Revised Version 1895

2 Samuel 15

1And itcameH1961topassH1961afterמֵאַ֣חֲרֵיme.'A.cha.reiH310this, thatAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֔וֹם'av.sha.LomH53preparedוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213him achariotמֶרְכָּבָ֖הmer.ka.VahH4818andhorsesוְסֻסִ֑יםve.su.SimH5483, andfiftyוַחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםva.cha.mi.ShimH2572menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376torunרָצִ֥יםra.TzimH7323beforeלְפָנָֽיו׃le.fa.NavH6440him.

2AndAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֔וֹם'av.sha.LomH53roseH7925upH7925earlyוְהִשְׁכִּים֙ve.hish.KimH7925, andstoodוְעָמַ֕דve.'a.MadH5975besideעַל־'al-H5921thewayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of thegateהַשָּׁ֑עַרha.Sha.'arH8179: and it wassoH7121, that whenanyכָּל־kol-H3605manהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376had asuitרִיב֩rivH7379whichH834shouldcomeלָב֨וֹאla.Vo'H935to thekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428forjudgmentלַמִּשְׁפָּ֗טla.mish.PatH4941, thenAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֤וֹם'av.sha.LomH53calledוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121unto him, andsaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, OfwhatH834cityעִיר֙'irH5892art thou? And hesaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Thyservantעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃'av.De.khaH5650is of one of thetribesשִׁבְטֵֽי־shiv.tei-H7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478.

3AndAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֔וֹם'av.sha.LomH53saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him,Seeרְאֵ֥הre.'EhH7200, thymattersדְבָרֶ֖ךָde.va.Re.khaH1697aregoodטוֹבִ֣יםto.VimH2896andrightוּנְכֹחִ֑יםu.ne.kho.ChimH5228; but there isnoH369manH369deputed of thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428tohearוְשֹׁמֵ֥עַve.sho.Me.a'H8085thee.

4Absalomאַבְשָׁל֔וֹם'av.sha.LomH53saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559moreoverיִהְיֶה־yih.yeh-H1961,OhH4310that I weremadeיְשִׂמֵ֥נִיye.si.Me.niH7760judgeשֹׁפֵ֖טsho.FetH8199in thelandבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776, thateveryH3605manאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376whichאֲשֶֽׁר־'a.Sher-H834hathanyH3605suitH7379orcauseH7379mightcomeיָב֥וֹאya.Vo'H935untomeוְעָלַ֗יve.'a.LaiH5921, and I woulddoH4310himjusticeוּמִשְׁפָּ֖טu.mish.PatH4941!

5And it wassoH7971, that whenanyH376manH376cameוְהָיָה֙ve.ha.YahH1961nigh todoH3027him obeisance, heputH7971forthH7971hishandיָד֛וֹya.DoH3027, andtookH2388holdוְהֶחֱזִ֥יקve.he.che.ZikH2388of him, andkissedוְנָ֥שַׁקve.Na.shakH5401him.

6And on thismannerכַּדָּבָ֤רka.da.VarH1697didH6213Absalomאַבְשָׁל֜וֹם'av.sha.LomH53toallלְכָל־le.kholH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478thatcameיָבֹ֥אוּya.Vo.'uH935to thekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428forjudgmentלַמִּשְׁפָּ֖טla.mish.PatH4941:soH6213Absalomאַבְשָׁל֔וֹם'av.sha.LomH53stoleוַיְגַנֵּב֙vay.ga.NevH1589theheartsלֵ֖בlevH3820of themenH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

7And itcameH1961topassH1961at theendמִקֵּ֖ץmi.KetzH7093offortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141, thatAbsalomאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙'av.sha.lOmH53saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, IprayH4994thee,letH4994meאֶל־'el-H413goH1961andpayוַאֲשַׁלֵּ֛םva.'a.sha.LemH7999myvowנִדְרִ֛יnid.RiH5088,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I havevowedנָדַ֥רְתִּיna.Dar.tiH5087unto theLORDלַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068, inHebronבְּחֶבְרֽוֹן׃be.chev.RonH2275.

