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2 Kings 6:8-12
8Now the kingוּמֶ֣לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428of Aramאֲרָ֔ם'a.RamH758wasהָיָ֥הha.YahH1961at warנִלְחָ֖םnil.ChamH3898against Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.After consultingוַיִּוָּעַץ֙vai.yi.va.'AtzH3289withאֶל־'el-H413his servantsעֲבָדָ֣יו'a.va.DavH5650,he saidלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, “My campתַּחֲנֹתִֽי׃ta.cha.no.TiH8466will beinאֶל־'el-H413suchפְּלֹנִ֥יpe.lo.NiH6423and suchאַלְמֹנִ֖י'al.mo.NiH492a placeמְק֛וֹםme.KomH4725.”
9Then the manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֞חvai.yish.LachH7971word toאֶל־'el-H413the kingמֶ֤לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙ לֵאמֹ֔רYis.ra.'El le.MorH3478H559: “Be careful notהִשָּׁ֕מֶרhi.Sha.merH8104to pass byמֵעֲבֹ֖רme.'a.VorH5674thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088placeהַמָּק֣וֹםha.ma.KomH4725,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588the Arameansאֲרָ֥ם'a.RamH758are going downנְחִתִּֽים׃ne.chi.TimH5185thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033.”
10So the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֞חvai.yish.LachH7971word toאֶֽל־'el-H413the placeהַמָּק֞וֹםha.ma.KomH4725אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the manאִישׁ־'ish-H376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֛יםha.'E.lo.HimH430had pointed outאָֽמַר־'a.mar-H559.Time and againאַחַ֖ת שְׁתָּֽיִם׃'a.Chat she.Ta.yimH3808H259H8147Elishawarned the kingוְהִזְהִיר֖וֹve.hiz.hi.roH2094,so that he was on his guardוְנִשְׁמַ֣רve.nish.MarH8104in such placesשָׁ֑םShamH8033.
11Forעַל־'al-H5921thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088reasonהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Aramאֲרָ֔ם'a.RamH758became enragedוַיִּסָּעֵר֙ לֵ֣בvai.yi.sa.'Er levH5590H3820and calledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121his servantsעֲבָדָיו֙'a.va.DavH5650to demandוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559of themאֶל־'el-H413אֲלֵיהֶ֔ם'a.lei.HemH413הֲלוֹא֙ha.lO'H3808, “Tell meתַּגִּ֣ידוּta.Gi.duH5046,which oneמִ֥יmiH4310of us ison the sideאֶל־'el-H413of the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478?”
12But oneאַחַ֣ד'a.ChadH259of his servantsמֵֽעֲבָדָ֔יוme.'a.va.DavH5650repliedוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “No oneל֖וֹאLo'H3808,my lordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428.Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֤ע'e.li.Sha'H477,the prophetהַנָּבִיא֙ha.na.Vi'H5030אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,tellsיַגִּיד֙ya.GidH5046the kingלְמֶ֣לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478אֶת־'et-H853the very wordsהַ֨דְּבָרִ֔יםha.de.va.RimH1697אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you speakתְּדַבֵּ֖רte.da.BerH1696in your bedroomבַּחֲדַ֥ר מִשְׁכָּבֶֽךָ׃ba.cha.Dar mish.ka.Ve.khaH2315H4904.”
Commentaries on 2 Kings 6
- 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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