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2 Kings 3

1NowJehoramוִיהוֹרָ֣םvi.ho.RamH3088thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAhabאַחְאָ֗ב'ach.'AvH256begantoreignH4427overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478inSamariaבְּשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹןbe.Sho.me.RonH8111intheeighteenthyearבִּשְׁנַת֙bish.NatH8141ofJehoshaphatלִיהוֹשָׁפָ֖טli.ho.sha.FatH3092kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,andreignedH4427twelveyearsשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141.

2Andhedidthatwhichwasevilהָרַע֙ha.Ra'H7451inthesightofJehovah,butnotlikehisfatherכְאָבִ֖יוkhe.'a.VivH1,andlikehismotherוּכְאִמּ֑וֹu.khe.'i.MoH517;forheputawayH5493thepillarמַצְּבַ֣תma.tze.VatH4676ofBaalהַבַּ֔עַלha.Ba.'alH1168thathisfatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1hadmadeH6213.

3Neverthelesshecleaved untothesinsהֶחֱטִ֥יאhe.che.Ti'H2398ofJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֧םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379thesonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121ofNebatנְבָ֛טne.VatH5028, wherewithhemadeIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478tosinH2398;hedepartedH5493nottherefrom.

4NowMeshakingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofMoabמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124wasH1961asheep-master;andherendered untothekingלְמֶֽלֶךְ־le.Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478thewoolצָֽמֶר׃Tza.merH6785ofahundredמֵאָה־me.'ah-H3967thousandאֶ֣לֶף'E.lefH505lambsכָּרִ֔יםka.RimH3733,andofahundredוּמֵ֥אָהu.Me.'ahH3967thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505ramsאֵילִ֥ים'ei.LimH352.

5Butitcametopass,whenAhabאַחְאָ֑ב'ach.'AvH256wasH1961dead,thatthekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofMoabמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124rebelledH6586againstthekingבְּמֶ֥לֶךְbe.Me.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

6Andkingהַמֶּ֧לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Jehoramיְהוֹרָ֛םye.ho.RamH3088wentH3318outofSamariaמִשֹּׁמְר֑וֹןmi.sho.me.RonH8111atthattime,andmusteredוַיִּפְקֹ֖דvai.yif.KodH6485allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

7Andhewentאֶעֱלֶ֔ה'e.'e.LehH5927andsentH7971toJehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֨טye.ho.sha.FatH3092thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063,sayingH559,Thekingמֶ֤לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofMoabמוֹאָב֙mo.'AvH4124hathrebelledH6586againstme: wilt thougoH5927withmeagainstMoabמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124tobattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֑הla.mil.cha.MahH4421?AndhesaidH559,IwillgoH5927up:Iamasthou art,mypeopleכְּעַמִּ֥יke.'a.MiH5971asthypeopleכְעַמֶּ֖ךָkhe.'a.Me.khaH5971,myhorsesH5483asthyhorsesH5483.

8AndhesaidH559,Whichwayהַדֶּ֖רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870shallwegoנַעֲלֶ֑הna.'a.LehH5927up?Andheanswered,Thewayדֶּ֖רֶךְDe.rekhH1870ofthewildernessמִדְבַּ֥רmid.BarH4057ofEdomאֱדֽוֹם׃'e.DomH123.

9Sothekingמֶ֨לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478wentH5437,andthekingוּמֶֽלֶך־u.Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063,andthekingוּמֶ֣לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428ofEdomאֱד֔וֹם'e.DomH123;andtheymadeacircuitofsevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651days’יָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117journeyדֶּ֖רֶךְDe.rekhH1870:andtherewasH1961nowaterמַ֧יִםMa.yimH4325forthehost,norforthebeaststhatfollowedthem.

10Andthekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidH559,Alasאֲהָ֕הּ'a.HahH162!forJehovahhathcalledH7121thesethreeלִשְׁלֹ֙שֶׁת֙lish.Lo.shetH7969kingsהַמְּלָכִ֣יםha.me.la.KhimH4428togethertodeliverthemintothehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027ofMoabמוֹאָֽב׃mo.'AvH4124.

11ButJehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֗טye.ho.sha.FatH3092saidH559,Istherenothereפֹּ֤הpohH6311aprophetנָבִיא֙na.Vi'H5030ofJehovah,thatwemayinquireofJehovahbyhim?Andoneאֶחָ֞ד'e.ChadH259ofthekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsrael’sservantsמֵעַבְדֵ֤יme.'av.DeiH5650answeredandsaidH559,Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֣ע'e.li.Sha'H477thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofShaphatשָׁפָ֔טsha.FatH8202ishereפֹּ֚הpohH6311,whopouredיָ֥צַקYa.tzakH3332waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325onthehandsיְדֵ֥יye.DeiH3027ofElijahאֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃'e.li.Ya.huH452.

12AndJehoshaphatיְה֣וֹשָׁפָ֔טye.Ho.o.sha.FatH3092saidH559,Thewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovahiswithhim.Sothekingמֶ֧לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478andJehoshaphatוִיהוֹשָׁפָ֖טvi.ho.sha.FatH3092andthekingוּמֶ֥לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428ofEdomאֱדֽוֹם׃'e.DomH123wentH3381downוַיֵּרְד֣וּvai.ye.re.DuH3381tohim.

13AndElishaאֱלִישָׁ֜ע'e.li.Sha'H477saidH559untothekingמֶ֤לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,WhathaveItodowiththee? get theetotheprophetsנְבִיאֵ֣יne.vi.'EiH5030ofthyfatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1,andtotheprophetsנְבִיאֵ֖יne.vi.'EiH5030ofthymotherאִמֶּ֑ךָ'i.Me.khaH517.Andthekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidH559untohim, Nay;forJehovahhathcalledH7121thesethreeלִשְׁלֹ֙שֶׁת֙lish.Lo.shetH7969kingsהַמְּלָכִ֣יםha.me.la.KhimH4428togethertodeliverthemintothehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027ofMoabמוֹאָֽב׃mo.'AvH4124.

14AndElishaאֱלִישָׁ֗ע'e.li.Sha'H477saidH559,AsJehovahofhostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635liveth,beforewhomIstandעָמַ֣דְתִּי'a.Mad.tiH5975,surely,wereitnotthatIregardthepresenceH6440ofJehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֥טye.ho.sha.FatH3092thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063,IwouldnotlookH7200towardthee,norseeאֶרְאֶֽךָּ׃'er.'E.kaH7200thee.

15Butnowוְעַתָּ֖הve.'a.TahH6258bringmeaminstrel.Anditcametopass,whentheminstrelplayedH5059,thatthehandיַד־yad-H3027ofJehovahcameuponhim.

16AndhesaidH559,Thusכֹּ֖הkohH3541saithJehovah,Makeעָשֹׂ֛ה'a.SohH6213thisvalleyfulloftrenches.

17Forthusכֹ֣ה׀khohH3541saithJehovah, Yeshallnotseeתִרְא֥וּtir.'UH7200windר֙וּחַ֙Ru.achH7307,neithershallyeseeתִרְא֣וּtir.'UH7200rainגֶ֔שֶׁםGe.shemH1653;yetthatvalleyshallbefilledיִמָּ֣לֵאyi.Ma.le'H4390withwaterמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325,andyeshalldrinkוּשְׁתִיתֶ֛םu.she.ti.TemH8354, both yeandyourcattleH929andyourbeasts.

18AndthisisbutalightthingH7043inthesightofJehovah:hewillalsodelivertheMoabitesintoyourhandבְּיֶדְכֶֽם׃be.yed.KhemH3027.

19Andyeshallsmiteeveryfortifiedcityעִ֤יר'irH5892,andeverychoiceמִבְח֔וֹרmiv.ChorH4004cityעִ֣יר'irH5892,andshallfellתַּפִּ֔ילוּta.Pi.luH5307everygoodטוֹב֙tOvH2896treeעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086,andstopתִּסְתֹּ֑מוּtis.To.muH5640allfountainsofwaterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325,andmareverygoodהַטּוֹבָ֔הha.to.VahH2896pieceoflandהַחֶלְקָ֣הha.chel.KahH2513withstonesH68.

