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2 Samuel 2

1AnditcametopassafterthisthatDavidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732inquiredofJehovah,sayingH559,ShallIgoהַאֶעֱלֶ֗הha.'e.'e.LehH5927upintooneבְּאַחַת֙be.'a.ChatH259ofthecitiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063?AndJehovahsaidH559tohim,Goעֲלֵ֑ה'a.LehH5927up.AndDavidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732saidH559, WhithershallIgoאֶעֱלֶ֖ה'e.'e.LehH5927up?AndhesaidH559, UntoHebronחֶבְרֹֽנָה׃chev.Ro.nahH2275.

2SoDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732wentH5927upthither,andhistwoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147wivesH802alsoוְגַ֖םve.GamH1571,Ahinoamאֲחִינֹ֙עַם֙'a.chi.No.'amH293theJizreelitess,andAbigailוַאֲבִיגַ֕יִלva.'a.vi.Ga.yilH26thewifeH802ofNabalנָבָ֥לna.ValH5037theCarmeliteהַֽכַּרְמְלִֽי׃Ha.kar.me.LiH3761.

3Andhismenאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376thatwerewithhimdidDavidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732bringH5927up,everymanH376withhishouseholdוּבֵית֑וֹu.vei.ToH1004;andtheydweltH3427inthecitiesבְּעָרֵ֥יbe.'a.ReiH5892ofHebronחֶבְרֽוֹן׃chev.RonH2275.

4AndthemenH376ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063cameH935,andtheretheyanointedוַיִּמְשְׁחוּ־vai.yim.she.chu-H4886Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732kingלְמֶ֖לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428overthehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063.AndtheytoldH5046Davidלְדָוִד֙le.da.VidH1732,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,ItisthemenH376ofJabesh-GileadthathaveburiedH6912Saulשָׁאֽוּל׃ סsha.'UlH7586.

5AndDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732sentH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֔יםmal.'a.KhimH4397tothemenH376ofJabesh-Gilead,andsaidH559tothem,BlessedH1288beyeofJehovah,thatyehaveshewnthiskindnesstoyourlord,toSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,andhaveburiedH6912him!

6Andnowוְעַתָּ֕הve.'a.TahH6258Jehovahshewkindnessandfaithfulnessוֶאֱמֶ֑תve.'e.MetH571toyou;andIalsoוְגַ֣םve.GamH1571willrequiteyouthisgoodהַטּוֹבָ֣הha.to.VahH2896,becauseyehavedonethisthingהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697.

7Andnowוְעַתָּ֣ה׀ve.'a.TahH6258letyourhandsיְדֵיכֶ֗םye.dei.KhemH3027beH1961strongתֶּחֱזַ֣קְנָהte.che.Zak.nahH2388,andbeH1961yevaliant;foryourmasterH113Saulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586isdeadH4191,andalsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571thehouseבֵית־veit-H1004ofJudahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063haveanointedמָשְׁח֧וּma.she.ChuH4886mekingלְמֶ֖לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428overthem.

8AndAbnerוְאַבְנֵ֣רve.'av.NerH74thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNerנֵ֔רNerH5369,captainofSaul'shostH6635,tookH3947Ishbosheththesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofSaulH7586,andbroughthimovertoMahanaimמַחֲנָֽיִם׃ma.cha.Na.yimH4266;

9andmadehimkingוַיַּמְלִכֵ֙הוּ֙vai.yam.li.Khe.huH4427overGileadהַגִּלְעָ֔דha.gil.'AdH1568,andovertheAsshurites,andoverJizreel,andoverEphraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669,andoverBenjaminבִּנְיָמִ֔ןbin.ya.MinH1144,andoverallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478.

10Ishbosheth Saul'ssonH1121wasH1961fortyאַרְבָּעִ֨ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָ֜הsha.NahH8141oldwhenhebegantoreignH4427overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andhereignedH4427twoוּשְׁתַּ֥יִםu.she.Ta.yimH8147yearsשָׁנִ֖יםsha.NimH8141.However,thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063followedDavidדָוִֽד׃da.VidH1732.

11AndthetimethatDavidדָוִ֥דda.VidH1732wasH1961kingמֶ֛לֶךְMe.lekhH4428inHebronבְּחֶבְר֖וֹןbe.chev.RonH2275overthehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063wasH1961sevenשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִ֖יםsha.NimH8141andsixוְשִׁשָּׁ֥הve.shi.ShahH8337monthsחֳדָשִֽׁים׃ סcho.da.ShimH2320.

12AndAbnerאַבְנֵ֣ר'av.NerH74thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNerנֵ֔רNerH5369,andtheservantsוְעַבְדֵ֖יve.'av.DeiH5650ofIshbosheththesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofSaulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586,wentH3318outfromMahanaimמִֽמַּחֲנַ֖יִםmi.ma.cha.Na.yimH4266toGibeonגִּבְעֽוֹנָה׃giv.'o.nahH1391.

