2 Kings 6:23 BSB — MannaFest

Original language & word study

18 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיִּכְרֶ֨ה	vai.yikh.Reh	and he gave a feast	H3739 →
לָהֶ֜ם	la.Hem	for them
כֵּרָ֣ה	ke.Rah	a feast	H3740 →
גְדוֹלָ֗ה	ge.do.Lah	great	H1419 →
וַיֹּֽאכְלוּ֙	vai.yo.khe.Lu	and they ate	H398 →
וַיִּשְׁתּ֔וּ	vai.yish.Tu	and they drank	H8354 →
וַֽיְשַׁלְּחֵ֔ם	vay.sha.le.Chem	and he let go them	H7971 →
וַיֵּלְכ֖וּ	vai.ye.le.Khu	and they went	H1980 →
אֶל־	'el-	to	H413 →
אֲדֹֽנֵיהֶ֑ם	'a.do.nei.Hem	master<s> their	H113 →
וְלֹֽא־	ve.lo'-	and not	H3808 →
יָ֤סְפוּ	Ya.se.fu	they repeated	H3254 →
עוֹד֙	'Od	again	H5750 →
גְּדוּדֵ֣י	ge.du.Dei	[the] marauding bands of	H1416 →
אֲרָ֔ם	'a.Ram	Aram	H758 →
לָב֖וֹא	la.Vo'	to come	H935 →
בְּאֶ֥רֶץ	be.'E.retz	in [the] land of	H776 →
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פ	Yis.ra.'El	Israel	H3478 →

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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
Luke 6:35
But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He is…
leads to
- Matthew 5:44–45
  But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,
- John 13:35
  By this everyone will know that you are My disciples, if you love one another.”
- Proverbs 19:17
  Kindness to the poor is a loan to the LORD, and He will repay the lender.
- Romans 5:8–10
  But God proves His love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
- Psalms 145:9
  The LORD is good to all; His compassion rests on all He has made.
Through
2 Kings 24:2
And the LORD sent Chaldean, Aramean, Moabite, and Ammonite raiders against Jehoiakim in order to destroy Judah, according to the word that the LORD had spoken through His servants the prophets.
leads to
- Jeremiah 35:11
  So when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched into the land, we said: ‘Come, let us go into Jerusalem to escape the armies of the Chaldeans and the Arameans.’ So we have remained in Jerusalem.”
- 2 Kings 23:27
  For the LORD had said, “I will remove Judah from My sight, just as I removed Israel. I will reject this city Jerusalem, which I chose, and the temple of which I said, ‘My…
- 2 Kings 21:12–14
  this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Behold, I am bringing such calamity upon Jerusalem and Judah that the news will reverberate in the ears of all who hear it.

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

2 Kings 5:2At this time the Arameans had gone out in bands and had taken a young girl from the land of Israel, and she was serving Naaman’s wife.2 Kings 24:2And the LORD sent Chaldean, Aramean, Moabite, and Ammonite raiders against Jehoiakim in order to destroy Judah, according to the word that the LORD had spoken through His servants the prophets.Luke 6:35But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.2 Kings 6:8–9Now the king of Aram was at war against Israel. After consulting with his servants, he said, “My camp will be in such and such a place.”Luke 10:29–37But wanting to justify himself, he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”Matthew 5:47And if you greet only your brothers, what are you doing more than others? Do not even Gentiles do the same?Proverbs 25:21–22If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat, and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink.2 Chronicles 28:15Then the men who were designated by name arose, took charge of the captives, and provided from the plunder clothing for the naked. They clothed them, gave them sandals and food and drink, anointed their wounds, and put all the feeble on donkeys. So they brought them to Jericho, the City of Palms, to their brothers. Then they returned to Samaria.2 Kings 13:20And Elisha died and was buried. Now the Moabite raiders used to come into the land every spring.2 Samuel 4:2Saul’s son had two men who were leaders of raiding parties. One was named Baanah and the other Rechab; they were sons of Rimmon the Beerothite of the tribe of Benjamin—Beeroth is considered part of Benjamin,1 Samuel 24:17–18and said to David, “You are more righteous than I, for you have rewarded me with good, though I have rewarded you with evil.

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