American Standard Version

2 Samuel 3

1NowtherewasH1961longאֲרֻכָּ֔ה'a.ru.KahH752warהַמִּלְחָמָה֙ha.mil.cha.MahH4421betweenthehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586andthehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofDavidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732:andDavidוְדָוִד֙ve.da.VidH1732waxedstrongerוְחָזֵ֔קve.cha.ZekH2390andstrongerH2390,butthehouseוּבֵ֥יתu.VeitH1004ofSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586waxedweakerוְדַלִּֽים׃ סve.da.LimH1800andweakerH1800.

2AnduntoDavidלְדָוִ֛דle.da.VidH1732wereH1961sonsבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121bornH3205inHebronבְּחֶבְר֑וֹןbe.chev.RonH2275:andhisfirst-bornwasH1961Amnonאַמְנ֔וֹן'am.NonH550,ofAhinoamלַאֲחִינֹ֖עַםla.'a.chi.No.'amH293theJezreelitess;

3andhissecondוּמִשְׁנֵ֣הוּu.mish.Ne.huH4932,Chileab,ofAbigailלַאֲֽבִיגַ֕יִלla.'a.vi.gelH26thewifeאֵ֖שֶׁת'E.shetH802ofNabalנָבָ֣לna.ValH5037theCarmeliteהַֽכַּרְמְלִ֑יha.kar.me.LiH3761;andthethirdוְהַשְּׁלִשִׁי֙ve.ha.she.li.ShiH7992,Absalomאַבְשָׁל֣וֹם'av.sha.LomH53thesonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121ofMaacahמַעֲכָ֔הma.'a.KhahH4601thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofTalmaiתַּלְמַ֖יtal.MaiH8526kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofGeshurגְּשֽׁוּר׃ge.ShurH1650;

4andthefourthוְהָרְבִיעִ֖יve.ha.re.vi.'IH7243,Adonijahאֲדֹנִיָּ֣ה'a.do.ni.YahH138thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofHaggithחַגִּ֑יתcha.GitH2294;andthefifthוְהַחֲמִישִׁ֖יve.ha.cha.mi.ShiH2549,Shephatiahשְׁפַטְיָ֥הshe.fat.YahH8203thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofAbitalאֲבִיטָֽל׃'a.vi.TalH37;

5andthesixthוְהַשִּׁשִּׁ֣יve.hash.shi.ShiH8345,Ithreamיִתְרְעָ֔םyit.re.'AmH3507,ofEglahלְעֶגְלָ֖הle.'eg.LahH5698,David’swifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802.ThesewerebornH3205toDavidH1732inHebronבְּחֶבְרֽוֹן׃ פbe.chev.RonH2275.

6Anditcametopass,whiletherewasH1961warהַמִּלְחָמָ֔הha.mil.cha.MahH4421betweenthehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586andthehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofDavidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732,thatAbnerוְאַבְנֵ֛רve.'av.NerH74madeH2388himselfstrongH2388inthehouseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004ofSaulשָׁאֽוּל׃sha.'UlH7586.

7NowSaulוּלְשָׁא֣וּלu.le.sha.'UlH7586hadaconcubineפִּלֶ֔גֶשׁpi.Le.geshH6370,whosenameוּשְׁמָ֖הּu.she.MahH8034wasRizpahרִצְפָּ֣הritz.PahH7532,thedaughterבַת־vat-H1323ofAiahאַיָּ֑ה'ai.YahH345:andIsh-boshethsaidH559toAbnerאַבְנֵ֔ר'av.NerH74, Wherefore hast thougoneH935inuntomyfather’sאָבִֽי׃'a.ViH1concubineפִּילֶ֥גֶשׁpi.Le.geshH6370?

8ThenwasAbnerלְאַבְנֵ֨רle.'av.NerH74veryH3966wrothforthewordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697ofIsh-boshethH378,andsaidH559,AmIadog’sכֶּ֥לֶבKe.levH3611headהֲרֹ֨אשׁha.RoshH7218thatbelongethtoJudahלִֽיהוּדָה֒li.hu.DahH3063?Thisdayהַיּ֨וֹםhai.YomH3117doIshowkindnessuntothehouseבֵּ֣ית׀beitH1004ofSaulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586thyfatherאָבִ֗יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1,tohisbrethren,andtohisfriendsמֵ֣רֵעֵ֔הוּme.re.'E.huH4828,andhavenotdeliveredtheeintothehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027ofDavidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732;andyetthou chargestmethisdayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117withafaultconcerningthiswomanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802.

9Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430dosoכֵ֖ןkhenH3651toAbnerלְאַבְנֵ֔רle.'av.NerH74,andmorealso,if,asJehovahhathswornH7650toDavidלְדָוִ֔דle.da.VidH1732,IdonotevensoH3651tohim;

10totransferthekingdomהַמַּמְלָכָ֖הha.mam.la.KhahH4467fromthehouseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004ofSaulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586,andtosetH6965upthethroneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678ofDavidדָוִ֗דda.VidH1732overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478andoverJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,fromDanמִדָּ֖ןmi.DanH1835eventoBeer-sheba.

11AndhecouldnotanswerAbnerאַבְנֵ֖ר'av.NerH74anotherwordדָּבָ֑רda.VarH1697,becausehefearedמִיִּרְאָת֖וֹmi.yir.'a.ToH3372him.

12AndAbnerאַבְנֵ֨ר'av.NerH74sentH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֧ים׀mal.'a.KhimH4397toDavidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732onhisbehalf,sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559,Whoseisthelandאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776?sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559also,Makeכָּרְתָ֤הka.re.TahH3772thyleaguewithme,and,behold,myhandיָדִ֣יya.DiH3027shallbewiththee,tobringלְהָסֵ֥בle.ha.SevH5437aboutallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478unto thee.

13AndhesaidH559,Well;Iwillmakeאֶכְרֹ֥ת'ekh.RotH3772aleaguewiththee;butoneאֶחָ֡ד'e.ChadH259thingדָּבָ֣רda.VarH1697Irequireofthee:thatis, thou shaltnotseeתִרְאֶ֣הtir.'EhH7200myfaceH6440,exceptthoufirstbringH935Michalמִיכַ֣לmi.KhalH4324,Saul’sdaughterבַּת־bat-H1323,whenthou comesttoseeלִרְא֥וֹתlir.'otH7200myfaceH6440.

14AndDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732sentH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֔יםmal.'a.KhimH4397toIsh-boshethH378,Saul’ssonבֶּן־ben-H1121,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Delivermemywifeאִשְׁתִּי֙'ish.TiH802Michalמִיכַ֔לmi.KhalH4324,whomIbetrothedאֵרַ֣שְׂתִּי'e.Ras.tiH781tomeforahundredבְּמֵאָ֖הbe.me.'AhH3967foreskinsעָרְל֥וֹתa.re.LotH6190ofthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃pe.lish.TimH6430.

15AndIsh-boshethH378sentH7971,andtookH3947herfromherhusbandאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376, evenfromPaltielפַּלְטִיאֵ֥לpal.ti.'ElH6409thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofLaish.

16Andherhusbandאִישָׁ֗הּ'i.ShahH376wentH1980withher,weepingוּבָכֹ֛הu.va.KhohH1058ashewentH1980,andfollowedhertoBahurimבַּֽחֻרִ֑יםba.chu.RimH980.ThensaidH559Abnerאַבְנֵ֛ר'av.NerH74untohim,GoH1980,returnשׁ֖וּבshuvH7725:andhereturnedוַיָּשֹֽׁב׃vai.ya.ShoH7725.

17AndAbnerאַבְנֵ֣ר'av.NerH74hadcommunicationwiththeeldersזִקְנֵ֥יzik.NeiH2205ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Intimespastyesoughtמְבַקְשִׁ֧יםme.vak.ShimH1245forDavidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732tobeH1961kingלְמֶ֖לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428overyou:

18nowH6258thendoit;forJehovahhathspokenofDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732,sayingH559,Bythehandבְּיַ֣ד׀be.YadH3027ofmyservantעַבְדִּ֗י'av.DiH5650Davidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732IwillsaveH3467mypeopleעַמִּ֤י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478outofthehandמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027ofthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430,andoutofthehandוּמִיַּ֖דu.mi.YadH3027ofalltheirenemiesאֹיְבֵיהֶֽם׃'o.ye.vei.HemH341.

19AndAbnerאַבְנֵ֖ר'av.NerH74alsoגַּם־gam-H1571spakeintheearsבְּאָזְנֵ֣יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241ofBenjaminבִנְיָמִ֑יןvin.ya.MinH1144:andAbnerאַבְנֵ֗ר'av.NerH74wentalsoגַּם־gam-H1571tospeakH1696intheearsבְּאָזְנֵ֤יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241ofDavidדָוִד֙da.VidH1732inHebronבְּחֶבְר֔וֹןbe.chev.RonH2275allthatseemedgoodH2896toIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andtothewholehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofBenjaminבִּנְיָמִֽן׃bin.ya.MinH1144.

