Revised Version 1895

2 Samuel 4

1And when Ish-bosheth,Saul’sשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586sonבֶּן־ben-H1121,heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֣עvai.yish.Ma'H8085thatAbnerאַבְנֵר֙'av.NerH74wasdeadמֵ֤תmetH4191inHebronבְּחֶבְר֔וֹןbe.chev.RonH2275, hishandsיָדָ֑יוya.DavH3027becamefeebleוַיִּרְפּ֖וּvai.yir.PuH7503, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605theIsraelitesיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478were troubled.

2And Ish-bosheth,Saul’sשָׁא֟וּלsha.'UlH7586sonבֶן־ven-H1121, hadtwoוּשְׁנֵ֣יu.she.NeiH8147menH376that werecaptainsשָׂרֵֽי־sa.rei-H8269ofbandsגְדוּדִ֣יםge.du.DimH1416: thenameשֵׁם֩shemH8034of the one wasBaanahבַּֽעֲנָ֜הba.'a.NahH1196, and thenameוְשֵׁ֧םve.ShemH8034of theotherהָאֶחָ֨דha.'e.ChadH259Rechabרֵכָ֗בre.KhavH7394, thesonsבְּנֵ֛יbe.NeiH1121ofRimmonרִמּ֥וֹןri.MonH7417theBeerothiteהַבְּאֶֽרֹתִ֖יha.be.'e.ro.TiH886, of thechildrenמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121ofBenjaminבִנְיָמִ֑ןvin.ya.MinH1144: (forBeerothבְּאֵר֔וֹתbe.'e.RotH881also isreckonedתֵּחָשֵׁ֖בte.cha.ShevH2803toBenjaminבִּנְיָמִֽן׃bin.ya.MinH1144:

3and theBeerothitesהַבְּאֵרֹתִ֖יםha.be.'e.ro.TimH886fledוַיִּבְרְח֥וּvai.yiv.re.ChuH1272toGittaimגִּתָּ֑יְמָהgi.Ta.ye.mahH1664, and have been sojourners thereuntilעַ֖ד'adH5704thisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.)

4NowH1961Jonathanוְלִיהֽוֹנָתָן֙ve.li.ho.na.TanH3083,Saul’sשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586sonבֶּן־ben-H1121, had asonבֵּ֖ןbenH1121that was lame of hisfeetרַגְלָ֑יִםrag.La.yimH7272. He wasfiveחָמֵ֣שׁcha.MeshH2568yearsשָׁנִ֣יםsha.NimH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when thetidingsשְׁמֻעַת֩she.mu.'AtH8052cameH935ofSaulשָׁא֨וּלsha.'UlH7586andJonathanוִיהֽוֹנָתָ֜ןvi.ho.na.TanH3083outH935ofJezreelמִֽיִּזְרְעֶ֗אלmi.yiz.re.'ElH3157, and hisnurseאֹֽמַנְתּוֹ֙'o.man.ToH539tookH5375himupH5375, andfledוַתָּנֹ֔סva.ta.NosH5127: and itcameH935topassH935, as shemadeH1961hasteבְּחָפְזָ֥הּbe.cha.fe.ZahH2648tofleeלָנ֛וּסla.NusH5127, that hefellוַיִּפֹּ֥לvai.yi.PolH5307, andbecameH1961lame. And hisnameוּשְׁמ֥וֹu.she.MoH8034wasMephiboshethמְפִיבֹֽשֶׁת׃me.fi.Vo.shetH4648.

5And thesonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofRimmonרִמּ֤וֹןri.MonH7417theBeerothiteהַבְּאֵֽרֹתִי֙ha.be.'e.ro.TiH886,Rechabרֵכָ֣בre.KhavH7394andBaanahוּבַעֲנָ֔הu.va.'a.NahH1196,wentH935, andcameH935aboutאֶל־'el-H413theheatכְּחֹ֣םke.ChomH2527of thedayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117to thehouseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004ofIsh-boshethH378, as hetookאֵ֖ת'etH853hisrestשֹׁכֵ֔בsho.KhevH7901atnoonהַֽצָּהֳרָֽיִם׃Ha.tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672.

6And theycameבָּ֜אוּBa.'uH935thitherintoאֶל־'el-H413themidstתּ֤וֹךְTokhH8432of thehouseהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004, as though they would have fetchedwheatחִטִּ֔יםchi.TimH2406; and theysmoteוַיַּכֻּ֖הוּvai.ya.Ku.huH5221him in thebellyהַחֹ֑מֶשׁha.Cho.meshH2570: andRechabוְרֵכָ֛בve.re.KhavH7394andBaanahוּבַעֲנָ֥הu.va.'a.NahH1196hisbrotherאָחִ֖יו'a.ChivH251escapedנִמְלָֽטוּ׃nim.La.tuH4422.

