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2 Samuel 20

1AndtherehappenedH7122tobethereabasefellow,whosenameוּשְׁמ֛וֹu.she.MoH8034wasShebaשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7652,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofBichri,aBenjamite:andheblewH8628thetrumpetבַּשֹּׁפָ֗רba.sho.FarH7782,andsaidH559,Wehavenoportionחֵ֜לֶקChe.lekH2506inDavidבְּדָוִ֗דbe.da.VidH1732,neitherhaveweinheritanceנַֽחֲלָה־na.cha.lah-H5159inthesonבְּבֶן־be.ven-H1121ofJesseיִשַׁ֔יyi.ShaiH3448:everymanH376tohistentsלְאֹהָלָ֖יוle.'o.ha.LavH168,OIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

2Soallthemenאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478wentH5927upfromfollowingDavidדָוִ֔דda.VidH1732,andfollowedShebaשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7652thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofBichri;butthemenוְאִ֤ישׁve.'IshH376ofJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063clave untotheirkingבְמַלְכָּ֔םve.mal.KamH4428,fromtheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֖ןhai.yar.DenH3383eventoJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

3AndDavidדָוִ֣דda.VidH1732cameH935tohishouseH1004atJerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִַם֒ye.ru.sha.LimH3389;andthekingהַמֶּ֡לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428tookH3947thetenעֶֽשֶׂר־'e.ser-H6235womenH802hisconcubinesH6370,whomhehadlefttokeepלִשְׁמֹ֨רlish.MorH8104thehouseH1004,andputוַֽיִּתְּנֵ֤םvai.yi.te.NemH5414theminward,andprovidedH3557themwithsustenance,butwentH935notinuntothem.Sotheywereshutupuntothedayי֥וֹםYomH3117oftheirdeathH4194,livinginwidowhoodאַלְמְנ֥וּת'al.me.NutH491.

4ThensaidH559thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428toAmasaעֲמָשָׂ֔א'a.ma.Sa'H6021,Callmethemenאִישׁ־'ish-H376ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063togetherH2199withinthreeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117,andbethouhereפֹּ֥הpohH6311present.

5SoAmasaעֲמָשָׂ֖א'a.ma.Sa'H6021wenttocallH2199themenofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063togetherH2199;buthetarried longerthanthesettimeהַמּוֹעֵ֖דha.mo.'EdH4150whichhehadappointedH4150him.

6AndDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732saidH559toAbishaiאֲבִישַׁ֔י'a.vi.ShaiH52,Nowעַתָּ֗ה'a.TahH6258willShebaשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7652thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofBichridousmoreמִן־min-H4480harmthandidAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֑וֹם'av.sha.LomH53:takeקַ֞חkachH3947thou thylord’sH113servantsעַבְדֵ֤י'av.DeiH5650,andpursueוּרְדֹ֣ףu.re.DofH7291afterhim,lestפֶּן־pen-H6435hegethimfortifiedH1219citiesעָרִ֥ים'a.RimH5892,andescapeoutofoursight.

7AndtherewentH3318outafterhimJoab’smenH376,andtheCherethitesandthePelethites,andallthemightyH1368menH376;andtheywentH3318outofJerusalemמִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םmi.Ru.sha.LimH3389,topursueלִרְדֹּ֕ףlir.DofH7291afterShebaשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7652thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofBichri.

8WhenH834theywereatthegreatהַגְּדוֹלָה֙ha.ge.do.LahH1419stoneהָאֶ֤בֶןha.'E.venH68whichisinGibeonבְּגִבְע֔וֹןbe.giv.'onH1391,Amasaוַעֲמָשָׂ֖אva.'a.ma.Sa'H6021cameH935tomeetthem.AndJoabוְיוֹאָ֞בve.yo.'AvH3097wasgirdedחָג֣וּר׀cha.GurH2296withhisapparelofwarthathehadputon,andthereonwasagirdlewithaswordחֶ֙רֶב֙che.revH2719fasteneduponhisloinsמָתְנָיו֙ma.te.NavH4975inthesheathבְּתַעְרָ֔הּbe.ta'.RahH8593thereof;andashewentH3318forthH3318itfellH5307out.

9AndJoabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097saidH559toAmasaלַעֲמָשָׂ֔אla.'a.ma.Sa'H6021,Isitwellwiththee,mybrotherאָחִ֑י'a.ChiH251?AndJoabיוֹאָ֛בyo.'AvH3097tookH270Amasaעֲמָשָׂ֖א'a.ma.Sa'H6021bythebeardבִּזְקַ֥ןbiz.KanH2206withhisrightיְמִ֥יןye.MinH3225handיַד־yad-H3027tokisshim.

10ButAmasaוַעֲמָשָׂ֨אva.'a.ma.Sa'H6021tooknoheedנִשְׁמַ֜רnish.MarH8104totheswordבַּחֶ֣רֶב׀ba.Che.revH2719thatwasinJoab’shandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027:sohesmotehimtherewithinthebody,andshedH8210outhisbowelsמֵעָ֥יוme.'AvH4578tothegroundאַ֛רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776,andstruckH5221himnotagain;andhediedH4191.AndJoabH3097andAbishaiוַאֲבִישַׁ֣יva.'a.vi.ShaiH52hisbrotherאָחִ֔יו'a.ChivH251pursuedH7291afterShebaשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7652thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofBichri.

11AndtherestoodbyhimoneH376ofJoab’syoungמִֽנַּעֲרֵ֖יmi.na.'a.ReiH5288menוְאִישׁ֙ve.'IshH376,andsaidH559,HethatfavorethJoabH3097,andhethatisforDavidלְדָוִ֖דle.da.VidH1732, lethimfollowJoabH3097.

12AndAmasaוַעֲמָשָׂ֛אva.'a.ma.Sa'H6021laywallowinginhisbloodבַּדָּ֖םba.DamH1818inthemidstH8432ofthehighwayהַֽמְסִלָּ֑הha.me.si.LahH4546.Andwhenthemanהָאִ֜ישׁha.'IshH376sawH7200thatallthepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971stoodH5975stillH5975,hecarriedAmasaעֲמָשָׂ֨א'a.ma.Sa'H6021outofthehighwayהַֽמְסִלָּ֤הham.si.LahH4546intothefieldהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704,andcastH7993agarmentבֶּ֔גֶדBe.gedH899overhim,whenhesawH7200thateveryoneH376thatcameH935byhimstoodH5975stillH5975.

13Whenכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834hewasremovedoutofthehighwayהַֽמְסִלָּ֑הham.si.LahH4546,allthepeoplewentonafterJoabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097,topursueלִרְדֹּ֕ףlir.DofH7291afterShebaשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7652thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofBichri.

14AndhewentH935throughallthetribesH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478untoAbelH59,andtoBeth-maacah,andalltheBerites:andtheyweregathered together,andwentH935alsoאַף־'af-H637afterhim.

15AndtheycameH935andbesiegedhiminAbelH59ofBeth-maacah,andtheycastH5307upamoundagainstthecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,anditstoodH5975againsttherampartבַּחֵ֑לba.ChelH2426;andallthepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971thatwerewithJoabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097batteredthewallהַחוֹמָֽה׃ha.cho.MahH2346,tothrowitdownH5307.

16Thencriedawiseחֲכָמָ֖הcha.kha.MahH2450womanאִשָּׁ֥ה'i.ShahH802outofthecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892,HearH8085,hearH8085;sayאִמְרוּ־'im.ru-H559,Iprayyou, untoJoabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097,Comenearhither,thatImayspeakוַאֲדַבְּרָ֖הva.'a.da.be.RahH1696withthee.

17Andhecamenearuntoher;andthewomanהָאִשָּׁ֛הha.'i.ShahH802saidH559, Art thouJoabיוֹאָ֖בyo.'AvH3097?Andheanswered,Iam.ThenshesaidH559untohim,HearH8085thewordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697ofthyhandmaid.Andheanswered,IdohearH8085.

