Revised Webster's Bible
2 Kings 6
2Let usgoH3212, we pray thee, toJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֗ןhai.yar.DenH3383, andtakeוְנִקְחָ֤הve.nik.ChahH3947from there everymanאִ֚ישׁ'ishH376aאֶחָ֔ת'e.ChatH259beamקוֹרָ֣הko.RahH6982, and let usmakeוְנַעֲשֶׂה־ve.na.'a.seh-H6213us aplaceמָק֖וֹםma.KomH4725there, where we maydwellלָשֶׁ֣בֶתla.She.vetH3427. And heansweredוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,GoH3212ye.
5But asoneהָֽאֶחָד֙ha.'e.ChadH259wasfellingמַפִּ֣ילma.PilH5307abeamהַקּוֹרָ֔הha.ko.RahH6982, the axeheadהַבַּרְזֶ֖לha.bar.ZelH1270fellנָפַ֣לna.FalH5307into thewaterהַמָּ֑יִםha.Ma.yimH4325: and hecriedוַיִּצְעַ֥קvai.yitz.'AkH6817, andsaidוַיֹּ֛אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Alasאֲהָ֥הּ'a.HahH162,masterאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113! for it wasborrowedשָׁאֽוּל׃sha.'UlH7592.
6And themanאִישׁ־'ish-H376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Whereאָ֣נָה'A.nahH575fellנָפָ֑לna.FalH5307it? And heshowedוַיַּרְאֵ֙הוּ֙vai.yar.'E.huH7200him theplaceהַמָּק֔וֹםha.ma.KomH4725. And he cutdownוַיִּקְצָב־vai.yik.tzov-H7094astickעֵץ֙'etzH6086, andcastוַיַּשְׁלֶךְ־vai.yash.lekh-H7993it in there; and made the axeheadהַבַּרְזֶֽל׃ha.bar.ZelH1270floatוַיָּ֖צֶףvai.Ya.tzefH6687.
8Then thekingוּמֶ֣לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428ofSyriaאֲרָ֔ם'a.RamH758warredנִלְחָ֖םnil.ChamH3898againstIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, and tookcounselוַיִּוָּעַץ֙vai.yi.va.'AtzH3289with hisservantsעֲבָדָ֣יו'a.va.DavH5650,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, Insuchפְּלֹנִ֥יpe.lo.NiH6423andsuchאַלְמֹנִ֖י'al.mo.NiH492aplaceמְק֛וֹםme.KomH4725shall be mycampתַּחֲנֹתִֽי׃ta.cha.no.TiH8466.
9And themanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֞חvai.yish.LachH7971to thekingמֶ֤לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Bewareהִשָּׁ֕מֶרhi.Sha.merH8104that thoupassמֵעֲבֹ֖רme.'a.VorH5674notsuchהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088aplaceהַמָּק֣וֹםha.ma.KomH4725; for there theSyriansאֲרָ֥ם'a.RamH758have comedownנְחִתִּֽים׃ne.chi.TimH5185.
10And thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֞חvai.yish.LachH7971to theplaceהַמָּק֞וֹםha.ma.KomH4725which themanאִישׁ־'ish-H376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֛יםha.'E.lo.HimH430toldאָֽמַר־'a.mar-H559him andwarnedוְהִזְהִיר֖וֹve.hiz.hi.roH2094him of, andsavedוְנִשְׁמַ֣רve.nish.MarH8104himself there, notonceאַחַ֖ת'a.ChatH259nortwiceשְׁתָּֽיִם׃she.Ta.yimH8147.
11Therefore theheartלֵ֣בlevH3820of thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofSyriaאֲרָ֔ם'a.RamH758was greatlytroubledוַיִּסָּעֵר֙vai.yi.sa.'ErH5590for thisthingהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697; and hecalledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121hisservantsעֲבָדָיו֙'a.va.DavH5650, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, Will ye notshowתַּגִּ֣ידוּta.Gi.duH5046me which of us is for thekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478?
12Andoneאַחַ֣ד'a.ChadH259of hisservantsמֵֽעֲבָדָ֔יוme.'a.va.DavH5650saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, None, mylordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113, Okingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428: butElishaאֱלִישָׁ֤ע'e.li.Sha'H477, theprophetהַנָּבִיא֙ha.na.Vi'H5030that is inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,tellethיַגִּיד֙ya.GidH5046thekingלְמֶ֣לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478thewordsהַ֨דְּבָרִ֔יםha.de.va.RimH1697that thouspeakestתְּדַבֵּ֖רte.da.BerH1696in thybedchamberבַּחֲדַ֥ר מִשְׁכָּבֶֽךָ׃ba.cha.Dar mish.ka.Ve.khaH2315H4904.
