Berean Standard Bible

2 Samuel 15:1-13

1Some time laterוַֽיְהִי֙ מֵאַ֣חֲרֵי כֵ֔ןvay.Hi me.'A.cha.rei KhenH1961 H310 H3651,Absalomאַבְשָׁל֔וֹם'av.sha.LomH53provided forוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213himselfa chariotמֶרְכָּבָ֖הmer.ka.VahH4818with horsesוְסֻסִ֑יםve.su.SimH5483and fiftyוַחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםva.cha.mi.ShimH2572menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376to runרָצִ֥יםra.TzimH7323ahead of himלְפָנָֽיו׃le.fa.NavH6440.

2Heאַבְשָׁל֔וֹם'av.sha.LomH53would get up earlyוְהִשְׁכִּים֙ve.hish.KimH7925and standוְעָמַ֕דve.'a.MadH5975besideעַל־ יַ֖ד'al- yadH5921 H3027the roadדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870leading to the city gateהַשָּׁ֑עַרha.Sha.'arH8179.Wheneverוַיְהִ֡יvay.HiH1961anyoneכָּל־ הָאִ֣ישׁkol- ha.'IshH3605 H376אֲשֶֽׁר־'a.Sher-H834hadיִהְיֶה־yih.yeh-H1961a grievanceרִיב֩rivH7379to bringלָב֨וֹאla.Vo'H935beforeאֶל־'el-H413the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428for a decisionלַמִּשְׁפָּ֗טla.mish.PatH4941,Absalomאַבְשָׁל֤וֹם'av.sha.LomH53would call outוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121אֵלָיו֙'e.LavH413and askוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whatאֵֽי־ מִזֶּ֥ה'ei- mi.ZehH335 H2088cityעִיר֙'irH5892are you fromאַ֔תָּה'A.tahH859?”And if he repliedוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Your servantעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃'av.De.khaH5650isfrom oneמֵאַחַ֥דme.'a.ChadH259of the tribesשִׁבְטֵֽי־shiv.tei-H7626of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,”

3Absalomאַבְשָׁל֔וֹם'av.sha.LomH53would sayוַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֵלָיו֙vai.Yo.mer 'e.LavH559 H413, “Lookרְאֵ֥הre.'EhH7200,your claimsדְבָרֶ֖ךָde.va.Re.khaH1697are goodטוֹבִ֣יםto.VimH2896and rightוּנְכֹחִ֑יםu.ne.kho.ChimH5228,but the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428hasno deputyאֵין־'ein-H369to hearוְשֹׁמֵ֥עַve.sho.Me.a'H8085youמֵאֵ֥תme.'EtH854.”

4Andאַבְשָׁל֔וֹם'av.sha.LomH53hewould addוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “If onlyמִי־mi-H4310someone would appoint meיְשִׂמֵ֥נִיye.si.Me.niH7760judgeשֹׁפֵ֖טsho.FetH8199in the landבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776,then everyoneכָּל־ אִ֛ישׁkol- 'ishH3605 H376withאֲשֶֽׁר־'a.Sher-H834יִהְיֶה־yih.yeh-H1961a grievanceרִ֥יבrivH7379or disputeוּמִשְׁפָּ֖טu.mish.PatH4941could comeיָב֥וֹאya.Vo'H935to meוְעָלַ֗יve.'a.LaiH5921,and I would give him justiceוְהִצְדַּקְתִּֽיו׃ve.hitz.dak.TivH6663.”

5Also, whenוְהָיָה֙ve.ha.YahH1961anyoneאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376approachedבִּקְרָב־bik.rov-H7126to bow downלְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֖תle.hish.ta.cha.VotH7812to him,Absalom would reach outוְשָׁלַ֧חve.sha.LachH7971אֶת־'et-H853his handיָד֛וֹya.DoH3027,take holdוְהֶחֱזִ֥יקve.he.che.ZikH2388of him,and kissוְנָ֥שַׁקve.Na.shakH5401him.

6Absalomאַבְשָׁל֜וֹם כַּדָּבָ֤ר'av.sha.Lom ka.da.VarH53 H1697didוַיַּ֨עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088to allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the Israelitesיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834cameיָבֹ֥אוּya.Vo.'uH935toאֶל־'el-H413the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428for justiceלַמִּשְׁפָּ֖טla.mish.PatH4941.In this way heאַבְשָׁל֔וֹם'av.sha.LomH53אֶת־'et-H853stoleוַיְגַנֵּב֙vay.ga.NevH1589the heartsלֵ֖בlevH3820of the menאַנְשֵׁ֥י'an.SheiH582of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

7Afterמִקֵּ֖ץmi.KetzH7093fourאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141had passedוַיְהִ֕יvay.HiH1961,Absalomאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙'av.sha.lOmH53saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, “Pleaseנָּ֗אNa'H4994let me goאֵ֣לֲכָה'E.la.khahH1980to Hebronבְּחֶבְרֽוֹן׃be.chev.RonH2275to fulfillוַאֲשַׁלֵּ֛םva.'a.sha.LemH7999אֶת־'et-H853a vowנִדְרִ֛יnid.RiH5088אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I have madeנָדַ֥רְתִּיna.Dar.tiH5087to the LORDלַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068.

8Forכִּי־ki-H3588your servantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650madeנָדַ֣רna.DarH5087a vowנֵ֙דֶר֙ne.derH5088while dwellingH3427in Geshurבִגְשׁ֛וּרvig.ShurH1650of Aramבַּאֲרָ֖םba.'a.RamH758,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559: ‘Ifאִם־'im-H518indeedH7725the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068brings me backיְשִׁיבֵ֤נִיye.shi.Ve.niH7725to Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389,I will worshipוְעָבַדְתִּ֖יve.'a.vad.TiH5647אֶת־'et-H853the LORDיְהוָֽהYah.wehH3068in Hebron.’”

9“Goלֵ֣ךְlekhH1980in peaceבְּשָׁל֑וֹםbe.sha.LomH7965,”saidוַיֹּֽאמֶר־vai.yo.mer-H559the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428.So Absalom got upוַיָּ֖קָםvai.Ya.komH6965and wentוַיֵּ֥לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980to Hebronחֶבְרֽוֹנָה׃ פchev.Ro.nahH2275.

10Then Absalomאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙'av.sha.lOmH53sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971spiesמְרַגְּלִ֔יםme.ra.ge.LimH7270throughoutבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֥יshiv.TeiH7626of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478with this messageלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559: “When you hearכְּשָׁמְעֲכֶם֙ke.sha.me.'a.KhemH8085אֶת־'et-H853the soundק֣וֹלKolH6963of the hornהַשֹּׁפָ֔רha.sho.FarH7782,you are to sayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֕םva.'a.mar.TemH559, ‘Absalomאַבְשָׁל֖וֹם'av.sha.LomH53reignsמָלַ֥ךְma.LakhH4427in Hebronבְּחֶבְרֽוֹן׃be.chev.RonH2275!’”

11Two hundredמָאתַ֤יִםma.Ta.yimH3967menאִישׁ֙'ishH376from Jerusalemמִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םmi.Ru.sha.LimH3389accompaniedוְאֶת־ הָלְכ֞וּve.'Et ha.le.KhuH1980 H854Absalomאַבְשָׁל֗וֹם'av.sha.LomH53.They had been invited as guestsקְרֻאִ֖יםke.ru.'ImH7121and they went alongוְהֹלְכִ֣יםve.ho.le.KhimH1980innocentlyלְתֻמָּ֑םle.tu.MamH8537,for they knewיָדְע֖וּya.de.'UH3045nothingוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808aboutכָּל־kol-H3605the matterדָּבָֽר׃da.VarH1697.

12While Absalom was offeringבְּזָבְח֖וֹbe.za.ve.ChoH2076אֶת־'et-H853the sacrificesהַזְּבָחִ֑יםha.ze.va.ChimH2077, heאַ֠בְשָׁלוֹם'Av.sha.lomH53אֶת־'et-H853sent forוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971Ahithophelאֲחִיתֹ֨פֶל'a.chi.To.felH302the Giloniteהַגִּֽילֹנִ֜יha.gi.lo.NiH1526,David’sדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732counselorיוֹעֵ֣ץyo.'EtzH3289, to comefrom his hometownמֵֽעִירוֹ֙me.'i.RoH5892of Gilohמִגִּלֹ֔הmi.gi.LohH1542.So the conspiracyהַקֶּ֙שֶׁר֙ha.Ke.sherH7195gainedוַיְהִ֤יvay.HiH1961strengthאַמִּ֔ץ'a.MitzH533,and Absalom’sאַבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃'av.sha.LomH53followingוְהָעָ֛םve.ha.'AmH5971keptהוֹלֵ֥ךְho.LekhH1980increasingוָרָ֖ב אֶת־va.Rav 'et-H7227 H854.

13Then a messengerהַמַּגִּ֔ידha.ma.GidH5046cameוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935toאֶל־'el-H413Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732and reportedלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “The heartsלֶב־lev-H3820of the menאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478areהָיָ֛הha.YahH1961withאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310Absalomאַבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃'av.sha.LomH53.”

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