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2 Samuel 3:17-21
17Now Abnerאַבְנֵ֣ר הָיָ֔ה'av.Ner ha.YahH74H1961conferredוּדְבַר־u.de.var-H1697withעִם־'im-H5973the eldersזִקְנֵ֥יzik.NeiH2205of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478and saidלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “In the pastתְּמוֹל֙ שִׁלְשֹׁ֔ם הֱיִיתֶ֞םte.mOl shil.Shom he.yi.TemH8543H1571H8032H1961you soughtמְבַקְשִׁ֧יםme.vak.ShimH1245אֶת־'et-H853Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732as your kingלְמֶ֖לֶךְ עֲלֵיכֶֽם׃le.Me.lekh 'a.lei.KhemH4428H5921.
18Nowוְעַתָּ֖הve.'a.TahH6258take actionעֲשׂ֑וּ'a.SuH6213,becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068has saidאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559toאֶל־'el-H413Davidדָּוִד֙ לֵאמֹ֔רda.Vid le.MorH1732H559, ‘Throughבְּיַ֣ד׀be.YadH3027My servantעַבְדִּ֗י'av.DiH5650Davidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732I will saveהוֹשִׁ֜יעַho.Shi.a'H3467אֶת־'et-H853My peopleעַמִּ֤י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478from the handsמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430andוּמִיַּ֖דu.mi.YadH3027of allכָּל־kol-H3605their enemiesאֹיְבֵיהֶֽם׃'o.ye.vei.HemH341.’”
19Abnerאַבְנֵ֖ר בְּאָזְנֵ֣י'av.Ner be.'a.ze.NeiH74H241alsoגַּם־gam-H1571spoke toוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696the Benjamitesבִנְיָמִ֑יןvin.ya.MinH1144.Then he wentוַיֵּ֣לֶךְ גַּם־ אַבְנֵ֗רvai.Ye.lekh gam- 'av.NerH1980H1571H74to Hebronבְּחֶבְר֔וֹןbe.chev.RonH2275אֵ֤ת'etH853to tellלְדַבֵּ֞ר בְּאָזְנֵ֤יle.da.Ber be.'a.ze.NeiH1696H241Davidדָוִד֙da.VidH1732allכָּל־kol-H3605thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834seemed goodטוֹב֙ בְּעֵינֵ֣יtOv be.'ei.NeiH2895H5869to Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וּבְעֵינֵ֖יYis.ra.'El u.ve.'ei.NeiH3478H5869and to the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִֽן׃bin.ya.MinH1144.
20When Abnerאַבְנֵ֤ר'av.NerH74and twentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים'es.RimH6242of his menאֲנָשִׁ֑ים'a.na.ShimH582cameוַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'H935toאֶל־'el-H413Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732at Hebronחֶבְר֔וֹן וְאִתּ֖וֹchev.Ron ve.'i.ToH2275H854,Davidדָּוִ֧דda.VidH1732heldוַיַּ֨עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213a feastמִשְׁתֶּֽה׃mish.TehH4960for themלְאַבְנֵ֛ר וְלַאֲנָשִׁ֥יםle.'av.Ner ve.la.'a.na.ShimH74H582אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834אִתּ֖וֹ'i.ToH854.
21Then Abnerאַבְנֵ֣ר'av.NerH74saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Davidדָּוִ֡ד אָק֣וּמָה׀da.Vid 'a.Ku.mahH1732H6965, “Let me go at onceוְֽאֵלֵ֡כָהve.'e.Le.khahH1980,and I will gatherוְאֶקְבְּצָה֩ve.'ek.be.TzahH6908allכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478toאֶל־'el-H413my lordאֲדֹנִ֨י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428אֶת־'et-H853,that they may makeוְיִכְרְת֤וּve.yikh.re.TuH3772a covenantבְּרִ֔יתbe.RitH1285with youאִתְּךָ֙'i.te.KhaH854,and that you may ruleוּמָ֣לַכְתָּ֔u.Ma.lakh.taH4427over allבְּכֹ֥לbe.KholH3605thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834your heartנַפְשֶׁ֑ךָnaf.She.khaH5315desiresתְּאַוֶּ֖הte.'a.VehH183.”So Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732אֶת־'et-H853dismissedוַיְּשַׁלַּ֥חvai.ye.sha.LachH7971Abnerאַבְנֵ֖ר'av.NerH74,and he wentוַיֵּ֥לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980in peaceבְּשָׁלֽוֹם׃be.sha.LomH7965.
Commentaries on 2 Samuel 3
- 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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