Revised Version 1895
2 Kings 1
2AndAhaziahאֲחַזְיָ֜ה'a.chaz.YahH274fellH5307downH5307throughבְּעַ֣דbe.'AdH1157thelatticeהַשְּׂבָכָ֗הha.se.va.KhahH7639in hisupperבַּעֲלִיָּת֛וֹba.'a.li.ya.ToH5944chamberH5944that was inSamariaבְּשֹׁמְר֖וֹןbe.sho.me.RonH8111, and wassickוַיָּ֑חַלvai.Ya.chalH2470: and hesentH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֔יםmal.'a.KhimH4397, andsaidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them,GoH7971,inquireדִרְשׁ֗וּdir.ShuH1875ofBaal-zebubH1176thegodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofEkronעֶקְר֔וֹןek.RonH6138whetherאִם־'im-H518I shallrecoverאֶחְיֶ֖ה'ech.YehH2421of thissicknessמֵחֳלִ֥יme.cho.LiH2483.
3But theangelוּמַלְאַ֣ךְu.mal.'AkhH4397of theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saidדִּבֶּר֙di.BerH1696toElijahאֵלִיָּ֣ה'e.li.YahH452the Tishbite,Ariseק֣וּםkumH6965,goH1980upעֲלֵ֔ה'a.LehH5927tomeetH7125themessengersמַלְאֲכֵ֣יmal.'a.KheiH4397of thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofSamariaשֹׁמְר֑וֹןsho.me.RonH8111, andsayוְדַבֵּ֣רve.da.BerH1696unto them, Is itbecauseH413there isnoאֵין־'ein-H369Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, that yegoH1980toinquireלִדְרֹ֕שׁlid.RoshH1875ofBaal-zebubH1176thegodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofEkronעֶקְרֽוֹן׃ek.RonH6138?
6And theysaidוַיֹּאמְר֨וּvai.yo.me.RuH559unto him, TherecameH5927upH5927amanאִ֣ישׁ׀'ishH376tomeetH7125usH413, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untousH413,GoH5927,turnH7725againH7725unto thekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428thatsentH7971youאַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH859, andsayאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559unto him,Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, Is itbecauseH3588there isnoH3808Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, that thou sendest toinquireלִדְרֹ֕שׁlid.RoshH1875ofBaal-zebubH1176thegodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofEkronעֶקְר֑וֹןek.RonH6138? therefore thou shaltnotH3808comeH5927downתֵרֵ֥דte.RedH3381from thebedהַמִּטָּ֞הha.mi.TahH4296whither thou artgoneH5927upH5927, but shaltsurelyH3588dieH4191.
8And theyansweredוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559him, He was anhairyשֵׂעָ֔רse.'ArH8181manאִ֚ישׁ'ishH376, and girt with agirdleוְאֵז֥וֹרve.'e.ZorH232ofleatherע֖וֹרorH5785aboutאֵלָ֗יו'e.LavH413hisloinsבְּמָתְנָ֑יוbe.ma.te.NavH4975. And hesaidוַיֹּאמַ֕רvai.yo.MarH559, It isElijahאֵלִיָּ֥ה'e.li.YahH452the Tishbite.
9Then thekingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֥חvai.yish.LachH7971unto him acaptainשַׂר־sar-H8269offiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֖יםcha.mi.ShimH2572with hisfiftyוַחֲמִשָּׁ֑יוva.cha.mi.ShavH2572. And hewentH5927upH5927to him: and,beholdוְהִנֵּה֙ve.hi.NehH2009, hesatיֹשֵׁב֙yo.ShevH3427on thetopרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of thehillהָהָ֔רha.HarH2022. And he spake unto him, Omanאִ֚ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, thekingH4428hathsaidH1696,ComeH5927downרֵֽדָה׃Re.dahH3381.
10AndElijahאֵלִיָּ֗הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452answeredוַיַּעֲנֶ֣הvai.ya.'a.NehH6030andsaidוַיְדַבֵּר֮vay.da.BerH1696to thecaptainשַׂ֣רsarH8269offiftyהַחֲמִשִּׁים֒ha.cha.mi.ShimH2572,Ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518I be amanאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376ofGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430,letH3381fireאֵשׁ֙'eshH784comeתֵּ֤רֶדTe.redH3381downH3381fromheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, andconsumeוְתֹאכַ֥לve.to.KhalH398thee and thyfiftyחֲמִשֶּׁ֑יךָcha.mi.Shei.khaH2572. And therecameH3381downוַתֵּ֤רֶדva.Te.redH3381fireאֵשׁ֙'eshH784fromheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, andconsumedוַתֹּ֥אכַלva.To.khalH398him and hisfiftyחֲמִשָּֽׁיו׃cha.mi.ShavH2572.
11Andagainוַיָּ֜שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725hesentוַיִּשְׁלַ֥חvai.yish.LachH7971unto himanotherאַחֵ֖ר'a.CherH312captainשַׂר־sar-H8269offiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםcha.mi.ShimH2572with hisfiftyוַחֲמִשָּׁ֑יוva.cha.mi.ShavH2572. And heansweredH559andsaidאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559unto him, Omanאִ֚ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541hath thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559,Comeרֵֽדָה׃Re.dahH3381downH3381quicklyמְהֵרָ֥הme.he.RahH4120.
