Revised Version 1895

2 Samuel 2

1And itcameH1961topassH1961afterאַֽחֲרֵי־'a.cha.rei-H310this, thatDavidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732inquiredוַיִּשְׁאַל֩vai.yish.'AlH7592of theLORDבַּֽיהוָ֤ה׀ba.Yah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹר֙le.MorH559, Shall Igoהַאֶעֱלֶ֗הha.'e.'e.LehH5927upH5927intoאֵלָ֖יו'e.LavH413anyבְּאַחַת֙be.'a.ChatH259of thecitiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063? And theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him,Goעֲלֵ֑ה'a.LehH5927upH5927. AndDavidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Whither shall Igoאֶעֱלֶ֖ה'e.'e.LehH5927upH5927? And hesaidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, UntoHebronחֶבְרֹֽנָה׃chev.Ro.nahH2275.

2SoH5927Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732wentH5927upH5927thither, and histwoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147wivesנָשָׁ֑יוna.ShavH802also,Ahinoamאֲחִינֹ֙עַם֙'a.chi.No.'amH293theJezreelitessH3159, andAbigailוַאֲבִיגַ֕יִלva.'a.vi.Ga.yilH26thewifeאֵ֖שֶׁת'E.shetH802ofNabalנָבָ֥לna.ValH5037theCarmeliteהַֽכַּרְמְלִֽי׃Ha.kar.me.LiH3761.

3And hismenאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376that were with himdidאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Davidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732bringH5927upH5927,everyH376manH376with hishouseholdוּבֵית֑וֹu.vei.ToH1004: and theydweltוַיֵּשְׁב֖וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427in thecitiesבְּעָרֵ֥יbe.'a.ReiH5892ofHebronחֶבְרֽוֹן׃chev.RonH2275.

4And themenH376ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063cameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935, and there theyanointedוַיִּמְשְׁחוּ־vai.yim.she.chu-H4886Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732kingלְמֶ֖לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428over thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063. And theytoldוַיַּגִּ֤דוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046Davidלְדָוִד֙le.da.VidH1732,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ThemenH376of Jabesh-gilead were they thatburiedקָבְר֖וּka.ve.RuH6912Saulשָׁאֽוּל׃ סsha.'UlH7586.

5AndDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֔יםmal.'a.KhimH4397unto themenH376of Jabesh-gilead, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them,Blessedבְּרֻכִ֤יםbe.ru.KhimH1288be ye of theLORDH3068, that ye have shewed thiskindnessהַחֶ֣סֶדha.Che.sedH2617unto yourlordH3068,evenאֹתֽוֹ׃'o.ToH853untoSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586, and haveburiedוַֽתִּקְבְּר֖וּva.tik.be.RuH6912him.

6Andnowוְעַתָּ֕הve.'a.TahH6258theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068shewkindnessH2617andtruthוֶאֱמֶ֑תve.'e.MetH571untoyouH834: and I also will requiteyouH834thiskindnessH2617,becauseH834ye havedoneH6213thisthingהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697.

7Nowוְעַתָּ֣ה׀ve.'a.TahH6258thereforeletH6258yourhandsיְדֵיכֶ֗םye.dei.KhemH3027bestrongתֶּחֱזַ֣קְנָהte.che.Zak.nahH2388, and be yevaliantחַ֔יִלCha.yilH2428: forSaulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586yourlordאֲדֹנֵיכֶ֣ם'a.do.nei.KhemH113isdeadמֵ֖תmetH4191, and also thehouseבֵית־veit-H1004ofJudahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063haveanointedמָשְׁח֧וּma.she.ChuH4886meעֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ פ'a.lei.HemH5921kingלְמֶ֖לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428over them.

8NowAbnerוְאַבְנֵ֣רve.'av.NerH74thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNerנֵ֔רNerH5369,captainשַׂר־sar-H8269ofSaul’sלְשָׁא֑וּלle.sha.'UlH7586hostצָבָ֖אtza.Va'H6635, hadtakenH3947Ish-boshethH378thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586, andbroughtH3947him over toMahanaimמַחֲנָֽיִם׃ma.cha.Na.yimH4266;

9and hemadeH3605himkingוַיַּמְלִכֵ֙הוּ֙vai.yam.li.Khe.huH4427overGileadהַגִּלְעָ֔דha.gil.'AdH1568, and over the Ashurites, and overJezreelיִזְרְעֶ֑אלyiz.re.'ElH3157, and overEphraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669, and overBenjaminבִּנְיָמִ֔ןbin.ya.MinH1144, and overallH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478.

