Revised Webster's Bible
2 Samuel 17
1MoreoverAhithophelאֲחִיתֹ֖פֶל'a.chi.To.felH302saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toAbsalomאַבְשָׁלֹ֑ם'av.sha.LomH53, Let me now chooseoutאֶבְחֲרָ֣ה'ev.cha.RahH977twelveשְׁנֵים־ עָשָׂ֥רshe.neim- 'a.SarH8147H6240thousandאֶ֙לֶף֙'e.lefH505menאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376, and I willariseוְאָק֛וּמָהve.'a.Ku.mahH6965andpursueוְאֶרְדְּפָ֥הve.'er.de.FahH7291afterאַחֲרֵי־'a.cha.rei-H310Davidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732thisnightהַלָּֽיְלָה׃ha.La.ye.lahH3915:
2And I willcomeוְאָב֣וֹאve.'a.Vo'H935upon him while he iswearyיָגֵ֙עַ֙ya.Ge.a'H3023andweakוּרְפֵ֣הu.re.PehH7504handedיָדַ֔יִםya.Da.yimH3027, and will make himafraidוְהַֽחֲרַדְתִּ֣יve.ha.cha.rad.TiH2729: and all thepeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971that are with him shallfleeוְנָ֖סve.NasH5127; and I willsmiteוְהִכֵּיתִ֥יve.hi.kei.TiH5221thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428only:
6And whenHushaiחוּשַׁי֮chu.ShaiH2365hadcomeוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935toAbsalomאַבְשָׁלוֹם֒'av.sha.lOmH53,Absalomאַבְשָׁל֨וֹם'av.sha.LomH53spokeוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559to him,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Ahithophelאֲחִיתֹ֔פֶל'a.chi.To.felH302hathspokenדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696after thismannerכַּדָּבָ֤רka.da.VarH1697: shall wedoהֲנַעֲשֶׂ֖הha.na.'a.SehH6213after hissayingדְּבָר֑וֹde.va.RoH1697? if not;speakדַבֵּֽר׃ סda.BerH1696thou.
8For,saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Hushaiחוּשַׁ֗יchu.ShaiH2365, thouknowestיָ֠דַעְתָּYa.da'.taH3045thyfatherאָבִ֨יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1and hismenאֲנָשָׁ֜יו'a.na.ShavH582, that they are mightymenגִבֹּרִ֣יםgi.bo.RimH1368, and they arechafedוּמָרֵ֥יu.ma.ReiH4751in theirmindsנֶ֙פֶשׁ֙ne.feshH5315, as abearכְּדֹ֥בke.DoH1677robbedשַׁכּ֖וּלsha.KulH7909of her whelps in thefieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֑הba.sa.DehH7704: and thyfatherוְאָבִ֙יךָ֙ve.'a.Vi.khaH1is amanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofwarמִלְחָמָ֔הmil.cha.MahH4421, and will notlodgeיָלִ֖יןya.LinH3885with thepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.
9Behold, he ishidנֶחְבָּא֙nech.Ba'H2244now insomeבְּאַחַ֣תbe.'a.ChatH259pitהַפְּחָתִ֔יםha.pe.cha.TimH6354, or insomeבְּאַחַ֣דbe.'a.ChadH259otherplaceהַמְּקוֹמֹ֑תha.me.ko.MotH4725: and it will come to pass, when some of them areoverthrownכִּנְפֹ֤לkin.FolH5307at thefirstבַּתְּחִלָּ֔הba.te.chi.LahH8462, thatwhoeverוְשָׁמַ֤עve.sha.Ma'H8085hearethהַשֹּׁמֵ֙עַ֙ha.sho.Me.a'H8085it willsayוְאָמַ֔רve.'a.MarH559, There is aslaughterמַגֵּפָ֔הma.ge.FahH4046among thepeopleבָּעָ֕םba.'AmH5971thatfollowאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310Absalomאַבְשָׁלֹֽם׃'av.sha.LomH53.
10And he also that isvaliantבֶּן־ חַ֗יִלben- Cha.yilH1121H2428, whoseheartלִבּ֛וֹli.BoH3820is as theheartכְּלֵ֥בke.LevH3820of alionהָאַרְיֵ֖הha.'ar.YehH738, shallutterlyהִמֵּ֣סhi.MesH4549meltיִמָּ֑סyi.MasH4549: for allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478knowethיֹדֵ֤עַyo.De.a'H3045that thyfatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1is a mightymanגִבּ֣וֹרgi.BorH1368, and they who are with him arevaliantחַ֖יִלCha.yilH2428menוּבְנֵי־u.ve.nei-H1121.
