Berean Standard Bible
2 Samuel 18:17-18
17They tookוַיִּקְח֣וּvai.yik.ChuH3947אֶת־'et-H853Absalomאַבְשָׁל֗וֹם'av.sha.LomH53,castוַיַּשְׁלִ֨יכוּvai.yash.Li.khuH7993himאֹת֤וֹ'o.ToH853intoאֶל־'el-H413a largeהַגָּד֔וֹלha.ga.DolH1419pitהַפַּ֣חַתha.Pa.chatH6354in the forestבַיַּ֙עַר֙vai.Ya.'arH3293,and piledוַיַּצִּ֧בוּvai.ya.Tzi.vuH5324a hugeגָּד֣וֹל מְאֹ֑דga.Dol me.'OdH1419H3966moundגַּל־gal-H1530of stonesאֲבָנִ֖ים'a.va.NimH68over himעָלָ֛יו'a.LavH5921.Meanwhile, allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the Israelitesיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478fledנָ֖סוּNa.suH5127,eachאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376to his homeלְאֹהָלָֽיו׃ סle.'o.he.loH168.
18During his lifetimeבְחַיָּיו֙ve.cha.yavH2416אֶת־'et-H853,Absalomוְאַבְשָׁלֹ֣ם לָקַ֗חve.'av.sha.Lom la.KachH53H3947had set upוַיַּצֶּב־vai.ya.tzev-H5324for himselfa pillarמַצֶּ֙בֶת֙ma.Tze.vetH4678אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834in the King’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Valleyבְּעֵֽמֶק־be.'e.mek-H6010,forכִּ֤יkiH3588he had saidאָמַר֙'a.MarH559, “I have noאֵֽין־'ein-H369sonבֵ֔ןVenH1121toבַּעֲב֖וּרba.'a.VurH5668preserve the memoryהַזְכִּ֣ירhaz.KirH2142of my nameשְׁמִ֑יshe.MiH8034.”So he gaveוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121the pillarלַמַּצֶּ֙בֶת֙ עַל־la.ma.Tze.vet 'al-H4678H5921his nameשְׁמ֔וֹshe.MoH8034,and toעַ֖ד'adH5704thisהַזֶּֽה׃ סha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117it is calledוַיִּקָּ֤רֵאvai.yi.Ka.re'H7121Absalom’sאַבְשָׁלֹ֔ם'av.sha.LomH53Monumentיַ֣דyadH3027.
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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