Revised Version 1895
1 Chronicles 11
1Thenallכָֽל־khol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478gatheredוַיִּקָּבְצ֧וּvai.yi.ka.ve.TzuH6908themselvesH6908toDavidדָּוִ֖ידda.VidH1732untoHebronחֶבְר֣וֹנָהchev.Ro.nahH2275,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Beholdהִנֵּ֛הhi.NehH2009,weאֲנָֽחְנוּ׃'a.Na.che.nuH587are thyboneעַצְמְךָ֥'atz.me.KhaH6106and thyfleshוּֽבְשָׂרְךָ֖u.ve.sa.re.KhaH1320.
2In timespastתְּמ֣וֹלte.MolH8543,evenH1571whenSaulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586waskingמֶ֔לֶךְMe.lekhH4428, it was thou that leddestoutהַמּוֹצִ֥יאha.mo.Tzi'H3318and broughtest inIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: and theLORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559unto thee, Thou shaltfeedתִרְעֶ֤הtir.'EhH7462mypeopleעַמִּי֙'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and thou shalt beprinceנָגִ֔ידna.GidH5057over mypeopleעַמִּ֥י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
3SoH935allכָּל־kol-H3605theeldersזִקְנֵ֨יzik.NeiH2205ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478cameH935to thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428toHebronחֶבְר֔וֹנָהchev.Ro.nahH2275; andDavidדָּוִ֥ידda.VidH1732madeוַיִּכְרֹת֩vai.yikh.RotH3772acovenantבְּרִ֛יתbe.RitH1285with them inHebronבְּחֶבְר֖וֹןbe.chev.RonH2275beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068; and theyanointedוַיִּמְשְׁח֨וּvai.yim.she.ChuH4886Davidדָּוִ֤ידda.VidH1732kingלְמֶ֙לֶךְ֙le.Me.lekhH4428overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,accordingעַל־'al-H5921to thewordכִּדְבַ֥רkid.VarH1697of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068by thehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027ofSamuelשְׁמוּאֵֽל׃ סshe.mu.'ElH8050.
4AndDavidדָּוִ֧ידda.VidH1732andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478went toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389(thesameהִ֣יאhi'H1931isJebusיְב֑וּסye.VusH2982); and theJebusitesהַיְבוּסִ֔יhay.vu.SiH2983, theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֖יyo.she.VeiH3427of thelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776, were there.
5And theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֤יyo.she.VeiH3427ofJebusיְבוּס֙ye.VusH2982saidוַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559toDavidלְדָוִ֔ידle.da.VidH1732, Thou shaltnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808comeתָב֖וֹאta.Vo'H935in hither. NeverthelessDavidדָּוִיד֙da.VidH1732tookוַיִּלְכֹּ֤דvai.yil.KodH3920the strong hold ofZionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726; thesameהִ֖יאhi'H1931is thecityעִ֥יר'irH5892ofDavidדָּוִֽיד׃da.VidH1732.
6AndDavidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Whosoever smiteth theJebusitesיְבוּסִי֙ye.vu.SiH2983firstבָּרִ֣אשׁוֹנָ֔הba.Ri.sho.NahH7223shall bechiefלְרֹ֖אשׁle.RoshH7218andcaptainוּלְשָׂ֑רu.le.SarH8269. AndJoabיוֹאָ֥בyo.'AvH3097thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZeruiahצְרוּיָ֖הtze.ru.YahH6870wentH5927upH5927firstבָּרִאשׁוֹנָ֛הba.ri.sho.NahH7223, and wasmadeH1961chiefלְרֹֽאשׁ׃le.RoshH7218.
10NowtheseH428are thechiefרָאשֵׁ֤יra.SheiH7218of themightyהַגִּבּוֹרִים֙ha.gi.bo.RimH1368menH1368whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834Davidלְדָוִ֔ידle.da.VidH1732had, who shewedthemselvesH428strongH2388with him in hiskingdomבְמַלְכוּת֛וֹve.mal.khu.ToH4438,togetherH5973withallכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478, tomakeH2388himkingלְהַמְלִיכ֑וֹle.ham.li.KhoH4427,accordingעַל־'al-H5921to thewordכִּדְבַ֥רkid.VarH1697of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068concerningIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478.
