Berean Standard Bible
2 Kings 2
1Shortly beforeוַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068אֶת־'et-H853tookבְּהַעֲל֤וֹתbe.ha.'a.LotH5927Elijahאֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452up to heavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064in a whirlwindבַּֽסְעָרָ֖הbas.'a.RahH5591,Elijahאֵלִיָּ֛הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452and Elishaוֶאֱלִישָׁ֖עve.'e.li.Sha'H477were on their wayוַיֵּ֧לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980fromמִן־min-H4480Gilgalהַגִּלְגָּֽל׃ha.gil.GalH1537,
2and Elijahאֵלִיָּ֨הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559toאֶל־'el-H413Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֜ע'e.li.Sha'H477, “Pleaseנָ֣אna'H4994stayשֵֽׁב־shev-H3427hereפֹ֗הFohH6311,forכִּ֤יkiH3588the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068has sent meשְׁלָחַ֣נִיshe.la.Cha.niH7971on toעַד־'ad-H5704BethelH1008.”But Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֔ע'e.li.Sha'H477repliedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “As surely as the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068livesחַי־chai-H2416and as you yourselfנַפְשְׁךָ֖naf.she.KhaH5315liveוְחֵֽי־ve.chei-H2416,I will notאִם־'im-H518leave youאֶעֶזְבֶ֑ךָּ'e.'ez.Ve.kaH5800.”So they went downוַיֵּרְד֖וּvai.ye.re.DuH3381toH1008BethelH1008.
3Then the sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֥יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834atבֵּֽית־beit-H1008Bethelאֵל֮'elH1008came outוַיֵּצְא֨וּvai.ye.tze.'UH3318toאֶל־'el-H413Elishaאֱלִישָׁע֒'e.li.Sha'H477and saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּ אֵלָ֔יוvai.yo.me.Ru 'e.LavH559H413, “Do you knowהֲיָדַ֕עְתָּha.ya.Da'.taH3045thatכִּ֣יkiH3588the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068will takeלֹקֵ֥חַlo.Ke.achH3947אֶת־'et-H853your masterאֲדֹנֶ֖יךָ'a.do.Nei.khaH113away fromמֵעַ֣לme.'AlH5921youרֹאשֶׁ֑ךָro.She.khaH7218todayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117?” “Yesגַּם־gam-H1571,Iאֲנִ֥י'a.NiH589knowיָדַ֖עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045,”he repliedוַיֹּ֛אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559. “Do not speakהֶחֱשֽׁוּ׃he.che.ShuH2814of it.”
4And Elijahאֵלִיָּ֜הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452said toוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֣ע׀'e.li.Sha'H477, “Pleaseנָ֣אna'H4994stayשֵֽׁב־shev-H3427hereפֹ֗הFohH6311,forכִּ֤יkiH3588the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068has sent meשְׁלָחַ֣נִיshe.la.Cha.niH7971on to Jerichoיְרִיח֔וֹye.ri.ChoH3405.”But Elisha repliedוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “As surely as the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068livesחַי־chai-H2416and as you yourselfנַפְשְׁךָ֖naf.she.KhaH5315liveוְחֵֽי־ve.chei-H2416,I will notאִם־'im-H518leave youאֶעֶזְבֶ֑ךָּ'e.'ez.Ve.kaH5800.”So they wentוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to Jerichoיְרִיחֽוֹ׃ye.ri.ChoH3405.
5Then the sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֥יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834at Jerichoבִּֽירִיחוֹ֮bi.ri.ChoH3405came upוַיִּגְּשׁ֨וּvai.yi.ge.ShuH5066toאֶל־'el-H413Elishaאֱלִישָׁע֒'e.li.Sha'H477and saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּ אֵלָ֔יוvai.yo.me.Ru 'e.LavH559H413, “Do you knowהֲיָדַ֕עְתָּha.ya.Da'.taH3045thatכִּ֣יkiH3588the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068will takeלֹקֵ֥חַlo.Ke.achH3947אֶת־'et-H853your masterאֲדֹנֶ֖יךָ'a.do.Nei.khaH113away fromמֵעַ֣לme.'AlH5921youרֹאשֶׁ֑ךָro.She.khaH7218todayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117?” “Yesגַּם־gam-H1571,Iאֲנִ֥י'a.NiH589knowיָדַ֖עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045,”he repliedוַיֹּ֛אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559. “Do not speakהֶחֱשֽׁוּ׃he.che.ShuH2814of it.”
