American Standard Version
1 Kings 22
4AndhesaidH559untoJehoshaphatיְה֣וֹשָׁפָ֔טye.Ho.o.sha.FatH3092, Wilt thou gowithmetobattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.MahH4421toRamoth-gilead?AndJehoshaphatיְהֽוֹשָׁפָט֙ye.ho.sha.FatH3092saidH559tothekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Iamasthou art,mypeopleכְּעַמִּ֥יke.'a.MiH5971asthypeopleכְעַמֶּ֖ךָkhe.'a.Me.khaH5971,myhorsesH5483asthyhorsesH5483.
6Thenthekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לYis.ra.'ElH3478gatheredוַיִּקְבֹּ֨ץvai.yik.BotzH6908theprophetsהַנְּבִיאִים֮ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030togetherH6908,aboutfourכְּאַרְבַּ֣עke.'ar.Ba'H702hundredH3967menאִישׁ֒'ishH376,andsaidH559untothem,ShallIgoעֲלֵ֔ה'a.LehH5927againstRamoth-gileadtobattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.MahH4421,orshallIforbear?AndtheysaidH559,GoH5927up;fortheLordאֲדֹנָ֖י'a.do.NaiH136willdeliveritintothehandבְּיַ֥דbe.YadH3027ofthekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.
8Andthekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל׀Yis.ra.'ElH3478saidH559untoJehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֡טye.ho.sha.FatH3092,ThereisyetH5750oneאֶחָ֡ד'e.ChadH259manאִישׁ־'ish-H376bywhomwemayinquireofJehovah,Micaiahמִיכָ֖יְהוּmi.Kha.ye.huH4321thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofImlahיִמְלָ֑הyim.LahH3229:butIhateשְׂנֵאתִ֗יוse.ne.TivH8130him;forhedothnotprophesyיִתְנַבֵּ֨אyit.na.Be'H5012goodטוֹב֙tOvH2896concerningme,butevilרָ֔עRa'H7451.AndJehoshaphatיְה֣וֹשָׁפָ֔טye.Ho.o.sha.FatH3092saidH559,Letnotthekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sayH559soH3651.
10Nowthekingוּמֶ֣לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֡לYis.ra.'ElH3478andJehoshaphatוִֽיהוֹשָׁפָ֣טvi.ho.sha.FatH3092thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֡הye.hu.DahH3063weresittingH3427eachonhisthroneכִּסְא֜וֹkis.'OH3678,arrayedintheirrobes,inanopenplaceattheentranceפֶּ֖תַחPe.tachH6607ofthegateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179ofSamariaשֹׁמְר֑וֹןsho.me.RonH8111;andalltheprophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֔יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030wereprophesyingמִֽתְנַבְּאִ֖יםmit.na.be.'ImH5012beforethem.
13Andthemessengerוְהַמַּלְאָ֞ךְve.ha.mal.'AkhH4397thatwentH1980tocallH7121Micaiahמִיכָ֗יְהוּmi.Kha.ye.huH4321spake untohim,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Beholdnow,thewordsדִּבְרֵ֧יdiv.ReiH1697oftheprophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֛יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030declaregoodט֖וֹבTovH2896untothekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428withoneאֶחָ֥ד'e.ChadH259mouthפֶּֽה־peh-H6310:letthywordדְבָרְךָ֗div.rei.khaH1697,Ipraythee,beיְהִֽי־ye.hi-H1961likethewordכִּדְבַ֛רkid.VarH1697ofoneאַחַ֥ד'a.ChadH259ofthem,andspeakH1696thougoodטּֽוֹב׃TovH2896.
15AndwhenhewascomeH935tothekingהַמֶּלֶךְ֒ha.me.leKhH4428,thekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559untohim,Micaiahמִיכָ֙יְהוּ֙mi.Kha.ye.huH4321,shallwegoH935toRamoth-gileadtobattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.MahH4421,orshallweforbear?Andheansweredhim,GoH935upandprosperH6743;andJehovahwilldeliveritintothehandבְּיַ֥דbe.YadH3027ofthekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.
17AndhesaidH559,IsawH7200allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478scatteredנְפֹצִ֣יםne.fo.TzimH6327uponthemountainsהֶהָרִ֔יםhe.ha.RimH2022,assheepH6629thathavenoshepherdרֹעֶ֑הro.'EhH7462:andJehovahsaidH559,Thesehavenomasterאֲדֹנִ֣ים'a.do.NimH113;letthemreturnיָשׁ֥וּבוּya.Shu.vuH7725everymanH376tohishouseלְבֵית֖וֹle.vei.ToH1004inpeaceבְּשָׁלֽוֹם׃be.sha.LomH7965.
19AndMicaiahsaidH559,Thereforeלָכֵ֖ןla.KhenH3651hearשְׁמַ֣עshe.Ma'H8085thouthewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovah:IsawH7200JehovahsittingH3427onhisthroneכִּסְא֔וֹkis.'OH3678,andallthehostצְבָ֤אtze.Va'H6635ofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064standingעֹמֵ֣ד'o.MedH5975byhimonhisrightמִימִינ֖וֹmi.mi.NoH3225handH3225andonhisleft.
