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1 Kings 20

1AndBen-HadadH1130kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofSyriaassembledH6908allhishost;andtherewerethirty-twokingsמֶ֛לֶךְMe.lekhH4428withhim,andhorsesוְס֣וּסve.SusH5483andchariotsH7393;andhewentH5927upandbesiegedSamariaשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111,andfoughtH3898againstit.

2AndhesentH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֛יםmal.'a.KhimH4397toAhabאַחְאָ֥ב'ach.'AvH256kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478intothecityהָעִֽירָה׃ha.'I.rahH5892,andsaidtohim, Thus says Ben-Hadad:

3Thysilverכַּסְפְּךָ֥kas.pe.KhaH3701andthygoldוּֽזְהָבְךָ֖u.ze.ha.ve.KhaH2091ismine; thywivesH802alsoandthychildren,thegoodliest,aremine.

4Andthekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478answeredandsaidH559,Mylordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113,Okingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, accordingtothysayingH559,Iamthine,andallthatIhave.

5Andthemessengersהַמַּלְאָכִ֔יםha.mal.'a.KhimH4397cameagain,andsaidH559,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541speaksBen-HadadH1130sayingH559:IsentH7971totheeindeed,sayingH559, Thou shaltdelivermethysilverכַּסְפְּךָ֧kas.pe.KhaH3701,andthygoldוּזְהָבְךָ֛u.ze.ha.ve.KhaH2091,andthywivesH802,andthychildren;

6butto-morrowaboutthistimeכָּעֵ֣תka.'EtH6256Iwillsendאֶשְׁלַ֤ח'esh.LachH7971myservantsעֲבָדַי֙'a.va.DaiH5650tothee,andtheyshallsearchוְחִפְּשׂוּ֙ve.chi.pe.SuH2664thyhouseH1004,andthehousesH1004ofthyservantsעֲבָדֶ֑יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650;anditshallbeוְהָיָה֙ve.ha.YahH1961,thatwhatsoeverispleasantinthysight,theyshallputיָשִׂ֥ימוּya.Si.muH7760intheirhandבְיָדָ֖םve.ya.DamH3027andtakeוְלָקָֽחוּ׃ve.la.Ka.chuH3947awayH7971.

7Andthekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478calledH7121alltheeldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205ofthelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776andsaidH559, Mark,Iprayyou,andseeוּרְא֔וּu.re.'UH7200howthis[manH2205]seeksמְבַקֵּ֑שׁme.va.KeshH1245mischief;forhesentH7971tomeformywivesH802,andformychildren,andformysilverוּלְכַסְפִּ֣יu.le.khas.PiH3701,andformygoldוְלִזְהָבִ֔יve.liz.ha.ViH2091;andIdeniedhimnot.

8Andalltheeldersהַזְּקֵנִ֖יםha.ze.ke.NimH2205andallthepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971saidH559tohim, Hearkennot,norconsent.

9AndhesaidH559tothemessengersלְמַלְאֲכֵ֣יle.mal.'a.KheiH4397ofBen-HadadH1130,Tellmylordלַֽאדֹנִ֤יla.do.NiH113thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428,Allthatthou didstsendH7971fortothyservantעַבְדְּךָ֤'av.de.KhaH5650atthefirstבָרִֽאשֹׁנָה֙va.ri.sho.NahH7223Iwilldo;butthisthingוְהַדָּבָ֣רve.ha.da.VarH1697Icannotdo.Andthemessengersהַמַּלְאָכִ֔יםha.mal.'a.KhimH4397departed,andbroughtH7725himwordדָּבָֽר׃da.VarH1697again.

10AndBen-HadadH1130sentH7971tohimandsaidH559,Thegodsאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430dosotome,andmorealso,ifthedustעֲפַ֣ר'a.FarH6083ofSamariaשֹׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111shallsufficeforhandfulsלִשְׁעָלִ֕יםlish.'a.LimH8168forallthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971thatfollowme!

11Andthekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478answeredandsaidH559,Tell[him],Letnothimthatgirdethonboastיִתְהַלֵּ֥לyit.ha.LelH1984himselfashethatputtethoff!

12AnditcametopasswhenheheardH8085thiswordהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697,ashewasH1961drinkingשֹׁתֶ֛הsho.TehH8354,heandthekingsוְהַמְּלָכִ֖יםve.ha.me.la.KhimH4428inthetents,thathesaidH559tohisservantsעֲבָדָיו֙'a.va.DavH5650,Setשִׂ֔ימוּSi.muH7760yourselves.Andtheysetוַיָּשִׂ֖ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760themselvesagainstthecityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.

