King James Version
2 Kings 3:19-25
19And ye shall smiteוְהִכִּיתֶ֞םve.hi.ki.TemH5221every fencedמִבְצָר֙miv.TzarH4013cityעִ֤יר'irH5892,and every choiceמִבְח֔וֹרmiv.ChorH4004cityעִ֣יר'irH5892,and shall fellתַּפִּ֔ילוּta.Pi.luH5307every goodטוֹב֙tOvH2896treeעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086,and stopתִּסְתֹּ֑מוּtis.To.muH5640all wellsמַעְיְנֵי־ma'.ye.nei-H4599of waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325,and marתַּכְאִ֖בוּtakh.'I.vuH3510every goodהַטּוֹבָ֔הha.to.VahH2896pieceהַחֶלְקָ֣הha.chel.KahH2513of land with stonesבָּאֲבָנִֽים׃ba.'a.va.NimH68.
20And it came to pass in the morningבַבֹּ֙קֶר֙va.Bo.kerH1242,when the meat offeringהַמִּנְחָ֔הha.min.ChahH4503was offeredכַּעֲל֣וֹתka.'a.LotH5927,that, behold, there cameבָּאִ֖יםba.'ImH935waterמַ֥יִםMa.yimH4325by the wayמִדֶּ֣רֶךְmi.De.rekhH1870of Edomאֱד֑וֹם'e.DomH123,and the countryהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776was filledוַתִּמָּלֵ֥אva.ti.ma.Le'H4390with waterהַמָּֽיִם׃ha.Ma.yimH4325.
21And when all the Moabitesמוֹאָב֙mo.'AvH4124heardשָֽׁמְע֔וּsha.me.'UH8085that the kingsהַמְּלָכִ֖יםha.me.la.KhimH4428were come upעָל֥וּ'a.LuH5927to fightלְהִלָּ֣חֶםle.hi.La.chemH3898against them, they gatheredוַיִּצָּעֲק֗וּvai.yi.tza.'a.KuH6817all that were able to putחֹגֵ֤רcho.GerH2296on armourחֲגֹרָה֙cha.go.RahH2290,and upwardוָמַ֔עְלָהva.Ma'.lahH4605,and stoodוַיַּעַמְד֖וּvai.ya.'am.DuH5975in the borderהַגְּבֽוּל׃ha.ge.VulH1366.
22And they rose up earlyוַיַּשְׁכִּ֣ימוּvai.yash.Ki.muH7925in the morningבַבֹּ֔קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242,and the sunוְהַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁve.ha.She.meshH8121shoneזָרְחָ֣הza.re.ChahH2224upon the waterהַמָּ֑יִםha.Ma.yimH4325,and the Moabitesמוֹאָ֥בmo.'AvH4124sawוַיִּרְא֨וּvai.yir.'UH7200the waterהַמַּ֖יִםha.Ma.yimH4325on the other sideמִנֶּ֛גֶדmi.Ne.gedH5048asredאֲדֻמִּ֥ים'a.du.MimH122as bloodכַּדָּֽם׃ka.DamH1818:
23And they saidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559, This isbloodדָּ֣םdamH1818:the kingsהַמְּלָכִ֔יםha.me.la.KhimH4428are surelyהָחֳרֵ֤בho.cho.RevH2717slainנֶֽחֶרְבוּ֙ne.cher.VuH2717,and they have smittenוַיַּכּ֖וּvai.ya.KuH5221oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376anotherרֵעֵ֑הוּre.'E.huH7453:now therefore, Moabמוֹאָֽב׃mo.'AvH4124,to the spoilלַשָּׁלָ֖לla.sha.LalH7998.
24And when they cameוַיָּבֹאוּ֮vai.ya.vo.'UH935to the campמַחֲנֵ֣הma.cha.NehH4264of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478,the Israelitesיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478rose upוַיָּקֻ֤מוּvai.ya.Ku.muH6965and smoteוַיַּכּ֣וּvai.ya.KuH5221the Moabitesמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124,so that they fledוַיָּנֻ֖סוּvai.ya.Nu.suH5127beforeמִפְּנֵיהֶ֑םmi.pe.nei.HemH6440them: but they went forwardוַיַּכּוּva.yakoH5221smitingוְהַכּ֖וֹתve.ha.KotH5221the Moabitesמוֹאָֽב׃mo.'AvH4124, even in their country.
25And they beat downיַהֲרֹ֡סוּya.ha.Ro.suH2040the citiesוְהֶעָרִ֣יםve.he.'a.RimH5892,and on every goodט֠וֹבָהToahH2896pieceחֶלְקָ֣הchel.KahH2513of land castיַשְׁלִ֨יכוּyash.Li.khuH7993every manאִישׁ־'ish-H376his stoneאַבְנ֜וֹ'av.NoH68,and filledוּמִלְא֗וּהָu.mil.'U.haH4390it; and they stoppedיִסְתֹּ֙מוּ֙yis.To.muH5640all the wellsמַעְיַן־ma'.yan-H4599of waterמַ֤יִםMa.yimH4325,and felledיַפִּ֔ילוּya.Pi.luH5307all the goodט֣וֹבTovH2896treesעֵֽץ־'etz-H6086:only in Kir–harasethH7025leftהִשְׁאִ֧ירhish.'IrH7604they the stonesאֲבָנֶ֛יהָ'a.va.Nei.haH68thereof; howbeit the slingersהַקַּלָּעִ֖יםha.ka.la.'ImH7051went aboutוַיָּסֹ֥בּוּvai.ya.So.buH5437it,and smoteוַיַּכּֽוּהָ׃vai.ya.Ku.haH5221it.
Commentaries on 2 Kings 3
- 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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