8For thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650vowedנָדַ֣רna.DarH5087avowנֵ֙דֶר֙ne.derH5088whileH3588IabodeH3427atGeshurבִגְשׁ֛וּרvig.ShurH1650inSyriaבַּאֲרָ֖םba.'a.RamH758,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Ifאִם־'im-H518theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068shallindeedH3588bringיְשִׁיבֵ֤נִיye.shi.Ve.niH7725meH7725againH7725toJerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389, then I willserveוְעָבַדְתִּ֖יve.'a.vad.TiH5647theLORDיְהוָֽהYah.wehH3068.

9And thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּֽאמֶר־vai.yo.mer-H559unto him,GoH6965inpeaceבְּשָׁל֑וֹםbe.sha.LomH7965.SoH6965hearoseH6965, andwentH6965toHebronחֶבְרֽוֹנָה׃ פchev.Ro.nahH2275.

10ButAbsalomאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙'av.sha.lOmH53sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971spiesמְרַגְּלִ֔יםme.ra.ge.LimH7270throughoutH3605allH3605thetribesשִׁבְטֵ֥יshiv.TeiH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, As soon as yehearכְּשָׁמְעֲכֶם֙ke.sha.me.'a.KhemH8085thesoundק֣וֹלKolH6963of thetrumpetהַשֹּׁפָ֔רha.sho.FarH7782, then ye shallsayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֕םva.'a.mar.TemH559,Absalomאַבְשָׁל֖וֹם'av.sha.LomH53iskingמָלַ֥ךְma.LakhH4427inHebronבְּחֶבְרֽוֹן׃be.chev.RonH2275.

11And withAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֗וֹם'av.sha.LomH53wentהָלְכ֞וּha.le.KhuH1980twoH3808hundredמָאתַ֤יִםma.Ta.yimH3967menאִישׁ֙'ishH376outH3045ofJerusalemמִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םmi.Ru.sha.LimH3389, that wereinvitedקְרֻאִ֖יםke.ru.'ImH7121, andwentוְהֹלְכִ֣יםve.ho.le.KhimH1980in their simplicity; and theyknewH3045notH3808anyכָּל־kol-H3605thingדָּבָֽר׃da.VarH1697.

12AndAbsalomאַ֠בְשָׁלוֹם'Av.sha.lomH53sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971forAhithophelאֲחִיתֹ֨פֶל'a.chi.To.felH302theGiloniteהַגִּֽילֹנִ֜יha.gi.lo.NiH1526,David’sדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732counsellor, from hiscityמֵֽעִירוֹ֙me.'i.RoH5892,evenH853fromGilohמִגִּלֹ֔הmi.gi.LohH1542,whileוַיְהִ֤יvay.HiH1961heofferedבְּזָבְח֖וֹbe.za.ve.ChoH2076thesacrificesהַזְּבָחִ֑יםha.ze.va.ChimH2077. And theconspiracyהַקֶּ֙שֶׁר֙ha.Ke.sherH7195wasstrongאַמִּ֔ץ'a.MitzH533; for thepeopleוְהָעָ֛םve.ha.'AmH5971increasedcontinuallyהוֹלֵ֥ךְho.LekhH1980withAbsalomאַבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃'av.sha.LomH53.

13And therecameוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935amessengerהַמַּגִּ֔ידha.ma.GidH5046toDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Theheartsלֶב־lev-H3820of themenאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478areafterאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310Absalomאַבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃'av.sha.LomH53.

14AndDavidדָּ֠וִדDa.vidH1732saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoallלְכָל־le.kholH3605hisservantsעֲבָדָ֨יו'a.va.DavH5650that were with him atJerusalemבִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙vi.ru.sha.LimH3389,Ariseק֣וּמוּKu.muH6965, andletתִֽהְיֶה־tih.yeh-H1961usH5921fleeוְנִבְרָ֔חָהve.niv.Ra.chahH1272; forelseH6435noneלֹא־lo'-H3808ofusH5921shallescapeפְלֵיטָ֖הfe.lei.TahH6413fromAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֑וֹם'av.sha.LomH53:makeH6965speedH4116to depart,lestפֶּן־pen-H6435heovertakeוְהִשִּׂגָ֙נוּ֙ve.hi.si.Ga.nuH5381usH5921quicklyH4116, andbringH4116downH5221evilהָ֣רָעָ֔הha.ra.'AhH7451uponH5921usH5921, andsmiteH5221thecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892with theedgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of theswordחָֽרֶב׃Cha.revH2719.

15And theking’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428servantsעַבְדֵֽי־'av.dei-H5650saidוַיֹּאמְר֥וּvai.yo.me.RuH559unto thekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,Beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009thyservantsעֲבָדֶֽיךָ׃'a.va.Dei.khaH5650are ready todoH3605whatsoeverH3605mylordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428shallchooseיִבְחַ֛רyiv.CharH977.

16And thekingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428wentH3318forthH3318, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605hishouseholdבֵּית֖וֹbei.ToH1004afterבְּרַגְלָ֑יוbe.rag.LavH7272him, And thekingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428leftH3318tenעֶ֧שֶׂר'E.serH6235womenH802,whichH802wereconcubinesפִּֽלַגְשִׁ֖יםpi.lag.ShimH6370, tokeepלִשְׁמֹ֥רlish.MorH8104thehouseהַבָּֽיִת׃ha.Ba.yitH1004.

17And thekingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428wentH3318forthH3318, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971afterבְּרַגְלָ֑יוbe.rag.LavH7272him; and they tarried in Beth-merhak.

18Andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605hisservantsעֲבָדָיו֙'a.va.DavH5650passedעֹבְרִ֣ים'oe.RimH5674onbesideעַל־'al-H5921him; andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605theCherethitesהַכְּרֵתִ֖יha.ke.re.TiH3774, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thePelethitesהַפְּלֵתִ֑יha.pe.le.TiH6432, andallוְכָֽל־ve.kholH3605theGittitesהַגִּתִּ֞יםha.gi.TimH1663,sixשֵׁשׁ־shesh-H8337hundredמֵא֣וֹתme.'otH3967menאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834cameבָּ֤אוּBa.'uH935afterעַל־'al-H5921him fromGathמִגַּ֔תmi.GatH1661,passedעֹבְרִ֖ים'oe.RimH5674onbeforeפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

19Thensaidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428toIttaiאִתַּ֣י'i.TaiH863theGittiteהַגִּתִּ֔יha.gi.TiH1663, Wherefore goest thou also withusאֶל־'el-H413?returnשׁ֣וּבshuvH7725, andabideוְשֵׁ֤בve.ShevH3427with thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428: for thou art astrangerנָכְרִ֣יna.khe.RiH5237, and also anexileגֹּלֶ֥הgo.LehH1540;returnH7725to thineownעִם־'im-H5973placeלִמְקוֹמֶֽךָ׃lim.ko.Me.chaH4725.

20Whereas thou camest butyesterdayתְּמ֣וֹל׀te.MolH8543, should I thisdayוְהַיּ֞וֹםve.hai.YomH3117makeH7725theegoלָלֶ֔כֶתla.Le.khetH1980upH5921anddownהוֹלֵ֔ךְho.LekhH1980withusH5921, seeing Igoהוֹלֵ֑ךְho.LekhH1980whither I may?returnשׁ֣וּבshuvH7725thou, andtakeH7725backוְהָשֵׁ֧בve.ha.ShevH7725thybrethrenאַחֶ֛יךָ'a.Chei.khaH251; mercy andtruthוֶאֱמֶֽת׃ve.'e.MetH571be with thee.

21AndIttaiאִתַּ֛י'i.TaiH863answeredH559thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, andsaidH559, As theLORDH3068liveth, and as mylordH3068thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428liveth,surelyכִּ֠יkiH3588inwhatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834placeבִּמְק֞וֹםbim.KomH4725mylordH3068thekingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428shall be,whetherH518fordeathלְמָ֙וֶת֙le.Ma.vetH4194or forlifeH2416,evenכִּי־ki-H3588there also will thyservantעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃'av.De.khaH5650be.

22AndDavidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toIttaiאִתַּ֖י'i.TaiH863,GoH5674andpassH5674over. AndIttaiאִתַּ֤י'i.TaiH863theGittiteהַגִּתִּי֙ha.gi.TiH1663passedH5674over andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605hismenH376, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thelittleהַטַּ֖ףha.TafH2945onesH2945that were with him.

23Andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thecountryהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776weptבּוֹכִים֙bo.KhimH1058with aloudגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419voiceק֣וֹלKolH6963, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971passedעֹֽבְרִ֑ים'oe.RimH5674over: thekingוְהַמֶּ֗לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428alsohimselfפְּנֵי־pe.nei-H6440passedעֹבֵר֙'o.VerH5674over thebrookבְּנַ֣חַלbe.Na.chalH5158Kidronקִדְר֔וֹןkid.RonH6939, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971passedעֹבְרִ֔ים'oe.RimH5674over,towardH1870thewayH1870of thewildernessהַמִּדְבָּֽר׃ha.mid.BarH4057.

24And,loוְהִנֵּ֨הve.hi.NehH2009,Zadokצָד֜וֹקtza.DokH6659alsocameH5927, andallH3605theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֣םhal.vi.YimH3881with him,bearingנֹֽשְׂאִים֙no.se.'ImH5375thearkאֲרוֹן֙'a.rOnH727of thecovenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430; and theysetH3332downH3332thearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, andAbiatharאֶבְיָתָ֑ר'ev.ya.TarH54wentH5927upH5927,untilעַד־'ad-H5704allH3605thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971haddoneH3605passingלַעֲב֥וֹרla.'a.VorH5674outמִן־min-H4480of thecityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.

25And thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoZadokלְצָד֔וֹקle.tza.DokH6659, Carrybackהָשֵׁ֛בha.ShevH7725thearkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430intoH7725thecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892:ifאִם־'im-H518I shallfindאֶמְצָ֥א'em.Tza'H4672favour in theeyesבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, he willbringוֶהֱשִׁבַ֕נִיve.he.shi.Va.niH7725meH7725againH7725, and shewmeH7725both it, and his habitation:

26butifוְאִם֙ve.'ImH518hesayיֹאמַ֔רyo.MarH559thusכֹּ֣הkohH3541, I havenoH3808delightחָפַ֖צְתִּיcha.Fatz.tiH2654in thee;beholdהִנְנִ֕יhi.NiH2005,hereH3541am I,letH3808himdoיַֽעֲשֶׂה־ya.'a.seh-H6213tomeH3808as seemethgoodH2896unto him.

27Thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559also untoZadokצָד֣וֹקtza.DokH6659thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548, Art thounotH1121a seer?returnשֻׁ֥בָהShu.vahH7725intoאֶל־'el-H413thecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892inpeaceבְּשָׁל֑וֹםbe.sha.LomH7965, and yourtwoשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8147sonsבִּנְךָ֜bin.KhaH1121withyouאַתָּ֔ה'a.TahH859,Ahimaazוַאֲחִימַ֨עַץva.'a.chi.Ma.'atzH290thysonבֶּן־ben-H1121, andJonathanוִיהוֹנָתָ֧ןvi.ho.na.TanH3083thesonבְנֵיכֶ֖םve.nei.KhemH1121ofAbiatharאֶבְיָתָ֛ר'ev.ya.TarH54.

28Seeרְאוּ֙re.'UH7200, I will tarry at thefordsH5679of thewildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֑רha.mid.BarH4057,untilH5704therecomeבּ֥וֹאBo'H935wordדָבָ֛רda.VarH1697fromyouH5704to certifymeלְהַגִּ֥ידle.ha.GidH5046.

29Zadokצָד֧וֹקtza.DokH6659therefore andAbiatharוְאֶבְיָתָ֛רve.'ev.ya.TarH54carried thearkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430againוַיָּ֨שֶׁבvai.Ya.shevH7725toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389: and theyabodeוַיֵּשְׁב֖וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427there.

30AndDavidוְדָוִ֡דve.da.VidH1732wentH1980upH5927by theascentבְמַעֲלֵ֨הve.ma.'a.LehH4608of themountH5927ofOlivesהַזֵּיתִ֜יםha.zei.TimH2132, andweptוּבוֹכֶ֗הu.vo.KhehH1058as hewentH1980upH5927; and he had hisheadוְרֹ֥אשׁve.RoshH7218coveredחָפ֔וּיcha.FuiH2645, andwentH1980barefootיָחֵ֑ףya.ChefH3182: andallH3605thepeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971that were with himcoveredחָפוּ֙cha.FuH2645everyH3605manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376hisheadרֹאשׁ֔וֹro.ShoH7218, and theywentH1980upH5927,weepingוּבָכֹֽה׃u.va.KhohH1058as theywentH1980upH5927.

