2 Kings 3:20 BSB — MannaFest

2 Kings 3:20

The next morning, at the time of the morning sacrifice, water suddenly flowed from the direction of Edom and filled the land.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And it came to pass in the morning, about the time of offering the oblation, that, behold, there came water by the way of Edom, and the country was filled with water.

KJV

And it came to pass in the morning, when the meat offering was offered, that, behold, there came water by the way of Edom, and the country was filled with water.

⋯

Commentary

2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

When the meat-offering was offered - This was the first of all offerings, and was generally made at sun-rising. There came water - This supply was altogether miraculous, for there was neither wind nor rain, nor any other natural means by which it could be supplied.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

The meal-offering - That is, the morning sacrifice: which doubtless was attended with the solemn prayers of God's people. At this time Elisha joined his prayers with the prayers of God's people, especially those at Jerusalem.

Voices on this verse

loading…

Original language & word study

13 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיְהִ֤י	vay.Hi	and it was	H1961 →
בַבֹּ֙קֶר֙	va.Bo.ker	in the morning	H1242 →
כַּעֲל֣וֹת	ka.'a.Lot	when went up	H5927 →
הַמִּנְחָ֔ה	ha.min.Chah	the offering	H4503 →
וְהִנֵּה־	ve.hi.neh-	and there!	H2009 →
מַ֥יִם	Ma.yim	waters	H4325 →
בָּאִ֖ים	ba.'Im	[were] coming	H935 →
מִדֶּ֣רֶךְ	mi.De.rekh	from [the] direction of	H1870 →
אֱד֑וֹם	'e.Dom	Edom	H123 →
וַתִּמָּלֵ֥א	va.ti.ma.Le'	and it was filled	H4390 →
הָאָ֖רֶץ	ha.'A.retz	the land	H776 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
הַמָּֽיִם׃	ha.Ma.yim	the waters	H4325 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
1 Kings 18:36
At the time of the evening sacrifice, Elijah the prophet approached the altar and said, “O LORD, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, let it be known this day that You are God in…
leads to
- 1 Kings 18:29
  Midday passed, and they kept on raving until the time of the evening sacrifice. But there was no response; no one answered, no one paid attention.
- 2 Kings 19:19
  And now, O LORD our God, please save us from his hand, so that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that You alone, O LORD, are God.”
- Exodus 3:6
  Then He said, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” At this, Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to…
- 1 Kings 8:43
  then may You hear from heaven, Your dwelling place, and do according to all for which the foreigner calls to You. Then all the peoples of the earth will know Your name and fear…
- Matthew 22:32
  ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? He is not the God of the dead, but of the living.”
Through
Psalms 78:20
When He struck the rock, water gushed out and torrents raged. But can He also give bread or supply His people with meat?”
leads to
- Numbers 20:11
  Then Moses raised his hand and struck the rock twice with his staff, so that a great amount of water gushed out, and the congregation and their livestock were able to drink.
- Numbers 11:21–23
  But Moses replied, “Here I am among 600,000 men on foot, yet You say, ‘I will give them meat, and they will eat for a month.’
- Numbers 11:18
  And say to the people: Consecrate yourselves for tomorrow, and you will eat meat, because you have cried out in the hearing of the LORD, saying: ‘Who will feed us meat? For we were…

Featured studies on this passage

Walks through 2 Kings 3

Archaeology and the Bible (the Evidence Ledger), MannaFest

Open the study →

About 2 Kings

Elijah Ascends to Heaven in a Chariot of Fire — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain

2 Kings: the study guide →Read chapter 3 →The featured study →

PlaceTransjordanEdomThe highland nation descended from Esau that refused Israel passage on the King's Highway, and whose pride the prophets answered.

Continue: 2 Kings 3 →

01Commentary

The record, by era

Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About 2 Kings

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About 2 Kings