American Standard Version

2 Samuel 15

1Anditcametopassafterthis,thatAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֔וֹם'av.sha.LomH53preparedhimachariotמֶרְכָּבָ֖הmer.ka.VahH4818andhorsesH5483,andfiftyוַחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםva.cha.mi.ShimH2572menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376torunH7323beforehim.

2AndAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֔וֹם'av.sha.LomH53roseH7925upearlyוְהִשְׁכִּים֙ve.hish.KimH7925,andstoodH5975besidethewayH1870ofthegateהַשָּׁ֑עַרha.Sha.'arH8179:anditwasH1961so,that,whenanymanH376hadasuitwhichshouldcomeלָב֨וֹאla.Vo'H935tothekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428forjudgmentלַמִּשְׁפָּ֗טla.mish.PatH4941,thenAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֤וֹם'av.sha.LomH53calledוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121untohim,andsaidH559,Ofwhatcityעִיר֙'irH5892art thou?AndhesaidH559, Thyservantעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃'av.De.khaH5650isofoneמֵאַחַ֥דme.'a.ChadH259ofthetribesH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478.

3AndAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֔וֹם'av.sha.LomH53saidH559untohim,Seeרְאֵ֥הre.'EhH7200, thymattersדְבָרֶ֖ךָde.va.Re.khaH1697aregoodטוֹבִ֣יםto.VimH2896andrightוּנְכֹחִ֑יםu.ne.kho.ChimH5228;butthereisnomandeputedofthekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428tohearוְשֹׁמֵ֥עַve.sho.Me.a'H8085thee.

4Absalomאַבְשָׁל֔וֹם'av.sha.LomH53saidH559moreover,OhthatIweremadeיְשִׂמֵ֥נִיye.si.Me.niH7760judgeשֹׁפֵ֖טsho.FetH8199inthelandבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776,thateverymanH376whohathanysuitorcauseH7379mightcomeיָב֥וֹאya.Vo'H935untome,andIwoulddohimjusticeH4941!

5AnditwasH1961so,that,whenanymanH376camenightodohimobeisance,heputforthH7971hishandיָד֛וֹya.DoH3027,andtookH2388holdוְהֶחֱזִ֥יקve.he.che.ZikH2388ofhim,andkissedH5401him.

6Andonthismannerכַּדָּבָ֤רka.da.VarH1697didAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֜וֹם'av.sha.LomH53toallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478thatcameH935tothekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428forjudgmentלַמִּשְׁפָּ֖טla.mish.PatH4941:soAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֔וֹם'av.sha.LomH53stoleH1589theheartsלֵ֖בlevH3820ofthemenH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

7Anditcametopassattheendמִקֵּ֖ץmi.KetzH7093offortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141,thatAbsalomאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙'av.sha.lOmH53saidH559untothekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,Ipraythee,letmegoandpayוַאֲשַׁלֵּ֛םva.'a.sha.LemH7999myvowנִדְרִ֛יnid.RiH5088,whichIhavevowedנָדַ֥רְתִּיna.Dar.tiH5087untoJehovah,inHebronבְּחֶבְרֽוֹן׃be.chev.RonH2275.

8Forthyservantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650vowedנָדַ֣רna.DarH5087avowנֵ֙דֶר֙ne.derH5088whileIabodeatGeshurבִגְשׁ֛וּרvig.ShurH1650inSyria,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,IfJehovahshallindeedbringיְשִׁיבֵ֤נִיye.shi.Ve.niH7725meagaintoJerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389,thenIwillserveוְעָבַדְתִּ֖יve.'a.vad.TiH5647Jehovah.

9Andthekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559untohim,Goinpeaceבְּשָׁל֑וֹםbe.sha.LomH7965.SohearoseH6965,andwenttoHebronחֶבְרֽוֹנָה׃ פchev.Ro.nahH2275.

10ButAbsalomאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙'av.sha.lOmH53sentH7971spiesH7270throughoutallthetribesH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Assoonasyehearכְּשָׁמְעֲכֶם֙ke.sha.me.'a.KhemH8085thesoundק֣וֹלKolH6963ofthetrumpetH7782,thenyeshallsayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֕םva.'a.mar.TemH559,Absalomאַבְשָׁל֖וֹם'av.sha.LomH53iskingמָלַ֥ךְma.LakhH4427inHebronבְּחֶבְרֽוֹן׃be.chev.RonH2275.

11AndwithAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֗וֹם'av.sha.LomH53wentH1980twohundredמָאתַ֤יִםma.Ta.yimH3967menאִישׁ֙'ishH376outofJerusalemמִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םmi.Ru.sha.LimH3389,thatwereinvited,andwentH1980intheirsimplicity;andtheyknewH3045notanything.

12AndAbsalomאַ֠בְשָׁלוֹם'Av.sha.lomH53sentH7971forAhithophelאֲחִיתֹ֨פֶל'a.chi.To.felH302theGiloniteהַגִּֽילֹנִ֜יha.gi.lo.NiH1526,David’scounsellor,fromhiscityמֵֽעִירוֹ֙me.'i.RoH5892,evenfromGilohמִגִּלֹ֔הmi.gi.LohH1542,whilehewasH1961offeringH2076thesacrificesH2077.Andtheconspiracyהַקֶּ֙שֶׁר֙ha.Ke.sherH7195wasH1961strongאַמִּ֔ץ'a.MitzH533;forthepeopleוְהָעָ֛םve.ha.'AmH5971increasedcontinuallywithAbsalomאַבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃'av.sha.LomH53.

13AndtherecameH935amessengertoDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Theheartsלֶב־lev-H3820ofthemenאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478areafterAbsalomאַבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃'av.sha.LomH53.

14AndDavidדָּ֠וִדDa.vidH1732saidH559untoallhisservantsעֲבָדָ֨יו'a.va.DavH5650thatwerewithhimatJerusalemבִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙vi.ru.sha.LimH3389,Ariseק֣וּמוּKu.muH6965,andletusfleeוְנִבְרָ֔חָהve.niv.Ra.chahH1272;forelsenoneofusshallescapeפְלֵיטָ֖הfe.lei.TahH6413fromAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֑וֹם'av.sha.LomH53:makespeedtodepart,lestפֶּן־pen-H6435heovertakeוְהִשִּׂגָ֙נוּ֙ve.hi.si.Ga.nuH5381usquicklyH4116,andbringH4116downevilH7451uponus,andsmitethecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892withtheedgeoftheswordחָֽרֶב׃Cha.revH2719.

15Andtheking’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428servantsעַבְדֵֽי־'av.dei-H5650saidH559untothekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,Behold, thyservantsעֲבָדֶֽיךָ׃'a.va.Dei.khaH5650arereadytodowhatsoevermylordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428shallchooseיִבְחַ֛רyiv.CharH977.

16Andthekingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428wentH3318forthH3318,andallhishouseholdבֵּית֖וֹbei.ToH1004afterhim.Andthekingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428lefttenעֶ֧שֶׂר'E.serH6235womenH802,thatwereconcubinesH6370,tokeepלִשְׁמֹ֥רlish.MorH8104thehouseהַבָּֽיִת׃ha.Ba.yitH1004.

17Andthekingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428wentH3318forthH3318,andallthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971afterhim;andtheytarriedinBeth-merhak.

18Andallhisservantsעֲבָדָיו֙'a.va.DavH5650passedH5674onbesidehim;andalltheCherethites,andallthePelethites,andalltheGittites,sixשֵׁשׁ־shesh-H8337hundredH3967menאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376thatcameבָּ֤אוּBa.'uH935afterhimfromGathמִגַּ֔תmi.GatH1661,passedH5674onbeforethekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

19ThensaidH559thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428toIttaiאִתַּ֣י'i.TaiH863theGittiteהַגִּתִּ֔יha.gi.TiH1663, Wherefore goest thoualsoגַּם־gam-H1571withus?returnשׁ֣וּבshuvH7725,andabidewiththekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428:forthou artaforeignerנָכְרִ֣יna.khe.RiH5237,andalsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571anexileגֹּלֶ֥הgo.LehH1540;returnH7725tothineownplaceלִמְקוֹמֶֽךָ׃lim.ko.Me.chaH4725.

