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1 Kings 22

1Andtheycontinuedthreeשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969yearsשָׁנִ֑יםsha.NimH8141withoutwarמִלְחָמָ֔הmil.cha.MahH4421betweenSyriaandIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

2Anditcametopassinthethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֑יתha.she.li.ShitH7992yearבַּשָּׁנָ֣הba.sha.NahH8141,thatJehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֥טye.ho.sha.FatH3092thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063camedownוַיֵּ֛רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381tothekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

3Andthekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478saidH559tohisservantsעֲבָדָ֔יו'a.va.DavH5650,Doyeknowהַיְדַעְתֶּ֕םhay.da'.TemH3045thatRamothinGileadגִּלְעָ֑דgil.'AdH1568isours,andwekeepquiet withouttakingH3947itoutofthehandמִיַּ֖דmi.YadH3027ofthekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofSyria?

4AndhesaidH559toJehoshaphatיְה֣וֹשָׁפָ֔טye.Ho.o.sha.FatH3092, Wilt thou gowithmetobattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.MahH4421toRamoth-Gilead?AndJehoshaphatיְהֽוֹשָׁפָט֙ye.ho.sha.FatH3092saidH559tothekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Iamasthou,mypeopleכְּעַמִּ֥יke.'a.MiH5971asthypeopleכְעַמֶּ֖ךָkhe.'a.Me.khaH5971,myhorsesH5483asthyhorsesH5483.

5AndJehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֖טye.ho.sha.FatH3092saidH559tothekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Inquire,Ipraythee,thisdayכַיּ֖וֹםkhai.YomH3117ofthewordדְּבַ֥רde.VarH1697ofJehovah.

6AndthekingH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לYis.ra.'ElH3478assembledH6908theprophetsהַנְּבִיאִים֮ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030,aboutfourכְּאַרְבַּ֣עke.'ar.Ba'H702hundredH3967menאִישׁ֒'ishH376,andsaidH559tothem,ShallIgoעֲלֵ֔ה'a.LehH5927againstRamoth-Gileadtobattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.MahH4421,orshallIforbear?AndtheysaidH559,GoH5927up,andtheLordאֲדֹנָ֖י'a.do.NaiH136willgiveוְיִתֵּ֥ןve.yi.TenH5414itintotheking'shandבְּיַ֥דbe.YadH3027.

7ButJehoshaphatיְה֣וֹשָׁפָ֔טye.Ho.o.sha.FatH3092saidH559,Istherenothereפֹּ֥הpohH6311aprophetנָבִ֛יאna.Vi'H5030ofJehovahbesides,thatwemightinquireofhim?

8Andthekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל׀Yis.ra.'ElH3478saidH559toJehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֡טye.ho.sha.FatH3092,ThereisyetH5750oneאֶחָ֡ד'e.ChadH259manאִישׁ־'ish-H376bywhomwemayinquireofJehovah;butIhateשְׂנֵאתִ֗יוse.ne.TivH8130him,forheprophesiesיִתְנַבֵּ֨אyit.na.Be'H5012nogoodטוֹב֙tOvH2896concerningme,butevilרָ֔עRa'H7451: [itis]Micahthesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofImlahיִמְלָ֑הyim.LahH3229.AndJehoshaphatיְה֣וֹשָׁפָ֔טye.Ho.o.sha.FatH3092saidH559,Letnotthekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sayH559soH3651.

9Thenthekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478calledH7121achamberlain,andsaidH559, Fetchquicklyמַהֲרָ֖הma.ha.RahH4116Micahthesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofImlahיִמְלָֽה׃yim.LahH3229.

10Andthekingוּמֶ֣לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֡לYis.ra.'ElH3478andJehoshaphatוִֽיהוֹשָׁפָ֣טvi.ho.sha.FatH3092thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֡הye.hu.DahH3063,havingputH3847ontheirrobes,satH3427eachonhisthroneכִּסְא֜וֹkis.'OH3678,intheopenplaceattheentranceפֶּ֖תַחPe.tachH6607ofthegateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179ofSamariaשֹׁמְר֑וֹןsho.me.RonH8111;andalltheprophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֔יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030prophesiedמִֽתְנַבְּאִ֖יםmit.na.be.'ImH5012beforethem.

11AndZedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֥הtzid.ki.YahH6667thesonבֶֽן־ven-H1121ofChenaanahmadeH6213forhimselfhornsקַרְנֵ֣יkar.NeiH7161ofironבַרְזֶ֑לvar.ZelH1270,andhesaidH559,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saithJehovah:Withtheseshalt thoupushtheSyrians,untilthouhaveexterminatedthem.

