King James Version
2 Kings 9:18-22
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.
21And Joramיְהוֹרָם֙ye.ho.RamH3088saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Make readyאֱסֹ֔ר'e.SorH631.And his chariotרִכְבּ֑וֹrikh.BoH7393was made readyוַיֶּאְסֹ֖רvai.ye'.SorH631.And Joramיְהוֹרָ֣םye.ho.RamH3088kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִ֠שְׂרָאֵלYis.ra.'elH3478and Ahaziahוַאֲחַזְיָ֨הוּva.'a.chaz.Ya.huH274kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063went outוַיֵּצֵ֣אvai.ye.Tze'H3318,eachאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376in his chariotבְּרִכְבּ֗וֹbe.rikh.BoH7393,and they went outוַיֵּֽצְאוּ֙vai.ye.tze.'UH3318againstH7125Jehuיֵה֔וּאye.Hu'H3058,and metוַיִּמְצָאֻ֔הוּvai.yim.tza.'U.huH4672him in the portionבְּחֶלְקַ֖תbe.chel.KatH2513of Nabothנָב֥וֹתna.VotH5022the Jezreeliteהַיִּזְרְעֵאלִֽי׃hai.yiz.re.'e.LiH3158.
22And it came to pass, when Joramיְהוֹרָם֙ye.ho.RamH3088sawכִּרְא֤וֹתkir.'otH7200Jehuיֵה֔וּאye.Hu'H3058,that he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Is itpeaceהֲשָׁל֣וֹםha.sha.LomH7965,Jehuיֵה֑וּאye.Hu'H3058?And he answeredוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,What peaceהַשָּׁל֔וֹםha.sha.LomH7965,so long asעַד־'ad-H5704the whoredomsזְנוּנֵ֞יze.nu.NeiH2183of thy motherאִמְּךָ֛'i.me.KhaH517Jezebelאִיזֶ֧בֶל'i.Ze.velH348and her witchcraftsוּכְשָׁפֶ֖יהָu.khe.sha.Fei.haH3785are somanyהָרַבִּֽים׃ha.ra.BimH7227?
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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