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2 Kings 3:25
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And when they came to the camp of Israel, the Israelites rose up and smote the Moabites, so that they fled before them: but they went forward smiting the Moabites, even in [their] country.
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And they beat down the cities, and on every good piece of land cast every man his stone, and filled it; and they stopped all the wells of water, and felled all the good trees: only in Kirharaseth left they the stones thereof; howbeit the slingers went about [it], and smote it.
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And when the king of Moab saw that the battle was too sore for him, he took with him seven hundred men that drew swords, to break through [even] unto the king of Edom: but they could not.
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Verse Text
And they beat downH2040 the citiesH5892, and on every goodH2896 pieceH2513 of land castH7993 every manH376 his stoneH68, and filledH4390 it; and they stoppedH5640 all the wellsH4599 of waterH4325, and felledH5307 all the goodH2896 treesH6086: only in KirharasethH7025 leftH7604 they the stonesH68 thereof; howbeit the slingersH7051 went aboutH5437 it, and smoteH5221 it.
וְהֶעָרִים יַהֲרֹסוּ וְכָל־חֶלְקָה טֹובָה יַשְׁלִיכוּ אִישׁ־אַבְנֹו וּמִלְאוּהָ וְכָל־מַעְיַן־מַיִם יִסְתֹּמוּ וְכָל־עֵץ־טֹוב יַפִּילוּ עַד־הִשְׁאִיר אֲבָנֶיהָ בַּקִּיר חֲרָשֶׂת וַיָּסֹבּוּ הַקַּלָּעִים וַיַּכּוּהָ׃
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
וְ/הֶ/עָרִ֣ים |
ve./he./'a.Rim | H5892 | HC/Td/Ncfpa | and/ the/ cities |
יַהֲרֹ֡סוּ |
ya.ha.Ro.su | H2040 | HVqi3mp | they tore down |
וְ/כָל |
ve./khol | H3605 | HC/Ncmsc | and/ every |
חֶלְקָ֣ה |
chel.Kah | H2513 | HNcfsa | portion of land |
ט֠וֹבָה |
Toah | H2896 | HAafsa | good |
יַשְׁלִ֨יכוּ |
yash.Li.khu | H7993 | HVhi3mp | they threw |
אִישׁ |
'ish- | H376 | HNcmsa | each |
אַבְנ֜/וֹ |
'av.N/o | H68 | HNcfsc/Sp3ms | stone/ his |
וּ/מִלְא֗וּ/הָ |
u./mil.'U./ha | H4390 | HC/Vpq3cp/Sp3fs | and/ they filled/ it |
וְ/כָל |
ve./khol | H3605 | HC/Ncmsc | and/ every |
מַעְיַן |
ma'.yan- | H4599 | HNcmsc | spring of |
מַ֤יִם |
Ma.yim | H4325 | HNcmpa | water |
יִסְתֹּ֨מוּ֙ |
yis.To.mu | H5640 | HVqi3mp | they stopped up |
וְ/כָל |
ve./khol | H3605 | HC/Ncmsc | and/ every |
עֵֽץ |
'etz- | H6086 | HNcmsa | tree |
ט֣וֹב |
Tov | H2896 | HAamsa | good |
יַפִּ֔ילוּ |
ya.Pi.lu | H5307 | HVhi3mp | they made fall |
עַד |
'ad- | H5704 | HR | until |
הִשְׁאִ֧יר |
hish.'Ir | H7604 | HVhp3ms | he left behind |
אֲבָנֶ֛י/הָ |
'a.va.Nei./ha | H68 | HNcfpc/Sp3fs | stones/ its |
בַּ/קִּ֖יר |
ba./Kir | H7025 | HRd/Np | in (the)/ Kir |
חֲרָ֑שֶׂת |
cha.Ra.set | H7025 | HNp | Hareseth |
וַ/יָּסֹ֥בּוּ |
va/i.ya.So.bu | H5437 | HC/Vqw3mp | and/ they surrounded (it) |
הַ/קַּלָּעִ֖ים |
ha./ka.la.'Im | H7051 | HTd/Ncmpa | the/ slingers |
וַ/יַּכּֽוּ/הָ |
va/i.ya.Ku./ha | H5221 | HC/Vhw3mp/Sp3fs | and/ they struck/ it |
- H68 — אֶבֶן (ʼeben, eh'-ben): from the root of בָּנָה through the meaning to build; a stone; [phrase] carbuncle, [phrase] mason, [phrase] plummet, (chalk-, hail-, head-, sling-) stone(-ny), (divers) weight(-s).
- H376 — אִישׁ (ʼîysh, eesh): contracted for אֱנוֹשׁ (or perhaps rather from an unused root meaning to be extant); a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation); also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phrase] steward, what (man) soever, whoso(-ever), worthy. Compare אִשָּׁה.
- H2040 — הָרַס (hâraç, haw-ras'): a primitive root; to pull down or in pieces, break, destroy; beat down, break (down, through), destroy, overthrow, pluck down, pull down, ruin, throw down, [idiom] utterly.
- H2513 — חֶלְקָה (chelqâh, khel-kaw'): feminine of חֵלֶק; properly, smoothness; figuratively, flattery; also an allotment; field, flattering(-ry), ground, parcel, part, piece of land (ground), plat, portion, slippery place, smooth (thing).
