New American Standard Bible 1995
2 Samuel 17
Hushai’s Counsel
1Furthermore, Ahithophelאֲחִיתֹ֖פֶל'a.chi.To.felH302saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Absalomאַבְשָׁלֹ֑ם'av.sha.LomH53, “Pleaseנָּ֗אNa'H4994let me chooseאֶבְחֲרָ֣ה'ev.cha.RahH97712,000שְׁנֵים־ עָשָׂ֥ר אֶ֙לֶף֙she.neim- 'a.Sar 'e.lefH8147H6240H505menאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376that I may ariseוְאָק֛וּמָהve.'a.Ku.mahH6965and pursueוְאֶרְדְּפָ֥הve.'er.de.FahH7291Davidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732tonightהַלָּֽיְלָה׃ha.La.ye.lahH3915.
2I will comeוְאָב֣וֹאve.'a.Vo'H935upon him while he is wearyיָגֵ֙עַ֙ya.Ge.a'H3023andexhaustedוּרְפֵ֣ה יָדַ֔יִםu.re.Peh ya.Da.yimH7504H3027and terrifyוְהַֽחֲרַדְתִּ֣יve.ha.cha.rad.TiH2729him, so that allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834are with him will fleeוְנָ֖סve.NasH5127. ThenI will strikeוְהִכֵּיתִ֥יve.hi.kei.TiH5221downH5221the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428aloneלְבַדּֽוֹ׃le.va.DoH905,
3and I will bringוְאָשִׁ֥יבָהve.'a.Shi.vahH7725backH7725allכָל־khol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971to you.The returnכְּשׁ֣וּבke.ShuvH7725of everyoneהַכֹּ֔לha.KolH3605depends on the manהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376you seekמְבַקֵּ֔שׁme.va.KeshH1245; thenallכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971will be atpeaceשָׁלֽוֹם׃sha.LomH7965.”
6WhenH3512Hushaiחוּשַׁי֮chu.ShaiH2365had comeוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935to Absalomאַבְשָׁלוֹם֒'av.sha.lOmH53,Absalomאַבְשָׁל֨וֹם'av.sha.LomH53saidH559tohim, “Ahithophelאֲחִיתֹ֔פֶל'a.chi.To.felH302has spokenדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696thusכַּדָּבָ֤ר הַזֶּה֙ka.da.Var ha.ZehH1697H2088. Shall wecarryהֲנַעֲשֶׂ֖הha.na.'a.SehH6213out his planדְּבָר֑וֹde.va.RoH1697?Ifאִם־'im-H518not, you speakדַבֵּֽר׃ סda.BerH1696.”
8Moreover, Hushaiחוּשַׁ֗יchu.ShaiH2365saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “You knowיָ֠דַעְתָּYa.da'.taH3045your fatherאָבִ֨יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1and his menאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376,that they are mightyH1368menH1368and they arefierceוּמָרֵ֥י נֶ֙פֶשׁ֙u.ma.Rei ne.feshH4751H5315,like a bearכְּדֹ֥בke.DoH1677robbedH7909of her cubsשַׁכּ֖וּלsha.KulH7909in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֑הba.sa.DehH7704.And your fatherוְאָבִ֙יךָ֙ve.'a.Vi.khaH1is anexpertH376in warfareמִלְחָמָ֔הmil.cha.MahH4421,and will not spendH3885the nightיָלִ֖יןya.LinH3885with the peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.
9Beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009,he has nowעַתָּ֤ה'a.TahH6258hiddenנֶחְבָּא֙nech.Ba'H2244himselfהֽוּא־hu'-H1931in oneבְּאַחַ֣תbe.'a.ChatH259of thecavesהַפְּחָתִ֔יםha.pe.cha.TimH6354orא֖וֹ'oH176in anotherבְּאַחַ֣דbe.'a.ChadH259placeהַמְּקוֹמֹ֑תha.me.ko.MotH4725; and it will bewhenH3512he fallsכִּנְפֹ֤לkin.FolH5307on them at the firstבַּתְּחִלָּ֔הba.te.chi.LahH8462attack, that whoever hearsH8085itwill sayוְאָמַ֔רve.'a.MarH559, ‘There has beenH1961a slaughterמַגֵּפָ֔הma.ge.FahH4046among the peopleבָּעָ֕םba.'AmH5971whoאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834followאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310Absalomאַבְשָׁלֹֽם׃'av.sha.LomH53.’
10And evenגַם־gam-H1571the oneH1121who is valiantחַ֗יִלCha.yilH1121H2428,whoseאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834heartלִבּ֛וֹli.BoH3820is like the heartכְּלֵ֥בke.LevH3820of a lionH743,will completelyH4549loseH4549heartH4549;for allכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478knowsיֹדֵ֤עַyo.De.a'H3045that your fatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1is a mightyגִבּ֣וֹרgi.BorH1368manH1121and those whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834are with him are valiantחַ֖יִלCha.yilH2428menH1121.