20SoAbnerאַבְנֵ֤ר'av.NerH74cameH935toDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732toHebronחֶבְר֔וֹןchev.RonH2275,andtwentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים'es.RimH6242menH376withhim.AndDavidדָּוִ֧דda.VidH1732madeH6213Abnerלְאַבְנֵ֛רle.'av.NerH74andthemenH376thatwerewithhimafeastמִשְׁתֶּֽה׃mish.TehH4960.

21AndAbnerאַבְנֵ֣ר'av.NerH74saidH559untoDavidדָּוִ֡דda.VidH1732,Iwillariseאָק֣וּמָה׀'a.Ku.mahH6965andgoH7971,andwillgatherוְאֶקְבְּצָה֩ve.'ek.be.TzahH6908allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478untomylordאֲדֹנִ֨י'a.do.NiH113thekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,thattheymaymakeוְיִכְרְת֤וּve.yikh.re.TuH3772acovenantבְּרִ֔יתbe.RitH1285withthee,andthatthou mayestreignוּמָ֣לַכְתָּ֔u.Ma.lakh.taH4427overallthatthysoulH5315desireth.AndDavidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732sentH7971Abnerאַבְנֵ֖ר'av.NerH74awayוַיְּשַׁלַּ֥חvai.ye.sha.LachH7971;andhewentinpeaceבְּשָׁלֽוֹם׃be.sha.LomH7965.

22And,behold,theservantsעַבְדֵ֨י'av.DeiH5650ofDavidדָוִ֤דda.VidH1732andJoabוְיוֹאָב֙ve.yo.'AvH3097cameH935fromaforay,andbroughtH935inagreatH7227spoilH7998withthem:butAbnerוְאַבְנֵ֗רve.'av.NerH74wasnotwithDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732inHebronבְּחֶבְר֔וֹןbe.chev.RonH2275;forhehadsentH7971himawayשִׁלְּח֖וֹshi.le.ChoH7971,andhewasgoneH935inpeaceבְּשָׁלֽוֹם׃be.sha.LomH7965.

23WhenH834Joabוְיוֹאָ֛בve.yo.'AvH3097andallthehostH6635thatwaswithhimwerecomeH935,theytoldH5046Joabלְיוֹאָב֙le.yo.'AvH3097,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Abnerאַבְנֵ֤ר'av.NerH74thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNerנֵר֙nerH5369cameH935tothekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,andhehathsentH7971himawayוַֽיְשַׁלְּחֵ֖הוּvay.sha.le.Che.huH7971,andheisgoneH935inpeaceבְּשָׁלֽוֹם׃be.sha.LomH7965.

24ThenJoabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097cameH935tothekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,andsaidH559,Whathast thoudone?behold,Abnerאַבְנֵר֙'av.NerH74cameH935unto thee;whyH4100isitthatthou hastsentשִׁלַּחְתּ֖וֹshi.lach.ToH7971himawayH7971,andheisquitegoneH1980?

25Thou knowestAbnerאַבְנֵ֣ר'av.NerH74thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNerנֵ֔רNerH5369,thathecameH935todeceive thee,andtoknowH3045thygoingH935outandthycomingH935in,andtoknowH3045allthatthou doest.

26AndwhenJoabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097wascomeH3318outfromDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732,hesentH7971messengersמַלְאָכִים֙mal.'a.KhimH4397afterAbnerאַבְנֵ֔ר'av.NerH74,andtheybroughtH3318himbackוַיָּשִׁ֥בוּvai.ya.Shi.vuH7725fromthewellofSirah:butDavidוְדָוִ֖דve.da.VidH1732knewH3045itnot.

27AndwhenAbnerאַבְנֵר֙'av.NerH74wasreturnedוַיָּ֤שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725toHebronחֶבְר֔וֹןchev.RonH2275,Joabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097tookhimasideוַיַּטֵּ֤הוּvai.ya.Te.huH5186intothemidstH8432ofthegateהַשַּׁ֔עַרha.Sha.'arH8179tospeakלְדַבֵּ֥רle.da.BerH1696withhimquietly,andsmotehimthereinthebody,sothathediedH4191,forthebloodבְּדַ֖םbe.DamH1818ofAsahelH6214hisbrotherאָחִֽיו׃'a.ChivH251.

