Berean Standard Bible
2 Samuel 3:22-39
22Just thenוְהִנֵּה֩ve.hi.NehH2009David’sדָוִ֤דda.VidH1732soldiersעַבְדֵ֨י'av.DeiH5650and Joabוְיוֹאָב֙ve.yo.'AvH3097returnedבָּ֣אba'H935from a raidמֵֽהַגְּד֔וּדme.ha.ge.DudH1416,bringingהֵבִ֑יאוּhe.Vi.'uH935with themעִמָּ֣ם'i.MamH5973a greatרָ֖בravH7227plunderוְשָׁלָ֥לve.sha.LalH7998.But Abnerוְאַבְנֵ֗רve.'av.NerH74wasnotאֵינֶ֤נּוּ'ei.Ne.nuH369withעִם־'im-H5973Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732in Hebronבְּחֶבְר֔וֹןbe.chev.RonH2275,becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588David had sent himשִׁלְּח֖וֹshi.le.ChoH7971on his wayוַיֵּ֥לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980in peaceבְּשָׁלֽוֹם׃be.sha.LomH7965.
23When Joabוְיוֹאָ֛בve.yo.'AvH3097and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605his troopsהַצָּבָ֥אha.tza.Va'H6635אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834אִתּ֖וֹ'i.ToH854arrivedבָּ֑אוּBa.'uH935, heלְיוֹאָב֙ לֵאמֹ֔רle.yo.'Av le.MorH3097H559was informedוַיַּגִּ֤דוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046, “Abnerאַבְנֵ֤ר'av.NerH74sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nerנֵר֙nerH5369cameבָּֽא־ba'-H935toאֶל־'el-H413see the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,who sent himוַֽיְשַׁלְּחֵ֖הוּvay.sha.le.Che.huH7971on his wayוַיֵּ֥לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980in peaceבְּשָׁלֽוֹם׃be.sha.LomH7965.”
24So Joabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097wentוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935toאֶל־'el-H413the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whatמֶ֣הmehH4100have you doneעָשִׂ֑יתָה'a.Si.tahH6213?Lookהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009,Abnerאַבְנֵר֙'av.NerH74cameבָ֤אva'H935to youאֵלֶ֔יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413.Whyלָמָּה־ זֶּ֥הla.mah- zehH4100H2088did you dismiss himשִׁלַּחְתּ֖וֹshi.lach.ToH7971?Now he is getting awayH1980!
25Surely you realizeיָדַ֙עְתָּ֙ya.Da'.taH3045אֶת־'et-H853thatכִּ֥יkiH3588Abnerאַבְנֵ֣ר'av.NerH74sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nerנֵ֔רNerH5369cameבָּ֑אBa'H935to deceive youלְפַתֹּתְךָ֖le.fa.to.te.KhaH6601and to trackוְלָדַ֜עַתve.la.Da.'atH3045אֶת־'et-H853your movementsמוֹצָֽאֲךָ֙mo.tza.'a.KhaH4161וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853מ֣וֹבָאֶ֔ךָmi.vo.'e.khaH4126וְלָדַ֕עַתve.la.Da.'atH3045אֵ֛ת'etH853and allכָּל־kol-H3605thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you areאַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH859doingעֹשֶֽׂה׃'o.SehH6213.”
26As soon as Joabיוֹאָב֙ מֵעִ֣םyo.'Av me.'ImH3097H5973had leftוַיֵּצֵ֤אvai.ye.Tze'H3318Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732,he sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִים֙mal.'a.KhimH4397afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310Abnerאַבְנֵ֔ר'av.NerH74,who brought him backוַיָּשִׁ֥בוּvai.ya.Shi.vuH7725אֹת֖וֹ'o.ToH853from the wellמִבּ֣וֹרmi.BorH953of Sirahהַסִּרָ֑הha.si.RahH5626.But Davidוְדָוִ֖דve.da.VidH1732was unawareלֹ֥אlo'H3808of itיָדָֽע׃ya.Da'H3045.
