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2 Samuel 2:1-11

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.

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