10(Ish-boshethH378Saul’sשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586sonבֶּן־ben-H1121wasfortyאַרְבָּעִ֨ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָ֜הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when hebeganהָי֖וּha.YuH1961toreignבְּמָלְכוֹ֙be.ma.le.KhoH4427overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and hereignedמָלָ֑ךְma.LakhH4427twoוּשְׁתַּ֥יִםu.she.Ta.yimH8147yearsשָׁנִ֖יםsha.NimH8141.) But thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063followedאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310Davidדָוִֽד׃da.VidH1732.

11And the time thatDavidדָוִ֥דda.VidH1732waskingמֶ֛לֶךְMe.lekhH4428inHebronבְּחֶבְר֖וֹןbe.chev.RonH2275over thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063wassevenשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִ֖יםsha.NimH8141andsixוְשִׁשָּׁ֥הve.shi.ShahH8337monthsחֳדָשִֽׁים׃ סcho.da.ShimH2320.

12AndAbnerאַבְנֵ֣ר'av.NerH74thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNerנֵ֔רNerH5369, and theservantsוְעַבְדֵ֖יve.'av.DeiH5650ofIsh-boshethH378thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofSaulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586,wentH3318outH3318fromMahanaimמִֽמַּחֲנַ֖יִםmi.ma.cha.Na.yimH4266toGibeonגִּבְעֽוֹנָה׃giv.'o.nahH1391.

13AndJoabוְיוֹאָ֨בve.yo.'AvH3097thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZeruiahצְרוּיָ֜הtze.ru.YahH6870, and theservantsוְעַבְדֵ֤יve.'av.DeiH5650ofDavidדָוִד֙da.VidH1732,wentH3318outH3318, andmetוַֽיִּפְגְּשׁ֛וּםvai.yif.ge.ShumH6298them by thepoolבְּרֵכַ֥תbe.re.KhatH1295ofGibeonגִּבְע֖וֹןgiv.'onH1391; and theysatH3427downוַיֵּ֨שְׁב֜וּvai.Ye.she.VuH3427, the one on the onesideH2088of thepoolהַבְּרֵכָה֙ha.be.re.KhahH1295, and theotherH2088on theotherH2088sideH2088of thepoolהַבְּרֵכָ֖הha.be.re.KhahH1295.

14AndAbnerאַבְנֵר֙'av.NerH74saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toJoabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097,LetH4994theyoungהַנְּעָרִ֔יםha.ne.'a.RimH5288menH5288, IprayH4994thee,ariseיָק֤וּמוּya.Ku.muH6965andplayוִֽישַׂחֲק֖וּvi.sa.cha.KuH7832beforeלְפָנֵ֑ינוּle.fa.Nei.nuH6440usH4994. AndJoabיוֹאָ֖בyo.'AvH3097saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,LetH4994themariseיָקֻֽמוּ׃ya.Ku.muH6965.

15Then theyaroseH6965andwentH6965over bynumberבְמִסְפָּ֑רve.mis.ParH4557;twelveעָשָׂ֣ר'a.SarH6240forBenjaminלְבִנְיָמִ֗ןle.vin.ya.MinH1144, and forIsh-boshethH378thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586, andtwelveעָשָׂ֖ר'a.SarH6240of theservantsמֵעַבְדֵ֥יme.'av.DeiH5650ofDavidדָוִֽד׃da.VidH1732.

16And theycaughtוַֽיַּחֲזִ֜קוּvai.ya.cha.Zi.kuH2388everyH376one hisfellowH376by theheadבְּרֹ֣אשׁbe.RoshH7218, and thrust hisswordוְחַרְבּוֹ֙ve.char.BoH2719in his fellow’ssideבְּצַ֣דbe.TzadH6654;soH7121theyfellH5307downH5307togetherיַחְדָּ֑וyach.DavH3162: wherefore thatplaceלַמָּק֣וֹםla.ma.KomH4725wascalledוַיִּקְרָא֙vai.yik.Ra'H7121Helkath-hazzurimH2521,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834is inGibeonבְּגִבְעֽוֹן׃be.giv.'onH1391.

17And thebattleהַמִּלְחָמָ֛הha.mil.cha.MahH4421wasveryמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966sore thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117; andAbnerאַבְנֵר֙'av.NerH74wasbeatenוַיִּנָּ֤גֶףvai.yi.Na.gefH5062, and themenH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440theservantsעַבְדֵ֥י'av.DeiH5650ofDavidדָוִֽד׃da.VidH1732.

18And thethreeשְׁלֹשָׁה֙she.lo.ShahH7969sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofZeruiahצְרוּיָ֔הtze.ru.YahH6870were there,Joabיוֹאָ֥בyo.'AvH3097, andAbishaiוַאֲבִישַׁ֖יva.'a.vi.ShaiH52, andAsahelוַעֲשָׂהאֵ֑לva.'a.sa.h.'ElH6214: andAsahelוַעֲשָׂהאֵל֙va.'a.sa.h.'ElH6214was as light offootבְּרַגְלָ֔יוbe.rag.LavH7272as awildבַּשָּׂדֶֽה׃ba.sa.DehH7704roe.

