Berean Standard Bible
1 Chronicles 11
(2 Samuel 5:1–5)
1Then allכָֽל־khol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478came togetherוַיִּקָּבְצ֧וּvai.yi.ka.ve.TzuH6908toאֶל־'el-H413Davidדָּוִ֖ידda.VidH1732at Hebronחֶבְר֣וֹנָהchev.Ro.nahH2275and saidלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Hereהִנֵּ֛הhi.NehH2009weאֲנָֽחְנוּ׃'a.Na.che.nuH587are,your own fleshוּֽבְשָׂרְךָ֖u.ve.sa.re.KhaH1320and bloodעַצְמְךָ֥'atz.me.KhaH6106.
2Evenתְּמ֣וֹלte.MolH1571H8543in times pastשִׁלְשׁ֗וֹםshil.ShomH8032H1571,while Saulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586wasבִּהְי֣וֹתbih.YotH1961kingמֶ֔לֶךְMe.lekhH4428,youאַתָּ֛ה'a.TahH859werethe one who ledהַמּוֹצִ֥יאha.mo.Tzi'H3318Israel outיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478and brought them backוְהַמֵּבִ֖יאve.ha.me.Vi'H935אֶת־'et-H853.And the LORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559, ‘Youאַתָּ֨ה'a.TahH859will shepherdתִרְעֶ֤הtir.'EhH7462אֶת־'et-H853My peopleעַמִּי֙'a.MiH5971אֶת־'et-H853Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and youוְאַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH859will beתִּהְיֶ֣הtih.YehH1961rulerנָגִ֔ידna.GidH5057overעַ֖ל'alH5921themעַמִּ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃'a.Mi Yis.ra.'ElH5971H3478.’”
3So allכָּל־kol-H3605the eldersזִקְנֵ֨יzik.NeiH2205of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478cameוַ֠יָּבֹאוּVai.ya.vo.'uH935toאֶל־'el-H413the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428at Hebronחֶבְר֔וֹנָהchev.Ro.nahH2275, whereבְּחֶבְר֖וֹןbe.chev.RonH2275Davidדָּוִ֥ידda.VidH1732madeוַיִּכְרֹת֩vai.yikh.RotH3772a covenantבְּרִ֛יתbe.RitH1285with thembeforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068.And they anointedוַיִּמְשְׁח֨וּvai.yim.she.ChuH4886אֶת־'et-H853himדָּוִ֤ידda.VidH1732kingלְמֶ֙לֶךְ֙le.Me.lekhH4428overעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,according to the wordכִּדְבַ֥רkid.VarH1697of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068throughבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027Samuelשְׁמוּאֵֽל׃ סshe.mu.'ElH8050.
David Conquers Jerusalem
(2 Samuel 5:6–11)
4Then Davidדָּוִ֧ידda.VidH1732and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the Israelitesיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478marchedוַיֵּ֨לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389(that isהִ֣יאhi'H1931,Jebusיְב֑וּסye.VusH2982),whereוְשָׁם֙ve.ShamH8033the Jebusitesהַיְבוּסִ֔יhay.vu.SiH2983inhabitedיֹשְׁבֵ֖יyo.she.VeiH3427the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.
5The peopleיֹשְׁבֵ֤יyo.she.VeiH3427of Jebusיְבוּס֙ye.VusH2982saidוַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559to Davidלְדָוִ֔ידle.da.VidH1732, “You will neverלֹ֥אlo'H3808get inתָב֖וֹאta.Vo'H935hereהֵ֑נָּהHe.nahH2008.”Nevertheless, Davidדָּוִיד֙da.VidH1732אֶת־'et-H853capturedוַיִּלְכֹּ֤דvai.yil.KodH3920the fortressמְצֻדַ֣תme.tzu.DatH4686of Zionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726(that isהִ֖יאhi'H1931,the Cityעִ֥יר'irH5892of Davidדָּוִֽיד׃da.VidH1732).
6Now Davidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732had saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whoeverכָּל־kol-H3605is the firstבָּרִ֣אשׁוֹנָ֔הba.Ri.sho.NahH7223to strike downמַכֵּ֤הma.KehH5221a Jebusiteיְבוּסִי֙ye.vu.SiH2983will becomeיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961chiefוּלְשָׂ֑רu.le.SarH8269commanderלְרֹ֖אשׁle.RoshH7218.”And Joabיוֹאָ֥בyo.'AvH3097sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zeruiahצְרוּיָ֖הtze.ru.YahH6870went upוַיַּ֧עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927firstבָּרִאשׁוֹנָ֛הba.ri.sho.NahH7223,and he becameוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961the chiefלְרֹֽאשׁ׃le.RoshH7218.
