New American Standard Bible 1995
1 Kings 20:22-38
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.
31His servantsעֲבָדָיו֒'a.va.DavH5650saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to him, “Beholdהִנֵּֽה־hi.neh-H2009nowנָ֣אna'H4994,we have heardשָׁמַ֔עְנוּsha.Ma'.nuH8085that the kingsמַלְכֵי֙mal.KheiH4428of the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478are mercifulחֶ֖סֶדChe.sedH2617kingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428,pleaseנָּא֩na'H4994let usputנָשִׂ֣ימָהna.Si.mahH7760sackclothשַׂקִּ֨יםsa.KimH8242on our loinsבְּמָתְנֵ֜ינוּbe.ma.te.Nei.nuH4975and ropesוַחֲבָלִ֣יםva.cha.va.LimH2256on our headsבְּרֹאשֵׁ֗נוּbe.ro.She.nuH7218,and goוְנֵצֵא֙ve.ne.Tze'H3318out to the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478;perhapsאוּלַ֖י'u.LaiH194he will saveיְחַיֶּ֥הye.chai.YehH2421yourlifeנַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃naf.She.khaH5315.”
32Sothey girdedוַיַּחְגְּרוּ֩vai.yach.ge.RuH2296sackclothשַׂקִּ֨יםsa.KimH8242on their loinsבְּמָתְנֵיהֶ֜םbe.ma.te.nei.HemH4975and putropesוַחֲבָלִ֣יםva.cha.va.LimH2256on their headsבְּרָאשֵׁיהֶ֗םbe.ra.shei.HemH7218,and cameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935to the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478and saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, “Your servantעַבְדְּךָ֧'av.de.KhaH5650Ben-hadadH1130saysאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559, ‘Pleaseנָ֣אna'H4994let me liveתְּחִֽי־te.chi-H2421.’”And he saidוַיֹּ֛אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Is he stillהַעוֹדֶ֥נּוּha.'o.De.nuH5750aliveחַ֖יchaiH2416?He is my brotherאָחִ֥י'a.ChiH251.”
33Now the menH376tookH5172this as an omenH5172,and quicklyוַֽיְמַהֲר֜וּvay.ma.ha.RuH4116catchingוַיַּחְלְט֣וּvai.yach.le.TuH2480his word saidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559, “Your brotherאָחִ֣יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251Ben-hadadH1130.”Then he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Goבֹּ֣אוּBo.'uH935,bringקָחֻ֑הוּka.Chu.huH3947him.” Then Ben-hadadH1130cameוַיֵּצֵ֤אvai.ye.Tze'H3318out to him, and hetookוַֽיַּעֲלֵ֖הוּvai.ya.'a.Le.huH5927him up into the chariotהַמֶּרְכָּבָֽה׃ha.mer.ka.VahH4818.
34Ben-hadadsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “The citiesהֶעָרִ֣יםhe.'a.RimH5892whichH834my fatherאָבִי֩'a.ViH1tookלָֽקַח־la.kach-H3947from your fatherאָבִ֜יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1I will restoreאָשִׁ֗יב'a.ShivH7725,and you shall makeתָּשִׂ֨יםta.SimH7760streetsוְ֠חוּצוֹתVe.chu.tzotH2351for yourself in Damascusבְדַמֶּ֙שֶׂק֙ve.da.Me.sekH1834,as my fatherאָבִי֙'a.ViH1madeשָׂ֤םsamH7760in Samariaבְּשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹןbe.Sho.me.RonH8111.” Ahab said, “And I will letH7971you goאֲשַׁלְּחֶ֑ךָּ'a.sha.le.Che.kaH7971with this covenantבַּבְּרִ֣יתba.be.RitH1285.”So he madeוַיִּכְרָת־vai.yikh.rot-H3772a covenantבְרִ֖יתve.RitH1285with him and letH7971him goוַֽיְשַׁלְּחֵֽהוּ׃ סVay.sha.le.Che.huH7971.
35Now a certainאֶחָ֜ד'e.ChadH259manוְאִ֨ישׁve.'IshH376ofthe sonsמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121of the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֗יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030saidאָמַ֧ר'a.MarH559toanotherרֵעֵ֛הוּre.'E.huH7453by the wordבִּדְבַ֥רbid.VarH1697of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, “Pleaseנָ֑אNa'H4994strikeהַכֵּ֣ינִיha.Kei.niH5221me.” But the manהָאִ֖ישׁha.'IshH376refusedוַיְמָאֵ֥ןvay.ma.'EnH3985to strikeלְהַכֹּתֽוֹ׃le.ha.ko.ToH5221him.
36Then he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Becauseיַ֚עַן אֲשֶׁ֤רYa.'an 'a.SherH3282H834you have not listenedשָׁמַ֙עְתָּ֙sha.Ma'.taH8085to the voiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,beholdH2009,as soon as you have departedהוֹלֵךְ֙ho.leKhH1980from me,a lionH743willkillוְהִכְּךָ֖ve.hi.ke.KhaH5221you.” And as soon as he had departedוַיֵּ֙לֶךְ֙vai.Ye.lekhH1980from him a lionH743foundוַיִּמְצָאֵ֥הוּvai.yim.tza.'E.huH4672him andkilledוַיַּכֵּֽהוּ׃vai.ya.Ke.huH5221him.
38So the prophetהַנָּבִ֔יאha.na.Vi'H5030departedוַיֵּ֙לֶךְ֙vai.Ye.lekhH1980and waitedוַיַּעֲמֹ֥דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975for the kingלַמֶּ֖לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428by the wayהַדָּ֑רֶךְha.Da.rekhH1870, anddisguisedוַיִּתְחַפֵּ֥שׂvai.yit.cha.PesH2664himself with a bandageבָּאֲפֵ֖רba.'a.FerH666overH5921his eyesעֵינָֽיו׃'ei.NavH5869.
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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