19AndAsahelעֲשָׂהאֵ֖ל'a.sa.h.'ElH6214pursuedוַיִּרְדֹּ֥ףvai.yir.DofH7291afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310Abnerאַבְנֵ֑ר'av.NerH74; and in going heturnedנָטָ֣הna.TahH5186notH3808to therightהַיָּמִין֙hai.ya.MinH3225handH3225norH3808to theleftהַשְּׂמֹ֔אולha.se.MolH8040fromfollowingמֵאַחֲרֵ֖יme.'a.cha.ReiH310Abnerאַבְנֵֽר׃'av.NerH74.

20ThenAbnerאַבְנֵר֙'av.NerH74lookedוַיִּ֤פֶןvai.Yi.fenH6437behindאַֽחֲרָ֔יו'a.cha.RavH310him, andsaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Is it thou,Asahelעֲשָׂהאֵ֑ל'a.sa.h.'ElH6214? And heansweredוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, It is I.

21AndAbnerאַבְנֵ֗ר'av.NerH74saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him,Turnלָס֖וּרla.SurH5493theeasideH5493to thyrightיְמִֽינְךָ֙ye.mi.ne.KhaH3225handH3225or to thyleftשְׂמֹאלֶ֔ךָse.mo.Le.khaH8040, andlayH270theeholdH270on one of theyoungמֵֽהַנְּעָרִ֔יםme.ha.ne.'a.RimH5288menH5288, andtakeוְקַח־ve.kach-H3947thee his armour. ButAsahelעֲשָׂהאֵ֔ל'a.sa.h.'ElH6214wouldnotוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808turnH5493asideH5493fromfollowingמֵאַחֲרָֽיו׃me.'a.cha.RavH310of him.

22AndAbnerאַבְנֵ֗ר'av.NerH74saidלֵאמֹר֙le.MorH559againע֣וֹדodH5750toAsahelעֲשָׂהאֵ֔ל'a.sa.h.'ElH6214,Turnס֥וּרsurH5493theeasideH5493fromfollowingמֵאַֽחֲרָ֑יme.'a.cha.RaiH310meH413: wherefore should Ismiteאַכֶּ֙כָּה֙'ak.Ke.kahH5221thee to thegroundאַ֔רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776?howלָ֤מָּהLa.mahH4100then should I holdupאֶשָּׂ֣א'e.Sa'H5375myfaceפָנַ֔יfa.NaiH6440toJoabיוֹאָ֖בyo.'AvH3097thybrotherאָחִֽיךָ׃'a.Chi.khaH251?

23Howbeit herefusedוַיְמָאֵ֣ןvay.ma.'EnH3985toturnלָס֗וּרla.SurH5493asideH5493: whereforeAbnerאַבְנֵר֩'av.NerH74with the hinderendבְּאַחֲרֵ֨יbe.'a.cha.ReiH310of thespearהַחֲנִ֜יתha.cha.NitH2595smoteH5221him in thebellyהַחֹ֗מֶשׁha.Cho.meshH2570, that thespearהַֽחֲנִית֙ha.cha.NitH2595cameH935outוַתֵּצֵ֤אva.te.Tze'H3318behindמֵאַחֲרָ֔יוme.'a.cha.RavH310him; and hefellוַיִּפָּל־vai.yi.pol-H5307downH5221there, anddiedוַיָּ֣מָתvai.Ya.motH4191in the sameplaceהַמָּקוֹם֩ha.ma.kOmH4725: and itcameH935topassH935, that as many ascameH935to theplaceH4725whereאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Asahelעֲשָׂהאֵ֛ל'a.sa.h.'ElH6214fellנָ֨פַלNa.falH5307downH5221anddiedוַיָּמֹ֖תvai.ya.MotH4191stoodH5975stillוַֽיַּעֲמֹֽדוּ׃Vai.ya.'a.Mo.duH5975.

24ButJoabיוֹאָ֥בyo.'AvH3097andAbishaiוַאֲבִישַׁ֖יva.'a.vi.ShaiH52pursuedוַֽיִּרְדְּפ֛וּvai.yir.de.FuH7291afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310Abnerאַבְנֵ֑ר'av.NerH74: and thesunוְהַשֶּׁ֣מֶשׁve.ha.She.meshH8121wentבָּ֔אָהBa.'ahH935downH1870when they werecomeבָּ֚אוּBa.'uH935to thehillגִּבְעַ֣תgiv.'AtH1389of Ammah, that liethbeforeפְּנֵי־pe.nei-H6440Giahגִ֔יחַGi.achH1520by thewayדֶּ֖רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of thewildernessמִדְבַּ֥רmid.BarH4057ofGibeonגִּבְעֽוֹן׃giv.'onH1391.

