2 Samuel 24:6

2 Samuel 24:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then they came to Gilead, and to the land of Tahtim–hodshi; and they came to Dan–jaan, and about to Zidon,
• New International Version (NIV)They went to Gilead and the region of Tahtim Hodshi, and on to Dan Jaan and around toward Sidon.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then they came to Gilead, and to Kadesh in the land of the Hittites; and they came to Dan, and from Dan they went around to Sidon,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then they came to Gilead and to the land of Tahtim Hodshi; they came to Dan Jaan and around to Sidon;

Context of 2 Samuel 24:6

4But the king insisted that they take the census, so Joab and the commanders of the army went out to count the people of Israel. 5First they crossed the Jordan and camped at Aroer, south of the town in the valley, in the direction of Gad. Then they went on to Jazer, then to Gilead in the land of Tahtim-hodshi and to Dan-jaan and around to Sidon. 7Then they came to the fortress of Tyre, and all the towns of the Hivites and Canaanites. Finally, they went south to Judah as far as Beersheba. 8Having gone through the entire land for nine months and twenty days, they returned to Jerusalem.

2 Samuel 24:6 word by word

וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙ הַגִּלְעָ֔דָה וְאֶל־אֶ֥רֶץ תַּחְתִּ֖ים חָדְשִׁ֑י וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙ דָּ֣נָה יַּ֔עַן וְסָבִ֖יב אֶל־צִידֽוֹן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then they cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• to Gileadגִּלְעָדgil‛âd · GileadH1568
• and to the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• of Tahtim–hodshiתַּחְתִּים חׇדְשִׁיtachtîym chodshîy · KadeshH8483
• to Dan–jaanיַעַןdân ya‛an · JaanH1842
• and aboutסָבִיבsâbîyb sebîybâh · aroundH5439
• to Zidonצִידוֹןtsîydôn tsîydôn · SidonH6721

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 24:6

• Genesis 31:21So Jacob took all his possessions with him and crossed the Euphrates River, heading for the hill country of Gilead.
• Numbers 32:1The tribes of Reuben and Gad owned vast numbers of livestock. So when they saw that the lands of Jazer and Gilead were ideally suited for their flocks and herds,
• Joshua 19:47But the tribe of Dan had trouble taking possession of their land, so they attacked the town of Laish. They captured it, slaughtered its people, and settled there. They renamed the town Dan after their ancestor.
• Judges 18:29They renamed the town Dan after their ancestor, Israel’s son, but it had originally been called Laish.
• Genesis 10:15Canaan’s oldest son was Sidon, the ancestor of the Sidonians. Canaan was also the ancestor of the Hittites,
• Joshua 11:8And the Lord gave them victory over their enemies. The Israelites chased them as far as Greater Sidon and Misrephoth-maim, and eastward into the valley of Mizpah, until not one enemy warrior was left alive.
• Joshua 19:28Abdon, Rehob, Hammon, Kanah, and as far as Greater Sidon.
• Judges 18:28There was no one to rescue the people, for they lived a great distance from Sidon and had no allies nearby. This happened in the valley near Beth-rehob. Then the people of the tribe of Dan rebuilt the town and lived there.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 24:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6Tahtim-hodshi - Where this place was is not exactly known: some think that the words refer to a newly conquered country, as our margin, the nether land newly inhabited; and if so, this was probably the country eastward of Gilead, which the Israelites, in the time of Saul, had conquered from the Hagarites, and dwelt in themselves. See 1 Chronicles 5:10, where this transaction is recorded. To Dan-jaan - Or, to Dan of the woods. This is the place so…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6To Gilead - Jazer was in the plain. They passed from there to the mountain district of Gilead. The land of Tahtim-hodshi - The text here is corrupt, as no such land is known. Possibly the right reading is “the land of the Hittites” Judges 1:26; “hodshi” may be a fragment of a sentence which mentioned in what month חדשׁ chôdesh they arrived there, just as 2 Samuel 24:8 relates that they returned to Jerusalem at the end of nine “months.” Dan-jaan - The…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-25The final chapters of 2 Samuel form a coda (a concluding section). This section brings together and summarizes the main themes from earlier chapters. These chapters are thematic, not chronological (arranged by topic, not by time). Because of this, not all the events happened at the end of David’s reign (for example, 2 Samuel 22:1). The material is arranged using a common Hebrew literary pattern called a chiasm (a mirror-like structure). In a chiasm, the…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. the land of Tahtim-hodshi--that is, the land lately acquired; namely, that of the Hagarites conquered by Saul (1Ch 5:10). The progress was northward. Thence they crossed the country, and, proceeding along the western coast to the southern extremities of the country, they at length arrived in Jerusalem, having completed the enumeration of the whole kingdom in the space of nine months and twenty days.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Samuel 24:6

• Armies
• Census
• Dan-Jaan
• Israel
• Joab
• Presumption
• Rulers
• Sidon
• Tahtim-Hodshi

In the dictionaries

• Dan
• Gilead
• Gilead, Gileadite
• Dan-Jaan
• Tahtim-Hodshi
• Advise
• Danjaan
• David
• Foolishly
• Offer

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 24

• 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