2 Chronicles 18 · Verse 2

2 Chronicles 18:2

And after certain years he went down to Ahab to Samaria. And Ahab killed sheep and oxen for him in abundance, and for the people that he had with him, and persuaded him to go up with him to Ramoth–gilead.
2 Chronicles 18:2, King James Version

2 Chronicles 18:2 in other translations

BSBAnd some years later he went down to visit Ahab in Samaria, where Ahab sacrificed many sheep and cattle for him and the people with him, and urged him to march up to Ramoth-gilead.
WEBAfter some years, he went down to Ahab to Samaria. Ahab killed sheep and cattle for him in abundance, and for the people who were with him, and moved him to go up with him to Ramoth Gilead.
ASVAnd after certain years he went down to Ahab to Samaria. And Ahab killed sheep and oxen for him in abundance, and for the people that were with him, and moved him to go up with him to Ramoth-gilead.
YLTand goeth down at the end of certain years unto Ahab to Samaria, and Ahab sacrificeth for him sheep and oxen in abundance, and for the people who are with him, and persuadeth him to go up unto Ramoth-Gilead.
DARBYAnd after certain years he went down to Ahab, to Samaria. And Ahab killed sheep and oxen for him in abundance, and for the people that were with him, and urged him to go up against Ramoth-Gilead.
BBEAnd after some years he went down to Samaria to see Ahab. And Ahab made a feast for him and the people who were with him, putting to death great numbers of sheep and oxen; and he got Jehoshaphat to go with him to Ramoth-gilead.
WebsterAnd after certain years he went down to Ahab to Samaria. And Ahab killed sheep and oxen for him in abundance, and for the people that he had with him, and persuaded him to go up with him to Ramoth-gilead.

What does 2 Chronicles 18:2 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
2Ch 18:1-34. Jehoshaphat and Ahab Go against Ramoth-gilead. 2. after certain years he went down to Ahab to Samaria--This is word for word, the same as 1Ki 22:1-53. (See commentary on that chapter).

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2 Chronicles 18:2 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיֵּרֶד֩vai.ye.Redand he went downH3381
לְקֵ֨ץle.Ketzto [the] end ofH7093
שָׁנִ֤יםsha.NimyearsH8141
אֶל\־'el-toH413
אַחְאָב֙'ach.'AvAhabH256
לְשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹןle.Sho.me.Ronto SamariaH8111
וַיִּֽזְבַּֽח\־vai.yiz.bach-and he slaughteredH2076
ל֨וֹlofor him
אַחְאָ֜ב'ach.'AvAhabH256
צֹ֤אןtzonsheepH6629
וּבָקָר֙u.va.Karand cattleH1241
לָרֹ֔בla.Roto abundanceH7230
וְלָעָ֖םve.la.'Amand for the peopleH5971
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhichH834
עִמּ֑וֹi.Mo[was] with himH5973
וַיְסִיתֵ֕הוּvay.si.Te.huand he incited himH5496
לַעֲל֖וֹתla.'a.Lotto go upH5927
אֶל\־'el-againstH413
רָמ֥וֹתra.MotRamothH7418
גִּלְעָֽד\׃gil.'AdGileadH1568

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Cross references for 2 Chronicles 18:2

  • 2 Kings 9:1

    And Elisha the prophet called one of the children of the prophets, and said unto him, Gird up thy loins, and take this box of oil in thine hand, and go to Ramoth–gilead:

  • 1 Kings 1:9

    And Adonijah slew sheep and oxen and fat cattle by the stone of Zoheleth, which is by En–rogel, and called all his brethren the king’s sons, and all the men of Judah the king’s servants:

  • 2 Chronicles 19:2

    And Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him, and said to king Jehoshaphat, Shouldest thou help the ungodly, and love them that hate the Lord? therefore is wrath upon thee from before the Lord.

  • 1 Kings 4:13

    The son of Geber, in Ramoth–gilead; to him pertained the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead; to him also pertained the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, threescore great cities with walls and brasen bars:

  • Deuteronomy 4:43

    Namely, Bezer in the wilderness, in the plain country, of the Reubenites; and Ramoth in Gilead, of the Gadites; and Golan in Bashan, of the Manassites.

  • 1 Kings 17:7

    And it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up, because there had been no rain in the land.

  • Nehemiah 13:6

    But in all this time was not I at Jerusalem: for in the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes king of Babylon came I unto the king, and after certain days obtained I leave of the king:

  • Luke 17:27-29

    They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all. Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded; But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all.

  • Joshua 20:8

    And on the other side Jordan by Jericho eastward, they assigned Bezer in the wilderness upon the plain out of the tribe of Reuben, and Ramoth in Gilead out of the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan out of the tribe of Manasseh.

  • 1 Kings 22:2-35

    And it came to pass in the third year, that Jehoshaphat the king of Judah came down to the king of Israel. And the king of Israel said unto his servants, Know ye that Ramoth in Gilead is ours, and we be still, and take it not out of the hand of the king of Syria? And he said unto Jehoshaphat, Wilt thou go with me to battle to Ramoth–gilead? And Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, I am as thou art, my people as thy people, my horses as thy horses. And Jehoshaphat said unto the king of Israel, Enquire, I pray thee, at the word of the Lord to day. …

  • Isaiah 22:12-13

    And in that day did the Lord God of hosts call to weeping, and to mourning, and to baldness, and to girding with sackcloth: And behold joy and gladness, slaying oxen, and killing sheep, eating flesh, and drinking wine: let us eat and drink; for to morrow we shall die.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
after certain years. Heb. at the end of years.
1Ki 17:7; Ne 13:6; *margins
he went.
19:2; 1Ki 22:2-28
Ahab.
1Ki 1:9; Isa 22:12,13; Lu 17:27-29
persuaded.
1Ki 22:4,20-22
Ramoth-gilead.
De 4:43; Jos 20:8; 1Ki 4:13; 2Ki 9:1

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Context

  • 2 Chronicles 18:1

    Now Jehoshaphat had riches and honour in abundance, and joined affinity with Ahab.

  • 2 Chronicles 18:2

    And after certain years he went down to Ahab to Samaria. And Ahab killed sheep and oxen for him in abundance, and for the people that he had with him, and persuaded him to go up with him to Ramoth–gilead.

  • 2 Chronicles 18:3

    And Ahab king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat king of Judah, Wilt thou go with me to Ramoth–gilead? And he answered him, I am as thou art, and my people as thy people; and we will be with thee in the war.

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2 Chronicles 18:2 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y después de algunos años descendió á Achâb á Samaria; por lo que mató Achâb muchas ovejas y bueyes para él, y para la gente que con él venía: y persuadióle que fuese con él á Ramoth de Galaad.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et au bout de quelques années, il descendit vers Achab à Samarie; et Achab tua pour lui et pour le peuple qui était avec lui du menu et du gros bétail en abondance, et il le persuada de monter contre Ramoth de Galaad.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und nach Verlauf von einigen Jahren zog er zu Ahab nach Samaria hinab; und Ahab schlachtete für ihn und für das Volk, das bei ihm war, Klein- und Rindvieh in Menge; und er verleitete ihn, wider Ramoth-Gilead hinaufzuziehen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Descenditque post annos ad eum in Samariam: ad cujus adventum mactavit Achab arietes et boves plurimos, ipsi, et populo qui venerat cum eo: persuasitque illi ut ascenderet in Ramoth Galaad.