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2 Kings 3:10

“Alas,” said the king of Israel, “for the LORD has summoned these three kings to deliver them into the hand of Moab!”

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ASV

And the king of Israel said, Alas! for Jehovah hath called these three kings together to deliver them into the hand of Moab.

KJV

And the king of Israel said, Alas! that the Lord hath called these three kings together, to deliver them into the hand of Moab!

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559 →
מֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king ofH4428 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →
אֲהָ֕הּ'a.Hahalas!H162 →
כִּֽי־ki-forH3588 →
קָרָ֣אka.Ra'he has summonedH7121 →
יְהוָ֗הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
לִשְׁלֹ֙שֶׁת֙lish.Lo.shet<to> [the] threeH7969 →
הַמְּלָכִ֣יםha.me.la.Khimthe kingsH4428 →
הָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.leh<the> theseH428 →
לָתֵ֥תla.Tetto giveH5414 →
אוֹתָ֖ם'o.Tam<obj.> themH853 →
בְּיַד־be.yad-in [the] hand ofH3027 →
מוֹאָֽב׃mo.'AvMoabH4124 →

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Joshua 7:7“O, Lord GOD,” Joshua said, “why did You ever bring this people across the Jordan to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites to be destroyed? If only we had been content to stay on the other side of the Jordan!Isaiah 8:21They will roam the land, dejected and hungry. When they are famished, they will become enraged; and looking upward, they will curse their king and their God.2 Kings 6:33While Elisha was still speaking with them, the messenger came down to him. And the king said, “This calamity is from the LORD. Why should I wait for the LORD any longer?”Psalms 78:34–36When He slew them, they would seek Him; they repented and searched for God.Proverbs 19:3A man’s own folly subverts his way, yet his heart rages against the LORD.Isaiah 51:20Your sons have fainted; they lie at the head of every street, like an antelope in a net. They are full of the wrath of the LORD, the rebuke of your God.Genesis 4:13But Cain said to the LORD, “My punishment is greater than I can bear.2 Kings 3:13Elisha, however, said to the king of Israel, “What have we to do with each other? Go to the prophets of your father and of your mother!” “No,” replied the king of Israel, “for it is the LORD who has summoned these three kings to deliver them into the hand of Moab.”2 Kings 6:5As one of them was cutting down a tree, the iron axe head fell into the water. “Oh, my master,” he cried out, “it was borrowed!”

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