2 Kings 3:7

“He 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.””

2 Kings 3:7 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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2 Kings 3:7, word by word

He wentיֵּלֶךְyelech

go

To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.

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and sentיִּשְׁלַחyishlach

send

To send someone or something.

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Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָטyehoshafat

Jehoshaphat

Jehoshaphat: the name of several men; among them David's recorder (2 Samuel 8:16) and a king of Judah (1 Kings 22). It means "YHWH has judged." It is also the name of a valley (Joel 3).

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kingמֶלֶךְmelech

king

A king who rules a people.

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of Judahיְהוּדָהyehuda

Judah

Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.

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sayingאמֹרmor

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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has rebelledפָּשַׁעpasha

rebel

To rise up against a king.

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for battleמִּלְחָמָהmilchama

war, battle

War, battle.

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“I will go upאֶעֱלֶהeele

go up

To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.

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my peopleעַמִּami

people

A group of people united by family, land and customs: a nation.

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my horsesסוּסַsusa

horse

A war and draft animal that pulls chariots, or the one who rides it.

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Places in this verse

JerusalemDead SeaMoab
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Moab

    Today: western Jordan, east of the Dead Sea

    The land east of the Dead Sea, in present-day Jordan.

    The Moabites came from a son of Lot (Gen 19:37). Ruth came from Moab (Ruth 1:1-4), and Moses died in its territory (Deut 34:5).

    Genesis 19:37Ruth 1:1Numbers 22:1Deuteronomy 34:5

The context

6King Joram went out on that day from Samaria and mustered all Israel.

7 · This verse (above)

8He said, “Which way shall we go up?” He said, “The way of the wilderness of Edom.”

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