Berean Standard Bible
2 Kings 9:18-22
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.”
20Again the watchmanהַצֹּפֶה֙ לֵאמֹ֔רha.tzo.Peh le.MorH6822H559reportedוַיַּגֵּ֤דvai.ya.GedH5046, “He reachedבָּ֥א עַד־ba' 'ad-H935H5704themאֲלֵיהֶ֖ם'a.lei.HemH413,but he is notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808coming backשָׁ֑בShavH7725.And the charioteerוְהַמִּנְהָ֗גve.ha.min.HagH4491is driving likeכְּמִנְהַג֙ke.min.HagH4491Jehuיֵה֣וּאye.Hu'H3058sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Nimshiנִמְשִׁ֔י כִּ֥יnim.Shi kiH5250H3588—he is drivingיִנְהָֽג׃yin.HagH5090like a madmanבְשִׁגָּע֖וֹןve.shi.ga.'onH7697!”
21“Harnessאֱסֹ֔ר'e.SorH631!”Joramיְהוֹרָם֙ye.ho.RamH3088shoutedוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,and they harnessedוַיֶּאְסֹ֖רvai.ye'.SorH631his chariotרִכְבּ֑וֹrikh.BoH7393.Then Joramיְהוֹרָ֣םye.ho.RamH3088kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִ֠שְׂרָאֵלYis.ra.'elH3478and Ahaziahוַאֲחַזְיָ֨הוּva.'a.chaz.Ya.huH274kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063set outוַיֵּצֵ֣אvai.ye.Tze'H3318,eachאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376in his own chariotבְּרִכְבּ֗וֹbe.rikh.BoH7393,and metוַיֵּֽצְאוּ֙ לִקְרַ֣אתvai.ye.tze.'U lik.RatH3318H7122Jehuיֵה֔וּא וַיִּמְצָאֻ֔הוּye.Hu' vai.yim.tza.'U.huH3058H4672on the propertyבְּחֶלְקַ֖תbe.chel.KatH2513of Nabothנָב֥וֹתna.VotH5022the Jezreeliteהַיִּזְרְעֵאלִֽי׃hai.yiz.re.'e.LiH3158.
22וַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961When Joramיְהוֹרָם֙ye.ho.RamH3088אֶת־'et-H853sawכִּרְא֤וֹתkir.'otH7200Jehuיֵה֔וּאye.Hu'H3058,he askedוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Have you come in peaceהֲשָׁל֣וֹםha.sha.LomH7965,Jehuיֵה֑וּאye.Hu'H3058?” “Howמָ֣הmahH4100can there beעַד־'ad-H5704peaceהַשָּׁל֔וֹםha.sha.LomH7965,”he repliedוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “as long asהָרַבִּֽים׃ha.ra.BimH7227the idolatryזְנוּנֵ֞יze.nu.NeiH2183and witchcraftוּכְשָׁפֶ֖יהָu.khe.sha.Fei.haH3785of your motherאִמְּךָ֛'i.me.KhaH517Jezebel aboundאִיזֶ֧בֶל'i.Ze.velH348?”
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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