King James Version
2 Samuel 18:19-29
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.
21Then saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Joabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097to Cushiלַכּוּשִׁ֔יla.ku.ShiH3569,GoH3212tellהַגֵּ֥דha.GedH5046the kingלַמֶּ֖לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428what thou hast seenרָאִ֑יתָהra.'I.tahH7200.And Cushiכוּשִׁ֛יkhu.ShiH3569bowedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֧חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812himself unto Joabלְיוֹאָ֖בle.yo.'AvH3097,and ranוַיָּרֹֽץ׃vai.ya.RotzH7323.
22Then saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Ahimaazאֲחִימַ֤עַץ'a.chi.Ma.'atzH290the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zadokצָדוֹק֙tza.dOkH6659yet againוַיֹּ֨סֶףvai.Yo.sefH3254to Joabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097,But howsoeverH4100,let me, I pray thee, also runאָרֻֽצָה־'a.ru.tzah-H7323afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310Cushiהַכּוּשִׁ֑יha.ku.ShiH3569.And Joabיוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvH3097saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Wherefore wilt thou runרָץ֙ratzH7323,my sonבְּנִ֔יbe.NiH1121,seeing that thou hast no tidingsבְּשׂוֹרָ֥הbe.so.RahH1309readyמֹצֵֽאת׃mo.TzetH4672?
23But howsoever, said he,let me runאָר֔וּץ'a.RutzH7323.And he saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Runר֑וּץRutzH7323.Then Ahimaazאֲחִימַ֙עַץ֙'a.chi.Ma.'atzH290ranוַיָּ֤רָץvai.Ya.rotzH7323by the wayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of the plainהַכִּכָּ֔רha.ki.KarH3603,and overranוַֽיַּעֲבֹ֖רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674Cushiהַכּוּשִֽׁי׃ha.ku.ShiH3569.
24And Davidוְדָוִ֥דve.da.VidH1732satיוֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427between the twoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147gatesהַשְּׁעָרִ֑יםha.she.'a.RimH8179:and the watchmanהַצֹּפֶ֜הha.tzo.PehH6822went upH3212to the roofגַּ֤גgagH1406over the gateהַשַּׁ֙עַר֙ha.Sha.'arH8179unto the wallהַ֣חוֹמָ֔הha.cho.MahH2346,and lifted upוַיִּשָּׂ֤אvai.yi.Sa'H5375his eyesעֵינָיו֙'ei.NavH5869,and lookedוַיַּ֔רְאvai.Yar'H7200,and behold a manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376runningרָ֥ץratzH7323alone.
25And the watchmanהַצֹּפֶה֙ha.tzo.PehH6822criedוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121,and toldוַיַּגֵּ֣דvai.ya.GedH5046the kingלַמֶּ֔לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428.And the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, If he be alone, there istidingsבְּשׂוֹרָ֣הbe.so.RahH1309in his mouthבְּפִ֑יוbe.FivH6310.And he cameH3212apaceH1980,and drew nearוְקָרֵֽב׃ve.ka.RevH7131.
26And the watchmanהַצֹּפֶה֮ha.tzo.PehH6822sawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200anotherאַחֵ֣ר'a.CherH312manאִישׁ־'ish-H376runningרָץ֒ratzH7323:and the watchmanהַצֹּפֶה֙ha.tzo.PehH6822calledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121unto the porterהַשֹּׁעֵ֔רha.sho.'ErH7778,and saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Behold anothermanאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376runningרָ֣ץratzH7323alone. And the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,He also bringeth tidingsמְבַשֵּֽׂר׃me.va.SerH1319.
27And the watchmanהַצֹּפֶ֔הha.tzo.PehH6822saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,Me thinkethרֹאֶה֙ro.'EhH7200the runningמְרוּצַ֣תme.ru.TzatH4794of the foremostהָרִאשׁ֔וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223is like the runningכִּמְרֻצַ֖תkim.ru.TzatH4794of Ahimaazאֲחִימַ֣עַץ'a.chi.Ma.'atzH290the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zadokצָד֑וֹקtza.DokH6659.And the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, He isa goodט֣וֹבTovH2896manאִֽישׁ־'ish-H376,and comethיָבֽוֹא׃ya.Vo'H935with goodטוֹבָ֖הto.VahH2896tidingsבְּשׂוֹרָ֥הbe.so.RahH1309.
28And Ahimaazאֲחִימַ֗עַץ'a.chi.Ma.'atzH290calledוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121,and saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428,All is wellשָׁל֔וֹםsha.LomH7965.And he fell downוַיִּשְׁתַּ֧חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812to the earthאָ֑רְצָה ס'A.re.tzahH776upon his faceלְאַפָּ֖יוle.'a.PavH639before the kingלַמֶּ֛לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428,and saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Blessedבָּרוּךְ֙ba.ruKhH1288bethe Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,which hath delivered upסִגַּר֙si.GarH5462the menהָ֣אֲנָשִׁ֔יםha.'a.na.ShimH582that lifted upנָשְׂא֥וּna.se.'UH5375their handיָדָ֖םya.DamH3027against my lordבַּֽאדֹנִ֥יba.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.
29And the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Is the young manלַנַּ֖עַרla.Na.'arH5288Absalomלְאַבְשָׁל֑וֹםle.'av.sha.LomH53safeשָׁל֥וֹםsha.LomH7965?And Ahimaazאֲחִימַ֡עַץ'a.chi.Ma.'atzH290answeredוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,When Joabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097sentלִ֠שְׁלֹחַLish.lo.achH7971the king’sהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428servantעֶ֨בֶד'E.vedH5650, and methy servantעַבְדֶּ֔ךָ'av.De.khaH5650,I sawרָאִיתִי֩ra.'i.TiH7200a greatהַגָּד֜וֹלha.ga.DolH1419tumultהֶהָמ֨וֹןhe.ha.MonH1995,but I knewיָדַ֖עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045not what it was.
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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