13Andbehold,aprophetנָבִ֣יאna.Vi'H5030drewH5066neartoAhabאַחְאָ֣ב'ach.'AvH256kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478,andsaidH559,Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saithJehovah: Hast thouseenהְֽרָאִ֔יתָhe.ra.'I.taH7200allthisgreatהַגָּד֖וֹלha.ga.DolH1419multitudeהֶהָמ֥וֹןhe.ha.MonH1995?behold,Iwilldeliveritintothyhandבְיָֽדְךָ֙ve.ya.de.KhaH3027thisdayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117;andthou shaltknowוְיָדַעְתָּ֖ve.ya.da'.TaH3045thatIamJehovah.

14AndAhabאַחְאָב֙'ach.'AvH256saidH559,Bywhom?AndhesaidH559,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saithJehovah:BytheservantsH5288oftheprincesH8269oftheprovincesH4082.ThenhesaidH559,Whoshallbeginthebattleהַמִּלְחָמָ֖הha.mil.cha.MahH4421?AndhesaidH559, Thou.

15AndhenumberedtheservantsH5288oftheprincesH8269oftheprovincesH4082,andtheywereH1961twoשְׁנַ֣יִםshe.Na.yimH8147hundredמָאתַ֖יִםma.Ta.yimH3967andthirty-two;andafterthemhenumberedallthepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971,allthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651thousandאֲלָפִֽים׃'a.la.FimH505.

16AndtheywentH3318outatnoonH6672;andBen-HadadH1130drankH8354himselfdrunkH8354inthetents,heandthekingsוְהַמְּלָכִ֛יםve.ha.me.la.KhimH4428,thethirty-twokingsמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428thathelpedעֹזֵ֥ר'o.ZerH5826him.

17AndtheservantsH5288oftheprincesH8269oftheprovincesH4082wentH3318outfirstבָּרִֽאשֹׁנָ֑הba.ri.sho.NahH7223;andBen-HadadH1130sentH7971out,andtheytoldH5046himsayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, TherearemenH376comeH3318outofSamariaמִשֹּׁמְרֽוֹן׃mi.sho.me.RonH8111.

18AndhesaidH559,Whethertheybecomeיָצָ֖אוּya.Tza.'uH3318outforpeaceלְשָׁל֥וֹםle.sha.LomH7965,takethemaliveחַיִּ֑יםchai.YimH2416;orwhethertheybecomeיָצָ֖אוּya.Tza.'uH3318outforwarH4421,takethemaliveחַיִּ֥יםchai.YimH2416.

19AndtheseservantsH5288oftheprincesH8269oftheprovincesH4082cameH3318outofthecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,andthearmyוְהַחַ֖יִלve.ha.Cha.yilH2428thatfollowedthem.

20AndtheysleweveryoneH376hismanH376;andtheSyriansfledH5127,andIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478pursuedH7291them;andBen-HadadH1130thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofSyriaescapedH4422onahorseס֖וּסsusH5483withthehorsemenוּפָרָשִֽׁים׃u.fa.ra.ShimH6571.

21Andthekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478wentH3318out,andsmotethehorsesהַסּ֖וּסha.SusH5483andchariotsH7393,andslewtheSyrianswithagreatגְדוֹלָֽה׃ge.do.LahH1419slaughterמַכָּ֥הma.KahH4347.

22Andtheprophetהַנָּבִיא֙ha.na.Vi'H5030drewH5066neartothekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andsaidH559tohim,GoH5927,strengthenהִתְחַזַּ֔קhit.cha.ZakH2388thyself,andunderstand,andseeוּרְאֵ֖הu.re.'EhH7200whatthou shaltdo;foratthereturnלִתְשׁוּבַ֣תlit.shu.VatH8666oftheyearהַשָּׁנָ֔הha.sha.NahH8141thekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofSyriawillcomeH5927upagainstthee.

23Andtheservantsוְעַבְדֵ֨יve.'av.DeiH5650ofthekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofSyriasaidH559tohim,Theirgodsאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430aregodsאֱלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔ם'e.Lo.hei.HemH430ofthemountainsהָרִים֙ha.RimH2022;thereforeH3651theywerestrongerחָזְק֣וּcha.ze.KuH2388thanwe;butifwefightH3898againstthemontheplateau,shallwenotbestrongerנֶחֱזַ֖קne.che.ZakH2388thanthey?

