Revised Version 1895
2 Kings 3:11-20
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.
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.
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.
Commentaries on 2 Kings 3
- 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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