Revised Version 1895

2 Samuel 1

1And itcameH1961topassH1961afterאַֽחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310thedeathH4191ofSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586, whenDavidוְדָוִ֣דve.da.VidH1732wasreturnedשָׁ֔בShavH7725from theslaughterמֵהַכּ֖וֹתme.ha.KotH5221of theAmalekitesהָעֲמָלֵ֑קha.'a.ma.LekH6002, andDavidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732hadabodeוַיֵּ֧שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427twoשְׁנָֽיִם׃she.Na.yimH8147daysיָמִ֥יםya.MimH3117inZiklagבְּצִקְלָ֖גbe.tzik.LagH6860;

2itcameH935evenH776topassH935on thethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֗יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117, that,beholdוְהִנֵּה֩ve.hi.NehH2009, amanאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376cameH935outH4480of thecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶה֙ha.ma.cha.NehH4264fromSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586with hisclothesוּבְגָדָ֣יוu.ve.ga.DavH899rent, andearthH776uponעַל־'al-H5921hisheadרֹאשׁ֑וֹro.ShoH7218: andsoH4480it was, when hecameH935toDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732, that hefellוַיִּפֹּ֥לvai.yi.PolH5307to theearthH776, anddidH376obeisance.

3AndDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, From whence comest thou? And hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him,Outאֵלָ֔יו'e.LavH413of thecampמִמַּחֲנֵ֥הmi.ma.cha.NehH4264ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478am Iescapedנִמְלָֽטְתִּי׃nim.La.te.tiH4422.

4AndDavidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him,Howמֶה־meh-H4100wentH413thematterהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697? Iprayנָ֣אna'H4994thee,tellהַגֶּד־ha.ged-H5046meH413. And heansweredוַ֠יֹּאמֶרVai.yo.merH559, Thepeopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971arefledנָ֨סnasH5127from thebattleהַמִּלְחָמָ֗הha.mil.cha.MahH4421, andmanyהַרְבֵּ֞הhar.BehH7235of thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971also arefallenנָפַ֤לna.FalH5307anddeadוַיָּמֻ֔תוּvai.ya.Mu.tuH4191; andSaulשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586andJonathanוִיהוֹנָתָ֥ןvi.ho.na.TanH3083hissonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121aredeadמֵֽתוּ׃Me.tuH4191also.

5AndDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto theyoungהַנַּ֖עַרha.Na.'arH5288manH5288thattoldהַמַּגִּ֣ידha.ma.GidH5046him,Howאֵ֣יךְ'eikhH349knowest thou thatSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586andJonathanוִיהֽוֹנָתָ֥ןvi.ho.na.TanH3083hissonבְּנֽוֹ׃be.NoH1121bedeadמֵ֥תmetH4191?

6And theyoungהַנַּ֣עַר׀ha.Na.'arH5288manH5288thattoldהַמַּגִּ֣ידha.ma.GidH5046himsaidוַיֹּ֜אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, As IhappenedH7122bychanceH7122uponH5921mountבְּהַ֣רbe.HarH2022Gilboaהַגִּלְבֹּ֔עַha.gil.Bo.a'H1533,beholdוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009,Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586leanedנִשְׁעָ֣ןnish.'AnH8172uponH5921hisspearחֲנִית֑וֹcha.ni.ToH2595; and,loוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009, thechariotsהָרֶ֛כֶבha.Re.khevH7393and thehorsemenהַפָּרָשִׁ֖יםha.pa.ra.ShimH6571followed hardafterH5921him.

7And when helookedH7200behindאַחֲרָ֖יו'a.cha.RavH310him, hesawH7200meH413, andcalledוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121untomeH413. And Iansweredוָאֹמַ֖רva.'o.MarH559,Hereהִנֵּֽנִי׃hi.Ne.niH2005am I.

8And hesaidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untomeאֵלָ֔יו'e.LavH413, Who art thou? And Iansweredוָאֹמַ֣רvai.yo.merH559him, I am anAmalekiteעֲמָלֵקִ֖י'a.mal.KiH6003.

9And hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untomeH413,Standעֲמָד־'a.mod-H5975, Iprayנָ֤אna'H4994thee,besideעָלַי֙'a.LaiH5921meH413, andslayוּמֹ֣תְתֵ֔נִיu.Mo.te.Te.niH4191meH413, for anguish hathtakenH270holdH270ofmeH413;becauseH3588mylifeנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315is yetwholeכָל־khol-H3605inmeH413.

