New American Standard Bible 1995
2 Kings 9:1-23
1Now Elishaוֶאֱלִישָׁע֙ve.'e.li.Sha'H477the prophetהַנָּבִ֔יאha.na.Vi'H5030calledקָרָ֕אka.Ra'H7121oneלְאַחַ֖דle.'a.ChadH259ofthe sonsמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121of the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֑יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030and saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Girdחֲגֹ֣רcha.GorH2296up your loinsמָתְנֶ֗יךָma.te.Nei.khaH4975, andtakeוְ֠קַחVe.kachH3947thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088flaskפַּ֣ךְpakhH6378of oilהַשֶּׁ֤מֶןha.She.menH8081in your handבְּיָדֶ֔ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027and goוְלֵ֖ךְve.LekhH1980toRamoth-gileadH7433.
2When you arriveוּבָ֖אתָu.Va.taH935thereH8033,searchוּרְאֵֽה־u.re.'e.ho.Sha-H7200outJehuיֵה֨וּאye.Hu'H3058the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֜טye.ho.sha.FatH3092the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nimshiנִמְשִׁ֗יnim.ShiH5250,and goוּבָ֙אתָ֙u.Va.taH935in andbid him ariseוַהֲקֵֽמֹתוֹ֙va.ha.ke.mo.ToH6965from amongמִתּ֣וֹךmi.TokhH8432his brothersאֶחָ֔יו'e.ChavH251,and bringוְהֵבֵיאתָ֥ve.he.vei.TaH935him to an innerחֶ֥דֶרChe.derH2315roomבְּחָֽדֶר׃be.Cha.derH2315.
3Then takeוְלָקַחְתָּ֤ve.la.kach.TaH3947the flaskפַךְ־fakh-H6378of oilהַשֶּׁ֙מֶן֙ha.She.menH8081and pourוְיָצַקְתָּ֣ve.ya.tzak.TaH3332it on his headרֹאשׁ֔וֹro.ShoH7218and sayוְאָֽמַרְתָּ֙ve.'a.mar.TaH559, ‘Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, “I have anointedמְשַׁחְתִּ֥יךָֽme.shach.Ti.khaH4886you kingלְמֶ֖לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428overעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478.”’Then openוּפָתַחְתָּ֥u.fa.tach.TaH6605the doorהַדֶּ֛לֶתha.De.letH1817and fleeוְנַ֖סְתָּהve.Nas.tahH5127and do not waitתְחַכֶּֽה׃te.cha.KehH2442.”
5When he cameוַיָּבֹ֗אvai.ya.Vo'H935,beholdוְהִנֵּ֨הve.hi.NehH2009,the captainsשָׂרֵ֤יsa.ReiH8269of the armyהַחַ֙יִל֙ha.Cha.yilH2428were sittingיֹֽשְׁבִ֔יםyo.she.VimH3427,and he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “I have a wordדָּבָ֥רda.VarH1697for you, O captainהַשָּׂ֑רha.SarH8269.”And Jehuיֵהוּא֙ye.Hu'H3058saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “For whichמִ֣יmiH4310oneof us?” And he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “For you, O captainהַשָּֽׂר׃ha.SarH8269.”
6He aroseוַיָּ֙קָם֙vai.Ya.komH6965and wentוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935into the houseהַבַּ֔יְתָהha.Bay.tahH1004,and he pouredוַיִּצֹ֥קvai.yi.TzokH3332the oilהַשֶּׁ֖מֶןha.She.menH8081on his headרֹאשׁ֑וֹro.ShoH7218and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, ‘I have anointedמְשַׁחְתִּ֧יךָֽme.shach.Ti.khaH4886you kingלְמֶ֛לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428overH413the peopleעַ֥ם'amH5971of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, evenoverH413Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
7You shall strikeוְהִ֨כִּיתָ֔הve.Hi.ki.TahH5221the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Ahabאַחְאָ֖ב'ach.'AvH256your masterאֲדֹנֶ֑יךָ'a.do.Nei.khaH113,that I may avengeוְנִקַּמְתִּ֞יve.ni.kam.TiH5358the bloodדְּמֵ֣י׀de.MeiH1818of My servantsעֲבָדַ֣י'a.va.DaiH5650the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֗יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030,and the bloodוּדְמֵ֛יu.de.MeiH1818of allכָּל־kol-H3605the servantsעַבְדֵ֥י'av.DeiH5650of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,at the handמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of Jezebelאִיזָֽבֶל׃'i.Za.velH348.
8For the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Ahabאַחְאָ֑ב'ach.'AvH256shall perishוְאָבַ֖דve.'a.VadH6, andI will cutוְהִכְרַתִּ֤יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772offH3772from Ahabלְאַחְאָב֙le.'ach.'AvH256everyH8366maleבְּקִ֔ירbe.KirH8366H7023personboth bondוְעָצ֥וּרve.'a.TzurH6113and freeוְעָז֖וּבve.'a.ZuvH5800in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
9I will makeוְנָֽתַתִּי֙ve.na.ta.TiH5414the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Ahabאַחְאָ֔ב'ach.'AvH256like the houseכְּבֵ֖יתke.VeitH1004of Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֣םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nebatנְבָ֑טne.VatH5028, andlike the houseוּכְבֵ֖יתu.khe.VeitH1004of Baashaבַּעְשָׁ֥אba'.Sha'H1201the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Ahijahאֲחִיָּֽה׃'a.chi.YahH281.
10The dogsהַכְּלָבִ֛יםha.ke.la.VimH3611shall eatיֹאכְל֧וּyo.khe.LuH398Jezebelאִיזֶ֜בֶל'i.Ze.velH348in the territoryבְּחֵ֥לֶקbe.Che.lekH2506of Jezreelיִזְרְעֶ֖אלyiz.re.'ElH3157,and noneוְאֵ֣יןve.'EinH369shall buryקֹבֵ֑רko.VerH6912her.’”Then he openedוַיִּפְתַּ֥חvai.yif.TachH6605the doorהַדֶּ֖לֶתha.De.letH1817and fledוַיָּנֹֽס׃vai.ya.NosH5127.
11Now Jehuוְיֵה֗וּאve.ye.Hu'H3058cameיָצָא֙ya.Tza'H3318out to the servantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650of his masterאֲדֹנָ֔יו'a.do.NavH113,and one saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Is all wellהֲשָׁל֔וֹםha.sha.LomH7965?Whyמַדּ֛וּעַma.Du.a'H4069did thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088madהַמְשֻׁגָּ֥עham.shu.Ga'H7696fellowH7696comeבָּֽא־ba'-H935to you?” And he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “You knowיְדַעְתֶּ֥םye.da'.TemH3045very wellthe manהָאִ֖ישׁha.'IshH376and his talkשִׂיחֽוֹ׃si.ChoH7879.”
12They saidH559, “It is a lieשֶׁ֔קֶרShe.kerH8267,tellהַגֶּד־ha.ged-H5046us nowנָ֖אna'H4994.”And he saidH559, “ThusH2088and thusH2088he saidH559to me, ‘Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saysH559the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, “I have anointedמְשַׁחְתִּ֥יךָֽme.shach.Ti.khaH4886you kingלְמֶ֖לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428overH413Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.”’”
13Thenthey hurriedוַֽיְמַהֲר֗וּvay.ma.ha.RuH4116and eachH376manH376tookוַיִּקְחוּ֙vai.yik.ChuH3947his garmentבִּגְד֔וֹbig.DoH899and placedוַיָּשִׂ֥ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760it underתַחְתָּ֖יוtach.TavH8478him on the bareגֶּ֣רֶםGe.remH1634stepsהַֽמַּעֲל֑וֹתha.ma.'a.LotH4609, andblewוַֽיִּתְקְעוּ֙vai.yit.ke.'UH8628the trumpetבַּשּׁוֹפָ֔רba.sho.FarH7782,sayingוַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, “Jehuיֵהֽוּא׃ye.Hu'H3058is kingמָלַ֥ךְma.LakhH4427!”
