New American Standard Bible 2020
2 Samuel 3:6-27
6Now it happenedH1961that while there was warהַמִּלְחָמָ֔הha.mil.cha.MahH4421betweenH996the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586and the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732,Abnerוְאַבְנֵ֛רve.'av.NerH74wasstrengtheningמִתְחַזֵּ֖קmit.cha.ZekH2388himself in the houseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004of Saulשָׁאֽוּל׃sha.'UlH7586.
7And Saulוּלְשָׁא֣וּלu.le.sha.'UlH7586had a concubineפִּלֶ֔גֶשׁpi.Le.geshH6370whose nameוּשְׁמָ֖הּu.she.MahH8034wasRizpahרִצְפָּ֣הritz.PahH7532,the daughterבַת־vat-H1323of Aiahאַיָּ֑ה'ai.YahH345; andIsh-bosheth saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559to Abnerאַבְנֵ֔ר'av.NerH74, “Whyמַדּ֥וּעַma.Du.a'H4069have you goneH935inH935to my father’sאָבִֽי׃'a.ViH1concubineפִּילֶ֥גֶשׁpi.Le.geshH6370?”
8Then Abnerלְאַבְנֵ֨רle.'av.NerH74becameH2734veryמְאֹ֜דme.'OdH3966angryH2734overH5921Ish-bosheth’sH378questionדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “Am I a dog’sכֶּ֥לֶבKe.levH3611headהֲרֹ֨אשׁha.RoshH7218that belongs to Judahלִֽיהוּדָה֒li.hu.DahH3063?Todayהַיּ֨וֹםhai.YomH3117I showאֶֽעֱשֶׂה־'e.'e.seh-H6213kindnessחֶ֜סֶדChe.sedH2617to the houseבֵּ֣ית׀beitH1004of Saulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586your fatherאָבִ֗יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1,to his brothersאֶחָיו֙'e.ChavH251and to his friendsמֵ֣רֵעֵ֔הוּme.re.'E.huH4828,and have not letH4672you fallH4672into the handsבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732;yet todayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117you callH6485me toH6485accountH6485for wrongdoingעֲוֹ֥ן'a.VonH5771withthat womanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802?
9May Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430doיַעֲשֶׂ֤הya.'a.SehH6213soכֹּֽה־koh-H3541tomeלְאַבְנֵ֔רle.'av.NerH74,and moreיֹסִ֣יףyo.SifH3254soוְכֹ֖הve.KhohH3541,ifH3588as the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068has swornנִשְׁבַּ֤עnish.Ba'H7650to Davidלְדָוִ֔דle.da.VidH1732,I do not accomplishאֶֽעֱשֶׂה־'e.'e.seh-H6213thisכֵ֖ןkhenH3651for him:
10to transferלְהַֽעֲבִ֥ירle.ha.'a.VirH5674the kingdomהַמַּמְלָכָ֖הha.mam.la.KhahH4467from the houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004of Saulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586,and to establishוּלְהָקִ֞יםu.le.ha.KimH6965the throneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678of Davidדָוִ֗דda.VidH1732overעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478and overוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,from Danמִדָּ֖ןmi.DanH1835even to BeershebaH884!”
12Then Abnerאַבְנֵ֨ר'av.NerH74sentוַיִּשְׁלַח֩vai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֧ים׀mal.'a.KhimH4397to Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732at his placeתַּחְתָּ֥יוta.cha.tovH8478,sayingH559, “Whoseלְמִי־le.mi-H4310is the landאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776?Makeכָּרְתָ֤הka.re.TahH3772your covenantבְרִֽיתְךָ֙ve.ri.te.KhaH1285with me, and beholdוְהִנֵּה֙ve.hi.NehH2009,my handיָדִ֣יya.DiH3027shall be with you to bringלְהָסֵ֥בle.ha.SevH5437allכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478overH5437to you.”
13And he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Goodט֔וֹבTovH2896!I will makeאֶכְרֹ֥ת'ekh.RotH3772a covenantבְּרִ֑יתbe.RitH1285with you, onlyאַ֣ךְ'akhH389I requireשֹׁאֵ֨לsho.'ElH7592oneאֶחָ֡ד'e.ChadH259thingדָּבָ֣רda.VarH1697of you,namelyלֵאמֹר֙le.MorH559, thatyou shall not seeתִרְאֶ֣הtir.'EhH7200my faceH6440unlessכִּ֣י׀ אִם־ki 'im-H3588H518youfirstH6440bringהֱבִיאֲךָ֗he.vi.'a.KhaH935Michalמִיכַ֣לmi.KhalH4324,Saul’sשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586daughterבַּת־bat-H1323,when you comeבְּבֹאֲךָ֖be.vo.'a.KhaH935to seeלִרְא֥וֹתlir.'otH7200me.”
