King James Version
2 Samuel 2
1And it came to pass after thisאַֽחֲרֵי־'a.cha.rei-H310,that Davidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732enquiredוַיִּשְׁאַל֩vai.yish.'AlH7592of the Lordבַּֽיהוָ֤ה׀ba.Yah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹר֙le.MorH559,Shall I go upהַאֶעֱלֶ֗הha.'e.'e.LehH5927into anyבְּאַחַת֙be.'a.ChatH259of the citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063?And the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Go upעֲלֵ֑ה'a.LehH5927.And Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Whither shall I go upאֶעֱלֶ֖ה'e.'e.LehH5927?And he saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Unto Hebronחֶבְרֹֽנָה׃chev.Ro.nahH2275.
2So Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732went upוַיַּ֤עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927thither, and his twoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147wivesנָשָׁ֑יוna.ShavH802also, Ahinoamאֲחִינֹ֙עַם֙'a.chi.No.'amH293the JezreelitessH3159,and Abigailוַאֲבִיגַ֕יִלva.'a.vi.Ga.yilH26Nabal’sנָבָ֥לna.ValH5037wifeאֵ֖שֶׁת'E.shetH802the Carmeliteהַֽכַּרְמְלִֽי׃Ha.kar.me.LiH3761.
4And the menאַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.SheiH582of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063cameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935,and there they anointedוַיִּמְשְׁחוּ־vai.yim.she.chu-H4886Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732kingלְמֶ֖לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428over the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063.And they toldוַיַּגִּ֤דוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046Davidלְדָוִד֙le.da.VidH1732,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Thatthe menאַנְשֵׁי֙'an.SheiH582of Jabesh–gileadיָבֵ֣ישׁ גִּלְעָ֔דya.Veish gil.'AdH1568H3003were theythat buriedקָבְר֖וּka.ve.RuH6912Saulשָׁאֽוּל׃ סsha.'UlH7586.
5And Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֔יםmal.'a.KhimH4397unto the menאַנְשֵׁ֖י'an.SheiH582of Jabesh–gileadיָבֵ֣ישׁ גִּלְעָ֑דya.Veish gil.'AdH1568H3003,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, Blessedבְּרֻכִ֤יםbe.ru.KhimH1288beye of the Lordלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068,that ye have shewedעֲשִׂיתֶ֜ם'a.si.TemH6213this kindnessהַחֶ֣סֶדha.Che.sedH2617unto your lordאֲדֹֽנֵיכֶם֙'a.do.nei.KhemH113, evenunto Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,and have buriedוַֽתִּקְבְּר֖וּva.tik.be.RuH6912him.
7Therefore now let your handsיְדֵיכֶ֗םye.dei.KhemH3027be strengthenedתֶּחֱזַ֣קְנָהte.che.Zak.nahH2388,and be ye valiantלִבְנֵי־ חַ֔יִלliv.nei- Cha.yilH2428H1121:for your masterאֲדֹנֵיכֶ֣ם'a.do.nei.KhemH113Saulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586is deadמֵ֖תmetH4191,and also the houseבֵית־veit-H1004of Judahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063have anointedמָשְׁח֧וּma.she.ChuH4886me kingלְמֶ֖לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428over them.
8But Abnerוְאַבְנֵ֣רve.'av.NerH74the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nerנֵ֔רNerH5369,captainשַׂר־sar-H8269of Saul’sלְשָׁא֑וּלle.sha.'UlH7586hostצָבָ֖אtza.Va'H6635,tookלָקַ֗חla.KachH3947Ish–boshethH378the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,and brought him overוַיַּעֲבִרֵ֖הוּvai.ya.'a.vi.Re.huH5674to Mahanaimמַחֲנָֽיִם׃ma.cha.Na.yimH4266;
9And made him kingוַיַּמְלִכֵ֙הוּ֙vai.yam.li.Khe.huH4427over Gileadהַגִּלְעָ֔דha.gil.'AdH1568,and over the Ashuritesהָאֲשׁוּרִ֖יha.'a.shu.RiH805,and over Jezreelיִזְרְעֶ֑אלyiz.re.'ElH3157,and over Ephraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669,and over Benjaminבִּנְיָמִ֔ןbin.ya.MinH1144,and over all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478.
