Revised Version 1895

2 Kings 3

1NowJehoramוִיהוֹרָ֣םvi.ho.RamH3088thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAhabאַחְאָ֗ב'ach.'AvH256began toreignמָלַ֤ךְma.LakhH4427overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478inSamariaבְּשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹןbe.Sho.me.RonH8111in theeighteenthעֶשְׂרֵ֔ה'es.RehH6240yearבִּשְׁנַת֙bish.NatH8141ofJehoshaphatלִיהוֹשָׁפָ֖טli.ho.sha.FatH3092kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063, andreignedוַיִּמְלֹ֖ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427twelveעֶשְׂרֵ֥ה'es.RehH6240yearsשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141.

2And hedidוַיַּעֲשֶׂ֤הvai.ya.'a.SehH6213thatwhichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834wasevilהָרַע֙ha.Ra'H7451in thesightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068; butnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808like hisfatherכְאָבִ֖יוkhe.'a.VivH1, and like hismotherוּכְאִמּ֑וֹu.khe.'i.MoH517: for heputH5493awayH5493thepillarמַצְּבַ֣תma.tze.VatH4676ofBaalהַבַּ֔עַלha.Ba.'alH1168that hisfatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1hadmadeעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213.

3Nevertheless he cleaved unto thesinsהֶחֱטִ֥יאhe.che.Ti'H2398ofJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֧םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379thesonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121ofNebatנְבָ֛טne.VatH5028, wherewith hemadeאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478tosinH2398; hedepartedסָ֖רsarH5493notלֹא־lo'-H3808therefrom.

4Nowהָיָ֣הha.YahH1961Meshaוּמֵישַׁ֥עu.mei.Sha'H4338kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofMoabמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124was a sheepmaster; and he rendered unto thekingלְמֶֽלֶךְ־le.Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478thewoolצָֽמֶר׃Tza.merH6785of anhundredמֵאָה־me.'ah-H3967thousandאֶ֣לֶף'E.lefH505lambsכָּרִ֔יםka.RimH3733, and of anhundredוּמֵ֥אָהu.Me.'ahH3967thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505ramsאֵילִ֥ים'ei.LimH352.

5But itcameH1961topassH1961, whenAhabאַחְאָ֑ב'ach.'AvH256wasdeadכְּמ֣וֹתke.MotH4194, that thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofMoabמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124rebelledH6586againstH6586thekingבְּמֶ֥לֶךְbe.Me.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

6Andkingהַמֶּ֧לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Jehoramיְהוֹרָ֛םye.ho.RamH3088wentH3318outH3318ofSamariaמִשֹּׁמְר֑וֹןmi.sho.me.RonH8111at that time, andmusteredוַיִּפְקֹ֖דvai.yif.KodH6485allכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

7And hewentאֶעֱלֶ֔ה'e.'e.LehH5927andsentוַיִּשְׁלַח֩vai.yish.LachH7971toJehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֨טye.ho.sha.FatH3092thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, Thekingמֶ֤לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofMoabמוֹאָב֙mo.'AvH4124hathrebelledפָּשַׁ֣עpa.Sha'H6586againstH413meH413: wilt thougoH5927withmeH413againstH413Moabמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124tobattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֑הla.mil.cha.MahH4421? And hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, I willgoH5927upH5927: I am as thou art, mypeopleכְּעַמִּ֥יke.'a.MiH5971as thypeopleכְעַמֶּ֖ךָkhe.'a.Me.khaH5971, myhorsesכְּסוּסַ֥יke.su.SaiH5483as thyhorsesכְּסוּסֶֽיךָ׃ke.su.Sei.khaH5483.

8And hesaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Whichזֶ֥הzehH2088wayהַדֶּ֖רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870shall wegoנַעֲלֶ֑הna.'a.LehH5927upH5927? And heansweredוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Thewayדֶּ֖רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of thewildernessמִדְבַּ֥רmid.BarH4057ofEdomאֱדֽוֹם׃'e.DomH123.

