Berean Standard Bible
2 Kings 3
1In the eighteenthשְׁמֹנֶ֣ה עֶשְׂרֵ֔הshe.mo.Neh 'es.RehH8083H6240yearבִּשְׁנַת֙bish.NatH8141of Jehoshaphat’sלִיהוֹשָׁפָ֖טli.ho.sha.FatH3092reignמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428over Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,Jehoramוִיהוֹרָ֣םvi.ho.RamH3088sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ahabאַחְאָ֗ב'ach.'AvH256became kingמָלַ֤ךְma.LakhH4427ofעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,and he reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֖ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in Samariaבְּשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹןbe.Sho.me.RonH8111twelveשְׁתֵּים־ עֶשְׂרֵ֥הshe.teim- 'es.RehH8147H6240yearsשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141.
2And he didוַיַּעֲשֶׂ֤הvai.ya.'a.SehH6213evilהָרַע֙ha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,butרַ֕קrakH7535notלֹ֥אlo'H3808as his fatherכְאָבִ֖יוkhe.'a.VivH1and motherוּכְאִמּ֑וֹu.khe.'i.MoH517had done.He removedוַיָּ֙סַר֙vai.Ya.sarH5493אֶת־'et-H853the sacred pillarמַצְּבַ֣תma.tze.VatH4676of Baalהַבַּ֔עַלha.Ba.'alH1168thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834his fatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1had madeעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213.
3Neverthelessרַ֠קrakH7535,he clungדָּבֵ֑קda.VekH1692to the sinsבְּחַטֹּ֞אותbe.cha.TotH2403thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֧םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379sonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121of Nebatנְבָ֛טne.VatH5028had caused Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478to commitהֶחֱטִ֥יאhe.che.Ti'H2398אֶת־'et-H853;he did notלֹא־lo'-H3808turn awayסָ֖רsarH5493from themמִמֶּֽנָּה׃ סmi.Me.nahH4480.
4Now Meshaוּמֵישַׁ֥עu.mei.Sha'H4338kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Moabמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124wasהָיָ֣הha.YahH1961a sheep breederנֹקֵ֑דno.KedH5349,and he would renderוְהֵשִׁ֤יבve.he.ShivH7725to the kingלְמֶֽלֶךְ־le.Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478a hundredמֵאָה־me.'ah-H3967thousandאֶ֣לֶף'E.lefH505lambsכָּרִ֔יםka.RimH3733and the woolצָֽמֶר׃Tza.merH6785of a hundredוּמֵ֥אָהu.Me.'ahH3967thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505ramsאֵילִ֥ים'ei.LimH352.
7And he sentוַיֵּ֡לֶךְ וַיִּשְׁלַח֩vai.Ye.lekh vai.yish.LachH1980H7971a message toאֶל־'el-H413Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֨טye.ho.sha.FatH3092kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063לֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559: “The kingמֶ֤לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Moabמוֹאָב֙mo.'AvH4124has rebelledפָּשַׁ֣עpa.Sha'H6586against me.Will you goהֲתֵלֵ֥ךְha.te.LekhH1980with meאִתִּ֛י'i.TiH854to fightלַמִּלְחָמָ֑הla.mil.cha.MahH4421againstאֶל־'el-H413Moabמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124?” “I will goאֶעֱלֶ֔ה'e.'e.LehH5927,”replied Jehoshaphatוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559. “Iכָּמ֧וֹנִיka.Mo.niH3644amas youכָמ֛וֹךָkha.Mo.khaH3644are,my peopleכְּעַמִּ֥יke.'a.MiH5971areyour peopleכְעַמֶּ֖ךָkhe.'a.Me.khaH5971,and my horsesכְּסוּסַ֥יke.su.SaiH5483areyour horsesכְּסוּסֶֽיךָ׃ke.su.Sei.khaH5483.”
9So the kingמֶ֨לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478,the kingוּמֶֽלֶך־u.Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063,and the kingוּמֶ֣לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428of Edomאֱד֔וֹם'e.DomH123set outוַיֵּלֶךְ֩vai.ye.leKhH1980,and after they had traveled a roundaboutוַיָּסֹ֕בּוּvai.ya.So.buH5437routeדֶּ֖רֶךְDe.rekhH1870for sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117,they had noוְלֹא־ הָיָ֨הve.lo'- ha.YahH3808H1961waterמַ֧יִםMa.yimH4325for their armyלַֽמַּחֲנֶ֛הla.ma.cha.NehH4264or for theirאֲשֶׁ֥ר בְּרַגְלֵיהֶֽם׃'a.Sher be.rag.lei.HemH834H7272animalsוְלַבְּהֵמָ֖הve.la.be.he.MahH929.