13And hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,GoH3212andspyוּרְאוּ֙u.re.'UH7200whereאֵיכֹ֣ה'ei.KhohH351he is, that I maysendוְאֶשְׁלַ֖חve.'esh.LachH7971andbringוְאֶקָּחֵ֑הוּve.'e.ka.Che.huH3947him. And it wastoldוַיֻּגַּד־vai.yu.gad-H5046him,sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559, Behold, he is inDothanבְדֹתָֽן׃ve.do.TanH1886.
14Therefore hesentוַיִּשְׁלַח־vai.yish.lach-H7971therehorsesסוּסִ֥יםsu.SimH5483, andchariotsוְרֶ֖כֶבve.Re.khevH7393, and agreatכָּבֵ֑דka.VedH3515hostוְחַ֣יִלve.Cha.yilH2428: and theycameוַיָּבֹ֣אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935bynightלַ֔יְלָהLay.lahH3915, andsurroundedוַיַּקִּ֖פוּvai.ya.Ki.fuH5362thecityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.
15And when theservantמְשָׁרֵ֨תme.sha.RetH8334of themanאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָֽאֱלֹהִים֮ha.'E.lo.HimH430hadrisenלָקוּם֒la.KumH6965earlyוַ֠יַּשְׁכֵּםVai.yash.kemH7925, and goneforthוַיֵּצֵ֕אvai.ye.Tze'H3318, behold, anhostחַ֛יִלCha.yilH2428surroundedסוֹבֵ֥בso.VevH5437thecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892both withhorsesוְס֣וּסve.SusH5483andchariotsוָרָ֑כֶבva.Ra.khevH7393. And hisservantנַעֲר֥וֹna.'a.RoH5288saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him,Alasאֲהָ֥הּ'a.HahH162, mymasterאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113! how shall wedoנַֽעֲשֶֽׂה׃Na.'a.SehH6213?
17AndElishaאֱלִישָׁע֙'e.li.Sha'H477prayedוַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֤לvai.yit.pa.LelH6419, andsaidוַיֹּאמַ֔רvai.yo.MarH559,LORDיְהוָ֕הYah.wehH3068, I pray thee,openפְּקַח־pe.kach-H6491hiseyesעֵינָ֖יו'ei.NavH5869, that he mayseeוְיִרְאֶ֑הve.yir.'EhH7200. And theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068openedוַיִּפְקַ֤חvai.yif.KachH6491theeyesעֵינֵ֣י'ei.NeiH5869of the youngmanהַנַּ֔עַרha.Na.'arH5288; and hesawוַיַּ֗רְאvai.Yar'H7200: and, behold, themountainהָהָ֜רha.HarH2022wasfullמָלֵ֨אma.Le'H4390ofhorsesסוּסִ֥יםsu.SimH5483andchariotsוְרֶ֛כֶבve.Re.khevH7393offireאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784aroundסְבִיבֹ֥תse.vi.VotH5439Elishaאֱלִישָֽׁע׃'e.li.Sha'H477.
18And when they camedownוַיֵּרְדוּ֮vai.ye.re.DuH3381to him,Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֤ע'e.li.Sha'H477prayedוַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֨לvai.yit.pa.LelH6419to theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, andsaidוַיֹּאמַ֔רvai.yo.MarH559,Smiteהַךְ־hakh-H5221thispeopleהַגּוֹי־ha.goy-H1471, I pray thee, withblindnessבַּסַּנְוֵרִ֑יםba.san.ve.RimH5575. And hesmoteוַיַּכֵּ֥םvai.ya.KemH5221them withblindnessבַּסַּנְוֵרִ֖יםba.san.ve.RimH5575according to thewordכִּדְבַ֥רkid.VarH1697ofElishaאֱלִישָֽׁע׃'e.li.Sha'H477.
19AndElishaאֱלִישָׁ֗ע'e.li.Sha'H477saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, This is not thewayהַדֶּרֶךְ֮ha.de.reKhH1870, neither isthisזֹ֣הzohH2090thecityהָעִיר֒ha.'IrH5892:followאַחֲרַ֔י'a.cha.RaiH3212H310me, and I willbringH3212you to themanהָאִ֖ישׁha.'IshH376whom yeseekתְּבַקֵּשׁ֑וּןte.va.ke.ShunH1245. But heledH3212them toSamariaשֹׁמְרֽוֹנָה׃sho.me.Ro.nahH8111.
