- 1Now Jehoram the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned twelve years.וִיהוֹרָ֣ם בֶּן אַחְאָ֗ב מָלַ֤ךְ עַל יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ בְּשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹן בִּשְׁנַת֙ שְׁמֹנֶ֣ה עֶשְׂרֵ֔ה לִיהוֹשָׁפָ֖ט מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֑ה וַיִּמְלֹ֖ךְ שְׁתֵּים עֶשְׂרֵ֥ה שָׁנָֽה
- 2And he wrought evil in the sight of the LORD; but not like his father, and like his mother: for he put away the image of Baal that his father had made.וַיַּעֲשֶׂ֤ה הָרַע֙ בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה רַ֕ק לֹ֥א כְאָבִ֖יו וּכְאִמּ֑וֹ וַיָּ֨סַר֙ אֶת מַצְּבַ֣ת הַבַּ֔עַל אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָשָׂ֖ה אָבִֽיו
- 3Nevertheless he cleaved unto the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, which made Israel to sin; he departed not therefrom.רַ֠ק בְּחַטֹּ֞אות יָרָבְעָ֧ם בֶּֽן נְבָ֛ט אֲשֶׁר הֶחֱטִ֥יא אֶת יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל דָּבֵ֑ק לֹא סָ֖ר מִמֶּֽנָּה
- 4And Mesha king of Moab was a sheepmaster, and rendered unto the king of Israel an hundred thousand lambs, and an hundred thousand rams, with the wool.וּמֵישַׁ֥ע מֶֽלֶךְ מוֹאָ֖ב הָיָ֣ה נֹקֵ֑ד וְהֵשִׁ֤יב לְמֶֽלֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ מֵאָה אֶ֣לֶף כָּרִ֔ים וּמֵ֥אָה אֶ֖לֶף אֵילִ֥ים צָֽמֶר
- 5But it came to pass, when Ahab was dead, that the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel.וַיְהִ֖י כְּמ֣וֹת אַחְאָ֑ב וַיִּפְשַׁ֥ע מֶֽלֶךְ מוֹאָ֖ב בְּמֶ֥לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
- 6And king Jehoram went out of Samaria the same time, and numbered all Israel.וַיֵּצֵ֞א הַמֶּ֧לֶךְ יְהוֹרָ֛ם בַּיּ֥וֹם הַה֖וּא מִשֹּׁמְר֑וֹן וַיִּפְקֹ֖ד אֶת כָּל יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
- 7And he went and sent to Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, saying, The king of Moab hath rebelled against me: wilt thou go with me against Moab to battle? And he said, I will go up: I am as thou art, my people as thy people, and my horses as thy horses.וַיֵּ֡לֶךְ וַיִּשְׁלַח֩ אֶל יְהוֹשָׁפָ֨ט מֶֽלֶךְ יְהוּדָ֜ה לֵאמֹ֗ר מֶ֤לֶךְ מוֹאָב֙ פָּשַׁ֣ע הֲתֵלֵ֥ךְ אִתִּ֛י אֶל מוֹאָ֖ב לַמִּלְחָמָ֑ה וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֶעֱלֶ֔ה כָּמ֧וֹנִי כָמ֛וֹךָ כְּעַמִּ֥י כְעַמֶּ֖ךָ כְּסוּסַ֥י כְּסוּסֶֽיךָ
- 8And he said, Which way shall we go up? And he answered, The way through the wilderness of Edom.וַיֹּ֕אמֶר אֵי זֶ֥ה הַדֶּ֖רֶךְ נַעֲלֶ֑ה וַיֹּ֕אמֶר דֶּ֖רֶךְ מִדְבַּ֥ר אֱדֽוֹם
- 9So the king of Israel went, and the king of Judah, and the king of Edom: and they fetched a compass of seven days' journey: and there was no water for the host, and for the cattle that followed them.וַיֵּלֶךְ֩ מֶ֨לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֤ל וּמֶֽלֶך יְהוּדָה֙ וּמֶ֣לֶךְ אֱד֔וֹם וַיָּסֹ֕בּוּ דֶּ֖רֶךְ שִׁבְעַ֣ת יָמִ֑ים וְלֹא הָיָ֨ה מַ֧יִם לַֽמַּחֲנֶ֛ה וְלַבְּהֵמָ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר בְּרַגְלֵיהֶֽם