9SoH1961thekingמֶ֨לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478wentH5437, and thekingוּמֶֽלֶך־u.Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063, and thekingוּמֶ֣לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428ofEdomאֱד֔וֹם'e.DomH123: and theymadeH1961acircuitH5437ofsevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651days’יָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117journeyדֶּ֖רֶךְDe.rekhH1870: and there wasnoH3808waterמַ֧יִםMa.yimH4325for thehostלַֽמַּחֲנֶ֛הla.ma.cha.NehH4264,norH3808for thebeastsוְלַבְּהֵמָ֖הve.la.be.he.MahH929thatfollowedבְּרַגְלֵיהֶֽם׃be.rag.lei.HemH7272them.

10And thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Alasאֲהָ֕הּ'a.HahH162! for theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068hathcalledקָרָ֣אka.Ra'H7121theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428threeלִשְׁלֹ֙שֶׁת֙lish.Lo.shetH7969kingsהַמְּלָכִ֣יםha.me.la.KhimH4428together todeliverלָתֵ֥תla.TetH5414themintoH3027thehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027ofMoabמוֹאָֽב׃mo.'AvH4124.

11ButJehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֗טye.ho.sha.FatH3092saidH559, Is therenotהַאֵ֨יןha.'EinH369hereפֹּ֤הpohH6311aprophetנָבִיא֙na.Vi'H5030of theLORDלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068, thatweH834mayinquireוְנִדְרְשָׁ֥הve.nid.re.ShahH1875of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068by him? And one of thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsrael’sיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478servantsמֵעַבְדֵ֤יme.'av.DeiH5650answeredH559andsaidH559,Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֣ע'e.li.Sha'H477thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofShaphatשָׁפָ֔טsha.FatH8202ishereפֹּ֚הpohH6311,whichH834pouredיָ֥צַקYa.tzakH3332waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325on thehandsיְדֵ֥יye.DeiH3027ofElijahאֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃'e.li.Ya.huH452.

12AndJehoshaphatיְה֣וֹשָׁפָ֔טye.Ho.o.sha.FatH3092saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, Thewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068is with him.SoH3381thekingמֶ֧לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478andJehoshaphatוִיהוֹשָׁפָ֖טvi.ho.sha.FatH3092and thekingוּמֶ֥לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428ofEdomאֱדֽוֹם׃'e.DomH123wentH3381downוַיֵּרְד֣וּvai.ye.re.DuH3381to him.

13AndElishaאֱלִישָׁ֜ע'e.li.Sha'H477saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto thekingמֶ֤לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,Whatמַה־mah-H4100have I todoאַ֗ל'AlH408with thee? get thee to theprophetsנְבִיאֵ֣יne.vi.'EiH5030of thyfatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1, and to theprophetsנְבִיאֵ֖יne.vi.'EiH5030of thymotherאִמֶּ֑ךָ'i.Me.khaH517. And thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Nay: for theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hathcalledקָרָ֤אka.Ra'H7121theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428threeלִשְׁלֹ֙שֶׁת֙lish.Lo.shetH7969kingsהַמְּלָכִ֣יםha.me.la.KhimH4428together todeliverלָתֵ֥תla.TetH5414themintoH413thehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027ofMoabמוֹאָֽב׃mo.'AvH4124.

14AndElishaאֱלִישָׁ֗ע'e.li.Sha'H477saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, As theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635liveth,beforeלְפָנָ֔יוle.fa.NavH6440whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834Istandעָמַ֣דְתִּי'a.Mad.tiH5975,surelyכִּ֗יKiH3588, were itnotH518that IregardH7200thepresenceפְּנֵ֛יpe.NeiH6440ofJehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֥טye.ho.sha.FatH3092thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063, I wouldnotH518lookH7200towardאֵלֶ֖יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413thee,norH518seeאֶרְאֶֽךָּ׃'er.'E.kaH7200thee.

15Butnowוְעַתָּ֖הve.'a.TahH6258bringקְחוּ־ke.chu-H3947meH5921aminstrelמְנַגֵּ֑ןme.na.GenH5059. And itcameH1961topassH1961, when theminstrelכְּנַגֵּ֣ןke.na.GenH5059playedהַֽמְנַגֵּ֔ןham.na.GenH5059, that thehandיַד־yad-H3027of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068cameH1961uponH5921him.

16And hesaidH559,Thusכֹּ֖הkohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,Makeעָשֹׂ֛ה'a.SohH6213thisvalleyהַנַּ֥חַלha.Na.chalH5158full of trenches.

17Forthusכֹ֣ה׀khohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, Ye shallnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808seeתִרְא֥וּtir.'UH7200windר֙וּחַ֙Ru.achH7307,neitherוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808shall yeseeתִרְא֣וּtir.'UH7200rainגֶ֔שֶׁםGe.shemH1653, yet thatvalleyוְהַנַּ֥חַלve.ha.Na.chalH5158shall befilledיִמָּ֣לֵאyi.Ma.le'H4390withwaterמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325: and ye shalldrinkוּשְׁתִיתֶ֛םu.she.ti.TemH8354, both ye and yourcattleH929and yourbeastsH929.

18And this is but alightH7043thingH7043in thesightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: he will alsodeliverוְנָתַ֥ןve.na.TanH5414theMoabitesמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124intoH3027yourhandבְּיֶדְכֶֽם׃be.yed.KhemH3027.

19And ye shallsmiteוְהִכִּיתֶ֞םve.hi.ki.TemH5221everyכָּל־kol-H3605fencedcityעִ֤יר'irH5892, andeveryוְכָל־ve.kholH3605choiceמִבְח֔וֹרmiv.ChorH4004cityעִ֣יר'irH5892, and shallfellתַּפִּ֔ילוּta.Pi.luH5307everyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605goodטוֹב֙tOvH2896treeעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086, andstopתִּסְתֹּ֑מוּtis.To.muH5640allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605fountainsמַעְיְנֵי־ma'.ye.nei-H4599ofwaterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325, andmarתַּכְאִ֖בוּtakh.'I.vuH3510everyוְכֹל֙ve.KholH3605goodהַטּוֹבָ֔הha.to.VahH2896piece oflandהַחֶלְקָ֣הha.chel.KahH2513withstonesבָּאֲבָנִֽים׃ba.'a.va.NimH68.

20And itcameH935topassH935in themorningבַבֹּ֙קֶר֙va.Bo.kerH1242,aboutוַיְהִ֤יvay.HiH1961the time of offering the oblation, that,beholdוְהִנֵּה־ve.hi.neh-H2009, therecameH935waterמַ֥יִםMa.yimH4325by thewayמִדֶּ֣רֶךְmi.De.rekhH1870ofEdomאֱד֑וֹם'e.DomH123, and thecountryהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776wasfilledוַתִּמָּלֵ֥אva.ti.ma.Le'H4390withwaterהַמָּֽיִם׃ha.Ma.yimH4325.

21NowH3588whenallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605theMoabitesמוֹאָב֙mo.'AvH4124heardשָֽׁמְע֔וּsha.me.'UH8085that thekingsהַמְּלָכִ֖יםha.me.la.KhimH4428werecomeעָל֥וּ'a.LuH5927upH5927tofightלְהִלָּ֣חֶםle.hi.La.chemH3898againstH5921them, theygatheredH3588themselvesH5921togetherH5921,allמִכֹּ֨לmi.KolH3605that were able toputחֹגֵ֤רcho.GerH2296on armour, andupwardוָמַ֔עְלָהva.Ma'.lahH4605, andstoodוַיַּעַמְד֖וּvai.ya.'am.DuH5975on theborderהַגְּבֽוּל׃ha.ge.VulH1366.

