King James Version
2 Samuel 24:1-17
1And againוַיֹּ֙סֶף֙vai.Yo.sefH3254the angerאַף־'af-H639of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068was kindledלַחֲר֖וֹתla.cha.RotH2734against Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,and he movedוַיָּ֨סֶתvai.Ya.setH5496Davidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732against them to sayלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,GoH3212,numberמְנֵ֥הme.NehH4487Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478and Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.
2For the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Joabיוֹאָ֣ב׀yo.'AvH3097the captainשַׂר־sar-H8269of the hostהַחַ֣יִלha.Cha.yilH2428, which waswith him, Go now throughשֽׁוּט־shut-H7751all the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֤יshiv.TeiH7626of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,from Danמִדָּן֙mi.DanH1835even to Beer–shebaH884,and numberוּפִקְד֖וּu.fik.DuH6485ye the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971,that I may knowוְיָ֣דַעְתִּ֔יve.Ya.da'.TiH3045the numberמִסְפַּ֥רmis.ParH4557of the peopleהָעָֽם׃ סha.'AmH5971.
3And Joabיוֹאָ֜בyo.'AvH3097saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto the kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,Now the Lordיְהוָה֩Yah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֨יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430addוְיוֹסֵ֣ףve.yo.SefH3254unto the peopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971,how many soeverH1992they be, an hundredfoldמֵאָ֣ה פְעָמִ֔יםme.'Ah fe.'a.MimH6471H3967,and that the eyesוְעֵינֵ֥יve.'ei.NeiH5869of my lordאֲדֹנִֽי־'a.do.ni-H113the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428may seeרֹא֑וֹתro.'otH7200it:but why doth my lordוַאדֹנִ֣יva.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428delightחָפֵ֖ץcha.FetzH2654in this thingבַּדָּבָ֥רba.da.VarH1697?
4Notwithstanding the king’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697prevailedוַיֶּחֱזַ֤קvai.ye.che.ZakH2388against Joabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097,and against the captainsשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of the hostהֶחָ֑יִלhe.Cha.yilH2428.And Joabיוֹאָ֜בyo.'AvH3097and the captainsוְשָׂרֵ֤יve.sa.ReiH8269of the hostהַחַ֙יִל֙ha.Cha.yilH2428went outוַיֵּצֵ֨אvai.ye.Tze'H3318from the presenceלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440of the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,to numberלִפְקֹ֥דlif.KodH6485the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
5And they passed overוַיַּעַבְר֖וּvai.ya.'av.RuH5674Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.DenH3383,and pitchedוַיַּחֲנ֣וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583in Aroerבַעֲרוֹעֵ֗רva.'a.ro.'ErH6177,on the right sideיְמִ֥יןye.MinH3225of the cityהָעִ֛ירha.'IrH5892that liethin the midstבְּתוֹךְ־be.tokh-H8432of the riverהַנַּ֥חַלha.Na.chalH5158of Gadהַגָּ֖דha.GadH1410,and toward Jazerיַעְזֵֽר׃ya'.ZerH3270:
7And cameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935to the strong holdמִבְצַר־miv.tzar-H4013of Tyreצֹ֔רTzorH6865,and to all the citiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892of the Hivitesהַחִוִּ֖יha.chi.ViH2340,and of the Canaanitesוְהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֑יve.ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669:and they went outוַיֵּֽצְא֛וּvai.ye.tze.'UH3318to the southנֶ֥גֶבNe.gevH5045of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063, evento Beer–shebaH884.
8So when they had goneוַיָּשֻׁ֖טוּvai.ya.Shu.tuH7751through all the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,they cameוַיָּבֹ֜אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389at the endמִקְצֵ֨הmik.TzehH7097of nineתִשְׁעָ֧הtish.'AhH8672monthsחֳדָשִׁ֛יםcho.da.ShimH2320and twentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֥יםve.'es.RimH6242daysי֖וֹםYomH3117.
9And Joabיוֹאָ֛בyo.'AvH3097gave upוַיִּתֵּ֥ןvai.yi.TenH5414the sumמִסְפַּ֥רmis.ParH4557of the numberמִפְקַד־mif.kad-H4662of the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971unto the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428:and there were in Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֡לYis.ra.'ElH3478eightשְׁמֹנֶה֩she.mo.NehH8083hundredמֵא֨וֹתme.'otH3967thousandאֶ֤לֶף'E.lefH505valiantחַ֙יִל֙cha.yilH2428menאִֽישׁ־'ish-H381H376that drewשֹׁ֣לֵֽףSho.lefH8025the swordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719;and the menוְאִ֣ישׁve.'IshH376of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063werefiveחֲמֵשׁ־cha.mesh-H2568hundredמֵא֥וֹתme.'otH3967thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505menאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376.
10And David’sדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732heartלֵב־lev-H3820smoteוַיַּ֤ךְvai.YakhH5221him afterאַחֲרֵי־'a.cha.rei-H310that he had numberedסָפַ֣רsa.FarH5608the peopleהָעָ֑ם סha.'AmH5971.And Davidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,I have sinnedחָטָ֤אתִיcha.Ta.tiH2398greatlyמְאֹד֙me.'OdH3966in that I have doneעָשִׂ֔יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213:and now, I beseech thee, O Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,take awayהַֽעֲבֶר־ha.'a.ver-H5674the iniquityעֲוֹ֣ן'a.VonH5771of thy servantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650;for I have done veryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966foolishlyנִסְכַּ֖לְתִּיnis.Kal.tiH5528.
