Revised Version 1895
2 Kings 8
1Nowוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571Elishaוֶאֱלִישָׁ֡עve.'e.li.Sha'H477hadspokenדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696unto thewomanהָאִשָּׁה֩ha.'i.ShahH802,whoseH834sonבְּנָ֜הּbe.NahH1121he hadrestoredH2421tolifeהֶחֱיָ֨הhe.che.YahH2421,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Ariseק֤וּמִיKu.miH6965, andgoH935thou and thinehouseholdוּבֵיתֵ֔ךְu.vei.TekhH1004, and sojourn wheresoever thou canst sojourn: for theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hathcalledקָרָ֤אka.Ra'H7121for afamineלָֽרָעָ֔בla.ra.'AvH7458; and it shall alsocomeבָּ֥אba'H935uponH935thelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776sevenשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִֽים׃sha.NimH8141.
2And thewomanהָֽאִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802aroseוַתָּ֙קָם֙va.Ta.komH6965, anddidוַתַּ֕עַשׂva.Ta.'asH6213accordingH376to thewordכִּדְבַ֖רkid.VarH1697of themanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430: andsheהִיא֙hi'H1931wentH6965withherH802householdוּבֵיתָ֔הּu.vei.TahH1004, and sojourned in thelandבְּאֶֽרֶץ־be.'e.retz-H776of thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםpe.lish.TimH6430sevenשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִֽים׃sha.NimH8141.
3And itcameH1961topassH1961at thesevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651years’endמִקְצֵה֙mik.TzehH7097, that thewomanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802returnedוַתָּ֥שָׁבva.Ta.shovH7725outH3318of thelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430: and shewentH3318forthH3318tocryלִצְעֹ֣קlitz.'OkH6817unto thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428forherH413houseבֵּיתָ֖הּbei.TahH1004and forherH413landH776.
4NowH4994thekingוְהַמֶּ֗לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428wastalkingמְדַבֵּר֙me.da.BerH1696withGehaziגֵּ֣חֲזִ֔יge.cha.ZiH1522theservantנַ֥עַרNa.'arH5288of themanאִישׁ־'ish-H376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,TellH559meאֶל־'el-H413, IprayH4994thee,allכָּל־kol-H3605thegreatהַגְּדֹל֖וֹתha.ge.do.LotH1419things thatElishaאֱלִישָֽׁע׃'e.li.Sha'H477hathdoneעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213.
5And itcameH1961topassH1961, as he wastellingH559thekingלַמֶּלֶךְ֮la.me.leKhH4428howאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he hadrestoredהֶחֱיָ֣הhe.che.YahH2421tolifeH4191him that wasdeadהַמֵּת֒ha.MetH4191, that,beholdוְהִנֵּ֨הve.hi.NehH2009, thewomanהָאִשָּׁ֜הha.'i.ShahH802,whoseאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834sonבְּנָהּ֙be.NahH1121he hadrestoredהֶחֱיָ֤הhe.che.YahH2421tolifeH4191,criedצֹעֶ֣קֶתtzo.'E.ketH6817to thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428forherH413houseבֵּיתָ֖הּbei.TahH1004and forherH413landשָׂדָ֑הּsa.DahH7704. AndGehaziגֵּֽחֲזִי֙ge.cha.ZiH1522saidH559, Mylordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113, Okingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, this is thewomanהָֽאִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802, and this isherH413sonבְּנָ֖הּbe.NahH1121,whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Elishaאֱלִישָֽׁע׃'e.li.Sha'H477restoredהֶחֱיָ֥הhe.che.YahH2421tolifeH4191.
6And when thekingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428askedוַיִּשְׁאַ֥לvai.yish.'AlH7592thewomanלָאִשָּׁ֖הla.'i.ShahH802,sheH834toldH559him.SoH5414thekingהַמֶּלֶךְ֩ha.me.leKhH4428appointedH5414untoherH3605acertainאֶחָ֜ד'e.ChadH259officerסָרִ֨יסsa.RisH5631,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Restoreהָשֵׁ֤יבha.SheivH7725allH3605that was hers, andallH3605the fruits of thefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֔הha.sa.DehH7704sinceH834thedayמִיּ֛וֹםmi.YomH3117thatsheH834leftעָזְבָ֥ה'a.ze.VahH5800thelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776,evenH5704untilH5704nowעָֽתָּה׃ פ'A.tahH6258.
7AndElishaאֱלִישָׁע֙'e.li.Sha'H477cameוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935toDamascusדַּמֶּ֔שֶׂקda.Me.sekH1834; andBen-hadadH1130thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofSyriaאֲרָ֖ם'a.RamH758wassickחֹלֶ֑הcho.LehH2470; and it wastoldוַיֻּגַּד־vai.yu.gad-H5046him,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Themanאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430iscomeבָּ֛אba'H935hither.
8And thekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoHazaelחֲזָהאֵ֗לcha.za.h.'ElH2371,Takeקַ֤חkachH3947apresentמִנְחָ֔הmin.ChahH4503in thinehandבְּיָֽדְךָ֙be.ya.de.KhaH3027, and gomeetH7125themanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, andinquireוְדָרַשְׁתָּ֨ve.da.rash.TaH1875of theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068by him,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Shall Irecoverהַאֶחְיֶ֖הha.'ech.YehH2421of thissicknessמֵחֳלִ֥יme.cho.LiH2483?
9SoH3947Hazaelחֲזָאֵל֮cha.za.'ElH2371wentH935tomeetH6440him, andtookH3947apresentמִנְחָ֤הmin.ChahH4503with him, even ofeveryוְכָל־ve.kholH3605goodט֣וּבtuvH2898thingזֶֽה׃ZehH2088ofDamascusדַּמֶּ֔שֶׂקda.Me.sekH1834,fortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705camels’גָּמָ֑לga.MalH1581burdenמַשָּׂ֖אma.Sa'H4853, andcameH935andstoodוַיַּעֲמֹ֣דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975beforeH6440him, andsaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Thysonבִּנְךָ֨bin.KhaH1121Ben-hadadH1130kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofSyriaאֲרָם֙'a.RamH758hathsentשְׁלָחַ֤נִיshe.la.Cha.niH7971meאֵלֶ֙יךָ֙'e.Lei.khaH413to thee,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Shall Irecoverהַאֶחְיֶ֖הha.'ech.YehH2421of thissicknessמֵחֳלִ֥יme.cho.LiH2483.
12AndHazaelחֲזָאֵ֔לcha.za.'ElH2371saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Whyמַדּ֖וּעַma.Du.a'H4069weepeth mylordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113? And heansweredוַיֹּ֡אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588Iknowיָדַ֡עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045theevilרָעָ֗הra.'AhH7451that thou wiltdoתַּעֲשֶׂה֩ta.'a.SehH6213unto thechildrenH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478: their strong holds wilt thousetתְּשַׁלַּ֤חte.sha.LachH7971onfireבָּאֵשׁ֙ba.'EshH784, and theiryoungH1121menוּבַחֻֽרֵיהֶם֙u.va.chu.rei.HemH970wilt thouslayתַּהֲרֹ֔גta.ha.RogH2026with theswordבַּחֶ֣רֶבba.Che.revH2719, and wiltdashתְּרַטֵּ֔שׁte.ra.TeshH7376inpiecesH7376theirlittleH5768onesH5768, andripH1234upH1234theirwomenH2030withchildH2030.
13AndHazaelחֲזָהאֵ֔לcha.za.h.'ElH2371saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Butwhatמָ֤הmahH4100is thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֙'av.de.KhaH5650,whichהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088is but adogהַכֶּ֔לֶבha.Ke.levH3611, that he shoulddoיַעֲשֶׂ֔הya.'a.SehH6213thisgreatהַגָּד֖וֹלha.ga.DolH1419thingהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697? AndElishaאֱלִישָׁ֔ע'e.li.Sha'H477answeredוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, TheLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068hath shewedmeעַל־'al-H5921that thou shalt bekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428overSyriaאֲרָֽם׃'a.RamH758.
14Then hedepartedH935fromElishaאֱלִישָׁ֗ע'e.li.Sha'H477, andcameH935to hismasterאֲדֹנָ֔יו'a.do.NavH113; whosaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him,Whatמָֽה־mah-H4100saidאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֑ע'e.li.Sha'H477to thee? And heansweredוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Hetoldאָ֥מַר'A.marH559meאֶל־'el-H413that thou shouldestsurelyH935recoverH2421.
15And itcameH1961topassH1961on the morrow, that hetookH3947the coverlet, anddippedוַיִּטְבֹּ֣לvai.yit.BolH2881it inwaterבַּמַּ֔יִםba.Ma.yimH4325, andspreadוַיִּפְרֹ֥שׂvai.yif.RosH6566it on hisfaceפָּנָ֖יוpa.NavH6440,SoH3947that hediedוַיָּמֹ֑תvai.ya.MotH4191: andHazaelחֲזָהאֵ֖לcha.za.h.'ElH2371reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in hissteadתַּחְתָּֽיו׃ פtach.TavH8478.
16And in thefifthחָמֵ֗שׁcha.MeshH2568yearוּבִשְׁנַ֣תu.vish.NatH8141ofJoramלְיוֹרָ֤םle.yo.RamH3141thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAhabאַחְאָב֙'ach.'AvH256kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Jehoshaphatוִיהוֹשָׁפָ֖טvi.ho.sha.FatH3092beingH1121thenkingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,Jehoramיְהוֹרָ֥םye.ho.RamH3088thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֖טye.ho.sha.FatH3092kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063began toreignמָלַ֛ךְma.LakhH4427.
17Thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםshe.lo.ShimH7970andtwoוּשְׁתַּ֛יִםu.she.Ta.yimH8147yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121was he when hebeganהָיָ֣הha.YahH1961toreignבְמָלְכ֑וֹve.ma.le.KhoH4427; and hereignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427eightוּשְׁמֹנֶ֣הu.she.mo.NehH8083yearsשָׁנִ֔יםsha.nahH8141inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389.
18And he walked in thewayבְּדֶ֣רֶךְ׀be.De.rekhH1870of thekingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478, asdidעָשׂוּ֙'a.SuH6213thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofAhabאַחְאָ֔ב'ach.'AvH256: for he had thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofAhabאַחְאָ֔ב'ach.'AvH256towifeלְאִשָּׁ֑הle.'i.ShahH802: and hedidוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213thatwhichכַּאֲשֶׁ֤רka.'a.SherH834wasevilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in thesightבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
19Howbeit theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068wouldnotוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808destroyלְהַשְׁחִ֣יתle.hash.ChitH7843Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063, forDavidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732hisservant’sעַבְדּ֑וֹav.DoH5650sakeלְמַ֖עַןle.Ma.'anH4616, as hepromisedאָֽמַר־'a.mar-H559him togiveלָתֵ֨תla.TetH5414unto him alampנִ֛ירnirH5216for hischildrenלְבָנָ֖יוle.va.NavH1121alway.
21ThenJoramיוֹרָם֙yo.RamH3141passedוַיַּעֲבֹ֤רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674over toZairצָעִ֔ירָהtza.'I.rahH6811, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605hischariotsהָרֶ֖כֶבha.Re.khevH7393with him: and heroseH6965upH6965bynightלַ֗יְלָהLay.lahH3915, andsmoteוַיַּכֶּ֨הvai.ya.KehH5221theEdomitesאֱד֜וֹם'e.DomH123whichה֞וּאhu'H1931compassed himaboutוַֽיְהִי־vay.hi-H1961, and thecaptainsשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of thechariotsהָרֶ֔כֶבha.Re.khevH7393: and thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971fledוַיָּ֥נָסvai.Ya.nosH5127to theirtentsלְאֹהָלָֽיו׃le.'o.ha.LavH168.
23And therestוְיֶ֛תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of theactsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697ofJoramיוֹרָ֖םyo.RamH3141, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605that hedidעָשָׂ֑ה'a.SahH6213, are theynotהֲלֽוֹא־ha.lo'-H3808writtenכְּתוּבִ֗יםke.tu.VimH3789in thebookסֵ֛פֶרSe.ferH5612of thechroniclesדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of thekingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063?
24AndJoramיוֹרָם֙yo.RamH3141sleptוַיִּשְׁכַּ֤בvai.yish.KavH7901with hisfathersאֲבֹתָ֔יו'a.vo.TavH1, and wasburiedוַיִּקָּבֵ֥רvai.yi.ka.VerH6912with hisfathersאֲבֹתָ֖יו'a.vo.TavH1in thecityבְּעִ֣ירbe.'IrH5892ofDavidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732: andAhaziahאֲחַזְיָ֥הוּ'a.chaz.Ya.huH274hissonבְנ֖וֹve.NoH1121reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in hissteadתַּחְתָּֽיו׃ פtach.TavH8478.
25In the twelfthyearH8141ofJoramלְיוֹרָ֥םle.yo.RamH3141thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAhabאַחְאָ֖ב'ach.'AvH256kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478didAhaziahאֲחַזְיָ֥הוּ'a.chaz.Ya.huH274thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofJehoramיְהוֹרָ֖םye.ho.RamH3088kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063begin toreignמָלַ֛ךְma.LakhH4427.
26Twoוּשְׁתַּ֤יִםu.she.Ta.yimH8147andtwentyעֶשְׂרִ֨ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121wasAhaziahאֲחַזְיָ֣הוּ'a.chaz.Ya.huH274when he began toreignבְמָלְכ֔וֹve.ma.le.KhoH4427; and hereignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427oneyearוְשָׁנָ֣הve.sha.NahH8141inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389. And hismother’sאִמּוֹ֙'i.MoH517nameוְשֵׁ֤םve.ShemH8034wasAthaliahעֲתַלְיָ֔הוּ'a.tal.Ya.huH6271thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofOmriעָמְרִ֖י'a.me.RiH6018kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
27And he walked in thewayבְּדֶ֙רֶךְ֙be.De.rekhH1870of thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofAhabאַחְאָ֔ב'ach.'AvH256, anddidH6213thatwhichהֽוּא׃Hu'H1931wasevilהָרַ֛עha.Ra'H7451in thesightבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, asdidH6213thehouseכְּבֵ֣יתke.VeitH1004ofAhabאַחְאָ֑ב'ach.'AvH256: for he was the son in law of thehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004ofAhabאַחְאָ֖ב'ach.'AvH256.
28And he went withJoramיוֹרָ֣םyo.RamH3141thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAhabאַחְאָ֗ב'ach.'AvH256towarלַמִּלְחָמָ֛הla.mil.cha.MahH4421againstעִם־'im-H5973Hazaelחֲזָהאֵ֥לcha.za.h.'ElH2371kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofSyriaאֲרָ֖ם'a.RamH758atRamoth-gileadH7433: and the Syrianswoundedוַיַּכּ֥וּvai.ya.KuH5221Joramיוֹרָֽם׃yo.RamH3141.
29Andkingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Joramיוֹרָ֨םyo.RamH3141returnedוַיָּשָׁב֩vai.ya.ShavH7725to behealedלְהִתְרַפֵּ֣אle.hit.ra.Pe'H7495inJezreelבְיִזְרְעֶ֗אלve.yiz.re.'ElH3157of thewoundsהַמַּכִּים֙ha.ma.KimH4347whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the Syrians had given him atRamahבָּֽרָמָ֔הba.ra.MahH7414, when hefoughtבְּהִלָּ֣חֲמ֔וֹbe.hi.La.cha.MoH3898againstאֶת־'et-H854Hazaelחֲזָהאֵ֖לcha.za.h.'ElH2371kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofSyriaאֲרָ֑ם'a.RamH758. AndAhaziahוַאֲחַזְיָ֨הוּva.'a.chaz.Ya.huH274thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofJehoramיְהוֹרָ֜םye.ho.RamH3088kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063wentH3381downיָרַ֡דya.RadH3381toseeלִרְא֞וֹתlir.'otH7200Joramיוֹרָ֧םyo.RamH3141thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAhabאַחְאָ֛ב'ach.'AvH256inJezreelבְּיִזְרְעֶ֖אלbe.yiz.re.'ElH3157,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588he wassickחֹלֶ֥הcho.LehH2470.
Commentaries on 2 Kings 8
- 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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