And he sought
baqash (baw-kash')
to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after
Ahaziah
'Achazyah (akh-az-yaw')
Jah has seized; Achazjah, the name of a Jewish and an Israelite king -- Ahaziah.
and they caught
lakad (law-kad')
to catch (in a net, trap or pit); generally, to capture or occupy; also to choose (by lot); figuratively, to cohere
himfor he was hid
chaba' (khaw-baw')
to secrete -- held, hide (self), do secretly.
in Samaria
Shomrown (sho-mer-one')
watch-station; Shomeron, a place in Palestine -- Samaria.
and brought
bow' (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
him to Jehu
Yehuw' (yay-hoo')
Jehovah (is) He; Jehu, the name of five Israelites -- Jehu.
and when they had slain
muwth (mooth)
causatively, to kill
him they buried
qabar (kaw-bar')
to inter -- in any wise, bury(-ier).
him Because said
'amar (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
they he is the son
ben (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
of Jehoshaphat
Yhowshaphat (yeh-ho-shaw-fawt')
Jehovah-judged; Jehoshaphat, the name of six Israelites; also of a valley near Jerusalem -- Jehoshaphat.
who sought
darash (daw-rash')
to tread or frequent; usually to follow (for pursuit or search); by implication, to seek or ask; specifically to worship
the LORD
Yhovah (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
with all his heart
lebab (lay-bawb')
the heart (as the most interior organ)
So the house
bayith (bah'-yith)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
of Ahaziah
'Achazyah (akh-az-yaw')
Jah has seized; Achazjah, the name of a Jewish and an Israelite king -- Ahaziah.
had no power
koach (ko'-akh)
from an unused root meaning to be firm; vigor, literally (force, in a good or a bad sense) or figuratively (capacity, means, produce); also (from its hardiness) a large lizard
to keep
`atsar (aw-tsar')
to inclose; by analogy, to hold back; also to maintain, rule, assemble
still the kingdom
mamlakah (mam-law-kaw')
dominion, i.e. (abstractly) the estate (rule) or (concretely) the country (realm) -- kingdom, king's, reign, royal.
