Revised Webster's Bible
2 Kings 8
1ThenElishaוֶאֱלִישָׁ֡עve.'e.li.Sha'H477spokeדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696to thewomanהָאִשָּׁה֩ha.'i.ShahH802, whosesonבְּנָ֜הּbe.NahH1121he had restored tolifeהֶחֱיָ֨הhe.che.YahH2421,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Ariseק֤וּמִיKu.miH6965, andgoH3212thou and thyhouseholdוּבֵיתֵ֔ךְu.vei.TekhH1004, andsojournוְג֖וּרִיve.Gu.riH1481whereverH834thou canstsojournתָּג֑וּרִיta.Gu.riH1481: for theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hathcalledקָרָ֤אka.Ra'H7121for afamineלָֽרָעָ֔בla.ra.'AvH7458; and it shall alsocomeבָּ֥אba'H935upon thelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776sevenשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִֽים׃sha.NimH8141.
2And thewomanהָֽאִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802aroseוַתָּ֙קָם֙va.Ta.komH6965, anddidוַתַּ֕עַשׂva.Ta.'asH6213according to thesayingכִּדְבַ֖רkid.VarH1697of themanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430: and shewentH3212with herhouseholdוּבֵיתָ֔הּu.vei.TahH1004, andsojournedוַתָּ֥גָרva.Ta.gorH1481in thelandבְּאֶֽרֶץ־be.'e.retz-H776of thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםpe.lish.TimH6430sevenשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִֽים׃sha.NimH8141.
3And it came to pass at thesevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִ֔יםsha.NimH8141’endמִקְצֵה֙mik.TzehH7097, that thewomanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802returnedוַתָּ֥שָׁבva.Ta.shovH7725from thelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430: and she wentforthוַתֵּצֵא֙va.te.Tze'H3318toappealלִצְעֹ֣קlitz.'OkH6817to thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428for herhouseבֵּיתָ֖הּbei.TahH1004and for herlandשָׂדָֽהּ׃sa.DahH7704.
4And thekingוְהַמֶּ֗לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428talkedמְדַבֵּר֙me.da.BerH1696withGehaziגֵּ֣חֲזִ֔יge.cha.ZiH1522theservantנַ֥עַרNa.'arH5288of themanאִישׁ־'ish-H376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Tellסַפְּרָה־sa.pe.rah-H5608me, I pray thee, all the greatthingsהַגְּדֹל֖וֹתha.ge.do.LotH1419thatElishaאֱלִישָֽׁע׃'e.li.Sha'H477hathdoneעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213.
5And it came to pass, as he wastellingמְסַפֵּ֣רme.sa.PerH5608thekingלַמֶּלֶךְ֮la.me.leKhH4428how he hadrestoredH2421a deadbodyהַמֵּת֒ha.MetH4191tolifeהֶחֱיָ֣הhe.che.YahH2421, that, behold, thewomanהָאִשָּׁ֜הha.'i.ShahH802, whosesonבְּנָהּ֙be.NahH1121he had restored tolifeהֶחֱיָ֤הhe.che.YahH2421,appealedצֹעֶ֣קֶתtzo.'E.ketH6817to thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428for herhouseבֵּיתָ֖הּbei.TahH1004and for herlandשָׂדָ֑הּsa.DahH7704. AndGehaziגֵּֽחֲזִי֙ge.cha.ZiH1522saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Mylordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113, Okingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, this is thewomanהָֽאִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802, and this is hersonבְּנָ֖הּbe.NahH1121, whomElishaאֱלִישָֽׁע׃'e.li.Sha'H477restored tolifeהֶחֱיָ֥הhe.che.YahH2421.
6And when thekingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428askedוַיִּשְׁאַ֥לvai.yish.'AlH7592thewomanלָאִשָּׁ֖הla.'i.ShahH802, shetoldוַתְּסַפֶּר־va.te.sa.per-H5608him. So thekingהַמֶּלֶךְ֩ha.me.leKhH4428appointedוַיִּתֶּן־vai.yi.ten-H5414to her acertainאֶחָ֜ד'e.ChadH259officerסָרִ֨יסsa.RisH5631,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Restoreהָשֵׁ֤יבha.SheivH7725all that was hers, and all thefruitsתְּבוּאֹ֣תte.vu.'OtH8393of thefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֔הha.sa.DehH7704since thedayמִיּ֛וֹםmi.YomH3117that sheleftעָזְבָ֥ה'a.ze.VahH5800thelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776, even till now.
