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2 Kings 9:11-15
11When Jehuוְיֵה֗וּאve.ye.Hu'H3058went outיָצָא֙ya.Tza'H3318toאֶל־'el-H413the servantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650of his masterאֲדֹנָ֔יו'a.do.NavH113,they askedוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Is everything all rightהֲשָׁל֔וֹםha.sha.LomH7965?Whyמַדּ֛וּעַma.Du.a'H4069did thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088madmanהַמְשֻׁגָּ֥עham.shu.Ga'H7696comeבָּֽא־ba'-H935to youאֵלֶ֑יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413?” “Youאַתֶּ֛ם'a.TemH859knowיְדַעְתֶּ֥םye.da'.TemH3045אֶת־'et-H853his kindהָאִ֖ישׁha.'IshH376וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and their babbleשִׂיחֽוֹ׃si.ChoH7879,”he repliedוַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֲלֵיהֶ֔םvai.Yo.mer 'a.lei.HemH559H413.
12“That is a lieשֶׁ֔קֶרShe.kerH8267!”they saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559. “Tellהַגֶּד־ha.ged-H5046usnowנָ֖אna'H4994!”So Jehu answeredוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “He talkedאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559to meאֵלַי֙'e.LaiH413about thisכָּזֹ֤אתka.ZotH2063and thatוְכָזֹאת֙ve.kha.zoTH2063,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘This is whatכֹּ֚הkohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559:I anointמְשַׁחְתִּ֥יךָֽme.shach.Ti.khaH4886you kingלְמֶ֖לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428overאֶל־'el-H413Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.’”
13Quicklyוַֽיְמַהֲר֗וּvay.ma.ha.RuH4116,each manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376tookוַיִּקְחוּ֙vai.yik.ChuH3947his garmentבִּגְד֔וֹbig.DoH899and putוַיָּשִׂ֥ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760itunderתַחְתָּ֖יוtach.TavH8478Jehuonאֶל־'el-H413the bareגֶּ֣רֶםGe.remH1634stepsהַֽמַּעֲל֑וֹתha.ma.'a.LotH4609.Then they blewוַֽיִּתְקְעוּ֙vai.yit.ke.'UH8628the ram’s hornבַּשּׁוֹפָ֔רba.sho.FarH7782and proclaimedוַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, “Jehuיֵהֽוּא׃ye.Hu'H3058is kingמָלַ֥ךְma.LakhH4427!”
14Thus Jehuיֵה֛וּאye.Hu'H3058sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֥טye.ho.sha.FatH3092,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nimshiנִמְשִׁ֖יnim.ShiH5250,conspiredוַיִּתְקַשֵּׁ֗רvai.yit.ka.SherH7194againstאֶל־'el-H413Joramיוֹרָ֑םyo.RamH3141. (Now Joramוְיוֹרָם֩ve.yo.RamH3141and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478had beenהָיָ֨הha.YahH1961ה֚וּאhu'H1931defendingשֹׁמֵ֜רsho.MerH8104Ramoth-gileadבְּרָמֹ֣ת גִּלְעָ֗דbe.ra.Mot gil.'AdH7418H1568againstמִפְּנֵ֥יmi.pe.NeiH6440Hazaelחֲזָאֵ֖לcha.za.'ElH2371kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Aramאֲרָֽם׃'a.RamH758,
15but Kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Joramיְהוֹרָ֨םye.ho.RamH3088had returnedוַיָּשָׁב֩vai.ya.ShavH7725to Jezreelבִיְזְרְעֶ֗אלviy.ze.re.'ElH3157to recoverלְהִתְרַפֵּ֣אle.hit.ra.Pe'H7495fromמִן־min-H4480the woundsהַמַּכִּים֙ha.ma.KimH4347אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he had sufferedיַכֻּ֣הוּya.Ku.huH5221at the handsof the Arameansאֲרַמִּ֔ים'a.ra.MimH761in the battleבְּהִלָּ֣חֲמ֔וֹbe.hi.La.cha.MoH3898againstאֶת־'et-H854Hazaelחֲזָאֵ֖לcha.za.'ElH2371their kingמֶ֣לֶךְ אֲרָ֑םMe.lekh 'a.RamH4428H758.)So Jehuיֵהוּא֙ye.Hu'H3058saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Ifאִם־ יֵ֣שׁ'im- yeshH518H3426you commanders wish to make me kingנַפְשְׁכֶ֔םnaf.she.KhemH5315,then do notאַל־'al-H408let anyoneיֵצֵ֤אye.Tze'H3318escapeפָלִיט֙fa.LitH6412fromמִן־min-H4480the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892to goלָלֶ֖כֶתla.Le.khetH1980and tellלְהַגִּ֥ידle.gidH5046itin Jezreelבְּיִזְרְעֶֽאל׃be.yiz.re.'ElH3157.”
Commentaries on 2 Kings 9
- 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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