2 Kings 13

Jehoahaz (Yehu'aḥaz) succeeds Jehu as king of Israel, continuing sin against YHWH, who delivers him to Hazael and Ben-hadad; YHWH shows mercy due to covenant pleas. Jehoash (Yo'ash) succeeds, and prophet Elisha on his deathbed instructs him to defeat Aram thrice, symbolized by arrows, foreshadowing victories.[7][8]

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Verse 7 כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for (as reason or ground) HC לֹא֩ 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn הִשְׁאִ֨יר 𐤄𐤔𐤀𐤉𐤓 hisheir left he caused to remain HVhp3ms לִ/יהוֹאָחָ֜ז 𐤋/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤀𐤇𐤆 lihoachaz to Jehoahaz to YHWH-has-grasped HR/Np עָ֗ם 𐤏𐤌 am people a kin-group HNcmsa כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki-2 except for (as reason or ground) HC אִם 𐤀𐤌 im if if HC חֲמִשִּׁ֤ים 𐤇𐤌𐤔𐤉𐤌 chamishim fifty fifty (masculine form) HAcbpa פָּֽרָשִׁים֙ 𐤐𐤓𐤔𐤉𐤌 parashim horsemen mounted cavalrymen HNcmpa וַ/עֲשָׂ֣רָה 𐤅/𐤏𐤔𐤓𐤄 vaasarah and ten and ten HC/Acmsa רֶ֔כֶב 𐤓𐤊𐤁 rekhev chariots riding-vehicle HNcmsa וַ/עֲשֶׂ֥רֶת 𐤅/𐤏𐤔𐤓𐤕 vaaseret and ten and ten-of HC/Acmsc אֲלָפִ֖ים 𐤀𐤋𐤐𐤉𐤌 alafim thousand thousands HAcbpa רַגְלִ֑י 𐤓𐤂𐤋𐤉 rageli footmen foot-man HAamsa כִּ֤י 𐤊𐤉 ki-3 for for (as reason or ground) HC אִבְּדָ/ם֙ 𐤀𐤁𐤃/𐤌 ibedam destroyed them he caused them to perish HVpp3ms/Sp3mp מֶ֣לֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe king king HNcmsc אֲרָ֔ם 𐤀𐤓𐤌 aram of Aram Highland Aram HNp וַ/יְשִׂמֵ֥/ם 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤌/𐤌 vayesimem and made them and he set them HC/Vqw3ms/Sp3mp כֶּֽ/עָפָ֖ר 𐤊/𐤏𐤐𐤓 keafar like dust like loose dust HRd/Ncmsa לָ/דֻֽשׁ 𐤋/𐤃𐤔 ladush for threshing to thresh (by trampling) HR/Vqc
Verse 12 וְ/יֶ֨תֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤕𐤓 veyeter And the rest and the remainder of HC/Ncmsc דִּבְרֵ֤י 𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉 diverey of the acts words of HNcmpc יוֹאָשׁ֙ 𐤉𐤅𐤀𐤔 yoash of Joash Yahweh-has-given HNp וְ/כָל 𐤅/𐤊𐤋 vekhal and all and the whole of HC/Ncmsc אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which HTr עָשָׂ֔ה 𐤏𐤔𐤄 asah he did the one causing-to-do HVqp3ms וּ/גְב֣וּרָת֔/וֹ 𐤅/𐤂𐤁𐤅𐤓𐤕/𐤅 ugevurato and his might and his prevailing-might HC/Ncfsc/Sp3ms אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 that that-which HTr נִלְחַ֔ם 𐤍𐤋𐤇𐤌 nilecham he fought he engaged in battle HVNp3ms עִ֖ם 𐤏𐤌 im against if / whether HR אֲמַצְיָ֣ה 𐤀𐤌𐤑𐤉𐤄 amatseyah Amaziah Yah-Is-Strong HNp מֶֽלֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe king king HNcmsc יְהוּדָ֑ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 yehudah of Judah Praised-One HNp הֲ/לֽוֹא 𐤄/𐤋𐤅𐤀 halo are they not not HTi/Tn הֵ֣ם 𐤄𐤌 hem they they themselves HPp3mp כְּתוּבִ֗ים 𐤊𐤕𐤅𐤁𐤉𐤌 ketuvim written written ones HVqsmpa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al on upon (up-over) HR סֵ֛פֶר 𐤎𐤐𐤓 sefer the book record-scroll HNcmsc דִּבְרֵ֥י 𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉 diverey-2 of the words words of HNcmpc הַ/יָּמִ֖ים 𐤄/𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤌 hayamim of the days the days HTd/Ncmpa לְ/מַלְכֵ֥י 𐤋/𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤉 lemalekhey of the kings to the kings HR/Ncmpc יִשְׂרָאֵֽל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael of Israel He-Who-Prevails-With-God HNp
