New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Kings 3:1-19

1Now Jehoramוִיהוֹרָ֣םvi.ho.RamH3088the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ahabאַחְאָ֗ב'ach.'AvH256becameH4427kingמָלַ֤ךְma.LakhH4427overעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478at Samariaבְּשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹןbe.Sho.me.RonH8111in the eighteenthשְׁמֹנֶ֣ה עֶשְׂרֵ֔הshe.mo.Neh 'es.RehH8083 H6240yearבִּשְׁנַת֙bish.NatH8141of Jehoshaphatלִיהוֹשָׁפָ֖טli.ho.sha.FatH3092kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,and reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֖ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427twelveשְׁתֵּים־ עֶשְׂרֵ֥הshe.teim- 'es.RehH8147 H6240yearsשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141.

2He didוַיַּעֲשֶׂ֤הvai.ya.'a.SehH6213evilהָרַע֙ha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,thoughH7534not like his fatherכְאָבִ֖יוkhe.'a.VivH1and his motherוּכְאִמּ֑וֹu.khe.'i.MoH517; forhe putH5493awayH5493the sacredpillarמַצְּבַ֣תma.tze.VatH4676of Baalהַבַּ֔עַלha.Ba.'alH1168whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834his fatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1had madeעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213.

3NeverthelessH7534,he clungדָּבֵ֑קda.VekH1692to the sinsבְּחַטֹּ֞אותbe.cha.TotH2403of Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֧םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379the sonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121of Nebatנְבָ֛טne.VatH5028,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he made Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478sinהֶחֱטִ֥יאhe.che.Ti'H2398;he did not departסָ֖רsarH5493from them.

4Now Meshaוּמֵישַׁ֥עu.mei.Sha'H4338kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Moabמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124was a sheepH5349breederH5349, andused to payוְהֵשִׁ֤יבve.he.ShivH7725the kingלְמֶֽלֶךְ־le.Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478100,000מֵאָה־ אֶ֣לֶףme.'ah- 'E.lefH3967 H505lambsכָּרִ֔יםka.RimH3733and the woolצָֽמֶר׃Tza.merH6785of 100,000וּמֵ֥אָה אֶ֖לֶףu.Me.'ah 'E.lefH3967 H505ramsאֵילִ֥ים'ei.LimH352.

5Butwhen Ahabאַחְאָ֑ב'ach.'AvH256diedכְּמ֣וֹתke.MotH4194,the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Moabמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124rebelledוַיִּפְשַׁ֥עvai.yif.Sha'H6586against the kingבְּמֶ֥לֶךְbe.Me.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

6And Kingהַמֶּ֧לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Jehoramיְהוֹרָ֛םye.ho.RamH3088wentוַיֵּצֵ֞אvai.ye.Tze'H3318out of Samariaמִשֹּׁמְר֑וֹןmi.sho.me.RonH8111at that timeבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117and musteredוַיִּפְקֹ֖דvai.yif.KodH6485allכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

7Then he wentוַיֵּ֡לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980and sentוַיִּשְׁלַח֩vai.yish.LachH7971wordto Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֨טye.ho.sha.FatH3092the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, “The kingמֶ֤לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Moabמוֹאָב֙mo.'AvH4124has rebelledפָּשַׁ֣עpa.Sha'H6586against me. Will you goהֲתֵלֵ֥ךְha.te.LekhH1980with me to fightלַמִּלְחָמָ֑הla.mil.cha.MahH4421againstH413Moabמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124?”And he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “I will goאֶעֱלֶ֔ה'e.'e.LehH5927up;I am as you are, my peopleכְּעַמִּ֥יke.'a.MiH5971as your peopleכְעַמֶּ֖ךָkhe.'a.Me.khaH5971,my horsesכְּסוּסַ֥יke.su.SaiH5483as your horsesכְּסוּסֶֽיךָ׃ke.su.Sei.khaH5483.”

8He saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whichאֵי־ זֶ֥ה'ei- zehH335 H2088wayהַדֶּ֖רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870shall we goנַעֲלֶ֑הna.'a.LehH5927up?” And heansweredוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “The wayדֶּ֖רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of the wildernessמִדְבַּ֥רmid.BarH4057of EdomH112.”

9Sothe kingמֶ֨לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478wentוַיֵּלֶךְ֩vai.ye.leKhH1980withthe kingוּמֶֽלֶך־u.Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063andthe kingוּמֶ֣לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428of EdomH112;and they madeH5437a circuitH5437of sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651days’יָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117journeyדֶּ֖רֶךְDe.rekhH1870,and there was noוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808waterמַ֧יִםMa.yimH4325for the armyלַֽמַּחֲנֶ֛הla.ma.cha.NehH4264or for the cattleוְלַבְּהֵמָ֖הve.la.be.he.MahH929that followedבְּרַגְלֵיהֶֽם׃be.rag.lei.HemH7272them.

10Then the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Alasאֲהָ֕הּ'a.HahH162!For the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068has calledקָרָ֣אka.Ra'H7121theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428threeלִשְׁלֹ֙שֶׁת֙lish.Lo.shetH7969kingsהַמְּלָכִ֣יםha.me.la.KhimH4428to giveלָתֵ֥תla.TetH5414them into the handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of Moabמוֹאָֽב׃mo.'AvH4124.”

