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2 Samuel 23

1Nowthesearethelastהָאַֽחֲרֹנִ֑יםha.'a.cha.ro.NimH314wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697ofDavidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732.Davidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJesseיִשַׁ֗יyi.ShaiH3448saith,Andthemanהַגֶּ֙בֶר֙ha.Ge.verH1397whowasraisedH6965onhighsaith,Theanointedמְשִׁ֙יחַ֙me.Shi.achH4899oftheGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofJacobיַֽעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290,AndthesweetpsalmistofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478:

2TheSpiritר֥וּחַRu.achH7307ofJehovahspakebyme,Andhiswordwasuponmytongueלְשׁוֹנִֽי׃le.sho.NiH3956.

3TheGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidH559,TheRockצ֣וּרtzurH6697ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478spaketome:OnethatrulethovermenH120righteously,Thatrulethinthefearיִרְאַ֥תyir.'AtH3374ofGodאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430,

4Heshallbeasthelightוּכְא֥וֹרu.khe.'orH216ofthemorningבֹּ֖קֶרBo.kerH1242,whenthesunשָׁ֑מֶשׁSha.meshH8121riseth,Amorningבֹּ֚קֶרBo.kerH1242withoutcloudsעָב֔וֹתa.VotH5645,WhenthetendergrassH1877springeth outoftheearthמֵאָֽרֶץ׃me.'A.retzH776,Throughclearshiningafterrainמִמָּטָ֖רmi.ma.TarH4306.

5Verilymyhouseבֵּיתִ֖יbei.TiH1004isnotsoH3651withGodאֵ֑ל'ElH410;YethehathmadeH7760withmeaneverlastingcovenantבְרִ֨יתve.RitH1285, Orderedinallthings,andsure:Foritisallmysalvationיִשְׁעִ֥יyish.'IH3468,andallmydesireחֵ֖פֶץChe.fetzH2656,Althoughhemakethitnottogrowיַצְמִֽיחַ׃yatz.Mi.achH6779.

6Buttheungodlyshallbeallofthemasthornsכְּק֥וֹץke.KotzH6975tobethrustawayH3947,Becausetheycannotbetakenיִקָּֽחוּ׃yi.Ka.chuH3947withthehandבְיָ֖דve.YadH3027;

7ButthemanH376thattoucheththemMustbearmedwithironבַרְזֶ֖לvar.ZelH1270andthestaffofaspearחֲנִ֑יתcha.NitH2595:AndtheyshallbeutterlyburnedH8313withfireוּבָאֵ֕שׁu.va.'EshH784intheirplace.

8ThesearethenamesH8034ofthemightyH1368menH1368whomDavidלְדָוִ֑דle.da.VidH1732had:Josheb-basshebethaTahchemonite,chiefרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218ofthecaptains;thesamewasAdinotheEznite,againsteightשְׁמֹנֶ֥הshe.mo.NehH8083hundredH3967slainחָלָ֖לcha.LalH2491atoneאֶחָֽת׃ ס'e.chadH259timeבְּפַ֥עַםbe.Fa.'amH6471.

9AndafterhimwasEleazarאֶלְעָזָ֥ר'el.'a.ZarH499thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofDodaithesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofanAhohiteH266,oneH376ofthethreeבִּשְׁלֹשָׁ֨הbish.lo.ShahH7969mightyH1368menאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376withDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732,whentheydefiedthePhilistinesבַּפְּלִשְׁתִּיםba.pe.lish.timH6430thatweretheregatheredנֶאֶסְפוּ־ne.'es.fu-H622togethertobattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֔הla.mil.cha.MahH4421,andthemenH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478weregoneH5927away.

