Revised Webster's Bible
2 Samuel 20
1And therehappenedנִקְרָ֜אnik.Ra'H7122to be there aworthlessבְּלִיַּ֗עַלbe.li.Ya.'alH1100fellowאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376, whosenameוּשְׁמ֛וֹu.she.MoH8034wasShebaשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7652, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofBichriבִּכְרִ֖יbikh.RiH1075, aBenjamiteH1145: and heblewוַיִּתְקַ֣עvai.yit.Ka'H8628atrumpetבַּשֹּׁפָ֗רba.sho.FarH7782, andsaidוַ֠יֹּאמֶרVai.yo.merH559, We have nopartחֵ֜לֶקChe.lekH2506inDavidבְּדָוִ֗דbe.da.VidH1732, neither have weinheritanceנַֽחֲלָה־na.cha.lah-H5159in thesonבְּבֶן־be.ven-H1121ofJesseיִשַׁ֔יyi.ShaiH3448:everyאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376to histentsלְאֹהָלָ֖יוle.'o.ha.LavH168, OIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
2So everymanאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478withdrewוַיַּ֜עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927fromfollowingמֵאַחֲרֵ֣יme.'a.cha.ReiH310Davidדָוִ֔דda.VidH1732,followedאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310Shebaשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7652thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofBichriבִּכְרִ֑יbikh.RiH1075: but themenוְאִ֤ישׁve.'IshH376ofJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063heldfastדָּבְק֣וּda.ve.KuH1692to theirkingבְמַלְכָּ֔םve.mal.KamH4428, fromJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֖ןhai.yar.DenH3383even toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.
3AndDavidדָוִ֣דda.VidH1732cameוַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'H935to hishouseH1004atJerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִַם֒ye.ru.sha.LimH3389; and thekingהַמֶּ֡לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947thetenעֶֽשֶׂר־'e.ser-H6235womenנָשִׁ֣ים׀na.ShimH802hisconcubinesפִּלַגְשִׁ֡יםpi.lag.ShimH6370, whom he hadleftH3240tokeepלִשְׁמֹ֨רlish.MorH8104thehouseH1004, andputוַֽיִּתְּנֵ֤םvai.yi.te.NemH5414them incustodyמִשְׁמֶ֙רֶת֙mish.Me.retH4931, andfedוַֽיְכַלְכְּלֵ֔םvay.khal.ke.LemH3557them, but went notinבָ֑אVa'H935to them. So they were shutupצְרֻר֛וֹתtze.ru.RotH6887to thedayי֥וֹםYomH3117of theirdeathמֻתָ֖ןmu.TanH4191,livingחַיּֽוּת׃ סchai.YutH2424inwidowhoodאַלְמְנ֥וּת'al.me.NutH491.
6AndDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toAbishaiאֲבִישַׁ֔י'a.vi.ShaiH52, Now shallShebaשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7652thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofBichriבִּכְרִ֖יbikh.RiH1075do us moreharmH3415than didAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֑וֹם'av.sha.LomH53:takeקַ֞חkachH3947thou thylord’sאֲדֹנֶ֙יךָ֙'a.do.Nei.khaH113servantsעַבְדֵ֤י'av.DeiH5650, andpursueוּרְדֹ֣ף אַחֲרָ֔יוu.re.Dof 'a.cha.RavH7291H310him, lest hegetמָ֥צָאMa.tza'H4672for himselffortifiedבְּצֻר֖וֹתbe.tzu.RotH1219citiesעָרִ֥ים'a.RimH5892, andescapeוְהִצִּ֥ילve.hi.TzilH5337usעֵינֵֽנוּ׃'ei.Ne.nuH5869.
7And there wentoutוַיֵּצְא֤וּvai.ye.tze.'UH3318afterאַֽחֲרָיו֙'a.cha.RavH310himJoab’sיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097menאַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.SheiH582, and theCherethitesוְהַכְּרֵתִ֥יve.ha.ke.re.TiH3774, and thePelethitesוְהַפְּלֵתִ֖יve.ha.pe.le.TiH6432, and all the mightymenהַגִּבֹּרִ֑יםha.gi.bo.RimH1368: and they wentoutוַיֵּֽצְאוּ֙vai.ye.tze.'UH3318ofJerusalemמִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םmi.Ru.sha.LimH3389, topursueלִרְדֹּ֕ףlir.DofH7291afterאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310Shebaשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7652thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofBichriבִּכְרִֽי׃bikh.RiH1075.
8When they were at thegreatהַגְּדוֹלָה֙ha.ge.do.LahH1419stoneהָאֶ֤בֶןha.'E.venH68which is inGibeonבְּגִבְע֔וֹןbe.giv.'onH1391,Amasaוַעֲמָשָׂ֖אva.'a.ma.Sa'H6021wentבָּ֣אba'H935beforeלִפְנֵיהֶ֑םlif.nei.HemH6440them. AndJoab’sוְיוֹאָ֞בve.yo.'AvH3097garmentמִדּ֣וֹmi.DoH4055that he had putonלְבֻשׁ֗וּle.vu.ShuH3830wasgirdedחָג֣וּר׀cha.GurH2296to him, and upon it abeltH2289with aswordחֶ֙רֶב֙che.revH2719fastenedמְצֻמֶּ֤דֶתme.tzu.Me.detH6775upon hisloinsמָתְנָיו֙ma.te.NavH4975in itssheathבְּתַעְרָ֔הּbe.ta'.RahH8593; and as he wentforthיָצָ֖אya.Tza'H3318it felloutוַתִּפֹּֽל׃ סva.ti.PolH5307.
9AndJoabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toAmasaלַעֲמָשָׂ֔אla.'a.ma.Sa'H6021, Art thou inhealthהֲשָׁל֥וֹםha.sha.LomH7965, mybrotherאָחִ֑י'a.ChiH251? AndJoabיוֹאָ֛בyo.'AvH3097tookוַתֹּ֜חֶזva.To.chezH270Amasaעֲמָשָׂ֖א'a.ma.Sa'H6021by thebeardבִּזְקַ֥ןbiz.KanH2206with therightיְמִ֥יןye.MinH3225handיַד־yad-H3027tokissלִנְשָׁק־lin.shok-H5401him.
10ButAmasaוַעֲמָשָׂ֨אva.'a.ma.Sa'H6021took noheedנִשְׁמַ֜רnish.MarH8104to theswordבַּחֶ֣רֶב׀ba.Che.revH2719that was inJoab’sיוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvH3097handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027: so hesmoteוַיַּכֵּהוּ֩vai.ya.ke.HuH5221him in thefifthהַחֹ֜מֶשׁha.Cho.meshH2570rib, and shedoutוַיִּשְׁפֹּ֨ךְvai.yish.PokhH8210his inwardpartsמֵעָ֥יוme.'AvH4578to thegroundאַ֛רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776, and struck him notagainשָׁ֥נָהSha.nahH8138; and hediedוַיָּמֹ֑ת סvai.ya.MotH4191. SoJoabוְיוֹאָב֙ve.yo.'AvH3097andAbishaiוַאֲבִישַׁ֣יva.'a.vi.ShaiH52hisbrotherאָחִ֔יו'a.ChivH251pursuedרָדַ֕ףra.DafH7291afterאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310Shebaשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7652thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofBichriבִּכְרִֽי׃bikh.RiH1075.
11Andoneוְאִישׁ֙ve.'IshH376ofJoab’sיוֹאָ֑בyo.'AvH3097menמִֽנַּעֲרֵ֖יmi.na.'a.ReiH5288stoodעָמַ֣ד'a.MadH5975by him, andsaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,HeH4310thatfavourethחָפֵ֧ץcha.FetzH2654Joabבְּיוֹאָ֛בbe.yo.'AvH3097, and he that is forDavidלְדָוִ֖דle.da.VidH1732, let him goafterאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310Joabיוֹאָֽב׃yo.'AvH3097.
