Berean Standard Bible

2 Samuel 2:1-11

1וַיְהִ֣יvay.HiH1961Some time laterאַֽחֲרֵי־ כֵ֗ן'a.cha.rei- KhenH310 H3651,Davidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732inquiredוַיִּשְׁאַל֩vai.yish.'AlH7592of the LORDבַּֽיהוָ֤ה׀ba.Yah.wehH3068לֵאמֹר֙le.MorH559, “Should I go upהַאֶעֱלֶ֗הha.'e.'e.LehH5927to oneבְּאַחַת֙be.'a.ChatH259of the townsעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063?” “Go upעֲלֵ֑ה'a.LehH5927,”the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068answeredוַיֹּ֧אמֶר אֵלָ֖יוvai.Yo.mer 'e.LavH559 H413.Then Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732askedוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whereאָ֥נָה'A.nahH575should I goאֶעֱלֶ֖ה'e.'e.LehH5927?” “To Hebronחֶבְרֹֽנָה׃chev.Ro.nahH2275,”repliedוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559the LORD.

2So Davidדָּוִ֔ד וְגַ֖םda.Vid ve.GamH1732 H1571wentוַיַּ֤עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927thereשָׁם֙shamH8033with his twoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147wivesנָשָׁ֑יוna.ShavH802,Ahinoamאֲחִינֹ֙עַם֙'a.chi.No.'amH293of Jezreelהַיִּזְרְעֵלִ֔יתhai.yiz.re.'e.LitH3158and Abigailוַאֲבִיגַ֕יִלva.'a.vi.Ga.yilH26the widowאֵ֖שֶׁת'E.shetH802of Nabalנָבָ֥לna.ValH5037of Carmelהַֽכַּרְמְלִֽי׃Ha.kar.me.LiH3761.

3David alsoדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732tookהֶעֱלָ֥הhe.'e.LahH5927the menוַאֲנָשָׁ֧יוva.'a.na.ShavH582whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834were with himעִמּ֛וֹi.MoH5973,eachאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376with his householdוּבֵית֑וֹu.vei.ToH1004,and they settledוַיֵּשְׁב֖וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427in the townsבְּעָרֵ֥יbe.'a.ReiH5892near Hebronחֶבְרֽוֹן׃chev.RonH2275.

4Then the menאַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.SheiH582of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063cameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935to Hebron,and thereשָׁ֧םshamH8033אֶת־'et-H853they anointedוַיִּמְשְׁחוּ־vai.yim.she.chu-H4886Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732kingלְמֶ֖לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428overעַל־'al-H5921the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063.And they toldוַיַּגִּ֤דוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046Davidלְדָוִד֙ לֵאמֹ֔רle.da.Vid le.MorH1732 H559, “It was the menאַנְשֵׁי֙'an.SheiH582of Jabesh-gileadיָבֵ֣ישׁ גִּלְעָ֔דya.Veish gil.'AdH3003 H1568אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834who buriedקָבְר֖וּka.ve.RuH6912אֶת־'et-H853Saulשָׁאֽוּל׃ סsha.'UlH7586.”

5So Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֔יםmal.'a.KhimH4397toאֶל־'el-H413the menאַנְשֵׁ֖י'an.SheiH582of Jabesh-gileadיָבֵ֣ישׁ גִּלְעָ֑דya.Veish gil.'AdH3003 H1568to tellוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559themאֲלֵיהֶ֗ם'a.lei.HemH413, “The LORDלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068blessבְּרֻכִ֤יםbe.ru.KhimH1288youאַתֶּם֙'a.TemH859,becauseאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834you showedעֲשִׂיתֶ֜ם'a.si.TemH6213thisהַזֶּ֗הha.ZehH2088kindnessהַחֶ֣סֶדha.Che.sedH2617toעִם־'im-H5973Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586your lordאֲדֹֽנֵיכֶם֙ עִם־'a.do.nei.Khem 'im-H113 H5973when you buried himוַֽתִּקְבְּר֖וּva.tik.be.RuH6912אֹתֽוֹ׃'o.ToH853.