10HearoseH6965,andsmotethePhilistinesבַּפְּלִשְׁתִּ֜יםba.pe.lish.TimH6430untilhishandיָד֗וֹya.DoH3027waswearyיָגְעָ֣הya.ge.'AhH3021,andhishandיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027clave untotheswordהַחֶ֔רֶבha.Che.revH2719;andJehovahwroughtagreatגְדוֹלָ֖הge.do.LahH1419victoryH8668thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117;andthepeopleוְהָעָ֛םve.ha.'AmH5971returnedיָשֻׁ֥בוּya.Shu.vuH7725afterhimonlyאַךְ־'akh-H389totakespoil.

11AndafterhimwasH1961Shammahthesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofAgeeaHarariteהָרָרִ֑יha.ra.RiH2043.AndthePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֜יםfe.lish.TimH6430wereH1961gatheredוַיֵּאָסְפ֨וּvai.ye.'a.se.FuH622togetherintoatroop,wherewasH1961aplotofgroundfullH4395oflentilsעֲדָשִׁ֔ים'a.da.ShimH5742;andthepeopleוְהָעָ֥םve.ha.'AmH5971fledH5127fromthePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּֽים׃fe.lish.TimH6430.

12Buthestoodוַיִּתְיַצֵּ֤בvai.yit.ya.TzevH3320inthemidstH8432oftheplot,anddefendedit,andslewthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430;andJehovahwroughtagreatגְדוֹלָֽה׃ סge.do.LahH1419victoryH8668.

13Andthreeofthethirtyמֵהַשְּׁלֹשִׁ֣יםme.ha.she.lo.ShimH7970chiefH7218menwentH935downוַיֵּרְד֨וּvai.ye.re.DuH3381,andcameH935toDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732intheharvestקָצִיר֙ka.TzirH7105timeuntothecaveמְעָרַ֖תme.'a.RatH4631ofAdullamעֲדֻלָּ֑ם'a.du.LamH5725;andthetroopofthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430wasencampedחֹנָ֖הcho.NahH2583inthevalleyבְּעֵ֥מֶקbe.'E.mekH6010ofRephaimH7497.

14AndDavidוְדָוִ֖דve.da.VidH1732wasthenאָ֣ז'azH227inthestronghold;andthegarrisonוּמַצַּ֣בu.ma.TzavH4673ofthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430wasthenאָ֖ז'azH227inBeth-lehem.

15AndDavidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732longed,andsaidH559,OhthatoneH834wouldgiveיַשְׁקֵ֣נִיyash.Ke.niH8248mewaterמַ֔יִםMa.yimH4325todrinkH8248ofthewellמִבֹּ֥ארmi.BorH877ofBeth-lehem,whichisbythegateבַּשָּֽׁעַר׃ba.Sha.'arH8179!

16Andthethreeשְׁלֹ֨שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969mightyH1368menH1368brakethroughthehostofthePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.lish.TimH6430,anddrewH7579waterמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325outofthewellמִבֹּ֤ארmi.BorH877ofBeth-lehem,thatwasbythegateבַּשַּׁ֔עַרba.Sha.'arH8179,andtookH5375it,andbroughtH935ittoDavidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732:buthewouldאָבָה֙'a.VahH14notdrinkלִשְׁתּוֹתָ֔םlish.to.TamH8354thereof,butpoureditoutuntoJehovah.

17AndhesaidH559,Beitfarחָלִילָה֩cha.li.LahH2486fromme,OJehovah,thatIshoulddothis:shallIdrinkלִשְׁתּוֹתָ֑םlish.to.TamH8354thebloodהֲדַ֤םha.DamH1818ofthemenH376thatwentH1980injeopardyoftheirlivesH5315?thereforehewouldאָבָ֖ה'a.VahH14notdrinkH8354it.Thesethingsאֵ֣לֶּה'E.lehH428didthethreeשְׁלֹ֖שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969mightyH1368menH376.

18AndAbishaiוַאֲבִישַׁ֞יva.'a.vi.ShaiH52,thebrotherאֲחִ֣י׀'a.ChiH251ofJoabיוֹאָ֣בyo.'AvH3097,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZeruiahצְרוּיָ֗הtze.ru.YahH6870,waschiefרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218ofthethreeהַשְּׁלֹשָׁ֔הha.she.lo.shiH7969.Andhelifteduphisspearחֲנִית֔וֹcha.ni.ToH2595againstthreeשְׁלֹ֥שׁshe.LoshH7969hundredH3967andslewthem,andhadanameשֵׁ֖םshemH8034amongthethreeבַּשְּׁלֹשָֽׁה׃ba.she.lo.ShahH7969.

19WasH1961henotmosthonorableofthethreeהַשְּׁלֹשָׁה֙ha.she.lo.ShahH7969?thereforehewasH1961madeH3513theircaptain: howbeitheattainednotuntothefirstthreeהַשְּׁלֹשָׁ֖הha.she.lo.ShahH7969.

20AndBenaiahוּבְנָיָ֨הוּu.ve.na.Ya.huH1141thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofJehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֧עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofavaliantmanאִֽישׁ־'ish-H376ofKabzeelמִֽקַּבְצְאֵ֑לmi.kav.tze.'ElH6909,whohaddonemightydeedsפְּעָלִ֖יםpe.'a.LimH6467,heslewthetwoשְׁנֵ֤יshe.NeiH8147sonsH1121ofArielofMoabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124:hewentH3381downיָרַ֞דya.RadH3381alsoandslewalionהָאֲרִ֛יha.'a.ri.yahH738inthemidstבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432ofapitהַבֹּ֖ארha.BorH953intimeofsnowהַשָּֽׁלֶג׃ha.Sha.legH7950.

21AndheslewH2026anEgyptianH4713,agoodlymanH376:andtheEgyptianH4713hadaspearחֲנִ֔יתcha.NitH2595inhishandוּבְיַ֤דu.ve.YadH3027;buthewentH3381downוַיֵּ֥רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381tohimwithastaffבַּשָּׁ֑בֶטba.Sha.vetH7626,andpluckedthespearהַחֲנִית֙ha.cha.NitH2595outoftheEgyptian’shandמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027,andslewH2026himwithhisownspearבַּחֲנִיתֽוֹ׃ba.cha.ni.ToH2595.

22Thesethingsאֵ֣לֶּה'E.lehH428didBenaiahבְּנָיָ֖הוּbe.na.Ya.huH1141thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֑עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077,andhadanameשֵׁ֖םshemH8034amongthethreeבִּשְׁלֹשָׁ֥הbish.lo.ShahH7969mightyH1368menH1368.

23Hewasmoreמִן־min-H4480honorablethanthethirtyהַשְּׁלֹשִׁ֣יםha.she.lo.ShimH7970,butheattainednottothefirstthreeהַשְּׁלֹשָׁ֖הha.she.lo.ShahH7969.AndDavidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732setH7760himoverhisguard.

24AsahelH6214thebrotherאֲחִֽי־'a.chi-H251ofJoabיוֹאָ֖בyo.'AvH3097wasoneofthethirtyבַּשְּׁלֹשִׁ֑יםba.she.lo.ShimH7970;Elhananאֶלְחָנָ֥ן'el.cha.NanH445thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofDodoדֹּד֖וֹdo.DoH1734ofBeth-lehem,

25Shammahשַׁמָּה֙sha.MahH8048theHaroditeהַֽחֲרֹדִ֔יha.cha.ro.DiH2733,ElikatheHaroditeהַחֲרֹדִֽי׃ סha.cha.ro.DiH2733,

26Helezחֶ֚לֶץChe.letzH2503thePaltite,Iraעִירָ֥א'i.Ra'H5896thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofIkkeshעִקֵּ֖שׁ'i.KeshH6142theTekoiteהַתְּקוֹעִֽי׃ סha.te.ko.'IH8621,

