King James Version
2 Kings 6:24-33
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.
28And the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּֽאמֶר־vai.yo.mer-H559unto her, What aileth thee? And she answeredוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559,This womanהָאִשָּׁ֨הha.'i.ShahH802saidאָמְרָ֣ה'a.me.RahH559unto me, Giveתְּנִ֤יte.NiH5414thy sonבְּנֵךְ֙be.neKhH1121,that we may eatוְנֹאכְלֶ֣נּוּve.no.khe.Le.nuH398him to dayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117,and we will eatנֹאכַ֥לno.KhalH398my sonבְּנִ֖יbe.NiH1121to morrowמָחָֽר׃ma.CharH4279.
29So we boiledוַנְּבַשֵּׁ֥לva.ne.va.ShelH1310my sonבְּנִ֖יbe.NiH1121,and did eatוַנֹּֽאכְלֵ֑הוּva.no.khe.Le.huH398him: and I saidוָאֹמַ֨רva.'o.MarH559unto her on the nextהָאַחֵ֗רha.'a.CherH312dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,Giveתְּנִ֤יte.NiH5414thy sonבְּנֵךְ֙be.neKhH1121,that we may eatוְנֹ֣אכְלֶ֔נּוּve.No.khe.Le.nuH398him: and she hath hidוַתַּחְבִּ֖אva.tach.Bi'H2244her sonבְּנָֽהּ׃be.NahH1121.
30And it came to pass, when the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428heardכִשְׁמֹ֨עַkhish.Mo.a'H8085the wordsדִּבְרֵ֤יdiv.ReiH1697of the womanהָֽאִשָּׁה֙ha.'i.ShahH802,that he rentוַיִּקְרַ֣עvai.yik.Ra'H7167his clothesבְּגָדָ֔יוbe.ga.DavH899;and he passed byעֹבֵ֣ר'o.VerH5674upon the wallהַחֹמָ֑הha.cho.MahH2346,and the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971lookedוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200, and, behold, he hadsackclothהַשַּׂ֛קha.SakH8242withinמִבָּֽיִת׃mi.Ba.yitH1004upon his fleshבְּשָׂר֖וֹbe.sa.RoH1320.
31Then he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430doיַעֲשֶׂה־ya.'a.seh-H6213so and moreיוֹסִ֑ףyo.SifH3254also to me, if the headרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֧ע'e.li.Sha'H477the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Shaphatשָׁפָ֛טsha.FatH8202shall standיַעֲמֹ֞דya.'a.ModH5975on him this dayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.
32But Elishaוֶאֱלִישָׁע֙ve.'e.li.Sha'H477satיֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427in his houseבְּבֵית֔וֹbe.vei.ToH1004,and the eldersוְהַזְּקֵנִ֖יםve.ha.ze.ke.NimH2205satיֹשְׁבִ֣יםyo.she.VimH3427with him; and the kingsentוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971a manאִ֜ישׁ'ishH376from beforeמִלְּפָנָ֗יוmi.le.fa.NavH6440him: but ere the messengerהַמַּלְאָ֨ךְha.mal.'AkhH4397cameיָבֹא֩ya.Vo'H935to him, he saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559to the eldersהַזְּקֵנִ֗יםha.ze.ke.NimH2205,Seeהַרְּאִיתֶם֙ha.re.'i.TemH7200ye how this sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of a murdererהַֽמְרַצֵּ֤חַham.ra.Tze.achH7523hath sentשָׁלַ֞חsha.LachH7971to take awayלְהָסִ֣ירle.ha.SirH5493mine headרֹאשִׁ֔יro.ShiH7218?lookרְא֣וּ׀re.'UH7200,when the messengerהַמַּלְאָ֗ךְha.mal.'AkhH4397comethכְּבֹ֣אke.Vo'H935,shutסִגְר֤וּsig.RuH5462the doorהַדֶּ֙לֶת֙ha.De.letH1817,and hold him fastוּלְחַצְתֶּ֤םu.le.chatz.TemH3905at the doorבַּדֶּ֔לֶתba.De.letH1817: isnot the soundק֛וֹלKolH6963of his master’sאֲדֹנָ֖יו'a.do.NavH113feetרַגְלֵ֥יrag.LeiH7272behindאַחֲרָֽיו׃'a.cha.RavH310him?
33And while he yet talkedמְדַבֵּ֣רme.da.BerH1696with them, behold, the messengerהַמַּלְאָ֖ךְha.mal.'AkhH4397came downיֹרֵ֣דyo.RedH3381unto him: and he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Behold, this evilהָֽרָעָה֙ha.ra.'AhH7451isof the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068;what should I waitאוֹחִ֥יל'o.ChilH3176for the Lordלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068any longer?
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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