King James Version
2 Samuel 2:1-10
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.
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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