Berean Standard Bible
2 Samuel 18:22-29
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,
26the watchmanהַצֹּפֶה֮ha.tzo.PehH6822sawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200anotherאַחֵ֣ר'a.CherH312manאִישׁ־'ish-H376runningרָץ֒ratzH7323,and he called outוַיִּקְרָ֤א הַצֹּפֶה֙vai.yik.Ra' ha.tzo.PehH7121H6822toאֶל־'el-H413the gatekeeperהַשֹּׁעֵ֔רha.sho.'ErH7778וַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Lookהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009!Another manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376is running aloneרָ֣ץ לְבַדּ֑וֹratz le.va.DoH7323H905!” “Thisזֶ֥הzehH2088onealsoגַּם־gam-H1571brings good newsמְבַשֵּֽׂר׃me.va.SerH1319,”saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428.
27The watchmanהַצֹּפֶ֔הha.tzo.PehH6822saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “The first manהָרִאשׁ֔וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223appearsרֹאֶה֙ro.'EhH7200אֶת־'et-H853to meאֲנִ֤י'a.NiH589to be runningמְרוּצַ֣תme.ru.TzatH4794like Ahimaazאֲחִימַ֣עַץ'a.chi.Ma.'atzH290sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zadokצָד֑וֹקtza.DokH6659כִּמְרֻצַ֖תkim.ru.TzatH4794.” “Thisזֶ֔הZehH2088is a goodט֣וֹבTovH2896manאִֽישׁ־'ish-H376,”saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428. “He comesיָבֽוֹא׃ya.Vo'H935withוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413goodטוֹבָ֖הto.VahH2896newsבְּשׂוֹרָ֥הbe.so.RahH1309.”
28Then Ahimaazאֲחִימַ֗עַץ'a.chi.Ma.'atzH290called outוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428, “All is wellשָׁל֔וֹםsha.LomH7965!”And he bowedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֧חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812facedownלְאַפָּ֖יו אָ֑רְצָה סle.'a.Pav 'A.re.tzahH639H776before the kingלַמֶּ֛לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428.He continuedוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Blessedבָּרוּךְ֙ba.ruKhH1288bethe LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834!He has delivered upסִגַּר֙si.GarH5462אֶת־'et-H853the menהָ֣אֲנָשִׁ֔יםha.'a.na.ShimH582whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834raisedנָשְׂא֥וּna.se.'UH5375אֶת־'et-H853their handsיָדָ֖םya.DamH3027against my lordבַּֽאדֹנִ֥יba.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.”
29The kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428askedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Is the young manלַנַּ֖עַרla.Na.'arH5288Absalomלְאַבְשָׁל֑וֹםle.'av.sha.LomH53all rightשָׁל֥וֹםsha.LomH7965?”And Ahimaazאֲחִימַ֡עַץ'a.chi.Ma.'atzH290repliedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “When Joabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097אֶת־'et-H853sentלִ֠שְׁלֹחַLish.lo.achH7971וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853the king’sהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428servantעֶ֨בֶד'E.vedH5650and your servantעַבְדֶּ֔ךָ'av.De.khaH5650,I sawרָאִיתִי֩ra.'i.TiH7200a greatהַגָּד֜וֹלha.ga.DolH1419tumultהֶהָמ֨וֹןhe.ha.MonH1995,but I do notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808knowיָדַ֖עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045what it wasמָֽה׃MahH4100.”
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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