Revised Webster's Bible

2 Samuel 3

1Now there waslongאֲרֻכָּ֔ה'a.ru.KahH752warהַמִּלְחָמָה֙ha.mil.cha.MahH4421between thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586and thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofDavidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732: butDavidוְדָוִד֙ve.da.VidH1732grewהֹלֵ֣ךְho.LekhH1980strongerוְחָזֵ֔קve.cha.ZekH2390andstrongerH2390, and thehouseוּבֵ֥יתu.VeitH1004ofSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586becameהֹלְכִ֥יםho.le.KhimH1980weakerוְדַלִּֽים׃ סve.da.LimH1800andweakerH1800.

2And toDavidלְדָוִ֛דle.da.VidH1732weresonsבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121bornוַיִּוָּלְד֧וּvai.ye.le.duH3205inHebronבְּחֶבְר֑וֹןbe.chev.RonH2275: and hisfirstbornבְכוֹרוֹ֙ve.kho.RoH1060wasAmnonאַמְנ֔וֹן'am.NonH550, ofAhinoamלַאֲחִינֹ֖עַםla.'a.chi.No.'amH293theJezreelitessH3159;

3And hissecondוּמִשְׁנֵ֣הוּu.mish.Ne.huH4932,Chileabכִלְאָ֔בkhil.'AvH3609, ofAbigailלַאֲֽבִיגַ֕יִלla.'a.vi.gelH26thewifeאֵ֖שֶׁת'E.shetH802ofNabalנָבָ֣לna.ValH5037theCarmeliteהַֽכַּרְמְלִ֑יha.kar.me.LiH3761; and thethirdוְהַשְּׁלִשִׁי֙ve.ha.she.li.ShiH7992,Absalomאַבְשָׁל֣וֹם'av.sha.LomH53thesonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121ofMaacahמַעֲכָ֔הma.'a.KhahH4601thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofTalmaiתַּלְמַ֖יtal.MaiH8526kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofGeshurגְּשֽׁוּר׃ge.ShurH1650;

4And thefourthוְהָרְבִיעִ֖יve.ha.re.vi.'IH7243,Adonijahאֲדֹנִיָּ֣ה'a.do.ni.YahH138thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofHaggithחַגִּ֑יתcha.GitH2294; and thefifthוְהַחֲמִישִׁ֖יve.ha.cha.mi.ShiH2549,Shephatiahשְׁפַטְיָ֥הshe.fat.YahH8203thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofAbitalאֲבִיטָֽל׃'a.vi.TalH37;

5And thesixthוְהַשִּׁשִּׁ֣יve.hash.shi.ShiH8345,Ithreamיִתְרְעָ֔םyit.re.'AmH3507, byEglahלְעֶגְלָ֖הle.'eg.LahH5698David’sדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802. These werebornיֻלְּד֥וּyu.le.DuH3205toDavidלְדָוִ֖דle.da.VidH1732inHebronבְּחֶבְרֽוֹן׃ פbe.chev.RonH2275.

6And it came to pass, while there waswarהַמִּלְחָמָ֔הha.mil.cha.MahH4421between thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586and thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofDavidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732, thatAbnerוְאַבְנֵ֛רve.'av.NerH74made himselfstrongמִתְחַזֵּ֖קmit.cha.ZekH2388for thehouseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004ofSaulשָׁאֽוּל׃sha.'UlH7586.

7AndSaulוּלְשָׁא֣וּלu.le.sha.'UlH7586had aconcubineפִּלֶ֔גֶשׁpi.Le.geshH6370, whosenameוּשְׁמָ֖הּu.she.MahH8034wasRizpahרִצְפָּ֣הritz.PahH7532, thedaughterבַת־vat-H1323ofAiahאַיָּ֑ה'ai.YahH345: and Ishboshethsaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559toAbnerאַבְנֵ֔ר'av.NerH74, Why hast thou goneinבָּ֖אתָהBa.tahH935to myfather’sאָבִֽי׃'a.ViH1concubineפִּילֶ֥גֶשׁpi.Le.geshH6370?

8Then wasAbnerלְאַבְנֵ֨רle.'av.NerH74veryמְאֹ֜דme.'OdH3966angryוַיִּחַר֩vai.yi.CharH2734for thewordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697ofIshboshethH378, andsaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, Am I adog’sכֶּ֥לֶבKe.levH3611headהֲרֹ֨אשׁha.RoshH7218, who againstJudahלִֽיהוּדָה֒li.hu.DahH3063doshowאֶֽעֱשֶׂה־'e.'e.seh-H6213kindnessחֶ֜סֶדChe.sedH2617thisdayהַיּ֨וֹםhai.YomH3117to thehouseבֵּ֣ית׀beitH1004ofSaulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586thyfatherאָבִ֗יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1, to hisbrethrenאֶחָיו֙'e.ChavH251, and to hisfriendsמֵ֣רֵעֵ֔הוּme.re.'E.huH4828, and have notdeliveredהִמְצִיתִ֖ךָhim.tzi.Ti.khaH4672thee into thehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027ofDavidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732, that thouchargestוַתִּפְקֹ֥דva.tif.KodH6485me todayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117with afaultעֲוֹ֥ן'a.VonH5771concerning thiswomanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802?

9Sodoיַעֲשֶׂ֤הya.'a.SehH6213Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430toAbnerלְאַבְנֵ֔רle.'av.NerH74, and morealsoיֹסִ֣יףyo.SifH3254, except, as theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hathswornנִשְׁבַּ֤עnish.Ba'H7650toDavidלְדָוִ֔דle.da.VidH1732, even so Idoאֶֽעֱשֶׂה־'e.'e.seh-H6213to him;

10To passonלְהַֽעֲבִ֥ירle.ha.'a.VirH5674thekingdomהַמַּמְלָכָ֖הha.mam.la.KhahH4467from thehouseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004ofSaulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586, and to setupוּלְהָקִ֞יםu.le.ha.KimH6965thethroneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678ofDavidדָוִ֗דda.VidH1732overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478and overJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063, fromDanמִדָּ֖ןmi.DanH1835even toBeershebaH884.

11And hecouldיָכֹ֣לya.KholH3201notanswerלְהָשִׁ֥יבle.ha.ShivH7725Abnerאַבְנֵ֖ר'av.NerH74awordדָּבָ֑רda.VarH1697again, because hefearedמִיִּרְאָת֖וֹmi.yir.'a.ToH3372him.

12AndAbnerאַבְנֵ֨ר'av.NerH74sentוַיִּשְׁלַח֩vai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֧ים׀mal.'a.KhimH4397toDavidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732on his behalf,sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559, Whose is thelandאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776?sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559also,Makeכָּרְתָ֤הka.re.TahH3772thyleagueבְרִֽיתְךָ֙ve.ri.te.KhaH1285with me, and, behold, myhandיָדִ֣יya.DiH3027shall be with thee, to bringaboutלְהָסֵ֥בle.ha.SevH5437allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478to thee.

13And hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Wellט֔וֹבTovH2896; I willmakeאֶכְרֹ֥ת'ekh.RotH3772aleagueבְּרִ֑יתbe.RitH1285with thee: butoneאֶחָ֡ד'e.ChadH259thingדָּבָ֣רda.VarH1697Irequireשֹׁאֵ֨לsho.'ElH7592of thee, thatisלֵאמֹר֙le.MorH559, Thou shalt notseeתִרְאֶ֣הtir.'EhH7200myfaceפָּנַ֔יpa.NaiH6440, except thou shaltfirstלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440bringהֱבִיאֲךָ֗he.vi.'a.KhaH935Michalמִיכַ֣לmi.KhalH4324Saul’sשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586daughterבַּת־bat-H1323, when thoucomestבְּבֹאֲךָ֖be.vo.'a.KhaH935toseeלִרְא֥וֹתlir.'otH7200myfaceפָּנָֽי׃ סpa.NaiH6440.

14AndDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֔יםmal.'a.KhimH4397toIshboshethH378Saul’sשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586sonבֶּן־ben-H1121,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Deliverתְּנָ֤הte.NahH5414to me mywifeאִשְׁתִּי֙'ish.TiH802Michalמִיכַ֔לmi.KhalH4324, whom Ibetrothedאֵרַ֣שְׂתִּי'e.Ras.tiH781to me for anhundredבְּמֵאָ֖הbe.me.'AhH3967foreskinsעָרְל֥וֹתa.re.LotH6190of thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃pe.lish.TimH6430.

15AndIshboshethH378sentוַיִּשְׁלַח֙vai.yish.LachH7971, andtookוַיִּקָּחֶ֖הָvai.yi.ka.Che.haH3947her from herhusbandאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376, even fromPhaltielפַּלְטִיאֵ֥לpal.ti.'ElH6409thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofLaishלָֽיִשׁ׃lushH3889 H3919.

16And herhusbandאִישָׁ֗הּ'i.ShahH376wentH3212with herweepingוּבָכֹ֛הu.va.KhohH1980 H1058behindאַחֲרֶ֖יהָ'a.cha.Rei.haH310her toBahurimבַּֽחֻרִ֑יםba.chu.RimH980. Thensaidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Abnerאַבְנֵ֛ר'av.NerH74to him,GoH3212,returnשׁ֖וּבshuvH7725. And hereturnedוַיָּשֹֽׁב׃vai.ya.ShoH7725.

17AndAbnerאַבְנֵ֣ר'av.NerH74hadcommunicationוּדְבַר־u.de.var-H1961 H1697with theeldersזִקְנֵ֥יzik.NeiH2205ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Yesoughtמְבַקְשִׁ֧יםme.vak.ShimH1245forDavidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732intimesתְּמוֹל֙te.mOlH8543pastשִׁלְשֹׁ֔םshil.ShomH8032to bekingלְמֶ֖לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428over you:

18Now thendoעֲשׂ֑וּ'a.SuH6213it : for theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068hathspokenאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559ofDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, By thehandבְּיַ֣ד׀be.YadH3027of myservantעַבְדִּ֗י'av.DiH5650Davidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732I willsaveהוֹשִׁ֜יעַho.Shi.a'H3467mypeopleעַמִּ֤י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478from thehandמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027of thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430, and from thehandוּמִיַּ֖דu.mi.YadH3027of all theirenemiesאֹיְבֵיהֶֽם׃'o.ye.vei.HemH341.

19AndAbnerאַבְנֵ֖ר'av.NerH74alsospokeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696in theearsבְּאָזְנֵ֣יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241ofBenjaminבִנְיָמִ֑יןvin.ya.MinH1144: andAbnerאַבְנֵ֗ר'av.NerH74wentH3212also tospeakלְדַבֵּ֞רle.da.BerH1696in theearsבְּאָזְנֵ֤יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241ofDavidדָוִד֙da.VidH1732inHebronבְּחֶבְר֔וֹןbe.chev.RonH2275all thatseemedבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869goodH2896toIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and that seemedgoodוּבְעֵינֵ֖יu.ve.'ei.NeiH5869to the wholehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofBenjaminבִּנְיָמִֽן׃bin.ya.MinH1144.

20SoAbnerאַבְנֵ֤ר'av.NerH74cameוַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'H935toDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732inHebronחֶבְר֔וֹןchev.RonH2275, andtwentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים'es.RimH6242menאֲנָשִׁ֑ים'a.na.ShimH582with him. AndDavidדָּוִ֧דda.VidH1732madeוַיַּ֨עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213Abnerלְאַבְנֵ֛רle.'av.NerH74and themenוְלַאֲנָשִׁ֥יםve.la.'a.na.ShimH582that were with him afeastמִשְׁתֶּֽה׃mish.TehH4960.

21AndAbnerאַבְנֵ֣ר'av.NerH74saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toDavidדָּוִ֡דda.VidH1732, I willariseאָק֣וּמָה׀'a.Ku.mahH6965andgoH3212, and willgatherוְאֶקְבְּצָה֩ve.'ek.be.TzahH6908allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478to mylordאֲדֹנִ֨י'a.do.NiH113thekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, that they maymakeוְיִכְרְת֤וּve.yikh.re.TuH3772aleagueבְּרִ֔יתbe.RitH1285with thee, and that thou mayestreignוּמָ֣לַכְתָּ֔u.Ma.lakh.taH4427over all that thyheartנַפְשֶׁ֑ךָnaf.She.khaH5315desirethתְּאַוֶּ֖הte.'a.VehH183. AndDavidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732sentH7971Abnerאַבְנֵ֖ר'av.NerH74awayוַיְּשַׁלַּ֥חvai.ye.sha.LachH7971; and hewentH3212inpeaceבְּשָׁלֽוֹם׃be.sha.LomH7965.

22And, behold, theservantsעַבְדֵ֨י'av.DeiH5650ofDavidדָוִ֤דda.VidH1732andJoabוְיוֹאָב֙ve.yo.'AvH3097cameבָּ֣אba'H935from pursuing atroopמֵֽהַגְּד֔וּדme.ha.ge.DudH1416, and broughtinהֵבִ֑יאוּhe.Vi.'uH935agreatרָ֖בravH7227spoilוְשָׁלָ֥לve.sha.LalH7998with them: butAbnerוְאַבְנֵ֗רve.'av.NerH74was not withDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732inHebronבְּחֶבְר֔וֹןbe.chev.RonH2275; for he had sent himawayשִׁלְּח֖וֹshi.le.ChoH7971, and he hadgoneH3212inpeaceבְּשָׁלֽוֹם׃be.sha.LomH7965.

23WhenJoabוְיוֹאָ֛בve.yo.'AvH3097and all thehostהַצָּבָ֥אha.tza.Va'H6635that was with him hadcomeבָּ֑אוּBa.'uH935, theytoldוַיַּגִּ֤דוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046Joabלְיוֹאָב֙le.yo.'AvH3097,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Abnerאַבְנֵ֤ר'av.NerH74thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNerנֵר֙nerH5369cameבָּֽא־ba'-H935to thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, and he hath sent himawayוַֽיְשַׁלְּחֵ֖הוּvay.sha.le.Che.huH7971, and he hathgoneH3212inpeaceבְּשָׁלֽוֹם׃be.sha.LomH7965.

24ThenJoabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097cameוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935to thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, andsaidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, What hast thoudoneעָשִׂ֑יתָה'a.Si.tahH6213? behold,Abnerאַבְנֵר֙'av.NerH74cameבָ֤אva'H935to thee; why is it that thou hast sent himawayשִׁלַּחְתּ֖וֹshi.lach.ToH7971, and he isquiteH1980goneH3212?

25Thouknowestיָדַ֙עְתָּ֙ya.Da'.taH3045Abnerאַבְנֵ֣ר'av.NerH74thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNerנֵ֔רNerH5369, that hecameבָּ֑אBa'H935todeceiveלְפַתֹּתְךָ֖le.fa.to.te.KhaH6601thee, and toknowוְלָדַ֜עַתve.la.Da.'atH3045thy goingoutמוֹצָֽאֲךָ֙mo.tza.'a.KhaH4161and thy cominginמ֣וֹבָאֶ֔ךָmi.vo.'e.khaH4126 H3996, and toknowוְלָדַ֕עַתve.la.Da.'atH3045all that thoudoestעֹשֶֽׂה׃'o.SehH6213.

26And whenJoabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097had comeoutוַיֵּצֵ֤אvai.ye.Tze'H3318fromDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732, hesentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִים֙mal.'a.KhimH4397afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310Abnerאַבְנֵ֔ר'av.NerH74, who brought himagainוַיָּשִׁ֥בוּvai.ya.Shi.vuH7725from thewellמִבּ֣וֹרmi.BorH953ofSirahהַסִּרָ֑הha.si.RahH5626: butDavidוְדָוִ֖דve.da.VidH1732knewיָדָֽע׃ya.Da'H3045it not.

27And whenAbnerאַבְנֵר֙'av.NerH74hadreturnedוַיָּ֤שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725toHebronחֶבְר֔וֹןchev.RonH2275,Joabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097took himasideוַיַּטֵּ֤הוּvai.ya.Te.huH5186inאֶל־ תּ֣וֹךְ'el- TokhH413 H8432thegateהַשַּׁ֔עַרha.Sha.'arH8179tospeakלְדַבֵּ֥רle.da.BerH1696with himquietlyבַּשֶּׁ֑לִיba.She.liH7987, andsmoteוַיַּכֵּ֤הוּvai.ya.Ke.huH5221him there under thefifthהַחֹ֔מֶשׁha.Cho.meshH2570rib, that hediedוַיָּ֕מָתvai.Ya.motH4191, for thebloodבְּדַ֖םbe.DamH1818ofAsahelH6214hisbrotherאָחִֽיו׃'a.ChivH251.

28Andafterwardמֵאַ֣חֲרֵיme.'A.cha.reiH310whenDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֤עvai.yish.Ma'H8085it, hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, I and mykingdomוּמַמְלַכְתִּ֛יu.mam.lakh.TiH4467areguiltlessנָקִ֨יna.KiH5355before theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068forעַד־'ad-H5704everעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769from thebloodמִדְּמֵ֖יmi.de.MeiH1818ofAbnerאַבְנֵ֥ר'av.NerH74thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNerנֵֽר׃NerH5369:

29Let itrestיָחֻ֙לוּ֙ya.Chu.luH2342on theheadרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218ofJoabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097, and on all hisfather’sאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004; and let there neverceaseיִכָּרֵ֣תyi.ka.RetH3772from thehouseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004ofJoabיוֹאָ֡בyo.'AvH3097one that hath anissueזָ֠בzavH2100, or that is aleperוּמְצֹרָ֞עu.me.tzo.Ra'H6879, or thatleanethוּמַחֲזִ֥יקu.ma.cha.ZikH2388on astaffבַּפֶּ֛לֶךְba.Pe.lekhH6418, or thatfallethוְנֹפֵ֥לve.no.FelH5307on theswordבַּחֶ֖רֶבba.Che.revH2719, or thatlackethוַחֲסַר־va.cha.sar-H2638breadלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899.

30SoJoabוְיוֹאָב֙ve.yo.'AvH3097andAbishaiוַאֲבִישַׁ֣יva.'a.vi.ShaiH52hisbrotherאָחִ֔יו'a.ChivH251slewהָרְג֖וּha.re.GuH2026Abnerלְאַבְנֵ֑רle.'av.NerH74, because he hadslainהֵמִ֜יתhe.MitH4191theirbrotherאֲחִיהֶ֛ם'a.chi.HemH251Asahelעֲשָׂהאֵ֧ל'a.sa.h.'ElH6214atGibeonבְּגִבְע֖וֹןbe.giv.'onH1391in thebattleבַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ פba.mil.cha.MahH4421.

31AndDavidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559toJoabיוֹאָ֜בyo.'AvH3097, and to all thepeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971that were with him,Rendקִרְע֤וּkir.'UH7167yourclothesבִגְדֵיכֶם֙vig.dei.KhemH899, andgirdוְחִגְר֣וּve.chig.RuH2296yourselves withsackclothשַׂקִּ֔יםsa.KimH8242, andmournוְסִפְד֖וּve.sif.DuH5594beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Abnerאַבְנֵ֑ר'av.NerH74. Andkingוְהַמֶּ֣לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732himselffollowedהֹלֵ֖ךְ אַחֲרֵ֥יho.Lekh 'a.cha.ReiH1980 H310thebierהַמִּטָּֽה׃ha.mi.TahH4296.

32And theyburiedוַיִּקְבְּר֥וּvai.yik.be.RuH6912Abnerאַבְנֵ֖ר'av.NerH74inHebronבְּחֶבְר֑וֹןbe.chev.RonH2275: and thekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428liftedupוַיִשָּׂ֧אva.yi.Sa'H5375hisvoiceקוֹל֗וֹko.LoH6963, andweptוַיֵּבְךְּ֙vai.ye.veKH1058at thegraveקֶ֣בֶרKe.verH6913ofAbnerאַבְנֵ֔ר'av.NerH74; and all thepeopleהָעָֽם׃ פha.'AmH5971weptוַיִּבְכּ֖וּvai.yiv.KuH1058.

33And thekingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428lamentedוַיְקֹנֵ֥ןvay.ko.NenH6969overAbnerאַבְנֵ֖ר'av.NerH74, andsaidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559,Diedיָמ֥וּתya.MutH4191Abnerאַבְנֵֽר׃'av.NerH74as afoolנָבָ֖לna.ValH5036diethהַכְּמ֥וֹתha.ke.MotH4194?

34Thyhandsיָדֶ֣ךָya.De.khaH3027were notboundאֲסֻר֗וֹת'a.su.RotH631, nor thyfeetוְרַגְלֶ֙יךָ֙ve.rag.Lei.khaH7272putהֻגָּ֔שׁוּhu.Ga.shuH5066intofettersלִנְחֻשְׁתַּ֣יִםlin.chush.Ta.yimH5178: as a manfallethכִּנְפ֛וֹלkin.FolH5307beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440wickedעַוְלָ֖ה'av.LahH5766menבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121, sofellestנָפָ֑לְתָּna.Fal.taH5307thou. And all thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971weptלִבְכּ֥וֹתliv.KotH1058againוַיֹּסִ֥פוּvai.yo.Si.fuH3254over him.

35And whenallH3605thepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971cameוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935tocauseH1262Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732toeatלְהַבְר֧וֹתle.hav.RotH1262foodלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899while it wasyetבְּע֣וֹדbe.'odH5750dayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117,Davidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732sworeוַיִּשָּׁבַ֨עvai.yi.sha.Va'H7650,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, Sodoיַעֲשֶׂה־ya.'a.seh-H6213Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430to me, and morealsoיֹסִ֔יףyo.SifH3254, if Itasteאֶטְעַם־'et.'am-H2938breadלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899, or anythingמְאֽוּמָה׃me.'U.mahH3972else,tillלִפְנֵ֧יlif.NeiH6440thesunהַשֶּׁ֛מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121isdownבֽוֹא־Vo'-H935.

36And all thepeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971tooknoticeהִכִּ֔ירוּhi.Ki.ruH5234of it, and itpleasedוַיִּיטַ֖ב בְּעֵֽינֵיהֶ֑םvai.yi.Tav be.'ei.nei.HemH3190 H5869them: as whatever thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428didעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213pleasedבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869 H2896all thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971.

37For all thepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971and allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478understoodוַיֵּדְע֧וּvai.ye.de.'UH3045thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117that it was not of thekingמֵֽהַמֶּ֔לֶךְme.ha.Me.lekhH4428toslayלְהָמִ֖יתle.ha.MitH4191Abnerאַבְנֵ֥ר'av.NerH74thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNerנֵֽר׃ פNerH5369.

38And thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to hisservantsעֲבָדָ֑יו'a.va.DavH5650,Knowתֵדְע֔וּte.de.'UH3045ye not that there hath aprinceשַׂ֣רsarH8269and a greatmanוְגָד֗וֹלve.ga.DolH1419fallenנָפַ֛לna.FalH5307thisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478?

39And I am thisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117weakרַךְ֙raKhH7390, thoughanointedוּמָשׁ֣וּחַu.ma.Shu.achH4886kingמֶ֔לֶךְMe.lekhH4428; and thesemenוְהָאֲנָשִׁ֥יםve.ha.'a.na.ShimH582thesonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofZeruiahצְרוּיָ֖הtze.ru.YahH6870are toohardקָשִׁ֣יםka.ShimH7186for me: theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068shallrewardיְשַׁלֵּ֧םye.sha.LemH7999the doer ofevilלְעֹשֵׂ֥הle.'o.SehH6213according to hiswickednessH7451.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 3

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