24Anddothis:takethekingsהַמְּלָכִים֙ha.me.la.KhimH4428awayH5493,everymanH376outofhisplaceמִמְּקֹמ֔וֹmi.me.ko.MoH4725,andputH7760governorsפַּח֖וֹתpa.ChotH6346intheirstead;

25andnumberH4487theeanarmyחַ֡יִלCha.yilH2428,likethearmyכַּחַיִל֩ka.cha.YilH2428thatthou hastlost,horseוְס֣וּסve.SusH5483forhorseכַּסּ֣וּס׀ka.SusH5483,andchariotH7393forchariotH7393;andwewillfightוְנִֽלָּחֲמָ֤הve.ni.la.cha.MahH3898againstthemontheplateau:shallwenotbestrongerנֶחֱזַ֖קne.che.ZakH2388thanthey?Andhehearkenedtotheirvoiceלְקֹלָ֖םle.ko.LamH6963,anddidsoH3651.

26Anditcametopass,atthereturnלִתְשׁוּבַ֣תlit.shu.VatH8666oftheyearהַשָּׁנָ֔הha.sha.NahH8141,thatBen-HadadH1130numberedtheSyrians,andwentH5927uptoAphekאֲפֵ֔קָה'a.Fe.kahH663,tofightagainstIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

27AndthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478werenumberedandvictualled,andtheywentagainstthem;andthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478encampedוַיַּחֲנ֨וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583beforethemliketwoכִּשְׁנֵי֙kish.NeiH8147littleflocksofgoatsעִזִּ֔ים'i.ZimH5795; buttheSyriansfilledמִלְא֥וּmil.'UH4390thelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

28Andthemanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430drewH5066near,andspoketothekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478andsaidH559,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saithJehovah:BecausetheSyrianshavesaidH559,Jehovahisagodאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430ofthemountainsהָרִים֙ha.RimH2022,butheisnotagodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofthevalleysעֲמָקִ֖ים'a.ma.KimH6010,Iwillgiveוְ֠נָתַתִּיVe.na.ta.tiH5414allthisgreatהַגָּ֤דוֹלha.Ga.dolH1419multitudeהֶהָמ֨וֹןhe.ha.MonH1995intothyhandבְּיָדֶ֔ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027,andyeshallknowוִֽידַעְתֶּ֖םvi.da'.TemH3045thatIamJehovah.

29Andtheyencampedוַֽיַּחֲנ֧וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583oneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259overagainsttheothersevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117;anditcametopassthatontheseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֗יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117thebattleהַמִּלְחָמָ֔הha.mil.cha.MahH4421wasH1961joined;andthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֧לYis.ra.'ElH3478smoteoftheSyriansahundredמֵאָה־me.'ah-H3967thousandאֶ֥לֶף'E.lefH505footmeninoneH259dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117.

30AndtherestfledH5127toAphekאֲפֵקָה֮'a.fe.KahH663,intothecityהָעִיר֒ha.'IrH5892;andthewallהַחוֹמָ֔הha.cho.MahH2346fellH5307ontwenty-seventhousandאֶ֛לֶף'E.lefH505menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376ofthemthatwereleftH3498.AndBen-HadadH1130fledH5127,andcameH935intothecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892, [from]chamberH2315tochamberH2315.

31Andhisservantsעֲבָדָיו֒'a.va.DavH5650saidH559tohim,Beholdnow,wehaveheardH8085thatthekingsמַלְכֵי֙mal.KheiH4428ofthehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478aremercifulkingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428:letus,Ipraythee,putנָשִׂ֣ימָהna.Si.mahH7760sackclothשַׂקִּ֨יםsa.KimH8242onourloinsבְּמָתְנֵ֜ינוּbe.ma.te.Nei.nuH4975,andropesH2256uponourheadsבְּרֹאשֵׁ֗נוּbe.ro.She.nuH7218,andgoוְנֵצֵא֙ve.ne.Tze'H3318outtothekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478;perhapsאוּלַ֖י'u.LaiH194hewillsavethylifeנַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃naf.She.khaH5315.

32Andtheygirdedוַיַּחְגְּרוּ֩vai.yach.ge.RuH2296sackclothשַׂקִּ֨יםsa.KimH8242ontheirloinsבְּמָתְנֵיהֶ֜םbe.ma.te.nei.HemH4975,andropesH2256ontheirheadsבְּרָאשֵׁיהֶ֗םbe.ra.shei.HemH7218,andcameH935tothekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andsaidH559, Thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֧'av.de.KhaH5650Ben-HadadH1130saysH559,Ipraythee,letmeliveתְּחִֽי־te.chi-H2421.AndhesaidH559,IsheyetH5750aliveחַ֖יchaiH2416?heismybrotherאָחִ֥י'a.ChiH251.