11But Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֗טye.ho.sha.FatH3092saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Is thereהַאֵ֨יןha.'EinH369not a prophetנָבִיא֙na.Vi'H5030of the Lordלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068hereפֹּ֤הpohH6311,that we may inquireוְנִדְרְשָׁ֥הve.nid.re.ShahH1875of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068by him?” And oneאֶחָ֞ד'e.ChadH259of the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israel’sיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478servantsמֵעַבְדֵ֤יme.'av.DeiH5650answeredוַ֠יַּעַןVai.ya.'anH6030and saidוַיֹּ֔אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֣ע'e.li.Sha'H477the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Shaphatשָׁפָ֔טsha.FatH8202is hereפֹּ֚הpohH6311,whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834used to pourיָ֥צַקYa.tzakH3332waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325on the handsיְדֵ֥יye.DeiH3027of Elijahאֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃'e.li.Ya.huH452.”

12Jehoshaphatיְה֣וֹשָׁפָ֔טye.Ho.o.sha.FatH3092saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “The wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068is with him.” So the kingמֶ֧לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478and Jehoshaphatוִיהוֹשָׁפָ֖טvi.ho.sha.FatH3092and the kingוּמֶ֥לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428of EdomH112wentH3381downוַיֵּרְד֣וּvai.ye.re.DuH3381to him.

13Now Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֜ע'e.li.Sha'H477saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the kingמֶ֤לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478, “Whatמַה־mah-H4100do I have to do with you?Goלֵ֚ךְlekhH1980to the prophetsנְבִיאֵ֣יne.vi.'EiH5030of your fatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1and to the prophetsנְבִיאֵ֖יne.vi.'EiH5030of your motherאִמֶּ֑ךָ'i.Me.khaH517.”And the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Noאַ֗ל'AlH408,for the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068has calledקָרָ֤אka.Ra'H7121theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428threeלִשְׁלֹ֙שֶׁת֙lish.Lo.shetH7969kingsהַמְּלָכִ֣יםha.me.la.KhimH4428togetherto giveלָתֵ֥תla.TetH5414them into the handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of Moabמוֹאָֽב׃mo.'AvH4124.”

14Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֗ע'e.li.Sha'H477saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “As the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635livesחַי־chai-H2416,beforeלְפָנָ֔יוle.fa.NavH6440whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I standעָמַ֣דְתִּי'a.Mad.tiH5975,were it not that I regardנֹשֵׂ֑אno.Se'H5375the presenceפְּנֵ֛יpe.NeiH6440of Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֥טye.ho.sha.FatH3092the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063,I would not lookאַבִּ֥יט'a.BitH5027at you norH518seeאֶרְאֶֽךָּ׃'er.'E.kaH7200you.

15But nowוְעַתָּ֖הve.'a.TahH6258bringקְחוּ־ke.chu-H3947me a minstrelמְנַגֵּ֑ןme.na.GenH5059.”And it cameוְהָיָה֙ve.ha.YahH1961about, when the minstrelכְּנַגֵּ֣ןke.na.GenH5059playedהַֽמְנַגֵּ֔ןham.na.GenH5059, thatthe handיַד־yad-H3027of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068cameוַתְּהִ֥יva.te.HiH1961upon him.

16He saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Thusכֹּ֖הkohH3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, ‘Makeעָשֹׂ֛ה'a.SohH6213thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088valleyהַנַּ֥חַלha.Na.chalH5158fullגֵּבִ֥ים׀ge.VimH1356of trenchesגֵּבִֽים׃ge.VimH1356.’

17For thusכֹ֣ה׀khohH3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, ‘You shall not seeתִרְא֥וּtir.'UH7200windר֙וּחַ֙Ru.achH7307norH3808shall you seeתִרְא֣וּtir.'UH7200rainגֶ֔שֶׁםGe.shemH1653;yet that valleyוְהַנַּ֥חַלve.ha.Na.chalH5158shall be filledיִמָּ֣לֵאyi.Ma.le'H4390with waterמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325,so that you shall drinkוּשְׁתִיתֶ֛םu.she.ti.TemH8354,both you and your cattleוּמִקְנֵיכֶ֖םu.mik.nei.KhemH4735and your beastsוּֽבְהֶמְתְּכֶֽם׃U.ve.hem.te.KhemH929.

18ThisH2088is but aslightH7043thingH7043in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068;He will also giveוְנָתַ֥ןve.na.TanH5414the Moabitesמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124into your handבְּיֶדְכֶֽם׃be.yed.KhemH3027.

19Then you shall strikeוְהִכִּיתֶ֞םve.hi.ki.TemH5221everyכָּל־kol-H3605fortifiedמִבְצָר֙miv.TzarH4013cityעִ֤יר'irH5892and everyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605choiceמִבְח֔וֹרmiv.ChorH4004cityעִ֣יר'irH5892,and fellתַּפִּ֔ילוּta.Pi.luH5307everyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605goodטוֹב֙tOvH2896treeעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086and stopתִּסְתֹּ֑מוּtis.To.muH5640allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605springsמַעְיְנֵי־ma'.ye.nei-H4599of waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325,and marתַּכְאִ֖בוּtakh.'I.vuH3510everyוְכֹל֙ve.KholH3605goodהַטּוֹבָ֔הha.to.VahH2896pieceH2513of landהַחֶלְקָ֣הha.chel.KahH2513with stonesבָּאֲבָנִֽים׃ba.'a.va.NimH68.’”

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