Berean Standard Bible
2 Kings 7
1Then Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֔ע'e.li.Sha'H477saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Hearשִׁמְע֖וּshim.'UH8085the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068!This is whatכֹּ֣ה׀kohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: ‘About this timeכָּעֵ֤ת׀ka.'EtH6256tomorrowמָחָר֙ma.CharH4279at the gateבְּשַׁ֥עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179of Samariaשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃sho.me.RonH8111,a seahסְאָֽה־se.'ah-H5429of fine flourסֹ֣לֶתSo.letH5560will sellfor a shekelבְּשֶׁ֗קֶלbe.She.kelH8255,and two seahsוְסָאתַ֧יִםve.sa.Ta.yimH5429of barleyשְׂעֹרִ֛יםse.'o.RimH8184will sell for a shekelבְּשֶׁ֖קֶלbe.She.kelH8255.’”
2But the officerהַשָּׁלִ֡ישׁha.sha.LishH7991אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834onעַל־'al-H5921whose armיָד֜וֹya.DoH3027the kingלַמֶּלֶךְ֩la.me.leKhH4428leanedנִשְׁעָ֨ןnish.'AnH8172אֶת־'et-H853answeredוַיַּ֣עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030the manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִים֮ha.'E.lo.HimH430וַיֹּאמַר֒vai.yo.MarH559, “Lookהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009,even if the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068were to makeעֹשֶׂ֤ה'o.SehH6213windowsאֲרֻבּוֹת֙'a.ru.bOtH699in heavenבַּשָּׁמַ֔יִםba.sha.Ma.yimH8064,could thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088really happenהֲיִהְיֶ֖הha.yih.YehH1961הַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697?” “You will seeרֹאֶה֙ro.'EhH7200itwith your own eyesבְּעֵינֶ֔יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869,”repliedוַיֹּ֗אמֶר הִנְּכָ֤הvai.Yo.mer hi.ne.KhahH559H2005Elisha, “but you will not eatלֹ֥א תֹאכֵֽל׃ סlo' to.KhelH3808H398any of itוּמִשָּׁ֖םu.mi.ShamH8033.”
The Syrians Flee
3Now there wereהָי֥וּha.YuH1961fourוְאַרְבָּעָ֧הve.'ar.ba.'AhH702menאֲנָשִׁ֛ים'a.na.ShimH582with leprosyמְצֹרָעִ֖יםme.tzo.ra.'ImH6879at the entranceפֶּ֣תַחPe.tachH6607of the city gateהַשָּׁ֑עַרha.Sha.'arH8179,and they saidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559toאֶל־'el-H413oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376anotherרֵעֵ֔הוּre.'E.huH7453, “Whyמָ֗ה אֲנַ֛חְנוּMah 'a.Nach.nuH4100H587just sitיֹשְׁבִ֥יםyo.she.VimH3427hereפֹּ֖הpohH6311untilעַד־'ad-H5704we dieמָֽתְנוּ׃Ma.te.nuH4191?
4Ifאִם־'im-H518we sayאָמַרְנוּ֩'a.mar.NuH559, ‘Let us go intoנָב֨וֹאna.Vo'H935the cityהָעִ֜ירha.'IrH5892,’we will dieוָמַ֣תְנוּva.Mat.nuH4191thereשָׁ֔םShamH8033from the famineוְהָרָעָ֤בve.ha.ra.'AvH7458in the cityבָּעִיר֙ba.'IrH5892;but ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518we sitיָשַׁ֥בְנוּya.Shav.nuH3427hereפֹ֖הfohH6311,we will also dieוָמָ֑תְנוּva.Ma.te.nuH4191.So comeלְכוּ֙le.KhuH1980nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258,let us go overוְנִפְּלָה֙ve.ni.pe.LahH5307toאֶל־'el-H413the campמַחֲנֵ֣הma.cha.NehH4264of the Arameansאֲרָ֔ם'a.RamH758.Ifאִם־'im-H518they let us liveיְחַיֻּ֣נוּye.chai.Yu.nuH2421,we will liveנִֽחְיֶ֔הnich.YehH2421;ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518they kill usיְמִיתֻ֖נוּye.mi.Tu.nuH4191,we will dieוָמָֽתְנוּ׃va.Ma.te.nuH4191.”
