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2 Samuel 2

1Anditcametopassafterthis,thatDavidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732inquiredofJehovah,sayingH559,ShallIgoהַאֶעֱלֶ֗הha.'e.'e.LehH5927upintoanyofthecitiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063?AndJehovahsaidH559untohim,Goעֲלֵ֑ה'a.LehH5927up.AndDavidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732saidH559, WhithershallIgoאֶעֱלֶ֖ה'e.'e.LehH5927up?AndhesaidH559, UntoHebronחֶבְרֹֽנָה׃chev.Ro.nahH2275.

2SoDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732wentH5927upthither,andhistwoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147wivesH802alsoוְגַ֖םve.GamH1571,Ahinoamאֲחִינֹ֙עַם֙'a.chi.No.'amH293theJezreelitess,andAbigailוַאֲבִיגַ֕יִלva.'a.vi.Ga.yilH26thewifeH802ofNabalנָבָ֥לna.ValH5037theCarmeliteהַֽכַּרְמְלִֽי׃Ha.kar.me.LiH3761.

3Andhismenאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376thatwerewithhimdidDavidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732bringH5927up,everymanH376withhishouseholdוּבֵית֑וֹu.vei.ToH1004:andtheydweltH3427inthecitiesבְּעָרֵ֥יbe.'a.ReiH5892ofHebronחֶבְרֽוֹן׃chev.RonH2275.

4AndthemenH376ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063cameH935,andtheretheyanointedוַיִּמְשְׁחוּ־vai.yim.she.chu-H4886Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732kingלְמֶ֖לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428overthehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063.AndtheytoldH5046Davidלְדָוִד֙le.da.VidH1732,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,ThemenH376ofJabesh-gileadweretheythatburiedH6912Saulשָׁאֽוּל׃ סsha.'UlH7586.

5AndDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732sentH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֔יםmal.'a.KhimH4397untothemenH376ofJabesh-gilead,andsaidH559untothem,BlessedH1288beyeofJehovah,thatyehaveshowedthiskindnessuntoyourlord,evenuntoSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,andhaveburiedH6912him.

6Andnowוְעַתָּ֕הve.'a.TahH6258JehovahshowlovingkindnessandtruthH571untoyou:andIalsoוְגַ֣םve.GamH1571willrequiteyouthiskindness,becauseyehavedonethisthingהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697.

7Nowוְעַתָּ֣ה׀ve.'a.TahH6258thereforeH6258letyourhandsיְדֵיכֶ֗םye.dei.KhemH3027beH1961strongתֶּחֱזַ֣קְנָהte.che.Zak.nahH2388,andbeH1961yevaliant;forSaulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586yourlordאֲדֹנֵיכֶ֣ם'a.do.nei.KhemH113isdeadH4191,andalsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571thehouseבֵית־veit-H1004ofJudahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063haveanointedמָשְׁח֧וּma.she.ChuH4886mekingלְמֶ֖לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428overthem.

8NowAbnerוְאַבְנֵ֣רve.'av.NerH74thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNerנֵ֔רNerH5369,captainofSaul’shostH6635,hadtakenH3947Ish-boshethH378thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofSaulH7586,andbroughthimovertoMahanaimמַחֲנָֽיִם׃ma.cha.Na.yimH4266;

9andhemadehimkingוַיַּמְלִכֵ֙הוּ֙vai.yam.li.Khe.huH4427overGileadהַגִּלְעָ֔דha.gil.'AdH1568,andovertheAshurites,andoverJezreelיִזְרְעֶ֑אלyiz.re.'ElH3157,andoverEphraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669,andoverBenjaminבִּנְיָמִ֔ןbin.ya.MinH1144,andoverallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478.

10Ish-boshethH378,Saul’ssonH1121,wasH1961fortyאַרְבָּעִ֨ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָ֜הsha.NahH8141oldwhenhebegantoreignH4427overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andhereignedH4427twoוּשְׁתַּ֥יִםu.she.Ta.yimH8147yearsשָׁנִ֖יםsha.NimH8141.Butthehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063followedDavidדָוִֽד׃da.VidH1732.

11AndthetimethatDavidדָוִ֥דda.VidH1732wasH1961kingמֶ֛לֶךְMe.lekhH4428inHebronבְּחֶבְר֖וֹןbe.chev.RonH2275overthehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063wasH1961sevenשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִ֖יםsha.NimH8141andsixוְשִׁשָּׁ֥הve.shi.ShahH8337monthsחֳדָשִֽׁים׃ סcho.da.ShimH2320.

12AndAbnerאַבְנֵ֣ר'av.NerH74thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNerנֵ֔רNerH5369,andtheservantsוְעַבְדֵ֖יve.'av.DeiH5650ofIsh-boshethH378thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofSaulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586,wentH3318outfromMahanaimמִֽמַּחֲנַ֖יִםmi.ma.cha.Na.yimH4266toGibeonגִּבְעֽוֹנָה׃giv.'o.nahH1391.

