New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Samuel 8

David’s Triumphs

1Now afterאַֽחֲרֵי־'a.cha.rei-H310thisכֵ֔ןKhenH3651it cameוַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961about that Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732defeatedוַיַּ֥ךְvai.YakhH5221the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםpe.lish.TimH6430and subduedוַיַּכְנִיעֵ֑םvai.yakh.ni.'EmH3665them; and Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732tookוַיִּקַּ֥חvai.yi.KachH3947controlH4964of the chiefH522cityH522from the handמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃pe.lish.TimH6430.

2Hedefeatedוַיַּ֣ךְvai.YakhH5221Moabמוֹאָ֗בmo.'AvH4124,and measuredוַֽיְמַדְּדֵ֤םvay.ma.de.DemH4058them with the lineבַּחֶ֙בֶל֙ba.Che.velH2256,making them lieהַשְׁכֵּ֣בhash.KevH7901downH7901on the groundאַ֔רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776;and he measuredוַיְמַדֵּ֤דvay.ma.DedH4058twoשְׁנֵֽי־she.nei-H8147linesחֲבָלִים֙cha.va.LimH2256to putלְהָמִ֔יתle.ha.MitH4191to deathH4191and one fullוּמְלֹ֥אu.me.Lo'H4393lineהַחֶ֖בֶלha.Che.velH2256to keepH2421aliveH2421. Andthe Moabitesמוֹאָב֙mo.'AvH4124becameוַתְּהִ֤יva.te.HiH1961servantsלַעֲבָדִ֖יםla.'a.va.DimH5650to Davidלְדָוִ֔דle.da.VidH1732,bringingנֹשְׂאֵ֥יno.se.'EiH5375tributeמִנְחָֽה׃min.ChahH4503.

3Then Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732defeatedוַיַּ֣ךְvai.YakhH5221Hadadezerהֲדַדְעֶ֥זֶרha.dad.'E.zerH1909,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Rehobרְחֹ֖בre.ChoH7340kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Zobahצוֹבָ֑הtzo.VahH6678, ashe wentבְּלֶכְתּ֕וֹbe.lekh.ToH1980to restoreלְהָשִׁ֥יבle.ha.ShivH7725hisruleיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027at theRiverבִּֽנְהַר־פְּרָֽת׃bin.har-pe.RatH5104.

4Davidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732capturedוַיִּלְכֹּ֨דvai.yil.KodH3920from him 1,700אֶ֤לֶף וּשְׁבַע־ מֵאוֹת֙'E.lef u.she.va'- me.'OtH505 H7651 H3967horsemenפָּרָשִׁ֔יםpa.ra.ShimH6571and 20,000וְעֶשְׂרִ֥ים אֶ֖לֶףve.'es.Rim 'E.lefH6242 H505footרַגְלִ֑יrag.LiH7273soldiersאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376 H7273;and Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732hamstrungH6136the chariotH7393horsesH7393,but reservedוַיּוֹתֵ֥רvai.yo.TerH3498enoughof them for 100מֵ֥אָהMe.'ahH3967chariotsH7393.

5Whenthe Arameansאֲרַ֣ם'a.RamH758of Damascusדַּמֶּ֔שֶׂקda.Me.sekH1834cameוַתָּבֹא֙va.ta.Vo'H935to helpלַעְזֹ֕רla'.ZorH5826Hadadezerלַהֲדַדְעֶ֖זֶרla.ha.dad.'E.zerH1909,kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Zobahצוֹבָ֑הtzo.VahH6678,Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732killedוַיַּ֤ךְvai.YakhH522122,000עֶשְׂרִֽים־ וּשְׁנַ֥יִם אֶ֖לֶף'es.rim- u.she.Na.yim 'E.lefH6242 H8147 H505Arameansבַּֽאֲרָ֔םba.'a.RamH758.

