2 Kings

Chapter 1

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּipeshsha֤ mo'ab֙ bּeyishsera'e֔l 'achare֖y m֥ot 'ache'aֽb׃

Edified Edition (EDE)After Ahab’s death, Moab rebelled against Israel.

וַיִּפְשַׁ֤ע מוֹאָב֙ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אַחֲרֵ֖י מ֥וֹת אַחְאָֽב׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּipּo֨l 'achazeya֜h bּe'a֣d hashsּebaka֗h bּa'aliyּat֛o 'ashshe֥r bּeshshomer֖on vayּa֑chal vayּishshela֣ch male'aki֔ym vayּo֤'mer 'alehem֙ lek֣u direshsh֗u bּeba֤'al zebub֙ 'elohe֣y 'eqer֔on 'im-'echeye֖h mecholi֥y zeֽh׃s

Edified Edition (EDE)Ahaziah had fallen through the lattice of his upper room in Samaria and was injured. So he sent messengers, saying to them, 'Go and consult Baal-Zebub, the god of Ekron, to see if I will recover from this injury.'

וַיִּפֹּ֨ל אֲחַזְיָ֜ה בְּעַ֣ד הַשְּׂבָכָ֗ה בַּעֲלִיָּת֛וֹ אֲשֶׁ֥ר בְּשֹׁמְר֖וֹן וַיָּ֑חַל וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח מַלְאָכִ֔ים וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֲלֵהֶם֙ לְכ֣וּ דִרְשׁ֗וּ בְּבַ֤עַל זְבוּב֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י עֶקְר֔וֹן אִם־אֶחְיֶ֖ה מֵחֳלִ֥י זֶֽה׃ס

Phonetic (Hebrew): umale'a֣ke yehva֗h dּibּer֙ 'el-'eliyּa֣h hatּishshebּi֔y q֣um 'ale֔h liqera֖'t male'ake֣y meֽleke-shshomer֑on vedabּe֣r 'alehe֔m haֽmibּeli֤y 'eyn-'elohiym֙ bּeyishsera'e֔l 'atּem֙ hoֽleki֔ym lidero֕shsh bּeba֥'al zeb֖ub 'elohe֥y 'eqerֽon׃

Edified Edition (EDE)But the angel of the LORD said to Elijah the Tishbite, 'Go up and meet the messengers of the king of Samaria and ask them, "Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are going off to consult Baal-Zebub, the god of Ekron?"'

וּמַלְאַ֣ךְ יְהוָ֗ה דִּבֶּר֙ אֶל־אֵלִיָּ֣ה הַתִּשְׁבִּ֔י ק֣וּם עֲלֵ֔ה לִקְרַ֖את מַלְאֲכֵ֣י מֶֽלֶךְ־שֹׁמְר֑וֹן וְדַבֵּ֣ר אֲלֵהֶ֔ם הַֽמִבְּלִ֤י אֵין־אֱלֹהִים֙ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אַתֶּם֙ הֹֽלְכִ֔ים לִדְרֹ֕שׁ בְּבַ֥עַל זְב֖וּב אֱלֹהֵ֥י עֶקְרֽוֹן׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): velaken֙ kּoֽh-'ama֣r yehva֔h hamּitּa֞h 'ashsher-'ali֥yta shshּa֛m loֽ'-tere֥d mimּe֖nּah kּi֣y m֣ot tּam֑ut vayּe֖leke 'eliyּaֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)'"Therefore this is what the LORD says: You will not leave the bed you are lying on. You will certainly die!"' So Elijah went.

וְלָכֵן֙ כֹּֽה־אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה הַמִּטָּ֞ה אֲשֶׁר־עָלִ֥יתָ שָּׁ֛ם לֹֽא־תֵרֵ֥ד מִמֶּ֖נָּה כִּ֣י מ֣וֹת תָּמ֑וּת וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ אֵלִיָּֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּashsh֥ubu hamּale'aki֖ym 'ela֑yv vayּo֥'mer 'aleyhe֖m mah-zּe֥h shshabetּeֽm׃

Edified Edition (EDE)When the messengers returned to the king, he asked them, 'Why have you come back?'

וַיָּשׁ֥וּבוּ הַמַּלְאָכִ֖ים אֵלָ֑יו וַיֹּ֥אמֶר אֲלֵיהֶ֖ם מַה־זֶּ֥ה שַׁבְתֶּֽם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo'mer֨u 'ela֜yv 'i֣yshsh ׀ 'ala֣h liqera'te֗nu vayּo֣'mer 'eleynu֮ lek֣u shshubu֮ 'el-hamּe֣leke 'ashsher-shshala֣ch 'etekem֒ vedibּaretּe֣m 'ela֗yv kּo֚h 'ama֣r yehva֔h haֽmibּeli֤y 'eyn-'elohiym֙ bּeyishsera'e֔l 'atּa֣h shshole֔cha lidero֕shsh bּeba֥'al zeb֖ub 'elohe֣y 'eqer֑on la֠ken hamּitּa֞h 'ashsher-'ali֥yta shshּa֛m loֽ'-tere֥d mimּe֖nּah kּiֽy-m֥ot tּamֽut׃

Edified Edition (EDE)'A man came to meet us,' they replied. 'He said to us, "Go back to the king who sent you and tell him: This is what the LORD says: Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are sending men to consult Baal-Zebub, the god of Ekron? Therefore you will not leave the bed you are lying on. You will certainly die!"'