13AndJoabוְיוֹאָ֨בve.yo.'AvH3097thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZeruiahצְרוּיָ֜הtze.ru.YahH6870,andtheservantsוְעַבְדֵ֤יve.'av.DeiH5650ofDavidדָוִד֙da.VidH1732,wentH3318out,andmetH6298thembythepoolבְּרֵכַ֥תbe.re.KhatH1295ofGibeonגִּבְע֖וֹןgiv.'onH1391;andtheysatH3427downוַיֵּ֨שְׁב֜וּvai.Ye.she.VuH3427,theoneH2088ontheoneH2088sideofthepoolהַבְּרֵכָה֙ha.be.re.KhahH1295,andtheotherontheothersideofthepoolהַבְּרֵכָ֖הha.be.re.KhahH1295.

14AndAbnerאַבְנֵר֙'av.NerH74saidH559toJoabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097,Lettheyoungהַנְּעָרִ֔יםha.ne.'a.RimH5288menH5288,Ipraythee,ariseיָק֤וּמוּya.Ku.muH6965andplayוִֽישַׂחֲק֖וּvi.sa.cha.KuH7832beforeus.AndJoabיוֹאָ֖בyo.'AvH3097saidH559,Letthemariseיָקֻֽמוּ׃ya.Ku.muH6965.

15ThentheyaroseH6965andwentoverbynumberבְמִסְפָּ֑רve.mis.ParH4557:twelveforBenjaminלְבִנְיָמִ֗ןle.vin.ya.MinH1144,andforIsh-boshethH378thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,andtwelveoftheservantsמֵעַבְדֵ֥יme.'av.DeiH5650ofDavidדָוִֽד׃da.VidH1732.

16AndtheycaughteveryoneH376hisfellowbytheheadבְּרֹ֣אשׁbe.RoshH7218,andthrusthisswordוְחַרְבּוֹ֙ve.char.BoH2719inhisfellow’ssideבְּצַ֣דbe.TzadH6654;sotheyfellH5307downH5307togetherיַחְדָּ֑וyach.DavH3162: whereforethatplaceלַמָּק֣וֹםla.ma.KomH4725wascalledוַיִּקְרָא֙vai.yik.Ra'H7121Helkath-hazzurim,whichisinGibeonבְּגִבְעֽוֹן׃be.giv.'onH1391.

17Andthebattleהַמִּלְחָמָ֛הha.mil.cha.MahH4421wasH1961veryH3966sorethatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117;andAbnerאַבְנֵר֙'av.NerH74wasH1961beaten,andthemenH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,beforetheservantsעַבְדֵ֥י'av.DeiH5650ofDavidדָוִֽד׃da.VidH1732.

18Andthethreeשְׁלֹשָׁה֙she.lo.ShahH7969sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofZeruiahצְרוּיָ֔הtze.ru.YahH6870werethere,Joabיוֹאָ֥בyo.'AvH3097,andAbishaiוַאֲבִישַׁ֖יva.'a.vi.ShaiH52,andAsahelוַעֲשָׂהאֵ֑לva.'a.sa.h.'ElH6214:andAsahelוַעֲשָׂהאֵל֙va.'a.sa.h.'ElH6214wasH1961aslightoffootH7272asawildroe.

19AndAsahelעֲשָׂהאֵ֖ל'a.sa.h.'ElH6214pursuedH7291afterAbnerאַבְנֵ֑ר'av.NerH74;andingoingheturnedנָטָ֣הna.TahH5186nottotherightהַיָּמִין֙hai.ya.MinH3225handH3225nortotheleftfromfollowingAbnerאַבְנֵֽר׃'av.NerH74.

20ThenAbnerאַבְנֵר֙'av.NerH74lookedbehindhim,andsaidH559,Isitthou,Asahelעֲשָׂהאֵ֑ל'a.sa.h.'ElH6214?Andheanswered,ItisI.

21AndAbnerאַבְנֵ֗ר'av.NerH74saidH559tohim,Turnלָס֖וּרla.SurH5493theeasideH5493tothyrightיְמִֽינְךָ֙ye.mi.ne.KhaH3225handH3225ortothyleft,andlaytheeholdH270ononeאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259oftheyoungמֵֽהַנְּעָרִ֔יםme.ha.ne.'a.RimH5288menH5288,andtakeוְקַח־ve.kach-H3947theehisarmor.ButAsahelעֲשָׂהאֵ֔ל'a.sa.h.'ElH6214wouldאָבָ֣ה'a.VahH14notturnH5493asideH5493fromfollowinghim.

22AndAbnerאַבְנֵ֗ר'av.NerH74saidלֵאמֹר֙le.MorH559againע֣וֹדodH5750toAsahelעֲשָׂהאֵ֔ל'a.sa.h.'ElH6214,Turnס֥וּרsurH5493theeasideH5493fromfollowingme: whereforeshouldIsmitetheetothegroundאַ֔רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776?howH4100thenshouldIholdupmyfaceפָנַ֔יfa.NaiH6440toJoabיוֹאָ֖בyo.'AvH3097thybrotherאָחִֽיךָ׃'a.Chi.khaH251?