6Then Davidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732putוַיָּ֨שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760garrisonsנְצִבִים֙ne.tzi.VimH5333among the Arameansבַּאֲרַ֣םba.'a.RamH758of Damascusדַּמֶּ֔שֶׂקda.Me.sekH1834, andthe Arameansאֲרָם֙'a.RamH758becameוַתְּהִ֤יva.te.HiH1961servantsלַעֲבָדִ֖יםla.'a.va.DimH5650to Davidלְדָוִ֔דle.da.VidH1732,bringingנוֹשְׂאֵ֣יnos.'EiH5375tributeמִנְחָ֑הmin.ChahH4503. Andthe Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068helpedוַיֹּ֤שַׁעvai.Yo.sha'H3467Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732whereverבְּכֹ֖ל אֲשֶׁ֥רbe.Khol 'a.SherH3605 H834he wentהָלָֽךְ׃ha.LakhH1980.

7Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947the shieldsשִׁלְטֵ֣יshil.TeiH7982of goldהַזָּהָ֔בha.za.HavH2091whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834werecarriedאֶ֖ל'elH413by the servantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650of Hadadezerהֲדַדְעָ֑זֶרha.dad.'A.zerH1909and broughtוַיְבִיאֵ֖םvay.vi.'EmH935them to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

8FromBetahוּמִבֶּ֥טַחu.mi.Be.tachH984and fromBerothaiH1307,citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892of Hadadezerהֲדַדְעָ֑זֶרha.dad.'A.zerH1909,Kingהַמֶּ֧לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732tookלָקַ֞חla.KachH3947a veryמְאֹֽד׃ סme.'OdH3966largeהַרְבֵּ֥הhar.BehH7235amount of bronzeנְחֹ֖שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178.

9Now when Toiתֹּ֖עִיTo.'iH8583kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofHamathחֲמָ֑תcha.MatH2574heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֕עvai.yish.Ma'H8085that Davidדָוִ֔דda.VidH1732haddefeatedהִכָּ֣הhi.KahH5221allכָּל־kol-H3605the armyחֵ֥ילcheilH2428of Hadadezerהֲדַדְעָֽזֶר׃ha.dad.'A.zerH1909,

10Toiתֹּ֣עִיTo.'iH8583sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971Joramיֽוֹרָם־yo.rom-H3141his sonבְּנ֣וֹbe.NoH1121to Kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ־ha.Me.lekh-H4428Davidדָּ֠וִדDa.vidH1732togreetלִשְׁאָל־ לְשָׁל֜וֹםlish.'ol- le.sha.LomH7592 H7965him and blessוּֽלְבָרֲכ֗וֹu.le.va.ra.KhoH1288him, becauseעַל֩ אֲשֶׁ֨ר'al 'a.SherH5921 H834he had foughtנִלְחַ֤םnil.ChamH3898against Hadadezerבַּהֲדַדְעֶ֙זֶר֙ba.ha.dad.'E.zerH1909anddefeatedוַיַּכֵּ֔הוּvai.ya.Ke.huH5221him; for Hadadezerהֲדַדְעָ֑זֶרha.dad.'A.zerH1909had beenH1961at warמִלְחֲמ֥וֹתmil.cha.MotH4421with Toiתֹּ֖עִיTo.'iH8583. And Jorambrought with him articlesH3627of silverכֶ֥סֶףKhe.sefH3701,of goldזָהָ֖בza.HavH2091and of bronzeנְחֹֽשֶׁת׃ne.Cho.shetH5178.

11Kingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732alsoגַּם־gam-H1571dedicatedהִקְדִּ֛ישׁhik.DishH6942these to the Lordלַֽיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068,with the silverהַכֶּ֤סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701and goldוְהַזָּהָב֙ve.ha.za.HavH2091that he had dedicatedהִקְדִּ֔ישׁhik.DishH6942from allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֖םha.go.YimH1471whichH834he had subduedכִּבֵּֽשׁ׃ki.BeshH3533:

12fromAramמֵאֲרָ֤םme.'a.RamH758andMoabוּמִמּוֹאָב֙u.mi.mo.'AvH4124andthe sonsוּמִבְּנֵ֣יu.mi.be.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּ֔וֹןa.MonH5983andthe Philistinesוּמִפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםu.mi.pe.lish.TimH6430andAmalekוּמֵֽעֲמָלֵ֑קu.me.'a.ma.LekH6002,and from the spoilוּמִשְּׁלַ֛לu.mi.she.LalH7998of Hadadezerהֲדַדְעֶ֥זֶרha.dad.'E.zerH1909,sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Rehobרְחֹ֖בre.ChoH7340,kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Zobahצוֹבָֽה׃tzo.VahH6678.

13SoDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732madeוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213a nameשֵׁ֔םShemH8034for himselfwhen he returnedבְּשֻׁב֕וֹbe.shu.VoH7725fromkillingמֵהַכּוֹת֥וֹme.ha.ko.ToH522118,000שְׁמוֹנָ֥ה עָשָׂ֖ר אָֽלֶף׃she.mo.Nah 'a.Sar 'A.lefH8083 H6240 H505Arameansאֲרָ֖ם'a.RamH758inthe Valleyבְּגֵיא־be.gei'-H1516of Saltמֶ֑לַחMe.lachH4417.

14He putוַיָּ֨שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760garrisonsנְצִבִ֗יםne.tzi.VimH5333in EdomH112.In allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605EdomH112he putשָׂ֣םsamH7760garrisonsנְצִבִ֔יםne.tzi.VimH5333, andallכָל־khol-H3605the EdomitesH112becameוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961servantsעֲבָדִ֣ים'a.va.DimH5650to Davidלְדָוִ֑דle.da.VidH1732. Andthe Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068helpedוַיּ֤וֹשַׁעvai.Yo.o.sha'H3467Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732whereverבְּכֹ֖ל אֲשֶׁ֥רbe.Khol 'a.SherH3605 H834he wentהָלָֽךְ׃ha.LakhH1980.

15So Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427overעַל־'al-H5921allכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;and Davidדָוִ֗דda.VidH1732administeredעֹשֶׂ֛ה'o.SehH6213justiceמִשְׁפָּ֥טmish.PatH4941and righteousnessוּצְדָקָ֖הu.tze.da.KahH6666for allלְכָל־le.kholH3605his peopleעַמּֽוֹ׃a.MoH5971.

16Joabוְיוֹאָ֥בve.yo.'AvH3097the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zeruiahצְרוּיָ֖הtze.ru.YahH6870wasoverעַל־'al-H5921the armyהַצָּבָ֑אha.tza.Va'H6635, andJehoshaphatוִיהוֹשָׁפָ֥טvi.ho.sha.FatH3092the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ahiludאֲחִיל֖וּד'a.chi.LudH286wasrecorderמַזְכִּֽיר׃maz.KirH2142.

17Zadokוְצָד֧וֹקve.tza.DokH6659the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ahitubאֲחִיט֛וּב'a.chi.TuvH285and Ahimelechוַאֲחִימֶ֥לֶךְva.'a.chi.Me.lekhH288the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Abiatharאֶבְיָתָ֖ר'ev.ya.TarH54werepriestsכֹּהֲנִ֑יםko.ha.NimH3548,and Seraiahוּשְׂרָיָ֖הu.se.ra.YahH8304wassecretaryH5613.

18Benaiahוּבְנָיָ֙הוּ֙u.ve.na.Ya.huH1141the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jehoiadaיְה֣וֹיָדָ֔עye.Ho.ya.Da'H3077was over theCherethitesוְהַכְּרֵתִ֖יve.ha.ke.re.TiH3774and the Pelethitesוְהַפְּלֵתִ֑יve.ha.pe.le.TiH6432;and David’sדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732sonsוּבְנֵ֥יu.ve.NeiH1121werechiefH3548ministersH3548.

David’s Triumphs

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 8