Revised Version 1895
2 Kings 13
1In thethreeוְשָׁלֹשׁ֙ve.sha.LoshH7969andtwentiethעֶשְׂרִ֤ים'es.RimH6242yearH8141ofJoashלְיוֹאָ֥שׁle.yo.'AshH3101thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAhaziahאֲחַזְיָ֖הוּ'a.chaz.Ya.huH274,kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,Jehoahazיְהוֹאָחָ֨זye.ho.'a.ChazH3059thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJehuיֵה֤וּאye.Hu'H3058began toreignH4427overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478inSamariaבְּשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹןbe.Sho.me.RonH8111, andreignedH4427seventeenעֶשְׂרֵ֖ה'es.RehH6240yearsH8141.
2And hedidH6213thatwhichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834wasevilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in thesightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, andfollowedאַחַ֨ר'a.CharH310thesinsהֶחֱטִ֥יאhe.che.Ti'H2398ofJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֧םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNebatנְבָ֛טne.VatH5028, wherewith hemadeH6213Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478tosinH2398; hedepartedסָ֥רsarH5493notלֹא־lo'-H3808therefrom.
3And theangerאַ֥ף'afH639of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068waskindledH2734againstH2734Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, and hedeliveredוַֽיִּתְּנֵ֞םvai.yi.te.NemH5414themintoH3027thehandבְּיַ֣ד׀be.YadH3027ofHazaelחֲזָאֵ֣לcha.za.'ElH2371kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofSyriaאֲרָ֗ם'a.RamH758, andintoH3027thehandוּבְיַ֛דu.ve.YadH3027ofBen-hadadH1130thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofHazaelחֲזָאֵ֖לcha.za.'ElH2371,continuallyהַיָּמִֽים׃hai.ya.MimH3117.
4AndJehoahazיְהוֹאָחָ֖זye.ho.'a.ChazH3059besought theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, and theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068hearkened unto him: for hesawרָאָה֙ra.'AhH7200theoppressionלַ֣חַץLa.chatzH3906ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,howH3588that thekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofSyriaאֲרָֽם׃'a.RamH758oppressedלָחַ֥ץla.ChatzH3905them.
5(And theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068gaveH5414Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙le.Yis.ra.'ElH3478a saviour,soH5414that theywentH3318outH3318fromunderמִתַּ֖חַתmi.Ta.chatH8478thehandיַד־yad-H3027of the Syrians: and thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478dweltוַיֵּשְׁב֧וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427in theirtentsבְּאָהֳלֵיהֶ֖םbe.'o.ho.lei.HemH168, as beforetime.
6Neverthelessאַ֠ךְ'akhH389theydepartedH1980notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808from thesinsהֶחֱטִ֥יאhe.che.ti'H2398of thehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004ofJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֛םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379, wherewith hemadeוְגַם֙ve.GamH1571Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478tosinH2398, butwalkedהָלָ֑ךְha.LakhH1980therein: and thereremainedעָמְדָ֖ה'a.me.DahH5975theAsherahהָאֲשֵׁרָ֔הha.'a.she.RahH842also inSamariaבְּשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃be.sho.me.RonH8111.)
7For heleftהִשְׁאִ֨ירhish.'IrH7604notלֹא֩lo'H3808toJehoahazלִיהוֹאָחָ֜זli.ho.'a.ChazH3059of thepeopleעָ֗ם'AmH5971savefiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֤יםcha.mi.ShimH2572horsemenפָּֽרָשִׁים֙pa.ra.ShimH6571, andtenוַעֲשָׂ֣רָהva.'a.Sa.rahH6235chariotsרֶ֔כֶבRe.khevH7393, andtenוַעֲשֶׂ֥רֶתva.'a.Se.retH6235thousandאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505footmenרַגְלִ֑יrag.LiH7273; for thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofSyriaאֲרָ֔ם'a.RamH758destroyedאִבְּדָם֙'i.be.DamH6them, andmadeוַיְשִׂמֵ֥םvay.si.MemH7760them like thedustכֶּֽעָפָ֖רke.'a.FarH6083inthreshingלָדֻֽשׁ׃la.DushH1758.
8Nowהַיָּמִ֖יםhai.ya.MimH3117therestוְיֶ֨תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of theactsדִּבְרֵ֧יdiv.ReiH1697ofJehoahazיְהוֹאָחָ֛זye.ho.'a.ChazH3059, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605that hedidעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213, and his might, are theynotהֲלוֹא־ha.lo'-H3808writtenכְּתוּבִ֗יםke.tu.VimH3789in thebookסֵ֛פֶרSe.ferH5612of thechroniclesדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of thekingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478?
