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2Samuel 1





1. Now it came <1961 hayah > to pass after <0310 > achar > the
death <4194 maveth > of Saul <7586 Sha>uwl >, when David <1732
David > was returned <7725 shuwb > from the slaughter <5221
nakah > of the Amalekites <6003 <Amaleqiy >, and David <1732
David > had abode <3427 yashab > two <8147 sh@nayim > days <3117
yowm > in Ziklag <6860 Tsiqlag >;



2 It came <1961 hayah > even to pass on the third <7992
sh@liyshiy > day <3117 yowm >, that, behold <2009 hinneh >, a
man <0376 >iysh > came <0935 bow> > out of the camp <4264
machaneh > from Saul <7586 Sha>uwl > with his clothes <0899
beged > rent <7167 qara< >, and earth <0127 > adamah > upon his
head <7218 ro>sh >: and [so] it was, when he came < 0935 bow> >
to David <1732 David >, that he fell <5307 naphal > to the earth
<0776 >erets >, and did obeisance <7812 shachah >.



3 And David <1732 David > said <0559 >amar > unto him, From
whence comest <0935 bow> > thou? And he said <0559 >amar > unto
him, Out of the camp <4264 machaneh > of Israel <3478 Yisra>el >
am I escaped <4422 malat >.



4 And David <1732 David > said <0559 >amar > unto him, How
<4100 mah > went <1961 hayah > the matter <1697 dabar >? I pray
<4994 na> > thee, tell <5046 nagad > me. And he answered <0559
>amar >, That the people <5971 <am > are fled < 5127 nuwc > from
the battle <4421 milchamah >, and many <7235 rabah > of the
people <5971 <am > also <1571 gam > are fallen < 5307 naphal >
and dead <4191 muwth >; and Saul <7586 Sha>uwl > and Jonathan
<3083 Y@hownathan > his son <1121 ben > are dead < 4191 muwth >
also <1571 gam >.



5 And David <1732 David > said <0559 >amar > unto the young
<5288 na<ar > man that told <5046 nagad > him, How <0349 >eyk >
knowest <3045 yada< > thou that Saul <7586 Sha>uwl > and
Jonathan <3083 Y@hownathan > his son <1121 ben > be dead <4191
muwth >?



6 And the young <5288 na<ar > man that told <5046 nagad > him
said <0559 >amar >, As I happened <7136 qarah > by chance <7122
qara> > upon mount <2022 har > Gilboa <1533 Gilboa< >, behold
<2009 hinneh >, Saul <7586 Sha>uwl > leaned < 8172 sha<an > upon
his spear <2595 chaniyth >; and, lo <2009 hinneh >, the chariots
<7393 rekeb > and horsemen <6571 parash > followed <1692 dabaq >
hard <1692 dabaq > after him.



7 And when he looked <6437 panah > behind <0310 > achar > him,
he saw <7200 ra>ah > me, and called <7121 qara> > unto me. And I
answered <0559 >amar >, Here <2009 hinneh > [am] I.



8 And he said <0559 >amar > unto me, Who <4310 miy > [art]
thou? And I answered <0559 >amar > him, I [am] an Amalekite
<6003 <Amaleqiy >.



9 He said <0559 >amar > unto me again, Stand <5975 <amad >, I
pray <4994 na> > thee, upon me, and slay <4191 muwth > me: for
anguish <7661 shabats > is come <0270 >achaz > upon me, because
<3588 kiy > my life <5315 nephesh > [is] yet <5750 <owd > whole
<3605 kol > in me.



10 So I stood <5975 <amad > upon him, and slew <4191 muwth >
him, because <3588 kiy > I was sure <3045 yada< > that he could
not live <2421 chayah > after <0310 >achar > that he was fallen
<5307 naphal >: and I took <3947 laqach > the crown <5145 nezer
> that [was] upon his head <7218 ro>sh >, and the bracelet <0685
>ets<adah > that [was] on <5921 <al > his arm <2220 z@rowa< >,
and have brought <0935 bow> > them hither unto my lord <0113
>adown >.



11. Then David <1732 David > took hold <2388 chazaq > on his
clothes <0899 beged >, and rent <7167 qara< > them; and likewise
<1571 gam > all <3605 kol > the men <0582 > enowsh > that [were]
with him:



12 And they mourned <5594 caphad >, and wept <1058 bakah >, and
fasted <6684 tsuwm > until <5704 <ad > even < 6153 <ereb >, for
Saul <7586 Sha>uwl >, and for Jonathan <3083 Y@hownathan > his
son <1121 ben >, and for the people <5971 <am > of the LORD
<3068 Y@hovah >, and for the house <1004 bayith > of Israel
<3478 Yisra>el >; because <3588 kiy > they were fallen <5307
naphal > by the sword <2719 chereb >.



13 And David <1732 David > said <0559 >amar > unto the young
<5288 na<ar > man that told <5046 nagad > him, Whence [art]
thou? And he answered <0559 >amar >, I [am] the son < 1121 ben >
of a stranger, an Amalekite <6003 <Amaleqiy >.



14 And David <1732 David > said <0559 >amar > unto him, How
<0349 >eyk > wast thou not afraid <3372 yare> > to stretch <7971
shalach > forth thine hand <3027 yad > to destroy < 7843 shachath
> the LORD'S <3068 Y@hovah > anointed <4899 mashiyach >?



15 And David <1732 David > called <7121 qara> > one <0259
>echad > of the young <5288 na<ar > men, and said <0559 >amar >,
Go <5066 nagash > near <5066 nagash >, [and] fall < 6293 paga< >
upon him. And he smote <5221 nakah > him that he died < 4191
muwth >.



16 And David <1732 David > said <0559 >amar > unto him, Thy
blood <1818 dam > [be] upon thy head <7218 ro>sh >; for thy
mouth <6310 peh > hath testified <6030 <anah > against thee,
saying <0559 >amar >, I have slain <4191 muwth > the LORD'S
<3068 Y@hovah > anointed <4899 mashiyach >.



17. And David <1732 David > lamented <6969 quwn > with this
<2063 zo>th > lamentation <7015 qiynah > over < 5921 <al > Saul
<7586 Sha>uwl > and over <5921 <al > Jonathan <3083 Y@hownathan
> his son <1121 ben >:



18 (Also he bade <0559 >amar > them teach <3925 lamad > the
children <1121 ben > of Judah <3063 Y@huwdah > [the use of] the
bow <7198 qesheth >: behold <2009 hinneh >, [it is] written
<3789 kathab > in the book <5612 cepher > of Jasher <3477 yashar
>.)



19 The beauty <6643 ts@biy > of Israel <3478 Yisra> el > is
slain <2491 chalal > upon thy high <1116 bamah > places: how
<0349 >eyk > are the mighty <1368 gibbowr > fallen <5307 naphal
>!



20 Tell <5046 nagad > [it] not in Gath <1661 Gath >, publish
<1319 basar > [it] not in the streets <2351 chuwts > of Askelon
<0831 >Ashq@lown >; lest <6435 pen > the daughters <1121 ben >
of the Philistines <6430 P@lishtiy > rejoice <8055 samach >,
lest <6435 pen > the daughters <1121 ben > of the uncircumcised
<6189 <arel > triumph <5937 <alaz >.



21 Ye mountains <2022 har > of Gilboa <1533 Gilboa< >, [let
there be] no <0408 >al > dew <2919 tal >, neither <0408 >al >
[let there be] rain <4306 matar >, upon you, nor fields < 7704
sadeh > of offerings <8641 t@ruwmah >: for there < 8033 sham >
the shield <4043 magen > of the mighty <1368 gibbowr > is vilely
<1602 ga<al > cast <1602 ga<al > away, the shield <4043 magen >
of Saul <7586 Sha>uwl >, [as though he had] not [been] anointed
<4899 mashiyach > with oil <8081 shemen >.



22 From the blood <1818 dam > of the slain <2491 chalal >, from
the fat <2459 cheleb > of the mighty <1368 gibbowr >, the bow
<7198 qesheth > of Jonathan <3083 Y@hownathan > turned <7734
suwg > not back <0268 >achowr >, and the sword < 2719 chereb > of
Saul <7586 Sha>uwl > returned <7725 shuwb > not empty <7387
reyqam >.



23 Saul <7586 Sha>uwl > and Jonathan <3083 Y@hownathan > [were]
lovely <0157 >ahab > and pleasant <5273 na<iym > in their lives
<2416 chay >, and in their death <4194 maveth > they were not
divided <6504 parad >: they were swifter <7043 qalal > than
eagles <5404 nesher >, they were stronger <1396 gabar > than
lions <0738 >ariy >.



24 Ye daughters <1121 ben > of Israel <3478 Yisra>el >, weep
<1058 bakah > over <0413 >el > Saul <7586 Sha>uwl >, who <4310
miy > clothed <3847 labash > you in scarlet <8144 shaniy >, with
[other] delights <5730 <eden >, who <4310 miy > put <5927 <alah
> on ornaments <5716 <adiy > of gold <2091 zahab > upon your
apparel <3830 l@buwsh >.



25 How <0349 >eyk > are the mighty <1368 gibbowr > fallen <5307
naphal > in the midst <8432 tavek > of the battle < 4421
milchamah >! O Jonathan <3083 Y@hownathan >, [thou wast] slain
<2491 chalal > in thine high <1116 bamah > places.



26 I am distressed <6887 tsarar > for thee, my brother < 0251
>ach > Jonathan <3083 Y@hownathan >: very <3966 m@<od > pleasant
<5276 na<em > hast thou been unto me: thy love <0160 >ahabah >
to me was wonderful <6381 pala> >, passing the love < 0160
>ahabah > of women <0802 >ishshah >.



27 How <0349 >eyk > are the mighty <1368 gibbowr > fallen <5307
naphal >, and the weapons <3627 k@liy > of war <4421 milchamah >
perished <6>!



2Samuel 2



1. And it came <1961 hayah > to pass after <0310 > achar > this
<3651 ken >, that David <1732 David > enquired < 7592 sha>al > of
the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >, saying <0559 >amar >, Shall I go <5927
<alah > up into any <0259 >echad > of the cities <5892 <iyr > of
Judah <3063 Y@huwdah >? And the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > said <0559
>amar > unto him, Go <5927 <alah > up. And David <1732 David >
said <0559 >amar >, Whither <0575 >an > shall I go <5927 <alah >
up? And he said <0559 >amar >, Unto Hebron <2275 Chebrown >.



2 So David <1732 David > went <5927 <alah > up thither <8033
sham >, and his two <8147 sh@nayim > wives <0802 > ishshah > also
<1571 gam >, Ahinoam <0293 >Achiyno<am > the Jezreelitess <3159
Yizr@<e>liyth >, and Abigail <26> Nabal's <5037 Nabal > wife
<0802 >ishshah > the Carmelite <3761 Karm@liy >.



3 And his men <0582 >enowsh > that [were] with him did David
<1732 David > bring <5927 <alah > up, every man <0376 >iysh >
with his household <1004 bayith >: and they dwelt <3427 yashab >
in the cities <5892 <iyr > of Hebron <2275 Chebrown >.



4 And the men <0582 >enowsh > of Judah <3063 Y@huwdah > came
<0935 bow> >, and there <8033 sham > they anointed <4886 mashach
> David <1732 David > king <4428 melek > over < 5921 <al > the
house <1004 bayith > of Judah <3063 Y@huwdah >. And they told
<5046 nagad > David <1732 David >, saying <0559 >amar >, [That]
the men <0582 >enowsh > of Jabeshgilead [were they] that buried
<6912 qabar > Saul <7586 Sha>uwl >.



5 And David <1732 David > sent <7971 shalach > messengers <4397
mal>ak > unto the men <0582 >enowsh > of Jabeshgilead, and said
<0559 >amar > unto them, Blessed <1288 barak > [be] ye of the
LORD <3068 Y@hovah >, that ye have shewed <6213 <asah > this
<2088 zeh > kindness <2617 checed > unto your lord <0113 >adown
>, [even] unto Saul <7586 Sha>uwl >, and have buried <6912 qabar
> him.



6 And now <6258 <attah > the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > shew <6213
<asah > kindness <2617 checed > and truth <0571 >emeth > unto
you: and I also <1571 gam > will requite <6213 <asah > you this
<2088 zeh > kindness <2896 towb >, because <0834 >aher > ye have
done <6213 <asah > this <2088 zeh > thing <1697 dabar >.



7 Therefore now <6258 <attah > let your hands <3027 yad > be
strengthened <2388 chazaq >, and be ye valiant: for your master
<0113 >adown > Saul <7586 Sha>uwl > is dead < 4191 muwth >, and
also <1571 gam > the house <1004 bayith > of Judah <3063
Y@huwdah > have anointed <4886 mashach > me king < 4428 melek >
over <5921 <al > them.



8. But Abner <74> the son <1121 ben > of Ner < 5369 Ner >,
captain <8269 sar > of Saul's <7586 Sha>uwl > host <6635 tsaba>
>, took <3947 laqach > Ishbosheth <0378 >Iysh- Bosheth > the son
<1121 ben > of Saul <7586 Sha>uwl >, and brought <5674 <abar >
him over <5674 <abar > to Mahanaim <4266 Machanayim >;



9 And made him king <4427 malak > over Gilead <1568 Gil<ad >,
and over the Ashurites <0843 >Asheriy >, and over Jezreel <3157
Yizr@<e>l >, and over Ephraim <0669 >Ephrayim >, and over
Benjamin <1144 Binyamiyn >, and over all <3605 kol > Israel
<3478 Yisra>el >.



10 Ishbosheth <0378 >Iysh-Bosheth > Saul's <7586 Sha>uwl > son
<1121 ben > [was] forty <0705 >arba<iym > years <8141 shaneh >
old <1121 ben > when he began to reign <4427 malak > over <5921
<al > Israel <3478 Yisra>el >, and reigned < 4427 malak > two
<8147 sh@nayim > years <8141 shaneh >. But the house <1004
bayith > of Judah <3063 Y@huwdah > followed David < 1732 David >.





11 And the time that David <1732 David > was king <4428 melek >
in Hebron <2275 Chebrown > over <5921 <al > the house <1004
bayith > of Judah <3063 Y@huwdah > was seven <7651 sheba< >
years <8141 shaneh > and six <8337 shesh > months < 2320 chodesh
>.



12 And Abner <74> the son <1121 ben > of Ner < 5369 Ner >, and
the servants <5650 <ebed > of Ishbosheth <0378 > Iysh-Bosheth >
the son <1121 ben > of Saul <7586 Sha>uwl >, went <3318 yatsa> >
out from Mahanaim <4266 Machanayim > to Gibeon <1391 Gib<own >.



13 And Joab <3097 Yow>ab > the son <1121 ben > of Zeruiah <6870
Ts@ruwyah >, and the servants <5650 <ebed > of David <1732 David
>, went <3318 yatsa> > out, and met <6298 pagash > together
<3162 yachad > by the pool <1295 b@rekah > of Gibeon <1391
Gib<own >: and they sat <3427 yashab > down, the one <0428 >el-
leh > on <5921 <al > the one <2088 zeh > side of the pool <1295
b@rekah >, and the other <0428 >el-leh > on <5921 <al > the
other <2088 zeh > side of the pool <1295 b@rekah >.



14 And Abner <74> said <0559 >amar > to Joab < 3097 Yow>ab >,
Let the young <5288 na<ar > men now <4994 na> > arise <6965 quwm
>, and play <7832 sachaq > before <6440 paniym > us. And Joab
<3097 Yow>ab > said <0559 >amar >, Let them arise <6965 quwm >.



15 Then there arose <6965 quwm > and went <5674 < abar > over
<5674 <abar > by number <4557 micpar > twelve of Benjamin <1144
Binyamiyn >, which [pertained] to Ishbosheth <0378 >Iysh- Bosheth
> the son <1121 ben > of Saul <7586 Sha>uwl >, and twelve of the
servants <5650 <ebed > of David <1732 David >.



16 And they caught <2388 chazaq > every <0376 >iysh > one <0376
>iysh > his fellow <7453 rea< > by the head < 7218 ro>sh >, and
[thrust] his sword <2719 chereb > in his fellow's <7453 rea< >
side <6654 tsad >; so they fell <5307 naphal > down together
<3162 yachad >: wherefore that place <4725 maqowm > was called
<7121 qara> > Helkathhazzurim <2521 Chelqath hats-Tsu- riym >,
which <0834 >aher > [is] in Gibeon <1391 Gib<own >.



17 And there was a very <3966 m@<od > sore <7188 qashach >
battle <4421 milchamah > that day <3117 yowm >; and Abner <74>
was beaten <5062 nagaph >, and the men <0582 >enowsh > of Israel
<3478 Yisra>el >, before <6440 paniym > the servants <5650 <ebed
> of David <1732 David >.



18. And there were three <7969 shalowsh > sons <1121 ben > of
Zeruiah <6870 Ts@ruwyah > there <8033 sham >, Joab <3097 Yow>ab
>, and Abishai <52>, and Asahel <0760 >Aram Tsobah >: and Asahel
<6214 <Asah>el > [was as] light <7031 qal > of foot <7272 regel
> as a wild <7704 sadeh > roe <6643 ts@biy >.



19 And Asahel <6214 <Asah>el > pursued <7291 radaph > after
<0310 >achar > Abner <74>; and in going <3212 yalak > he turned
<5186 natah > not to the right <3225 yamiyn > hand nor to the
left <8040 s@mo>wl > from following <0310 >achar > Abner <74>.



20 Then Abner <74> looked <6437 panah > behind < 0310 >achar >
him, and said <0559 >amar >, [Art] thou Asahel <6214 <Asah>el >?
And he answered <0559 >amar >, I [am].



21 And Abner <74> said <0559 >amar > to him, Turn <5186 natah >
thee aside <5186 natah > to thy right <3225 yamiyn > hand or
<0176 >ow > to thy left <8040 s@mo>wl >, and lay thee hold <0270
>achaz > on one <0259 >echad > of the young < 5288 na<ar > men,
and take <3947 laqach > thee his armour <2488 chaliytsah >. But
Asahel <6214 <Asah>el > would <14> not turn < 5493 cuwr > aside
from following <0310 >achar > of him.



22 And Abner <74> said <0559 >amar > again to Asahel <6214
<Asah>el >, Turn <5493 cuwr > thee aside from following <0310
>achar > me: wherefore <4100 mah > should I smite < 5221 nakah >
thee to the ground <0776 >erets >? how <0349 >eyk > then should
I hold <5375 nasa> > up my face <6440 paniym > to Joab <3097
Yow>ab > thy brother <0251 >ach >?



23 Howbeit he refused <3985 ma>en > to turn <5493 cuwr > aside:
wherefore Abner <74> with the hinder <0310 >achar > end of the
spear <2595 chaniyth > smote <5221 nakah > him under <0413 >el >
the fifth <2570 chomesh > [rib], that the spear <2595 chaniyth >
came <3318 yatsa> > out behind <0310 >achar > him; and he fell
<5307 naphal > down there <8033 sham >, and died < 4191 muwth >
in the same <8478 tachath > place <8478 tachath >: and it came
<0935 bow> > to pass, [that] as many as came <0935 bow> > to the
place <4725 maqowm > where Asahel <6214 <Asah>el > fell <5307
naphal > down and died <4191 muwth > stood <5975 < amad > still.



24 Joab <3097 Yow>ab > also and Abishai <52> pursued <7291
radaph > after <0310 >achar > Abner <74>: and the sun <8121
shemesh > went <0935 bow> > down when they were come <0935 bow>
> to the hill <1389 gib<ah > of Ammah <0522 > Ammah >, that
[lieth] before Giah <1520 Giyach > by the way <1870 derek > of
the wilderness <4057 midbar > of Gibeon <1391 Gib<own >.



25. And the children <1121 ben > of Benjamin <1144 Binyamiyn >
gathered <6908 qabats > themselves together after <0310 >achar >
Abner <74>, and became <1961 hayah > one <0259 > echad > troop
<92>, and stood <5975 <amad > on <5921 <al > the top <7218 ro>sh
> of an hill <1389 gib<ah >.



26 Then Abner <74> called <7121 qara> > to Joab <3097 Yow>ab >,
and said <0559 >amar >, Shall the sword <2719 chereb > devour
<0398 >akal > for ever <5331 netsach >? knowest <3045 yada< >
thou not that it will be bitterness <4751 mar > in the latter
<0314 >acharown > end? how <5704 <ad > long < 5704 <ad > shall it
be then, ere <3808 lo> > thou bid <0559 >amar > the people <5971
<am > return <7725 shuwb > from following <0310 >achar > their
brethren <0251 >ach >?



27 And Joab <3097 Yow>ab > said <0559 >amar >, [As] God <0430
>elohiym > liveth <2416 chay >, unless thou hadst spoken <1696
dabar >, surely <3588 kiy > then in the morning <1242 boqer >
the people <5971 <am > had gone <5927 <alah > up every <0376
>iysh > one <0376 >iysh > from following <0310 >achar > his
brother <0251 >ach >.



28 So Joab <3097 Yow>ab > blew <8628 taqa< > a trumpet <7782
showphar >, and all <3605 kol > the people <5971 < am > stood
<5975 <amad > still, and pursued <7291 radaph > after <0310
>achar > Israel <3478 Yisra>el > no <3808 lo> > more <5750 <owd
>, neither <3808 lo> > fought <3898 lacham > they any more.



29 And Abner <74> and his men <0582 >enowsh > walked <1980
halak > all <3605 kol > that night <3915 layil > through the
plain <6160 <arabah >, and passed <5674 <abar > over <5674 <abar
> Jordan <3383 Yarden >, and went <3212 yalak > through all
<3605 kol > Bithron <1338 Bithrown >, and they came <0935 bow> >
to Mahanaim <4266 Machanayim >.



30 And Joab <3097 Yow>ab > returned <7725 shuwb > from
following <0310 >achar > Abner <74>: and when he had gathered
<6908 qabats > all <3605 kol > the people <5971 <am > together,
there lacked <6485 paqad > of David's <1732 David > servants
<5650 <ebed > nineteen men <0376 >iysh > and Asahel <6214
<Asah>el >.



31 But the servants <5650 <ebed > of David <1732 David > had
smitten <5221 nakah > of Benjamin <1144 Binyamiyn >, and of
Abner's <74> men <0582 >enowsh >, [so that] three <7969 shalowsh
> hundred <3967 me>ah > and threescore <8346 shishshiym > men
<0376 >iysh > died <4191 muwth >.



32 And they took <5375 nasa> > up Asahel <6214 < Asah>el >, and
buried <6912 qabar > him in the sepulchre <6913 qeber > of his
father <1>, which <0834 >aher > [was in] Bethlehem <1035 Beyth
Lechem >. And Joab <3097 Yow>ab > and his men < 0582 >enowsh >
went <3212 yalak > all <3605 kol > night <3915 layil >, and they
came <0935 bow> > to Hebron <2275 Chebrown > at break <0215 >owr
> of day <0215 >owr >.



2Samuel 3



1. Now there was long <0752 >arok > war <4421 milchamah >
between <0996 beyn > the house <1004 bayith > of Saul <7586
Sha>uwl > and the house <1004 bayith > of David < 1732 David >:
but David <1732 David > waxed <1980 halak > stronger <2390
chazeq > and stronger <2390 chazeq >, and the house < 1004 bayith
> of Saul <7586 Sha>uwl > waxed <1980 halak > weaker <1800 dal >
and weaker <1800 dal >.



2 And unto David <1732 David > were sons <1121 ben > born <3205
yalad > in Hebron <2275 Chebrown >: and his firstborn <1060
b@kowr > was Amnon <0550 >Amnown >, of Ahinoam < 0293 >Achiyno<am
> the Jezreelitess <3159 Yizr@<e>liyth >;



3 And his second <4932 mishneh >, Chileab <3609 Kil> ab >, of
Abigail <26> the wife <0802 >ishshah > of Nabal <5037 Nabal >
the Carmelite <3761 Karm@liy >; and the third <7992 sh@liyshiy >,
Absalom <53> the son <1121 ben > of Maacah <4601 Ma<akah > the
daughter <1323 bath > of Talmai <8526 Talmay > king <4428 melek
> of Geshur <1650 G@shuwr >;



4 And the fourth <7243 r@biy<iy >, Adonijah <0138 >Adoniyah >
the son <1121 ben > of Haggith <2294 Chaggiyith >; and the fifth
<2549 chamiyshiy >, Shephatiah <8203 Sh@phatyah > the son <1121
ben > of Abital <37>;



5 And the sixth <8345 shishshiy >, Ithream <3507 Yithr@<am >,
by Eglah <5698 <Eglah > David's <1732 David > wife <0802
>ishshah >. These <0428 >el-leh > were born < 3205 yalad > to
David <1732 David > in Hebron <2275 Chebrown >.



6 And it came <1961 hayah > to pass, while there was war <4421
milchamah > between <0996 beyn > the house <1004 bayith > of
Saul <7586 Sha>uwl > and the house <1004 bayith > of David <1732
David >, that Abner <74> made himself strong <2388 chazaq > for
the house <1004 bayith > of Saul <7586 Sha>uwl >.



7. And Saul <7586 Sha>uwl > had a concubine <6370 piylegesh >,
whose name <8034 shem > [was] Rizpah <7532 Ritspah >, the
daughter <1323 bath > of Aiah <0345 >Ayah >: and [Ishbosheth]
said <0559 >amar > to Abner <74>, Wherefore < 4069 madduwa< >
hast thou gone <0935 bow> > in unto my father's <1> concubine
<6370 piylegesh >?



8 Then was Abner <74> very <3966 m@<od > wroth <2734 charah >
for the words <1697 dabar > of Ishbosheth <0378 >Iysh- Bosheth >,
and said <0559 >amar >, [Am] I a dog's <3611 keleb > head <7218
ro>sh >, which <0834 >aher > against Judah < 3063 Y@huwdah > do
<6213 <asah > shew <6213 <asah > kindness < 2617 checed > this
day <3117 yowm > unto the house <1004 bayith > of Saul <7586
Sha>uwl > thy father <1>, to his brethren <0251 >ach >, and to
his friends <4828 merea< >, and have not delivered < 4672 matsa>
> thee into the hand <3027 yad > of David <1732 David >, that
thou chargest <6485 paqad > me to day <3117 yowm > with a fault
<5771 <avon > concerning this woman <0802 >ishshah >?



9 So <3541 koh > do <6213 <asah > God <0430 >elohiym > to Abner
<74>, and more <3254 yacaph > also <3541 koh >, except <3588 kiy
>, as the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > hath sworn <7650 shaba< > to
David <1732 David >, even <3588 kiy > so <3651 ken > I do <6213
<asah > to him;



10 To translate <5674 <abar > the kingdom <4467 mamlakah > from
the house <1004 bayith > of Saul <7586 Sha>uwl >, and to set
<6965 quwm > up the throne <3678 kicce> > of David <1732 David >
over <5921 <al > Israel <3478 Yisra>el > and over <5921 <al >
Judah <3063 Y@huwdah >, from Dan <1835 Dan > even to Beersheba
<0884 B@>er Sheba< >.



11 And he could <3201 yakol > not answer <7725 shuwb > Abner
<74> a word <1697 dabar > again <5750 <owd >, because he feared
<3372 yare> > him.



12 And Abner <74> sent <7971 shalach > messengers <4397 mal>ak
> to David <1732 David > on his behalf <8478 tachath >, saying
<0559 >amar >, Whose <4310 miy > [is] the land < 0776 >erets >?
saying <0559 >amar > [also], Make <3772 karath > thy league
<1285 b@riyth > with me, and, behold <2009 hinneh >, my hand
<3027 yad > [shall be] with thee, to bring <5437 cabab > about
<5437 cabab > all <3605 kol > Israel <3478 Yisra>el > unto thee.