14So Jehuיֵה֛וּאye.Hu'H3058the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֥טye.ho.sha.FatH3092the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nimshiנִמְשִׁ֖יnim.ShiH5250conspiredוַיִּתְקַשֵּׁ֗רvai.yit.ka.SherH7194againstאֶל־'el-H413Joramיוֹרָ֑םyo.RamH3141.Now Joramוְיוֹרָם֩ve.yo.RamH3141with allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478wasdefendingשֹׁמֵ֜רsho.MerH8104Ramoth-gileadH7433againstמִפְּנֵ֥יmi.pe.NeiH4480H6440Hazaelחֲזָאֵ֖לcha.za.'ElH2371kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Aramאֲרָֽם׃'a.RamH758,
15butKingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Joramיְהוֹרָ֨םye.ho.RamH3088had returnedוַיָּשָׁב֩vai.ya.ShavH7725to Jezreelבִיְזְרְעֶ֗אלviy.ze.re.'ElH3157to be healedלְהִתְרַפֵּ֣אle.hit.ra.Pe'H7495of the woundsהַמַּכִּים֙ha.ma.KimH4347whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834the Arameansאֲרַמִּ֔ים'a.ra.MimH761hadinflictedיַכֻּ֣הוּya.Ku.huH5221on him when he foughtבְּהִלָּ֣חֲמ֔וֹbe.hi.La.cha.MoH3898with Hazaelחֲזָאֵ֖לcha.za.'ElH2371kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Aramאֲרָ֑ם'a.RamH758.So Jehuיֵהוּא֙ye.Hu'H3058saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Ifאִם־'im-H518this is your mindנַפְשְׁכֶ֔םnaf.she.KhemH5315, thenlet noאַל־'al-H408oneH6412escapeH6412orleaveיֵצֵ֤אye.Tze'H3318H4480the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892to goלָלֶ֖כֶתla.Le.khetH1980tellלְהַגִּ֥ידle.gidH5046itin Jezreelבְּיִזְרְעֶֽאל׃be.yiz.re.'ElH3157.”
16Then Jehuיֵהוּא֙ye.Hu'H3058rodeוַיִּרְכַּ֤בvai.yir.KavH7392in a chariotH7392and wentוַיֵּ֣לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980to Jezreelיִזְרְעֶ֔אלָהyiz.re.'E.lahH3157,for Joramיוֹרָ֖םyo.RamH3141was lyingשֹׁכֵ֣בsho.KhevH7901thereשָׁ֑מָּהSha.mahH8033.Ahaziahוַֽאֲחַזְיָה֙va.'a.chaz.YahH274kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063had comeיָרַ֖דya.RadH3381downH3381to seeלִרְא֥וֹתlir.'otH7200Joramיוֹרָֽם׃yo.RamH3141.
17Now the watchmanוְהַצֹּפֶה֩ve.ha.tzo.PehH6822was standingעֹמֵ֨ד'o.MedH5975on the towerהַמִּגְדָּ֜לha.mig.DalH4026in Jezreelבְּיִזְרְעֶ֗אלbe.yiz.re.'ElH3157and he sawוַיַּ֞רְאvai.Yar'H7200thecompanyשִׁפְעַ֤תshif.'AtH8229of Jehuיֵהוּא֙ye.Hu'H3058as he cameבְּבֹא֔וֹbe.vo.'OH935,and saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “I seeרֹאֶ֑הro.'EhH7200acompanyשִׁפְעַ֖תshif.'AtH8229.”And Joramיְהוֹרָ֗םye.ho.RamH3088saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Takeקַ֥חkachH3947a horsemanרַכָּ֛בra.KavH7395and sendוּֽשְׁלַ֥חu.she.LachH7971him to meetלִקְרָאתָ֖םlik.ra.TamH7122them and let him sayוְיֹאמַ֥רve.yo.MarH559, ‘Is it peaceהֲשָׁלֽוֹם׃ha.sha.LomH7965?’”
