Bible Strands
2 Kings 3:6
So at that time King Jehoram set out from Samaria and mobilized all Israel.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator describes King Jehoram acting at the moment Moab severs its allegiance to Israel following Ahab's death, initiating a royal response.
The words — The Hebrew verb וַיִּפְקֹד (va/yi.fod) denotes mustering or numbering troops, paired with וַיֵּצֵא (va/yi.tze), indicating a physical departure from Samaria to organize the army.
The thread — This mobilization parallels other biblical accounts of royal musters, including Saul’s numbering of fighting men at Bezek (1 Samuel 11:8) and Telaim (1 Samuel 15:4), and David’s direct command to take a census (2 Samuel 24:1).
Why it lands — The text states Jehoram departed Samaria to muster Israel, establishing the logistical reality of royal power that the reader must acknowledge when tracing the campaign’s subsequent developments.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And king Jehoram went out of Samaria the same time, and numbered all Israel.
Cross-references
- 1 Samuel 11:8 And when Saul numbered them at Bezek, there were 300,000 Israelites and 30,000 men of Judah.
- 1 Samuel 15:4 So Saul summoned the troops and numbered them at Telaim—200,000 foot soldiers and 10,000 men of Judah.
- 2 Samuel 24:1 Again the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He stirred up David against them, saying, “Go and take a census of Israel and Judah.”
- 1 Kings 20:27 The Israelites also mobilized, gathered supplies, and marched out to meet them. The Israelites camped before them like two small flocks of goats, while the Arameans covered the countryside.