2 Kings 3:7

KJV1611 – Modern English

And he went and sent to Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, saying, "The king of Moab has rebelled against me. Will you go with me against Moab to battle?" And he said, "I will go up; I am as you are, my people as your people, my horses as your horses."

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֵּ֡לֶךְ וַיִּשְׁלַח֩ אֶל־יְהוֹשָׁפָ֨ט מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָ֜ה לֵאמֹ֗ר מֶ֤לֶךְ מוֹאָב֙ פָּשַׁ֣ע בִּ֔י הֲתֵלֵ֥ךְ אִתִּ֛י אֶל־מוֹאָ֖ב לַמִּלְחָמָ֑ה וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֶעֱלֶ֔ה כָּמ֧וֹנִי כָמ֛וֹךָ כְּעַמִּ֥י כְעַמֶּ֖ךָ כְּסוּסַ֥י כְּסוּסֶֽיךָ׃

Transliteration

wa-yēlek wa-yišlaḥ to-Yĕhôšāpāṭ king-of-Yĕhûdāh lēʾmōr, king-of-Môʾāb pāšaʿ against-me; hă-tēlēk with-me to-Môʾāb for-milḥāmāh? wa-yōʾmer, ʾeʿĕleh, as-I as-you, as-my-people as-your-people, as-my-horses as-your-horses.

Grammar Details

• *wa-yēlek*: conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he went
• *wa-yišlaḥ*: conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he sent
• *Yĕhôšāpāṭ*: proper name - Jehoshaphat
• *Yĕhûdāh*: proper name - Judah
• *lēʾmōr*: preposition + qal infinitive construct - saying
• *Môʾāb*: proper name - Moab
• *pāšaʿ*: qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he has rebelled
• *hă-tēlēk*: interrogative particle + qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - will you go?
• *milḥāmāh*: feminine singular noun - battle/war
• *wa-yōʾmer*: conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said
• *ʾeʿĕleh*: qal imperfect, 1st common singular - I will go up

Word Meanings

• *pāšaʿ*: rebelled/revolted
• *hă-tēlēk*: will you go/come
• *milḥāmāh*: battle/war/fighting
• *ʾeʿĕleh*: I will go up/ascend/join you

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Then he sent a message to Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, saying, "The king of Moab has rebelled against me. Will you go with me to fight against Moab?" And he replied, "I will go; I am as you are, my people as your people, my horses as your horses."

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And he went and sent to Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, saying, The king of Moab hath rebelled against me: wilt thou go with me against Moab to battle? And he said, I will go up: I am as thou art, my people as thy people, and my horses as thy horses.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And he went{H3212} and sent{H7971} to Jehoshaphat{H3092} the king{H4428} of Judah,{H3063} saying,{H559} The king{H4428} of Moab{H4124} hath rebelled{H6586} against me: wilt thou go{H3212} with me against Moab{H4124} to battle?{H4421} And he said,{H559} I will go up:{H5927} I am as thou art, my people{H5971} as thy people,{H5971} my horses{H5483} as thy horses.{H5483}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And he went{H3212}{(H8799)} and sent{H7971}{(H8799)} to Jehoshaphat{H3092} the king{H4428} of Judah{H3063}, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, The king{H4428} of Moab{H4124} hath rebelled{H6586}{(H8804)} against me: wilt thou go{H3212}{(H8799)} with me against Moab{H4124} to battle{H4421}? And he said{H559}{(H8799)}, I will go up{H5927}{(H8799)}: I am as thou art, my people{H5971} as thy people{H5971}, and my horses{H5483} as thy horses{H5483}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  & sent vnto Iosaphat kynge of Iuda, sayenge: The kynge of the Moabites is fallen awaye fro me, come thou wt me to fighte agaynst ye Moabites. He sayde: I wil come vp, I am euen as thou, and my people as yi people, and my horses as thy horses.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And went, and sent to Iehoshaphat King of Iudah, saying, The King of Moab hath rebelled against me: wilt thou goe with me to battell against Moab? And he answered, I will goe vp: for I am, as thou art, my people, as thy people, and mine horses as thine horses.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And went, & sent to Iehosaphat the king of Iuda, saying: The king of Moab hath rebelled against me, wilt thou come with me against Moab in battell? He aunswered, I will come vp: for as I am, so art thou: and as my people be, so are thy people: & thy horses, as myne.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And he went and sent to Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, saying, The king of Moab hath rebelled against me: wilt thou go with me against Moab to battle? And he said, I will go up: I [am] as thou [art], my people as thy people, [and] my horses as thy horses.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

