Revised Webster's Bible
2 Samuel 21
1Then there was afamineרָעָב֩ra.'AvH7458in thedaysבִּימֵ֨יbi.MeiH3117ofDavidדָוִ֜דda.VidH1732threeשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969yearsשָׁנִ֗יםsha.NimH8141,yearשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310yearשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141; andDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732enquiredוַיְבַקֵּ֥שׁvay.va.KeshH1245ofפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֑ה סYah.wehH3068. And theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068answeredוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, It is forSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586, and for hisbloodyהַדָּמִ֔יםha.da.MimH1818houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004, because heslewהֵמִ֖יתhe.MitH4191theGibeonitesהַגִּבְעֹנִֽים׃ha.giv.'o.NimH1393.
2And thekingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428calledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121theGibeonitesלַגִּבְעֹנִ֖יםla.giv.'o.NimH1393, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them; (now theGibeonitesוְהַגִּבְעֹנִ֞יםve.ha.giv.'o.NimH1393were not of thechildrenמִבְּנֵ֧יmi.be.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478, but of theremnantמִיֶּ֣תֶרmi.Ye.terH3499of theAmoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֔יha.'e.mo.RiH567; and thechildrenוּבְנֵ֤יu.ve.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478hadswornנִשְׁבְּע֣וּnish.be.'UH7650to them: andSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586soughtוַיְבַקֵּ֤שׁvay.va.KeshH1245toslayלְהַכֹּתָ֔םle.ha.ko.TamH5221them in hiszealבְּקַנֹּאת֥וֹbe.ka.no.ToH7065to thechildrenלִבְנֵֽי־liv.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478andJudahוִיהוּדָֽה׃vi.hu.DahH3063.)
3ThereforeDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to theGibeonitesהַגִּבְעֹנִ֔יםha.giv.'o.NimH1393, What shall Idoאֶעֱשֶׂ֖ה'e.'e.SehH6213for you? and how shall I make theatonementאֲכַפֵּ֔ר'a.kha.PerH3722, that ye mayblessוּבָרְכ֖וּu.va.re.KhuH1288theinheritanceנַחֲלַ֥תna.cha.LatH5159of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068?
4And theGibeonitesהַגִּבְעֹנִ֗יםha.giv.'o.NimH1393saidוַיֹּ֧אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559to him, We will have nosilverכֶּ֤סֶףKe.sefH3701norgoldוְזָהָב֙ve.za.HavH2091ofH5973Saulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586, nor of hishouseבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004; neither for us shalt thoukillלְהָמִ֣יתle.ha.MitH4191anymanאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478. And hesaidוַיֹּ֛אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, What ye shallsayאֹמְרִ֖ים'o.me.RimH559, that will Idoאֶעֱשֶׂ֥ה'e.'e.SehH6213for you.
5And theyansweredוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, Themanהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376thatconsumedכִּלָּ֔נוּki.La.nuH3615us, and thatdevisedדִּמָּה־di.mah-H1819against us that we should bedestroyedנִשְׁמַ֕דְנוּnish.Mad.nuH8045fromremainingמֵֽהִתְיַצֵּ֖בme.hit.ya.TzevH3320within anyborderגְּבֻ֥לge.VulH1366ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478,
6Letsevenשִׁבְעָ֤הshiv.'AhH7651menאֲנָשִׁים֙'a.na.ShimH582of hissonsמִבָּנָ֔יוmi.ba.NavH1121bedeliveredיֻתַּןye.na.ton-H5414to us, and we will hang themupוְהוֹקַֽעֲנוּם֙ve.ho.ka.'a.NumH3363to theLORDלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068inGibeahבְּגִבְעַ֥תbe.giv.'AtH1390ofSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586, whom theLORDיְהוָ֑ה סYah.wehH3068choseבְּחִ֣ירbe.ChirH972. And thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, I willgiveאֶתֵּֽן׃'e.TenH5414them .
7But thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sparedוַיַּחְמֹ֣לvai.yach.MolH2550MephiboshethH4648, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֣ןye.ho.na.TanH3083thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofSaulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586, because of theLORD’Sיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068oathשְׁבֻעַ֤תshe.vu.'AtH7621that was between them, betweenDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732andJonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֥ןye.ho.na.TanH3083thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofSaulשָׁאֽוּל׃sha.'UlH7586.
8But thekingהַמֶּ֡לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947thetwoשְׁ֠נֵיShe.neiH8147sonsבְּנֵ֨יbe.NeiH1121ofRizpahרִצְפָּ֤הritz.PahH7532thedaughterבַת־vat-H1323ofAiahאַיָּה֙'ai.YahH345, whom sheboreיָלְדָ֣הYal.dahH3205toSaulלְשָׁא֔וּלle.sha.'UlH7586,Armoniאַרְמֹנִ֖י'ar.mo.NiH764andMephiboshethמְפִבֹ֑שֶׁתme.fi.Vo.shetH4648; and thefiveחֲמֵ֗שֶׁתcha.Me.shetH2568sonsבְּנֵי֙be.NeiH1121ofMichalמִיכַ֣לmi.KhalH4324thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586, whom she broughtupיָלְדָ֛הYal.dahH3205forAdrielלְעַדְרִיאֵ֥לle.'ad.ri.'ElH5741thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofBarzillaiבַּרְזִלַּ֖יbar.zi.LaiH1271theMeholathiteהַמְּחֹלָתִֽי׃ha.me.cho.la.TiH4259:
9And hedeliveredוַֽיִּתְּנֵ֞םvai.yi.te.NemH5414them into thehandsבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027of theGibeonitesהַגִּבְעֹנִ֗יםha.giv.'o.NimH1393, and theyhangedוַיֹּקִיעֻ֤םvai.yo.ki.'UmH3363them on thehillבָּהָר֙ba.HarH2022beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068: and theyfellוַיִּפְּל֥וּvai.yi.pe.LuH5307allsevenשְׁבַעְתָּ֖םshi.va'.ta.yimH7651H7659togetherיָ֑חַדYa.chadH3162, and were put todeathהֻמְת֜וּhum.TuH4191in thedaysבִּימֵ֤יbi.MeiH3117ofharvestקָצִיר֙ka.TzirH7105, in thefirstבָּרִ֣אשֹׁנִ֔יםba.Ri.sho.NimH7223days, in thebeginningבִּתְחִלַּ֖תbi.te.chi.latH8462ofbarleyשְׂעֹרִֽים׃se.'o.RimH8184harvestקְצִ֥ירke.TzirH7105.
10AndRizpahרִצְפָּה֩ritz.PahH7532thedaughterבַת־vat-H1323ofAiahאַיָּ֨ה'ai.YahH345tookוַתִּקַּ֣חva.ti.KachH3947sackclothהַשַּׂ֜קha.SakH8242, andspreadוַתַּטֵּ֨הוּva.ta.Te.huH5186it for her upon therockהַצּוּר֙ha.TzurH6697, from thebeginningמִתְּחִלַּ֣תmi.te.chi.LatH8462ofharvestקָצִ֔ירka.TzirH7105until therainמַ֥יִםMa.yimH4325pouredנִתַּךְ־ni.takh-H5413on them fromheavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, andallowedנָתְנָה֩na.te.NahH5414neither thebirdsע֨וֹףofH5775of theairהַשָּׁמַ֜יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064torestלָנ֤וּחַla.Nu.achH5117on them bydayיוֹמָ֔םyo.MamH3119, nor thebeastsחַיַּ֥תchai.YatH2416of thefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704bynightלָֽיְלָה׃La.ye.lahH3915.
12AndDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732wentH3212andtookוַיִּקַּ֞חvai.yi.KachH3947thebonesעַצְמ֤וֹתatz.MotH6106ofSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586and thebonesעַצְמוֹת֙'atz.mOtH6106ofJonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֣ןye.ho.na.TanH3083hissonבְּנ֔וֹbe.NoH1121from themenבַּעֲלֵ֖יba.'a.LeiH1167ofJabeshgileadיָבֵ֣ישׁ גִּלְעָ֑דya.Veish gil.'AdH3003H1568, who hadstolenגָּנְב֨וּga.ne.VuH1589them from thestreetמֵרְחֹ֣בme.re.ChoH7339ofBethshanH1052, where thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםha.pe.lish.timH6430hadhangedתְּלָא֥וּםte.lumH8511H8518them,whenבְּי֨וֹםbe.YomH3117thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֛יםpe.lish.TimH6430hadslainהַכּ֧וֹתha.KotH5221Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586inGilboaבַּגִּלְבֹּֽעַ׃ba.gil.Bo.a'H1533:
13And he broughtupוַיַּ֤עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927from there thebonesעַצְמ֣וֹתatz.MotH6106ofSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586and thebonesעַצְמ֖וֹתatz.MotH6106ofJonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֣ןye.ho.na.TanH3083hissonבְּנ֑וֹbe.NoH1121; and theygatheredוַיַּ֣אַסְפ֔וּvai.Ya.'as.FuH622thebonesעַצְמ֖וֹתatz.MotH6106of them that werehangedהַמּוּקָעִֽים׃ha.mu.ka.'ImH3363.
14And thebonesעַצְמוֹת־'atz.mot-H6106ofSaulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586andJonathanוִיהוֹנָֽתָן־vi.ho.na.ton-H3083hissonבְּ֠נוֹbe.noH1121theyburiedוַיִּקְבְּר֣וּvai.yik.be.RuH6912in thecountryבְּאֶ֨רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofBenjaminבִּנְיָמִ֜ןbin.ya.MinH1144inZelahבְּצֵלָ֗עbe.tze.La'H6762, in thesepulchreבְּקֶ֙בֶר֙be.Ke.verH6913ofKishקִ֣ישׁkishH7027hisfatherאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1: and theyperformedוַֽיַּעֲשׂ֔וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213all that thekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428commandedצִוָּ֖הtzi.VahH6680. Andafterאַֽחֲרֵי־'a.cha.rei-H310thatGodאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430wasentreatedוַיֵּעָתֵ֧רvai.ye.'a.TerH6279for thelandלָאָ֖רֶץla.'A.retzH776.
