King James Version
2 Samuel 3:17-21
17And Abnerאַבְנֵ֣ר'av.NerH74had communicationוּדְבַר־u.de.var-H1697H1961with the eldersזִקְנֵ֥יzik.NeiH2205of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Ye soughtמְבַקְשִׁ֧יםme.vak.ShimH1245for Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732in timesתְּמוֹל֙te.mOlH8543pastשִׁלְשֹׁ֔םshil.ShomH8032to bekingלְמֶ֖לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428over you:
18Now then doעֲשׂ֑וּ'a.SuH6213it:for the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068hath spokenאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559of Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,By the handבְּיַ֣ד׀be.YadH3027of my servantעַבְדִּ֗י'av.DiH5650Davidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732I will saveהוֹשִׁ֜יעַho.Shi.a'H3467my peopleעַמִּ֤י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478out of the handמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430,and out of the handוּמִיַּ֖דu.mi.YadH3027of all their enemiesאֹיְבֵיהֶֽם׃'o.ye.vei.HemH341.
19And Abnerאַבְנֵ֖ר'av.NerH74also spakeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696in the earsבְּאָזְנֵ֣יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241of Benjaminבִנְיָמִ֑יןvin.ya.MinH1144:and Abnerאַבְנֵ֗ר'av.NerH74wentH3212also to speakלְדַבֵּ֞רle.da.BerH1696in the earsבְּאָזְנֵ֤יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241of Davidדָוִד֙da.VidH1732in Hebronבְּחֶבְר֔וֹןbe.chev.RonH2275all that seemedבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869goodH2896to Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and that seemed goodוּבְעֵינֵ֖יu.ve.'ei.NeiH5869to the whole houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִֽן׃bin.ya.MinH1144.
20So Abnerאַבְנֵ֤ר'av.NerH74cameוַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'H935to Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732to Hebronחֶבְר֔וֹןchev.RonH2275,and twentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים'es.RimH6242menאֲנָשִׁ֑ים'a.na.ShimH582with him. And Davidדָּוִ֧דda.VidH1732madeוַיַּ֨עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213Abnerלְאַבְנֵ֛רle.'av.NerH74and the menוְלַאֲנָשִׁ֥יםve.la.'a.na.ShimH582that werewith him a feastמִשְׁתֶּֽה׃mish.TehH4960.
21And Abnerאַבְנֵ֣ר'av.NerH74saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Davidדָּוִ֡דda.VidH1732,I will ariseאָק֣וּמָה׀'a.Ku.mahH6965and goH3212,and will gatherוְאֶקְבְּצָה֩ve.'ek.be.TzahH6908all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478unto my lordאֲדֹנִ֨י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,that they may makeוְיִכְרְת֤וּve.yikh.re.TuH3772a leagueבְּרִ֔יתbe.RitH1285with thee, and that thou mayest reignוּמָ֣לַכְתָּ֔u.Ma.lakh.taH4427over all that thine heartנַפְשֶׁ֑ךָnaf.She.khaH5315desirethתְּאַוֶּ֖הte.'a.VehH183.And Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732sentH7971Abnerאַבְנֵ֖ר'av.NerH74awayוַיְּשַׁלַּ֥חvai.ye.sha.LachH7971;and he wentH3212in peaceבְּשָׁלֽוֹם׃be.sha.LomH7965.
Commentaries on 2 Samuel 3
- 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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