13AndJoabוְיוֹאָ֨בve.yo.'AvH3097thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZeruiahצְרוּיָ֜הtze.ru.YahH6870,andtheservantsוְעַבְדֵ֤יve.'av.DeiH5650ofDavidדָוִד֙da.VidH1732,wentH3318out.AndtheymetH6298togetherיַחְדָּ֑וyach.DavH3162bythepoolבְּרֵכַ֥תbe.re.KhatH1295ofGibeonגִּבְע֖וֹןgiv.'onH1391;andtheysatH3427downוַיֵּ֨שְׁב֜וּvai.Ye.she.VuH3427,theseontheoneH2088sideofthepoolהַבְּרֵכָה֙ha.be.re.KhahH1295,andthoseontheothersideofthepoolהַבְּרֵכָ֖הha.be.re.KhahH1295.

14AndAbnerאַבְנֵר֙'av.NerH74saidH559toJoabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097,Lettheyoungהַנְּעָרִ֔יםha.ne.'a.RimH5288menH5288nowariseיָק֤וּמוּya.Ku.muH6965andmakesportbeforeus.AndJoabיוֹאָ֖בyo.'AvH3097saidH559,Letthemariseיָקֻֽמוּ׃ya.Ku.muH6965.

15AndtheyaroseH6965andwentoverbynumberבְמִסְפָּ֑רve.mis.ParH4557,twelveforBenjaminלְבִנְיָמִ֗ןle.vin.ya.MinH1144,andforIshbosheththesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,andtwelveoftheservantsמֵעַבְדֵ֥יme.'av.DeiH5650ofDavidדָוִֽד׃da.VidH1732.

16AndtheycaughteveryoneH376hisfellowbytheheadבְּרֹ֣אשׁbe.RoshH7218,and[thrust]hisswordוְחַרְבּוֹ֙ve.char.BoH2719inhisfellow'ssideבְּצַ֣דbe.TzadH6654,andtheyfellH5307downH5307togetherיַחְדָּ֑וyach.DavH3162.Andthatplaceלַמָּק֣וֹםla.ma.KomH4725wascalledוַיִּקְרָא֙vai.yik.Ra'H7121Helkath-hazzurim,whichisbyGibeonבְּגִבְעֽוֹן׃be.giv.'onH1391.

17Andthebattleהַמִּלְחָמָ֛הha.mil.cha.MahH4421thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117wasH1961veryH3966severeקָשָׁ֥הka.ShahH7186;andAbnerאַבְנֵר֙'av.NerH74andthemenH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478wereH1961routedbeforetheservantsעַבְדֵ֥י'av.DeiH5650ofDavidדָוִֽד׃da.VidH1732.

18Andtherewerethreeשְׁלֹשָׁה֙she.lo.ShahH7969sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofZeruiahצְרוּיָ֔הtze.ru.YahH6870there,Joabיוֹאָ֥בyo.'AvH3097,andAbishaiוַאֲבִישַׁ֖יva.'a.vi.ShaiH52,andAsahelוַעֲשָׂהאֵ֑לva.'a.sa.h.'ElH6214.NowAsahelוַעֲשָׂהאֵל֙va.'a.sa.h.'ElH6214wasH1961swiftקַ֣לkalH7031offootH7272,asoneכְּאַחַ֥דke.'a.ChadH259ofthegazellesH6643thatareinthefieldH7704.

19AndAsahelעֲשָׂהאֵ֖ל'a.sa.h.'ElH6214pursuedH7291afterAbnerאַבְנֵ֑ר'av.NerH74;andingoingheturnedנָטָ֣הna.TahH5186nottotherightהַיָּמִין֙hai.ya.MinH3225handH3225nortotheleftfrombehindAbnerאַבְנֵֽר׃'av.NerH74.

20ThenAbnerאַבְנֵר֙'av.NerH74lookedbehindhim,andsaidH559, Art thouAsahelעֲשָׂהאֵ֑ל'a.sa.h.'ElH6214?AndhesaidH559,Iam.

21AndAbnerאַבְנֵ֗ר'av.NerH74saidH559tohim,Turnלָס֖וּרla.SurH5493theeasideH5493,tothyrightיְמִֽינְךָ֙ye.mi.ne.KhaH3225handH3225ortothyleft,andlayholdH270ofoneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259oftheyoungמֵֽהַנְּעָרִ֔יםme.ha.ne.'a.RimH5288menH5288,andtakeוְקַח־ve.kach-H3947forthyselfhisarmour.ButAsahelעֲשָׂהאֵ֔ל'a.sa.h.'ElH6214wouldאָבָ֣ה'a.VahH14notturnH5493asideH5493fromfollowinghim.

22AndAbnerאַבְנֵ֗ר'av.NerH74saidלֵאמֹר֙le.MorH559againע֣וֹדodH5750toAsahelעֲשָׂהאֵ֔ל'a.sa.h.'ElH6214,Turnס֥וּרsurH5493theeasideH5493fromfollowingme:whyלָ֤מָּהLa.mahH4100shouldIsmitetheetothegroundאַ֔רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776?howH4100thenshouldIholdupmyfaceפָנַ֔יfa.NaiH6440toJoabיוֹאָ֖בyo.'AvH3097thybrotherאָחִֽיךָ׃'a.Chi.khaH251?