11And this is thenumberמִסְפַּ֥רmis.ParH4557of themightyהַגִּבֹּרִ֖יםha.gi.bo.RimH1368menH1368whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834Davidלְדָוִ֑ידle.da.VidH1732had:Jashobeamיָשָׁבְעָ֣םya.sha.ve.'AmH3434, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121of aHachmoniteחַכְמוֹנִ֗יchakh.mo.NiH2453, thechiefרֹ֚אשׁroshH7218of thethirtyH7970; heliftedעוֹרֵ֧רo.RerH5782upH5921hisspearחֲנִית֛וֹcha.ni.ToH2595againstH5921threeשְׁלֹשׁ־she.losh-H7969hundredמֵא֥וֹתme.'otH3967and slew them at one time.
13He was withDavidדָּוִ֜ידda.VidH1732atPasdammimH6450, and there thePhilistinesוְהַפְּלִשְׁתִּים֙ve.ha.pe.lish.TimH6430weregatheredנֶאֱסְפוּ־ne.'es.fu-H622togetherH622tobattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֔הla.mil.cha.MahH4421,whereשָׁ֣םshamH8033was aplotחֶלְקַ֥תchel.KatH2513ofgroundהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704fullמְלֵאָ֣הme.le.'AhH4392ofbarleyשְׂעוֹרִ֑יםse.'o.RimH8184; and thepeopleוְהָעָ֥םve.ha.'AmH5971fledנָ֖סוּNa.suH5127frombeforeמִפְּנֵ֥יmi.pe.NeiH6440thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּֽים׃fe.lish.TimH6430.
14And theystoodוַיִּֽתְיַצְּב֤וּvai.yit.ya.tze.VuH3320in themidstבְתוֹךְ־ve.tokh-H8432of theplotהַחֶלְקָה֙ha.chel.KahH2513, anddefendedוַיַּצִּיל֔וּהָvai.ya.tzi.Lu.haH5337it, andslewוַיַּכּ֖וּvai.ya.KuH5221thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430; and theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068savedוַיּ֥וֹשַׁעvai.Yo.o.sha'H3467them by agreatגְדוֹלָֽה׃ge.do.LahH1419victoryתְּשׁוּעָ֥הte.shu.'AhH8668.
15Andthreeשְֽׁלוֹשָׁה֩she.lo.ShahH7969of thethirtyהַשְּׁלוֹשִׁ֨יםha.she.lo.ShimH7970chiefרֹ֤אשׁroshH7218wentH3381downוַיֵּרְד֡וּvai.ye.re.DuH3381to therockהַצֻּר֙ha.TzurH6697toDavidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732,intoH413thecaveמְעָרַ֖תme.'a.RatH4631ofAdullamעֲדֻלָּ֑ם'a.du.LamH5725; and thehostוּמַחֲנֵ֣הu.ma.cha.NehH4264of thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430wereencampedחֹנָ֖הcho.NahH2583in thevalleyבְּעֵ֥מֶקbe.'E.mekH6010ofRephaimרְפָאִֽים׃re.fa.'ImH7497.
18And thethreeהַשְּׁלֹשָׁ֜הha.she.lo.ShahH7969brakethroughH935thehostבְּמַחֲנֵ֣הbe.ma.cha.NehH4264of thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.lish.TimH6430, anddrewוַיִּֽשְׁאֲבוּ־vai.yish.'a.vu-H7579waterמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325outH413of thewellאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834of Beth-lehem, that was by thegateבַּשַּׁ֔עַרba.Sha.'arH8179, andtookוַיִּשְׂא֖וּvai.yis.'UH5375it, andbroughtH935it toDavidדָּוִ֑ידda.VidH1732: butDavidדָוִיד֙da.VidH1732wouldnotוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808drinkלִשְׁתּוֹתָ֔םlish.to.TamH8354thereof, but poured itoutH413unto theLORDלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068,
19andsaidוַיֹּ֡אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, MyGodמֵאֱלֹהַ֜יme.'e.lo.HaiH430forbidחָלִילָה֩cha.li.LahH2486itmeH5315, that I shoulddoמֵעֲשׂ֣וֹתme.'a.SotH6213this: shall Idrinkאֶשְׁתֶּ֤ה'esh.TehH8354thebloodהֲדַ֣םha.DamH1818oftheseהָאֵ֨לֶּהha.'E.lehH428menH376that haveputH935theirlivesH5315in jeopardy? for with the jeopardy of theirlivesH5315theybroughtH935it. Therefore he wouldnotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808drinkלִשְׁתּוֹתָ֑םlish.to.TamH8354it.Theseאֵ֣לֶּה'E.lehH428thingsdidעָשׂ֔וּ'a.SuH6213thethreeשְׁלֹ֖שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969mightyהַגִּבּוֹרִֽים׃ha.gi.bo.RimH1368menH376.
