King James Version
2 Kings 9:17-20
17And there stoodעֹמֵ֨ד'o.MedH5975a watchmanוְהַצֹּפֶה֩ve.ha.tzo.PehH6822on the towerהַמִּגְדָּ֜לha.mig.DalH4026in Jezreelבְּיִזְרְעֶ֗אלbe.yiz.re.'ElH3157,and he spiedוַיַּ֞רְאvai.Yar'H7200the companyשִׁפְעַ֤תshif.'AtH8229of Jehuיֵהוּא֙ye.Hu'H3058as he cameבְּבֹא֔וֹbe.vo.'OH935,and saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,I seeרֹאֶ֑הro.'EhH7200a companyשִׁפְעַ֖תshif.'AtH8229.And Joramיְהוֹרָ֗םye.ho.RamH3088saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Takeקַ֥חkachH3947an horsemanרַכָּ֛בra.KavH7395,and sendוּֽשְׁלַ֥חu.she.LachH7971to meetH7125them, and let him sayוְיֹאמַ֥רve.yo.MarH559, Is itpeaceהֲשָׁלֽוֹם׃ha.sha.LomH7965?
18So there wentH3212one on horsebackרֹכֵ֨ב הַסּ֜וּסro.Khev ha.SusH5483H7392to meetH7125him, and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,Thus saithאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428, Is itpeaceהֲשָׁל֔וֹםha.sha.LomH7965?And Jehuיֵה֛וּאye.Hu'H3058saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,What hast thou to do with peaceוּלְשָׁל֖וֹםu.le.sha.LomH7965?turnסֹ֣בsoH5437thee behindאַחֲרָ֑י'a.cha.RaiH310me. And the watchmanהַצֹּפֶה֙ha.tzo.PehH6822toldוַיַּגֵּ֤דvai.ya.GedH5046,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,The messengerהַמַּלְאָ֥ךְha.mal.'AkhH4397cameבָּֽא־ba'-H935to them, but he cometh not againשָֽׁב׃ShavH7725.
19Then he sent outוַיִּשְׁלַ֗חvai.yish.LachH7971a secondשֵׁנִי֒she.NiH8145on horsebackרֹכֵ֣ב סוּס֮ro.Khev susH5483H7392,which cameוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935to them, and saidוַיֹּ֛אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Thus saithאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, Is itpeaceשָׁל֑וֹםsha.LomH7965?And Jehuיֵה֛וּאye.Hu'H3058answeredוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,What hast thou to do with peaceוּלְשָׁל֖וֹםu.le.sha.LomH7965?turnסֹ֥בsoH5437thee behindאַחֲרָֽי׃'a.cha.RaiH310me.
20And the watchmanהַצֹּפֶה֙ha.tzo.PehH6822toldוַיַּגֵּ֤דvai.ya.GedH5046,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,He cameבָּ֥אba'H935even unto them, and cometh not againשָׁ֑בShavH7725:and the drivingוְהַמִּנְהָ֗גve.ha.min.HagH4491islike the drivingכְּמִנְהַג֙ke.min.HagH4491of Jehuיֵה֣וּאye.Hu'H3058the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Nimshiנִמְשִׁ֔יnim.ShiH5250;for he drivethיִנְהָֽג׃yin.HagH5090furiouslyבְשִׁגָּע֖וֹןve.shi.ga.'onH7697.
Commentaries on 2 Kings 9
- 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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