11But I counselיָעַ֗צְתִּיya.'Atz.tiH3289that allכָל־khol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478be surelyהֵ֠אָסֹףHe.'a.sofH622gatheredיֵאָסֵ֨ףye.'a.SefH622to you,from Danמִדָּן֙mi.DanH1835even to BeershebaH884,as the sandכַּח֥וֹלka.CholH2344that is by the seaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220in abundanceלָרֹ֑בla.RoH7230, and thatyou personallyוּפָנֶ֥יךָu.fa.Nei.khaH6440goהֹלְכִ֖יםho.le.KhimH1980into battleבַּקְרָֽב׃bak.RavH7128.
12So we shall comeוּבָ֣אנוּu.Va.nuH935to him in oneבְּאַחַ֤דbe.'a.chatH259of the placesהַמְּקוֹמֹת֙ha.me.ko.MotH4725whereשָׁ֔םShamH834H8033he can be foundנִמְצָ֣אnim.Tza'H4672, and we willfallיִפֹּ֥לyi.PolH5307on himas the dewהַטַּ֖לha.TalH2919fallsH5307on the groundהָאֲדָמָ֑הha.'a.da.MahH127;and of him and of allוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605the menH376whoH834are with him, not evenגַּם־gam-H1571oneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259will be leftנ֥וֹתַרNo.tarH3498.
13Ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518he withdrawsיֵֽאָסֵ֔ףye.'a.SefH622into a cityעִיר֙'irH5892,then allכָֽל־khol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478shall bringוְהִשִּׂ֧יאוּve.hi.Si.'uH5375ropesחֲבָלִ֑יםcha.va.LimH2256to that cityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892, and we willdragוְסָחַ֤בְנוּve.sa.Chav.nuH5498it into thevalleyהַנַּ֔חַלha.Na.chalH5158untilאֲשֶֽׁר־'a.Sher-H5704H834not evenגַּם־gam-H1571a smallH6872stoneH6872is foundנִמְצָ֥אnim.Tza'H4672thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033.”
14Then Absalomאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙'av.sha.lOmH53and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the menאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “The counselעֲצַת֙'a.TzatH6098of Hushaiחוּשַׁ֣יchu.ShaiH2365the Architeהָאַרְכִּ֔יha.'ar.KiH757is betterטוֹבָ֗הto.VahH2896thanH4480the counselמֵעֲצַ֖תme.'a.TzatH6098of Ahithophelאֲחִיתֹ֑פֶל'a.chi.To.felH302.” Forthe Lordוַיהוָ֣הva.Yah.wehH3068had ordainedצִוָּ֗הtzi.VahH6680to thwartלְהָפֵ֞רle.ha.FerH6565the goodהַטּוֹבָ֔הha.to.VahH2896counselעֲצַ֤ת'a.TzatH6098of Ahithophelאֲחִיתֹ֙פֶל֙'a.chi.To.felH302,soלְבַעֲב֗וּרle.va.'a.VurH5668that the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068might bringהָבִ֧יאha.Vi'H935calamityH7463on Absalomאַבְשָׁל֖וֹם'av.sha.LomH53.
Hushai’s Warning Saves David
15ThenHushaiחוּשַׁ֗יchu.ShaiH2365saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Zadokצָד֤וֹקtza.DokH6659and to Abiatharאֶבְיָתָר֙'ev.ya.TarH54the priestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548, “ThisH2088is whatH2088Ahithophelאֲחִיתֹ֙פֶל֙'a.chi.To.felH302counseledיָעַ֤ץya.'AtzH3289Absalomאַבְשָׁלֹ֔ם'av.sha.LomH53and the eldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, andthisH2088is whatH2088I have counseledיָעַ֥צְתִּיya.'Atz.tiH3289.
16Nowוְעַתָּ֡הve.'a.TahH6258therefore, sendשִׁלְח֣וּshil.ChuH7971quicklyמְהֵרָה֩me.he.RahH4120and tellוְהַגִּ֨ידוּve.ha.Gi.duH5046Davidלְדָוִ֜דle.da.VidH1732,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, ‘Do not spendתָּ֤לֶןTa.lenH3885the nightהַלַּ֙יְלָה֙ha.Lay.lahH3915at the fordsבְּעַֽרְב֣וֹתbe.'ar.VotH6160of the wildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֔רha.mid.BarH4057,but by allוְגַ֖םve.GamH1571H5674meansH5674crossH5674overH5674,orH6435elseH6435the kingלַמֶּ֔לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428and allוּלְכָל־u.le.khol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834are with him will bedestroyedיְבֻלַּ֣עye.vu.La'H1104.’”
