Revised Version 1895

2 Samuel 17

1MoreoverAhithophelאֲחִיתֹ֖פֶל'a.chi.To.felH302saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoAbsalomאַבְשָׁלֹ֑ם'av.sha.LomH53,LetH4994meH413nowH4994chooseאֶבְחֲרָ֣ה'ev.cha.RahH977outH413twelveעָשָׂ֥ר'a.SarH6240thousandאֶ֙לֶף֙'e.lefH505menאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376, and I willariseוְאָק֛וּמָהve.'a.Ku.mahH6965andpursueוְאֶרְדְּפָ֥הve.'er.de.FahH7291afterאַחֲרֵי־'a.cha.rei-H310Davidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732thisnightהַלָּֽיְלָה׃ha.La.ye.lahH3915:

2and I willcomeוְאָב֣וֹאve.'a.Vo'H935uponעָלָ֗יו'a.LavH5921himwhileוְה֤וּאve.Hu'H1931he iswearyיָגֵ֙עַ֙ya.Ge.a'H3023andweakH3605handedיָדַ֔יִםya.Da.yimH3027, and willmakeH2729himafraidH2729: andallH3605thepeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971that are with him shallfleeוְנָ֖סve.NasH5127; and I willsmiteוְהִכֵּיתִ֥יve.hi.kei.TiH5221thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428onlyלְבַדּֽוֹ׃le.va.DoH905:

3and I willbringוְאָשִׁ֥יבָהve.'a.Shi.vahH7725backH7725allכָל־khol-H3605thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971unto thee: themanהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376whomH834thou seekest is asifH834allהַכֹּ֔לha.KolH3605returnedכְּשׁ֣וּבke.ShuvH7725:soיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961allכָּל־kol-H3605thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971shall be inpeaceשָׁלֽוֹם׃sha.LomH7965.

4And thesayingהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697pleasedH5869Absalomאַבְשָׁלֹ֑ם'av.sha.LomH53well, andallכָּל־kol-H3605theeldersזִקְנֵ֥יzik.NeiH2205ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478.

5Thensaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559Absalomאַבְשָׁל֔וֹם'av.sha.LomH53,Callקְרָ֣אke.Ra'H7121nowH4994Hushaiלְחוּשַׁ֣יle.chu.ShaiH2365theArchiteהָאַרְכִּ֑יha.'ar.KiH757also, andletH4994usH4994hearוְנִשְׁמְעָ֥הve.nish.me.'AhH8085likewisewhatמַה־mah-H4100he saith.

6And whenHushaiחוּשַׁי֮chu.ShaiH2365wascomeוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935toAbsalomאַבְשָׁלוֹם֒'av.sha.lOmH53,Absalomאַבְשָׁל֨וֹם'av.sha.LomH53spake unto him,sayingוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559,Ahithophelאֲחִיתֹ֔פֶל'a.chi.To.felH302hathspokenדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696afterאֶל־'el-H413thismannerH1697: shallweH518doהֲנַעֲשֶׂ֖הha.na.'a.SehH6213afterאֵלָ֜יו'e.LavH413hissayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559?ifH518notאַ֖יִן'A.yinH369,speakדַבֵּֽר׃ סda.BerH1696thou.

7AndHushaiחוּשַׁ֖יchu.ShaiH2365saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֑וֹם'av.sha.LomH53, Thecounselהָעֵצָ֛הha.'e.TzahH6098thatAhithophelאֲחִיתֹ֖פֶל'a.chi.To.felH302hathgivenיָעַ֥ץya.'AtzH3289this time isnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808goodטוֹבָ֧הto.VahH2896.

8Hushaiחוּשַׁ֗יchu.ShaiH2365saidH559moreover, Thou knowest thyfatherאָבִ֨יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1and hismenאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376, that they bemightyגִבֹּרִ֣יםgi.bo.RimH1368menH376, and they be chafed in their minds, as abearכְּדֹ֥בke.DoH1677robbed ofherH559whelps in thefieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֑הba.sa.DehH7704: and thyfatherוְאָבִ֙יךָ֙ve.'a.Vi.khaH1is amanH376ofwarמִלְחָמָ֔הmil.cha.MahH4421, and willnotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808lodge with thepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

9Beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009, he ishidנֶחְבָּא֙nech.Ba'H2244nowעַתָּ֤ה'a.TahH6258insomeH259pitהַפְּחָתִ֔יםha.pe.cha.TimH6354, or insomeH259otherH259placeהַמְּקוֹמֹ֑תha.me.ko.MotH4725: and it willcomeוְהָיָ֗הve.ha.YahH1961topassהָֽיְתָה֙ha.ye.TahH1961, whensomeH259of them befallenכִּנְפֹ֤לkin.FolH5307at thefirstH259, that whosoever heareth it willsayוְאָמַ֔רve.'a.MarH559, There is aslaughterמַגֵּפָ֔הma.ge.FahH4046among thepeopleבָּעָ֕םba.'AmH5971thatfollowאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310Absalomאַבְשָׁלֹֽם׃'av.sha.LomH53.

