Berean Standard Bible
2 Samuel 9:1-7
1Then Davidדָּוִ֔ד הֲכִ֣יda.Vid ha.KhiH1732H3588askedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Is thereיֶשׁ־ ע֔וֹדyesh- odH3426H5750אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834anyone leftנוֹתַ֖רno.TarH3498from the houseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004of Saulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586to whomעִמּוֹ֙i.MoH5973I can showוְאֶעֱשֶׂ֤הve.'e.'e.SehH6213kindnessחֶ֔סֶדChe.sedH2617for the sakeבַּעֲב֖וּרba.'a.VurH5668of Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָֽן׃ye.ho.na.TanH3083?”
2And there was a servantעֶ֙בֶד֙'e.vedH5650of the houseוּלְבֵ֨יתu.le.VeitH1004of Saulשָׁא֥וּלsha.'UlH7586namedוּשְׁמ֣וֹu.she.MoH8034Zibaצִיבָ֔אtzi.Va'H6717.They summonedוַיִּקְרְאוּ־vai.yik.re.'u-H7121himtoאֶל־'el-H413Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732,and the kingהַמֶּ֧לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428inquiredוַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֵלָ֛יוvai.Yo.mer 'e.LavH559H413, “Are youהַאַתָּ֥הha.'a.TahH859Zibaצִיבָ֖אtzi.Va'H6717?” “I am your servantעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃'av.De.khaH5650,”he repliedוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559.
3So the kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְ הַאֶ֨פֶסha.Me.lekh ha.'E.fesH4428H657askedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Is there anyoneאִישׁ֙'ishH376leftע֥וֹדodH5750of the houseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004of Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586to whomעִמּ֖וֹi.MoH5973I can showוְאֶעֱשֶׂ֥הve.'e.'e.SehH6213the kindnessחֶ֣סֶדChe.sedH2617of Godאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430?”Zibaצִיבָא֙tzi.Va'H6717answeredוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559אֶל־'el-H413הַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, “There is stillע֛וֹדodH5750Jonathan’sלִיהוֹנָתָ֖ןli.ho.na.TanH3083sonבֵּ֥ןbenH1121, who islameנְכֵ֥הne.KhehH5223in both feetרַגְלָֽיִם׃rag.La.yimH7272.”
4“Whereאֵיפֹ֣ה'ei.FohH375is heה֑וּאHu'H1931?”repliedוַיֹּֽאמֶר־vai.yo.mer-H559the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428.And Zibaצִיבָא֙ אֶל־tzi.Va' 'el-H6717H413saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559הַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, “Indeedהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009,heה֗וּאHu'H1931isin Lo-debarH3810at the houseבֵּ֛יתbeitH1004of Machirמָכִ֥ירma.KhirH4353sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ammielעַמִּיאֵ֖ל'a.mi.'ElH5988.”
6And when Mephiboshethמְפִיבֹ֨שֶׁתme.fi.Vo.shetH4648sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֤ןye.ho.na.TanH3083,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586,cameוַ֠יָּבֹאVai.ya.vo'H935toאֶל־'el-H413Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732,he fell facedownוַיִּפֹּ֥ל עַל־ פָּנָ֖יוvai.yi.Pol 'al- pa.NavH5307H5921H6440in reverenceוַיִּשְׁתָּ֑חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812.Then Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Mephiboshethמְפִיבֹ֔שֶׁתme.fi.Vo.shetH4648!” “I am your servantעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃'av.De.khaH5650,”he repliedוַיֹּ֖אמֶר הִנֵּ֥הvai.Yo.mer hi.NehH559H2009.
7“Do notאַל־'al-H408be afraidתִּירָ֗אti.Ra'H3372,”saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559Davidדָוִ֜דda.VidH1732, “forכִּ֣יkiH3588surely I will showH6213youעִמְּךָ֥'i.me.KhaH5973kindnessחֶ֙סֶד֙che.sedH2617for the sakeבַּֽעֲבוּר֙ba.'a.VurH5668of your fatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֣ןye.ho.na.TanH3083.I will restoreוַהֲשִׁבֹתִ֣יva.ha.shi.vo.TiH7725to youאֶֽת־'et-H853allכָּל־kol-H3605the landשְׂדֵ֖הse.DehH7704of your grandfatherאָבִ֑יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1Saulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586,and youוְאַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH859will alwaysתָּמִֽיד׃ta.MidH8548eatתֹּ֥אכַל לֶ֛חֶםTo.khal Le.chemH398H3899atעַל־'al-H5921my tableשֻׁלְחָנִ֖יshul.cha.NiH7979.”
Commentaries on 2 Samuel 9
- 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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