New American Standard Bible 1995
1 Kings 20:13-30
13Now beholdH2009,a prophetנָבִ֣יאna.Vi'H5030approachedנִגַּשׁ֮ni.GashH5066Ahabאַחְאָ֣ב'ach.'AvH256kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478and saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, ‘Have you seenהְֽרָאִ֔יתָhe.ra.'I.taH7200allכָּל־kol-H3605thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088greatהַגָּד֖וֹלha.ga.DolH1419multitudeהֶהָמ֥וֹןhe.ha.MonH1995?BeholdH2009,I will deliverנֹתְנ֤וֹno.te.NoH5414them into your handבְיָֽדְךָ֙ve.ya.de.KhaH3027todayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117, andyou shall knowוְיָדַעְתָּ֖ve.ya.da'.TaH3045that I am the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.’”
14Ahabאַחְאָב֙'ach.'AvH256saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “By whomבְּמִ֔יbe.MiH4310?”So he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, ‘By the youngבְּנַעֲרֵ֖יbe.na.'a.ReiH5288menH5288of the rulersשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of the provincesהַמְּדִינ֑וֹתha.me.di.NotH4082.’”Then he saidוַיֹּ֛אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whoמִֽי־mi-H4310shallbeginיֶאְסֹ֥רye'.SorH631the battleהַמִּלְחָמָ֖הha.mil.cha.MahH4421?” And heansweredוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “You.”
15Then he musteredוַיִּפְקֹ֗דvai.yif.KodH6485the youngנַעֲרֵי֙na.'a.ReiH5288menH5288of the rulersשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of the provincesהַמְּדִינ֔וֹתha.me.di.NotH4082,and there were 232מָאתַ֖יִם שְׁנַ֣יִם וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֑יםma.Ta.yim she.Na.yim u.she.lo.ShimH3967H8147H7970;and afterוְאַחֲרֵיהֶ֗םve.'a.cha.rei.HemH310them he musteredפָּקַ֧דpa.KadH6485allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971, evenallכָּל־kol-H3605the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,7,000שִׁבְעַ֥ת אֲלָפִֽים׃shiv.'At 'a.la.FimH7651H505.
16They wentוַיֵּצְא֖וּvai.ye.tze.'UH3318out at noonבַּֽצָּהֳרָ֑יִםba.tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672, whileBen-hadadH1130was drinkingשֹׁתֶ֨הsho.TehH8354himself drunkשִׁכּ֜וֹרshi.KorH7910in thetemporaryH5521sheltersH5521with the thirty-twoשְׁלֹשִֽׁים־ וּשְׁנַ֥יִםshe.lo.shim- u.she.Na.yimH7970H8147kingsH4428who helpedעֹזֵ֥ר'o.ZerH5826him.
17The youngנַעֲרֵ֛יna.'a.ReiH5288menH5288of the rulersשָׂרֵ֥יsa.ReiH8269of the provincesהַמְּדִינ֖וֹתha.me.di.NotH4082wentוַיֵּצְא֗וּvai.ye.tze.'UH3318out firstבָּרִֽאשֹׁנָ֑הba.ri.sho.NahH7223;and Ben-hadadH1130sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971out and they toldוַיַּגִּ֤ידוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046him, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “MenH376have comeיָצְא֖וּya.tze.'UH3318out from Samariaמִשֹּׁמְרֽוֹן׃mi.sho.me.RonH8111.”
18Then he saidוַיֹּ֛אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Ifאִם־'im-H518they have comeיָצָ֖אוּya.Tza.'uH3318out for peaceלְשָׁל֥וֹםle.sha.LomH7965,takeתִּפְשׂ֣וּםtif.SumH8610them aliveחַיִּ֑יםchai.YimH2416;or ifוְאִ֧םve.'ImH518they have comeיָצָ֖אוּya.Tza.'uH3318out for warלְמִלְחָמָ֛הle.mil.cha.MahH4421,takeתִּפְשֽׂוּם׃tif.SumH8610them aliveחַיִּ֥יםchai.YimH2416.”
