Berean Standard Bible
2 Samuel 1
(1 Samuel 31:1–6; 1 Chronicles 10:1–6)
1וַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961Afterאַֽחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310the deathמ֣וֹתMotH4194of Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,Davidוְדָוִ֣דve.da.VidH1732returnedשָׁ֔בShavH7725from the slaughterמֵהַכּ֖וֹתme.ha.KotH5221ofאֶת־'et-H853the Amalekitesהָעֲמָלֵ֑קha.'a.ma.LekH6002and stayedוַיֵּ֧שֶׁב דָּוִ֛דvai.Ye.shev da.VidH3427H1732in Ziklagבְּצִקְלָ֖גbe.tzik.LagH6860twoשְׁנָֽיִם׃she.Na.yimH8147daysיָמִ֥יםya.MimH3117.
2וַיְהִ֣י׀vay.HiH1961On the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֗י וְהִנֵּה֩ha.she.li.Shi ve.hi.NehH7992H2009dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117a manאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376with tornקְרֻעִ֔יםke.ru.'ImH7167clothesוּבְגָדָ֣יוu.ve.ga.DavH899and dustוַאֲדָמָ֖הva.'a.da.MahH127onעַל־'al-H5921his headרֹאשׁ֑וֹro.ShoH7218וַיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961arrivedבָּ֤אba'H935fromמִן־min-H4480Saul’sשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586campהַֽמַּחֲנֶה֙ מֵעִ֣םha.ma.cha.Neh me.'ImH4264H5973.When he cameבְּבֹא֣וֹbe.vo.'OH935toאֶל־'el-H413Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732,he fellוַיִּפֹּ֥לvai.yi.PolH5307to the groundאַ֖רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776to pay him homageוַיִּשְׁתָּֽחוּ׃vai.yish.Ta.chuH7812.
3“Whereאֵ֥י מִזֶּ֖ה'ei mi.ZehH335H2088have you come fromתָּב֑וֹאta.Vo'H935?”Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732askedוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559. “I have escapedנִמְלָֽטְתִּי׃nim.La.te.tiH4422from the Israeliteיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478campמִמַּחֲנֵ֥הmi.ma.cha.NehH4264,”he repliedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559אֵלָ֔יו'e.LavH413.
4“Whatמֶה־meh-H4100was the outcomeהָיָ֥ה הַדָּבָ֖רha.Yah ha.da.VarH1961H1697?”Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732askedוַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֵלָ֥יוvai.Yo.mer 'e.LavH559H413. “Pleaseנָ֣אna'H4994tellהַגֶּד־ha.ged-H5046me.” “The troopsהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971fledנָ֨סnasH5127fromמִן־min-H4480the battleהַמִּלְחָמָ֗הha.mil.cha.MahH4421,”he repliedוַ֠יֹּאמֶרVai.yo.merH559אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834וְגַם־ve.gam-H1571. “Manyהַרְבֵּ֞הhar.BehH7235ofמִן־min-H4480themהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971fellנָפַ֤לna.FalH5307and diedוַיָּמֻ֔תוּvai.ya.Mu.tuH4191.Andוְגַ֗םve.GamH1571Saulשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586and his sonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121Jonathanוִיהוֹנָתָ֥ןvi.ho.na.TanH3083are also deadמֵֽתוּ׃Me.tuH4191.”
5Then Davidדָּוִ֔ד אֶל־da.Vid 'el-H1732H413askedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559the young manהַנַּ֖עַרha.Na.'arH5288who had brought him the reportהַמַּגִּ֣ידha.ma.GidH5046, “Howאֵ֣יךְ'eikhH349do you knowיָדַ֔עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045thatכִּי־ki-H3588Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586and his sonבְּנֽוֹ׃be.NoH1121Jonathanוִיהֽוֹנָתָ֥ןvi.ho.na.TanH3083are deadמֵ֥תmetH4191?”
6“I happenedנִקְרֹ֤א נִקְרֵ֙יתִי֙nik.Ro' nik.Rei.tiH7122H7136to be on Mountבְּהַ֣רbe.HarH2022Gilboaהַגִּלְבֹּ֔עַha.gil.Bo.a'H1533,” heהַנַּ֣עַר׀ha.Na.'arH5288הַמַּגִּ֣ידha.ma.GidH5046repliedוַיֹּ֜אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “and thereוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009was Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586,leaningנִשְׁעָ֣ןnish.'AnH8172onעַל־'al-H5921his spearחֲנִית֑וֹcha.ni.ToH2595,withוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009the chariotsהָרֶ֛כֶב וּבַעֲלֵ֥יha.Re.khev u.va.'a.LeiH7393H1167and the cavalryהַפָּרָשִׁ֖יםha.pa.ra.ShimH6571closing in on himהִדְבִּקֻֽהוּ׃hid.bi.Ku.huH1692.
