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2 Kings 3:16

New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— He said, “Thus says the LORD, ‘Make this valley full of trenches.’
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— And he said, Thus saith the LORD, Make this valley full of ditches.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— And he said, Thus saith the LORD, Make this valley full of trenches.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— And he said, Thus saith Jehovah, Make this valley full of trenches.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— And he said, Thus saith the LORD, Make this valley full of ditches.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— And he said, Thus saith Jehovah: Make this valley full of ditches.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— Then said he, Thus, saith Yahweh, Make, in this torrent-bed, pits, pits!
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— and he saith, 'Thus said Jehovah, Make this valley ditches—ditches;
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— Thus saith the Lord: Make the channel of this torrent full of ditches.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— And he saide, Thus saith the Lorde, Make this valley full of ditches.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— And hee sayde, Thus sayth the LORD, Make this valley full of ditches.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— And he said, Thus says the LORD: Let this valley be made full of cisterns.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— And he said, Thus saith the Lord, Make this valley full of trenches.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— And he said, Thus saith Yahweh, Make this valley full of ditches.

Strong's Numbers & Hebrew NamesHebrew Old TestamentColor-Code/Key Word Studies
And he said, 559
{0559} Prime
אָמַר
'amar
{aw-mar'}
A primitive root; to say (used with great latitude).
z8799
<8799> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Imperfect (See H8811)
Count - 19885
Thus x3541
(3541) Complement
כֹּה
koh
{ko}
From the prefix K and H1931; properly like this, that is, by implication (of manner) thus (or so); also (of place) here (or hither); or (of time) now.
saith 559
{0559} Prime
אָמַר
'amar
{aw-mar'}
A primitive root; to say (used with great latitude).
z8804
<8804> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Perfect (See H8816)
Count - 12562
Yähwè יָהוֶה, 3068
{3068} Prime
יְהֹוָה
Y@hovah
{yeh-ho-vaw'}
From H1961; (the) self Existent or eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.
Make 6213
{6213} Prime
עָשָׂה
`asah
{aw-saw'}
A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.
z8800
<8800> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Infinitive (See H8812)
Count - 4888
this x2088
(2088) Complement
זֶה
zeh
{zeh}
A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.
valley 5158
{5158} Prime
נַחַל
nachal
{nakh'-al}
From H5157 in its original sense; a stream, especially a winter torrent; (by implication) a (narrow) valley (in which a brook runs); also a shaft (of a mine).
full of ditches. 1356
{1356} Prime
גֵּב
geb
{gabe}
From H1461; a log (as cut out); also well or cistern (as dug).
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary

2 Kings 3:16

_ _ Make this valley full of ditches — capable of holding water.

Matthew Henry's Commentary

See commentary on 2 Kings 3:6-19.

John Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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Geneva Bible Translation Notes

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Cross-Reference Topical ResearchStrong's Concordance
Make this valley:

2 Kings 4:3 Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbours, [even] empty vessels; borrow not a few.
Numbers 2:18 On the west side [shall be] the standard of the camp of Ephraim according to their armies: and the captain of the sons of Ephraim [shall be] Elishama the son of Ammihud.
Numbers 2:16-18 All that were numbered in the camp of Reuben [were] an hundred thousand and fifty and one thousand and four hundred and fifty, throughout their armies. And they shall set forth in the second rank. ... On the west side [shall be] the standard of the camp of Ephraim according to their armies: and the captain of the sons of Ephraim [shall be] Elishama the son of Ammihud.
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