15Moreover thePhilistinesלַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםla.pe.lish.TimH6430had yetwarמִלְחָמָ֛הmil.cha.MahH4421again withIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478; andDavidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732wentdownוַיֵּ֨רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381, and hisservantsוַעֲבָדָ֥יוva.'a.va.DavH5650with him, andfoughtוַיִּלָּחֲמ֥וּvai.yi.la.cha.MuH3898against thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםpe.lish.TimH6430: andDavidדָּוִֽד׃da.VidH1732becamefaintH5774.
16AndIshbibenobH3430, who was of thesonsבִּילִידֵ֣יbi.li.DeiH3211of thegiantהָרָפָ֗הha.ra.FahH7497, theweightוּמִשְׁקַ֤לu.mish.KalH4948of whosespearקֵינוֹ֙kei.NoH7013wasthreeשְׁלֹ֤שׁshe.LoshH7969hundredמֵאוֹת֙me.'OtH3967shekels ofbrassנְחֹ֔שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178inweightמִשְׁקַ֣לmish.KalH4948, he beinggirdedחָג֣וּרcha.GurH2296with anewחֲדָשָׁ֑הcha.da.ShahH2319sword,thoughtוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559ofslayingלְהַכּ֥וֹתle.ha.KotH5221Davidדָּוִֽד׃da.VidH1732.
17ButAbishaiאֲבִישַׁ֣י'a.vi.ShaiH52thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZeruiahצְרוּיָ֔הtze.ru.YahH6870helpedוַיַּֽעֲזָר־vai.ya.'a.zor-H5826him, andsmoteוַיַּ֥ךְvai.YakhH5221thePhilistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יha.pe.lish.TiH6430, andkilledוַיְמִיתֵ֑הוּvay.mi.Te.huH4191him. Then themenאַנְשֵׁי־'an.shei-H582ofDavidדָוִ֨דda.VidH1732sworeנִשְׁבְּעוּ֩nish.be.'UH7650to him,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, Thou shaltgoתֵצֵ֨אte.Tze'H3318out no more with us tobattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֔הla.mil.cha.MahH4421, that thou mayest not putoutתְכַבֶּ֖הte.kha.BehH3518thelightנֵ֥רnerH5216ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.
18And it came to pass afterthisאַֽחֲרֵי־'a.cha.rei-H310, that there was again abattleהַמִּלְחָמָ֛הha.mil.cha.MahH4421with thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430atGobבְּג֖וֹבbe.GovH1359: thenSibbechaiסִבְּכַי֙si.be.KhaiH5444theHushathiteהַחֻ֣שָׁתִ֔יha.Chu.sha.TiH2843slewהִכָּ֗הhi.KahH5221Saphסַ֕ףsafH5593, who was of thesonsבִּילִדֵ֥יbi.li.DeiH3211of thegiantהָרָפָֽה׃ פha.ra.FahH7497.
19And there was again abattleהַמִּלְחָמָ֛הha.mil.cha.MahH4421inGobבְּג֖וֹבbe.GovH1359with thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430, whereElhananאֶלְחָנָן֩'el.cha.NanH445thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJaareoregimH3296, aBethlehemiteH1022,slewוַיַּ֡ךְvai.YakhH5221the brother ofGoliathגָּלְיָ֣תgal.YatH1555theGittiteהַגִּתִּ֔יha.gi.TiH1663, thestaffוְעֵ֣ץve.'EtzH6086of whosespearחֲנִית֔וֹcha.ni.ToH2595was like aweaver’sאֹרְגִֽים׃ ס'o.re.GimH707beamכִּמְנ֖וֹרkim.NorH4500.
20And there was yet abattleמִלְחָמָ֖הmil.cha.MahH4421inGathבְּגַ֑תbe.GatH1661, where was amanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of greatstatureמָד֗וֹןma.dinH4067H4055, that had on everyhandיָדָיו֩ya.DavH3027sixשֵׁ֣שׁsheshH8337fingersוְאֶצְבְּעֹ֣תve.'etz.be.'OtH676, and on everyfootרַגְלָ֜יוrag.LavH7272sixוָשֵׁ֗שׁva.SheshH8337toesוְאֶצְבְּעֹ֨תve.'etz.be.'OtH676,fourוְאַרְבַּע֙ve.'ar.Ba'H702andtwentyעֶשְׂרִ֤ים'es.RimH6242innumberמִסְפָּ֔רmis.ParH4557; and he also wasbornיֻלַּ֥דyu.LadH3205to thegiantלְהָרָפָֽה׃le.ha.ra.FahH7497.
Commentaries on 2 Samuel 21
- 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
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