14So Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֔יםmal.'a.KhimH4397to Ish-boshethH378,Saul’sשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586sonבֶּן־ben-H1121,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Giveתְּנָ֤הte.NahH5414me my wifeאִשְׁתִּי֙'ish.TiH802Michalמִיכַ֔לmi.KhalH4324,to whomאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834I was betrothedאֵרַ֣שְׂתִּי'e.Ras.tiH781for a hundredבְּמֵאָ֖הbe.me.'AhH3967foreskinsעָרְל֥וֹתa.re.LotH6190of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃pe.lish.TimH6430.”
16And her husbandאִישָׁ֗הּ'i.ShahH376wentוַיֵּ֨לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980with her, weepingוּבָכֹ֛הu.va.KhohH1058as he wentהָל֧וֹךְha.LokhH1980,followingאַחֲרֶ֖יהָ'a.cha.Rei.haH310her as farעַד־'ad-H5704asBahurimבַּֽחֻרִ֑יםba.chu.RimH980.Then Abnerאַבְנֵ֛ר'av.NerH74saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Goלֵ֥ךְlekhH1980,returnשׁ֖וּבshuvH7725.”So he returnedוַיָּשֹֽׁב׃vai.ya.ShoH7725.
17Now Abnerאַבְנֵ֣ר'av.NerH74hadH1961aconsultationוּדְבַר־u.de.var-H1697withthe eldersזִקְנֵ֥יzik.NeiH2205of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “In timesH1571H8032H8543pastH8543H8032you were seekingמְבַקְשִׁ֧יםme.vak.ShimH1245for Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732to be kingלְמֶ֖לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428overעֲלֵיכֶֽם׃'a.lei.KhemH5921you.
18Nowוְעַתָּ֖הve.'a.TahH6258then, doעֲשׂ֑וּ'a.SuH6213it!For the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068has spokenאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559regardingאֶל־'el-H413Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘By the handבְּיַ֣ד׀be.YadH3027of My servantעַבְדִּ֗י'av.DiH5650Davidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732I will saveהוֹשִׁ֜יעַho.Shi.a'H3467My peopleעַמִּ֤י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478from the handמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430,and from the handsוּמִיַּ֖דu.mi.YadH3027of allכָּל־kol-H3605their enemiesH340.’”
19Abnerאַבְנֵ֖ר'av.NerH74alsoH1571spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696to Benjaminבִנְיָמִ֑יןvin.ya.MinH1144;and inH1571additionH1571Abnerאַבְנֵ֗ר'av.NerH74wentוַיֵּ֣לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980to speakלְדַבֵּ֞רle.da.BerH1696to Davidדָוִד֙da.VidH1732in Hebronבְּחֶבְר֔וֹןbe.chev.RonH2275everythingכָּל־kol-H3605that seemedH5869goodטוֹב֙tOvH2895to Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478and tothe entireכָּל־kol-H3605houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִֽן׃bin.ya.MinH1144.
20Then Abnerאַבְנֵ֤ר'av.NerH74and twentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים'es.RimH6242menH376with him cameוַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'H935to Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732at Hebronחֶבְר֔וֹןchev.RonH2275.And Davidדָּוִ֧דda.VidH1732heldוַיַּ֨עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213a feastמִשְׁתֶּֽה׃mish.TehH4960for Abnerלְאַבְנֵ֛רle.'av.NerH74and the menH376whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834were with him.
21Abnerאַבְנֵ֣ר'av.NerH74saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Davidדָּוִ֡דda.VidH1732, “Let me setH6965outH6965and goוְֽאֵלֵ֡כָהve.'e.Le.khahH1980andgatherוְאֶקְבְּצָה֩ve.'ek.be.TzahH6908allכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478to my lordאֲדֹנִ֨י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,so that they may makeוְיִכְרְת֤וּve.yikh.re.TuH3772a covenantבְּרִ֔יתbe.RitH1285with you, and thatyou may beH4427kingH4427over allבְּכֹ֥לbe.KholH3605that your soulנַפְשֶׁ֑ךָnaf.She.khaH5315desiresתְּאַוֶּ֖הte.'a.VehH183.”So Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732letH7971Abnerאַבְנֵ֖ר'av.NerH74goH7971,and he wentוַיֵּ֥לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980in peaceבְּשָׁלֽוֹם׃be.sha.LomH7965.
