Revised Version 1895
2 Kings 6:8-23
8NowH1961thekingוּמֶ֣לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428ofSyriaאֲרָ֔ם'a.RamH758warredagainstH413Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478; and hetookH1961counselוַיִּוָּעַץ֙vai.yi.va.'AtzH3289with hisservantsעֲבָדָ֣יו'a.va.DavH5650,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, InsuchH492andsuchH492aplaceמְק֛וֹםme.KomH4725shall be mycampתַּחֲנֹתִֽי׃ta.cha.no.TiH8466.
9And themanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430sentH7971unto thekingמֶ֤לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Bewareהִשָּׁ֕מֶרhi.Sha.merH8104that thoupassמֵעֲבֹ֖רme.'a.VorH5674notH2088suchH2088aplaceהַמָּק֣וֹםha.ma.KomH4725; for thither the Syrians arecomingנְחִתִּֽים׃ne.chi.TimH5185downH7971.
10And thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֞חvai.yish.LachH7971to theplaceהַמָּק֞וֹםha.ma.KomH4725whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834themanאִישׁ־'ish-H376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֛יםha.'E.lo.HimH430toldH559him andwarnedH559him of; and he savedhimselfאֶֽל־'el-H413there,notלֹ֥אlo'H3808onceאַחַ֖ת'a.ChatH259norוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808twiceשְׁתָּֽיִם׃she.Ta.yimH8147.
11And theheartלֵ֣בlevH3820of thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofSyriaאֲרָ֔ם'a.RamH758was sore troubled for thisthingהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697; and hecalledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121hisservantsעֲבָדָיו֙'a.va.DavH5650, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, Will yenotהֲלוֹא֙ha.lO'H3808shewmeH413whichH7945ofusH413is for thekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478?
12And one of hisservantsמֵֽעֲבָדָ֔יוme.'a.va.DavH5650saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, Nay, mylordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113, Okingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428: butElishaאֱלִישָׁ֤ע'e.li.Sha'H477, theprophetהַנָּבִיא֙ha.na.Vi'H5030that is inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, telleth thekingלְמֶ֣לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478thewordsהַ֨דְּבָרִ֔יםha.de.va.RimH1697that thou speakest in thy bedchamber.
15And when theservantנַעֲר֥וֹna.'a.RoH5288of themanאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָֽאֱלֹהִים֮ha.'E.lo.HimH430wasrisenלָקוּם֒la.KumH6965earlyוַ֠יַּשְׁכֵּםVai.yash.kemH7925, andgoneH3318forthH3318,beholdוְהִנֵּה־ve.hi.neh-H2009, an host withhorsesוְס֣וּסve.SusH5483andchariotsוָרָ֑כֶבva.Ra.khevH7393wasroundסוֹבֵ֥בso.VevH5437aboutאֵלָ֛יו'e.LavH413thecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892. And hisservantH5288saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him,Alasאֲהָ֥הּ'a.HahH162, mymasterאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113!howאֵיכָ֥ה'ei.KhahH349shallweH6213doH6213?
17AndElishaאֱלִישָׁע֙'e.li.Sha'H477prayedוַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֤לvai.yit.pa.LelH6419, andsaidוַיֹּאמַ֔רvai.yo.MarH559,LORDיְהוָ֕הYah.wehH3068, IprayH6419thee,openפְּקַח־pe.kach-H6491hiseyesעֵינָ֖יו'ei.NavH5869, that he mayseeוְיִרְאֶ֑הve.yir.'EhH7200. And theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068openedוַיִּפְקַ֤חvai.yif.KachH6491theeyesעֵינֵ֣י'ei.NeiH5869of theyoungH5288manH5288; and hesawוַיַּ֗רְאvai.Yar'H7200: and,beholdוְהִנֵּ֨הve.hi.NehH2009, themountainהָהָ֜רha.HarH2022wasfullמָלֵ֨אma.Le'H4390ofhorsesסוּסִ֥יםsu.SimH5483andchariotsוְרֶ֛כֶבve.Re.khevH7393offireאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784roundH5439aboutH5439Elishaאֱלִישָֽׁע׃'e.li.Sha'H477.
