Berean Standard Bible
2 Kings 9:17-19
17Now the watchmanוְהַצֹּפֶה֩ve.ha.tzo.PehH6822standingעֹמֵ֨ד'o.MedH5975onעַֽל־'al-H5921the towerהַמִּגְדָּ֜לha.mig.DalH4026in Jezreelבְּיִזְרְעֶ֗אלbe.yiz.re.'ElH3157sawוַיַּ֞רְאvai.Yar'H7200אֶת־'et-H853Jehu’sיֵהוּא֙ye.Hu'H3058troopsשִׁפְעַ֤תshif.'AtH8229approachingבְּבֹא֔וֹbe.vo.'OH935,and he called outוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Iאֲנִ֣י'a.NiH589seeרֹאֶ֑הro.'EhH7200a company ofשִׁפְעַ֖תshif.'AtH8229troops!” “Chooseקַ֥חkachH3947a riderרַכָּ֛בra.KavH7395,”Joramיְהוֹרָ֗םye.ho.RamH3088commandedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559. “Send him outוּֽשְׁלַ֥חu.she.LachH7971to meet themלִקְרָאתָ֖םlik.ra.TamH7122and askוְיֹאמַ֥רve.yo.MarH559, ‘Have you come in peaceהֲשָׁלֽוֹם׃ha.sha.LomH7965?’”
18So a horsemanרֹכֵ֨ב הַסּ֜וּסro.Khev ha.SusH7392H5483rode offוַיֵּלֶךְ֩vai.ye.leKhH1980to meet Jehuלִקְרָאת֗וֹlik.ra.ToH7122and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “This is whatכֹּֽה־koh-H3541the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428asksאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559: ‘Have you come in peaceהֲשָׁל֔וֹםha.sha.LomH7965?’” “Whatמַה־mah-H4100do youknow about peaceוּלְשָׁל֖וֹםu.le.sha.LomH7965?”Jehuיֵה֛וּאye.Hu'H3058repliedוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559. “Fall inסֹ֣ב אֶֽל־so 'el-H5437H413behind meאַחֲרָ֑י'a.cha.RaiH310.”And the watchmanהַצֹּפֶה֙ לֵאמֹ֔רha.tzo.Peh le.MorH6822H559reportedוַיַּגֵּ֤דvai.ya.GedH5046, “The messengerהַמַּלְאָ֥ךְha.mal.'AkhH4397reachedבָּֽא־ עַד־ba'- 'ad-H935H5704themהֵ֖םhemH1992,but he is notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808coming backשָֽׁב׃ShavH7725.”
19So the king sent outוַיִּשְׁלַ֗חvai.yish.LachH7971a secondשֵׁנִי֒she.NiH8145horsemanרֹכֵ֣ב סוּס֮ro.Khev susH7392H5483,who wentוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935to themאֲלֵהֶ֔ם'a.le.HemH413and saidוַיֹּ֛אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “This is whatכֹּֽה־koh-H3541the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428asksאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559: ‘Have you come in peaceשָׁל֑וֹםsha.LomH7965?’” “Whatמַה־mah-H4100do youknow about peaceוּלְשָׁל֖וֹםu.le.sha.LomH7965?”Jehuיֵה֛וּאye.Hu'H3058repliedוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559. “Fall inסֹ֥ב אֶֽל־so 'el-H5437H413behind meאַחֲרָֽי׃'a.cha.RaiH310.”
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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