Revised Webster's Bible
2 Chronicles 18
2Andafterלְקֵ֨ץle.KetzH7093certainyearsשָׁנִ֤יםsha.NimH8141he wentdownוַיֵּרֶד֩vai.ye.RedH3381toAhabאַחְאָב֙'ach.'AvH256toSamariaלְשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹןle.Sho.me.RonH8111. AndAhabאַחְאָ֜ב'ach.'AvH256killedוַיִּֽזְבַּֽח־vai.yiz.bach-H2076sheepצֹ֤אןtzonH6629andoxenוּבָקָר֙u.va.KarH1241for him inabundanceלָרֹ֔בla.RoH7230, and for thepeopleוְלָעָ֖םve.la.'AmH5971that he had with him, andpersuadedוַיְסִיתֵ֕הוּvay.si.Te.huH5496him to goupלַעֲל֖וֹתla.'a.LotH5927with him toRamothgileadגִּלְעָֽד׃gil.'AdH7433H1568.
3AndAhabאַחְאָ֣ב'ach.'AvH256kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּ֜אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toJehoshaphatיְהֽוֹשָׁפָט֙ye.ho.sha.FatH3092kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063, Wilt thougoH3212with me toRamothgileadגִּלְעָ֑דgil.'AdH7433H1568? And heansweredוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559him, I am as thou art, and mypeopleוּכְעַמְּךָ֣u.khe.'a.me.KhaH5971as thypeopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971; and we will be with thee in thewarבַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ba.mil.cha.MahH4421.
5Therefore thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לYis.ra.'ElH3478gatheredtogetherוַיִּקְבֹּ֨ץvai.yik.BotzH6908ofprophetsהַנְּבִאִים֮ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030fourאַרְבַּ֣ע'ar.Ba'H702hundredמֵא֣וֹתme.'otH3967menאִישׁ֒'ishH376, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, Shall wegoH3212toRamothgileadגִּלְעָ֛דgil.'AdH7433H1568tobattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.MahH4421, or shall Iforbearאֶחְדָּ֑ל'ech.DalH2308? And theysaidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, Goupעֲלֵ֔ה'a.LehH5927; forGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430willdeliverוְיִתֵּ֥ןve.yi.TenH5414it into theking’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428handבְּיַ֥דbe.YadH3027.
7And thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל׀Yis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toJehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֡טye.ho.sha.FatH3092, There is yetoneאֶחָ֡ד'e.ChadH259manאִישׁ־'ish-H376, by whom we mayenquireלִדְרוֹשׁ֩lid.ro.VoshH1875of theLORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068: but Ihateשְׂנֵאתִ֗יהוּse.ne.Ti.huH8130him; for he neverprophesiethמִתְנַבֵּ֨אmit.na.Be'H5012goodלְטוֹבָה֙le.to.VahH2896to me, butalwaysיָמָ֣יוya.MavH3117evilלְרָעָ֔הle.ra.'AhH7451: the same isMicaiahמִיכָ֣יְהוּmi.Kha.ye.huH4321thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofImlaיִמְלָ֑אyim.La'H3229. AndJehoshaphatיְה֣וֹשָׁפָ֔טye.Ho.o.sha.FatH3092saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, Let not thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sayיֹאמַ֥רyo.MarH559so.
9And thekingוּמֶ֣לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֡לYis.ra.'ElH3478andJehoshaphatוִֽיהוֹשָׁפָ֣טvi.ho.sha.FatH3092kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֡הye.hu.DahH3063satיוֹשְׁבִים֩yo.she.VimH3427eachאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376of them on histhroneכִּסְא֜וֹkis.'OH3678,clothedמְלֻבָּשִׁ֤יםme.lu.ba.ShimH3847in theirrobesבְּגָדִים֙be.ga.DimH899, and theysatוְיֹשְׁבִ֣יםve.yo.she.VimH3427in an openplaceבְּגֹ֔רֶןbe.Go.renH1637at theentranceפֶּ֖תַחPe.tachH6607of thegateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179ofSamariaשֹׁמְר֑וֹןsho.me.RonH8111; and all theprophetsהַ֨נְּבִיאִ֔יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030prophesiedמִֽתְנַבְּאִ֖יםmit.na.be.'ImH5012beforeלִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃lif.nei.HemH6440them.
10AndZedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֥הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667thesonבֶֽן־ven-H1121ofChenaanahכְּנַעֲנָ֖הke.na.'a.NahH3668hadmadeוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213himhornsקַרְנֵ֣יkar.NeiH7161ofironבַרְזֶ֑לvar.ZelH1270, andsaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, Thussaithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, With these thou shaltpushתְּנַגַּ֥חte.na.GachH5055Syriaאֲרָ֖ם'a.RamH758until they shall beconsumedכַּלּוֹתָֽם׃ka.lo.TamH3615.
11And all theprophetsהַ֨נְּבִאִ֔יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030prophesiedנִבְּאִ֥יםni.be.'ImH5012so,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Goupעֲלֵ֞ה'a.LehH5927toRamothgileadגִּלְעָד֙gil.'AdH7433H1568, andprosperוְהַצְלַ֔חve.hatz.LachH6743: for theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068shalldeliverוְנָתַ֥ןve.na.TanH5414it into thehandבְּיַ֥דbe.YadH3027of thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.
12And themessengerוְהַמַּלְאָ֞ךְve.ha.mal.'AkhH4397thatwentהָלַ֣ךְ׀ha.LakhH1980tocallלִקְרֹ֣אlik.Ro'H7121Micaiahלְמִיכָ֗יְהוּle.mi.Kha.ye.huH4321spokeדִּבֶּ֤רdi.BerH1696to him,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Behold, thewordsדִּבְרֵ֧יdiv.ReiH1697of theprophetsהַנְּבִאִ֛יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030declaregoodט֖וֹבTovH2896to thekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428withoneאֶחָ֥ד'e.ChadH259consentפֶּֽה־peh-H6310; let thywordדְבָרְךָ֛de.va.re.KhaH1697therefore, I pray thee, be likeoneכְּאַחַ֥דke.'a.ChadH259of theirs, andspeakוְדִבַּ֥רְתָּve.di.Bar.taH1696thougoodטּֽוֹב׃TovH2896.
14And when he hadcomeוַיָּבֹא֮vai.ya.Vo'H935to thekingהַמֶּלֶךְ֒ha.me.leKhH4428, thekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him,Micaiahמִיכָה֙mi.KhahH4318, shall wegoH3212toRamothgileadגִּלְעָ֛דgil.'AdH7433H1568tobattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.MahH4421, or shall Iforbearאֶחְדָּ֑ל'ech.DalH2308? And hesaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, Go yeupעֲל֣וּ'a.LuH5927, andprosperוְהַצְלִ֔יחוּve.hatz.Li.chuH6743, and they shall bedeliveredוְיִנָּתְנ֖וּve.yi.na.te.NuH5414into yourhandבְּיֶדְכֶֽם׃be.yed.KhemH3027.
16Then hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Isawרָאִ֤יתִיra.'I.tiH7200allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478scatteredנְפוֹצִ֣יםne.fo.TzimH6327upon themountainsהֶֽהָרִ֔יםhe.ha.RimH2022, assheepכַּצֹּ֕אןka.TzonH6629that have noshepherdרֹעֶ֑הro.'EhH7462: and theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, These have nomasterאֲדֹנִ֣ים'a.do.NimH113; let themreturnיָשׁ֥וּבוּya.Shu.vuH7725therefore everymanאִישׁ־'ish-H376to hishouseלְבֵית֖וֹle.vei.ToH1004inpeaceבְּשָׁלֽוֹם׃be.sha.LomH7965.
18Again hesaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Thereforehearשִׁמְע֣וּshim.'UH8085thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068; Isawרָאִ֤יתִיra.'I.tiH7200theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068sittingיוֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427upon histhroneכִּסְא֔וֹkis.'OH3678, and all thehostצְבָ֤אtze.Va'H6635ofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064standingעֹֽמְדִ֔ים'o.me.DimH5975on his righthandיְמִינ֖וֹye.mi.NoH3225and on hisleftוּשְׂמֹאלֽוֹ׃u.se.mo.LoH8040.
