Revised Version 1895

2 Samuel 2:1-11

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.

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