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

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and goeth and sendeth unto Jehoshaphat king of Judah, saying, `The king of Moab hath transgressed against me; dost thou go with me unto Moab for battle?' and he saith, `I go up, as I, so thou; as my people, so thy people; as my horses, so thy horses.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he went and sent to Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, saying, The king of Moab hath rebelled against me: wilt thou go with me against Moab to battle? And he said, I will go up: I am as thou art, my people as thy people, my horses as thy horses.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he went and sent to Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, saying, The king of Moab hath rebelled against me: wilt thou go with me against Moab to battle? And he said, I will go up: I am as thou art, my people as thy people, my horses as thy horses.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And he sent to Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, saying, The king of Moab has got free from my authority: will you go with me to make war on Moab? And he said, I will go with you: I am as you are, my people as your people, and my horses as your horses.

• World English Bible (2000)

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

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  He sent this message to King Jehoshaphat of Judah:“The king of Moab has rebelled against me. Will you fight with me against Moab?” Jehoshaphat replied,“I will join you in the campaign; my army and horses are at your disposal.”

Referenced Verses

• 1 Kgs 22:4 : 4 And he said to Jehoshaphat, Will you go with me to battle to Ramothgilead? And Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, I am as you are, my people as your people, my horses as your horses.
• 1 Kgs 22:32-33 : 32 And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, Surely it is the king of Israel. And they turned aside to fight against him: and Jehoshaphat cried out. 33 And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots perceived that it was not the king of Israel, that they turned back from pursuing him.
• 2 Chr 18:3 : 3 And Ahab king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat king of Judah, Will you go with me to Ramoth-gilead? And he answered him, I am as you are, and my people as your people; we will be with you in the war.
• 2 Chr 18:29-32 : 29 And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, I will disguise myself and go to the battle; but you put on your robes. So the king of Israel disguised himself; and they went to the battle. 30 Now the king of Syria had commanded the captains of the chariots that were with him, saying, Fight not with small or great, except only with the king of Israel. 31 And it happened, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, It is the king of Israel. Therefore they surrounded him to fight; but Jehoshaphat cried out, and the LORD helped him, and God moved them to depart from him. 32 For when the captains of the chariots perceived that it was not the king of Israel, they turned back from pursuing him.
• 2 Chr 19:2 : 2 And Jehu, the son of Hanani the seer, went out to meet him and said to King Jehoshaphat, Should you help the wicked and love those that hate the LORD? Therefore, wrath is upon you from before the LORD.
• 2 Chr 21:4-7 : 4 When Jehoram had ascended to his father's kingdom, he strengthened himself and killed all his brothers with the sword, and also some of the princes of Israel. 5 Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem. 6 He walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as the house of Ahab had done, for he had Ahab's daughter as his wife; and he did what was evil in the sight of the LORD. 7 However, the LORD would not destroy the house of David because of the covenant He had made with David, and as He promised to give a lamp to him and to his sons forever.
• 2 Chr 22:3-4 : 3 He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab, for his mother was his counselor to do wickedly. 4 Therefore, he did evil in the sight of the LORD like the house of Ahab, for they were his counselors after the death of his father, leading to his destruction.
• 2 Chr 22:10-12 : 10 But when Athaliah, the mother of Ahaziah, saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the royal lineage of the house of Judah. 11 But Jehoshabeath, the daughter of the king, took Joash the son of Ahaziah and stole him from among the king's sons who were slain, and put him and his nurse in a bedroom. So Jehoshabeath, the daughter of king Jehoram, the wife of Jehoiada the priest (for she was the sister of Ahaziah), hid him from Athaliah so that she did not kill him. 12 And he was hidden with them in the house of God for six years, while Athaliah reigned over the land.