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2 Samuel 2:1-19

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.

12One day Abnerאַבְנֵ֣ר'av.NerH74sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nerנֵ֔רNerH5369and the servantsוְעַבְדֵ֖יve.'av.DeiH5650of Ish-boshethH378sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Saulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586marched outוַיֵּצֵא֙vai.ye.Tze'H3318from Mahanaimמִֽמַּחֲנַ֖יִםmi.ma.cha.Na.yimH4266to Gibeonגִּבְעֽוֹנָה׃giv.'o.nahH1391.

13So Joabוְיוֹאָ֨בve.yo.'AvH3097sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zeruiahצְרוּיָ֜הtze.ru.YahH6870and the servantsוְעַבְדֵ֤יve.'av.DeiH5650of Davidדָוִד֙da.VidH1732marched outיָֽצְא֔וּya.tze.'UH3318and met themוַֽיִּפְגְּשׁ֛וּםvai.yif.ge.ShumH6298byעַל־'al-H5921the poolבְּרֵכַ֥תbe.re.KhatH1295of Gibeonגִּבְע֖וֹן יַחְדָּ֑וgiv.'on yach.DavH1391 H3162.And the two groupsאֵ֤לֶּה'E.lehH428took up positionsוַיֵּ֨שְׁב֜וּvai.Ye.she.VuH3427onעַל־'al-H5921opposite sidesהַבְּרֵכָה֙ וְאֵ֥לֶּה עַל־ha.be.re.Khah ve.'E.leh 'al-H2088 H428 H5921 H1295of the poolהַבְּרֵכָ֖הha.be.re.KhahH1295.

14Then Abnerאַבְנֵר֙'av.NerH74saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Joabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097, “Let us have the young menהַנְּעָרִ֔יםha.ne.'a.RimH5288get upיָק֤וּמוּ נָא֙ya.Ku.mu na'H6965 H4994and competeוִֽישַׂחֲק֖וּvi.sa.cha.KuH7832before usלְפָנֵ֑ינוּle.fa.Nei.nuH6440.” “Let them get upיָקֻֽמוּ׃ya.Ku.muH6965,”Joabיוֹאָ֖בyo.'AvH3097repliedוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559.

15So they got upוַיָּקֻ֖מוּ וַיַּעַבְר֣וּvai.ya.Ku.mu vai.ya.'av.RuH6965 H5674and were counted offבְמִסְפָּ֑רve.mis.ParH4557—twelveשְׁנֵ֧ים עָשָׂ֣רshe.Neim 'a.SarH8147 H6240for Benjaminלְבִנְיָמִ֗ןle.vin.ya.MinH1144and Ish-boshethH378sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,and twelveוּשְׁנֵ֥ים עָשָׂ֖רu.she.Neim 'a.SarH8147 H6240for Davidדָוִֽד׃da.VidH1732מֵעַבְדֵ֥יme.'av.DeiH5650.

16Then each manאִ֣ישׁ׀'ishH376grabbedוַֽיַּחֲזִ֜קוּvai.ya.cha.Zi.kuH2388his opponentרֵעֵ֗הוּre.'E.huH7453by the headבְּרֹ֣אשׁbe.RoshH7218and thrust his swordוְחַרְבּוֹ֙ve.char.BoH2719into his opponent’sרֵעֵ֔הוּre.'E.huH7453sideבְּצַ֣דbe.TzadH6654,and they all fellוַֽיִּפְּל֖וּvai.yi.pe.LuH5307togetherיַחְדָּ֑וyach.DavH3162.So thisהַה֔וּאha.Hu'H1931placeלַמָּק֣וֹםla.ma.KomH4725,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834is in Gibeonבְּגִבְעֽוֹן׃be.giv.'onH1391,is calledוַיִּקְרָא֙vai.yik.Ra'H7121Helkath-hazzurimH2521.

17The battleהַמִּלְחָמָ֛הha.mil.cha.MahH4421thatהַה֑וּאha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117wasוַתְּהִ֧יva.te.HiH1961עַד־'ad-H5704intenseקָשָׁ֥ה מְאֹ֖דka.Shah me.'OdH3966 H7186,and Abnerאַבְנֵר֙'av.NerH74and the menוְאַנְשֵׁ֣יve.'an.SheiH582of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478were defeatedוַיִּנָּ֤גֶףvai.yi.Na.gefH5062byלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440the servantsעַבְדֵ֥י'av.DeiH5650of Davidדָוִֽד׃da.VidH1732.

18The threeשְׁלֹשָׁה֙she.lo.ShahH7969sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Zeruiahצְרוּיָ֔הtze.ru.YahH6870wereוַיִּֽהְיוּ־vai.yih.yu-H1961thereשָׁ֗םShamH8033:Joabיוֹאָ֥בyo.'AvH3097,Abishaiוַאֲבִישַׁ֖יva.'a.vi.ShaiH52,and Asahelוַעֲשָׂהאֵ֑לva.'a.sa.h.'ElH6214.Now Asahelוַעֲשָׂהאֵל֙va.'a.sa.h.'ElH6214wasfleetקַ֣לkalH7031of footבְּרַגְלָ֔יוbe.rag.LavH7272like aכְּאַחַ֥דke.'a.ChadH259wildבַּשָּׂדֶֽה׃ba.sa.DehH7704gazelleהַצְּבָיִ֖םha.tze.va.YimH6643אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834,

19and heעֲשָׂהאֵ֖ל אַחֲרֵ֣י'a.sa.h.'El 'a.cha.ReiH6214 H310chasedוַיִּרְדֹּ֥ףvai.yir.DofH7291Abnerאַבְנֵ֑ר'av.NerH74,notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808turningנָטָ֣ה לָלֶ֗כֶת עַל־na.Tah la.Le.khet 'al-H5186 H1980 H5921to the rightהַיָּמִין֙ וְעַֽל־hai.ya.Min ve.'al-H3225 H5921or to the leftהַשְּׂמֹ֔אול מֵאַחֲרֵ֖יha.se.Mol me.'a.cha.ReiH8040 H310in his pursuitאַבְנֵֽר׃'av.NerH74.

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