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2 Kings 9:21-26
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?”
24Then Jehuוְיֵה֞וּאve.ye.Hu'H3058drewמִלֵּ֧א יָד֣וֹmi.Le' ya.DoH4390H3027his bowבַקֶּ֗שֶׁתva.Ke.shetH7198and shotוַיַּ֤ךְvai.YakhH5221אֶת־'et-H853Joramיְהוֹרָם֙ye.ho.RamH3088betweenבֵּ֣יןbeinH996the shouldersזְרֹעָ֔יוze.ro.'AvH2220.The arrowהַחֵ֖צִיha.Che.tziH2678piercedוַיֵּצֵ֥אvai.ye.Tze'H3318his heartמִלִּבּ֑וֹmi.li.BoH3820,and he slumped downוַיִּכְרַ֖עvai.yikh.Ra'H3766in his chariotבְּרִכְבּֽוֹ׃be.rikh.BoH7393.
25And Jehu saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Bidkarבִּדְקַר֙bid.KarH920his officerH7969, “Pick him upשָׂ֚אsa'H5375andthrow himהַשְׁלִכֵ֔הוּhash.li.Khe.huH7993into the fieldבְּחֶלְקַ֕ת שְׂדֵ֖הbe.chel.Kat se.DehH2513H7704of Nabothנָב֣וֹתna.VotH5022the Jezreeliteהַיִּזְרְעֵאלִ֑יhai.yiz.re.'e.LiH3158.Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588remember thatזְכֹ֞רze.KhorH2142when youוָאַ֗תָּהva.'A.tahH859אֵ֣ת'etH853and Iאֲנִ֣י'a.NiH589were ridingרֹכְבִ֤יםro.khe.VimH7392togetherצְמָדִים֙tze.ma.DimH6776behindאַֽחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310his fatherאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1Ahabאַחְאָ֣ב'ach.'AvH256,the LORDוַֽיהוָה֙va.Yah.wehH3068lifted upנָשָׂ֣אna.Sa'H5375thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088burdenהַמַּשָּׂ֖אha.ma.Sa'H4853against himעָלָ֔יו'a.LavH5921אֶת־'et-H853:
26‘As surelyאִם־ לֹ֡א'im- lo'H518H3808אֶת־'et-H853as I sawרָאִ֤יתִיra.'I.tiH7200the bloodדְּמֵ֣יde.MeiH1818of Nabothנָבוֹת֩na.VotH5022וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and the bloodדְּמֵ֨יde.MeiH1818of his sonsבָנָ֜יוva.NavH1121yesterdayאֶ֙מֶשׁ֙'e.meshH570,declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,so will I repayוְשִׁלַּמְתִּ֥יve.shi.lam.TiH7999youon thisהַזֹּ֖אתha.ZotH2063plot of groundבַּחֶלְקָ֥הba.chel.KahH2513,declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068.’Now thenוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258,according to the wordכִּדְבַ֥רkid.VarH1697of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068,pick him upשָׂ֧אsa'H5375andthrow himהַשְׁלִכֵ֛הוּhash.li.Khe.huH7993on the plotבַּחֶלְקָ֖הba.chel.KahH2513of ground.”
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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