11Therefore Icounselיָעַ֗צְתִּיya.'Atz.tiH3289that allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478should begenerallyהֵ֠אָסֹףHe.'a.sofH622gatheredיֵאָסֵ֨ףye.'a.SefH622to thee, fromDanמִדָּן֙mi.DanH1835even toBeershebaH884, as thesandכַּח֥וֹלka.CholH2344that is by theseaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220formultitudeלָרֹ֑בla.RoH7230; and that thou shouldestgoהֹלְכִ֖יםho.le.KhimH1980tobattleבַּקְרָֽב׃bak.RavH7128in thy ownpersonוּפָנֶ֥יךָu.fa.Nei.khaH6440.
12So shall wecomeוּבָ֣אנוּu.Va.nuH935upon him insomeבְּאַחַ֤דbe.'a.chatH259placeהַמְּקוֹמֹת֙ha.me.ko.MotH4725where he shall befoundנִמְצָ֣אnim.Tza'H4672, and we willlightH5168upon him as thedewהַטַּ֖לha.TalH2919fallethיִפֹּ֥לyi.PolH5307on thegroundהָאֲדָמָ֑הha.'a.da.MahH127: and of him and of all themenהָאֲנָשִׁ֥יםha.'a.na.ShimH582that are with him there shall not beleftנ֥וֹתַרNo.tarH3498so muchasגַּם־gam-H1571oneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259.
13Moreover,ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518he shall haveenteredיֵֽאָסֵ֔ףye.'a.SefH622into acityעִיר֙'irH5892, then shall allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478bringוְהִשִּׂ֧יאוּve.hi.Si.'uH5375ropesחֲבָלִ֑יםcha.va.LimH2256to thatcityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892, and we willdrawוְסָחַ֤בְנוּve.sa.Chav.nuH5498it into theriverהַנַּ֔חַלha.Na.chalH5158, until there is notoneגַּם־gam-H1571smallstoneצְרֽוֹר׃ פtze.RorH6872foundנִמְצָ֥אnim.Tza'H4672there.
14AndAbsalomאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙'av.sha.lOmH53and all themenאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Thecounselעֲצַת֙'a.TzatH6098ofHushaiחוּשַׁ֣יchu.ShaiH2365theArchiteהָאַרְכִּ֔יha.'ar.KiH757isbetterטוֹבָ֗הto.VahH2896than thecounselמֵעֲצַ֖תme.'a.TzatH6098ofAhithophelאֲחִיתֹ֑פֶל'a.chi.To.felH302. For theLORDוַיהוָ֣הva.Yah.wehH3068hadappointedצִוָּ֗הtzi.VahH6680todefeatלְהָפֵ֞רle.ha.FerH6565thegoodהַטּוֹבָ֔הha.to.VahH2896counselעֲצַ֤ת'a.TzatH6098ofAhithophelאֲחִיתֹ֙פֶל֙'a.chi.To.felH302, to theintentלְבַעֲב֗וּרle.va.'a.VurH5668that theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068mightbringהָבִ֧יאha.Vi'H935evilהָרָעָֽה׃ סha.ra.'AhH7451uponAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֖וֹם'av.sha.LomH53.
15Thensaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Hushaiחוּשַׁ֗יchu.ShaiH2365toZadokצָד֤וֹקtza.DokH6659and toAbiatharאֶבְיָתָר֙'ev.ya.TarH54thepriestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548, Thus and thus didAhithophelאֲחִיתֹ֙פֶל֙'a.chi.To.felH302counselיָעַ֤ץya.'AtzH3289Absalomאַבְשָׁלֹ֔ם'av.sha.LomH53and theeldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478; and thus and thus have Icounselledיָעַ֥צְתִּיya.'Atz.tiH3289.
16Now thereforesendשִׁלְח֣וּshil.ChuH7971quicklyמְהֵרָה֩me.he.RahH4120, andtellוְהַגִּ֨ידוּve.ha.Gi.duH5046Davidלְדָוִ֜דle.da.VidH1732,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Lodgeתָּ֤לֶןTa.lenH3885not thisnightהַלַּ֙יְלָה֙ha.Lay.lahH3915in theplainsבְּעַֽרְב֣וֹתbe.'ar.VotH6160H5679of thewildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֔רha.mid.BarH4057, butspeedilyעָב֣וֹרa.VorH5674passoverתַּעֲב֑וֹרta.'a.VorH5674; lest thekingלַמֶּ֔לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428be swallowedupיְבֻלַּ֣עye.vu.La'H1104, and all thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971that are with him.
