King James Version

2 Samuel 4

1And when Saul’sשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586sonבֶּן־ben-H1121heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֣עvai.yish.Ma'H8085that Abnerאַבְנֵר֙'av.NerH74was deadמֵ֤תmetH4191in Hebronבְּחֶבְר֔וֹןbe.chev.RonH2275,his handsיָדָ֑יוya.DavH3027were feebleוַיִּרְפּ֖וּvai.yir.PuH7503,and all the Israelitesיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478were troubledנִבְהָֽלוּ׃niv.Ha.luH926.

2And Saul’sשָׁא֟וּלsha.'UlH7586sonבֶן־ven-H1121hadהָי֪וּha.YuH1961twoוּשְׁנֵ֣יu.she.NeiH8147menאֲנָשִׁ֣ים'a.na.ShimH582that werecaptainsשָׂרֵֽי־sa.rei-H8269of bandsגְדוּדִ֣יםge.du.DimH1416:the nameשֵׁם֩shemH8034of the oneהָאֶחָ֨דha.'e.ChadH259wasBaanahבַּֽעֲנָ֜הba.'a.NahH1196,and the nameוְשֵׁ֧םve.ShemH8034of the otherהַשֵּׁנִ֣יha.she.NiH8145Rechabרֵכָ֗בre.KhavH7394,the sonsבְּנֵ֛יbe.NeiH1121of Rimmonרִמּ֥וֹןri.MonH7417a Beerothiteהַבְּאֶֽרֹתִ֖יha.be.'e.ro.TiH886,of the childrenמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121of Benjaminבִנְיָמִ֑ןvin.ya.MinH1144: (for Beerothבְּאֵר֔וֹתbe.'e.RotH881also was reckonedתֵּחָשֵׁ֖בte.cha.ShevH2803to Benjaminבִּנְיָמִֽן׃bin.ya.MinH1144:

3And the Beerothitesהַבְּאֵרֹתִ֖יםha.be.'e.ro.TimH886fledוַיִּבְרְח֥וּvai.yiv.re.ChuH1272to Gittaimגִּתָּ֑יְמָהgi.Ta.ye.mahH1664,and were sojournersגָּרִ֔יםga.RimH1481there until this dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.)

4And Jonathanוְלִיהֽוֹנָתָן֙ve.li.ho.na.TanH3083,Saul’sשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586sonבֶּן־ben-H1121,had a sonבֵּ֖ןbenH1121that waslameנְכֵ֣הne.KhehH5223of hisfeetרַגְלָ֑יִםrag.La.yimH7272.He was fiveחָמֵ֣שׁcha.MeshH2568yearsשָׁנִ֣יםsha.NimH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when the tidingsשְׁמֻעַת֩she.mu.'AtH8052cameבְּבֹ֣אbe.Vo'H935of Saulשָׁא֨וּלsha.'UlH7586and Jonathanוִיהֽוֹנָתָ֜ןvi.ho.na.TanH3083out of Jezreelמִֽיִּזְרְעֶ֗אלmi.yiz.re.'ElH3157,and his nurseאֹֽמַנְתּוֹ֙'o.man.ToH539took him upוַתִּשָּׂאֵ֤הוּva.ti.sa.'E.huH5375,and fledוַתָּנֹ֔סva.ta.NosH5127:and it came to pass, as she made hasteבְּחָפְזָ֥הּbe.cha.fe.ZahH2648to fleeלָנ֛וּסla.NusH5127,that he fellוַיִּפֹּ֥לvai.yi.PolH5307,and became lameוַיִּפָּסֵ֖חַvai.yi.pa.Se.achH6452.And his nameוּשְׁמ֥וֹu.she.MoH8034wasMephiboshethמְפִיבֹֽשֶׁת׃me.fi.Vo.shetH4648.

5And the sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Rimmonרִמּ֤וֹןri.MonH7417the Beerothiteהַבְּאֵֽרֹתִי֙ha.be.'e.ro.TiH886,Rechabרֵכָ֣בre.KhavH7394and Baanahוּבַעֲנָ֔הu.va.'a.NahH1196,wentH3212,and cameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935about the heatכְּחֹ֣םke.ChomH2527of the dayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117to the houseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004of Ish–boshethH378,who layשֹׁכֵ֔בsho.KhevH7901on a bedמִשְׁכַּ֥בmish.KavH4904at noonהַֽצָּהֳרָֽיִם׃Ha.tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672.

6And they came thitherבָּ֜אוּBa.'uH935into the midstתּ֤וֹךְTokhH8432of the houseהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004, as thoughthey would have fetchedלֹקְחֵ֣יlo.ke.CheiH3947wheatחִטִּ֔יםchi.TimH2406;and they smoteוַיַּכֻּ֖הוּvai.ya.Ku.huH5221him under the fifthהַחֹ֑מֶשׁha.Cho.meshH2570rib:and Rechabוְרֵכָ֛בve.re.KhavH7394and Baanahוּבַעֲנָ֥הu.va.'a.NahH1196his brotherאָחִ֖יו'a.ChivH251escapedנִמְלָֽטוּ׃nim.La.tuH4422.