13 And he said <0559 >amar >, Well <2896 towb >; I will make
<3772 karath > a league <1285 b@riyth > with thee: but one <0259
>echad > thing <1697 dabar > I require <7592 sha>al > of thee,
that is, Thou shalt not see <7200 ra>ah > my face < 6440 paniym >,
except thou first <6440 paniym > bring <0935 bow> > Michal
<4324 Miykal > Saul's <7586 Sha>uwl > daughter < 1323 bath >,
when thou comest <0935 bow> > to see <7200 ra>ah > my face <6440
paniym >.



14 And David <1732 David > sent <7971 shalach > messengers
<4397 mal>ak > to Ishbosheth <0378 >Iysh-Bosheth > Saul's <7586
Sha>uwl > son <1121 ben >, saying <0559 >amar >, Deliver <5414
nathan > [me] my wife <0802 >ishshah > Michal < 4324 Miykal >,
which <0834 >aher > I espoused <0781 >aras > to me for an
hundred <3967 me>ah > foreskins <6190 <orlah > of the
Philistines <6430 P@lishtiy >.



15 And Ishbosheth <0378 >Iysh-Bosheth > sent <7971 shalach >,
and took <3947 laqach > her from [her] husband <0376 > iysh >,
[even] from Phaltiel <6409 Paltiy>el > the son <1121 ben > of
Laish <3919 Layish >.



16 And her husband <0376 >iysh > went <3212 yalak > with her
along <1980 halak > weeping <1058 bakah > behind < 0310 >achar >
her to Bahurim <0980 Bachuriym >. Then said <0559 > amar > Abner
<74> unto him, Go <3212 yalak >, return <7725 shuwb >. And he
returned <7725 shuwb >.



17 And Abner <74> had communication <1697 dabar > with the
elders <2205 zaqen > of Israel <3478 Yisra>el >, saying <0559
>amar >, Ye sought <1245 baqash > for David <1732 David > in
times <8543 t@mowl > past <8032 shilshowm > [to be] king <4428
melek > over <5921 <al > you:



18 Now <6258 <attah > then do <6213 <asah > [it]: for the LORD
<3068 Y@hovah > hath spoken <0559 >amar > of David <1732 David >,
saying <0559 >amar >, By the hand <3027 yad > of my servant
<5650 <ebed > David <1732 David > I will save < 3467 yasha< > my
people <5971 <am > Israel <3478 Yisra>el > out of the hand <3027
yad > of the Philistines <6430 P@lishtiy >, and out of the hand
<3027 yad > of all <3605 kol > their enemies <0341 >oyeb >.



19 And Abner <74> also <1571 gam > spake <1696 dabar > in the
ears <0241 >ozen > of Benjamin <1144 Binyamiyn >: and Abner <74>
went <3212 yalak > also <1571 gam > to speak <1696 dabar > in
the ears <0241 >ozen > of David <1732 David > in Hebron <2275
Chebrown > all <3605 kol > that seemed <5869 <ayin > good <2896
towb > to Israel <3478 Yisra>el >, and that seemed <5869 <ayin >
good to the whole <3605 kol > house <1004 bayith > of Benjamin
<1144 Binyamiyn >.



20 So Abner <74> came <0935 bow> > to David < 1732 David > to
Hebron <2275 Chebrown >, and twenty <6242 <esriym > men <0582
>enowsh > with him. And David <1732 David > made < 6213 <asah >
Abner <74> and the men <0582 >enowsh > that [were] with him a
feast <4960 mishteh >.



21 And Abner <74> said <0559 >amar > unto David <1732 David >,
I will arise <6965 quwm > and go <3212 yalak >, and will gather
<6908 qabats > all <3605 kol > Israel <3478 Yisra>el > unto my
lord <0113 >adown > the king <4428 melek >, that they may make
<3772 karath > a league <1285 b@riyth > with thee, and that thou
mayest reign <4427 malak > over all <3605 kol > that thine heart
<5315 nephesh > desireth <8378 ta>avah >. And David <1732 David
> sent <7971 shalach > Abner <74> away; and he went <3212 yalak
> in peace <7965 shalowm >.



22. And, behold <2009 hinneh >, the servants <5650 < ebed > of
David <1732 David > and Joab <3097 Yow>ab > came <0935 bow> >
from [pursuing] a troop <1416 g@duwd >, and brought < 0935 bow> >
in a great <7227 rab > spoil <7998 shalal > with them: but Abner
<74> [was] not with David <1732 David > in Hebron < 2275 Chebrown
>; for he had sent <7971 shalach > him away, and he was gone
<3212 yalak > in peace <7965 shalowm >.



23 When Joab <3097 Yow>ab > and all <3605 kol > the host <6635
tsaba> > that [was] with him were come <0935 bow> > , they told
<5046 nagad > Joab <3097 Yow>ab >, saying <0559 >amar >, Abner
<74> the son <1121 ben > of Ner <5369 Ner > came <0935 bow> > to
the king <4428 melek >, and he hath sent <7971 shalach > him
away, and he is gone <3212 yalak > in peace <7965 shalowm >.



24 Then Joab <3097 Yow>ab > came <0935 bow> > to the king <4428
melek >, and said <0559 >amar >, What <4100 mah > hast thou done
<6213 <asah >? behold <2009 hinneh >, Abner < 74> came <0935 bow>
> unto thee; why <4100 mah > [is] it [that] thou hast sent <7971
shalach > him away, and he is quite gone <3212 yalak >?



25 Thou knowest <3045 yada< > Abner <74> the son <1121 ben > of
Ner <5369 Ner >, that he came <0935 bow> > to deceive <6601
pathah > thee, and to know <3045 yada< > thy going <4161 mowtsa>
> out and thy coming <4126 mowba> > in, and to know <3045 yada<
> all <3605 kol > that thou doest <6213 <asah >.



26 And when Joab <3097 Yow>ab > was come <3318 yatsa> > out
from David <1732 David >, he sent <7971 shalach > messengers
<4397 mal>ak > after <0310 >achar > Abner < 74>, which brought
<7725 shuwb > him again <5750 <owd > from the well <0953 bowr >
of Sirah <5626 Cirah >: but David <1732 David > knew <3045 yada<
> [it] not.



27 And when Abner <74> was returned <7725 shuwb > to Hebron
<2275 Chebrown >, Joab <3097 Yow>ab > took him aside <5186 natah
> in the gate <8179 sha<ar > to speak <1696 dabar > with him
quietly <7987 sh@liy >, and smote <5221 nakah > him there <8033
sham > under the fifth <2570 chomesh > [rib], that he died <4191
muwth >, for the blood <1818 dam > of Asahel <6214 <Asah>el >
his brother <0251 >ach >.



28 And afterward when David <1732 David > heard <8085 shama< >
[it], he said <0559 >amar >, I and my kingdom <4467 mamlakah >
[are] guiltless <5355 naqiy > before <5973 <im > the LORD <3068
Y@hovah > for ever <5769 <owlam > from the blood < 1818 dam > of
Abner <74> the son <1121 ben > of Ner <5369 Ner >:



29 Let it rest <2342 chuwl > on <5921 <al > the head <7218
ro>sh > of Joab <3097 Yow>ab >, and on <0413 >el > all <3605 kol
> his father's <1> house <1004 bayith >; and let there not fail
<3772 karath > from the house <1004 bayith > of Joab <3097
Yow>ab > one that hath an issue <2100 zuwb >, or that is a leper
<6879 tsara< >, or that leaneth <2388 chazaq > on a staff <6418
pelek >, or that falleth <5307 naphal > on the sword < 2719
chereb >, or that lacketh <2638 chacer > bread <3899 lechem >.



30 So Joab <3097 Yow>ab > and Abishai <52> his brother <0251
>ach > slew <2026 harag > Abner <74>, because he had slain <4191
muwth > their brother <0251 >ach > Asahel <6214 <Asah>el > at
Gibeon <1391 Gib<own > in the battle <4421 milchamah >.



31 And David <1732 David > said <0559 >amar > to Joab <3097
Yow>ab >, and to all <3605 kol > the people <5971 <am > that
[were] with him, Rend <7167 qara< > your clothes < 0899 beged >,
and gird <2296 chagar > you with sackcloth <8242 saq > , and
mourn <5594 caphad > before <6440 paniym > Abner < 74>. And king
<4428 melek > David <1732 David > [himself] followed the bier
<4296 mittah >.



32 And they buried <6912 qabar > Abner <74> in Hebron <2275
Chebrown >: and the king <4428 melek > lifted <5375 nasa> > up
his voice <6963 qowl >, and wept <1058 bakah > at the grave
<6913 qeber > of Abner <74>; and all <3605 kol > the people
<5971 <am > wept <1058 bakah >.



33 And the king <4428 melek > lamented <6969 quwn > over <0413
>el > Abner <74>, and said <0559 >amar >, Died <4191 muwth >
Abner <74> as a fool <5036 nabal > dieth <4194 maveth >?



34 Thy hands <3027 yad > [were] not bound <0631 > acar >, nor
<3808 lo> > thy feet <7272 regel > put <5056 naggach > into
fetters <5178 n@chosheth >: as a man <1121 ben > falleth <5307
naphal > before <6440 paniym > wicked <5766 <evel > men <1121
ben >, [so] fellest <5307 naphal > thou. And all < 3605 kol > the
people <5971 <am > wept <1058 bakah > again < 3254 yacaph > over
<5921 <al > him.



35 And when all <3605 kol > the people <5971 <am > came <0935
bow> > to cause David <1732 David > to eat <1262 barah > meat
<3899 lechem > while it was yet <5750 <owd > day <3117 yowm >,
David <1732 David > sware <7650 shaba< >, saying <0559 >amar >,
So <3541 koh > do <6213 <asah > God <0430 > elohiym > to me, and
more <3254 yacaph > also <3541 koh >, if I taste < 2938 ta<am >
bread <3899 lechem >, or <0176 >ow > ought < 3972 m@uwmah > else,
till <6440 paniym > the sun <8121 shemesh > be down <0935 bow> >.



36 And all <3605 kol > the people <5971 <am > took <5384 nasheh
> notice <5234 nakar > [of it], and it pleased them: as
whatsoever the king <4428 melek > did <6213 <asah > pleased all
<3605 kol > the people <5971 <am >.



37 For all <3605 kol > the people <5971 <am > and all <3605 kol
> Israel <3478 Yisra>el > understood <3045 yada< > that day
<3117 yowm > that it was not of the king <4428 melek > to slay
<4191 muwth > Abner <74> the son <1121 ben > of Ner <5369 Ner >.



38 And the king <4428 melek > said <0559 >amar > unto his
servants <5650 <ebed >, Know <3045 yada< > ye not that there is
a prince <8269 sar > and a great <1419 gadowl > man fallen <5307
naphal > this <2088 zeh > day <3117 yowm > in Israel <3478
Yisra>el >?



39 And I [am] this day <3117 yowm > weak <7390 rak >, though
anointed <4886 mashach > king <4428 melek >; and these <0428 >el-
leh > men <0582 >enowsh > the sons <1121 ben > of Zeruiah <6870
Ts@ruwyah > [be] too hard <7186 qasheh > for me: the LORD <3068
Y@hovah > shall reward <7999 shalam > the doer <6218 <asowr > of
evil <7451 ra< > according to his wickedness <7451 ra< >.



2Samuel 4



1. And when Saul's <7586 Sha>uwl > son <1121 ben > heard <8085
shama< > that Abner <74> was dead <4191 muwth > in Hebron <2275
Chebrown >, his hands <3027 yad > were feeble <7503 raphah >,
and all <3605 kol > the Israelites <3478 Yisra>el > were
troubled <0926 bahal >.



2 And Saul's <7586 Sha>uwl > son <1121 ben > had <1961 hayah >
two <8147 sh@nayim > men <0582 >enowsh > [that were] captains
<8269 sar > of bands <1416 g@duwd >: the name < 8034 shem > of
the one <0259 >echad > [was] Baanah <1195 Ba< ana> >, and the
name <8034 shem > of the other <8145 sheniy > Rechab <7394 Rekab
>, the sons <1121 ben > of Rimmon <7417 Rimmown > a Beerothite
<0886 B@>erothiy >, of the children <1121 ben > of Benjamin
<1144 Binyamiyn >: (for Beeroth <0881 B@>erowth > also <1571 gam
> was reckoned <2803 chashab > to Benjamin <1144 Binyamiyn >:



3 And the Beerothites <0886 B@>erothiy > fled <1272 barach > to
Gittaim <1664 Gittayim >, and were sojourners <1481 guwr > there
<8033 sham > until <5704 <ad > this <2088 zeh > day <3117 yowm >.
)



4 And Jonathan <3083 Y@hownathan >, Saul's <7586 Sha> uwl > son
<1121 ben >, had a son <1121 ben > [that was] lame <5223 nakeh >
of [his] feet <7272 regel >. He was five <2568 chamesh > years
<8141 shaneh > old <1121 ben > when the tidings < 8052 sh@muw<ah
> came <0935 bow> > of Saul <7586 Sha>uwl > and Jonathan <3083
Y@hownathan > out of Jezreel <3157 Yizr@<e>l >, and his nurse
<0539 >aman > took <5375 nasa> > him up, and fled <5127 nuwc >:
and it came <1961 hayah > to pass, as she made haste < 2648
chaphaz > to flee <5127 nuwc >, that he fell <5307 naphal >, and
became <6452 pacach > lame <6452 pacach >. And his name <8034
shem > [was] Mephibosheth <4648 M@phiybosheth >.



5 And the sons <1121 ben > of Rimmon <7417 Rimmown > the
Beerothite <0886 B@>erothiy >, Rechab <7394 Rekab > and Baanah
<1195 Ba<ana> >, went <3212 yalak >, and came <0935 bow> > about
the heat <2527 chom > of the day <3117 yowm > to the house <1004
bayith > of Ishbosheth <0378 >Iysh-Bosheth >, who < 4310 miy >
lay <7901 shakab > on a bed <4904 mishkab > at noon <6672 tsohar
>.



6 And they came <0935 bow> > thither into <5704 < ad > the midst
<8432 tavek > of the house <1004 bayith >, [as though] they
would have fetched <3947 laqach > wheat <2406 chittah >; and
they smote <5221 nakah > him under <0413 >el > the fifth <2570
chomesh > [rib]: and Rechab <7394 Rekab > and Baanah < 1195
Ba<ana> > his brother <0251 >ach > escaped < 4422 malat >.



7 For when they came <0935 bow> > into the house < 1004 bayith >,
he lay <7901 shakab > on <5921 <al > his bed < 4296 mittah > in
his bedchamber, and they smote <5221 nakah > him, and slew <4191
muwth > him, and beheaded him, and took <3947 laqach > his head
<7218 ro>sh >, and gat <3212 yalak > them away < 3212 yalak >
through <1870 derek > the plain <6160 <arabah > all <3605 kol >
night <3915 layil >.



8 And they brought <0935 bow> > the head <7218 ro> sh > of
Ishbosheth <0378 >Iysh-Bosheth > unto David <1732 David > to
Hebron <2275 Chebrown >, and said <0559 >amar > to the king
<4428 melek >, Behold <2009 hinneh > the head < 7218 ro>sh > of
Ishbosheth <0378 >Iysh-Bosheth > the son <1121 ben > of Saul
<7586 Sha>uwl > thine enemy <0341 >oyeb >, which <0834 >aher >
sought <1245 baqash > thy life <5315 nephesh >; and the LORD
<3068 Y@hovah > hath avenged my lord <3068 Y@hovah > the king
<4428 melek > this <2088 zeh > day <3117 yowm > of Saul <7586
Sha>uwl >, and of his seed <2233 zera< >.



9. And David <1732 David > answered <6030 <anah > Rechab <7394
Rekab > and Baanah <1195 Ba<ana> > his brother < 0251 >ach >, the
sons of Rimmon <7417 Rimmown > the Beerothite <0886 B@>erothiy >,
and said <0559 >amar > unto them, [As] the LORD < 3068 Y@hovah >
liveth <2416 chay >, who <0834 >aher > hath redeemed <6299 padah
> my soul <5315 nephesh > out of all <3605 kol > adversity <6869
tsarah >,



10 When one told <5046 nagad > me, saying <0559 > amar >, Behold
<2009 hinneh >, Saul <7586 Sha>uwl > is dead < 4191 muwth >,
thinking to have brought <1319 basar > good <1319 basar >
tidings <1319 basar >, I took hold <0270 >achaz > of him, and
slew <2026 harag > him in Ziklag <6860 Tsiqlag >, who <0834
>aher > [thought] that I would have given <5414 nathan > him a
reward <1309 b@sowrah > for his tidings <1309 b@sowrah >:



11 How <0637 >aph > much <0637 >aph > more, when <3588 kiy >
wicked <7563 rasha< > men <0582 >enowsh > have slain <2026 harag
> a righteous <6662 tsaddiyq > person <0376 >iysh > in his own
house <1004 bayith > upon his bed <4904 mishkab >? shall I not
therefore now <6258 <attah > require <1245 baqash > his blood
<1818 dam > of your hand <3027 yad >, and take < 1197 ba<ar > you
away from the earth <0776 >erets >?



12 And David <1732 David > commanded <6680 tsavah > his young
<5288 na<ar > men, and they slew <2026 harag > them, and cut
<7112 qatsats > off their hands <3027 yad > and their feet <7272
regel >, and hanged <8518 talah > [them] up over < 5921 <al > the
pool <1295 b@rekah > in Hebron <2275 Chebrown >. But they took
<3947 laqach > the head <7218 ro>sh > of Ishbosheth <0378 >Iysh-
Bosheth >, and buried <6912 qabar > [it] in the sepulchre <6913
qeber > of Abner <74> in Hebron <2275 Chebrown >.



2Samuel 5



1. Then came <0935 bow> > all <3605 kol > the tribes <7626
shebet > of Israel <3478 Yisra>el > to David <1732 David > unto
Hebron <2275 Chebrown >, and spake <0559 >amar >, saying <0559
>amar >, Behold <2005 hen >, we [are] thy bone < 6106 <etsem >
and thy flesh <1320 basar >.



2 Also <1571 gam > in time past <8032 shilshowm >, when Saul
<7586 Sha>uwl > was king <4428 melek > over < 5921 <al > us, thou
wast <1961 hayah > he that leddest <3318 yatsa> > out and
broughtest <0935 bow> > in Israel <3478 Yisra>el >: and the LORD
<3068 Y@hovah > said <0559 >amar > to thee, Thou shalt feed
<7462 ra<ah > my people <5971 <am > Israel < 3478 Yisra>el >, and
thou shalt be a captain <5057 nagiyd > over <5921 <al > Israel
<3478 Yisra>el >.



3 So all <3605 kol > the elders <2205 zaqen > of Israel <3478
Yisra>el > came <0935 bow> > to the king <4428 melek > to Hebron
<2275 Chebrown >; and king <4428 melek > David < 1732 David >
made <3772 karath > a league <1285 b@riyth > with them in Hebron
<2275 Chebrown > before <6440 paniym > the LORD < 3068 Y@hovah >:
and they anointed <4886 mashach > David <1732 David > king <4428
melek > over <5921 <al > Israel <3478 Yisra>el >.



4 David <1732 David > [was] thirty <7970 sh@lowshiym > years
<8141 shaneh > old <1121 ben > when <3588 kiy > he began to
reign <4427 malak >, [and] he reigned <4427 malak > forty <0705
>arba<iym > years <8141 shaneh >.



5 In Hebron <2275 Chebrown > he reigned <4427 malak > over
<5921 <al > Judah <3063 Y@huwdah > seven <7651 sheba< > years
<8141 shaneh > and six <8337 shesh > months <2320 chodesh >: and
in Jerusalem <3389 Y@ruwshalaim > he reigned <4427 malak >
thirty <7970 sh@lowshiym > and three <7969 shalowsh > years
<8141 shaneh > over <5921 <al > all <3605 kol > Israel <3478
Yisra>el > and Judah <3063 Y@huwdah >.



6. And the king <4428 melek > and his men <0582 > enowsh > went
<3212 yalak > to Jerusalem <3389 Y@ruwshalaim > unto the
Jebusites <2983 Yebuwciy >, the inhabitants <3427 yashab > of
the land <0776 >erets >: which spake <0559 >amar > unto David
<1732 David >, saying <0559 >amar >, Except thou take <5493 cuwr
> away <5493 cuwr > the blind <5787 <ivver > and the lame <6455
picceach >, thou shalt not come <0935 bow> > in hither: thinking
<0559 >amar >, David <1732 David > cannot <3808 lo> > come <0935
bow> > in hither.



7 Nevertheless David <1732 David > took <3920 lakad > the
strong <4686 matsuwd > hold <4686 matsuwd > of Zion <6726
Tsiyown >: the same <1931 huw> > [is] the city < 5892 <iyr > of
David <1732 David >.



8 And David <1732 David > said <0559 >amar > on that day <3117
yowm >, Whosoever getteth <5060 naga< > up to the gutter <6794
tsinnuwr >, and smiteth <5221 nakah > the Jebusites < 2983
Yebuwciy >, and the lame <6455 picceach > and the blind <5787
<ivver >, [that are] hated <8130 sane> > of David's <1732 David
> soul <5315 nephesh >, [he shall be chief and captain].
Wherefore <4100 mah > they said <0559 >amar >, The blind <5787
<ivver > and the lame <6455 picceach > shall not come <0935 bow>
> into <0413 >el > the house <1004 bayith >.



9 So David <1732 David > dwelt <3427 yashab > in the fort <4686
matsuwd >, and called <7121 qara> > it the city < 5892 <iyr > of
David <1732 David >. And David <1732 David > built <1129 banah >
round <5439 cabiyb > about from Millo <4407 millow> > and inward
<1004 bayith >.



10 And David <1732 David > went <3212 yalak > on, and grew
great <1419 gadowl >, and the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > God <0430
>elohiym > of hosts <6635 tsaba> > [was] with him.



11. And Hiram <2438 Chiyram > king <4428 melek > of Tyre <6865
Tsor > sent <7971 shalach > messengers <4397 mal> ak > to David
<1732 David >, and cedar <0730 >erez > trees < 6086 <ets >, and
carpenters <2796 charash >, and masons: and they built < 1129
banah > David <1732 David > an house <1004 bayith > .



12 And David <1732 David > perceived <3045 yada< > that the
LORD <3068 Y@hovah > had established <3559 kuwn > him king <4428
melek > over <5921 <al > Israel <3478 Yisra>el >, and that he
had exalted <5375 nasa> > his kingdom <4467 mamlakah > for his
people <5971 <am > Israel's <3478 Yisra>el > sake <5668 <abuwr >.



13 And David <1732 David > took <3947 laqach > [him] more <5750
<owd > concubines <6370 piylegesh > and wives < 0802 >ishshah >
out of Jerusalem <3389 Y@ruwshalaim >, after <0310 > achar > he
was come <0935 bow> > from Hebron <2275 Chebrown >: and there
were yet <5750 <owd > sons <1121 ben > and daughters <1121 ben >
born <3205 yalad > to David <1732 David >.



14 And these <0428 >el-leh > [be] the names <8034 shem > of
those that were born <3209 yillowd > unto him in Jerusalem <3389
Y@ruwshalaim >; Shammua <8051 Shammuwa< >, and Shobab <7727
Showbab >, and Nathan <5416 Nathan >, and Solomon < 8010 Sh@lomoh
>,



15 Ibhar <2984 Yibchar > also, and Elishua <0474 > Eliyshuwa< >,
and Nepheg <5298 Nepheg >, and Japhia <3309 Yaphiya< >,



16 And Elishama <0476 >Eliyshama< >, and Eliada < 0450 >Elyada<
>, and Eliphalet <0467 >Eliyphelet >.



17. But when the Philistines <6430 P@lishtiy > heard < 8085
shama< > that they had anointed <4886 mashach > David <1732
David > king <4428 melek > over <5921 <al > Israel <3478
Yisra>el >, all <3605 kol > the Philistines <6430 P@lishtiy >
came <5927 <alah > up to seek <1245 baqash > David <1732 David >;
and David <1732 David > heard <8085 shama< > [of it], and went
<3381 yarad > down <3381 yarad > to the hold <4686 matsuwd >.



18 The Philistines <6430 P@lishtiy > also came <0935 bow> > and
spread <5203 natash > themselves in the valley <6010 < emeq > of
Rephaim <7497 rapha> >.



19 And David <1732 David > enquired <7592 sha>al > of the LORD
<3068 Y@hovah >, saying <0559 >amar >, Shall I go <5927 <alah >
up to the Philistines <6430 P@lishtiy >? wilt thou deliver <5414
nathan > them into mine hand <3027 yad >? And the LORD <3068
Y@hovah > said <0559 >amar > unto David <1732 David >, Go <5927
<alah > up: for I will doubtless deliver <5414 nathan > the
Philistines <6430 P@lishtiy > into thine hand <3027 yad >.



20 And David <1732 David > came <0935 bow> > to Baalperazim
<1188 Ba<al P@<ratsiym >, and David <1732 David > smote <5221
nakah > them there <8033 sham >, and said <0559 > amar >, The
LORD <3068 Y@hovah > hath broken <6555 parats > forth upon mine
enemies <0341 >oyeb > before <6440 paniym > me, as the breach
<6556 perets > of waters <4325 mayim >. Therefore he called
<7121 qara> > the name <8034 shem > of that place <4725 maqowm >
Baalperazim <1188 Ba<al P@<ratsiym >.



21 And there <8033 sham > they left <5800 <azab > their images
<6091 <atsab >, and David <1732 David > and his men <0582
>enowsh > burned <5375 nasa> > them.



22 And the Philistines <6430 P@lishtiy > came <5927 < alah > up
yet <5750 <owd > again <3254 yacaph >, and spread <5203 natash >
themselves in the valley <6010 <emeq > of Rephaim < 7497 rapha> >.



23 And when David <1732 David > enquired <7592 sha> al > of the
LORD <3068 Y@hovah >, he said <0559 >amar >, Thou shalt not go
<5927 <alah > up; [but] fetch a compass <5437 cabab > behind
<0310 >achar > them, and come <0935 bow> > upon them over <4136
muwl > against <4136 muwl > the mulberry <1057 baka> > trees.



24 And let it be, when thou hearest <8085 shama< > the sound
<6963 qowl > of a going <6807 ts@<adah > in the tops <7218 ro>sh
> of the mulberry <1057 baka> > trees, that then < 0227 >az >
thou shalt bestir <2782 charats > thyself: for then < 0227 >az >
shall the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > go <3318 yatsa> > out before
<6440 paniym > thee, to smite <5221 nakah > the host <4264
machaneh > of the Philistines <6430 P@lishtiy >.



25 And David <1732 David > did <6213 <asah > so <3651 ken >, as
the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > had commanded <6680 tsavah > him; and
smote <5221 nakah > the Philistines <6430 P@lishtiy > from Geba
<1387 Geba< > until <5704 <ad > thou come < 0935 bow> > to Gazer
<1507 Gezer >.



2Samuel 6



1. Again <5750 <owd >, David <1732 David > gathered <3254
yacaph > together all <3605 kol > [the] chosen <0970 bachuwr >
[men] of Israel <3478 Yisra>el >, thirty <7970 sh@lowshiym >
thousand <0505 >eleph >.



