King James Version

2 Chronicles 36:1

Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and made him king in his father’s stead in Jerusalem.

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וַיִּקְחוּ֙vayiqchvand takeלָקַחconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and take”, the next action in the storyH3947to take (in the widest variety of applications)accept, bring, buy, carry away, drawn, fetch, get, infold, [idiom] many, mingle, place, receive(-ing), reserve, seize, send for, take (away, -ing, up), use, win.עַםampeopleעַםnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “people”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flockfolk, men, nation, people.הָאָ֔רֶץhaaretsthe earthאֶרֶץdefinite article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “the earth”, the ordinary formH776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)[idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).יְהוֹאָחָ֖זyehoachazJehoahaz. Compare H3099יְהוֹאָחָזnoun, proper name — “Jehoahaz. Compare H3099”H3059Jehoachaz, the name of three IsraelitesJehoahaz. Compare H3099 (יוֹאָחָז).בֶּןbensonבֵּןnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […יֹאשִׁיָּ֑הוּyoshiyahvJosiahיֹאשִׁיָּהnoun, proper name — “Josiah”H2977Joshijah, the name of two IsraelitesJosiah.וַיַּמְלִיכֻ֥הוּvayamlikhuhvand reignמָלַךְconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and reign”, the next action in the storyH4427to reign; inceptively, to ascend the throne; causatively, to induct into royalty; hence (by implication) to take counselconsult, [idiom] indeed, be (make, set a, set up) king, be (make) queen, (begin to, make to) reign(-ing), rule, [idiom] surely.תַֽחַתtachatwithתַּחַתpreposition — “with”H8478the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc.as, beneath, [idiom] flat, in(-stead), (same) place (where...is), room, for...sake, stead of, under, [idiom] unto, [idiom] when...was mine, whereas, (where-) fore, with.אָבִ֖יוavivfatherאָבnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “father”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote applicationchief, (fore-) father(-less), [idiom] patrimony, principal. Compare names in 'Abi-'.בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽםbirushalimin Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִםpreposition, noun, proper name — “in Jerusalem”H3389Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of PalestineJerusalem.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and made him king in his father's stead in Jerusalem.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and made him king in his father’s stead in Jerusalem.

Young’s Literal Translation

And the people of the land take Jehoahaz son of Josiah, and cause him to reign instead of his father in Jerusalem.

World English Bible

Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and made him king in his father’s place in Jerusalem.

Darby Translation

And the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and made him king in his father's stead, in Jerusalem.

Douay-Rheims

Then the people of the land took Joachaz the son of Josias, and made him king instead of his father in Jerusalem.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and made him king in his father's stead in Jerusalem.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the people of the land took Joachaz the son of Josias, and anointed him, and made him king over Jerusalem in the room of his father.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἔλαβεν ὁ λαὸς τῆς γῆς τὸν Ἰωάχαζ υἱὸν Ἰωσίου, καὶ ἔχρισαν αὐτὸν, καὶ κατέστησαν αὐτὸν ἀντὶ τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτοῦ εἰς βασιλέα ἐπὶ Ἱερουσαλήμ.