1 Kings 22:3
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Now the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־
(me·lech-)
4428: kingfrom an unused word
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙
(yis·ra·'el)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el
saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶר
(vai·yo·mer)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
to his servants,עֲבָדָ֔יו
(a·va·dav,)
5650: slave, servantfrom abad
"Do you knowהַיְדַעְתֶּ֕ם
(hay·da'·tem)
3045: to knowa prim. root
that Ramoth-gileadרָמֹ֣ת
(ra·mot)
7433: a city E. of the Jordanfrom ramah and Gilad
belongs to us, and we are still doing nothingמַחְשִׁ֔ים
(mach·shim,)
2814: to be silent, inactive, or stilla prim. root
to takeמִקַּ֣חַת
(mik·ka·chat)
3947: to takea prim. root
it out of the handמִיַּ֖ד
(mi·yad)
3027: handa prim. root
of the kingמֶ֥לֶךְ
(me·lech)
4428: kingfrom an unused word
of Aram?"אֲרָֽם׃
(a·ram.)
758: Syria and its inhab., also the names of a son of Shem, a grandson of Nahor, and an Isr.of uncertain derivation


















KJV Lexicon
And the king
melek  (meh'-lek)
a king -- king, royal.
of Israel
Yisra'el  (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
unto his servants
`ebed  (eh'-bed)
a servant -- bondage, bondman, (bond-)servant, (man-)servant.
Know
yada`  (yaw-dah')
to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially
ye that Ramoth
Ramowth  (raw-moth')
heights of Gilad; Ramoth-Gilad, a place East of the Jordan -- Ramoth-gilead, Ramoth in Gilead.
in Gilead
Gil`ad  (ghil-awd')
Gilad, a region East of the Jordan; also the name of three Israelites -- Gilead, Gileadite.
is ours and we be still
chashah  (khaw-shaw')
to hush or keep quiet -- hold peace, keep silence, be silent, (be) still.
and take
laqach  (law-kakh')
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
it not out of the hand
yad  (yawd)
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
of the king
melek  (meh'-lek)
a king -- king, royal.
of Syria
'Aram  (arawm')
the highland; Aram or Syria, and its inhabitants; also the name of the son of Shem, a grandson of Nahor, and of an Israelite -- Aram, Mesopotamia, Syria, Syrians.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Now the king of Israel said to his servants, "Do you know that Ramoth-gilead belongs to us, and we are still doing nothing to take it out of the hand of the king of Aram?"

King James Bible
And the king of Israel said unto his servants, Know ye that Ramoth in Gilead is ours, and we be still, and take it not out of the hand of the king of Syria?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The king of Israel had said to his servants, "Don't you know that Ramoth-gilead is ours, but we have failed to take it from the hand of the king of Aram?"

International Standard Version
The king of Israel asked his servants, "Were you aware that Ramoth-gilead belongs to us, but we aren't doing anything to remove it from the control of the king of Aram?"

NET Bible
The king of Israel said to his servants, "Surely you recognize that Ramoth Gilead belongs to us, though we are hesitant to reclaim it from the king of Syria."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The king of Israel asked his staff, "Do you know that Ramoth in Gilead belongs to us, and we are doing nothing to take it back from the king of Aram?"

King James 2000 Bible
And the king of Israel said unto his servants, Know you that Ramoth in Gilead is ours, and we are still, and take it not out of the hand of the king of Syria?
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