2 Kings 9:1
Elisha the prophet called one of the sons of the prophets, and said to him, “Put your belt on your waist, take this vial of oil in your hand, and go to Ramoth Gilead.This verse in the real world
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In what words
- פַּךְpaka flask (from which a liquid may flow)
- רָמֹת גִּלעָדRâmôth GilʻâdRamoth-Gilad, a place East of the Jordan
- חָגַרchâgarto gird on (as a belt, armor, etc.)
- מֹתֶןmôthenproperly, the waist or small of the back; only in plural the loins
- אֱלִישָׁעʼĔlîyshâʻElisha, the famous prophet
- גִּלְעָדGilʻâdGilad, a region East of the Jordan; also the name of three Israelites
- שֶׁמֶןshemengrease, especially liquid (as from the olive, often perfumed); figuratively, richness
- נָבִיאnâbîyʼa prophet or (generally) inspired man
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The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
What's left of it
- The Assyrian Eponym Canon and the eclipse of 763 BCFixed dateKings of Israel and Judah appear in Assyrian records that are dated to the exact year by this list. Biblical chronology is not dated in isolation — it is pinned to the same astronomical anchor secular historians use for the whole ancient Near East.
Cross-references
1Sa 10:1, 2Ki 4:29, 1Ki 1:39, 1Sa 16:1, 2Ki 8:28–29, Luk 12:35–37, Deu 4:1, 1Pe 1:13