27When Abnerאַבְנֵר֙'av.NerH74returnedוַיָּ֤שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725to Hebronחֶבְר֔וֹןchev.RonH2275,Joabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097pulled him asideוַיַּטֵּ֤הוּvai.ya.Te.huH5186intoאֶל־'el-H413תּ֣וֹךְTokhH8432the gatewayהַשַּׁ֔עַרha.Sha.'arH8179,as if to speakלְדַבֵּ֥רle.da.BerH1696to him privatelyאִתּ֖וֹ בַּשֶּׁ֑לִי'i.To ba.She.liH854H7987,and thereשָׁם֙shamH8033Joab stabbed himוַיַּכֵּ֤הוּvai.ya.Ke.huH5221in the stomachהַחֹ֔מֶשׁha.Cho.meshH2570.So Abner diedוַיָּ֕מָתvai.Ya.motH4191on account of the bloodבְּדַ֖םbe.DamH1818of Joab’s brotherאָחִֽיו׃'a.ChivH251AsahelH6214.
28Afterwardכֵ֔ןKhenH3651,Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֤עvai.yish.Ma'H8085about thisמֵאַ֣חֲרֵיme.'A.cha.reiH310and saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Iאָנֹכִ֧י'a.no.KhiH595and my kingdomוּמַמְלַכְתִּ֛יu.mam.lakh.TiH4467are foreverעַד־ עוֹלָ֑ם'ad- o.LamH5704H5769guiltlessנָקִ֨יna.KiH5355beforeמֵעִ֥םme.'ImH5973the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068concerning the bloodמִדְּמֵ֖יmi.de.MeiH1818of Abnerאַבְנֵ֥ר'av.NerH74sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nerנֵֽר׃NerH5369.
29May it whirlיָחֻ֙לוּ֙ya.Chu.luH2342overעַל־'al-H5921the headרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of Joabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097and overוְאֶ֖לve.'ElH413the entireכָּל־kol-H3605houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of his fatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1,and may the houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004of Joabיוֹאָ֡בyo.'AvH3097neverוְֽאַל־ve.'al-H408be withoutיִכָּרֵ֣תyi.ka.RetH3772one having a dischargeזָ֠בzavH2100or skin diseaseוּמְצֹרָ֞עu.me.tzo.Ra'H6879,or one who leansוּמַחֲזִ֥יקu.ma.cha.ZikH2388on a staffבַּפֶּ֛לֶךְba.Pe.lekhH6418or fallsוְנֹפֵ֥לve.no.FelH5307by the swordבַּחֶ֖רֶבba.Che.revH2719or lacksוַחֲסַר־va.cha.sar-H2638foodלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899.”
30(Joabוְיוֹאָב֙ve.yo.'AvH3097and his brotherאָחִ֔יו'a.ChivH251Abishaiוַאֲבִישַׁ֣יva.'a.vi.ShaiH52murderedהָרְג֖וּha.re.GuH2026Abnerלְאַבְנֵ֑רle.'av.NerH74becauseעַל֩'alH5921אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834he had killedהֵמִ֜יתhe.MitH4191their brotherאֲחִיהֶ֛ם'a.chi.HemH251Asahelעֲשָׂהאֵ֧ל'a.sa.h.'ElH6214אֶת־'et-H853in the battleבַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ פba.mil.cha.MahH4421at Gibeonבְּגִבְע֖וֹןbe.giv.'onH1391.)
31Then Davidדָּוִ֨ד אֶל־da.Vid 'el-H1732H413orderedוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559Joabיוֹאָ֜ב וְאֶל־yo.'Av ve.'el-H3097H413and allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834with himאִתּ֗וֹ'i.ToH854, “Tearקִרְע֤וּkir.'UH7167your clothesבִגְדֵיכֶם֙vig.dei.KhemH899,put onוְחִגְר֣וּve.chig.RuH2296sackclothשַׂקִּ֔יםsa.KimH8242,and mournוְסִפְד֖וּve.sif.DuH5594beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Abnerאַבְנֵ֑ר'av.NerH74.”And Kingוְהַמֶּ֣לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428David himselfדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732walkedהֹלֵ֖ךְho.LekhH1980behindאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310the funeral bierהַמִּטָּֽה׃ha.mi.TahH4296.
32When they buriedוַיִּקְבְּר֥וּvai.yik.be.RuH6912אֶת־'et-H853Abnerאַבְנֵ֖ר'av.NerH74in Hebronבְּחֶבְר֑וֹןbe.chev.RonH2275,the kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428אֶת־'et-H853weptוַיֵּבְךְּ֙vai.ye.veKH1058aloudוַיִשָּׂ֧א קוֹל֗וֹva.yi.Sa' ko.LoH5375H6963atאֶל־'el-H413Abner’sאַבְנֵ֔ר'av.NerH74tombקֶ֣בֶרKe.verH6913,and allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָֽם׃ פha.'AmH5971weptוַיִּבְכּ֖וּvai.yiv.KuH1058.
34Your handsיָדֶ֣ךָya.De.khaH3027were notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808boundאֲסֻר֗וֹת'a.su.RotH631,your feetוְרַגְלֶ֙יךָ֙ve.rag.Lei.khaH7272were notלֹא־lo'-H3808fetteredלִנְחֻשְׁתַּ֣יִם הֻגָּ֔שׁוּlin.chush.Ta.yim hu.Ga.shuH5178H5066.As a man fallsכִּנְפ֛וֹלkin.FolH5307beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the wickedבְנֵֽי־ עַוְלָ֖הve.nei- 'av.LahH1121H5766, so alsoyou fellנָפָ֑לְתָּna.Fal.taH5307.”And allכָל־khol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971weptלִבְכּ֥וֹתliv.KotH1058over himעָלָֽיו׃'a.LavH5921even moreוַיֹּסִ֥פוּvai.yo.Si.fuH3254.
35Then allכָל־khol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971cameוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935and urged Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732to eatלְהַבְר֧וֹתle.hav.RotH1262אֶת־'et-H853somethingלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899while it was stillבְּע֣וֹדbe.'odH5750dayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117,but Davidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732took an oathוַיִּשָּׁבַ֨עvai.yi.sha.Va'H7650,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, “May Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430punishכֹּ֣ה יַעֲשֶׂה־koh ya.'a.seh-H3541H6213me,and ever soוְכֹ֣הve.KhohH3541severelyיֹסִ֔יף כִּ֣יyo.Sif kiH3254H3588,ifאִם־'im-H518I tasteאֶטְעַם־'et.'am-H2938breadלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899orא֥וֹ'oH176anything elseכָל־ מְאֽוּמָה׃khol- me.'U.mahH3605H3972beforeלִפְנֵ֧יlif.NeiH6440the sunהַשֶּׁ֛מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121setsבֽוֹא־Vo'-H935!”
36Allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971took noteהִכִּ֔ירוּhi.Ki.ruH5234andוַיִּיטַ֖בvai.yi.TavH3190were pleasedבְּעֵֽינֵיהֶ֑םbe.'ei.nei.HemH5869.In fact, everythingכְּכֹל֙ke.KholH3605אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428didעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213pleasedבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869themכָל־ הָעָ֖ם טֽוֹב׃khol- ha.'Am TovH3605H5971H2895.
37So on thatהַה֑וּאha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117allכָל־khol-H3605the troopsהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478were convincedוַיֵּדְע֧וּvai.ye.de.'UH3045thatכִּ֣יkiH3588the kingמֵֽהַמֶּ֔לֶךְme.ha.Me.lekhH4428had noלֹ֤אlo'H3808partהָיְתָה֙ha.ye.TahH1961in the murderלְהָמִ֖יתle.ha.MitH4191אֶת־'et-H853of Abnerאַבְנֵ֥ר'av.NerH74sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nerנֵֽר׃ פNerH5369.
38Then the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413his servantsעֲבָדָ֑יו'a.va.DavH5650, “Do you notהֲל֣וֹאha.Lo'H3808realizeתֵדְע֔וּte.de.'UH3045thatכִּי־ki-H3588a greatוְגָד֗וֹלve.ga.DolH1419princeשַׂ֣רsarH8269has fallenנָפַ֛לna.FalH5307todayהַיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּ֖הhai.Yom ha.ZehH3117H2088in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478?
39And Iוְאָנֹכִ֨יve.'a.no.KhiH595amweakרַךְ֙raKhH7390this dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117,though anointedוּמָשׁ֣וּחַu.ma.Shu.achH4886as kingמֶ֔לֶךְMe.lekhH4428,and theseהָאֵ֛לֶּהha.'E.lehH428menוְהָאֲנָשִׁ֥יםve.ha.'a.na.ShimH582,the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Zeruiahצְרוּיָ֖הtze.ru.YahH6870,are too fierceקָשִׁ֣יםka.ShimH7186for meמִמֶּ֑נִּיmi.Me.niH4480.May the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068repayיְשַׁלֵּ֧םye.sha.LemH7999the evildoerלְעֹשֵׂ֥ה הָרָעָ֖הle.'o.Seh ha.ra.'AhH6213H7451according to his evilכְּרָעָתֽוֹ׃ פke.ra.'a.ToH7451!”
Commentaries on 2 Samuel 3
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