New American Standard Bible 1995
2 Samuel 18:9-15
9Now Absalomאַבְשָׁל֔וֹם'av.sha.LomH53happened to meetוַיִּקָּרֵא֙vai.yi.ka.Re'H7122the servantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650of Davidדָוִ֑דda.VidH1732.For Absalomוְאַבְשָׁל֞וֹםve.'av.sha.LomH53was ridingרֹכֵ֣בro.KhevH7392on hismuleהַפֶּ֗רֶדha.Pe.redH6505,and the muleהַפֶּ֡רֶדha.Pe.redH6505wentוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935underתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478the thickH7730branchesH7730of a greatהַגְּדוֹלָ֜הha.ge.do.LahH1419oakהָאֵלָ֨הha.'e.LahH424. Andhis headרֹאשׁ֣וֹro.ShoH7218caughtH2388fastH2388in the oakבָאֵלָ֗הva.'e.LahH424, so he wasleftH5414hangingH5414betweenH996heavenהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064and earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,while the muleוְהַפֶּ֥רֶדve.ha.Pe.redH6505that was underתַּחְתָּ֖יוtach.TavH8478him kept goingעָבָֽר׃'a.VarH5674.
10When a certainאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376sawוַיַּרְא֙vai.yaR'H7200it,he toldוַיַּגֵּ֖דvai.ya.GedH5046Joabלְיוֹאָ֑בle.yo.'AvH3097and saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Beholdהִנֵּה֙hi.NehH2009,I sawרָאִ֣יתִיra.'I.tiH7200Absalomאַבְשָׁלֹ֔ם'av.sha.LomH53hangingתָּל֖וּיta.LuiH8518in an oakבָּאֵלָֽה׃ba.'e.LahH424.”
11Then Joabיוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvH3097saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the manלָאִישׁ֙la.'IshH376who had toldהַמַּגִּ֣ידha.ma.GidH5046him, “Now beholdוְהִנֵּ֣הve.hi.NehH2009,you sawרָאִ֔יתָra.'I.taH7200him!Whyוּמַדּ֛וּעַu.ma.Du.a'H4069then did you not strikeהִכִּית֥וֹhi.ki.ToH5221him thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033to the groundאָ֑רְצָה'A.re.tzahH776?And I would have givenלָ֤תֶתLa.tetH5414you tenעֲשָׂ֣רָה'a.Sa.rahH6235piecesof silverכֶ֔סֶףKhe.sefH3701and a beltוַחֲגֹרָ֖הva.cha.go.RahH2290.”
12The manהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Joabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097, “Even ifוְל֨וּאve.lo'H3863I should receiveשֹׁקֵ֤לsho.KelH8254a thousandאֶ֣לֶף'E.lefH505pieces ofsilverכֶּ֔סֶףKe.sefH3701in my handכַּפַּי֙ka.PaiH3709,I would not putאֶשְׁלַ֥ח'esh.LachH7971out my handיָדִ֖יya.DiH3027againstH413the king’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sonבֶּן־ben-H1121; forin our hearingבְאָזְנֵ֜ינוּve.'a.ze.Nei.nuH241the kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428chargedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680you and Abishaiאֲבִישַׁ֤י'a.vi.ShaiH52and Ittaiאִתַּי֙'i.TaiH863,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘Protectשִׁמְרוּ־shim.ru-H8104for me the youngבַּנַּ֖עַרba.Na.'arH5288manH5288Absalomבְּאַבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃be.'av.sha.LomH53!’
13Otherwiseאֽוֹ־'o-H176,if I had dealtעָשִׂ֤יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213treacherouslyשֶׁ֔קֶרShe.kerH8267against his lifeבְנַפְשִׁי֙ve.naf.shiH5315(andthere is nothingוְכָל־ דָּבָ֖ר לֹא־ve.khol da.Var lo'-H3605H1697H3808hiddenיִכָּחֵ֣דyi.ka.ChedH3582from the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428),then you yourselfוְאַתָּ֖הve.'a.TahH859would have stoodתִּתְיַצֵּ֥בtit.ya.TzevH3320aloofמִן־ מִנֶּֽגֶד׃min- mi.Ne.gedH4480H5048.”
14Then Joabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “I will notwasteH3176timeH3176hereכֵ֖ןkhenH3651with you.”So he tookוַיִּקַּח֩vai.yi.KachH3947threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֨הshe.lo.ShahH7969spearsשְׁבָטִ֜יםshe.va.TimH7626in his handבְּכַפּ֗וֹbe.kha.PoH3709and thrustוַיִּתְקָעֵם֙vai.yit.ka.'EmH8628them through the heartבְּלֵ֣בbe.LevH3820of Absalomאַבְשָׁל֔וֹם'av.sha.LomH53while he was yetעוֹדֶ֥נּוּo.De.nuH5750aliveחַ֖יchaiH2416in themidstבְּלֵ֥בbe.LevH3820of the oakהָאֵלָֽה׃ha.'e.LahH424.
Commentaries on 2 Samuel 18
- 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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