Then spake Elisha unto the woman, whose son he had restored to life, saying, Arise, and go thou and thine household, and sojourn wheresoever thou canst sojourn: for the LORD hath called for a famine; and it shall also come upon the land seven years. PUIS ELISÉE PARLA À LA FEMME - plutôt, "avait... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And the woman arose, and did after the saying of the man of God: and she went with her household, and sojourned in the land of the Philistines seven years. SÉJOUR DE SEPT ANS AU PAYS DES PHILISTINS. Leur territoire lui a été recommandé de sa contiguïté à sa résidence habituelle; et maintenant qu... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And it came to pass at the seven years' end, that the woman returned out of the land of the Philistines: and she went forth to cry unto the king for her house and for her land. CRIEZ AU ROI POUR SA MAISON ET POUR SA TERRE [ lits`oq (H6817), pour lui présenter un humble pétition (cf. 2 Samuel 19:... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And the king talked with Gehazi the servant of the man of God, saying, Tell me, I pray thee, all the great things that Elisha hath done. LE ROI A PARLÉ AVEC GEHAZI. On pense généralement que les circonstances relatées dans ces premiers versets ont eu lieu avant l'infliction de la lèpre à Gehazi,... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_AND IT CAME TO PASS, AS HE WAS TELLING THE KING HOW HE HAD RESTORED A DEAD BODY TO LIFE, THAT, BEHOLD, THE WOMAN, WHOSE SON HE HAD RESTORED TO LIFE, CRIED TO THE KING FOR HER HOUSE AND FOR HER LAND. AND GEHAZI SAID, MY LORD, O KING, THIS IS THE WOMAN, AND THIS IS HER SON, WHOM ELISHA RESTORED TO LI... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And Elisha came to Damascus; and Ben-ha'dad the king of Syria was sick; and it was told him, saying, The man of God is come hither. ÉLISÉE EST VENU À DAMAS - y étant dirigé par l'Esprit de Dieu en exécution de la mission autrefois confiée à son maître à Horeb (1 Rois 19:15), pour oindre Hazaël r... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And the king said unto Hazael, Take a present in thine hand, and go, meet the man of God, and inquire of the LORD by him, saying, Shall I recover of this disease? LE ROI A DIT À HAZAEL ... C'est une confirmation intéressante de l'histoire sacrée, que les noms du roi Ben-hadad et de son ministre H... [ Continuer la lecture ]
So Hazael went to meet him, and took a present with him, even of every good thing of Damascus, forty camels' burden, and came and stood before him, and said, Thy son Ben-ha'dad king of Syria hath sent me to thee, saying, Shall I recover of this disease? QUARANTE CHAMEAUX À LA CHARGE. Le présent,... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And Elisha said unto him, Go, say unto him, Thou mayest certainly recover: howbeit the LORD hath shewed me that he shall surely die. ALLEZ, DIS ... TU POURRAIS CERTAINEMENT RÉCUPÉRER. Il n'y avait aucune contradiction dans ce message. Cette partie était proprement la réponse à l'enquête de Ben-h... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And he settled his countenance stedfastly, until he was ashamed: and the man of God wept. IL A RÉGLÉ SON VISAGE AVEC CONSTANCE , [ Waya`ªmeed (H5975) 'et ( H853) paanaayw (H6440) wayaasem (H7760), et il a corrigé son visage, et placez-le; Septante, paresté trop prosoopoo autou, kai etheeken]. J... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_AND HAZAEL SAID, WHY WEEPETH MY LORD? AND HE ANSWERED, BECAUSE I KNOW THE EVIL THAT THOU WILT DO UNTO THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL: THEIR STRONG HOLDS WILT THOU SET ON FIRE, AND THEIR YOUNG MEN WILT THOU SLAY WITH THE SWORD, AND WILT DASH THEIR CHILDREN, AND RIP UP THEIR WOMEN WITH CHILD._ No JFB commen... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And Hazael said, But what, is thy servant a dog, that he should do this great thing? And Elisha answered, The LORD hath shewed me that thou shalt be king over Syria. HAZAEL A DIT, MAIS QUOI! TON SERVITEUR EST-IL UN CHIEN, POUR QU'IL FASSE CETTE GRANDE CHOSE? [ Hakeleb (H3611), LE chien; la Septan... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_SO HE DEPARTED FROM ELISHA, AND CAME TO HIS MASTER; WHO SAID TO HIM, WHAT SAID ELISHA TO THEE? AND HE ANSWERED, HE TOLD ME THAT THOU SHOULDEST SURELY RECOVER._ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And it came to pass on the morrow, that he took a thick cloth, and dipped it in water, and spread it on his face, so that he died: and Hazael reigned in his stead. A PRIS UN TISSU ÉPAIS ... [ hamakbeer (H4346)] - le tissu (pour cheveux) grossier utilisé comme couverture. En Orient, cet article de... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And in the fifth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel, Jehoshaphat being then king of Judah, Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah began to reign. JORAM, FILS DE JOSAPHAT ... A COMMENCÉ À RÉGNER - (voir les notes à 2 Rois 3:1.) Son père lui a démissionné du trône deux ans avant sa... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_THIRTY AND TWO YEARS OLD WAS HE WHEN HE BEGAN TO REIGN; AND HE REIGNED EIGHT YEARS IN JERUSALEM._ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as did the house of Ahab: for the daughter of Ahab was his wife: and he did evil in the sight of the LORD. FILLE D'ACHAB - Athalie, par l'influence de laquelle Joram a introduit le culte de Baal et de nombreux autres maux dans le royaume de Juda (v... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_YET THE LORD WOULD NOT DESTROY JUDAH FOR DAVID HIS SERVANT'S SAKE, AS HE PROMISED HIM TO GIVE HIM ALWAY A LIGHT, AND TO HIS CHILDREN._ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And Joram slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David: and Ahaziah his son reigned in his stead. AHAZIAH, SON FILS, RÉGNA À SA PLACE - (voir les notes à 2 Chroniques 22:1 - 2 Chroniques 22:6.)... [ Continuer la lecture ]