Revised Webster's Bible
2 Samuel 2
1And it came to pass afterthisאַֽחֲרֵי־'a.cha.rei-H310, thatDavidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732enquiredוַיִּשְׁאַל֩vai.yish.'AlH7592of theLORDבַּֽיהוָ֤ה׀ba.Yah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹר֙le.MorH559, Shall I goupהַאֶעֱלֶ֗הha.'e.'e.LehH5927intoanyבְּאַחַת֙be.'a.ChatH259of thecitiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063? And theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, Goupעֲלֵ֑ה'a.LehH5927. AndDavidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Where shall I goupאֶעֱלֶ֖ה'e.'e.LehH5927? And hesaidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, ToHebronחֶבְרֹֽנָה׃chev.Ro.nahH2275.
2SoDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732wentupוַיַּ֤עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927there, and histwoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147wivesנָשָׁ֑יוna.ShavH802also,Ahinoamאֲחִינֹ֙עַם֙'a.chi.No.'amH293theJezreelitessH3159, andAbigailוַאֲבִיגַ֕יִלva.'a.vi.Ga.yilH26Nabal’sנָבָ֥לna.ValH5037wifeאֵ֖שֶׁת'E.shetH802theCarmeliteהַֽכַּרְמְלִֽי׃Ha.kar.me.LiH3761.
4And themenאַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.SheiH582ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063cameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935, and there theyanointedוַיִּמְשְׁחוּ־vai.yim.she.chu-H4886Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732kingלְמֶ֖לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428over thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063. And theytoldוַיַּגִּ֤דוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046Davidלְדָוִד֙le.da.VidH1732,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, That themenאַנְשֵׁי֙'an.SheiH582ofJabeshgileadיָבֵ֣ישׁ גִּלְעָ֔דya.Veish gil.'AdH3003H1568were they thatburiedקָבְר֖וּka.ve.RuH6912Saulשָׁאֽוּל׃ סsha.'UlH7586.
5AndDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֔יםmal.'a.KhimH4397to themenאַנְשֵׁ֖י'an.SheiH582ofJabeshgileadיָבֵ֣ישׁ גִּלְעָ֑דya.Veish gil.'AdH3003H1568, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them,Blessedבְּרֻכִ֤יםbe.ru.KhimH1288be ye of theLORDלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068, that ye haveshownעֲשִׂיתֶ֜ם'a.si.TemH6213thiskindnessהַחֶ֣סֶדha.Che.sedH2617to yourlordאֲדֹֽנֵיכֶם֙'a.do.nei.KhemH113, even toSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586, and haveburiedוַֽתִּקְבְּר֖וּva.tik.be.RuH6912him.
7Therefore now let yourhandsיְדֵיכֶ֗םye.dei.KhemH3027bestrengthenedתֶּחֱזַ֣קְנָהte.che.Zak.nahH2388, and be yevaliantלִבְנֵי־ חַ֔יִלliv.nei- Cha.yilH1121H2428: for yourmasterאֲדֹנֵיכֶ֣ם'a.do.nei.KhemH113Saulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586isdeadמֵ֖תmetH4191, and also thehouseבֵית־veit-H1004ofJudahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063haveanointedמָשְׁח֧וּma.she.ChuH4886mekingלְמֶ֖לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428over them.
8ButAbnerוְאַבְנֵ֣רve.'av.NerH74thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNerנֵ֔רNerH5369,captainשַׂר־sar-H8269ofSaul’sלְשָׁא֑וּלle.sha.'UlH7586hostצָבָ֖אtza.Va'H6635,tookלָקַ֗חla.KachH3947IshboshethH378thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586, and brought himoverוַיַּעֲבִרֵ֖הוּvai.ya.'a.vi.Re.huH5674toMahanaimמַחֲנָֽיִם׃ma.cha.Na.yimH4266;
9And he made himkingוַיַּמְלִכֵ֙הוּ֙vai.yam.li.Khe.huH4427overGileadהַגִּלְעָ֔דha.gil.'AdH1568, and over theAshuritesהָאֲשׁוּרִ֖יha.'a.shu.RiH805, and overJezreelיִזְרְעֶ֑אלyiz.re.'ElH3157, and overEphraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669, and overBenjaminבִּנְיָמִ֔ןbin.ya.MinH1144, and over allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478.
