Berean Standard Bible

2 Samuel 15:7-31

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.”

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!”

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