2 Kings 3:6

“King Joram went out on that day from Samaria and mustered all Israel.”

2 Kings 3:6 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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2 Kings 3:6, word by word

Kingמֶּלֶךְmelech

king

A king who rules a people.

Where else “melech” appears
Joramיְהוֹרָםyehoram

Joram

Joram (also written Jehoram): a name meaning "YHWH is exalted." It is borne by the son of Jehoshaphat, king of Judah (1 Kings 22:50), by the son of Ahab, king of Israel (2 Kings 3:1), and by others.

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went outיֵּצֵאyetse

go out

To go out of a place.

Where else “yetse” appears
on that dayיּוֹםyom

day

The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.

Where else “yom” appears
from Samariaשֹּׁמְרוֹןshomron

Samaria

See it on the mapWhere else “shomron” appears
and musteredיִּפְקֹדyifkod

count

To list a people, how many there are.

Where else “yifkod” appears
Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.

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Places in this verse

JerusalemSamaria
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Samaria

    Today: northern West Bank (Sebastia, Samaria hills)

    A city and region in central Israel, between Judea and Galilee.

    Omri founded the city as capital of the northern kingdom (1 Kgs 16:24); the Assyrians conquered it (2 Kgs 17:6). Jesus passed through the region, and Philip preached there (John 4:4; Acts 8:5).

    1 Kings 16:242 Kings 17:6John 4:4Acts 8:5

The context

5And it happened, when Ahab died, that the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel.

6 · This verse (above)

7He went and sent to Jehoshaphat king of Judah, saying, “The king of Moab has rebelled against me. Will you go with me to Moab for battle?” He said, “I will go up; I am as you are, my people as your people, my horses as your horses.”

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