New American Standard Bible 1995
2 Samuel 15:1-12
1Now it cameוַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961about afterמֵאַ֣חֲרֵיme.'A.cha.reiH4480H310thisכֵ֔ןKhenH3651thatAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֔וֹם'av.sha.LomH53providedוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213for himself a chariotמֶרְכָּבָ֖הmer.ka.VahH4818and horsesוְסֻסִ֑יםve.su.SimH5483and fiftyוַחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםva.cha.mi.ShimH2572menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376as runnersרָצִ֥יםra.TzimH7323beforeלְפָנָֽיו׃le.fa.NavH6440him.
2Absalomאַבְשָׁל֔וֹם'av.sha.LomH53used to riseH7925earlyוְהִשְׁכִּים֙ve.hish.KimH7925andstandוְעָמַ֕דve.'a.MadH5975besideעַל־ יַ֖ד'al- yadH5921H3027the wayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870to the gateהַשָּׁ֑עַרha.Sha.'arH8179;and when anyכָּל־kol-H3605manהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376hadH1961a suitרִיב֩rivH7379to comeלָב֨וֹאla.Vo'H935to the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428for judgmentלַמִּשְׁפָּ֗טla.mish.PatH4941,Absalomאַבְשָׁל֤וֹם'av.sha.LomH53would callוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121to him and sayוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “From whatאֵֽי־ מִזֶּ֥ה'ei- mi.ZehH2088H335cityעִיר֙'irH5892are you?” And he would sayוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Your servantעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃'av.De.khaH5650is from oneמֵאַחַ֥דme.'a.ChadH259of the tribesשִׁבְטֵֽי־shiv.tei-H7626of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478.”
3Then Absalomאַבְשָׁל֔וֹם'av.sha.LomH53would sayוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Seeרְאֵ֥הre.'EhH7200, yourclaimsדְבָרֶ֖ךָde.va.Re.khaH1697are goodטוֹבִ֣יםto.VimH2896and rightוּנְכֹחִ֑יםu.ne.kho.ChimH5228,but noאֵין־'ein-H369man listensוְשֹׁמֵ֥עַve.sho.Me.a'H8085to you on the partמֵאֵ֥תme.'EtH4480H854of the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.”
4Moreover, Absalomאַבְשָׁל֔וֹם'av.sha.LomH53would sayוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “Ohמִי־mi-H4310that one would appointיְשִׂמֵ֥נִיye.si.Me.niH7760me judgeשֹׁפֵ֖טsho.FetH8199in the landבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776,then everyכָּל־kol-H3605manאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376whoאֲשֶֽׁר־'a.Sher-H834hasיִהְיֶה־yih.yeh-H1961any suitרִ֥יבrivH7379or causeוּמִשְׁפָּ֖טu.mish.PatH4941could comeיָב֥וֹאya.Vo'H935to me and I would giveH6663him justiceH6663.”
6In thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088mannerכַּדָּבָ֤רka.da.VarH1697Absalomאַבְשָׁל֜וֹם'av.sha.LomH53dealtוַיַּ֨עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213with allלְכָל־le.kholH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834cameיָבֹ֥אוּya.Vo.'uH935to the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428for judgmentלַמִּשְׁפָּ֖טla.mish.PatH4941;so Absalomאַבְשָׁל֔וֹם'av.sha.LomH53stoleH1589awayH1589the heartsלֵ֖בlevH3820of the menH376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.
7Now it cameוַיְהִ֕יvay.HiH1961about at the endמִקֵּ֖ץmi.KetzH7093offortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141that Absalomאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙'av.sha.lOmH53saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, “Pleaseנָּ֗אNa'H4994let me goאֵ֣לֲכָה'E.la.khahH1980and payוַאֲשַׁלֵּ֛םva.'a.sha.LemH7999my vowנִדְרִ֛יnid.RiH5088whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I have vowedנָדַ֥רְתִּיna.Dar.tiH5087to the Lordלַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068, inHebronבְּחֶבְרֽוֹן׃be.chev.RonH2275.
8For your servantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650vowedנָדַ֣רna.DarH5087a vowנֵ֙דֶר֙ne.derH5088while I was livingH3427at Geshurבִגְשׁ֛וּרvig.ShurH1650in Aramבַּאֲרָ֖םba.'a.RamH758,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, ‘Ifאִם־'im-H518the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068shall indeedH7725bringיְשִׁיבֵ֤נִיye.shi.Ve.niH7725me backH7725to Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389,then I will serveוְעָבַדְתִּ֖יve.'a.vad.TiH5647the LordיְהוָֽהYah.wehH3068.’”
10But Absalomאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙'av.sha.lOmH53sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971spiesמְרַגְּלִ֔יםme.ra.ge.LimH7270throughout allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֥יshiv.TeiH7626of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “As soon as you hearכְּשָׁמְעֲכֶם֙ke.sha.me.'a.KhemH8085the soundק֣וֹלKolH6963of the trumpetהַשֹּׁפָ֔רha.sho.FarH7782,then you shall sayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֕םva.'a.mar.TemH559, ‘Absalomאַבְשָׁל֖וֹם'av.sha.LomH53is kingמָלַ֥ךְma.LakhH4427in Hebronבְּחֶבְרֽוֹן׃be.chev.RonH2275.’”
11Then two hundredמָאתַ֤יִםma.Ta.yimH3967menאִישׁ֙'ishH376wentהָלְכ֞וּha.le.KhuH1980with Absalomאַבְשָׁל֗וֹם'av.sha.LomH53from Jerusalemמִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םmi.Ru.sha.LimH3389,who were invitedקְרֻאִ֖יםke.ru.'ImH7121andwentוְהֹלְכִ֣יםve.ho.le.KhimH1980innocentlyלְתֻמָּ֑םle.tu.MamH8537,and they did not knowיָדְע֖וּya.de.'UH3045anythingכָּל־ דָּבָֽר׃kol- da.VarH3605H1697.
12And Absalomאַ֠בְשָׁלוֹם'Av.sha.lomH53sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971forAhithophelאֲחִיתֹ֨פֶל'a.chi.To.felH302the Giloniteהַגִּֽילֹנִ֜יha.gi.lo.NiH1526,David’sדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732counselorיוֹעֵ֣ץyo.'EtzH3289,from his cityמֵֽעִירוֹ֙me.'i.RoH5892Gilohמִגִּלֹ֔הmi.gi.LohH1542,while he was offeringבְּזָבְח֖וֹbe.za.ve.ChoH2076the sacrificesהַזְּבָחִ֑יםha.ze.va.ChimH2077.And the conspiracyהַקֶּ֙שֶׁר֙ha.Ke.sherH7195was strongאַמִּ֔ץ'a.MitzH533, forthe peopleוְהָעָ֛םve.ha.'AmH5971increasedוָרָ֖בva.RavH7227continuallyהוֹלֵ֥ךְho.LekhH1980with Absalomאַבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃'av.sha.LomH53.
Commentaries on 2 Samuel 15
- 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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