Revised Version 1895

2 Samuel 10

1And itcameH1961topassH1961afterאַֽחֲרֵי־'a.cha.rei-H310this, that thekingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofAmmonעַמּ֑וֹןa.MonH5983diedוַיָּ֕מָתvai.Ya.motH4191, andHanunחָנ֥וּןcha.NunH2586hissonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in hissteadתַּחְתָּֽיו׃tach.TavH8478.

2AndDavidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, I will shewkindnessחֶ֣סֶד׀Che.sedH2617untoHanunחָנ֣וּןcha.NunH2586thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNahashנָחָ֗שׁna.ChashH5176, as hisfatherאָבִ֤יו'a.VivH1shewedkindnessחֶ֔סֶדChe.sedH2617untomeH413.SoH6213Davidדָּוִ֧דda.VidH1732sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971by thehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of hisservantsעֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.DavH5650tocomfortלְנַחֲמ֛וֹle.na.cha.MoH5162him concerning hisfatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1. AndDavid’sדָוִ֔דda.VidH1732servantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650cameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935intoH413thelandאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776of thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofAmmonעַמּֽוֹן׃a.MonH5983.

3But theprincesשָׂרֵ֨יsa.ReiH8269of thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofAmmonעַמּ֜וֹןa.MonH5983saidוַיֹּאמְרוּ֩vai.yo.me.RuH559untoHanunחָנ֣וּןcha.NunH2586theirlordאֲדֹֽנֵיהֶ֗ם'a.do.nei.HemH113, Thinkest thou thatDavidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732doth honour thyfatherאָבִ֙יךָ֙'a.Vi.khaH1, that he hathsentH7971comfortersמְנַֽחֲמִ֑יםme.na.cha.MimH5162unto thee? hathnotהֲ֠לוֹאHa.lo'H3808Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732sentH7971hisservantsעֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.DavH5650unto thee tosearchחֲק֤וֹרcha.KorH2713thecityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892, and tospyוּלְרַגְּלָ֣הּu.le.ra.ge.LahH7270itoutH7971, and tooverthrowוּלְהָפְכָ֔הּu.le.ha.fe.KhahH2015it?

4SoH3947Hanunחָנ֜וּןcha.NunH2586tookH3947David’sדָוִ֗דda.VidH1732servantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650, andshavedוַיְגַלַּח֙vay.ga.LachH1548offH3772the onehalfחֲצִ֣יcha.TziH2677of theirbeardsזְקָנָ֔םze.ka.NamH2206, andcutוַיִּכְרֹ֧תvai.yikh.RotH3772offH3772theirgarmentsמַדְוֵיהֶ֛םmad.vei.HemH4063in themiddleבַּחֵ֖צִיba.Che.tziH2677,evenעַ֣ד'adH5704to their buttocks, andsentH7971themawayוַֽיְשַׁלְּחֵֽם׃Vay.sha.le.ChemH7971.

5When theytoldוַיַּגִּ֤דוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046it untoDavidלְדָוִד֙le.da.VidH1732, hesentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971tomeetH7125them; for themenH376weregreatlyמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966ashamedנִכְלָמִ֣יםnikh.la.MimH3637. And thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Tarry atJerichoבִֽירֵח֔וֹvi.re.ChoH3405untilעַד־'ad-H5704yourbeardsזְקַנְכֶ֖םze.kan.KhemH2206begrownיְצַמַּ֥חye.tza.MachH6779, and thenreturnוְשַׁבְתֶּֽם׃ve.shav.TemH7725.

6And when thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofAmmonעַמּ֔וֹןa.MonH5983sawוַיִּרְאוּ֙vai.yir.'UH7200that they werebecomeH887odiousנִבְאֲשׁ֖וּniv.'a.ShuH887toDavidבְּדָוִ֑דbe.da.VidH1732, thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofAmmonעַמּ֡וֹןa.MonH5983sentוַיִּשְׁלְח֣וּvai.yish.le.ChuH7971andhiredוַיִּשְׂכְּרוּ֩vai.yis.ke.RuH7936the Syrians ofBeth-rehobH1050, and the Syrians ofZobahצוֹבָ֗אtzo.Va'H6678,twentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242thousandאֶ֙לֶף֙'e.lefH505footmenרַגְלִ֔יrag.LiH7273, and thekingמֶ֤לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofMaacahמַֽעֲכָה֙ma.'a.KhahH4601with athousandאֶ֣לֶף'E.lefH505menאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376, and themenוְאִ֣ישׁve.'IshH376ofTobט֔וֹבTovH2897twelveעָשָׂ֥ר'a.SarH6240thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505menאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376.

7And whenDavidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֖עvai.yish.Ma'H8085of it, hesentוַיִּשְׁלַח֙vai.yish.LachH7971Joabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097, andallכָּל־kol-H3605thehostהַצָּבָ֖אha.tza.Va'H6635of themightyH1368menH1368.

8And thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofAmmonעַמּ֔וֹןa.MonH5983cameH3318outH3318, andputH3318thebattleמִלְחָמָ֖הmil.cha.MahH4421inarrayH4421at the entering in of thegateהַשָּׁ֑עַרha.Sha.'arH8179: and the Syrians ofZobahצוֹבָ֤אtzo.Va'H6678, and ofRehobוּרְחוֹב֙u.re.chOvH7340, and themenוְאִֽישׁ־ve.'ish-H376ofTobט֣וֹבTovH2897andMaacahוּמַֽעֲכָ֔הu.ma.'a.KhahH4601, were bythemselvesלְבַדָּ֖םle.va.DamH905in thefieldבַּשָּׂדֶֽה׃ba.sa.DehH7704.