20And it came to pass, when they hadcomeכְּבֹאָ֣םke.vo.'AmH935intoSamariaשֹׁמְרוֹן֒sho.me.rOnH8111, thatElishaאֱלִישָׁ֔ע'e.li.Sha'H477saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,LORDיְהוָ֕הYah.wehH3068,openפְּקַ֥חpe.KachH6491theeyesעֵינֵֽי־'ei.nei-H5869of these men, that they mayseeוְיִרְא֑וּve.yir.'UH7200. And theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068openedוַיִּפְקַ֤חvai.yif.KachH6491theireyesעֵ֣ינֵיהֶ֔ם'ei.nei.HemH5869, and theysawוַיִּרְא֕וּvai.yir.'UH7200; and, behold, they were in themidstבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432ofSamariaשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃sho.me.RonH8111.
22And heansweredוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, Thou shalt notsmiteתַכֶּ֔הta.KehH5221them : wouldest thousmiteמַכֶּ֑הma.KehH5221those whom thou hast takencaptiveשָׁבִ֛יתָsha.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, andgoH3212to theirmasterאֲדֹנֵיהֶֽם׃'a.do.nei.HemH113.
23And hepreparedוַיִּכְרֶ֨הvai.yikh.RehH3739greatגְדוֹלָ֗הge.do.LahH1419provisionכֵּרָ֣הke.RahH3740for them: and when they hadeatenוַיֹּֽאכְלוּ֙vai.yo.khe.LuH398anddrunkוַיִּשְׁתּ֔וּvai.yish.TuH8354, he sent themawayוַֽיְשַׁלְּחֵ֔םvay.sha.le.ChemH7971, and theywentH3212to theirmasterאֲדֹֽנֵיהֶ֑ם'a.do.nei.HemH113. So thebandsגְּדוּדֵ֣יge.du.DeiH1416ofSyriaאֲרָ֔ם'a.RamH758cameלָב֖וֹאla.Vo'H935nomoreיָ֤סְפוּYa.se.fuH3254into thelandבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.
24And it came to pass afterthisאַחֲרֵי־'a.cha.rei-H310, thatBenhadadH1130kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofSyriaאֲרָ֖ם'a.RamH758gatheredוַיִּקְבֹּ֛ץvai.yik.BotzH6908all hisarmyמַחֲנֵ֑הוּma.cha.Ne.huH4264, and wentupוַיַּ֕עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927, andbesiegedוַיָּ֖צַרvai.Ya.tzarH6696Samariaשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃sho.me.RonH8111.
25And there was agreatגָּדוֹל֙ga.dOlH1419famineרָעָ֤בra.'AvH7458inSamariaבְּשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹןbe.Sho.me.RonH8111: and, behold, theybesiegedצָרִ֣יםtza.RimH6696it, until adonkey’sחֲמוֹר֙cha.mOrH2543headרֹאשׁ־rosh-H7218was sold foreightyבִּשְׁמֹנִ֣יםbish.mo.NimH8084pieces ofsilverכֶּ֔סֶףKe.sefH3701, and the fourthpartוְרֹ֛בַעve.Roa'H7255of acabהַקַּ֥בha.KavH6894of dove’sdungדִּבְיוֹנִ֖יםcha.rei.yo.nimH1686H3123H2755forfiveבַּחֲמִשָּׁה־ba.cha.mi.shah-H2568pieces ofsilverכָֽסֶף׃Kha.sefH3701.
26And as thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478was passingbyעֹבֵ֖ר'o.VerH5674upon thewallהַחֹמָ֑הha.cho.MahH2346, therecriedצָעֲקָ֤הtza.'a.KahH6817awomanוְאִשָּׁ֗הve.'i.ShahH802to him,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Helpהוֹשִׁ֖יעָהho.Shi.'ahH3467, mylordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113, Okingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.
28And thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּֽאמֶר־vai.yo.mer-H559to her, What aileth thee? And sheansweredוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559, Thiswomanהָאִשָּׁ֨הha.'i.ShahH802saidאָמְרָ֣ה'a.me.RahH559to me,Giveתְּנִ֤יte.NiH5414thysonבְּנֵךְ֙be.neKhH1121, that we mayeatוְנֹאכְלֶ֣נּוּve.no.khe.Le.nuH398him todayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117, and we willeatנֹאכַ֥לno.KhalH398mysonבְּנִ֖יbe.NiH1121tomorrowמָחָֽר׃ma.CharH4279.
