Berean Standard Bible
2 Samuel 17:1-22
1Furthermore, Ahithophelאֲחִיתֹ֖פֶל'a.chi.To.felH302saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Absalomאַבְשָׁלֹ֑ם'av.sha.LomH53, “Let me chooseאֶבְחֲרָ֣ה נָּ֗א'ev.cha.Rah Na'H977H4994twelveשְׁנֵים־ עָשָׂ֥רshe.neim- 'a.SarH8147H6240thousandאֶ֙לֶף֙'e.lefH505menאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376and set outוְאָק֛וּמָהve.'a.Ku.mahH6965tonightהַלָּֽיְלָה׃ha.La.ye.lahH3915in pursuit ofוְאֶרְדְּפָ֥ה אַחֲרֵי־ve.'er.de.Fah 'a.cha.rei-H7291H310Davidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732.
2I will attack himוְאָב֣וֹא עָלָ֗יוve.'a.Vo' 'a.LavH935H5921while heוְה֤וּאve.Hu'H1931is weakוּרְפֵ֣ה יָדַ֔יִםu.re.Peh ya.Da.yimH7504H3027and wearyיָגֵ֙עַ֙ya.Ge.a'H3023;I will throw him into a panicוְהַֽחֲרַדְתִּ֣יve.ha.cha.rad.TiH2729אֹת֔וֹ'o.ToH853,and allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834with himאִתּ֑וֹ'i.ToH854will fleeוְנָ֖סve.NasH5127;I will strike downוְהִכֵּיתִ֥יve.hi.kei.TiH5221אֶת־'et-H853onlyלְבַדּֽוֹ׃le.va.DoH905the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428
3and bring allכָל־khol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971backוְאָשִׁ֥יבָהve.'a.Shi.vahH7725to youאֵלֶ֑יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413as a brideהַכֹּ֔לha.KolH3605returning to her husbandכְּשׁ֣וּבke.ShuvH7725.Youאַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH859seek the lifeמְבַקֵּ֔שׁme.va.KeshH1245of only one manהָאִישׁ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣רha.'Ish 'a.SherH376H834;then allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971will beיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961at peaceשָׁלֽוֹם׃sha.LomH7965.”
5Then Absalomאַבְשָׁל֔וֹם'av.sha.LomH53saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “Summonקְרָ֣א נָ֔אke.Ra' Na'H7121H4994Hushaiלְחוּשַׁ֣יle.chu.ShaiH2365the Architeהָאַרְכִּ֑יha.'ar.KiH757as wellגַּ֖םgamH1571,and let us hearוְנִשְׁמְעָ֥הve.nish.me.'AhH8085whatמַה־mah-H4100heהֽוּא׃Hu'H1931tooגַּם־gam-H1571has to sayבְּפִ֖יוbe.FivH6310.”
6So Hushaiחוּשַׁי֮chu.ShaiH2365cameוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935toאֶל־'el-H413Absalomאַבְשָׁלוֹם֒'av.sha.lOmH53, whoוַיֹּאמֶר֩ אַבְשָׁל֨וֹם אֵלָ֜יוvai.yo.Mer 'av.sha.Lom 'e.LavH53H413H559told himלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, “Ahithophelאֲחִיתֹ֔פֶל'a.chi.To.felH302has spokenדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088proposalכַּדָּבָ֤רka.da.VarH1697.Should we carry it outהֲנַעֲשֶׂ֖הha.na.'a.SehH6213אֶת־'et-H853דְּבָר֑וֹde.va.RoH1697?Ifאִם־'im-H518notאַ֖יִן'A.yinH369,what do youאַתָּ֥ה'a.TahH859sayדַבֵּֽר׃ סda.BerH1696?”
7Hushaiחוּשַׁ֖יchu.ShaiH2365repliedוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559אֶל־'el-H413אַבְשָׁל֑וֹם'av.sha.LomH53, “Thisהַזֹּֽאת׃ha.ZotH2063timeבַּפַּ֥עַםba.Pa.'amH6471the adviceהָעֵצָ֛הha.'e.TzahH6098אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834of Ahithophelיָעַ֥ץ אֲחִיתֹ֖פֶלya.'Atz 'a.chi.To.felH302H3289is notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808soundטוֹבָ֧הto.VahH2896.”
