2 Chronicles 28:5

Authorized King James Version

Wherefore the LORD his God delivered him into the hand of the king of Syria; and they smote him, and carried away a great multitude of them captives, and brought them to Damascus. And he was also delivered into the hand of the king of Israel, who smote him with a great slaughter.

Word-by-Word Analysis
#1
נִתָּ֔ן
H5414
And he was also delivered
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
#2
יְהוָ֣ה
H3068
Wherefore the LORD
(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
#3
אֱלֹהָיו֮
H430
his God
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of
#4
בְּיַד
H3027
him into the hand
a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from h3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great v
#5
מֶ֤לֶךְ
H4428
of the king
a king
#6
אֲרָם֒
H758
of Syria
aram or syria, and its inhabitants; also the name of the son of shem, a grandson of nahor, and of an israelite
#7
וַיַּךְ
H5221
and they smote
to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
#8
ב֔וֹ
H0
#9
וַיִּשְׁבּ֤וּ
H7617
him and carried away
to transport into captivity
#10
מִמֶּ֙נּוּ֙
H4480
properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses
#11
שִׁבְיָ֣ה
H7633
of them captives
exile (abstractly or concretely and collectively)
#12
גְדוֹלָֽה׃
H1419
a great multitude
great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
#13
וַיָּבִ֖יאוּ
H935
and brought
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
#14
דַּרְמָ֑שֶׂק
H1834
them to Damascus
damascus, a city of syria
#15
וְ֠גַם
H1571
properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and
#16
בְּיַד
H3027
him into the hand
a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from h3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great v
#17
מֶ֤לֶךְ
H4428
of the king
a king
#18
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙
H3478
of Israel
he will rule as god; jisral, a symbolical name of jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
#19
נִתָּ֔ן
H5414
And he was also delivered
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
#20
וַיַּךְ
H5221
and they smote
to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
#21
בּ֖וֹ
H0
#22
מַכָּ֥ה
H4347
slaughter
a blow (in 2 chronicles 2:10, of the flail); by implication, a wound; figuratively, carnage, also pestilence
#23
גְדוֹלָֽה׃
H1419
a great multitude
great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent

Analysis

The salvation theme here intersects with the metanarrative of redemption running from Genesis to Revelation. Biblical theology recognizes this as part of a unified storyline from the promise in Genesis 3:15 to its fulfillment in Christ. The phrase emphasizing divine sovereignty contributes to our systematic understanding of Christian doctrine and connects to the broader scriptural witness about God's saving work from the Exodus to the cross.

Historical Context

The literary and historical milieu of the literary conventions and historical circumstances of biblical literature shapes this text's meaning. The historical development of salvation within the theological tradition of 2 Chronicles Understanding the ancient worldview that shaped the author's theological expression helps modern readers appreciate why the author emphasizes divine sovereignty in this particular way.

Questions for Reflection