2 Samuel 24:6

2 Samuel 24:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then they came to Gilead, and to the land of Tahtim–hodshi; and they came to Dan–jaan, and about to Zidon,
• New International Version (NIV)They went to Gilead and the region of Tahtim Hodshi, and on to Dan Jaan and around toward Sidon.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then they came to Gilead, and to Kadesh in the land of the Hittites; and they came to Dan, and from Dan they went around to Sidon,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then they came to Gilead and to the land of Tahtim Hodshi; they came to Dan Jaan and around to Sidon;

Context of 2 Samuel 24:6

4Yet the king’s order prevailed over Joab and the commanders of the army. So Joab and the commanders of the army left the king’s presence to register the troops of Israel. 5They crossed the Jordan and camped in Aroer, south of the town in the middle of the valley, and then proceeded toward Gad and Jazer. They went to Gilead and to the land of the Hittites and continued on to Dan-jaan and around to Sidon. 7They went to the fortress of Tyre and all the cities of the Hivites and Canaanites. Afterward, they went to the Negev of Judah at Beer-sheba. 8When they had gone through the whole land, they returned to Jerusalem at the end of nine months and twenty days.

2 Samuel 24:6 word by word

וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙ הַגִּלְעָ֔דָה וְאֶל־אֶ֥רֶץ תַּחְתִּ֖ים חָדְשִׁ֑י וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙ דָּ֣נָה יַּ֔עַן וְסָבִ֖יב אֶל־צִידֽוֹן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then they cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• to Gileadגִּלְעָדgil‛âd · GileadH1568
• and to the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• of Tahtim–hodshiתַּחְתִּים חׇדְשִׁיtachtîym chodshîy · KadeshH8483
• to Dan–jaanיַעַןdân ya‛an · JaanH1842
• and aboutסָבִיבsâbîyb sebîybâh · aroundH5439
• to Zidonצִידוֹןtsîydôn tsîydôn · SidonH6721

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 24:6

• Genesis 31:21He fled with all his possessions, crossed the Euphrates, and headed for the hill country of Gilead.
• Numbers 32:1The Reubenites and Gadites had a very large number of livestock. When they surveyed the lands of Jazer and Gilead, they saw that the region was a good one for livestock.
• Joshua 19:47When the territory of the descendants of Dan slipped out of their control, they went up and fought against Leshem, captured it, and struck it down with the sword. So they took possession of it, lived there, and renamed Leshem after their ancestor Dan.
• Judges 18:29They named the city Dan, after the name of their ancestor Dan, who was born to Israel. The city was formerly named Laish.
• Genesis 10:15Canaan fathered Sidon his firstborn and Heth,
• Joshua 11:8The Lord handed them over to Israel, and they struck them down, pursuing them as far as greater Sidon and Misrephoth-maim, and to the east as far as the Valley of Mizpeh. They struck them down, leaving no survivors.
• Joshua 19:28Ebron, Rehob, Hammon, and Kanah, as far as greater Sidon.
• Judges 18:28There was no one to rescue them because it was far from Sidon and they had no alliance with anyone. It was in a valley that belonged to Beth-rehob. They rebuilt the city and lived in it.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 24:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6Tahtim-hodshi - Where this place was is not exactly known: some think that the words refer to a newly conquered country, as our margin, the nether land newly inhabited; and if so, this was probably the country eastward of Gilead, which the Israelites, in the time of Saul, had conquered from the Hagarites, and dwelt in themselves. See 1 Chronicles 5:10, where this transaction is recorded. To Dan-jaan - Or, to Dan of the woods. This is the place so…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6To Gilead - Jazer was in the plain. They passed from there to the mountain district of Gilead. The land of Tahtim-hodshi - The text here is corrupt, as no such land is known. Possibly the right reading is “the land of the Hittites” Judges 1:26; “hodshi” may be a fragment of a sentence which mentioned in what month חדשׁ chôdesh they arrived there, just as 2 Samuel 24:8 relates that they returned to Jerusalem at the end of nine “months.” Dan-jaan - The…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-25The final chapters of 2 Samuel form a coda (a concluding section). This section brings together and summarizes the main themes from earlier chapters. These chapters are thematic, not chronological (arranged by topic, not by time). Because of this, not all the events happened at the end of David’s reign (for example, 2 Samuel 22:1). The material is arranged using a common Hebrew literary pattern called a chiasm (a mirror-like structure). In a chiasm, the…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. the land of Tahtim-hodshi--that is, the land lately acquired; namely, that of the Hagarites conquered by Saul (1Ch 5:10). The progress was northward. Thence they crossed the country, and, proceeding along the western coast to the southern extremities of the country, they at length arrived in Jerusalem, having completed the enumeration of the whole kingdom in the space of nine months and twenty days.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Samuel 24:6

• Armies
• Census
• Dan-Jaan
• Israel
• Joab
• Presumption
• Rulers
• Sidon
• Tahtim-Hodshi

In the dictionaries

• Dan
• Gilead
• Gilead, Gileadite
• Dan-Jaan
• Tahtim-Hodshi
• Advise
• Danjaan
• David
• Foolishly
• Offer

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 24

• 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