Therefore he brought
`alah (aw-law')
to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative (as follow)
upon them the king
melek (meh'-lek)
a king -- king, royal.
of the Chaldees
Kasdiy (kas-dee')
Chaldeans, Chaldees, inhabitants of Chaldea.
who slew
harag (haw-rag')
to smite with deadly intent -- destroy, out of hand, kill, murder(-er), put to (death), make (slaughter), slay(-er), surely.
their young men
bachuwr (baw-khoor')
participle passive of 977; properly, selected, i.e. a youth (often collective) -- (choice) young (man), chosen, hole.
with the sword
chereb (kheh'-reb)
drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement -- axe, dagger, knife, mattock, sword, tool.
in the house
bayith (bah'-yith)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
of their sanctuary
miqdash (mik-dawsh')
a consecrated thing or place, especially, a palace, sanctuary (whether of Jehovah or of idols) or asylum -- chapel, hallowed part, holy place, sanctuary.
and had no compassion
chamal (khaw-mal')
to commiserate; by implication, to spare -- have compassion, (have) pity, spare.
upon young man
bachuwr (baw-khoor')
participle passive of 977; properly, selected, i.e. a youth (often collective) -- (choice) young (man), chosen, hole.
or maiden
bthuwlah (beth-oo-law')
a virgin (from her privacy); sometimes (by continuation) a bride; also (figuratively) a city or state -- maid, virgin.
old man
zaqen (zaw-kane')
old -- aged, ancient (man), elder(-est), old (man, men and...women), senator.
or him that stooped for age
yashesh (yaw-shaysh')
gray-haired, i.e. an aged man -- stoop for age.
he gave
nathan (naw-than')
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
them all into his hand
yad (yawd)
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
