2 Kings 3:25

And they beat down the cities, and on every good piece of land cast every man his stone, and filled it; and they stopped all the wells of water, and felled all the good trees: only in Kirharaseth left they the stones thereof; howbeit the slingers went about it, and smote it.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
down	יַהֲרֹ֡סוּ ya.ha.Ro.su	H2040	to pull down or in pieces · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
cities	וְהֶעָרִ֣ים ve.he.'a.Rim	H5892	a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the wi… · conjunction + definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
good	ט֠וֹבָה Toah	H2896	good (as an adjective) in the widest sense · adjective, feminine singular absolute
piece	חֶלְקָ֣ה chel.Kah	H2513	properly · noun, common feminine singular absolute
cast	יַשְׁלִ֨יכוּ yash.Li.khu	H7993	to throw out · verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
man	אִישׁ 'ish-	H376	a man as an individual or a male person · noun, common masculine singular absolute
stone	אַבְנ֜וֹ 'av.No	H68	a stone · noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
filled	וּמִלְא֗וּהָ u.mil.'U.ha	H4390	to fill or (intransitively) be full of · conjunction + verb, piel sequential perfect, 3rd person common plural + pronominal suffix, 3rd person feminine singular
stopped	יִסְתֹּ֙מוּ֙ yis.To.mu	H5640	to stop up · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
wells	מַעְיַן ma'.yan-	H4599	a fountain (also collectively) · noun, common masculine singular construct
water	מַ֤יִם Ma.yim	H4325	water · noun, common masculine plural absolute
felled	יַפִּ֔ילוּ ya.Pi.lu	H5307	to fall · verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
good	ט֣וֹב Tov	H2896	good (as an adjective) in the widest sense · adjective, masculine singular absolute
trees	עֵֽץ 'etz-	H6086	a tree (from its firmness) · noun, common masculine singular absolute
Kir-haraseth	בַּקִּ֖יר ba.Kir	H7025	Kir-Cheres or Kir-Chareseth · preposition with the article + proper noun, a place name
left	הִשְׁאִ֧יר hish.'Ir	H7604	properly · verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
stones	אֲבָנֶ֛יהָ 'a.va.Nei.ha	H68	a stone · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person feminine singular
slingers	הַקַּלָּעִ֖ים ha.ka.la.'Im	H7051	a slinger · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
about	וַיָּסֹ֥בּוּ vai.ya.So.bu	H5437	to revolve · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
smote	וַיַּכּֽוּהָ vai.ya.Ku.ha	H5221	to strike (lightly or severely · conjunction + verb, hiphil sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural + pronominal suffix, 3rd person feminine singular

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Cross-references

2 Kings 3:19 And ye shall smite every fenced city, and every choice city, and shall fell every good tree, and stop all wells of water, and mar every good…
Isaiah 16:7 Therefore shall Moab howl for Moab, every one shall howl: for the foundations of Kir-hareseth shall ye mourn; surely they are stricken.
Jeremiah 48:31 Therefore will I howl for Moab, and I will cry out for all Moab; mine heart shall mourn for the men of Kir-heres.
Jeremiah 48:36 Therefore mine heart shall sound for Moab like pipes, and mine heart shall sound like pipes for the men of Kir-heres: because the riches tha…
Isaiah 16:11 Wherefore my bowels shall sound like an harp for Moab, and mine inward parts for Kir-haresh.
Genesis 26:15 For all the wells which his father’s servants had digged in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines had stopped them, and filled the…
Genesis 26:18 And Isaac digged again the wells of water, which they had digged in the days of Abraham his father; for the Philistines had stopped them aft…
Deuteronomy 2:9 And the LORD said unto me, Distress not the Moabites, neither contend with them in battle: for I will not give thee of their land for a poss…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 3:20–end

I. We have here the divine gift of both those things which God had promised by Elisha - water and victory, and the former not only a pledge of the latter, but a means of it. God, who created, and commands, all the waters, both above and beneath the firmament, sent them an abundance of water on a sudden, which did them double service. 1. It relieved their armies, which were ready to perish, Kg2 3:20. And, which was very observable, this relief came just at the time of the offering of the morning sacrifice upon the altar at Jerusalem, a certain time, and universally known. That time Elisha chose for his hour of prayer (it is likely looking towards the temple, for so there were to do in their p…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 3:25

Kir-haraseth--(now Kerak)--Castle of Moab--then, probably, the only fortress in the land.