12AndElijahאֵלִיָּה֮'e.li.YahH452answeredוַיַּ֣עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030andsaidוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696unto them,Ifאִם־'im-H518I be amanאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430,letH3381fireאֵשׁ֙'eshH784comeתֵּ֤רֶדTe.redH3381downH3381fromheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, andconsumeוְתֹאכַ֥לve.to.KhalH398thee and thyfiftyחֲמִשֶּׁ֑יךָcha.mi.Shei.khaH2572. And thefireאֵשׁ־'esh-H784ofGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430cameH3381downוַתֵּ֤רֶדva.Te.redH3381fromheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, andconsumedוַתֹּ֥אכַלva.To.khalH398him and hisfiftyחֲמִשָּֽׁיו׃cha.mi.ShavH2572.
13Andagainוַיָּ֗שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725hesentH7971thecaptainשַׂר־sar-H8269of athirdשְׁלִשִׁ֖יםshe.li.ShimH7992fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםcha.mi.ShimH2572with hisfiftyוַחֲמִשָּׁ֑יוva.cha.mi.ShavH2572. And thethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֜יha.she.li.ShiH7992captainשַׂר־sar-H8269offiftyהַחֲמִשִּׁ֨יםha.cha.mi.ShimH2572wentH935upH5927, andcameH935andfellH5927on hiskneesבִּרְכָּ֣יו׀bir.KavH1290beforeלְנֶ֣גֶדle.Ne.gedH5048Elijahאֵלִיָּ֗הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452, and besought him, andsaidוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696unto him, Omanאִ֚ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, Iprayנָ֣אna'H4994thee,letH7971mylifeנַפְשִׁ֗יnaf.ShiH5315, and thelifeוְנֶ֨פֶשׁve.Ne.feshH5315oftheseאֵ֛לֶּה'E.lehH428fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֖יםcha.mi.ShimH2572thyservantsעֲבָדֶ֥יךָֽ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650, bepreciousתִּֽיקַר־ti.kar-H3365in thysightבְּעֵינֶֽיךָ׃be.'ei.Nei.khaH5869.
14Beholdהִ֠נֵּהHi.nehH2009, therecameיָ֤רְדָהYa.re.dahH3381fireאֵשׁ֙'eshH784downH3381fromheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, andconsumedוַ֠תֹּאכַלVa.to.khalH398thetwoשְׁנֵ֞יshe.NeiH8147formerהָרִאשֹׁנִ֖יםha.ri.sho.NimH7223captainsשָׂרֵ֧יsa.ReiH8269offiftyהַחֲמִשִּׁ֛יםha.cha.mi.ShimH2572with theirfiftiesחֲמִשֵּׁיהֶ֑םcha.mi.shei.HemH2572: butnowוְעַתָּ֕הve.'a.TahH6258letH3381mylifeנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315bepreciousתִּיקַ֥רti.KarH3365in thysightבְּעֵינֶֽיךָ׃ סbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869.
15And theangelמַלְאַ֤ךְmal.'AkhH4397of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיְדַבֵּ֞רvay.da.BerH1696untoElijahאֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452,Goרֵ֣דredH3381downH3381with him: benotאַל־'al-H408afraidתִּירָ֖אti.Ra'H3372of him. And hearoseוַיָּ֛קָםvai.Ya.komH6965, andwentH3381downוַיֵּ֥רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381with him unto thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.
16And hesaidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559unto him,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, Forasmuch as thou hastsentשָׁלַ֣חְתָּsha.Lach.taH7971messengersמַלְאָכִים֮mal.'a.KhimH4397toinquireלִדְרֹשׁ֮lid.RoshH1875ofBaal-zebubH1176thegodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofEkronעֶקְרוֹן֒'ek.rOnH6138, is itbecauseH3588there isnoH3808Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478toinquireלִדְרֹ֖שׁlid.RoshH1875of hiswordבִּדְבָר֑וֹbid.va.RoH1697? therefore thou shaltnotH3808comeH5927downתֵרֵ֥דte.RedH3381from thebedהַמִּטָּ֞הha.mi.TahH4296whither thou artgoneH5927upH5927, but shaltsurelyH3588dieH4191.
17SoH1961hediedוַיָּ֜מָתvai.Ya.motH4191according to thewordכִּדְבַ֥רkid.VarH1697of theLORDיְהוָ֣ה׀Yah.wehH3068whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Elijahאֵלִיָּ֗הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452hadspokenדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696. AndJehoramיְהוֹרָם֙ye.ho.RamH3088beganH1961toreignוַיִּמְלֹ֤ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in hissteadתַּחְתָּ֔יו פtach.TavH8478in thesecondשְׁתַּ֔יִםshe.Ta.yimH8147yearבִּשְׁנַ֣תbish.NatH8141ofJehoramלִיהוֹרָ֥םli.ho.RamH3088thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֖טye.ho.sha.FatH3092kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063;becauseכִּ֛יkiH3588he hadnoלֹֽא־lo'-H3808sonבֵּֽן׃BenH1121.
18Nowהַיָּמִ֖יםhai.ya.MimH3117therestוְיֶ֛תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of theactsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697ofAhaziahאֲחַזְיָ֖הוּ'a.chaz.Ya.huH274whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834hedidעָשָׂ֑ה'a.SahH6213, are theynotהֲלֽוֹא־ha.lo'-H3808writtenכְתוּבִ֗יםkhe.tu.VimH3789in thebookסֵ֛פֶרSe.ferH5612of thechroniclesדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of thekingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478?
Commentaries on 2 Kings 1
- 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
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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