27Abiezerאֲבִיעֶ֙זֶר֙'a.vi.'E.zerH44theAnathothiteהָֽעַנְּתֹתִ֔יha.'a.ne.to.TiH6069,MebunnaitheHushathiteהַחֻשָׁתִֽי׃ סha.chu.sha.TiH2843,

28Zalmonצַלְמוֹן֙tzal.mOnH6756theAhohiteהָֽאֲחֹחִ֔יha.'a.cho.ChiH266,Maharaiמַהְרַ֖יmah.RaiH4121theNetophathiteהַנְּטֹפָתִֽי׃ סha.ne.to.fa.TiH5200,

29HelebthesonH1121ofBaanahבַּעֲנָ֖הba.'a.NahH1196theNetophathiteהַנְּטֹפָתִ֑י סha.ne.to.fa.TiH5200,Ittaiאִתַּי֙'i.TaiH863thesonH1121ofRibaiרִיבַ֔יri.VaiH7380ofGibeahמִגִּבְעַ֖תmi.giv.'AtH1390ofthechildrenofBenjaminבִנְיָמִֽן׃ סvin.ya.MinH1144,

30Benaiahבְּנָיָ֙הוּ֙be.na.Ya.huH1141aPirathoniteפִּרְעָ֣תֹנִ֔יpir.'A.to.NiH6553,Hiddaiofthebrooks ofGaashגָֽעַשׁ׃ סGa.'ashH1608.

31Abi-albontheArbathiteהָֽעַרְבָתִ֔יha.'ar.va.TiH6164,Azmavethעַזְמָ֖וֶת'az.Ma.vetH5820theBarhumite,

32Eliahbaאֶלְיַחְבָּא֙'el.yach.Ba'H455theShaalboniteהַשַּׁ֣עַלְבֹנִ֔יha.Sha.'al.vo.NiH8170,thesonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofJashen,Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָֽן׃ סye.ho.na.TanH3083,

33Shammahשַׁמָּה֙sha.MahH8048theHarariteH2043,Ahiamאֲחִיאָ֥ם'a.chi.'AmH279thesonH1121ofSharartheArarite,

34Elipheletאֱלִיפֶ֥לֶט'e.li.Fe.letH467thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAhasbai,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121oftheMaacathiteהַמַּֽעֲכָתִ֑י סha.ma.'a.kha.TiH4602,Eliamאֱלִיעָ֥ם'e.li.'AmH463thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAhithophelאֲחִיתֹ֖פֶל'a.chi.To.felH302theGiloniteהַגִּלֹנִֽי׃ סha.gi.lo.NiH1526,

35HezrotheCarmeliteהַֽכַּרְמְלִ֔יha.kar.me.LiH3761,PaaraitheArbite,

36Igalיִגְאָ֤לyig.'AlH3008thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNathanנָתָן֙na.TanH5416ofZobahמִצֹּבָ֔ה סmi.tzo.VahH6678,Baniבָּנִ֖יba.NiH1137theGaditeהַגָּדִֽי׃ סha.ga.DiH1425,

37Zelekצֶ֖לֶקTze.lekH6768theAmmoniteהָעַמֹּנִ֑י סha.'a.mo.NiH5984,Naharaiנַחְרַי֙nach.RaiH5171theBeerothiteהַבְּאֵ֣רֹתִ֔יha.be.'E.ro.TiH886, armorbearerstoJoabיוֹאָ֥בyo.'AvH3097thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZeruiahצְרֻיָֽה׃ סtze.ru.YahH6870,

38Iraעִירָא֙'i.Ra'H5896theIthriteהַיִּתְרִ֔יhai.yit.RiH3505,Garebגָּרֵ֖בga.RevH1619theIthriteהַיִּתְרִֽי׃ סhai.yit.RiH3505,

39Uriahאֽוּרִיָּה֙'u.ri.YahH223theHittiteהַֽחִתִּ֔יha.chi.TiH2850:thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםshe.lo.ShimH7970andsevenוְשִׁבְעָֽה׃ פve.shiv.'AhH7651inall.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 23

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