- 10And the king of Israel said, Alas! that the LORD hath called these three kings together, to deliver them into the hand of Moab!וַיֹּ֖אמֶר מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל אֲהָ֕הּ כִּֽי קָרָ֣א יְהוָ֗ה לִשְׁלֹ֨שֶׁת֙ הַמְּלָכִ֣ים הָאֵ֔לֶּה לָתֵ֥ת אוֹתָ֖ם בְּיַד מוֹאָֽב
- 11But Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the LORD, that we may enquire of the LORD by him? And one of the king of Israel's servants answered and said, Here is Elisha the son of Shaphat, which poured water on the hands of Elijah.וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יְהוֹשָׁפָ֗ט הַאֵ֨ין פֹּ֤ה נָבִיא֙ לַֽיהוָ֔ה וְנִדְרְשָׁ֥ה אֶת יְהוָ֖ה מֵאוֹת֑וֹ וַ֠יַּעַן אֶחָ֞ד מֵעַבְדֵ֤י מֶֽלֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ וַיֹּ֔אמֶר פֹּ֚ה אֱלִישָׁ֣ע בֶּן שָׁפָ֔ט אֲשֶׁר יָ֥צַק מַ֖יִם עַל יְדֵ֥י אֵלִיָּֽהוּ
- 12And Jehoshaphat said, The word of the LORD is with him. So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat and the king of Edom went down to him.וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ יְה֣וֹשָׁפָ֔ט יֵ֥שׁ אוֹת֖וֹ דְּבַר יְהוָ֑ה וַיֵּרְד֣וּ אֵלָ֗יו מֶ֧לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל וִיהוֹשָׁפָ֖ט וּמֶ֥לֶךְ אֱדֽוֹם
- 13And Elisha said unto the king of Israel, What have I to do with thee? get thee to the prophets of thy father, and to the prophets of thy mother. And the king of Israel said unto him, Nay: for the LORD hath called these three kings together, to deliver them into the hand of Moab.וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֱלִישָׁ֜ע אֶל מֶ֤לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ מַה לֵ֚ךְ אֶל נְבִיאֵ֣י אָבִ֔יךָ וְאֶל נְבִיאֵ֖י אִמֶּ֑ךָ וַיֹּ֤אמֶר מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אַ֗ל כִּֽי קָרָ֤א יְהוָה֙ לִשְׁלֹ֨שֶׁת֙ הַמְּלָכִ֣ים הָאֵ֔לֶּה לָתֵ֥ת אוֹתָ֖ם בְּיַד מוֹאָֽב
- 14And Elisha said, As the LORD of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, surely, were it not that I regard the presence of Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, I would not look toward thee, nor see thee.וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֱלִישָׁ֗ע חַי יְהוָ֤ה צְבָאוֹת֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָמַ֣דְתִּי לְפָנָ֔יו כִּ֗י לוּלֵ֛י פְּנֵ֛י יְהוֹשָׁפָ֥ט מֶֽלֶךְ יְהוּדָ֖ה אֲנִ֣י נֹשֵׂ֑א אִם אַבִּ֥יט אֵלֶ֖יךָ וְאִם אֶרְאֶֽךָּ
- 15But now bring me a minstrel. And it came to pass, when the minstrel played, that the hand of the LORD came upon him.וְעַתָּ֖ה קְחוּ מְנַגֵּ֑ן וְהָיָה֙ כְּנַגֵּ֣ן הַֽמְנַגֵּ֔ן וַתְּהִ֥י עָלָ֖יו יַד יְהוָֽה
- 16And he said, Thus saith the LORD, Make this valley full of ditches.וַיֹּ֕אמֶר כֹּ֖ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֑ה עָשֹׂ֛ה הַנַּ֥חַל הַזֶּ֖ה גֵּבִ֥ים גֵּבִֽים
