The Meaning of 2 Chronicles 22:6 Explained

2 Chronicles 22:6

KJV: And he returned to be healed in Jezreel because of the wounds which were given him at Ramah, when he fought with Hazael king of Syria. And Azariah the son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to see Jehoram the son of Ahab at Jezreel, because he was sick.

YLT: and he turneth back to be healed in Jezreel because of the wounds with which they had smitten him in Ramah, in his fighting with Hazael king of Aram. And Azariah son of Jehoram king of Judah hath gone down to see Jehoram son of Ahab, in Jezreel, for he is sick;

Darby: And he returned to be healed in Jizreel because of the wounds that were given him at Ramah, when he fought with Hazael king of Syria. And Azariah the son of Jehoram, king of Judah, went down to see Jehoram the son of Ahab at Jizreel; for he was sick.

ASV: And he returned to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds which they had given him at Ramah, when he fought against Hazael king of Syria. And Azariah the son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to see Jehoram the son of Ahab in Jezreel, because he was sick.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And he returned  to be healed  in Jezreel  because of the wounds  which were given  him at Ramah,  when he fought  with Hazael  king  of Syria.  And Azariah  the son  of Jehoram  king  of Judah  went down  to see  Jehoram  the son  of Ahab  at Jezreel,  because he was sick. 

What does 2 Chronicles 22:6 Mean?

Chapter Summary: 2 Chronicles 22

1  Ahaziah succeeding, reigns wickedly
5  in his confederacy with Joram, the son of Ahab, he is slain by Jehu
10  Athaliah, destroying all the seed royal, save Joash, usurps the kingdom

What do the individual words in 2 Chronicles 22:6 mean?

And he returned to recover to Jezreel from the wounds which he had received at Ramah when he fought against Hazael king of Syria And Azariah son of Joram of Judah went down to see - Jehoram son of Ahab in Jezreel because was sick he
וַיָּ֜שָׁב לְהִתְרַפֵּ֣א בְיִזְרְעֶ֗אל כִּ֤י הַמַּכִּים֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הִכֻּ֣הוּ בָֽרָמָ֔ה בְּהִלָּ֣חֲמ֔וֹ אֶת־ חֲזָהאֵ֖ל מֶ֣לֶךְ אֲרָ֑ם וַעֲזַרְיָ֨הוּ בֶן־ יְהוֹרָ֜ם יְהוּדָ֗ה יָרַ֡ד לִרְא֞וֹת אֶת־ יְהוֹרָ֧ם בֶּן־ אַחְאָ֛ב בְּיִזְרְעֶ֖אל כִּי־ חֹלֶ֥ה הֽוּא

וַיָּ֜שָׁב  And  he  returned 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: שׁוּב  
Sense: to return, turn back.
לְהִתְרַפֵּ֣א  to  recover 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Hitpael, Infinitive construct
Root: רָפָא  
Sense: to heal, make healthful.
בְיִזְרְעֶ֗אל  to  Jezreel 
Parse: Preposition-b, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: יִזְרְעֶאל 
Sense: a descendant of the father or founder of Etam of Judah.
הַמַּכִּים֙  the  wounds 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine plural
Root: מַכָּה  
Sense: blow, wound, slaughter.
הִכֻּ֣הוּ  he  had  received 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Perfect, third person common plural, third person masculine singular
Root: נָכָה  
Sense: to strike, smite, hit, beat, slay, kill.
בָֽרָמָ֔ה  at  Ramah 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: רָמָה 
Sense: a town in Benjamin on the border of Ephraim about 5 miles (8 km) from Jerusalem and near to Gibeah.
בְּהִלָּ֣חֲמ֔וֹ  when  he  fought 
Parse: Preposition-b, Verb, Nifal, Infinitive construct, third person masculine singular
Root: לָחַם 
Sense: to fight, do battle, make war.
אֶת־  against 
Parse: Preposition
Root: אֵת 
Sense: with, near, together with.
חֲזָהאֵ֖ל  Hazael 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: חֲזָאֵל 
Sense: a king of Syria; sent by his master, Ben-hadad, to the prophet Elisha, to seek a remedy for Ben-hadad’s leprosy; apparently later killed Ben-hadad, assumed the throne, and soon became engaged in a war with the kings of Judah and Israel for the possession of the city of Ramoth-gilead.
מֶ֣לֶךְ  king 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: מֶלֶךְ 
Sense: king.
אֲרָ֑ם  of  Syria 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: אֲרָם 
Sense: Aram or Syria the nation.
וַעֲזַרְיָ֨הוּ  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’.
בֶן־  son 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
יְהוֹרָ֜ם  of  Joram 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יְהֹורָם 
Sense: son of king Jehoshaphat of Judah and himself king of Judah for 8 years; his wife was the wicked Athaliah who was probably the instigator for his returning the nation of Judah to the worship of Baal.
יְהוּדָ֗ה  of  Judah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יְהוּדָה  
Sense: the son of Jacob by Leah.
יָרַ֡ד  went  down 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: יָרַד  
Sense: to go down, descend, decline, march down, sink down.
לִרְא֞וֹת  to  see 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct
Root: רָאָה 
Sense: to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider.
אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
יְהוֹרָ֧ם  Jehoram 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יְהֹורָם 
Sense: son of king Jehoshaphat of Judah and himself king of Judah for 8 years; his wife was the wicked Athaliah who was probably the instigator for his returning the nation of Judah to the worship of Baal.
בֶּן־  son 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
אַחְאָ֛ב  of  Ahab 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אַחְאָב 
Sense: king of Israel, son of Omri, husband of Jezebel.
בְּיִזְרְעֶ֖אל  in  Jezreel 
Parse: Preposition-b, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: יִזְרְעֶאל 
Sense: a descendant of the father or founder of Etam of Judah.
כִּי־  because 
Parse: Conjunction
Root: כִּי 
Sense: that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since.
חֹלֶ֥ה  was  sick 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular
Root: חָלָה 
Sense: to be or become weak, be or become sick, be or become diseased, be or become grieved, be or become sorry.