24. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 2 Kings 6:24:1 ⧉וַֽיְהִי֙vayehiand it happened 2 Kings 6:24:2 ⧉אַחֲרֵי־כֵ֔ןakharekhenafter this 2 Kings 6:24:3 ⧉וַיִּקְבֹּ֛ץvayikbotsand he gathered 2 Kings 6:24:4 ⧉בֶּן־הֲדַ֥דbenhadadBen-hadad 2 Kings 6:24:5 ⧉מֶֽלֶךְ־אֲרָ֖םmelekharamking of Aram 2 Kings 6:24:6 ⧉אֶת־כָּל־מַחֲנֵ֑הוּetkalmakhanehu{direct object} all his camp or all his army 2 Kings 6:24:7 ⧉וַיַּ֕עַלvayaaland he went up 2 Kings 6:24:8 ⧉וַיָּ֖צַרvayatsarand he besieged 2 Kings 6:24:9 ⧉עַל־שֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃alshomeronupon Samaria |
24. Formal Translation After this, it happened that Ben-Hadad, the king of Aram, gathered all his camp, went up, and besieged Samaria. |
24. Dynamic Translation Some time later, the king of Aram brought together his full forces and marched up to surround Samaria. |