5So they aroseוַיָּק֣וּמוּvai.ya.Ku.muH6965at twilightבַנֶּ֔שֶׁףva.Ne.shefH5399and wentלָב֖וֹאla.Vo'H935toאֶל־'el-H413the campמַחֲנֵ֣הma.cha.NehH4264of the Arameansאֲרָ֑ם'a.RamH758.But when they cameוַיָּבֹ֗אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935toעַד־'ad-H5704the outskirtsקְצֵה֙ke.TzehH7097of the campמַחֲנֵ֣ה אֲרָ֔םma.cha.Neh 'a.RamH4264H758,there was notאֵֽין־'ein-H369a manאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376to be foundוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009שָׁ֖םshamH8033.
6For the Lordוַאדֹנָ֞יva.do.NaiH136had caused the Arameansמַחֲנֵ֣ה אֲרָ֗םma.cha.Neh 'a.RamH758H4264to hearהִשְׁמִ֣יעַ׀hish.Mi.a'H8085אֶת־'et-H853the soundק֥וֹלKolH6963of chariotsרֶ֙כֶב֙ ק֣וֹלre.khev KolH7393H6963,horsesס֔וּס ק֖וֹלSus KolH5483H6963,and a greatגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419armyחַ֣יִלCha.yilH2428,so that they saidוַיֹּאמְר֞וּvai.yo.me.RuH559toאֶל־'el-H413oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376anotherאָחִ֗יו'a.ChivH251, “Lookהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009עָלֵינוּ֩'a.lei.NuH5921,the kingמֶ֨לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478אֶת־'et-H853must have hiredשָֽׂכַר־sa.khar-H7936the kingsמַלְכֵ֧יmal.KheiH4428of the Hittitesהַחִתִּ֛יםha.chi.TimH2850andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853מַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428Egyptiansמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714to attackלָב֥וֹאla.Vo'H935usעָלֵֽינוּ׃'a.Lei.nuH5921.”
7Thus the Arameans had arisenוַיָּקוּמוּ֮vai.ya.ku.MuH6965and fledוַיָּנ֣וּסוּvai.ya.Nu.suH5127at twilightבַנֶּשֶׁף֒va.ne.ShefH5399,abandoningוַיַּעַזְב֣וּvai.ya.'az.VuH5800אֶת־'et-H853their tentsאָהֳלֵיהֶ֗ם'o.ho.lei.HemH168andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853horsesסֽוּסֵיהֶם֙su.sei.HemH5483andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853donkeysחֲמֹ֣רֵיהֶ֔םcha.Mo.rei.HemH2543.The camp was intactהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖הha.ma.cha.NehH4264כַּאֲשֶׁר־ka.'a.Sher-H834הִ֑יאHi'H1931,and they had runוַיָּנֻ֖סוּvai.ya.Nu.suH5127forאֶל־'el-H413their livesנַפְשָֽׁם׃naf.ShamH5315.
