New American Standard Bible 2020
2 Kings 3
Jehoram Meets Moabite Rebellion
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.RehH8083H6240yearבִּשְׁנַת֙bish.NatH8141of Jehoshaphatלִיהוֹשָׁפָ֖טli.ho.sha.FatH3092kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,and he reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֖ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427for twelveשְׁתֵּים־ עֶשְׂרֵ֥הshe.teim- 'es.RehH8147H6240yearsשָׁנָֽה׃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 removedוַיָּ֙סַר֙vai.Ya.sarH5493the memorialH4676stoneH4676of Baalהַבַּ֔עַלha.Ba.'alH1168whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834his fatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1had madeעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213.
4Now Meshaוּמֵישַׁ֥עu.mei.Sha'H4338the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Moabמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124was a sheepH5349breederH5349, and heused to makeH7725tributepaymentsH7725to the kingלְמֶֽלֶךְ־le.Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478of a hundredמֵאָה־me.'ah-H3967thousandאֶ֣לֶף'E.lefH505lambsכָּרִ֔יםka.RimH3733,and the woolצָֽמֶר׃Tza.merH6785of a hundredוּמֵ֥אָהu.Me.'ahH3967thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505ramsאֵילִ֥ים'ei.LimH352.
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 brokenH6586awayH6586fromH6586me. Will you goהֲתֵלֵ֥ךְha.te.LekhH1980with me to fightלַמִּלְחָמָ֑הla.mil.cha.MahH4421againstH413Moabמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124?”And he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “I will goאֶעֱלֶ֔ה'e.'e.LehH5927upH5927.Consider me yours, my peopleכְּעַמִּ֥יke.'a.MiH5971as your peopleכְעַמֶּ֖ךָkhe.'a.Me.khaH5971,my horsesכְּסוּסַ֥יke.su.SaiH5483as your horsesכְּסוּסֶֽיךָ׃ke.su.Sei.khaH5483.”
9Sothe kingמֶ֨לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478wentוַיֵּלֶךְ֩vai.ye.leKhH1980withthe kingוּמֶֽלֶך־u.Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063andthe kingוּמֶ֣לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428of EdomH112,and they madeH5437aH5437circuitH5437of sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651days’יָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117journeyדֶּ֖רֶךְDe.rekhH1870.But there was noוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808waterמַ֧יִםMa.yimH4325for the armyלַֽמַּחֲנֶ֛הla.ma.cha.NehH4264or for the cattleוְלַבְּהֵמָ֖הve.la.be.he.MahH929thatfollowedבְּרַגְלֵיהֶֽם׃be.rag.lei.HemH7272them.
10Then the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “It is hopelessאֲהָ֕הּ'a.HahH162!For the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068has calledקָרָ֣אka.Ra'H7121theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428threeלִשְׁלֹ֙שֶׁת֙lish.Lo.shetH7969kingsהַמְּלָכִ֣יםha.me.la.KhimH4428to handבְּיַד־be.yad-H5414H3027them overH5414to Moabמוֹאָֽב׃mo.'AvH4124!”
11But Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֗טye.ho.sha.FatH3092saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “IsH369thereH369noH369prophetנָבִיא֙na.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.”
12And Jehoshaphatיְה֣וֹשָׁפָ֔טye.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-H4100business do you have with me?Goלֵ֚ךְlekhH1980to your father’sאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1prophetsנְבִיאֵ֣יne.vi.'EiH5030and your mother’sאִמֶּ֑ךָ'i.Me.khaH517prophetsנְבִיאֵ֖יne.vi.'EiH5030.”But 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 handבְּיַד־be.yad-H5414H3027them overH5414to Moabמוֹאָֽב׃mo.'AvH4124.”
14Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֗ע'e.li.Sha'H477saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “As surely asthe Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068of armiesצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635livesחַי־chai-H2416,beforeלְפָנָ֔יוle.fa.NavH6440whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I standעָמַ֣דְתִּי'a.Mad.tiH5975,if I did not respectפְּנֵ֛י נֹשֵׂ֑אpe.Nei no.Se'H5375H6440Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֥טye.ho.sha.FatH3092the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063,I would not lookאַבִּ֥יט'a.BitH5027at you norH518seeאֶרְאֶֽךָּ׃'er.'E.kaH7200you.