17Now Jonathanוִיהוֹנָתָ֨ןvi.ho.na.TanH3083and Ahimaazוַאֲחִימַ֜עַץva.'a.chi.Ma.'atzH290were stayingעֹמְדִ֣ים'o.me.DimH5975atEn-rogelH5883,and a maidservantהַשִּׁפְחָה֙ha.shif.ChahH8198would goוְהָלְכָ֤הve.ha.le.KhahH1980and tellוְהִגִּ֣ידָהve.hi.Gi.dahH5046them, and they would goיֵֽלְכ֔וּye.le.KhuH1980and tellוְהִגִּ֖ידוּve.hi.Gi.duH5046Kingלַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732,for they couldיוּכְל֛וּyu.khe.LuH3201not be seenלְהֵרָא֖וֹתle.he.ra.'otH7200enteringלָב֥וֹאla.Vo'H935the cityהָעִֽירָה׃ha.'I.rahH5892.
18But a ladנַ֔עַרNa.'arH5288did seeוַיַּ֤רְאvai.Yar'H7200them and toldוַיַּגֵּ֖דvai.ya.GedH5046Absalomלְאַבְשָׁלֹ֑םle.'av.sha.LomH53;so the twoשְׁנֵיהֶ֨םshe.nei.HemH8147of them departedוַיֵּלְכוּ֩vai.ye.le.KhuH1980quicklyמְהֵרָ֜הme.he.RahH4120and cameוַיָּבֹ֣אוּ׀vai.ya.Vo.'uH935to the houseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004of a manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376in Bahurimבְּבַחוּרִ֗יםbe.va.chu.RimH980,who had a wellבְאֵ֛רve.'ErH875in his courtyardבַּחֲצֵר֖וֹba.cha.tze.RoH2691,and they wentH3381downוַיֵּ֥רְדוּvai.Ye.re.duH3381into it.
19Andthe womanהָאִשָּׁ֗הha.'i.ShahH802tookוַתִּקַּ֣חva.ti.KachH3947a coveringהַמָּסָךְ֙ha.ma.soKhH4539and spreadוַתִּפְרֹ֤שׂva.tif.RosH6566it overH5921the well’sהַבְּאֵ֔רha.be.'ErH875mouthפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440and scatteredוַתִּשְׁטַ֥חva.tish.TachH7849grainהָֽרִפ֑וֹתha.ri.FotH7383on it, so that nothingוְלֹ֥א דָּבָֽר׃ve.Lo' da.VarH3808H1697was knownנוֹדַ֖עno.Da'H3045.
20Then Absalom’sאַבְשָׁל֨וֹם'av.sha.LomH53servantsעַבְדֵי֩'av.DeiH5650cameוַיָּבֹ֣אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to the womanהָאִשָּׁ֜הha.'i.ShahH802at the houseהַבַּ֗יְתָהha.Bay.tahH1004and saidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559, “Whereאַיֵּ֗ה'ai.YehH346are Ahimaazאֲחִימַ֙עַץ֙'a.chi.Ma.'atzH290and Jonathanוִיה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןvi.Ho.na.TanH3083?” Andthe womanהָֽאִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802saidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559to them, “They have crossedעָבְר֖וּ'a.ve.RuH5674the brookמִיכַ֣לmi.KhalH4323of waterהַמָּ֑יִםha.Ma.yimH4325.”And whenH3512they searchedוַיְבַקְשׁוּ֙vay.vak.ShuH1245and could not findמָצָ֔אוּma.Tza.'uH4672them,they returnedוַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סye.ru.sha.LimH3389.
21It cameוַיְהִ֣י׀vay.HiH1961about afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310they had departedלֶכְתָּ֗םlekh.TamH1980that they cameוַֽיַּעֲלוּ֙vai.ya.'a.LuH5927up out of the wellמֵֽהַבְּאֵ֔רme.ha.be.'ErH875and wentוַיֵּ֣לְכ֔וּvai.Ye.le.KhuH1980and toldוַיַּגִּ֖דוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046Kingלַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732;and they saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732, “Ariseק֣וּמוּKu.muH6965and crossH5674overH5674the waterהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325quicklyמְהֵרָה֙me.he.RahH4120for thusכָ֛כָהKha.khahH3602Ahithophelאֲחִיתֹֽפֶל׃'a.chi.To.felH302has counseledיָעַ֥ץya.'AtzH3289againstעֲלֵיכֶ֖ם'a.lei.KhemH5921you.”
22Then Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834werewith him aroseוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965and crossedוַיַּעַבְר֖וּvai.ya.'av.RuH5674the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.DenH3383; and bydawnא֣וֹר הַבֹּ֗קֶר'or ha.Bo.kerH216H1242not evenH5704oneאַחַד֙'a.ChadH259remainedנֶעְדָּ֔רne'.DarH5737whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834had not crossedעָבַ֖ר'a.VarH5674the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hai.yar.DenH3383.