28Andafterward,whenDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732heardH8085it,hesaidH559,Iandmykingdomוּמַמְלַכְתִּ֛יu.mam.lakh.TiH4467areguiltlessbeforeJehovahforeverH5703ofthebloodמִדְּמֵ֖יmi.de.MeiH1818ofAbnerאַבְנֵ֥ר'av.NerH74thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNerנֵֽר׃NerH5369:

29letitfallוְנֹפֵ֥לve.no.FelH5307upontheheadרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218ofJoabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097,anduponallhisfather’sאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004;andlettherenotfailfromthehouseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004ofJoabיוֹאָ֡בyo.'AvH3097onethathathanissue,orthatisaleper,orthatleanethonastaff,orthatfallethbytheswordבַּחֶ֖רֶבba.Che.revH2719,orthatlackethbreadלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899.

30SoJoabוְיוֹאָב֙ve.yo.'AvH3097andAbishaiוַאֲבִישַׁ֣יva.'a.vi.ShaiH52hisbrotherאָחִ֔יו'a.ChivH251slewH2026Abnerלְאַבְנֵ֑רle.'av.NerH74,becausehehadkilledהָרְג֖וּha.re.GuH2026theirbrotherאֲחִיהֶ֛ם'a.chi.HemH251Asahelעֲשָׂהאֵ֧ל'a.sa.h.'ElH6214atGibeonבְּגִבְע֖וֹןbe.giv.'onH1391inthebattleבַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ פba.mil.cha.MahH4421.

31AndDavidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732saidH559toJoabיוֹאָ֜בyo.'AvH3097,andtoallthepeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971thatwerewithhim,RendyourclothesH899,andgirdוְחִגְר֣וּve.chig.RuH2296youwithsackclothשַׂקִּ֔יםsa.KimH8242,andmournוְסִפְד֖וּve.sif.DuH5594beforeAbnerאַבְנֵ֑ר'av.NerH74.Andkingוְהַמֶּ֣לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732followedthebier.

32AndtheyburiedH6912Abnerאַבְנֵ֖ר'av.NerH74inHebronבְּחֶבְר֑וֹןbe.chev.RonH2275:andthekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428liftedוַיִשָּׂ֧אva.yi.Sa'H5375uphisvoiceקוֹל֗וֹko.LoH6963,andweptH1058atthegraveקֶ֣בֶרKe.verH6913ofAbnerאַבְנֵ֔ר'av.NerH74;andallthepeopleהָעָֽם׃ פha.'AmH5971weptH1058.

33Andthekingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428lamentedforAbnerאַבְנֵ֖ר'av.NerH74,andsaidH559,ShouldAbnerאַבְנֵֽר׃'av.NerH74dieיָמ֥וּתya.MutH4191asafoolנָבָ֖לna.ValH5036dieth?

34Thyhandsיָדֶ֣ךָya.De.khaH3027werenotboundH631,northyfeetH7272putintofettersלִנְחֻשְׁתַּ֣יִםlin.chush.Ta.yimH5178:Asamanfallethbeforethechildrenofiniquity,sodidst thoufallH5307.Andallthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971weptלִבְכּ֥וֹתliv.KotH1058againoverhim.

35Andallthepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971cameH935tocauseDavidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732toeatלְהַבְר֧וֹתle.hav.RotH1262breadלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899whileitwasyetH5750dayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117;butDavidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732sware,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430dosotome,andmorealso,ifItasteאֶטְעַם־'et.'am-H2938breadלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899,oraughtelse, tillthesunהַשֶּׁ֛מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121bedown.

36Andallthepeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971tooknoticeofit,anditpleasedthem;aswhatsoeverthekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428didpleasedallthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971.

37Soallthepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971andallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478understoodthatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117thatitwasH1961notofthekingמֵֽהַמֶּ֔לֶךְme.ha.Me.lekhH4428toslayAbnerאַבְנֵ֥ר'av.NerH74thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNerנֵֽר׃ פNerH5369.

38Andthekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559untohisservantsעֲבָדָ֑יו'a.va.DavH5650,Knowתֵדְע֔וּte.de.'UH3045yenotthatthereisaprinceH8269andagreatוְגָד֗וֹלve.ga.DolH1419manfallenH5307thisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478?

39AndIamthisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117weakרַךְ֙raKhH7390, thoughanointedוּמָשׁ֣וּחַu.ma.Shu.achH4886kingמֶ֔לֶךְMe.lekhH4428;andthesemenH376thesonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofZeruiahצְרוּיָ֖הtze.ru.YahH6870aretoohardקָשִׁ֣יםka.ShimH7186forme:JehovahrewardH7999theevil-doeraccordingtohiswickednessH7451.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 3

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