20Whereas thou camestbutyesterdayתְּמ֣וֹל׀te.MolH8543,shouldIthisdayוְהַיּ֞וֹםve.hai.YomH3117maketheegoH1980upanddownwithus, seeingIgoH1980whitherImay?returnשׁ֣וּבshuvH7725thou,andtakebackוְהָשֵׁ֧בve.ha.ShevH7725thybrethren; mercyandtruthוֶאֱמֶֽת׃ve.'e.MetH571bewiththee.

21AndIttaiאִתַּ֛י'i.TaiH863answeredthekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,andsaidH559,AsJehovahliveth,andasmylordthekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428liveth,surelyinwhatplaceבִּמְק֞וֹםbim.KomH4725mylordthekingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428shallbeיִֽהְיֶה־yih.yeh-H1961,whetherfordeathלְמָ֙וֶת֙le.Ma.vetH4194orforlifeH2416,eventherealsowillthyservantעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃'av.De.khaH5650beיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961.

22AndDavidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732saidH559toIttaiאִתַּ֖י'i.TaiH863,GoandpassH5674over.AndIttaiאִתַּ֤י'i.TaiH863theGittiteהַגִּתִּי֙ha.gi.TiH1663passedH5674over,andallhismenH376,andallthelittleהַטַּ֖ףha.TafH2945onesH2945thatwerewithhim.

23AndallthecountryweptH1058withaloudvoiceק֣וֹלKolH6963,andallthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971passedH5674over:thekingוְהַמֶּ֗לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428alsohimselfpassedH5674overthebrookKidronקִדְר֔וֹןkid.RonH6939,andallthepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971passedH5674over,towardthewayH1870ofthewildernessהַמִּדְבָּֽר׃ha.mid.BarH4057.

24And,lo,Zadokצָד֜וֹקtza.DokH6659alsoגַם־gam-H1571cameH5927,andalltheLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֣םhal.vi.YimH3881withhim,bearingH5375thearkאֲרוֹן֙'a.rOnH727ofthecovenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430;andtheysetdownthearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430;andAbiatharאֶבְיָתָ֑ר'ev.ya.TarH54wentH5927up,untilallthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971haddonepassingלַעֲב֥וֹרla.'a.VorH5674outofthecityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.

25Andthekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559untoZadokלְצָד֔וֹקle.tza.DokH6659, Carrybackהָשֵׁ֛בha.ShevH7725thearkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430intothecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892:ifIshallfindאֶמְצָ֥א'em.Tza'H4672favorחֵן֙chenH2580intheeyesבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869ofJehovah,hewillbringוֶהֱשִׁבַ֕נִיve.he.shi.Va.niH7725meagain,andshowוְהִרְאַ֥נִיve.hir.'A.niH7200mebothit,andhishabitation:

26butifhesayיֹאמַ֔רyo.MarH559thusכֹּ֣הkohH3541,Ihavenodelightחָפַ֖צְתִּיcha.Fatz.tiH2654inthee;behold,hereamI,lethimdotomeasseemethgoodH2896untohim.

27Thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559alsountoZadokצָד֣וֹקtza.DokH6659thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548, Art thounotaseer?returnשֻׁ֥בָהShu.vahH7725intothecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892inpeaceבְּשָׁל֑וֹםbe.sha.LomH7965,andyourtwoשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8147sonsבִּנְךָ֜bin.KhaH1121withyou,Ahimaazוַאֲחִימַ֨עַץva.'a.chi.Ma.'atzH290thysonבֶּן־ben-H1121,andJonathanוִיהוֹנָתָ֧ןvi.ho.na.TanH3083thesonבְנֵיכֶ֖םve.nei.KhemH1121ofAbiatharאֶבְיָתָ֛ר'ev.ya.TarH54.

28Seeרְאוּ֙re.'UH7200,Iwilltarryatthefordsofthewildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֑רha.mid.BarH4057,untiltherecomeH935wordדָבָ֛רda.VarH1697fromyoutocertifyme.

29Zadokצָד֧וֹקtza.DokH6659thereforeandAbiatharוְאֶבְיָתָ֛רve.'ev.ya.TarH54carriedthearkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430againtoJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389:andtheyabodethere.

30AndDavidוְדָוִ֡דve.da.VidH1732wentH1980upbytheascentבְמַעֲלֵ֨הve.ma.'a.LehH4608ofthemountofOlivesH2132,andweptH1058ashewentH1980up;andhehadhisheadוְרֹ֥אשׁve.RoshH7218coveredחָפ֔וּיcha.FuiH2645,andwentH1980barefootיָחֵ֑ףya.ChefH3182:andallthepeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971thatwerewithhimcoveredחָפוּ֙cha.FuH2645everymanH376hisheadרֹאשׁ֔וֹro.ShoH7218,andtheywentH1980up,weepingH1058astheywentH1980up.

31AndonetoldH5046Davidוְדָוִד֙ve.da.VidH1732,sayingH559,Ahithophelאֲחִיתֹ֥פֶל'a.chi.To.felH302isamongtheconspiratorswithAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֑וֹם'av.sha.LomH53.AndDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732saidH559,OJehovah,Ipraythee, turnthecounselעֲצַ֥ת'a.TzatH6098ofAhithophelאֲחִיתֹ֖פֶל'a.chi.To.felH302intofoolishness.

32AnditcameH935topass,that,whenDavidדָוִד֙da.VidH1732wasH1961comeH935tothetopהָרֹ֔אשׁha.RoshH7218oftheascent,whereאֲשֶֽׁר־'a.Sher-H834Godלֵאלֹהִ֑יםle.lo.HimH430wasH1961worshipped,behold,Hushaiחוּשַׁ֣יchu.ShaiH2365theArchitecameH935tomeethimwithhiscoatrent,andearthוַאֲדָמָ֖הva.'a.da.MahH127uponhisheadרֹאשֽׁוֹ׃ro.ShoH7218.

33AndDavidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732saidH559untohim,Ifthou passestonwithme,thenthou wiltbeH1961aburdenלְמַשָּֽׂא׃le.ma.Sa'H4853untome:

34butifthoureturnתָּשׁ֗וּבta.ShuvH7725tothecityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892,andsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֤ve.'a.mar.TaH559untoAbsalomלְאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙le.'av.sha.lOmH53,Iwillbeאֶֽהְיֶ֔ה'eh.YehH1961thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֨'av.de.KhaH5650,Okingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428;asIhavebeenH1961thyfather’sאָבִ֤יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1servantעֶ֣בֶד'E.vedH5650intimepast,sowillInowוְעַתָּ֖הve.'a.TahH6258beH1961thyservantעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ'av.De.khaH5650;thenמֵאָ֔זme.'AzH227wilt thou defeatformethecounselעֲצַ֥ת'a.TzatH6098ofAhithophelאֲחִיתֹֽפֶל׃'a.chi.To.felH302.

35Andhast thounottherewiththeeZadokצָד֥וֹקtza.DokH6659andAbiatharוְאֶבְיָתָ֖רve.'ev.ya.TarH54thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֑יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548?thereforeitshallbeוְהָיָ֗הve.ha.YahH1961,thatwhatthingH1697soever thou shalthearתִּשְׁמַע֙tish.Ma'H8085outoftheking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004, thou shalttellתַּגִּ֕ידta.GidH5046ittoZadokלְצָד֥וֹקle.tza.DokH6659andAbiatharוּלְאֶבְיָתָ֖רu.le.'ev.ya.TarH54thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִֽים׃ha.ko.ha.NimH3548.

36Behold,theyhavetherewiththemtheirtwoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147sonsבְנֵיהֶ֔םve.nei.HemH1121,Ahimaazאֲחִימַ֣עַץ'a.chi.Ma.'atzH290,Zadok’ssonH1121,andJonathanוִיהוֹנָתָ֖ןvi.ho.na.TanH3083,Abiathar’ssonH1121;andbythemyeshallsendוּשְׁלַחְתֶּ֤םu.she.lach.TemH7971untomeeverythingH3605thatyeshallhearתִּשְׁמָֽעוּ׃tish.Ma.'uH8085.

37SoHushaiחוּשַׁ֛יchu.ShaiH2365,David’sfriendרֵעֶ֥הre.'EhH7463,cameH935intothecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892;andAbsalomוְאַבְשָׁלֹ֔םve.'av.sha.LomH53cameH935intoJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

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