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2 Samuel 16:5-19
5As Kingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732approachedוּבָ֛א עַד־u.Va' 'ad-H935H5704Bahurimבַּֽחוּרִ֑יםba.chu.RimH980,a manאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376from the familyמִמִּשְׁפַּ֣חַתmi.mish.Pa.chatH4940of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of Saulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586was justוְהִנֵּ֣ה מִשָּׁם֩ve.hi.Neh mi.ShamH2009H8033coming outH3318.His nameוּשְׁמוֹ֙u.she.MoH8034was Shimeiשִׁמְעִ֣יshim.'IH8096sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Geraגֵּרָ֔אge.Ra'H1617,and as he approachedH3318,he kept yelling out cursesוּמְקַלֵּֽל׃u.me.ka.LelH7043.
6He threw stonesוַיְסַקֵּ֤ל בָּֽאֲבָנִים֙vay.sa.Kel ba.'a.va.NimH5619H68אֶת־'et-H853at Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and at allכָּל־kol-H3605the servantsעַבְדֵ֖י'av.DeiH5650of the kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,though the troopsהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the mighty menהַגִּבֹּרִ֔יםha.gi.bo.RimH1368wereon David’sדָּוִ֑ד וְכָל־da.Vid ve.kholH1732H3605rightמִימִינ֖וֹmi.mi.NoH3225and leftוּמִשְּׂמֹאלֽוֹ׃u.mi.se.mo.LoH8040.
8The LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068has paid you backהֵשִׁיב֩ עָלֶ֨יךָhe.Shiv 'a.Lei.khaH7725H5921for allכֹּ֣ל׀kolH3605the bloodדְּמֵ֣יde.MeiH1818of the houseבֵית־veit-H1004of Saulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586,in whoseאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834placeתַּחְתָּ֔יוtach.toH8478you have reignedמָלַ֙כְתָּ֙ma.Lakh.taH4427,and the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068has deliveredוַיִּתֵּ֤ןvai.yi.TenH5414אֶת־'et-H853the kingdomהַמְּלוּכָ֔הha.me.lu.KhahH4410into the handבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027of your sonבְּנֶ֑ךָbe.Ne.khaH1121Absalomאַבְשָׁל֣וֹם'av.sha.LomH53.Seeוְהִנְּךָ֙ve.hi.ne.KhaH2005,you have come to ruinבְּרָ֣עָתֶ֔ךָbe.Ra.'a.Te.khaH7451becauseכִּ֛יkiH3588you areאָֽתָּה׃'A.tahH859a manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of bloodshedדָּמִ֖יםda.MimH1818!”
9Then Abishaiאֲבִישַׁ֤י'a.vi.ShaiH52sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zeruiahצְרוּיָה֙tze.ru.YahH6870saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, “Whyלָ֣מָּהLa.mahH4100should thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088אֶת־'et-H853deadהַמֵּת֙ha.MetH4191dogהַכֶּ֤לֶבha.Ke.levH3611curseיְקַלֵּ֞לye.ka.LelH7043my lordאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428?Let me go overאֶעְבְּרָה־ נָּ֖א'e'.be.rah- na'H5674H4994and cut off his headוְאָסִ֥ירָה רֹאשֽׁוֹ׃ סve.'a.Si.rah ro.ShoH7218H5493אֶת־'et-H853!”
10But the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428repliedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whatמַה־mah-H4100have I to do with you,O sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Zeruiahצְרֻיָ֑הtze.ru.YahH6870?IfH3588he curses meיְקַלֵּ֗לye.ka.LelH7043becauseH3588the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068toldאָ֤מַר'A.marH559him, ‘Curseקַלֵּ֣לka.LelH7043אֶת־'et-H853Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732,’whoוּמִ֣יu.MiH4310can askיֹאמַ֔רyo.MarH559, ‘Whyמַדּ֖וּעַma.Du.a'H4069did you doעָשִׂ֥יתָה'a.Si.tahH6213thisכֵּֽן׃ סKenH3651?’”