17For the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559thisכֹ֣ה׀khohH3541: ‘You will not seeתִרְא֥וּtir.'UH7200windר֙וּחַ֙Ru.achH7307,norH3808will you seeתִרְא֣וּtir.'UH7200rainגֶ֔שֶׁםGe.shemH1653;yet that valleyוְהַנַּ֥חַלve.ha.Na.chalH5158shall be filledיִמָּ֣לֵאyi.Ma.le'H4390with waterמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325,so that you will drinkוּשְׁתִיתֶ֛םu.she.ti.TemH8354,you, your livestockוּמִקְנֵיכֶ֖םu.mik.nei.KhemH4735, and your otheranimalsוּֽבְהֶמְתְּכֶֽם׃U.ve.hem.te.KhemH929.
19Then you shall strikeוְהִכִּיתֶ֞םve.hi.ki.TemH5221everyכָּל־kol-H3605fortifiedמִבְצָר֙miv.TzarH4013cityעִ֤יר'irH5892and everyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605choiceמִבְח֔וֹרmiv.ChorH4004cityעִ֣יר'irH5892, andcutH5307downH5307everyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605goodטוֹב֙tOvH2896treeעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086and stopתִּסְתֹּ֑מוּtis.To.muH5640upH5640allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the springsמַעְיְנֵי־ma'.ye.nei-H4599of waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325,and spoilתַּכְאִ֖בוּtakh.'I.vuH3510everyוְכֹל֙ve.KholH3605goodהַטּוֹבָ֔הha.to.VahH2896plotH2513ofH2513landהַחֶלְקָ֣הha.chel.KahH2513with stonesבָּאֲבָנִֽים׃ba.'a.va.NimH68.’”
20And it happenedוַיְהִ֤יvay.HiH1961in the morningבַבֹּ֙קֶר֙va.Bo.kerH1242about the time ofofferingכַּעֲל֣וֹתka.'a.LotH5927the sacrificeהַמִּנְחָ֔הha.min.ChahH4503,that beholdוְהִנֵּה־ve.hi.neh-H2009,waterמַ֥יִםMa.yimH4325cameבָּאִ֖יםba.'ImH935from the directionמִדֶּ֣רֶךְmi.De.rekhH1870of EdomH112,and the countryהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776was filledוַתִּמָּלֵ֥אva.ti.ma.Le'H4390with waterהַמָּֽיִם׃ha.Ma.yimH4325.
21Now allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the Moabitesמוֹאָב֙mo.'AvH4124heardשָֽׁמְע֔וּsha.me.'UH8085that the kingsהַמְּלָכִ֖יםha.me.la.KhimH4428had comeעָל֥וּ'a.LuH5927upH5927to fightלְהִלָּ֣חֶםle.hi.La.chemH3898against them. And allמִכֹּ֨לmi.KolH3605who were able toputH2296onH2296armorחֲגֹרָה֙cha.go.RahH2290and olderוָמַ֔עְלָהva.Ma'.lahH4605were summonedוַיִּצָּעֲק֗וּvai.yi.tza.'a.KuH6817and they tookH5975their positionsH5975on the borderהַגְּבֽוּל׃ha.ge.VulH1366.
22Then they gotH7925upH7925earlyוַיַּשְׁכִּ֣ימוּvai.yash.Ki.muH7925in the morningבַבֹּ֔קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242,and the sunוְהַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁve.ha.She.meshH8121shoneזָרְחָ֣הza.re.ChahH2224on the waterהַמָּ֑יִםha.Ma.yimH4325,and the Moabitesמוֹאָ֥בmo.'AvH4124sawוַיִּרְא֨וּvai.yir.'UH7200the waterהַמַּ֖יִםha.Ma.yimH4325oppositeמִנֶּ֛גֶדmi.Ne.gedH4480H5048themas redאֲדֻמִּ֥ים'a.du.MimH122as bloodכַּדָּֽם׃ka.DamH1818.