23HowbeitherefusedH3985toturnלָס֗וּרla.SurH5493asideH5493: whereforeAbnerאַבְנֵר֩'av.NerH74withthehinderendofthespearהַחֲנִ֜יתha.cha.NitH2595smotehiminthebody,sothatthespearהַֽחֲנִית֙ha.cha.NitH2595cameH935outbehindhim;andhefellH5307downH5221there,anddiedH4191inthesameplaceהַמָּקוֹם֩ha.ma.kOmH4725:anditcameH935topass,thatasmanyascameH935totheplaceH4725whereאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Asahelעֲשָׂהאֵ֛ל'a.sa.h.'ElH6214fellH5307downH5221anddiedH4191stoodH5975stillוַֽיַּעֲמֹֽדוּ׃Vai.ya.'a.Mo.duH5975.

24ButJoabיוֹאָ֥בyo.'AvH3097andAbishaiוַאֲבִישַׁ֖יva.'a.vi.ShaiH52pursuedH7291afterAbnerאַבְנֵ֑ר'av.NerH74:andthesunוְהַשֶּׁ֣מֶשׁve.ha.She.meshH8121wentH935downwhenH834theywerecomeH935tothehillגִּבְעַ֣תgiv.'AtH1389ofAmmah,thatliethbeforeGiahbythewayדֶּ֖רֶךְDe.rekhH1870ofthewildernessמִדְבַּ֥רmid.BarH4057ofGibeonגִּבְעֽוֹן׃giv.'onH1391.

25AndthechildrenofBenjaminבִנְיָמִן֙vin.ya.MinH1144gatheredוַיִּֽתְקַבְּצ֤וּvai.yit.ka.be.TzuH6908themselvestogetherafterAbnerאַבְנֵ֔ר'av.NerH74,andbecameH1961oneH259band,andstoodH5975onthetopרֹאשׁ־rosh-H7218ofahillגִּבְעָ֖הgiv.'AhH1389.

26ThenAbnerאַבְנֵ֜ר'av.NerH74calledוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121toJoabיוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvH3097,andsaidH559,Shalltheswordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719devourתֹּ֣אכַלTo.khalH398forever? knowest thounotthatitwillbeתִהְיֶ֖הtih.YehH1961bitternessH4751inthelatterH314end?howlongshallitbeH1961then, ere thou bidthepeopleלָעָ֔םla.'AmH5971returnH7725fromfollowingtheirbrethren?

27AndJoabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097saidH559,AsGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430liveth,ifthou hadstnotspokenדִּבַּ֑רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696,surelythenאָ֤ז'azH227inthemorningמֵֽהַבֹּ֙קֶר֙me.ha.Bo.kerH1242thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971hadgoneH5927away, norfollowedeveryoneH376hisbrotherאָחִֽיו׃'a.ChivH251.

28SoJoabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097blewthetrumpetבַּשּׁוֹפָ֔רba.sho.FarH7782;andallthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971stoodH5975stillH5750,andpursuedH7291afterIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478nomore,neitherfoughtH3898theyanymore.

29AndAbnerוְאַבְנֵ֣רve.'av.NerH74andhismenH376wentH1980allthatnightהַלַּ֣יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915throughtheArabahבָּֽעֲרָבָ֔הba.'a.ra.VahH6160;andtheypassedH5674overtheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֗ןhai.yar.DenH3383,andwentH1980throughallBithron,andcameH935toMahanaimמַחֲנָֽיִם׃ma.cha.Na.yimH4266.

30AndJoabוְיוֹאָ֗בve.yo.'AvH3097returnedשָׁ֚בShavH7725fromfollowingAbnerאַבְנֵ֔ר'av.NerH74:andwhenhehadgatheredוַיִּקְבֹּ֖ץvai.yik.BotzH6908allthepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971togetherH6908,therelackedofDavid’sservantsמֵעַבְדֵ֥יme.'av.DeiH5650nineteenmenאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376andAsahelH6214.

31Buttheservantsוְעַבְדֵ֣יve.'av.DeiH5650ofDavidדָוִ֗דda.VidH1732hadsmittenofBenjaminמִבִּנְיָמִ֔ןmi.bin.ya.MinH1144,andofAbner’smenאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376,sothatthreeשְׁלֹשׁ־she.losh-H7969hundredH3967andthreescoremenH376diedH4191.

32AndtheytookH5375upAsahelעֲשָׂהאֵ֔ל'a.sa.h.'ElH6214,andburiedH6912himinthesepulchreofhisfatherאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1,whichwasinBeth-lehem.AndJoabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097andhismenH376wentallnightהַלַּ֗יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915,andtheday brake uponthematHebronבְּחֶבְרֽוֹן׃be.chev.RonH2275.

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