6And Elijahאֵלִיָּ֜הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559to Elisha, “Pleaseנָ֣אna'H4994stayשֵֽׁב־shev-H3427hereפֹ֗הFohH6311,forכִּ֤יkiH3588the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068has sent meשְׁלָחַ֣נִיshe.la.Cha.niH7971on to the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔נָהhai.yar.De.nahH3383.”But Elisha repliedוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “As surely as the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068livesחַי־chai-H2416and as youנַפְשְׁךָ֖naf.she.KhaH5315yourself liveוְחֵֽי־ve.chei-H2416,I will notאִם־'im-H518leave youאֶעֶזְבֶ֑ךָּ'e.'ez.Ve.kaH5800.”So the two of themשְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃she.nei.HemH8147went onוַיֵּלְכ֖וּvai.ye.le.KhuH1980.
7Then a companyאִ֜ישׁ'ishH376of fiftyוַחֲמִשִּׁ֨יםva.cha.mi.ShimH2572of the sonsמִבְּנֵ֤יmi.be.NeiH1121of the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִים֙ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030wentהָֽלְכ֔וּha.le.KhuH1980and stoodוַיַּעַמְד֥וּvai.ya.'am.DuH5975at a distanceמֵרָח֑וֹקme.ra.ChokH7350,facingמִנֶּ֖גֶדmi.Ne.gedH5048Elijah and Elishaas the twoוּשְׁנֵיהֶ֖םu.she.nei.HemH8147of them stoodעָמְד֥וּ'a.me.DuH5975byעַל־'al-H5921the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hai.yar.DenH3383.
8And Elijahאֵלִיָּ֨הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452אֶת־'et-H853tookוַיִּקַּח֩vai.yi.KachH3947his cloakאַדַּרְתּ֤וֹ'a.dar.ToH155,rolled it upוַיִּגְלֹם֙vai.yig.LomH1563,and struckוַיַּכֶּ֣הvai.ya.KehH5221אֶת־'et-H853the watersהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325,which partedוַיֵּחָצ֖וּvai.ye.cha.TzuH2673to the rightהֵ֣נָּהHe.nahH2008and to the leftוָהֵ֑נָּהva.He.nahH2008,so that the twoשְׁנֵיהֶ֖םshe.nei.HemH8147of them crossed overוַיַּעַבְר֥וּvai.ya.'av.RuH5674on dry groundבֶּחָרָבָֽה׃be.cha.ra.VahH2724.
9Afterוַיְהִ֣יvay.HiH1961they had crossed overכְעָבְרָ֗םkhe.'a.ve.RamH5674,Elijahוְאֵ֨לִיָּ֜הוּve.'E.li.Ya.huH452saidאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559toאֶל־'el-H413Elishaאֱלִישָׁע֙'e.li.Sha'H477, “Tell meשְׁאַל֙she.'AlH7592,whatמָ֣הmahH4100can I doאֶֽעֱשֶׂה־'e.'e.seh-H6213for youbeforeבְּטֶ֖רֶםbe.Te.remH2962I am taken awayאֶלָּקַ֣ח'e.la.KachH3947from youמֵעִמָּ֑ךְme.'i.MakhH5973?” “Pleaseנָ֛אna'H4994,let meוִֽיהִי־vi.hi-H1961inheritאֵלָֽי׃'e.LaiH413a doubleשְׁנַ֥יִםshe.Na.yimH8147portionפִּֽי־pi-H6310of your spiritבְּרוּחֲךָ֖be.ru.cha.KhaH7307,”Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֔ע'e.li.Sha'H477repliedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559.