20AnditcameH935topassinthemorningבַבֹּ֙קֶר֙va.Bo.kerH1242,aboutthetimeofofferingהַמִּנְחָ֔הha.min.ChahH4503theoblation,that,behold,therecameH935waterמַ֥יִםMa.yimH4325bythewayH1870ofEdomאֱד֑וֹם'e.DomH123,andthecountrywasH1961filledוַתִּמָּלֵ֥אva.ti.ma.Le'H4390withwaterהַמָּֽיִם׃ha.Ma.yimH4325.

21NowwhenalltheMoabitesheardH8085thatthekingsהַמְּלָכִ֖יםha.me.la.KhimH4428werecomeעָל֥וּ'a.LuH5927uptofightלְהִלָּ֣חֶםle.hi.La.chemH3898againstthem,theygatheredthemselvestogether,allthatwereabletoputonarmor,andupwardH4605,andstoodוַיַּעַמְד֖וּvai.ya.'am.DuH5975ontheborderהַגְּבֽוּל׃ha.ge.VulH1366.

22AndtheyroseH7925upearlyוַיַּשְׁכִּ֣ימוּvai.yash.Ki.muH7925inthemorningבַבֹּ֔קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242,andthesunוְהַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁve.ha.She.meshH8121shoneuponthewaterהַמָּ֑יִםha.Ma.yimH4325,andtheMoabitessawH7200thewaterהַמַּ֖יִםha.Ma.yimH4325overagainstthemasredאֲדֻמִּ֥ים'a.du.MimH122asbloodכַּדָּֽם׃ka.DamH1818:

23andtheysaidH559,Thisisbloodדָּ֣םdamH1818;thekingsהַמְּלָכִ֔יםha.me.la.KhimH4428aresurelydestroyed,andtheyhavesmitteneachmanH376hisfellow:nowH6258thereforeוְעַתָּ֥הve.'a.TahH6258,Moabמוֹאָֽב׃mo.'AvH4124,tothespoilH7998.

24AndwhentheycameH935tothecampמַחֲנֵ֣הma.cha.NehH4264ofIsraelH3478,theIsraelitesroseH6965upandsmotetheMoabites,sothattheyfledH5127beforethem;andtheywentH935forwardintothelandsmitingtheMoabites.

25Andtheybeatdownthecitiesוְהֶעָרִ֣יםve.he.'a.RimH5892;andoneverygoodט֠וֹבָהToahH2896pieceoflandחֶלְקָ֣הchel.KahH2513theycastH7993everymanH376hisstoneH68,andfilledוּמִלְא֗וּהָu.mil.'U.haH4390it;andtheystoppedH5640allthefountainsofwaterמַ֤יִםMa.yimH4325,andfelledH5307allthegoodט֣וֹבTovH2896treesעֵֽץ־'etz-H6086,untilinKir-haresethH7025onlytheyleftH7604thestonesH68thereof; howbeittheslingerswentH5437aboutit,andsmoteit.

26Andwhenthekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofMoabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124sawH7200thatthebattleהַמִּלְחָמָ֑הha.mil.cha.MahH4421wastoosoreforhim,hetookH3947withhimsevenשְׁבַע־she.va'-H7651hundredH3967menאִ֜ישׁ'ishH376thatdrewH8025swordחֶ֗רֶבChe.revH2719,tobreakלְהַבְקִ֛יעַle.hav.Ki.a'H1234throughuntothekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofEdomאֱד֖וֹם'e.DomH123;buttheycouldnot.

27ThenhetookH3947hiseldestsonבְּנ֨וֹbe.NoH1121thatshouldhavereignedיִמְלֹ֣ךְyim.LokhH4427inhisstead,andofferedוַיַּעֲלֵ֤הוּvai.ya.'a.Le.huH5927himforaburnt-offeringuponthewallהַ֣חֹמָ֔הha.cho.MahH2346.AndtherewasH1961greatגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419wrathקֶצֶף־ke.tzef-H7110againstIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:andtheydepartedוַיִּסְעוּ֙vai.yis.'UH5265fromhim,andreturnedוַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725totheirownlandלָאָֽרֶץ׃ פla.'A.retzH776.

Commentaries on 2 Kings 3

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