New American Standard Bible 1995
2 Kings 6:14-23
14He sentוַיִּשְׁלַח־vai.yish.lach-H7971horsesסוּסִ֥יםsu.SimH5483and chariotsוְרֶ֖כֶבve.Re.khevH7393and a greatכָּבֵ֑דka.VedH3515armyוְחַ֣יִלve.Cha.yilH2428thereשָׁ֛מָּהSha.mahH8033,and they cameוַיָּבֹ֣אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935by nightלַ֔יְלָהLay.lahH3915and surroundedוַיַּקִּ֖פוּvai.ya.Ki.fuH5362the cityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.
15Now when the attendantמְשָׁרֵ֨תme.sha.RetH8334of the manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָֽאֱלֹהִים֮ha.'E.lo.HimH430had risenלָקוּם֒la.KumH6965earlyוַ֠יַּשְׁכֵּםVai.yash.kemH7925and goneוַיֵּצֵ֕אvai.ye.Tze'H3318out, beholdוְהִנֵּה־ve.hi.neh-H2009,an armyחַ֛יִלCha.yilH2428with horsesוְס֣וּסve.SusH5483and chariotsוָרָ֑כֶבva.Ra.khevH7393was circlingסוֹבֵ֥בso.VevH5437the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892.And his servantנַעֲר֥וֹna.'a.RoH5288saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Alasאֲהָ֥הּ'a.HahH162,my masterאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113!WhatH351shall we doנַֽעֲשֶֽׂה׃Na.'a.SehH6213?”
17Then Elishaאֱלִישָׁע֙'e.li.Sha'H477prayedוַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֤לvai.yit.pa.LelH6419and saidוַיֹּאמַ֔רvai.yo.MarH559, “O Lordיְהוָ֕הYah.wehH3068,I prayנָ֥אna'H4994,openפְּקַח־pe.kach-H6491his eyesעֵינָ֖יו'ei.NavH5869that he may seeוְיִרְאֶ֑הve.yir.'EhH7200.”And the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068openedוַיִּפְקַ֤חvai.yif.KachH6491the servant’sהַנַּ֔עַרha.Na.'arH5288eyesעֵינֵ֣י'ei.NeiH5869and he sawוַיַּ֗רְאvai.Yar'H7200;and beholdוְהִנֵּ֨הve.hi.NehH2009,the mountainהָהָ֜רha.HarH2022was fullמָלֵ֨אma.Le'H4390ofhorsesסוּסִ֥יםsu.SimH5483and chariotsוְרֶ֛כֶבve.Re.khevH7393of fireאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784allH5439aroundH5439Elishaאֱלִישָֽׁע׃'e.li.Sha'H477.
18When they cameH3381downוַיֵּרְדוּ֮vai.ye.re.DuH3381to him, Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֤ע'e.li.Sha'H477prayedוַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֨לvai.yit.pa.LelH6419to the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068and saidוַיֹּאמַ֔רvai.yo.MarH559, “Strikeהַךְ־hakh-H5221thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088peopleהַגּוֹי־ha.goy-H1471with blindnessבַּסַּנְוֵרִ֑יםba.san.ve.RimH5575,I prayנָ֥אna'H4994.” So Hestruckוַיַּכֵּ֥םvai.ya.KemH5221them with blindnessבַּסַּנְוֵרִ֖יםba.san.ve.RimH5575according to the wordכִּדְבַ֥רkid.VarH1697of Elishaאֱלִישָֽׁע׃'e.li.Sha'H477.
19Then Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֗ע'e.li.Sha'H477saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “Thisזֶ֣הzehH2088is not the wayהַדֶּרֶךְ֮ha.de.reKhH1870,norH3808is thisזֹ֣הzohH2090the cityהָעִיר֒ha.'IrH5892;followלְכ֣וּ אַחֲרַ֔יle.Khu 'a.cha.RaiH1980H310me and I will bringוְאוֹלִ֣יכָהve.'o.Li.khahH1980you to the manהָאִ֖ישׁha.'IshH376whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you seekתְּבַקֵּשׁ֑וּןte.va.ke.ShunH1245.”And he broughtוַיֹּ֥לֶךְvai.Yo.lekhH1980them to Samariaשֹׁמְרֽוֹנָה׃sho.me.Ro.nahH8111.
20When they had comeכְּבֹאָ֣םke.vo.'AmH935into Samariaשֹׁמְרוֹן֒sho.me.rOnH8111,Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֔ע'e.li.Sha'H477saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “OLordיְהוָ֕הYah.wehH3068,openפְּקַ֥חpe.KachH6491the eyesעֵינֵֽי־'ei.nei-H5869of theseאֵ֖לֶּה'E.lehH428men,that they may seeוְיִרְא֑וּve.yir.'UH7200.”So the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068openedוַיִּפְקַ֤חvai.yif.KachH6491their eyesעֵ֣ינֵיהֶ֔ם'ei.nei.HemH5869and they sawוַיִּרְא֕וּvai.yir.'UH7200;and beholdוְהִנֵּ֖הve.hi.NehH2009,they were in the midstבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of Samariaשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃sho.me.RonH8111.
22Heansweredוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “You shall notkillתַכֶּ֔הta.KehH5221them. Would youkillמַכֶּ֑הma.KehH5221those you have takenשָׁבִ֛יתָsha.Vi.taH7617captiveH7628with your swordבְּחַרְבְּךָ֥be.char.be.KhaH2719and with your bowוּֽבְקַשְׁתְּךָ֖u.ve.kash.te.ChaH7198?Setשִׂים֩simH7760breadלֶ֨חֶםLe.chemH3899and waterוָמַ֜יִםva.Ma.yimH4325beforeלִפְנֵיהֶ֗םlif.nei.HemH6440them, that they may eatוְיֹֽאכְלוּ֙ve.yo.khe.LuH398and drinkוְיִשְׁתּ֔וּve.yish.TuH8354and goוְיֵלְכ֖וּve.ye.le.KhuH1980to their masterאֲדֹנֵיהֶֽם׃'a.do.nei.HemH113.”
23So he preparedH3738a greatגְדוֹלָ֗הge.do.LahH1419feastכֵּרָ֣הke.RahH3740for them; and when they had eatenוַיֹּֽאכְלוּ֙vai.yo.khe.LuH398and drunkוַיִּשְׁתּ֔וּvai.yish.TuH8354he sentH7971them awayH7971,and they wentוַיֵּלְכ֖וּvai.ye.le.KhuH1980to their masterאֲדֹֽנֵיהֶ֑ם'a.do.nei.HemH113. Andthe maraudingגְּדוּדֵ֣יge.du.DeiH1416bandsH1416of Arameansאֲרָ֔ם'a.RamH758didH3254not comeלָב֖וֹאla.Vo'H935againעוֹד֙'OdH5750H3254into the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.
Commentaries on 2 Kings 6
- 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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