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2 Kings 6:24-33
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
- 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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