10Andevenגַם־gam-H1571he that isvaliantחַ֗יִלCha.yilH2428,whoseאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834heartלִבּ֛וֹli.BoH3820is as theheartכְּלֵ֥בke.LevH3820of alionהָאַרְיֵ֖הha.'ar.YehH738, shall utterlymeltH4549: forallכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478knoweth that thyfatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1is amightyH1368manH1368, and theywhichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834be with him arevaliantחַ֖יִלCha.yilH2428menH1368.

11But Icounselיָעַ֗צְתִּיya.'Atz.tiH3289thatallכָל־khol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478begatheredהֵ֠אָסֹףHe.'a.sofH622togetherיֵאָסֵ֨ףye.'a.SefH622unto thee, fromDanמִדָּן֙mi.DanH1835evenוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704to Beer-sheba, as thesandכַּח֥וֹלka.CholH2344that is by theseaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220formultitudeלָרֹ֑בla.RoH7230; and that thougoH1980tobattleבַּקְרָֽב׃bak.RavH7128in thineownוּפָנֶ֥יךָu.fa.Nei.khaH6440personH1980.

12SoH3808shallweH834comeוּבָ֣אנוּu.Va.nuH935uponעָלָ֔יו'a.LavH5921him insomeH376placeהַמְּקוֹמֹת֙ha.me.ko.MotH4725whereH834he shall befoundנִמְצָ֣אnim.Tza'H4672, andweH834will lightuponעַל־'al-H5921him as thedewהַטַּ֖לha.TalH2919falleth on thegroundהָאֲדָמָ֑הha.'a.da.MahH127: and of him and ofallוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605themenH376that are with himweH834willnotH3808leaveוְנַ֣חְנוּve.Nach.nuH5117soH3808muchH834as one.

13Moreoverגַּם־gam-H1571,ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518he be gottenintoאֶל־'el-H413acityעִיר֙'irH5892, then shallallכָֽל־khol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478bringוְהִשִּׂ֧יאוּve.hi.Si.'uH5375ropesחֲבָלִ֑יםcha.va.LimH2256to thatcityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892, andweH834will draw itintoאֶל־'el-H413theriverעַד־'ad-H5704,untilעַ֛ד'adH5704there benotלֹא־lo'-H3808one smallstoneH834foundנִמְצָ֥אnim.Tza'H4672there.

14AndAbsalomאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙'av.sha.lOmH53andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605themenאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Thecounselעֲצַת֙'a.TzatH6098ofHushaiחוּשַׁ֣יchu.ShaiH2365theArchiteהָאַרְכִּ֔יha.'ar.KiH757isbetterטוֹבָ֗הto.VahH2896thanH2896thecounselמֵעֲצַ֖תme.'a.TzatH6098ofAhithophelאֲחִיתֹ֑פֶל'a.chi.To.felH302. For theLORDוַיהוָ֣הva.Yah.wehH3068hadordainedצִוָּ֗הtzi.VahH6680to defeat thegoodהַטּוֹבָ֔הha.to.VahH2896counselעֲצַ֤ת'a.TzatH6098ofAhithophelאֲחִיתֹ֙פֶל֙'a.chi.To.felH302, to the intent that theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068mightbringהָבִ֧יאha.Vi'H935evilהָרָעָֽה׃ סha.ra.'AhH7451uponH935Absalomאַבְשָׁל֖וֹם'av.sha.LomH53.

15Thensaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Hushaiחוּשַׁ֗יchu.ShaiH2365untoZadokצָד֤וֹקtza.DokH6659and toAbiatharאֶבְיָתָר֙'ev.ya.TarH54thepriestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548. Thus and thus didAhithophelאֲחִיתֹ֙פֶל֙'a.chi.To.felH302counselH3289Absalomאַבְשָׁלֹ֔ם'av.sha.LomH53and theeldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478; and thus and thus have I counselled.

16Nowוְעַתָּ֡הve.'a.TahH6258thereforesendשִׁלְח֣וּshil.ChuH7971quicklyמְהֵרָה֩me.he.RahH4120, andtellוְהַגִּ֨ידוּve.ha.Gi.duH5046Davidלְדָוִ֜דle.da.VidH1732,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, Lodgenotאַל־'al-H408thisnightהַלַּ֙יְלָה֙ha.Lay.lahH3915at thefordsבְּעַֽרְב֣וֹתbe.'ar.VotH6160of thewildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֔רha.mid.BarH4057, but inanyH3605wisepassH5674over;lestפֶּ֚ןpenH6435thekingלַמֶּ֔לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428beswallowedיְבֻלַּ֣עye.vu.La'H1104upH1104, andallH3605thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971that are with him.

