New American Standard Bible 1995
2 Samuel 19:6-23
6by lovingלְאַֽהֲבָה֙le.'a.ha.VahH157those who hateשֹׂ֣נְאֶ֔יךָso.ne.'Ei.khaH8130you, and by hatingוְלִשְׂנֹ֖אve.lis.No'H8130those who loveאֹהֲבֶ֑יךָ'o.ha.Vei.khaH157you. For you have shownהִגַּ֣דְתָּhi.Gad.taH5046todayH3117thatprincesשָׂרִ֣יםsa.RimH8269and servantsH5650are nothingאֵ֤ין'einH369to you; for I knowיָדַ֣עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045this dayH3117that ifל֣וּloH3863Absalomאַבְשָׁל֥וֹם'av.sha.LomH53were aliveחַי֙chaiH2416and allH3605of us were deadמֵתִ֔יםme.TimH4191todayH3117,thenאָ֖ז'azH227you would be pleasedבְּעֵינֶֽיךָ׃be.'ei.Nei.khaH3474H5869.
7Nowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258therefore ariseק֣וּםkumH6965,goצֵ֔אTze'H3318out and speakוְדַבֵּ֖רve.da.BerH1696kindlyלֵ֣בlevH3820to your servantsH5650,for I swearנִשְׁבַּ֜עְתִּיnish.Ba'.tiH7650by the Lordבַיהוָ֨הba.Yah.wehH3068,ifH3588you do not goיוֹצֵ֗אyo.Tze'H3318out, surelyאִם־'im-H518not a manאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376will passיָלִ֨יןya.LinH3885the nightהַלַּ֔יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915with you, and thisH2088will be worseוְרָעָ֧הve.ra.'AhH7489for you thanH4480allH3605the evilH7463that has comeבָּ֣אָהBa.'ahH935upon you from your youthמִנְּעֻרֶ֖יךָmi.ne.'u.Rei.khaH5271untilעַד־'ad-H5704nowעָֽתָּה׃ ס'A.tahH6258.”
8So the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428aroseH6965and satוַיֵּ֣שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in the gateבַּשָּׁ֑עַרba.Sha.'arH8179.When they toldהִגִּ֣ידוּhi.Gi.duH5046allH3605the peopleהָעָ֞םha.'AmH5971,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, “Beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009,the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428issittingיוֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427in the gateבַּשַּׁ֔עַרba.Sha.'arH8179,”then allH3605the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971cameH935beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428. NowIsraelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478had fledנָ֖סnasH5127,eachH376to his tentלְאֹהָלָֽיו׃ סle.'o.ha.LavH168.
9AllH3605the peopleH5971were quarrelingנָד֔וֹןna.DonH1777throughout allH3605the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֥יshiv.TeiH7626of IsraelH3478,sayingH559, “The kingH4428deliveredהִצִּילָ֣נוּ׀hi.tzi.La.nuH5337us from thehandמִכַּ֣ףmi.KafH3709of our enemiesH340andsavedמִלְּטָ֙נוּ֙mi.le.Ta.nuH4422us from thehandמִכַּ֣ףmi.KafH3709of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430,but nowוְעַתָּ֛הve.'a.TahH6258he has fledבָּרַ֥חba.RachH1272out of the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776from Absalomאַבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃'av.sha.LomH53.
10However, AbsalomH53,whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834we anointedמָשַׁ֣חְנוּma.Shach.nuH4886overH5921us, has diedמֵ֖תmetH4191in battleבַּמִּלְחָמָ֑הba.mil.cha.MahH4421.NowH6258then, whyלָמָ֥הla.MahH4100are you silentמַחֲרִשִׁ֖יםma.cha.ri.ShimH2790about bringingלְהָשִׁ֥יבle.ha.ShivH7725the kingH4428backH7725?”
11Then KingH4428Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732sentשָׁ֠לַחSha.lachH7971toZadokצָד֨וֹקtza.DokH6659and Abiatharאֶבְיָתָ֥ר'ev.ya.TarH54the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִים֮ha.ko.ha.NimH3548,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559, “Speakדַּבְּר֞וּda.be.RuH1696to the eldersזִקְנֵ֤יzik.NeiH2205of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘WhyH4100are you the lastאַֽחֲרֹנִ֔ים'a.cha.ro.NimH314to bringלְהָשִׁ֥יבle.ha.ShivH7725the kingH4428backלְהָשִׁ֥יבle.ha.ShivH7725to his houseבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004,since the wordוּדְבַר֙u.de.VarH1697of allכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478has comeבָּ֥אba'H935to the kingH4428, evento his houseבֵּיתֽוֹ׃bei.ToH1004?
13Sayתֹּֽמְר֔וּto.me.RuH559toAmasaוְלַֽעֲמָשָׂא֙ve.la.'a.ma.Sa'H6021, ‘Are you not my boneH6106and my fleshH1320?May Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430doיַֽעֲשֶׂה־ya.'a.seh-H6213soכֹּ֣הkohH3541to me, and moreיוֹסִ֔יףyo.SifH3254alsoוְכֹ֣הve.KhohH3541,ifאִם־'im-H518you will not becommanderשַׂר־sar-H8269of the armyצָבָ֞אtza.Va'H6635beforeלְפָנַ֛יle.fa.NaiH6440me continuallyכָּל־ הַיָּמִ֖יםkol- hai.ya.MimH3605H3117in placeתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478of Joabיוֹאָֽב׃yo.'AvH3097.’”