8He built upוַיִּ֤בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129the cityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892around itמִסָּבִ֔יבmi.sa.VivH5439,fromמִן־min-H4480the supporting terracesהַמִּלּ֖וֹאha.mi.Lo'H4407toוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704the surrounding wallהַסָּבִ֑יבha.sa.VivH5439,while Joabוְיוֹאָ֕בve.yo.'AvH3097restoredיְחַיֶּ֖הye.chai.YehH2421אֶת־'et-H853the restשְׁאָ֥רshe.'ArH7605of the cityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.
David’s Mighty Men
(2 Samuel 23:8–39)
10Now theseוְאֵ֨לֶּהve.'E.lehH428werethe chiefsרָאשֵׁ֤יra.SheiH7218of David’sלְדָוִ֔ידle.da.VidH1732mighty menהַגִּבּוֹרִים֙ha.gi.bo.RimH1368,whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834,together withעִמּ֧וֹi.MoH5973allכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,bolsteredלְהַמְלִיכ֑וֹle.ham.li.KhoH4427and strengthenedהַמִּתְחַזְּקִ֨יםha.mit.cha.ze.KimH2388his kingdomבְמַלְכוּת֛וֹve.mal.khu.ToH4438,according toעִם־'im-H5973the wordכִּדְבַ֥רkid.VarH1697of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068concerningעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478.
11Thisוְאֵ֛לֶּהve.'E.lehH428is the listמִסְפַּ֥רmis.ParH4557of David’sלְדָוִ֑ידle.da.VidH1732mighty menהַגִּבֹּרִ֖יםha.gi.bo.RimH1368אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834:Jashobeamיָשָׁבְעָ֣םya.sha.ve.'AmH3434sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Hachmoniחַכְמוֹנִ֗יchakh.mo.NiH2453was chiefרֹ֚אשׁroshH7218of the officersH7970;heהֽוּא־hu'-H1931wieldedעוֹרֵ֧רo.RerH5782אֶת־'et-H853his spearחֲנִית֛וֹcha.ni.ToH2595againstעַל־'al-H5921threeשְׁלֹשׁ־she.losh-H7969hundred menמֵא֥וֹתme.'otH3967,whom he killedחָלָ֖לcha.LalH2491at oneאֶחָֽת׃'e.ChatH259timeבְּפַ֥עַםbe.Fa.'amH6471.
13Heהֽוּא־hu'-H1931wasהָיָ֨הha.YahH1961withעִם־'im-H5973Davidדָּוִ֜ידda.VidH1732at Pas-dammimH6450when the Philistinesוְהַפְּלִשְׁתִּים֙ve.ha.pe.lish.TimH6430gatheredנֶאֱסְפוּ־ne.'es.fu-H622thereשָׁ֣םshamH8033for battleלַמִּלְחָמָ֔הla.mil.cha.MahH4421.Atוַתְּהִ֛יva.te.HiH1961a placeחֶלְקַ֥תchel.KatH2513with a fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704full ofמְלֵאָ֣הme.le.'AhH4392barleyשְׂעוֹרִ֑יםse.'o.RimH8184,the troopsוְהָעָ֥םve.ha.'AmH5971fledנָ֖סוּNa.suH5127fromמִפְּנֵ֥יmi.pe.NeiH6440the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּֽים׃fe.lish.TimH6430.
14But Eleazar and David stationed themselvesוַיִּֽתְיַצְּב֤וּvai.yit.ya.tze.VuH3320in the middleבְתוֹךְ־ve.tokh-H8432of the fieldהַחֶלְקָה֙ha.chel.KahH2513and defended itוַיַּצִּיל֔וּהָvai.ya.tzi.Lu.haH5337.They struck downוַיַּכּ֖וּvai.ya.KuH5221אֶת־'et-H853the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430,and the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068brought aboutוַיּ֥וֹשַׁעvai.Yo.o.sha'H3467a greatגְדוֹלָֽה׃ge.do.LahH1419victoryתְּשׁוּעָ֥הte.shu.'AhH8668.