Adam Clarke on 2 Kings 3:25

On every good piece of land - On all cultivated ground, and especially fields that were sown. Only in Kir-haraseth - This was the royal city of the Moabites, and, as we learn from Scripture, exceedingly strong; (see Isa 16:7, Isa 16:11); so that it is probable the confederate armies could not easily reduce it. The slingers, we are informed, went about the wall, and smote all the men that appeared on it, while no doubt the besieging army was employed in sapping the foundations.

John Gill on 2 Kings 3:25

And they beat down the cities,.... Demolished the walls of them, and houses in them, wherever they came: and on every good piece of land cast every man his stone, and filled it; which they had taken out of the walls and houses they pulled down; or which they picked up in the highway, as they passed along, being a stony country; or which being laid in heaps, gathered out of the fields, they took and scattered them all over them: and they stopped all the wells of water; with stones and dirt: and felled all the good trees; fruit bearing ones; See Gill on 2 Kings 3:19, only in Kirharaseth left they the stones thereof; not able to demolish it, it being a strong fortified city, the principal o…

Dictionary and topics

Arms, Armor — The subject naturally divides itself into— I. Offensive weapons: Arms. II. Defensive weapons: Armor. I. Offensive weapons.—
Colour — The subject of colours holds an important place in the Scriptures. White occurs as the translation of various Hebrew words. It is applied to milk (Gen. 49:12), manna (Ex. 16:31), snow (Isa. 1:18),…
Elisha — God his salvation, the son of Shaphat of Abel-meholah, who became the attendant and disciple of Elijah (1 Kings 19:16-19). His name first occurs in the command given to Elijah to anoint him as his…
Jehoshaphat — Jehovah-judged. (1.) One of David’s body-guard (1 Chr. 11:43). (2.) One of the priests who accompanied the removal of the ark to Jerusalem (1 Chr. 15:24). (3.) Son of Ahilud, “recorder” or annalist…
Kir-haraseth — Built fortress, a city and fortress of Moab, the modern Kerak, a small town on the brow of a steep hill about 6 miles from Rabbath-Moab and 10 miles from the Dead Sea; called also Kir-haresh,…
Kirharaseth — (brick fortress), (2 Kings 3:25) Kir-ha’resh, (Isaiah 16:11) Kir-har’es, (Jeremiah 48:31,36) These four names are all applied to one place, probably Kir Of Moab OF MOAB, which see.
Media — Heb. Madai, which is rendered in the Authorized Version (1) “Madai,” Gen. 10:2; (2) “Medes,” 2 Kings 17:6; 18:11; (3) “Media,” Esther 1:3; 10:2; Isa. 21:2; Dan. 8:20; (4) “Mede,” only in Dan. 11:1.…
Mesha — Middle district, Vulgate, Messa. (1.) A plain in that part of the boundaries of Arabia inhabited by the descendants of Joktan (Gen. 10:30). (2.) Heb. meysh’a, “deliverance,” the eldest son of Caleb…
Moabite Stone — A basalt stone, bearing an inscription by King Mesha, which was discovered at Dibon by Klein, a German missionary at Jerusalem, in 1868. It was 3 1/2 feet high and 2 in breadth and in thickness,…
Sling — With a sling and a stone David smote the Philistine giant (1 Sam. 17:40, 49). There were 700 Benjamites who were so skilled in its use that with the left hand they “could sling stones at a hair…

2 Kings 3:25

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 3:20–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 3:25

Adam Clarke on 2 Kings 3:25

John Gill on 2 Kings 3:25

Dictionary and topics

2 Kings 3:25

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 3:20–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 3:25

Adam Clarke on 2 Kings 3:25

John Gill on 2 Kings 3:25

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on 2 Kings 3:4–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Kings 3:24-25

Rashi on 2 Kings 3:25