10IshboshethH378Saul’sשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586sonבֶּן־ben-H1121wasfortyאַרְבָּעִ֨ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָ֜הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when he began toreignבְּמָלְכוֹ֙be.ma.le.KhoH4427overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and hereignedמָלָ֑ךְma.LakhH4427twoוּשְׁתַּ֥יִםu.she.Ta.yimH8147yearsשָׁנִ֖יםsha.NimH8141. But thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063followedאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310Davidדָוִֽד׃da.VidH1732.
11And thetimeמִסְפַּ֣ר הַיָּמִ֔יםmis.Par hai.ya.MimH4557H3117thatDavidדָוִ֥דda.VidH1732waskingמֶ֛לֶךְMe.lekhH4428inHebronבְּחֶבְר֖וֹןbe.chev.RonH2275over thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063wassevenשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִ֖יםsha.NimH8141andsixוְשִׁשָּׁ֥הve.shi.ShahH8337monthsחֳדָשִֽׁים׃ סcho.da.ShimH2320.
13AndJoabוְיוֹאָ֨בve.yo.'AvH3097thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZeruiahצְרוּיָ֜הtze.ru.YahH6870, and theservantsוְעַבְדֵ֤יve.'av.DeiH5650ofDavidדָוִד֙da.VidH1732, wentoutיָֽצְא֔וּya.tze.'UH3318, andmetוַֽיִּפְגְּשׁ֛וּםvai.yif.ge.ShumH6298togetherיַחְדָּ֑וyach.DavH3162by thepoolבְּרֵכַ֥תbe.re.KhatH1295ofGibeonגִּבְע֖וֹןgiv.'onH1391: and they satdownוַיֵּ֨שְׁב֜וּvai.Ye.she.VuH3427, the one on the one side of thepoolהַבְּרֵכָה֙ha.be.re.KhahH1295, and the other on the other side of thepoolהַבְּרֵכָ֖הha.be.re.KhahH1295.
14AndAbnerאַבְנֵר֙'av.NerH74saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toJoabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097, Let the youngmenהַנְּעָרִ֔יםha.ne.'a.RimH5288nowariseיָק֤וּמוּya.Ku.muH6965, andfightוִֽישַׂחֲק֖וּvi.sa.cha.KuH7832beforeלְפָנֵ֑ינוּle.fa.Nei.nuH6440us. AndJoabיוֹאָ֖בyo.'AvH3097saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Let themariseיָקֻֽמוּ׃ya.Ku.muH6965.
15Then therearoseוַיָּקֻ֖מוּvai.ya.Ku.muH6965and wentoverוַיַּעַבְר֣וּvai.ya.'av.RuH5674bynumberבְמִסְפָּ֑רve.mis.ParH4557twelveשְׁנֵ֧ים עָשָׂ֣רshe.Neim 'a.SarH8147H6240ofBenjaminלְבִנְיָמִ֗ןle.vin.ya.MinH1144, who pertained toIshboshethH378thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586, andtwelveוּשְׁנֵ֥ים עָשָׂ֖רu.she.Neim 'a.SarH8147H6240of theservantsמֵעַבְדֵ֥יme.'av.DeiH5650ofDavidדָוִֽד׃da.VidH1732.