7NowH935when theycameH935intoH935thehouseהַבַּ֗יִתha.Ba.yitH1004, as helayשֹׁכֵ֤בsho.KhevH7901on hisbedמִשְׁכָּב֔וֹmish.ka.VoH4904in his bedchamber, theysmoteH5221him, andslewH5221him, and beheaded him, andtookוַיִּקְחוּ֙vai.yik.ChuH3947hisheadH7218, andwentH935by thewayדֶּ֥רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of theArabahהָעֲרָבָ֖הha.'a.ra.VahH6160allכָּל־kol-H3605nightהַלָּֽיְלָה׃ha.La.ye.lahH3915.

8And theybroughtוַ֠יָּבִאוּVai.ya.vi.'uH935theheadרֹ֨אשׁroshH7218ofIsh-boshethH378untoDavidדָּוִד֮da.VidH1732toHebronחֶבְרוֹן֒chev.rOnH2275, andsaidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559to thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,Beholdהִנֵּֽה־hi.neh-H2009theheadרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218ofIsh-boshethH378thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586thineenemyאֹֽיִבְךָ֔'o.yiv.KhaH341,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834soughtבִּקֵּ֖שׁbi.KeshH1245thylifeנַפְשֶׁ֑ךָnaf.She.khaH5315; and theLORDH3068hathavengedנְקָמוֹת֙ne.ka.mOtH5360mylordH3068thekingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428thisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117ofSaulמִשָּׁא֖וּלmi.sha.'UlH7586, and of hisseedוּמִזַּרְעֽוֹ׃ סu.mi.zar.'OH2233.

9AndDavidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732answeredH559Rechabרֵכָ֣ב׀re.KhavH7394andBaanahבַּעֲנָ֣הba.'a.NahH1196hisbrotherאָחִ֗יו'a.ChivH251, thesonsבְּנֵ֛יbe.NeiH1121ofRimmonרִמּ֥וֹןri.MonH7417theBeerothiteהַבְּאֵֽרֹתִ֖יha.be.'e.ro.TiH886, andsaidH559unto them, As theLORDיְהוָ֕הYah.wehH3068liveth, who hathredeemedפָּדָ֥הpa.DahH6299mysoulנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315outH3605ofallH3605adversityצָרָֽה׃tza.RahH6869,

10when onetoldהַמַּגִּיד֩ha.ma.GidH5046meH5414,sayingלֵאמֹ֜רle.MorH559,Beholdהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009,Saulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586isdeadמֵ֣תmetH4191,thinkingH559to havebroughtH5414goodH1319tidingsH1319, Itookהָיָ֤הha.YahH1961holdוָאֹחֲזָ֣הva.'o.cha.ZahH270of him, andslewוָאֶהְרְגֵ֖הוּva.'eh.re.Ge.huH2026him inZiklagבְּצִֽקְלָ֑גbe.tzik.LagH6860,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834was therewardבְּשֹׂרָֽה׃be.so.RahH1309Igaveלְתִתִּי־le.ti.ti-H5414him for histidingsH1319.

11HowH637muchH637moreH4480, whenwickedרְשָׁעִ֗יםre.sha.'ImH7563menאִישׁ־'ish-H376haveslainהָרְג֧וּha.re.GuH2026arighteousצַדִּ֛יקtza.DikH6662personH376in hisownH376houseבְּבֵית֖וֹbe.vei.ToH1004uponעַל־'al-H5921hisbedמִשְׁכָּב֑וֹmish.ka.VoH4904, shall Inotהֲל֨וֹאha.Lo'H3808nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258requireאֲבַקֵּ֤שׁ'a.va.KeshH1245hisbloodדָּמוֹ֙da.MoH1818of yourhandמִיֶּדְכֶ֔םmi.yed.KhemH3027, and takeyouכִּֽי־ki-H3588awayH4480from theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776?

12AndDavidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732commandedוַיְצַו֩vay.TzavH6680hisyoungהַנְּעָרִ֜יםha.ne.'a.RimH5288menH5288, and theyslewוַיַּהַרְג֗וּםvai.ya.har.GumH2026them, andcutוַֽיְקַצְּצ֤וּvay.ka.tze.TzuH7112offH5921theirhandsיְדֵיהֶם֙ye.dei.HemH3027and theirfeetרַגְלֵיהֶ֔םrag.lei.HemH7272, andhangedוַיִּתְל֥וּvai.yit.LuH8518themupH5921besideH5921thepoolהַבְּרֵכָ֖הha.be.re.KhahH1295inHebronבְּחֶבְר֑וֹןbe.chev.RonH2275. But theytookלָקָ֔חוּla.Ka.chuH3947theheadרֹ֤אשׁroshH7218ofIsh-boshethH378, andburiedוַיִּקְבְּר֥וּvai.yik.be.RuH6912it in thegraveבְקֶֽבֶר־ve.ke.ver-H6913ofAbnerאַבְנֵ֖ר'av.NerH74inHebronבְּחֶבְרֽוֹן׃ פbe.chev.RonH2275.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 4

Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain