King James Version
2 Samuel 5:1-10
1Then cameוַיָּבֹ֜אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935all the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֧יshiv.TeiH7626of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478to Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732unto Hebronחֶבְר֑וֹנָהchev.Ro.nahH2275,and spakeוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Behold, we arethy boneעַצְמְךָ֥'atz.me.KhaH6106and thy fleshוּֽבְשָׂרְךָ֖u.ve.sa.re.KhaH1320.
2Also in time pastאֶתְמ֣וֹל שִׁלְשׁ֗וֹם'et.Mol shil.ShomH8032H865,when Saulשָׁא֥וּלsha.'UlH7586was kingמֶ֙לֶךְ֙Me.lekhH4428over us, thou wast he that leddest outהַמּוֹצִ֥יאha.mo.tzi'H3318and broughtest inוְהַמֵּבִ֖יאve.ha.me.vi'H935Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:and the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to thee, Thou shalt feedתִרְעֶ֤הtir.'EhH7462my peopleעַמִּי֙'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and thou shalt be a captainלְנָגִ֖ידle.na.GidH5057over Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
3So all the eldersזִקְנֵ֨יzik.NeiH2205of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478cameוַ֠יָּבֹאוּVai.ya.vo.'uH935to the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428to Hebronחֶבְר֔וֹנָהchev.Ro.nahH2275;and kingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֥דda.VidH1732madeוַיִּכְרֹ֣תvai.yikh.RotH3772a leagueבְּרִ֛יתbe.RitH1285with them in Hebronבְּחֶבְר֖וֹןbe.chev.RonH2275beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068:and they anointedוַיִּמְשְׁח֧וּvai.yim.she.ChuH4886Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732kingלְמֶ֖לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428over Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.
5In Hebronבְּחֶבְרוֹן֙be.chev.rOnH2275he reignedמָלַ֣ךְma.LakhH4427over Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063sevenשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִ֖יםsha.NimH8141and sixוְשִׁשָּׁ֣הve.shi.ShahH8337monthsחֳדָשִׁ֑יםcho.da.ShimH2320:and in Jerusalemוּבִירוּשָׁלִַ֣םu.vi.ru.sha.LimH3389he reignedמָלַ֗ךְma.LakhH4427thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֤יםshe.lo.ShimH7970and threeוְשָׁלֹשׁ֙ve.sha.LoshH7969yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141over all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478and Judahוִיהוּדָֽה׃vi.hu.DahH3063.
6And the kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and his menוַֽאֲנָשָׁיו֙va.'a.na.ShavH582wentH3212to Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389unto the Jebusitesהַיְבֻסִ֖יhay.vu.SiH2983,the inhabitantsיוֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427of the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776:which spakeוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Davidלְדָוִ֤דle.da.VidH1732,sayingלֵאמֹר֙le.MorH559,Except thou take awayהֱסִֽירְךָ֗he.si.re.KhaH5493the blindהַעִוְרִ֤יםha.'iv.RimH5787and the lameוְהַפִּסְחִים֙ve.ha.pis.ChimH6455,thou shalt not come inתָב֣וֹאta.Vo'H935hither: thinkingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Davidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732cannot come inיָב֥וֹאya.Vo'H935hither.
8And Davidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559on that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,Whosoever getteth upוְיִגַּ֣עve.yi.Ga'H5060to the gutterבַּצִּנּ֔וֹרba.tzi.NorH6794,and smitethמַכֵּ֤הma.KehH5221the Jebusitesיְבֻסִי֙ye.vu.SiH2983,and the lameהַפִּסְחִים֙ha.pis.ChimH6455and the blindהַ֣עִוְרִ֔יםha.'iv.RimH5787, that arehatedשְׂנֻאֵ֖יse.novH8130of David’sדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732soulנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315, he shall be chief and captain.Wherefore they saidיֹֽאמְר֔וּyo.me.RuH559,The blindעִוֵּ֣ר'i.VerH5787and the lameוּפִסֵּ֔חַu.fi.Se.achH6455shall not comeיָב֖וֹאya.Vo'H935into the houseהַבָּֽיִת׃ha.Ba.yitH1004.
9So Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732dweltוַיֵּ֤שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in the fortבַּמְּצֻדָ֔הba.me.tzu.DahH4686,and calledוַיִּקְרָא־vai.yik.ra'-H7121it the cityעִ֣יר'irH5892of Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732.And Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732builtוַיִּ֤בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129round aboutסָבִ֔יבsa.VivH5439from Milloהַמִּלּ֖וֹאha.mi.Lo'H4407and inwardוָבָֽיְתָה׃va.Va.ye.tahH1004.
Commentaries on 2 Samuel 5
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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