Berean Standard Bible
2 Samuel 14:25-33
25Now there wasהָיָ֧הha.YahH1961notלֹא־lo'-H3808a manאִישׁ־'ish-H376in allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478as handsomeיָפֶ֛הya.PehH3303and highlyמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966praisedלְהַלֵּ֣לle.ha.LelH1984as Absalomוּכְאַבְשָׁל֗וֹםu.khe.'av.sha.LomH53.From the soleמִכַּ֤ףmi.KafH3709of his footרַגְלוֹ֙rag.LoH7272toוְעַ֣דve.'AdH5704the top of his headקָדְקֳד֔וֹka.de.ko.DoH6936,he did notלֹא־lo'-H3808haveהָ֥יָהHa.yahH1961a single flawמֽוּם׃MumH3971.
26And when he cut the hairוּֽבְגַלְּחוֹ֮u.ve.ga.le.ChoH1548ofאֶת־'et-H853his headרֹאשׁוֹ֒ וְֽ֠הָיָהro.Sho Ve.ha.yahH7218H1961—he shavedיְגַלֵּ֔חַye.ga.Le.achH1548it every yearמִקֵּ֨ץmi.KetzH7093H3117אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588his hair got so heavyכָבֵ֥ד עָלָ֖יו וְגִלְּח֑וֹkha.Ved 'a.Lav ve.gi.le.ChoH3515H5921H1548—he would weighוְשָׁקַל֙ve.sha.KalH8254אֶת־'et-H853it outשְׂעַ֣ר רֹאשׁ֔וֹse.'Ar ro.ShoH8181H7218to betwo hundredמָאתַ֥יִםma.Ta.yimH3967shekelsשְׁקָלִ֖יםshe.ka.LimH8255,according to the royalהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428standardבְּאֶ֥בֶןbe.'E.venH68.
27Threeשְׁלוֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969sonsבָנִ֔יםva.NimH1121were bornוַיִּֽוָּלְד֤וּvai.yi.val.DuH3205to Absalomלְאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙le.'av.sha.lOmH53,and aאַחַ֖ת'a.ChatH259daughterוּבַ֥תu.VatH1323namedוּשְׁמָ֣הּu.she.MahH8034Tamarתָּמָ֑רta.MarH8559,whoהִ֣יאhi'H1931wasהָיְתָ֔הha.ye.TahH1961a beautifulיְפַ֥ת מַרְאֶֽה׃ פye.Fat mar.'EhH3303H4758womanאִשָּׁ֖ה'i.ShahH802.
29Thenאַבְשָׁל֜וֹם'av.sha.LomH53hesentוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971forאֶל־'el-H413Joabיוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvH3097to sendלִשְׁלֹ֤חַlish.Lo.achH7971himאֹתוֹ֙'o.ToH853toאֶל־'el-H413the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,but Joab refusedוְלֹ֥א אָבָ֖הve.Lo' 'a.VahH3808H14to comeלָב֣וֹאla.Vo'H935to himאֵלָ֑יו'e.LavH413.So Absalom sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֥חvai.yish.LachH7971a secondעוֹד֙ שֵׁנִ֔ית'Od she.NitH5750H8145time,but Joab still would notוְלֹ֥א אָבָ֖הve.Lo' 'a.VahH3808H14comeלָבֽוֹא׃la.Vo'H935.
30Then Absalom saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413his servantsעֲבָדָ֜יו'a.va.DavH5650, “Lookרְאוּ֩re.'UH7200,Joab’sיוֹאָ֤בyo.'AvH3097field isחֶלְקַ֨תchel.KatH2513next toאֶל־'el-H413mineיָדִי֙ya.DiH3027, and he hasbarleyשְׂעֹרִ֔יםse.'o.RimH8184thereשָׁ֣םshamH8033.Goלְכ֖וּle.KhuH1980and set itוְהַצִּית֣וּהָve.ho.tzi.tei.haH3341on fireבָאֵ֑שׁva.'EshH784!”And Absalom’sאַבְשָׁל֛וֹם'av.sha.LomH53אֶת־'et-H853servantsעַבְדֵ֧י'av.DeiH5650set the fieldהַחֶלְקָ֖הha.chel.KahH2513on fireוַיַּצִּ֜תוּ בָּאֵֽשׁ׃ פvai.ya.Tzi.tu ba.'EshH3341H784.
31וַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965Then Joabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097cameוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935toאֶל־'el-H413Absalom’sאַבְשָׁל֖וֹם'av.sha.LomH53houseהַבָּ֑יְתָהha.Ba.ye.tahH1004and demandedוַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלָ֔יוvai.Yo.mer 'e.LavH559H413, “Whyלָ֣מָּהLa.mahH4100did your servantsעֲבָדֶ֛ךָ'a.va.De.khaH5650אֶת־'et-H853setהִצִּ֧יתוּhi.Tzi.tuH3341my fieldהַחֶלְקָ֥הha.chel.KahH2513אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834on fireבָּאֵֽשׁ׃ba.'EshH784?”
32“Lookהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009,”saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Absalomאַבְשָׁל֣וֹם'av.sha.LomH53אֶל־'el-H413יוֹאָ֡בyo.'AvH3097, “I sentשָׁלַ֣חְתִּיsha.Lach.tiH7971forאֵלֶ֣יךָ׀'e.Lei.khaH413you and saidלֵאמֹ֡רle.MorH559, ‘Comeבֹּ֣אbo'H935hereהֵ֠נָּהHe.nahH2008.I want to sendוְאֶשְׁלְחָה֩ve.'esh.le.ChahH7971אֹתְךָ֨'o.te.KhaH853you toאֶל־'el-H413the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428to askלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559:Whyלָ֤מָּהLa.mahH4100have I come backבָּ֙אתִי֙ba.tiH935from Geshurמִגְּשׁ֔וּרmi.ge.ShurH1650? It would bebetterט֥וֹבTovH2896for me ifIאֲנִי־'a.ni-H589werestillעֹ֣ד'odH5750thereשָׁ֑םShamH8033.’So nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258,let me seeאֶרְאֶה֙'er.'EhH7200the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428faceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440,and ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518there isיֶשׁ־yesh-H3426iniquityעָוֹ֖ן'a.VonH5771in me,let him kill meוֶהֱמִתָֽנִי׃ve.he.mi.Ta.niH4191.”
33So Joabיוֹאָ֣בyo.'AvH3097wentוַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'H935אֶל־'el-H413הַמֶּלֶךְ֮ha.me.leKhH4428and toldוַיַּגֶּד־vai.ya.ged-H5046the king,and David summonedוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Absalomאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙'av.sha.lOmH53,who cameאֶל־ וַיָּבֹ֣א'el- vai.ya.Vo'H935H413toאֶל־'el-H413himהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and bowedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֨חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812facedownעַל־ אַפָּ֛יו אַ֖רְצָה'al- 'a.Pav 'Ar.tzahH5921H639H776before himלִפְנֵ֣י הַמֶּ֑לֶךְlif.Nei ha.Me.lekhH6440H4428.Then the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428kissedוַיִּשַּׁ֥קvai.yi.ShakH5401Absalomלְאַבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃ פle.'av.sha.LomH53.
Commentaries on 2 Samuel 14
- 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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