6Nowוְעַתָּ֕הve.'a.TahH6258may the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068showיַֽעַשׂ־ya.'as-H6213youעִמָּכֶ֖ם'i.ma.KhemH5973loving devotionחֶ֣סֶדChe.sedH2617and faithfulnessוֶאֱמֶ֑תve.'e.MetH571,and Iאָנֹכִ֗י'a.no.KhiH595will alsoוְגַ֣םve.GamH1571showאֶעֱשֶׂ֤ה'e.'e.SehH6213youאִתְּכֶם֙'i.te.KhemH854the sameהַזֹּ֔אתha.ZotH2063favorהַטּוֹבָ֣הha.to.VahH2896becauseאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you have doneעֲשִׂיתֶ֖ם'a.si.TemH6213thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088הַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697.

7Now thenוְעַתָּ֣ה׀ve.'a.TahH6258,be strongתֶּחֱזַ֣קְנָה יְדֵיכֶ֗ם וִֽהְיוּ֙te.che.Zak.nah ye.dei.Khem vih.YuH2388 H3027 H1961and courageousלִבְנֵי־ חַ֔יִלliv.nei- Cha.yilH1121 H2428,forכִּי־ki-H3588though Saulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586וְגַם־ve.gam-H1571אֹתִ֗י'o.TiH853your lordאֲדֹנֵיכֶ֣ם'a.do.nei.KhemH113is deadמֵ֖תmetH4191,the houseבֵית־veit-H1004of Judahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063has anointed meמָשְׁח֧וּma.she.ChuH4886as their kingלְמֶ֖לֶךְ עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ פle.Me.lekh 'a.lei.HemH4428 H5921.”

8Meanwhile, Abnerוְאַבְנֵ֣רve.'av.NerH74sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nerנֵ֔רNerH5369,the commanderשַׂר־sar-H8269of Saul’sלְשָׁא֑וּלle.sha.'UlH7586armyצָבָ֖אtza.Va'H6635אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834,tookלָקַ֗חla.KachH3947אֶת־'et-H853Saul’sשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586sonבֶּן־ben-H1121Ish-boshethH378,moved himוַיַּעֲבִרֵ֖הוּvai.ya.'a.vi.Re.huH5674to Mahanaimמַחֲנָֽיִם׃ma.cha.Na.yimH4266,

9and made him kingוַיַּמְלִכֵ֙הוּ֙vai.yam.li.Khe.huH4427overאֶל־'el-H413Gileadהַגִּלְעָ֔ד וְאֶל־ha.gil.'Ad ve.'el-H1568 H413,Asherהָאֲשׁוּרִ֖י וְאֶֽל־ha.'a.shu.Ri ve.'el-H805 H413,Jezreelיִזְרְעֶ֑אלyiz.re.'ElH3157וְעַל־ve.'al-H5921,Ephraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙ וְעַל־'ef.Ra.yim ve.'al-H669 H5921,and Benjaminבִּנְיָמִ֔ןbin.ya.MinH1144—overוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921allכֻּלֹּֽה׃ פku.LohH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478.

10Saul’sשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586sonבֶּן־ben-H1121Ish-boshethH378was fortyאַרְבָּעִ֨ים'ar.ba.'ImH705years oldשָׁנָ֜ה בֶּן־sha.Nah ben-H1121 H8141when he began to reignבְּמָלְכוֹ֙be.ma.le.KhoH4427overעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and he reignedמָלָ֑ךְma.LakhH4427for twoוּשְׁתַּ֥יִםu.she.Ta.yimH8147yearsשָׁנִ֖יםsha.NimH8141.The houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,howeverאַ֚ךְ'akhH389,followedהָי֖וּ אַחֲרֵ֥יha.Yu 'a.cha.ReiH1961 H310Davidדָוִֽד׃da.VidH1732.

11And the lengthמִסְפַּ֣רmis.ParH4557of timeהַיָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.MimH3117thatוַֽיְהִי֙ אֲשֶׁר֩vay.Hi 'a.SherH834 H1961Davidדָוִ֥דda.VidH1732wasהָיָ֨הha.YahH1961kingמֶ֛לֶךְMe.lekhH4428in Hebronבְּחֶבְר֖וֹןbe.chev.RonH2275overעַל־'al-H5921the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063was sevenשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִ֖יםsha.NimH8141and sixוְשִׁשָּׁ֥הve.shi.ShahH8337monthsחֳדָשִֽׁים׃ סcho.da.ShimH2320.

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