Revised Version 1895

2 Samuel 5

1Thencameוַיָּבֹ֜אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935allכָּל־kol-H3605thetribesשִׁבְטֵ֧יshiv.TeiH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478toDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732untoHebronחֶבְר֑וֹנָהchev.Ro.nahH2275, and spake,sayingH559,Beholdהִנְנ֛וּhi.NuH2005,weאֲנָֽחְנוּ׃'a.Na.che.nuH587are thyboneעַצְמְךָ֥'atz.me.KhaH6106and thyfleshוּֽבְשָׂרְךָ֖u.ve.sa.re.KhaH1320.

2In times past, whenSaulשָׁא֥וּלsha.'UlH7586waskingמֶ֙לֶךְ֙Me.lekhH4428overusH5921, it was thou that leddestoutהַמּוֹצִ֥יאha.mo.tzi'H3318and broughtest inIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: and theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to thee, Thou shaltfeedתִרְעֶ֤הtir.'EhH7462mypeopleעַמִּי֙'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and thou shalt beprinceלְנָגִ֖ידle.na.GidH5057overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

3SoH935allכָּל־kol-H3605theeldersזִקְנֵ֨יzik.NeiH2205ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478cameH935to thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428toHebronחֶבְר֔וֹנָהchev.Ro.nahH2275; andkingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֥דda.VidH1732madeוַיִּכְרֹ֣תvai.yikh.RotH3772acovenantבְּרִ֛יתbe.RitH1285with them inHebronבְּחֶבְר֖וֹןbe.chev.RonH2275beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: and theyanointedוַיִּמְשְׁח֧וּvai.yim.she.ChuH4886Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732kingלְמֶ֖לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

4Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732wasthirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםshe.lo.ShimH7970yearsשָׁנָ֛הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when he began toreignבְּמָלְכ֑וֹbe.ma.le.KhoH4427, and hereignedמָלָֽךְ׃ma.LakhH4427fortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141.

5InHebronבְּחֶבְרוֹן֙be.chev.rOnH2275hereignedמָלַ֣ךְma.LakhH4427overJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063sevenשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִ֖יםsha.NimH8141andsixוְשִׁשָּׁ֣הve.shi.ShahH8337mouths: and inJerusalemוּבִירוּשָׁלִַ֣םu.vi.ru.sha.LimH3389hereignedמָלַ֗ךְma.LakhH4427thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֤יםshe.lo.ShimH7970andthreeוְשָׁלֹשׁ֙ve.sha.LoshH7969yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141overallכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478andJudahוִיהוּדָֽה׃vi.hu.DahH3063.

6And thekingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and hismenH376wentH935toJerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389againstאֶל־'el-H413theJebusitesהַיְבֻסִ֖יhay.vu.SiH2983, theinhabitantsיוֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427of thelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776: which spake untoDavidלְדָוִ֤דle.da.VidH1732,sayingH559,Exceptאִם־'im-H518thoutakeH5493awayH5493theblindהַעִוְרִ֤יםha.'iv.RimH5787and the lame, thou shaltnotלֹא־lo'-H3808comeתָב֣וֹאta.Vo'H935in hither:thinkingH559,Davidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732cannotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808comeיָב֥וֹאya.Vo'H935in hither.

7NeverthelessDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732tookוַיִּלְכֹּ֣דvai.yil.KodH3920the strong hold ofZionצִיּ֑וֹןtzi.YonH6726; thesameהִ֖יאhi'H1931is thecityעִ֥יר'irH5892ofDavidדָּוִֽד׃da.VidH1732.

8AndDavidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559on thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117, Whosoever smiteth theJebusitesיְבֻסִי֙ye.vu.SiH2983,letH3808himgetH935upעַל־'al-H5921to the watercourse, andsmiteמַכֵּ֤הma.KehH5221thelameהַפִּסְחִים֙ha.pis.ChimH6455and theblindהַ֣עִוְרִ֔יםha.'iv.RimH5787, that arehatedשְׂנֻאֵ֖יse.novH8130ofDavid’sדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732soulנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315. Wherefore theysayיֹֽאמְר֔וּyo.me.RuH559, There are theblindעִוֵּ֣ר'i.VerH5787and thelameוּפִסֵּ֔חַu.fi.Se.achH6455; hecannotH3808comeH935intoאֶל־'el-H413thehouseהַבָּֽיִת׃ha.Ba.yitH1004.

9AndDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732dweltוַיֵּ֤שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in the strongholdH1004, andcalledוַיִּקְרָא־vai.yik.ra'-H7121it thecityעִ֣יר'irH5892ofDavidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732. AndDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732builtוַיִּ֤בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129roundסָבִ֔יבsa.VivH5439aboutH5439fromMilloהַמִּלּ֖וֹאha.mi.Lo'H4407andinwardH1004.

10AndDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732waxedgreaterH1419andgreaterH1419; for theLORDוַיהוָ֛הva.Yah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, was with him.

11AndHiramחִירָ֨םchi.RamH2438kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofTyreצֹ֥רtzorH6865sentוַ֠יִּשְׁלַחVai.yish.lachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִים֮mal.'a.KhimH4397toDavidדָּוִד֒da.VidH1732, andcedarאֲרָזִ֔ים'a.ra.ZimH730treesH6086, andcarpentersוְחָרָשֵׁ֣יve.cha.ra.SheiH2796, andmasonsוְחָֽרָשֵׁ֖יve.cha.ra.SheiH2796: and theybuiltוַיִּבְנֽוּ־vai.yiv.nu-H1129Davidלְדָוִֽד׃le.da.VidH1732anhouseבַ֖יִתVa.yitH1004.

12AndDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732perceivedוַיֵּ֣דַעvai.Ye.da'H3045that theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068hadestablishedהֱכִינ֧וֹhe.khi.NoH3559himkingלְמֶ֖לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and that he hadexaltedנִשֵּׂ֣אni.Se'H5375hiskingdomמַמְלַכְתּ֔וֹmam.lakh.ToH4467for hispeopleעַמּ֥וֹa.MoH5971Israel’sיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478sakeבַּעֲב֖וּרba.'a.VurH5668.

13AndDavidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732tookוַיִּקַּח֩vai.yi.KachH3947himmoreH5750concubinesפִּֽלַגְשִׁ֤יםpi.lag.ShimH6370andwivesוְנָשִׁים֙ve.na.ShimH802outH935ofJerusalemמִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םmi.Ru.sha.LimH3389,afterאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310he wascomeH935fromHebronמֵחֶבְר֑וֹןme.chev.RonH2275: and there were yetsonsבָּנִ֥יםba.NimH1121anddaughtersוּבָנֽוֹת׃u.va.NotH1323bornוַיִּוָּ֥לְדּוּvai.yi.Val.duH3205toDavidלְדָוִ֖דle.da.VidH1732.

14AndtheseH428be thenamesשְׁמ֛וֹתshe.MotH8034ofthoseH428that werebornהַיִּלֹּדִ֥יםhai.yi.lo.DimH3209unto him inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389;Shammuaשַׁמּ֣וּעַsha.Mu.a'H8051, andShobabוְשׁוֹבָ֔בve.sho.VavH7727, andNathanוְנָתָ֖ןve.na.TanH5416, andSolomonוּשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃u.she.lo.MohH8010,

15andIbharוְיִבְחָ֥רve.yiv.CharH2984, andElishuaוֶאֱלִישׁ֖וּעַve.'e.li.Shu.a'H474; andNephegוְנֶ֥פֶגve.Ne.fegH5298, andJaphiaוְיָפִֽיעַ׃ve.ya.Fi.a'H3309;

16andElishamaוֶאֱלִישָׁמָ֥עve.'e.li.sha.Ma'H476, andEliadaוְאֶלְיָדָ֖עve.'el.ya.Da'H450, andElipheletוֶאֱלִיפָֽלֶט׃ פve.'e.li.Fa.letH467.

17And when thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.lish.TimH6430heardוַיִּשְׁמְע֣וּvai.yish.me.'UH8085that they hadanointedמָשְׁח֨וּma.she.ChuH4886Davidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732kingלְמֶ֙לֶךְ֙le.Me.lekhH4428overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,allכָל־khol-H3605thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםpe.lish.TimH6430wentH5927upH5927toseekלְבַקֵּ֣שׁle.va.KeshH1245Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732; andDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֣עvai.yish.Ma'H8085of it, andwentH5927downוַיֵּ֖רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381to the hold.

18NowH935thePhilistinesוּפְלִשְׁתִּ֖יםu.fe.lish.TimH6430hadcomeH935andspreadוַיִּנָּטְשׁ֖וּvai.yi.na.te.ShuH5203themselves in thevalleyבְּעֵ֥מֶקbe.'E.mekH6010ofRephaimרְפָאִֽים׃re.fa.'ImH7497.

19AndDavidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732inquiredוַיִּשְׁאַ֨לvai.yish.'AlH7592of theLORDבַּֽיהוָה֙ba.Yah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Shall Igoהַאֶֽעֱלֶה֙ha.'e.'e.LehH5927upH5927againstH413thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430? wilt thoudeliverH5414themintoH413minehandבְּיָדִ֑יbe.ya.DiH3027? And theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732,Goעֲלֵ֔ה'a.LehH5927upH5927: for I willcertainlyכִּֽי־ki-H3588deliverH5414thePhilistinesהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםha.pe.lish.TimH6430intoH413thinehandבְּיָדֶֽךָ׃be.ya.De.khaH3027.

20AndDavidדָוִ֥דda.VidH1732cameוַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'H935toBaal-perazimH1188, andDavidדָּוִד֒da.VidH1732smoteוַיַּכֵּ֣םvai.ya.KemH5221them there; and hesaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, TheLORDיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068hathbrokenפָּרַ֨ץpa.RatzH6555mineenemiesאֹיְבַ֛י'o.ye.VaiH341beforeH6440meH6440, like thebreachכְּפֶ֣רֶץke.Fe.retzH6556ofwatersמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325. Therefore hecalledקָרָ֛אka.Ra'H7121thenameשֵֽׁם־shem-H8034of thatplaceהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725Baal-perazimH1188.

21And theyleftוַיַּעַזְבוּ־vai.ya.'az.vu-H5800theirimagesעֲצַבֵּיהֶ֑ם'a.tza.bei.HemH6091there, andDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732and hismenH376tookH5375themawayH5375.

22And thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםpe.lish.TimH6430cameH5927upH5927yetagainע֛וֹדodH5750, andspreadוַיִּנָּֽטְשׁ֖וּvai.yi.na.te.ShuH5203themselves in thevalleyבְּעֵ֥מֶקbe.'E.mekH6010ofRephaimרְפָאִֽים׃re.fa.'ImH7497.

23And whenDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732inquiredוַיִּשְׁאַ֤לvai.yish.'AlH7592of theLORDבַּֽיהוָ֔הba.Yah.wehH3068, hesaidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Thou shaltnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808goוּבָ֥אתָu.Va.taH935upתַעֲלֶ֑הta.'a.LehH5927:makeH5437acircuitH5437behindאַ֣חֲרֵיהֶ֔ם'a.cha.rei.HemH310them, andcomeH935uponH935them overagainstאֶל־'el-H413the mulberrytreesבְּכָאִֽים׃be.kha.'ImH1057.

24And it shall be, when thou hearest thesoundק֧וֹלKolH6963of marching in thetopsבְּרָאשֵׁ֥יbe.ra.SheiH7218of the mulberrytreesהַבְּכָאִ֖יםha.be.kha.'ImH1057, that then thou shalt bestir thyself: for then is theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068goneH3318outH3318beforeלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee tosmiteלְהַכּ֖וֹתle.ha.KotH5221thehostבְּמַחֲנֵ֥הbe.ma.cha.NehH4264of thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּֽים׃fe.lish.TimH6430.

25AndDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732didוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213soכֵּ֔ןKenH3651, as theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֖הוּtzi.Va.huH6680him; andsmoteוַיַּךְ֙vai.yaKhH5221thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430fromGebaמִגֶּ֖בַעmi.Ge.va'H1387untilעַד־'ad-H5704thoucomeבֹּאֲךָ֥bo.'a.KhaH935toGezerגָֽזֶר׃ פGa.zerH1507.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 5

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