22AndJehovahsaidH559untohim, Wherewith?AndhesaidH559,Iwillgoאֵצֵא֙'e.Tze'H3318forthH3318,andwillbeוְהָיִ֙יתִי֙ve.ha.Yi.tiH1961alyingH8267spiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307inthemouthבְּפִ֖יbe.FiH6310ofallhisprophetsנְבִיאָ֑יוne.vi.'AvH5030.AndhesaidH559, Thou shalt enticehim,andshaltprevailתּוּכָ֔לtu.KhalH3201alsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571:goצֵ֖אtze'H3318forthH3318,anddosoH3651.
26Andthekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidH559,Takeקַ֚חkachH3947Micaiahמִיכָ֔יְהוּmi.Kha.ye.huH4321,andcarryhimbackוַהֲשִׁיבֵ֖הוּva.ha.shi.Ve.huH7725untoAmonאָמֹ֣ן'a.MonH526thegovernorofthecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892,andtoJoashיוֹאָ֖שׁyo.'AshH3101theking’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428sonבֶּן־ben-H1121;
30Andthekingמֶ֨לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidH559untoJehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֗טye.ho.sha.FatH3092,IwilldisguiseH2664myself,andgoH935intothebattleבַמִּלְחָמָ֔הva.mil.cha.MahH4421;butputH3847thouonthyrobes.Andthekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478disguisedH2664himself,andwentH935intothebattleבַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ba.mil.cha.MahH4421.
31Nowthekingוּמֶ֣לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428ofSyriahadcommandedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680thethirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֤יםshe.lo.ShimH7970andtwoוּשְׁנַ֙יִם֙u.she.Na.yimH8147captainsofhischariotsH7393,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,FightH3898neitherwithsmallקָטֹ֖ןka.TonH6996norgreatגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419, saveonlyלְבַדּֽוֹ׃le.va.DoH905withthekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478.
32Anditcametopass,whenthecaptainsofthechariotsH7393sawH7200Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֗טye.ho.sha.FatH3092,thattheysaidH559,Surelyאַ֣ךְ'akhH389itisthekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478;andtheyturnedH5493asideוַיָּסֻ֥רוּvai.ya.Su.ruH5493tofightH3898againsthim:andJehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָֽט׃ye.ho.sha.FatH3092criedH2199out.
34AndacertainmanH376drewH4900hisbowבַּקֶּ֙שֶׁת֙ba.Ke.shetH7198ataventure,andsmotethekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478betweenthejointsofthearmorהַשִּׁרְיָ֑ןha.shir.YanH8302: whereforehesaidH559untothedriverofhischariot,Turnהֲפֹ֥ךְha.FokhH2015thyhandיָדְךָ֛ya.de.KhaH3027,andcarrymeoutofthehost;forIam sorewoundedH5221.
35Andthebattleהַמִּלְחָמָה֙ha.mil.cha.MahH4421increasedthatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117:andthekingוְהַמֶּ֗לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428wasH1961stayedupinhischariotבַּמֶּרְכָּבָ֖הba.mer.ka.VahH4818againsttheSyrians,anddiedH4191ateven;andthebloodדַּֽם־dam-H1818ranoutofthewoundהַמַּכָּ֖הha.ma.KahH4347intothebottomofthechariotH4818.
38AndtheywashedH7364thechariotהָרֶ֜כֶבha.Re.khevH7393bythepoolבְּרֵכַ֣תbe.re.KhatH1295ofSamariaשֹׁמְר֗וֹןsho.me.RonH8111;andthedogsהַכְּלָבִים֙ha.ke.la.VimH3611lickedוַיָּלֹ֤קּוּvai.ya.Lo.kuH3952uphisbloodדָּמ֔וֹda.MoH1818(nowtheharlotswashedH7364themselvesthere);accordinguntothewordכִּדְבַ֥רkid.VarH1697ofJehovahwhichhespake.
39Nowtherestוְיֶתֶר֩ve.ye.TerH3499oftheactsofAhabאַחְאָ֜ב'ach.'AvH256,andallthathedid,andtheivoryהַשֵּׁן֙ha.ShenH8127houseוּבֵ֤יתu.VeitH1004whichhebuiltH1129,andallthecitiesהֶעָרִ֖יםhe.'a.RimH5892thathebuiltH1129,aretheynotwrittenH3789inthebookH5612ofthechroniclesofthekingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478?
42Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֗טye.ho.sha.FatH3092wasthirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֨יםshe.lo.ShimH7970andfiveוְחָמֵ֤שׁve.cha.MeshH2568yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldwhenhebegantoreignH4427;andhereignedH4427twentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֤יםve.'es.RimH6242andfiveוְחָמֵשׁ֙ve.cha.MeshH2568yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389.Andhismother’sאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517nameוְשֵׁ֣םve.ShemH8034wasAzubahעֲזוּבָ֖ה'a.zu.VahH5806thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofShilhiשִׁלְחִֽי׃shil.ChiH7977.
43Andhewalkedinallthewayדֶּ֛רֶךְDe.rekhH1870ofAsaאָסָ֥א'a.Sa'H609hisfatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1;heturnedH5493notasideH5493fromit,doingthatwhichwasrightהַיָּשָׁ֖רhai.ya.SharH3477intheeyesבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869ofJehovah: howbeitthehighplaceswerenottakenawayH5493;thepeoplestill sacrificedandburnt incenseinthehighplaces.
48Jehoshaphat made shipsofTarshishtogotoOphirforgold:buttheywentnot;fortheshipswerebrokenatEzion-geber.
Commentaries on 1 Kings 22
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
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- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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