Berean Standard Bible

2 Samuel 15:13-37

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.”

14And Davidדָּ֠וִדDa.vidH1732saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the servantsעֲבָדָ֨יו'a.va.DavH5650אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834with himאִתּ֤וֹ'i.ToH854in Jerusalemבִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙vi.ru.sha.LimH3389, “Ariseק֣וּמוּKu.muH6965and let us fleeוְנִבְרָ֔חָהve.niv.Ra.chahH1272,orכִּ֛יkiH3588wewillתִֽהְיֶה־tih.yeh-H1961notלֹא־lo'-H3808escapeפְלֵיטָ֖הfe.lei.TahH6413fromמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440Absalomאַבְשָׁל֑וֹם'av.sha.LomH53!We must leaveלָלֶ֗כֶתla.Le.khetH1980quicklyמַהֲר֣וּma.ha.RuH4116,orפֶּן־pen-H6435he will soonיְמַהֵ֤רye.ma.HerH4116overtake usוְהִשִּׂגָ֙נוּ֙ve.hi.si.Ga.nuH5381,heapוְהִדִּ֤יחַve.hi.Di.achH5080disasterהָ֣רָעָ֔הha.ra.'AhH7451on usעָלֵ֙ינוּ֙'a.Lei.nuH5921אֶת־'et-H853,and putוְהִכָּ֥הve.hi.KahH5221the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892toלְפִי־le.fi-H6310the swordחָֽרֶב׃Cha.revH2719.”

15The king’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428servantsעַבְדֵֽי־'av.dei-H5650repliedוַיֹּאמְר֥וּvai.yo.me.RuH559אֶל־'el-H413הַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, “Whateverכְּכֹ֧לke.KholH3605אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834our lordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְ הִנֵּ֥הha.Me.lekh hi.NehH4428 H2009decidesיִבְחַ֛רyiv.CharH977,we are your servantsעֲבָדֶֽיךָ׃'a.va.Dei.khaH5650.”

16Then the kingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428set outוַיֵּצֵ֥אvai.ye.Tze'H3318,and his entireוְכָל־ve.kholH3605householdבֵּית֖וֹbei.ToH1004followed himבְּרַגְלָ֑יוbe.rag.LavH7272.But heהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428אֵ֣ת'etH853left behindוַיַּעֲזֹ֣בvai.ya.'a.ZoH5800tenעֶ֧שֶׂר נָשִׁ֛ים'E.ser na.ShimH6235 H802concubinesפִּֽלַגְשִׁ֖יםpi.lag.ShimH6370to take care ofלִשְׁמֹ֥רlish.MorH8104the palaceהַבָּֽיִת׃ha.Ba.yitH1004.

17So the kingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428set outוַיֵּצֵ֥אvai.ye.Tze'H3318with allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971following himבְּרַגְלָ֑יוbe.rag.LavH7272. Hestoppedוַיַּעַמְד֖וּvai.ya.'am.DuH5975atבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004the last houseהַמֶּרְחָֽק׃ha.mer.ChakH4801,

18and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605his servantsעֲבָדָיו֙'a.va.DavH5650marchedעֹבְרִ֣ים'oe.RimH5674pastעַל־'al-H5921himיָד֔וֹya.DoH3027—allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the Cherethitesהַכְּרֵתִ֖יha.ke.re.TiH3774andוְכָל־ve.kholH3605Pelethitesהַפְּלֵתִ֑יha.pe.le.TiH6432,andוְכָֽל־ve.kholH3605sixשֵׁשׁ־shesh-H8337hundredמֵא֣וֹתme.'otH3967Gittitesהַגִּתִּ֞ים אִ֗ישׁha.gi.Tim 'IshH1663 H376whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834had followedבָּ֤אוּBa.'uH935himבְרַגְלוֹ֙ve.rag.LoH7272from Gathמִגַּ֔תmi.GatH1661עֹבְרִ֖ים'oe.RimH5674עַל־'al-H5921פְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

19Then the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Ittaiאִתַּ֣י'i.TaiH863the Gittiteהַגִּתִּ֔יha.gi.TiH1663, “Whyלָ֧מָּהLa.mahH4100should youאַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH859alsoגַּם־gam-H1571goתֵלֵ֛ךְte.LekhH1980with usאִתָּ֑נוּ'i.Ta.nuH854?Go backשׁ֣וּבshuvH7725and stayוְשֵׁ֤בve.ShevH3427withעִם־'im-H5973the new kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428,sinceכִּֽי־ki-H3588you areאַ֔תָּה'A.tahH859both a foreignerנָכְרִ֣יna.khe.RiH5237andוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571an exileגֹּלֶ֥ה אַתָּ֖הgo.Leh 'a.TahH1540 H859from your homelandלִמְקוֹמֶֽךָ׃lim.ko.Me.chaH4725.