12Andalltheprophetsהַנְּבִאִ֔יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030prophesiedנִבְּאִ֥יםni.be.'ImH5012soH3651,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Goעֲלֵ֞ה'a.LehH5927uptoRamoth-Gilead,andprosperH6743;forJehovahwillgiveוְנָתַ֥ןve.na.TanH5414itintotheking'shandבְּיַ֥דbe.YadH3027.

13Andthemessengerוְהַמַּלְאָ֞ךְve.ha.mal.'AkhH4397thatwentH1980tocallH7121MicahspokeH1696tohimsayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Beholdnow,thewordsדִּבְרֵ֧יdiv.ReiH1697oftheprophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֛יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030[declare]goodט֖וֹבTovH2896tothekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428withoneאֶחָ֥ד'e.ChadH259assent:letthywordדְבָרְךָ֗div.rei.khaH1697,Ipraythee,beיְהִֽי־ye.hi-H1961likethewordכִּדְבַ֛רkid.VarH1697ofoneאַחַ֥ד'a.ChadH259ofthem,andspeakH1696goodטּֽוֹב׃TovH2896.

14AndMicahsaidH559,AsJehovahliveth,evenwhatJehovahshallsayH559tome,thatwillIspeakאֲדַבֵּֽר׃'a.da.BerH1696.

15AndhecameH935tothekingהַמֶּלֶךְ֒ha.me.leKhH4428.Andthekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559tohim,Micah,shallwegoH935againstRamoth-Gileadtobattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.MahH4421,orshallweforbear?AndhesaidH559tohim,GoH935up,andprosperH6743;forJehovahwillgiveוְנָתַ֥ןve.na.TanH5414itintothehandבְּיַ֥דbe.YadH3027ofthekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

16Andthekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559tohim,HowH4100manytimesH6471shallIadjureH7650theethatthoutellmenothingbuttruthאֱמֶ֖ת'e.MetH571inthenameבְּשֵׁ֥םbe.ShemH8034ofJehovah?

17AndhesaidH559,IsawH7200allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478scatteredנְפֹצִ֣יםne.fo.TzimH6327uponthemountainsהֶהָרִ֔יםhe.ha.RimH2022,assheepH6629thathavenoshepherdרֹעֶ֑הro.'EhH7462.AndJehovahsaidH559,Thesehavenomasterאֲדֹנִ֣ים'a.do.NimH113:letthemreturnיָשׁ֥וּבוּya.Shu.vuH7725everymanH376tohishouseלְבֵית֖וֹle.vei.ToH1004inpeaceבְּשָׁלֽוֹם׃be.sha.LomH7965.

18Andthekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidH559toJehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֑טye.ho.sha.FatH3092,DidInottelltheethatheprophesiesיִתְנַבֵּ֥אyit.na.Be'H5012nogoodט֖וֹבTovH2896concerningme,butevilרָֽע׃Ra'H7451?

19AndhesaidH559,Hearשְׁמַ֣עshe.Ma'H8085thereforeלָכֵ֖ןla.KhenH3651thewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovah:IsawH7200JehovahsittingH3427uponhisthroneכִּסְא֔וֹkis.'OH3678,andallthehostצְבָ֤אtze.Va'H6635ofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064standingעֹמֵ֣ד'o.MedH5975byhim,onhisrightמִימִינ֖וֹmi.mi.NoH3225handH3225andonhisleft;

20andJehovahsaidH559,WhoshallenticeAhabאַחְאָ֔ב'ach.'AvH256thathemaygoוְיַ֕עַלve.Ya.'alH5927upandfallוְיִפֹּ֖לve.yi.PolH5307atRamoth-Gilead?AndoneH2088saidH559afterthismanner,andanothersaidH559afterthatmanner.

21AndtherecameH3318forthוַיֵּצֵ֣אvai.ye.Tze'H3318aspiritהָר֗וּחַha.Ru.achH7307,andstoodH5975beforeJehovah,andsaidH559,Iwillenticehim.

22AndJehovahsaidH559untohim, Wherewith?AndhesaidH559,Iwillgoאֵצֵא֙'e.Tze'H3318forthH3318,andwillbeוְהָיִ֙יתִי֙ve.ha.Yi.tiH1961alyingH8267spiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307inthemouthבְּפִ֖יbe.FiH6310ofallhisprophetsנְבִיאָ֑יוne.vi.'AvH5030.AndhesaidH559, Thou shalt entice [him],andalsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571succeed:goצֵ֖אtze'H3318forthH3318,anddosoH3651.