7AndElishaאֱלִישָׁע֙'e.li.Sha'H477cameוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935toDamascusדַּמֶּ֔שֶׂקda.Me.sekH1834; andBenhadadH1130thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofSyriaאֲרָ֖ם'a.RamH758wassickחֹלֶ֑הcho.LehH2470; and it wastoldוַיֻּגַּד־vai.yu.gad-H5046to him,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Themanאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430hathcomeבָּ֛אba'H935hereהֵֽנָּה׃He.nahH2008.
8And thekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toHazaelחֲזָהאֵ֗לcha.za.h.'ElH2371,Takeקַ֤חkachH3947apresentמִנְחָ֔הmin.ChahH4503in thyhandבְּיָֽדְךָ֙be.ya.de.KhaH3027, andgoH3212,meetH7125themanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, andenquireוְדָרַשְׁתָּ֨ve.da.rash.TaH1875of theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068by him,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Shall Irecoverהַאֶחְיֶ֖הha.'ech.YehH2421of thisdiseaseמֵחֳלִ֥יme.cho.LiH2483?
9SoHazaelחֲזָאֵל֮cha.za.'ElH2371wentH3212tomeetH7125him, andtookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947apresentמִנְחָ֤הmin.ChahH4503withhimבְיָדוֹ֙ve.ya.DoH3027, even of every goodthingט֣וּבtuvH2898ofDamascusדַּמֶּ֔שֶׂקda.Me.sekH1834,fortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705camelsגָּמָ֑לga.MalH1581’burdenמַשָּׂ֖אma.Sa'H4853, andcameוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935andstoodוַיַּעֲמֹ֣דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975beforeלְפָנָ֔יוle.fa.NavH6440him, andsaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Thysonבִּנְךָ֨bin.KhaH1121BenhadadH1130kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofSyriaאֲרָם֙'a.RamH758hathsentשְׁלָחַ֤נִיshe.la.Cha.niH7971me to thee,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Shall Irecoverהַאֶחְיֶ֖הha.'ech.YehH2421of thisdiseaseמֵחֳלִ֥יme.cho.LiH2483?
10AndElishaאֱלִישָׁ֔ע'e.li.Sha'H477saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him,GoH3212,sayאֱמָר־'e.mor-H559to him, Thou mayestcertainlyחָיֹ֣הcha.YohH2421recoverתִחְיֶ֑הtich.YehH2421: but theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hathshowedוְהִרְאַ֥נִיve.hir.'A.niH7200me that he shallsurelyמ֥וֹתMotH4191dieיָמֽוּת׃ya.MutH4191.
12AndHazaelחֲזָאֵ֔לcha.za.'ElH2371saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Whyweepethבֹכֶ֑הvo.KhehH1058mylordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113? And heansweredוַיֹּ֡אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Because Iknowיָדַ֡עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045theevilרָעָ֗הra.'AhH7451that thou wiltdoתַּעֲשֶׂה֩ta.'a.SehH6213to thechildrenלִבְנֵ֨יliv.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478: their strongholdsמִבְצְרֵיהֶ֞םmiv.tze.rei.HemH4013wilt thousetתְּשַׁלַּ֤חte.sha.LachH7971onfireבָּאֵשׁ֙ba.'EshH784, and their youngmenוּבַחֻֽרֵיהֶם֙u.va.chu.rei.HemH970wilt thouslayתַּהֲרֹ֔גta.ha.RogH2026with theswordבַּחֶ֣רֶבba.Che.revH2719, and wiltdashתְּרַטֵּ֔שׁte.ra.TeshH7376theirchildrenוְעֹלְלֵיהֶ֣םve.'o.le.lei.HemH5768, and ripupתְּבַקֵּֽעַ׃te.va.Ke.a'H1234their women withchildוְהָרֹתֵיהֶ֖םve.ha.ro.tei.HemH2030.
13AndHazaelחֲזָהאֵ֔לcha.za.h.'ElH2371saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, But what, is thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֙'av.de.KhaH5650adogהַכֶּ֔לֶבha.Ke.levH3611, that he shoulddoיַעֲשֶׂ֔הya.'a.SehH6213thisgreatהַגָּד֖וֹלha.ga.DolH1419thingהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697? AndElishaאֱלִישָׁ֔ע'e.li.Sha'H477answeredוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, TheLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068hathshownהִרְאַ֧נִיhir.'A.niH7200me that thou shalt bekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428overSyriaאֲרָֽם׃'a.RamH758.
