Revised Version 1895

1 Chronicles 19

1And itcameH1961topassH1961afterאַחֲרֵי־'a.cha.rei-H310this, thatNahashנָחָ֖שׁna.ChashH5176thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of thechildrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121ofAmmonעַמּ֑וֹןa.MonH5983diedוַיָּ֕מָתvai.Ya.motH4191, and hissonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in hissteadתַּחְתָּֽיו׃tach.TavH8478.

2AndDavidדָּוִ֜ידda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, I will shewkindnessחֶ֣סֶד׀Che.sedH2617untoHanunחָנ֣וּןcha.NunH2586thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNahashנָחָ֗שׁna.ChashH5176,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588hisfatherאָבִ֤יו'a.VivH1shewedkindnessחֶ֔סֶדChe.sedH2617tomeאֶל־'el-H413.SoH6213Davidדָּוִ֛ידda.VidH1732sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֥חvai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֖יםmal.'a.KhimH4397tocomfortלְנַחֲמ֣וֹle.na.cha.MoH5162him concerning hisfatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1. AndDavid’sדָוִ֜ידda.VidH1732servantsעַבְדֵ֨י'av.DeiH5650cameוַיָּבֹאוּ֩vai.ya.vo.'UH935intoאֶל־'el-H413thelandאֶ֧רֶץ'E.retzH776of thechildrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121ofAmmonעַמּ֛וֹןa.MonH5983toHanunחָנ֖וּןcha.NunH2586, tocomfortלְנַחֲמֽוֹ׃le.na.cha.MoH5162him.

3But theprincesשָׂרֵ֨יsa.ReiH8269of thechildrenבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121ofAmmonעַמּ֜וֹןa.MonH5983saidוַיֹּאמְרוּ֩vai.yo.me.RuH559toHanunלְחָנ֗וּןle.cha.NunH2586, Thinkest thou thatDavidדָּוִ֤ידda.VidH1732doth honour thyfatherאָבִ֙יךָ֙'a.Vi.khaH1, that he hathsentH7971comfortersמְנַחֲמִ֑יםme.na.cha.MimH5162unto thee? arenotהֲלֹ֡אha.Lo'H3808hisservantsעֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.DavH5650comeבָּ֥אוּBa.'uH935unto thee for tosearchלַחְקֹ֨רlach.KorH2713, and tooverthrowוְלַהֲפֹ֤ךְve.la.ha.FokhH2015, and tospyוּלְרַגֵּל֙u.le.ra.GelH7270outH7971thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776?

4SoH3947Hanunחָנ֜וּןcha.NunH2586tookH3947David’sדָוִיד֙da.VidH1732servantsעַבְדֵ֤י'av.DeiH5650, andshavedוַֽיְגַלְּחֵ֔םvay.ga.le.ChemH1548them, andcutוַיִּכְרֹ֧תvai.yikh.RotH3772offH3772theirgarmentsמַדְוֵיהֶ֛םmad.vei.HemH4063in themiddleבַּחֵ֖צִיba.Che.tziH2677,evenעַד־'ad-H5704to their buttocks, andsentH7971themawayוַֽיְשַׁלְּחֵֽם׃Vay.sha.le.ChemH7971.

5Then therewentH7725certainH376, andtoldוַיַּגִּ֨ידוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046Davidלְדָוִ֤ידle.da.VidH1732howאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834themenH376wereservedהָי֥וּha.YuH1961. And hesentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971tomeetH7125them; for themenH376weregreatlyמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966ashamedנִכְלָמִ֣יםnikh.la.MimH3637. And thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Tarry atJerichoבִֽירֵח֔וֹvi.re.ChoH3405untilעַ֛ד'adH5704yourbeardsזְקַנְכֶ֖םze.kan.KhemH2206begrownיְצַמַּ֥חye.tza.MachH6779, and thenreturnוְשַׁבְתֶּֽם׃ve.shav.TemH7725.