2 And David <1732 David > arose <6965 quwm >, and went <3212
yalak > with all <3605 kol > the people <5971 <am > that [were]
with him from Baale <1184 Ba<aley Y@huwdah > of Judah <3063
Y@huwdah >, to bring <5927 <alah > up from thence < 8033 sham >
the ark <0727 >arown > of God <0430 >elohiym >, whose <0834
>aher > name <8034 shem > is called <7121 qara> > by the name
<8034 shem > of the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > of hosts < 6635 tsaba> >
that dwelleth <3427 yashab > [between] the cherubims < 3742
k@ruwb >.



3 And they set <7392 rakab > the ark <0727 >arown > of God
<0430 >elohiym > upon a new <2319 chadash > cart <5699 <agalah >,
and brought <5375 nasa> > it out of the house <1004 bayith > of
Abinadab <41> that [was] in Gibeah <1390 Gib<ah >: and Uzzah
<5798 <Uzza> > and Ahio <0283 >Achyow >, the sons <1121 ben > of
Abinadab <41>, drave <5090 nahag > the new <2319 chadash > cart
<5699 <agalah >.



4 And they brought <5375 nasa> > it out of the house <1004
bayith > of Abinadab <41> which <0834 >aher > [was] at Gibeah
<1390 Gib<ah >, accompanying <5973 <im > the ark <0727 >arown >
of God <0430 >elohiym >: and Ahio <0283 >Achyow > went <1980
halak > before <6440 paniym > the ark <0727 >arown >.



5 And David <1732 David > and all <3605 kol > the house <1004
bayith > of Israel <3478 Yisra>el > played <7832 sachaq > before
<6440 paniym > the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > on all < 3605 kol >
manner of [instruments made of] fir <1265 b@rowsh > wood <6086
<ets >, even on harps <3658 kinnowr >, and on psalteries <5035
nebel >, and on timbrels <8596 toph >, and on cornets <4517
m@na<na< >, and on cymbals <6767 ts@latsal >.



6. And when they came <0935 bow> > to Nachon's <5225 Nakown >
threshingfloor <1637 goren >, Uzzah <5798 <Uzza> > put <7971
shalach > forth <7971 shalach > [his hand] to the ark <0727
>arown > of God <0430 >elohiym >, and took hold <0270 >achaz >
of it; for the oxen <1241 baqar > shook <8058 shamat > [it].



7 And the anger <0639 >aph > of the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > was
kindled <2734 charah > against Uzzah <5798 <Uzza> >; and God
<0430 >elohiym > smote <5221 nakah > him there < 8033 sham > for
[his] error <7944 shal >; and there <8033 sham > he died <4191
muwth > by the ark <0727 >arown > of God <0430 > elohiym >.



8 And David <1732 David > was displeased <2734 charah >,
because the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > had made <6555 parats > a
breach <6556 perets > upon Uzzah <5798 <Uzza> >: and he called
<7121 qara> > the name of the place <4725 maqowm > Perezuzzah
<6560 Perets <Uzza> > to this <2088 zeh > day <3117 yowm >.



9 And David <1732 David > was afraid <3372 yare> > of the LORD
<3068 Y@hovah > that day <3117 yowm >, and said < 0559 >amar >,
How shall the ark <0727 >arown > of the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >
come <0935 bow> > to me?



10 So David <1732 David > would <14> not remove < 5493 cuwr >
the ark <0727 >arown > of the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > unto him into
<5921 <al > the city <5892 <iyr > of David < 1732 David >: but
David <1732 David > carried <5186 natah > it aside <5186 natah >
into the house <1004 bayith > of Obededom <5654 <Obed >Edowm >
the Gittite <1663 Gittiy >.



11 And the ark <0727 >arown > of the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >
continued <3427 yashab > in the house <1004 bayith > of Obededom
<5654 <Obed >Edowm > the Gittite <1663 Gittiy > three <7969
shalowsh > months <2320 chodesh >: and the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >
blessed <1288 barak > Obededom <5654 <Obed >Edowm >, and all
<3605 kol > his household <1004 bayith >.



12. And it was told <5046 nagad > king <4428 melek > David
<1732 David >, saying <0559 >amar >, The LORD < 3068 Y@hovah >
hath blessed <1288 barak > the house <1004 bayith > of Obededom
<5654 <Obed >Edowm >, and all <3605 kol > that [pertaineth] unto
him, because <5668 <abuwr > of the ark <0727 > arown > of God
<0430 >elohiym >. So David <1732 David > went < 3212 yalak > and
brought <5927 <alah > up the ark <0727 >arown > of God <0430
>elohiym > from the house <1004 bayith > of Obededom <5654 <Obed
>Edowm > into the city <5892 <iyr > of David < 1732 David > with
gladness <8057 simchah >.



13 And it was [so], that when <3588 kiy > they that bare <5375
nasa> > the ark <0727 >arown > of the LORD < 3068 Y@hovah > had
gone <6805 tsa<ad > six <8337 shesh > paces < 6806 tsa<ad >, he
sacrificed <2076 zabach > oxen <7794 showr > and fatlings <4806
m@riy> >.



14 And David <1732 David > danced <3769 karar > before <6440
paniym > the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > with all <3605 kol > [his]
might <5797 <oz >; and David <1732 David > [was] girded <2296
chagar > with a linen <0906 bad > ephod <0646 > ephowd >.



15 So David <1732 David > and all <3605 kol > the house <1004
bayith > of Israel <3478 Yisra>el > brought <5927 <alah > up the
ark <0727 >arown > of the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > with shouting
<8643 t@ruw<ah >, and with the sound <6963 qowl > of the trumpet
<7782 showphar >.



16 And as the ark <0727 >arown > of the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >
came <0935 bow> > into the city <5892 <iyr > of David <1732
David >, Michal <4324 Miykal > Saul's <7586 Sha> uwl > daughter
<1323 bath > looked <8259 shaqaph > through <1157 b@<ad > a
window <2474 challown >, and saw <7200 ra>ah > king <4428 melek
> David <1732 David > leaping <6339 pazaz > and dancing <3769
karar > before <6440 paniym > the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >; and she
despised <0959 bazah > him in her heart <3820 leb >.



17 And they brought <0935 bow> > in the ark <0727 >arown > of
the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >, and set <3322 yatsag > it in his place
<4725 maqowm >, in the midst <8432 tavek > of the tabernacle
<0168 >ohel > that David had pitched <5186 natah > for it: and
David <1732 David > offered <5927 <alah > burnt <5930 <olah >
offerings and peace <8002 shelem > offerings before < 6440 paniym
> the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >.



18 And as soon as David <1732 David > had made an end < 3615
kalah > of offering <5927 <alah > burnt <5930 < olah > offerings
and peace <8002 shelem > offerings, he blessed <1288 barak > the
people <5971 <am > in the name <8034 shem > of the LORD <3068
Y@hovah > of hosts <6635 tsaba> >.



19 And he dealt <2505 chalaq > among all <3605 kol > the people
<5971 <am >, [even] among the whole <3605 kol > multitude <1995
hamown > of Israel <3478 Yisra>el >, as well to the women <0802
>ishshah > as men <0376 >iysh >, to every <0376 >iysh > one
<0376 >iysh > a cake <2471 challah > of bread < 3899 lechem >,
and a good piece <0829 >eshpar > [of flesh <0829 > eshpar >], and
a flagon <0809 >ashiyshah > [of wine]. So all <3605 kol > the
people <5971 <am > departed <3212 yalak > every <0376 >iysh >
one <0376 >iysh > to his house <1004 bayith >.



20. Then David <1732 David > returned <7725 shuwb > to bless
<1288 barak > his household <1004 bayith >. And Michal <4324
Miykal > the daughter <1323 bath > of Saul <7586 Sha>uwl > came
<3318 yatsa> > out to meet <7125 qir>ah > David <1732 David >,
and said <0559 >amar >, How <4100 mah > glorious <3513 kabad >
was the king <4428 melek > of Israel <3478 Yisra>el > to day,
who <0834 >aher > uncovered <1540 galah > himself to day <3117
yowm > in the eyes <5869 <ayin > of the handmaids < 0519 >amah >
of his servants <5650 <ebed >, as one <0259 >echad > of the vain
<7386 reyq > fellows shamelessly <1540 galah > uncovereth <1540
galah > himself!



21 And David <1732 David > said <0559 >amar > unto Michal <4324
Miykal >, [It was] before <6440 paniym > the LORD < 3068 Y@hovah
>, which <0834 >aher > chose <0977 bachar > me before thy father
<1>, and before all <3605 kol > his house <1004 bayith >, to
appoint <6680 tsavah > me ruler <5057 nagiyd > over <5921 <al >
the people <5971 <am > of the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >, over <5921
<al > Israel <3478 Yisra>el >: therefore will I play <7832
sachaq > before <6440 paniym > the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >.



22 And I will yet <5750 <owd > be more vile <7043 qalal > than
thus <2063 zo>th >, and will be base <8217 shaphal > in mine own
sight <5869 <ayin >: and of the maidservants <0519 >amah > which
<0834 >aher > thou hast spoken <0559 >amar > of, of them shall I
be had in honour <3513 kabad >.



23 Therefore Michal <4324 Miykal > the daughter <1323 bath > of
Saul <7586 Sha>uwl > had no <3808 lo> > child <3206 yeled > unto
the day <3117 yowm > of her death <4194 maveth >.



2Samuel 7



1. And it came <1961 hayah > to pass, when <3588 kiy > the king
<4428 melek > sat <3427 yashab > in his house < 1004 bayith >,
and the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > had given him rest <5117 nuwach >
round <5439 cabiyb > about from all <3605 kol > his enemies
<0341 >oyeb >;



2 That the king <4428 melek > said <0559 >amar > unto Nathan
<5416 Nathan > the prophet <5030 nabiy> >, See < 7200 ra>ah > now
<4994 na> >, I dwell <3427 yashab > in an house <1004 bayith >
of cedar <0730 >erez >, but the ark <0727 >arown > of God <0430
>elohiym > dwelleth <3427 yashab > within <8432 tavek > curtains
<3407 y@riy<ah >.



3 And Nathan <5416 Nathan > said <0559 >amar > to the king
<4428 melek >, Go <3212 yalak >, do <6213 <asah > all <3605 kol
> that [is] in thine heart <3824 lebab >; for the LORD <3068
Y@hovah > [is] with thee.



4. And it came <1961 hayah > to pass that night <3915 layil >,
that the word <1697 dabar > of the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > came
<1961 hayah > unto Nathan <5416 Nathan >, saying < 0559 >amar >,



5 Go <3212 yalak > and tell <0559 >amar > my servant <5650
<ebed > David <1732 David >, Thus <3541 koh > saith <0559 >amar
> the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >, Shalt thou build <1129 banah > me an
house <1004 bayith > for me to dwell <3427 yashab > in?



6 Whereas <3588 kiy > I have not dwelt <3427 yashab > in [any]
house <1004 bayith > since the time <3117 yowm > that I brought
<5927 <alah > up the children <1121 ben > of Israel <3478
Yisra>el > out of Egypt <4714 Mitsrayim >, even to this <2088
zeh > day <3117 yowm >, but have walked <1980 halak > in a tent
<0168 >ohel > and in a tabernacle <4908 mishkan >.



7 In all <3605 kol > [the places] wherein <0834 > aher > I have
walked <1980 halak > with all <3605 kol > the children <1121 ben
> of Israel <3478 Yisra>el > spake <1696 dabar > I a word <1697
dabar > with any <0259 >echad > of the tribes < 7626 shebet > of
Israel <3478 Yisra>el >, whom <0834 >aher > I commanded <6680
tsavah > to feed <7462 ra<ah > my people <5971 < am > Israel
<3478 Yisra>el >, saying <0559 >amar >, Why < 4100 mah > build
<1129 banah > ye not me an house <1004 bayith > of cedar <0730
>erez >?



8 Now <6258 <attah > therefore so shalt thou say < 0559 >amar >
unto my servant <5650 <ebed > David <1732 David >, Thus <3541
koh > saith <0559 >amar > the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > of hosts
<6635 tsaba> >, I took <3947 laqach > thee from the sheepcote
<5116 naveh >, from following <0310 >achar > the sheep <6629
tso>n >, to be ruler <5057 nagiyd > over <5921 < al > my people
<5971 <am >, over <5921 <al > Israel <3478 Yisra>el >:



9 And I was with thee whithersoever thou wentest <1980 halak >,
and have cut <3772 karath > off all <3605 kol > thine enemies
<0341 >oyeb > out of thy sight <6440 paniym >, and have made
<6213 <asah > thee a great <1419 gadowl > name < 8034 shem >,
like unto the name <8034 shem > of the great <1419 gadowl >
[men] that [are] in the earth <0776 >erets >.



10 Moreover I will appoint <7760 suwm > a place <4725 maqowm >
for my people <5971 <am > Israel <3478 Yisra>el >, and will
plant <5193 nata< > them, that they may dwell <7931 shakan > in
a place <8478 tachath > of their own, and move <7264 ragaz > no
<3808 lo> > more <5750 <owd >; neither <3808 lo> > shall the
children <1121 ben > of wickedness <5766 <evel > afflict <6031
<anah > them any more <3254 yacaph >, as beforetime <7223
ri>shown >,



11 And as since <4480 min > the time <3117 yowm > that I
commanded <6680 tsavah > judges <8199 shaphat > [to be] over
<5921 <al > my people <5971 <am > Israel < 3478 Yisra>el >, and
have caused thee to rest <5117 nuwach > from all <3605 kol >
thine enemies <0341 >oyeb >. Also the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >
telleth <5046 nagad > thee that he will make <6213 < asah > thee
an house <1004 bayith >.



12 And when <3588 kiy > thy days <3117 yowm > be fulfilled
<4390 male> >, and thou shalt sleep <7901 shakab > with thy
fathers <1>, I will set <6965 quwm > up thy seed < 2233 zera< >
after <0310 >achar > thee, which <0834 >aher > shall proceed
<3318 yatsa> > out of thy bowels <4578 me<ah >, and I will
establish <3559 kuwn > his kingdom <4467 mamlakah >.



13 He shall build <1129 banah > an house <1004 bayith > for my
name <8034 shem >, and I will stablish <3559 kuwn > the throne
<3678 kicce> > of his kingdom <4467 mamlakah > for ever <5769
<owlam >.



14 I will be his father <1>, and he shall be my son < 1121 ben >.
If <0834 >aher > he commit <5753 <avah > iniquity <5753 <avah >,
I will chasten <3198 yakach > him with the rod <7626 shebet >
of men <0582 >enowsh >, and with the stripes <5061 nega< > of
the children <1121 ben > of men <0120 >adam >:



15 But my mercy <2617 checed > shall not depart <5493 cuwr >
away from him, as I took <5493 cuwr > [it] from Saul < 7586
Sha>uwl >, whom <0834 >aher > I put <5493 cuwr > away <5493 cuwr
> before <6440 paniym > thee.



16 And thine house <1004 bayith > and thy kingdom <4467
mamlakah > shall be established <0539 >aman > for ever <5769
<owlam > before <6440 paniym > thee: thy throne < 3678 kicce> >
shall be established <3559 kuwn > for ever <5769 < owlam >.



17 According to all <3605 kol > these <0428 >el-leh > words
<1697 dabar >, and according to all <3605 kol > this <2088 zeh >
vision <2384 chizzayown >, so <3651 ken > did Nathan <5416
Nathan > speak <1696 dabar > unto David <1732 David >.



18. Then went <0935 bow> > king <4428 melek > David <1732 David
> in, and sat <3427 yashab > before <6440 paniym > the LORD
<3068 Y@hovah >, and he said <0559 >amar >, Who <4310 miy > [am]
I, O Lord <0136 >Adonay > GOD <3069 Y@hovih >? and what <4310
miy > [is] my house <1004 bayith >, that thou hast brought <0935
bow> > me hitherto <1988 halom >?



19 And this <2063 zo>th > was yet <5750 <owd > a small <6994
qaton > thing in thy sight <5869 <ayin >, O Lord < 0136 >Adonay >
GOD <3069 Y@hovih >; but thou hast spoken <1696 dabar > also
<1571 gam > of thy servant's <5650 <ebed > house <1004 bayith >
for a great <7350 rachowq > while <7350 rachowq > to come. And
[is] this <2063 zo>th > the manner <8452 towrah > of man <0120
>adam >, O Lord <0136 >Adonay > GOD <3069 Y@hovih >?



20 And what <4100 mah > can David <1732 David > say <1696 dabar
> more <5750 <owd > unto thee? for thou, Lord < 0136 >Adonay >
GOD <3069 Y@hovih >, knowest <3045 yada< > thy servant <5650
<ebed >.



21 For thy word's <1697 dabar > sake <5668 <abuwr >, and
according to thine own heart <3820 leb >, hast thou done <6213
<asah > all <3605 kol > these <2063 zo>th > great <1420 g@duwlah
> things, to make thy servant <5650 <ebed > know < 3045 yada< >
[them].



22 Wherefore thou art great <1431 gadal >, O LORD <3068 Y@hovah
> God <0430 >elohiym >: for [there is] none <0369 >ayin > like
<3644 k@mow > thee, neither <0369 >ayin > [is there any] God
<0430 >elohiym > beside <2108 zuwlah > thee, according to all
<3605 kol > that we have heard <8085 shama< > with our ears
<0241 >ozen >.



23 And what <4310 miy > one <0259 >echad > nation <1471 gowy >
in the earth <0776 >erets > [is] like thy people < 5971 <am >,
[even] like Israel <3478 Yisra>el >, whom <0834 > aher > God
<0430 >elohiym > went <1980 halak > to redeem < 6299 padah > for
a people <5971 <am > to himself, and to make <7760 suwm > him a
name <8034 shem >, and to do <6213 <asah > for you great <1420
g@duwlah > things and terrible <3372 yare> >, for thy land <0776
>erets >, before <6440 paniym > thy people <5971 <am >, which
<0834 >aher > thou redeemedst <6299 padah > to thee from Egypt
<4714 Mitsrayim >, [from] the nations <1471 gowy > and their
gods <0430 >elohiym >?



24 For thou hast confirmed <3559 kuwn > to thyself thy people
<5971 <am > Israel <3478 Yisra>el > [to be] a people <5971 <am >
unto thee for ever <5769 <owlam >: and thou, LORD < 3068 Y@hovah
>, art become <1961 hayah > their God <0430 > elohiym >.



25 And now <6258 <attah >, O LORD <3068 Y@hovah > God <0430
>elohiym >, the word <1697 dabar > that thou hast spoken <1696
dabar > concerning <5921 <al > thy servant <5650 <ebed >, and
concerning <5921 <al > his house <1004 bayith >, establish <6965
quwm > [it] for ever <5769 <owlam >, and do <6213 <asah > as
thou hast said <1696 dabar >.



26 And let thy name <8034 shem > be magnified <1431 gadal > for
ever <5769 <owlam >, saying <0559 >amar >, The LORD <3068
Y@hovah > of hosts <6635 tsaba> > [is] the God < 0430 >elohiym >
over <5921 <al > Israel <3478 Yisra>el >: and let the house
<1004 bayith > of thy servant <5650 <ebed > David <1732 David >
be established <3559 kuwn > before <6440 paniym > thee.



27 For thou, O LORD <3068 Y@hovah > of hosts <6635 tsaba> >,
God <0430 >elohiym > of Israel <3478 Yisra>el >, hast revealed
<1540 galah > to thy servant <5650 <ebed >, saying <0559 >amar >,
I will build <1129 banah > thee an house <1004 bayith >:
therefore hath thy servant <5650 <ebed > found <4672 matsa> > in
his heart <3820 leb > to pray <6419 palal > this < 2063 zo>th >
prayer <8605 t@phillah > unto thee.



28 And now <6258 <attah >, O Lord <0136 >Adonay > GOD <3069
Y@hovih >, thou [art] that God <0430 >elohiym >, and thy words
<1697 dabar > be true <0571 >emeth >, and thou hast promised
<1696 dabar > this <2088 zeh > goodness <2896 towb > unto thy
servant <5650 <ebed >:



29 Therefore now <6258 <attah > let it please <2894 tuw> > thee
to bless <1288 barak > the house <1004 bayith > of thy servant
<5650 <ebed >, that it may continue <1961 hayah > for ever <5769
<owlam > before <6440 paniym > thee: for thou, O Lord <0136
>Adonay > GOD <3069 Y@hovih >, hast spoken <1696 dabar > [it]:
and with thy blessing <1293 B@rakah > let the house < 1004 bayith
> of thy servant <5650 <ebed > be blessed <1288 barak > for ever
<5769 <owlam >.



2Samuel 8



1. And after <0310 >achar > this <3651 ken > it came <1961
hayah > to pass, that David <1732 David > smote <5221 nakah >
the Philistines <6430 P@lishtiy >, and subdued <3665 kana< >
them: and David <1732 David > took <3947 laqach > Methegammah
<4965 Metheg ha->Ammah > out of the hand <3027 yad > of the
Philistines <6430 P@lishtiy >.



2 And he smote <5221 nakah > Moab <4124 Mow>ab >, and measured
<4058 madad > them with a line <2256 chebel >, casting <7901
shakab > them down <7901 shakab > to the ground <0776 >erets >;
even with two <8147 sh@nayim > lines <2256 chebel > measured
<4058 madad > he to put to death <4191 muwth >, and with one
full <4393 m@lo> > line <2256 chebel > to keep alive <2421
chayah >. And [so] the Moabites <4124 Mow>ab > became <1961
hayah > David's <1732 David > servants <5650 <ebed >, [and]
brought <5375 nasa> > gifts <4503 minchah >.





3 David <1732 David > smote <5221 nakah > also Hadadezer <1909
Hadad<ezer >, the son <1121 ben > of Rehob <7340 R@chob >, king
<4428 melek > of Zobah <6678 Tsowba> >, as he went <3212 yalak >
to recover <7725 shuwb > his border <3027 yad > at the river
<5104 nahar > Euphrates <6578 P@rath >.



4 And David <1732 David > took <3920 lakad > from him a
thousand <0505 >eleph > [chariots], and seven <7651 sheba< >
hundred <3967 me>ah > horsemen <6571 parash >, and twenty <6242
<esriym > thousand <0505 >eleph > footmen: and David <1732 David
> houghed <6131 <aqar > all <3605 kol > the chariot <7393 rekeb
> [horses], but reserved <3498 yathar > of them [for] an hundred
<3967 me>ah > chariots <7393 rekeb >.



5 And when the Syrians <0758 >Aram > of Damascus < 1834 Dammeseq
> came <0935 bow> > to succour <5826 <azar > Hadadezer <1909
Hadad<ezer > king <4428 melek > of Zobah <6678 Tsowba> >, David
<1732 David > slew <5221 nakah > of the Syrians < 0758 >Aram >
two <8147 sh@nayim > and twenty <6242 <esriym > thousand <0505
>eleph > men <0376 >iysh >.



6 Then David <1732 David > put <7760 suwm > garrisons <5333
n@tsiyb > in Syria <0758 >Aram > of Damascus <1834 Dammeseq >:
and the Syrians <0758 >Aram > became <1961 hayah > servants
<5650 <ebed > to David <1732 David >, [and] brought <5375 nasa>
> gifts <4503 minchah >. And the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > preserved
<3467 yasha< > David <1732 David > whithersoever he went <1980
halak >.



7 And David <1732 David > took <3947 laqach > the shields <7982
shelet > of gold <2091 zahab > that were on <0413 > el > the
servants <5650 <ebed > of Hadadezer <1909 Hadad< ezer >, and
brought <0935 bow> > them to Jerusalem <3389 Y@ruwshalaim >.



8 And from Betah <0984 Betach >, and from Berothai < 1268
Berowthah >, cities <5892 <iyr > of Hadadezer < 1909 Hadad<ezer >,
king <4428 melek > David <1732 David > took <3947 laqach >
exceeding <3966 m@<od > much <7235 rabah > brass <5178
n@chosheth >.



9. When Toi <8583 To<uw > king <4428 melek > of Hamath <2574
Chamath > heard <8085 shama< > that David <1732 David > had
<1961 hayah > smitten <5221 nakah > all <3605 kol > the host
<2428 chayil > of Hadadezer <1909 Hadad<ezer >,



10 Then Toi <8583 To<uw > sent <7971 shalach > Joram <3141
Yowram > his son <1121 ben > unto king <4428 melek > David <1732
David >, to salute him, and to bless <1288 barak > him, because
he had fought <3898 lacham > against Hadadezer <1909 Hadad<ezer
>, and smitten <5221 nakah > him: for Hadadezer <1909 Hadad<ezer
> had wars <4421 milchamah > with Toi <8583 To<uw >. And [Joram]
brought <1961 hayah > with him vessels <3627 k@liy > of silver
<3701 keceph >, and vessels <3627 k@liy > of gold < 2091 zahab >,
and vessels <3627 k@liy > of brass <5178 n@chosheth >:



11 Which also king <4428 melek > David <1732 David > did
dedicate <6942 qadash > unto the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >, with the
silver <3701 keceph > and gold <2091 zahab > that he had
dedicated <6942 qadash > of all <3605 kol > nations <1471 gowy >
which <0834 >aher > he subdued <3533 kabash >;



12 Of Syria <0758 >Aram >, and of Moab <4124 Mow> ab >, and of
the children <1121 ben > of Ammon <5983 <Ammown >, and of the
Philistines <6430 P@lishtiy >, and of Amalek <6002 < Amaleq >,
and of the spoil <7998 shalal > of Hadadezer <1909 Hadad<ezer >,
son <1121 ben > of Rehob <7340 R@chob >, king < 4428 melek > of
Zobah <6678 Tsowba> >.



13 And David <1732 David > gat <6213 <asah > [him] a name <8034
shem > when he returned <7725 shuwb > from smiting < 5221 nakah >
of the Syrians <0758 >Aram > in the valley <1516 gay> > of salt
<4417 melach >, [being] eighteen thousand <0505 > eleph > [men].



14 And he put <7760 suwm > garrisons <5333 n@tsiyb > in Edom
<0123 >Edom >; throughout all <3605 kol > Edom < 0123 >Edom > put
<7760 suwm > he garrisons <5333 n@tsiyb >, and all <3605 kol >
they of Edom <0123 >Edom > became <1961 hayah > David's <1732
David > servants <5650 <ebed >. And the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >
preserved <3467 yasha< > David <1732 David > whithersoever he
went <1980 halak >.



15. And David <1732 David > reigned <4427 malak > over <5921
<al > all <3605 kol > Israel <3478 Yisra>el > ; and David <1732
David > executed <6213 <asah > judgment <4941 mishpat > and
justice <6666 ts@daqah > unto all <3605 kol > his people <5971
<am >.



16 And Joab <3097 Yow>ab > the son <1121 ben > of Zeruiah <6870
Ts@ruwyah > [was] over <5921 <al > the host <6635 tsaba> >; and
Jehoshaphat <3092 Y@howshaphat > the son <1121 ben > of Ahilud
<0286 >Achiyluwd > [was] recorder <2142 zakar >;



17 And Zadok <6659 Tsadowq > the son <1121 ben > of Ahitub
<0285 >Achiytuwb >, and Ahimelech <0288 > Achiymelek > the son
<1121 ben > of Abiathar <54>, [were] the priests < 3548 kohen >;
and Seraiah <8304 S@rayah > [was] the scribe <5608 caphar >;



18 And Benaiah <1141 B@nayah > the son <1121 ben > of Jehoiada
<3111 Yowyada< > [was over] both the Cherethites < 3774 K@rethiy
> and the Pelethites <6432 P@lethiy >; and David's < 1732 David >
sons <1121 ben > were chief <3548 kohen > rulers.



