Now King Mesha of Moab was a sheep breeder; and he used to pay as tribute to the king of Israel a hundred thousand lambs and the wool of a hundred thousand rams.aa hundred thousand lambs and the wool of a hundred thousand rams Or “the wool of 100,000 lambs and of 100,000 rams.”
Word-by-Word Analysis
ומישע
426
מלךמואב
139
היה
20
נקד
154
והשיב
323
למלךישראל
661
מאהאלף
157
כרים
270
ומאה
52
אלף
111
אילים
91
צמר
330
II Kings 3:5
Gematria: 1747
ויהיכמותאחאבויפשעמלךמואבבמלךישראל
But when Ahab died, the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel.
Word-by-Word Analysis
ויהי
31
כמות
466
אחאב
12
ויפשע
466
מלךמואב
139
במלך
92
ישראל
541
II Kings 3:6
Gematria: 2366
ויצאהמלךיהורםביוםההואמשמרוןויפקדאתכלישראל
So King Jehoram promptly set out from Samaria and mustered all Israel.
At the same time, he sent this message to King Jehoshaphat of Judah: “The king of Moab has rebelled against me; will you come with me to make war on Moab?” He replied, “I will go. I will do what you do: my troops shall be your troops, my horses shall be your horses.”
Word-by-Word Analysis
וילך
66
וישלח
354
אליהושפט
441
מלךיהודה
120
לאמר
271
מלך
90
מואב
49
פשע
450
בי
12
התלך
455
אתי
411
אלמואב
80
למלחמה
153
ויאמר
257
אעלה
106
כמוני
126
כמוך
86
כעמי
140
כעמך
150
כסוסי
156
כסוסיך
176
II Kings 3:8
Gematria: 1442
ויאמראיזההדרךנעלהויאמרדרךמדבראדום
And he asked, “Which route shall we take?” [Jehoram] replied, “The road through the wilderness of Edom.”
So the king of Israel, the king of Judah, and the king of Edom set out, and they marched for seven days until they rounded [the tip of the Dead Sea]; and there was no water left for the army or for the animals that were with them.
But Jehoshaphat said, “Isn’t there a prophet of GOD here, through whom we may inquire of GOD ?” One of the courtiers of the king of Israel spoke up and said, “Elisha son of Shaphat, who poured water on the hands ofbpoured water on the hands of I.e., personally attended. Elijah, is here.”
Elisha said to the king of Israel, “What have you to do with me? Go to your father’s prophets or your mother’s prophets.” But the king of Israel said, “Don’t [say that], for GOD has brought these three kings together only to deliver them into the hands of Moab.”
For thus said GOD: You shall see no wind, you shall see no rain, and yet the wadi shall be filled with water; and you and your cattle and your pack animals shall drink.
Word-by-Word Analysis
כיכה
55
אמר
241
יהוה
26
לאתראו
638
רוח
214
ולאתראו
644
גשם
343
והנחל
99
ההוא
17
ימלא
81
מים
90
ושתיתם
1156
אתם
441
ומקניכם
266
ובהמתכם
513
II Kings 3:18
Gematria: 1794
ונקלזאתבעינייהוהונתןאתמואבבידכם
And this is but a slight thing in GOD’s sight, for Moab will also be delivered into your hands.
You shall conquer every fortified town and every splendid city; you shall fell every good tree and stop up all wells of water; and every fertile field you shall ruin with stones.”
And in the morning, when it was time to present the grain offering, water suddenly came from the direction of Edom and the land was covered by the water.
Meanwhile, all the Moabites had heard that the kings were advancing to make war on them; every man old enough to bear armscevery man old enough to bear arms Lit. “from all those old enough to gird on a sword.” rallied, and they stationed themselves at the border.
They entered the Israelite camp, and the Israelites arose and attacked the Moabites, who fled before them. They advanced, constantly attackingdThey advanced, constantly attacking Meaning of Heb. uncertain. the Moabites,
and they destroyed the towns. They each threw a stone into every fertile field, so that it was covered over; and they stopped up every spring and felled every fruit tree. Only the walls ofeOnly the walls of Lit. “Until the stones in”; meaning of Heb. uncertain. Kir-hareseth were left, and then the slingers surrounded it and attacked it.
Seeing that the battle was going against him, the king of Moab led an attempt of seven hundred swordsmen to break a way through to the king of Edom;fEdom Emendation yields “Aram.” but they failed.
So he took his first-born son, who was to succeed him as king, and offered him up on the wall as a burnt offering. A great wrath came upon Israel, so they withdrew from him and went back to [their own] land.