Verse 14 וֶֽ/אֱלִישָׁע֙ 𐤅/𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤔𐤏 veelisha Now Elisha And My-God-is-salvation HC/Np חָלָ֣ה 𐤇𐤋𐤄 chalah was sick he became weak HVqp3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et with (definite object-marker) HTo חָלְי֔/וֹ 𐤇𐤋𐤉/𐤅 chaleyo his illness his sickness HNcmsc/Sp3ms אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher of which that-which HTr יָמ֖וּת 𐤉𐤌𐤅𐤕 yamut he would die he shall die HVqi3ms בּ֑/וֹ 𐤁/𐤅 bo [in it] HR/Sp3ms וַ/יֵּ֨רֶד 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤃 vayered and went down and he descended HC/Vqw3ms אֵלָ֜י/ו 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤅 elayv to him unto him HR/Sp3ms יוֹאָ֣שׁ 𐤉𐤅𐤀𐤔 yoash Joash Yahweh-has-given HNp מֶֽלֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe the king king HNcmsc יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael of Israel He-Who-Prevails-With-God HNp וַ/יֵּ֤בְךְּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤊 vayevekhe and wept and he wept HC/Vqw3ms עַל 𐤏𐤋 al over upon (up-over) HR פָּנָי/ו֙ 𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤅 panayv his face his faces HNcbpc/Sp3ms וַ/יֹּאמַ֔ר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomar and said and he declared HC/Vqw3ms אָבִ֣/י 𐤀𐤁/𐤉 avi My father my father HNcmsc/Sp1cs אָבִ֔/י 𐤀𐤁/𐤉 avi-2 my father my father HNcmsc/Sp1cs רֶ֥כֶב 𐤓𐤊𐤁 rekhev the chariots riding-vehicle HNcmsc יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael-2 of Israel He-Who-Prevails-With-God HNp וּ/פָרָשָֽׁי/ו 𐤅/𐤐𐤓𐤔𐤉/𐤅 ufarashayv and its horsemen and his steed-riders HC/Ncmpc/Sp3ms
Verse 17 וַ/יֹּ֗אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer And he said and he declared HC/Vqw3ms פְּתַ֧ח 𐤐𐤕𐤇 petach Open opening-of HVqv2ms הַ/חַלּ֛וֹן 𐤄/𐤇𐤋𐤅𐤍 hachalon the window the pierced-opening HTd/Ncbsa קֵ֖דְמָ/ה 𐤒𐤃𐤌/𐤄 qedemah eastward frontward HNcmsa/Sd וַ/יִּפְתָּ֑ח 𐤅/𐤉𐤐𐤕𐤇 vayifetach And he opened and he opened wide HC/Vqw3ms וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer-2 And he said and he declared HC/Vqw3ms אֱלִישָׁ֤ע 𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤔𐤏 elisha Elisha My-God-Is-Salvation (male personal name) HNp יְרֵה֙ 𐤉𐤓𐤄 yereh Shoot Shoot! HVqv2ms וַ/יּ֔וֹר 𐤅/𐤉𐤅𐤓 vayor And he shot And he shot forth HC/Vhw3ms וַ/יֹּ֗אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer-3 And he said and he declared HC/Vqw3ms חֵץ 𐤇𐤑 chets Arrow a piercing-shaft HNcmsc תְּשׁוּעָ֤ה 𐤕𐤔𐤅𐤏𐤄 teshuah of victory deliverance HNcfsa לַֽ/יהוָה֙ 𐤋/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 layhvah Nyambe (Lozi) for YHWH to the Self-Existent One HR/Np וְ/חֵ֣ץ 𐤅/𐤇𐤑 vechets and arrow and a piercer-arrow HC/Ncmsc תְּשׁוּעָ֣ה 𐤕𐤔𐤅𐤏𐤄 teshuah-2 of victory deliverance HNcfsa בַֽ/אֲרָ֔ם 𐤁/𐤀𐤓𐤌 vaaram against Aram and Aram (the High-Land) HR/Np וְ/הִכִּיתָ֧ 𐤅/𐤄𐤊𐤉𐤕 vehikita And you shall strike and you shall strike down HC/Vhq2ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] (definite object-marker) HTo אֲרָ֛ם 𐤀𐤓𐤌 aram Aram Highland Aram HNp בַּ/אֲפֵ֖ק 𐤁/𐤀𐤐𐤒 baafeq at Aphek at the Stronghold HR/Np עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad until up to the boundary of HR כַּלֵּֽה 𐤊𐤋𐤄 kaleh you have consumed Bring to completion! HVpa