9AndJehoahazיְהֽוֹאָחָז֙ye.ho.'a.ChazH3059sleptוַיִּשְׁכַּ֤בvai.yish.KavH7901with hisfathersאֲבֹתָ֔יו'a.vo.TavH1; and theyburiedוַֽיִּקְבְּרֻ֖הוּvai.yik.be.Ru.huH6912him inSamariaבְּשֹׁמְר֑וֹןbe.sho.me.RonH8111: andJoashיוֹאָ֥שׁyo.'AshH3101hissonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in hissteadתַּחְתָּֽיו׃ פtach.TavH8478.
10In thethirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֤יםshe.lo.ShimH7970andseventhוָשֶׁ֙בַע֙va.She.va'H7651yearH8141ofJoashH3060kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063beganJehoashיְהוֹאָ֨שׁye.ho.'AshH3060thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJehoahazיְהוֹאָחָ֤זye.ho.'a.ChazH3059toreignH4427overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478inSamariaבְּשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹןbe.Sho.me.RonH8111, andreignedH4427sixteenעֶשְׂרֵ֖ה'es.RehH6240yearsH8141.
11And hedidH6213thatwhichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834wasevilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in thesightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068; hedepartedH1980notלֹ֣אlo'H3808fromallמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605thesinsהֶחֱטִ֥יאhe.che.Ti'H2398ofJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֧םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNebatנְבָ֛טne.VatH5028, wherewith hemadeH6213Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478tosinH2398: but hewalkedהָלָֽךְ׃ha.LakhH1980therein.
12Nowהַיָּמִ֖יםhai.ya.MimH3117therestוְיֶ֨תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of theactsדִּבְרֵ֤יdiv.ReiH1697ofJoashיוֹאָשׁ֙yo.'AshH3101, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605that hedidעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213, and his might wherewith hefoughtנִלְחַ֔םnil.ChamH3898againstעַל־'al-H5921Amaziahאֲמַצְיָ֣ה'a.matz.YahH558kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063, are theynotהֲלֽוֹא־ha.lo'-H3808writtenכְּתוּבִ֗יםke.tu.VimH3789in thebookסֵ֛פֶרSe.ferH5612of thechroniclesדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of thekingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478?
13AndJoashיוֹאָשׁ֙yo.'AshH3101sleptוַיִּשְׁכַּ֤בvai.yish.KavH7901with hisfathersאֲבֹתָ֔יו'a.vo.TavH1; andJeroboamוְיָרָבְעָ֖םve.ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379satיָשַׁ֣בya.ShavH3427uponעַל־'al-H5921histhroneכִּסְא֑וֹkis.'OH3678: andJoashיוֹאָשׁ֙yo.'AshH3101wasburiedוַיִּקָּבֵ֤רvai.yi.ka.VerH6912inSamariaבְּשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹןbe.Sho.me.RonH8111with thekingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.
14NowElishaוֶֽאֱלִישָׁע֙ve.'e.li.Sha'H477wasfallenH3381sickחָלָ֣הcha.LahH2470of hissicknessחָלְי֔וֹchal.YoH2483whereof hediedיָמ֖וּתya.MutH4191: andJoashיוֹאָ֣שׁyo.'AshH3101thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478cameH3381downוַיֵּ֨רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381unto him, andweptוַיֵּ֤בְךְּvai.Ye.vekH1058over him, andsaidוַיֹּאמַ֔רvai.yo.MarH559, Myfatherאָבִ֣י׀'a.ViH1, myfatherאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1, thechariotsרֶ֥כֶבRe.khevH7393ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478and thehorsemenוּפָרָשָֽׁיו׃u.fa.ra.ShavH6571thereof!
16And hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀vai.Yo.merH559to thekingלְמֶ֣לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Putוַיָּ֧שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760thinehandיָֽדְךָ֙ya.de.KhaH3027uponH5921thebowהַקֶּ֔שֶׁתha.Ke.shetH7198: and heputH7760hishandיָד֑וֹya.DoH3027uponH5921it. AndElishaאֱלִישָׁ֛ע'e.li.Sha'H477laidH7760hishandsיָדָ֖יוya.DavH3027uponH5921theking’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428handsיְדֵ֥יye.DeiH3027.