10SoH3947Istoodוָאֶעֱמֹ֤דva.'e.'e.ModH5975besideH5921him, and slew him,becauseH3588I wassureיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that he couldnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808liveיִֽחְיֶ֖הyich.YehH2421afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310that he wasfallenנִפְל֑וֹnif.LoH5307: and ItookH3947thecrownהַנֵּ֣זֶר׀ha.Ne.zerH5145that wasuponH5921hisheadרֹאשׁ֗וֹro.ShoH7218, and thebraceletוְאֶצְעָדָה֙ve.'etz.'a.DahH685that was on hisarmזְרֹע֔וֹze.ro.'OH2220, and havebroughtוָאֲבִיאֵ֥םva.'a.vi.'EmH935them hither unto mylordאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113.

11ThenDavidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732tookH2388holdוַיַּחֲזֵ֥קvai.ya.cha.ZekH2388on hisclothesבִּבְגָדָ֖יוbiv.ga.dovH899, and rent them; and likewiseallכָּל־kol-H3605themenH376that were with him:

12and theymournedוַֽיִּסְפְּדוּ֙vai.yis.pe.DuH5594, andweptוַיִּבְכּ֔וּvai.yiv.KuH1058, andfastedוַיָּצֻ֖מוּvai.ya.Tzu.muH6684untilH5704evenH5704, forSaulשָׁא֞וּלsha.'UlH7586, and forJonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֣ןye.ho.na.TanH3083hissonבְּנ֗וֹbe.NoH1121, and for thepeopleעַ֤ם'amH5971of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, and for thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478;becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588they werefallenנָפְל֖וּna.fe.LuH5307by theswordבֶּחָֽרֶב׃ סbe.Cha.revH2719.

13AndDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto theyoungהַנַּ֙עַר֙ha.Na.'arH5288manאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376thattoldהַמַּגִּ֣ידha.ma.GidH5046him, Whence art thou? And heansweredוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, I am thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121of astrangerגֵּ֥רgerH1616, anAmalekiteעֲמָלֵקִ֖י'a.mal.KiH6003.

14AndDavidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him,Howאֵ֚יךְ'eikhH349wast thounotלֹ֣אlo'H3808afraidיָרֵ֔אתָya.Re.taH3372toputH7971forthH7971thinehandיָֽדְךָ֔ya.de.KhaH3027todestroyלְשַׁחֵ֖תle.sha.ChetH7843theLORD’Sיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068anointedמְשִׁ֥יחַme.Shi.achH4899?

15AndDavidדָוִ֗דda.VidH1732calledוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121one of theyoungמֵֽהַנְּעָרִ֔יםme.ha.ne.'a.RimH5288menH5288, andsaidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,GoH5066nearH5066, andfallפְּגַע־pe.ga'-H6293uponH7121him. And hesmoteוַיַּכֵּ֖הוּvai.ya.Ke.huH5221him that hediedוַיָּמֹֽת׃vai.ya.MotH4191.

16AndDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Thybloodדָּמְךָ֖da.mei.khaH1818beuponH5921thyheadרֹאשֶׁ֑ךָro.She.khaH7218; for thymouthפִ֗יךָFi.khaH6310hath testifiedagainstH5921thee,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, I have slain theLORD’Sיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068anointedמְשִׁ֥יחַme.Shi.achH4899.

17AndDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732lamented with thislamentationהַקִּינָ֖הha.ki.NahH7015overSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586and overJonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֥ןye.ho.na.TanH3083hissonבְּנֽוֹ׃be.NoH1121:

18And he bade themteachלְלַמֵּ֥דle.la.MedH3925thechildrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063the song of thebowקָ֑שֶׁתKa.shetH7198:beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009, it iswrittenכְתוּבָ֖הkhe.tu.VahH3789in thebookסֵ֥פֶרSe.ferH5612ofJasharהַיָּשָֽׁר׃hai.ya.SharH3477.

19Thy glory, OIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, isslainחָלָ֑לcha.LalH2491uponעַל־'al-H5921thyhighבָּמוֹתֶ֖יךָba.mo.Tei.khaH1116placesH1116!howאֵ֖יךְ'eikhH349are themightyגִבּוֹרִֽים׃gi.bo.RimH1368fallenנָפְל֥וּna.fe.LuH5307!

20Tellתַּגִּ֣ידוּta.Gi.duH5046itnotאַל־'al-H408inGathבְגַ֔תve.GatH1661, publish itnotאַֽל־'al-H408in thestreetsבְּחוּצֹ֣תbe.chu.TzotH2351ofAshkelonאַשְׁקְל֑וֹן'ash.ke.LonH831;lestפֶּן־pen-H6435thedaughtersבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1323of thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430rejoiceתִּשְׂמַ֙חְנָה֙tis.Mach.nahH8055,lestפֶּֽן־pen-H6435thedaughtersבְּנ֥וֹתbe.NotH1323of theuncircumcisedהָעֲרֵלִֽים׃ha.'a.re.LimH6189triumph.