וַיֹּאמְר֨וּ אֵלָ֜יו אִ֣ישׁ ׀ עָלָ֣ה לִקְרָאתֵ֗נוּ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלֵינוּ֮ לְכ֣וּ שׁוּבוּ֮ אֶל־הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ אֲשֶׁר־שָׁלַ֣ח אֶתְכֶם֒ וְדִבַּרְתֶּ֣ם אֵלָ֗יו כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה הַֽמִבְּלִ֤י אֵין־אֱלֹהִים֙ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אַתָּ֣ה שֹׁלֵ֔חַ לִדְרֹ֕שׁ בְּבַ֥עַל זְב֖וּב אֱלֹהֵ֣י עֶקְר֑וֹן לָ֠כֵן הַמִּטָּ֞ה אֲשֶׁר־עָלִ֥יתָ שָּׁ֛ם לֹֽא־תֵרֵ֥ד מִמֶּ֖נָּה כִּֽי־מ֥וֹת תָּמֽוּת׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayedabּe֣r 'alehe֔m me֚h mishshepּa֣t ha'i֔yshsh 'ashshe֥r 'ala֖h liqera'teke֑m vayedabּe֣r 'aleyke֔m 'et-hadּebari֖ym ha'eֽlּeh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)The king asked them, 'What kind of man was he who came to meet you and told you this?'

וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר אֲלֵהֶ֔ם מֶ֚ה מִשְׁפַּ֣ט הָאִ֔ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָלָ֖ה לִקְרַאתְכֶ֑ם וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר אֲלֵיכֶ֔ם אֶת־הַדְּבָרִ֖ים הָאֵֽלֶּה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo'mer֣u 'ela֗yv 'i֚yshsh bּa֣'al shse'a֔r ve'ez֥or '֖or 'az֣ur bּematena֑yv vayּo'ma֕r 'eliyּa֥h hatּishshebּi֖y hֽu'׃

Edified Edition (EDE)They replied, 'He had a garment of hair and had a leather belt around his waist.' The king said, 'That was Elijah the Tishbite.'

וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ אֵלָ֗יו אִ֚ישׁ בַּ֣עַל שֵׂעָ֔ר וְאֵז֥וֹר ע֖וֹר אָז֣וּר בְּמָתְנָ֑יו וַיֹּאמַ֕ר אֵלִיָּ֥ה הַתִּשְׁבִּ֖י הֽוּא׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּishshela֥ch 'ela֛yv shsar-chamishshּi֖ym vachamishshּa֑yv vayּa֣'al 'ela֗yv vehinּeh֙ yoshsheb֙ 'al-ro֣'shsh haha֔r vayedabּe֣r 'ela֔yv 'i֚yshsh haֽ'elohi֔ym hamּe֥leke dּibּe֖r reֽdah׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Then he sent to Elijah a captain with his company of fifty men. The captain went up to Elijah, who was sitting on the top of a hill, and said to him, 'Man of God, the king says, "Come down!"'

וַיִּשְׁלַ֥ח אֵלָ֛יו שַׂר־חֲמִשִּׁ֖ים וַחֲמִשָּׁ֑יו וַיַּ֣עַל אֵלָ֗יו וְהִנֵּה֙ יֹשֵׁב֙ עַל־רֹ֣אשׁ הָהָ֔ר וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר אֵלָ֔יו אִ֚ישׁ הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ דִּבֶּ֖ר רֵֽדָה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּa'ane֣h 'eliyּa֗hu vayedabּer֮ 'el-shsa֣r hachamishshּiym֒ ve'im-'i֤yshsh 'elohiym֙ 'a֔niy tּe֤red 'eshsh֙ min-hashshּama֔yim veto'ka֥l 'oteka֖ ve'et-chamishshּe֑yka vatּe֤red 'eshsh֙ min-hashshּama֔yim vatּo֥'kal 'ot֖o ve'et-chamishshּaֽyv׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Elijah answered the captain, 'If I am a man of God, may fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty men!' Then fire fell from heaven and consumed the captain and his men.

