Revised Version 1895

2 Samuel 15:24-36

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.

Read all of 2 Samuel 15

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 15

Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain