Berean Standard Bible
2 Samuel 13:34-38
34Meanwhile, Absalomאַבְשָׁל֑וֹם'av.sha.LomH53had fledוַיִּבְרַ֖חvai.yiv.RachH1272.When the young manהַנַּ֤עַרha.Na.'arH5288standing watchH6822אֶת־'et-H853looked upוַיִּשָּׂ֞א עֵינָ֔יוvai.yi.Sa' ei.noH5375H5869,he sawH7200וְהִנֵּ֨הve.hi.NehH2009manyרַ֜בravH7227peopleעַם־'am-H5971comingהֹלְכִ֥יםho.le.KhimH1980down the roadH1870west of himאַחֲרָ֖יו'a.cha.RavH310,along the sideמִצַּ֥דmi.TzadH6654of the hill. And the watchman went and reported to the king, “I see men coming from the direction of Horonaim, along the side of the hillהָהָֽר׃ha.HarH2022.”
35So Jonadabיֽוֹנָדָב֙yo.na.DavH3122saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, “Lookהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009,the sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428have arrivedבָּ֑אוּBa.'uH935!It is just asכֵּ֥ןkenH3651your servantעַבְדְּךָ֖ הָיָֽה׃'av.de.Kha ha.YahH5650H1961saidכִּדְבַ֥רkid.VarH1697.”
36וַיְהִ֣י׀vay.HiH1961And as he finishedכְּכַלֹּת֣וֹke.kha.lo.ToH3615speakingלְדַבֵּ֗ר וְהִנֵּ֤הle.da.Ber ve.hi.NehH1696H2009,the sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428came inבָּ֔אוּBa.'uH935,wailingוַיִּבְכּ֑וּvai.yiv.KuH1058loudlyוַיִּשְׂא֥וּ קוֹלָ֖םvai.yis.'U ko.LamH5375H6963.Then the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605his servantsעֲבָדָ֔יו'a.va.DavH5650alsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571weptבָּכ֕וּ בְּכִ֖יba.Khu be.KhiH1058H1065veryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966bitterlyגָּד֥וֹלga.DolH1419.
37Now Absalomוְאַבְשָׁל֣וֹםve.'av.sha.LomH53fledבָּרַ֔חba.RachH1272and wentוַיֵּ֛לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980toאֶל־'el-H413Talmaiתַּלְמַ֥יtal.MaiH8526sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of AmmihudH5991,the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Geshurגְּשׁ֑וּרge.ShurH1650.But David mournedוַיִּתְאַבֵּ֥לvai.yit.'a.BelH56forעַל־'al-H5921his sonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121everyכָּל־kol-H3605dayהַיָּמִֽים׃hai.ya.MimH3117.
Commentaries on 2 Samuel 13
- 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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