22And theyroseH7925upH7200earlyוַיַּשְׁכִּ֣ימוּvai.yash.Ki.muH7925in themorningבַבֹּ֔קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242, and thesunוְהַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁve.ha.She.meshH8121shoneזָרְחָ֣הza.re.ChahH2224uponH5921thewaterהַמָּ֑יִםha.Ma.yimH4325, and theMoabitesמוֹאָ֥בmo.'AvH4124sawH7200thewaterהַמַּ֖יִםha.Ma.yimH4325overagainstH5921them asredאֲדֻמִּ֥ים'a.du.MimH122asbloodכַּדָּֽם׃ka.DamH1818:

23and theysaidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559, This isbloodדָּ֣םdamH1818; thekingsהַמְּלָכִ֔יםha.me.la.KhimH4428aresurelyH5221destroyedH5221, and they havesmittenH5221eachH376manH376hisfellowH376:nowוְעַתָּ֥הve.'a.TahH6258therefore,Moabמוֹאָֽב׃mo.'AvH4124, to thespoilלַשָּׁלָ֖לla.sha.LalH7998.

24And when theycameH935to thecampמַחֲנֵ֣הma.cha.NehH4264ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478, theIsraelitesיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478roseH6965upH6965andsmoteH5221theMoabitesמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124,soH6965that theyfledוַיָּנֻ֖סוּvai.ya.Nu.suH5127beforeH6440them: and theywentH935forwardH6440intoאֶל־'el-H413thelandH6440smitingH5221theMoabitesמוֹאָֽב׃mo.'AvH4124.

25And theybeatH5221downH5221thecitiesוְהֶעָרִ֣יםve.he.'a.RimH5892; and oneveryH3605goodט֠וֹבָהToahH2896piece oflandחֶלְקָ֣הchel.KahH2513theycastיַשְׁלִ֨יכוּyash.Li.khuH7993everyH3605manאִישׁ־'ish-H376hisstoneאַבְנ֜וֹ'av.NoH68, andfilledוּמִלְא֗וּהָu.mil.'U.haH4390it; and theystoppedיִסְתֹּ֙מוּ֙yis.To.muH5640allH3605thefountainsמַעְיַן־ma'.yan-H4599ofwaterמַ֤יִםMa.yimH4325, andfelledיַפִּ֔ילוּya.Pi.luH5307allH3605thegoodט֣וֹבTovH2896treesעֵֽץ־'etz-H6086:untilH5704inKir-haresethH7025onlyH5704theyleftהִשְׁאִ֧ירhish.'IrH7604thestonesאֲבָנֶ֛יהָ'a.va.Nei.haH68thereof; howbeit theslingersהַקַּלָּעִ֖יםha.ka.la.'ImH7051wentH5437aboutH5437it, andsmoteH5221it.

26And when thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofMoabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124sawוַיַּרְא֙vai.yaR'H7200that thebattleהַמִּלְחָמָ֑הha.mil.cha.MahH4421wastooH4480sore for him, hetookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947with himsevenשְׁבַע־she.va'-H7651hundredמֵא֨וֹתme.'otH3967menאִ֜ישׁ'ishH376thatdrewשֹׁ֣לֵֽףSho.lefH8025swordחֶ֗רֶבChe.revH2719, tobreakלְהַבְקִ֛יעַle.hav.Ki.a'H1234throughH4480unto thekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofEdomאֱד֖וֹם'e.DomH123: but theycouldיָכֹֽלוּ׃ya.Kho.luH3201notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808.

27Then hetookוַיִּקַּח֩vai.yi.KachH3947his eldestsonבְּנ֨וֹbe.NoH1121that should havereignedיִמְלֹ֣ךְyim.LokhH4427in hissteadתַּחְתָּ֗יוtach.TavH8478, andofferedוַיַּעֲלֵ֤הוּvai.ya.'a.Le.huH5927him for aburntעֹלָה֙'o.LahH5930offeringuponH5921thewallהַ֣חֹמָ֔הha.cho.MahH2346. And there wasgreatגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419wrathקֶצֶף־ke.tzef-H7110againstH5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: and theydepartedוַיִּסְעוּ֙vai.yis.'UH5265from him, andreturnedוַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725to theirownוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961landלָאָֽרֶץ׃ פla.'A.retzH776.

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