10“You have requestedלִשְׁא֑וֹלlish.'olH7592a difficult thingהִקְשִׁ֣יתָhik.Shi.taH7185,”said Elijahוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559. “Nevertheless,ifאִם־'im-H518you seeתִּרְאֶ֨הtir.'EhH7200meאֹתִ֜י'o.TiH853as I am takenלֻקָּ֤חlu.KachH3947from youמֵֽאִתָּךְ֙me.'i.toKhH854,it will beיְהִֽי־ye.hi-H1961yoursכֵ֔ןKhenH3651.But ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518notאַ֖יִן'A.yinH369,then it will notלֹ֥אlo'H3808beיִהְיֶֽה׃yih.YehH1961so.”
11וַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961As theyהֵ֣מָּהHe.mahH1992were walking alongH1980and talking togetherוְדַבֵּ֔רve.da.BerH1696,suddenlyוְהִנֵּ֤הve.hi.NehH2009a chariotרֶֽכֶב־re.khev-H7393of fireאֵשׁ֙'eshH784with horsesוְס֣וּסֵיve.Su.seiH5483of fireאֵ֔שׁ'EshH784appeared and separatedוַיַּפְרִ֖דוּ בֵּ֣יןvai.yaf.Ri.du beinH6504H996the two of themשְׁנֵיהֶ֑םshe.nei.HemH8147,and Elijahאֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452went upוַיַּ֙עַל֙vai.Ya.'alH5927into heavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064in a whirlwindבַּֽסְעָרָ֖הba.se.'a.RahH5591.
12As Elishaוֶאֱלִישָׁ֣עve.'e.li.Sha'H477watchedרֹאֶ֗הro.'EhH7200,heוְה֤וּאve.Hu'H1931cried outמְצַעֵק֙me.tza.'EkH6817, “My fatherאָבִ֣י׀'a.ViH1,my fatherאָבִ֗י'a.ViH1,the chariotsרֶ֤כֶבRe.khevH7393and horsemenוּפָ֣רָשָׁ֔יוu.Fa.ra.ShavH6571of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478!”And he sawרָאָ֖הוּra.'A.huH7200Elijahnoוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808moreע֑וֹדodH5750.So taking holdוַֽיַּחֲזֵק֙vai.ya.cha.ZekH2388of his own clothesבִּבְגָדָ֔יוbiv.ga.DavH899,he tore themוַיִּקְרָעֵ֖םvai.yik.ra.'EmH7167in twoלִשְׁנַ֥יִם קְרָעִֽים׃lish.Na.yim ke.ra.'ImH8147H7168.
13Elisha also picked upוַיָּ֙רֶם֙vai.Ya.remH7311אֶת־'et-H853the cloakאַדֶּ֣רֶת'a.De.retH155thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834had fallenנָפְלָ֖הna.fe.LahH5307fromמֵעָלָ֑יוme.'a.LavH5921Elijahאֵלִיָּ֔הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452,and he went backוַיָּ֥שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725and stoodוַֽיַּעֲמֹ֖דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975onעַל־'al-H5921the bankשְׂפַ֥תse.FatH8193of the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hai.yar.DenH3383.
