Berean Standard Bible
2 Samuel 18:27-32
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.”
31Just thenוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009the Cushiteהַכּוּשִׁ֖יha.ku.ShiH3569cameבָּ֑אBa'H935and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶר הַכּוּשִׁ֗יvai.Yo.mer ha.ku.ShiH559H3569, “May my lordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְ כִּֽי־ha.Me.lekh ki-H4428H3588hear the good newsיִתְבַּשֵּׂר֙yit.ba.SerH1319:Todayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068has avenged youשְׁפָטְךָ֤she.fa.te.KhaH8199ofמִיַּ֖דmi.YadH3027allכָּל־kol-H3605who rose upהַקָּמִ֥יםha.ka.MimH6965against youעָלֶֽיךָ׃ ס'a.Lei.khaH5921!”
32The kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ אֶל־ha.Me.lekh 'el-H4428H413askedוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559the Cushiteהַכּוּשִׁ֔יha.ku.ShiH3569, “Is the young manלַנַּ֖עַרla.Na.'arH5288Absalomלְאַבְשָׁל֑וֹםle.'av.sha.LomH53all rightהֲשָׁל֥וֹםha.sha.LomH7965?”And the Cushiteהַכּוּשִׁ֗יha.ku.ShiH3569repliedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “May the enemiesאֹֽיְבֵי֙'o.ye.VeiH341of my lordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and allוְכֹ֛לve.KholH3605whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834rise upקָ֥מוּKa.muH6965against youעָלֶ֖יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921to harm youלְרָעָֽה׃ סle.ra.'AhH7451beיִהְי֤וּyih.YuH1961like that young manכַנַּ֙עַר֙kha.Na.'arH5288.”
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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