King James Version
2 Kings 6:9 in the King James Version says “And the man of God sent unto the king of Israel, saying, Beware that thou pass not such a place; for thither the Syrians...” — study this verse from 2 Kings chapter 6 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And the man of God sent unto the king of Israel, saying, Beware that thou pass not such a place; for thither the Syrians are come down.”
2 Kings 6:9 · KJV
Therefore said he, Take it up to thee. And he put out his hand, and took it.
Then the king of Syria warred against Israel, and took counsel with his servants, saying, In such and such a place shall be my camp. camp: or, encamping
And the man of God sent unto the king of Israel, saying, Beware that thou pass not such a place; for thither the Syrians are come down.
And the king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God told him and warned him of, and saved himself there, not once nor twice.
Therefore the heart of the king of Syria was sore troubled for this thing; and he called his servants, and said unto them, Will ye not shew me which of us is for the king of Israel?
KJV Study — Public Domain
“And the man”
H376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
“of God”
H430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of
“of Israel”
H3478he will rule as god; jisral, a symbolical name of jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
“Beware”
H8104properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e., guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc
“that thou pass”
H5674to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in
“a place”
H4725properly, a standing, i.e., a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
“for thither the Syrians”
H758aram or syria, and its inhabitants; also the name of the son of shem, a grandson of nahor, and of an israelite
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