9Then he begged meוַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלַ֗יvai.Yo.mer 'e.LaiH559H413, ‘Standעֲמָד־ נָ֤א'a.mod- na'H5975H4994over meעָלַי֙'a.LaiH5921and kill meוּמֹ֣תְתֵ֔נִיu.Mo.te.Te.niH4191,forכִּ֥יkiH3588agonyהַשָּׁבָ֑ץha.sha.VatzH7661has seized meאֲחָזַ֖נִי'a.cha.Za.niH270,butכִּֽי־ki-H3588my lifeנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315stillכָל־khol-H3605lingersע֥וֹדodH5750.’
10So I stoodוָאֶעֱמֹ֤דva.'e.'e.ModH5975over himעָלָיו֙'a.LavH5921and killed himוַאֲמֹ֣תְתֵ֔הוּva.'a.Mo.te.Te.huH4191,becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588I knewיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045thatכִּ֛יkiH3588afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310he had fallenנִפְל֑וֹnif.LoH5307he could notלֹ֥אlo'H3808surviveיִֽחְיֶ֖הyich.YehH2421.And I tookוָאֶקַּ֞חva.'e.KachH3947the crownהַנֵּ֣זֶר׀ha.Ne.zerH5145thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834was onעַל־'al-H5921his headרֹאשׁ֗וֹro.ShoH7218and the bandוְאֶצְעָדָה֙ve.'etz.'a.DahH685thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834was onעַל־'al-H5921his armזְרֹע֔וֹze.ro.'OH2220,and I have brought themוָאֲבִיאֵ֥םva.'a.vi.'EmH935hereהֵֽנָּה׃He.nahH2008toאֶל־'el-H413my lordאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113.”
12They mournedוַֽיִּסְפְּדוּ֙vai.yis.pe.DuH5594and weptוַיִּבְכּ֔וּvai.yiv.KuH1058and fastedוַיָּצֻ֖מוּvai.ya.Tzu.muH6684untilעַד־'ad-H5704eveningהָעָ֑רֶבha.'A.revH6153forעַל־'al-H5921Saulשָׁא֞וּלsha.'UlH7586andוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921his sonבְּנ֗וֹ וְעַל־be.No ve.'al-H1121H5921Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֣ןye.ho.na.TanH3083,and for the peopleעַ֤ם'amH5971of the LORDיְהוָה֙ וְעַל־Yah.weh ve.'al-H3068H5921and the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588they had fallenנָפְל֖וּna.fe.LuH5307by the swordבֶּחָֽרֶב׃ סbe.Cha.revH2719.
13And Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732inquiredוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559ofאֶל־'el-H413the young manהַנַּ֙עַר֙ha.Na.'arH5288who had brought him the reportהַמַּגִּ֣ידha.ma.GidH5046, “Whereאֵ֥י מִזֶּ֖ה'ei mi.ZehH335H2088are you fromאָ֑תָּה'A.tahH859?” “I am the sonבֶּן־ אִ֛ישׁben- 'ishH1121H376of a foreignerגֵּ֥רgerH1616,”he answeredוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559. “I amאָנֹֽכִי׃'a.No.khiH595an Amalekiteעֲמָלֵקִ֖י'a.mal.KiH6003.”
14So Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732askedוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559himאֵלָ֖יו'e.LavH413, “Whyאֵ֚יךְ'eikhH349were you notלֹ֣אlo'H3808afraidיָרֵ֔אתָya.Re.taH3372to liftלִשְׁלֹ֙חַ֙lish.Lo.achH7971your handיָֽדְךָ֔ya.de.KhaH3027to destroyלְשַׁחֵ֖תle.sha.ChetH7843אֶת־'et-H853the LORD’sיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068anointedמְשִׁ֥יחַme.Shi.achH4899?”
15Then Davidדָוִ֗דda.VidH1732summonedוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121oneלְאַחַד֙le.'a.ChadH259of the young menמֵֽהַנְּעָרִ֔יםme.ha.ne.'a.RimH5288and saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Goגַּ֣שׁgashH5066,executeפְּגַע־pe.ga'-H6293him!”So the young man struck him downוַיַּכֵּ֖הוּvai.ya.Ke.huH5221,and he diedוַיָּמֹֽת׃vai.ya.MotH4191.
16For Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732had saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the Amalekiteאֵלָיו֙'e.LavH413, “Your bloodדָּמְךָ֖da.mei.khaH1818beonעַל־'al-H5921your own headרֹאשֶׁ֑ךָro.She.khaH7218becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588your own mouthפִ֗יךָFi.khaH6310has testifiedעָנָ֤ה'a.NahH6030against you,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘Iאָנֹכִ֥י'a.no.KhiH595killedמֹתַ֖תִּיmo.Ta.tiH4191אֶת־'et-H853the LORD’sיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068anointedמְשִׁ֥יחַme.Shi.achH4899.’”
