2 Kings 9:5 BSB — MannaFest

2 Kings 9:5

and when he arrived, the army commanders were sitting there. “I have a message for you, commander,” he said. “For which of us?” asked Jehu. “For you, commander,” he replied.

BSB

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ASV

And when he came, behold, the captains of the host were sitting; and he said, I have an errand to thee, O captain. And Jehu said, Unto which of us all? And he said, To thee, O captain.

KJV

And when he came, behold, the captains of the host were sitting; and he said, I have an errand to thee, O captain. And Jehu said, Unto which of all us? And he said, To thee, O captain.

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Commentary

2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

The chief officers - the generals - were assembled together in Jehu’s quarters, perhaps holding a council of war. The place of assembly seems to have been the great court. Hence, Jehu “went into the house” 2Ki 9:6 entered, that is, one of the rooms opening into the court.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Perhaps Jehu had some intimation of his business; and therefore, that he might not seem too forward to catch at the honour, he asked, To which of all us? that it might not be said afterwards he got it by speaking first, but they might all be satisfied he was indeed the person designed.

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Original language & word study

18 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיָּבֹ֗א	vai.ya.Vo'	and he came	H935 →
וְהִנֵּ֨ה	ve.hi.Neh	and there!	H2009 →
שָׂרֵ֤י	sa.Rei	[the] commanders of	H8269 →
הַחַ֙יִל֙	ha.Cha.yil	the army	H2428 →
יֹֽשְׁבִ֔ים	yo.she.Vim	[were] sitting	H3427 →
וַיֹּ֕אמֶר	vai.Yo.mer	and he said	H559 →
דָּבָ֥ר	da.Var	a word	H1697 →
לִ֛י	li	[belongs] to <the> me
אֵלֶ֖יךָ	'e.Lei.kha	to you	H413 →
הַשָּׂ֑ר	ha.Sar	O commander	H8269 →
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר	vai.Yo.mer	and he said	H559 →
יֵהוּא֙	ye.Hu'	Jehu	H3058 →
אֶל־	'el-	to	H413 →
מִ֣י	mi	whom?	H4310 →
מִכֻּלָּ֔נוּ	mi.ku.La.nu	from all of us	H3605 →
וַיֹּ֖אמֶר	vai.Yo.mer	and he said	H559 →
אֵלֶ֥יךָ	'e.Lei.kha	to you	H413 →
הַשָּֽׂר׃	ha.Sar	O commander	H8269 →

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The walk

The walk5

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.

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Judges 3:19
But upon reaching the idols near Gilgal, he himself turned back and said, “I have a secret message for you, O king.” “Silence,” said the king, and all his attendants left him.
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- Joshua 4:20
  And there at Gilgal Joshua set up the twelve stones they had taken from the Jordan.
- Judges 3:20
  Then Ehud approached him while he was sitting alone in the coolness of his upper room. “I have a word from God for you,” Ehud said, and the king rose from his seat.
- Acts 23:18–19
  So the centurion took him to the commander and said, “Paul the prisoner sent and asked me to bring this young man to you. He has something to tell you.”
- 2 Kings 9:5–6
  and when he arrived, the army commanders were sitting there. “I have a message for you, commander,” he said. “For which of us?” asked Jehu. “For you, commander,” he replied.
- Genesis 45:1
  Then Joseph could no longer control himself before all his attendants, and he cried out, “Send everyone away from me!” So none of them were with Joseph when he made himself known to his…