2 Kings 22:20 KJV

Behold therefore, I will gather thee unto thy fathers, and thou shalt be gathered into thy grave in peace; and thine eyes shall not see all the evil which I will bring upon this place. And they brought the king word again.

Thou and Ye

  • thee, thy, thou, thine one person

In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?

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Cross References

  • 1 Chronicles 17:11 And it shall come to pass, when thy days be expired that thou must go to be with thy fathers, that I will raise up thy seed after thee, which shall be of thy sons; and I will establish his kingdom.
  • Psalms 37:37 Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace.
  • Isaiah 57:1–2 The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart: and merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil to come. …
  • Genesis 25:8 Then Abraham gave up the ghost, and died in a good old age, an old man, and full of years; and was gathered to his people.
  • Deuteronomy 31:16 And the LORD said unto Moses, Behold, thou shalt sleep with thy fathers; and this people will rise up, and go a whoring after the gods of the strangers of the land, whither they go to be among them, and will forsake me, and break my covenant which I have made with them.

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Topics

  • Asahiah An officer of King Josiah
  • Death Of the righteous
  • Huldah Foretells the destruction of Jerusalem
  • Influence Josiah
  • Israel, prophecies concerning Josiah succeeds Amon; the temple is repaired; the book of the law recovered; religious revival follows; and the king dies

Kings of Israel & Judah

  • JosiahKing of Judah · 641–610 BC

Timeline

Hebrew and Strong’s

  • Behold therefore, I will gather לָכֵן lākēn Adverb · with preposition הִנְנִי hinnî Demonstrative · with suffix: first person common singular אֹסִפְךָ ʾōsipkā אָסַף Verb · qal active participle, masculine singular construct · with suffix: second person masculine singular
  • thee unto thy fathers עַל ʿal Preposition אֲבֹתֶיךָ ʾăbōtêkā אָב Noun · masculine plural construct · with suffix: second person masculine singular אֶל ʾel Preposition
  • and thou shalt be gathered וְנֶאֱסַפְתָּ wĕneʾĕsaptā אָסַף Verb · niphal sequential perfect, second person masculine singular · with and
  • into thy grave קִבְרֹתֶיךָ qibrōtêkā קֶבֶר Noun · masculine plural construct · with suffix: second person masculine singular
  • in peace בְּשָׁלוֹם bĕšālôm שָׁלוֹם Noun · masculine singular · with preposition
  • and thine eyes עֵינֶיךָ ʿênêkā עַיִן Noun · masculine or feminine dual construct · with suffix: second person masculine singular
  • shall not see וְלֹא wĕlōʾ Negative · with and תִרְאֶינָה tirʾênâ רָאָה Verb · qal imperfect, third person feminine plural
  • all the evil בְּכֹל bĕkōl Noun · masculine singular construct · with preposition הָרָעָה hārāʿâ רַע Noun · feminine singular · with the
  • which I will bring אֲשֶׁר ʾăšer Relative אֲנִי ʾănî Pronoun · first person common singular מֵבִיא mēbîʾ בּוֹא Verb · hiphil active participle, masculine singular
  • upon this place עַל ʿal Preposition הַמָּקוֹם hammāqôm מָקוֹם Noun · masculine singular · with the הַזֶּה hazzê Pronoun · with the
  • And they brought וַיָּשִׁיבוּ wayyāšîbû שׁוּב Verb · hiphil sequential imperfect, third person masculine plural · with and
  • the king אֶת ʾet Object marker הַמֶּלֶךְ hammelek מֶלֶךְ Noun · masculine singular · with the
  • word דָּבָר dābār דָּבָר Noun · masculine singular
  • again שׁוּב shûwb

Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex, Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible · CC BY 4.0

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