18So a horsemanרֹכֵ֨ב הַסּ֜וּסro.Khev ha.SusH7392H5483wentוַיֵּלֶךְ֩vai.ye.leKhH1980to meetלִקְרָאת֗וֹlik.ra.ToH7122him and saidH559, “Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysH559the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428, ‘Is it peaceהֲשָׁל֔וֹםha.sha.LomH7965?’”And Jehuיֵה֛וּאye.Hu'H3058saidH559, “Whatמַה־mah-H4100have you to do with peaceוּלְשָׁל֖וֹםu.le.sha.LomH7965?Turnסֹ֣בsoH5437behindאֶֽל־ אַחֲרָ֑י'el- 'a.cha.RaiH413H310me.” And the watchmanהַצֹּפֶה֙ha.tzo.PehH6822reportedוַיַּגֵּ֤דvai.ya.GedH5046, “The messengerהַמַּלְאָ֥ךְha.mal.'AkhH4397cameבָּֽא־ba'-H935to them, but he did not returnשָֽׁב׃ShavH7725.”
19Then he sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֗חvai.yish.LachH7971out a secondשֵׁנִי֒she.NiH8145horsemanרֹכֵ֣ב סוּס֮ro.Khev susH7392H5483,who cameוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935to them and saidוַיֹּ֛אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, ‘Is it peaceשָׁל֑וֹםsha.LomH7965?’”And Jehuיֵה֛וּאye.Hu'H3058answeredוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whatמַה־mah-H4100have you to do with peaceוּלְשָׁל֖וֹםu.le.sha.LomH7965?Turnסֹ֥בsoH5437behindאַחֲרָֽי׃'a.cha.RaiH413H310me.”
20The watchmanהַצֹּפֶה֙ha.tzo.PehH6822reportedוַיַּגֵּ֤דvai.ya.GedH5046, “He cameבָּ֥אba'H935evenעַד־'ad-H5704to them, and he did not returnשָׁ֑בShavH7725; andthe drivingוְהַמִּנְהָ֗גve.ha.min.HagH4491is like the drivingכְּמִנְהַג֙ke.min.HagH4491ofJehuיֵה֣וּאye.Hu'H3058the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Nimshiנִמְשִׁ֔יnim.ShiH5250,for he drivesיִנְהָֽג׃yin.HagH5090furiouslyבְשִׁגָּע֖וֹןve.shi.ga.'onH7697.”
21ThenJoramיְהוֹרָם֙ye.ho.RamH3088saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “GetH631readyH631.”And they madeH631his chariotרִכְבּ֑וֹrikh.BoH7393readyH631.Joramיְהוֹרָ֣םye.ho.RamH3088kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִ֠שְׂרָאֵלYis.ra.'elH3478and Ahaziahוַאֲחַזְיָ֨הוּva.'a.chaz.Ya.huH274kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063wentוַיֵּצֵ֣אvai.ye.Tze'H3318out, eachאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376in his chariotבְּרִכְבּ֗וֹbe.rikh.BoH7393,and they wentוַיֵּֽצְאוּ֙vai.ye.tze.'UH3318out to meetלִקְרַ֣אתlik.RatH7122Jehuיֵה֔וּאye.Hu'H3058and foundוַיִּמְצָאֻ֔הוּvai.yim.tza.'U.huH4672him in thepropertyבְּחֶלְקַ֖תbe.chel.KatH2513of Nabothנָב֥וֹתna.VotH5022the Jezreeliteהַיִּזְרְעֵאלִֽי׃hai.yiz.re.'e.LiH3158.
22WhenJoramיְהוֹרָם֙ye.ho.RamH3088sawכִּרְא֤וֹתkir.'otH7200Jehuיֵה֔וּאye.Hu'H3058,he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Is it peaceהֲשָׁל֣וֹםha.sha.LomH7965,Jehuיֵה֑וּאye.Hu'H3058?” And heansweredוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “Whatמָ֣הmahH4100peaceהַשָּׁל֔וֹםha.sha.LomH7965,soH5704longH5704as the harlotriesזְנוּנֵ֞יze.nu.NeiH2183of your motherאִמְּךָ֛'i.me.KhaH517Jezebelאִיזֶ֧בֶל'i.Ze.velH348and her witchcraftsוּכְשָׁפֶ֖יהָu.khe.sha.Fei.haH3785are so manyהָרַבִּֽים׃ha.ra.BimH7227?”
Commentaries on 2 Kings 9
- 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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