14So hedepartedH3212fromElishaאֱלִישָׁ֗ע'e.li.Sha'H477, andcameוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935to hismasterאֲדֹנָ֔יו'a.do.NavH113; whosaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, Whatsaidאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֑ע'e.li.Sha'H477to thee? And heansweredוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Hetoldאָ֥מַר'A.marH559me that thou shouldestsurelyחָיֹ֥הcha.YohH2421recoverתִחְיֶֽה׃tich.YehH2421.
15And it came to pass on the nextdayמִֽמָּחֳרָ֗תmi.mo.cho.RatH4283, that hetookוַיִּקַּ֤חvai.yi.KachH3947a thickclothהַמַּכְבֵּר֙ha.makh.BerH4346, anddippedוַיִּטְבֹּ֣לvai.yit.BolH2881it inwaterבַּמַּ֔יִםba.Ma.yimH4325, andspreadוַיִּפְרֹ֥שׂvai.yif.RosH6566it on hisfaceפָּנָ֖יוpa.NavH6440, so that hediedוַיָּמֹ֑תvai.ya.MotH4191: andHazaelחֲזָהאֵ֖לcha.za.h.'ElH2371reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in his stead.
16And in thefifthחָמֵ֗שׁcha.MeshH2568yearוּבִשְׁנַ֣תu.vish.NatH8141ofJoramלְיוֹרָ֤םle.yo.RamH3141thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAhabאַחְאָב֙'ach.'AvH256kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Jehoshaphatוִיהוֹשָׁפָ֖טvi.ho.sha.FatH3092being thenkingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,Jehoramיְהוֹרָ֥םye.ho.RamH3088thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֖טye.ho.sha.FatH3092kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063began toreignמָלַ֛ךְma.LakhH4427.
17Thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםshe.lo.ShimH7970andtwoוּשְׁתַּ֛יִםu.she.Ta.yimH8147yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121was he when he began toreignבְמָלְכ֑וֹve.ma.le.KhoH4427; and hereignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427eightוּשְׁמֹנֶ֣הu.she.mo.NehH8083yearsשָׁנִ֔יםsha.nahH8141inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389.
18And hewalkedH3212in thewayבְּדֶ֣רֶךְ׀be.De.rekhH1870of thekingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478, asdidעָשׂוּ֙'a.SuH6213thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofAhabאַחְאָ֔ב'ach.'AvH256: for thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofAhabאַחְאָ֔ב'ach.'AvH256was hiswifeלְאִשָּׁ֑הle.'i.ShahH802: and hedidוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213evilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in thesightבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
19Yet theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068wouldאָבָ֤ה'a.VahH14notdestroyלְהַשְׁחִ֣יתle.hash.ChitH7843Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063forDavidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732hisservant’sעַבְדּ֑וֹav.DoH5650sake, as hepromisedאָֽמַר־'a.mar-H559him togiveלָתֵ֨תla.TetH5414himalwaysהַיָּמִֽים׃hai.ya.MimH3117alightנִ֛ירnirH5216, and to hischildrenלְבָנָ֖יוle.va.NavH1121.
21SoJoramיוֹרָם֙yo.RamH3141wentoverוַיַּעֲבֹ֤רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674toZairצָעִ֔ירָהtza.'I.rahH6811, and all thechariotsהָרֶ֖כֶבha.Re.khevH7393with him: and heroseקָ֣םkamH6965bynightלַ֗יְלָהLay.lahH3915, andsmoteוַיַּכֶּ֨הvai.ya.KehH5221theEdomitesאֱד֜וֹם'e.DomH123whosurroundedהַסֹּבֵ֤יבha.so.VeivH5437him, and thecaptainsשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of thechariotsהָרֶ֔כֶבha.Re.khevH7393: and thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971fledוַיָּ֥נָסvai.Ya.nosH5127into theirtentsלְאֹהָלָֽיו׃le.'o.ha.LavH168.
23And therestוְיֶ֛תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of theactsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697ofJoramיוֹרָ֖םyo.RamH3141, and all that hedidעָשָׂ֑ה'a.SahH6213, are they notwrittenכְּתוּבִ֗יםke.tu.VimH3789in thebookסֵ֛פֶרSe.ferH5612of thechroniclesדִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖יםdiv.Rei hai.ya.MimH1697H3117of thekingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063?