23AndnowH6258,behold,Jehovahhasputנָתַ֤ןna.TanH5414alyingH8267spiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307inthemouthבְּפִ֖יbe.FiH6310ofallthesethyprophetsנְבִיאֶ֣יךָne.vi.'Ei.khaH5030,andJehovahhasspokenדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696evilרָעָֽה׃ra.'AhH7451concerningthee.

24ThenZedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֣הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667thesonבֶֽן־ven-H1121ofChenaanahwentnear,andsmoteMicahuponthecheekהַלֶּ֑חִיha.Le.chiH3895,andsaidH559,Whereאֵי־'ei-H335nowwenttheSpiritרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7307ofJehovahfrommetospeakלְדַבֵּ֥רle.da.BerH1696tothee?

25AndMicahsaidH559,Behold, thou shaltseeרֹאֶ֖הro.'EhH7200onthatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117whenthou shaltgoתָּבֹ֛אta.Vo'H935fromchamberH2315tochamberH2315tohideלְהֵחָבֵֽה׃le.he.cha.VehH2247thyself.

26AndthekingH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidH559,Takeקַ֚חkachH3947Micahandcarryhimbackוַהֲשִׁיבֵ֖הוּva.ha.shi.Ve.huH7725toAmonאָמֹ֣ן'a.MonH526thegovernorofthecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892,andtoJoashיוֹאָ֖שׁyo.'AshH3101theking'ssonבֶּן־ben-H1121;

27andthou shaltsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֗ve.'a.mar.TaH559,Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428:Putשִׂ֥ימוּSi.muH7760this[man]intheprison,andfeedhimwithbreadלֶ֤חֶםLe.chemH3899ofafflictionandwithwaterוּמַ֣יִםu.Ma.yimH4325ofaffliction,untilIcomeבֹּאִ֥יbo.'IH935inpeaceבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃ve.sha.LomH7965.

28AndMicahsaidH559,IfthoureturnH7725atallinpeaceבְּשָׁל֔וֹםbe.sha.LomH7965,Jehovahhasnotspokenדִבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696byme.AndhesaidH559, Hearken,OpeoplesH5971,allofyou!

29Andthekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478andJehoshaphatוְיהוֹשָׁפָ֥טv.iho.sha.FatH3092thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063wentH5927uptoRamoth-Gilead.

30Andthekingמֶ֨לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidH559toJehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֗טye.ho.sha.FatH3092,IwilldisguiseH2664myself,andwillenterintothebattleבַמִּלְחָמָ֔הva.mil.cha.MahH4421;butputH3847thouonthyrobes.Andthekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478disguisedH2664himself,andwentH935intothebattleבַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ba.mil.cha.MahH4421.

31Andthekingוּמֶ֣לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428ofSyriacommandedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680thethirty-twocaptainsofhischariotsH7393sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,FightH3898neitherwithsmallקָטֹ֖ןka.TonH6996norgreatגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419,butwiththekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478onlyלְבַדּֽוֹ׃le.va.DoH905.

32AnditcametopasswhenthecaptainsofthechariotsH7393sawH7200Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֗טye.ho.sha.FatH3092,thattheysaidH559,Surelyאַ֣ךְ'akhH389thatisthekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478;andtheyturnedוַיָּסֻ֥רוּvai.ya.Su.ruH5493againsthimtofightH3898;andJehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָֽט׃ye.ho.sha.FatH3092criedH2199out.

33AnditcametopassthatwhenthecaptainsofthechariotsH7393perceivedthatitwasH1961notthekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,theyturnedH7725backוַיָּשׁ֖וּבוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725frompursuinghim.

34AndamanH376drewH4900abowבַּקֶּ֙שֶׁת֙ba.Ke.shetH7198ataventure,andsmotethekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478betweenthefasteningsandthecorslet.AndhesaidH559tohischarioteer,Turnהֲפֹ֥ךְha.FokhH2015thyhandיָדְךָ֛ya.de.KhaH3027,anddrivemeoutofthecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖הha.ma.cha.NehH4264;forIamwoundedH5221.

35Andthebattleהַמִּלְחָמָה֙ha.mil.cha.MahH4421increasedthatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117;andthekingוְהַמֶּ֗לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428wasH1961stayedupinhischariotבַּמֶּרְכָּבָ֖הba.mer.ka.VahH4818againsttheSyrians,andhediedH4191ateven;andthebloodדַּֽם־dam-H1818ofthewoundהַמַּכָּ֖הha.ma.KahH4347ranoutintothehollowofthechariotH4818.

