense: th in order of the minor prophets; a priest, son of Berechiah and grandson of Iddo, who, along with Haggai, directed the rebuilding of the temple in the days of Zerubbabel.
וַעֲזַרְיָ֔הוּ  and  Azariah 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: עֲזַרְיָה 
Sense: son of king Amaziah of Judah and king of Judah himself for 52 years; also ‘Uzziah’.
וּמִיכָאֵ֖ל  and  Michael 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: מִיכָאֵל  
Sense: one of, the chief, or the first archangel who is described as the one who stands in time of conflict for the children of Israel.
וּשְׁפַטְיָ֑הוּ  and  Shephatiah 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: שְׁפַטְיָה 
Sense: a son of David by Abital; David’s 5th son.
אֵ֕לֶּה  these  [were] 
Parse: Pronoun, common plural
Root: אֵהֶל 
Sense: these.
יְהוֹשָׁפָ֖ט  of  Jehoshaphat 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יְהֹושָׁפָט 
Sense: son of king Asa and himself king of Judah for 25 years; one of the best, most pious, and prosperous kings of Judah.
מֶ֥לֶךְ־  king 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: מֶלֶךְ 
Sense: king.
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל  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.