Berean Standard Bible
2 Kings 7:16-20
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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