King James Version
2 Kings 6:14-23
14Therefore sentוַיִּשְׁלַח־vai.yish.lach-H7971he thither horsesסוּסִ֥יםsu.SimH5483,and chariotsוְרֶ֖כֶבve.Re.khevH7393,and a greatכָּבֵ֑דka.VedH3515hostוְחַ֣יִלve.Cha.yilH2428:and they cameוַיָּבֹ֣אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935by nightלַ֔יְלָהLay.lahH3915,and compassedH5362the cityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892aboutH5362.
15And when the servantמְשָׁרֵ֨תme.sha.RetH8334of the manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָֽאֱלֹהִים֮ha.'E.lo.HimH430was risenלָקוּם֒la.KumH6965earlyוַ֠יַּשְׁכֵּםVai.yash.kemH7925,and gone forthוַיֵּצֵ֕אvai.ye.Tze'H3318,behold, an hostחַ֛יִלCha.yilH2428compassedסוֹבֵ֥בso.VevH5437the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892both with horsesוְס֣וּסve.SusH5483and chariotsוָרָ֑כֶבva.Ra.khevH7393.And his servantנַעֲר֥וֹna.'a.RoH5288saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Alasאֲהָ֥הּ'a.HahH162,my masterאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113!how shall we doנַֽעֲשֶֽׂה׃Na.'a.SehH6213?
17And Elishaאֱלִישָׁע֙'e.li.Sha'H477prayedוַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֤לvai.yit.pa.LelH6419,and saidוַיֹּאמַ֔רvai.yo.MarH559,Lordיְהוָ֕הYah.wehH3068,I pray thee, openפְּקַח־pe.kach-H6491his eyesעֵינָ֖יו'ei.NavH5869,that he may seeוְיִרְאֶ֑הve.yir.'EhH7200.And the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068openedוַיִּפְקַ֤חvai.yif.KachH6491the eyesעֵינֵ֣י'ei.NeiH5869of the young manהַנַּ֔עַרha.Na.'arH5288;and he sawוַיַּ֗רְאvai.Yar'H7200:and, behold, the mountainהָהָ֜רha.HarH2022wasfullמָלֵ֨אma.Le'H4390of horsesסוּסִ֥יםsu.SimH5483and chariotsוְרֶ֛כֶבve.Re.khevH7393of fireאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784round aboutסְבִיבֹ֥תse.vi.VotH5439Elishaאֱלִישָֽׁע׃'e.li.Sha'H477.
18And when they came downוַיֵּרְדוּ֮vai.ye.re.DuH3381to him, Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֤ע'e.li.Sha'H477prayedוַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֨לvai.yit.pa.LelH6419unto the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,and saidוַיֹּאמַ֔רvai.yo.MarH559,Smiteהַךְ־hakh-H5221this peopleהַגּוֹי־ha.goy-H1471,I pray thee, with blindnessבַּסַּנְוֵרִ֑יםba.san.ve.RimH5575.And he smoteוַיַּכֵּ֥םvai.ya.KemH5221them with blindnessבַּסַּנְוֵרִ֖יםba.san.ve.RimH5575according to the wordכִּדְבַ֥רkid.VarH1697of Elishaאֱלִישָֽׁע׃'e.li.Sha'H477.
19And Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֗ע'e.li.Sha'H477saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, This isnot the wayהַדֶּרֶךְ֮ha.de.reKhH1870, neither isthisזֹ֣הzohH2090the cityהָעִיר֒ha.'IrH5892:followאַחֲרַ֔י'a.cha.RaiH310H3212me, and I will bringH3212you to the manהָאִ֖ישׁha.'IshH376whom ye seekתְּבַקֵּשׁ֑וּןte.va.ke.ShunH1245.But he ledH3212them to Samariaשֹׁמְרֽוֹנָה׃sho.me.Ro.nahH8111.
20And it came to pass, when they were comeכְּבֹאָ֣םke.vo.'AmH935into Samariaשֹׁמְרוֹן֒sho.me.rOnH8111,that Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֔ע'e.li.Sha'H477saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Lordיְהוָ֕הYah.wehH3068,openפְּקַ֥חpe.KachH6491the eyesעֵינֵֽי־'ei.nei-H5869of these men,that they may seeוְיִרְא֑וּve.yir.'UH7200.And the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068openedוַיִּפְקַ֤חvai.yif.KachH6491their eyesעֵ֣ינֵיהֶ֔ם'ei.nei.HemH5869,and they sawוַיִּרְא֕וּvai.yir.'UH7200; and, behold, they werein the midstבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of Samariaשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃sho.me.RonH8111.
22And he answeredוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,Thou shalt not smiteתַכֶּ֔הta.KehH5221them:wouldest thou smiteמַכֶּ֑הma.KehH5221those whom thou hast taken captiveשָׁבִ֛יתָsha.Vi.taH7617with thy swordבְּחַרְבְּךָ֥be.char.be.KhaH2719and with thy bowוּֽבְקַשְׁתְּךָ֖u.ve.kash.te.ChaH7198?setשִׂים֩simH7760breadלֶ֨חֶםLe.chemH3899and waterוָמַ֜יִםva.Ma.yimH4325beforeלִפְנֵיהֶ֗םlif.nei.HemH6440them, that they may eatוְיֹֽאכְלוּ֙ve.yo.khe.LuH398and drinkוְיִשְׁתּ֔וּve.yish.TuH8354,and goH3212to their masterאֲדֹנֵיהֶֽם׃'a.do.nei.HemH113.
23And he preparedוַיִּכְרֶ֨הvai.yikh.RehH3739greatגְדוֹלָ֗הge.do.LahH1419provisionכֵּרָ֣הke.RahH3740for them: and when they had eatenוַיֹּֽאכְלוּ֙vai.yo.khe.LuH398and drunkוַיִּשְׁתּ֔וּvai.yish.TuH8354,he sent them awayוַֽיְשַׁלְּחֵ֔םvay.sha.le.ChemH7971,and they wentH3212to their masterאֲדֹֽנֵיהֶ֑ם'a.do.nei.HemH113.So the bandsגְּדוּדֵ֣יge.du.DeiH1416of Syriaאֲרָ֔ם'a.RamH758cameלָב֖וֹאla.Vo'H935no moreיָ֤סְפוּYa.se.fuH3254into the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.
Commentaries on 2 Kings 6
- 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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