18Thenshespake,sayingH559,TheywerewonttospeakH1696inoldtimeבָרִֽאשֹׁנָה֙va.ri.sho.NahH7223,sayingH559,TheyshallsurelyaskH7592counselatAbelבְּאָבֵ֖לbe.'a.VelH59:andsotheyendedH8552thematter.

19IamofthemthatarepeaceableandfaithfulH539inIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: thou seekesttodestroyacityעִ֤יר'irH5892andamotherוְאֵם֙ve.'EmH517inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478:whyלָ֥מָּהLa.mahH4100wilt thouswallowתְבַלַּ֖עte.va.La'H1104uptheinheritanceנַחֲלַ֥תna.cha.LatH5159ofJehovah?

20AndJoabיוֹאָ֖בyo.'AvH3097answeredandsaidH559,Farחָלִ֤ילָהcha.Li.lahH2486beit,farחָלִ֙ילָה֙cha.Li.lahH2486beitfromme,thatIshouldswallowאֲבַלַּ֖ע'a.va.La'H1104upordestroyאַשְׁחִֽית׃'ash.ChitH7843.

21Thematterהַדָּבָ֗רha.da.VarH1697isnotsoכֵ֣ןkhenH3651:butamanאִישׁ֩'ishH376ofthehill-countryofEphraimאֶפְרַ֜יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,Shebaשֶׁ֧בַעShe.va'H7652thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofBichribynameשְׁמ֗וֹshe.MoH8034, hathliftedנָשָׂ֤אna.Sa'H5375uphishandיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027againstthekingבַּמֶּ֣לֶךְba.Me.lekhH4428,evenagainstDavidבְּדָוִ֔דbe.da.VidH1732;deliverhimonlyלְבַדּ֔וֹle.va.DoH905,andIwilldepartfromthecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892.Andthewomanהָֽאִשָּׁה֙ha.'i.ShahH802saidH559untoJoabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097,Behold,hisheadרֹאשׁ֛וֹro.ShoH7218shallbethrownH7993totheeoverthewallהַחוֹמָֽה׃ha.cho.MahH2346.

22Thenthewomanהָאִשָּׁ֨הha.'i.ShahH802wentH935untoallthepeopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971inherwisdomבְּחָכְמָתָ֗הּbe.cha.khe.ma.TahH2451.Andtheycutוַֽיִּכְרְת֞וּvai.yikh.re.TuH3772offtheheadרֹ֨אשׁroshH7218ofShebaשֶׁ֤בַעShe.va'H7652thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofBichri,andthrewH7993itouttoJoabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097.AndheblewH8628thetrumpetבַּשּׁוֹפָ֔רba.sho.FarH7782,andtheyweredispersedfromthecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892,everymanH376tohistentלְאֹהָלָ֑יוle.'o.ha.LavH168.AndJoabוְיוֹאָ֛בve.yo.'AvH3097returnedשָׁ֥בshavH7725toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389untothekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ סha.Me.lekhH4428.

23NowJoabוְיוֹאָ֕בve.yo.'AvH3097wasoverallthehostH6635ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;andBenaiahוּבְנָיָה֙u.ve.na.YahH1141thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJehoiadaיְה֣וֹיָדָ֔עye.Ho.ya.Da'H3077wasovertheCherethitesandoverthePelethites;

24andAdoramוַאֲדֹרָ֖םva.'a.do.RamH151wasoverthemensubjecttotaskwork;andJehoshaphatוִיהוֹשָׁפָ֥טvi.ho.sha.FatH3092thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAhiludאֲחִיל֖וּד'a.chi.LudH286wastherecorderהַמַּזְכִּֽיר׃ha.maz.KirH2142;

25andShevawasscribeH5608;andZadokוְצָד֥וֹקve.tza.DokH6659andAbiatharוְאֶבְיָתָ֖רve.'ev.ya.TarH54werepriestsכֹּהֲנִֽים׃ko.ha.NimH3548;

26andalsoוְגַ֗םve.GamH1571Iraעִירָא֙'i.Ra'H5896theJairitewasH1961chiefminister untoDavidלְדָוִֽד׃ סle.da.VidH1732.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 20

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