New American Standard Bible 1995
2 Samuel 4:1-8
1Now whenIsh-bosheth, Saul’sשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586sonבֶּן־ben-H1121,heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֣עvai.yish.Ma'H8085thatAbnerאַבְנֵר֙'av.NerH74had diedמֵ֤תmetH4191in Hebronבְּחֶבְר֔וֹןbe.chev.RonH2275,he lostH7503courageיָדָ֑יוya.DavH3027H7503,and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478was disturbedנִבְהָֽלוּ׃niv.Ha.luH926.
2Saul’sשָׁא֟וּלsha.'UlH7586sonבֶן־ven-H1121hadtwoוּשְׁנֵ֣יu.she.NeiH8147menH376who were commandersשָׂרֵֽי־sa.rei-H8269of bandsגְדוּדִ֣יםge.du.DimH1416:the nameשֵׁם֩shemH8034of the oneהָאֶחָ֨דha.'e.ChadH259was Baanahבַּֽעֲנָ֜הba.'a.NahH1196and the nameוְשֵׁ֧םve.ShemH8034of the otherהַשֵּׁנִ֣יha.she.NiH8145Rechabרֵכָ֗בre.KhavH7394,sonsבְּנֵ֛יbe.NeiH1121of Rimmonרִמּ֥וֹןri.MonH7417the Beerothiteהַבְּאֶֽרֹתִ֖יha.be.'e.ro.TiH886,of the sonsמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121of Benjaminבִנְיָמִ֑ןvin.ya.MinH1144(forBeerothבְּאֵר֔וֹתbe.'e.RotH881is alsoגַּם־gam-H1571consideredתֵּחָשֵׁ֖בte.cha.ShevH2803partof Benjaminבִּנְיָמִֽן׃bin.ya.MinH1144,
4NowJonathanוְלִיהֽוֹנָתָן֙ve.li.ho.na.TanH3083,Saul’sשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586sonבֶּן־ben-H1121,had a sonבֵּ֖ןbenH1121crippledנְכֵ֣הne.KhehH5223in his feetרַגְלָ֑יִםrag.La.yimH7272.He was fiveחָמֵ֣שׁcha.MeshH2568yearsשָׁנִ֣יםsha.NimH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when thereportשְׁמֻעַת֩she.mu.'AtH8052of Saulשָׁא֨וּלsha.'UlH7586and Jonathanוִיהֽוֹנָתָ֜ןvi.ho.na.TanH3083cameבְּבֹ֣אbe.Vo'H935from Jezreelמִֽיִּזְרְעֶ֗אלmi.yiz.re.'ElH3157,and his nurseאֹֽמַנְתּוֹ֙'o.man.ToH539tookוַתִּשָּׂאֵ֤הוּva.ti.sa.'E.huH5375him up and fledוַתָּנֹ֔סva.ta.NosH5127.And it happenedH1961that in her hurryבְּחָפְזָ֥הּbe.cha.fe.ZahH2648to fleeלָנ֛וּסla.NusH5127,he fellוַיִּפֹּ֥לvai.yi.PolH5307and becameH6452lameH6452.And his nameוּשְׁמ֥וֹu.she.MoH8034wasMephiboshethמְפִיבֹֽשֶׁת׃me.fi.Vo.shetH4648.
5So the sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Rimmonרִמּ֤וֹןri.MonH7417the Beerothiteהַבְּאֵֽרֹתִי֙ha.be.'e.ro.TiH886,Rechabרֵכָ֣בre.KhavH7394and Baanahוּבַעֲנָ֔הu.va.'a.NahH1196,departedוַיֵּ֨לְכ֜וּvai.Ye.le.KhuH1980and cameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935to the houseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004ofIsh-boshethH378in the heatכְּחֹ֣םke.ChomH2527of the dayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117while he was takingשֹׁכֵ֔בsho.KhevH7901his middayהַֽצָּהֳרָֽיִם׃Ha.tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672restמִשְׁכַּ֥בmish.KavH4904.
6They cameבָּ֜אוּBa.'uH935to the middleתּ֤וֹךְTokhH8432of the houseהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004asif to getלֹקְחֵ֣יlo.ke.CheiH3947wheatחִטִּ֔יםchi.TimH2406, andthey struckוַיַּכֻּ֖הוּvai.ya.Ku.huH5221him in the bellyהַחֹ֑מֶשׁha.Cho.meshH2570;and Rechabוְרֵכָ֛בve.re.KhavH7394and Baanahוּבַעֲנָ֥הu.va.'a.NahH1196his brotherאָחִ֖יו'a.ChivH251escapedנִמְלָֽטוּ׃nim.La.tuH4422.
7Now when they cameוַיָּבֹ֣אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935into the houseהַבַּ֗יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,as he was lyingשֹׁכֵ֤בsho.KhevH7901on his bedמִטָּתוֹ֙mi.ta.ToH4296in his bedroomבַּחֲדַ֣ר מִשְׁכָּב֔וֹba.cha.Dar mish.ka.VoH2315H4904,they struckוַיַּכֻּ֙הוּ֙vai.ya.Ku.huH5221him and killedוַיְמִתֻ֔הוּvay.mi.Tu.huH4191him and beheadedוַיָּסִ֖ירוּ רֹאשׁ֑וֹvai.ya.Si.ru ro.ShoH5493H7218him. And they tookוַיִּקְחוּ֙vai.yik.ChuH3947his headרֹאשׁ֔וֹro.ShoH7218andtraveledוַיֵּֽלְכ֛וּvai.ye.le.KhuH1980by wayדֶּ֥רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of the Arabahהָעֲרָבָ֖הha.'a.ra.VahH6160allכָּל־kol-H3605nightהַלָּֽיְלָה׃ha.La.ye.lahH3915.
8Then they broughtוַ֠יָּבִאוּVai.ya.vi.'uH935the headרֹ֨אשׁroshH7218of Ish-boshethH378to Davidדָּוִד֮da.VidH1732at Hebronחֶבְרוֹן֒chev.rOnH2275and saidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559to the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, “Beholdהִנֵּֽה־hi.neh-H2009,the headרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of Ish-boshethH378the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586,your enemyH340,whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834soughtבִּקֵּ֖שׁbi.KeshH1245your lifeנַפְשֶׁ֑ךָnaf.She.khaH5315;thus the Lordיְ֠הוָהYah.wehH3068has givenוַיִּתֵּ֣ןvai.yi.TenH5414my lordלַֽאדֹנִ֨יla.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428vengeanceנְקָמוֹת֙ne.ka.mOtH5360thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117on Saulמִשָּׁא֖וּלmi.sha.'UlH7586and hisdescendantsוּמִזַּרְעֽוֹ׃ סu.mi.zar.'OH2233.”
Commentaries on 2 Samuel 4
- 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
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