New American Standard Bible 1995
2 Chronicles 18:12-16
12Then the messengerוְהַמַּלְאָ֞ךְve.ha.mal.'AkhH4397whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834wentהָלַ֣ךְ׀ha.LakhH1980to summonלִקְרֹ֣אlik.Ro'H7121Micaiahלְמִיכָ֗יְהוּle.mi.Kha.ye.huH4321spokeדִּבֶּ֤רdi.BerH1696to him sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Beholdהִנֵּ֞הhi.NehH2009,the wordsדִּבְרֵ֧יdiv.ReiH1697of the prophetsהַנְּבִאִ֛יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030are uniformlyפֶּֽה־ אֶחָ֥דpeh- 'e.ChadH259H6310favorableט֖וֹבTovH2896to the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428.So pleaseנָ֧אna'H4994let your wordדְבָרְךָ֛de.va.re.KhaH1697be like oneכְּאַחַ֥דke.'a.ChadH259of them and speakוְדִבַּ֥רְתָּve.di.Bar.taH1696favorablyטּֽוֹב׃TovH2896.”
14When he cameוַיָּבֹא֮vai.ya.Vo'H935to the kingהַמֶּלֶךְ֒ha.me.leKhH4428,the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Micaiahמִיכָה֙mi.KhahH4318,shall we goהֲנֵלֵ֞ךְha.ne.LekhH1980to Ramoth-gileadH7433to battleלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.MahH4421,orאִם־'im-H518shall I refrainאֶחְדָּ֑ל'ech.DalH2308?”He saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “Goעֲל֣וּ'a.LuH5927up and succeedוְהַצְלִ֔יחוּve.hatz.Li.chuH6743,for they will be givenוְיִנָּתְנ֖וּve.yi.na.te.NuH5414into your handבְּיֶדְכֶֽם׃be.yed.KhemH3027.”
15Then the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “HowH5704H4100manyH5704H4100timesפְעָמִ֖יםfe.'a.MimH6471must I adjureמַשְׁבִּיעֶ֑ךָmash.bi.'E.khaH7650you to speakתְדַבֵּ֥רte.da.BerH1696to me nothingלֹֽא־lo'-H3808but the truthאֱמֶ֖ת'e.MetH571in the nameבְּשֵׁ֥םbe.ShemH8034of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068?”
16So he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “I sawרָאִ֤יתִיra.'I.tiH7200allכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478Scatteredנְפוֹצִ֣יםne.fo.TzimH6327on the mountainsהֶֽהָרִ֔יםhe.ha.RimH2022,Like sheepכַּצֹּ֕אןka.TzonH6629whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834haveH369noH369shepherdרֹעֶ֑הro.'EhH7462;And the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, ‘Theseלָאֵ֔לֶּהla.'E.lehH428have noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808masterאֲדֹנִ֣ים'a.do.NimH113.Let eachאִישׁ־'ish-H376of them returnיָשׁ֥וּבוּya.Shu.vuH7725to his houseלְבֵית֖וֹle.vei.ToH1004in peaceבְּשָׁלֽוֹם׃be.sha.LomH7965.’”
Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 18
- 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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