6And when thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofAmmonעַמּ֔וֹןa.MonH5983sawוַיִּרְאוּ֙vai.yir.'UH7200that they hadmadeH887themselvesH887odiousהִֽתְבָּאֲשׁ֖וּhit.ba.'a.ShuH887toDavidדָּוִ֑ידda.VidH1732,Hanunחָ֠נוּןCha.nunH2586and thechildrenוּבְנֵ֨יu.ve.NeiH1121ofAmmonעַמּ֜וֹןa.MonH5983sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971athousandאֶ֣לֶף'E.lefH505talentsכִּכַּר־ki.kar-H3603ofsilverכֶּ֗סֶףKe.sefH3701tohireלִשְׂכֹּ֣רlis.KorH7936themchariotsרֶ֖כֶבRe.khevH7393andhorsemenוּפָרָשִֽׁים׃u.fa.ra.ShimH6571outH4480ofMesopotamiaH763, andoutH4480of Aram-maacah, andoutH4480ofZobahוּמִצּוֹבָ֔הu.mi.tzo.VahH6678.

7SoH935theyhiredוַיִּשְׂכְּר֣וּvai.yis.ke.RuH7936themthirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֨יםu.she.lo.ShimH7970andtwoשְׁנַיִם֩she.na.YimH8147thousandאֶ֜לֶף'E.lefH505chariotsרֶ֗כֶבRe.khevH7393, and thekingמֶ֤לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofMaacahמַעֲכָה֙ma.'a.KhahH4601and hispeopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971; whocameH935andpitchedוַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Medebaמֵידְבָ֑אmeid.Va'H4311. And thechildrenוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121ofAmmonעַמּ֗וֹןa.MonH5983gatheredנֶאֶסְפוּ֙ne.'es.FuH622themselvesH622togetherH622from their cites, andcameH935tobattleלַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ פla.mil.cha.MahH4421.

8And whenDavidדָּוִ֑ידda.VidH1732heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֖עvai.yish.Ma'H8085of it, hesentוַיִּשְׁלַח֙vai.yish.LachH7971Joabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097, andallכָּל־kol-H3605thehostצָבָ֖אtza.Va'H6635of themightyH1368menH1368.

9And thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofAmmonעַמּ֔וֹןa.MonH5983cameבָּ֔אוּBa.'uH935outוַיֵּצְאוּ֙vai.ye.tze.'UH3318, andputH935thebattleמִלְחָמָ֖הmil.cha.MahH4421inarrayH4421at thegateפֶּ֣תַחPe.tachH6607of thecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892: and thekingsוְהַמְּלָכִ֣יםve.ha.me.la.KhimH4428that werecomeH935were bythemselvesלְבַדָּ֖םle.va.DamH905in thefieldבַּשָּׂדֶֽה׃ba.sa.DehH7704.

10Nowהָיְתָ֧הha.ye.TahH1961whenJoabיוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvH3097sawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200that thebattleהַמִּלְחָמָ֛הha.mil.cha.MahH4421was setagainstH413himbeforeH6440andbehindוְאָח֑וֹרve.'a.ChorH268, hechoseוַיִּבְחַ֗רvai.yiv.CharH977ofallמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605thechoiceבָּחוּר֙ba.ChurH977menH970ofIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, and put them inarrayH4421againstH413the Syrians.

11And therestיֶ֣תֶרYe.terH3499of thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971hecommittedH5414intoH3027thehandבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027ofAbishaiאַבְשַׁ֣י'av.ShaiH52hisbrotherאָחִ֑יו'a.ChivH251, and theyputנָתַ֕ןna.TanH5414themselves in arrayagainstH7125thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofAmmonעַמּֽוֹן׃a.MonH5983.

12And hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Ifאִם־'im-H518the Syrians betooH4480strongתֶּחֱזַ֤קte.che.ZakH2388formeH4480, then thou shalthelpH3467meH4480: butifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofAmmonעַמּ֛וֹןa.MonH5983betooH4480strongיֶֽחֶזְק֥וּye.chez.KuH2388for thee, then I willhelpH3467thee.