David’s Song for Saul and Jonathan
18and he orderedוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559that the sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063be taughtלְלַמֵּ֥דle.la.MedH3925the Song ofthe Bowקָ֑שֶׁת הִנֵּ֥הKa.shet hi.NehH7198H2009.It is writtenכְתוּבָ֖הkhe.tu.VahH3789inעַל־'al-H5921the Bookסֵ֥פֶרSe.ferH5612of Jasharהַיָּשָֽׁר׃hai.ya.SharH3477:
20Tellתַּגִּ֣ידוּta.Gi.duH5046itnotאַל־'al-H408in Gathבְגַ֔תve.GatH1661;proclaimתְּבַשְּׂר֖וּte.va.se.RuH1319itnotאַֽל־'al-H408in the streetsבְּחוּצֹ֣תbe.chu.TzotH2351of Ashkelonאַשְׁקְל֑וֹן'ash.ke.LonH831,lestפֶּן־pen-H6435the daughtersבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1323of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים פֶּֽן־pe.lish.Tim pen-H6430H6435rejoiceתִּשְׂמַ֙חְנָה֙tis.Mach.nahH8055,and the daughtersבְּנ֥וֹתbe.NotH1323of the uncircumcisedהָעֲרֵלִֽים׃ha.'a.re.LimH6189exultתַּעֲלֹ֖זְנָהta.'a.Lo.ze.nahH5937.
21O mountainsהָרֵ֣יha.ReiH2022of Gilboaבַגִּלְבֹּ֗עַva.gil.Bo.a'H1533,may you haveעֲלֵיכֶ֖ם'a.lei.KhemH5921noאַל־'al-H408dewטַ֧ל וְאַל־tal ve.'al-H2919H408or rainמָטָ֛רma.TarH4306,no fieldsוּשְׂדֵ֣יu.se.DeiH7704yieldingofferingsתְרוּמֹ֑תte.ru.MotH8641of grain.Forכִּ֣יkiH3588thereשָׁ֤םshamH8033the shieldמָגֵ֣ןma.GenH4043of the mightyגִּבּוֹרִ֔יםgi.bo.RimH1368was defiledנִגְעַל֙nig.'AlH1602,the shieldמָגֵ֣ןma.GenH4043of Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,no longerבְּלִ֖יbe.LiH1097anointedמָשִׁ֥יחַma.Shi.achH4899with oilבַּשָּֽׁמֶן׃ba.Sha.menH8081.
22From the bloodמִדַּ֣םmi.DamH1818of the slainחֲלָלִ֗יםcha.la.LimH2491,from the fatמֵחֵ֙לֶב֙me.Che.levH2459of the mightyגִּבּוֹרִ֔יםgi.bo.RimH1368,the bowקֶ֚שֶׁתKe.shetH7198of Jonathanיְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןye.Ho.na.TanH3083did notלֹ֥אlo'H3808retreatנָשׂ֖וֹג אָח֑וֹרna.Sog 'a.ChorH7734H268,and the swordוְחֶ֣רֶבve.Che.revH2719of Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586did notלֹ֥אlo'H3808returnתָשׁ֖וּבta.ShuvH7725emptyרֵיקָֽם׃rei.KamH7387.
23Saulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586and Jonathanוִיהוֹנָתָ֗ןvi.ho.na.TanH3083,belovedהַנֶּאֱהָבִ֤יםha.ne.'e.ha.VimH157and delightfulוְהַנְּעִימִם֙ve.ha.ne.'i.MimH5273in lifeבְּחַיֵּיהֶ֔םbe.chai.yei.HemH2416,were notלֹ֣אlo'H3808dividedנִפְרָ֑דוּnif.Ra.duH6504in deathוּבְמוֹתָ֖םu.ve.mo.TamH4194.They were swifterקַ֔לּוּKa.luH7043than eaglesמִנְּשָׁרִ֣יםmi.ne.sha.RimH5404;they were strongerגָּבֵֽרוּ׃ga.Ve.ruH1396than lionsמֵאֲרָי֖וֹתme.'a.ra.YotH738.
24O daughtersבְּנוֹת֙be.nOtH1323of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,weepבְּכֶ֑ינָהbe.Khei.nahH1058forאֶל־'el-H413Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586,who clothed youהַמַּלְבִּֽשְׁכֶ֤םha.mal.bish.KhemH3847in scarletשָׁנִי֙sha.NiH8144andעִם־'im-H5973luxuryעֲדָנִ֔ים'a.da.NimH5730,who deckedהַֽמַּעֲלֶה֙ha.ma.'a.LehH5927your garmentsלְבוּשְׁכֶֽן׃le.vu.she.KhenH3830withעַ֖ל'alH5921ornamentsעֲדִ֣י'a.DiH5716of goldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091.
26I grieveצַר־tzar-H6887for youעָלֶ֗יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921,Jonathanיְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןye.Ho.na.TanH3083,my brotherאָחִי֙'a.ChiH251.You were delightfulנָעַ֥מְתָּna.'Am.taH5276to meמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966;your loveאַהֲבָֽתְךָ֙'a.ha.va.te.KhaH160to mewas extraordinaryנִפְלְאַ֤תָהnif.le.'A.tahH6381,surpassing the loveמֵאַהֲבַ֖תme.'a.ha.VatH160of womenנָשִֽׁים׃na.ShimH802.
Commentaries on 2 Samuel 1
- 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
- EGW Writings
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