Berean Standard Bible
2 Samuel 2:12-24
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.DavH1391H3162.And the two groupsאֵ֤לֶּה'E.lehH428took up positionsוַיֵּ֨שְׁב֜וּvai.Ye.she.VuH3427onעַל־'al-H5921opposite sidesהַבְּרֵכָה֙ וְאֵ֥לֶּה עַל־ha.be.re.Khah ve.'E.leh 'al-H2088H428H5921H1295of 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'H6965H4994and 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.RuH6965H5674and were counted offבְמִסְפָּ֑רve.mis.ParH4557—twelveשְׁנֵ֧ים עָשָׂ֣רshe.Neim 'a.SarH8147H6240for Benjaminלְבִנְיָמִ֗ןle.vin.ya.MinH1144and Ish-boshethH378sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,and twelveוּשְׁנֵ֥ים עָשָׂ֖רu.she.Neim 'a.SarH8147H6240for 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.'OdH3966H7186,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.ReiH6214H310chasedוַיִּרְדֹּ֥ףvai.yir.DofH7291Abnerאַבְנֵ֑ר'av.NerH74,notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808turningנָטָ֣ה לָלֶ֗כֶת עַל־na.Tah la.Le.khet 'al-H5186H1980H5921to the rightהַיָּמִין֙ וְעַֽל־hai.ya.Min ve.'al-H3225H5921or to the leftהַשְּׂמֹ֔אול מֵאַחֲרֵ֖יha.se.Mol me.'a.cha.ReiH8040H310in his pursuitאַבְנֵֽר׃'av.NerH74.
21So Abnerאַבְנֵ֗ר'av.NerH74toldוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559him, “Turnנְטֵ֤הne.TehH5186toyourעַל־'al-H5921rightיְמִֽינְךָ֙ye.mi.ne.KhaH3225orא֣וֹ'oH176toעַל־'al-H5921your leftשְׂמֹאלֶ֔ךָse.mo.Le.khaH8040,seizeוֶאֱחֹ֣זve.'e.ChozH270oneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259of the young menמֵֽהַנְּעָרִ֔יםme.ha.ne.'a.RimH5288,and takeוְקַח־ve.kach-H3947his equipmentחֲלִצָת֑וֹcha.li.tza.ToH2488for yourselfאֶת־'et-H853.”But Asahelעֲשָׂהאֵ֔ל'a.sa.h.'ElH6214wouldאָבָ֣ה'a.VahH14notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808stopלָס֖וּרla.SurH5493chasing himמֵאַחֲרָֽיו׃me.'a.cha.RavH310.
22Once againוַיֹּ֧סֶף ע֣וֹדvai.Yo.sef odH3254H5750,Abnerאַבְנֵ֗ר'av.NerH74warnedלֵאמֹר֙ אֶל־le.Mor 'el-H559H413Asahelעֲשָׂהאֵ֔ל'a.sa.h.'ElH6214, “Stopס֥וּרsurH5493chasing meמֵאַֽחֲרָ֑יme.'a.cha.RaiH310.Whyלָ֤מָּהLa.mahH4100should I strikeאַכֶּ֙כָּה֙'ak.Ke.kahH5221you to the groundאַ֔רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776?Howוְאֵיךְ֙ve.'eiKhH349could I showאֶשָּׂ֣א'e.Sa'H5375my faceפָנַ֔יfa.NaiH6440toאֶל־'el-H413your brotherאָחִֽיךָ׃'a.Chi.khaH251Joabיוֹאָ֖בyo.'AvH3097?”
23But Asahel refusedוַיְמָאֵ֣ןvay.ma.'EnH3985to turn awayלָס֗וּרla.SurH5493.So Abnerאַבְנֵר֩'av.NerH74thrustוַיַּכֵּ֣הוּvai.ya.Ke.huH5221the buttבְּאַחֲרֵ֨יbe.'a.cha.ReiH310of his spearהַחֲנִ֜יתha.cha.NitH2595intoאֶל־'el-H413his stomachהַחֹ֗מֶשׁha.Cho.meshH2570,andהַֽחֲנִית֙ha.cha.NitH2595itcame outוַתֵּצֵ֤אva.te.Tze'H3318his backמֵאַחֲרָ֔יוme.'a.cha.RavH310,and he fellוַיִּפָּל־vai.yi.pol-H5307deadוַיָּ֣מָת תַּחְתָּ֑יו וַיְהִ֡יvai.Ya.mot ta.cha.tov vay.HiH4191H8478H1961on the spotשָׁ֖םshamH8033.And every manכָּל־kol-H3605pausedוַֽיַּעֲמֹֽדוּ׃Vai.ya.'a.Mo.duH5975when he cameהַבָּ֣אha.Ba'H935toאֶֽל־'el-H413the placeהַמָּקוֹם֩ha.ma.kOmH4725whereאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Asahelעֲשָׂהאֵ֛ל'a.sa.h.'ElH6214had fallenנָ֨פַל שָׁ֧םNa.fal shamH5307H8033and diedוַיָּמֹ֖תvai.ya.MotH4191.
24But Joabיוֹאָ֥בyo.'AvH3097and Abishaiוַאֲבִישַׁ֖י אַחֲרֵ֣יva.'a.vi.Shai 'a.cha.ReiH52H310pursuedוַֽיִּרְדְּפ֛וּvai.yir.de.FuH7291Abnerאַבְנֵ֑ר'av.NerH74.By sunsetוְהַשֶּׁ֣מֶשׁ בָּ֔אָהve.ha.She.mesh Ba.'ahH8121H935,theyוְהֵ֗מָּהve.He.mahH1992had goneבָּ֚אוּBa.'uH935asעַד־'ad-H5704far as the hillגִּבְעַ֣תgiv.'AtH1389of Ammahאַמָּ֔ה'a.MahH522אֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834oppositeעַל־ פְּנֵי־'al- pe.nei-H5921H6440Giahגִ֔יחַGi.achH1520on the wayדֶּ֖רֶךְDe.rekhH1870to the wildernessמִדְבַּ֥רmid.BarH4057of Gibeonגִּבְעֽוֹן׃giv.'onH1391.
Commentaries on 2 Samuel 2
- 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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