2 KINGS 7:17

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“And the king appointed the lord on whose hand he leaned to have the charge of the gate: and the people trode upon him in the gate, and he died, as the man of God had said, who spake when the king came down to him.”

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2 Kings 7:17 Translation & Meaning

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And the king וְהַמֶּלֶךְ֩ A king king
appointed הִפְקִ֨יד To visit (with friendly or hostile intent); by analogy, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit, etc appointed
the lord הַשָּׁלִ֜ישׁ A triple, i.e., (as an indefinite, great quantity) a three-fold measure (perhaps a treble ephah) lord
on עַל Above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications on
whose אֲשֶׁר Who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc whose
hand יָדוֹ֙ A hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from H3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of applications, both literally and figuratively, both proximate and remote [as follows] hand
he leaned נִשְׁעָ֤ן To support one's self leaned
to have the charge of עַל Above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications charge
the gate: הַשַּׁ֔עַר An opening, i.e., door or gate gate
and the people הָעָ֛ם A people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock people
trode upon וַיִּרְמְסֻ֧הוּ To tread upon (as a potter, in walking or abusively) trode upon
him in the gate, בַּשַּׁ֖עַר An opening, i.e., door or gate gate
and he died, וַיָּמֹ֑ת To die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill died
as כַּֽאֲשֶׁ֤ר Who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc as
the man אִ֣ישׁ 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) man
of God הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים Gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative God
had said, דִּבֶּר֙ Perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue said
who אֲשֶׁ֣ר Who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc who
spake דִּבֶּ֔ר Perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue spake
when the king הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ A king king
came down בְּרֶ֥דֶת To descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications) came down
to אֵלָֽיו׃ Near, with or among; often in general, to to
him. אֵלָֽיו׃ Near, with or among; often in general, to him

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  • 15  And they went after them unto Jordan: and, lo, all the way was full of garments and vessels, which the Syrians had cast away in their haste. And the messengers returned, and told the king.

  • 16  And the people went out, and spoiled the tents of the Syrians. So a measure of fine flour was sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, according to the word of the Lord.

  • 17  And the king appointed the lord on whose hand he leaned to have the charge of the gate: and the people trode upon him in the gate, and he died, as the man of God had said, who spake when the king came down to him.

  • 18  And it came to pass as the man of God had spoken to the king, saying, Two measures of barley for a shekel, and a measure of fine flour for a shekel, shall be to morrow about this time in the gate of Samaria:

  • 19  And that lord answered the man of God, and said, Now, behold, if the Lord should make windows in heaven, might such a thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.




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