King James Version
2 Samuel 4:9-12
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
- 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
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