Revised Version 1895

2 Samuel 8

1Andafterאַֽחֲרֵי־'a.cha.rei-H310this itcameH1961topassH1961, thatDavidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732smoteוַיַּ֥ךְvai.YakhH5221thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםpe.lish.TimH6430, andsubduedוַיַּכְנִיעֵ֑םvai.yakh.ni.'EmH3665them: andDavidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732tookוַיִּקַּ֥חvai.yi.KachH3947the bridle of the mother cityoutH3027of thehandמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃pe.lish.TimH6430.

2And hesmoteH5221Moabמוֹאָ֗בmo.'AvH4124, andmeasuredוַֽיְמַדְּדֵ֤םvay.ma.de.DemH4058them with thelineH2256, making them tolieהַשְׁכֵּ֣בhash.KevH7901downH5221on thegroundאַ֔רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776; and hemeasuredוַיְמַדֵּ֤דvay.ma.DedH4058twoשְׁנֵֽי־she.nei-H8147lines toputלְהָמִ֔יתle.ha.MitH4191todeathH4191, and onefullוּמְלֹ֥אu.me.Lo'H4393fineH1961to keepaliveלְהַחֲי֑וֹתle.ha.cha.YotH2421. And theMoabitesמוֹאָב֙mo.'AvH4124becameH1961servantsלַעֲבָדִ֖יםla.'a.va.DimH5650toDavidלְדָוִ֔דle.da.VidH1732, andbroughtנֹשְׂאֵ֥יno.se.'EiH5375presentsמִנְחָֽה׃min.ChahH4503.

3Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732smoteוַיַּ֣ךְvai.YakhH5221alsoHadadezerהֲדַדְעֶ֥זֶרha.dad.'E.zerH1909thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofRehobרְחֹ֖בre.ChoH7340,kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofZobahצוֹבָ֑הtzo.VahH6678, as hewentלְהָשִׁ֥יבle.ha.ShivH7725to recover his dominion at theRiverבִּֽנְהַר־פְּרָֽת׃bin.har-pe.RatH5104.

4AndDavidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732tookוַיִּלְכֹּ֨דvai.yil.KodH3920from him athousandאֶ֤לֶף'E.lefH505andsevenוּשְׁבַע־u.she.va'-H7651hundredמֵאוֹת֙me.'OtH3967horsemenפָּרָשִׁ֔יםpa.ra.ShimH6571, andtwentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֥יםve.'es.RimH6242thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505footmenרַגְלִ֑יrag.LiH7273: andDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732houghedallכָּל־kol-H3605thechariotהָרֶ֔כֶבha.Re.khevH7393horsesH6571, butreservedוַיּוֹתֵ֥רvai.yo.TerH3498of them for anhundredמֵ֥אָהMe.'ahH3967chariotsרָֽכֶב׃Ra.khevH7393.

5And when the Syrians ofDamascusדַּמֶּ֔שֶׂקda.Me.sekH1834cameוַתָּבֹא֙va.ta.Vo'H935to succourHadadezerלַהֲדַדְעֶ֖זֶרla.ha.dad.'E.zerH1909kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofZobahצוֹבָ֑הtzo.VahH6678,Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732smoteוַיַּ֤ךְvai.YakhH5221of the Syrianstwoוּשְׁנַ֥יִםu.she.Na.yimH8147andtwentyעֶשְׂרִֽים־'es.rim-H6242thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505menאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376.

6ThenDavidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732putוַיָּ֨שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760garrisonsנְצִבִים֙ne.tzi.VimH5333inSyriaH758ofDamascusדַּמֶּ֔שֶׂקda.Me.sekH1834: and the Syriansbecameוַתְּהִ֤יva.te.HiH1961servantsלַעֲבָדִ֖יםla.'a.va.DimH5650toDavidלְדָוִ֔דle.da.VidH1732, andbroughtH1980presentsמִנְחָ֑הmin.ChahH4503. And theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068gaveH7760victoryוַיֹּ֤שַׁעvai.Yo.sha'H3467toDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732whithersoever hewentH1980.

7AndDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947theshieldsשִׁלְטֵ֣יshil.TeiH7982ofgoldהַזָּהָ֔בha.za.HavH2091that were on theservantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650ofHadadezerהֲדַדְעָ֑זֶרha.dad.'A.zerH1909, andbroughtוַיְבִיאֵ֖םvay.vi.'EmH935them toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

8And fromBetahוּמִבֶּ֥טַחu.mi.Be.tachH984and from Berothai,citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892ofHadadezerהֲדַדְעָ֑זֶרha.dad.'A.zerH1909,kingהַמֶּ֧לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732tookלָקַ֞חla.KachH3947exceedingמְאֹֽד׃ סme.'OdH3966muchהַרְבֵּ֥הhar.BehH7235brassנְחֹ֖שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178.

9And whenToiתֹּ֖עִיTo.'iH8583kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofHamathחֲמָ֑תcha.MatH2574heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֕עvai.yish.Ma'H8085thatDavidדָוִ֔דda.VidH1732hadsmittenהִכָּ֣הhi.KahH5221allכָּל־kol-H3605thehostH2426ofHadadezerהֲדַדְעָֽזֶר׃ha.dad.'A.zerH1909,

10thenToiתֹּ֣עִיTo.'iH8583sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971Joramיֽוֹרָם־yo.rom-H3141hissonבְּנ֣וֹbe.NoH1121untokingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ־ha.Me.lekh-H4428Davidדָּ֠וִדDa.vidH1732, tosaluteH1288him, and toblessוּֽלְבָרֲכ֗וֹu.le.va.ra.KhoH1288him,becauseכִּי־ki-H3588he hadfoughtנִלְחַ֤םnil.ChamH3898againstעַל֩'alH5921Hadadezerבַּהֲדַדְעֶ֙זֶר֙ba.ha.dad.'E.zerH1909andsmittenוַיַּכֵּ֔הוּvai.ya.Ke.huH5221him: forHadadezerהֲדַדְעָ֑זֶרha.dad.'A.zerH1909hadwarsמִלְחֲמ֥וֹתmil.cha.MotH4421withToiתֹּ֖עִיTo.'iH8583. AndJoramH3141broughtH1961with himvesselsכְּלֵֽי־ke.lei-H3627ofsilverכֶ֥סֶףKhe.sefH3701, andvesselsוּכְלֵֽי־u.khe.lei-H3627ofgoldזָהָ֖בza.HavH2091, andvesselsוּכְלֵ֥יu.khe.LeiH3627ofbrassנְחֹֽשֶׁת׃ne.Cho.shetH5178:

11TheseH3605alsodidאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834kingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732dedicateהִקְדִּ֛ישׁhik.DishH6942unto theLORDלַֽיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068, with thesilverהַכֶּ֤סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701andgoldוְהַזָּהָב֙ve.ha.za.HavH2091that hededicatedהִקְדִּ֔ישׁhik.DishH6942ofallH3605thenationsהַגּוֹיִ֖םha.go.YimH1471whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834hesubduedכִּבֵּֽשׁ׃ki.BeshH3533;

12ofSyriaמֵאֲרָ֤םme.'a.RamH758, and ofMoabוּמִמּוֹאָב֙u.mi.mo.'AvH4124, and of thechildrenוּמִבְּנֵ֣יu.mi.be.NeiH1121ofAmmonעַמּ֔וֹןa.MonH5983, and of thePhilistinesוּמִפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםu.mi.pe.lish.TimH6430, and ofAmalekוּמֵֽעֲמָלֵ֑קu.me.'a.ma.LekH6002, and of thespoilוּמִשְּׁלַ֛לu.mi.she.LalH7998ofHadadezerהֲדַדְעֶ֥זֶרha.dad.'E.zerH1909,sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofRehobרְחֹ֖בre.ChoH7340,kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofZobahצוֹבָֽה׃tzo.VahH6678.

13AndDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732gat him anameשֵׁ֔םShemH8034when hereturnedבְּשֻׁב֕וֹbe.shu.VoH7725fromsmitingמֵהַכּוֹת֥וֹme.ha.ko.ToH5221of the Syrians in theValleyבְּגֵיא־be.gei'-H1516ofSaltמֶ֑לַחMe.lachH4417,evenאֶת־'et-H853eighteenעָשָׂ֖ר'a.SarH6240thousandאָֽלֶף׃'A.lefH505menוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213.

14And heputוַיָּ֨שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760garrisonsנְצִבִ֗יםne.tzi.VimH5333inEdomבֶּאֱד֜וֹםbe.'e.DomH123;throughoutבְּכָל־be.kholH3605allכָל־khol-H3605Edomאֱדוֹם֙'e.dOmH123putשָׂ֣םsamH7760hegarrisonsנְצִבִ֔יםne.tzi.VimH5333, andallבְּכֹ֖לbe.KholH3605theEdomitesאֱד֖וֹם'e.DomH123becameוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961servantsעֲבָדִ֣ים'a.va.DimH5650toDavidלְדָוִ֑דle.da.VidH1732. And theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068gaveH7760victoryוַיּ֤וֹשַׁעvai.Yo.o.sha'H3467toDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732whithersoever hewentהָלָֽךְ׃ha.LakhH1980.

15AndDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427overallכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478; andDavidדָוִ֗דda.VidH1732executedjudgmentH4941andjusticeמִשְׁפָּ֥טmish.PatH4941untoallלְכָל־le.kholH3605hispeopleעַמּֽוֹ׃a.MoH5971.

16AndJoabוְיוֹאָ֥בve.yo.'AvH3097thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZeruiahצְרוּיָ֖הtze.ru.YahH6870was over thehostהַצָּבָ֑אha.tza.Va'H6635; andJehoshaphatוִיהוֹשָׁפָ֥טvi.ho.sha.FatH3092thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAhiludאֲחִיל֖וּד'a.chi.LudH286wasrecorderמַזְכִּֽיר׃maz.KirH2142:

17andZadokוְצָד֧וֹקve.tza.DokH6659thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAhitubאֲחִיט֛וּב'a.chi.TuvH285, andAhimelechוַאֲחִימֶ֥לֶךְva.'a.chi.Me.lekhH288thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAbiatharאֶבְיָתָ֖ר'ev.ya.TarH54, werepriestsכֹּהֲנִ֑יםko.ha.NimH3548; andSeraiahוּשְׂרָיָ֖הu.se.ra.YahH8304wasscribeסוֹפֵֽר׃so.FerH5608;

18andBenaiahוּבְנָיָ֙הוּ֙u.ve.na.Ya.huH1141thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJehoiadaיְה֣וֹיָדָ֔עye.Ho.ya.Da'H3077was over theCherethitesוְהַכְּרֵתִ֖יve.ha.ke.re.TiH3774and thePelethitesוְהַפְּלֵתִ֑יve.ha.pe.le.TiH6432; andDavid’sדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732sonsוּבְנֵ֥יu.ve.NeiH1121werepriestsכֹּהֲנִ֥יםko.ha.NimH3548.

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