H0413–אֶל–el

It was so, when Elijah heard it, that he wrapped his face in his mantle, and went out, and stood in the entrance of the cave. Behold, there came a voice to him, and said, What are you doing here, Elijah?

אֵלָיו֙ (אֵלָי) 'e.La “[was] to”

Yahweh said to him, Go, return on your way to the wilderness of Damascus: and when you come, you shall anoint Hazael to be king over Syria;

אֵלָ֔יו (אֵלָ֔י) 'e.La “to”

So he departed there, and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was plowing, with twelve yoke [supplied: of oxen] before him, and he with the twelfth: and Elijah passed over to him, and cast his mantle on him.

אֵלָ֔יו (אֵלָ֔י) 'e.La “to”אֵלָֽיו׃ (אֵלָֽי) 'e.La “to”

He sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel, into the city, and said to him, Thus says Ben Hadad,

אֶל־ 'el- “to”

The messengers came again, and said, Thus speaks Ben Hadad, saying, I sent indeed to you, saying, You shall deliver me your silver, and your gold, and your wives, and your children;

אֵלֶ֙יךָ֙ (אֵלֶ֙י) 'e.Lei. “to”

but I will send my servants to you tomorrow about this time, and they shall search your house, and the houses of your servants; and it shall be, that whatever is pleasant in your eyes, they shall put it in their hand, and take it away.

אֵלֶ֔יךָ (אֵלֶ֔י) 'e.Lei. “to”

Then the king of Israel called all the elders of the land, and said, Please notice how this man seeks mischief: for he sent to me for my wives, and for my children, and for my silver, and for my gold; and I didn't deny him.

אֵלַ֜י (אֵלַ֜) 'e.La “to”

All the elders and all the people said to him, Don't you listen, neither consent.

אֵלָ֛יו (אֵלָ֛י) 'e.La “to”

Therefore he said to the messengers of Ben Hadad, Tell my lord the king, All that you did send for to your servant at the first I will do; but this thing I may not do. The messengers departed, and brought him word again.

אֶל־ 'el- “to”

Ben Hadad sent to him, and said, The gods do so to me, and more also, if the dust of Samaria shall suffice for handfuls for all the people who follow me.

אֵלָיו֙ (אֵלָי) 'e.La “to”

It happened, when [supplied: Ben Hadad] heard this message, as he was drinking, he and the kings, in the pavilions, that he said to his servants, Set [supplied: yourselves in array]. They set [supplied: themselves in array] against the city.

אֶל־ 'el- “to”

Behold, a prophet came near to Ahab king of Israel, and said, Thus says Yahweh, Have you seen all this great multitude? behold, I will deliver it into your hand this day; and you shall know that I am Yahweh.

אֶל־ 'el- “to”

The prophet came near to the king of Israel, and said to him, Go, strengthen yourself, and mark, and see what you do; for at the return of the year the king of Syria will come up against you.

אֶל־ 'el- “to”

The servants of the king of Syria said to him, Their god is a god of the hills; therefore they were stronger than we: but let us fight against them in the plain, and surely we shall be stronger than they.

אֵלָ֗יו (אֵלָ֗י) 'e.La “to”

A man of God came near and spoke to the king of Israel, and said, Thus says Yahweh, Because the Syrians have said, Yahweh is a god of the hills, but he is not a god of the valleys; therefore will I deliver all this great multitude into your hand, and you shall know that I am Yahweh.

אֶל־ 'el- “to”

But the rest fled to Aphek, into the city; and the wall fell on twenty-seven thousand men who were left. Ben Hadad fled, and came into the city, into an inner chamber.

אֶל־ 'el- “into”אֶל־ 'el- “into”

His servants said to him, See now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings: let us, we pray you, put sackcloth on our loins, and ropes on our heads, and go out to the king of Israel: peradventure he will save your life.

אֵלָיו֮ (אֵלָי) 'e.La “to”אֶל־ 'el- “to”

So they girded sackcloth on their loins, and [supplied: put] ropes on their heads, and came to the king of Israel, and said, Your servant Ben Hadad says, please let me live. He said, Is he yet alive? he is my brother.

אֶל־ 'el- “to”

Now the men observed diligently, and hurried to catch whether it were his mind; and they said, Your brother Ben Hadad. Then he said, Go you, bring him. Then Ben Hadad came forth to him; and he caused him to come up into the chariot.

אֵלָיו֙ (אֵלָי) 'e.La “to”

[supplied: Ben Hadad] said to him, The cities which my father took from your father I will restore; and you shall make streets for you in Damascus, as my father made in Samaria. I, [supplied: said Ahab], will let you go with this covenant. So he made a covenant with him, and let him go.

אֵלָ֡יו (אֵלָ֡י) 'e.La “to”

A certain man of the sons of the prophets said to his fellow by the word of Yahweh, Please strike me. The man refused to strike him.

אֶל־ 'el- “to”

As the king passed by, he cried to the king; and he said, Your servant went out into the midst of the battle; and, behold, a man turned aside, and brought a man to me, and said, Keep this man: if by any means he be missing, then shall your life be for his life, or else you shall pay a talent of silver.

אֶל־ 'el- “to”אֵלַ֣י (אֵלַ֣) 'e.La “to”

As your servant was busy here and there, he was gone. The king of Israel said to him, So shall your judgment be; yourself have decided it.

אֵלָ֧יו (אֵלָ֧י) 'e.La “to”

He said to him, Thus says Yahweh, Because you have let go out of your hand the man whom I had devoted to destruction, therefore your life shall go for his life, and your people for his people.

אֵלָ֗יו (אֵלָ֗י) 'e.La “to”

Ahab spoke to Naboth, saying, Give me your vineyard, that I may have it for a garden of herbs, because it is near to my house; and I will give you for it a better vineyard than it: or, if it seem good to you, I will give you the worth of it in money.

אֶל־ 'el- “to”