20In fact, you arrivedבּוֹאֶ֗ךָbo.'E.khaH935onlyyesterdayתְּמ֣וֹל׀te.MolH8543;should I make youאֲנִֽיעֲךָ֤'a.no.'a.khaH5128wander aroundלָלֶ֔כֶתla.Le.khetH1980with usעִמָּ֙נוּ֙'i.Ma.nuH5973todayוְהַיּ֞וֹםve.hai.YomH3117while Iוַאֲנִ֣יva.'a.NiH589do not knowהוֹלֵ֔ךְho.LekhH1980whereאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Iאֲנִ֖י'a.NiH589am goingהוֹלֵ֑ךְho.LekhH1980עַ֥ל'alH5921?Go backשׁ֣וּבshuvH7725and takeוְהָשֵׁ֧בve.ha.ShevH7725אֶת־'et-H853your brothersאַחֶ֛יךָ'a.Chei.khaH251with youעִמָּ֖ךְ'i.MakhH5973. May the LORD show youloving devotionחֶ֥סֶדChe.sedH2617and faithfulnessוֶאֱמֶֽת׃ve.'e.MetH571.”

21But Ittaiאִתַּ֛י'i.TaiH863answeredוַיַּ֧עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030אֶת־'et-H853וַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, “As surely as the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068livesחַי־chai-H2416,and as my lordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְ כִּ֠יha.Me.lekh kiH4428 H3588livesוְחֵי֙ve.CheiH2416,whereverבִּמְק֞וֹםbim.KomH4725אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834my lordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428may beיִֽהְיֶה־yih.yeh-H1961אִם־'im-H518,whetherאִם־'im-H518it means lifeשָּׁ֣ם׀ לְחַיִּ֔ים כִּי־sham le.chai.Yim ki-H2416 H3588 H8033orאִם־'im-H518deathלְמָ֙וֶת֙le.Ma.vetH4194,there willשָׁ֖םshamH8033your servantעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃'av.De.khaH5650beיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961!”

22“March on thenוַעֲבֹ֑רva.'a.VorH5674,”saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732toאֶל־'el-H413Ittaiאִתַּ֖י לֵ֣ךְ'i.Tai lekhH863 H1980.So Ittaiאִתַּ֤י'i.TaiH863the Gittiteהַגִּתִּי֙ha.gi.TiH1663marched pastוַֽיַּעֲבֹ֞רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674with allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605his menאֲנָשָׁ֔יו'a.na.ShavH582and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the little onesהַטַּ֖ףha.TafH2945whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834werewith himאִתּֽוֹ׃'i.ToH854.

23Everyoneוְכָל־ve.kholH3605in the countrysideהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776was weepingבּוֹכִים֙bo.KhimH1058loudlyק֣וֹל גָּד֔וֹלKol ga.DolH6963 H1419as allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971passed byעֹֽבְרִ֑ים'oe.RimH5674.And as the kingוְהַמֶּ֗לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428crossedעֹבֵר֙'o.VerH5674the Kidronקִדְר֔וֹןkid.RonH6939Valleyבְּנַ֣חַלbe.Na.chalH5158,allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971also passedעֹבְרִ֔ים'oe.RimH5674towardעַל־'al-H5921פְּנֵי־pe.nei-H6440the wayדֶ֖רֶךְDe.rekhH1870ofאֶת־'et-H853the wildernessהַמִּדְבָּֽר׃ha.mid.BarH4057.

24Zadokצָד֜וֹקtza.DokH6659was alsoגַם־gam-H1571thereוְהִנֵּ֨הve.hi.NehH2009,and allוְכָֽל־ve.kholH3605the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֣םhal.vi.YimH3881with himאִתּ֗וֹ'i.ToH854were carryingנֹֽשְׂאִים֙no.se.'ImH5375אֶת־'et-H853the arkאֲרוֹן֙'a.rOnH727of the covenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430.And they set downוַיַּצִּ֙קוּ֙vai.ya.Tzi.kuH3332the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430אֶת־'et-H853,and Abiatharאֶבְיָתָ֑ר'ev.ya.TarH54offered sacrificesוַיַּ֖עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927untilעַד־'ad-H5704allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971had passedתֹּ֥ם לַעֲב֥וֹרtom la.'a.VorH8552 H5674out ofמִן־min-H4480the cityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.

