Berean Standard Bible
2 Kings 7:11-20
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.
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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