New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Samuel 15:24-36

24Now beholdוְהִנֵּ֨הve.hi.NehH2009,Zadokצָד֜וֹקtza.DokH6659alsoגַם־gam-H1571came,and allוְכָֽל־ve.kholH3605the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֣םhal.vi.YimH3881with him,carryingנֹֽשְׂאִים֙no.se.'ImH5375the arkאֲרוֹן֙'a.rOnH727of the covenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430.And they setH3322downH3322the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, andAbiatharאֶבְיָתָ֑ר'ev.ya.TarH54cameH5927upH5927untilעַד־'ad-H5704allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971had finishedתֹּ֥םtomH8552crossingH5674overH5674from the cityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.

25And the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Zadokלְצָד֔וֹקle.tza.DokH6659, “ReturnH7725the arkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430to the cityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892.Ifאִם־'im-H518I findאֶמְצָ֥א'em.Tza'H4672favorחֵן֙chenH2580in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, thenHe will bringH7725me backH7725and showוְהִרְאַ֥נִיve.hir.'A.niH7200me both it andHis habitationנָוֵֽהוּ׃na.Ve.huH5116.

26But ifוְאִם֙ve.'ImH518He saysיֹאמַ֔רyo.MarH559thisכֹּ֣הkohH3541: ‘I haveH2654noלֹ֥אlo'H3808delightחָפַ֖צְתִּיcha.Fatz.tiH2654in you,’ thenhereH2009I am,let Him doיַֽעֲשֶׂה־ya.'a.seh-H6213to me as seems goodט֖וֹבTovH2895to Him.”

27The kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428also saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Zadokצָד֣וֹקtza.DokH6659the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548, “Are you nota seerH7203?Returnשֻׁ֥בָהShu.vahH7725to the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892in peaceבְּשָׁל֑וֹםbe.sha.LomH7965, and yourtwoשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8147sonsבִּנְךָ֜bin.KhaH1121with you, your sonבֶּן־ben-H1121Ahimaazוַאֲחִימַ֨עַץva.'a.chi.Ma.'atzH290and Jonathanוִיהוֹנָתָ֧ןvi.ho.na.TanH3083the sonבְנֵיכֶ֖םve.nei.KhemH1121of Abiatharאֶבְיָתָ֛ר'ev.ya.TarH54.

28Seeרְאוּ֙re.'UH7200,I am going to waitמִתְמַהְמֵ֔הַּmit.mah.Me.ahH4102at the riverH5679crossingH5679placesH5679of the wildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֑רha.mid.BarH4057untilעַ֣ד'adH5704wordדָבָ֛רda.VarH1697comesבּ֥וֹאBo'H935from you to informלְהַגִּ֥ידle.ha.GidH5046me.”

29So Zadokצָד֧וֹקtza.DokH6659and Abiatharוְאֶבְיָתָ֛רve.'ev.ya.TarH54returnedוַיָּ֨שֶׁבvai.Ya.shevH7725the arkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389and remainedוַיֵּשְׁב֖וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427thereשָֽׁם׃ShamH8033.

30And Davidוְדָוִ֡דve.da.VidH1732was goingH5927upH5927the ascentבְמַעֲלֵ֨הve.ma.'a.LehH4608of the Mount ofOlivesהַזֵּיתִ֜יםha.zei.TimH2132,weepingוּבוֹכֶ֗הu.vo.KhehH1058as he wentH5927, andhis headוְרֹ֥אשׁve.RoshH7218was coveredחָפ֔וּיcha.FuiH2645,and he was walkingהֹלֵ֣ךְho.LekhH1980barefootיָחֵ֑ףya.ChefH3182.Then allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834were with him eachאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376coveredחָפוּ֙cha.FuH2645his own headרֹאשׁ֔וֹro.ShoH7218,and they were goingH5927upH5927,weepingוּבָכֹֽה׃u.va.KhohH1058as they wentH5927.