10“Alasאֲהָ֕הּ'a.HahH162,”saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, “forכִּֽי־ki-H3588the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068has summonedקָרָ֣אka.Ra'H7121theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428threeלִשְׁלֹ֙שֶׁת֙lish.Lo.shetH7969kingsהַמְּלָכִ֣יםha.me.la.KhimH4428to deliverלָתֵ֥תla.TetH5414themאוֹתָ֖ם'o.TamH853into the handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of Moabמוֹאָֽב׃mo.'AvH4124!”
11But Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֗טye.ho.sha.FatH3092askedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Is there noהַאֵ֨יןha.'EinH369prophetנָבִיא֙na.Vi'H5030of the LORDלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068hereפֹּ֤הpohH6311?Let us inquireוְנִדְרְשָׁ֥הve.nid.re.ShahH1875אֶת־'et-H853of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068through himמֵאוֹת֑וֹme.'o.ToH853.”And oneאֶחָ֞ד'e.ChadH259of the servantsמֵעַבְדֵ֤יme.'av.DeiH5650of the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙ וַיֹּ֔אמֶרYis.ra.'El vai.Yo.merH3478H559answeredוַ֠יַּעַןVai.ya.'anH6030, “Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֣ע'e.li.Sha'H477sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Shaphatשָׁפָ֔טsha.FatH8202is hereפֹּ֚הpohH6311. Heאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834used to pourיָ֥צַקYa.tzakH3332waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325onעַל־'al-H5921the handsיְדֵ֥יye.DeiH3027of Elijahאֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃'e.li.Ya.huH452.”
12Jehoshaphatיְה֣וֹשָׁפָ֔טye.Ho.o.sha.FatH3092affirmedוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “The wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068isיֵ֥שׁyeshH3426with himאוֹת֖וֹ'o.ToH853.”So the kingמֶ֧לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478and Jehoshaphatוִיהוֹשָׁפָ֖טvi.ho.sha.FatH3092and the kingוּמֶ֥לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428of Edomאֱדֽוֹם׃'e.DomH123went downוַיֵּרְד֣וּvai.ye.re.DuH3381to himאֵלָ֗יו'e.LavH413.
13Elisha, howeverאֱלִישָׁ֜ע'e.li.Sha'H477,saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413the kingמֶ֤לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478, “What have we to doמַה־mah-H4100with each other?Goלֵ֚ךְlekhH1980toאֶל־'el-H413the prophetsנְבִיאֵ֣יne.vi.'EiH5030of your fatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1andוְאֶל־ נְבִיאֵ֖יve.'el- ne.vi.'EiH413H5030of your motherאִמֶּ֑ךָ'i.Me.khaH517!” “Noאַ֗ל'AlH408,”repliedוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, “forכִּֽי־ki-H3588it is the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068who has summonedקָרָ֤אka.Ra'H7121theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428threeלִשְׁלֹ֙שֶׁת֙lish.Lo.shetH7969kingsהַמְּלָכִ֣יםha.me.la.KhimH4428to deliverלָתֵ֥תla.TetH5414themאוֹתָ֖ם'o.TamH853into the handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of Moabמוֹאָֽב׃mo.'AvH4124.”
14Then Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֗ע'e.li.Sha'H477saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “As surely as the LORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635livesחַי־chai-H2416,beforeלְפָנָ֔יוle.fa.NavH6440whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I standעָמַ֣דְתִּי'a.Mad.tiH5975כִּ֗יKiH3588,were it notלוּלֵ֛יlu.LeiH3884for my regardאֲנִ֣י נֹשֵׂ֑א'a.Ni no.Se'H589H5375for the presenceפְּנֵ֛יpe.NeiH6440of Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֥טye.ho.sha.FatH3092kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063,I would notאִם־'im-H518lookאַבִּ֥יט'a.BitH5027at youאֵלֶ֖יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413orוְאִם־ve.'im-H518acknowledge youאֶרְאֶֽךָּ׃'er.'E.kaH7200.