11Then Davidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Abishaiאֲבִישַׁי֙ וְאֶל־'a.vi.Shai ve.'el-H52H413and to allכָּל־kol-H3605his servantsעֲבָדָ֔יו'a.va.DavH5650, “Beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009,my own sonבְנִ֛יve.NiH1121אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834יָצָ֥אya.Tza'H3318,my own flesh and bloodמִמֵּעַ֖יmi.me.'AiH4578,seeksמְבַקֵּ֣שׁme.va.KeshH1245אֶת־'et-H853my lifeנַפְשִׁ֑יnaf.ShiH5315וְאַ֨ףve.'AfH637.How much moreכִּֽי־ki-H3588,thenעַתָּ֜ה'a.TahH6258, thisBenjamiteH1145!Leave him aloneהַנִּ֤חוּha.Ni.chuH5117and let him curse meוִֽיקַלֵּ֔לvi.ka.LelH7043,for the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068has toldאָֽמַר־'a.mar-H559himsoכִּ֥יkiH3588.
13So Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732and his menוַאֲנָשָׁ֖יוva.'a.na.ShavH582proceededוַיֵּ֧לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980along the roadבַּדָּ֑רֶךְ סba.Da.rekhH1870as Shimeiוְשִׁמְעִ֡יve.shim.'IH8096wentהֹלֵךְ֩ho.leKhH1980along the ridgeבְּצֵ֨לַעbe.Tze.la'H6763of the hillהָהָ֜רha.HarH2022opposite himלְעֻמָּת֗וֹle.'u.ma.ToH5980.As Shimei wentהָלוֹךְ֙ha.loKhH1980,he yelled cursesוַיְקַלֵּ֔לvay.ka.LelH7043,threw stonesוַיְסַקֵּ֤ל בָּֽאֲבָנִים֙vay.sa.Kel ba.'a.va.NimH5619H68,and flungוְעִפַּ֖רve.'i.ParH6080dustבֶּעָפָֽר׃ פbe.'a.FarH6083atלְעֻמָּת֔וֹle.'u.ma.ToH5980David.
16Andוַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961כַּֽאֲשֶׁר־ka.'a.Sher-H834David’sדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732friendרֵעֶ֥הre.'EhH7463Hushaiחוּשַׁ֧יchu.ShaiH2365the Architeהָאַרְכִּ֛יha.'ar.KiH757wentבָּ֞אba'H935toאֶל־'el-H413Absalomאַבְשָׁל֑וֹם'av.sha.LomH53and saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559חוּשַׁי֙chu.ShaiH2365toאֶל־'el-H413himאַבְשָׁלֹ֔ם'av.sha.LomH53, “Long liveיְחִ֥יye.ChiH2421the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428!Long liveיְחִ֥יye.ChiH2421the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428!”
17“Is thisזֶ֥הzehH2088the loyaltyחַסְדְּךָ֖chas.de.KhaH2617you showאֶת־'et-H854your friendרֵעֶ֑ךָre.'E.khaH7453?”Absalomאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙'av.sha.lOmH53repliedוַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֶל־ חוּשַׁ֔יvai.Yo.mer 'el- chu.ShaiH559H413H2365. “Whyלָ֥מָּהLa.mahH4100did you notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808goהָלַ֖כְתָּha.Lakh.taH1980withאֶת־'et-H854your friendרֵעֶֽךָ׃re.'E.khaH7453?”
18“Not at allH3808,”Hushaiחוּשַׁי֮ אֶל־chu.Shai 'el-H2365H413answeredוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559אַבְשָׁלֹם֒'av.sha.LomH53. “Forכִּי֩kiH3588the oneאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834chosenבָּחַ֧רba.CharH977by the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068,by thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088peopleוְהָעָ֥םve.ha.'AmH5971,and by allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the menאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478—hisH3808I will beאֶהְיֶ֖ה'eh.YehH1961,and with himוְאִתּ֥וֹve.'i.ToH854I will remainאֵשֵֽׁב׃'e.ShevH3427.
19Furthermoreוְהַשֵּׁנִ֗יתve.ha.she.NitH8145,whomלְמִי֙le.MiH4310should Iאֲנִ֣י'a.NiH589serveאֶֽעֱבֹ֔ד'e.'e.VodH5647if notהֲל֖וֹאha.Lo'H3808his sonבְנ֑וֹve.NoH1121?Asכַּאֲשֶׁ֤רka.'a.SherH834I servedעָבַ֙דְתִּי֙'a.Vad.tiH5647in your father’sאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1presenceלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440,so alsoכֵּ֖ןkenH3651I will serveלִפְנֵ֣י אֶהְיֶ֥הlif.Nei 'eh.YehH1961H6440in yoursלְפָנֶֽיךָ׃ פli.fa.Nei.khaH6440.”
Commentaries on 2 Samuel 16
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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