36AndtherewentH935thecryהָרִנָּה֙ha.ri.NahH7440throughoutthehostatthegoingH935downofthesunהַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,EverymanH376tohiscityעִיר֖וֹi.RoH5892,andeverymanH376tohisowncountry!

37Andthekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428diedH4191,andwasbroughtH935toSamariaשֹׁמְר֑וֹןsho.me.RonH8111;andtheyburiedH6912thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428inSamariaבְּשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃be.sho.me.RonH8111.

38AndoneH834washedH7364thechariotהָרֶ֜כֶבha.Re.khevH7393inthepoolבְּרֵכַ֣תbe.re.KhatH1295ofSamariaשֹׁמְר֗וֹןsho.me.RonH8111;andthedogsהַכְּלָבִים֙ha.ke.la.VimH3611lickedוַיָּלֹ֤קּוּvai.ya.Lo.kuH3952hisbloodדָּמ֔וֹda.MoH1818,whereH834theharlotsbathedH7364:accordingtothewordכִּדְבַ֥רkid.VarH1697ofJehovah,whichhehadspokenדִּבֵּֽר׃di.BerH1696.

39Andtherestוְיֶתֶר֩ve.ye.TerH3499oftheactsofAhabאַחְאָ֜ב'ach.'AvH256,andallthathedid,andtheivoryהַשֵּׁן֙ha.ShenH8127houseוּבֵ֤יתu.VeitH1004thathebuiltH1129,andallthecitiesהֶעָרִ֖יםhe.'a.RimH5892thathebuiltH1129,aretheynotwrittenH3789inthebookH5612ofthechroniclesofthekingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478?

40AndAhabאַחְאָ֖ב'ach.'AvH256sleptwithhisfathersH1;andAhaziahאֲחַזְיָ֥הוּ'a.chaz.Ya.huH274hissonבְנ֖וֹve.NoH1121reignedH4427inhisstead.

41AndJehoshaphatוִיהֽוֹשָׁפָט֙vi.ho.sha.FatH3092thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAsaאָסָ֔א'a.Sa'H609begantoreignH4427overJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063inthefourthyearבִּשְׁנַ֣תbish.NatH8141ofAhabלְאַחְאָ֖בle.'ach.'AvH256kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

42Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֗טye.ho.sha.FatH3092wasthirty-fiveyearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldwhenhebegantoreignH4427;andhereignedH4427twenty-fiveyearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389;andhismother'snameוְשֵׁ֣םve.ShemH8034wasAzubahעֲזוּבָ֖ה'a.zu.VahH5806,thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofShilhiשִׁלְחִֽי׃shil.ChiH7977.

43Andhewalkedinallthewayדֶּ֛רֶךְDe.rekhH1870ofAsaאָסָ֥א'a.Sa'H609hisfatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1;heturnedH5493notasideH5493fromit,doingwhatwasrightהַיָּשָׁ֖רhai.ya.SharH3477inthesightofJehovah.Only,thehighplaceswerenotremovedH5493:thepeopleofferedandburned incense stillonthehighplaces.

44AndJehoshaphatwasatpeacewiththekingofIsrael.

45AndtherestoftheactsofJehoshaphatH3092,andhismightwhichheshewed,andhowhewarred,aretheynot writteninthebookofthechroniclesofthekingsH4428ofJudah?

46AndtheremainderH3499ofthesodomites,whichwereleftinthedaysH3117ofhisfather Asa,heput awayfromoutoftheland.

47AndtherewasnokinginEdom:adeputy reigned.

48Jehoshaphat made Tarshish-shipstogotoOphirforgold;buttheywentnot,fortheshipswerebrokenatEzion-geber.

49Thensaid AhaziahthesonofAhabtoJehoshaphatH3092,LetmyservantsgoH1980withthy servantsintheshipsH591.ButJehoshaphatH3092wouldnot.

50AndJehoshaphatH3092sleptwithhisfathers,andwasburiedwithhisfathersinthecityofDavidhisfather;andJehoramhissonH1121reignedinhisstead.

51AhaziahthesonH1121ofAhab begantoreignH4427over IsraelinSamariatheseventeenth yearofJehoshaphatH3092kingH4427ofJudah;andhereignedH4427two years over Israel.

52Andhedid evilinthesightofJehovah,andwalkedinthewayofhisfather,andinthewayofhismother,andinthewayofJeroboamthesonH1121ofNebat,whomadeIsraelH3478tosin.

53Andheserved Baal,andworshippedhim,andprovokedJehovahtheGodofIsraelH3478toanger, accordingtoallthathisfatherH1haddone.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 22

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