21Yemountainsהָרֵ֣יha.ReiH2022ofGilboaבַגִּלְבֹּ֗עַva.gil.Bo.a'H1533,letH408there benoH408dewטַ֧לtalH2919norH408rainמָטָ֛רma.TarH4306uponעֲלֵיכֶ֖ם'a.lei.KhemH5921youכִּ֣יkiH3588,neitherH408fieldsוּשְׂדֵ֣יu.se.DeiH7704ofofferingsתְרוּמֹ֑תte.ru.MotH8641: for there theshieldמָגֵ֣ןma.GenH4043of themightyגִּבּוֹרִ֔יםgi.bo.RimH1368was vilely cast away, theshieldמָגֵ֣ןma.GenH4043ofSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,notH408anointedמָשִׁ֥יחַma.Shi.achH4899withoilבַּשָּֽׁמֶן׃ba.Sha.menH8081.

22From thebloodמִדַּ֣םmi.DamH1818of theslainחֲלָלִ֗יםcha.la.LimH2491, from thefatמֵחֵ֙לֶב֙me.Che.levH2459of themightyגִּבּוֹרִ֔יםgi.bo.RimH1368, thebowקֶ֚שֶׁתKe.shetH7198ofJonathanיְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןye.Ho.na.TanH3083turnedH7725notלֹ֥אlo'H3808backH7725, and theswordוְחֶ֣רֶבve.Che.revH2719ofSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586returnedתָשׁ֖וּבta.ShuvH7725notלֹ֥אlo'H3808emptyרֵיקָֽם׃rei.KamH7387.

23Saulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586andJonathanוִיהוֹנָתָ֗ןvi.ho.na.TanH3083were lovely andpleasantוְהַנְּעִימִם֙ve.ha.ne.'i.MimH5273in theirlivesבְּחַיֵּיהֶ֔םbe.chai.yei.HemH2416, and in theirdeathוּבְמוֹתָ֖םu.ve.mo.TamH4194they werenotH3808dividedנִפְרָ֑דוּnif.Ra.duH6504; they wereswifterקַ֔לּוּKa.luH7043thanH3808eaglesמִנְּשָׁרִ֣יםmi.ne.sha.RimH5404, they werestrongerגָּבֵֽרוּ׃ga.Ve.ruH1396thanH3808lionsמֵאֲרָי֖וֹתme.'a.ra.YotH738.

24Yedaughtersבְּנוֹת֙be.nOtH1323ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,weepבְּכֶ֑ינָהbe.Khei.nahH1058overSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586, whoclothedH3847youH5921inscarletשָׁנִי֙sha.NiH8144delicately, whoputH3847ornamentsעֲדִ֣י'a.DiH5716ofgoldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091uponH5921yourapparelלְבוּשְׁכֶֽן׃le.vu.she.KhenH3830.

25Howאֵ֚יךְ'eikhH349are themightyגִבֹּרִ֔יםgi.bo.RimH1368fallenנָפְל֣וּna.fe.LuH5307in themidstבְּת֖וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of thebattleהַמִּלְחָמָ֑הha.mil.cha.MahH4421!Jonathanיְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןye.Ho.na.TanH3083isslainחָלָֽל׃cha.LalH2491uponעַל־'al-H5921thyhighבָּמוֹתֶ֖יךָba.mo.Tei.khaH1116placesH1116.

26I am distressed for thee, mybrotherאָחִי֙'a.ChiH251Jonathanיְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןye.Ho.na.TanH3083:veryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966pleasantנָעַ֥מְתָּna.'Am.taH5276hast thou been untomeH5921: thyloveאַהֲבָֽתְךָ֙'a.ha.va.te.KhaH160tomeH5921waswonderfulנִפְלְאַ֤תָהnif.le.'A.tahH6381, passing theloveמֵאַהֲבַ֖תme.'a.ha.VatH160ofwomenנָשִֽׁים׃na.ShimH802.

27Howאֵ֚יךְ'eikhH349are themightyגִבּוֹרִ֔יםgi.bo.RimH1368fallenנָפְל֣וּna.fe.LuH5307, and theweaponsכְּלֵ֥יke.LeiH3627ofwarמִלְחָמָֽה׃ פmil.cha.MahH4421perishedוַיֹּאבְד֖וּvai.yoe.DuH6!

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 1

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