12Goהָל֞וֹךְha.LokhH1980and sayאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559unto Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732,Thus saithוְדִבַּרְתָּ֣ve.di.bar.TaH1696the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,I offerנוֹטֵ֣לno.TelH5190thee threeשָׁלֹ֕שׁsha.LoshH7969things;chooseבְּחַר־be.char-H977thee oneאַֽחַת־'a.chat-H259of them, that I may do itunto theeוְאֶֽעֱשֶׂה־ve.'e.'e.seh-H6213.
13So Gadגָ֥דgadH1410cameוַיָּבֹא־vai.ya.vo'-H935to Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732,and toldוַיַּגֶּד־vai.ya.ged-H5046him, and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Shall sevenשֶֽׁבַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִ֣ים׀sha.NimH8141of famineרָעָ֣ב׀ra.'AvH7458comeהֲתָב֣וֹאha.ta.Vo'H935unto thee in thy landבְּאַרְצֶ֡ךָbe.'ar.Tze.khaH776?or wilt thou fleeנֻסְךָ֨nus.KhaH5127threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969monthsחֳ֠דָשִׁיםCho.da.shimH2320beforeלִפְנֵֽי־lif.nei-H6440thine enemiesצָרֶ֜יךָtza.Rei.khaH6862,while they pursueרֹדְפֶ֗ךָro.de.Fe.khaH7291thee? or that there be threeשְׁלֹ֨שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969days’יָמִ֥יםya.MimH3117pestilenceדֶּ֙בֶר֙de.verH1698in thy landבְּאַרְצֶ֔ךָbe.'ar.Tze.khaH776?now adviseדַּ֣עda'H3045,and seeוּרְאֵ֔הu.re.'EhH7200what answerדָּבָֽר׃ סda.VarH1697I shall returnאָשִׁ֥יב'a.ShivH7725to him that sentשֹׁלְחִ֖יsho.le.ChiH7971me.
14And Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Gadגָּ֖דgadH1410,I am in a greatמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966straitH6887:let us fallנִפְּלָה־ni.pe.lah-H5307now into the handבְיַד־ve.yad-H3027of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068;for his merciesרַֽחֲמָ֔יוra.cha.moH7356aregreatרַבִּ֣יםra.BimH7227:and let me not fallאֶפֹּֽלָה׃'e.Po.lahH5307into the handוּבְיַד־u.ve.yad-H3027of manאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120.
15So the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068sentוַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.TenH5414a pestilenceדֶּ֙בֶר֙de.verH1698upon Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478from the morningמֵהַבֹּ֖קֶרme.ha.Bo.kerH1242even to the timeעֵ֣ת'etH6256appointedמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150:and there diedוַיָּ֣מָתvai.Ya.motH4191of the peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971from Danמִדָּן֙mi.DanH1835even to Beer–shebaH884seventyשִׁבְעִ֥יםshiv.'ImH7657thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505menאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376.
16And when the angelהַמַּלְאָ֥ךְ׀ha.mal.'AkhH4397stretched outוַיִּשְׁלַח֩vai.yish.LachH7971his handיָד֨וֹya.DoH3027upon Jerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִַם֮ye.ru.sha.LimH3389to destroyלְשַׁחֲתָהּ֒le.sha.cha.TahH7843it, the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068repentedוַיִּנָּ֤חֶםvai.yi.Na.chemH5162him of the evilהָ֣רָעָ֔הha.ra.'AhH7451,and saidוַ֠יֹּאמֶרVai.yo.merH559to the angelלַמַּלְאָ֞ךְla.mal.'AkhH4397that destroyedהַמַּשְׁחִ֤יתha.mash.ChitH7843the peopleבָּעָם֙ba.'AmH5971,It is enoughרַ֔בRavH7227:stayהֶ֣רֶףHe.refH7503now thine handיָדֶ֑ךָya.De.khaH3027.And the angelוּמַלְאַ֤ךְu.mal.'AkhH4397of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068was by the threshingplaceגֹּ֖רֶןGo.renH1637of Araunahהָאֲרַ֥וְנָהha.'Or.nahH728the Jebusiteהַיְבֻסִֽי׃ סhay.vu.SiH2983.
17And Davidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732spakeוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559unto the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068when he sawבִּרְאֹת֣וֹ׀bir.'o.ToH7200the angelהַמַּלְאָ֣ךְ׀ha.mal.'AkhH4397that smoteהַמַּכֶּ֣הha.ma.KehH5221the peopleבָעָ֗םva.'AmH5971,and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,Lo, I have sinnedחָטָ֙אתִי֙cha.Ta.tiH2398,and I have done wickedlyהֶעֱוֵ֔יתִיhe.'e.Vei.tiH5753:but these sheepהַצֹּ֖אןha.TzonH6629,what have they doneעָשׂ֑וּ'a.SuH6213?let thine handיָדְךָ֛ya.de.KhaH3027,I pray thee, be against me, and against my father’sאָבִֽי׃ פ'a.ViH1houseוּבְבֵ֥יתu.ve.VeitH1004.
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
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