8When theהָאֵ֜לֶּהha.'E.lehH428lepersהַֽמְצֹרָעִ֨יםham.tzo.ra.'ImH6879reachedוַיָּבֹאוּ֩ עַד־vai.ya.vo.'U 'ad-H935H5704the edgeקְצֵ֣הke.TzehH7097of the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֗הha.ma.cha.NehH4264,they wentוַיָּבֹ֜אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935intoאֶל־'el-H413aאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259tentאֹ֤הֶל'O.helH168to eatוַיֹּאכְל֣וּvai.yo.khe.LuH398and drinkוַיִּשְׁתּ֔וּvai.yish.TuH8354.Then they carried offוַיִּשְׂא֣וּ מִשָּׁ֗םvai.yis.'U mi.ShamH5375H8033the silverכֶּ֤סֶףKe.sefH3701,goldוְזָהָב֙ve.za.HavH2091,and clothingוּבְגָדִ֔יםu.ve.ga.DimH899,and wentוַיֵּלְכ֖וּvai.ye.le.KhuH1980and hidוַיַּטְמִ֑נוּvai.yat.Mi.nuH2934them.On returningוַיָּשֻׁ֗בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725,they enteredוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙ אֶל־vai.ya.Vo.'u 'el-H935H413anotherאַחֵ֔ר'a.CherH312tentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168,carried offוַיִּשְׂא֣וּvai.yis.'UH5375some itemsfrom thereמִשָּׁ֔ם וַיֵּלְכ֖וּmi.Sham vai.ye.le.KhuH8033H1980,and hid themוַיַּטְמִֽנוּ׃vai.yat.Mi.nuH2934.
9Finally, they saidוַיֹּאמְרוּ֩vai.yo.me.RuH559toאֶל־'el-H413oneאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376anotherרֵעֵ֜הוּre.'E.huH7453, “We areאֲנַ֣חְנוּ'a.Nach.nuH587notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808doingעֹשִׂ֗ים'o.SimH6213what is rightכֵ֣ן׀khenH3651.Todayהַיּ֤וֹם הַזֶּה֙hai.Yom ha.ZehH3117H2088is a dayיוֹם־yom-H3117of good newsבְּשֹׂרָ֣ה ה֔וּאbe.so.Rah Hu'H1309H1931.If weוַאֲנַ֣חְנוּva.'a.Nach.nuH587are silentמַחְשִׁ֗יםmach.ShimH2814and waitוְחִכִּ֛ינוּve.chi.Ki.nuH2442untilעַד־'ad-H5704morningהַבֹּ֖קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242lightא֥וֹר'orH216,our sinעָו֑וֹןa.VonH5771will overtake usוּמְצָאָ֣נוּu.me.tza.'A.nuH4672.Now, thereforeוְעַתָּה֙ לְכ֣וּve.'a.Tah le.KhuH6258H1980,let us goוְנָבֹ֔אָהve.na.Vo.'ahH935and tellוְנַגִּ֖ידָהve.na.Gi.dahH5046the king’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428householdבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.”
10So they wentוַיָּבֹ֗אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935and called outוַֽיִּקְרְאוּ֮vai.yik.re.'UH7121toאֶל־'el-H413the gatekeepersשֹׁעֵ֣רsho.'ErH7778of the cityהָעִיר֒ha.'IrH5892,sayingוַיַּגִּ֤ידוּ לֵאמֹ֔רvai.ya.Gi.du le.MorH5046H559, “We wentבָּ֚אנוּBa.nuH935toאֶל־'el-H413the Arameanאֲרָ֔ם וְהִנֵּ֥ה'a.Ram ve.hi.NehH758H2009campמַחֲנֵ֣הma.cha.NehH4264and noאֵֽין־'ein-H369oneאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376wasthereשָׁ֛םshamH8033—not a traceוְק֣וֹל אָדָ֑םve.Kol 'a.DamH6963H120כִּ֣יkiH3588—onlyאִם־'im-H518tetheredאָסוּר֙'a.SurH631horsesהַסּ֤וּסha.SusH5483and donkeysוְהַחֲמ֣וֹר אָס֔וּרve.ha.cha.Mor 'a.SurH2543H631,and the tentsוְאֹהָלִ֖יםve.'o.ha.LimH168כַּאֲשֶׁר־ka.'a.Sher-H834were intactהֵֽמָּה׃He.mahH1992.”
