2 Chronicles 18:9

And the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah sat either of them on his throne, clothed in their robes, and they sat in a void place at the entering in of the gate of Samaria; and all the prophets prophesied before them.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
king	וּמֶ֣לֶךְ u.Me.lekh	H4428	a king · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular construct
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֡ל Yis.ra.'El	H3478	Jisrael · proper noun, a place name
Jehoshaphat	וִֽיהוֹשָׁפָ֣ט vi.ho.sha.Fat	H3092	Jehoshaphat · conjunction + proper noun, a man's name
king	מֶֽלֶךְ Me.lekh-	H4428	a king · noun, common masculine singular construct
Judah	יְהוּדָ֡ה ye.hu.Dah	H3063	Jehudah (or Judah) · proper noun, a place name
sat	יוֹשְׁבִים֩ yo.she.Vim	H3427	properly · verb, qal active participle, masculine plural absolute
either	אִ֨ישׁ 'ish	H376	a man as an individual or a male person · noun, common masculine singular absolute
throne	כִּסְא֜וֹ kis.'O	H3678	properly · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
clothed	מְלֻבָּשִׁ֤ים me.lu.ba.Shim	H3847	properly · verb, pual passive participle, masculine plural absolute
robes	בְּגָדִים֙ be.ga.Dim	H899	a covering · noun, common masculine plural absolute
sat	וְיֹשְׁבִ֣ים ve.yo.she.Vim	H3427	properly · conjunction + verb, qal active participle, masculine plural absolute
place	בְּגֹ֔רֶן be.Go.ren	H1637	a threshing-floor (as made even) · preposition + noun, common feminine singular absolute
in	פֶּ֖תַח Pe.tach	H6607	an opening (literally) · noun, common masculine singular construct
gate	שַׁ֣עַר Sha.'ar	H8179	an opening · noun, common masculine singular construct
Samaria	שֹׁמְר֑וֹן sho.me.Ron	H8111	Shomeron · proper noun, a place name
prophets	הַ֨נְּבִיאִ֔ים ha.ne.vi.'Im	H5030	a prophet or (generally) inspired man · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
prophesied	מִֽתְנַבְּאִ֖ים mit.na.be.'Im	H5012	to prophesy · verb, hithpael active participle, masculine plural absolute
before	לִפְנֵיהֶֽם lif.nei.Hem	H6440	the face (as the part that turns) · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

Ruth 4:1 Then went Boaz up to the gate, and sat him down there: and, behold, the kinsman of whom Boaz spake came by; unto whom he said, Ho, such a on…
1 Kings 22:10-12 And the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah sat each on his throne, having put on their robes, in a void place in the entrance…
2 Chronicles 18:29 And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, I will disguise myself, and will go to the battle; but put thou on thy robes. So the king of I…
Isaiah 14:9 Hell from beneath is moved for thee to meet thee at thy coming: it stirreth up the dead for thee, even all the chief ones of the earth; it h…
Jeremiah 27:14-16 Therefore hearken not unto the words of the prophets that speak unto you, saying, Ye shall not serve the king of Babylon: for they prophesy…
Ezekiel 26:16 Then all the princes of the sea shall come down from their thrones, and lay away their robes, and put off their broidered garments: they sha…
Daniel 7:9 I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of days did sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like th…
Matthew 6:29 And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

Cross-references from OpenBible.info (CC BY), in the lineage of the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain).

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 18:4-27

This is almost word for word the same with what we had, 1 Kings 22. We will not repeat what was there said, nor have we much to add, but may take occasion to think, 1. Of the great duty of acknowledging God in all our ways and enquiring at his word, whatever we undertake. Jehoshaphat was not willing to proceed till he had done this, Ch2 18:4. By particular believing prayer, by an unbiased consultation of the scripture and our own consciences, and by an observant regard to the hints of providence, we may make such enquiries and very much to our satisfaction. 2. Of the great danger of bad company even to good men. Those that have more wisdom, grace, and resolution, cannot be sure that they can…

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Adam Clarke on 2 Chronicles 18:9

The king of Israel and Jehoshaphat - "Ahab consulted false prophets; but Jehoshaphat sought instruction from the presence of the Lord, and prayed at the entering in of Samaria; and before these all the false prophets prophesied lies." - Targum.

John Gill on 2 Chronicles 18:2

And after certain years,.... Two years, according to the Syriac and Arabic versions, or in the third year after the affinity was contracted, see 1 Kings 22:2, he went down to Ahab to Samaria; to pay him a visit upon the alliance, civil and matrimonial, contracted between them: and Ahab killed sheep and oxen for him in abundance, and for the people that he had with him; entertained him and his retinue in a very grand and liberal manner: and persuaded him to go up with him to Ramothgilead; from hence, to the end of the chapter, it is the same with 1 Kings 22:4.

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Chronicles 18:5-7

The 400 prophets were Ahab’s “yes-men.” Jehoshaphat wanted instead to hear from a prophet of the Lord, but Ahab knew in advance that such a prophet would contradict his court prophets.

Rashi on 2 Chronicles 18:9

Dictionary and topics

King — Is in Scripture very generally used to denote one invested with authority, whether extensive or limited. There were thirty-one kings in Canaan (Josh. 12:9, 24), whom Joshua subdued. Adonibezek…
Zedekiah — Righteousness of Jehovah. (1.) The last king of Judah. He was the third son of Josiah, and his mother’s name was Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah, and hence he was the brother of Jehoahaz…
Gates · Thrones of kings at — Thrones of kings at
Micaiah · A prophet who reproved King Ahab — A prophet who reproved King Ahab
Preaching · .Of Ahab — .Of Ahab

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).