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2 Kings 6:8-23
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.”
13So the king saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Goלְכ֤וּle.KhuH1980and seeוּרְאוּ֙u.re.'UH7200whereאֵיכֹ֣ה'ei.KhohH351heה֔וּאHu'H1931is,that I may sendוְאֶשְׁלַ֖חve.'esh.LachH7971men to capture himוְאֶקָּחֵ֑הוּve.'e.ka.Che.huH3947.”On receiving the reportוַיֻּגַּד־vai.yu.gad-H5046לֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559הִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009, “Elisha is in Dothanבְדֹתָֽן׃ve.do.TanH1886,”
14the king of Aramsentוַיִּשְׁלַח־vai.yish.lach-H7971horsesסוּסִ֥יםsu.SimH5483,chariotsוְרֶ֖כֶבve.Re.khevH7393,and a greatכָּבֵ֑דka.VedH3515armyוְחַ֣יִלve.Cha.yilH2428שָׁ֛מָּהSha.mahH8033.They went thereוַיָּבֹ֣אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935by nightלַ֔יְלָהLay.lahH3915and surroundedוַיַּקִּ֖פוּ עַל־vai.ya.Ki.fu 'al-H5362H5921the cityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.
15When the servantמְשָׁרֵ֨תme.sha.RetH8334of the manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָֽאֱלֹהִים֮ha.'E.lo.HimH430got upלָקוּם֒la.KumH6965and went outוַיֵּצֵ֕אvai.ye.Tze'H3318early in the morningוַ֠יַּשְׁכֵּםVai.yash.kemH7925,beholdוְהִנֵּה־ve.hi.neh-H2009,an armyחַ֛יִלCha.yilH2428with horsesוְס֣וּסve.SusH5483and chariotsוָרָ֑כֶבva.Ra.khevH7393had surroundedסוֹבֵ֥בso.VevH5437אֶת־'et-H853the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892.So heנַעֲר֥וֹ אֵלָ֛יוna.'a.Ro 'e.LavH5288H413asked Elishaוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Ohאֲהָ֥הּ'a.HahH162,my masterאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113,whatאֵיכָ֥ה'ei.KhahH349are we to doנַֽעֲשֶֽׂה׃Na.'a.SehH6213?”
17Then Elishaאֱלִישָׁע֙ וַיֹּאמַ֔ר'e.li.Sha' vai.yo.MarH477H559prayedוַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֤לvai.yit.pa.LelH6419, “O LORDיְהוָ֕הYah.wehH3068,pleaseנָ֥אna'H4994אֶת־'et-H853openפְּקַח־pe.kach-H6491his eyesעֵינָ֖יו'ei.NavH5869that he may seeוְיִרְאֶ֑הve.yir.'EhH7200.”And the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068אֶת־'et-H853openedוַיִּפְקַ֤חvai.yif.KachH6491the eyesעֵינֵ֣י'ei.NeiH5869of the young manהַנַּ֔עַרha.Na.'arH5288,and he saw thatוַיַּ֗רְא וְהִנֵּ֨הvai.Yar' ve.hi.NehH7200H2009the hillsהָהָ֜רha.HarH2022were full ofמָלֵ֨אma.Le'H4390horsesסוּסִ֥יםsu.SimH5483and chariotsוְרֶ֛כֶבve.Re.khevH7393of fireאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784all aroundסְבִיבֹ֥תse.vi.VotH5439Elishaאֱלִישָֽׁע׃'e.li.Sha'H477.
18As the Arameans came downוַיֵּרְדוּ֮vai.ye.re.DuH3381against himאֵלָיו֒'e.LavH413,Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֤ע'e.li.Sha'H477prayedוַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֨לvai.yit.pa.LelH6419toאֶל־'el-H413the LORDיְהוָה֙ וַיֹּאמַ֔רYah.weh vai.yo.MarH3068H559, “Pleaseנָ֥אna'H4994אֶת־'et-H853strikeהַךְ־hakh-H5221theseהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088peopleהַגּוֹי־ha.goy-H1471with blindnessבַּסַּנְוֵרִ֑יםba.san.ve.RimH5575.”So He struck themוַיַּכֵּ֥םvai.ya.KemH5221with blindnessבַּסַּנְוֵרִ֖יםba.san.ve.RimH5575,according to the wordכִּדְבַ֥רkid.VarH1697of Elishaאֱלִישָֽׁע׃'e.li.Sha'H477.