12So the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428got upוַיָּ֨קָםvai.Ya.komH6965in the nightלַ֗יְלָהLay.lahH3915and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413his servantsעֲבָדָ֔יו'a.va.DavH5650, “Let me tellאַגִּֽידָה־ נָּ֣א'a.gi.dah- na'H5046H4994youאֵ֛ת'etH853whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the Arameansאֲרָ֑ם'a.RamH758have doneעָ֥שׂוּ'A.suH6213to us.They knowיָדְע֞וּya.de.'UH3045כִּי־ki-H3588weאֲנַ֗חְנוּ'a.Nach.nuH587are starvingרְעֵבִ֣יםre.'e.VimH7457,so they have leftוַיֵּצְא֤וּvai.ye.tze.'UH3318מִן־min-H4480the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶה֙ha.ma.cha.NehH4264to hideלְהֵחָבֵ֤הle.he.cha.VehH2247in the fieldבַשָּׂדֶה֙ve.ha.sa.dehH7704,thinkingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘Whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588they come outיֵצְא֤וּye.tze.'UH3318ofמִן־min-H4480the cityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892,we will take themוְנִתְפְּשֵׂ֣םve.nit.pe.SemH8610aliveחַיִּ֔יםchai.YimH2416and enterוְאֶל־ נָבֹֽא׃ve.'el- na.Vo'H935H413the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892.’”
13But oneאֶחָ֨ד'e.ChadH259of his servantsמֵעֲבָדָ֜יו וַיֹּ֗אמֶרme.'a.va.Dav vai.Yo.merH5650H559repliedוַיַּעַן֩vai.ya.'AnH6030, “Pleaseנָ֞אna'H4994,have scouts takeוְיִקְחוּ־ve.yik.chu-H3947fiveחֲמִשָּׁ֣הcha.mi.ShahH2568ofמִן־min-H4480the horsesהַסּוּסִים֮ha.su.SimH5483thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834remainH7604in the city.Their plightהִנָּ֗םhi.NamH2009will be no worse than allכְּכָל־ke.khol-H3605the Israelitesהֲמ֤וֹן יִשְׂרָאֵל֙he.ha.mon Yis.ra.'ElH1995H3478whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834are leftH7604here.You can seeהִנָּ֕םhi.NamH2005thatכְּכָל־ke.khol-H3605all the Israelitesהֲמ֥וֹן יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לha.Mon Yis.ra.'ElH1995H3478hereאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834are doomedתָּ֑מּוּTa.muH8552.So let us send themוְנִשְׁלְחָ֖הve.nish.le.ChahH7971and find outוְנִרְאֶֽה׃ve.nir.'EhH7200.”
14Then the scouts tookוַיִּקְח֕וּvai.yik.ChuH3947twoשְׁנֵ֖יshe.NeiH8147chariotsרֶ֣כֶבRe.khevH7393with horsesסוּסִ֑יםsu.SimH5483,and the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sent themוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971afterאַחֲרֵ֧י'a.cha.ReiH310the Arameanאֲרָ֛ם'a.RamH758armyמַחֲנֵֽה־ma.cha.neh-H4264,sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559, “Goלְכ֥וּle.KhuH1980and seeוּרְאֽוּ׃u.re.'UH7200.”
15And they tracked themוַיֵּלְכ֣וּ אַחֲרֵיהֶם֮vai.ye.le.Khu 'a.cha.rei.HemH1980H310asעַד־'ad-H5704far as the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּן֒hai.yar.DenH3383,and indeedוְהִנֵּ֣הve.hi.NehH2009,the wholeכָל־khol-H3605wayהַדֶּ֗רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870was littered withמְלֵאָ֤הme.le.'AhH4392the clothingבְגָדִים֙ve.ga.DimH899and equipmentוְכֵלִ֔יםve.khe.LimH3627אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the Arameansאֲרָ֖ם'a.RamH758had thrown offהִשְׁלִ֥יכוּhish.Li.khuH7993in hasteבְּחָפְזָ֑םbe.he.cha.fe.zamH2648.So the scoutsהַמַּלְאָכִ֔יםha.mal.'a.KhimH4397returnedוַיָּשֻׁ֙בוּ֙vai.ya.Shu.vuH7725and toldוַיַּגִּ֖דוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046the kingלַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃la.Me.lekhH4428.