23Now whenH3512Ahithophelוַאֲחִיתֹ֣פֶלva.'a.chi.To.felH302sawרָאָ֗הra.'AhH7200that his counselעֲצָתוֹ֒a.tza.ToH6098was notfollowedנֶעֶשְׂתָה֮ne.'es.TahH6213, hesaddledוַיַּחֲבֹ֣שׁvai.ya.cha.VoshH2280hisdonkeyהַחֲמ֗וֹרha.cha.MorH2543and aroseוַיָּ֜קָםvai.Ya.komH6965and wentוַיֵּ֤לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980to his homeבֵּיתוֹ֙bei.ToH1004, tohis cityעִיר֔וֹi.RoH5892, andsetH6680his houseבֵּית֖וֹbei.ToH1004in orderH6680, andstrangledוַיֵּחָנַ֑קvai.ye.cha.NakH2614himself; thus he diedוַיָּ֕מָתvai.Ya.motH4191and was buriedוַיִּקָּבֵ֖רvai.yi.ka.VerH6912in the graveבְּקֶ֥בֶרbe.Ke.verH6913of his fatherאָבִֽיו׃ ס'a.VivH1.
25Absalomאַבְשָׁלֹ֛ם'av.sha.LomH53setשָׂ֧םsamH7760Amasaעֲמָשָׂ֗א'a.ma.Sa'H6021overעַל־'al-H5921the armyהַצָּבָ֑אha.tza.Va'H6635in placeתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478of Joabיוֹאָ֖בyo.'AvH3097.Now Amasaוַעֲמָשָׂ֣אva.'a.ma.Sa'H6021was the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of a manאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376whose nameוּשְׁמוֹ֙u.she.MoH8034wasIthraיִתְרָ֣אyit.Ra'H3501the Israeliteהַיִּשְׂרְאֵלִ֔יhai.yis.re.'e.LiH3481,whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834wentבָּא֙ba'H935in to Abigailאֲבִיגַ֣ל'a.vi.GalH26the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofNahashנָחָ֔שׁna.ChashH5176,sisterאֲח֥וֹת'a.ChotH269of Zeruiahצְרוּיָ֖הtze.ru.YahH6870,Joab’sיוֹאָֽב׃yo.'AvH3097motherאֵ֥ם'emH517.
27Now when Davidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732had comeכְּב֥וֹאke.Vo'H935to Mahanaimמַחֲנָ֑יְמָהma.cha.Na.ye.mahH4266,Shobiוְשֹׁבִ֨יve.sho.ViH7629the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Nahashנָחָ֜שׁna.ChashH5176fromRabbahמֵרַבַּ֣תme.ra.BatH7237of the sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Ammonעַמּ֗וֹןa.MonH5983,Machirוּמָכִ֤ירu.ma.KhirH4353the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ammielעַמִּיאֵל֙'a.mi.'ElH5988from Lo-debarH3810, andBarzillaiוּבַרְזִלַּ֥יu.var.zi.LaiH1271the Gileaditeהַגִּלְעָדִ֖יha.gil.'a.DiH1569from Rogelimמֵרֹגְלִֽים׃me.ro.ge.LimH7274,
28broughtH5066bedsמִשְׁכָּ֤בmish.KavH4904,basinsוְסַפּוֹת֙ve.sa.pOtH5592,potteryוּכְלִ֣יu.khe.LiH3627,wheatוְחִטִּ֥יםve.chi.TimH2406,barleyוּשְׂעֹרִ֖יםu.se.'o.RimH8184,flourוְקֶ֣מַחve.Ke.machH7058,parchedוְקָלִ֑יve.ka.LiH7039grain,beansוּפ֥וֹלu.FolH6321,lentilsוַעֲדָשִׁ֖יםva.'a.da.ShimH5742,parchedוְקָלִֽי׃ve.ka.LiH7039seeds,
29honeyוּדְבַ֣שׁu.de.VashH1706,curdsוְחֶמְאָ֗הve.chem.'AhH2529,sheepוְצֹאן֙ve.tzoNH6629,and cheeseוּשְׁפ֣וֹתu.she.FotH8194of the herdבָּקָ֔רba.KarH1241,for Davidלְדָוִ֛דle.da.VidH1732and for the peopleוְלָעָ֥םve.la.'AmH5971whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834were with him,to eatלֶאֱכ֑וֹלle.'e.KholH398;for they saidאָמְר֔וּ'a.me.RuH559, “The peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971are hungryרָעֵ֛בra.'EvH7457and wearyוְעָיֵ֥ףve.'a.YefH5889and thirstyוְצָמֵ֖אve.tza.Me'H6771in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.BarH4057.”
Commentaries on 2 Samuel 17
- 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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