23ButherefusedH3985toturnלָס֗וּרla.SurH5493asideH5493;thereforeAbnerאַבְנֵר֩'av.NerH74withthehinderendofthespearהַחֲנִ֜יתha.cha.NitH2595smotehiminthebellyהַחֹ֗מֶשׁha.Cho.meshH2570,sothatthespearהַֽחֲנִית֙ha.cha.NitH2595cameH935outbehindhim;andhefellH5307downH5221there,anddiedH4191inthesameplaceהַמָּקוֹם֩ha.ma.kOmH4725.AnditcameH935topass,thatasmanyascameH935totheplaceH4725whereאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Asahelעֲשָׂהאֵ֛ל'a.sa.h.'ElH6214fellH5307downH5221anddiedH4191stoodH5975stillוַֽיַּעֲמֹֽדוּ׃Vai.ya.'a.Mo.duH5975.

24AndJoabיוֹאָ֥בyo.'AvH3097andAbishaiוַאֲבִישַׁ֖יva.'a.vi.ShaiH52pursuedH7291afterAbnerאַבְנֵ֑ר'av.NerH74;andthesunוְהַשֶּׁ֣מֶשׁve.ha.She.meshH8121wentH935downwhenH834theycameH935tothehillגִּבְעַ֣תgiv.'AtH1389ofAmmah,whichisbeforeGiahonthewayדֶּ֖רֶךְDe.rekhH1870tothewildernessמִדְבַּ֥רmid.BarH4057ofGibeonגִּבְעֽוֹן׃giv.'onH1391.

25AndthechildrenofBenjaminבִנְיָמִן֙vin.ya.MinH1144gatheredוַיִּֽתְקַבְּצ֤וּvai.yit.ka.be.TzuH6908themselvestogetherafterAbnerאַבְנֵ֔ר'av.NerH74,andbecameH1961oneH259troop,andstoodH5975onthetopרֹאשׁ־rosh-H7218ofahillגִּבְעָ֖הgiv.'AhH1389.

26AndAbnerאַבְנֵ֜ר'av.NerH74calledוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121toJoabיוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvH3097,andsaidH559,Shalltheswordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719devourתֹּ֣אכַלTo.khalH398forever? knowest thounotthatitwillbeתִהְיֶ֖הtih.YehH1961bitternessH4751inthelatterH314end?andhowlongshallitbeH1961ere thou bidthepeopleלָעָ֔םla.'AmH5971returnH7725fromfollowingtheirbrethren?

27AndJoabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097saidH559, [As]Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430liveth,unlessthou hadstspokenדִּבַּ֑רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696,surelythenאָ֤ז'azH227inthemorningמֵֽהַבֹּ֙קֶר֙me.ha.Bo.kerH1242thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971hadgoneH5927upeveryoneH376fromfollowinghisbrotherאָחִֽיו׃'a.ChivH251.

28AndJoabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097blewthetrumpetבַּשּׁוֹפָ֔רba.sho.FarH7782,andallthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971stoodH5975stillH5750,andpursuedH7291afterIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478nomore,neitherdidtheyfightH3898anymore.

29AndAbnerוְאַבְנֵ֣רve.'av.NerH74andhismenH376walkedH1980allthatnightהַלַּ֣יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915throughtheplainH6160,andpassedH5674overtheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֗ןhai.yar.DenH3383,andwentH1980throughallBithron,andtheycameH935toMahanaimמַחֲנָֽיִם׃ma.cha.Na.yimH4266.

30AndJoabוְיוֹאָ֗בve.yo.'AvH3097returnedשָׁ֚בShavH7725fromfollowingAbnerאַבְנֵ֔ר'av.NerH74,andgatheredוַיִּקְבֹּ֖ץvai.yik.BotzH6908allthepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971togetherH6908;andtherelackedofDavid'sservantsמֵעַבְדֵ֥יme.'av.DeiH5650nineteenmenאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376,andAsahelH6214.

31Andtheservantsוְעַבְדֵ֣יve.'av.DeiH5650ofDavidדָוִ֗דda.VidH1732hadsmittenofBenjaminמִבִּנְיָמִ֔ןmi.bin.ya.MinH1144,andofAbner'smenאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376,threeשְׁלֹשׁ־she.losh-H7969hundredH3967andsixtyוְשִׁשִּׁ֛יםve.shi.ShimH8346menH376,whohaddiedH4191.

32AndtheytookH5375upAsahelעֲשָׂהאֵ֔ל'a.sa.h.'ElH6214,andburiedH6912himinthesepulchreofhisfatherאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1,whichwasinBethlehem.AndJoabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097andhismenH376wentallnightהַלַּ֗יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915,andtheycametoHebronבְּחֶבְרֽוֹן׃be.chev.RonH2275atbreakofday.

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