King James Version
2 Samuel 24:1-4
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.
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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