33AndthemenH376tookH3947itasagoodomen,andhastenedוַֽיְמַהֲר֜וּvay.ma.ha.RuH4116tocatchwhatcameH935fromhim,andtheysaidH559, Thybrotherאָחִ֣יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251Ben-HadadH1130. ...AndhesaidH559,GoH3318,bringH935him.AndBen-HadadH1130cameH935forthH3318tohim;andhecausedhimtocomeH935upintothechariotהַמֶּרְכָּבָֽה׃ha.mer.ka.VahH4818.

34And[Ben-Hadad]saidH559tohim,Thecitiesהֶעָרִ֣יםhe.'a.RimH5892thatmyfatherאָבִי֩'a.ViH1tookH3947fromthyfatherאָבִ֜יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1IwillrestoreH7725;andthou shaltmakeH7760streetsוְ֠חוּצוֹתVe.chu.tzotH2351forthyselfinDamascusבְדַמֶּ֙שֶׂק֙ve.da.Me.sekH1834,asmyfatherאָבִי֙'a.ViH1madeH3772inSamariaבְּשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹןbe.Sho.me.RonH8111.AndI[saidH559Ahab]willsendH7971theeawayH7971withthiscovenantבַּבְּרִ֣יתba.be.RitH1285.SohemadeH3772acovenantבְרִ֖יתve.RitH1285withhim,andsentH7971himawayH7971.

35Andacertainmanוְאִ֨ישׁve.'IshH376ofthesonsמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121oftheprophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֗יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030saidH559toanotherbythewordבִּדְבַ֥רbid.VarH1697ofJehovah,Smiteme,Ipraythee.Butthemanהָאִ֖ישׁha.'IshH376refusedH3985tosmitehim.

36ThensaidH559hetohim,Becausethou hastnothearkenedtothevoiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963ofJehovah,behold,whenH834thou departestfromme,thelionהָאַרְיֵ֑הha.'ar.YehH738willslaythee.AndwhenH834hehaddepartedfromhim,thelionהָאַרְיֵ֖הha.'ar.YehH738foundH4672himandslewhim.

37ThenhefoundH4672anothermanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376,andsaidH559,Smiteme,Ipraythee.Andthemanהָאִ֖ישׁha.'IshH376smotehimviolently,andwoundedH5221[him].

38Andtheprophetהַנָּבִ֔יאha.na.Vi'H5030departed,andwaitedforthekingלַמֶּ֖לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428bythewayהַדָּ֑רֶךְha.Da.rekhH1870,anddisguisedH2664himselfwithasashoverhiseyesעֵינָֽיו׃'ei.NavH5869.

39Andasthekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428passedH5674by,hecriedH6817tothekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428andsaidH559, Thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֣׀'av.de.KhaH5650wentH3318outintothemidstבְקֶֽרֶב־ve.ke.rev-H7130ofthebattleהַמִּלְחָמָ֗הha.mil.cha.MahH4421;andbehold,amanאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376turnedH5493asideסָ֜רsarH5493,andbroughtH935amanאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376tomeandsaidH559,KeepH8104thismanהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376;ifbyanymeanshebeH1961missingH6485,thenshallthylifeנַפְשְׁךָ֙naf.she.KhaH5315beH1961forhislifeנַפְשׁ֔וֹnaf.ShoH5315,orthou shaltpayatalentכִכַּר־khi.kar-H3603ofsilverכֶּ֖סֶףKe.sefH3701.

40Andasthyservantעַבְדְּךָ֗'av.de.KhaH5650wasbusyhereH2008andthere,hewasgone.Andthekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidH559tohim,SoH3651[is] thyjudgmentH4941: thyself hastdecided[it].

41ThenhehastilytookthesashawayH5493fromhisface;andthekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478discernedhim,thathewasoftheprophetsמֵֽהַנְּבִאִ֖יםme.ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030.

42AndhesaidH559tohim,Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saithJehovah:Becausethou hastletgoשִׁלַּ֥חְתָּshi.Lach.taH7971outofthyhandמִיָּ֑דmi.YadH3027themanאִישׁ־'ish-H376thatIhaddevotedtodestruction, thylifeנַפְשְׁךָ֙naf.she.KhaH5315shallbeוְהָיְתָ֤הve.ha.ye.TahH1961forhislifeנַפְשׁ֔וֹnaf.ShoH5315,andthypeopleוְעַמְּךָ֖ve.'a.me.KhaH5971forhispeopleעַמּֽוֹ׃a.MoH5971.

43Andthekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478wentH935tohishouseבֵּית֖וֹbei.ToH1004sullenסַ֣רsarH5620andvexed,andcameH935toSamariaשֹׁמְרֽוֹנָה׃ פsho.me.Ro.nahH8111.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 20

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