17Nowכִּ֣יkiH3588Jonathanוִיהוֹנָתָ֨ןvi.ho.na.TanH3083andAhimaazוַאֲחִימַ֜עַץva.'a.chi.Ma.'atzH290stayedעֹמְדִ֣ים'o.me.DimH5975byEn-rogelH5883; and amaidservantהַשִּׁפְחָה֙ha.shif.ChahH8198used togoוְהָלְכָ֤הve.ha.le.KhahH1980andtellוְהִגִּ֣ידָהve.hi.Gi.dahH5046them; and theywentיֵֽלְכ֔וּye.le.KhuH1980andtoldוְהִגִּ֖ידוּve.hi.Gi.duH5046kingלַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732: for they mightnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808beseenלְהֵרָא֖וֹתle.he.ra.'otH7200tocomeH935intoH935thecityהָעִֽירָה׃ha.'I.rahH5892.

18But aladנַ֔עַרNa.'arH5288sawוַיַּ֤רְאvai.Yar'H7200them, andtoldוַיַּגֵּ֖דvai.ya.GedH5046Absalomלְאַבְשָׁלֹ֑םle.'av.sha.LomH53: and theywentH935bothשְׁנֵיהֶ֨םshe.nei.HemH8147of themawayH935quicklyמְהֵרָ֜הme.he.RahH4120, andcameH935to thehouseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004of amanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376inBahurimבְּבַחוּרִ֗יםbe.va.chu.RimH980, who had awellבְאֵ֛רve.'ErH875in hiscourtבַּחֲצֵר֖וֹba.cha.tze.RoH2691; and theywentH935downוַיֵּ֥רְדוּvai.Ye.re.duH3381thither.

19And thewomanהָאִשָּׁ֗הha.'i.ShahH802tookוַתִּקַּ֣חva.ti.KachH3947andspreadוַתִּפְרֹ֤שׂva.tif.RosH6566thecoveringהַמָּסָךְ֙ha.ma.soKhH4539over thewell’sהַבְּאֵ֔רha.be.'ErH875mouthפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440, and strewed bruised cornthereonH5921; andnothingוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808wasknownנוֹדַ֖עno.Da'H3045.

20AndAbsalom’sאַבְשָׁל֨וֹם'av.sha.LomH53servantsעַבְדֵי֩'av.DeiH5650cameH935to thewomanהָאִשָּׁ֜הha.'i.ShahH802to thehouseהַבַּ֗יְתָהha.Bay.tahH1004; and theysaidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559,Whereאַיֵּ֗ה'ai.YehH346areAhimaazאֲחִימַ֙עַץ֙'a.chi.Ma.'atzH290andJonathanוִיה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןvi.Ho.na.TanH3083? And thewomanהָֽאִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802saidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559unto them, They begoneH935over thebrookמִיכַ֣לmi.KhalH4323ofwaterהַמָּ֑יִםha.Ma.yimH4325. And when they hadsoughtוַיְבַקְשׁוּ֙vay.vak.ShuH1245and couldnotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808findמָצָ֔אוּma.Tza.'uH4672them, theyreturnedוַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

21And itcameH1961topassוְעִבְר֤וּve.'iv.RuH5674,afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310they were departed, that theycameH1961upH5927outH5921of thewellמֵֽהַבְּאֵ֔רme.ha.be.'ErH875, andwentH5927andtoldוַיַּגִּ֖דוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046kingלַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732; and theysaidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559untoDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732,Ariseק֣וּמוּKu.muH6965ye, andpassH5674quicklyמְהֵרָה֙me.he.RahH4120over thewaterהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325: forthusכָ֛כָהKha.khahH3602hathAhithophelאֲחִיתֹֽפֶל׃'a.chi.To.felH302counselledagainstH5921youכִּי־ki-H3588.

22ThenDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732aroseוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971that were with him, and theypassedH5674overJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.DenH3383: by themorningהַבֹּ֗קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242lightא֣וֹר'orH216there lackednotH3808one of them that wasnotH3808goneH3808overJordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hai.yar.DenH3383.