19And theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Who shallenticeיְפַתֶּה֙ye.fa.TehH6601Ahabאַחְאָ֣ב'ach.'AvH256kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, that he may goupוְיַ֕עַלve.Ya.'alH5927andfallוְיִפֹּ֖לve.yi.PolH5307atRamothgileadגִּלְעָ֑דgil.'AdH7433H1568? And onespokeוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559sayingאֹמֵ֣ר'o.MerH559after thismannerכָּ֔כָהKa.khahH3602, and anothersayingאֹמֵ֥ר'o.MerH559after thatmannerכָּֽכָה׃Ka.khahH3602.
20Then there cameoutוַיֵּצֵ֣אvai.ye.Tze'H3318aspiritהָר֗וּחַha.Ru.achH7307, andstoodוַֽיַּעֲמֹד֙vai.ya.'a.ModH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, andsaidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, I willenticeאֲפַתֶּ֑נּוּ'a.fat.Te.nuH6601him. And theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, How?
21And hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, I will gooutאֵצֵא֙'e.Tze'H3318, and be alyingשֶׁ֔קֶרShe.kerH8267spiritלְר֣וּחַle.Ru.achH7307in themouthבְּפִ֖יbe.FiH6310of all hisprophetsנְבִיאָ֑יוne.vi.'AvH5030. And the LORDsaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Thou shaltenticeתְּפַתֶּה֙te.fa.TehH6601him, and thou shalt alsoprevailתּוּכָ֔לtu.KhalH3201: gooutצֵ֖אtze'H3318, anddoוַעֲשֵׂה־va.'a.seh-H6213even so.
22Now therefore, behold, theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hathputנָתַ֤ןna.TanH5414alyingשֶׁ֔קֶרShe.kerH8267spiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307in themouthבְּפִ֖יbe.FiH6310of these thyprophetsנְבִיאֶ֣יךָne.vi.'Ei.khaH5030, and theLORDוַֽיהוָ֔הva.Yah.wehH3068hathspokenדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696evilרָעָֽה׃ סra.'AhH7451against thee.
23ThenZedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֣הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667thesonבֶֽן־ven-H1121ofChenaanahכְּנַעֲנָ֔הke.na.'a.NahH3668camenearוַיִּגַּשׁ֙vai.yi.GashH5066, andsmoteוַיַּ֥ךְvai.YakhH5221Micaiahמִיכָ֖יְהוּmi.Kha.ye.huH4321upon thecheekהַלֶּ֑חִיha.Le.chiH3895, andsaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Whichאֵ֣י'eiH335wayהַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ha.De.rekhH1870wentעָבַ֧ר'a.VarH5674theSpiritרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7307of theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068from me tospeakלְדַבֵּ֥רle.da.BerH1696to thee?
25Then thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,Takeקְחוּ֙ke.ChuH3947yeMicaiahמִיכָ֔יְהוּmi.Kha.ye.huH4321, and carry himbackוַהֲשִׁיבֻ֖הוּva.ha.shi.Vu.huH7725toAmonאָמ֣וֹן'a.MonH526thegovernorשַׂר־sar-H8269of thecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892, and toJoashיוֹאָ֖שׁyo.'AshH3101theking’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428sonבֶּן־ben-H1121;
26Andsayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֗םva.'a.mar.TemH559, Thussaithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,Putשִׂ֥ימוּSi.muH7760this man in theprisonבֵּ֣ית הַכֶּ֑לֶאbeit ha.Ke.le'H1004H3608, andfeedוְהַאֲכִלֻ֜הוּve.ha.'a.khi.Lu.huH398him withbreadלֶ֤חֶםLe.chemH3899ofafflictionלַ֙חַץ֙la.chatzH3906and withwaterוּמַ֣יִםu.Ma.yimH4325ofafflictionלַ֔חַץLa.chatzH3906, until Ireturnשׁוּבִ֥יshu.ViH7725inpeaceבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃ve.sha.LomH7965.
27AndMicaiahמִיכָ֔יְהוּmi.Kha.ye.huH4321saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, If thou shaltcertainlyשׁ֤וֹבShovH7725returnתָּשׁוּב֙ta.ShuvH7725inpeaceבְּשָׁל֔וֹםbe.sha.LomH7965, then hath not theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spokenדִבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696by me. And hesaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Hearkenשִׁמְע֖וּshim.'UH8085, all yepeopleעַמִּ֥ים'a.MimH5971.