10Ish–boshethH378Saul’sשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586sonבֶּן־ben-H1121wasfortyאַרְבָּעִ֨ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָ֜הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when he began to reignבְּמָלְכוֹ֙be.ma.le.KhoH4427over Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and reignedמָלָ֑ךְma.LakhH4427twoוּשְׁתַּ֥יִםu.she.Ta.yimH8147yearsשָׁנִ֖יםsha.NimH8141.But the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063followedאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310Davidדָוִֽד׃da.VidH1732.
11And the timeמִסְפַּ֣ר הַיָּמִ֔יםmis.Par hai.ya.MimH3117H4557that Davidדָוִ֥דda.VidH1732was kingמֶ֛לֶךְMe.lekhH4428in Hebronבְּחֶבְר֖וֹןbe.chev.RonH2275over the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063was sevenשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִ֖יםsha.NimH8141and sixוְשִׁשָּׁ֥הve.shi.ShahH8337monthsחֳדָשִֽׁים׃ סcho.da.ShimH2320.
13And Joabוְיוֹאָ֨בve.yo.'AvH3097the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zeruiahצְרוּיָ֜הtze.ru.YahH6870,and the servantsוְעַבְדֵ֤יve.'av.DeiH5650of Davidדָוִד֙da.VidH1732,went outיָֽצְא֔וּya.tze.'UH3318,and metוַֽיִּפְגְּשׁ֛וּםvai.yif.ge.ShumH6298togetherיַחְדָּ֑וyach.DavH3162by the poolבְּרֵכַ֥תbe.re.KhatH1295of Gibeonגִּבְע֖וֹןgiv.'onH1391:and they sat downוַיֵּ֨שְׁב֜וּvai.Ye.she.VuH3427,the one on the one side of the poolהַבְּרֵכָה֙ha.be.re.KhahH1295,and the other on the other side of the poolהַבְּרֵכָ֖הha.be.re.KhahH1295.
14And Abnerאַבְנֵר֙'av.NerH74saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Joabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097,Let the young menהַנְּעָרִ֔יםha.ne.'a.RimH5288now ariseיָק֤וּמוּya.Ku.muH6965,and playוִֽישַׂחֲק֖וּvi.sa.cha.KuH7832beforeלְפָנֵ֑ינוּle.fa.Nei.nuH6440us. And Joabיוֹאָ֖בyo.'AvH3097saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Let them ariseיָקֻֽמוּ׃ya.Ku.muH6965.
15Then there aroseוַיָּקֻ֖מוּvai.ya.Ku.muH6965and went overוַיַּעַבְר֣וּvai.ya.'av.RuH5674by numberבְמִסְפָּ֑רve.mis.ParH4557twelveשְׁנֵ֧ים עָשָׂ֣רshe.Neim 'a.SarH6240H8147of Benjaminלְבִנְיָמִ֗ןle.vin.ya.MinH1144, which pertainedto Ish–boshethH378the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,and twelveוּשְׁנֵ֥ים עָשָׂ֖רu.she.Neim 'a.SarH6240H8147of the servantsמֵעַבְדֵ֥יme.'av.DeiH5650of Davidדָוִֽד׃da.VidH1732.