29So weboiledוַנְּבַשֵּׁ֥לva.ne.va.ShelH1310mysonבְּנִ֖יbe.NiH1121, andateוַנֹּֽאכְלֵ֑הוּva.no.khe.Le.huH398him: and Isaidוָאֹמַ֨רva.'o.MarH559to her on thenextהָאַחֵ֗רha.'a.CherH312dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,Giveתְּנִ֤יte.NiH5414thysonבְּנֵךְ֙be.neKhH1121, that we mayeatוְנֹ֣אכְלֶ֔נּוּve.No.khe.Le.nuH398him: and she hathhidוַתַּחְבִּ֖אva.tach.Bi'H2244hersonבְּנָֽהּ׃be.NahH1121.
30And it came to pass, when thekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428heardכִשְׁמֹ֨עַkhish.Mo.a'H8085thewordsדִּבְרֵ֤יdiv.ReiH1697of thewomanהָֽאִשָּׁה֙ha.'i.ShahH802, that hetoreוַיִּקְרַ֣עvai.yik.Ra'H7167hisclothesבְּגָדָ֔יוbe.ga.DavH899; and he passedbyעֹבֵ֣ר'o.VerH5674upon thewallהַחֹמָ֑הha.cho.MahH2346, and thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971lookedוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200, and, behold, he hadsackclothהַשַּׂ֛קha.SakH8242beneathמִבָּֽיִת׃mi.Ba.yitH1004upon hisfleshבְּשָׂר֖וֹbe.sa.RoH1320.
31Then hesaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430doיַעֲשֶׂה־ya.'a.seh-H6213so andmoreיוֹסִ֑ףyo.SifH3254also to me, if theheadרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218ofElishaאֱלִישָׁ֧ע'e.li.Sha'H477thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofShaphatשָׁפָ֛טsha.FatH8202shallstandיַעֲמֹ֞דya.'a.ModH5975on him thisdayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.
32ButElishaוֶאֱלִישָׁע֙ve.'e.li.Sha'H477satיֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427in hishouseבְּבֵית֔וֹbe.vei.ToH1004, and theeldersוְהַזְּקֵנִ֖יםve.ha.ze.ke.NimH2205satיֹשְׁבִ֣יםyo.she.VimH3427with him; and the kingsentוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971amanאִ֜ישׁ'ishH376frombeforeמִלְּפָנָ֗יוmi.le.fa.NavH6440him: but before themessengerהַמַּלְאָ֨ךְha.mal.'AkhH4397cameיָבֹא֩ya.Vo'H935to him, hesaidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559to theeldersהַזְּקֵנִ֗יםha.ze.ke.NimH2205,Seeהַרְּאִיתֶם֙ha.re.'i.TemH7200ye how thissonבֶּן־ben-H1121of amurdererהַֽמְרַצֵּ֤חַham.ra.Tze.achH7523hathsentשָׁלַ֞חsha.LachH7971to takeawayלְהָסִ֣ירle.ha.SirH5493myheadרֹאשִׁ֔יro.ShiH7218?lookרְא֣וּ׀re.'UH7200, when themessengerהַמַּלְאָ֗ךְha.mal.'AkhH4397comethכְּבֹ֣אke.Vo'H935,shutסִגְר֤וּsig.RuH5462thedoorהַדֶּ֙לֶת֙ha.De.letH1817, and hold himfastוּלְחַצְתֶּ֤םu.le.chatz.TemH3905at thedoorבַּדֶּ֔לֶתba.De.letH1817: is not thesoundק֛וֹלKolH6963of hismaster’sאֲדֹנָ֖יו'a.do.NavH113feetרַגְלֵ֥יrag.LeiH7272behindאַחֲרָֽיו׃'a.cha.RavH310him?
33And while he yettalkedמְדַבֵּ֣רme.da.BerH1696with them, behold, themessengerהַמַּלְאָ֖ךְha.mal.'AkhH4397camedownיֹרֵ֣דyo.RedH3381to him: and hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Behold, thisevilהָֽרָעָה֙ha.ra.'AhH7451is from theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068; why should Iwaitאוֹחִ֥יל'o.ChilH3176for theLORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068any longer?
Commentaries on 2 Kings 6
- 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
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