Berean Standard Bible
2 Samuel 2:18-24
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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