Berean Standard Bible
2 Samuel 18:11-15
11“You justוְהִנֵּ֣הve.hi.NehH2009saw himרָאִ֔יתָra.'I.taH7200!”Joabיוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvH3097לָאִישׁ֙la.'IshH376הַמַּגִּ֣ידha.ma.GidH5046exclaimedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559. “Whyוּמַדּ֛וּעַu.ma.Du.a'H4069did you notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808strike himהִכִּית֥וֹhi.ki.ToH5221to the groundאָ֑רְצָה וְעָלַ֗י'A.re.tzah ve.'a.LaiH776H5921right thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033?I would have givenלָ֤תֶתLa.tetH5414youtenעֲשָׂ֣רָה'a.Sa.rahH6235shekelsof silverכֶ֔סֶףKhe.sefH3701and aאֶחָֽת׃'e.ChatH259warrior’s beltוַחֲגֹרָ֖הva.cha.go.RahH2290!”
12The manהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376repliedוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559אֶל־'el-H413יוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097, “Even ifוְל֨וּאve.lo'H3863אָנֹכִ֜י'a.no.KhiH595a thousandאֶ֣לֶף'E.lefH505shekelsof silverכֶּ֔סֶףKe.sefH3701were weighed outשֹׁקֵ֤לsho.KelH8254intoעַל־'al-H5921my handsכַּפַּי֙ka.PaiH3709,I would notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808raiseאֶשְׁלַ֥ח'esh.LachH7971my handיָדִ֖יya.DiH3027againstאֶל־'el-H413the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428.Forכִּ֣יkiH3588we heardבְאָזְנֵ֜ינוּve.'a.ze.Nei.nuH241the kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428אֹ֠תְךָ'O.te.khaH853וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853command youצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680and Abishaiאֲבִישַׁ֤י'a.vi.ShaiH52וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and Ittaiאִתַּי֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר'i.Tai le.MorH863H559, ‘Protectשִׁמְרוּ־shim.ru-H8104the young manבַּנַּ֖עַרba.Na.'arH5288Absalomבְּאַבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃be.'av.sha.LomH53for my sakeמִ֕יmiH4310.’
13Ifאֽוֹ־'o-H176I had jeopardizedעָשִׂ֤יתִי שֶׁ֔קֶר וְכָל־ דָּבָ֖ר'a.Si.ti She.ker ve.khol da.VarH6213H8267H3605H1697my own lifeבְנַפְשִׁי֙ve.naf.shiH5315—and nothingלֹא־lo'-H3808is hiddenיִכָּחֵ֣דyi.ka.ChedH3582fromמִן־min-H4480the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428—youוְאַתָּ֖הve.'a.TahH859would have abandonedתִּתְיַצֵּ֥בtit.ya.TzevH3320meמִנֶּֽגֶד׃mi.Ne.gedH5048.”
14But Joabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097declaredוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “I am notלֹא־lo'-H3808going to waitאֹחִ֣ילָה'o.Chi.lahH3176like thisכֵ֖ןkhenH3651with youלְפָנֶ֑יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440!”And he tookוַיִּקַּח֩vai.yi.KachH3947threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֨הshe.lo.ShahH7969spearsשְׁבָטִ֜יםshe.va.TimH7626in his handבְּכַפּ֗וֹbe.kha.PoH3709and thrust themוַיִּתְקָעֵם֙vai.yit.ka.'EmH8628through the heartבְּלֵ֣בbe.LevH3820of Absalomאַבְשָׁל֔וֹם'av.sha.LomH53while he was stillעוֹדֶ֥נּוּo.De.nuH5750aliveחַ֖י בְּלֵ֥בchai be.LevH2416H3820in the oak treeהָאֵלָֽה׃ha.'e.LahH424.
15And tenעֲשָׂרָ֣ה'a.sa.RahH6235young menנְעָרִ֔יםne.'a.RimH5288who carriedנֹשְׂאֵ֖יno.se.'EiH5375Joab’sיוֹאָ֑בyo.'AvH3097armorכְּלֵ֣יke.LeiH3627surroundedוַיָּסֹ֙בּוּ֙vai.ya.So.buH5437Absalomאַבְשָׁל֖וֹם'av.sha.LomH53,struckוַיַּכּ֥וּvai.ya.KuH5221himאֶת־'et-H853,and killed himוַיְמִיתֻֽהוּ׃vay.mi.Tu.huH4191.
Commentaries on 2 Samuel 18
- 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
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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