Verse 19 וַ/יִּקְצֹ֨ף 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤑𐤐 vayiqetsof and was angry and he burst out in rage HC/Vqw3ms עָלָ֜י/ו 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤅 alayv at him upon him/it HR/Sp3ms אִ֣ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish man individual man HNcmsc הָ/אֱלֹהִ֗ים 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 haelohim Mulimu (Lozi) of God the Mighty Ones HTd/Ncmpa וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and said and he declared HC/Vqw3ms לְ/הַכּ֨וֹת 𐤋/𐤄𐤊𐤅𐤕 lehakot to strike to strike down HR/Vhc חָמֵ֤שׁ 𐤇𐤌𐤔 chamesh five five (feminine form) HAcfsa אוֹ 𐤀𐤅 o or or (as an alternative option) HC שֵׁשׁ֙ 𐤔𐤔 shesh six six (feminine form) HAcfsa פְּעָמִ֔ים 𐤐𐤏𐤌𐤉𐤌 peamim times step-occurrences HNcfpa אָ֛ז 𐤀𐤆 az then at-that-time HD הִכִּ֥יתָ 𐤄𐤊𐤉𐤕 hikita you have struck you (masculine) struck down HVhp2ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] (definite object-marker) HTo אֲרָ֖ם 𐤀𐤓𐤌 aram Aram Highland Aram HNp עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad until up to the boundary of HR כַּלֵּ֑ה 𐤊𐤋𐤄 kaleh you had destroyed Bring to completion! HVpa וְ/עַתָּ֕ה 𐤅/𐤏𐤕𐤄 veatah but now and now (at this time) HC/D שָׁלֹ֥שׁ 𐤔𐤋𐤔 shalosh three three (feminine form) HAcfsa פְּעָמִ֖ים 𐤐𐤏𐤌𐤉𐤌 peamim-2 times step-occurrences HNcfpa תַּכֶּ֥ה 𐤕𐤊𐤄 takeh you will strike you will strike down HVhi2ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] (definite object-marker) HTo אֲרָֽם 𐤀𐤓𐤌 aram-2 Aram Highland Aram HNp
Verse 21 וַ/יְהִ֞י 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vayehi And it happened And he became HC/Vqw3ms הֵ֣ם 𐤄𐤌 hem as they they themselves HPp3mp קֹבְרִ֣ים 𐤒𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤌 qoverim were burying the burying men HVqrmpa אִ֗ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish a man individual man HNcmsa וְ/הִנֵּה֙ 𐤅/𐤄𐤍𐤄 vehineh and behold and look! HC/Tm רָא֣וּ 𐤓𐤀𐤅 rau they saw they saw HVqp3cp אֶֽת 𐤀𐤕 et (definite object-marker) HTo הַ/גְּד֔וּד 𐤄/𐤂𐤃𐤅𐤃 hagedud the band the raiding band HTd/Ncmsa וַ/יַּשְׁלִ֥יכוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤋𐤉𐤊𐤅 vayashelikhu and they threw and they hurled HC/Vhw3mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 (definite object-marker) HTo הָ/אִ֖ישׁ 𐤄/𐤀𐤉𐤔 haish the man the manly one HTd/Ncmsa בְּ/קֶ֣בֶר 𐤁/𐤒𐤁𐤓 beqever into the tomb in a burial-place HR/Ncmsc אֱלִישָׁ֑ע 𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤔𐤏 elisha of Elisha My-God-Is-Salvation (male personal name) HNp וַ/יֵּ֜לֶךְ 𐤅/𐤉𐤋𐤊 vayelekhe and he went and he walked on HC/Vqw3ms וַ/יִּגַּ֤ע 𐤅/𐤉𐤂𐤏 vayiga and touched and he touched HC/Vqw3ms הָ/אִישׁ֙ 𐤄/𐤀𐤉𐤔 haish-2 the man the manly one HTd/Ncmsa בְּ/עַצְמ֣וֹת 𐤁/𐤏𐤑𐤌𐤅𐤕 beatsemot the bones in strength-bones of HR/Ncfpc אֱלִישָׁ֔ע 𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤔𐤏 elisha-2 of Elisha My-God-Is-Salvation (male personal name) HNp וַ/יְחִ֖י 𐤅/𐤉𐤇𐤉 vayechi and he revived and he lived HC/Vqw3ms וַ/יָּ֥קָם 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤌 vayaqam and stood up and he rose up HC/Vqw3ms עַל 𐤏𐤋 al on upon (up-over) HR רַגְלָֽי/ו 𐤓𐤂𐤋𐤉/𐤅 ragelayv his feet his two feet HNcfdc/Sp3ms
