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2 Samuel 5

1ThencameH935allthetribesH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478toDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732untoHebronחֶבְר֑וֹנָהchev.Ro.nahH2275,andspake,sayingH559,Behold,wearethyboneעַצְמְךָ֥'atz.me.KhaH6106andthyfleshוּֽבְשָׂרְךָ֖u.ve.sa.re.KhaH1320.

2Intimes past,whenSaulשָׁא֥וּלsha.'UlH7586wasH1961kingמֶ֙לֶךְ֙Me.lekhH4428overus,itwasH1961thouthatleddestoutandbroughtestinIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:andJehovahsaidH559tothee, Thou shaltbeH1961shepherdתִרְעֶ֤הtir.'EhH7462ofmypeopleעַמִּי֙'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andthou shaltbeH1961princeH5057overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

3Soalltheeldersזִקְנֵ֨יzik.NeiH2205ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478cameH935tothekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428toHebronחֶבְר֔וֹנָהchev.Ro.nahH2275;andkingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֥דda.VidH1732madeH3772acovenantבְּרִ֛יתbe.RitH1285withtheminHebronבְּחֶבְר֖וֹןbe.chev.RonH2275beforeJehovah:andtheyanointedוַיִּמְשְׁח֧וּvai.yim.she.ChuH4886Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732kingלְמֶ֖לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

4Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732wasthirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםshe.lo.ShimH7970yearsשָׁנָ֛הsha.NahH8141oldwhenhebegantoreignH4427,andhereignedH4427fortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141.

5InHebronבְּחֶבְרוֹן֙be.chev.rOnH2275hereignedמָלַ֣ךְma.LakhH4427overJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063sevenשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִ֖יםsha.NimH8141andsixוְשִׁשָּׁ֣הve.shi.ShahH8337monthsחֳדָשִׁ֑יםcho.da.ShimH2320;andinJerusalemוּבִירוּשָׁלִַ֣םu.vi.ru.sha.LimH3389hereignedמָלַ֗ךְma.LakhH4427thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֤יםshe.lo.ShimH7970andthreeוְשָׁלֹשׁ֙ve.sha.LoshH7969yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141overallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478andJudahוִיהוּדָֽה׃vi.hu.DahH3063.

6Andthekingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428andhismenH376wentH935toJerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389againsttheJebusites,theinhabitantsיוֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427ofthelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,whospake untoDavidלְדָוִ֤דle.da.VidH1732,sayingH559,ExceptthoutakeawayH5493theblindהַעִוְרִ֤יםha.'iv.RimH5787andthelame, thou shaltnotcomeתָב֣וֹאta.Vo'H935inhither;thinking,Davidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732cannotcomeיָב֥וֹאya.Vo'H935inhither.

7NeverthelessDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732tookH3920thestrongholdofZionצִיּ֑וֹןtzi.YonH6726;thesameisthecityעִ֥יר'irH5892ofDavidדָּוִֽד׃da.VidH1732.

8AndDavidH1732saidH559onthatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117, Whosoever smiteththeJebusites,lethimgetuptothewatercourse,andsmitethelameהַפִּסְחִים֙ha.pis.ChimH6455andtheblindהַ֣עִוְרִ֔יםha.'iv.RimH5787,thatarehatedשְׂנֻאֵ֖יse.novH8130ofDavid’ssoulH5315. WhereforetheysayH559,Therearetheblindעִוֵּ֣ר'i.VerH5787andthelameוּפִסֵּ֔חַu.fi.Se.achH6455;hecannotcomeH935intothehouseהַבָּֽיִת׃ha.Ba.yitH1004.

9AndDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732dweltוַיֵּ֤שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427inthestronghold,andcalledוַיִּקְרָא־vai.yik.ra'-H7121itthecityעִ֣יר'irH5892ofDavidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732.AndDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732builtH1129roundסָבִ֔יבsa.VivH5439aboutfromMilloהַמִּלּ֖וֹאha.mi.Lo'H4407andinward.

10AndDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732waxedgreaterH1419andgreaterH1419;forJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,waswithhim.

11AndHiramחִירָ֨םchi.RamH2438kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofTyreצֹ֥רtzorH6865sentH7971messengersמַלְאָכִים֮mal.'a.KhimH4397toDavidדָּוִד֒da.VidH1732,andcedar-trees,andcarpenters,andmasons;andtheybuiltH1129Davidלְדָוִֽד׃le.da.VidH1732ahouseבַ֖יִתVa.yitH1004.

12AndDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732perceivedthatJehovahhadestablishedH3559himkingלְמֶ֖לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428overIsraelH3478,andthathehadexaltedhiskingdomמַמְלַכְתּ֔וֹmam.lakh.ToH4467forhispeopleעַמּ֥וֹa.MoH5971Israel’ssakeבַּעֲב֖וּרba.'a.VurH5668.

13AndDavidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732tookH3947himmoreconcubinesH6370andwivesH802outofJerusalemמִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םmi.Ru.sha.LimH3389,afterhewascomeH935fromHebronמֵחֶבְר֑וֹןme.chev.RonH2275;andtherewereyetH5750sonsבָּנִ֥יםba.NimH1121anddaughtersוּבָנֽוֹת׃u.va.NotH1323bornH3205toDavidלְדָוִ֖דle.da.VidH1732.

14AndthesearethenamesH8034ofthosethatwerebornuntohiminJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389:Shammuaשַׁמּ֣וּעַsha.Mu.a'H8051,andShobabוְשׁוֹבָ֔בve.sho.VavH7727,andNathanוְנָתָ֖ןve.na.TanH5416,andSolomonוּשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃u.she.lo.MohH8010,

15andIbharוְיִבְחָ֥רve.yiv.CharH2984,andElishuaוֶאֱלִישׁ֖וּעַve.'e.li.Shu.a'H474,andNephegוְנֶ֥פֶגve.Ne.fegH5298,andJaphiaוְיָפִֽיעַ׃ve.ya.Fi.a'H3309,

16andElishamaוֶאֱלִישָׁמָ֥עve.'e.li.sha.Ma'H476,andEliadaוְאֶלְיָדָ֖עve.'el.ya.Da'H450,andElipheletוֶאֱלִיפָֽלֶט׃ פve.'e.li.Fa.letH467.

17AndwhenthePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.lish.TimH6430heardH8085thattheyhadanointedמָשְׁח֨וּma.she.ChuH4886Davidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732kingלְמֶ֙לֶךְ֙le.Me.lekhH4428overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,allthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםpe.lish.TimH6430wentH5927uptoseekלְבַקֵּ֣שׁle.va.KeshH1245Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732;andDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732heardH8085ofit,andwentH5927downוַיֵּ֖רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381tothestronghold.

18NowthePhilistinesוּפְלִשְׁתִּ֖יםu.fe.lish.TimH6430hadcomeH935andspreadוַיִּנָּטְשׁ֖וּvai.yi.na.te.ShuH5203themselvesinthevalleyבְּעֵ֥מֶקbe.'E.mekH6010ofRephaimרְפָאִֽים׃re.fa.'ImH7497.

19AndDavidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732inquiredofJehovah,sayingH559,ShallIgoהַאֶֽעֱלֶה֙ha.'e.'e.LehH5927upagainstthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430? wilt thoudeliverthemintomyhandבְּיָדִ֑יbe.ya.DiH3027?AndJehovahsaidH559untoDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732,Goעֲלֵ֔ה'a.LehH5927up;forIwillcertainlydeliverthePhilistinesהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםha.pe.lish.TimH6430intothyhandבְּיָדֶֽךָ׃be.ya.De.khaH3027.

20AndDavidדָוִ֥דda.VidH1732cameH935toBaal-perazimH1188,andDavidדָּוִד֒da.VidH1732smotethemthere;andhesaidH559,JehovahhathbrokenH6555mineenemiesאֹיְבַ֛י'o.ye.VaiH341beforeme,likethebreachH6556ofwatersמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325.ThereforeH3651hecalledקָרָ֛אka.Ra'H7121thenameשֵֽׁם־shem-H8034ofthatplaceהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725Baal-perazimH1188.

21AndtheyleftH5800theirimagesthere;andDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732andhismenH376tookH5375themawayH5375.

22AndthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםpe.lish.TimH6430cameH5927upyetH5750againע֛וֹדodH5750,andspreadוַיִּנָּֽטְשׁ֖וּvai.yi.na.te.ShuH5203themselvesinthevalleyבְּעֵ֥מֶקbe.'E.mekH6010ofRephaimרְפָאִֽים׃re.fa.'ImH7497.

23AndwhenDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732inquiredofJehovah,hesaidH559, Thou shaltnotgoוּבָ֥אתָu.Va.taH935up:makeacircuitbehindthem,andcomeH935uponthemoveragainstthemulberry-trees.

24Anditshallbeוִ֠יהִיVi.hiH1961,whenthou hearestthesoundק֧וֹלKolH6963ofmarchinginthetopsבְּרָאשֵׁ֥יbe.ra.SheiH7218ofthemulberry-trees,thatthenאָ֣ז'azH227thou shalt bestir thyself;forthenאָ֗ז'AzH227isJehovahgoneH3318outbeforetheetosmitethehostofthePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּֽים׃fe.lish.TimH6430.

25AndDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732didsoכֵּ֔ןKenH3651,asJehovahcommandedצִוָּ֖הוּtzi.Va.huH6680him,andsmotethePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430fromGebaמִגֶּ֖בַעmi.Ge.va'H1387untilthoucomeH935toGezerגָֽזֶר׃ פGa.zerH1507.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 5

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