2Samuel 9



1. And David <1732 David > said <0559 >amar >, Is there yet
<5750 <owd > any that is left <3498 yathar > of the house <1004
bayith > of Saul <7586 Sha>uwl >, that I may shew < 6213 <asah >
him kindness <2617 checed > for Jonathan's <3129 Yownathan >
sake <5668 <abuwr >?



2 And [there was] of the house <1004 bayith > of Saul < 7586
Sha>uwl > a servant <5650 <ebed > whose name < 8034 shem > [was]
Ziba <6717 Tsiyba> >. And when they had called <7121 qara> > him
unto David <1732 David >, the king <4428 melek > said <0559
>amar > unto him, [Art] thou Ziba <6717 Tsiyba> >? And he said
<0559 >amar >, Thy servant <5650 <ebed > [is he].



3 And the king <4428 melek > said <0559 >amar >, [Is] there not
yet <5750 <owd > any <0376 >iysh > of the house <1004 bayith >
of Saul <7586 Sha>uwl >, that I may shew <6213 < asah > the
kindness <2617 checed > of God <0430 >elohiym > unto him? And
Ziba <6717 Tsiyba> > said <0559 >amar > unto the king <4428
melek >, Jonathan <3083 Y@hownathan > hath yet <5750 <owd > a
son <1121 ben >, [which is] lame <5223 nakeh > on [his] feet
<7272 regel >.



4 And the king <4428 melek > said <0559 >amar > unto him, Where
<0375 >eyphoh > [is] he? And Ziba <6717 Tsiyba> > said <0559
>amar > unto the king <4428 melek >, Behold <2009 hinneh >, he
[is] in the house <1004 bayith > of Machir <4353 Makiyr >, the
son <1121 ben > of Ammiel <5988 <Ammiy>el >, in Lodebar <3810
Lo> D@bar >.



5 Then king <4428 melek > David <1732 David > sent <7971
shalach >, and fetched <3947 laqach > him out of the house <1004
bayith > of Machir <4353 Makiyr >, the son <1121 ben > of Ammiel
<5988 <Ammiy>el >, from Lodebar <3810 Lo> D@bar >.



6 Now when Mephibosheth <4648 M@phiybosheth >, the son < 1121
ben > of Jonathan <3083 Y@hownathan >, the son <1121 ben > of
Saul <7586 Sha>uwl >, was come <0935 bow> > unto David <1732
David >, he fell <5307 naphal > on <5921 <al > his face <6440
paniym >, and did reverence <7812 shachah >. And David <1732
David > said <0559 >amar >, Mephibosheth <4648 M@phiybosheth >.
And he answered <0559 >amar >, Behold <2009 hinneh > thy servant
<5650 <ebed >!



7 And David <1732 David > said <0559 >amar > unto him, Fear
<3372 yare> > not: for I will surely <3588 kiy > shew <6213
<asah > thee kindness <2617 checed > for Jonathan < 3083
Y@hownathan > thy father's <1> sake <5668 <abuwr >, and will
restore <7725 shuwb > thee all <3605 kol > the land <7704 sadeh
> of Saul <7586 Sha>uwl > thy father <1>; and thou shalt eat
<0398 >akal > bread <3899 lechem > at <5921 < al > my table <7979
shulchan > continually <8548 tamiyd >.



8 And he bowed <7812 shachah > himself, and said <0559 >amar >,
What <4100 mah > [is] thy servant <5650 <ebed >, that thou
shouldest look <6437 panah > upon such a dead <4191 muwth > dog
<3611 keleb > as I [am]?



9. Then the king <4428 melek > called <7121 qara> > to Ziba
<6717 Tsiyba> >, Saul's <7586 Sha>uwl > servant <5288 na<ar >,
and said <0559 >amar > unto him, I have given <5414 nathan >
unto thy master's <0113 >adown > son <1121 ben > all <3605 kol >
that pertained <1961 hayah > to Saul <7586 Sha>uwl > and to all
<3605 kol > his house <1004 bayith >.



10 Thou therefore, and thy sons <1121 ben >, and thy servants
<5650 <ebed >, shall till <5647 <abad > the land <0127 >adamah >
for him, and thou shalt bring <0935 bow> > in [the fruits], that
thy master's <0113 >adown > son <1121 ben > may have <1961 hayah
> food <3899 lechem > to eat <0398 >akal >: but Mephibosheth
<4648 M@phiybosheth > thy master's <0113 >adown > son <1121 ben
> shall eat <0398 >akal > bread <3899 lechem > alway <8548
tamiyd > at <5921 <al > my table <7979 shulchan >. Now Ziba
<6717 Tsiyba> > had fifteen <6240 <asar > sons <1121 ben > and
twenty <6242 <esriym > servants <5650 <ebed >.



11 Then said <0559 >amar > Ziba <6717 Tsiyba> > unto the king
<4428 melek >, According to all <3605 kol > that my lord <0113
>adown > the king <4428 melek > hath commanded < 6680 tsavah >
his servant <5650 <ebed >, so <3651 ken > shall thy servant
<5650 <ebed > do <6213 <asah >. As for Mephibosheth <4648
M@phiybosheth >, [said the king <4428 melek >], he shall eat
<0398 >akal > at <5921 <al > my table <7979 shulchan >, as one
<0259 >echad > of the king's <4428 melek > sons <1121 ben >.



12 And Mephibosheth <4648 M@phiybosheth > had a young < 6996
qatan > son <1121 ben >, whose name <8034 shem > [was] Micha
<4316 Miyka> >. And all <3605 kol > that dwelt < 4186 mowshab >
in the house <1004 bayith > of Ziba <6717 Tsiyba> > [were]
servants <5650 <ebed > unto Mephibosheth <4648 M@phiybosheth >.



13 So Mephibosheth <4648 M@phiybosheth > dwelt <3427 yashab >
in Jerusalem <3389 Y@ruwshalaim >: for he did eat <0398 >akal >
continually <8548 tamiyd > at <5921 <al > the king's <4428 melek
> table <7979 shulchan >; and was lame <6455 picceach > on both
<8147 sh@nayim > his feet <7272 regel >.



2Samuel 10



1. And it came <1961 hayah > to pass after <0310 > achar > this
<3651 ken >, that the king <4428 melek > of the children <1121
ben > of Ammon <5983 <Ammown > died <4191 muwth >, and Hanun
<2586 Chanuwn > his son <1121 ben > reigned <4427 malak > in his
stead <8478 tachath >.



2 Then said <0559 >amar > David <1732 David >, I will shew
<6213 <asah > kindness <2617 checed > unto Hanun <2586 Chanuwn >
the son <1121 ben > of Nahash <5176 Nachash >, as his father <1>
shewed <6213 <asah > kindness <2617 checed > unto me. And David
<1732 David > sent <7971 shalach > to comfort < 5162 nacham > him
by the hand <3027 yad > of his servants <5650 <ebed > for his
father <1>. And David's <1732 David > servants < 5650 <ebed >
came <0935 bow> > into the land <0776 >erets > of the children
<1121 ben > of Ammon <5983 <Ammown >.



3 And the princes <8269 sar > of the children <1121 ben > of
Ammon <5983 <Ammown > said <0559 >amar > unto Hanun <2586
Chanuwn > their lord <0113 >adown >, Thinkest < 5869 <ayin > thou
that David <1732 David > doth honour <3513 kabad > thy father
<1>, that he hath sent <7971 shalach > comforters < 5162 nacham >
unto thee? hath not David <1732 David > [rather] sent < 7971
shalach > his servants <5650 <ebed > unto thee, to search <2713
chaqar > the city <5892 <iyr >, and to spy <7270 ragal > it out,
and to overthrow <2015 haphak > it?



4 Wherefore Hanun <2586 Chanuwn > took <3947 laqach > David's
<1732 David > servants <5650 <ebed >, and shaved <1548 galach >
off the one half <2677 chetsiy > of their beards <2206 zaqan >,
and cut <3772 karath > off their garments <4063 medev > in the
middle <2677 chetsiy >, [even] to their buttocks <8357 shethah >,
and sent <7971 shalach > them away.



5 When they told <5046 nagad > [it] unto David <1732 David >,
he sent <7971 shalach > to meet <7125 qir>ah > them, because
<3588 kiy > the men <0582 >enowsh > were greatly <3966 m@<od >
ashamed <3637 kalam >: and the king <4428 melek > said <0559
>amar >, Tarry <3427 yashab > at Jericho <3405 Y@riychow > until
<5704 <ad > your beards <2206 zaqan > be grown < 6779 tsamach >,
and [then] return <7725 shuwb >.



6. And when the children <1121 ben > of Ammon <5983 < Ammown >
saw <7200 ra>ah > that they stank <0887 ba>ash > before David
<1732 David >, the children <1121 ben > of Ammon < 5983 <Ammown >
sent <7971 shalach > and hired <7936 sakar > the Syrians <0758
>Aram > of Bethrehob <1050 Beyth R@chowb >, and the Syrians
<0758 >Aram > of Zoba <6678 Tsowba> >, twenty <6242 <esriym >
thousand <0505 >eleph > footmen <7273 ragliy >, and of king
<4428 melek > Maacah <4601 Ma<akah > a thousand <0505 >eleph >
men <0376 >iysh >, and of Ishtob <0382 >Iysh-Towb > twelve
thousand <0505 >eleph > men <0376 >iysh >.



7 And when David <1732 David > heard <8085 shama< > of [it], he
sent <7971 shalach > Joab <3097 Yow>ab >, and all <3605 kol >
the host <6635 tsaba> > of the mighty <1368 gibbowr > men.



8 And the children <1121 ben > of Ammon <5983 < Ammown > came
<3318 yatsa> > out, and put the battle <4421 milchamah > in
array <6186 <arak > at the entering <6607 pethach > in of the
gate <8179 sha<ar >: and the Syrians <0758 >Aram > of Zoba <6678
Tsowba> >, and of Rehob <7340 R@chob >, and Ishtob <0382 >Iysh-
Towb >, and Maacah <4601 Ma<akah >, [were] by themselves <0905
bad > in the field <7704 sadeh >.



9 When Joab <3097 Yow>ab > saw <7200 ra>ah > that the front
<6440 paniym > of the battle <4421 milchamah > was against <0413
>el > him before <6440 paniym > and behind <0268 >achowr >, he
chose <0977 bachar > of all <3605 kol > the choice <0977 bachar
> [men] of Israel <3478 Yisra>el >, and put [them] in array
<6186 <arak > against <7125 qir>ah > the Syrians <0758 >Aram >:



10 And the rest <3499 yether > of the people <5971 < am > he
delivered <5414 nathan > into the hand <3027 yad > of Abishai
<52> his brother <0251 >ach >, that he might put [them] in array
<6186 <arak > against <7125 qir>ah > the children <1121 ben > of
Ammon <5983 <Ammown >.



11 And he said <0559 >amar >, If <0518 >im > the Syrians <0758
>Aram > be too strong <2388 chazaq > for me, then thou shalt
help <3447 yashat > me: but if <0518 >im > the children <1121
ben > of Ammon <5983 <Ammown > be too strong <2388 chazaq > for
thee, then I will come <1980 halak > and help <3467 yasha< >
thee.



12 Be of good courage <2388 chazaq >, and let us play the men
<2388 chazaq > for our people <5971 <am >, and for the cities
<5892 <iyr > of our God <0430 >elohiym >: and the LORD <3068
Y@hovah > do <6213 <asah > that which seemeth < 5869 <ayin > him
good <2896 towb >.



13 And Joab <3097 Yow>ab > drew nigh <5066 nagash >, and the
people <5971 <am > that [were] with him, unto the battle <4421
milchamah > against the Syrians <0758 >Aram >: and they fled
<5127 nuwc > before <6440 paniym > him.





14 And when the children <1121 ben > of Ammon <5983 < Ammown >
saw <7200 ra>ah > that the Syrians <0758 >Aram > were fled <5127
nuwc >, then fled <5127 nuwc > they also before <6440 paniym >
Abishai <52>, and entered <0935 bow> > into the city <5892 <iyr
>. So Joab <3097 Yow>ab > returned <7725 shuwb > from the
children <1121 ben > of Ammon <5983 <Ammown >, and came <0935
bow> > to Jerusalem <3389 Y@ruwshalaim >.



15. And when the Syrians <0758 >Aram > saw <7200 ra>ah > that
they were smitten <5062 nagaph > before <6440 paniym > Israel
<3478 Yisra>el >, they gathered <0622 >acaph > themselves
together <3162 yachad >.



16 And Hadarezer <1928 Hadar<ezer > sent <7971 shalach >, and
brought <3318 yatsa> > out the Syrians <0758 >Aram > that [were]
beyond <5676 <eber > the river <5104 nahar >: and they came
<0935 bow> > to Helam <2431 Cheylam >; and Shobach <7731 Showbak
> the captain <8269 sar > of the host <6635 tsaba> > of
Hadarezer <1928 Hadar<ezer > [went] before <6440 paniym > them.



17 And when it was told <5046 nagad > David <1732 David >, he
gathered <0622 >acaph > all <3605 kol > Israel < 3478 Yisra>el >
together, and passed <5674 <abar > over <5674 < abar > Jordan
<3383 Yarden >, and came <0935 bow> > to Helam < 2431 Cheylam >.
And the Syrians <0758 >Aram > set themselves in array <6186
<arak > against <7125 qir>ah > David <1732 David >, and fought
<3898 lacham > with him.



18 And the Syrians <0758 >Aram > fled <5127 nuwc > before <6440
paniym > Israel <3478 Yisra>el >; and David <1732 David > slew
<2126 Ziyna> > [the men of] seven <7651 sheba< > hundred <3967
me>ah > chariots <7393 rekeb > of the Syrians < 0758 >Aram >, and
forty <0705 >arba<iym > thousand <0505 >eleph > horsemen <6571
parash >, and smote <5221 nakah > Shobach <7731 Showbak > the
captain <8269 sar > of their host <6635 tsaba> >, who died <4191
muwth > there <8033 sham >.



19 And when all <3605 kol > the kings <4428 melek > [that were]
servants <5650 <ebed > to Hadarezer <1928 Hadar< ezer > saw <7200
ra>ah > that they were smitten <5062 nagaph > before <6440
paniym > Israel <3478 Yisra>el >, they made peace < 7999 shalam >
with Israel <3478 Yisra>el >, and served <5647 < abad > them. So
the Syrians <0758 >Aram > feared <3372 yare> > to help <3467
yasha< > the children <1121 ben > of Ammon <5983 <Ammown > any
more <5750 <owd >.



2Samuel 11



1. And it came <1961 hayah > to pass, after the year < 8141
shaneh > was expired <8666 t@shuwbah >, at the time < 6256 <eth >
when kings <4428 melek > go <3318 yatsa> > forth <3318 yatsa> >
[to battle], that David <1732 David > sent <7971 shalach > Joab
<3097 Yow>ab >, and his servants <5650 <ebed > with him, and all
<3605 kol > Israel <3478 Yisra>el >; and they destroyed <7843
shachath > the children <1121 ben > of Ammon <5983 <Ammown >,
and besieged <6696 tsuwr > Rabbah <7237 Rabbah >. But David
<1732 David > tarried <3427 yashab > still at Jerusalem <3389
Y@ruwshalaim >.



2 And it came <1961 hayah > to pass in an eveningtide, that
David <1732 David > arose <6965 quwm > from off < 5921 <al > his
bed <4904 mishkab >, and walked <1980 halak > upon the roof
<1406 gag > of the king's <4428 melek > house < 1004 bayith >:
and from the roof <1406 gag > he saw <7200 ra>ah > a woman <0802
>ishshah > washing <7364 rachats > herself; and the woman <0802
>ishshah > [was] very <3966 m@<od > beautiful < 2896 towb > to
look <4758 mar>eh > upon.



3 And David <1732 David > sent <7971 shalach > and enquired
<1875 darash > after the woman <0802 >ishshah >. And [one] said
<0559 >amar >, [Is] not this <2063 zo>th > Bathsheba <1339 Bath-
Sheba< >, the daughter <1323 bath > of Eliam <0463 >Eliy<am >,
the wife <0802 >ishshah > of Uriah <0223 >Uwriyah > the Hittite
<2850 Chittiy >?



4 And David <1732 David > sent <7971 shalach > messengers <4397
mal>ak >, and took <3947 laqach > her; and she came <0935 bow> >
in unto him, and he lay <7901 shakab > with her; for she was
purified <6942 qadash > from her uncleanness <2932 tum>ah >: and
she returned <7725 shuwb > unto her house <1004 bayith >.



5 And the woman <0802 >ishshah > conceived <2030 hareh >, and
sent <7971 shalach > and told <5046 nagad > David < 1732 David >,
and said <0559 >amar >, I [am] with child <2030 hareh >.



6. And David <1732 David > sent <7971 shalach > to Joab <3097
Yow>ab >, [saying <0559 >amar >], Send <7971 shalach > me Uriah
<0223 >Uwriyah > the Hittite <2850 Chittiy >. And Joab <3097
Yow>ab > sent <7971 shalach > Uriah <0223 > Uwriyah > to David
<1732 David >.



7 And when Uriah <0223 >Uwriyah > was come <0935 bow> > unto
him, David <1732 David > demanded <7592 sha>al > [of him] how
Joab <3097 Yow>ab > did <7965 shalowm >, and how the people
<5971 <am > did <7965 shalowm >, and how the war <4421 milchamah
> prospered <7965 shalowm >.



8 And David <1732 David > said <0559 >amar > to Uriah <0223
>Uwriyah >, Go <3381 yarad > down <3381 yarad > to thy house
<1004 bayith >, and wash <7364 rachats > thy feet < 7272 regel >.
And Uriah <0223 >Uwriyah > departed <3318 yatsa> > out of the
king's <4428 melek > house <1004 bayith >, and there followed
him a mess <4864 mas>eth > [of meat] from the king < 4428 melek >.



9 But Uriah <0223 >Uwriyah > slept <7901 shakab > at the door
<6607 pethach > of the king's <4428 melek > house < 1004 bayith >
with all <3605 kol > the servants <5650 <ebed > of his lord
<0113 >adown >, and went <3381 yarad > not down <3381 yarad > to
his house <1004 bayith >.



10 And when they had told <5046 nagad > David <1732 David >,
saying <0559 >amar >, Uriah <0223 >Uwriyah > went <3381 yarad >
not down <3381 yarad > unto his house <1004 bayith >, David
<1732 David > said <0559 >amar > unto Uriah < 0223 >Uwriyah >,
Camest <0935 bow> > thou not from [thy] journey <1870 derek >?
why <4069 madduwa< > [then] didst thou not go <3381 yarad > down
<3381 yarad > unto thine house <1004 bayith >?



11 And Uriah <0223 >Uwriyah > said <0559 >amar > unto David
<1732 David >, The ark <0727 >arown >, and Israel <3478 Yisra>el
>, and Judah <3063 Y@huwdah >, abide <3427 yashab > in tents
<5521 cukkah >; and my lord <0113 >adown > Joab <3097 Yow>ab >,
and the servants <5650 <ebed > of my lord <0113 > adown >, are
encamped <2583 chanah > in the open <6440 paniym > fields <7704
sadeh >; shall I then go <0935 bow> > into <0413 >el > mine
house <1004 bayith >, to eat <0398 >akal > and to drink <8354
shathah >, and to lie <7901 shakab > with my wife < 0802 >ishshah
>? [as] thou livest <2416 chay >, and [as] thy soul < 5315
nephesh > liveth <2416 chay >, I will not do <6213 <asah > this
<2088 zeh > thing <1697 dabar >.



12 And David <1732 David > said <0559 >amar > to Uriah <0223
>Uwriyah >, Tarry <3427 yashab > here <2088 zeh > to day <3117
yowm > also <1571 gam >, and to morrow <4279 machar > I will let
thee depart <7971 shalach >. So Uriah <0223 >Uwriyah > abode
<3427 yashab > in Jerusalem <3389 Y@ruwshalaim > that day <3117
yowm >, and the morrow <4283 mochorath >.



13 And when <3588 kiy > David <1732 David > had called <7121
qara> > him, he did eat <0398 >akal > and drink <8354 shathah >
before <6440 paniym > him; and he made him drunk <7937 shakar >:
and at even <6153 <ereb > he went <3318 yatsa> > out to lie
<7901 shakab > on his bed <4904 mishkab > with the servants
<5650 <ebed > of his lord <0113 >adown >, but went <3381 yarad >
not down <3381 yarad > to his house <1004 bayith >.



14. And it came <1961 hayah > to pass in the morning < 1242
boqer >, that David <1732 David > wrote <3789 kathab > a letter
<5612 cepher > to Joab <3097 Yow>ab >, and sent <7971 shalach >
[it] by the hand <3027 yad > of Uriah <0223 >Uwriyah >.



15 And he wrote <3789 kathab > in the letter <5612 cepher >,
saying <0559 >amar >, Set <3051 yahab > ye Uriah <0223 >Uwriyah
> in the forefront of the hottest <2389 chazaq > battle <4421
milchamah >, and retire <7725 shuwb > ye from him, that he may
be smitten <5221 nakah >, and die <4191 muwth >.



16 And it came <1961 hayah > to pass, when Joab <3097 Yow>ab >
observed <8104 shamar > the city <5892 <iyr >, that he assigned
<5414 nathan > Uriah <0223 >Uwriyah > unto a place <4725 maqowm
> where <0834 >aher > he knew <3045 yada< > that valiant <2428
chayil > men <0582 >enowsh > [were].



17 And the men <0582 >enowsh > of the city <5892 < iyr > went
<3318 yatsa> > out, and fought <3898 lacham > with Joab <3097
Yow>ab >: and there fell <5307 naphal > [some] of the people
<5971 <am > of the servants <5650 <ebed > of David <1732 David >;
and Uriah <0223 >Uwriyah > the Hittite <2850 Chittiy > died
<4191 muwth > also <1571 gam >.



18 Then Joab <3097 Yow>ab > sent <7971 shalach > and told <5046
nagad > David <1732 David > all <3605 kol > the things <1697
dabar > concerning the war <4421 milchamah >;



19 And charged <6680 tsavah > the messenger <4397 mal>ak >,
saying <0559 >amar >, When thou hast made an end < 3615 kalah >
of telling <1696 dabar > the matters <1697 dabar > of the war
<4421 milchamah > unto the king <4428 melek >,



20 And if <0518 >im > so be that the king's <4428 melek > wrath
<2534 chemah > arise <5927 <alah >, and he say < 0559 >amar >
unto thee, Wherefore <4069 madduwa< > approached < 5066 nagash >
ye so nigh unto the city <5892 <iyr > when ye did fight <3898
lacham >? knew <3045 yada< > ye not that they would shoot <3384
yarah > from the wall <2346 chowmah >?



21 Who <4310 miy > smote <5221 nakah > Abimelech < 40> the son
<1121 ben > of Jerubbesheth <3380 Y@rubbesheth >? did not a
woman <0802 >ishshah > cast <7993 shalak > a piece <6400 pelach
> of a millstone <7393 rekeb > upon him from the wall <2346
chowmah >, that he died <4191 muwth > in Thebez <8405 Tebets >?
why <4100 mah > went <5066 nagash > ye nigh <5066 nagash > the
wall <2346 chowmah >? then say <0559 >amar > thou, Thy servant
<5650 <ebed > Uriah <0223 >Uwriyah > the Hittite <2850 Chittiy >
is dead <4191 muwth > also <1571 gam >.



22 So the messenger <4397 mal>ak > went <3212 yalak >, and came
<0935 bow> > and shewed <5046 nagad > David < 1732 David > all
<3605 kol > that Joab <3097 Yow>ab > had sent < 7971 shalach >
him for.



23 And the messenger <4397 mal>ak > said <0559 > amar > unto
David <1732 David >, Surely <3588 kiy > the men < 0582 >enowsh >
prevailed <1396 gabar > against <5921 <al > us, and came <3318
yatsa> > out unto us into the field <7704 sadeh >, and we were
upon them even unto the entering <6607 pethach > of the gate
<8179 sha<ar >.



24 And the shooters <3384 yarah > shot <3384 yarah > from off
<5921 <al > the wall <2346 chowmah > upon thy servants <5650
<ebed >; and [some] of the king's <4428 melek > servants <5650
<ebed > be dead <4191 muwth >, and thy servant < 5650 <ebed >
Uriah <0223 >Uwriyah > the Hittite <2850 Chittiy > is dead <4191
muwth > also <1571 gam >.



25 Then David <1732 David > said <0559 >amar > unto the
messenger <4397 mal>ak >, Thus <3541 koh > shalt thou say <0559
>amar > unto Joab <3097 Yow>ab >, Let not this < 2088 zeh > thing
<1697 dabar > displease thee, for the sword <2719 chereb >
devoureth <0398 >akal > one <2088 zeh > as well <2090 zoh > as
another <2090 zoh >: make thy battle <4421 milchamah > more
strong <2388 chazaq > against <0413 >el > the city <5892 <iyr >,
and overthrow <2040 harac > it: and encourage <2388 chazaq >
thou him.



26 And when the wife <0802 >ishshah > of Uriah <0223 >Uwriyah >
heard <8085 shama< > that Uriah <0223 >Uwriyah > her husband
<0376 >iysh > was dead <4191 muwth >, she mourned <5594 caphad >
for her husband <1167 ba<al >.



27 And when the mourning <60> was past <5493 cuwr >, David
<1732 David > sent <7971 shalach > and fetched < 0622 >acaph >
her to his house <1004 bayith >, and she became <1961 hayah >
his wife <0802 >ishshah >, and bare <3205 yalad > him a son
<1121 ben >. But the thing <1697 dabar > that David <1732 David
> had done <6213 <asah > displeased the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >.



2Samuel 12



1. And the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > sent <7971 shalach > Nathan
<5416 Nathan > unto David <1732 David >. And he came <0935 bow>
> unto him, and said <0559 >amar > unto him, There were two
<8147 sh@nayim > men <0582 >enowsh > in one < 0259 >echad > city
<5892 <iyr >; the one <0259 >echad > rich < 6223 <ashiyr >, and
the other <0259 >echad > poor <7326 ruwsh >.



2 The rich <6223 <ashiyr > [man] had <1961 hayah > exceeding
<3966 m@<od > many <7235 rabah > flocks <6629 tso>n > and herds
<1241 baqar >:



3 But the poor <7326 ruwsh > [man] had nothing, save one <0259
>echad > little <6996 qatan > ewe <3535 kibsah > lamb <3535
kibsah >, which <0834 >aher > he had <1961 hayah > bought <7069
qanah > and nourished <2421 chayah > up: and it grew < 1431 gadal
> up together <3162 yachad > with him, and with his children
<1121 ben >; it did eat <0398 >akal > of his own meat <6595 path
>, and drank <8354 shathah > of his own cup <3563 kowc >, and
lay <7901 shakab > in his bosom <2436 cheyq >, and was unto him
as a daughter <1323 bath >.



4 And there came <0935 bow> > a traveller <1982 helek > unto
the rich <6223 <ashiyr > man <0376 >iysh >, and he spared <2550
chamal > to take <3947 laqach > of his own flock < 6629 tso>n >
and of his own herd <1241 baqar >, to dress <6213 < asah > for
the wayfaring <0732 >arach > man that was come <0935 bow> > unto
him; but took <3947 laqach > the poor <7326 ruwsh > man's <0376
>iysh > lamb <3535 kibsah >, and dressed <6213 < asah > it for
the man <0376 >iysh > that was come <0935 bow> > to him.



