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2 Kings 3:11-14
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.
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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