Berean Standard Bible
2 Samuel 17:1-4
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.”
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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