- 17For thus saith the LORD, Ye shall not see wind, neither shall ye see rain; yet that valley shall be filled with water, that ye may drink, both ye, and your cattle, and your beasts.כִּֽי כֹ֣ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה לֹֽא תִרְא֥וּ ר֨וּחַ֙ וְלֹֽא תִרְא֣וּ גֶ֔שֶׁם וְהַנַּ֥חַל הַה֖וּא יִמָּ֣לֵא מָ֑יִם וּשְׁתִיתֶ֛ם אַתֶּ֥ם וּמִקְנֵיכֶ֖ם וּֽבְהֶמְתְּכֶֽם
- 18And this is but a light thing in the sight of the LORD: he will deliver the Moabites also into your hand.וְנָקַ֥ל זֹ֖את בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וְנָתַ֥ן אֶת מוֹאָ֖ב בְּיֶדְכֶֽם
- 19And ye shall smite every fenced city, and every choice city, and shall fell every good tree, and stop all wells of water, and mar every good piece of land with stones.וְהִכִּיתֶ֞ם כָּל עִ֤יר מִבְצָר֙ וְכָל עִ֣יר מִבְח֔וֹר וְכָל עֵ֥ץ טוֹב֙ תַּפִּ֔ילוּ וְכָל מַעְיְנֵי מַ֖יִם תִּסְתֹּ֑מוּ וְכֹל֙ הַחֶלְקָ֣ה הַטּוֹבָ֔ה תַּכְאִ֖בוּ בָּאֲבָנִֽים
- 20And it came to pass in the morning, when the meat offering was offered, that, behold, there came water by the way of Edom, and the country was filled with water.וַיְהִ֤י בַבֹּ֨קֶר֙ כַּעֲל֣וֹת הַמִּנְחָ֔ה וְהִנֵּה מַ֥יִם בָּאִ֖ים מִדֶּ֣רֶךְ אֱד֑וֹם וַתִּמָּלֵ֥א הָאָ֖רֶץ אֶת הַמָּֽיִם
- 21And when all the Moabites heard that the kings were come up to fight against them, they gathered all that were able to put on armour, and upward, and stood in the border.וְכָל מוֹאָב֙ שָֽׁמְע֔וּ כִּֽי עָל֥וּ הַמְּלָכִ֖ים לְהִלָּ֣חֶם וַיִּצָּעֲק֗וּ מִכֹּ֨ל חֹגֵ֤ר חֲגֹרָה֙ וָמַ֔עְלָה וַיַּעַמְד֖וּ עַֽל הַגְּבֽוּל
- 22And they rose up early in the morning, and the sun shone upon the water, and the Moabites saw the water on the other side as red as blood:וַיַּשְׁכִּ֣ימוּ בַבֹּ֔קֶר וְהַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁ זָרְחָ֣ה עַל הַמָּ֑יִם וַיִּרְא֨וּ מוֹאָ֥ב מִנֶּ֛גֶד אֶת הַמַּ֖יִם אֲדֻמִּ֥ים כַּדָּֽם
- 23And they said, This is blood: the kings are surely slain, and they have smitten one another: now therefore, Moab, to the spoil.וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ דָּ֣ם זֶ֔ה הָחֳרֵ֤ב נֶֽחֶרְבוּ֙ הַמְּלָכִ֔ים וַיַּכּ֖וּ אִ֣ישׁ אֶת רֵעֵ֑הוּ וְעַתָּ֥ה לַשָּׁלָ֖ל מוֹאָֽב
- 24And when they came to the camp of Israel, the Israelites rose up and smote the Moabites, so that they fled before them: but they went forward smiting the Moabites, even in their country.וַיָּבֹאוּ֮ אֶל מַחֲנֵ֣ה יִשְׂרָאֵל֒ וַיָּקֻ֤מוּ יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ וַיַּכּ֣וּ אֶת מוֹאָ֔ב וַיָּנֻ֖סוּ מִפְּנֵיהֶ֑ם ויבו וַיַּכּוּ בָ֔הּ וְהַכּ֖וֹת אֶת מוֹאָֽב
- 25And they beat down the cities, and on every good piece of land cast every man his stone, and filled it; and they stopped all the wells of water, and felled all the good trees: only in Kirharaseth left they the stones thereof; howbeit the slingers went about it, and smote it.וְהֶעָרִ֣ים יַהֲרֹ֡סוּ וְכָל חֶלְקָ֣ה ט֠וֹבָה יַשְׁלִ֨יכוּ אִישׁ אַבְנ֜וֹ וּמִלְא֗וּהָ וְכָל מַעְיַן מַ֤יִם יִסְתֹּ֨מוּ֙ וְכָל עֵֽץ ט֣וֹב יַפִּ֔ילוּ עַד הִשְׁאִ֧יר אֲבָנֶ֛יהָ חֲרָ֑שֶׂת וַיָּסֹ֥בּוּ הַקַּלָּעִ֖ים וַיַּכּֽוּהָ
