New American Standard Bible 2020
2 Kings 3:21-25
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.
Commentaries on 2 Kings 3
- 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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