Revised Webster's Bible
2 Samuel 2:8-17
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.
Commentaries on 2 Samuel 2
- 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
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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