15Threeשְֽׁלוֹשָׁה֩she.lo.ShahH7969ofמִן־min-H4480the thirtyהַשְּׁלוֹשִׁ֨יםha.she.lo.ShimH7970chief menרֹ֤אשׁroshH7218went downוַיֵּרְד֡וּvai.ye.re.DuH3381toאֶל־'el-H413Davidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732,toעַל־'al-H5921the rockהַצֻּר֙ha.TzurH6697atאֶל־'el-H413the caveמְעָרַ֖תme.'a.RatH4631of Adullamעֲדֻלָּ֑ם'a.du.LamH5725,while a companyוּמַחֲנֵ֣הu.ma.cha.NehH4264of Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430was encampedחֹנָ֖הcho.NahH2583in the Valleyבְּעֵ֥מֶקbe.'E.mekH6010of Rephaimרְפָאִֽים׃re.fa.'ImH7497.
17Davidדָּוִ֖ידda.VidH1732longed for waterוַיִּתְאָ֥יוvai.yit.'avH183and saidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, “Oh, that someoneמִ֚יmiH4310would get me a drinkיַשְׁקֵ֣נִיyash.Ke.niH8248of waterמַ֔יִםMa.yimH4325from the wellמִבּ֥וֹרmi.BorH953בֵּֽית־beit-H1035near the gateבַּשָּֽׁעַר׃ba.Sha.'arH8179of Bethlehemלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH1035אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834!”
18So the Threeהַשְּׁלֹשָׁ֜הha.she.lo.ShahH7969brokeוַיִּבְקְע֨וּvai.yiv.ke.'UH1234through the Philistineפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.lish.TimH6430campבְּמַחֲנֵ֣הbe.ma.cha.NehH4264,drewוַיִּֽשְׁאֲבוּ־vai.yish.'a.vu-H7579waterמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325from the wellמִבּ֤וֹרmi.BorH953בֵּֽית־beit-H1035at the gateבַּשַּׁ֔עַר וַיִּשְׂא֖וּba.Sha.'ar vai.yis.'UH8179H5375of Bethlehemלֶ֙חֶם֙le.chemH1035אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834,and brought itוַיָּבִ֣אוּvai.ya.Vi.'uH935back toאֶל־'el-H413Davidדָּוִ֑ידda.VidH1732.But heדָוִיד֙da.VidH1732refusedוְלֹֽא־ אָבָ֤הve.lo'- 'a.VahH3808H14to drink itלִשְׁתּוֹתָ֔םlish.to.TamH8354;instead, he poured it outוַיְנַסֵּ֥ךְvay.na.SekhH5258אֹתָ֖ם'o.TamH853to the LORDלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068,
19sayingוַיֹּ֡אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Far be itחָלִילָה֩cha.li.LahH2486from me,my Godמֵאֱלֹהַ֜יme.'e.lo.HaiH430,to doמֵעֲשׂ֣וֹתme.'a.SotH6213thisזֹ֗אתZotH2063!How can I drinkאֶשְׁתֶּ֤ה'esh.TehH8354the bloodהֲדַ֣םha.DamH1818of theseהָאֵ֨לֶּהha.'E.lehH428menהָאֲנָשִׁים֩ha.'a.na.ShimH582who risked their livesבְנַפְשׁוֹתָם֙ve.naf.sho.TamH5315?”Becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588they had brought itהֱבִיא֔וּםhe.vi.'UmH935at the risk of their livesבְנַפְשׁוֹתָ֣םve.naf.sho.TamH5315, Davidrefusedוְלֹ֥א אָבָ֖הve.Lo' 'a.VahH14H3808to drink itלִשְׁתּוֹתָ֑םlish.to.TamH8354.Suchאֵ֣לֶּה'E.lehH428were the exploitsעָשׂ֔וּ'a.SuH6213of the threeשְׁלֹ֖שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969mighty menהַגִּבּוֹרִֽים׃ha.gi.bo.RimH1368.
