Berean Standard Bible
2 Chronicles 35:20-23
20Afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310allכָל־khol-H3605thisזֹ֗אתZotH2063,whenאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834Josiahיֹֽאשִׁיָּ֙הוּ֙yo.shi.Ya.huH2977אֶת־'et-H853had setהֵכִ֤יןhe.KhinH3559the temple in orderהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,Necoנְכ֧וֹne.KhoH5224kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Egyptמִצְרַ֛יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714marched upעָלָ֞ה'a.LahH5927to fightלְהִלָּחֵ֥םle.hi.la.ChemH3898at Carchemishבְּכַרְכְּמִ֖ישׁbe.khar.ke.MishH3751byעַל־'al-H5921the Euphratesפְּרָ֑תpe.RatH6578,and Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּֽהוּ׃yo.shi.Ya.huH2977went outוַיֵּצֵ֥אvai.ye.Tze'H3318to confront himלִקְרָאת֖וֹlik.ra.ToH7122.
21But Neco sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֣ים׀mal.'a.KhimH4397to himאֵלָ֣יו'e.LavH413,sayingלֵאמֹר֩׀le.MorH559, “What is the issue between you and meמַה־mah-H4100,O kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063?I have notלֹא־lo'-H3808come againstעָלֶ֨יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921youאַתָּ֤ה'a.TahH859todayהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117,butכִּ֚י אֶל־ki 'el-H3588H413I am fightingמִלְחַמְתִּ֔יmil.cham.TiH4421another dynastyבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,and Godוֵאלֹהִ֖יםve.lo.HimH430has told meאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559to hurryלְבַֽהֲלֵ֑נִיle.va.ha.Le.niH926.So stopחֲדַל־cha.dal-H2308opposing Godמֵאֱלֹהִ֥יםme.'E.lo.HimH430,whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834is with meעִמִּ֖י'i.MiH5973,orוְאַל־ve.'al-H408He will destroy youיַשְׁחִיתֶֽךָ׃yash.chi.Te.khaH7843!”
22Josiah, howeverיֹאשִׁיָּ֨הוּ פָנָ֜יוyo.shi.Ya.hu fa.NavH2977H6440,did notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808turn awayהֵסֵב֩he.SevH5437from himמִמֶּ֗נּוּmi.Me.nuH4480;insteadכִּ֤יkiH3588,in order to engage him in battleלְהִלָּחֵֽם־le.hi.la.chem-H3898,he disguised himselfהִתְחַפֵּ֔שׂhit.cha.PesH2664.He did notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808listenשָׁמַ֛עsha.Ma'H8085toאֶל־'el-H413Neco’sנְכ֖וֹne.KhoH5224wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697from the mouthמִפִּ֣יmi.PiH6310of Godאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430,but wentוַיָּבֹ֕אvai.ya.Vo'H935to fight himלְהִלָּחֵ֖םle.hi.la.ChemH3898on the Plainבְּבִקְעַ֥תbe.vik.'AtH1237of Megiddoמְגִדּֽוֹ׃me.gi.DoH4023.
23There the archersוַיֹּרוּ֙vai.yo.RuH3384shotהַיֹּרִ֔יםhai.yo.RimH3384Kingלַמֶּ֖לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֑הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977,whoהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to his servantsלַעֲבָדָיו֙la.'a.va.DavH5650, “Take me awayהַעֲבִיר֔וּנִיha.'a.vi.Ru.niH5674,forכִּ֥יkiH3588I am badlyמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966woundedהָחֳלֵ֖יתִיho.cho.Lei.tiH2470!”
Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 35
- 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
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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