- 26And when the king of Moab saw that the battle was too sore for him, he took with him seven hundred men that drew swords, to break through even unto the king of Edom: but they could not.וַיַּרְא֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ מוֹאָ֔ב כִּֽי חָזַ֥ק מִמֶּ֖נּוּ הַמִּלְחָמָ֑ה וַיִּקַּ֣ח א֠וֹתוֹ שְׁבַע מֵא֨וֹת אִ֜ישׁ שֹׁ֣לֵֽף חֶ֗רֶב לְהַבְקִ֛יעַ אֶל מֶ֥לֶךְ אֱד֖וֹם וְלֹ֥א יָכֹֽלוּ
- 27Then he took his eldest son that should have reigned in his stead, and offered him for a burnt offering upon the wall. And there was great indignation against Israel: and they departed from him, and returned to their own land.וַיִּקַּח֩ אֶת בְּנ֨וֹ הַבְּכ֜וֹר אֲשֶׁר יִמְלֹ֣ךְ תַּחְתָּ֗יו וַיַּעֲלֵ֤הוּ עֹלָה֙ עַל הַ֣חֹמָ֔ה וַיְהִ֥י קֶצֶף גָּד֖וֹל עַל יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיִּסְעוּ֙ מֵֽעָלָ֔יו וַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּ לָאָֽרֶץ
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429 tagged Hebrew tokens164 distinct lexical entries27 of 27 verses source-tagged
מֶלֶךְH4428
a king
אָמַרH559
to say (used with great latitude)
יִשְׂרָאֵלH3478
he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
מוֹאָבH4124
Moab, an incestuous son of Lot; also his territory and descendants
יְהֹוָהH3068
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
מַיִםH4325
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
נָכָהH5221
to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
יְהוֹשָׁפָטH3092
Jehoshaphat, the name of six Israelites; also of a valley near Jerusalem
כִּיH3588
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
אֱדֹםH123
Edom, the elder twin-brother of Jacob; hence the region (Idumaea) occupied by him
Hebrew verse gematria
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| 2 Kings 3:1 | 9,588 | study verse |
| 2 Kings 3:2 | 3,488 | study verse |
| 2 Kings 3:3 | 4,379 | study verse |
| 2 Kings 3:4 | 6,254 | study verse |
| 2 Kings 3:5 | 2,707 | study verse |
| 2 Kings 3:6 | 4,616 | study verse |
| 2 Kings 3:7 | 7,497 | study verse |
| 2 Kings 3:8 | 2,962 | study verse |
| 2 Kings 3:9 | 7,949 | study verse |
| 2 Kings 3:10 | 5,444 | study verse |
| 2 Kings 3:11 | 8,439 | study verse |
| 2 Kings 3:12 | 4,609 | study verse |
| 2 Kings 3:13 | 9,117 | study verse |
| 2 Kings 3:14 | 6,553 | study verse |
| 2 Kings 3:15 | 3,562 | study verse |
| 2 Kings 3:16 | 2,264 | study verse |
| 2 Kings 3:17 | 8,184 | study verse |
| 2 Kings 3:18 | 3,004 | study verse |
| 2 Kings 3:19 | 6,981 | study verse |
| 2 Kings 3:20 | 6,292 | study verse |
| 2 Kings 3:21 | 3,267 | study verse |
| 2 Kings 3:22 | 5,026 | study verse |
| 2 Kings 3:23 | 4,020 | study verse |
| 2 Kings 3:24 | 3,772 | study verse |
| 2 Kings 3:25 | 7,960 | study verse |
| 2 Kings 3:26 | 5,784 | study verse |
| 2 Kings 3:27 | 6,579 | study verse |
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