20Now Abishaiוְאַבְשַׁ֣יve.'av.ShaiH52,the brotherאֲחִֽי־'a.chi-H251of Joabיוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvH3097,wasהָיָה֙ha.YahH1961chiefרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of the Threeה֤וּא הַשְּׁלוֹשָׁ֔הhu' ha.she.lo.ShahH7969H1931,and heוְהוּא֙ve.Hu'H1931wieldedעוֹרֵ֣רo.RerH5782אֶת־'et-H853his spearחֲנִית֔וֹcha.ni.ToH2595againstעַל־'al-H5921threeשְׁלֹ֥שׁshe.LoshH7969hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967men,killedחָלָ֑לcha.LalH2491them,and wonH3808a nameשֵׁ֖םshemH8034along with the Threeבַּשְּׁלוֹשָֽׁה׃ba.she.lo.ShahH7969.
21He was doublyבַשְּׁנַ֙יִם֙va.she.Na.yimH8147honoredנִכְבָּ֔דnikh.BadH3513aboveמִן־min-H4480the Threeהַשְּׁלוֹשָׁ֤הha.she.lo.ShahH7969,and he becameוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961theircommanderלְשָׂ֑ר וְעַד־le.Sar ve.'ad-H8269H5704,even though he was notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808includedבָֽא׃ סVa'H935among the Threeהַשְּׁלוֹשָׁ֖הha.she.lo.ShahH7969.
22And Benaiahבְּנָיָ֨הbe.na.YahH1141sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֧עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077was a manבֶּן־ אִֽישׁ־ben- 'ish-H1121H376of valorחַ֛יִלCha.yilH2428fromמִֽן־min-H4480Kabzeelקַבְצְאֵ֑לkav.tze.'ElH6909,a man of manyרַב־rav-H7227exploitsפְּעָלִ֖יםpe.'a.LimH6467. Heה֣וּאhu'H1931struck downהִכָּ֗הhi.KahH5221אֵ֣ת'etH853twoשְׁנֵ֤יshe.NeiH8147championsאֲרִיאֵל֙'a.ri.'ElH739of Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124,and on a snowyהַשָּֽׁלֶג׃ha.Sha.legH7950dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117heוְ֠הוּאVe.hu'H1931went downיָרַ֞דya.RadH3381intoבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432a pitהַבּ֖וֹרha.BorH953and killedוְהִכָּ֧הve.hi.KahH5221אֶֽת־'et-H853a lionהָאֲרִ֛יha.'a.RiH738.
23Heוְהֽוּא־ve.hu'-H1931also struck downהִכָּה֩hi.KahH5221אֶת־'et-H853הָאִ֨ישׁha.'IshH376an Egyptianהַמִּצְרִ֜יha.mitz.RiH4713,a hugeאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376manמִדָּ֣ה׀mi.DahH4060fiveחָמֵ֣שׁcha.MeshH2568cubitsבָּאַמָּ֗הba.'a.MahH520tall.Although the Egyptianהַמִּצְרִ֤יha.mitz.RiH4713had a spearחֲנִית֙cha.NitH2595like a weaver’sאֹרְגִ֔ים'o.re.GimH707beamכִּמְנ֣וֹרkim.NorH4500in his handוּבְיַ֨דu.ve.YadH3027,Benaiah went againstוַיֵּ֥רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381himאֵלָ֖יו'e.LavH413with a clubבַּשָּׁ֑בֶטba.Sha.vetH7626,snatchedוַיִּגְזֹ֤לvai.yig.ZolH1497אֶֽת־'et-H853the spearהַחֲנִית֙ha.cha.NitH2595fromהַמִּצְרִ֔יha.mitz.RiH4713hishandמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027,and killedוַיַּהַרְגֵ֖הוּvai.ya.har.Ge.huH2026the Egyptianwith his own spearבַּחֲנִיתֽוֹ׃ba.cha.ni.ToH2595.
25He was most honoredנִכְבָּד֙nikh.BadH3513amongמִן־min-H4480the Thirtyהַשְּׁלוֹשִׁ֗ים הִנּ֤וֹha.she.lo.Shim hi.NoH7970H2005,but heה֔וּאHu'H1931did notלֹא־lo'-H3808becomeבָ֑אVa'H935one ofוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413the Threeהַשְּׁלוֹשָׁ֖הha.she.lo.ShahH7969.And Davidדָוִ֖ידda.VidH1732appointed himוַיְשִׂימֵ֥הוּvay.si.Me.huH7760overעַל־'al-H5921his guardמִשְׁמַעְתּֽוֹ׃ סmish.ma'.ToH4928.
Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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