9Nowהָיְתָ֤הha.ye.TahH1961whenJoabיוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvH3097sawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200that thebattleהַמִּלְחָמָ֔הha.mil.cha.MahH4421was setagainstH413himbeforeH6440andbehindוּמֵֽאָח֑וֹרu.me.'a.ChorH268, hechoseוַיִּבְחַ֗רvai.yiv.CharH977ofallמִכֹּל֙mi.KolH3605thechoiceבְּחוּרֵ֣יbe.chu.ReiH977menH970ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.yis.ra.'elH3478, and put them inarrayH4421againstH413the Syrians:

10And therestיֶ֣תֶרYe.terH3499of thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971hecommittedH5414intoH3027thehandבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027ofAbishaiאַבְשַׁ֣י'av.ShaiH52hisbrotherאָחִ֑יו'a.ChivH251, and heputנָתַ֕ןna.TanH5414them in arrayagainstH7125thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofAmmonעַמּֽוֹן׃a.MonH5983.

11And hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Ifאִם־'im-H518the Syrians betooH4480strongתֶּחֱזַ֤קte.che.ZakH2388formeH4480, then thou shalthelpH3467meH4480: butifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518thechildrenבְּנֵ֤יbe.NeiH1121ofAmmonעַמּוֹן֙'a.mOnH5983betooH4480strongיֶחֱזְק֣וּye.chez.KuH2388for thee, then I willcomeוְהָלַכְתִּ֖יve.ha.lakh.TiH1980andhelpH3467thee.

12Be ofgoodהַטּ֖וֹבha.TovH2896courageH2388, and letusH5869play themenH5971for ourpeopleעַמֵּ֔נוּ'a.Me.nuH5971, and for thecitiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892of ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430: and theLORDוַֽיהוָ֔הva.Yah.wehH3068doיַעֲשֶׂ֥הya.'a.SehH6213thatwhichH5869seemeth himgoodH2896.

13Soאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834Joabיוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvH3097and thepeopleוְהָעָם֙ve.ha.'AmH5971that were with himdrewוַיִּגַּ֣שׁvai.yi.GashH5066nigh unto thebattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.MahH4421againstעִמּ֔וֹi.MoH5973the Syrians: and theyfledוַיָּנֻ֖סוּvai.ya.Nu.suH5127beforeמִפָּנָֽיו׃mi.pa.NavH6440him.

14And when thechildrenוּבְנֵ֨יu.ve.NeiH1121ofAmmonעַמּ֤וֹןa.MonH5983sawרָאוּ֙ra.'UH7200that the Syrians werefledנָ֣סnasH5127, they likewisefledוַיָּנֻ֙סוּ֙vai.ya.Nu.suH5127beforeמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440Abishaiאֲבִישַׁ֔י'a.vi.ShaiH52, andenteredH935intoH935thecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892. ThenJoabיוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvH3097returnedוַיָּ֣שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725from thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofAmmonעַמּ֔וֹןa.MonH5983, andcameH935toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

15And when the Syrianssawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200that they wereputH622to the worsebeforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, theygatheredוַיֵּאָסְפ֖וּvai.ye.'a.se.FuH622themselvesH622togetherיָֽחַד׃Ya.chadH3162.

16And Hadarezersentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971, andbroughtH935outוַיֹּצֵ֤אvai.yo.Tze'H3318the Syrians that werebeyondמֵעֵ֣בֶרme.'E.verH5676theRiverהַנָּהָ֔רha.na.HarH5104: and theycameH935toHelamחֵילָ֑םchei.LamH2431, withShobachוְשׁוֹבַ֛ךְve.sho.VakhH7731thecaptainH8269of thehostצְבָ֥אtze.Va'H6635of Hadarezer at theirheadH8269.

17And it wastoldוַיֻּגַּ֣דvai.yu.GadH5046Davidלְדָוִ֗ד סle.da.VidH1732; and hegatheredוַיֶּאֱסֹ֤ףvai.ye.'e.SofH622allכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478togetherH622, andpassedוַיַּעֲבֹ֣רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674overJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383, andcameH935toHelamחֵלָ֑אמָהche.La.mahH2431. And the SyrianssetH935themselvesH622in arrayagainstעִמּֽוֹ׃i.MoH5973Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732, andfoughtוַיִּלָּחֲמ֖וּvai.yi.la.cha.MuH3898with him.

18And the Syriansfledוַיָּ֣נָסvai.Ya.nosH5127beforeמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478; andDavidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732slewוַיַּהֲרֹ֨גvai.ya.ha.RogH2026of the Syrians themenH3478ofsevenשְׁבַ֤עshe.Va'H7651hundredמֵאוֹת֙me.'OtH3967chariotsרֶ֔כֶבRe.khevH7393, andfortyוְאַרְבָּעִ֥יםve.'ar.ba.'ImH705thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505horsemenפָּרָשִׁ֑יםpa.ra.ShimH6571, andsmoteהִכָּ֖הhi.KahH5221Shobachשׁוֹבַ֧ךְsho.VakhH7731thecaptainשַׂר־sar-H8269of theirhostצְבָא֛וֹtze.va.'OH6635, that hediedוַיָּ֥מָתvai.Ya.motH4191there.

19And whenallH3605thekingsהַמְּלָכִ֜יםha.me.la.KhimH4428that wereservantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650to Hadarezersawוַיִּרְא֨וּvai.yir.'UH7200that they were put to the worsebeforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, theymadeH3605peace withIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478, andservedוַיַּֽעַבְד֑וּםvai.ya.'av.DumH5647them.Soכִּ֤יkiH3588the Syriansfearedוַיִּֽרְא֣וּvai.yir.'UH3372tohelpלְהוֹשִׁ֥יעַle.ho.Shi.a'H3467thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofAmmonעַמּֽוֹן׃ פa.MonH5983anyH3605moreע֖וֹדodH5750.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 10

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