19So theseוְאֵ֙לֶּה֙ve.'E.lehH428wentיָצְא֣וּya.tze.'UH3318out from the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,the youngנַעֲרֵ֖יna.'a.ReiH5288menH5288of the rulersשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of the provincesהַמְּדִינ֑וֹתha.me.di.NotH4082,and the armyוְהַחַ֖יִלve.ha.Cha.yilH2428whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834followedאַחֲרֵיהֶֽם׃'a.cha.rei.HemH310them.
20Theykilledוַיַּכּוּ֙vai.ya.KuH5221eachאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376his manאִישׁ֔וֹ'i.ShoH376;and the Arameansאֲרָ֔ם'a.RamH758fledוַיָּנֻ֣סוּvai.ya.Nu.suH5127and Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478pursuedוַֽיִּרְדְּפֵ֖םvai.yir.de.FemH7291them, and Ben-hadadH1130kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Aramאֲרָ֔ם'a.RamH758escapedוַיִּמָּלֵ֗טvai.yi.ma.LetH4422on a horseס֖וּסsusH5483with horsemenוּפָרָשִֽׁים׃u.fa.ra.ShimH6571.
21The kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478wentוַיֵּצֵא֙vai.ye.Tze'H3318out andstruckוַיַּ֥ךְvai.YakhH5221the horsesהַסּ֖וּסha.SusH5483and chariotsהָרָ֑כֶבha.Ra.khevH7393, andkilledוְהִכָּ֥הve.hi.KahH5221the Arameansבַאֲרָ֖םva.'a.RamH758with a greatגְדוֹלָֽה׃ge.do.LahH1419slaughterמַכָּ֥הma.KahH4347.
22Thenthe prophetהַנָּבִיא֙ha.na.Vi'H5030cameH5066nearH5066to the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478and saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Goלֵ֣ךְlekhH1980,strengthenהִתְחַזַּ֔קhit.cha.ZakH2388yourself and observeוְדַ֥עve.Da'H3045and seeוּרְאֵ֖הu.re.'EhH7200whatאֲשֶֽׁר־'a.Sher-H834you have to doתַּעֲשֶׂ֑הta.'a.SehH6213; forat the turnלִתְשׁוּבַ֣תlit.shu.VatH8666of the yearהַשָּׁנָ֔הha.sha.NahH8141the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Aramאֲרָ֖ם'a.RamH758will comeעֹלֶ֥ה'o.LehH5927up againstעָלֶֽיךָ׃ ס'a.Lei.khaH5921you.”
23Now the servantsוְעַבְדֵ֨יve.'av.DeiH5650of the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Aramאֲרָ֜ם'a.RamH758saidאָמְר֣וּ'a.me.RuH559to him, “Their godsאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430are godsאֱלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔ם'e.Lo.hei.HemH430of the mountainsהָרִים֙ha.RimH2022,thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֖ן'al- kenH5921H3651they were strongerחָזְק֣וּcha.ze.KuH2388thanH4480we; but ratherוְאוּלָ֗םve.'u.LamH199let us fightנִלָּחֵ֤םni.la.ChemH3898againstאִתָּם֙'i.TamH854them in the plainבַּמִּישׁ֔וֹרba.mi.ShorH4334, andsurelyאִם־ לֹ֥א'im- lo'H518H3808we will be strongerנֶחֱזַ֖קne.che.ZakH2388thanH4480they.
25andmusterתִֽמְנֶה־tim.neh-H4487an armyחַ֡יִלCha.yilH2428like the armyכַּחַיִל֩ka.cha.YilH2428that you have lostהַנֹּפֵ֨לha.no.FelH5307,horseוְס֣וּסve.SusH5483for horseכַּסּ֣וּס׀ka.SusH5483,and chariotוְרֶ֣כֶבve.Re.khevH7393for chariotכָּרֶ֗כֶבka.Re.khevH7393.Then we will fightוְנִֽלָּחֲמָ֤הve.ni.la.cha.MahH3898againstH854them in the plainבַּמִּישׁ֔וֹרba.mi.ShorH4334,and surelyאִם־ לֹ֥א'im- lo'H518H3808we will be strongerנֶחֱזַ֖קne.che.ZakH2388thanH4480they.” And he listenedוַיִּשְׁמַ֥עvai.yish.Ma'H8085to their voiceלְקֹלָ֖םle.ko.LamH6963and didוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213soכֵּֽן׃ פKenH3651.
