Berean Standard Bible
2 Samuel 1:2-11
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.”
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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