31Now someoneinformedהִגִּ֣ידhi.GidH5046Davidוְדָוִד֙ve.da.VidH1732,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Ahithophelאֲחִיתֹ֥פֶל'a.chi.To.felH302is among the conspiratorsבַּקֹּשְׁרִ֖יםba.ko.she.RimH7194with Absalomאַבְשָׁל֑וֹם'av.sha.LomH53.”And Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068,pleaseנָ֛אna'H4994makeH5528the adviceעֲצַ֥ת'a.TzatH6098of Ahithophelאֲחִיתֹ֖פֶל'a.chi.To.felH302foolishסַכֶּל־sa.kel-H5528.”

32It happenedוַיְהִ֤יvay.HiH1961as Davidדָוִד֙da.VidH1732was comingבָּ֣אba'H935to the summitהָרֹ֔אשׁha.RoshH7218,whereאֲשֶֽׁר־ שָׁ֖ם'a.Sher- shamH834 H8033Godלֵאלֹהִ֑יםle.lo.HimH430was worshipedH2331,that beholdוְהִנֵּ֤הve.hi.NehH2009,Hushaiחוּשַׁ֣יchu.ShaiH2365theArchiteהָאַרְכִּ֔יha.'ar.KiH757metלִקְרָאתוֹ֙lik.ra.ToH7122him with hiscoatכֻּתָּנְתּ֔וֹku.ta.ne.ToH3801tornקָר֙וּעַ֙ka.Ru.a'H7167, anddustוַאֲדָמָ֖הva.'a.da.MahH127on his headרֹאשֽׁוֹ׃ro.ShoH7218.

33And Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Ifאִ֚ם'imH518you goH5674overH5674with me, then you will becomeוְהָיִ֥תָve.ha.Yi.taH1961a burdenלְמַשָּֽׂא׃le.ma.Sa'H4853to me.

34But ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518you returnתָּשׁ֗וּבta.ShuvH7725to the cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892andsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֤ve.'a.mar.TaH559to Absalomלְאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙le.'av.sha.lOmH53, ‘I will be your servantעַבְדְּךָ֨'av.de.KhaH5650,O kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428; even asI was your father’sאָבִ֤יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1servantעֶ֣בֶד'E.vedH5650in timeמֵאָ֔זme.'AzH227pastH3975,so nowוְעַתָּ֖הve.'a.TahH6258I will also be your servantעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ'av.De.khaH5650,’then you can foilוְהֵפַרְתָּ֣הve.he.far.TahH6565the adviceעֲצַ֥ת'a.TzatH6098of Ahithophelאֲחִיתֹֽפֶל׃'a.chi.To.felH302for me.

35Are Zadokצָד֥וֹקtza.DokH6659and Abiatharוְאֶבְיָתָ֖רve.'ev.ya.TarH54the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֑יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548not with you thereשָׁ֔םShamH8033? So it shall be thatwhateverכָּל־ הַדָּבָר֙ אֲשֶׁ֤רkol- ha.da.Var 'a.SherH3605 H1697 H834you hearתִּשְׁמַע֙tish.Ma'H8085from the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004,you shall reportתַּגִּ֕ידta.GidH5046to Zadokלְצָד֥וֹקle.tza.DokH6659and Abiatharוּלְאֶבְיָתָ֖רu.le.'ev.ya.TarH54the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִֽים׃ha.ko.ha.NimH3548.

36Beholdהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009their twoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147sonsבְנֵיהֶ֔םve.nei.HemH1121are thereשָׁ֤םshamH8033with them, Ahimaazאֲחִימַ֣עַץ'a.chi.Ma.'atzH290,Zadok’sלְצָד֔וֹקle.tza.DokH6659sonand Jonathanוִיהוֹנָתָ֖ןvi.ho.na.TanH3083,Abiathar’sלְאֶבְיָתָ֑רle.'ev.ya.TarH54son; andby them you shall sendוּשְׁלַחְתֶּ֤םu.she.lach.TemH7971me everythingכָּל־kol-H3605that you hearתִּשְׁמָֽעוּ׃tish.Ma.'uH8085.”

Read all of 2 Samuel 15

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 15