Revised Webster's Bible

2 Samuel 23

1Now these are thelastהָאַֽחֲרֹנִ֑יםha.'a.cha.ro.NimH314wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697ofDavidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732.Davidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJesseיִשַׁ֗יyi.ShaiH3448saidנְאֻ֧םne.'UmH5002, and themanהַגֶּ֙בֶר֙ha.Ge.verH1397who wasraisedהֻ֣קַםHu.kamH6965onhighעָ֔ל'AlH5920, theanointedמְשִׁ֙יחַ֙me.Shi.achH4899of theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofJacobיַֽעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290, and thesweetוּנְעִ֖יםu.ne.'ImH5273psalmistזְמִר֥וֹתze.mi.RotH2158ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478,saidוּנְאֻ֤םu.ne.'UmH5002,

2TheSpiritר֥וּחַRu.achH7307of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spokeדִּבֶּר־di.ber-H1696by me, and hiswordוּמִלָּת֖וֹu.mi.la.ToH4405was on mytongueלְשׁוֹנִֽי׃le.sho.NiH3956.

3TheGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidאָמַר֙'a.MarH559, theRockצ֣וּרtzurH6697ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478spokeדִבֶּ֖רdi.BerH1696to me, He thatrulethמוֹשֵׁל֙mo.ShelH4910overmenבָּאָדָ֔םba.'a.DamH120must bejustצַדִּ֕יקtza.DikH6662,rulingמוֹשֵׁ֖לmo.ShelH4910in thefearיִרְאַ֥תyir.'AtH3374ofGodאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.

4And he shall be as thelightוּכְא֥וֹרu.khe.'orH216of themorningבֹּ֖קֶרBo.kerH1242, when thesunשָׁ֑מֶשׁSha.meshH8121risethיִזְרַח־yiz.rach-H2224, even amorningבֹּ֚קֶרBo.kerH1242withoutלֹ֣אlo'H3808cloudsעָב֔וֹתa.VotH5645; as the tendergrassדֶּ֥שֶׁאDe.she'H1877springing out of theearthמֵאָֽרֶץ׃me.'A.retzH776by clearshiningמִנֹּ֥גַהּmi.No.gahH5051afterrainמִמָּטָ֖רmi.ma.TarH4306.

5Although myhouseבֵּיתִ֖יbei.TiH1004is not so withGodאֵ֑ל'ElH410; yet he hathmadeשָׂ֣םsamH7760with me aneverlastingעוֹלָ֜םo.LamH5769covenantבְרִ֨יתve.RitH1285,orderedעֲרוּכָ֤ה'a.ru.KhahH6186in all things, andsureוּשְׁמֻרָ֔הu.she.mu.RahH8104: for this is all mysalvationיִשְׁעִ֥יyish.'IH3468, and all mydesireחֵ֖פֶץChe.fetzH2656, although he maketh it not togrowיַצְמִֽיחַ׃yatz.Mi.achH6779.

6But theworthlessוּבְלִיַּ֕עַלu.ve.li.Ya.'alH1100, all of them shall be asthornsכְּק֥וֹץke.KotzH6975thrustawayמֻנָ֖דmu.NadH5074, because they cannot betakenיִקָּֽחוּ׃yi.Ka.chuH3947withhandsבְיָ֖דve.YadH3027:

7But themanוְאִישׁ֙ve.'IshH376that shalltouchיִגַּ֣עyi.Ga'H5060them must bearmedיִמָּלֵ֥אyi.ma.Le'H4390withironבַרְזֶ֖לvar.ZelH1270and thestaffוְעֵ֣ץve.'EtzH6086of aspearחֲנִ֑יתcha.NitH2595; and they shall beutterlyשָׂר֥וֹףsa.RofH8313burnedיִשָּׂרְפ֖וּyi.sa.re.FuH8313withfireוּבָאֵ֕שׁu.va.'EshH784in the sameplaceבַּשָּֽׁבֶת׃ פba.Sha.vetH7675.

8These are thenamesשְׁמ֥וֹתshe.MotH8034of the mightymenהַגִּבֹּרִ֖יםha.gi.bo.RimH1368whomDavidלְדָוִ֑דle.da.VidH1732had: TheTachmoniteתַּחְכְּמֹנִ֣י׀tach.ke.mo.NiH8461thatsatH3427in theseatH7675 H3429,chiefרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218among thecaptainsהַשָּׁלִשִׁ֗יha.sha.li.ShiH7991; the same wasAdinoעֲדִינ֣וֹa.di.NoH5722theEzniteהָֽעֶצְנִ֔יha.'etz.niH6112: he lifted up his spear againsteightשְׁמֹנֶ֥הshe.mo.NehH8083hundredמֵא֛וֹתme.'otH3967, whom heslewחָלָ֖לcha.LalH2491atoneאֶחָֽת׃ ס'e.chadH259timeבְּפַ֥עַםbe.Fa.'amH6471.

9Andafterוְאַחֲרָ֛יוve.'a.cha.roH310him wasEleazarאֶלְעָזָ֥ר'el.'a.ZarH499thesonH1121ofDodoדֹּד֖וֹdo.diH1734theAhohiteאֲחֹחִ֑י'a.cho.ChiH266, one of thethreeבִּשְׁלֹשָׁ֨הbish.lo.ShahH7969mightymenהַגִּבֹּרִ֜יםha.gi.bo.rimH1368withDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732, when theydefiedבְּחָֽרְפָ֤םbe.cha.re.FamH2778thePhilistinesבַּפְּלִשְׁתִּיםba.pe.lish.timH6430that were there gatheredtogetherנֶאֶסְפוּ־ne.'es.fu-H622tobattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֔הla.mil.cha.MahH4421, and themenאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478had goneawayוַֽיַּעֲל֖וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927:

10Hearoseקָם֩kamH6965, andsmoteוַיַּ֨ךְvai.YakhH5221thePhilistinesבַּפְּלִשְׁתִּ֜יםba.pe.lish.TimH6430untilכִּֽי־ki-H3588hishandיָד֗וֹya.DoH3027waswearyיָגְעָ֣הya.ge.'AhH3021, and hishandיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027clungוַתִּדְבַּ֤קva.tid.BakH1692to theswordהַחֶ֔רֶבha.Che.revH2719: and theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068wroughtוַיַּ֧עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213agreatגְדוֹלָ֖הge.do.LahH1419victoryתְּשׁוּעָ֥הte.shu.'AhH8668thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117; and thepeopleוְהָעָ֛םve.ha.'AmH5971returnedיָשֻׁ֥בוּya.Shu.vuH7725afterאַחֲרָ֖יו'a.cha.RavH310him only tostripלְפַשֵּֽׁט׃ סle.fa.ShetH6584the slain .

11Andafterוְאַחֲרָ֛יוve.'a.cha.RavH310him wasShammahH8048thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofAgeeאָגֵ֖א'a.Ge'H89theHarariteהָרָרִ֑יha.ra.RiH2043. And thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֜יםfe.lish.TimH6430were gatheredtogetherוַיֵּאָסְפ֨וּvai.ye.'a.se.FuH622into atroopלַחַיָּ֗הla.chai.YahH2416, where was apieceחֶלְקַ֤תchel.KatH2513ofgroundהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704fullמְלֵאָ֣הme.le.'AhH4392oflentilesעֲדָשִׁ֔ים'a.da.ShimH5742: and thepeopleוְהָעָ֥םve.ha.'AmH5971fledנָ֖סnasH5127fromמִפְּנֵ֥יmi.pe.NeiH6440thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּֽים׃fe.lish.TimH6430.

12But hestoodוַיִּתְיַצֵּ֤בvai.yit.ya.TzevH3320in themidstבְּתוֹךְ־be.tokh-H8432of thegroundהַֽחֶלְקָה֙ha.chel.KahH2513, anddefendedוַיַּצִּילֶ֔הָvai.ya.tzi.Le.haH5337it, andslewוַיַּ֖ךְvai.YakhH5221thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430: and theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068wroughtוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213agreatגְדוֹלָֽה׃ סge.do.LahH1419victoryתְּשׁוּעָ֥הte.shu.'AhH8668.

13Andthreeשְׁלֹשָׁ֜הshe.lo.shimH7969 H7970of thethirtyמֵהַשְּׁלֹשִׁ֣יםme.ha.she.lo.ShimH7970leadersרֹ֗אשׁRoshH7218wentdownוַיֵּרְד֨וּvai.ye.re.DuH3381, andcameוַיָּבֹ֤אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935toDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732in the harvesttimeקָצִיר֙ka.TzirH7105to thecaveמְעָרַ֖תme.'a.RatH4631ofAdullamעֲדֻלָּ֑ם'a.du.LamH5725: and thetroopוְחַיַּ֣תve.chai.YatH2416of thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430encampedחֹנָ֖הcho.NahH2583in thevalleyבְּעֵ֥מֶקbe.'E.mekH6010ofRephaimרְפָאִֽים׃re.fa.'ImH7497.

14AndDavidוְדָוִ֖דve.da.VidH1732was then in a strongholdבַּמְּצוּדָ֑הba.me.tzu.DahH4686, and thegarrisonוּמַצַּ֣בu.ma.TzavH4673of thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430was then inBethlehemH1035.

15AndDavidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732longedוַיִּתְאַוֶּ֥הvai.yit.'a.VehH183, andsaidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, O that one would give medrinkיַשְׁקֵ֣נִיyash.Ke.niH8248of thewaterמַ֔יִםMa.yimH4325of thewellH953ofBethlehemH1035, which is by thegateבַּשָּֽׁעַר׃ba.Sha.'arH8179!

16And thethreeשְׁלֹ֨שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969mightymenהַגִּבֹּרִ֜יםha.gi.bo.RimH1368brokethroughוַיִּבְקְעוּ֩vai.yiv.ke.'UH1234thehostבְּמַחֲנֵ֣הbe.ma.cha.NehH4264of thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.lish.TimH6430, anddrewוַיִּֽשְׁאֲבוּ־vai.yish.'a.vu-H7579waterמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325out of thewellH953ofBethlehemH1035, that was by thegateבַּשַּׁ֔עַרba.Sha.'arH8179, andtookוַיִּשְׂא֖וּvai.yis.'UH5375it, andbroughtוַיָּבִ֣אוּvai.ya.Vi.'uH935it toDavidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732: nevertheless hewouldאָבָה֙'a.VahH14notdrinkלִשְׁתּוֹתָ֔םlish.to.TamH8354of it, but poured itoutוַיַּסֵּ֥ךְvai.ya.SekhH5258to theLORDלַֽיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

17And hesaidוַיֹּ֡אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Be itfarחָלִילָה֩cha.li.LahH2486from me, OLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068, that I shoulddoמֵעֲשֹׂ֣תִיme.'a.So.tiH6213this: is not this thebloodהֲדַ֤םha.DamH1818of themenהָֽאֲנָשִׁים֙ha.'a.na.ShimH582thatwentהַהֹלְכִ֣יםha.ho.le.KhimH1980in jeopardy of theirlivesבְּנַפְשׁוֹתָ֔םbe.naf.sho.TamH5315? therefore hewouldאָבָ֖ה'a.VahH14notdrinkלִשְׁתּוֹתָ֑םlish.to.TamH8354it. These thingsdidעָשׂ֔וּ'a.SuH6213thesethreeשְׁלֹ֖שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969mightymenהַגִּבֹּרִֽים׃ סha.gi.bo.RimH1368.

18AndAbishaiוַאֲבִישַׁ֞יva.'a.vi.ShaiH52, thebrotherאֲחִ֣י׀'a.ChiH251ofJoabיוֹאָ֣בyo.'AvH3097, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZeruiahצְרוּיָ֗הtze.ru.YahH6870, waschiefרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218amongthreeH7992. And he liftedupעוֹרֵ֣רo.RerH5782hisspearחֲנִית֔וֹcha.ni.ToH2595againstthreeH7969hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967, andslewחָלָ֑לcha.LalH2491them, and had thenameשֵׁ֖םshemH8034amongthreeH7969.

19Was he not mosthonourableנִכְבָּ֔דnikh.BadH3513ofthreeהַשְּׁלֹשָׁה֙ha.she.lo.ShahH7969? therefore he was theircaptainלְשָׂ֑רle.SarH8269: yet heattainedבָֽא׃ סVa'H935not to the firstthreeהַשְּׁלֹשָׁ֖הha.she.lo.ShahH7969.

20AndBenaiahוּבְנָיָ֨הוּu.ve.na.Ya.huH1141thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofJehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֧עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121of avaliantחַ֛יִלchaiH2428manאִֽישׁ־'ish-H376 H381, ofKabzeelמִֽקַּבְצְאֵ֑לmi.kav.tze.'ElH6909, who had donemanyרַב־rav-H7227deedsפְּעָלִ֖יםpe.'a.LimH6467, heslewהִכָּ֗הhi.KahH5221twoשְׁנֵ֤יshe.NeiH8147lionlikemenאֲרִאֵל֙'a.ri.'ElH739ofMoabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124: he wentdownיָרַ֞דya.RadH3381also andslewוְהִכָּ֧הve.hi.KahH5221alionהָאֲרִ֛יha.'a.ri.yahH738in themidstבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of apitהַבֹּ֖ארha.BorH953intimeבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117ofsnowהַשָּֽׁלֶג׃ha.Sha.legH7950:

21And heslewוַיַּהַרְגֵ֖הוּvai.ya.har.Ge.huH2026anEgyptianמִצְרִ֜יmitz.RiH4713, ahandsomeמַרְאֶ֗הmar.'EhH4758manH376: and theEgyptianהַמִּצְרִי֙ha.mitz.RiH4713had aspearחֲנִ֔יתcha.NitH2595in hishandוּבְיַ֤דu.ve.YadH3027; but he wentdownוַיֵּ֥רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381to him with astaffבַּשָּׁ֑בֶטba.Sha.vetH7626, andpluckedוַיִּגְזֹ֤לvai.yig.ZolH1497thespearהַחֲנִית֙ha.cha.NitH2595out of theEgyptian’sהַמִּצְרִ֔יha.mitz.RiH4713handמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027, andslewהִכָּה֩hi.KahH5221him with his ownspearבַּחֲנִיתֽוֹ׃ba.cha.ni.ToH2595.

22These thingsdidעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213Benaiahבְּנָיָ֖הוּbe.na.Ya.huH1141thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֑עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077, and had anameשֵׁ֖םshemH8034amongthreeבִּשְׁלֹשָׁ֥הbish.lo.ShahH7969mightymenהַגִּבֹּרִֽים׃ha.gi.bo.RimH1368.

23He was morehonourableנִכְבָּ֔דnikh.BadH3513than thethirtyהַשְּׁלֹשִׁ֣יםha.she.lo.ShimH7970, but heattainedבָ֑אVa'H935not to the firstthreeהַשְּׁלֹשָׁ֖הha.she.lo.ShahH7969. AndDavidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732setוַיְשִׂמֵ֥הוּvay.si.Me.huH7760him over hisguardמִשְׁמַעְתּֽוֹ׃ סmish.ma'.ToH4928.

24AsahelH6214thebrotherאֲחִֽי־'a.chi-H251ofJoabיוֹאָ֖בyo.'AvH3097was one of thethirtyבַּשְּׁלֹשִׁ֑יםba.she.lo.ShimH7970;Elhananאֶלְחָנָ֥ן'el.cha.NanH445thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofDodoדֹּד֖וֹdo.DoH1734ofBethlehemH1035,

25Shammahשַׁמָּה֙sha.MahH8048theHaroditeהַֽחֲרֹדִ֔יha.cha.ro.DiH2733,Elikaאֱלִיקָ֖א'e.li.Ka'H470theHaroditeהַחֲרֹדִֽי׃ סha.cha.ro.DiH2733,

26Helezחֶ֚לֶץChe.letzH2503thePaltiteהַפַּלְטִ֔יha.pal.TiH6407,Iraעִירָ֥א'i.Ra'H5896thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofIkkeshעִקֵּ֖שׁ'i.KeshH6142theTekoiteהַתְּקוֹעִֽי׃ סha.te.ko.'IH8621,

27Abiezerאֲבִיעֶ֙זֶר֙'a.vi.'E.zerH44theAnethothiteהָֽעַנְּתֹתִ֔יha.'a.ne.to.TiH6069,Mebunnaiמְבֻנַּ֖יme.vu.NaiH4012theHushathiteהַחֻשָׁתִֽי׃ סha.chu.sha.TiH2843,

28Zalmonצַלְמוֹן֙tzal.mOnH6756theAhohiteהָֽאֲחֹחִ֔יha.'a.cho.ChiH266,Maharaiמַהְרַ֖יmah.RaiH4121theNetophathiteהַנְּטֹפָתִֽי׃ סha.ne.to.fa.TiH5200,

29Helebחֵ֥לֶבChe.levH2460thesonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121ofBaanahבַּעֲנָ֖הba.'a.NahH1196, aNetophathiteהַנְּטֹפָתִ֑י סha.ne.to.fa.TiH5200,Ittaiאִתַּי֙'i.TaiH863thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofRibaiרִיבַ֔יri.VaiH7380out ofGibeahמִגִּבְעַ֖תmi.giv.'AtH1390of thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofBenjaminבִנְיָמִֽן׃ סvin.ya.MinH1144,

30Benaiahבְּנָיָ֙הוּ֙be.na.Ya.huH1141thePirathoniteפִּרְעָ֣תֹנִ֔יpir.'A.to.NiH6553,Hiddaiהִדַּ֖יhi.DaiH1914of thebrooksמִנַּ֥חֲלֵיmi.Na.cha.leiH5158ofGaashגָֽעַשׁ׃ סGa.'ashH1608,

31AbialbonH45theArbathiteהָֽעַרְבָתִ֔יha.'ar.va.TiH6164,Azmavethעַזְמָ֖וֶת'az.Ma.vetH5820theBarhumiteהַבַּרְחֻמִֽי׃ סha.bar.chu.MiH1273,

32Eliahbaאֶלְיַחְבָּא֙'el.yach.Ba'H455theShaalboniteהַשַּׁ֣עַלְבֹנִ֔יha.Sha.'al.vo.NiH8170, of thesonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofJashenיָשֵׁ֖ןya.ShenH3464,Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָֽן׃ סye.ho.na.TanH3083,

33Shammahשַׁמָּה֙sha.MahH8048theHarariteהַֽהֲרָרִ֔יha.ha.ra.RiH2043,Ahiamאֲחִיאָ֥ם'a.chi.'AmH279thesonH1121ofShararשָׁרָ֖רsha.RarH8325theHarariteהָארָרִֽי׃ סha.ra.RiH2043,

34Elipheletאֱלִיפֶ֥לֶט'e.li.Fe.letH467thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAhasbaiאֲחַסְבַּ֖י'a.chas.BaiH308, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121of theMaachathiteהַמַּֽעֲכָתִ֑י סha.ma.'a.kha.TiH4602,Eliamאֱלִיעָ֥ם'e.li.'AmH463thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAhithophelאֲחִיתֹ֖פֶל'a.chi.To.felH302theGiloniteהַגִּלֹנִֽי׃ סha.gi.lo.NiH1526,

35Hezraiחֶצְרַי֙chetz.roH2695theCarmeliteהַֽכַּרְמְלִ֔יha.kar.me.LiH3761,Paaraiפַּעֲרַ֖יpa.'a.RaiH6474theArbiteהָאַרְבִּֽי׃ סha.'ar.BiH701,

36Igalיִגְאָ֤לyig.'AlH3008thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNathanנָתָן֙na.TanH5416ofZobahמִצֹּבָ֔ה סmi.tzo.VahH6678,Baniבָּנִ֖יba.NiH1137theGaditeהַגָּדִֽי׃ סha.ga.DiH1425,

37Zelekצֶ֖לֶקTze.lekH6768theAmmoniteהָעַמֹּנִ֑י סha.'a.mo.NiH5984,Naharaiנַחְרַי֙nach.RaiH5171theBeerothiteהַבְּאֵ֣רֹתִ֔יha.be.'E.ro.TiH886,armourbearerנֹשֵׂ֕א כְּלֵ֖יno.se.'ei' ke.LeiH5375 H3627toJoabיוֹאָ֥בyo.'AvH3097thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZeruiahצְרֻיָֽה׃ סtze.ru.YahH6870,

38Iraעִירָא֙'i.Ra'H5896anIthriteהַיִּתְרִ֔יhai.yit.RiH3505,Garebגָּרֵ֖בga.RevH1619anIthriteהַיִּתְרִֽי׃ סhai.yit.RiH3505,

39Uriahאֽוּרִיָּה֙'u.ri.YahH223theHittiteהַֽחִתִּ֔יha.chi.TiH2850:thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםshe.lo.ShimH7970andsevenוְשִׁבְעָֽה׃ פve.shiv.'AhH7651in all.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 23

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