7For when they cameוַיָּבֹ֣אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935into the houseהַבַּ֗יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,he layשֹׁכֵ֤בsho.KhevH7901on his bedמִטָּתוֹ֙mi.ta.ToH4296in his bedchamberבַּחֲדַ֣ר מִשְׁכָּב֔וֹba.cha.Dar mish.ka.VoH4904 H2315,and they smoteוַיַּכֻּ֙הוּ֙vai.ya.Ku.huH5221him, and slewוַיְמִתֻ֔הוּvay.mi.Tu.huH4191him, and beheadedוַיָּסִ֖ירוּvai.ya.Si.ruH5493him, and tookוַיִּקְחוּ֙vai.yik.ChuH3947his headH7218,and gat them awayH3212throughדֶּ֥רֶךְDe.rekhH1870the plainהָעֲרָבָ֖הha.'a.ra.VahH6160all nightהַלָּֽיְלָה׃ha.La.ye.lahH3915.

8And they broughtוַ֠יָּבִאוּVai.ya.vi.'uH935the headרֹ֨אשׁroshH7218of Ish–boshethH378unto Davidדָּוִד֮da.VidH1732to Hebronחֶבְרוֹן֒chev.rOnH2275,and saidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559to the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,Behold the headרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of Ish–boshethH378the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586thine enemyאֹֽיִבְךָ֔'o.yiv.KhaH341,which soughtבִּקֵּ֖שׁbi.KeshH1245thy lifeנַפְשֶׁ֑ךָnaf.She.khaH5315;and the Lordיְ֠הוָהYah.wehH3068hathוַיִּתֵּ֣ןvai.yi.TenH5414avengedנְקָמוֹת֙ne.ka.mOtH5360my lordלַֽאדֹנִ֨יla.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428this dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117of Saulמִשָּׁא֖וּלmi.sha.'UlH7586,and of his seedוּמִזַּרְעֽוֹ׃ סu.mi.zar.'OH2233.

9And Davidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732answeredוַיַּ֨עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030Rechabרֵכָ֣ב׀re.KhavH7394and Baanahבַּעֲנָ֣הba.'a.NahH1196his brotherאָחִ֗יו'a.ChivH251,the sonsבְּנֵ֛יbe.NeiH1121of Rimmonרִמּ֥וֹןri.MonH7417the Beerothiteהַבְּאֵֽרֹתִ֖יha.be.'e.ro.TiH886,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, Asthe Lordיְהוָ֕הYah.wehH3068livethחַי־chai-H2416,who hath redeemedפָּדָ֥הpa.DahH6299my soulנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315out of all adversityצָרָֽה׃tza.RahH6869,

10When one toldהַמַּגִּיד֩ha.ma.GidH5046me, sayingלֵאמֹ֜רle.MorH559,Behold, Saulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586is deadמֵ֣תmetH4191,thinking to have broughtבְּעֵינָ֔יוbe.'ei.NavH5869good tidingsכִמְבַשֵּׂר֙khim.va.SerH1319,I took holdוָאֹחֲזָ֣הva.'o.cha.ZahH270of him, and slewוָאֶהְרְגֵ֖הוּva.'eh.re.Ge.huH2026him in Ziklagבְּצִֽקְלָ֑גbe.tzik.LagH6860, who thoughtthat I would have givenלְתִתִּי־le.ti.ti-H5414him a reward for his tidingsבְּשֹׂרָֽה׃be.so.RahH1309:

11How much more, when wickedרְשָׁעִ֗יםre.sha.'ImH7563menאֲנָשִׁ֣ים'a.na.ShimH582have slainהָרְג֧וּha.re.GuH2026a righteousצַדִּ֛יקtza.DikH6662personאִישׁ־'ish-H376in his own houseבְּבֵית֖וֹbe.vei.ToH1004upon his bedמִשְׁכָּב֑וֹmish.ka.VoH4904?shall I not therefore now requireאֲבַקֵּ֤שׁ'a.va.KeshH1245his bloodדָּמוֹ֙da.MoH1818of your handמִיֶּדְכֶ֔םmi.yed.KhemH3027,and take you awayוּבִעַרְתִּ֥יu.vi.'ar.TiH1197from the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776?

12And Davidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732commandedוַיְצַו֩vay.TzavH6680his young menהַנְּעָרִ֜יםha.ne.'a.RimH5288,and they slewוַיַּהַרְג֗וּםvai.ya.har.GumH2026them, and cut offוַֽיְקַצְּצ֤וּvay.ka.tze.TzuH7112their handsיְדֵיהֶם֙ye.dei.HemH3027and their feetרַגְלֵיהֶ֔םrag.lei.HemH7272, and hanged themupוַיִּתְל֥וּvai.yit.LuH8518over the poolהַבְּרֵכָ֖הha.be.re.KhahH1295in Hebronבְּחֶבְר֑וֹןbe.chev.RonH2275.But they tookלָקָ֔חוּla.Ka.chuH3947the headרֹ֤אשׁroshH7218of Ish–boshethH378,and buriedוַיִּקְבְּר֥וּvai.yik.be.RuH6912itin the sepulchreבְקֶֽבֶר־ve.ke.ver-H6913of Abnerאַבְנֵ֖ר'av.NerH74in Hebronבְּחֶבְרֽוֹן׃ פbe.chev.RonH2275.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 4

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