Berean Standard Bible
2 Samuel 5:23-25
23So Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732inquiredוַיִּשְׁאַ֤לvai.yish.'AlH7592of the LORDבַּֽיהוָ֔הba.Yah.wehH3068,who answeredוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Do notלֹ֣אlo'H3808march straight upתַעֲלֶ֑הta.'a.LehH5927,but circleהָסֵב֙ha.SevH5437aroundאֶל־'el-H413behind themאַ֣חֲרֵיהֶ֔ם'a.cha.rei.HemH310and attackוּבָ֥אתָu.Va.taH935themin frontמִמּ֥וּלmi.MulH4136of the balsam treesבְּכָאִֽים׃be.kha.'ImH1057.
24As soon asוִ֠יהִיVi.hiH1961you hearכְּֽשָׁמְעֲךָ֞ke.sha.me.'a.khaH8085אֶת־'et-H853the soundק֧וֹלKolH6963of marchingצְעָדָ֛הtze.'a.DahH6807in the topsבְּרָאשֵׁ֥יbe.ra.SheiH7218of the balsam treesהַבְּכָאִ֖יםha.be.kha.'ImH1057,move quicklyתֶּחֱרָ֑ץte.che.RatzH2782,becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588this will mean thatH227the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068has gone outיָצָ֤אya.Tza'H3318before youלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440to strikeלְהַכּ֖וֹתle.ha.KotH5221the campבְּמַחֲנֵ֥הbe.ma.cha.NehH4264of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּֽים׃fe.lish.TimH6430.”
25So Davidדָּוִד֙ כֵּ֔ןda.Vid KenH1732H3651didוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213asכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068had commanded himצִוָּ֖הוּtzi.Va.huH6680,and he struck downוַיַּךְ֙vai.yaKhH5221אֶת־'et-H853the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430all the way from Gibeonמִגֶּ֖בַעmi.Ge.va'H1387toעַד־ בֹּאֲךָ֥'ad- bo.'a.KhaH5704H935Gezerגָֽזֶר׃ פGa.zerH1507.
Commentaries on 2 Samuel 5
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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