New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Samuel 2:8-12

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.

9And he 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 wasH4427kingH4427for twoוּשְׁתַּ֥יִםu.she.Ta.yimH8147yearsשָׁנִ֖יםsha.NimH8141.The houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,howeverאַ֚ךְ'akhH389,followedהָי֖וּ אַחֲרֵ֥יha.Yu 'a.cha.ReiH1961 H310Davidדָוִֽד׃da.VidH1732.

11And thetimeמִסְפַּ֣ר 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'H3318from Mahanaimמִֽמַּחֲנַ֖יִםmi.ma.cha.Na.yimH4266toGibeonגִּבְעֽוֹנָה׃giv.'o.nahH1391with the servantsוְעַבְדֵ֖יve.'av.DeiH5650of Ish-boshethH378the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Saulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586.

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