22And beholdוְהִנֵּה֩ve.hi.NehH2009,the servantsעַבְדֵ֨י'av.DeiH5650of Davidדָוִ֤דda.VidH1732and Joabוְיוֹאָב֙ve.yo.'AvH3097cameבָּ֣אba'H935from a raidמֵֽהַגְּד֔וּדme.ha.ge.DudH1416and broughtהֵבִ֑יאוּhe.Vi.'uH935a largeH7227amountH7227of plunderוְשָׁלָ֥לve.sha.LalH7998with them; but Abnerוְאַבְנֵ֗רve.'av.NerH74was not with Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732in Hebronבְּחֶבְר֔וֹןbe.chev.RonH2275,sinceכִּ֥יkiH3588he had letH7971him goH7971,and he had goneוַיֵּ֥לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980in peaceבְּשָׁלֽוֹם׃be.sha.LomH7965.
23When Joabוְיוֹאָ֛בve.yo.'AvH3097and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the armyהַצָּבָ֥אha.tza.Va'H6635that was with him arrivedבָּ֑אוּBa.'uH935,they informedוַיַּגִּ֤דוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046Joabלְיוֹאָב֙le.yo.'AvH3097,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Abnerאַבְנֵ֤ר'av.NerH74the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nerנֵר֙nerH5369cameבָּֽא־ba'-H935to the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,and he has letH7971him goH7971on his way,and he has goneוַיֵּ֥לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980in peaceבְּשָׁלֽוֹם׃be.sha.LomH7965.”
24Then Joabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097cameוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935to the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whatמֶ֣הmehH4100have you doneעָשִׂ֑יתָה'a.Si.tahH6213?Beholdהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009,Abnerאַבְנֵר֙'av.NerH74cameבָ֤אva'H935to you; whyלָמָּה־la.mah-H4100thenזֶּ֥הzehH2088have you letH7971him goH7971,so that he is alreadyוַיֵּ֥לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980goneהָלֽוֹךְ׃ha.LokhH1980?
25You knowH3045Abnerאַבְנֵ֣ר'av.NerH74the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nerנֵ֔רNerH5369,that he cameבָּ֑אBa'H935to gainH6601your confidenceH6601,and to learnH3045of yourgoingמוֹצָֽאֲךָ֙mo.tza.'a.KhaH4161out and comingH4126inH4126and to findH3045outH3045everythingכָּל־kol-H3605that you are doingעֹשֶֽׂה׃'o.SehH6213.”
26When Joabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097leftוַיֵּצֵ֤אvai.ye.Tze'H3318David’sדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732presenceמֵעִ֣םme.'ImH5973,he sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִים֙mal.'a.KhimH4397afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310Abnerאַבְנֵ֔ר'av.NerH74,and they broughtH7725him backוַיָּשִׁ֥בוּvai.ya.Shi.vuH7725from the wellמִבּ֣וֹרmi.BorH953of Sirahהַסִּרָ֑הha.si.RahH5626;but Davidוְדָוִ֖דve.da.VidH1732did not knowיָדָֽע׃ya.Da'H3045about it.
27So when Abnerאַבְנֵר֙'av.NerH74returnedוַיָּ֤שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725to Hebronחֶבְר֔וֹןchev.RonH2275,Joabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097tookH5186him asideוַיַּטֵּ֤הוּvai.ya.Te.huH5186into the middleתּ֣וֹךְTokhH8432of the gateהַשַּׁ֔עַרha.Sha.'arH8179to speakלְדַבֵּ֥רle.da.BerH1696with him privatelyבַּשֶּׁ֑לִיba.She.liH7987,and thereשָׁם֙shamH8033he struckוַיַּכֵּ֤הוּvai.ya.Ke.huH5221him in the bellyהַחֹ֔מֶשׁha.Cho.meshH2570,so that he diedוַיָּ֕מָתvai.Ya.motH4191on account of the bloodבְּדַ֖םbe.DamH1818of his brotherאָחִֽיו׃'a.ChivH251AsahelH6214.
Commentaries on 2 Samuel 3
- 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
- EGW Writings
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