New American Standard Bible 1995

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2 Kings

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Thus they destroyed the cities; and each one threw a stone on every piece of good land and filled it. So they stopped all the springs of water and felled all the good trees, until in Kir-hareseth only they left its stones; however, the slingers went about it and struck it.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
Thus they destroyed to throw down, break or tear down Verb H2040 יַהֲרֹ֡סוּ ya·ha·ro·su
the cities; city, town Noun H5892 וְהֶעָרִ֣ים ve·he·'a·rim
and each one man Noun H376 אִישׁ־ ish-
Analysis:

One: God

Refers to HaShem (God), Who is One. This number can also refer to unity. The first place the number "one" occurs is in Genesis 1:5. There one reads, "And there was an evening and there was a morning— one day". Later on in this same book of Genesis, it is stated concerning the man and his wife, "And they became one flesh" (Genesis 2:24). It is very significant that in both of these examples there was a multiplicity for the subject. In the first example, the evening and the morning became one day and in the second example, it was Adam and Eve who became one flesh.

One of the most famous passages in the Torah concerning HaShem is Deuteronomy 6:4 which states, "Hear O Israel the Lord your God the Lord is One." The question that a person must ask himself is what is the connection between the use of the Hebrew word אחד "one" which identifies a multiplicity being one and the fact that the Lord God of Israel is One? The answer is that the Hebrew word אחד can relate to the concept for one as in "unification". There is another Hebrew word that would have been possible to be used if the author wanted to refer to an absolute oneness or singleness. This is the Hebrew word יחיד. In fact, there is a well-known prayer in Judaism which states, "אחד ואין יחיד כיחודו". This phrase should be translated as, "(God is) One and there is no singularity as His singularity." The idea that is being expressed in this prayer is that the Lord God of Israel is One; but not an absolute One; rather there is a uniqueness and a complexity to His Oneness.

The number one is frequently employed to express in the Scriptures one object, such as one man or one tabernacle. This usage would be the simple or common purpose that the number one or for that matter any number, would appear in a Biblical text. Often the appearance of a number does not contain any of the significance that Hebrew numerology might offer. Therefore, the reader must always consider when coming across a verse which contains a number, that the number only expresses an amount and no additional significance. 

Because the number one is often associated with God, there is a unique phenomenon in the Scriptures concerning this number. Sometimes the number one is employed to express a unique relationship that the object has to HaShem. For example,

"And it will be one day, it will be known to HaShem..." Zechariah 14:7

In the text above, Zechariah could have stated simply, "And it will be a day…" The fact that the prophet said "one day" is to convey that this day is uniquely related to God. Similarly, it is stated by the prophet Ezekiel in chapter 37, "one King", "one nation" and "one Shepherd" (see Ezekiel 37:22, 24). Each of these objects—King, nation and Shepherd—has a connection to HaShem. The King and Shepherd is Messiah Yeshua, the Son of God and the one nation is Israel, the people of God.

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threw to throw, fling, cast Verb H7993 יַשְׁלִ֨יכוּ yash·li·chu
a stone a stone Noun H68 אַבְנֹ֜ו av·nov
on every the whole, all Noun H3605 וְכָל־ ve·chol-
piece a portion (of ground) Noun H2513 חֶלְקָ֣ה chel·kah
of good pleasant, agreeable, good Adjective H2896 טֹ֠ובָה to·v·vah
land a portion (of ground) Noun H2513    
and filled to be full, to fill Verb H4390 וּמִלְא֗וּהָ u·mil·'u·ha
it. So they stopped to stop up, shut up, keep close Verb H5640 יִסְתֹּ֙מוּ֙ yis·to·mu
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all the whole, all Noun H3605 וְכָל־ ve·chol-
the springs a spring Noun H4599 מַעְיַן־ ma'·yan-
of water waters, water Noun H4325 מַ֤יִם ma·yim
and felled to fall, lie Verb H5307 יַפִּ֔ילוּ yap·pi·lu,
all the whole, all Noun H3605 וְכָל־ ve·chol-
the good pleasant, agreeable, good Adjective H2896 טֹ֣וב to·vv
trees, tree, trees, wood Noun H6086 עֵֽץ־ etz-
until as far as, even to, up to, until, while Prepostion H5704 עַד־ ad-
in Kir-hareseth "wall of earthenware," a fortified city in Moab Noun H7025 חֲרָ֑שֶׂת cha·ra·set;
[only] they left to remain, be left over Verb H7604 הִשְׁאִ֧יר hish·'ir
its stones; a stone Noun H68 אֲבָנֶ֛יהָ a·va·nei·ha
however, the slingers slinger Noun H7051 הַקַּלָּעִ֖ים hak·kal·la·'im
went about to turn about, go around, surround Verb H5437 וַיָּסֹ֥בּוּ vai·ya·sob·bu
[it] and struck to smite Verb H5221 וַיַּכּֽוּהָ׃ vai·yak·ku·ha.
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New American Standard Bible 1995 Thus they destroyed the cities; and each one threw a stone on every piece of good land and filled it. So they stopped all the springs of water and felled all the good trees, until in Kir-hareseth only they left its stones; however, the slingers went about it and struck it.
King James Bible Thus And they destroyed beat down the cities; cities, and each one threw a stone on every good piece of good land cast every man his stone, and filled it. So it; and they stopped all the springs wells of water water, and felled all the good trees, until in Kir-hareseth trees: only in Kirharaseth left they left its stones; however, the stones thereof; howbeit the slingers went about it it, and struck smote it.
Hebrew Greek English Thus they destroyed the cities; and each one threw a stone on every piece of good land and filled it. So they stopped all the springs of water and felled all the good trees, until in Kir-hareseth only they left its stones; however, the slingers went about it and struck it.