5 And David's <1732 David > anger <0639 >aph > was greatly
<3966 m@<od > kindled <2734 charah > against the man <0376 >iysh
>; and he said <0559 >amar > to Nathan <5416 Nathan >, [As] the
LORD <3068 Y@hovah > liveth <2416 chay >, the man < 0376 >iysh >
that hath done <6213 <asah > this <2063 zo>th > [thing] shall
surely die <4194 maveth >:



6 And he shall restore <7999 shalam > the lamb <3535 kibsah >
fourfold <0706 >arba<tayim >, because he did <6213 <asah > this
<2088 zeh > thing <1697 dabar >, and because he had no <3808 lo>
> pity <2550 chamal >.



7 And Nathan <5416 Nathan > said <0559 >amar > to David <1732
David >, Thou [art] the man <0376 >iysh >. Thus < 3541 koh >
saith <0559 >amar > the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > God <0430 >elohiym
> of Israel <3478 Yisra>el >, I anointed <4886 mashach > thee
king <4428 melek > over <5921 <al > Israel < 3478 Yisra>el >, and
I delivered <5337 natsal > thee out of the hand <3027 yad > of
Saul <7586 Sha>uwl >;



8 And I gave <5414 nathan > thee thy master's <0113 > adown >
house <1004 bayith >, and thy master's <0113 >adown > wives
<0802 >ishshah > into thy bosom <2436 cheyq >, and gave <5414
nathan > thee the house <1004 bayith > of Israel < 3478 Yisra>el
> and of Judah <3063 Y@huwdah >; and if <0518 >im > [that had
been] too little <4592 m@<at >, I would moreover < 3254 yacaph >
have given <3254 yacaph > unto thee such <2007 hennah > and such
<2007 hennah > things.



9 Wherefore <4069 madduwa< > hast thou despised < 0959 bazah >
the commandment <1697 dabar > of the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >, to do
<6213 <asah > evil <7451 ra< > in his sight < 5869 <ayin >? thou
hast killed <5221 nakah > Uriah <0223 >Uwriyah > the Hittite
<2850 Chittiy > with the sword <2719 chereb >, and hast taken
<3947 laqach > his wife <0802 >ishshah > [to be] thy wife <0802
>ishshah >, and hast slain <2026 harag > him with the sword
<2719 chereb > of the children <1121 ben > of Ammon <5983
<Ammown >.



10 Now <6258 <attah > therefore the sword <2719 chereb > shall
never depart <5493 cuwr > from thine house <1004 bayith >;
because thou hast despised <0959 bazah > me, and hast taken
<3947 laqach > the wife <0802 >ishshah > of Uriah <0223 >Uwriyah
> the Hittite <2850 Chittiy > to be thy wife <0802 >ishshah >.



11 Thus <3541 koh > saith <0559 >amar > the LORD <3068 Y@hovah
>, Behold <2005 hen >, I will raise <6965 quwm > up evil <7451
ra< > against <5921 <al > thee out of thine own house <1004
bayith >, and I will take <3947 laqach > thy wives < 0802
>ishshah > before thine eyes <5869 <ayin >, and give <5414
nathan > [them] unto thy neighbour <7453 rea< >, and he shall
lie <7901 shakab > with thy wives <0802 >ishshah > in the sight
<5869 <ayin > of this <2063 zo>th > sun < 8121 shemesh >.



12 For thou didst <6213 <asah > [it] secretly <5643 cether >:
but I will do <6213 <asah > this <2088 zeh > thing <1697 dabar >
before <5048 neged > all <3605 kol > Israel <3478 Yisra>el >,
and before <5048 neged > the sun <8121 shemesh >.



13 And David <1732 David > said <0559 >amar > unto Nathan <5416
Nathan >, I have sinned <2398 chata> > against the LORD <3068
Y@hovah >. And Nathan <5416 Nathan > said <0559 > amar > unto
David <1732 David >, The LORD <3068 Y@hovah > also <1571 gam >
hath put <5674 <abar > away <5674 <abar > thy sin <2403
chatta>ah >; thou shalt not die <4191 muwth >.



14 Howbeit <0657 >ephec >, because <3588 kiy > by this <2088
zeh > deed <1697 dabar > thou hast given great <5006 na>ats >
occasion to the enemies <0341 >oyeb > of the LORD < 3068 Y@hovah
> to blaspheme <5006 na>ats >, the child <1121 ben > also <1571
gam > [that is] born <3209 yillowd > unto thee shall surely die
<4191 muwth >.



15. And Nathan <5416 Nathan > departed <3212 yalak > unto his
house <1004 bayith >. And the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > struck <5062
nagaph > the child <3206 yeled > that Uriah's <0223 >Uwriyah >
wife <0802 >ishshah > bare <3205 yalad > unto David <1732 David
>, and it was very sick <0605 >anash >.



16 David <1732 David > therefore besought <1245 baqash > God
<0430 >elohiym > for the child <5288 na<ar >; and David <1732
David > fasted <6684 tsuwm >, and went <0935 bow> > in, and lay
<7901 shakab > all <3605 kol > night upon the earth <0776 >erets
>.



17 And the elders <2205 zaqen > of his house <1004 bayith >
arose <6965 quwm >, [and went] to him, to raise <6965 quwm > him
up from the earth <0776 >erets >: but he would <14> not, neither
<3808 lo> > did he eat <1262 barah > bread < 3899 lechem > with
them.



18 And it came <1961 hayah > to pass on the seventh < 7637
sh@biy<iy > day <3117 yowm >, that the child <3206 yeled > died
<4191 muwth >. And the servants <5650 <ebed > of David <1732
David > feared <3372 yare> > to tell <5046 nagad > him that the
child <3206 yeled > was dead <4191 muwth >: for they said <0559
>amar >, Behold <2009 hinneh >, while the child < 3206 yeled >
was yet alive <2416 chay >, we spake <1696 dabar > unto him, and
he would not hearken <8085 shama< > unto our voice < 6963 qowl >:
how <0349 >eyk > will he then vex himself, if we tell <0559
>amar > him that the child <3206 yeled > is dead < 4191 muwth >?



19 But when David <1732 David > saw <7200 ra>ah > that his
servants <5650 <ebed > whispered <3907 lachash >, David <1732
David > perceived <0995 biyn > that the child <3206 yeled > was
dead <4191 muwth >: therefore David <1732 David > said <0559
>amar > unto his servants <5650 <ebed >, Is the child <3206
yeled > dead <4191 muwth >? And they said <0559 > amar >, He is
dead <4191 muwth >.



20 Then David <1732 David > arose <6965 quwm > from the earth
<0776 >erets >, and washed <7364 rachats >, and anointed <5480
cuwk > [himself], and changed <2498 chalaph > his apparel <8071
simlah >, and came <0935 bow> > into the house < 1004 bayith > of
the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >, and worshipped <7812 shachah >: then
he came <0935 bow> > to his own house <1004 bayith >; and when
he required <7592 sha>al >, they set <7760 suwm > bread <3899
lechem > before him, and he did eat <0398 >akal >.



21 Then said <0559 >amar > his servants <5650 < ebed > unto him,
What <4100 mah > thing <1697 dabar > [is] this < 2088 zeh > that
thou hast done <6213 <asah >? thou didst fast <6684 tsuwm > and
weep <1058 bakah > for the child <3206 yeled >, [while it was]
alive <2416 chay >; but when <0834 >aher > the child <3206 yeled
> was dead <4191 muwth >, thou didst rise <6965 quwm > and eat
<0398 >akal > bread <3899 lechem >.



22 And he said <0559 >amar >, While the child <3206 yeled > was
yet <5750 <owd > alive <2416 chay >, I fasted < 6684 tsuwm > and
wept <1058 bakah >: for I said <0559 >amar >, Who <4310 miy >
can tell <3045 yada< > [whether] GOD <3068 Y@hovah > will be
gracious <2603 chanan > to me, that the child <3206 yeled > may
live <2416 chay >?



23 But now <6258 <attah > he is dead <4191 muwth > , wherefore
<4100 mah > should I fast <6684 tsuwm >? can <3201 yakol > I
bring <7725 shuwb > him back <7725 shuwb > again < 5750 <owd >? I
shall go <1980 halak > to him, but he shall not return < 7725
shuwb > to me.



24 And David <1732 David > comforted <5162 nacham > Bathsheba
<1339 Bath-Sheba< > his wife <0802 >ishshah >, and went <0935
bow> > in unto her, and lay <7901 shakab > with her: and she
bare <3205 yalad > a son <1121 ben >, and he called <7121 qara>
> his name <8034 shem > Solomon <8010 Sh@lomoh >: and the LORD
<3068 Y@hovah > loved <0157 >ahab > him.



25 And he sent <7971 shalach > by the hand <3027 yad > of
Nathan <5416 Nathan > the prophet <5030 nabiy> >; and he called
<7121 qara> > his name <8034 shem > Jedidiah < 3041>, because
<5668 <abuwr > of the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >.



26. And Joab <3097 Yow>ab > fought <3898 lacham > against
Rabbah <7237 Rabbah > of the children <1121 ben > of Ammon <5983
<Ammown >, and took <3920 lakad > the royal <4410 m@luwkah >
city <5892 <iyr >.



27 And Joab <3097 Yow>ab > sent <7971 shalach > messengers
<4397 mal>ak > to David <1732 David >, and said <0559 >amar >, I
have fought <3898 lacham > against Rabbah <7237 Rabbah >, and
have taken <3920 lakad > the city <5892 <iyr > of waters <4325
mayim >.



28 Now <6258 <attah > therefore gather <0622 > acaph > the rest
<3499 yether > of the people <5971 <am > together, and encamp
<2583 chanah > against <5921 <al > the city < 5892 <iyr >, and
take <3920 lakad > it: lest <6435 pen > I take < 3920 lakad > the
city <5892 <iyr >, and it be called <7121 qara> > after <5921
<al > my name <8034 shem >.



29 And David <1732 David > gathered <0622 >acaph > all <3605
kol > the people <5971 <am > together, and went < 3212 yalak > to
Rabbah <7237 Rabbah >, and fought <3898 lacham > against it, and
took <3920 lakad > it.



30 And he took <3947 laqach > their king's <4428 melek > crown
<5850 <atarah > from off <5921 <al > his head <7218 ro>sh >, the
weight <4948 mishqal > whereof [was] a talent <3603 kikkar > of
gold <2091 zahab > with the precious <3368 yaqar > stones <68>:
and it was [set] on <5921 <al > David's <1732 David > head <7218
ro>sh >. And he brought <3318 yatsa> > forth < 3318 yatsa> > the
spoil <7998 shalal > of the city <5892 <iyr > in great <3966
m@<od > abundance <7235 rabah >.



31 And he brought <3318 yatsa> > forth <3318 yatsa> > the
people <5971 <am > that [were] therein, and put <7760 suwm >
[them] under saws <4050 m@gerah >, and under harrows < 2757
chariyts > of iron <1270 barzel >, and under axes < 4037 magzerah
> of iron <1270 barzel >, and made them pass <5674 <abar >
through the brickkiln <4404 malben >: and thus <3651 ken > did
<6213 <asah > he unto all <3605 kol > the cities <5892 <iyr > of
the children <1121 ben > of Ammon <5983 <Ammown >. So David
<1732 David > and all <3605 kol > the people <5971 <am >
returned <7725 shuwb > unto Jerusalem <3389 Y@ruwshalaim >.



2Samuel 13



1. And it came <1961 hayah > to pass after <0310 > achar > this
<3651 ken >, that Absalom <53> the son <1121 ben > of David
<1732 David > had a fair <3303 yapheh > sister < 0269 >achowth >,
whose name <8034 shem > [was] Tamar <8559 Tamar >; and Amnon
<0550 >Amnown > the son <1121 ben > of David < 1732 David > loved
<0157 >ahab > her.



2 And Amnon <0550 >Amnown > was so vexed <3334 yatsar >, that
he fell sick <2470 chalah > for his sister <0269 > achowth >
Tamar <8559 Tamar >; for she [was] a virgin <1330 b@thuwlah >;
and Amnon <0550 >Amnown > thought <5869 <ayin > it hard <6381
pala> > for him to do <6213 <asah > any <3972 m@uwmah > thing to
her.



3 But Amnon <0550 >Amnown > had a friend <7453 rea< >, whose
name <8034 shem > [was] Jonadab <3122 Yawnadab >, the son <1121
ben > of Shimeah <8093 Shim<ah > David's <1732 David > brother
<0251 >ach >: and Jonadab <3122 Yawnadab > [was] a very <3966
m@<od > subtil <2450 chakam > man <0376 >iysh >.



4 And he said <0559 >amar > unto him, Why <4069 madduwa< >
[art] thou, [being] the king's <4428 melek > son <1121 ben >,
lean <1800 dal > from day <1242 boqer > to day < 1242 boqer >?
wilt thou not tell <5046 nagad > me? And Amnon <0550 > Amnown >
said <0559 >amar > unto him, I love <0157 >ahab > Tamar <8559
Tamar >, my brother <0251 >ach > Absalom's <53> sister <0269
>achowth >.



5 And Jonadab <3122 Yawnadab > said <0559 >amar > unto him, Lay
<7901 shakab > thee down <7901 shakab > on <5921 <al > thy bed
<4904 mishkab >, and make thyself sick <2470 chalah >: and when
thy father <1> cometh <0935 bow> > to see <7200 ra>ah > thee,
say <0559 >amar > unto him, I pray <4994 na> > thee, let my
sister <0269 >achowth > Tamar <8559 Tamar > come <0935 bow> >,
and give <1262 barah > me meat <3899 lechem >, and dress <6213
<asah > the meat <1279 biryah > in my sight <5869 <ayin >, that
I may see <7200 ra>ah > [it], and eat <0398 >akal > [it] at her
hand <3027 yad >.



6 So Amnon <0550 >Amnown > lay <7901 shakab > down <7901 shakab
>, and made himself sick <2470 chalah >: and when the king <4428
melek > was come <0935 bow> > to see <7200 ra> ah > him, Amnon
<0550 >Amnown > said <0559 >amar > unto the king <4428 melek >,
I pray <4994 na> > thee, let Tamar <8559 Tamar > my sister <0269
>achowth > come <0935 bow> >, and make <3823 labab > me a couple
<8147 sh@nayim > of cakes <3834 labiybah > in my sight <5869
<ayin >, that I may eat <1262 barah > at her hand < 3027 yad >.



7 Then David <1732 David > sent <7971 shalach > home <1004
bayith > to Tamar <8559 Tamar >, saying <0559 > amar >, Go <3212
yalak > now <4994 na> > to thy brother <0251 > ach > Amnon's
<0550 >Amnown > house <1004 bayith >, and dress <6213 <asah >
him meat <1279 biryah >.



8 So Tamar <8559 Tamar > went <3212 yalak > to her brother
<0251 >ach > Amnon's <0550 >Amnown > house < 1004 bayith >; and
he was laid <7901 shakab > down <7901 shakab >. And she took
<3947 laqach > flour <1217 batseq >, and kneaded < 3888 luwsh >
[it], and made <3835 laban > cakes <3823 labab > in his sight
<5869 <ayin >, and did bake <1310 bashal > the cakes <3834
labiybah >.





9 And she took <3947 laqach > a pan <4958 masreth >, and poured
<3332 yatsaq > [them] out before <6440 paniym > him; but he
refused <3985 ma>en > to eat <0398 >akal >. And Amnon <0550
>Amnown > said <0559 >amar >, Have <3318 yatsa> > out all <3605
kol > men <0376 >iysh > from me. And they went < 3318 yatsa> >
out every man <0376 >iysh > from him.



10 And Amnon <0550 >Amnown > said <0559 >amar > unto Tamar
<8559 Tamar >, Bring <0935 bow> > the meat < 1279 biryah > into
the chamber <2315 cheder >, that I may eat <1262 barah > of
thine hand <3027 yad >. And Tamar <8559 Tamar > took <3947
laqach > the cakes <3834 labiybah > which <0834 > aher > she had
made <6213 <asah >, and brought <0935 bow> > [them] into the
chamber <2315 cheder > to Amnon <0550 >Amnown > her brother
<0251 >ach >.



11 And when she had brought <5066 nagash > [them] unto him to
eat <0398 >akal >, he took hold <2388 chazaq > of her, and said
<0559 >amar > unto her, Come <0935 bow> > lie <7901 shakab >
with me, my sister <0269 >achowth >.



12 And she answered <0559 >amar > him, Nay <0408 > al >, my
brother <0251 >ach >, do <6213 <asah > not force <6031 <anah >
me; for no <3808 lo> > such <3651 ken > thing < 3651 ken > ought
to be done <6213 <asah > in Israel <3478 Yisra>el >: do <6213
<asah > not thou this <2063 zo>th > folly <5039 n@balah >.



13 And I, whither <0575 >an > shall I cause my shame <2781
cherpah > to go <3212 yalak >? and as for thee, thou shalt be as
one <0259 >echad > of the fools <5036 nabal > in Israel <3478
Yisra>el >. Now <6258 <attah > therefore, I pray <4994 na> >
thee, speak <1696 dabar > unto the king <4428 melek >; for he
will not withhold <4513 mana< > me from thee.



14 Howbeit he would <14> not hearken <8085 shama< > unto her
voice <6963 qowl >: but, being stronger <2388 chazaq > than she,
forced <6031 <anah > her, and lay <7901 shakab > with her.



15 Then Amnon <0550 >Amnown > hated <8130 sane> > her
exceedingly; so that the hatred <8135 sin>ah > wherewith <0834
>aher > he hated <8130 sane> > her [was] greater <1419 gadowl >
than the love <0160 >ahabah > wherewith <0834 > aher > he had
loved <0157 >ahab > her. And Amnon <0550 >Amnown > said <0559
>amar > unto her, Arise <6965 quwm >, be gone < 3212 yalak >.



16 And she said <0559 >amar > unto him, [There is] no <0408 >al
> cause: this <2063 zo>th > evil <7451 ra< > in sending <7971
shalach > me away [is] greater <1419 gadowl > than the other
<0312 >acher > that thou didst <6213 <asah > unto me. But he
would <14> not hearken <8085 shama< > unto her.



17 Then he called <7121 qara> > his servant <5288 na<ar > that
ministered <8334 sharath > unto him, and said <0559 > amar >, Put
<7971 shalach > now <4994 na> > this <2063 zo>th > [woman] out
from me, and bolt <5274 na<al > the door <1817 deleth > after
<0310 >achar > her.



18 And [she had] a garment <3801 k@thoneth > of divers < 6446
pac > colours <6446 pac > upon her: for with such < 3651 ken >
robes <4598 m@<iyl > were the king's <4428 melek > daughters
<1121 ben > [that were] virgins <1330 b@thuwlah > apparelled
<3847 labash >. Then his servant <8334 sharath > brought <3318
yatsa> > her out, and bolted <5274 na<al > the door <1817 deleth
> after <0310 >achar > her.



19 And Tamar <8559 Tamar > put <3947 laqach > ashes <0665
>epher > on <5921 <al > her head <7218 ro>sh >, and rent <7167
qara< > her garment <3801 k@thoneth > of divers < 6446 pac >
colours <6446 pac > that [was] on <5921 <al > her, and laid
<7760 suwm > her hand <3027 yad > on <5921 <al > her head <7218
ro>sh >, and went <3212 yalak > on crying <2201 za<aq >.



20 And Absalom <53> her brother <0251 >ach > said <0559 >amar >
unto her, Hath Amnon <0550 >Amnown > thy brother < 0251 >ach >
been <1961 hayah > with thee? but hold <2790 charash > now <6258
<attah > thy peace <2790 charash >, my sister < 0269 >achowth >:
he [is] thy brother <0251 >ach >; regard <3820 leb > not this
<2063 zo>th > thing <1697 dabar >. So Tamar < 8559 Tamar >
remained <3427 yashab > desolate <8076 shamem > in her brother
<0251 >ach > Absalom's <53> house <1004 bayith >.



21. But when king <4428 melek > David <1732 David > heard <8085
shama< > of all <3605 kol > these <0428 >el-leh > things <1697
dabar >, he was very <3966 m@<od > wroth <2734 charah >.



22 And Absalom <53> spake <1696 dabar > unto his brother Amnon
<0550 >Amnown > neither <3808 lo> > good < 2896 towb > nor bad
<7451 ra< >: for Absalom <53> hated <8130 sane> > Amnon <0550
>Amnown >, because he had forced <6031 <anah > his sister <0269
>achowth > Tamar <8559 Tamar >.



23 And it came <1961 hayah > to pass after two full < 3117 yowm
> years <8141 shaneh >, that Absalom <53> had sheepshearers
<1494 gazaz > in Baalhazor <1178 Ba<al Chatsowr >, which <0834
>aher > [is] beside <5973 <im > Ephraim <0669 >Ephrayim >: and
Absalom <53> invited <7121 qara> > all <3605 kol > the king's
<4428 melek > sons <1121 ben >.



24 And Absalom <53> came <0935 bow> > to the king <4428 melek >,
and said <0559 >amar >, Behold <2009 hinneh > now <4994 na> >,
thy servant <5650 <ebed > hath sheepshearers <1494 gazaz >; let
<3381 yarad > the king <4428 melek >, I beseech < 4994 na> > thee,
and his servants <5650 <ebed > go <3212 yalak > with thy
servant <5650 <ebed >.



25 And the king <4428 melek > said <0559 >amar > to Absalom
<53>, Nay <0408 >al >, my son <1121 ben >, let us not all <3605
kol > now <4994 na> > go <3212 yalak >, lest <3808 lo> > we be
chargeable <3513 kabad > unto thee. And he pressed <6555 parats
> him: howbeit he would <14> not go <3212 yalak >, but blessed
<1288 barak > him.



26 Then said <0559 >amar > Absalom <53>, If < 3808 lo> > not, I
pray <4994 na> > thee, let my brother <0251 >ach > Amnon <0550
>Amnown > go <3212 yalak > with us. And the king < 4428 melek >
said <0559 >amar > unto him, Why <4100 mah > should he go <3212
yalak > with thee?



27 But Absalom <53> pressed <6555 parats > him, that he let
Amnon <0550 >Amnown > and all <3605 kol > the king's <4428 melek
> sons <1121 ben > go <7971 shalach > with him.



28 Now Absalom <53> had commanded <6680 tsavah > his servants
<5288 na<ar >, saying <0559 >amar >, Mark < 7200 ra>ah > ye now
<4994 na> > when Amnon's <0550 >Amnown > heart <3820 leb > is
merry <2896 towb > with wine <3196 yayin >, and when I say <0559
>amar > unto you, Smite <5221 nakah > Amnon <0550 >Amnown >;
then kill <4191 muwth > him, fear <3372 yare> > not: have not I
commanded <6680 tsavah > you? be courageous <2388 chazaq >, and
be valiant.



29 And the servants <5288 na<ar > of Absalom <53> did <6213
<asah > unto Amnon <0550 >Amnown > as Absalom < 53> had commanded
<6680 tsavah >. Then all <3605 kol > the king's < 4428 melek >
sons <1121 ben > arose <6965 quwm >, and every man <0376 >iysh >
gat <7392 rakab > him up upon his mule <6505 pered >, and fled
<5127 nuwc >.



30. And it came <1961 hayah > to pass, while they were in the
way <1870 derek >, that tidings <8052 sh@muw<ah > came <0935
bow> > to David <1732 David >, saying <0559 > amar >, Absalom
<53> hath slain <5221 nakah > all <3605 kol > the king's <4428
melek > sons <1121 ben >, and there is not one <0259 >echad > of
them left <3498 yathar >.



31 Then the king <4428 melek > arose <6965 quwm >, and tare
<7167 qara< > his garments <0899 beged >, and lay <7901 shakab >
on the earth <0776 >erets >; and all <3605 kol > his servants
<5650 <ebed > stood <5324 natsab > by with their clothes <0899
beged > rent <7167 qara< >.



32 And Jonadab <3122 Yawnadab >, the son <1121 ben > of Shimeah
<8093 Shim<ah > David's <1732 David > brother < 0251 >ach >,
answered <6030 <anah > and said <0559 >amar >, Let not my lord
<0113 >adown > suppose <0559 >amar > [that] they have slain
<4191 muwth > all <3605 kol > the young <5288 na<ar > men the
king's <4428 melek > sons <1121 ben >; for Amnon < 0550 >Amnown >
only <0905 bad > is dead <4191 muwth >: for by the appointment
<6310 peh > of Absalom <53> this hath been <1961 hayah >
determined <7760 suwm > from the day <3117 yowm > that he forced
<6031 <anah > his sister <0269 >achowth > Tamar <8559 Tamar >.



33 Now <6258 <attah > therefore let not my lord < 0113 >adown >
the king <4428 melek > take <7760 suwm > the thing <1697 dabar >
to his heart <3820 leb >, to think <0559 >amar > that all <3605
kol > the king's <4428 melek > sons <1121 ben > are dead <4191
muwth >: for Amnon <0550 >Amnown > only <0905 bad > is dead
<4191 muwth >.



34 But Absalom <53> fled <1272 barach >. And the young <5288
na<ar > man that kept the watch <6822 tsaphah > lifted <5375
nasa> > up his eyes <5869 <ayin >, and looked < 7200 ra>ah >, and,
behold <2009 hinneh >, there came <1980 halak > much <7227 rab
> people <5971 <am > by the way <1870 derek > of the hill <2022
har > side <6654 tsad > behind <0310 >achar > him.



35 And Jonadab <3122 Yawnadab > said <0559 >amar > unto the
king <4428 melek >, Behold <2009 hinneh >, the king's <4428
melek > sons <1121 ben > come <0935 bow> >: as thy servant <5650
<ebed > said <1697 dabar >, so <3651 ken > it is.



36 And it came <1961 hayah > to pass, as soon as he had made an
end <3615 kalah > of speaking <1696 dabar >, that, behold <2009
hinneh >, the king's <4428 melek > sons <1121 ben > came <0935
bow> >, and lifted <5375 nasa> > up their voice <6963 qowl > and
wept <1058 bakah >: and the king <4428 melek > also <1571 gam >
and all <3605 kol > his servants <5650 <ebed > wept <1058 bakah
> very <3966 m@<od > sore <1419 gadowl >.



37 But Absalom <53> fled <1272 barach >, and went <3212 yalak >
to Talmai <8526 Talmay >, the son <1121 ben > of Ammihud <5989
<Ammiyhuwd >, king <4428 melek > of Geshur <1650 G@shuwr >. And
[David] mourned <56> for his son <1121 ben > every <3605 kol >
day <3117 yowm >.



38 So Absalom <53> fled <1272 barach >, and went < 3212 yalak >
to Geshur <1650 G@shuwr >, and was there <8033 sham > three
<7969 shalowsh > years <8141 shaneh >.



39 And [the soul of] king <4428 melek > David <1732 David >
longed <3615 kalah > to go <3318 yatsa> > forth <3318 yatsa> >
unto Absalom <53>: for he was comforted <5162 nacham >
concerning <5921 <al > Amnon <0550 >Amnown >, seeing he was dead
<4191 muwth >.



2Samuel 14



1. Now Joab <3097 Yow>ab > the son <1121 ben > of Zeruiah <6870
Ts@ruwyah > perceived <3045 yada< > that the king's <4428 melek
> heart <3820 leb > [was] toward <5921 <al > Absalom <53>.



2 And Joab <3097 Yow>ab > sent <7971 shalach > to Tekoah <8620
T@qowa< >, and fetched <3947 laqach > thence <8033 sham > a wise
<2450 chakam > woman <0802 >ishshah >, and said <0559 >amar >
unto her, I pray <4994 na> > thee, feign thyself to be a mourner
<56>, and put <3847 labash > on now <4994 na> > mourning <60>
apparel <0899 beged >, and anoint <5480 cuwk > not thyself with
oil <8081 shemen >, but be as a woman <0802 >ishshah > that had
a long <7227 rab > time <3117 yowm > mourned < 56> for the dead
<4191 muwth >:



3 And come <0935 bow> > to the king <4428 melek >, and speak
<1696 dabar > on this <2088 zeh > manner <1697 dabar > unto him.
So Joab <3097 Yow>ab > put <7760 suwm > the words <1697 dabar >
in her mouth <6310 peh >.



4 And when the woman <0802 >ishshah > of Tekoah < 8621 T@qow<iy
> spake <0559 >amar > to the king <4428 melek >, she fell <5307
naphal > on <5921 <al > her face <0639 >aph > to the ground
<0776 >erets >, and did obeisance <7812 shachah >, and said
<0559 >amar >, Help <3467 yasha< >, O king < 4428 melek >.





5 And the king <4428 melek > said <0559 >amar > unto her, What
<4100 mah > aileth thee? And she answered <0559 >amar >, I [am]
indeed <61> a widow <0490 >almanah > woman < 0802 >ishshah >, and
mine husband <0376 >iysh > is dead <4191 muwth >.



6 And thy handmaid <8198 shiphchah > had two <8147 sh@nayim >
sons <1121 ben >, and they two <8147 sh@nayim > strove <5327
natsah > together in the field <7704 sadeh >, and [there was]
none <0369 >ayin > to part <5337 natsal > them, but the one
<0259 >echad > smote <5221 nakah > the other < 0259 >echad >, and
slew <4191 muwth > him.



7 And, behold <2009 hinneh >, the whole <3605 kol > family
<4940 mishpachah > is risen <6965 quwm > against < 5921 <al >
thine handmaid <8198 shiphchah >, and they said <0559 >amar >,
Deliver <5414 nathan > him that smote <5221 nakah > his brother
<0251 >ach >, that we may kill <4191 muwth > him, for the life
<5315 nephesh > of his brother <0251 >ach > whom <0834 >aher >
he slew <2026 harag >; and we will destroy <8045 shamad > the
heir <3423 yarash > also <1571 gam >: and so they shall quench
<3518 kabah > my coal <1513 gechel > which <0834 >aher > is left
<7604 sha>ar >, and shall not leave <7604 sha>ar > to my husband
<0376 >iysh > [neither <1115 biltiy >] name < 8034 shem > nor
remainder <7611 sh@>eriyth > upon the earth <0127 > adamah >.



8 And the king <4428 melek > said <0559 >amar > unto the woman
<0802 >ishshah >, Go <3212 yalak > to thine house <1004 bayith >,
and I will give charge <6680 tsavah > concerning <5921 <al >
thee.



9 And the woman <0802 >ishshah > of Tekoah <8621 T@qow<iy >
said <0559 >amar > unto the king <4428 melek >, My lord <0113
>adown >, O king <4428 melek >, the iniquity <5771 <avon > [be]
on <5921 <al > me, and on <5921 <al > my father's <1> house
<1004 bayith >: and the king <4428 melek > and his throne <3678
kicce> > [be] guiltless <5355 naqiy >.



10 And the king <4428 melek > said <0559 >amar >, Whosoever
saith <1696 dabar > [ought] unto thee, bring <0935 bow> > him to
me, and he shall not touch <5060 naga< > thee any more.



11 Then said <0559 >amar > she, I pray <4994 na> > thee, let
the king <4428 melek > remember <2142 zakar > the LORD <3068
Y@hovah > thy God <0430 >elohiym >, that thou wouldest not
suffer the revengers <1350 ga>al > of blood <1818 dam > to
destroy <7843 shachath > any more <7235 rabah >, lest they
destroy <8045 shamad > my son <1121 ben >. And he said <0559
>amar >, [As] the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > liveth < 2416 chay >,
there shall not one hair <8185 sa<arah > of thy son < 1121 ben >
fall <5307 naphal > to the earth <0776 >erets >.



12 Then the woman <0802 >ishshah > said <0559 > amar >, Let
thine handmaid <8198 shiphchah >, I pray <4994 na> > thee, speak
<1696 dabar > [one] word <1697 dabar > unto my lord <0113 >adown
> the king <4428 melek >. And he said <0559 >amar >, Say <1696
dabar > on.



13 And the woman <0802 >ishshah > said <0559 > amar >, Wherefore
<4100 mah > then hast thou thought <2803 chashab > such <2063
zo>th > a thing against <5921 <al > the people < 5971 <am > of
God <0430 >elohiym >? for the king <4428 melek > doth speak
<1696 dabar > this <2088 zeh > thing <1697 dabar > as one which
is faulty <0818 >ashem >, in that the king <4428 melek > doth
not fetch <7725 shuwb > home <7725 shuwb > again < 7725 shuwb >
his banished <5080 nadach >.



14 For we must needs die <4191 muwth >, and [are] as water
<4325 mayim > spilt <5064 nagar > on the ground < 0776 >erets >,
which <0834 >aher > cannot <3808 lo> > be gathered <0622 >acaph
> up again; neither <3808 lo> > doth God <0430 > elohiym >
respect <5375 nasa> > [any] person <5315 nephesh >: yet doth he
devise <2803 chashab > means <4284 machashabah >, that his
banished <5080 nadach > be not expelled <5080 nadach > from him.



15 Now <6258 <attah > therefore that I am come <0935 bow> > to
speak <1696 dabar > of this <2088 zeh > thing < 1697 dabar > unto
my lord <0113 >adown > the king <4428 melek >, [it is] because
<3588 kiy > the people <5971 <am > have made me afraid <3372
yare> >: and thy handmaid <8198 shiphchah > said < 0559 >amar >,
I will now <4994 na> > speak <1696 dabar > unto the king <4428
melek >; it may be that the king <4428 melek > will perform
<6213 <asah > the request <1697 dabar > of his handmaid <0519
>amah >.



16 For the king <4428 melek > will hear <8085 shama< >, to
deliver <5337 natsal > his handmaid <0519 >amah > out of the
hand <3709 kaph > of the man <0376 >iysh > [that would] destroy
<8045 shamad > me and my son <1121 ben > together < 3162 yachad >
out of the inheritance <5159 nachalah > of God <0430 > elohiym >.



17 Then thine handmaid <8198 shiphchah > said <0559 > amar >,
The word <1697 dabar > of my lord <0113 >adown > the king <4428
melek > shall now <4994 na> > be comfortable <4496 m@nuwchah >:
for as an angel <4397 mal>ak > of God <0430 > elohiym >, so <3651
ken > [is] my lord <0113 >adown > the king <4428 melek > to
discern <8085 shama< > good <2896 towb > and bad <7451 ra< >:
therefore the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > thy God <0430 > elohiym > will
be with thee.



18 Then the king <4428 melek > answered <6030 <anah > and said
<0559 >amar > unto the woman <0802 >ishshah >, Hide <3582 kachad
> not from me, I pray <4994 na> > thee, the thing < 1697 dabar >
that I shall ask <7592 sha>al > thee. And the woman < 0802
>ishshah > said <0559 >amar >, Let my lord < 0113 >adown > the
king <4428 melek > now <4994 na> > speak <1696 dabar >.



19 And the king <4428 melek > said <0559 >amar >, [Is not] the
hand <3027 yad > of Joab <3097 Yow>ab > with thee in all <3605
kol > this <2063 zo>th >? And the woman <0802 > ishshah >
answered <6030 <anah > and said <0559 >amar >, [As] thy soul
<5315 nephesh > liveth <2416 chay >, my lord <0113 >adown > the
king <4428 melek >, none <0376 >iysh > can turn to the right
<3231 yaman > hand or to the left <8041 sama>l > from ought that
my lord <0113 >adown > the king <4428 melek > hath spoken <1696
dabar >: for thy servant <5650 <ebed > Joab <3097 Yow>ab >, he
bade <6680 tsavah > me, and he put <7760 suwm > all <3605 kol >
these <0428 >el-leh > words <1697 dabar > in the mouth <6310 peh
> of thine handmaid <8198 shiphchah >:



20 To fetch <5437 cabab > about <5437 cabab > this form <6440
paniym > of speech <1697 dabar > hath thy servant < 5650 <ebed >
Joab <3097 Yow>ab > done <6213 <asah > this < 2088 zeh > thing
<1697 dabar >: and my lord <0113 >adown > [is] wise <2450 chakam
>, according to the wisdom <2451 chokmah > of an angel <4397
mal>ak > of God <0430 >elohiym >, to know <3045 yada< > all
<3605 kol > [things] that [are] in the earth <0776 > erets >.



21. And the king <4428 melek > said <0559 >amar > unto Joab
<3097 Yow>ab >, Behold <2009 hinneh > now <4994 na> >, I have
done <6213 <asah > this <2088 zeh > thing <1697 dabar >: go
<3212 yalak > therefore, bring <7725 shuwb > the young <5288
na<ar > man Absalom <53> again <7725 shuwb >.



22 And Joab <3097 Yow>ab > fell <5307 naphal > to the ground
<0776 >erets > on <0413 >el > his face <6440 paniym >, and bowed
<7812 shachah > himself, and thanked <1288 barak > the king
<4428 melek >: and Joab <3097 Yow>ab > said < 0559 >amar >, To
day thy servant <5650 <ebed > knoweth <3045 yada< > that I have
found <4672 matsa> > grace <2580 chen > in thy sight <5869 <ayin
>, my lord <0113 >adown >, O king <4428 melek >, in that the
king <4428 melek > hath fulfilled <6213 <asah > the request
<1697 dabar > of his servant <5650 <ebed >.



23 So Joab <3097 Yow>ab > arose <6965 quwm > and went <3212
yalak > to Geshur <1650 G@shuwr >, and brought <0935 bow> >
Absalom <53> to Jerusalem <3389 Y@ruwshalaim >.



24 And the king <4428 melek > said <0559 >amar >, Let him turn
<5437 cabab > to his own house <1004 bayith >, and let him not
see <7200 ra>ah > my face <6440 paniym >. So < 3651 ken > Absalom
<53> returned <5437 cabab > to his own house <1004 bayith >, and
saw <7200 ra>ah > not the king's <4428 melek > face <6440 paniym
>.



25 But in all <3605 kol > Israel <3478 Yisra>el > there was
none to be so much <3966 m@<od > praised <1984 halal > as
Absalom <53> for his beauty <3308 yophiy >: from the sole <3709
kaph > of his foot <7272 regel > even to the crown < 6936 qodqod
> of his head <6936 qodqod > there was no <3808 lo> > blemish
<3971 m>uwm > in him.



26 And when he polled <1548 galach > his head <7218 ro>sh >,
(for it was at every year's <3117 yowm > end <7093 qets > that
he polled <1548 galach > [it]: because <3588 kiy > [the hair]
was heavy <3513 kabad > on <5921 <al > him, therefore he polled
<1548 galach > it:) he weighed <8254 shaqal > the hair <8181
se<ar > of his head <7218 ro>sh > at two <8147 sh@nayim >
hundred <3967 me>ah > shekels <8255 sheqel > after the king's
<4428 melek > weight <68>.



27 And unto Absalom <53> there were born <3205 yalad > three
<7969 shalowsh > sons <1121 ben >, and one <0259 >echad >
daughter <1323 bath >, whose name <8034 shem > [was] Tamar <8559
Tamar >: she was a woman <0802 >ishshah > of a fair <3303 yapheh
> countenance <4758 mar>eh >.



28. So Absalom <53> dwelt <3427 yashab > two full <3117 yowm >
years <8141 shaneh > in Jerusalem <3389 Y@ruwshalaim > , and saw
<7200 ra>ah > not the king's <4428 melek > face <6440 paniym >.



29 Therefore Absalom <53> sent <7971 shalach > for Joab <3097
Yow>ab >, to have sent him to the king <4428 melek >; but he
would <14> not come <0935 bow> > to him: and when he sent <7971
shalach > again <5750 <owd > the second <8145 sheniy > time, he
would <14> not come <0935 bow> >.



30 Therefore he said <0559 >amar > unto his servants <5650
<ebed >, See <7200 ra>ah >, Joab's <3097 Yow> ab > field <2513
chelqah > is near <0413 >el > mine <3027 yad >, and he hath
barley <8184 s@<orah > there <8033 sham >; go < 3212 yalak > and
set it on fire <0784 >esh >. And Absalom's <53> servants <5650
<ebed > set the field <2513 chelqah > on fire < 0784 >esh >.



31 Then Joab <3097 Yow>ab > arose <6965 quwm >, and came <0935
bow> > to Absalom <53> unto [his] house <1004 bayith >, and said
<0559 >amar > unto him, Wherefore <4100 mah > have thy servants
<5650 <ebed > set my field <2513 chelqah > on fire <0784 >esh >?



32 And Absalom <53> answered <0559 >amar > Joab <3097 Yow>ab >,
Behold <2009 hinneh >, I sent <7971 shalach > unto thee, saying
<0559 >amar >, Come <0935 bow> > hither, that I may send <7971
shalach > thee to the king <4428 melek >, to say < 0559 >amar >,
Wherefore <4100 mah > am I come <0935 bow> > from Geshur <1650
G@shuwr >? [it had been] good <2896 towb > for me [to have been]
there <8033 sham > still: now <6258 <attah > therefore let me
see <7200 ra>ah > the king's <4428 melek > face <6440 paniym >;
and if <0518 >im > there be [any] iniquity <5771 < avon > in me,
let him kill <4191 muwth > me.



33 So Joab <3097 Yow>ab > came <0935 bow> > to the king <4428
melek >, and told <5046 nagad > him: and when he had called
<7121 qara> > for Absalom <53>, he came <0935 bow> > to the king
<4428 melek >, and bowed <7812 shachah > himself on <5921 <al >
his face <0639 >aph > to the ground <0776 >erets > before <6440
paniym > the king <4428 melek >: and the king <4428 melek >
kissed <5401 nashaq > Absalom <53>.



2Samuel 15



1. And it came <1961 hayah > to pass after <0310 > achar > this
<3651 ken >, that Absalom <53> prepared <6213 < asah > him
chariots <4818 merkabah > and horses <5483 cuwc >, and fifty
<2572 chamishshiym > men <0376 >iysh > to run < 7323 ruwts >
before <6440 paniym > him.



2 And Absalom <53> rose <7925 shakam > up early < 7925 shakam >,
and stood beside the way <1870 derek > of the gate <8179 sha<ar
>: and it was [so], that when any <3605 kol > man < 0376 >iysh >
that had <1961 hayah > a controversy <7379 riyb > came <0935
bow> > to the king <4428 melek > for judgment < 4941 mishpat >,
then Absalom <53> called <7121 qara> > unto him, and said <0559
>amar >, Of what <4310 miy > city <5892 <iyr > [art] thou? And
he said <0559 >amar >, Thy servant <5650 <ebed > [is] of one
<0259 >echad > of the tribes <7626 shebet > of Israel <3478
Yisra>el >.



3 And Absalom <53> said <0559 >amar > unto him, See <7200 ra>ah
>, thy matters <1697 dabar > [are] good <2896 towb > and right
<5228 nakoach >; but [there is] no <0369 >ayin > man [deputed]
of the king <4428 melek > to hear <8085 shama< > thee.



4 Absalom <53> said <0559 >amar > moreover, Oh that I were made
<7760 suwm > judge <8199 shaphat > in the land < 0776 >erets >,
that every <3605 kol > man <0376 >iysh > which < 0834 >aher >
hath any suit <7379 riyb > or cause <4941 mishpat > might come
<0935 bow> > unto me, and I would do him justice < 6663 tsadaq >!



5 And it was [so], that when any man <0376 >iysh > came <7126
qarab > nigh <7126 qarab > [to him] to do him obeisance <7812
shachah >, he put <7971 shalach > forth <7971 shalach > his hand
<3027 yad >, and took <2388 chazaq > him, and kissed <5401
nashaq > him.



6 And on this <2088 zeh > manner <1697 dabar > did <6213 <asah
> Absalom <53> to all <3605 kol > Israel <3478 Yisra>el > that
came <0935 bow> > to the king <4428 melek > for judgment <4941
mishpat >: so Absalom <53> stole <1589 ganab > the hearts <3820
leb > of the men <0582 >enowsh > of Israel <3478 Yisra>el >.



7. And it came <1961 hayah > to pass after <7093 qets > forty
<0705 >arba<iym > years <8141 shaneh >, that Absalom <53> said
<0559 >amar > unto the king <4428 melek >, I pray <4994 na> >
thee, let me go <3212 yalak > and pay <7999 shalam > my vow
<5088 neder >, which <0834 >aher > I have vowed <5087 nadar >
unto the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >, in Hebron <2275 Chebrown >.



8 For thy servant <5650 <ebed > vowed <5087 nadar > a vow <5088
neder > while I abode <3427 yashab > at Geshur <1650 G@shuwr >
in Syria <0758 >Aram >, saying <0559 >amar >, If <0518 >im > the
LORD <3068 Y@hovah > shall bring <7725 shuwb > me again <7725
shuwb > indeed to Jerusalem <3389 Y@ruwshalaim >, then I will
serve <5647 <abad > the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >.



9 And the king <4428 melek > said <0559 >amar > unto him, Go
<3212 yalak > in peace <7965 shalowm >. So he arose <6965 quwm >,
and went <3212 yalak > to Hebron <2275 Chebrown >.



10 But Absalom <53> sent <7971 shalach > spies < 7270 ragal >
throughout all <3605 kol > the tribes <7626 shebet > of Israel
<3478 Yisra>el >, saying <0559 >amar >, As soon as ye hear <8085
shama< > the sound <6963 qowl > of the trumpet < 7782 showphar >,
then ye shall say <0559 >amar >, Absalom <53> reigneth <4427
malak > in Hebron <2275 Chebrown >.



11 And with Absalom <53> went <1980 halak > two hundred <3967
me>ah > men <0376 >iysh > out of Jerusalem < 3389 Y@ruwshalaim >,
[that were] called <7121 qara> >; and they went <1980 halak > in
their simplicity <8537 tom >, and they knew <3045 yada< > not
any <3605 kol > thing <1697 dabar >.



12 And Absalom <53> sent <7971 shalach > for Ahithophel <0302
>Achiythophel > the Gilonite <1526 Giyloniy >, David's <1732
David > counsellor <3289 ya<ats >, from his city < 5892 <iyr >,
[even] from Giloh <1542 Giloh >, while he offered <2076 zabach >
sacrifices <2077 zebach >. And the conspiracy <7195 qesher > was
strong <0533 >ammiyts >; for the people <5971 <am > increased
<7227 rab > continually <1980 halak > with Absalom <53>.



13. And there came <0935 bow> > a messenger <5046 nagad > to
David <1732 David >, saying <0559 >amar >, The hearts <3820 leb
> of the men <0376 >iysh > of Israel <3478 Yisra>el > are after
<0310 >achar > Absalom <53>.



14 And David <1732 David > said <0559 >amar > unto all <3605
kol > his servants <5650 <ebed > that [were] with him at
Jerusalem <3389 Y@ruwshalaim >, Arise <6965 quwm >, and let us
flee <1227 Baqbuwq >; for we shall not [else] escape < 6413
p@leytah > from Absalom <53>: make speed <4116 mahar > to depart
<3212 yalak >, lest <6435 pen > he overtake <5381 nasag > us
suddenly <4116 mahar >, and bring <5080 nadach > evil <7451 ra<
> upon us, and smite <5221 nakah > the city <5892 < iyr > with
the edge <6310 peh > of the sword <2719 chereb >.



15 And the king's <4428 melek > servants <5650 <ebed > said
<0559 >amar > unto the king <4428 melek >, Behold <2009 hinneh >,
thy servants <5650 <ebed > [are ready to do] whatsoever my lord
<0113 >adown > the king <4428 melek > shall appoint <0977 bachar
>.



16 And the king <4428 melek > went <3318 yatsa> > forth <3318
yatsa> >, and all <3605 kol > his household <1004 bayith > after
<7272 regel > him. And the king <4428 melek > left <5800 <azab >
ten <6235 <eser > women <0802 >ishshah >, [which were]
concubines <6370 piylegesh >, to keep <8104 shamar > the house
<1004 bayith >.



17 And the king <4428 melek > went <3318 yatsa> > forth <3318
yatsa> >, and all <3605 kol > the people <5971 < am > after <7272
regel > him, and tarried <5975 <amad > in a place < 1004 bayith >
that was far <4801 merchaq > off.



18 And all <3605 kol > his servants <5650 <ebed > passed <5674
<abar > on beside him; and all <3605 kol > the Cherethites <3774
K@rethiy >, and all <3605 kol > the Pelethites <6432 P@lethiy >,
and all <3605 kol > the Gittites <1663 Gittiy >, six <8337 shesh
> hundred <3967 me>ah > men <0376 >iysh > which <0834 >aher >
came <0935 bow> > after <7272 regel > him from Gath <1661 Gath >,
passed <5674 <abar > on before the king <4428 melek >.



19 Then said <0559 >amar > the king <4428 melek > to Ittai
<0863 >Ittay > the Gittite <1663 Gittiy >, Wherefore <4100 mah >
goest <3212 yalak > thou also <1571 gam > with us? return <7725
shuwb > to thy place <4725 maqowm >, and abide <3427 yashab >
with the king <4428 melek >: for thou [art] a stranger < 5237
nokriy >, and also <1571 gam > an exile <1540 galah >.



20 Whereas thou camest <0935 bow> > [but] yesterday < 8543
t@mowl >, should I this day <3117 yowm > make thee go <3212
yalak > up and down <5128 nuwa< > with us? seeing I go <1980
halak > whither I may, return <7725 shuwb > thou, and take back
<7725 shuwb > thy brethren <0251 >ach >: mercy < 2617 checed >
and truth <0571 >emeth > [be] with thee.



21 And Ittai <0863 >Ittay > answered <6030 <anah > the king
<4428 melek >, and said <0559 >amar >, [As] the LORD <3068
Y@hovah > liveth <2416 chay >, and [as] my lord <0113 >adown >
the king <4428 melek > liveth <2416 chay >, surely <3588 kiy >
in what <0834 >aher > place <4725 maqowm > my lord <0113 >adown
> the king <4428 melek > shall be, whether <0518 > im > in death
<4194 maveth > or life <2416 chay >, even <3588 kiy > there
<8033 sham > also will thy servant <5650 <ebed > be.



22 And David <1732 David > said <0559 >amar > to Ittai <0863
>Ittay >, Go <3212 yalak > and pass <5674 <abar > over <5674
<abar >. And Ittai <0863 >Ittay > the Gittite < 1663 Gittiy >
passed <5674 <abar > over <5674 <abar >, and all <3605 kol > his
men <0582 >enowsh >, and all <3605 kol > the little <2945 taph >
ones that [were] with him.



23 And all <3605 kol > the country <0776 >erets > wept <1058
bakah > with a loud <1419 gadowl > voice <6963 qowl >, and all
<3605 kol > the people <5971 <am > passed <5674 <abar > over
<5674 <abar >: the king <4428 melek > also himself passed <5674
<abar > over <5674 <abar > the brook <5158 nachal > Kidron <6939
Qidrown >, and all <3605 kol > the people <5971 < am > passed
<5674 <abar > over <5674 <abar >, toward the way <1870 derek >
of the wilderness <4057 midbar >.



24. And lo <2009 hinneh > Zadok <6659 Tsadowq > also <1571 gam
>, and all <3605 kol > the Levites <3881 Leviyiy > [were] with
him, bearing <5375 nasa> > the ark <0727 >arown > of the
covenant <1285 b@riyth > of God <0430 >elohiym >: and they set
<3332 yatsaq > down <3332 yatsaq > the ark <0727 >arown > of God
<0430 >elohiym >; and Abiathar <54> went <5927 <alah > up, until
<5704 <ad > all <3605 kol > the people <5971 <am > had done
<6213 <asah > passing <5674 <abar > out of the city <5892 <iyr >.



25 And the king <4428 melek > said <0559 >amar > unto Zadok
<6659 Tsadowq >, Carry <7725 shuwb > back <7725 shuwb > the ark
<0727 >arown > of God <0430 >elohiym > into the city <5892 <iyr
>: if I shall find <4672 matsa> > favour <2580 chen > in the
eyes <5869 <ayin > of the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >, he will bring
<7725 shuwb > me again <7725 shuwb >, and shew < 7200 ra>ah > me
[both] it, and his habitation <5116 naveh >:



26 But if <0518 >im > he thus <3541 koh > say < 0559 >amar >, I
have no <3808 lo> > delight <2654 chaphets > in thee; behold
<2005 hen >, [here am] I, let him do <6213 <asah > to me as
seemeth <5869 <ayin > good <2896 towb > unto him.



27 The king <4428 melek > said <0559 >amar > also unto Zadok
<6659 Tsadowq > the priest <3548 kohen >, [Art not] thou a seer
<7200 ra>ah >? return <7725 shuwb > into the city <5892 <iyr >
in peace <7965 shalowm >, and your two <8147 sh@nayim > sons
<1121 ben > with you, Ahimaaz <0290 >Achiyma<ats > thy son <1121
ben >, and Jonathan <3083 Y@hownathan > the son <1121 ben > of
Abiathar <54>.



28 See <7200 ra>ah >, I will tarry <4102 mahahh > in the plain
<6160 <arabah > of the wilderness <4057 midbar >, until <5704
<ad > there come <0935 bow> > word <1697 dabar > from you to
certify <5046 nagad > me.



29 Zadok <6659 Tsadowq > therefore and Abiathar <54> carried
<7725 shuwb > the ark <0727 >arown > of God < 0430 >elohiym >
again <7725 shuwb > to Jerusalem <3389 Y@ruwshalaim >: and they
tarried <3427 yashab > there <8033 sham >.



30 And David <1732 David > went <5927 <alah > up by the ascent
<4608 ma<aleh > of [mount] Olivet <2132 zayith >, and wept <1058
bakah > as he went <5927 <alah > up, and had his head <7218
ro>sh > covered <2645 chaphah >, and he went <1980 halak >
barefoot <3182 yacheph >: and all <3605 kol > the people <5971
<am > that [was] with him covered <2645 chaphah > every man
<0376 >iysh > his head <7218 ro>sh >, and they went <5927 <alah
> up, weeping <1058 bakah > as they went <5927 < alah > up.



31. And [one] told <5046 nagad > David <1732 David >, saying
<0559 >amar >, Ahithophel <0302 >Achiythophel > [is] among the
conspirators <7194 qashar > with Absalom <53>. And David <1732
David > said <0559 >amar >, O LORD <3068 Y@hovah >, I pray <4994
na> > thee, turn the counsel <6098 <etsah > of Ahithophel <0302
>Achiythophel > into foolishness <5528 cakal >.



32 And it came <1961 hayah > to pass, that [when] David <1732
David > was come <0935 bow> > to the top <7218 ro>sh > [of the
mount], where he worshipped <7812 shachah > God <0430 >elohiym >,
behold <2009 hinneh >, Hushai <2365 Chuwshay > the Archite
<0757 >Arkiy > came to meet <7125 qir>ah > him with his coat
<3801 k@thoneth > rent <7167 qara< >, and earth <0127 >adamah >
upon his head <7218 ro>sh >:



33 Unto whom David <1732 David > said <0559 >amar >, If <0518
>im > thou passest <5674 <abar > on with me, then thou shalt be
a burden <4853 massa> > unto me:



34 But if <0518 >im > thou return <7725 shuwb > to the city
<5892 <iyr >, and say <0559 >amar > unto Absalom <53>, I will be
thy servant <5650 <ebed >, O king <4428 melek >; [as] I [have
been <1961 hayah >] thy father's <1> servant <5650 <ebed >
hitherto <0227 >az >, so [will] I now <6258 <attah > also [be]
thy servant <5650 <ebed >: then mayest thou for me defeat <6565
parar > the counsel <6098 <etsah > of Ahithophel < 0302
>Achiythophel >.