17And hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Openפְּתַ֧חpe.TachH6605thewindowהַחַלּ֛וֹןha.cha.LonH2474eastwardקֵ֖דְמָהKe.de.mahH6924: and heopenedוַיִּפְתָּ֑חvai.yif.TachH6605it. ThenElishaאֱלִישָׁ֤ע'e.li.Sha'H477saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Shootיְרֵה֙ye.RehH3384: and heshotוַיּ֔וֹרvai.YorH3384. And hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, TheLORD’Sלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068arrowחֵץ־chetz-H2671ofvictoryתְּשׁוּעָ֤הte.shu.'AhH8668,evenH5704thearrowוְחֵ֣ץve.ChetzH2671ofvictoryתְּשׁוּעָ֣הte.shu.'AhH8668overSyriaH758: for thou shaltsmiteוְהִכִּיתָ֧ve.hi.ki.TaH5221the Syrians inAphekבַּאֲפֵ֖קba.'a.FekH663,tillH5704thou haveconsumedכַּלֵּֽה׃ka.LehH3615them.
18And hesaidוַיֹּ֛אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Takeקַ֥חkachH3947thearrowsH2678: and hetookוַיִּקָּ֑חvai.yi.KachH3947them. And hesaidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto thekingלְמֶֽלֶךְ־le.Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,Smiteהַךְ־hakh-H5221upon thegroundאַ֔רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776: and hesmoteוַיַּ֥ךְvai.YakhH5221thrice, andstayedוַֽיַּעֲמֹֽד׃Vai.ya.'a.ModH5975.
19And themanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430was wroth with him, andsaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, Thou shouldest havesmittenלְהַכּ֨וֹתle.ha.KotH5221fiveחָמֵ֤שׁcha.MeshH2568orsixשֵׁשׁ֙sheshH8337timesH6471; then hadst thousmittenהִכִּ֥יתָhi.Ki.taH5221Syriaאֲרָ֖ם'a.RamH758tillעַד־'ad-H5704thou hadstconsumedכַּלֵּ֑הka.LehH3615it:whereasH6258nowוְעַתָּ֕הve.'a.TahH6258thou shaltsmiteתַּכֶּ֥הta.KehH5221Syriaאֲרָֽם׃ ס'a.RamH758but thrice.
21And itcameH1961topassH1961, as they wereburyingקֹבְרִ֣יםkoe.RimH6912amanאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376, that,beholdוְהִנֵּה֙ve.hi.NehH2009, they spied abandהַגְּד֔וּדha.ge.DudH1416; and theycastוַיַּשְׁלִ֥יכוּvai.yash.Li.khuH7993themanהָאִ֖ישׁha.'IshH376intoעַל־'al-H5921the sepulchre ofElishaאֱלִישָׁ֑ע'e.li.Sha'H477: and as soon as themanהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376touchedוַיִּגַּ֤עvai.yi.Ga'H5060thebonesבְּעַצְמ֣וֹתbe.'atz.MotH6106ofElishaאֱלִישָׁ֔ע'e.li.Sha'H477, herevivedוַיְחִ֖יvay.ChiH2421, andstoodH6965upH6965on hisfeetרַגְלָֽיו׃ פrag.LavH7272.
23But theLORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068was gracious unto them, and hadcompassionוַֽיְרַחֲמֵם֙vay.ra.cha.MemH7355on them, and hadrespectוַיִּ֣פֶןvai.Yi.fenH6437unto them,becauseמֵֽעַל־me.'al-H5921of hiscovenantבְּרִית֔וֹbe.ri.ToH1285withAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85,Isaacיִצְחָ֣קyitz.ChakH3327, andJacobוְיַֽעֲקֹ֑בve.ya.'a.KoH3290, and wouldnotוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808destroyהַשְׁחִיתָ֔םhash.chi.TamH7843them,neitherוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808castהִשְׁלִיכָ֥םhish.li.KhamH7993he them from hispresenceפָּנָ֖יוpa.NavH6440as yet.
25AndJehoashיְהוֹאָ֣שׁye.ho.'AshH3060thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJehoahazיְהוֹאָחָ֗זye.ho.'a.ChazH3059tookוַיִּקַּ֤חvai.yi.KachH3947againוַיָּ֜שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725outH3027of thehandמִיַּד֙mi.YadH3027ofBen-hadadH1130thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofHazaelחֲזָאֵ֔לcha.za.'ElH2371thecitiesהֶֽעָרִים֙he.'a.RimH5892whichH834he hadtakenלָקַ֗חla.KachH3947outH3027of thehandמִיַּ֛דmi.YadH3027ofJehoahazיְהוֹאָחָ֥זye.ho.'a.ChazH3059hisfatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1bywarבַּמִּלְחָמָ֑הba.mil.cha.MahH4421.Threeשָׁלֹ֤שׁsha.LoshH7969timesפְּעָמִים֙pe.'a.MimH6471didH834JoashH3060smiteהִכָּ֣הוּhi.Ka.huH5221him; andrecoveredוַיָּ֖שֶׁבvai.Ya.shevH7725thecitiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.
Commentaries on 2 Kings 13
- 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
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