Verse 23 וַ/יָּחָן֩ 𐤅/𐤉𐤇𐤍 vayachan and-was-gracious and he showed favor HC/Vqw3ms יְהוָ֨ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH the Being One HNp אֹתָ֤/ם 𐤀𐤕/𐤌 otam them these same ones (m.p.) HTo/Sp3mp וַֽ/יְרַחֲמֵ/ם֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤇𐤌/𐤌 vayerachamem and-had-compassion-on-them and he had womb-compassion on them HC/Vpw3ms/Sp3mp וַ/יִּ֣פֶן 𐤅/𐤉𐤐𐤍 vayifen and-turned and he turned HC/Vqw3ms אֲלֵי/הֶ֔ם 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤄𐤌 aleyhem to-them toward them HR/Sp3mp לְמַ֣עַן 𐤋𐤌𐤏𐤍 lemaan for-the-sake-of for the sake of (in heed to) HR בְּרִית֔/וֹ 𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤕/𐤅 berito his-covenant his binding-pact HNcfsc/Sp3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct-object-marker] self-same (definite object marker) HR אַבְרָהָ֖ם 𐤀𐤁𐤓𐤄𐤌 averaham Abraham Father-of-a-Multitude HNp יִצְחָ֣ק 𐤉𐤑𐤇𐤒 yitsechaq Isaac He Laughs HNp וְ/יַֽעֲקֹ֑ב 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤒𐤁 veyaaqov and-Jacob and Heel-Holder HC/Np וְ/לֹ֤א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and-not and not HC/Tn אָבָה֙ 𐤀𐤁𐤄 avah was-willing he consented HVqp3ms הַשְׁחִיתָ֔/ם 𐤄𐤔𐤇𐤉𐤕/𐤌 hashechitam to-destroy-them he brought-ruin upon them HVhc/Sp3mp וְ/לֹֽא 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo-2 and-not and not HC/Tn הִשְׁלִיכָ֥/ם 𐤄𐤔𐤋𐤉𐤊/𐤌 hishelikham cast-them-away he cast them away HVhp3ms/Sp3mp מֵֽ/עַל 𐤌/𐤏𐤋 meal from-upon from upon HR/R פָּנָ֖י/ו 𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤅 panayv his-face his faces HNcbpc/Sp3ms עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad until up to the boundary of HR עָֽתָּה 𐤏𐤕𐤄 atah now you (masculine singular) HD
Verse 25 וַ/יָּ֜שָׁב 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤁 vayashav and took back and he turned back HC/Vqw3ms יְהוֹאָ֣שׁ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤀𐤔 yehoash Jehoash Yahweh-is-Fire HNp בֶּן 𐤁𐤍 ben Bene (Bemba) son of builder-son HNcmsc יְהוֹאָחָ֗ז 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤀𐤇𐤆 yehoachaz Jehoahaz YHWH-has-grasped HNp וַ/יִּקַּ֤ח 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤇 vayiqach and took and he took HC/Vqw3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] (definite object-marker) HTo הֶֽ/עָרִים֙ 𐤄/𐤏𐤓𐤉𐤌 hearim the cities the guarded cities HTd/Ncfpa מִ/יַּד֙ 𐤌/𐤉𐤃 miyad from hand from the hand of HR/Ncbsc בֶּן 𐤁𐤍 ben-2 Ben- son (masculine singular; in construct: son of) HNp הֲדַ֣ד 𐤄𐤃𐤃 hadad -hadad Hadad (the Thunderer) HNp בֶּן 𐤁𐤍 ben-3 Bene (Bemba) son of builder-son HNcmsc חֲזָאֵ֔ל 𐤇𐤆𐤀𐤋 chazael Hazael El-Has-Seen (masculine personal name) HNp אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which HTr לָקַ֗ח 𐤋𐤒𐤇 laqach he had taken he took HVqp3ms מִ/יַּ֛ד 𐤌/𐤉𐤃 miyad-2 from hand from the hand of HR/Ncbsc יְהוֹאָחָ֥ז 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤀𐤇𐤆 yehoachaz-2 Jehoahaz YHWH-has-grasped HNp אָבִ֖י/ו 𐤀𐤁𐤉/𐤅 aviv his father his father HNcmsc/Sp3ms בַּ/מִּלְחָמָ֑ה 𐤁/𐤌𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤄 bamilechamah in the war in the fighting HRd/Ncfsa שָׁלֹ֤שׁ 𐤔𐤋𐤔 shalosh three three (feminine form) HAcfsa פְּעָמִים֙ 𐤐𐤏𐤌𐤉𐤌 peamim times step-occurrences HNcfpa הִכָּ֣/הוּ 𐤄𐤊/𐤄𐤅 hikahu he struck him he struck him HVhp3ms/Sp3ms יוֹאָ֔שׁ 𐤉𐤅𐤀𐤔 yoash Joash Yahweh-has-given HNp וַ/יָּ֖שֶׁב 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤁 vayashev and recovered and he turned back HC/Vhw3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] (definite object-marker) HTo עָרֵ֥י 𐤏𐤓𐤉 arey cities of watch-cities of HNcfpc יִשְׂרָאֵֽל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel He-Who-Prevails-With-God HNp