17Forכִּֽי־ כֹ֣ה׀ki- khohH3588H3541the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559, ‘You will notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808seeתִרְא֥וּtir.'UH7200windר֙וּחַ֙ וְלֹֽא־ תִרְא֣וּRu.ach ve.lo'- tir.'UH7307H3808H7200or rainגֶ֔שֶׁםGe.shemH1653,but theהַה֖וּאha.Hu'H1931valleyוְהַנַּ֥חַלve.ha.Na.chalH5158will be filledיִמָּ֣לֵאyi.Ma.le'H4390with waterמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325,and you will drinkוּשְׁתִיתֶ֛םu.she.ti.TemH8354—youאַתֶּ֥ם'a.TemH859and your cattleוּמִקְנֵיכֶ֖םu.mik.nei.KhemH4735and your animalsוּֽבְהֶמְתְּכֶֽם׃U.ve.hem.te.KhemH929.’
19And you shall attackוְהִכִּיתֶ֞םve.hi.ki.TemH5221everyכָּל־kol-H3605fortifiedמִבְצָר֙miv.TzarH4013cityעִ֤יר'irH5892and everyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605cityעִ֣יר'irH5892of importanceמִבְח֔וֹרmiv.ChorH4004.You shall cut downתַּפִּ֔ילוּta.Pi.luH5307everyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605goodטוֹב֙tOvH2896treeעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086,stop upתִּסְתֹּ֑מוּtis.To.muH5640everyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605springמַעְיְנֵי־ מַ֖יִםma'.ye.nei- Ma.yimH4599H4325,and ruinתַּכְאִ֖בוּtakh.'I.vuH3510everyוְכֹל֙ve.KholH3605goodהַטּוֹבָ֔הha.to.VahH2896fieldהַחֶלְקָ֣הha.chel.KahH2513with stonesבָּאֲבָנִֽים׃ba.'a.va.NimH68.”
20The next morningוַיְהִ֤י בַבֹּ֙קֶר֙vay.Hi va.Bo.kerH1242H1961,at the time of the morning sacrificeכַּעֲל֣וֹת הַמִּנְחָ֔הka.'a.Lot ha.min.ChahH5927H4503,waterמַ֥יִםMa.yimH4325suddenlyוְהִנֵּה־ve.hi.neh-H2009flowedבָּאִ֖יםba.'ImH935from the directionמִדֶּ֣רֶךְmi.De.rekhH1870of Edomאֱד֑וֹם'e.DomH123and filledוַתִּמָּלֵ֥אva.ti.ma.Le'H4390the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776אֶת־'et-H853הַמָּֽיִם׃ha.Ma.yimH4325.
21Now allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the Moabitesמוֹאָב֙mo.'AvH4124had heardשָֽׁמְע֔וּsha.me.'UH8085thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588the kingsהַמְּלָכִ֖יםha.me.la.KhimH4428had come upעָל֥וּ'a.LuH5927to fightלְהִלָּ֣חֶםle.hi.La.chemH3898against them.So allמִכֹּ֨לmi.KolH3605who could bear armsחֹגֵ֤ר חֲגֹרָה֙cho.Ger cha.go.RahH2296H2290, youngand oldוָמַ֔עְלָהva.Ma'.lahH4605,were summonedוַיִּצָּעֲק֗וּvai.yi.tza.'a.KuH6817and stationedוַיַּעַמְד֖וּvai.ya.'am.DuH5975atעַֽל־'al-H5921the borderהַגְּבֽוּל׃ha.ge.VulH1366.
22When they got up earlyוַיַּשְׁכִּ֣ימוּvai.yash.Ki.muH7925in the morningבַבֹּ֔קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242,the sunוְהַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁve.ha.She.meshH8121was shiningזָרְחָ֣הza.re.ChahH2224onעַל־'al-H5921the waterהַמָּ֑יִםha.Ma.yimH4325,andהַמַּ֖יִםha.Ma.yimH4325itlookedוַיִּרְא֨וּvai.yir.'UH7200asredאֲדֻמִּ֥ים'a.du.MimH122as bloodכַּדָּֽם׃ka.DamH1818to the Moabitesמוֹאָ֥בmo.'AvH4124across the wayמִנֶּ֛גֶדmi.Ne.gedH5048אֶת־'et-H853.