25And thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofBenjaminבִנְיָמִן֙vin.ya.MinH1144gatheredוַיִּֽתְקַבְּצ֤וּvai.yit.ka.be.TzuH6908themselvesH310togetherH259afterH310Abnerאַבְנֵ֔ר'av.NerH74, andbecameוַיִּהְי֖וּvai.yih.YuH1961onebandלַאֲגֻדָּ֣הla.'a.gu.DahH92, andstoodוַיַּ֣עַמְד֔וּvai.Ya.'am.DuH5975on thetopרֹאשׁ־rosh-H7218of anhillגִּבְעָ֖הgiv.'AhH1389.

26ThenAbnerאַבְנֵ֜ר'av.NerH74calledוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121toJoabיוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvH3097, andsaidH559, Shall theswordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719devourתֹּ֣אכַלTo.khalH398foreverH7725? knowest thounotH3808that it will bebitternessמָרָ֥הma.RahH4751in thelatterבָּאַחֲרוֹנָ֑הba.'a.cha.ro.NahH314endהֲלָנֶ֙צַח֙ha.la.Ne.tzachH5331?howמָתַי֙ma.TaiH4970longוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704shall it be then, ere thou bid thepeopleלָעָ֔םla.'AmH5971returnH7725fromfollowingמֵאַחֲרֵ֥יme.'a.cha.ReiH310theirbrethrenאֲחֵיהֶֽם׃'a.chei.HemH251?

27AndJoabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, AsGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430liveth,ifH3588thou hadstnotH3588spokenדִּבַּ֑רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696,surelyH3588then in themorningמֵֽהַבֹּ֙קֶר֙me.ha.Bo.kerH1242thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971hadgoneנַעֲלָ֣הna.'a.LahH5927awayH310, norfollowedH310everyאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376one hisbrotherאָחִֽיו׃'a.ChivH251.

28SoH3808Joabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097blewוַיִּתְקַ֤עvai.yit.Ka'H8628thetrumpetבַּשּׁוֹפָ֔רba.sho.FarH7782, andallH3605thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971stoodוַיַּֽעַמְדוּ֙vai.ya.'am.DuH5975stillH5750, andpursuedיִרְדְּפ֥וּyir.de.FuH7291afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478noH3808moreH5750,neitherH3808foughtלְהִלָּחֵֽם׃le.hi.la.ChemH3898theyanyH3605moreH5750.

29AndAbnerוְאַבְנֵ֣רve.'av.NerH74and hismenH376wentהָֽלְכוּ֙ha.le.KhuH1980allכֹּ֖לkolH3605thatnightהַלַּ֣יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915throughH5674theArabahבָּֽעֲרָבָ֔הba.'a.ra.VahH6160; and theypassedH5674overJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֗ןhai.yar.DenH3383, andwentוַיֵּֽלְכוּ֙vai.ye.le.KhuH1980throughH5674allכָּל־kol-H3605Bithron, andcameוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935toMahanaimמַחֲנָֽיִם׃ma.cha.Na.yimH4266.

30AndJoabוְיוֹאָ֗בve.yo.'AvH3097returnedשָׁ֚בShavH7725fromfollowingמֵאַחֲרֵ֣יme.'a.cha.ReiH310Abnerאַבְנֵ֔ר'av.NerH74: and when he hadgatheredוַיִּקְבֹּ֖ץvai.yik.BotzH6908allכָּל־kol-H3605thepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971togetherH6908, there lacked ofDavid’sדָוִ֛דda.VidH1732servantsמֵעַבְדֵ֥יme.'av.DeiH5650nineteenעָשָׂ֥ר'a.SarH6240menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376andAsahelH6214.

31But theservantsוְעַבְדֵ֣יve.'av.DeiH5650ofDavidדָוִ֗דda.VidH1732hadsmittenהִכּוּ֙hi.KuH5221ofBenjaminמִבִּנְיָמִ֔ןmi.bin.ya.MinH1144, and ofAbner’sאַבְנֵ֑ר'av.NerH74menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376,soH4191thatthreeשְׁלֹשׁ־she.losh-H7969hundredמֵא֧וֹתme.'otH3967and threescoremenH376diedH4191.

32And theytookH5375upH5375Asahelעֲשָׂהאֵ֔ל'a.sa.h.'ElH6214, andburiedוַֽיִּקְבְּרֻ֙הוּ֙vai.yik.be.Ru.huH6912him in the sepulchre of hisfatherאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1,whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834was in Beth-lehem. AndJoabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097and hismenH376wentH376allכָל־khol-H3605nightהַלַּ֗יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915, and the day brake upon them atHebronבְּחֶבְרֽוֹן׃be.chev.RonH2275.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 2

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