Revised Version 1895

2 Samuel 2:8-17

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.

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