New American Standard Bible 1995
2 Samuel 24:7
7and came to the 1fortress of Tyre and to all the cities of the 2Hivites and of the Canaanites, and they went out to the south of Judah, to 3Beersheba.
2 Samuel 24:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And came to the strong hold of Tyre, and to all the cities of the Hivites, and of the Canaanites: and they went out to the south of Judah, even to Beer–sheba.
- New International Version (NIV)Then they went toward the fortress of Tyre and all the towns of the Hivites and Canaanites. Finally, they went on to Beersheba in the Negev of Judah.
- English Standard Version (ESV)and came to the fortress of Tyre and to all the cities of the Hivites and Canaanites; and they went out to the Negeb of Judah at Beersheba.
- New King James Version (NKJV)and they came to the stronghold of Tyre and to all the cities of the Hivites and the Canaanites. Then they went out to South Judah as far as Beersheba.
Context of 2 Samuel 24:7
5They crossed the Jordan and camped in Aroer, on the right side of the city that is in the middle of the valley of Gad and toward Jazer. 6Then they came to Gilead and to the land of Tahtim-hodshi, and they came to Dan-jaan and around to Sidon, and came to the fortress of Tyre and to all the cities of the Hivites and of the Canaanites, and they went out to the south of Judah, to Beersheba. 8So when they had gone about through the whole land, they came to Jerusalem at the end of nine months and twenty days. 9And Joab gave the number of the registration of the people to the king; and there were in Israel eight hundred thousand valiant men who drew the sword, and the men of Judah were five hundred thousand men.
Read all of 2 Samuel 242 Samuel 24:7 word by word
וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙ מִבְצַר־צֹ֔ר וְכָל־עָרֵ֥י הַחִוִּ֖י וְהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֑י וַיֵּֽצְא֛וּ אֶל־נֶ֥גֶב יְהוּדָ֖ה בְּאֵ֥ר שָֽׁבַע׃Read the interlinear
- and cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
- fortressמִבְצָרmibtsâr mibtsârâh · fortificationH4013
- of Tyreצֹרtsôr tsôr · TyreH6865
- and to allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
- the citiesעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
- Hivitesחִוִּיchivvîy · HiviteH2340
- and of the Canaanitesכְּנַעֲנִיkena‛anîy · CanaaniteH3669
- and they wentיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
- out to the southנֶ֫גֶבnegeb · NegebH5045
- of Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
- Beershebaבְּאֵר שֶׁ֫בַעbe'êr sheba‛ · BeershebaH884
Cross-references for 2 Samuel 24:7
- Joshua 19:29The border turned to Ramah and to the fortified city of Tyre; then the border turned to Hosah, and it ended at the sea by the region of Achzib.
- 2 Samuel 24:2The king said to Joab the commander of the army who was with him, “Go about now through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan to Beersheba, and register the people, that I may know the number of the people.”
- Genesis 21:31Therefore he called that place Beersheba, because there the two of them took an oath.
Commentaries on 2 Samuel 24:7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7The strong hold of Tyre - This must have been the old city of Tyre, which was built on the main land: the new city was built on a rock in the sea.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7The strong hold of Tyre - “The fenced city,” as it is generally rendered throughout the historical books. The cities of the Hivites - Gibeon, Chephirah, Beeroth, and Kirjath-jearim, and perhaps Shechem, besides those at the foot of Hermon and Lebanon, of which we do not know the names. This continuance of distinct communities of Hivites so late as the end of David‘s reign is remarkable.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-25The final chapters of 2 Samuel form a coda (a concluding section). This section brings together and summarizes the main themes from earlier chapters. These chapters are thematic, not chronological (arranged by topic, not by time). Because of this, not all the events happened at the end of David’s reign (for example, 2 Samuel 22:1). The material is arranged using a common Hebrew literary pattern called a chiasm (a mirror-like structure). In a chiasm, the…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-92Sa 24:1-9. David Numbers the People. 1-4. again the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel, and he moved David against them to say, Go, number Israel and Judah--"Again" carries us back to the former tokens of His wrath in the three years' famine [2Sa 21:1]. God, though He cannot tempt any man (Jas 1:13), is frequently described in Scripture as doing what He merely permits to be done; and so, in this case, He permitted Satan to tempt David. Satan…Read the comment
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Notes
- 1. 2 Samuel 24:7 Josh 19:29 ↩
- 2. 2 Samuel 24:7 Josh 11:3; Judg 3:3 ↩
- 3. 2 Samuel 24:7 Gen 21:22-33 ↩
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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