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2 Samuel 17

1MoreoverAhithophelאֲחִיתֹ֖פֶל'a.chi.To.felH302saidH559untoAbsalomאַבְשָׁלֹ֑ם'av.sha.LomH53,Letmenowchooseאֶבְחֲרָ֣ה'ev.cha.RahH977outtwelvethousandאֶ֙לֶף֙'e.lefH505menאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376,andIwillariseוְאָק֛וּמָהve.'a.Ku.mahH6965andpursueוְאֶרְדְּפָ֥הve.'er.de.FahH7291afterDavidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732thisnightהַלָּֽיְלָה׃ha.La.ye.lahH3915:

2andIwillcomeוְאָב֣וֹאve.'a.Vo'H935uponhimwhileheiswearyיָגֵ֙עַ֙ya.Ge.a'H3023andweak-handed,andwillmakehimafraid;andallthepeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971thatarewithhimshallfleeוְנָ֖סve.NasH5127;andIwillsmitethekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428onlyלְבַדּֽוֹ׃le.va.DoH905;

3andIwillbringוְאָשִׁ֥יבָהve.'a.Shi.vahH7725backH7725allthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971unto thee:themanהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376whomthou seekestisasifallreturnedכְּשׁ֣וּבke.ShuvH7725:soallthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971shallbeיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961inpeaceשָׁלֽוֹם׃sha.LomH7965.

4AndthesayingpleasedAbsalomאַבְשָׁלֹ֑ם'av.sha.LomH53well,andalltheeldersזִקְנֵ֥יzik.NeiH2205ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478.

5ThensaidH559Absalomאַבְשָׁל֔וֹם'av.sha.LomH53,CallH7121nowHushaiלְחוּשַׁ֣יle.chu.ShaiH2365theArchitealsoH1571,andletushearוְנִשְׁמְעָ֥הve.nish.me.'AhH8085likewisewhathesaith.

6AndwhenHushaiחוּשַׁי֮chu.ShaiH2365wascomeH935toAbsalomאַבְשָׁלוֹם֒'av.sha.lOmH53,Absalomאַבְשָׁל֨וֹם'av.sha.LomH53spake untohim,sayingH559,Ahithophelאֲחִיתֹ֔פֶל'a.chi.To.felH302hathspokenדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696afterthismannerH1697:shallwedoafterhissayingH559?ifnot,speakדַבֵּֽר׃ סda.BerH1696thou.

7AndHushaiחוּשַׁ֖יchu.ShaiH2365saidH559untoAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֑וֹם'av.sha.LomH53,Thecounselהָעֵצָ֛הha.'e.TzahH6098thatAhithophelאֲחִיתֹ֖פֶל'a.chi.To.felH302hathgiventhistimeבַּפַּ֥עַםba.Pa.'amH6471isnotgoodטוֹבָ֧הto.VahH2896.

8Hushaiחוּשַׁ֗יchu.ShaiH2365saidH559moreover, Thou knowest thyfatherאָבִ֨יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1andhismenאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376,thattheyaremightyH1368menH376,andtheyarechafedintheirminds,asabearכְּדֹ֥בke.DoH1677robbedofherwhelpsinthefieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֑הba.sa.DehH7704;andthyfatherוְאָבִ֙יךָ֙ve.'a.Vi.khaH1isamanH376ofwarמִלְחָמָ֔הmil.cha.MahH4421,andwillnotlodgewiththepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

9Behold,heishidH2244nowעַתָּ֤ה'a.TahH6258insomepitH6354,orinsomeotherplaceH4725:anditwillcometopass,whensomeofthemarefallenכִּנְפֹ֤לkin.FolH5307atthefirst,thatwhosoever hearethitwillsayוְאָמַ֔רve.'a.MarH559,Thereisaslaughterמַגֵּפָ֔הma.ge.FahH4046amongthepeopleבָּעָ֕םba.'AmH5971thatfollowAbsalomאַבְשָׁלֹֽם׃'av.sha.LomH53.

10Andevenhethatisvaliant,whoseheartלִבּ֛וֹli.BoH3820isastheheartכְּלֵ֥בke.LevH3820ofalionהָאַרְיֵ֖הha.'ar.YehH738,willutterlymeltH4549;forallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478knoweththatthyfatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1isamightyH1368manH1368,andtheythatarewithhimarevaliantmenH1368.

11ButIcounselיָעַ֗צְתִּיya.'Atz.tiH3289thatallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478begatheredH622togetherunto thee,fromDanמִדָּן֙mi.DanH1835eventoBeer-sheba,asthesandכַּח֥וֹלka.CholH2344thatisbytheseaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220formultitudeלָרֹ֑בla.RoH7230;andthatthougoH1980tobattleבַּקְרָֽב׃bak.RavH7128inthineownperson.

12Soshallwecomeוּבָ֣אנוּu.Va.nuH935uponhiminsomeplaceH4725whereH834heshallbefoundH4672,andwewilllightuponhimasthedewהַטַּ֖לha.TalH2919fallethonthegroundהָאֲדָמָ֑הha.'a.da.MahH127;andofhimandofallthemenH376thatarewithhimwewillnotleaveH5117somuchasoneH259.

13Moreover,ifhebegottenintoacityעִיר֙'irH5892,thenshallallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478bringropesH2256tothatcityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892,andwewilldrawitintotheriver,untiltherebenotonesmallstonefoundH4672there.

14AndAbsalomאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙'av.sha.lOmH53andallthemenאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidH559,Thecounselעֲצַת֙'a.TzatH6098ofHushaiחוּשַׁ֣יchu.ShaiH2365theArchiteisbetterטוֹבָ֗הto.VahH2896thanthecounselמֵעֲצַ֖תme.'a.TzatH6098ofAhithophelאֲחִיתֹ֑פֶל'a.chi.To.felH302.ForJehovahhadordainedtodefeatthegoodהַטּוֹבָ֔הha.to.VahH2896counselעֲצַ֤ת'a.TzatH6098ofAhithophelאֲחִיתֹ֙פֶל֙'a.chi.To.felH302,totheintentthatJehovahmightbringהָבִ֧יאha.Vi'H935evilH7451uponAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֖וֹם'av.sha.LomH53.

15ThensaidH559Hushaiחוּשַׁ֗יchu.ShaiH2365untoZadokצָד֤וֹקtza.DokH6659andtoAbiatharאֶבְיָתָר֙'ev.ya.TarH54thepriestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548, Thusandthus didAhithophelאֲחִיתֹ֙פֶל֙'a.chi.To.felH302counselH3289Absalomאַבְשָׁלֹ֔ם'av.sha.LomH53andtheeldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;andthusandthushaveIcounselled.

16NowH6258thereforeוְעַתָּ֡הve.'a.TahH6258sendשִׁלְח֣וּshil.ChuH7971quicklyמְהֵרָה֩me.he.RahH4120,andtellוְהַגִּ֨ידוּve.ha.Gi.duH5046Davidלְדָוִ֜דle.da.VidH1732,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, Lodgenotthisnightהַלַּ֙יְלָה֙ha.Lay.lahH3915atthefordsofthewildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֔רha.mid.BarH4057,butbyallmeanspassH5674over;lestפֶּ֚ןpenH6435thekingלַמֶּ֔לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428beswallowedיְבֻלַּ֣עye.vu.La'H1104up,andallthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971thatarewithhim.

17NowJonathanוִיהוֹנָתָ֨ןvi.ho.na.TanH3083andAhimaazוַאֲחִימַ֜עַץva.'a.chi.Ma.'atzH290werestayingbyEn-rogelH5883;andamaid-servant usedtogoH1980andtellH5046them;andtheywentH1980andtoldH5046kingלַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732:fortheymightnotbeseenH7200tocomeH935intothecityהָעִֽירָה׃ha.'I.rahH5892.

18ButaladH5288sawH7200them,andtoldH5046Absalomלְאַבְשָׁלֹ֑םle.'av.sha.LomH53:andtheywentH935bothofthemawayquicklyמְהֵרָ֜הme.he.RahH4120,andcameH935tothehouseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004ofamanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376inBahurimבְּבַחוּרִ֗יםbe.va.chu.RimH980,whohadawellבְאֵ֛רve.'ErH875inhiscourtH2691;andtheywentH935downוַיֵּ֥רְדוּvai.Ye.re.duH3381thither.

19Andthewomanהָאִשָּׁ֗הha.'i.ShahH802tookH3947andspreadוַתִּפְרֹ֤שׂva.tif.RosH6566thecoveringהַמָּסָךְ֙ha.ma.soKhH4539overthewell’smouth,andstrewed bruisedgrainthereon;andnothingwasknownH3045.

20AndAbsalom’sservantsעַבְדֵי֩'av.DeiH5650cameH935tothewomanהָאִשָּׁ֜הha.'i.ShahH802tothehouseהַבַּ֗יְתָהha.Bay.tahH1004;andtheysaidH559,Whereאַיֵּ֗ה'ai.YehH346areAhimaazאֲחִימַ֙עַץ֙'a.chi.Ma.'atzH290andJonathanוִיה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןvi.Ho.na.TanH3083?Andthewomanהָֽאִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802saidH559untothem,TheyaregoneH935overthebrookofwaterהַמָּ֑יִםha.Ma.yimH4325.AndwhentheyhadsoughtH1245andcouldnotfindH4672them,theyreturnedוַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

21Anditcametopassוְעִבְר֤וּve.'iv.RuH5674,aftertheywereH1961departed,thattheycameupoutofthewellמֵֽהַבְּאֵ֔רme.ha.be.'ErH875,andwentH5927andtoldH5046kingלַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732;andtheysaidH559untoDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732,Ariseק֣וּמוּKu.muH6965ye,andpassH5674quicklyמְהֵרָה֙me.he.RahH4120overthewaterהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325;forthusכָ֛כָהKha.khahH3602hathAhithophelאֲחִיתֹֽפֶל׃'a.chi.To.felH302counselledagainstyou.

22ThenDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732aroseוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965,andallthepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971thatwerewithhim,andtheypassedH5674overtheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.DenH3383:bythemorningהַבֹּ֗קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242lightא֣וֹר'orH216therelackednotoneאַחַד֙'a.ChadH259ofthemthatwasnotgoneovertheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hai.yar.DenH3383.

23AndwhenAhithophelוַאֲחִיתֹ֣פֶלva.'a.chi.To.felH302sawH7200thathiscounselעֲצָתוֹ֒a.tza.ToH6098wasnotfollowed,hesaddledH2280hisass,andaroseוַיָּ֜קָםvai.Ya.komH6965,andgathimhome, untohiscityעִיר֔וֹi.RoH5892,andsetH6965hishouseH1004inorder,andhangedhimself;andhediedH4191,andwasburiedH6912inthesepulchreofhisfatherאָבִֽיו׃ ס'a.VivH1.

24ThenDavidוְדָוִ֖דve.da.VidH1732cameH935toMahanaimמַחֲנָ֑יְמָהma.cha.Na.ye.mahH4266.AndAbsalomוְאַבְשָׁלֹ֗םve.'av.sha.LomH53passedH5674overtheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383,heandallthemenאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478withhim.

25AndAbsalomאַבְשָׁלֹ֛ם'av.sha.LomH53setH7760Amasaעֲמָשָׂ֗א'a.ma.Sa'H6021overthehostH6635insteadofJoabH3097.NowAmasaוַעֲמָשָׂ֣אva.'a.ma.Sa'H6021wasthesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofamanאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376,whosenameוּשְׁמוֹ֙u.she.MoH8034wasIthratheIsraeliteהַיִּשְׂרְאֵלִ֔יhai.yis.re.'e.LiH3481,thatwentH935intoAbigalthedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofNahashנָחָ֔שׁna.ChashH5176,sisterאֲח֥וֹת'a.ChotH269toZeruiahצְרוּיָ֖הtze.ru.YahH6870,Joab’smotherאֵ֥ם'emH517.

26AndIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478andAbsalomוְאַבְשָׁלֹ֔םve.'av.sha.LomH53encampedוַיִּ֤חַןvai.Yi.chanH2583inthelandאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776ofGileadהַגִּלְעָֽד׃ סha.gil.'AdH1568.

27AnditcameH935topass,whenDavidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732wasH1961comeH935toMahanaimמַחֲנָ֑יְמָהma.cha.Na.ye.mahH4266,thatShobithesonH1121ofNahashנָחָ֜שׁna.ChashH5176ofRabbahמֵרַבַּ֣תme.ra.BatH7237ofthechildrenofAmmonעַמּ֗וֹןa.MonH5983,andMachirthesonH1121ofAmmielעַמִּיאֵל֙'a.mi.'ElH5988ofLo-debarH3810,andBarzillaiוּבַרְזִלַּ֥יu.var.zi.LaiH1271theGileaditeהַגִּלְעָדִ֖יha.gil.'a.DiH1569ofRogelimמֵרֹגְלִֽים׃me.ro.ge.LimH7274,

28broughtbedsמִשְׁכָּ֤בmish.KavH4904,andbasinsוְסַפּוֹת֙ve.sa.pOtH5592,andearthenvesselsוּכְלִ֣יu.khe.LiH3627,andwheatוְחִטִּ֥יםve.chi.TimH2406,andbarleyוּשְׂעֹרִ֖יםu.se.'o.RimH8184,andmeal,andparchedgrainH7039,andbeansוּפ֥וֹלu.FolH6321,andlentilsוַעֲדָשִׁ֖יםva.'a.da.ShimH5742,andparchedpulse,

29andhoneyוּדְבַ֣שׁu.de.VashH1706,andbutter,andsheepוְצֹאן֙ve.tzoNH6629,andcheeseoftheherdבָּקָ֔רba.KarH1241,forDavidלְדָוִ֛דle.da.VidH1732,andforthepeopleוְלָעָ֥םve.la.'AmH5971thatwerewithhim,toeatלֶאֱכ֑וֹלle.'e.KholH398:fortheysaidH559,Thepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971arehungryרָעֵ֛בra.'EvH7457,andwearyוְעָיֵ֥ףve.'a.YefH5889,andthirstyוְצָמֵ֖אve.tza.Me'H6771,inthewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.BarH4057.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 17

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