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2 Chronicles 35:20-23
20Afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310all this, when Josiahיֹֽאשִׁיָּ֙הוּ֙yo.shi.Ya.huH2977had preparedהֵכִ֤יןhe.KhinH3559the templeהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,Nechoנְכ֧וֹne.KhoH5224kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Egyptמִצְרַ֛יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714came upעָלָ֞ה'a.LahH5927to fightלְהִלָּחֵ֥םle.hi.la.ChemH3898against Carchemishבְּכַרְכְּמִ֖ישׁbe.khar.ke.MishH3751by Euphratesפְּרָ֑תpe.RatH6578:and Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּֽהוּ׃yo.shi.Ya.huH2977went outוַיֵּצֵ֥אvai.ye.Tze'H3318againstH7125him.
21But he sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971ambassadorsמַלְאָכִ֣ים׀mal.'a.KhimH4397to him, sayingלֵאמֹר֩׀le.MorH559,What have I to do with thee, thou kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063? I comenot against thee this dayהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117,but against the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004wherewith I have warמִלְחַמְתִּ֔יmil.cham.TiH4421:for Godוֵאלֹהִ֖יםve.lo.HimH430commandedאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559me to make hasteלְבַֽהֲלֵ֑נִיle.va.ha.Le.niH926:forbearחֲדַל־cha.dal-H2308thee from meddling withGodמֵאֱלֹהִ֥יםme.'E.lo.HimH430, who iswith me, that he destroyיַשְׁחִיתֶֽךָ׃yash.chi.Te.khaH7843thee not.
22Nevertheless Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֨הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977would not turnהֵסֵב֩he.SevH5437his faceפָנָ֜יוfa.NavH6440from him, but disguisedהִתְחַפֵּ֔שׂhit.cha.PesH2664himself, that he might fightלְהִלָּחֵֽם־le.hi.la.chem-H3898with him, and hearkenedשָׁמַ֛עsha.Ma'H8085not unto the wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of Nechoנְכ֖וֹne.KhoH5224from the mouthמִפִּ֣יmi.PiH6310of Godאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430,and cameוַיָּבֹ֕אvai.ya.Vo'H935to fightלְהִלָּחֵ֖םle.hi.la.ChemH3898in the valleyבְּבִקְעַ֥תbe.vik.'AtH1237of Megiddoמְגִדּֽוֹ׃me.gi.DoH4023.
23And the archersוַיֹּרוּ֙vai.yo.RuH3384shotהַיֹּרִ֔יםhai.yo.RimH3384at kingלַמֶּ֖לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֑הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977;and the kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to his servantsלַעֲבָדָיו֙la.'a.va.DavH5650,Have me awayהַעֲבִיר֔וּנִיha.'a.vi.Ru.niH5674;for I am soreמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966woundedהָחֳלֵ֖יתִיho.cho.Lei.tiH2470.
Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 35
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
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- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
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- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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