New American Standard Bible 2020
2 Kings 6:8-12
8Now the kingוּמֶ֣לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428of Aramאֲרָ֔ם'a.RamH758was makingH3898warH3898against Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478;and he consultedוַיִּוָּעַץ֙vai.yi.va.'AtzH3289with his servantsעֲבָדָ֣יו'a.va.DavH5650,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, “In suchפְּלֹנִ֥יpe.lo.NiH6423and suchאַלְמֹנִ֖י'al.mo.NiH492a placeמְק֛וֹםme.KomH4725shall be my campתַּחֲנֹתִֽי׃ta.cha.no.TiH8466.”
9Butthe manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֞חvai.yish.LachH7971wordto the kingמֶ֤לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “BeH8104carefulH8104that you do not passמֵעֲבֹ֖רme.'a.VorH5674thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088placeהַמָּק֣וֹםha.ma.KomH4725,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588the Arameansאֲרָ֥ם'a.RamH758are comingH5185downH5185thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033.”
10And the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֞חvai.yish.LachH7971scoutsto the placeהַמָּק֞וֹםha.ma.KomH4725about whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the manאִישׁ־'ish-H376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֛יםha.'E.lo.HimH430had toldאָֽמַר־'a.mar-H559him; so he warnedוְהִזְהִיר֖וֹve.hiz.hi.roH2094him, so that he was on his guardוְנִשְׁמַ֣רve.nish.MarH8104thereשָׁ֑םShamH8033,more than onceאַחַ֖ת'a.ChatH259or twiceשְׁתָּֽיִם׃she.Ta.yimH8147.
11Now the heartלֵ֣בlevH3820of the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Aramאֲרָ֔ם'a.RamH758was enragedוַיִּסָּעֵר֙vai.yi.sa.'ErH5590overעַל־'al-H5921thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088matterהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697;and he calledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121his servantsעֲבָדָיו֙'a.va.DavH5650and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “Will you not tellתַּגִּ֣ידוּta.Gi.duH5046me whichמִ֥יmiH4310of us is for the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478?”
12Oneאַחַ֣ד'a.ChadH259of his servantsמֵֽעֲבָדָ֔יוme.'a.va.DavH5650saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “Noל֖וֹאLo'H3808,my lordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113,the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428;but Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֤ע'e.li.Sha'H477,the prophetהַנָּבִיא֙ha.na.Vi'H5030whoH834is in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,tellsיַגִּיד֙ya.GidH5046the kingלְמֶ֣לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478the wordsהַ֨דְּבָרִ֔יםha.de.va.RimH1697that you speakתְּדַבֵּ֖רte.da.BerH1696in your bedroomבַּחֲדַ֥ר מִשְׁכָּבֶֽךָ׃ba.cha.Dar mish.ka.Ve.khaH2315H4904.”
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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