Revised Webster's Bible
2 Kings 18:1-20
1Now it came to pass in thethirdשָׁלֹ֔שׁsha.LoshH7969yearבִּשְׁנַ֣תbish.NatH8141ofHosheaלְהוֹשֵׁ֥עַle.ho.She.a'H1954sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofElahאֵלָ֖ה'e.LahH425kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, thatHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֥הchiz.ki.YahH2396thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofAhazאָחָ֖ז'a.ChazH271kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063began toreignמָלַ֛ךְma.LakhH4427.
2Twentyעֶשְׂרִ֨ים'es.RimH6242andfiveוְחָמֵ֤שׁve.cha.MeshH2568yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121was he when he began toreignבְמָלְכ֔וֹve.ma.le.KhoH4427; and hereignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427twentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֤יםve.'es.RimH6242andnineוָתֵ֙שַׁע֙va.Te.sha'H8672yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389. Hismother’sאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517nameוְשֵׁ֣םve.ShemH8034also wasAbiאֲבִ֖י'a.ViH21, thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofZachariahזְכַרְיָֽה׃ze.khar.YahH2148.
4Heremovedהֵסִ֣ירhe.SirH5493the highplacesהַבָּמ֗וֹתha.ba.MotH1116, andbrokeוְשִׁבַּר֙ve.shi.BarH7665theimagesהַמַּצֵּבֹ֔תha.ma.tze.VotH4676, and cutdownוְכָרַ֖תve.kha.RatH3772thegrovesהָֽאֲשֵׁרָ֑הha.'a.she.RahH842, and broke inpiecesוְכִתַּת֩ve.khi.TatH3807thebrasenהַנְּחֹ֜שֶׁתha.ne.Cho.shetH5178serpentנְחַ֨שׁne.ChashH5175thatMosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872hadmadeעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213: for till thosedaysהַיָּמִ֤יםhai.ya.MimH3117thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478burntincenseמְקַטְּרִ֣יםme.ka.te.RimH6999to it: and hecalledוַיִּקְרָא־vai.yik.ra'-H7121itNehushtanנְחֻשְׁתָּֽן׃ne.chush.TanH5180.
5Hetrustedבָּטָ֑חba.TachH982in theLORDבַּיהוָ֥הba.Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478; so thatafterוְאַחֲרָ֞יוve.'a.cha.RavH310him was none like him among all thekingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063, nor any that werebeforeלְפָנָֽיו׃le.fa.NavH6440him.
6For heclungוַיִּדְבַּק֙vai.yid.BakH1692to theLORDבַּֽיהוָ֔הba.Yah.wehH3068, anddepartedסָ֖רsarH5493not fromfollowingמֵאַֽחֲרָ֑יוme.'a.cha.RavH310him, butkeptוַיִּשְׁמֹר֙vai.yish.MorH8104hiscommandmentsמִצְוֹתָ֔יוmitz.vo.TavH4687, which theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃mo.ShehH4872.
9And it came to pass in thefourthהָֽרְבִיעִית֙ha.re.vi.'ItH7243yearבַּשָּׁנָ֤הba.sha.NahH8141ofkingלַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֔הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396, which was theseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔יתha.she.vi.'ItH7637yearהַשָּׁנָ֣הha.sha.NahH8141ofHosheaלְהוֹשֵׁ֥עַle.ho.She.a'H1954sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofElahאֵלָ֖ה'e.LahH425kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, thatShalmaneserשַׁלְמַנְאֶ֧סֶרshal.man.'E.serH8022kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֛וּר'a.ShurH804cameupעָלָ֞ה'a.LahH5927againstSamariaשֹׁמְר֖וֹןsho.me.RonH8111, andbesiegedוַיָּ֥צַרvai.Ya.tzarH6696it.
10And at theendמִקְצֵה֙mik.TzehH7097ofthreeשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969yearsשָׁנִ֔יםsha.NimH8141theytookוַֽיִּלְכְּדֻ֗הָvai.yil.ke.Du.haH3920it: even in thesixthשֵׁ֖שׁsheshH8337yearבִּשְׁנַת־bish.nat-H8141ofHezekiahלְחִזְקִיָּ֑הle.chiz.ki.YahH2396, that is theninthתֵּ֗שַׁעTe.sha'H8672yearשְׁנַת־she.nat-H8141ofHosheaלְהוֹשֵׁ֙עַ֙le.ho.She.a'H1954kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Samariaשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃sho.me.RonH8111wastakenנִלְכְּדָ֖הnil.ke.DahH3920.
11And thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֛וּר'a.ShurH804carriedawayוַיֶּ֧גֶלvai.Ye.gelH1540Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478toAssyriaאַשּׁ֑וּרָה'a.Shu.rahH804, andputוַיַּנְחֵ֞םvai.yan.ChemH5148them inHalahבַּחְלַ֧חbach.LachH2477and inHaborוּבְחָב֛וֹרu.ve.cha.VorH2249by theriverנְהַ֥רne.HarH5104ofGozanגּוֹזָ֖ןgo.ZanH1470, and in thecitiesוְעָרֵ֥יve.'a.ReiH5892of theMedesמָדָֽי׃ma.DaiH4074:
12Because theyobeyedשָׁמְע֗וּsha.me.'UH8085not thevoiceבְּקוֹל֙be.kOlH6963of theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068theirGodאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430, buttransgressedוַיַּעַבְרוּ֙vai.ya.'av.RuH5674hiscovenantבְּרִית֔וֹbe.ri.ToH1285, and all thatMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872theservantעֶ֣בֶד'E.vedH5650of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֔הtzi.VahH6680, and would nothearשָׁמְע֖וּsha.me.'UH8085them, nordoעָשֽׂוּ׃ פ'a.SuH6213them .
