New American Standard Bible 2020
2 Kings 6:8-23
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.”
13So he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Goלְכ֤וּle.KhuH1980and seeוּרְאוּ֙u.re.'UH7200whereאֵיכֹ֣ה'ei.KhohH351he is, so that I may sendוְאֶשְׁלַ֖חve.'esh.LachH7971menand takeוְאֶקָּחֵ֑הוּve.'e.ka.Che.huH3947him.” And it was toldוַיֻּגַּד־vai.yu.gad-H5046to him, sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559, “Beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009, he is inDothanבְדֹתָֽן׃ve.do.TanH1886.”
14So he sentוַיִּשְׁלַח־vai.yish.lach-H7971horsesסוּסִ֥יםsu.SimH5483and chariotsוְרֶ֖כֶבve.Re.khevH7393and a substantialכָּבֵ֑דka.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 goneH3318outH3318,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, “ThisH162isH162hopelessH162,my masterאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113!WhatH351are we to doנַֽעֲשֶֽׂה׃Na.'a.SehH6213?”
17Then Elishaאֱלִישָׁע֙'e.li.Sha'H477prayedוַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֤לvai.yit.pa.LelH6419and saidוַיֹּאמַ֔רvai.yo.MarH559, “Lordיְהוָ֕הYah.wehH3068,pleaseנָ֥אna'H4994,openפְּקַח־pe.kach-H6491his eyesעֵינָ֖יו'ei.NavH5869so that he may seeוְיִרְאֶ֑הve.yir.'EhH7200.”And the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068openedוַיִּפְקַ֤חvai.yif.KachH6491the servant’sהַנַּ֔עַרha.Na.'arH5288eyesעֵינֵ֣י'ei.NeiH5869,and he sawוַיַּ֗רְאvai.Yar'H7200;and beholdוְהִנֵּ֨הve.hi.NehH2009,the mountainהָהָ֜רha.HarH2022was fullמָלֵ֨אma.Le'H4390ofhorsesסוּסִ֥יםsu.SimH5483and chariotsוְרֶ֛כֶבve.Re.khevH7393of fireאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784allH5439aroundH5439Elishaאֱלִישָֽׁע׃'e.li.Sha'H477.
18And when they cameH3381downוַיֵּרְדוּ֮vai.ye.re.DuH3381to him, Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֤ע'e.li.Sha'H477prayedוַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֨לvai.yit.pa.LelH6419to the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068and saidוַיֹּאמַ֔רvai.yo.MarH559, “Pleaseנָ֥אna'H4994strikeהַךְ־hakh-H5221thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088peopleהַגּוֹי־ha.goy-H1471with blindnessבַּסַּנְוֵרִ֑יםba.san.ve.RimH5575.” So Hestruckוַיַּכֵּ֥םvai.ya.KemH5221them with blindnessבַּסַּנְוֵרִ֖יםba.san.ve.RimH5575in accordance with 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, “Lordיְהוָ֕הYah.wehH3068,openפְּקַ֥חpe.KachH6491the eyesעֵינֵֽי־'ei.nei-H5869of theseאֵ֖לֶּה'E.lehH428men,so that they may seeוְיִרְא֑וּve.yir.'UH7200.”So the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068openedוַיִּפְקַ֤חvai.yif.KachH6491their eyesעֵ֣ינֵיהֶ֔ם'ei.nei.HemH5869,and they sawוַיִּרְא֕וּvai.yir.'UH7200;and beholdוְהִנֵּ֖הve.hi.NehH2009, they werein the midstבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of Samariaשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃sho.me.RonH8111.
22But heansweredוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “You shall notkillתַכֶּ֔הta.KehH5221them. Would youkillמַכֶּ֑הma.KehH5221those whomהַאֲשֶׁ֥רha.'a.SherH834you have takenH7617captiveשָׁבִ֛יתָsha.Vi.taH7617with your swordבְּחַרְבְּךָ֥be.char.be.KhaH2719and your bowוּֽבְקַשְׁתְּךָ֖u.ve.kash.te.ChaH7198?Setשִׂים֩simH7760breadלֶ֨חֶםLe.chemH3899and waterוָמַ֜יִםva.Ma.yimH4325beforeלִפְנֵיהֶ֗םlif.nei.HemH6440them, so that they may eatוְיֹֽאכְלוּ֙ve.yo.khe.LuH398and drinkוְיִשְׁתּ֔וּve.yish.TuH8354,and goוְיֵלְכ֖וּve.ye.le.KhuH1980to their masterאֲדֹנֵיהֶֽם׃'a.do.nei.HemH113.”
23So he providedH3738a largeגְדוֹלָ֗הge.do.LahH1419feastכֵּרָ֣הke.RahH3740for them; and when they had eatenוַיֹּֽאכְלוּ֙vai.yo.khe.LuH398and drunkוַיִּשְׁתּ֔וּvai.yish.TuH8354,he sentH7971them awayH7971,and they wentוַיֵּלְכ֖וּvai.ye.le.KhuH1980to their masterאֲדֹֽנֵיהֶ֑ם'a.do.nei.HemH113. Andthe maraudingגְּדוּדֵ֣יge.du.DeiH1416bandsH1416of Arameansאֲרָ֔ם'a.RamH758did not comeלָב֖וֹאla.Vo'H935againיָ֤סְפוּ עוֹד֙Ya.se.fu '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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