וַיַּעֲנֶ֣ה אֵלִיָּ֗הוּ וַיְדַבֵּר֮ אֶל־שַׂ֣ר הַחֲמִשִּׁים֒ וְאִם־אִ֤ישׁ אֱלֹהִים֙ אָ֔נִי תֵּ֤רֶד אֵשׁ֙ מִן־הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם וְתֹאכַ֥ל אֹתְךָ֖ וְאֶת־חֲמִשֶּׁ֑יךָ וַתֵּ֤רֶד אֵשׁ֙ מִן־הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם וַתֹּ֥אכַל אֹת֖וֹ וְאֶת־חֲמִשָּֽׁיו׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּa֜shshab vayּishshela֥ch 'ela֛yv shsar-chamishshּi֥ym 'ache֖r vachamishshּa֑yv vayּa֨'an֙ vayedabּe֣r 'ela֔yv 'i֚yshsh ha'elohi֔ym kּoֽh-'ama֥r hamּe֖leke mehera֥h reֽdah׃

Edified Edition (EDE)At this the king sent to Elijah another captain with his fifty men. The captain said to him, 'Man of God, this is what the king says, "Come down at once!"'

וַיָּ֜שָׁב וַיִּשְׁלַ֥ח אֵלָ֛יו שַׂר־חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים אַחֵ֖ר וַחֲמִשָּׁ֑יו וַיַּ֨עַן֙ וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר אֵלָ֔יו אִ֚ישׁ הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים כֹּֽה־אָמַ֥ר הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ מְהֵרָ֥ה רֵֽדָה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּa֣'an 'eliyּah֮ vayedabּe֣r 'aleyhem֒ 'im-'i֤yshsh hֽa'elohiym֙ 'a֔niy tּe֤red 'eshsh֙ min-hashshּama֔yim veto'ka֥l 'oteka֖ ve'et-chamishshּe֑yka vatּe֤red 'eshsh-'elohiym֙ min-hashshּama֔yim vatּo֥'kal 'ot֖o ve'et-chamishshּaֽyv׃

Edified Edition (EDE)'If I am a man of God,' Elijah replied, 'may fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty men!' Then the fire of God fell from heaven and consumed him and his fifty men.

וַיַּ֣עַן אֵלִיָּה֮ וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר אֲלֵיהֶם֒ אִם־אִ֤ישׁ הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ אָ֔נִי תֵּ֤רֶד אֵשׁ֙ מִן־הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם וְתֹאכַ֥ל אֹתְךָ֖ וְאֶת־חֲמִשֶּׁ֑יךָ וַתֵּ֤רֶד אֵשׁ־אֱלֹהִים֙ מִן־הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם וַתֹּ֥אכַל אֹת֖וֹ וְאֶת־חֲמִשָּֽׁיו׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּa֗shshab vayּishshela֛ch shsar-chamishshּi֥ym shshelishshi֖ym vachamishshּa֑yv vayּa֡'al vayּabo'֩ shsar-hachamishshּi֨ym hashshּeliyshshi֜y vayּikera֥ 'al-bּirekּa֣yv ׀ lene֣ged 'eliyּa֗hu vayּitechanּe֤n 'elayv֙ vayedabּe֣r 'ela֔yv 'i֚yshsh haֽ'elohi֔ym tּiֽyqar-na֣ napeshshi֗y vene֨peshsh 'abade֥ykaֽ 'e֛lּeh chamishshּi֖ym bּe'eyneֽyka׃

Edified Edition (EDE)So the king sent a third captain with his fifty men. This third captain went up and fell on his knees before Elijah. 'Man of God,' he begged, 'please have respect for my life and the lives of these fifty men, your servants!'

וַיָּ֗שָׁב וַיִּשְׁלַ֛ח שַׂר־חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים שְׁלִשִׁ֖ים וַחֲמִשָּׁ֑יו וַיַּ֡עַל וַיָּבֹא֩ שַׂר־הַחֲמִשִּׁ֨ים הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֜י וַיִּכְרַ֥ע עַל־בִּרְכָּ֣יו ׀ לְנֶ֣גֶד אֵלִיָּ֗הוּ וַיִּתְחַנֵּ֤ן אֵלָיו֙ וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר אֵלָ֔יו אִ֚ישׁ הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים תִּֽיקַר־נָ֣א נַפְשִׁ֗י וְנֶ֨פֶשׁ עֲבָדֶ֥יךָֽ אֵ֛לֶּה חֲמִשִּׁ֖ים בְּעֵינֶֽיךָ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): hi֠nּeh ya֤redah 'eshsh֙ min-hashshּama֔yim va֠tּo'kal 'et-shshene֞y shsare֧y hachamishshּi֛ym hari'shshoni֖ym ve'et-chamishshּeyhe֑m ve'atּa֕h tּiyqa֥r napeshshi֖y bּe'eyneֽyka׃s

Edified Edition (EDE)'See, fire has fallen from heaven and consumed the first two captains and all their men. But now have respect for my life!'

