2 Chronicles 30:6

Authorized King James Version

So the posts went with the letters from the king and his princes throughout all Israel and Judah, and according to the commandment of the king, saying, Ye children of Israel, turn again unto the LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, and he will return to the remnant of you, that are escaped out of the hand of the kings of Assyria.

Word-by-Word Analysis
#1
וַיֵּֽלְכוּ֩
H1980
to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
#2
הָֽרָצִ֨ים
H7323
So the posts
to run (for whatever reason, especially to rush)
#3
בָּֽאִגְּר֜וֹת
H107
with the letters
an epistle
#4
מִיַּ֧ד
H3027
from
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
מַלְכֵ֥י
H4428
of the king
a king
#6
וְשָׂרָ֗יו
H8269
and his princes
a head person (of any rank or class)
#7
בְּכָל
H3605
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
#8
וְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
H3478
and Israel
he will rule as god; jisral, a symbolical name of jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
#9
וִֽיהוּדָ֔ה
H3063
and Judah
jehudah (or judah), the name of five israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory
#10
וּכְמִצְוַ֥ת
H4687
and according to the commandment
a command, whether human or divine (collectively, the law)
#11
מַלְכֵ֥י
H4428
of the king
a king
#12
לֵאמֹ֑ר
H559
saying
to say (used with great latitude)
#13
בְּנֵ֣י
H1121
Ye children
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or
#14
וְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
H3478
and Israel
he will rule as god; jisral, a symbolical name of jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
#15
וְיָשֹׁב֙
H7725
and he will return
to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point);
#16
אֶל
H413
near, with or among; often in general, to
#17
יְהוָ֗ה
H3068
unto the LORD
(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
#18
אֱלֹהֵי֙
H430
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
#19
אַבְרָהָם֙
H85
of Abraham
abraham, the later name of abram
#20
יִצְחָ֣ק
H3327
Isaac
jitschak (or isaac), son of abraham
#21
וְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
H3478
and Israel
he will rule as god; jisral, a symbolical name of jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
#22
וְיָשֹׁב֙
H7725
and he will return
to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point);
#23
אֶל
H413
near, with or among; often in general, to
#24
הַפְּלֵיטָ֔ה
H6413
of you that are escaped
deliverance; concretely, an escaped portion
#25
הַנִּשְׁאֶ֣רֶת
H7604
to the remnant
properly, to swell up, i.e., be (causatively, make) redundant
#26
לָכֶ֔ם
H0
#27
מִכַּ֖ף
H3709
out of the hand
the hollow hand or palm (so of the paw of an animal, of the sole, and even of the bowl of a dish or sling, the handle of a bolt, the leaves of a palm-
#28
מַלְכֵ֥י
H4428
of the king
a king
#29
אַשּֽׁוּר׃
H804
of Assyria
ashshur, the second son of shem; also his descendants and the country occupied by them (i.e., assyria), its region and its empire

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