18And when theycameH3381downוַיֵּרְדוּ֮vai.ye.re.DuH3381to him,Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֤ע'e.li.Sha'H477prayedוַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֨לvai.yit.pa.LelH6419unto theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, andsaidוַיֹּאמַ֔רvai.yo.MarH559,Smiteהַךְ־hakh-H5221thispeopleהַגּוֹי־ha.goy-H1471, IprayH6419thee, withblindnessבַּסַּנְוֵרִ֑יםba.san.ve.RimH5575. And hesmoteוַיַּכֵּ֥םvai.ya.KemH5221them withblindnessבַּסַּנְוֵרִ֖יםba.san.ve.RimH5575accordingH413to thewordכִּדְבַ֥רkid.VarH1697ofElishaאֱלִישָֽׁע׃'e.li.Sha'H477.
19AndElishaאֱלִישָׁ֗ע'e.li.Sha'H477saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, This isnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808thewayהַדֶּרֶךְ֮ha.de.reKhH1870,neitherוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808is this thecityהָעִיר֒ha.'IrH5892:followאַחֲרַ֔י'a.cha.RaiH310meH413, and I will bringyouH834to themanהָאִ֖ישׁha.'IshH376whomH834yeseekתְּבַקֵּשׁ֑וּןte.va.ke.ShunH1245. And he led them toSamariaשֹׁמְרֽוֹנָה׃sho.me.Ro.nahH8111.
20And itcameH935topassH935, when they werecomeH935intoH935Samariaשֹׁמְרוֹן֒sho.me.rOnH8111, thatElishaאֱלִישָׁ֔ע'e.li.Sha'H477saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,LORDיְהוָ֕הYah.wehH3068,openפְּקַ֥חpe.KachH6491theeyesעֵינֵֽי־'ei.nei-H5869oftheseH428menH428, that they mayseeוְיִרְא֑וּve.yir.'UH7200. And theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068openedוַיִּפְקַ֤חvai.yif.KachH6491theireyesעֵ֣ינֵיהֶ֔ם'ei.nei.HemH5869, and theysawוַיִּרְא֕וּvai.yir.'UH7200; and,beholdוְהִנֵּ֖הve.hi.NehH2009, they were in themidstבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432ofSamariaשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃sho.me.RonH8111.
22And heansweredוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, Thou shaltnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808smiteתַכֶּ֔הta.KehH5221them: wouldest thousmiteמַכֶּ֑הma.KehH5221thoseH834whomH834thou hasttakenH7617captiveשָׁבִ֛יתָsha.Vi.taH7617with thyswordבְּחַרְבְּךָ֥be.char.be.KhaH2719and with thybowוּֽבְקַשְׁתְּךָ֖u.ve.kash.te.ChaH7198?setשִׂים֩simH7760breadלֶ֨חֶםLe.chemH3899andwaterוָמַ֜יִםva.Ma.yimH4325beforeלִפְנֵיהֶ֗םlif.nei.HemH6440them, that they mayeatוְיֹֽאכְלוּ֙ve.yo.khe.LuH398anddrinkוְיִשְׁתּ֔וּve.yish.TuH8354, and go to theirmasterאֲדֹנֵיהֶֽם׃'a.do.nei.HemH113.
23And he preparedgreatגְדוֹלָ֗הge.do.LahH1419provision for them: and when they hadeatenוַיֹּֽאכְלוּ֙vai.yo.khe.LuH398anddrunkוַיִּשְׁתּ֔וּvai.yish.TuH8354, hesentH7971themawayH7971, and theywentH935to theirmasterאֲדֹֽנֵיהֶ֑ם'a.do.nei.HemH113. And thebandsגְּדוּדֵ֣יge.du.DeiH1416ofSyriaאֲרָ֔ם'a.RamH758cameלָב֖וֹאla.Vo'H935noוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808moreעוֹד֙'OdH5750intoאֶל־'el-H413thelandבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.
Commentaries on 2 Kings 6
- 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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