הִ֠נֵּה יָ֤רְדָה אֵשׁ֙ מִן־הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם וַ֠תֹּאכַל אֶת־שְׁנֵ֞י שָׂרֵ֧י הַחֲמִשִּׁ֛ים הָרִאשֹׁנִ֖ים וְאֶת־חֲמִשֵּׁיהֶ֑ם וְעַתָּ֕ה תִּיקַ֥ר נַפְשִׁ֖י בְּעֵינֶֽיךָ׃ס

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayedabּe֞r male'a֤ke yehvah֙ 'el-'e֣liyּa֔hu re֣d 'ot֔o 'al-tּiyra֖ mipּana֑yv vayּa֛qam vayּe֥red 'ot֖o 'el-hamּeֽleke׃

Edified Edition (EDE)The angel of the LORD said to Elijah, 'Go down with him; do not be afraid of him.' So Elijah got up and went down with him to the king.

וַיְדַבֵּ֞ר מַלְאַ֤ךְ יְהוָה֙ אֶל־אֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ רֵ֣ד אוֹת֔וֹ אַל־תִּירָ֖א מִפָּנָ֑יו וַיָּ֛קָם וַיֵּ֥רֶד אוֹת֖וֹ אֶל־הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayedabּe֨r 'ela֜yv kּoֽh-'ama֣r yehva֗h ya֜'an 'ashsher-shshala֣chetּa male'akiym֮ lideroshsh֮ bּeba֣'al zebub֮ 'elohe֣y 'eqeron֒ haֽmibּeli֤y 'eyn-'elohiym֙ bּeyishsera'e֔l lidero֖shsh bּidebar֑o la֠ken hamּitּa֞h 'ashsher-'ali֥yta shshּa֛m loֽ'-tere֥d mimּe֖nּah kּiֽy-m֥ot tּamֽut׃

Edified Edition (EDE)He told the king, 'This is what the LORD says: Is it because there is no God in Israel that you have sent messengers to consult Baal-Zebub, the god of Ekron? Because you have done this, you will never leave the bed you are lying on. You will certainly die!'

וַיְדַבֵּ֨ר אֵלָ֜יו כֹּֽה־אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה יַ֜עַן אֲשֶׁר־שָׁלַ֣חְתָּ מַלְאָכִים֮ לִדְרֹשׁ֮ בְּבַ֣עַל זְבוּב֮ אֱלֹהֵ֣י עֶקְרוֹן֒ הַֽמִבְּלִ֤י אֵין־אֱלֹהִים֙ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לִדְרֹ֖שׁ בִּדְבָר֑וֹ לָ֠כֵן הַמִּטָּ֞ה אֲשֶׁר־עָלִ֥יתָ שָּׁ֛ם לֹֽא־תֵרֵ֥ד מִמֶּ֖נָּה כִּֽי־מ֥וֹת תָּמֽוּת׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּa֜mat kּideba֥r yehva֣h ׀ 'ashsher-dּibּe֣r 'eliyּa֗hu vayּimelo֤ke yehoram֙ tּachetּa֔yv p bּishshena֣t shshetּa֔yim liyhora֥m bּen-yehoshshapa֖t me֣leke yehuda֑h kּi֛y loֽ'-ha֥yah l֖o bּeֽn׃

Edified Edition (EDE)So he died, according to the word of the LORD that Elijah had spoken. Because Ahaziah had no son, Joram succeeded him as king in the second year of Jehoram son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah.

וַיָּ֜מָת כִּדְבַ֥ר יְהוָ֣ה ׀ אֲשֶׁר־דִּבֶּ֣ר אֵלִיָּ֗הוּ וַיִּמְלֹ֤ךְ יְהוֹרָם֙ תַּחְתָּ֔יו פ בִּשְׁנַ֣ת שְׁתַּ֔יִם לִיהוֹרָ֥ם בֶּן־יְהוֹשָׁפָ֖ט מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֑ה כִּ֛י לֹֽא־הָ֥יָה ל֖וֹ בֵּֽן׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): veye֛ter dּibere֥y 'achazeya֖hu 'ashshe֣r 'ashsa֑h halֽo'-he֣mּah ketubi֗ym 'al-se֛per dּibere֥y hayּami֖ym lemaleke֥y yishsera'eֽl׃p

Edified Edition (EDE)As for all the other events of Ahaziah’s reign, and what he did, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Israel?

וְיֶ֛תֶר דִּבְרֵ֥י אֲחַזְיָ֖הוּ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֑ה הֲלֽוֹא־הֵ֣מָּה כְתוּבִ֗ים עַל־סֵ֛פֶר דִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖ים לְמַלְכֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃פ