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2 Chronicles 25:17

“Then Amaziah king of Judah took advice, and sent to Joash, the son of Jehoahaz, the son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, Come, let us see one another in the face.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

יָעַץyâʻats · yaw-ats'
H3289 · Hebrew

Definition: to advise; reflexively, to deliberate or resolve
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV renderings: advertise, take advise, advise (well), consult, (give, take) counsel(-lor), determine, devise, guide, purpose.
Grammar: וַ — conjunction
יִּוָּעַ֗ץ — verb Niphal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular
Code HC/VNw3ms
Usage: Occurs 79 times in the Hebrew Bible.Exodus 18:19 Numbers 24:14 2 Samuel 15:12 2 Samuel 16:23 2 Samuel 17:7

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read יָעַץ here.

Verse 16 Verse 18

Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.