16And theycaughtוַֽיַּחֲזִ֜קוּvai.ya.cha.Zi.kuH2388everyoneאִ֣ישׁ׀'ishH376hisopponentרֵעֵ֗הוּre.'E.huH7453by theheadבְּרֹ֣אשׁbe.RoshH7218, and thrust hisswordוְחַרְבּוֹ֙ve.char.BoH2719in hisopponent’sרֵעֵ֔הוּre.'E.huH7453sideבְּצַ֣דbe.TzadH6654; so they felldownוַֽיִּפְּל֖וּvai.yi.pe.LuH5307togetherיַחְדָּ֑וyach.DavH3162: therefore thatplaceלַמָּק֣וֹםla.ma.KomH4725wascalledוַיִּקְרָא֙vai.yik.Ra'H7121HelkathhazzurimH2521, which is inGibeonבְּגִבְעֽוֹן׃be.giv.'onH1391.
17And there was averyמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966fierceקָשָׁ֥הka.ShahH7186battleהַמִּלְחָמָ֛הha.mil.cha.MahH4421thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117; andAbnerאַבְנֵר֙'av.NerH74wassmittenוַיִּנָּ֤גֶףvai.yi.Na.gefH5062, and themenוְאַנְשֵׁ֣יve.'an.SheiH582ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440theservantsעַבְדֵ֥י'av.DeiH5650ofDavidדָוִֽד׃da.VidH1732.
18And there werethreeשְׁלֹשָׁה֙she.lo.ShahH7969sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofZeruiahצְרוּיָ֔הtze.ru.YahH6870there,Joabיוֹאָ֥בyo.'AvH3097, andAbishaiוַאֲבִישַׁ֖יva.'a.vi.ShaiH52, andAsahelוַעֲשָׂהאֵ֑לva.'a.sa.h.'ElH6214: andAsahelוַעֲשָׂהאֵל֙va.'a.sa.h.'ElH6214was aslightקַ֣לkalH7031offootבְּרַגְלָ֔יוbe.rag.LavH7272asaכְּאַחַ֥דke.'a.ChadH259wildבַּשָּׂדֶֽה׃ba.sa.DehH7704roeהַצְּבָיִ֖םha.tze.va.YimH6643.
19AndAsahelעֲשָׂהאֵ֖ל'a.sa.h.'ElH6214pursuedוַיִּרְדֹּ֥ףvai.yir.DofH7291afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310Abnerאַבְנֵ֑ר'av.NerH74; and ingoingH3212heturnedנָטָ֣הna.TahH5186not to the righthandהַיָּמִין֙hai.ya.MinH3225nor to theleftהַשְּׂמֹ֔אולha.se.MolH8040fromfollowingמֵאַחֲרֵ֖יme.'a.cha.ReiH310Abnerאַבְנֵֽר׃'av.NerH74.
21AndAbnerאַבְנֵ֗ר'av.NerH74saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, Turn theeasideנְטֵ֤הne.TehH5186to thy righthandיְמִֽינְךָ֙ye.mi.ne.KhaH3225or to thyleftשְׂמֹאלֶ֔ךָse.mo.Le.khaH8040, and layholdוֶאֱחֹ֣זve.'e.ChozH270ononeאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259of the youngmenמֵֽהַנְּעָרִ֔יםme.ha.ne.'a.RimH5288, andtakeוְקַח־ve.kach-H3947to thee hisarmourחֲלִצָת֑וֹcha.li.tza.ToH2488. ButAsahelעֲשָׂהאֵ֔ל'a.sa.h.'ElH6214wouldאָבָ֣ה'a.VahH14not turnasideלָס֖וּרla.SurH5493fromfollowingמֵאַחֲרָֽיו׃me.'a.cha.RavH310him.
22AndAbnerאַבְנֵ֗ר'av.NerH74saidלֵאמֹר֙le.MorH559againוַיֹּ֧סֶףvai.Yo.sefH3254toAsahelעֲשָׂהאֵ֔ל'a.sa.h.'ElH6214, Turn theeasideס֥וּרsurH5493fromfollowingמֵאַֽחֲרָ֑יme.'a.cha.RaiH310me: why should Ismiteאַכֶּ֙כָּה֙'ak.Ke.kahH5221thee to thegroundאַ֔רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776? how then should I holdupאֶשָּׂ֣א'e.Sa'H5375myfaceפָנַ֔יfa.NaiH6440toJoabיוֹאָ֖בyo.'AvH3097thybrotherאָחִֽיךָ׃'a.Chi.khaH251?
