New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Samuel 2:8-17

8ButAbnerוְאַבְנֵ֣רve.'av.NerH74the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nerנֵ֔רNerH5369,commanderשַׂר־sar-H8269of Saul’sלְשָׁא֑וּלle.sha.'UlH7586armyצָבָ֖אtza.Va'H6635,had takenלָקַ֗חla.KachH3947Ish-boshethH378the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586and broughtH5674him overH5674toMahanaimמַחֲנָֽיִם׃ma.cha.Na.yimH4266.

9He madeH4427him kingוַיַּמְלִכֵ֙הוּ֙vai.yam.li.Khe.huH4427overאֶל־'el-H413Gileadהַגִּלְעָ֔דha.gil.'AdH1568,overוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413theAshuritesהָאֲשׁוּרִ֖יha.'a.shu.RiH805,overוְאֶֽל־ve.'el-H413Jezreelיִזְרְעֶ֑אלyiz.re.'ElH3157,overוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921Ephraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669,and overוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921Benjaminבִּנְיָמִ֔ןbin.ya.MinH1144,even overוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921allכֻּלֹּֽה׃ פku.LohH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478.

10Ish-boshethH378,Saul’sשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586sonבֶּן־ben-H1121,was fortyאַרְבָּעִ֨ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָ֜הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when he becameH4427kingH4427overעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and he was kingH4427for twoוּשְׁתַּ֥יִםu.she.Ta.yimH8147yearsשָׁנִ֖יםsha.NimH8141.The houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,howeverאַ֚ךְ'akhH389,followedאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310Davidדָוִֽד׃da.VidH1732.

11Thetimeמִסְפַּ֣ר הַיָּמִ֔יםmis.Par hai.ya.MimH4557 H3117that Davidדָוִ֥דda.VidH1732was kingמֶ֛לֶךְMe.lekhH4428in Hebronבְּחֶבְר֖וֹןbe.chev.RonH2275overעַל־'al-H5921the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063was sevenשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִ֖יםsha.NimH8141and sixוְשִׁשָּׁ֥הve.shi.ShahH8337monthsחֳדָשִֽׁים׃ סcho.da.ShimH2320.

12Now Abnerאַבְנֵ֣ר'av.NerH74the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nerנֵ֔רNerH5369,wentוַיֵּצֵא֙vai.ye.Tze'H3318out from Mahanaimמִֽמַּחֲנַ֖יִםmi.ma.cha.Na.yimH4266toGibeonגִּבְעֽוֹנָה׃giv.'o.nahH1391with the servantsוְעַבְדֵ֖יve.'av.DeiH5650of Ish-boshethH378the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Saulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586.

13AndJoabוְיוֹאָ֨בve.yo.'AvH3097the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zeruiahצְרוּיָ֜הtze.ru.YahH6870and the servantsוְעַבְדֵ֤יve.'av.DeiH5650of Davidדָוִד֙da.VidH1732wentיָֽצְא֔וּya.tze.'UH3318out and metוַֽיִּפְגְּשׁ֛וּםvai.yif.ge.ShumH6298them by the poolבְּרֵכַ֥תbe.re.KhatH1295of Gibeonגִּבְע֖וֹןgiv.'onH1391;and they satH3427downוַיֵּ֨שְׁב֜וּvai.Ye.she.VuH3427,oneH428on the oneH2088sideH2088of the poolהַבְּרֵכָה֙ha.be.re.KhahH1295andthe otherH2088on the otherH2088sideH2088of the poolהַבְּרֵכָ֖הha.be.re.KhahH1295.

14Then Abnerאַבְנֵר֙'av.NerH74saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Joabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097, “Nowנָא֙na'H4994let the youngהַנְּעָרִ֔יםha.ne.'a.RimH5288menH5288ariseיָק֤וּמוּya.Ku.muH6965andholdH7832a contestH7832beforeלְפָנֵ֑ינוּle.fa.Nei.nuH6440us.” And Joabיוֹאָ֖בyo.'AvH3097saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Let them ariseיָקֻֽמוּ׃ya.Ku.muH6965.”

15So they aroseוַיָּקֻ֖מוּvai.ya.Ku.muH6965and wentH5674overH5674by countבְמִסְפָּ֑רve.mis.ParH4557,twelveשְׁנֵ֧ים עָשָׂ֣רshe.Neim 'a.SarH8147 H6240for Benjaminלְבִנְיָמִ֗ןle.vin.ya.MinH1144and Ish-boshethH378the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,and twelveוּשְׁנֵ֥ים עָשָׂ֖רu.she.Neim 'a.SarH8147 H6240of the servantsמֵעַבְדֵ֥יme.'av.DeiH5650of Davidדָוִֽד׃da.VidH1732.

16EachH376oneH376of them seizedוַֽיַּחֲזִ֜קוּvai.ya.cha.Zi.kuH2388hisopponentרֵעֵ֗הוּre.'E.huH7453by the headבְּרֹ֣אשׁbe.RoshH7218and thrusthis swordוְחַרְבּוֹ֙ve.char.BoH2719in hisopponent’sרֵעֵ֔הוּre.'E.huH7453sideבְּצַ֣דbe.TzadH6654;so they fellH5307downH5307togetherH3164.Therefore that placeלַמָּק֣וֹםla.ma.KomH4725was calledוַיִּקְרָא֙vai.yik.Ra'H7121Helkath-hazzurimH2521,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834is in Gibeonבְּגִבְעֽוֹן׃be.giv.'onH1391.

17That dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117the battleהַמִּלְחָמָ֛הha.mil.cha.MahH4421was veryמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966severeקָשָׁ֥הka.ShahH7186, andAbnerאַבְנֵר֙'av.NerH74and the menH376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478were beatenוַיִּנָּ֤גֶףvai.yi.Na.gefH5062beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440the servantsעַבְדֵ֥י'av.DeiH5650of Davidדָוִֽד׃da.VidH1732.

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