2 Kings 13:12
King James Version
10 Jun 2026
“And the rest of the acts of Joash, and all that he did, and his might wherewith he fought against Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?”
דָּבָר
In Hebrew, dabar is not just a word spoken — it is a word that accomplishes something. God's dabar does not return empty. The psalmist says this word is a lamp to his feet — not a floodlight revealing everything ahead, but enough light for the next step. That is faith.
עָשָׂה
he did
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עָשָׂה
To do, to make, to accomplish. Asah. God looked at everything He had made and called it very good. Your life is also His asah. He is still working on it.
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מֶלֶךְ
the king of
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מֶלֶךְ
King. Melek. A ruler with supreme authority. The LORD is King forever and ever. Every earthly king is answerable to the King of kings.
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יִשְׂרָאֵל
Israel
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יִשְׂרָאֵל
Israel. To struggle with God and prevail. The name given to Jacob. God's chosen people. Those who wrestle honestly with God.
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יְהוּדָה
Judah
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יְהוּדָה
Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory
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לָחַם
he waged war
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לָחַם
to feed on; figuratively, to consume; by implication, to battle (as destruction)
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כָּתַב
written
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כָּתַב
to grave, by implication, to write (describe, inscribe, prescribe, subscribe)
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סֵפֶר
the scroll of
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סֵפֶר
properly, writing (the art or a document); by implication, a book
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יוֹאָשׁ
Joash
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יוֹאָשׁ
Joash, the name of six Israelites
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הֵם
are they
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הֵם
they (only used when emphatic)
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