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And they went out at noon. But Benhadad was drinking himself drunk in the pavilions, he and the kings, the thirty and two kings that helped him.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
And they went out after Verb H3318 וַיֵּצְא֖וּ vai·ye·tze·'u
at noon midday Noun H6672 בַּֽצָּהֳרָ֑יִם ba·tza·ho·ra·yim;
But Benhadad Ben-hadad Noun H1130 הֲדַד֩ ha·dad
Analysis:
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[was] drinking assuredly Verb H8354 שֹׁתֶ֨ה sho·teh
himself drunk drunk-ard Adjective H7910 שִׁכֹּ֜ור shik·ko·vr
in the pavilions booth Noun H5521 בַּסֻּכֹּ֗ות bas·suk·ko·vt
the thirty thirty Noun H7970 שְׁלֹשִֽׁים־ she·lo·shim-
Analysis:

Thirty: Death

The number thirty is understood in Judaism as relating to death. One of the mourning periods is known as a "Shaloshim". This is actually the Hebrew word for 30. The connection between the number 30 and death is seen by the fact that the Children of Israel mourned Aaron for 30 days (see Numbers 20:29). Likewise, when Moses died, the people also mourned him for exactly 30 days (see Deuteronomy 34:8). Another reference to the number 30 relating to death is found in the fact that Joshua took 30,000 men with him to fight Ai the second time (see Joshua 8:3). This time Israel was successful and Ai was put to death. It is significant that the reader is told that 12,000 people died, all the people of Ai (see Joshua 8:25). Here the number 12, as in 12,000, relates to the people, as we learned in our study of the number 12, and the fact that they all died is reflected in the 30,000 (30) soldiers that Joshua took.

In the New Covenant, the reader is told that Judas betrayed Yeshua, delivering Him over to the Jewish leadership to be put to death for 30 pieces of silver (see Matthew 26:15). In the book of Luke, it is revealed that Yeshua was about the age of 30 when He began His ministry. What was the primary aspect of Yeshua's ministry? In other words, what did Yeshua enter into this world to do? The answer is to offer up His life for redemption. Death is the key ingredient in redemption. As one reads, without the shedding of blood (death) there is no redemption.

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he and the kings king Noun H4428 וְהַמְּלָכִ֛ים ve·ham·me·la·chim
that helped help Verb H5826 עֹזֵ֥ר o·zer

People

Ben

a Levite

Ben-hadad

|son of Hadad,| the name of several Aramean (Syrian) kings

Hadad

three Edomites

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King James Bible And they went out at noon. But Benhadad was drinking himself drunk in the pavilions, he and the kings, the thirty and two kings that helped him.
Hebrew Greek English And they They went out at noon. But Benhadad noon, while Ben-hadad was drinking himself drunk in the pavilions, he and temporary shelters with the kings, the thirty and two thirty-two kings that who helped him.
New American Standard Bible 1995 And they They went out at noon. But Benhadad noon, while Ben-hadad was drinking himself drunk in the pavilions, he and temporary shelters with the kings, the thirty and two thirty-two kings that who helped him.