14Then he tookוַיִּקַּח֩vai.yi.KachH3947אֶת־'et-H853the cloakאַדֶּ֨רֶת'a.De.retH155of Elijahאֵלִיָּ֜הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834had fallenנָפְלָ֤הna.fe.LahH5307from himמֵֽעָלָיו֙me.'a.LavH5921and struckוַיַּכֶּ֣הvai.ya.KehH5221אֶת־'et-H853the watersהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325. “Where nowאַיֵּ֕ה'ai.YehH346isthe LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Elijahאֵלִיָּ֑הוּ אַף־'e.li.Ya.hu 'af-H452H637?”he askedוַיֹּאמַ֕רvai.yo.MarH559.And when he had struckוַיַּכֶּ֣הvai.ya.KehH5221אֶת־'et-H853the watersהַמַּ֗יִםha.Ma.yimH4325ה֣וּא׀hu'H1931,they partedוַיֵּֽחָצוּ֙vai.ye.cha.TzuH2673to the rightהֵ֣נָּהHe.nahH2008and to the leftוָהֵ֔נָּהva.He.nahH2008,and Elishaאֱלִישָֽׁע׃'e.li.Sha'H477crossed overוַֽיַּעֲבֹ֖רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674.
Elisha Succeeds Elijah
15When the sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֤יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834werewatching himמִנֶּ֔גֶדmi.Ne.gedH5048from Jerichoבִּֽירִיחוֹ֙bi.ri.ChoH3405saw what had happenedוַיִּרְאֻ֨הוּvai.yir.'U.huH7200,they saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, “The spiritר֥וּחַRu.achH7307of Elijahאֵלִיָּ֖הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452restsנָ֛חָהNa.chahH5117onעַל־'al-H5921Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֑ע'e.li.Sha'H477.”And they wentוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935to meet himלִקְרָאת֔וֹlik.ra.ToH7122and bowed downוַיִּשְׁתַּחֲווּ־vai.yish.ta.cha.vu-H7812to the groundאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776before him.
16“Lookהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009nowנָ֣אna'H4994,”they saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to Elishaאֵלָ֡יו'e.LavH413, “we your servantsעֲבָדֶיךָ֩'a.va.dei.KhaH5650haveיֵֽשׁ־yesh-H3426fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֨יםcha.mi.ShimH2572valiantחַ֗יִלCha.yilH2428menאֲנָשִׁ֜ים בְּנֵֽי־'a.na.Shim be.nei-H582H1121אֶת־'et-H854.Pleaseנָא֮na'H4994let them goיֵ֣לְכוּYe.le.khuH1980and search forוִיבַקְשׁ֣וּvi.vak.ShuH1245אֶת־'et-H853your masterאֲדֹנֶיךָ֒'a.do.nei.KhaH113.Perhapsפֶּן־pen-H6435the Spiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068has taken him upנְשָׂאוֹ֙ne.sa.'OH5375and put himוַיַּשְׁלִכֵ֙הוּ֙vai.yash.li.Khe.huH7993on oneבְּאַחַ֣דbe.'a.ChadH259of the mountainsהֶהָרִ֔יםhe.ha.RimH2022orא֖וֹ'oH176in oneבְּאַחַ֣תbe.'a.ChatH259of the valleysהַגֵּאָי֑וֹתha.ge.ya.'otH1516.” “Do notלֹ֥אlo'H3808send themתִשְׁלָֽחוּ׃tish.La.chuH7971,” Elisharepliedוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559.
17But when they pressedוַיִּפְצְרוּ־vai.yif.tze.ru-H6484himto the point ofעַד־'ad-H5704embarrassmentבֹּ֖שׁboshH954,he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Sendשְׁלָ֑חוּshe.La.chuH7971them.”And they sentוַֽיִּשְׁלְחוּ֙vai.yish.le.ChuH7971fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםcha.mi.ShimH2572menאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376,who searched forוַיְבַקְשׁ֥וּvay.vak.ShuH1245threeשְׁלֹשָֽׁה־she.lo.shah-H7969daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117but did notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808findמְצָאֻֽהוּ׃me.tza.'U.huH4672Elijah.
18When they returnedוַיָּשֻׁ֣בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725toאֵלָ֔יו'e.LavH413Elisha,whoוְה֖וּאve.Hu'H1931was stayingיֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427in Jerichoבִּירִיח֑וֹbi.ri.ChoH3405,he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to themאֲלֵהֶ֔ם'a.le.HemH413, “Didn’tהֲלֽוֹא־ha.lo'-H3808I tellאָמַ֥רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559youאֲלֵיכֶ֖ם'a.lei.KhemH413notאַל־'al-H408to goתֵּלֵֽכוּ׃te.Le.khuH1980?”