23But herefusedוַיְמָאֵ֣ןvay.ma.'EnH3985to turnasideלָס֗וּרla.SurH5493: thereforeAbnerאַבְנֵר֩'av.NerH74with the bluntendבְּאַחֲרֵ֨יbe.'a.cha.ReiH310of thespearהַחֲנִ֜יתha.cha.NitH2595smoteוַיַּכֵּ֣הוּvai.ya.Ke.huH5221himunderH413thefifthהַחֹ֗מֶשׁha.Cho.meshH2570rib, that thespearהַֽחֲנִית֙ha.cha.NitH2595cameoutוַתֵּצֵ֤אva.te.Tze'H3318behindמֵאַחֲרָ֔יוme.'a.cha.RavH310him; and he felldownוַיִּפָּל־vai.yi.pol-H5307there, anddiedוַיָּ֣מָתvai.Ya.motH4191in the sameplaceתַּחְתָּ֑יוta.cha.tovH8478: and it came to pass, that as many ascameהַבָּ֣אha.Ba'H935to theplaceהַמָּקוֹם֩ha.ma.kOmH4725whereAsahelעֲשָׂהאֵ֛ל'a.sa.h.'ElH6214felldownנָ֨פַלNa.falH5307anddiedוַיָּמֹ֖תvai.ya.MotH4191stoodstillוַֽיַּעֲמֹֽדוּ׃Vai.ya.'a.Mo.duH5975.
24Joabיוֹאָ֥בyo.'AvH3097also andAbishaiוַאֲבִישַׁ֖יva.'a.vi.ShaiH52pursuedוַֽיִּרְדְּפ֛וּ אַחֲרֵ֣יvai.yir.de.Fu 'a.cha.ReiH7291H310Abnerאַבְנֵ֑ר'av.NerH74: and thesunוְהַשֶּׁ֣מֶשׁve.ha.She.meshH8121wentdownבָּ֔אָהBa.'ahH935when they hadcomeבָּ֚אוּBa.'uH935to thehillגִּבְעַ֣תgiv.'AtH1389ofAmmahאַמָּ֔ה'a.MahH522, that liethbeforeפְּנֵי־pe.nei-H6440Giahגִ֔יחַGi.achH1520by thewayדֶּ֖רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of thewildernessמִדְבַּ֥רmid.BarH4057ofGibeonגִּבְעֽוֹן׃giv.'onH1391.
25And thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofBenjaminבִנְיָמִן֙vin.ya.MinH1144gathered themselvestogetherוַיִּֽתְקַבְּצ֤וּvai.yit.ka.be.TzuH6908afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310Abnerאַבְנֵ֔ר'av.NerH74, and becameoneH259troopלַאֲגֻדָּ֣הla.'a.gu.DahH92, andstoodוַיַּ֣עַמְד֔וּvai.Ya.'am.DuH5975on thetopרֹאשׁ־rosh-H7218of anhillגִּבְעָ֖הgiv.'AhH1389.
26ThenAbnerאַבְנֵ֜ר'av.NerH74calledוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121toJoabיוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvH3097, andsaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, Shall theswordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719devourתֹּ֣אכַלTo.khalH398foreverהֲלָנֶ֙צַח֙ha.la.Ne.tzachH5331?knowestיָדַ֔עְתָּהya.Da'.tahH3045thou not that it will bebitternessמָרָ֥הma.RahH4751in the latterendבָּאַחֲרוֹנָ֑הba.'a.cha.ro.NahH314? how long shall it be then, before thou wiltbidתֹאמַ֣רto.MarH559thepeopleלָעָ֔םla.'AmH5971returnלָשׁ֖וּבla.ShuvH7725fromfollowingמֵאַחֲרֵ֥יme.'a.cha.ReiH310theirbrethrenאֲחֵיהֶֽם׃'a.chei.HemH251?
27AndJoabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, AsGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430livethחַ֚יchaiH2416,unlessלוּלֵ֖אlu.Le'H3884thou hadstspokenדִּבַּ֑רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696, surely then in themorningמֵֽהַבֹּ֙קֶר֙me.ha.Bo.kerH1242thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971had goneupנַעֲלָ֣הna.'a.LahH5927everyoneאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376fromfollowingמֵאַחֲרֵ֥יme.'a.cha.ReiH310hisbrotherאָחִֽיו׃'a.ChivH251.
28SoJoabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097blewוַיִּתְקַ֤עvai.yit.Ka'H8628atrumpetבַּשּׁוֹפָ֔רba.sho.FarH7782, and all thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971stoodstillוַיַּֽעַמְדוּ֙vai.ya.'am.DuH5975, andpursuedיִרְדְּפ֥וּ אַחֲרֵ֣יyir.de.Fu 'a.cha.ReiH7291H310Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478no more, neitherfoughtלְהִלָּחֵֽם׃le.hi.la.ChemH3898they anymoreיָסְפ֥וּya.se.FuH3254.
29AndAbnerוְאַבְנֵ֣רve.'av.NerH74and hismenוַֽאֲנָשָׁ֗יוva.'a.na.ShavH582walkedH1980all thatnightהַלַּ֣יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915through theplainבָּֽעֲרָבָ֔הba.'a.ra.VahH6160, and passedoverוַיַּעַבְר֣וּvai.ya.'av.RuH5674Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֗ןhai.yar.DenH3383, and wentthroughH3212allBithronהַבִּתְר֔וֹןha.bit.RonH1338, and theycameוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935toMahanaimמַחֲנָֽיִם׃ma.cha.Na.yimH4266.
30AndJoabוְיוֹאָ֗בve.yo.'AvH3097returnedשָׁ֚בShavH7725fromfollowingמֵאַחֲרֵ֣יme.'a.cha.ReiH310Abnerאַבְנֵ֔ר'av.NerH74: and when he hadgatheredוַיִּקְבֹּ֖ץvai.yik.BotzH6908all thepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971togetherH6908, therelackedוַיִּפָּ֨קְד֜וּvai.yi.Pa.ke.DuH6485ofDavid’sדָוִ֛דda.VidH1732servantsמֵעַבְדֵ֥יme.'av.DeiH5650nineteenתִּשְׁעָֽה־ עָשָׂ֥רtish.'ah- 'a.SarH8672H6240menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376andAsahelH6214.
31But theservantsוְעַבְדֵ֣יve.'av.DeiH5650ofDavidדָוִ֗דda.VidH1732hadsmittenהִכּוּ֙hi.KuH5221ofBenjaminמִבִּנְיָמִ֔ןmi.bin.ya.MinH1144, and ofAbner’sאַבְנֵ֑ר'av.NerH74menוּבְאַנְשֵׁ֖יu.ve.'an.SheiH582, so thatthreeשְׁלֹשׁ־she.losh-H7969hundredמֵא֧וֹתme.'otH3967andsixtyוְשִׁשִּׁ֛יםve.shi.ShimH8346menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376diedמֵֽתוּ׃Me.tuH4191.
32And they tookupוַיִּשְׂאוּ֙vai.yis.'UH5375Asahelעֲשָׂהאֵ֔ל'a.sa.h.'ElH6214, andburiedוַֽיִּקְבְּרֻ֙הוּ֙vai.yik.be.Ru.huH6912him in thesepulchreבְּקֶ֣בֶרbe.Ke.verH6913of hisfatherאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1, which was inBethlehemH1035. AndJoabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097and hismenוַֽאֲנָשָׁ֔יוva.'a.na.ShavH582wentH3212allnightהַלַּ֗יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915, and they came toHebronבְּחֶבְרֽוֹן׃be.chev.RonH2275at break ofdayוַיֵּאֹ֥רvai.ye.'OrH215.
Commentaries on 2 Samuel 2
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- 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
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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