King James Version
2 Kings 6:24-27
24And it came to pass after thisאַחֲרֵי־'a.cha.rei-H310,that Ben–hadadH1130kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Syriaאֲרָ֖ם'a.RamH758gatheredוַיִּקְבֹּ֛ץvai.yik.BotzH6908all his hostמַחֲנֵ֑הוּma.cha.Ne.huH4264,and went upוַיַּ֕עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927,and besiegedוַיָּ֖צַרvai.Ya.tzarH6696Samariaשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃sho.me.RonH8111.
25And there was a greatגָּדוֹל֙ga.dOlH1419famineרָעָ֤בra.'AvH7458in Samariaבְּשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹןbe.Sho.me.RonH8111:and, behold, they besiegedצָרִ֣יםtza.RimH6696it, until an ass’sחֲמוֹר֙cha.mOrH2543headרֹאשׁ־rosh-H7218was soldfor fourscoreבִּשְׁמֹנִ֣יםbish.mo.NimH8084piecesof silverכֶּ֔סֶףKe.sefH3701,and the fourth partוְרֹ֛בַעve.Roa'H7255of a cabהַקַּ֥בha.KavH6894of dove’s dungדִּבְיוֹנִ֖יםcha.rei.yo.nimH2755H3123H1686for fiveבַּחֲמִשָּׁה־ba.cha.mi.shah-H2568piecesof silverכָֽסֶף׃Kha.sefH3701.
26And as the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478was passing byעֹבֵ֖ר'o.VerH5674upon the wallהַחֹמָ֑הha.cho.MahH2346,there criedצָעֲקָ֤הtza.'a.KahH6817a womanוְאִשָּׁ֗הve.'i.ShahH802unto him, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Helpהוֹשִׁ֖יעָהho.Shi.'ahH3467,my lordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113,O kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.
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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