8Heחוּשַׁ֗יchu.ShaiH2365continuedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Youאַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH859knowיָ֠דַעְתָּYa.da'.taH3045אֶת־'et-H853your fatherאָבִ֨יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and his menאֲנָשָׁ֜יו כִּ֧י'a.na.Shav kiH582H3588.Theyהֵ֗מָּהHe.mahH1992aremighty menגִבֹּרִ֣יםgi.bo.RimH1368,and as fierceוּמָרֵ֥י נֶ֙פֶשׁ֙ הֵ֔מָּהu.ma.Rei ne.fesh He.mahH4751H5315H1992as a wildבַּשָּׂדֶ֑הba.sa.DehH7704bearכְּדֹ֥בke.DoH1677robbed of her cubsשַׁכּ֖וּלsha.KulH7909.Moreover, your fatherוְאָבִ֙יךָ֙ve.'a.Vi.khaH1isa manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of warמִלְחָמָ֔הmil.cha.MahH4421who will notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808spend the nightיָלִ֖יןya.LinH3885withאֶת־'et-H854the troopsהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.
9Surelyהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009by nowעַתָּ֤ה'a.TahH6258heהֽוּא־hu'-H1931is hidingנֶחְבָּא֙nech.Ba'H2244in aבְּאַחַ֣תbe.'a.ChatH259caveהַפְּחָתִ֔יםha.pe.cha.TimH6354orא֖וֹ'oH176some otherבְּאַחַ֣דbe.'a.ChadH259locationהַמְּקוֹמֹ֑תha.me.ko.MotH4725.If some of your troops fallכִּנְפֹ֤לkin.FolH5307firstבַּתְּחִלָּ֔הba.te.chi.LahH8462,whoever hearsH8085of itwill sayוְאָמַ֔רve.'a.MarH559, ‘Thereוְהָיָ֗הve.ha.YahH1961has beenהָֽיְתָה֙ha.ye.TahH1961a slaughterמַגֵּפָ֔הma.ge.FahH4046among the troopsבָּעָ֕םba.'AmH5971whoאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834followאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310Absalomאַבְשָׁלֹֽם׃'av.sha.LomH53.’
10Thenוְה֣וּאve.Hu'H1931evenגַם־gam-H1571the most valiantחַ֗יִלCha.yilH2428אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834soldierבֶּן־ben-H1121with the heartH3820of a lionהָאַרְיֵ֖הha.'ar.YehH738will melt with fearH4549,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588allכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478knowsיֹדֵ֤עַyo.De.a'H3045thatכִּי־ki-H3588your fatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1is a mighty manגִבּ֣וֹרgi.BorH1368who has valiantחַ֖יִלCha.yilH2428אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834menוּבְנֵי־u.ve.nei-H1121with himאִתּֽוֹ׃'i.ToH854.
11Insteadכִּ֣יkiH3588,I adviseיָעַ֗צְתִּיya.'Atz.tiH3289that allכָל־khol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478from Danמִדָּן֙mi.DanH1835toוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704BeershebaH884—a multitudeלָרֹ֑בla.RoH7230like the sandכַּח֥וֹלka.CholH2344אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834onעָלֶ֤יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921the seashoreהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220—be gatheredH622to youעַל־'al-H5921,and that you yourselfוּפָנֶ֥יךָu.fa.Nei.khaH6440lead themהֹלְכִ֖יםho.le.KhimH1980into battleבַּקְרָֽב׃bak.RavH7128.
12Then we will attackוּבָ֣אנוּu.Va.nuH935Davidאֵלָ֗יו'e.LavH413whereverבְּאַחַ֤ד הַמְּקוֹמֹת֙be.'a.chat ha.me.ko.MotH259H4725אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834we find himנִמְצָ֣א שָׁ֔םnim.Tza' ShamH4672H8033,and weH5168will descendיִפֹּ֥לyi.PolH5307on himעָלָ֔יו'a.LavH5921likeכַּאֲשֶׁ֛רka.'a.SherH834dewהַטַּ֖לha.TalH2919onעַל־'al-H5921the groundהָאֲדָמָ֑הha.'a.da.MahH127.And of allוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605the menהָאֲנָשִׁ֥יםha.'a.na.ShimH582אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834with himאִתּ֖וֹ'i.ToH854,notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808evenגַּם־gam-H1571oneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259will remainנ֥וֹתַרNo.tarH3498.
13Ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518he retreatsיֵֽאָסֵ֔ףye.'a.SefH622toאֶל־'el-H413a cityעִיר֙'irH5892,allכָֽל־khol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478will bringוְהִשִּׂ֧יאוּve.hi.Si.'uH5375ropesחֲבָלִ֑יםcha.va.LimH2256toאֶל־'el-H413thatהַהִ֖יאha.Hi'H1931cityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892,and we will dragוְסָחַ֤בְנוּve.sa.Chav.nuH5498itאֹתוֹ֙'o.ToH853down toעַד־'ad-H5704the valleyהַנַּ֔חַלha.Na.chalH5158untilעַ֛ד'adH5704אֲשֶֽׁר־'a.Sher-H834notלֹא־lo'-H3808evenגַּם־gam-H1571a pebbleצְרֽוֹר׃ פtze.RorH6872can be foundנִמְצָ֥אnim.Tza'H4672thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033.”
14Then Absalomאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙'av.sha.lOmH53and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the menאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “The adviceעֲצַת֙'a.TzatH6098of Hushaiחוּשַׁ֣יchu.ShaiH2365the Architeהָאַרְכִּ֔יha.'ar.KiH757isbetterטוֹבָ֗הto.VahH2896thanמֵעֲצַ֖תme.'a.TzatH6098thatof Ahithophelאֲחִיתֹ֑פֶל'a.chi.To.felH302.”For the LORDוַיהוָ֣הva.Yah.wehH3068had purposedצִוָּ֗הtzi.VahH6680to thwartלְהָפֵ֞רle.ha.FerH6565the goodהַטּוֹבָ֔הha.to.VahH2896counselעֲצַ֤ת'a.TzatH6098of Ahithophelאֲחִיתֹ֙פֶל֙'a.chi.To.felH302אֶת־'et-H853in order toלְבַעֲב֗וּרle.va.'a.VurH5668bringהָבִ֧יא יְהוָ֛הha.Vi' Yah.wehH935H3068disasterהָרָעָֽה׃ סha.ra.'AhH7451onאֶל־'el-H413Absalomאַבְשָׁל֖וֹם'av.sha.LomH53אֶת־'et-H853.
15So Hushaiחוּשַׁ֗י אֶל־chu.Shai 'el-H2365H413toldוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Zadokצָד֤וֹק וְאֶל־tza.Dok ve.'el-H6659H413and Abiatharאֶבְיָתָר֙'ev.ya.TarH54,the priestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548, “This is whatH2063Ahithophelאֲחִיתֹ֙פֶל֙'a.chi.To.felH302אֶת־'et-H853has advisedיָעַ֤ץya.'AtzH3289Absalomאַבְשָׁלֹ֔ם'av.sha.LomH53וְאֵ֖תve.'EtH853and the eldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and this is whatH2063Iאָֽנִי׃'A.niH589have advisedיָעַ֥צְתִּיya.'Atz.tiH3289.
16Nowוְעַתָּ֡הve.'a.TahH6258sendשִׁלְח֣וּshil.ChuH7971quicklyמְהֵרָה֩me.he.RahH4120and tellוְהַגִּ֨ידוּve.ha.Gi.duH5046Davidלְדָוִ֜ד לֵאמֹ֗רle.da.Vid le.MorH1732H559, ‘Do notאַל־'al-H408spendתָּ֤לֶןTa.lenH3885the nightהַלַּ֙יְלָה֙ha.Lay.lahH3915at the fordsבְּעַֽרְב֣וֹתbe.'ar.VotH6160of the wildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֔רha.mid.BarH4057,butוְגַ֖םve.GamH1571be sure to cross overH5674.Otherwiseפֶּ֚ןpenH6435the kingלַמֶּ֔לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428and allוּלְכָל־u.le.khol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834with himאִתּֽוֹ׃'i.ToH854will be swallowed upיְבֻלַּ֣עye.vu.La'H1104.’”
17Now Jonathanוִיהוֹנָתָ֨ןvi.ho.na.TanH3083and Ahimaazוַאֲחִימַ֜עַץva.'a.chi.Ma.'atzH290were stayingעֹמְדִ֣ים'o.me.DimH5975at En-rogelH5883,where a servant girlהַשִּׁפְחָה֙ha.shif.ChahH8198would comeוְהָלְכָ֤הve.ha.le.KhahH1980and pass along informationוְהִגִּ֣ידָהve.hi.Gi.dahH5046to them.Theyוְהֵם֙ve.HemH1992in turn would goיֵֽלְכ֔וּye.le.KhuH1980and informוְהִגִּ֖ידוּve.hi.Gi.duH5046Kingלַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732,forכִּ֣יkiH3588they daredיוּכְל֛וּyu.khe.LuH3201notלֹ֥אlo'H3808be seenלְהֵרָא֖וֹתle.he.ra.'otH7200enteringלָב֥וֹאla.Vo'H935the cityהָעִֽירָה׃ha.'I.rahH5892.