23So they saidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559, “Thisזֶ֔הZehH2088is bloodדָּ֣םdamH1818;the kingsהַמְּלָכִ֔יםha.me.la.KhimH4428mustH2717haveH2717foughtH2717each other, and they have killedוַיַּכּ֖וּvai.ya.KuH5221oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376anotherרֵעֵ֑הוּre.'E.huH7453.Nowוְעַתָּ֥הve.'a.TahH6258then, Moabמוֹאָֽב׃mo.'AvH4124,to the spoilsלַשָּׁלָ֖לla.sha.LalH7998!”
24But when they cameH935to the campמַחֲנֵ֣הma.cha.NehH4264of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478,the Israelitesיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478roseH6965upH6965and struckH5221the Moabitesמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124,so that they fledוַיָּנֻ֖סוּvai.ya.Nu.suH5127from them; and the IsraelitesinvadedH935the land,killingH5221the Moabitesמוֹאָֽב׃mo.'AvH4124.
25So they destroyedיַהֲרֹ֡סוּya.ha.Ro.suH2040the citiesוְהֶעָרִ֣יםve.he.'a.RimH5892;and eachH376oneH376threwיַשְׁלִ֨יכוּyash.Li.khuH7993a stoneאַבְנ֜וֹ'av.NoH68on everyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605plotH2513ofH2513goodט֠וֹבָהToahH2896landחֶלְקָ֣הchel.KahH2513and filledוּמִלְא֗וּהָu.mil.'U.haH4390it. So they stoppedH5640upH5640everyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605springמַעְיַן־ma'.yan-H4599of waterמַ֤יִםMa.yimH4325andcutH5307downH5307everyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605goodט֣וֹבTovH2896treeעֵֽץ־'etz-H6086,untilעַד־'ad-H5704inKir-haresethH7025onlythey leftהִשְׁאִ֧ירhish.'IrH7604its stonesאֲבָנֶ֛יהָ'a.va.Nei.haH68;however, the rockH7051slingersH7051surroundedוַיָּסֹ֥בּוּvai.ya.So.buH5437itand struckוַיַּכּֽוּהָ׃vai.ya.Ku.haH5221it.
26When the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124sawוַיַּרְא֙vai.yaR'H7200that the battleהַמִּלְחָמָ֑הha.mil.cha.MahH4421was tooמִמֶּ֖נּוּmi.Me.nuH4480fierceחָזַ֥קcha.ZakH2388for him, he tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947with him sevenשְׁבַע־she.va'-H7651hundredמֵא֨וֹתme.'otH3967menאִ֜ישׁ'ishH376who drewשֹׁ֣לֵֽףSho.lefH8025swordsחֶ֗רֶבChe.revH2719,to breakלְהַבְקִ֛יעַle.hav.Ki.a'H1234throughH1234to the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of EdomH112;but they couldיָכֹֽלוּ׃ya.Kho.luH3201not.
27Then the king of Moabtookוַיִּקַּח֩vai.yi.KachH3947his oldestהַבְּכ֜וֹרha.be.KhorH1060sonבְּנ֨וֹbe.NoH1121whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834was to reignיִמְלֹ֣ךְyim.LokhH4427inH8478his placeתַּחְתָּ֗יוtach.TavH8478, andofferedוַיַּעֲלֵ֤הוּvai.ya.'a.Le.huH5927him as a burntעֹלָה֙'o.LahH5930offeringH5930on the wallהַ֣חֹמָ֔הha.cho.MahH2346.And greatגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419angerקֶצֶף־ke.tzef-H7110cameוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961uponH5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and they departedוַיִּסְעוּ֙vai.yis.'UH5265from him and returnedוַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725to their own landלָאָֽרֶץ׃ פla.'A.retzH776.
Commentaries on 2 Kings 3
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