25Then the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Zadokלְצָד֔וֹקle.tza.DokH6659, “Returnהָשֵׁ֛בha.ShevH7725אֶת־'et-H853the arkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430to the cityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892.Ifאִם־'im-H518I findאֶמְצָ֥א'em.Tza'H4672favorחֵן֙chenH2580in the eyesבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,He will bring me backוֶהֱשִׁבַ֕נִיve.he.shi.Va.niH7725and let me seeוְהִרְאַ֥נִיve.hir.'A.niH7200bothitאֹת֖וֹ'o.ToH853andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853His dwelling place againנָוֵֽהוּ׃na.Ve.huH5116.

26But ifוְאִם֙ כֹּ֣הve.'Im kohH518 H3541He should sayיֹאמַ֔רyo.MarH559, ‘I do notלֹ֥אlo'H3808delightחָפַ֖צְתִּיcha.Fatz.tiH2654in you,’then here I amהִנְנִ֕יhi.NiH2005;let Him doיַֽעֲשֶׂה־ya.'a.seh-H6213to mewhateverכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834seems goodט֖וֹבTovH2895to Himבְּעֵינָֽיו׃ סbe.'ei.NavH5869.”

27The kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428also saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Zadokצָד֣וֹקtza.DokH6659the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548, “Are you nota seerהֲרוֹאֶ֣ה אַתָּ֔הha.ro.'Eh 'a.TahH7200 H859?Returnשֻׁ֥בָהShu.vahH7725to the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892in peaceבְּשָׁל֑וֹםbe.sha.LomH7965—you withyour sonבִּנְךָ֜bin.KhaH1121Ahimaazוַאֲחִימַ֨עַץva.'a.chi.Ma.'atzH290,and Abiatharאֶבְיָתָ֛ר'ev.ya.TarH54with his sonבֶּן־ben-H1121Jonathanוִיהוֹנָתָ֧ןvi.ho.na.TanH3083שְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8147בְנֵיכֶ֖םve.nei.KhemH1121אִתְּכֶֽם׃'i.te.KhemH854.

28Seeרְאוּ֙re.'UH7200,I willאָנֹכִ֣י'a.no.KhiH595waitמִתְמַהְמֵ֔הַּmit.mah.Me.ahH4102at the fordsH5679of the wildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֑רha.mid.BarH4057untilעַ֣ד'adH5704wordדָבָ֛רda.VarH1697comesבּ֥וֹאBo'H935from youמֵעִמָּכֶ֖םme.'i.ma.KhemH5973to informלְהַגִּ֥ידle.ha.GidH5046me.”

29So Zadokצָד֧וֹקtza.DokH6659and Abiatharוְאֶבְיָתָ֛רve.'ev.ya.TarH54אֶת־'et-H853returnedוַיָּ֨שֶׁבvai.Ya.shevH7725the arkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389and stayedוַיֵּשְׁב֖וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427thereשָֽׁם׃ShamH8033.

30But Davidוְדָוִ֡דve.da.VidH1732continued upעֹלֶה֩ בְמַעֲלֵ֨ה'o.Leh ve.ma.'a.LehH5927 H4608the Mount of Olivesהַזֵּיתִ֜יםha.zei.TimH2132,weepingוּבוֹכֶ֗הu.vo.KhehH1058as he went upעֹלֶ֣ה׀'o.LehH5927.His headוְרֹ֥אשׁve.RoshH7218was coveredחָפ֔וּיcha.FuiH2645,and heוְה֖וּאve.Hu'H1931was walkingהֹלֵ֣ךְho.LekhH1980barefootיָחֵ֑ףya.ChefH3182.And allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834with himאִתּ֗וֹ'i.ToH854coveredחָפוּ֙ אִ֣ישׁcha.Fu 'ishH2645 H376their headsרֹאשׁ֔וֹro.ShoH7218and went upוְעָל֥וּve.'a.LuH5927,weepingוּבָכֹֽה׃u.va.KhohH1058as they wentעָלֹ֖ה'a.LohH5927.

31Now someone toldהִגִּ֣ידhi.GidH5046לֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559Davidוְדָוִד֙ve.da.VidH1732: “Ahithophelאֲחִיתֹ֥פֶל'a.chi.To.felH302isamong the conspiratorsבַּקֹּשְׁרִ֖יםba.ko.she.RimH7194withעִם־'im-H5973Absalomאַבְשָׁל֑וֹם'av.sha.LomH53.”So Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732pleadedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “O LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068,pleaseנָ֛אna'H4994אֶת־'et-H853turn the counselעֲצַ֥ת'a.TzatH6098of Ahithophelאֲחִיתֹ֖פֶל'a.chi.To.felH302into foolishnessסַכֶּל־sa.kel-H5528!”

