Berean Standard Bible
2 Kings 23:1-4
2Andהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428hewent upוַיַּ֣עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927to the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of the LORDיְהוָ֡הYah.wehH3068with allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the peopleיֹשְׁבֵ֨יyo.she.VeiH3427אִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Judahיְהוּדָה֩ye.hu.DahH3063andוְכָל־ve.kholH3605Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֜םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,as well asאִתּ֗וֹ'i.ToH854the priestsוְהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548and the prophetsוְהַנְּבִיאִ֔יםve.ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030—allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971smallלְמִקָּטֹ֣ןle.mi.ka.TonH6996andוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704greatגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419—and in their hearingבְאָזְנֵיהֶ֗םve.'a.ze.nei.HemH241אֶת־'et-H853he readוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121allכָּל־kol-H3605the wordsדִּבְרֵי֙div.ReiH1697of the Bookסֵ֣פֶרSe.ferH5612of the Covenantהַבְּרִ֔יתha.be.RitH1285that had been foundהַנִּמְצָ֖אha.nim.Tza'H4672in the houseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
3So the kingהַ֠מֶּלֶךְHa.Me.lekhH4428stoodוַיַּעֲמֹ֣דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975byעַֽל־'al-H5921the pillarהָ֨עַמּ֜וּדha.'a.MudH5982and madeוַיִּכְרֹ֥תvai.yikh.RotH3772אֶֽת־'et-H853a covenantהַבְּרִ֣ית׀ha.be.RitH1285beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068to followלָלֶ֜כֶת אַחַ֤רla.Le.khet 'a.CharH1980H310the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068and to keepוְלִשְׁמֹ֨רve.lish.MorH8104His commandmentsמִצְוֹתָ֜יוmitz.vo.TavH4687וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,decreesעֵדְוֹתָ֤יו'e.de.vo.TavH5715וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,and statutesחֻקֹּתָיו֙chu.ko.TavH2708with allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605hisheartלֵ֣בlevH3820and allוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605hissoulנֶ֔פֶשׁNe.feshH5315,and to carry outלְהָקִ֗יםle.ha.KimH6965אֶת־'et-H853the wordsדִּבְרֵי֙div.ReiH1697of theהַזֹּ֔אתha.ZotH2063covenantהַבְּרִ֣יתha.be.RitH1285that were writtenהַכְּתֻבִ֖יםha.ke.tu.VimH3789inעַל־'al-H5921thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088bookהַסֵּ֣פֶרha.Se.ferH5612.And allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971enteredוַיַּעֲמֹ֥דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975into the covenantבַּבְּרִֽית׃ba.be.RitH1285.
4Then the kingהַמֶּ֡לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428אֶת־'et-H853commandedוַיְצַ֣וvay.TzavH6680Hilkiahחִלְקִיָּהוּ֩chil.ki.ya.HuH2518the highהַגָּד֜וֹלha.ga.DolH1419וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853priestהַכֹּהֵ֨ןha.ko.HenH3548,the priestsכֹּהֲנֵ֣יko.ha.NeiH3548second in rankהַמִּשְׁנֶה֮ha.mish.NehH4932וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,and the doorkeepersשֹׁמְרֵ֣י הַסַּף֒sho.me.Rei ha.SafH8104H5592to removeלְהוֹצִיא֙le.ho.Tzi'H3318from the templeמֵהֵיכַ֣לme.hei.KhalH1964of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068אֵ֣ת'etH853allכָּל־kol-H3605the articlesהַכֵּלִ֗יםha.ke.LimH3627madeהָֽעֲשׂוּיִם֙ha.'a.su.YimH6213for Baalלַבַּ֣עַלla.Ba.'alH1168,Asherahוְלָֽאֲשֵׁרָ֔הve.la.'a.she.RahH842,and allוּלְכֹ֖לu.le.KholH3605the hostצְבָ֣אtze.Va'H6635of heavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.And he burned themוַֽיִּשְׂרְפֵ֞םvai.yis.re.FemH8313outsideמִח֤וּץmi.ChutzH2351Jerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙li.ru.sha.LimH3389in the fieldsבְּשַׁדְמ֣וֹתbe.shad.MotH7709of Kidronקִדְר֔וֹןkid.RonH6939and carriedוְנָשָׂ֥אve.na.Sa'H5375אֶת־'et-H853their ashesעֲפָרָ֖ם'a.fa.RamH6083to BethelH1008.
Commentaries on 2 Kings 23
- 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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