King James Version
2 Samuel 18:18-20
18Now Absalomוְאַבְשָׁלֹ֣םve.'av.sha.LomH53in his lifetimeבְחַיָּיו֙ve.cha.yavH2416had takenלָקַ֗חla.KachH3947and reared upוַיַּצֶּב־vai.ya.tzev-H5324for himself a pillarמַצֶּ֙בֶת֙ma.Tze.vetH4678, which isin the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428daleבְּעֵֽמֶק־be.'e.mek-H6010:for he saidאָמַר֙'a.MarH559,I have no sonבֵ֔ןVenH1121to keep my nameשְׁמִ֑יshe.MiH8034in remembranceהַזְכִּ֣ירhaz.KirH2142:and he calledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121the pillarלַמַּצֶּ֙בֶת֙la.ma.Tze.vetH4678after his own nameשְׁמ֔וֹshe.MoH8034:and it is calledוַיִּקָּ֤רֵאvai.yi.Ka.re'H7121unto this dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117,Absalom’sאַבְשָׁלֹ֔ם'av.sha.LomH53placeיַ֣דyadH3027.
19Then saidאָמַ֔ר'a.MarH559Ahimaazוַאֲחִימַ֤עַץva.'a.chi.Ma.'atzH290the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zadokצָדוֹק֙tza.dOkH6659,Let me now runאָר֣וּצָה'a.Ru.tzahH7323,and bearוַאֲבַשְּׂרָ֖הva.'a.va.se.RahH1319the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428tidingsH1319,how that the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hath avengedשְׁפָט֥וֹshe.fa.ToH8199him of his enemiesמִיַּ֥ד אֹיְבָֽיו׃mi.Yad 'o.ye.VavH341H3027.
20And Joabיוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvH3097saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Thouאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376shalt not bear tidingsבְּשֹׂרָ֤הbe.so.RahH1309this dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117,but thou shalt bear tidingsוּבִשַּׂרְתָּ֖u.vi.sar.TaH1319anotherאַחֵ֑ר'a.CherH312dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117:but this dayוְהַיּ֤וֹםve.hai.YomH3117thou shalt bear no tidingsתְבַשֵּׂ֔רte.va.SerH1319,because the king’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sonבֶּן־ben-H1121is deadמֵֽת׃MetH4191.
Commentaries on 2 Samuel 18
- 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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