32Whenוַיְהִ֤יvay.HiH1961Davidדָוִד֙da.VidH1732cameבָּ֣אba'H935toעַד־'ad-H5704the summitהָרֹ֔אשׁha.RoshH7218,whereאֲשֶֽׁר־'a.Sher-H834he used to worshipיִשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֥ה שָׁ֖םyish.ta.cha.Veh shamH7812 H8033Godלֵאלֹהִ֑יםle.lo.HimH430,Hushaiחוּשַׁ֣יchu.ShaiH2365the Architeהָאַרְכִּ֔יha.'ar.KiH757was thereוְהִנֵּ֤הve.hi.NehH2009to meet himלִקְרָאתוֹ֙lik.ra.ToH7122with his robeכֻּתָּנְתּ֔וֹku.ta.ne.ToH3801tornקָר֙וּעַ֙ka.Ru.a'H7167and dustוַאֲדָמָ֖הva.'a.da.MahH127onעַל־'al-H5921his headרֹאשֽׁוֹ׃ro.ShoH7218.

33Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Ifאִ֚ם'imH518you go onעָבַ֣רְתָּ'a.Var.taH5674with meאִתִּ֔י'i.TiH854,you will beוְהָיִ֥תָve.ha.Yi.taH1961a burdenלְמַשָּֽׂא׃le.ma.Sa'H4853to meעָלַ֖י'a.LaiH5921.

34But you can thwartוְהֵפַרְתָּ֣הve.he.far.TahH6565אֵ֖ת'etH853the counselעֲצַ֥ת'a.TzatH6098of Ahithophelאֲחִיתֹֽפֶל׃'a.chi.To.felH302for meifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518you returnתָּשׁ֗וּבta.ShuvH7725to the cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892and sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֤ve.'a.mar.TaH559to Absalomלְאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙le.'av.sha.lOmH53: ‘Iאֲנִ֤י'a.NiH589will beאֶֽהְיֶ֔ה'eh.YehH1961your servantעַבְדְּךָ֨'av.de.KhaH5650,my kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428;in the pastמֵאָ֔זme.'AzH227Iוַֽאֲנִי֙va.'a.NiH589was your father’sאָבִ֤יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1servantעֶ֣בֶד'E.vedH5650,but nowוְעַתָּ֖הve.'a.TahH6258Iוַאֲנִ֣יva.'a.NiH589will be your servantעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ'av.De.khaH5650.’

35Will notוַהֲל֤וֹאva.ha.Lo'H3808Zadokצָד֥וֹקtza.DokH6659and Abiatharוְאֶבְיָתָ֖רve.'ev.ya.TarH54the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֑ים וְהָיָ֗הha.ko.ha.Nim ve.ha.YahH3548 H1961be thereשָׁ֔םShamH8033with youעִמְּךָ֙'i.me.KhaH5973?Reportתַּגִּ֕ידta.GidH5046to themלְצָד֥וֹק וּלְאֶבְיָתָ֖ר הַכֹּהֲנִֽים׃le.tza.Dok u.le.'ev.ya.Tar ha.ko.ha.NimH6659 H54 H3548everythingכָּל־ הַדָּבָר֙kol- ha.da.VarH3605 H1697אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834you hearתִּשְׁמַע֙tish.Ma'H8085from the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428palaceמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004.

36Indeedהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009,their twoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147sonsבְנֵיהֶ֔םve.nei.HemH1121,Ahimaazאֲחִימַ֣עַץ'a.chi.Ma.'atzH290sonof Zadokלְצָד֔וֹקle.tza.DokH6659and Jonathanוִיהוֹנָתָ֖ןvi.ho.na.TanH3083sonof Abiatharלְאֶבְיָתָ֑רle.'ev.ya.TarH54,are thereשָׁ֤םshamH8033with themעִמָּם֙'i.MamH5973.Sendוּשְׁלַחְתֶּ֤םu.she.lach.TemH7971themבְּיָדָם֙be.ya.DamH3027to meאֵלַ֔י'e.LaiH413with everythingכָּל־ דָּבָ֖רkol- da.VarH3605 H1697אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you hearתִּשְׁמָֽעוּ׃tish.Ma.'uH8085.”

37So David’sדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732friendרֵעֶ֥הre.'EhH7463Hushaiחוּשַׁ֛יchu.ShaiH2365arrivedוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935in Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389just as Absalomוְאַבְשָׁלֹ֔םve.'av.sha.LomH53was enteringיָבֹ֖אya.Vo'H935the cityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892.

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