Berean Standard Bible

2 Kings 9:1-10

1Now Elishaוֶאֱלִישָׁע֙ve.'e.li.Sha'H477the prophetהַנָּבִ֔יאha.na.Vi'H5030summonedקָרָ֕אka.Ra'H7121oneלְאַחַ֖דle.'a.ChadH259of the sonsמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121of the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֑יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030and saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Tuck your cloakחֲגֹ֣רcha.GorH2296under your beltמָתְנֶ֗יךָma.te.Nei.khaH4975,takeוְ֠קַחVe.kachH3947thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088flaskפַּ֣ךְpakhH6378of oilהַשֶּׁ֤מֶןha.She.menH8081בְּיָדֶ֔ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027,and goוְלֵ֖ךְve.LekhH1980to Ramoth-gileadרָמֹ֥ת גִּלְעָֽד׃ra.Mot gil.'AdH7418 H1568.

2When you arriveוּבָ֖אתָ שָׁ֑מָּהu.Va.ta Sha.mahH935 H8033,lookוּרְאֵֽה־ שָׁ֠םu.re.'e.ho.Sha- ShamH7200 H8033for Jehuיֵה֨וּאye.Hu'H3058sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֜טye.ho.sha.FatH3092,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nimshiנִמְשִׁ֗יnim.ShiH5250.Go inוּבָ֙אתָ֙u.Va.taH935,get him awayוַהֲקֵֽמֹתוֹ֙va.ha.ke.mo.ToH6965fromמִתּ֣וֹךmi.TokhH8432his companionsאֶחָ֔יו'e.ChavH251,and takeוְהֵבֵיאתָ֥ve.he.vei.TaH935himאֹת֖וֹ'o.ToH853to an inner roomH2315.

3Then takeוְלָקַחְתָּ֤ve.la.kach.TaH3947the flaskפַךְ־fakh-H6378of oilהַשֶּׁ֙מֶן֙ha.She.menH8081,pourוְיָצַקְתָּ֣ve.ya.tzak.TaH3332it onעַל־'al-H5921his headרֹאשׁ֔וֹro.ShoH7218,and declareוְאָֽמַרְתָּ֙ve.'a.mar.TaH559, ‘This is whatכֹּֽה־koh-H3541the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559:I anointמְשַׁחְתִּ֥יךָֽme.shach.Ti.khaH4886you kingלְמֶ֖לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428overאֶל־'el-H413Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478.’Then openוּפָתַחְתָּ֥u.fa.tach.TaH6605the doorהַדֶּ֛לֶתha.De.letH1817and runוְנַ֖סְתָּהve.Nas.tahH5127.Do notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808delayתְחַכֶּֽה׃te.cha.KehH2442!”

4So the youngH5288prophetהַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'H5030wentוַיֵּ֧לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980to Ramoth-gileadרָמֹ֥ת גִּלְעָֽד׃ra.Mot gil.'AdH7418 H1568,

5and when he arrivedוַיָּבֹ֗אvai.ya.Vo'H935,the armyהַחַ֙יִל֙ha.Cha.yilH2428commandersשָׂרֵ֤יsa.ReiH8269were sittingיֹֽשְׁבִ֔יםyo.she.VimH3427thereוְהִנֵּ֨הve.hi.NehH2009. “I have a messageדָּבָ֥רda.VarH1697for youאֵלֶ֖יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413,commanderהַשָּׂ֑רha.SarH8269,”he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559. “Forאֶל־'el-H413whichמִ֣יmiH4310of usמִכֻּלָּ֔נוּmi.ku.La.nuH3605?”askedוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Jehuיֵהוּא֙ye.Hu'H3058. “For youאֵלֶ֥יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413,commanderהַשָּֽׂר׃ha.SarH8269,”he repliedוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559.

6So Jehu got upוַיָּ֙קָם֙vai.Ya.komH6965and wentוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935into the houseהַבַּ֔יְתָהha.Bay.tahH1004,where the young prophet pouredוַיִּצֹ֥קvai.yi.TzokH3332the oilהַשֶּׁ֖מֶןha.She.menH8081onאֶל־'el-H413his headרֹאשׁ֑וֹro.ShoH7218and declaredוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “This is whatכֹּֽה־koh-H3541the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,saysאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559: ‘I anoint youמְשַׁחְתִּ֧יךָֽme.shach.Ti.khaH4886kingלְמֶ֛לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428overאֶל־'el-H413the LORD’sיְהוָ֖ה אֶל־Yah.weh 'el-H3068 H413peopleעַ֥ם'amH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

7And you are to strike downוְהִ֨כִּיתָ֔הve.Hi.ki.TahH5221אֶת־'et-H853the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of your masterאֲדֹנֶ֑יךָ'a.do.Nei.khaH113Ahabאַחְאָ֖ב'ach.'AvH256,so that I may avengeוְנִקַּמְתִּ֞יve.ni.kam.TiH5358the bloodדְּמֵ֣י׀de.MeiH1818of My servantsעֲבָדַ֣י'a.va.DaiH5650the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֗יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030and the bloodוּדְמֵ֛יu.de.MeiH1818of allכָּל־kol-H3605the servantsעַבְדֵ֥י'av.DeiH5650of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068shedby the handמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of Jezebelאִיזָֽבֶל׃'i.Za.velH348.

8The wholeכָּל־kol-H3605houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Ahabאַחְאָ֑ב'ach.'AvH256will perishוְאָבַ֖דve.'a.VadH6,and I will cut offוְהִכְרַתִּ֤יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772from Ahabלְאַחְאָב֙le.'ach.'AvH256every maleמַשְׁתִּ֣ין בְּקִ֔ירmash.Tin be.KirH8366 H7023,both slaveוְעָצ֥וּרve.'a.TzurH6113and freeוְעָז֖וּבve.'a.ZuvH5800,in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

9I will makeוְנָֽתַתִּי֙ve.na.ta.TiH5414אֶת־'et-H853the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Ahabאַחְאָ֔ב'ach.'AvH256like the housesכְּבֵ֖יתke.VeitH1004of Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֣םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nebatנְבָ֑טne.VatH5028andוּכְבֵ֖יתu.khe.VeitH1004Baashaבַּעְשָׁ֥אba'.Sha'H1201sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Ahijahאֲחִיָּֽה׃'a.chi.YahH281.

10Andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853on the plotבְּחֵ֥לֶקbe.Che.lekH2506of groundat Jezreelיִזְרְעֶ֖אלyiz.re.'ElH3157the dogsהַכְּלָבִ֛יםha.ke.la.VimH3611will devourיֹאכְל֧וּyo.khe.LuH398Jezebelאִיזֶ֜בֶל'i.Ze.velH348,and there will be no oneוְאֵ֣יןve.'EinH369to buryקֹבֵ֑רko.VerH6912her.’”Then the young prophet openedוַיִּפְתַּ֥חvai.yif.TachH6605the doorהַדֶּ֖לֶתha.De.letH1817and ranוַיָּנֹֽס׃vai.ya.NosH5127.

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