Elisha’s Prophecy Fulfilled
16Then the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971went outוַיֵּצֵ֣אvai.ye.Tze'H3318and plunderedוַיָּבֹ֕זּוּvai.ya.Vo.zuH962אֵ֖ת'etH853the campמַחֲנֵ֣הma.cha.NehH4264of the Arameansאֲרָ֑ם'a.RamH758.It was then thatוַיְהִ֨יvay.HiH1961a seahסְאָה־se.'ah-H5429of fine flourסֹ֜לֶתSo.letH5560soldfor a shekelבְּשֶׁ֗קֶלbe.She.kelH8255,and two seahsוְסָאתַ֧יִםve.sa.Ta.yimH5429of barleyשְׂעֹרִ֛יםse.'o.RimH8184soldfor a shekelבְּשֶׁ֖קֶלbe.She.kelH8255,according to the wordכִּדְבַ֥רkid.VarH1697of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
17Now the kingוְהַמֶּלֶךְ֩ve.ha.me.leKhH4428had appointedהִפְקִ֨ידhif.KidH6485אֶת־'et-H853the officerהַשָּׁלִ֜ישׁha.sha.LishH7991onעַל־'al-H5921whoseאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834armיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027he leanedנִשְׁעָ֤ןnish.'AnH8172to be in charge ofעַל־'al-H5921the gateהַשַּׁ֔עַרha.Sha.'arH8179,but the peopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971trampled himוַיִּרְמְסֻ֧הוּvai.yir.me.Su.huH7429in the gatewayבַּשַּׁ֖עַרba.Sha.'arH8179,and he diedוַיָּמֹ֑תvai.ya.MotH4191,just asכַּאֲשֶׁ֤רka.'a.SherH834דִּבֶּר֙di.BerH1696the manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834had foretoldדִּבֶּ֔רdi.BerH1696when the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428had comeבְּרֶ֥דֶתbe.Re.detH3381to himאֵלָֽיו׃'e.LavH413.
18It happenedוַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961just as the manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430had toldכְּדַבֵּר֙ אֶל־ke.da.Ber 'el-H1696H413the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְ לֵאמֹ֑רha.Me.lekh le.MorH4428H559: “About this timeכָּעֵ֣תka.'EtH6256tomorrowמָחָ֔רma.CharH4279at the gateבְּשַׁ֖עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179of Samariaשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃sho.me.RonH8111,two seahsסָאתַ֨יִםsa.Ta.yimH5429of barleyשְׂעֹרִ֜יםse.'o.RimH8184will sell for a shekelבְּשֶׁ֗קֶלbe.She.kelH8255,and a seahוּֽסְאָה־u.se.'ah-H5429of fine flourסֹ֙לֶת֙so.letH5560will sellיִהְיֶה֙yih.YehH1961for a shekelבְּשֶׁ֔קֶלbe.She.kelH8255.”
19And the officerהַשָּׁלִ֜ישׁha.sha.LishH7991אֶת־'et-H853had answeredוַיַּ֨עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030the manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִים֮ha.'E.lo.HimH430וַיֹּאמַר֒vai.yo.MarH559, “Lookוְהִנֵּ֣הve.hi.NehH2009,even if the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068were to makeעֹשֶׂ֤ה'o.SehH6213windowsאֲרֻבּוֹת֙'a.ru.bOtH699in heavenבַּשָּׁמַ֔יִםba.sha.Ma.yimH8064,could thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088really happenהֲיִהְיֶ֖ה כַּדָּבָ֣רha.yih.Yeh ka.da.VarH1961H1697?”So Elisha had repliedוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559הִנְּךָ֤hi.ne.KhaH2005, “You will seeרֹאֶה֙ro.'EhH7200itwith your own eyesבְּעֵינֶ֔יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869,but you will notלֹ֥אlo'H3808eatתֹאכֵֽל׃to.KhelH398any of itוּמִשָּׁ֖םu.mi.ShamH8033!”
Commentaries on 2 Kings 7
- 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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