Berean Standard Bible
2 Chronicles 18:28-34
29And the kingמֶ֨לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559toאֶל־'el-H413Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֗טye.ho.sha.FatH3092, “I will disguise myselfהִתְחַפֵּשׂ֙hit.cha.PesH2664and goוָב֣וֹאva.Vo'H935into battleבַמִּלְחָמָ֔הva.mil.cha.MahH4421,but youוְאַתָּ֖הve.'a.TahH859wearלְבַ֣שׁle.VashH3847your royal robesבְּגָדֶ֑יךָbe.ga.Dei.khaH899.”So the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478disguised himselfוַיִּתְחַפֵּשׂ֙vai.yit.cha.PesH2664and wentוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935into battleבַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ba.mil.cha.MahH4421.
30Now the kingוּמֶ֣לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428of Aramאֲרָ֡ם'a.RamH758had orderedצִוָּה֩tzi.VahH6680אֶת־'et-H853his chariotהָרֶ֤כֶבha.Re.khevH7393אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834לֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559commandersשָׂרֵ֨יsa.ReiH8269, “Do notלֹ֚אlo'H3808fightתִּלָּ֣חֲמ֔וּti.La.cha.MuH3898with anyoneאֶת־'et-H854,smallהַקָּטֹ֖ןha.ka.TonH6996orאֶת־'et-H854greatהַגָּד֑וֹלha.ga.DolH1419,exceptכִּ֛י אִֽם־ אֶת־ki 'im- 'et-H3588H518H854the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לְבַדּֽוֹ׃Yis.ra.'El le.va.DoH3478H905.”
31וַיְהִ֡יvay.HiH1961When the chariotהָרֶ֜כֶבha.Re.khevH7393אֶת־'et-H853commandersשָׂרֵ֨יsa.ReiH8269sawכִּרְאוֹת֩kir.'OtH7200Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֗טye.ho.sha.FatH3092,theyוְהֵ֤מָּהve.He.mahH1992saidאָֽמְרוּ֙'a.me.RuH559, “Thisה֔וּאHu'H1931is the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478!”So they turnedוַיָּסֹ֥בּוּvai.ya.So.buH5437to fightלְהִלָּחֵ֑םle.hi.la.ChemH3898against himעָלָ֖יו'a.LavH5921,but Jehoshaphatיְהֽוֹשָׁפָט֙ye.ho.sha.FatH3092cried outוַיִּזְעַ֤קvai.yiz.'AkH2199,and the LORDוַֽיהוָ֣הva.Yah.wehH3068helped himעֲזָר֔וֹa.za.RoH5826.Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430drew them awayוַיְסִיתֵ֥םvay.si.TemH5496from himמִמֶּֽנּוּ׃mi.Me.nuH4480.
32And when the chariotהָרֶ֔כֶבha.Re.khevH7393commandersשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269sawכִּרְאוֹת֙kir.'OtH7200thatכִּ֥יkiH3588he wasוַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961notלֹא־ הָיָ֖הlo'- ha.YahH3808H1961the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,they turned backוַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725from pursuing himמֵאַחֲרָֽיו׃me.'a.cha.RavH310.
33However, a certain manוְאִ֗ישׁve.'IshH376drewמָשַׁ֤ךְma.ShakhH4900his bowבַּקֶּ֙שֶׁת֙ba.Ke.shetH7198without taking special aimלְתֻמּ֔וֹle.tu.MoH8537,and he struckוַיַּךְ֙vai.yaKhH5221אֶת־'et-H853the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478betweenבֵּ֥יןbeinH996the jointsהַדְּבָקִ֖ים וּבֵ֣יןha.de.va.Kim u.VeinH1694H996of his armorהַשִּׁרְיָ֑ןha.shir.YanH8302.So the king saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to his charioteerלָֽרַכָּ֗בla.ra.KavH7395, “Turn aroundהֲפֹ֧ךְ יָדְךָ֛ha.Fokh ya.dei.khaH2015H3027and take me outוְהוֹצֵאתַ֥נִיve.ho.tze.Ta.niH3318ofמִן־min-H4480the battleהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖הha.ma.cha.NehH4264,forכִּ֥יkiH3588I am badly woundedהָחֳלֵֽיתִי׃ho.cho.Lei.tiH2470!”
34The battleהַמִּלְחָמָה֙ha.mil.cha.MahH4421ragedוַתַּ֤עַלva.Ta.'alH5927throughout thatהַה֔וּאha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,and the kingוּמֶ֣לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל הָיָ֨הYis.ra.'El ha.YahH3478H1961propped himself upמַעֲמִ֧ידma.'a.MidH5975in his chariotבַּמֶּרְכָּבָ֛הba.mer.ka.VahH4818facingנֹ֥כַחNo.khachH5227the Arameansאֲרָ֖ם'a.RamH758untilעַד־'ad-H5704eveningהָעָ֑רֶבha.'A.revH6153.And at sunsetבּ֥וֹא הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃Bo' ha.Sha.meshH935H8121he diedוַיָּ֕מָת לְעֵ֖תvai.Ya.mot le.'EtH4191H6256.
Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 18
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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