24AndJoramיוֹרָם֙yo.RamH3141sleptוַיִּשְׁכַּ֤בvai.yish.KavH7901with hisfathersאֲבֹתָ֔יו'a.vo.TavH1, and wasburiedוַיִּקָּבֵ֥רvai.yi.ka.VerH6912with hisfathersאֲבֹתָ֖יו'a.vo.TavH1in thecityבְּעִ֣ירbe.'IrH5892ofDavidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732: andAhaziahאֲחַזְיָ֥הוּ'a.chaz.Ya.huH274hissonבְנ֖וֹve.NoH1121reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in his stead.
25In thetwelfthבִּשְׁנַת֙ שְׁתֵּים־ עֶשְׂרֵ֣הbish.Nat she.teim- 'es.RehH8147H6240H8141yearשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141ofJoramלְיוֹרָ֥םle.yo.RamH3141thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAhabאַחְאָ֖ב'ach.'AvH256kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478didAhaziahאֲחַזְיָ֥הוּ'a.chaz.Ya.huH274thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofJehoramיְהוֹרָ֖םye.ho.RamH3088kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063begin toreignמָלַ֛ךְma.LakhH4427.
26Twoוּשְׁתַּ֤יִםu.she.Ta.yimH8147andtwentyעֶשְׂרִ֨ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121wasAhaziahאֲחַזְיָ֣הוּ'a.chaz.Ya.huH274when he began toreignבְמָלְכ֔וֹve.ma.le.KhoH4427; and hereignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427oneאַחַ֔ת'a.ChatH259yearוְשָׁנָ֣הve.sha.NahH8141inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389. And hismother’sאִמּוֹ֙'i.MoH517nameוְשֵׁ֤םve.ShemH8034wasAthaliahעֲתַלְיָ֔הוּ'a.tal.Ya.huH6271, thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofOmriעָמְרִ֖י'a.me.RiH6018kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
27And hewalkedH3212in thewayבְּדֶ֙רֶךְ֙be.De.rekhH1870of thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofAhabאַחְאָ֔ב'ach.'AvH256, anddidוַיַּ֧עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213evilהָרַ֛עha.Ra'H7451in thesightבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, as did thehouseכְּבֵ֣יתke.VeitH1004ofAhabאַחְאָ֑ב'ach.'AvH256: for he was the son inlawחֲתַ֥ןcha.TanH2860of thehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004ofAhabאַחְאָ֖ב'ach.'AvH256.
28And hewentH3212withJoramיוֹרָ֣םyo.RamH3141thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAhabאַחְאָ֗ב'ach.'AvH256to thewarלַמִּלְחָמָ֛הla.mil.cha.MahH4421againstHazaelחֲזָהאֵ֥לcha.za.h.'ElH2371kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofSyriaאֲרָ֖ם'a.RamH758inRamothgileadגִּלְעָ֑דgil.'AdH7433H1568; and theSyriansאֲרַמִּ֖ים'a.ra.MimH761woundedוַיַּכּ֥וּvai.ya.KuH5221Joramיוֹרָֽם׃yo.RamH3141.
29Andkingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Joramיוֹרָ֨םyo.RamH3141wentbackוַיָּשָׁב֩vai.ya.ShavH7725to behealedלְהִתְרַפֵּ֣אle.hit.ra.Pe'H7495inJezreelבְיִזְרְעֶ֗אלve.yiz.re.'ElH3157of thewoundsהַמַּכִּים֙ha.ma.KimH4347which theSyriansאֲרַמִּים֙'a.ra.MimH761hadgivenיַכֻּ֤הוּya.Ku.huH5221him atRamahבָּֽרָמָ֔הba.ra.MahH7414, when hefoughtבְּהִלָּ֣חֲמ֔וֹbe.hi.La.cha.MoH3898againstHazaelחֲזָהאֵ֖לcha.za.h.'ElH2371kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofSyriaאֲרָ֑ם'a.RamH758. AndAhaziahוַאֲחַזְיָ֨הוּva.'a.chaz.Ya.huH274thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofJehoramיְהוֹרָ֜םye.ho.RamH3088kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063wentdownיָרַ֡דya.RadH3381toseeלִרְא֞וֹתlir.'otH7200Joramיוֹרָ֧םyo.RamH3141thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAhabאַחְאָ֛ב'ach.'AvH256inJezreelבְּיִזְרְעֶ֖אלbe.yiz.re.'ElH3157, because he wassickחֹלֶ֥הcho.LehH2470.
Commentaries on 2 Kings 8
- 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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