14Thus he turnedוַיַּ֛טvai.YatH5186the heartsלְבַ֥בle.VavH3824of allH3605the menאִישׁ־'ish-H376of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063as oneאֶחָ֑ד'e.ChadH259manכְּאִ֣ישׁke.'IshH376,so that they sentוַֽיִּשְׁלְחוּ֙vai.yish.le.ChuH7971wordto the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, saying, “Returnשׁ֥וּבshuvH7725,you and allH3605your servantsעֲבָדֶֽיךָ׃'a.va.Dei.khaH5650.”
15The kingH4428then returnedH7725and cameוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935as farעַד־'ad-H5704as the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.DenH3383.And JudahH3063cameבָּ֣אba'H935toGilgalהַגִּלְגָּ֗לָהha.gil.Ga.lahH1537in order to goלָלֶ֙כֶת֙la.Le.khetH1980to meetלִקְרַ֣אתlik.RatH7122the kingH4428,to bringH5674the kingH4428acrossH5674the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hai.yar.DenH3383.
16ThenShimeiשִׁמְעִ֤יshim.'IH8096the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Geraגֵּרָא֙ge.Ra'H1617,the BenjamiteH1145whoאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834was from Bahurimמִבַּֽחוּרִ֑יםmi.ba.chu.RimH980,hurriedוַיְמַהֵ֗רvay.ma.HerH4116and cameH3381downוַיֵּ֙רֶד֙vai.Ye.redH3381with the menאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of JudahH3063to meetH7122KingH4428Davidדָּוִֽד׃da.VidH1732.
17There were a thousandוְאֶ֨לֶףve.'E.lefH505menH376of Benjaminמִבִּנְיָמִן֒mi.bin.ya.MinH1144with him, withZibaוְצִיבָ֗אve.tzi.Va'H6717the servantנַ֚עַרNa.'arH5288of the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,and his fifteenוַחֲמֵ֨שֶׁת עָשָׂ֥רva.cha.Me.shet 'a.SarH2568H6240sonsH1121and his twentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֥יםve.'es.RimH6242servantsעֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.DavH5650with him; and they rushedוְצָלְח֥וּve.tza.le.ChuH6743to the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֖ןhai.yar.DenH3383beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the kingH4428.
18Then they kept crossingH5674the fordהָעֲבָרָ֗הha.'a.va.RahH5679to bringH5674overH5674the king’sH4428householdH1004,and to doוְלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתve.la.'a.SotH6213whatH2896was goodH2896in his sightבְּעֵינָ֑יוbe.'ay.noH5869.And Shimeiוְשִׁמְעִ֣יve.shim.'IH8096the sonH1121of Geraגֵּרָ֗אge.Ra'H1617fellH5307downH5307beforeH6440the kingH4428as he was about to crossH5674the JordanH3383.
19So he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the kingH4428, “Let not my lordאֲדֹנִי֮'a.do.NiH113considerיַחֲשָׁב־ya.cha.shov-H2803me guiltyעָוֹן֒'a.VonH5771,norH408rememberתִּזְכֹּ֗רtiz.KorH2142whatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834your servantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650didH5753wrongH5753on the dayבַּיּ֕וֹםbai.YomH3117whenאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834my lordאֲדֹנִֽי־'a.do.ni-H113the kingH4428cameיָׄצָ֥ׄאׄya.Tza'H3318out from Jerusalemמִירֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םmi.ru.sha.LimH3389,so that the kingH4428wouldtakeלָשׂ֥וּםla.SumH7760itto heartלִבּֽוֹ׃li.BoH3820.
20For your servantH5650knowsיָדַ֣עya.Da'H3045that I have sinnedחָטָ֑אתִיcha.Ta.tiH2398;therefore beholdוְהִנֵּֽה־ve.hi.neh-H2009,I have comeבָ֣אתִיVa.tiH935todayH3117,the firstרִאשׁוֹן֙ri.shOnH7223of allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130to goH3381downH3381to meetלִקְרַ֖אתlik.RatH7122my lordH113the kingH4428.”
21But Abishaiאֲבִישַׁ֤י'a.vi.ShaiH52the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zeruiahצְרוּיָה֙tze.ru.YahH6870saidוַיֹּ֔אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Should not Shimeiשִׁמְעִ֑יshim.'IH8096be putיוּמַ֖תyu.MatH4191to deathH4191for thisH2088,becauseH3588he cursedקִלֵּ֖לki.LelH7043the Lord’sיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068anointedמְשִׁ֥יחַme.Shi.achH4899?”
22Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732then saidH559, “Whatמַה־mah-H4100have I to do with you, O sonsH1121of ZeruiahH6870,that you should this dayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117be an adversaryלְשָׂטָ֑ןle.sa.TanH7854to me?Should anyH376manH376be putיוּמַ֖תyu.MatH4191to deathי֤וּמַתYu.matH4191in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478todayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117?For do I not knowיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that I am kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428overעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478todayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117?”
Commentaries on 2 Samuel 19
- 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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