13Be ofgoodהַטּ֥וֹבha.TovH2896courageH2388, and letusH5869play themenH5971for ourpeopleעַמֵּ֔נוּ'a.Me.nuH5971, and for thecitiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892of ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430: and theLORDוַֽיהוָ֔הva.Yah.wehH3068doיַעֲשֶֽׂה׃ya.'a.SehH6213thatwhichH5869seemeth himgoodH2896.

14Soאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Joabיוֹאָ֜בyo.'AvH3097and thepeopleוְהָעָ֧םve.ha.'AmH5971that were with himdrewוַיִּגַּ֨שׁvai.yi.GashH5066nighbeforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the Syrians unto thebattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֑הla.mil.cha.MahH4421; and theyfledוַיָּנ֖וּסוּvai.ya.Nu.suH5127beforeמִפָּנָֽיו׃mi.pa.NavH6440him.

15And when thechildrenוּבְנֵ֨יu.ve.NeiH1121ofAmmonעַמּ֤וֹןa.MonH5983sawרָאוּ֙ra.'UH7200that the Syrians werefledנָ֣סnasH5127, they likewisefledוַיָּנ֣וּסוּvai.ya.Nu.suH5127beforeמִפְּנֵי֙mi.pe.NeiH6440Abishaiאַבְשַׁ֣י'av.ShaiH52hisbrotherאָחִ֔יו'a.ChivH251, andenteredH935intoH935thecityהָעִ֑ירָהha.'I.rahH5892. ThenJoabיוֹאָ֖בyo.'AvH3097cameH935toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ פye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

16And when the Syrianssawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200that they wereputH7971to the worsebeforeH6440Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478, theysentH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֔יםmal.'a.KhimH4397, and drewforthוַיּוֹצִ֣יאוּvai.yo.Tzi.'uH3318the Syrians that werebeyondמֵעֵ֣בֶרme.'E.verH5676theRiverהַנָּהָ֑רha.na.HarH5104, withShophachוְשׁוֹפַ֛ךְve.sho.FakhH7780thecaptainH8269of thehostצְבָ֥אtze.Va'H6635of Hadarezer at theirheadH8269.

17And it wastoldוַיֻּגַּ֣דvai.yu.GadH5046Davidלְדָוִ֗ידle.da.VidH1732; and hegatheredוַיֶּאֱסֹ֤ףvai.ye.'e.SofH622allכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478togetherH622, andpassedוַיַּעֲבֹ֣רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674overJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383, andcameH935uponH935them, andsetH935thebattleמִלְחָמָ֔הmil.cha.MahH4421inarrayH4421againstאֲלֵהֶ֔ם'a.le.HemH413them.SoH935whenDavidדָּוִ֜ידda.VidH1732hadputH935thebattleH4421inarrayH4421againstאֲלֵהֶ֑ם'a.le.HemH413the Syrians, theyfoughtוַיִּֽלָּחֲמ֖וּvai.yi.la.cha.MuH3898with him:

18And the Syriansfledוַיָּ֣נָסvai.Ya.nosH5127beforeמִלִּפְנֵ֣יmi.lif.NeiH6440Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478; andDavidדָּוִ֜ידda.VidH1732slewH2026of the Syrians themenאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofsevenשִׁבְעַ֤תshiv.'AtH7651thousandאֲלָפִים֙'a.la.FimH505chariotsרֶ֔כֶבRe.khevH7393, andfortyוְאַרְבָּעִ֥יםve.'ar.ba.'ImH705thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505footmenרַגְלִ֑יrag.LiH7273, andkilledוַיַּהֲרֹ֨גvai.ya.ha.RogH2026Shophachשׁוֹפַ֥ךְsho.FakhH7780thecaptainשַֽׂר־sar-H8269of thehostהַצָּבָ֖אha.tza.Va'H6635.

19And when theservantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650of Hadarezersawוַיִּרְא֞וּvai.yir.'UH7200that they were put to the worsebeforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, theymadeH5647peace withDavidדָּוִ֖ידda.VidH1732, andservedH5647him:neitherוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808would the Syrianshelpלְהוֹשִׁ֥יעַle.ho.Shi.a'H3467thechildrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121ofAmmonעַמּ֖וֹןa.MonH5983anyH5750moreH5750.

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