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2 Kings 6:8-23
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.
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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