# the fords of the wilderness

A ford is a shallow part of a river where people can walk across. The word "wilderness" here probably refers to the Arabah, the land along both sides of the Jordan River.

# by all means

This means to make sure that you do something. Alternate translation: "be sure to" or "make sure that you" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-idiom]])

# the king will be swallowed up

Here the king and his people being killed is describes as if they were "swallowed" by their enemy. Alternate translation: "the king will be killed" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])