16And they caughtוַֽיַּחֲזִ֜קוּvai.ya.cha.Zi.kuH2388every oneאִ֣ישׁ׀'ishH376his fellowרֵעֵ֗הוּre.'E.huH7453by the headבְּרֹ֣אשׁbe.RoshH7218, and thrusthis swordוְחַרְבּוֹ֙ve.char.BoH2719in his fellow’sרֵעֵ֔הוּre.'E.huH7453sideבְּצַ֣דbe.TzadH6654;so they fell downוַֽיִּפְּל֖וּvai.yi.pe.LuH5307togetherיַחְדָּ֑וyach.DavH3162:wherefore that placeלַמָּק֣וֹםla.ma.KomH4725was calledוַיִּקְרָא֙vai.yik.Ra'H7121Helkath–hazzurimH2521, which isin Gibeonבְּגִבְעֽוֹן׃be.giv.'onH1391.
17And there was a veryמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966soreקָשָׁ֥הka.ShahH7186battleהַמִּלְחָמָ֛הha.mil.cha.MahH4421that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117;and Abnerאַבְנֵר֙'av.NerH74was beatenוַיִּנָּ֤גֶףvai.yi.Na.gefH5062,and the menוְאַנְשֵׁ֣יve.'an.SheiH582of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440the servantsעַבְדֵ֥י'av.DeiH5650of Davidדָוִֽד׃da.VidH1732.
18And there were threeשְׁלֹשָׁה֙she.lo.ShahH7969sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Zeruiahצְרוּיָ֔הtze.ru.YahH6870there, Joabיוֹאָ֥בyo.'AvH3097,and Abishaiוַאֲבִישַׁ֖יva.'a.vi.ShaiH52,and Asahelוַעֲשָׂהאֵ֑לva.'a.sa.h.'ElH6214:and Asahelוַעֲשָׂהאֵל֙va.'a.sa.h.'ElH6214was aslightקַ֣לkalH7031of footבְּרַגְלָ֔יוbe.rag.LavH7272as aכְּאַחַ֥דke.'a.ChadH259wildבַּשָּׂדֶֽה׃ba.sa.DehH7704roeהַצְּבָיִ֖םha.tze.va.YimH6643.
19And Asahelעֲשָׂהאֵ֖ל'a.sa.h.'ElH6214pursuedוַיִּרְדֹּ֥ףvai.yir.DofH7291afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310Abnerאַבְנֵ֑ר'av.NerH74;and in goingH3212he turnedנָטָ֣הna.TahH5186not to the right handהַיָּמִין֙hai.ya.MinH3225nor to the leftהַשְּׂמֹ֔אולha.se.MolH8040from followingמֵאַחֲרֵ֖יme.'a.cha.ReiH310Abnerאַבְנֵֽר׃'av.NerH74.
21And Abnerאַבְנֵ֗ר'av.NerH74saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, Turn thee asideנְטֵ֤הne.TehH5186to thy right handיְמִֽינְךָ֙ye.mi.ne.KhaH3225or to thy leftשְׂמֹאלֶ֔ךָse.mo.Le.khaH8040,and lay thee holdוֶאֱחֹ֣זve.'e.ChozH270on oneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259of the young menמֵֽהַנְּעָרִ֔יםme.ha.ne.'a.RimH5288,and takeוְקַח־ve.kach-H3947thee his armourחֲלִצָת֑וֹcha.li.tza.ToH2488.But Asahelעֲשָׂהאֵ֔ל'a.sa.h.'ElH6214wouldאָבָ֣ה'a.VahH14not turn asideלָס֖וּרla.SurH5493from followingמֵאַחֲרָֽיו׃me.'a.cha.RavH310of him.
22And Abnerאַבְנֵ֗ר'av.NerH74saidלֵאמֹר֙le.MorH559againוַיֹּ֧סֶףvai.Yo.sefH3254to Asahelעֲשָׂהאֵ֔ל'a.sa.h.'ElH6214,Turn thee asideס֥וּרsurH5493from followingמֵאַֽחֲרָ֑יme.'a.cha.RaiH310me: wherefore should I smiteאַכֶּ֙כָּה֙'ak.Ke.kahH5221thee to the groundאַ֔רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776?how then should I hold upאֶשָּׂ֣א'e.Sa'H5375my faceפָנַ֔יfa.NaiH6440to Joabיוֹאָ֖בyo.'AvH3097thy brotherאָחִֽיךָ׃'a.Chi.khaH251?