Elisha Heals the Waters of Jericho
19Then the menאַנְשֵׁ֤י'an.SheiH582of the cityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892saidוַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559toאֶל־'el-H413Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֔ע'e.li.Sha'H477, “Pleaseנָ֞אna'H4994noteהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009,our lordאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113,that the city’sהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892locationמוֹשַׁ֤בmo.ShavH4186is goodט֔וֹבTovH2896,asכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834youcan seeרֹאֶ֑הro.'EhH7200.But the waterוְהַמַּ֥יִםve.ha.Ma.yimH4325isbadרָעִ֖יםra.'ImH7451and the landוְהָאָ֥רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776is unfruitfulמְשַׁכָּֽלֶת׃me.sha.Ka.letH7921.”
21and Elisha went outוַיֵּצֵא֙vai.ye.Tze'H3318toאֶל־'el-H413the springמוֹצָ֣א הַמַּ֔יִםmo.Tza' ha.Ma.yimH4161H4325,castוַיַּשְׁלֶךְ־vai.yash.lekh-H7993the saltמֶ֑לַחMe.lachH4417into itשָׁ֖םshamH8033,and saidוַיֹּ֜אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “This is whatכֹּֽה־koh-H3541the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: ‘I have healedרִפִּ֙אתִי֙ri.Pi.tiH7495thisהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428waterלַמַּ֣יִםla.Ma.yimH4325.Noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808longerע֖וֹדodH5750will it causeיִהְיֶ֥ה מִשָּׁ֛םyih.Yeh mi.ShamH1961H8033deathמָ֥וֶתMa.vetH4194or unfruitfulnessוּמְשַׁכָּֽלֶת׃u.me.sha.Ka.letH7921.’”
Elisha Mocked
23From thereמִשָּׁ֖םmi.ShamH8033,Elisha went upוַיַּ֥עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927toבֵּֽית־beit-H1008Bethelאֵ֑ל'ElH1008,and as heוְה֣וּא׀ve.Hu'H1931was walking upעֹלֶ֣ה'o.LehH5927the roadבַדֶּ֗רֶךְva.De.rekhH1870,a group of boysוּנְעָרִ֤ים קְטַנִּים֙u.ne.'a.Rim ke.ta.NimH5288H6996came outיָצְא֣וּya.tze.'UH3318ofמִן־min-H4480the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892and jeered atוַיִּתְקַלְּסוּ־vai.yit.ka.le.su-H7046him,chantingוַיֹּ֣אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559, “Go upעֲלֵ֥ה'a.LehH5927,you baldheadקֵרֵ֖חַke.Re.achH7142!Go upעֲלֵ֥ה'a.LehH5927,you baldheadקֵרֵֽחַ׃ke.Re.achH7142!”
24Then he turnedוַיִּ֤פֶןvai.Yi.fenH6437aroundאַֽחֲרָיו֙'a.cha.RavH310,looked at themוַיִּרְאֵ֔םvai.yir.'EmH7200,and called down a curse on themוַֽיְקַלְלֵ֖םvay.ka.LemH7043in the nameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068.Suddenly twoשְׁתַּ֤יִםshe.Ta.yimH8147female bearsדֻּבִּים֙du.BimH1677came outוַתֵּצֶ֨אנָהva.te.Tze.nahH3318ofמִן־min-H4480the woodsהַיַּ֔עַרhai.Ya.'arH3293and mauledוַתְּבַקַּ֣עְנָהva.te.va.Ka'.nahH1234forty-twoאַרְבָּעִ֥ים וּשְׁנֵ֖י'ar.ba.'Im u.she.NeiH705H8147of the boysיְלָדִֽים׃ye.la.DimH3206.
Commentaries on 2 Kings 2
- 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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