Berean Standard Bible
2 Samuel 18:21-25
21So Joabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to a Cushiteלַכּוּשִׁ֔יla.ku.ShiH3569, “Goלֵ֛ךְlekhH1980,tellהַגֵּ֥דha.GedH5046the kingלַמֶּ֖לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428whatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you have seenרָאִ֑יתָהra.'I.tahH7200.”The Cushiteכוּשִׁ֛יkhu.ShiH3569bowedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֧חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812to Joabלְיוֹאָ֖בle.yo.'AvH3097and took off runningוַיָּרֹֽץ׃vai.ya.RotzH7323.
22Ahimaazאֲחִימַ֤עַץ'a.chi.Ma.'atzH290sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zadokצָדוֹק֙tza.dOkH6659,however, persistedוַיֹּ֨סֶף ע֜וֹדvai.Yo.sef odH3254H5750and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Joabיוֹאָ֔ב וִ֣יהִיyo.'Av Vi.hiH3097H1961, “No matter whatמָ֔הMahH4100,pleaseנָּ֥אna'H4994let meאָ֖נִי'A.niH589alsoגַם־gam-H1571runאָרֻֽצָה־'a.ru.tzah-H7323behindאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310the Cushiteהַכּוּשִׁ֑יha.ku.ShiH3569!” “My sonבְּנִ֔יbe.NiH1121,”Joabיוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvH3097repliedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “whyלָֽמָּה־ זֶּ֞הla.mah- zehH4100H2088do youאַתָּ֥ה'a.TahH859want to runרָץ֙ratzH7323, since you willnotאֵין־'ein-H369receiveמֹצֵֽאת׃mo.TzetH4672a rewardבְּשׂוֹרָ֥הbe.so.RahH1309?”
23“No matter whatמָ֣הmahH4100,I want to runאָר֔וּץ'a.RutzH7323!”he repliedוִיהִי־vi.hi-H1961. “Then runר֑וּץRutzH7323!”Joab toldוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559him.So Ahimaazאֲחִימַ֙עַץ֙'a.chi.Ma.'atzH290ranוַיָּ֤רָץvai.Ya.rotzH7323by wayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of the plainהַכִּכָּ֔רha.ki.KarH3603and outranוַֽיַּעֲבֹ֖רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674אֶת־'et-H853the Cushiteהַכּוּשִֽׁי׃ha.ku.ShiH3569.
24Now Davidוְדָוִ֥דve.da.VidH1732was sittingיוֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427betweenבֵּין־bein-H996the twoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147gatesהַשְּׁעָרִ֑יםha.she.'a.RimH8179when the watchmanהַצֹּפֶ֜הha.tzo.PehH6822went upוַיֵּ֨לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980toאֶל־'el-H413the roofגַּ֤גgagH1406of the gatewayהַשַּׁ֙עַר֙ha.Sha.'arH8179byאֶל־'el-H413the wallהַ֣חוֹמָ֔הha.cho.MahH2346,looked outוַיִּשָּׂ֤אvai.yi.Sa'H5375אֶת־'et-H853עֵינָיו֙'ei.NavH5869,and sawוַיַּ֔רְא וְהִנֵּה־vai.Yar' ve.hi.neh-H7200H2009a manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376running aloneרָ֥ץ לְבַדּֽוֹ׃ratz le.va.DoH7323H905.
25Soהַצֹּפֶה֙ha.tzo.PehH6822hecalled outוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121and toldוַיַּגֵּ֣דvai.ya.GedH5046the kingלַמֶּ֔לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428. “If he is aloneאִם־ לְבַדּ֖וֹ'im- le.va.DoH518H905,”the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428repliedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “he bearsבְּפִ֑יוbe.FivH6310good newsבְּשׂוֹרָ֣הbe.so.RahH1309.”As the first runner drewH1980nearוְקָרֵֽב׃ve.ka.RevH7131,
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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