And the sons of the prophets said unto Elisha, Behold now, the place where we dwell with thee is too strait for us. L'ENDROIT OÙ NOUS HABITONS AVEC TOI - marge, 'assieds-toi devant toi.' L'un pointe vers une résidence commune, l'autre vers un lieu de rencontre commun. La teneur du récit montre l... [ Continuer la lecture ]
Let us go, we pray thee, unto Jordan, and take thence every man a beam, and let us make us a place there, where we may dwell. And he answered, Go ye. ALLONS ... EN JORDANIE - dont les rives boisées fourniraient beaucoup de bois.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_AND ONE SAID, BE CONTENT, I PRAY THEE, AND GO WITH THY SERVANTS. AND HE ANSWERED, I WILL GO._ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
But as one was felling a beam, the axe head fell into the water: and he cried, and said, Alas, master! for it was borrowed. IL A ÉTÉ EMPRUNTÉ - littéralement, supplié. La détresse du savant provenait de la considération que la hache lui avait été prêtée; et qu'en raison de sa pauvreté, il ne pou... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And the man of God said, Where fell it? And he shewed him the place. And he cut down a stick, and cast it in thither; and the iron did swim. COUPEZ UN BÂTON ET LANCEZ-LE LÀ-DEDANS . Bien que ce moyen ait été utilisé, il n'avait aucune adaptation naturelle pour faire nager le fer. En outre, le Jo... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_THEREFORE SAID HE, TAKE IT UP TO THEE. AND HE PUT OUT HIS HAND, AND TOOK IT._ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
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. LE ROI DE SYRIE A FAIT LA GUERRE À ISRAËL. Cela semble avoir été une sorte de guérilla, menée par des incursions prédatrices dans différentes parties du pays. Élis... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_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._ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And he said, Go and spy where he is, that I may send and fetch him. And it was told him, saying, Behold, he is in Dothan. DOTHAN - ou Dothaim; un peu au nord de la Samarie (voir les notes à Genèse 37:17).... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_THEREFORE SENT HE THITHER HORSES, AND CHARIOTS, AND A GREAT HOST: AND THEY CAME BY NIGHT, AND COMPASSED THE CITY ABOUT._ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And when the servant of the man of God was risen early, and gone forth, behold, an host compassed the city both with horses and chariots. And his servant said unto him, Alas, my master! how shall we do? SON SERVITEUR A DIT ... HÉLAS, MON MAÎTRE! COMMENT ALLONS-NOUS FAIRE? Sur le détachement syri... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_AND HE ANSWERED, FEAR NOT: FOR THEY THAT BE WITH US ARE MORE THAN THEY THAT BE WITH THEM._ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And Elisha prayed, and said, LORD, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha. ÉLISÉE A PRIÉ ... POUR QU'IL PUISSE VOIR - la garde invisible des anges... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And when they came down to him, Elisha prayed unto the LORD, and said, Smite this people, I pray thee, with blindness. And he smote them with blindness according to the word of Elisha. FRAPPEZ CE PEUPLE, JE VOUS PRIE, DE CÉCITÉ - pas une cécité totale et matérielle - car alors ils n'auraient pas... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And Elisha said unto them, This is not the way, neither is this the city: follow me, and I will bring you to the man whom ye seek. But he led them to Samaria. CE N'EST PAS LA VOIE, NI LA VILLE. Ceci est considéré par certains comme un mensonge ou une équivoque, comme le mensonge d'Abraham à Abim... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_AND IT CAME TO PASS, WHEN THEY WERE COME INTO SAMARIA, THAT ELISHA SAID, LORD, OPEN THE EYES OF THESE MEN, THAT THEY MAY SEE. AND THE LORD OPENED THEIR EYES, AND THEY SAW; AND, BEHOLD, THEY WERE IN THE MIDST OF SAMARIA._ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And it came to pass after this, that Ben-ha'dad king of Syria gathered all his host, and went up, and besieged Samaria. BEN-HADAD ... ASSIÉGÉ SAMARIE. C'était l'accomplissement prédit du résultat de la bonté insensée et déplacée d'Achab (1 Rois 20:42).... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And there was a great famine in Samaria: and, behold, they besieged it, until an ass's head was sold for fourscore pieces of silver, and the fourth part of a cab of dove's dung for five pieces of silver. UNE TÊTE D'ÂNE A ÉTÉ VENDUE POUR QUATRE-VINGT PIÈCES D'ARGENT. Bien que l'âne ait été consid... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And as the king of Israel was passing by upon the wall, there cried a woman unto him, saying, Help, my lord, O king. ALORS QUE LE ROI ... PASSAIT - pour regarder les défenses, ou pour donner quelques ordres nécessaires pour tenir les murs.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_AND HE SAID, IF THE LORD DO NOT HELP THEE, WHENCE SHALL I HELP THEE? OUT OF THE BARNFLOOR, OR OUT OF THE WINEPRESS?_ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
So we boiled my son, and did eat him: and I said unto her on the next day, Give thy son, that we may eat him: and she hath hid her son. NOUS AVONS FAIT BOUILLIR MON FILS ET L'AVONS MANGÉ - (voir les notes à Deutéronome 28:53).... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And it came to pass, when the king heard the words of the woman, that he rent his clothes; and he passed by upon the wall, and the people looked, and, behold, he had sackcloth within upon his flesh. AVAIT UN SAC ... SUR SA CHAIR. L'horrible récit de cette tragédie domestique a conduit le roi peu... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_THEN HE SAID, GOD DO SO AND MORE ALSO TO ME, IF THE HEAD OF ELISHA THE SON OF SHAPHAT SHALL STAND ON HIM THIS DAY._ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
But Elisha sat in his house, and the elders sat with him; and the king sent a man from before him: but ere the messenger came to him, he said to the elders, See ye how this son of a murderer hath sent to take away mine head? look, when the messenger cometh, shut the door, and hold him fast at the d... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And while he yet talked with them, behold, the messenger came down unto him: and he said, Behold, this evil is of the LORD; what should I wait for the LORD any longer? PENDANT QU'IL PARLAIT ENCORE AVEC EUX, VOICI LE MESSAGER. [La Septante a: angelos (G32 ), comme s'ils comprenaient qu'un second... [ Continuer la lecture ]