2 Kings 19:23
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“By thy messengers thou hast reproached the Lord, and hast said, With the multitude of my chariots I am come up to the height of the mountains, to the sides of Lebanon, and will cut down the tall cedar trees thereof, and the choice fir trees thereof: and I will enter into the lodgings of his borders, and into the forest of his Carmel.”
חָרַף
to pull off, i.e. (by implication) to expose (as by stripping); specifically, to betroth (as if a surrender); figuratively, to carp at, i.e. defame; to spend the winter
עָלָה
I have gone up
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עָלָה
to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative
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מָרוֹם
the heights of
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מָרוֹם
altitude, i.e. concretely (an elevated place), abstractly (elevation, figuratively (elation), or adverbially (aloft)
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מֲלְאָךְ
messengers/ your
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מֲלְאָךְ
Messenger, angel. Malak. A sent one who carries the authority of the sender. God still sends messengers today.
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רֶכֶב
chariotry/ my
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רֶכֶב
a vehicle; by implication, a team; by extension, cavalry; by analogy a rider, i.e. the upper millstone
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הַר
mountains
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הַר
A mountain. Har. The mountain of the LORD. His holy mountain. God meets His people on mountains.
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כַּרְמֶל
plantation/ its
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כַּרְמֶל
a planted field (garden, orchard, vineyard or park); by implication, garden produce
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בְּרוֹשׁ
pines/ its
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בְּרוֹשׁ
a cypress (?) tree; hence, a lance or a musical instrument (as made of that wood)
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יַעַר
the forest of
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יַעַר
a copse of bushes; hence, a forest; hence, honey in the comb (as hived in trees)
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יְרֵכָה
the remotest parts of
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יְרֵכָה
properly, the flank; but used only figuratively, the rear or recess
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קֵץ
end/ its
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קֵץ
an extremity; adverbially (with prepositional prefix) after
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מָלוֹן
the lodging place of
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מָלוֹן
a lodgment, i.e. caravanserai or encampment
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לְבָנוֹן
Lebanon
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לְבָנוֹן
Lebanon, a mountain range in Palestine
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מִבְחוֹר
the choice of
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מִבְחוֹר
select, i.e. well fortified
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קוֹמָה
the height of
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קוֹמָה
height
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