23“Thisזֶ֔ה הָחֳרֵ֤בZeh ho.cho.RevH2088H2717is bloodדָּ֣םdamH1818!”they exclaimedוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559. “The kingsהַמְּלָכִ֔יםha.me.la.KhimH4428have clashed swordsנֶֽחֶרְבוּ֙ne.cher.VuH2717and slaughteredוַיַּכּ֖וּvai.ya.KuH5221oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376אֶת־'et-H853anotherרֵעֵ֑הוּre.'E.huH7453.Nowוְעַתָּ֥הve.'a.TahH6258to the plunderלַשָּׁלָ֖לla.sha.LalH7998,Moabמוֹאָֽב׃mo.'AvH4124!”
24But when the Moabites cameH935toאֶל־'el-H413the campמַחֲנֵ֣הma.cha.NehH4264of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478,the Israelitesיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478rose upוַיָּקֻ֤מוּvai.ya.Ku.muH6965and attackedH5221אֶת־'et-H853themמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124,and they fledוַיָּנֻ֖סוּvai.ya.Nu.suH5127before themמִפְּנֵיהֶ֑םmi.pe.nei.HemH6440.So the Israelites invadedH935their landand struck downH5221אֶת־'et-H853the Moabitesמוֹאָֽב׃mo.'AvH4124.
25They destroyedיַהֲרֹ֡סוּya.ha.Ro.suH2040the citiesוְהֶעָרִ֣יםve.he.'a.RimH5892,and each manאִישׁ־'ish-H376threwיַשְׁלִ֨יכוּyash.Li.khuH7993stonesאַבְנ֜וֹ'av.NoH68on everyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605goodט֠וֹבָהToahH2896fieldחֶלְקָ֣הchel.KahH2513until it was coveredוּמִלְא֗וּהָu.mil.'U.haH4390.They stopped upיִסְתֹּ֙מוּ֙yis.To.muH5640everyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605springמַעְיַן־ מַ֤יִםma'.yan- Ma.yimH4599H4325and cut downיַפִּ֔ילוּya.Pi.luH5307everyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605goodט֣וֹבTovH2896treeעֵֽץ־'etz-H6086.Onlyעַד־'ad-H5704Kir-harasethH7025was leftהִשְׁאִ֧ירhish.'IrH7604with stones in placeאֲבָנֶ֛יהָ'a.va.Nei.haH68,but men with slingsהַקַּלָּעִ֖יםha.ka.la.'ImH7051surrounded itוַיָּסֹ֥בּוּvai.ya.So.buH5437and attacked itוַיַּכּֽוּהָ׃vai.ya.Ku.haH5221as well.
26When the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124sawוַיַּרְא֙vai.yaR'H7200thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588the battleהַמִּלְחָמָ֑הha.mil.cha.MahH4421was too fierceחָזַ֥קcha.ZakH2388for himמִמֶּ֖נּוּmi.Me.nuH4480,he tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947with himא֠וֹתוֹ'o.toH854sevenשְׁבַע־she.va'-H7651hundredמֵא֨וֹתme.'otH3967swordsmenאִ֜ישׁ שֹׁ֣לֵֽף חֶ֗רֶב'ish Sho.lef Che.revH376H8025H2719to break throughלְהַבְקִ֛יעַle.hav.Ki.a'H1234toאֶל־'el-H413the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Edomאֱד֖וֹם'e.DomH123,but they could not prevailוְלֹ֥א יָכֹֽלוּ׃ve.Lo' ya.Kho.luH3201H3808.
27So he tookוַיִּקַּח֩vai.yi.KachH3947אֶת־'et-H853his firstbornהַבְּכ֜וֹרha.be.KhorH1060sonבְּנ֨וֹbe.NoH1121,whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834was to succeed himיִמְלֹ֣ךְ תַּחְתָּ֗יוyim.Lokh tach.TavH4427H8478,and offered himוַיַּעֲלֵ֤הוּvai.ya.'a.Le.huH5927as a burnt offeringעֹלָה֙'o.LahH5930onעַל־'al-H5921the city wallהַ֣חֹמָ֔הha.cho.MahH2346.And there wasוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961greatגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419furyקֶצֶף־ke.tzef-H7110againstעַל־'al-H5921the Israelitesיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,so they withdrewוַיִּסְעוּ֙ מֵֽעָלָ֔יוvai.yis.'U me.'a.LavH5265H5921and returnedוַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725to their own landלָאָֽרֶץ׃ פla.'A.retzH776.
Commentaries on 2 Kings 3
- 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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