19And Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֗ע'e.li.Sha'H477toldוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559themאֲלֵהֶ֜ם'a.le.HemH413, “Thisזֶ֣הzehH2088is notלֹ֣אlo'H3808the wayהַדֶּרֶךְ֮ha.de.reKhH1870,and thisזֹ֣הzohH2090is notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808the cityהָעִיר֒ha.'IrH5892.Followלְכ֣וּle.KhuH1980אֶתְכֶ֔ם'et.KhemH853meאַחֲרַ֔י'a.cha.RaiH310,and I will takeוְאוֹלִ֣יכָהve.'o.Li.khahH1980you toאֶל־'el-H413the manהָאִ֖ישׁha.'IshH376אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you are seekingתְּבַקֵּשׁ֑וּןte.va.ke.ShunH1245.”And he ledוַיֹּ֥לֶךְvai.Yo.lekhH1980themאוֹתָ֖ם'o.TamH853to Samariaשֹׁמְרֽוֹנָה׃sho.me.Ro.nahH8111.
20וַיְהִי֮vay.HiH1961When they had enteredכְּבֹאָ֣םke.vo.'AmH935Samariaשֹׁמְרוֹן֒sho.me.rOnH8111,Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֔ע'e.li.Sha'H477saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “O LORDיְהוָ֕הYah.wehH3068,openפְּקַ֥חpe.KachH6491אֶת־'et-H853the eyesעֵינֵֽי־'ei.nei-H5869of theseאֵ֖לֶּה'E.lehH428menthat they may seeוְיִרְא֑וּve.yir.'UH7200.”Then the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068אֶת־'et-H853openedוַיִּפְקַ֤חvai.yif.KachH6491their eyesעֵ֣ינֵיהֶ֔ם'ei.nei.HemH5869,and they looked aroundוַיִּרְא֕וּvai.yir.'UH7200and discovered thatוְהִנֵּ֖הve.hi.NehH2009they were inבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432Samariaשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃sho.me.RonH8111.
21And when the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478sawכִּרְאֹת֖וֹkir.'o.ToH7200themאוֹתָ֑ם'o.TamH853,he askedוַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֶל־vai.Yo.mer 'el-H559H413Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֔ע'e.li.Sha'H477, “My fatherאָבִֽי׃'a.ViH1,shall I killהַאַכֶּ֥הha.'a.KehH5221them?Shall I killאַכֶּ֖ה'a.KehH5221them?”
22“Do notלֹ֣אlo'H3808kill themתַכֶּ֔הta.KehH5221,”he repliedוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559. “Would youאַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH859killמַכֶּ֑הma.KehH5221thoseהַאֲשֶׁ֥רha.'a.SherH834you have capturedשָׁבִ֛יתָsha.Vi.taH7617with your own swordבְּחַרְבְּךָ֥be.char.be.KhaH2719or bowוּֽבְקַשְׁתְּךָ֖u.ve.kash.te.ChaH7198?Setשִׂים֩simH7760foodלֶ֨חֶםLe.chemH3899and waterוָמַ֜יִםva.Ma.yimH4325before themלִפְנֵיהֶ֗םlif.nei.HemH6440,that they may eatוְיֹֽאכְלוּ֙ve.yo.khe.LuH398and drinkוְיִשְׁתּ֔וּve.yish.TuH8354and then returnוְיֵלְכ֖וּve.ye.le.KhuH1980toאֶל־'el-H413their masterאֲדֹנֵיהֶֽם׃'a.do.nei.HemH113.”
23So the king prepared a greatגְדוֹלָ֗הge.do.LahH1419feastוַיִּכְרֶ֨הvai.yikh.RehH3739for themכֵּרָ֣הke.RahH3740,and after they had finished eatingוַיֹּֽאכְלוּ֙vai.yo.khe.LuH398and drinkingוַיִּשְׁתּ֔וּvai.yish.TuH8354,he sent them awayוַֽיְשַׁלְּחֵ֔םvay.sha.le.ChemH7971,and they returnedוַיֵּלְכ֖וּvai.ye.le.KhuH1980toאֶל־'el-H413their masterאֲדֹֽנֵיהֶ֑ם'a.do.nei.HemH113.And the Arameanאֲרָ֔ם'a.RamH758raidersגְּדוּדֵ֣יge.du.DeiH1416did notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808comeלָב֖וֹאla.Vo'H935into the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478againיָ֤סְפוּ עוֹד֙Ya.se.fu 'OdH3254H5750.
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
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