New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Kings 9:18-22

18So a horsemanרֹכֵ֨ב הַסּ֜וּסro.Khev ha.SusH7392 H5483wentוַיֵּלֶךְ֩vai.ye.leKhH1980to meetלִקְרָאת֗וֹlik.ra.ToH7122him and saidH559, “ThisH3541isH3541whatH3541the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428saysH559: ‘Is your intentionpeaceהֲשָׁל֔וֹםha.sha.LomH7965?’”But Jehuיֵה֛וּאye.Hu'H3058saidH559, “Howמַה־mah-H4100is peaceוּלְשָׁל֖וֹםu.le.sha.LomH7965any business of yours? Turnסֹ֣בsoH5437andfollowאַחֲרָ֑י'a.cha.RaiH310me.” And the watchmanהַצֹּפֶה֙ha.tzo.PehH6822reportedוַיַּגֵּ֤דvai.ya.GedH5046, “The messengerהַמַּלְאָ֥ךְha.mal.'AkhH4397cameבָּֽא־ba'-H935to them, but he did not returnשָֽׁב׃ShavH7725.”

19Then he sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֗חvai.yish.LachH7971a secondשֵׁנִי֒she.NiH8145horsemanרֹכֵ֣ב סוּס֮ro.Khev susH7392 H5483,and he cameוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935to them and saidוַיֹּ֛אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “ThisH3541isH3541whatH3541the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saysאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559: ‘Is your intentionpeaceשָׁל֑וֹםsha.LomH7965?’”And Jehuיֵה֛וּאye.Hu'H3058answeredוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Howמַה־mah-H4100is peaceוּלְשָׁל֖וֹםu.le.sha.LomH7965any business of yours? Turnסֹ֥בsoH5437andfollowאַחֲרָֽי׃'a.cha.RaiH310me.”

20And the watchmanהַצֹּפֶה֙ha.tzo.PehH6822reportedוַיַּגֵּ֤דvai.ya.GedH5046, “He cameבָּ֥אba'H935up to them, but he did not returnשָׁ֑בShavH7725; and thedrivingוְהַמִּנְהָ֗גve.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 theymadeH631his chariotרִכְבּ֑וֹrikh.BoH7393readyH631. ThenJoramיְהוֹרָ֣םye.ho.RamH3088kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִ֠שְׂרָאֵלYis.ra.'elH3478and Ahaziahוַאֲחַזְיָ֨הוּva.'a.chaz.Ya.huH274kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063wentH3318outH3318,eachאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376in his chariotבְּרִכְבּ֗וֹbe.rikh.BoH7393,and they wentH3318outH3318to meetלִקְרַ֣אתlik.RatH7122Jehuיֵה֔וּאye.Hu'H3058and foundוַיִּמְצָאֻ֔הוּvai.yim.tza.'U.huH4672him on thepropertyבְּחֶלְקַ֖תbe.chel.KatH2513of Nabothנָב֥וֹתna.VotH5022the Jezreeliteהַיִּזְרְעֵאלִֽי׃hai.yiz.re.'e.LiH3158.

22WhenJoramיְהוֹרָם֙ye.ho.RamH3088sawכִּרְא֤וֹתkir.'otH7200Jehuיֵה֔וּאye.Hu'H3058,he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Is your intentionpeaceהֲשָׁל֣וֹםha.sha.LomH7965,Jehuיֵה֑וּאye.Hu'H3058?” And heansweredוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “Whatמָ֣הmahH4100‘peaceהַשָּׁל֔וֹםha.sha.LomH7965,’soH5704longH5704as your motherאִמְּךָ֛'i.me.KhaH517Jezebel’sאִיזֶ֧בֶל'i.Ze.velH348acts of prostitutionזְנוּנֵ֞יze.nu.NeiH2183and witchcraftוּכְשָׁפֶ֖יהָu.khe.sha.Fei.haH3785are so manyהָרַבִּֽים׃ha.ra.BimH7227?”

Read all of 2 Kings 9

Commentaries on 2 Kings 9