23And whenAhithophelוַאֲחִיתֹ֣פֶלva.'a.chi.To.felH302sawרָאָ֗הra.'AhH7200that hiscounselעֲצָתוֹ֒a.tza.ToH6098wasnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808followed, hesaddledוַיַּחֲבֹ֣שׁvai.ya.cha.VoshH2280his ass, andaroseוַיָּ֜קָםvai.Ya.komH6965, and gat himhomeבֵּיתוֹ֙bei.ToH1004, unto hiscityעִיר֔וֹi.RoH5892, andsetH6965hishouseבֵּית֖וֹbei.ToH1004inorderוַיְצַ֥וvay.TzavH6680, and hangedhimselfH413; and hediedוַיָּ֕מָתvai.Ya.motH4191, and wasburiedוַיִּקָּבֵ֖רvai.yi.ka.VerH6912in the sepulchre of hisfatherאָבִֽיו׃ ס'a.VivH1.

24ThenDavidוְדָוִ֖דve.da.VidH1732cameבָּ֣אba'H935toMahanaimמַחֲנָ֑יְמָהma.cha.Na.ye.mahH4266. AndAbsalomוְאַבְשָׁלֹ֗םve.'av.sha.LomH53passedעָבַר֙'a.VarH5674overJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383, he andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605themenאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478with him.

25AndAbsalomאַבְשָׁלֹ֛ם'av.sha.LomH53setשָׂ֧םsamH7760Amasaעֲמָשָׂ֗א'a.ma.Sa'H6021over thehostהַצָּבָ֑אha.tza.Va'H6635insteadתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478ofJoabיוֹאָ֖בyo.'AvH3097.NowH935Amasaוַעֲמָשָׂ֣אva.'a.ma.Sa'H6021was thesonבֶן־ven-H1121of amanאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376,whoseאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834nameוּשְׁמוֹ֙u.she.MoH8034wasIthraיִתְרָ֣אyit.Ra'H3501theIsraeliteהַיִּשְׂרְאֵלִ֔יhai.yis.re.'e.LiH3481, thatwentH935in to Abigal thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofNahashנָחָ֔שׁna.ChashH5176,sisterאֲח֥וֹת'a.ChotH269toZeruiahצְרוּיָ֖הtze.ru.YahH6870Joab’sיוֹאָֽב׃yo.'AvH3097motherאֵ֥ם'emH517.

26AndIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478andAbsalomוְאַבְשָׁלֹ֔םve.'av.sha.LomH53pitchedוַיִּ֤חַןvai.Yi.chanH2583in thelandאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776ofGileadהַגִּלְעָֽד׃ סha.gil.'AdH1568.

27And itcameH935topassH935, whenDavidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732wascomeH935toMahanaimמַחֲנָ֑יְמָהma.cha.Na.ye.mahH4266, thatShobiוְשֹׁבִ֨יve.sho.ViH7629thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofNahashנָחָ֜שׁna.ChashH5176ofRabbahמֵרַבַּ֣תme.ra.BatH7237of thechildrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofAmmonעַמּ֗וֹןa.MonH5983, andMachirוּמָכִ֤ירu.ma.KhirH4353thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAmmielעַמִּיאֵל֙'a.mi.'ElH5988ofLo-debarH3810, andBarzillaiוּבַרְזִלַּ֥יu.var.zi.LaiH1271theGileaditeהַגִּלְעָדִ֖יha.gil.'a.DiH1569ofRogelimמֵרֹגְלִֽים׃me.ro.ge.LimH7274,

28broughtbedsמִשְׁכָּ֤בmish.KavH4904, and basons, and earthenvesselsוּכְלִ֣יu.khe.LiH3627, andwheatוְחִטִּ֥יםve.chi.TimH2406, andbarleyוּשְׂעֹרִ֖יםu.se.'o.RimH8184, andmealוְקֶ֣מַחve.Ke.machH7058, andparchedוְקָלִ֑יve.ka.LiH7039corn, andbeansוּפ֥וֹלu.FolH6321, andlentilsוַעֲדָשִׁ֖יםva.'a.da.ShimH5742, andparchedוְקָלִֽי׃ve.ka.LiH7039pulse,

29andhoneyוּדְבַ֣שׁu.de.VashH1706, andbutterוְחֶמְאָ֗הve.chem.'AhH2529, andsheepוְצֹאן֙ve.tzoNH6629, andcheeseוּשְׁפ֣וֹתu.she.FotH8194of kine, forDavidלְדָוִ֛דle.da.VidH1732, and for thepeopleוְלָעָ֥םve.la.'AmH5971that were with him, toeatלֶאֱכ֑וֹלle.'e.KholH398: for theysaidאָמְר֔וּ'a.me.RuH559, Thepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971ishungryרָעֵ֛בra.'EvH7457, andwearyוְעָיֵ֥ףve.'a.YefH5889, andthirstyוְצָמֵ֖אve.tza.Me'H6771, in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.BarH4057.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 17

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