17NowJonathanוִיהוֹנָתָ֨ןvi.ho.na.TanH3083andAhimaazוַאֲחִימַ֜עַץva.'a.chi.Ma.'atzH290stayedעֹמְדִ֣ים'o.me.DimH5975byEnrogelH5883; for theymightיוּכְל֛וּyu.khe.LuH3201not beseenלְהֵרָא֖וֹתle.he.ra.'otH7200tocomeלָב֥וֹאla.Vo'H935into thecityהָעִֽירָה׃ha.'I.rahH5892: and amaidservantהַשִּׁפְחָה֙ha.shif.ChahH8198wentH1980andtoldוְהִגִּ֣ידָהve.hi.Gi.dahH5046them; and theywentH3212andtoldוְהִגִּ֖ידוּve.hi.Gi.duH5046kingלַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732.
18Nevertheless aladנַ֔עַרNa.'arH5288sawוַיַּ֤רְאvai.Yar'H7200them, andtoldוַיַּגֵּ֖דvai.ya.GedH5046Absalomלְאַבְשָׁלֹ֑םle.'av.sha.LomH53: but theywentH3212bothשְׁנֵיהֶ֨םshe.nei.HemH8147of them awayquicklyמְהֵרָ֜הme.he.RahH4120, andcameוַיָּבֹ֣אוּ׀vai.ya.Vo.'uH935to thehouseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004of amanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376inBahurimבְּבַחוּרִ֗יםbe.va.chu.RimH980, who had awellבְאֵ֛רve.'ErH875in hiscourtבַּחֲצֵר֖וֹba.cha.tze.RoH2691; intowhichשָֽׁם׃ShamH8033theydescendedוַיֵּ֥רְדוּvai.Ye.re.duH3381.
19And thewomanהָאִשָּׁ֗הha.'i.ShahH802tookוַתִּקַּ֣חva.ti.KachH3947andspreadוַתִּפְרֹ֤שׂva.tif.RosH6566acoveringהַמָּסָךְ֙ha.ma.soKhH4539over thewell’sהַבְּאֵ֔רha.be.'ErH875mouthפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440, andspreadוַתִּשְׁטַ֥חva.tish.TachH7849groundgrainהָֽרִפ֑וֹתha.ri.FotH7383on it; and thethingדָּבָֽר׃da.VarH1697was notknownנוֹדַ֖עno.Da'H3045.
20And whenAbsalom’sאַבְשָׁל֨וֹם'av.sha.LomH53servantsעַבְדֵי֩'av.DeiH5650cameוַיָּבֹ֣אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to thewomanהָאִשָּׁ֜הha.'i.ShahH802to thehouseהַבַּ֗יְתָהha.Bay.tahH1004, theysaidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559, Where isAhimaazאֲחִימַ֙עַץ֙'a.chi.Ma.'atzH290andJonathanוִיה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןvi.Ho.na.TanH3083? And thewomanהָֽאִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802saidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559to them, They have goneoverעָבְר֖וּ'a.ve.RuH5674thebrookמִיכַ֣לmi.KhalH4323ofwaterהַמָּ֑יִםha.Ma.yimH4325. And when they hadsoughtוַיְבַקְשׁוּ֙vay.vak.ShuH1245and could notfindמָצָ֔אוּma.Tza.'uH4672them, theyreturnedוַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סye.ru.sha.LimH3389.
21And it came to pass,afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310they haddepartedH3212, that theycameוַֽיַּעֲלוּ֙vai.ya.'a.LuH5927out of thewellמֵֽהַבְּאֵ֔רme.ha.be.'ErH875, andwentH3212andtoldוַיַּגִּ֖דוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046kingלַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732, andsaidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559toDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732,Ariseק֣וּמוּKu.muH6965, and passquicklyמְהֵרָה֙me.he.RahH4120overוְעִבְר֤וּve.'iv.RuH5674thewaterהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325: for thus hathAhithophelאֲחִיתֹֽפֶל׃'a.chi.To.felH302counselledיָעַ֥ץya.'AtzH3289against you.
22ThenDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732aroseוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965, and all thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971that were with him, and they passedoverוַיַּעַבְר֖וּvai.ya.'av.RuH5674Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.DenH3383: by themorningהַבֹּ֗קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242lightא֣וֹר'orH216there wasleftנֶעְדָּ֔רne'.DarH5737notoneאַחַד֙'a.ChadH259of them that had not goneoverעָבַ֖ר'a.VarH5674Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hai.yar.DenH3383.
