2 Kings 3:21
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Now allוְכָל־
(ve·chol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
the Moabitesמֹואָב֙
(mo·v·'av)
4124: a son of Lot,also his desc. and the territory where they settledfrom a prefixed syllable and ab
heardשָֽׁמְע֔וּ
(sha·me·'u,)
8085: to heara prim. root
that the kingsהַמְּלָכִ֖ים
(ham·me·la·chim)
4428: kingfrom an unused word
had comeעָל֥וּ
(a·lu)
5927: to go up, ascend, climba prim. root
up to fightלְהִלָּ֣חֶם
(le·hil·la·chem)
3898a: to fight, do battlea prim. root
against them. And allמִכֹּ֨ל
(mik·kol)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
who were able to putחֹגֵ֤ר
(cho·ger)
2296: to gird, gird on, gird oneselfa prim. root
on armorחֲגֹרָה֙
(cha·go·rah)
2290b: a girdle, loin covering, beltfrom chagar
and olderוָמַ֔עְלָה
(va·ma'·lah,)
4605: above, upwardsfrom alah
were summonedוַיִּצָּעֲק֗וּ
(vai·yi·tza·'a·ku)
6817: to cry, cry out, calla prim. root
and stoodוַיַּעַמְד֖וּ
(vai·ya·'am·du)
5975: to take one's stand, standa prim. root
on the border.הַגְּבֽוּל׃
(hag·ge·vul.)
1366: border, boundary, territoryfrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
And when all the Moabites
Mow'ab  (mo-awb)
from (her (the mother's) father; Moab, an incestuous son of Lot; also his territory and descendants -- Moab.
heard
shama`  (shaw-mah')
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
that the kings
melek  (meh'-lek)
a king -- king, royal.
were come up
`alah  (aw-law')
to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative (as follow)
to fight
lacham  (law-kham')
to feed on; figuratively, to consume; by implication, to battle (as destruction) -- devour, eat, ever, fight(-ing), overcome, prevail, (make) war(-ring).
against them they gathered
tsa`aq  (tsaw-ak')
to shriek; (by implication) to proclaim (an assembly) -- at all, call together, cry (out), gather (selves) (together).
all that were able to put
chagar  (khaw-gar')
to gird on (as a belt, armor, etc.) -- be able to put on, be afraid, appointed, gird, restrain, on every side.
on armour
chagowr  (khag-ore')
a belt (for the waist) -- apron, armour, gird(-le).
and upward
ma`al  (mah'al)
the upper part, used only adverbially with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top, etc. -- above, exceeding(-ly), forward, on (very) high, over, up(-on, -ward), very.
and stood
`amad  (aw-mad')
to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
in the border
gbuwl  (gheb-ool')
a cord (as twisted), i.e. (by implication) a boundary; by extens. the territory inclosed -- border, bound, coast, great, landmark, limit, quarter, space.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Now all the Moabites heard that the kings had come up to fight against them. And all who were able to put on armor and older were summoned and stood on the border.

King James Bible
And when all the Moabites heard that the kings were come up to fight against them, they gathered all that were able to put on armour, and upward, and stood in the border.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
All Moab had heard that the kings had come up to fight against them. So all who could bear arms, from the youngest to the oldest, were summoned and took their stand at the border.

International Standard Version
Meanwhile, all the Moabites heard that the kings had come up to attack them, so everyone old enough to wear battle armor was mustered to stand guard at the border.

NET Bible
Now all Moab had heard that the kings were attacking, so everyone old enough to fight was mustered and placed at the border.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
All the people of Moab heard that the kings had come to fight them. So all men old enough to bear arms were called to fight. They stood at the border.

King James 2000 Bible
And when all the Moabites heard that the kings had come up to fight against them, they gathered all that were able to put on armor, and older, and stood in the border.
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