20AndAbishaiוְאַבְשַׁ֣יve.'av.ShaiH52, thebrotherאֲחִֽי־'a.chi-H251ofJoabיוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvH3097, he waschiefרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of thethreeהַשְּׁלוֹשָׁ֔הha.she.lo.ShahH7969: for heliftedעוֹרֵ֣רo.RerH5782upH5921hisspearחֲנִית֔וֹcha.ni.ToH2595againstH5921threeשְׁלֹ֥שׁshe.LoshH7969hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967and slew them, and had anameשֵׁ֖םshemH8034among thethreeבַּשְּׁלוֹשָֽׁה׃ba.she.lo.ShahH7969.
22Benaiahבְּנָיָ֨הbe.na.YahH1141thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofJehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֧עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121of avaliantH2428manאִֽישׁ־'ish-H376ofKabzeelקַבְצְאֵ֑לkav.tze.'ElH6909, who haddoneH6467mightyH2428deedsפְּעָלִ֖יםpe.'a.LimH6467, heslewהִכָּ֗הhi.KahH5221thetwoשְׁנֵ֤יshe.NeiH8147sonsH1121ofArielאֲרִיאֵל֙'a.ri.'ElH739ofMoabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124: hewentH3381downיָרַ֞דya.RadH3381also andslewוְהִכָּ֧הve.hi.KahH5221alionהָאֲרִ֛יha.'a.RiH738in themidstבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of apitהַבּ֖וֹרha.BorH953in time ofsnowהַשָּֽׁלֶג׃ha.Sha.legH7950.
23And heslewH2026anEgyptianהַמִּצְרִ֜יha.mitz.RiH4713, amanהָאִ֨ישׁha.'IshH376of great stature,fiveחָמֵ֣שׁcha.MeshH2568cubitsבָּאַמָּ֗הba.'a.MahH520high; and in theEgyptian’sהַמִּצְרִ֤יha.mitz.RiH4713handוּבְיַ֨דu.ve.YadH3027was aspearחֲנִית֙cha.NitH2595like aweaver’sאֹרְגִ֔ים'o.re.GimH707beamכִּמְנ֣וֹרkim.NorH4500; and hewentH3381downוַיֵּ֥רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381to him with astaffבַּשָּׁ֑בֶטba.Sha.vetH7626, and plucked thespearהַחֲנִית֙ha.cha.NitH2595outאֵלָ֖יו'e.LavH413of theEgyptian’sהַמִּצְרִ֔יha.mitz.RiH4713handמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027, andslewH2026him with hisownאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376spearבַּחֲנִיתֽוֹ׃ba.cha.ni.ToH2595.
25Beholdהִנּ֤וֹhi.NoH2005, he wasmoreמִן־min-H4480honourablethanH4480thethirtyהַשְּׁלוֹשִׁ֗יםha.she.lo.ShimH7970, but he attainednotלֹא־lo'-H3808to the firstthreeהַשְּׁלוֹשָׁ֖הha.she.lo.ShahH7969: andDavidדָוִ֖ידda.VidH1732setוַיְשִׂימֵ֥הוּvay.si.Me.huH7760him over hisguardמִשְׁמַעְתּֽוֹ׃ סmish.ma'.ToH4928.
Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 11
- 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
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