35 And [hast thou] not there <8033 sham > with thee Zadok <6659
Tsadowq > and Abiathar <54> the priests <3548 kohen >? therefore
it shall be, [that] what <3605 kol > thing <1697 dabar > soever
<0834 >aher > thou shalt hear <8085 shama< > out of the king's
<4428 melek > house <1004 bayith >, thou shalt tell <5046 nagad
> [it] to Zadok <6659 Tsadowq > and Abiathar <54> the priests
<3548 kohen >.



36 Behold <2009 hinneh >, [they have] there <8033 sham > with
them their two <8147 sh@nayim > sons <1121 ben >, Ahimaaz <0290
>Achiyma<ats > Zadok's [son], and Jonathan <3083 Y@hownathan >
Abiathar's <54> [son]; and by them ye shall send <7971 shalach >
unto me every <3605 kol > thing <1697 dabar > that ye can hear
<8085 shama< >.



37 So Hushai <2365 Chuwshay > David's <1732 David > friend
<7463 re<eh > came <0935 bow> > into the city <5892 <iyr >, and
Absalom <53> came <0935 bow> > into Jerusalem < 3389 Y@ruwshalaim
>.



2Samuel 16



1. And when David <1732 David > was a little <4592 m@<at > past
<5674 <abar > the top <7218 ro>sh > [of the hill], behold <2009
hinneh >, Ziba <6717 Tsiyba> > the servant <5288 na<ar > of
Mephibosheth <4648 M@phiybosheth > met <7135 qarah > him, with a
couple <6776 tsemed > of asses <2543 chamowr > saddled <2280
chabash >, and upon them two hundred <3967 me>ah > [loaves] of
bread <3899 lechem >, and an hundred <3967 me>ah > bunches <6778
tsammuwq > of raisins <6778 tsammuwq >, and an hundred <3967
me>ah > of summer <7019 qayits > fruits, and a bottle <5035
nebel > of wine <3196 yayin >.



2 And the king <4428 melek > said <0559 >amar > unto Ziba <6717
Tsiyba> >, What <4100 mah > meanest thou by these < 0428 >el-leh
>? And Ziba <6717 Tsiyba> > said <0559 >amar >, The asses <2543
chamowr > [be] for the king's <4428 melek > household <1004
bayith > to ride <7392 rakab > on; and the bread < 3899 lechem >
and summer <7019 qayits > fruit for the young <5288 na<ar > men
to eat <0398 >akal >; and the wine <3196 yayin >, that such as
be faint <3287 ya<@ph > in the wilderness <4057 midbar > may
drink <8354 shathah >.



3 And the king <4428 melek > said <0559 >amar >, And where
<0346 >ayeh > [is] thy master's <0113 >adown > son <1121 ben >?
And Ziba <6717 Tsiyba> > said <0559 >amar > unto the king <4428
melek >, Behold <2009 hinneh >, he abideth <3427 yashab > at
Jerusalem <3389 Y@ruwshalaim >: for he said <0559 > amar >, To
day shall the house <1004 bayith > of Israel <3478 Yisra>el >
restore <7725 shuwb > me the kingdom <4468 mamlakuwth > of my
father <1>.



4 Then said <0559 >amar > the king <4428 melek > to Ziba <6717
Tsiyba> >, Behold <2009 hinneh >, thine [are] all < 3605 kol >
that [pertained] unto Mephibosheth <4648 M@phiybosheth >. And
Ziba <6717 Tsiyba> > said <0559 >amar >, I humbly <7812 shachah
> beseech thee [that] I may find <4672 matsa> > grace <2580 chen
> in thy sight <5869 <ayin >, my lord <0113 > adown >, O king
<4428 melek >.



5. And when king <4428 melek > David <1732 David > came <0935
bow> > to Bahurim <0980 Bachuriym >, behold <2009 hinneh >,
thence <8033 sham > came <3318 yatsa> > out a man <0376 >iysh >
of the family <4940 mishpachah > of the house <1004 bayith > of
Saul <7586 Sha>uwl >, whose name <8034 shem > [was] Shimei <8096
Shim<iy >, the son <1121 ben > of Gera <1617 Gera> >: he came
<3318 yatsa> > forth <3318 yatsa> >, and cursed <7043 qalal >
still as he came <3318 yatsa> >.



6 And he cast <5619 caqal > stones <68> at David < 1732 David >,
and at all <3605 kol > the servants <5650 <ebed > of king <4428
melek > David <1732 David >: and all <3605 kol > the people
<5971 <am > and all <3605 kol > the mighty < 1368 gibbowr > men
[were] on his right <3225 yamiyn > hand and on his left < 8040
s@mo>wl >.



7 And thus <3541 koh > said <0559 >amar > Shimei <8096 Shim<iy
> when he cursed <7043 qalal >, Come <3318 yatsa> > out, come
<3318 yatsa> > out, thou bloody <1818 dam > man <0376 >iysh >,
and thou man <0376 >iysh > of Belial <1100 b@liya< al >:



8 The LORD <3068 Y@hovah > hath returned <7725 shuwb > upon
thee all <3605 kol > the blood <1818 dam > of the house <1004
bayith > of Saul <7586 Sha>uwl >, in whose <0834 >aher > stead
<8478 tachath > thou hast reigned <4427 malak >; and the LORD
<3068 Y@hovah > hath delivered <5414 nathan > the kingdom <4410
m@luwkah > into the hand <3027 yad > of Absalom < 53> thy son
<1121 ben >: and, behold <2009 hinneh >, thou [art taken] in thy
mischief <7451 ra< >, because <3588 kiy > thou [art] a bloody
<1818 dam > man <0376 >iysh >.



9 Then said <0559 >amar > Abishai <52> the son <1121 ben > of
Zeruiah <6870 Ts@ruwyah > unto the king <4428 melek >, Why <4100
mah > should this <2088 zeh > dead <4191 muwth > dog <3611 keleb
> curse <7043 qalal > my lord <0113 >adown > the king <4428
melek >? let me go <5674 <abar > over <5674 < abar >, I pray
<4994 na> > thee, and take <5493 cuwr > off his head <7218 ro>sh
>.



10 And the king <4428 melek > said <0559 >amar >, What <4100
mah > have I to do with you, ye sons <1121 ben > of Zeruiah
<6870 Ts@ruwyah >? so <3588 kiy > let him curse < 7043 qalal >,
because <3588 kiy > the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > hath said <0559
>amar > unto him, Curse <7043 qalal > David <1732 David >. Who
<4310 miy > shall then say <0559 >amar >, Wherefore <4069
madduwa< > hast thou done <6213 <asah > so < 3651 ken >?



11 And David <1732 David > said <0559 >amar > to Abishai <52>,
and to all <3605 kol > his servants <5650 <ebed >, Behold <2009
hinneh >, my son <1121 ben >, which <0834 >aher > came <3318
yatsa> > forth <3318 yatsa> > of my bowels < 4578 me<ah >,
seeketh <1245 baqash > my life <5315 nephesh >: how <0637 >aph >
much <0637 >aph > more now <6258 <attah > [may this] Benjamite
<1145 Ben-y@miyniy > [do it]? let <3240 yanach > him alone, and
let <3240 yanach > him curse <7043 qalal >; for the LORD <3068
Y@hovah > hath bidden <0559 >amar > him.



12 It may be that the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > will look < 7200
ra>ah > on mine affliction <6040 <oniy >, and that the LORD
<3068 Y@hovah > will requite <7725 shuwb > me good <2896 towb >
for his cursing <7045 q@lalah > this <2088 zeh > day <3117 yowm
>.



13 And as David <1732 David > and his men <0582 > enowsh > went
<3212 yalak > by the way <1870 derek >, Shimei < 8096 Shim<iy >
went <3212 yalak > along on the hill's <2022 har > side <6763
tsela< > over <5980 <ummah > against <5980 < ummah > him, and
cursed <7043 qalal > as he went <1980 halak >, and threw <5619
caqal > stones <68> at <5980 <ummah > him, and cast <6080 <aphar
> dust <6083 <aphar >.



14 And the king <4428 melek >, and all <3605 kol > the people
<5971 <am > that [were] with him, came <0935 bow> > weary <5889
<ayeph >, and refreshed <5314 naphash > themselves there <8033
sham >.



15. And Absalom <53>, and all <3605 kol > the people <5971 <am
> the men <0376 >iysh > of Israel <3478 Yisra> el >, came <0935
bow> > to Jerusalem <3389 Y@ruwshalaim >, and Ahithophel <0302
>Achiythophel > with him.



16 And it came <1961 hayah > to pass, when <0834 > aher > Hushai
<2365 Chuwshay > the Archite <0757 >Arkiy >, David's <1732 David
> friend <7463 re<eh >, was come <0935 bow> > unto Absalom <53>,
that Hushai <2365 Chuwshay > said <0559 >amar > unto Absalom
<53>, God save <2421 chayah > the king <4428 melek >, God save
<2421 chayah > the king <4428 melek >.



17 And Absalom <53> said <0559 >amar > to Hushai <2365 Chuwshay
>, [Is] this <2088 zeh > thy kindness <2617 checed > to thy
friend <7453 rea< >? why <4100 mah > wentest < 1980 halak > thou
not with thy friend <7453 rea< >?



18 And Hushai <2365 Chuwshay > said <0559 >amar > unto Absalom
<53>, Nay <3808 lo> >; but whom <0834 >aher > the LORD <3068
Y@hovah >, and this <2088 zeh > people <5971 <am >, and all
<3605 kol > the men <0376 >iysh > of Israel < 3478 Yisra>el >,
choose <0977 bachar >, his will I be, and with him will I abide
<3427 yashab >.



19 And again <8145 sheniy >, whom <4310 miy > should I serve
<5647 <abad >? [should I] not [serve <5647 <abad >] in the
presence <6440 paniym > of his son <1121 ben >? as I have served
<5647 <abad > in thy father's <1> presence < 6440 paniym >, so
<3651 ken > will I be in thy presence <6440 paniym >.



20 Then said <0559 >amar > Absalom <53> to Ahithophel <0302
>Achiythophel >, Give <3051 yahab > counsel <6098 <etsah > among
you what <4100 mah > we shall do <6213 <asah >.



21 And Ahithophel <0302 >Achiythophel > said <0559 >amar > unto
Absalom <53>, Go <0935 bow> > in unto thy father's <1>
concubines <6370 piylegesh >, which <0834 >aher > he hath left
<3240 yanach > to keep <8104 shamar > the house < 1004 bayith >;
and all <3605 kol > Israel <3478 Yisra>el > shall hear <8085
shama< > that thou art abhorred <0887 ba>ash > of thy father <1>:
then shall the hands <3027 yad > of all <3605 kol > that [are]
with thee be strong <2388 chazaq >.



22 So they spread <5186 natah > Absalom <53> a tent <0168 >ohel
> upon the top <1406 gag > of the house <1004 bayith >; and
Absalom <53> went <0935 bow> > in unto his father's <1>
concubines <6370 piylegesh > in the sight <5869 <ayin > of all
<3605 kol > Israel <3478 Yisra>el >.



23 And the counsel <6098 <etsah > of Ahithophel < 0302
>Achiythophel >, which <0834 >aher > he counselled <3289 ya<ats
> in those <1992 hem > days <3117 yowm >, [was] as if a man
<0376 >iysh > had enquired <7592 sha>al > at the oracle <1697
dabar > of God <0430 >elohiym >: so <3651 ken > [was] all <3605
kol > the counsel <6098 <etsah > of Ahithophel < 0302
>Achiythophel > both <1571 gam > with David <1732 David > and
with Absalom <53>.



2Samuel 17



1. Moreover Ahithophel <0302 >Achiythophel > said < 0559 >amar >
unto Absalom <53>, Let me now <4994 na> > choose <0977 bachar >
out twelve thousand <0505 >eleph > men <0376 >iysh >, and I will
arise <6965 quwm > and pursue <7291 radaph > after <0310 >achar
> David <1732 David > this night <3915 layil >:



2 And I will come <0935 bow> > upon him while he [is] weary
<3023 yagea< > and weak <7504 rapheh > handed < 3027 yad >, and
will make him afraid <2729 charad >: and all <3605 kol > the
people <5971 <am > that [are] with him shall flee < 5127 nuwc >;
and I will smite <5221 nakah > the king <4428 melek > only <0905
bad >:



3 And I will bring <7725 shuwb > back <7725 shuwb > all <3605
kol > the people <5971 <am > unto thee: the man < 0376 >iysh >
whom <0834 >aher > thou seekest <1245 baqash > [is] as if all
<3605 kol > returned <7725 shuwb >: [so] all <3605 kol > the
people <5971 <am > shall be in peace <7965 shalowm >.



4 And the saying <1697 dabar > pleased Absalom <53> well, and
all <3605 kol > the elders <2205 zaqen > of Israel <3478
Yisra>el >.



5 Then said <0559 >amar > Absalom <53>, Call < 7121 qara> > now
<4994 na> > Hushai <2365 Chuwshay > the Archite <0757 >Arkiy >
also <1571 gam >, and let us hear <8085 shama< > likewise <1571
gam > what <4100 mah > he saith <6310 peh >.



6 And when Hushai <2365 Chuwshay > was come <0935 bow> > to
Absalom <53>, Absalom <53> spake <0559 >amar > unto him, saying
<0559 >amar >, Ahithophel <0302 >Achiythophel > hath spoken
<1696 dabar > after this <2088 zeh > manner <1697 dabar >: shall
we do <6213 <asah > [after] his saying <1697 dabar >? if <0518
>im > not; speak <1696 dabar > thou.



7 And Hushai <2365 Chuwshay > said <0559 >amar > unto Absalom
<53>, The counsel <6098 <etsah > that Ahithophel <0302
>Achiythophel > hath given <3289 ya<ats > [is] not good <2896
towb > at this <2063 zo>th > time <6471 pa<am >.





8 For, said <0559 >amar > Hushai <2365 Chuwshay >, thou knowest
<3045 yada< > thy father <1> and his men <0582 >enowsh >, that
they [be] mighty <1368 gibbowr > men, and they [be] chafed <4751
mar > in their minds <5315 nephesh >, as a bear <1677 dob >
robbed <7909 shakkuwl > of her whelps in the field <7704 sadeh >:
and thy father <1> [is] a man <0376 >iysh > of war <4421
milchamah >, and will not lodge <3885 luwn > with the people
<5971 <am >.



9 Behold <2009 hinneh >, he is hid <2244> now < 6258 <attah > in
some <0259 >echad > pit <6354 pachath >, or < 0176 >ow > in some
<0259 >echad > [other] place <4725 maqowm >: and it will come
<1961 hayah > to pass, when some <0259 >echad > of them be
overthrown <5307 naphal > at the first <8462 t@chillah >, that
whosoever heareth <8085 shama< > it will say <0559 >amar >,
There is a slaughter <4046 maggephah > among the people < 5971
<am > that follow <0310 >achar > Absalom <53> .



10 And he also <1571 gam > [that is] valiant, whose < 0834 >aher
> heart <3820 leb > [is] as the heart <3820 leb > of a lion
<0738 >ariy >, shall utterly melt <4549 macac >: for all <3605
kol > Israel <3478 Yisra>el > knoweth <3045 yada< > that thy
father <1> [is] a mighty <1368 gibbowr > man, and [they] which
<0834 >aher > [be] with him [are] valiant <2428 chayil > men
<1121 ben >.



11 Therefore I counsel <3289 ya<ats > that all <3605 kol >
Israel <3478 Yisra>el > be generally gathered <0622 >acaph >
unto thee, from Dan <1835 Dan > even to Beersheba <0884 B@>er
Sheba< >, as the sand <2344 chowl > that [is] by the sea <3220
yam > for multitude <7230 rob >; and that thou go < 1980 halak >
to battle <7128 q@rab > in thine own person <6440 paniym >.



12 So shall we come <0935 bow> > upon him in some < 0259 >echad
> place <4725 maqowm > where he shall be found <4672 matsa> >,
and we will light <5117 nuwach > upon him as the dew < 2919 tal >
falleth <5307 naphal > on <5921 <al > the ground <0127 >adamah >:
and of him and of all <3605 kol > the men <0582 > enowsh > that
[are] with him there shall not be left <3498 yathar > so <1571
gam > much <1571 gam > as one <0259 >echad >.



13 Moreover <0518 >im >, if <0518 >im > he be gotten <0622
>acaph > into <0413 >el > a city <5892 <iyr >, then shall all
<3605 kol > Israel <3478 Yisra>el > bring <5375 nasa> > ropes
<2256 chebel > to that city <5892 <iyr >, and we will draw <5498
cachab > it into <5704 <ad > the river <5158 nachal >, until
there be not one <1571 gam > small <1571 gam > stone <6872
ts@rowr > found there <8033 sham >.



14 And Absalom <53> and all <3605 kol > the men < 0376 >iysh >
of Israel <3478 Yisra>el > said <0559 >amar >, The counsel <6098
<etsah > of Hushai <2365 Chuwshay > the Archite < 0757 >Arkiy >
[is] better <2896 towb > than the counsel <6098 < etsah > of
Ahithophel <0302 >Achiythophel >. For the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >
had appointed <6680 tsavah > to defeat <6565 parar > the good
<2896 towb > counsel <6098 <etsah > of Ahithophel <0302
>Achiythophel >, to the intent <5668 <abuwr > that the LORD
<3068 Y@hovah > might bring <0935 bow> > evil < 7451 ra< > upon
Absalom <53>.



15. Then said <0559 >amar > Hushai <2365 Chuwshay > unto Zadok
<6659 Tsadowq > and to Abiathar <54> the priests < 3548 kohen >,
Thus <2063 zo>th > and thus <2063 zo>th > did Ahithophel <0302
>Achiythophel > counsel <3289 ya<ats > Absalom < 53> and the
elders <2205 zaqen > of Israel <3478 Yisra>el >; and thus <2063
zo>th > and thus <2063 zo>th > have I counselled <3289 ya<ats >.



16 Now <6258 <attah > therefore send <7971 shalach > quickly
<4120 m@herah >, and tell <5046 nagad > David < 1732 David >,
saying <0559 >amar >, Lodge <3885 luwn > not this night <3915
layil > in the plains <6160 <arabah > of the wilderness <4057
midbar >, but speedily <5674 <abar > pass <5674 <abar > over
<5674 <abar >; lest <6435 pen > the king <4428 melek > be
swallowed <1104 bala< > up, and all <3605 kol > the people <5971
<am > that [are] with him.



17 Now Jonathan <3083 Y@hownathan > and Ahimaaz <0290
>Achiyma<ats > stayed <5975 <amad > by Enrogel <5883 <Eyn Rogel
>; for they might <3201 yakol > not be seen <7200 ra>ah > to
come <0935 bow> > into the city <5892 <iyr >: and a wench <8198
shiphchah > went <0980 Bachuriym > and told <5046 nagad > them;
and they went <3212 yalak > and told <5046 nagad > king <4428
melek > David <1732 David >.



18 Nevertheless a lad <5288 na<ar > saw <7200 ra> ah > them, and
told <5046 nagad > Absalom <53>: but they went < 3212 yalak >
both <8147 sh@nayim > of them away quickly <4120 m@herah >, and
came <0935 bow> > to a man's <0376 >iysh > house <1004 bayith >
in Bahurim <0980 Bachuriym >, which had a well <0375 > eyphoh >
in his court <2691 chatser >; whither <8033 sham > they went
<3381 yarad > down <3381 yarad >.



19 And the woman <0802 >ishshah > took <3947 laqach > and
spread <6566 paras > a covering <4539 macak > over <5921 <al >
the well's <0875 @>er > mouth <6310 peh >, and spread <7849
shatach > ground <7383 riyphah > corn <7383 riyphah > thereon
<5921 <al >; and the thing <1697 dabar > was not known <3045
yada< >.



20 And when Absalom's <53> servants <5650 <ebed > came <0935
bow> > to the woman <0802 >ishshah > to the house <1004 bayith >,
they said <0559 >amar >, Where <0346 >ayeh > [is] Ahimaaz <0290
>Achiyma<ats > and Jonathan <3083 Y@hownathan >? And the woman
<0802 >ishshah > said <0559 >amar > unto them, They be gone
<5674 <abar > over <5674 <abar > the brook < 4323 miykal > of
water <4325 mayim >. And when they had sought <1245 baqash > and
could not find <4672 matsa> > [them], they returned < 7725 shuwb
> to Jerusalem <3389 Y@ruwshalaim >.



21 And it came <1961 hayah > to pass, after <0310 > achar > they
were departed <3212 yalak >, that they came <5927 < alah > up out
of the well <0375 >eyphoh >, and went <3212 yalak > and told
<5046 nagad > king <4428 melek > David <1732 David >, and said
<0559 >amar > unto David <1732 David >, Arise < 6965 quwm >, and
pass <5674 <abar > quickly <4120 m@herah > over <5674 <abar >
the water <4325 mayim >: for thus <3602 kakah > hath Ahithophel
<0302 >Achiythophel > counselled <3289 ya<ats > against <5921
<al > you.



22. Then David <1732 David > arose <6965 quwm >, and all <3605
kol > the people <5971 <am > that [were] with him, and they
passed <5674 <abar > over <5674 <abar > Jordan <3383 Yarden >:
by the morning <1242 boqer > light <0216 >owr > there lacked
<5737 <adar > not one <0259 >echad > of them that was not gone
<5674 <abar > over <5674 <abar > Jordan < 3383 Yarden >.



23 And when Ahithophel <0302 >Achiythophel > saw < 7200 ra>ah >
that his counsel <6098 <etsah > was not followed < 6213 <asah >,
he saddled <2280 chabash > [his] ass <2543 chamowr >, and arose
<6965 quwm >, and gat <3212 yalak > him home <1004 bayith > to
his house <1004 bayith >, to his city <5892 <iyr >, and put his
household <1004 bayith > in order <6680 tsavah >, and hanged
<2614 chanaq > himself, and died <4191 muwth >, and was buried
<6912 qabar > in the sepulchre <6913 qeber > of his father <1>.



24 Then David <1732 David > came <0935 bow> > to Mahanaim <4266
Machanayim >. And Absalom <53> passed <5674 <abar > over <5674
<abar > Jordan <3383 Yarden >, he and all <3605 kol > the men
<0376 >iysh > of Israel <3478 Yisra>el > with him.



25 And Absalom <53> made <7760 suwm > Amasa <6021 <Amasa> >
captain <5921 <al > of the host <6635 tsaba> > instead <8478
tachath > of Joab <3097 Yow>ab >: which Amasa < 6021 <Amasa> >
[was] a man's <0376 >iysh > son <1121 ben >, whose name <8034
shem > [was] Ithra <3501 Yithra> > an Israelite < 3481 Yisr@>eliy
>, that went <0935 bow> > in to Abigail <26> the daughter <1323
bath > of Nahash <5176 Nachash >, sister <0269 > achowth > to
Zeruiah <6870 Ts@ruwyah > Joab's <3097 Yow>ab > mother <0517 >em
>.



26 So Israel <3478 Yisra>el > and Absalom <53> pitched <2583
chanah > in the land <0776 >erets > of Gilead < 1568 Gil<ad >.



27 And it came <1961 hayah > to pass, when David <1732 David >
was come <0935 bow> > to Mahanaim <4266 Machanayim >, that Shobi
<7629 Shobiy > the son <1121 ben > of Nahash <5176 Nachash > of
Rabbah <7237 Rabbah > of the children <1121 ben > of Ammon <5983
<Ammown >, and Machir <4353 Makiyr > the son <1121 ben > of
Ammiel <5988 <Ammiy>el > of Lodebar <3810 Lo> D@bar >, and
Barzillai <1271 Barzillay > the Gileadite <1569 Gil< adiy > of
Rogelim <7274 Rog@liym >,



28 Brought <5066 nagash > beds <4904 mishkab >, and basons
<5592 caph >, and earthen <3335 yatsar > vessels < 3627 k@liy >,
and wheat <2406 chittah >, and barley <8184 s@<orah >, and flour
<7058 qemach >, and parched <7039 qaliy > [corn], and beans
<6321 powl >, and lentiles <5742 <adash >, and parched <7039
qaliy > [pulse],



29 And honey <1706 d@bash >, and butter <2529 chem> ah >, and
sheep <6629 tso>n >, and cheese <8194 shaphah > of kine <1241
baqar >, for David <1732 David >, and for the people < 5971 <am >
that [were] with him, to eat <0398 >akal >: for they said <0559
>amar >, The people <5971 <am > [is] hungry < 7456 ra<eb >, and
weary <5889 <ayeph >, and thirsty <6771 tsame> > , in the
wilderness <4057 midbar >.



2Samuel 18



1. And David <1732 David > numbered <6485 paqad > the people
<5971 <am > that [were] with him, and set <7760 suwm > captains
<8269 sar > of thousands <0505 >eleph > and captains <8269 sar >
of hundreds <3967 me>ah > over <5921 <al > them.



2 And David <1732 David > sent <7971 shalach > forth a third
<7992 sh@liyshiy > part of the people <5971 <am > under the hand
<3027 yad > of Joab <3097 Yow>ab >, and a third <7992 sh@liyshiy
> part under the hand <3027 yad > of Abishai <52> the son <1121
ben > of Zeruiah <6870 Ts@ruwyah >, Joab's <3097 Yow>ab >
brother <0251 >ach >, and a third <7992 sh@liyshiy > part under
the hand <3027 yad > of Ittai <0863 >Ittay > the Gittite <1663
Gittiy >. And the king <4428 melek > said <0559 > amar > unto the
people <5971 <am >, I will surely go <3318 yatsa> > forth <3318
yatsa> > with you myself <0589 >aniy > also < 1571 gam >.



3 But the people <5971 <am > answered <0559 >amar >, Thou shalt
not go <3318 yatsa> > forth <3318 yatsa> >: for if <0518 >im >
we flee <5127 nuwc > away, they will not care for us; neither
<0518 >im > if <0518 >im > half <2677 chetsiy > of us die <4191
muwth >, will they care for us: but now <6258 <attah > [thou
art] worth <3644 k@mow > ten <6235 <eser > thousand <0505 >eleph
> of us: therefore now <6258 <attah > [it is] better <2896 towb
> that thou succour <5826 <azar > us out of the city <5892 <iyr
>.



4 And the king <4428 melek > said <0559 >amar > unto them, What
<0834 >aher > seemeth <5869 <ayin > you best <3190 yatab > I
will do <6213 <asah >. And the king <4428 melek > stood <5975
<amad > by the gate <8179 sha<ar > side <3027 yad >, and all
<3605 kol > the people <5971 <am > came <3318 yatsa> > out by
hundreds <3967 me>ah > and by thousands <0505 > eleph >.



5 And the king <4428 melek > commanded <6680 tsavah > Joab
<3097 Yow>ab > and Abishai <52> and Ittai <0863 >Ittay >, saying
<0559 >amar >, [Deal] gently <3814 la>t > for my sake with the
young <5288 na<ar > man, [even] with Absalom <53>. And all <3605
kol > the people <5971 <am > heard <8085 shama< > when the king
<4428 melek > gave all <3605 kol > the captains < 8269 sar >
charge <6680 tsavah > concerning Absalom <53>.