- H2896 — טוֹב (ṭôwb, tobe): from טוֹב; good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well); beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, [idiom] fair (word), (be in) favour, fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -liest, -ly, -ness, -s), graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, liketh (best), loving, merry, [idiom] most, pleasant, [phrase] pleaseth, pleasure, precious, prosperity, ready, sweet, wealth, welfare, (be) well(-favoured).
- H4325 — מַיִם (mayim, mah'-yim): dual of a primitive noun (but used in a singular sense); water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen; [phrase] piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring)).
- H4390 — מָלֵא (mâlêʼ, maw-lay'): or מָלָא; (Esther 7:5), a primitive root; to fill or (intransitively) be full of, in a wide application (literally and figuratively); accomplish, confirm, [phrase] consecrate, be at an end, be expired, be fenced, fill, fulfil, (be, become, [idiom] draw, give in, go) full(-ly, -ly set, tale), (over-) flow, fulness, furnish, gather (selves, together), presume, replenish, satisfy, set, space, take a (hand-) full, [phrase] have wholly.
- H4599 — מַעְיָן (maʻyân, mah-yawn'): or מַעְיְנוֹ; (Psalm 114:8), or (feminine) מַעְיָנָה; from עַיִן (as a denominative in the sense of a spring); a fountain (also collectively), figuratively, a source (of satisfaction); fountain, spring, well.
- H5221 — נָכָה (nâkâh, naw-kaw'): a primitive root; to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively); beat, cast forth, clap, give (wounds), [idiom] go forward, [idiom] indeed, kill, make (slaughter), murderer, punish, slaughter, slay(-er, -ing), smite(-r, -ing), strike, be stricken, (give) stripes, [idiom] surely, wound.
- H5307 — נָפַל (nâphal, naw-fal'): a primitive root; to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative); be accepted, cast (down, self, (lots), out), cease, die, divide (by lot), (let) fail, (cause to, let, make, ready to) fall (away, down, -en, -ing), fell(-ing), fugitive, have (inheritance), inferior, be judged (by mistake for פָּלַל), lay (along), (cause to) lie down, light (down), be ([idiom] hast) lost, lying, overthrow, overwhelm, perish, present(-ed, -ing), (make to) rot, slay, smite out, [idiom] surely, throw down.
- H5437 — סָבַב (çâbab, saw-bab'): a primitive root; to revolve, surround, or border; used in various applications, literally and figuratively; bring, cast, fetch, lead, make, walk, [idiom] whirl, [idiom] round about, be about on every side, apply, avoid, beset (about), besiege, bring again, carry (about), change, cause to come about, [idiom] circuit, (fetch a) compass (about, round), drive, environ, [idiom] on every side, beset (close, come, compass, go, stand) round about, inclose, remove, return, set, sit down, turn (self) (about, aside, away, back).
- H5640 — סָתַם (çâtham, saw-tham'): or שָׂתַם; (Numbers 24:15), a primitive root; to stop up; by implication, to repair; figuratively, to keep secret; closed up, hidden, secret, shut out (up), stop.
- H5892 — עִיר (ʻîyr, eer): or (in the plural) עָר; or עָיַר; (Judges 10:4), from עוּר; a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post); Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.
- H6086 — עֵץ (ʻêts, ates): from עָצָה; a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks); [phrase] carpenter, gallows, helve, [phrase] pine, plank, staff, stalk, stick, stock, timber, tree, wood.
- H7025 — קִיר חֶרֶשׂ (Qîyr Cheres, keer kheh'-res): or (feminine of the latter word) קִיר חֲרֶשֶׂת; from קִיר and חֶרֶשׂ; fortress of earthenware; Kir-Cheres or Kir-Chareseth, a place in Moab; Kir-haraseth, Kir-hareseth, Kirharesh, Kir-heres.
- H7051 — קַלָּע (qallâʻ, kal-law'): intensive from קָלַע; a slinger; slinger.
- H7604 — שָׁאַר (shâʼar, shaw-ar'): a primitive root; properly, to swell up, i.e. be (causatively, make) redundant; leave, (be) left, let, remain, remnant, reserve, the rest.
- H7993 — שָׁלַךְ (shâlak, shaw-lak): a primitive root; to throw out, down or away (literally or figuratively); adventure, cast (away, down, forth, off, out), hurl, pluck, throw.
The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:
- H3605 — כֹּל (kôl, kole): or (Jeremiah 33:8) כּוֹל; from כָּלַל; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense); (in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).
- H5704 — עַד (ʻad, ad): properly, the same as עַד (used as a preposition, adverb or conjunction; especially with a preposition); as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with); against, and, as, at, before, by (that), even (to), for(-asmuch as), (hither-) to, [phrase] how long, into, as long (much) as, (so) that, till, toward, until, when, while, ([phrase] as) yet.
Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)
- and felled — Deuteronomy 20:19-20
- beat down — Judges 9:45, 2 Samuel 8:2, 2 Kings 3:19, Isaiah 37:26-27
- Kirharaseth — Deuteronomy 2:9, Isaiah 16:7, Isaiah 16:11, Jeremiah 48:31, Jeremiah 48:36
- stopped — Genesis 26:15, Genesis 26:18, 2 Chronicles 32:4
Reciprocal references (2): Ecclesiastes 3:5, Isaiah 15:1
Related Topics
- Thompson Chain: JEHOSHAPHAT
- Torrey’s: MOABITES, WELLS
- Nave’s: KIR-HARASETH, MOABITES, SLING, STONES
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