12AndAmasaוַעֲמָשָׂ֛אva.'a.ma.Sa'H6021wallowedמִתְגֹּלֵ֥לmit.go.LelH1556inbloodבַּדָּ֖םba.DamH1818in themidstבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of thehighwayהַֽמְסִלָּ֑הha.me.si.LahH4546. And when themanהָאִ֜ישׁha.'IshH376sawוַיַּ֨רְאvai.Yar'H7200that all thepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971stoodstillעָמַ֣ד'a.MadH5975, heremovedוַיַּסֵּב֩vai.ya.SevH5437Amasaעֲמָשָׂ֨א'a.ma.Sa'H6021out of thehighwayהַֽמְסִלָּ֤הham.si.LahH4546into thefieldהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704, andcastוַיַּשְׁלֵ֤ךְvai.yash.LekhH7993aclothבֶּ֔גֶדBe.gedH899upon him, when hesawרָאָ֔הra.'AhH7200that every one thatcameהַבָּ֥אha.Ba'H935by him stoodstillוְעָמָֽד׃ve.'a.MadH5975.
13When he wasremovedהֹגָ֖הho.GahH3014out of thehighwayהַֽמְסִלָּ֑הham.si.LahH4546, all thepeopleאִישׁ֙'ishH376wentonעָבַ֤ר'a.VarH5674afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310Joabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097, topursueלִרְדֹּ֕ףlir.DofH7291afterאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310Shebaשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7652thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofBichriבִּכְרִֽי׃bikh.RiH1075.
14And hewentוַֽיַּעֲבֹ֞רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674through all thetribesשִׁבְטֵ֣יshiv.TeiH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478toAbelH59, and toBethmaachahH1038, and all theBeritesהַבֵּרִ֑ים סha.be.RimH1276: and they were gatheredtogetherוַיִּקָּ֣הֲל֔וּvai.yik.le.huH6950H7035, andwentוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935alsoafterאַחֲרָֽיו׃'a.cha.RavH310him.
15And theycameוַיָּבֹ֜אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935andbesiegedוַיָּצֻ֣רוּvai.ya.Tzu.ruH6696him inAbelH59ofBethmaachahH1038, and they castupוַיִּשְׁפְּכ֤וּvai.yish.pe.KhuH8210abankסֹֽלְלָה֙so.le.LahH5550against thecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892, and itstoodוַֽתַּעֲמֹ֖דva.ta.'a.ModH5975in thetrenchבַּחֵ֑לba.ChelH2426: and all thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971that were withJoabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097batteredמַשְׁחִיתִ֖םmash.chi.TimH7843thewallהַחוֹמָֽה׃ha.cho.MahH2346, to throw itdownלְהַפִּ֥ילle.ha.PilH5307.
16Thencriedוַתִּקְרָ֛אva.tik.Ra'H7121awiseחֲכָמָ֖הcha.kha.MahH2450womanאִשָּׁ֥ה'i.ShahH802out of thecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892,Hearשִׁמְע֤וּshim.'UH8085,hearשִׁמְעוּ֙shim.'UH8085;sayאִמְרוּ־'im.ru-H559, I pray you, toJoabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097,Comeקְרַ֣בke.RavH7126here, that I mayspeakוַאֲדַבְּרָ֖הva.'a.da.be.RahH1696with thee.
17And when he was comenearוַיִּקְרַ֣בvai.yik.RavH7126to her, thewomanהָאִשָּׁ֛הha.'i.ShahH802saidוַתֹּ֧אמֶרva.To.merH559, Art thouJoabיוֹאָ֖בyo.'AvH3097? And heansweredוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, I am he . Then shesaidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559to him,Hearשְׁמַע֙she.Ma'H8085thewordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of thyhandmaidאֲמָתֶ֔ךָ'a.ma.Te.khaH519. And heansweredוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, I dohearשֹׁמֵ֥עַsho.Me.a'H8085.
18Then shespokeוַתֹּ֖אמֶרva.To.merH559,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, They wereaccustomedדַּבֵּ֨רda.BerH1696tospeakיְדַבְּר֤וּye.da.be.RuH1696in oldtimeבָרִֽאשֹׁנָה֙va.ri.sho.NahH7223,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, They shallsurelyשָׁאֹ֧לsha.'OlH7592askיְשָׁאֲל֛וּye.sha.'a.LuH7592counsel atAbelבְּאָבֵ֖לbe.'a.VelH59: and so theyendedהֵתַֽמּוּ׃he.Ta.muH8552the matter .
19I am one of them that arepeaceableשְׁלֻמֵ֖יshe.lu.MeiH7999andfaithfulH539inIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: thouseekestמְבַקֵּ֗שׁme.va.KeshH1245todestroyלְהָמִ֨יתle.ha.MitH4191acityעִ֤יר'irH5892and amotherוְאֵם֙ve.'EmH517inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478: why wilt thou swallowupתְבַלַּ֖עte.va.La'H1104theinheritanceנַחֲלַ֥תna.cha.LatH5159of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068?
21Thematterהַדָּבָ֗רha.da.VarH1697is not so: but amanאִישׁ֩'ishH376ofmountמֵהַ֨רme.HarH2022Ephraimאֶפְרַ֜יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,Shebaשֶׁ֧בַעShe.va'H7652thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofBichriבִּכְרִ֣יbikh.RiH1075bynameשְׁמ֗וֹshe.MoH8034, hath liftedupנָשָׂ֤אna.Sa'H5375hishandיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027against thekingבַּמֶּ֣לֶךְba.Me.lekhH4428, even againstDavidבְּדָוִ֔דbe.da.VidH1732:deliverתְּנֽוּ־te.nu-H5414him only, and I willdepartH3212from thecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892. And thewomanהָֽאִשָּׁה֙ha.'i.ShahH802saidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559toJoabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097, Behold, hisheadרֹאשׁ֛וֹro.ShoH7218shall bethrownמֻשְׁלָ֥ךְmush.LakhH7993to theeoverבְּעַ֥דbe.'AdH1157thewallהַחוֹמָֽה׃ha.cho.MahH2346.
22Then thewomanהָאִשָּׁ֨הha.'i.ShahH802wentוַתָּבוֹא֩va.ta.Vo'H935to all thepeopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971in herwisdomבְּחָכְמָתָ֗הּbe.cha.khe.ma.TahH2451. And they cutoffוַֽיִּכְרְת֞וּvai.yikh.re.TuH3772theheadרֹ֨אשׁroshH7218ofShebaשֶׁ֤בַעShe.va'H7652thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofBichriבִּכְרִי֙bikh.RiH1075, andcastוַיַּשְׁלִ֣כוּvai.yash.Li.khuH7993it out toJoabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097. And heblewוַיִּתְקַע֙vai.yit.Ka'H8628atrumpetבַּשּׁוֹפָ֔רba.sho.FarH7782, and theyretiredוַיָּפֻ֥צוּvai.ya.Fu.tzuH6327from thecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892, everymanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376to histentלְאֹהָלָ֑יוle.'o.ha.LavH168. AndJoabוְיוֹאָ֛בve.yo.'AvH3097returnedשָׁ֥בshavH7725toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389to thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ סha.Me.lekhH4428.
23NowJoabוְיוֹאָ֕בve.yo.'AvH3097was over all thehostהַצָּבָ֖אha.tza.Va'H6635ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: andBenaiahוּבְנָיָה֙u.ve.na.YahH1141thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJehoiadaיְה֣וֹיָדָ֔עye.Ho.ya.Da'H3077was over theCherethitesהַכְּרֵתִ֖יha.ke.riH3774H3746and over thePelethitesהַפְּלֵתִֽי׃ha.pe.le.TiH6432:
Commentaries on 2 Samuel 20
- 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
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