31And onetoldהִגִּ֣ידhi.GidH5046Davidוְדָוִד֙ve.da.VidH1732,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Ahithophelאֲחִיתֹ֥פֶל'a.chi.To.felH302is among theconspiratorsבַּקֹּשְׁרִ֖יםba.ko.she.RimH7194withAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֑וֹם'av.sha.LomH53. AndDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, OLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068, Iprayנָ֛אna'H4994thee, turn thecounselעֲצַ֥ת'a.TzatH6098ofAhithophelאֲחִיתֹ֖פֶל'a.chi.To.felH302intofoolishnessסַכֶּל־sa.kel-H5528.

32And itcameH935topassH935, that whenDavidדָוִד֙da.VidH1732wascomeH935to thetopהָרֹ֔אשׁha.RoshH7218of the ascent,whereאֲשֶֽׁר־'a.Sher-H834Godלֵאלֹהִ֑יםle.lo.HimH430was worshipped,beholdוְהִנֵּ֤הve.hi.NehH2009,Hushaiחוּשַׁ֣יchu.ShaiH2365theArchiteהָאַרְכִּ֔יha.'ar.KiH757cameH935tomeetH7125him with hiscoatכֻּתָּנְתּ֔וֹku.ta.ne.ToH3801rent, andearthוַאֲדָמָ֖הva.'a.da.MahH127uponעַל־'al-H5921hisheadרֹאשֽׁוֹ׃ro.ShoH7218:

33AndDavidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him,Ifאִ֚ם'imH518thou passest on withmeH5921, then thou shalt be aburdenלְמַשָּֽׂא׃le.ma.Sa'H4853untomeH5921:

34butifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518thoureturnתָּשׁ֗וּבta.ShuvH7725to thecityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892, andsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֤ve.'a.mar.TaH559untoAbsalomלְאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙le.'av.sha.lOmH53, I will be thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֨'av.de.KhaH5650, Okingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428; as I have been thyfather’sאָבִ֤יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1servantעֶ֣בֶד'E.vedH5650in time past,soאֶֽהְיֶ֔ה'eh.YehH1961will Inowוְעַתָּ֖הve.'a.TahH6258be thyservantעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ'av.De.khaH5650: then shalt thou defeat formeH7725thecounselעֲצַ֥ת'a.TzatH6098ofAhithophelאֲחִיתֹֽפֶל׃'a.chi.To.felH302.

35And hast thounotוַהֲל֤וֹאva.ha.Lo'H3808there with theeZadokצָד֥וֹקtza.DokH6659andAbiatharוְאֶבְיָתָ֖רve.'ev.ya.TarH54thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֑יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548? therefore it shall be, thatwhatאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834thingהַדָּבָר֙ha.da.VarH1697soever thou shalthearתִּשְׁמַע֙tish.Ma'H8085outכָּל־kol-H3605of theking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004, thou shalttellתַּגִּ֕ידta.GidH5046it toZadokלְצָד֥וֹקle.tza.DokH6659andAbiatharוּלְאֶבְיָתָ֖רu.le.'ev.ya.TarH54thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִֽים׃ha.ko.ha.NimH3548.

36Beholdהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009, they have there with them theirtwoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147sonsבְנֵיהֶ֔םve.nei.HemH1121,Ahimaazאֲחִימַ֣עַץ'a.chi.Ma.'atzH290Zadok’sלְצָד֔וֹקle.tza.DokH6659sonH1121, andJonathanוִיהוֹנָתָ֖ןvi.ho.na.TanH3083Abiathar’sלְאֶבְיָתָ֑רle.'ev.ya.TarH54sonH1121; and by them ye shallsendוּשְׁלַחְתֶּ֤םu.she.lach.TemH7971untomeאֵלַ֔י'e.LaiH413everyכָּל־kol-H3605thingדָּבָ֖רda.VarH1697that ye shallhearתִּשְׁמָֽעוּ׃tish.Ma.'uH8085.

37SoH935Hushaiחוּשַׁ֛יchu.ShaiH2365David’sדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732friendרֵעֶ֥הre.'EhH7463cameH935intoH935thecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892; andAbsalomוְאַבְשָׁלֹ֔םve.'av.sha.LomH53cameH935intoH935Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 15

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