26At the turnלִתְשׁוּבַ֣תlit.shu.VatH8666of the yearהַשָּׁנָ֔הha.sha.NahH8141,Ben-hadadH1130musteredוַיִּפְקֹ֥דvai.yif.KodH6485the Arameansאֲרָ֑ם'a.RamH758and wentוַיַּ֣עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927up toAphekאֲפֵ֔קָה'a.Fe.kahH663to fightלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.MahH4421againstעִם־'im-H5973Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
27The sonsוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478were musteredהָתְפָּקְדוּ֙ha.te.pa.ke.DuH6485and were provisionedוְכָלְכְּל֔וּve.khal.ke.LuH3557and wentוַיֵּלְכ֖וּvai.ye.le.KhuH1980to meetלִקְרָאתָ֑םlik.ra.TamH7122them; and the sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478campedוַיַּחֲנ֨וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583beforeנֶגְדָּ֗םneg.DamH5048them like twoכִּשְׁנֵי֙kish.NeiH8147littleH2835flocksH2835of goatsעִזִּ֔ים'i.ZimH5795,but the Arameansוַאֲרָ֖םva.'a.RamH758filledמִלְא֥וּmil.'UH4390the countryהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.
28Thena manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430cameH5066nearH5066and spokeוַיֹּאמֶר֮vai.yo.MerH559to the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478and saidוַיֹּ֜אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, ‘Becauseיַ֠עַן אֲשֶׁ֨רYa.'an 'a.SherH3282H834the Arameansאֲרָם֙'a.RamH758have saidאָמְר֤וּ'a.me.RuH559, “The Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068is a godאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of themountainsהָרִים֙ha.RimH2022,but He is not a godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of thevalleysעֲמָקִ֖ים'a.ma.KimH6010,” thereforeI will giveוְ֠נָתַתִּיVe.na.ta.tiH5414allכָּל־kol-H3605thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088greatהַגָּ֤דוֹלha.Ga.dolH1419multitudeהֶהָמ֨וֹןhe.ha.MonH1995into your handבְּיָדֶ֔ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027,and you shall knowוִֽידַעְתֶּ֖םvi.da'.TemH3045that I am the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.’”
29So they campedוַֽיַּחֲנ֧וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583oneאֵ֦לֶּה'E.lehH428overH5227againstH5227the otherאֵ֖לֶּה'E.lehH428sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117.And on the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֗יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117the battleהַמִּלְחָמָ֔הha.mil.cha.MahH4421was joinedוַתִּקְרַב֙va.tik.RavH7126,and the sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֧לYis.ra.'ElH3478killedוַיַּכּ֨וּvai.ya.KuH5221ofthe Arameansאֲרָ֛ם'a.RamH758100,000מֵאָה־ אֶ֥לֶףme.'ah- 'E.lefH3967H505footרַגְלִ֖יrag.LiH7273soldiersH7273in oneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117.
30But the restהַנּוֹתָרִ֥ים׀ha.no.ta.RimH3498fledוַיָּנֻ֨סוּvai.ya.Nu.suH5127toAphekאֲפֵקָה֮'a.fe.KahH663into the cityהָעִיר֒ha.'IrH5892,and the wallהַחוֹמָ֔הha.cho.MahH2346fellוַתִּפֹּל֙va.ti.PolH5307on 27,000עֶשְׂרִ֨ים וְשִׁבְעָ֥ה אֶ֛לֶף'es.Rim ve.shiv.'Ah 'E.lefH6242H7651H505menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376who were leftהַנּוֹתָרִ֑יםha.no.ta.RimH3498.And Ben-hadadH1130fledנָ֔סNasH5127and cameוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935into the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892into an innerחֶ֥דֶרChe.derH2315chamberבְּחָֽדֶר׃ סbe.Cha.derH2315.
Commentaries on 1 Kings 20
- 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
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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