23Howbeit he refusedוַיְמָאֵ֣ןvay.ma.'EnH3985to turn asideלָס֗וּרla.SurH5493:wherefore Abnerאַבְנֵר֩'av.NerH74with the hinder endבְּאַחֲרֵ֨יbe.'a.cha.ReiH310of the spearהַחֲנִ֜יתha.cha.NitH2595smoteוַיַּכֵּ֣הוּvai.ya.Ke.huH5221him underH413the fifthהַחֹ֗מֶשׁha.Cho.meshH2570rib,that the spearהַֽחֲנִית֙ha.cha.NitH2595came outוַתֵּצֵ֤אva.te.Tze'H3318behindמֵאַחֲרָ֔יוme.'a.cha.RavH310him; and he fell downוַיִּפָּל־vai.yi.pol-H5307there, and diedוַיָּ֣מָתvai.Ya.motH4191in the same placeתַּחְתָּ֑יוta.cha.tovH8478: and it came to pass, thatas many as cameהַבָּ֣אha.Ba'H935to the placeהַמָּקוֹם֩ha.ma.kOmH4725where Asahelעֲשָׂהאֵ֛ל'a.sa.h.'ElH6214fell downנָ֨פַלNa.falH5307and diedוַיָּמֹ֖תvai.ya.MotH4191stood stillוַֽיַּעֲמֹֽדוּ׃Vai.ya.'a.Mo.duH5975.
24Joabיוֹאָ֥בyo.'AvH3097also and Abishaiוַאֲבִישַׁ֖יva.'a.vi.ShaiH52pursuedוַֽיִּרְדְּפ֛וּvai.yir.de.FuH7291afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310Abnerאַבְנֵ֑ר'av.NerH74:and the sunוְהַשֶּׁ֣מֶשׁve.ha.She.meshH8121went downבָּ֔אָהBa.'ahH935when they were comeבָּ֚אוּBa.'uH935to the hillגִּבְעַ֣תgiv.'AtH1389of Ammahאַמָּ֔ה'a.MahH522, that liethbeforeפְּנֵי־pe.nei-H6440Giahגִ֔יחַGi.achH1520by the wayדֶּ֖רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of the wildernessמִדְבַּ֥רmid.BarH4057of Gibeonגִּבְעֽוֹן׃giv.'onH1391.
25And the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Benjaminבִנְיָמִן֙vin.ya.MinH1144gathered themselves togetherוַיִּֽתְקַבְּצ֤וּvai.yit.ka.be.TzuH6908afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310Abnerאַבְנֵ֔ר'av.NerH74,and became oneH259troopלַאֲגֻדָּ֣הla.'a.gu.DahH92,and stoodוַיַּ֣עַמְד֔וּvai.Ya.'am.DuH5975on the topרֹאשׁ־rosh-H7218of an hillגִּבְעָ֖הgiv.'AhH1389.
26Then Abnerאַבְנֵ֜ר'av.NerH74calledוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121to Joabיוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvH3097,and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,Shall the swordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719devourתֹּ֣אכַלTo.khalH398for everהֲלָנֶ֙צַח֙ha.la.Ne.tzachH5331?knowestיָדַ֔עְתָּהya.Da'.tahH3045thou not that it will be bitternessמָרָ֥הma.RahH4751in the latter endבָּאַחֲרוֹנָ֑הba.'a.cha.ro.NahH314?how long shall it be then, ere thou bidתֹאמַ֣רto.MarH559the peopleלָעָ֔םla.'AmH5971returnלָשׁ֖וּבla.ShuvH7725from followingמֵאַחֲרֵ֥יme.'a.cha.ReiH310their brethrenאֲחֵיהֶֽם׃'a.chei.HemH251?
