Berean Standard Bible
2 Samuel 2:12-29
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.
25The Benjamitesבְנֵֽי־ בִנְיָמִן֙ אַחֲרֵ֣יve.nei- vin.ya.Min 'a.cha.ReiH1121H1144H310ralliedוַיִּֽתְקַבְּצ֤וּvai.yit.ka.be.TzuH6908to Abnerאַבְנֵ֔ר'av.NerH74,formedוַיִּהְי֖וּvai.yih.YuH1961a singleאֶחָ֑ת'e.ChatH259unitלַאֲגֻדָּ֣הla.'a.gu.DahH92,and took their standוַיַּ֣עַמְד֔וּvai.Ya.'am.DuH5975atopעַ֥ל רֹאשׁ־'al rosh-H5921H7218aאֶחָֽת׃'e.ChatH259hillגִּבְעָ֖הgiv.'AhH1389.
26Then Abnerאַבְנֵ֜ר'av.NerH74called outוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121toאֶל־'el-H413Joabיוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvH3097וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559: “Must the swordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719devour foreverהֲלָנֶ֙צַח֙ תֹּ֣אכַלha.la.Ne.tzach To.khalH398H5331?Do you notהֲל֣וֹאha.Lo'H3808realizeיָדַ֔עְתָּהya.Da'.tahH3045thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588this will only endבָּאַחֲרוֹנָ֑הba.'a.cha.ro.NahH314in bitternessמָרָ֥ה תִהְיֶ֖הma.Rah tih.YehH4751H1961?How longוְעַד־ מָתַי֙ לֹֽא־ve.'ad- ma.Tai lo'-H5704H4970H3808before you tellתֹאמַ֣רto.MarH559the troopsלָעָ֔םla.'AmH5971to stopלָשׁ֖וּבla.ShuvH7725pursuingמֵאַחֲרֵ֥יme.'a.cha.ReiH310their brothersאֲחֵיהֶֽם׃'a.chei.HemH251?”
27“As surely as Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430livesחַ֚יchaiH2416,”Joabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097repliedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “if you had notכִּ֥י לוּלֵ֖אki lu.Le'H3588H3884spoken upדִּבַּ֑רְתָּ כִּ֣י אָ֤זdi.Bar.ta ki 'azH1696H3588H227,the troopsהָעָ֔ם אִ֖ישׁha.'Am 'ishH5971H376would have continuedנַעֲלָ֣הna.'a.LahH5927pursuingמֵאַחֲרֵ֥יme.'a.cha.ReiH310their brothersאָחִֽיו׃'a.ChivH251until morningמֵֽהַבֹּ֙קֶר֙me.ha.Bo.kerH1242.”
28So Joabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097blewוַיִּתְקַ֤עvai.yit.Ka'H8628the ram’s hornבַּשּׁוֹפָ֔רba.sho.FarH7782,and allכָּל־kol-H3605the troopsהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971stoppedוַיַּֽעַמְדוּ֙vai.ya.'am.DuH5975;they noוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808longerע֖וֹד אַחֲרֵ֣יod 'a.cha.ReiH5750H310pursuedיִרְדְּפ֥וּyir.de.FuH7291Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְלֹֽא־Yis.ra.'El ve.lo'-H3478H3808or continuedיָסְפ֥וּ ע֖וֹדya.se.Fu odH3254H5750to fightלְהִלָּחֵֽם׃le.hi.la.ChemH3898.
29And allכֹּ֖לkolH3605thatהַה֑וּאha.Hu'H1931nightהַלַּ֣יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915Abnerוְאַבְנֵ֣רve.'av.NerH74and his menוַֽאֲנָשָׁ֗יוva.'a.na.ShavH582marchedהָֽלְכוּ֙ha.le.KhuH1980through the Arabahבָּֽעֲרָבָ֔הba.'a.ra.VahH6160.They crossedוַיַּעַבְר֣וּvai.ya.'av.RuH5674אֶת־'et-H853the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֗ןhai.yar.DenH3383,marchedוַיֵּֽלְכוּ֙vai.ye.le.KhuH1980allכָּל־kol-H3605morningהַבִּתְר֔וֹןha.bit.RonH1338,and arrivedוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935at Mahanaimמַחֲנָֽיִם׃ma.cha.Na.yimH4266.
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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