Berean Standard Bible
2 Kings 3:20-27
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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