27And Joabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, AsGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430livethחַ֚יchaiH2416,unlessלוּלֵ֖אlu.Le'H3884thou hadst spokenדִּבַּ֑רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696,surely then in the morningמֵֽהַבֹּ֙קֶר֙me.ha.Bo.kerH1242the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971had gone upנַעֲלָ֣הna.'a.LahH5927every oneאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376from followingמֵאַחֲרֵ֥יme.'a.cha.ReiH310his brotherאָחִֽיו׃'a.ChivH251.
28So Joabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097blewוַיִּתְקַ֤עvai.yit.Ka'H8628a trumpetבַּשּׁוֹפָ֔רba.sho.FarH7782,and all the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971stood stillוַיַּֽעַמְדוּ֙vai.ya.'am.DuH5975,and pursuedיִרְדְּפ֥וּyir.de.FuH7291afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478no more, neither foughtלְהִלָּחֵֽם׃le.hi.la.ChemH3898they any moreיָסְפ֥וּya.se.FuH3254.
29And Abnerוְאַבְנֵ֣רve.'av.NerH74and his menוַֽאֲנָשָׁ֗יוva.'a.na.ShavH582walkedH1980all that nightהַלַּ֣יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915through the plainבָּֽעֲרָבָ֔הba.'a.ra.VahH6160,and passed overוַיַּעַבְר֣וּvai.ya.'av.RuH5674Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֗ןhai.yar.DenH3383,and went throughH3212all Bithronהַבִּתְר֔וֹןha.bit.RonH1338,and they cameוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to Mahanaimמַחֲנָֽיִם׃ma.cha.Na.yimH4266.
30And Joabוְיוֹאָ֗בve.yo.'AvH3097returnedשָׁ֚בShavH7725from followingמֵאַחֲרֵ֣יme.'a.cha.ReiH310Abnerאַבְנֵ֔ר'av.NerH74:and when he had gatheredוַיִּקְבֹּ֖ץvai.yik.BotzH6908all the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971togetherH6908,there lackedוַיִּפָּ֨קְד֜וּvai.yi.Pa.ke.DuH6485of David’sדָוִ֛דda.VidH1732servantsמֵעַבְדֵ֥יme.'av.DeiH5650nineteenתִּשְׁעָֽה־ עָשָׂ֥רtish.'ah- 'a.SarH6240H8672menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376and AsahelH6214.
31But the servantsוְעַבְדֵ֣יve.'av.DeiH5650of Davidדָוִ֗דda.VidH1732had smittenהִכּוּ֙hi.KuH5221of Benjaminמִבִּנְיָמִ֔ןmi.bin.ya.MinH1144,and of Abner’sאַבְנֵ֑ר'av.NerH74menוּבְאַנְשֵׁ֖יu.ve.'an.SheiH582, so thatthreeשְׁלֹשׁ־she.losh-H7969hundredמֵא֧וֹתme.'otH3967and threescoreוְשִׁשִּׁ֛יםve.shi.ShimH8346menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376diedמֵֽתוּ׃Me.tuH4191.
32And they took upוַיִּשְׂאוּ֙vai.yis.'UH5375Asahelעֲשָׂהאֵ֔ל'a.sa.h.'ElH6214,and buriedוַֽיִּקְבְּרֻ֙הוּ֙vai.yik.be.Ru.huH6912him in the sepulchreבְּקֶ֣בֶרbe.Ke.verH6913of his fatherאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1, which was inBeth–lehemH1035.And Joabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097and his menוַֽאֲנָשָׁ֔יוva.'a.na.ShavH582wentH3212all nightהַלַּ֗יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915,and they came to Hebronבְּחֶבְרֽוֹן׃be.chev.RonH2275at break of dayוַיֵּאֹ֥רvai.ye.'OrH215.
Commentaries on 2 Samuel 2
- 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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