23And whenAhithophelוַאֲחִיתֹ֣פֶלva.'a.chi.To.felH302sawרָאָ֗הra.'AhH7200that hiscounselעֲצָתוֹ֒a.tza.ToH6098was notfollowedנֶעֶשְׂתָה֮ne.'es.TahH6213, hesaddledוַיַּחֲבֹ֣שׁvai.ya.cha.VoshH2280hisdonkeyהַחֲמ֗וֹרha.cha.MorH2543, andaroseוַיָּ֜קָםvai.Ya.komH6965, and wenthomeH3212to hishouseבֵּיתוֹ֙bei.ToH1004, to hiscityעִיר֔וֹi.RoH5892, and put hishouseholdבֵּית֖וֹbei.ToH1004inorderוַיְצַ֥וvay.TzavH6680, andhangedוַיֵּחָנַ֑קvai.ye.cha.NakH2614himself, anddiedוַיָּ֕מָתvai.Ya.motH4191, and wasburiedוַיִּקָּבֵ֖רvai.yi.ka.VerH6912in thesepulchreבְּקֶ֥בֶרbe.Ke.verH6913of hisfatherאָבִֽיו׃ ס'a.VivH1.
25AndAbsalomאַבְשָׁלֹ֛ם'av.sha.LomH53madeשָׂ֧םsamH7760Amasaעֲמָשָׂ֗א'a.ma.Sa'H6021captain of thehostהַצָּבָ֑אha.tza.Va'H6635instead ofJoabיוֹאָ֖בyo.'AvH3097: whichAmasaוַעֲמָשָׂ֣אva.'a.ma.Sa'H6021was aman’sאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376sonבֶן־ven-H1121, whosenameוּשְׁמוֹ֙u.she.MoH8034wasIthraיִתְרָ֣אyit.Ra'H3501anIsraeliteהַיִּשְׂרְאֵלִ֔יhai.yis.re.'e.LiH3481, that wentinבָּא֙ba'H935toAbigailאֲבִיגַ֣ל'a.vi.GalH26thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofNahashנָחָ֔שׁna.ChashH5176,sisterאֲח֥וֹת'a.ChotH269toZeruiahצְרוּיָ֖הtze.ru.YahH6870Joab’sיוֹאָֽב׃yo.'AvH3097motherאֵ֥ם'emH517.
27And it came to pass, whenDavidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732hadcomeכְּב֥וֹאke.Vo'H935toMahanaimמַחֲנָ֑יְמָהma.cha.Na.ye.mahH4266, thatShobiוְשֹׁבִ֨יve.sho.ViH7629thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofNahashנָחָ֜שׁna.ChashH5176ofRabbahמֵרַבַּ֣תme.ra.BatH7237of thechildrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofAmmonעַמּ֗וֹןa.MonH5983, andMachirוּמָכִ֤ירu.ma.KhirH4353thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAmmielעַמִּיאֵל֙'a.mi.'ElH5988ofLodebarH3810, andBarzillaiוּבַרְזִלַּ֥יu.var.zi.LaiH1271theGileaditeהַגִּלְעָדִ֖יha.gil.'a.DiH1569ofRogelimמֵרֹגְלִֽים׃me.ro.ge.LimH7274,
28BroughtH5066bedsמִשְׁכָּ֤בmish.KavH4904, andbasinsוְסַפּוֹת֙ve.sa.pOtH5592, andearthenיוֹצֵ֔רyo.TzerH3335vesselsוּכְלִ֣יu.khe.LiH3627, andwheatוְחִטִּ֥יםve.chi.TimH2406, andbarleyוּשְׂעֹרִ֖יםu.se.'o.RimH8184, andflourוְקֶ֣מַחve.Ke.machH7058, androastedוְקָלִ֑יve.ka.LiH7039grain, andbeansוּפ֥וֹלu.FolH6321, andlentilesוַעֲדָשִׁ֖יםva.'a.da.ShimH5742, androastedוְקָלִֽי׃ve.ka.LiH7039seeds,
29Andhoneyוּדְבַ֣שׁu.de.VashH1706, andbutterוְחֶמְאָ֗הve.chem.'AhH2529, andsheepוְצֹאן֙ve.tzoNH6629, andcheeseוּשְׁפ֣וֹתu.she.FotH8194ofcowsבָּקָ֔רba.KarH1241, forDavidלְדָוִ֛דle.da.VidH1732, and for thepeopleוְלָעָ֥םve.la.'AmH5971that were with him, toeatלֶאֱכ֑וֹלle.'e.KholH398: for theysaidאָמְר֔וּ'a.me.RuH559, Thepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971arehungryרָעֵ֛בra.'EvH7457, andwearyוְעָיֵ֥ףve.'a.YefH5889, andthirstyוְצָמֵ֖אve.tza.Me'H6771, in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.BarH4057.
Commentaries on 2 Samuel 17
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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