Strong's Lexicon But they were terrified וַיִּֽרְאוּ֙ (way·yir·’ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 3372: 1) to fear, revere, be afraid 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to fear, be afraid 1a2) to stand in awe of, be awed 1a3) to fear, reverence, honour, respect 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be fearful, be dreadful, be feared 1b2) to cause astonishment and awe, be held in awe 1b3) to inspire reverence or godly fear or awe 1c) (Piel) to make afraid, terrify 2) (TWOT) to shoot, pour מְאֹ֣ד (mə·’ōḏ) Adverb Strong's Hebrew 3966: adv 1) exceedingly, much subst 2) might, force, abundance n m 3) muchness, force, abundance, exceedingly 3a) force, might 3b) exceedingly, greatly, very (idioms showing magnitude or degree) 3b1) exceedingly 3b2) up to abundance, to a great degree, exceedingly 3b3) with muchness, muchness מְאֹ֔ד (mə·’ōḏ) Adverb Strong's Hebrew 3966: adv 1) exceedingly, much subst 2) might, force, abundance n m 3) muchness, force, abundance, exceedingly 3a) force, might 3b) exceedingly, greatly, very (idioms showing magnitude or degree) 3b1) exceedingly 3b2) up to abundance, to a great degree, exceedingly 3b3) with muchness, muchness and reasoned, וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ (way·yō·mə·rū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 559: 1) to say, speak, utter 1a) (Qal) to say, to answer, to say in one's heart, to think, to command, to promise, to intend 1b) (Niphal) to be told, to be said, to be called 1c) (Hithpael) to boast, to act proudly 1d) (Hiphil) to avow, to avouch “If הִנֵּה֙ (hin·nêh) Interjection Strong's Hebrew 2009: 1) behold, lo, see, if two שְׁנֵ֣י (šə·nê) Number - mdc Strong's Hebrew 8147: 1) two 1a) two (the cardinal number) 1a1) two, both, double, twice 1b) second (the ordinal number) 1c) in combination with other numbers 1d) both (a dual number) kings הַמְּלָכִ֔ים (ham·mə·lā·ḵîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 4428: 1) king could not לֹ֥א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's Hebrew 3808: 1) not, no 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) 1b) not (with modifier-negation) 1c) nothing (subst) 1d) without (with particle) 1e) before (of time) stand עָמְד֖וּ (‘ā·mə·ḏū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's Hebrew 5975: 1) to stand, remain, endure, take one's stand 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to stand, take one's stand, be in a standing attitude, stand forth, take a stand, present oneself, attend upon, be or become servant of 1a2) to stand still, stop (moving or doing), cease 1a3) to tarry, delay, remain, continue, abide, endure, persist, be steadfast 1a4) to make a stand, hold one's ground 1a5) to stand upright, remain standing, stand up, rise, be erect, be upright 1a6) to arise, appear, come on the scene, stand forth, appear, rise up or against 1a7) to stand with, take one's stand, be appointed, grow flat, grow insipid 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to station, set 1b2) to cause to stand firm, maintain 1b3) to cause to stand up, cause to set up, erect 1b4) to present (one) before (king) 1b5) to appoint, ordain, establish 1c) (Hophal) to be presented, be caused to stand, be stood before against him, לְפָנָ֑יו (lə·p̄ā·nāw) Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 6440: 1) face 1a) face, faces 1b) presence, person 1c) face (of seraphim or cherubim) 1d) face (of animals) 1e) face, surface (of ground) 1f) as adv of loc/temp 1f1) before and behind, toward, in front of, forward, formerly, from beforetime, before 1g) with prep 1g1) in front of, before, to the front of, in the presence of, in the face of, at the face or front of, from the presence of, from before, from before the face of how וְאֵ֖יךְ (wə·’êḵ) Conjunctive waw | Interjection Strong's Hebrew 349: interrog adv 1) how? interj 2) how! (in lamentation) 3) expression of satisfaction נַעֲמֹ֥ד (na·‘ă·mōḏ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural Strong's Hebrew 5975: 1) to stand, remain, endure, take one's stand 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to stand, take one's stand, be in a standing attitude, stand forth, take a stand, present oneself, attend upon, be or become servant of 1a2) to stand still, stop (moving or doing), cease 1a3) to tarry, delay, remain, continue, abide, endure, persist, be steadfast 1a4) to make a stand, hold one's ground 1a5) to stand upright, remain standing, stand up, rise, be erect, be upright 1a6) to arise, appear, come on the scene, stand forth, appear, rise up or against 1a7) to stand with, take one's stand, be appointed, grow flat, grow insipid 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to station, set 1b2) to cause to stand firm, maintain 1b3) to cause to stand up, cause to set up, erect 1b4) to present (one) before (king) 1b5) to appoint, ordain, establish 1c) (Hophal) to be presented, be caused to stand, be stood before can we ?” אֲנָֽחְנוּ׃ (’ă·nā·ḥə·nū) Pronoun - first person common plural Strong's Hebrew 587: 1) we (first pers. pl. -usually used for emphasis) Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleBut they were terrified and reasoned, “If two kings could not stand against him, how can we?” Young's Literal Translation And they fear very greatly, and say, ‘Lo, the two kings have not stood before him, and how do we stand—we?’ Holman Christian Standard Bible However, they were terrified and reasoned, “ Look, two kings couldn’t stand against him; how can we? ” New American Standard Bible But they feared greatly and said, "Behold, the two kings did not stand before him; how then can we stand?" King James Bible But they were exceedingly afraid, and said, Behold, two kings stood not before him: how then shall we stand? Parallel Verses New International Version But they were terrified and said, "If two kings could not resist him, how can we?" New Living Translation But they were paralyzed with fear and said, "We've seen that two kings couldn't stand against this man! What can we do?" English Standard Version But they were exceedingly afraid and said, “Behold, the two kings could not stand before him. How then can we stand?” New American Standard Bible But they feared greatly and said, "Behold, the two kings did not stand before him; how then can we stand?" King James Bible But they were exceedingly afraid, and said, Behold, two kings stood not before him: how then shall we stand? Holman Christian Standard Bible However, they were terrified and reasoned, "Look, two kings couldn't stand against him; how can we?" International Standard Version But they were too terrified, and so they told one another, "Look! Two previous kings couldn't stand up to Jehu, so how can we?" NET Bible They were absolutely terrified and said, "Look, two kings could not stop him! How can we?" American Standard Version But they were exceedingly afraid, and said, Behold, the two kings stood not before him: how then shall we stand? English Revised Version But they were exceedingly afraid, and said, Behold, the two kings stood not before him: how then shall we stand? Young's Literal Translation And they fear very greatly, and say, 'Lo, the two kings have not stood before him, and how do we stand -- we?' Cross References 2 Kings 9:24 And Jehu drew a bow with his full strength, and smote Jehoram between his arms, and the arrow went out at his heart, and he sunk down in his chariot. 2 Kings 9:27 But when Ahaziah the king of Judah saw this, he fled by the way of the garden house. And Jehu followed after him, and said, Smite him also in the chariot. And they did so at the going up to Gur, which is by Ibleam. And he fled to Megiddo, and died there. 2 Kings 10:3 Look even out the best and meetest of your master's sons, and set him on his father's throne, and fight for your master's house. 2 Kings 1:1 Then Moab rebelled against Israel after the death of Ahab. 2 Kings 10:2 Now as soon as this letter cometh to you, seeing your master's sons are with you, and there are with you chariots and horses, a fenced city also, and armour; 2 Kings 10:1 And Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. And Jehu wrote letters, and sent to Samaria, unto the rulers of Jezreel, to the elders, and to them that brought up Ahab's children, saying, 2 Kings 10:5 And he that was over the house, and he that was over the city, the elders also, and the bringers up of the children, sent to Jehu, saying, We are thy servants, and will do all that thou shalt bid us; we will not make any king: do thou that which is good in thine eyes. 2 Kings 10:6 Then he wrote a letter the second time to them, saying, If ye be mine, and if ye will hearken unto my voice, take ye the heads of the men your master's sons, and come to me to Jezreel by to morrow this time. Now the king's sons, being seventy persons, were with the great men of the city, which brought them up. 2 Kings 10:7 And it came to pass, when the letter came to them, that they took the king's sons, and slew seventy persons, and put their heads in baskets, and sent him them to Jezreel. 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