13Now in thefourteenthוּבְאַרְבַּע֩ עֶשְׂרֵ֨הu.ve.'ar.Ba' 'es.RehH702H6240yearשָׁנָ֜הsha.NahH8141ofkingלַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֗הchiz.ki.YahH2396Sennacheribסַנְחֵרִ֤יבsan.che.RivH5576kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁוּר֙'a.ShurH804cameupעָלָ֞ה'a.LahH5927against all thefortifiedהַבְּצֻר֖וֹתha.be.tzu.RotH1219citiesעָרֵ֧י'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063, andtookוַֽיִּתְפְּשֵֽׂם׃Vai.yit.pe.SemH8610them.
14AndHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֣הchiz.ki.YahH2396kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֣הye.hu.DahH3063sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971to thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁוּר֩׀'a.ShurH804toLachishלָכִ֨ישָׁה׀la.Khi.shahH3923,sayingלֵאמֹ֤ר׀le.MorH559, I haveoffendedחָטָ֙אתִי֙cha.Ta.tiH2398;withdrawשׁ֣וּבshuvH7725from me: that which thouputtestתִּתֵּ֥ןti.TenH5414on me I willbearאֶשָּׂ֑א'e.Sa'H5375. And thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֜וּר'a.ShurH804appointedוַיָּ֨שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760toHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֣הchiz.ki.YahH2396kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063threeשְׁלֹ֤שׁshe.LoshH7969hundredמֵאוֹת֙me.'OtH3967talentsכִּכַּר־ki.kar-H3603ofsilverכֶּ֔סֶףKe.sefH3701andthirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖יםu.she.lo.ShimH7970talentsכִּכַּ֥רki.KarH3603ofgoldזָהָֽב׃za.HavH2091.
15AndHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֔הchiz.ki.YahH2396gaveוַיִּתֵּן֙vai.yi.TenH5414him all thesilverהַכֶּ֖סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701that wasfoundהַנִּמְצָ֣אha.nim.Tza'H4672in thehouseבֵית־veit-H1004of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, and in thetreasuriesוּבְאֹצְר֖וֹתu.ve.'o.tze.RotH214of theking’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.
16At thattimeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256didHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֜הchiz.ki.YahH2396cutoffקִצַּ֨ץki.TzatzH7112the gold from thedoorsדַּלְת֨וֹתdal.TotH1817of thetempleהֵיכַ֤לhei.KhalH1964of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, and from thepillarsהָאֹ֣מְנ֔וֹתha.'O.me.NotH547whichHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֖הchiz.ki.YahH2396kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063hadoverlaidצִפָּ֔הtzi.PahH6823, andgaveוַֽיִּתְּנֵ֖םvai.yi.te.NemH5414it to thekingלְמֶ֥לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃ פ'a.ShurH804.
17And thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֡וּר'a.ShurH804sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971Tartanתַּרְתָּ֥ןtar.TanH8661andRabsarisH7249andRabshakehH7262fromLachishלָכִ֜ישׁla.KhishH3923tokingהַמֶּ֧לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֛הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396with agreatכָּבֵ֖דka.VedH3515armyH2426againstJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389. And they wentupוַֽיַּעֲלוּ֙vai.ya.'a.LuH5927andcameוַיָּבֹ֣אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389. And when they had comeupוַיַּעֲל֣וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927, theycameוַיָּבֹ֗אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935andstoodוַיַּֽעַמְדוּ֙vai.ya.'am.DuH5975by theconduitבִּתְעָלַת֙bit.'a.LatH8585of theupperהָֽעֶלְיוֹנָ֔הha.'el.yo.NahH5945poolהַבְּרֵכָ֣הha.be.re.KhahH1295, which is in thehighwayבִּמְסִלַּ֖תbim.si.LatH4546of thefuller’sכוֹבֵֽס׃kho.VesH3526fieldשְׂדֵ֥הse.DehH7704.
18And when they hadcalledוַֽיִּקְרְאוּ֙vai.yik.re.'UH7121to thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, there cameoutוַיֵּצֵ֧אvai.ye.Tze'H3318to themEliakimאֶלְיָקִ֥ים'el.ya.KimH471thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofHilkiahחִלְקִיָּ֖הוּchil.ki.Ya.huH2518, who was over thehouseholdהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004, andShebnaוְשֶׁבְנָה֙ve.shev.NahH7644thescribeהַסֹּפֵ֔רha.so.FerH5608, andJoahוְיוֹאָ֥חve.yo.'AchH3098thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAsaphאָסָ֖ף'a.SafH623therecorderהַמַּזְכִּֽיר׃ha.maz.KirH2142.
19AndRabshakehH7262saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them,Speakאִמְרוּ־'im.ru-H559ye now toHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֑הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396, Thussaithאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559thegreatהַגָּדוֹל֙ha.ga.dOlH1419kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804, Whatconfidenceהַבִּטָּח֛וֹןha.bi.ta.ChonH986is this in which thoutrustestבָּטָֽחְתָּ׃ba.Ta.che.taH982?
20Thousayestאָמַ֙רְתָּ֙'a.Mar.taH559, (but they are butvainשְׂפָתַ֔יִםse.fa.Ta.yimH8193wordsדְּבַר־de.var-H1697,) I havecounselעֵצָ֥ה'e.TzahH6098andstrengthוּגְבוּרָ֖הu.ge.vu.RahH1369for thewarלַמִּלְחָמָ֑הla.mil.cha.MahH4421. Now in whom dost thoutrustבָטַ֔חְתָּva.Tach.taH982, that thourebellestמָרַ֖דְתָּma.Rad.taH4775against me?
Commentaries on 2 Kings 18
- 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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