29And thekingמֶ֨לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559toJehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֗טye.ho.sha.FatH3092, I willdisguiseהִתְחַפֵּשׂ֙hit.cha.PesH2664myself, and willgoוָב֣וֹאva.Vo'H935to thebattleבַמִּלְחָמָ֔הva.mil.cha.MahH4421; butputלְבַ֣שׁle.VashH3847thou on thyrobesבְּגָדֶ֑יךָbe.ga.Dei.khaH899. So thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478disguisedוַיִּתְחַפֵּשׂ֙vai.yit.cha.PesH2664himself; and theywentוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to thebattleבַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ba.mil.cha.MahH4421.
30Now thekingוּמֶ֣לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428ofSyriaאֲרָ֡ם'a.RamH758hadcommandedצִוָּה֩tzi.VahH6680thecaptainsשָׂרֵ֨יsa.ReiH8269of thechariotsהָרֶ֤כֶבha.Re.khevH7393that were with him,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Fightתִּלָּ֣חֲמ֔וּti.La.cha.MuH3898ye not withsmallהַקָּטֹ֖ןha.ka.TonH6996orgreatהַגָּד֑וֹלha.ga.DolH1419, except only with thekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478.
31And it came to pass, when thecaptainsשָׂרֵ֨יsa.ReiH8269of thechariotsהָרֶ֜כֶבha.Re.khevH7393sawכִּרְאוֹת֩kir.'OtH7200Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֗טye.ho.sha.FatH3092, that theysaidאָֽמְרוּ֙'a.me.RuH559, It is thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478. Therefore theysurroundedוַיָּסֹ֥בּוּvai.ya.So.buH5437him tofightלְהִלָּחֵ֑םle.hi.la.ChemH3898: butJehoshaphatיְהֽוֹשָׁפָט֙ye.ho.sha.FatH3092criedoutוַיִּזְעַ֤קvai.yiz.'AkH2199, and theLORDוַֽיהוָ֣הva.Yah.wehH3068helpedעֲזָר֔וֹa.za.RoH5826him; andGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430movedוַיְסִיתֵ֥םvay.si.TemH5496them to depart from him.
32For it came to pass, that, when thecaptainsשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of thechariotsהָרֶ֔כֶבha.Re.khevH7393perceivedכִּרְאוֹת֙kir.'OtH7200that it was not thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, they turned backagainוַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725frompursuingמֵאַחֲרָֽיו׃me.'a.cha.RavH310him.
33And a certain mandrewמָשַׁ֤ךְma.ShakhH4900abowבַּקֶּ֙שֶׁת֙ba.Ke.shetH7198at aventureלְתֻמּ֔וֹle.tu.MoH8537, andsmoteוַיַּךְ֙vai.yaKhH5221thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478between thejointsהַדְּבָקִ֖יםha.de.va.KimH1694of thearmourהַשִּׁרְיָ֑ןha.shir.YanH8302: therefore hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to hischariotלָֽרַכָּ֗בla.ra.KavH7395manוְאִ֗ישׁve.'IshH376,Turnהֲפֹ֧ךְha.FokhH2015thyhandיָדְךָ֛ya.dei.khaH3027, that thou mayest carry meoutוְהוֹצֵאתַ֥נִיve.ho.tze.Ta.niH3318of thehostהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖הha.ma.cha.NehH4264; for I amwoundedהָחֳלֵֽיתִי׃ho.cho.Lei.tiH2470.
34And thebattleהַמִּלְחָמָה֙ha.mil.cha.MahH4421increasedוַתַּ֤עַלva.Ta.'alH5927thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117: yet thekingוּמֶ֣לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478held himselfמַעֲמִ֧ידma.'a.MidH5975in hischariotבַּמֶּרְכָּבָ֛הba.mer.ka.VahH4818againstנֹ֥כַחNo.khachH5227theSyriansאֲרָ֖ם'a.RamH758until theeveningהָעָ֑רֶבha.'A.revH6153: and about thetimeלְעֵ֖תle.'EtH6256of thesunהַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ha.Sha.meshH8121settingבּ֥וֹאBo'H935hediedוַיָּ֕מָתvai.Ya.motH4191.
Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 18
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
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- 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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