Berean Standard Bible
2 Samuel 2:24-28
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.
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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