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

4But Joab and his officers had to obey the king's command. So Joab and the officers of the army went out to count the number of people in Israel. 5They crossed the Jordan River. They made their first camp in a valley, on the south side of Aroer. Then they went through Gad's land and they reached Jazer. They went from there to Gilead. Then they went to Kadesh in the land of the Hittites. Then they went to Dan and they continued west to Sidon. 7Then they went south to Tyre, a strong city with walls around it. They went to all the towns of the Hivites and the Canaanites. Then they arrived at Beersheba in the south part of Judah. 8In that way, they travelled through the whole country. After nine months and 20 days they returned to Jerusalem.

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 31:21Jacob went away quickly and he took all his things. He went across the Euphrates river. He went towards the hill country of Gilead.
• Numbers 32:1The people in the tribes of Reuben and Gad had very many animals. They saw that the land in Jazer and Gilead was good for their animals.
• Joshua 19:47(But later, the people of Dan failed to take their land and keep it. So they went to attack Leshem. They took the town and they killed its people. Then they lived there themselves. They called the city Dan, after their ancestor.)
• Judges 18:29They called the city Dan, because that was the name of their ancestor. He had been one of Israel's 12 sons. Before that, the city's name was Laish.
• Genesis 10:15Canaan was the father of Sidon, who was born first. Canaan was also the ancestor of the Hittites,
• Joshua 11:8The Lord caused the Israelites to win against them. The Israelite soldiers chased them as far as Sidon, Misrephoth Maim and the valley of Mizpah in the east. They killed their enemies as they chased them, until they were all dead.
• Joshua 19:28It went to Abdon, Rehob, Hammon and Kanah, as far as Great Sidon.
• Judges 18:28No one came to rescue the people of Laish. The city was a long way from Sidon. They had no other friends to help them. Laish was in a valley near Beth Rehob. The Danites built the city again and they lived there.

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