18But a young manנַ֔עַרNa.'arH5288did seeוַיַּ֤רְאvai.Yar'H7200themאֹתָם֙'o.TamH853and toldוַיַּגֵּ֖דvai.ya.GedH5046Absalomלְאַבְשָׁלֹ֑םle.'av.sha.LomH53.So the twoשְׁנֵיהֶ֨םshe.nei.HemH8147leftוַיֵּלְכוּ֩vai.ye.le.KhuH1980quicklyמְהֵרָ֜הme.he.RahH4120and cameוַיָּבֹ֣אוּ׀vai.ya.Vo.'uH935toאֶל־'el-H413the houseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004of a manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376in Bahurimבְּבַחוּרִ֗יםbe.va.chu.RimH980. He hada wellבְאֵ֛רve.'ErH875in his courtyardבַּחֲצֵר֖וֹba.cha.tze.RoH2691,and they climbed downוַיֵּ֥רְדוּvai.Ye.re.duH3381into itשָֽׁם׃ShamH8033.
19Then the man’s wifeהָאִשָּׁ֗הha.'i.ShahH802tookוַתִּקַּ֣חva.ti.KachH3947אֶת־'et-H853a coveringהַמָּסָךְ֙ha.ma.soKhH4539,spreadוַתִּפְרֹ֤שׂva.tif.RosH6566it overעַל־'al-H5921the mouthפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of the wellהַבְּאֵ֔רha.be.'ErH875,and scatteredוַתִּשְׁטַ֥חva.tish.TachH7849grainהָֽרִפ֑וֹתha.ri.FotH7383over itעָלָ֖יו'a.LavH5921so nobodyוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808would knowנוֹדַ֖עno.Da'H3045a thingדָּבָֽר׃da.VarH1697.
20When Absalom’sאַבְשָׁל֨וֹם'av.sha.LomH53servantsעַבְדֵי֩'av.DeiH5650cameוַיָּבֹ֣אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935toאֶֽל־'el-H413the womanהָאִשָּׁ֜הha.'i.ShahH802at the houseהַבַּ֗יְתָהha.Bay.tahH1004,they askedוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559, “Whereאַיֵּ֗ה'ai.YehH346are Ahimaazאֲחִימַ֙עַץ֙'a.chi.Ma.'atzH290and Jonathanוִיה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןvi.Ho.na.TanH3083?” “They have crossed overעָבְר֖וּ'a.ve.RuH5674the brookמִיכַ֣ל הַמָּ֑יִםmi.Khal ha.Ma.yimH4323H4325,”sheהָֽאִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802repliedוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559.The men searchedוַיְבַקְשׁוּ֙vay.vak.ShuH1245but did notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808findמָצָ֔אוּma.Tza.'uH4672them,so they returnedוַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סye.ru.sha.LimH3389.
21וַיְהִ֣י׀vay.HiH1961Afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310the menhad goneלֶכְתָּ֗םlekh.TamH1980,Ahimaaz and Jonathan climbed upוַֽיַּעֲלוּ֙vai.ya.'a.LuH5927out of the wellמֵֽהַבְּאֵ֔רme.ha.be.'ErH875and wentוַיֵּ֣לְכ֔וּvai.Ye.le.KhuH1980to informוַיַּגִּ֖דוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046Kingלַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732,sayingוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559אֶל־'el-H413דָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732, “Get upק֣וּמוּKu.muH6965אֶת־'et-H853and cross overוְעִבְר֤וּve.'iv.RuH5674the riverהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325at onceמְהֵרָה֙me.he.RahH4120,forכִּי־ki-H3588Ahithophelאֲחִיתֹֽפֶל׃'a.chi.To.felH302has given thisכָ֛כָהKha.khahH3602adviceיָעַ֥ץya.'AtzH3289against youעֲלֵיכֶ֖ם'a.lei.KhemH5921.”
22So Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834with himאִתּ֔וֹ'i.ToH854got upוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965and crossedוַיַּעַבְר֖וּvai.ya.'av.RuH5674אֶת־'et-H853the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.DenH3383.Byעַד־'ad-H5704daybreakא֣וֹר הַבֹּ֗קֶר עַד־'or ha.Bo.ker 'ad-H216H1242H5704,there was noלֹ֣אlo'H3808oneאַחַד֙'a.ChadH259leftנֶעְדָּ֔רne'.DarH5737whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834had notלֹא־lo'-H3808crossedעָבַ֖ר'a.VarH5674אֶת־'et-H853the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hai.yar.DenH3383.
Commentaries on 2 Samuel 17
- 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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