6 So the people <5971 <am > went <3318 yatsa> > out into the
field <7704 sadeh > against <7125 qir>ah > Israel <3478 Yisra>el
>: and the battle <4421 milchamah > was in the wood < 3293 ya<ar
> of Ephraim <0669 >Ephrayim >;



7 Where <8033 sham > the people <5971 <am > of Israel <3478
Yisra>el > were slain <5062 nagaph > before <6440 paniym > the
servants <5650 <ebed > of David <1732 David >, and there <8033
sham > was there <8033 sham > a great <1419 gadowl > slaughter
<4046 maggephah > that day <3117 yowm > of twenty < 6242 <esriym
> thousand <0505 >eleph > [men].



8 For the battle <4421 milchamah > was there <8033 sham >
scattered <6327 puwts > over <5921 <al > the face <6440 paniym >
of all <3605 kol > the country <0776 >erets >: and the wood
<3293 ya<ar > devoured <0398 >akal > more < 7235 rabah > people
<5971 <am > that day <3117 yowm > than the sword <2719 chereb >
devoured <0398 >akal >.



9. And Absalom <53> met <7122 qara> > the servants <5650 <ebed
> of David <1732 David >. And Absalom <53> rode <7392 rakab >
upon a mule <6505 pered >, and the mule <6505 pered > went <0935
bow> > under <8478 tachath > the thick boughs < 7730 sowbek > of
a great <1419 gadowl > oak <0424 >elah >, and his head <7218
ro>sh > caught <2388 chazaq > hold <2388 chazaq > of the oak
<0424 >elah >, and he was taken <5414 nathan > up between <0996
beyn > the heaven <8064 shamayim > and the earth < 0776 >erets >;
and the mule <6505 pered > that [was] under <8478 tachath > him
went <5674 <abar > away.



10 And a certain <0259 >echad > man <0376 >iysh > saw <7200
ra>ah > [it], and told <5046 nagad > Joab <3097 Yow>ab >, and
said <0559 >amar >, Behold <2009 hinneh >, I saw <7200 ra>ah >
Absalom <53> hanged <8518 talah > in an oak <0424 >elah >.



11 And Joab <3097 Yow>ab > said <0559 >amar > unto the man
<0376 >iysh > that told <5046 nagad > him, And, behold <2009
hinneh >, thou sawest <7200 ra>ah > [him], and why <4069
madduwa< > didst thou not smite <5221 nakah > him there <8033
sham > to the ground <0776 >erets >? and I would have given
<5414 nathan > thee ten <6235 <eser > [shekels] of silver <3701
keceph >, and a girdle <2290 chagowr >.



12 And the man <0376 >iysh > said <0559 >amar > unto Joab <3097
Yow>ab >, Though <3863 luw> > I should receive < 8254 shaqal > a
thousand <0505 >eleph > [shekels] of silver <3701 keceph > in
mine hand <3709 kaph >, [yet] would I not put <7971 shalach >
forth <7971 shalach > mine hand <3027 yad > against <0413 >el >
the king's <4428 melek > son <1121 ben >: for in our hearing
<0241 >ozen > the king <4428 melek > charged < 6680 tsavah > thee
and Abishai <52> and Ittai <0863 >Ittay >, saying <0559 >amar >,
Beware <8104 shamar > that none [touch] the young <5288 na<ar >
man Absalom <53>.



13 Otherwise <0176 >ow > I should have wrought <6213 <asah >
falsehood <8267 sheqer > against mine own life <5315 nephesh >:
for there is no <3808 lo> > matter <1697 dabar > hid <3582
kachad > from the king <4428 melek >, and thou thyself <0859
>attah > wouldest have set <3320 yatsab > thyself against <5048
neged > [me].



14 Then said <0559 >amar > Joab <3097 Yow>ab >, I may not tarry
<3176 yachal > thus <3651 ken > with thee. And he took <3947
laqach > three <7969 shalowsh > darts <7626 shebet > in his hand
<3027 yad >, and thrust <8628 taqa< > them through the heart
<3820 leb > of Absalom <53>, while <5750 <owd > he [was] yet
alive <2416 chay > in the midst <3820 leb > of the oak <0424
>elah >.



15 And ten <6235 <eser > young <5288 na<ar > men that bare
<5375 nasa> > Joab's <3097 Yow>ab > armour < 3627 k@liy >
compassed <5437 cabab > about <5437 cabab > and smote <5221
nakah > Absalom <53>, and slew <4191 muwth > him.



16 And Joab <3097 Yow>ab > blew <8628 taqa< > the trumpet <7782
showphar >, and the people <5971 <am > returned < 7725 shuwb >
from pursuing <7291 radaph > after <0310 >achar > Israel <3478
Yisra>el >: for Joab <3097 Yow>ab > held <2820 chasak > back
<2820 chasak > the people <5971 <am >.



17 And they took <3947 laqach > Absalom <53>, and cast <7993
shalak > him into <0413 >el > a great <1419 gadowl > pit <6354
pachath > in the wood <3293 ya<ar >, and laid < 5324 natsab > a
very <3966 m@<od > great <1419 gadowl > heap < 1530 gal > of
stones <68> upon him: and all <3605 kol > Israel < 3478 Yisra>el
> fled <5127 nuwc > every <0376 >iysh > one < 0376 >iysh > to his
tent <0168 >ohel >.



18 Now Absalom <53> in his lifetime <2416 chay > had taken
<3947 laqach > and reared <5324 natsab > up for himself a pillar
<4678 matstsebeth >, which <0834 >aher > [is] in the king's
<4428 melek > dale <6010 <emeq >: for he said < 0559 >amar >, I
have no <0369 >ayin > son <1121 ben > to keep my name <8034 shem
> in remembrance <2142 zakar >: and he called <7121 qara> > the
pillar <4678 matstsebeth > after <5921 <al > his own name <8034
shem >: and it is called <7121 qara> > unto this < 2088 zeh > day
<3117 yowm >, Absalom's <53> place <3027 yad >.



19. Then said <0559 >amar > Ahimaaz <0290 > Achiyma<ats > the
son <1121 ben > of Zadok <6659 Tsadowq >, Let me now <4994 na> >
run <7323 ruwts >, and bear <1319 basar > the king <4428 melek >
tidings <1319 basar >, how that the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > hath
avenged <8199 shaphat > him of his enemies <0341 > oyeb >.



20 And Joab <3097 Yow>ab > said <0559 >amar > unto him, Thou
shalt not bear <1319 basar > tidings <1309 b@sowrah > this <2088
zeh > day <3117 yowm >, but thou shalt bear <1319 basar >
tidings <1319 basar > another <0312 >acher > day <3117 yowm >:
but this <2088 zeh > day <3117 yowm > thou shalt bear <1319
basar > no <3808 lo> > tidings <1319 basar >, because the king's
<4428 melek > son <1121 ben > is dead <4191 muwth >.



21 Then said <0559 >amar > Joab <3097 Yow>ab > to Cushi <3569
Kuwshiy >, Go <3212 yalak > tell <5046 nagad > the king <4428
melek > what <0834 >aher > thou hast seen <7200 ra>ah >. And
Cushi <3569 Kuwshiy > bowed <7812 shachah > himself unto Joab
<3097 Yow>ab >, and ran <7323 ruwts >.



22 Then said <0559 >amar > Ahimaaz <0290 > Achiyma<ats > the son
<1121 ben > of Zadok <6659 Tsadowq > yet <5750 < owd > again
<3254 yacaph > to Joab <3097 Yow>ab >, But howsoever, let me, I
pray <4994 na> > thee, also <1571 gam > run < 7323 ruwts > after
<0310 >achar > Cushi <3569 Kuwshiy >. And Joab < 3097 Yow>ab >
said <0559 >amar >, Wherefore wilt thou run <7323 ruwts >, my
son <1121 ben >, seeing that thou hast no <0369 >ayin > tidings
<1309 b@sowrah > ready <4672 matsa> >?



23 But howsoever, [said he], let me run <7323 ruwts >. And he
said <0559 >amar > unto him, Run <7323 ruwts >. Then Ahimaaz
<0290 >Achiyma<ats > ran <7323 ruwts > by the way <1870 derek >
of the plain <3603 kikkar >, and overran <5674 <abar > Cushi
<3569 Kuwshiy >.



24 And David <1732 David > sat <3427 yashab > between <0996
beyn > the two <8147 sh@nayim > gates <8179 sha<ar >: and the
watchman <6822 tsaphah > went <3212 yalak > up to the roof <1406
gag > over <0413 >el > the gate <8179 sha<ar > unto the wall
<2346 chowmah >, and lifted <5375 nasa> > up his eyes <5869
<ayin >, and looked <7200 ra>ah >, and behold < 2009 hinneh > a
man <0376 >iysh > running <7323 ruwts > alone < 0905 bad >.



25 And the watchman <6822 tsaphah > cried <7121 qara> >, and
told <5046 nagad > the king <4428 melek >. And the king <4428
melek > said <0559 >amar >, If <0518 >im > he [be] alone <0905
bad >, [there is] tidings <1309 b@sowrah > in his mouth <6310
peh >. And he came <3212 yalak > apace, and drew near <7126
qarab >.



26 And the watchman <6822 tsaphah > saw <7200 ra>ah > another
<0312 >acher > man <0376 >iysh > running < 7323 ruwts >: and the
watchman <6822 tsaphah > called <7121 qara> > unto the porter
<7778 show<er >, and said <0559 >amar >, Behold <2009 hinneh >
[another] man <0376 >iysh > running <7323 ruwts > alone <0905
bad >. And the king <4428 melek > said <0559 >amar >, He also
<1571 gam > bringeth <1319 basar > tidings <1319 basar >.



27 And the watchman <6822 tsaphah > said <0559 >amar >, Me
thinketh <7200 ra>ah > the running <4794 m@ruwtsah > of the
foremost <7223 ri>shown > is like the running <4794 m@ruwtsah >
of Ahimaaz <0290 >Achiyma<ats > the son <1121 ben > of Zadok
<6659 Tsadowq >. And the king <4428 melek > said < 0559 >amar >,
He [is] a good <2896 towb > man <0376 >iysh >, and cometh <0935
bow> > with good <2896 towb > tidings <1309 b@sowrah >.



28 And Ahimaaz <0290 >Achiyma<ats > called <7121 qara> >, and
said <0559 >amar > unto the king <4428 melek >, All is well
<7965 shalowm >. And he fell <7812 shachah > down < 7821
sh@chiytah > to the earth <0776 >erets > upon his face <0639
>aph > before the king <4428 melek >, and said < 0559 >amar >,
Blessed <1288 barak > [be] the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > thy God
<0430 >elohiym >, which <0834 >aher > hath delivered <5462 cagar
> up the men <0582 >enowsh > that lifted <5375 nasa> > up their
hand <3027 yad > against my lord <0113 >adown > the king <4428
melek >.



29 And the king <4428 melek > said <0559 >amar >, Is the young
<5288 na<ar > man Absalom <53> safe <7965 shalowm >? And Ahimaaz
<0290 >Achiyma<ats > answered <0559 >amar >, When Joab <3097
Yow>ab > sent <7971 shalach > the king's <4428 melek > servant
<5650 <ebed >, and [me] thy servant <5650 <ebed >, I saw <7200
ra>ah > a great <1419 gadowl > tumult <1995 hamown >, but I knew
<3045 yada< > not what <4100 mah > [it was].



30 And the king <4428 melek > said <0559 >amar > [unto him],
Turn <5437 cabab > aside <5437 cabab >, [and] stand <3320 yatsab
> here <3541 koh >. And he turned <5437 cabab > aside <5437
cabab >, and stood <5975 <amad > still.



31 And, behold <2009 hinneh >, Cushi <3569 Kuwshiy > came <0935
bow> >; and Cushi <3569 Kuwshiy > said <0559 > amar >, Tidings
<1319 basar >, my lord <0113 >adown > the king < 4428 melek >:
for the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > hath avenged <8199 shaphat > thee
this day <3117 yowm > of all <3605 kol > them that rose <6965
quwm > up against <5921 <al > thee.



32 And the king <4428 melek > said <0559 >amar > unto Cushi
<3569 Kuwshiy >, Is the young <5288 na<ar > man Absalom <53>
safe <7965 shalowm >? And Cushi <3569 Kuwshiy > answered <0559
>amar >, The enemies <0341 >oyeb > of my lord < 0113 >adown > the
king <4428 melek >, and all <3605 kol > that rise < 6965 quwm >
against <5921 <al > thee to do [thee] hurt <7451 ra< >, be as
[that] young <5288 na<ar > man [is].



33 And the king <4428 melek > was much moved <7264 ragaz >, and
went <5927 <alah > up to the chamber <5944 <aliyah > over <5921
<al > the gate <8179 sha<ar >, and wept <1058 bakah >: and as he
went <3212 yalak >, thus <3541 koh > he said <0559 >amar >, O my
son <1121 ben > Absalom <53>, my son <1121 ben > , my son <1121
ben > Absalom <53>! would God I had died <4191 muwth > for thee,
O Absalom <53>, my son <1121 ben >, my son <1121 ben >!



2Samuel 19



1. And it was told <5046 nagad > Joab <3097 Yow>ab >, Behold
<2009 hinneh >, the king <4428 melek > weepeth < 1058 bakah > and
mourneth <56> for Absalom <53>.



2 And the victory <8668 t@shuw<ah > that day <3117 yowm > was
[turned] into mourning <60> unto all <3605 kol > the people
<5971 <am >: for the people <5971 <am > heard <8085 shama< > say
<0559 >amar > that day <3117 yowm > how the king <4428 melek >
was grieved <6087 <atsab > for his son <1121 ben >.



3 And the people <5971 <am > gat <0935 bow> > them by stealth
<1589 ganab > that day <3117 yowm > into the city < 5892 <iyr >,
as people <5971 <am > being ashamed <3637 kalam > steal <1589
ganab > away when they flee <5127 nuwc > in battle < 4421
milchamah >.



4 But the king <4428 melek > covered <3813 la>at > his face
<6440 paniym >, and the king <4428 melek > cried < 2199 za<aq >
with a loud <1419 gadowl > voice <6963 qowl >, O my son <1121
ben > Absalom <53>, O Absalom <53>, my son < 1121 ben >, my son
<1121 ben >!



5 And Joab <3097 Yow>ab > came <0935 bow> > into the house
<1004 bayith > to the king <4428 melek >, and said <0559 >amar >,
Thou hast shamed <3001 yabesh > this day <3117 yowm > the faces
<6440 paniym > of all <3605 kol > thy servants < 5650 <ebed >,
which this day <3117 yowm > have saved <4422 malat > thy life
<5315 nephesh >, and the lives <5315 nephesh > of thy sons <1121
ben > and of thy daughters <1121 ben >, and the lives <5315
nephesh > of thy wives <0802 >ishshah >, and the lives <5315
nephesh > of thy concubines <6370 piylegesh >;



6 In that thou lovest <0157 >ahab > thine enemies < 8130 sane> >,
and hatest <8130 sane> > thy friends <0157 >ahab >. For thou
hast declared <5046 nagad > this day <3117 yowm >, that thou
regardest neither <0369 >ayin > princes <8269 sar > nor servants
<5650 <ebed >: for this day <3117 yowm > I perceive <3045 yada<
>, that if <3863 luw> > Absalom <53> had lived <2416 chay >, and
all <3605 kol > we had died <4191 muwth > this day <3117 yowm >,
then <0227 >az > it had pleased thee well.



7 Now <6258 <attah > therefore arise <6965 quwm >, go <3318
yatsa> > forth <3318 yatsa> >, and speak <1696 dabar >
comfortably unto thy servants <5650 <ebed >: for I swear <7650
shaba< > by the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >, if <3588 kiy > thou go
<3318 yatsa> > not forth <3318 yatsa> >, there will not tarry
<3885 luwn > one <0376 >iysh > with thee this night <3915 layil
>: and that will be worse <7489 ra<a< > unto thee than all <3605
kol > the evil <7451 ra< > that befell <0935 bow> > thee from
thy youth <5271 na<uwr > until <5704 <ad > now <6258 <attah >.



8 Then the king <4428 melek > arose <6965 quwm >, and sat <3427
yashab > in the gate <8179 sha<ar >. And they told <5046 nagad >
unto all <3605 kol > the people <5971 <am >, saying <0559 >amar
>, Behold <2009 hinneh >, the king <4428 melek > doth sit <3427
yashab > in the gate <8179 sha<ar >. And all <3605 kol > the
people <5971 <am > came <0935 bow> > before < 6440 paniym > the
king <4428 melek >: for Israel <3478 Yisra>el > had fled <5127
nuwc > every man <0376 >iysh > to his tent <0168 >ohel >.



9. And all <3605 kol > the people <5971 <am > were at strife
<1777 diyn > throughout all <3605 kol > the tribes <7626 shebet
> of Israel <3478 Yisra>el >, saying <0559 > amar >, The king
<4428 melek > saved <5337 natsal > us out of the hand <3709 kaph
> of our enemies <0341 >oyeb >, and he delivered < 4422 malat >
us out of the hand <3709 kaph > of the Philistines <6430
P@lishtiy >; and now <6258 <attah > he is fled < 1272 barach >
out of the land <0776 >erets > for Absalom <53>.



10 And Absalom <53>, whom <0834 >aher > we anointed <4886
mashach > over <5921 <al > us, is dead <4191 muwth > in battle
<4421 milchamah >. Now <6258 <attah > therefore why <4100 mah >
speak <2790 charash > ye not a word of bringing <7725 shuwb >
the king <4428 melek > back <7725 shuwb >?



11 And king <4428 melek > David <1732 David > sent <7971
shalach > to Zadok <6659 Tsadowq > and to Abiathar < 54> the
priests <3548 kohen >, saying <0559 >amar >, Speak <1696 dabar >
unto the elders <2205 zaqen > of Judah <3063 Y@huwdah >, saying
<0559 >amar >, Why <4100 mah > are ye the last < 0314 >acharown >
to bring <7725 shuwb > the king <4428 melek > back <7725 shuwb >
to his house <1004 bayith >? seeing the speech <1697 dabar > of
all <3605 kol > Israel <3478 Yisra>el > is come <0935 bow> > to
the king <4428 melek >, [even] to his house <1004 bayith >.



12 Ye [are] my brethren <0251 >ach >, ye [are] my bones <6106
<etsem > and my flesh <1320 basar >: wherefore < 4100 mah > then
are ye the last <0314 >acharown > to bring <7725 shuwb > back
<7725 shuwb > the king <4428 melek >?





13 And say <0559 >amar > ye to Amasa <6021 < Amasa> >, [Art]
thou not of my bone <6106 <etsem >, and of my flesh < 1320 basar
>? God <0430 >elohiym > do <6213 <asah > so <3541 koh > to me,
and more <3254 yacaph > also <3541 koh >, if <0518 >im > thou be
not captain <8269 sar > of the host <6635 tsaba> > before <6440
paniym > me continually in the room <8478 tachath > of Joab
<3097 Yow>ab >.



14 And he bowed <5186 natah > the heart <3824 lebab > of all
<3605 kol > the men <0376 >iysh > of Judah < 3063 Y@huwdah >,
even as [the heart of] one <0259 >echad > man <0376 >iysh >; so
that they sent <7971 shalach > [this word] unto the king <4428
melek >, Return <7725 shuwb > thou, and all <3605 kol > thy
servants <5650 <ebed >.



15 So the king <4428 melek > returned <7725 shuwb >, and came
<0935 bow> > to Jordan <3383 Yarden >. And Judah <3063 Y@huwdah
> came <0935 bow> > to Gilgal <1537 Gilgal >, to go <3212 yalak
> to meet <7125 qir>ah > the king <4428 melek >, to conduct
<5674 <abar > the king <4428 melek > over <5674 <abar > Jordan
<3383 Yarden >.



16. And Shimei <8096 Shim<iy > the son <1121 ben > of Gera
<1617 Gera> >, a Benjamite <1145 Ben-y@miyniy >, which <0834
>aher > [was] of Bahurim <0980 Bachuriym >, hasted <4116 mahar >
and came <3381 yarad > down <3381 yarad > with the men <0376
>iysh > of Judah <3063 Y@huwdah > to meet <7125 qir>ah > king
<4428 melek > David <1732 David >.



17 And [there were] a thousand <0505 >eleph > men < 0376 >iysh >
of Benjamin <1144 Binyamiyn > with him, and Ziba <6717 Tsiyba> >
the servant <5288 na<ar > of the house <1004 bayith > of Saul
<7586 Sha>uwl >, and his fifteen <6240 <asar > sons <1121 ben >
and his twenty <6242 <esriym > servants <5650 < ebed > with him;
and they went <6743 tsalach > over <6743 tsalach > Jordan <3383
Yarden > before <6440 paniym > the king <4428 melek >.



18 And there went <5674 <abar > over <5674 <abar > a ferry
<5679 <abarah > boat <5679 <abarah > to carry <5674 <abar > over
<5674 <abar > the king's <4428 melek > household <1004 bayith >,
and to do <6213 <asah > what he thought <5869 < ayin > good <2896
towb >. And Shimei <8096 Shim<iy > the son <1121 ben > of Gera
<1617 Gera> > fell <5307 naphal > down before < 6440 paniym > the
king <4428 melek >, as he was come <5674 <abar > over <5674
<abar > Jordan <3383 Yarden >;



19 And said <0559 >amar > unto the king <4428 melek >, Let not
my lord <0113 >adown > impute <2803 chashab > iniquity <5771
<avon > unto me, neither <0408 >al > do thou remember <2142
zakar > that which <0834 >aher > thy servant <5650 <ebed > did
perversely <5753 <avah > the day <3117 yowm > that my lord <0113
>adown > the king <4428 melek > went <3318 yatsa> > out of
Jerusalem <3389 Y@ruwshalaim >, that the king <4428 melek >
should take <7760 suwm > it to his heart <3820 leb >.



20 For thy servant <5650 <ebed > doth know <3045 yada< > that I
have sinned <2398 chata> >: therefore, behold <2009 hinneh >, I
am come <0935 bow> > the first <7223 ri>shown > this day <3117
yowm > of all <3605 kol > the house <1004 bayith > of Joseph
<3130 Yowceph > to go <3381 yarad > down <3381 yarad > to meet
<7125 qir>ah > my lord <0113 >adown > the king <4428 melek >.



21 But Abishai <52> the son <1121 ben > of Zeruiah <6870
Ts@ruwyah > answered <6030 <anah > and said <0559 >amar >, Shall
not Shimei <8096 Shim<iy > be put to death <4191 muwth > for
this <2063 zo>th >, because <3588 kiy > he cursed <7043 qalal >
the LORD'S <3068 Y@hovah > anointed <4899 mashiyach >?



22 And David <1732 David > said <0559 >amar >, What <4100 mah >
have I to do with you, ye sons <1121 ben > of Zeruiah < 6870
Ts@ruwyah >, that ye should this day <3117 yowm > be adversaries
<7854 satan > unto me? shall there any man <0376 > iysh > be put
to death <4191 muwth > this day <3117 yowm > in Israel <3478
Yisra>el >? for do not I know <3045 yada< > that I [am] this day
<3117 yowm > king <4428 melek > over <5921 <al > Israel <3478
Yisra>el >?



23 Therefore the king <4428 melek > said <0559 >amar > unto
Shimei <8096 Shim<iy >, Thou shalt not die <4191 muwth >. And
the king <4428 melek > sware <7650 shaba< > unto him.



24. And Mephibosheth <4648 M@phiybosheth > the son < 1121 ben >
of Saul <7586 Sha>uwl > came <3381 yarad > down <3381 yarad > to
meet <7125 qir>ah > the king <4428 melek >, and had neither
<3808 lo> > dressed <6213 <asah > his feet < 7272 regel >, nor
<3808 lo> > trimmed <6213 <asah > his beard < 8222 sapham >, nor
<3808 lo> > washed <3526 kabac > his clothes < 0899 beged >, from
the day <3117 yowm > the king <4428 melek > departed <3212 yalak
> until <5704 <ad > the day <3117 yowm > he came <0935 bow> >
[again] in peace <7965 shalowm >.



25 And it came <1961 hayah > to pass, when <3588 kiy > he was
come <0935 bow> > to Jerusalem <3389 Y@ruwshalaim > to meet
<7125 qir>ah > the king <4428 melek >, that the king <4428 melek
> said <0559 >amar > unto him, Wherefore <4100 mah > wentest
<1980 halak > not thou with me, Mephibosheth <4648 M@phiybosheth
>?



26 And he answered <0559 >amar >, My lord <0113 > adown >, O
king <4428 melek >, my servant <5650 <ebed > deceived <7411
ramah > me: for thy servant <5650 <ebed > said < 0559 >amar >, I
will saddle <2280 chabash > me an ass <2543 chamowr >, that I
may ride <7392 rakab > thereon <5921 <al >, and go <3212 yalak >
to the king <4428 melek >; because <3588 kiy > thy servant <5650
<ebed > [is] lame <6455 picceach >.



27 And he hath slandered <7270 ragal > thy servant < 5650 <ebed
> unto my lord <0113 >adown > the king <4428 melek >; but my
lord <0113 >adown > the king <4428 melek > [is] as an angel
<4397 mal>ak > of God <0430 >elohiym >: do < 6213 <asah >
therefore [what is] good <2896 towb > in thine eyes < 5869 <ayin
>.



28 For all <3605 kol > [of] my father's <1> house <1004 bayith
> were but dead <4194 maveth > men <0582 >enowsh > before <6440
paniym > my lord <0113 >adown > the king <4428 melek >: yet
didst thou set <7896 shiyth > thy servant <5650 <ebed > among
them that did eat <0398 >akal > at thine own table < 7979
shulchan >. What <4100 mah > right <6666 ts@daqah > therefore
have <3426 yesh > I yet to cry <2199 za<aq > any more <5750 <owd
> unto the king <4428 melek >?



29 And the king <4428 melek > said <0559 >amar > unto him, Why
<4100 mah > speakest <1696 dabar > thou any more < 5750 <owd > of
thy matters <1697 dabar >? I have said <0559 >amar >, Thou and
Ziba <6717 Tsiyba> > divide <2505 chalaq > the land <7704 sadeh
>.



30 And Mephibosheth <4648 M@phiybosheth > said <0559 >amar >
unto the king <4428 melek >, Yea <0637 >aph >, let him take
<3947 laqach > all <3605 kol >, forasmuch as my lord <0113
>adown > the king <4428 melek > is come <0935 bow> > again <7725
shuwb > in peace <7965 shalowm > unto his own house < 1004 bayith
>.



31. And Barzillai <1271 Barzillay > the Gileadite <1569
Gil<adiy > came <3381 yarad > down <3381 yarad > from Rogelim
<7274 Rog@liym >, and went <5674 <abar > over < 5674 <abar >
Jordan <3383 Yarden > with the king <4428 melek >, to conduct
<7971 shalach > him over <5674 <abar > Jordan < 3383 Yarden >.



32 Now Barzillai <1271 Barzillay > was a very <3966 m@<od >
aged <2204 zaqen > man, [even] fourscore <8084 sh@moniym > years
<8141 shaneh > old <1121 ben >: and he had provided the king
<4428 melek > of sustenance <3557 kuwl > while he lay <7871
shiybah > at Mahanaim <4266 Machanayim >; for he [was] a very
<3966 m@<od > great <1419 gadowl > man <0376 >iysh >.



33 And the king <4428 melek > said <0559 >amar > unto Barzillai
<1271 Barzillay >, Come <5674 <abar > thou over <5674 <abar >
with me, and I will feed <3557 kuwl > thee with me in Jerusalem
<3389 Y@ruwshalaim >.



34 And Barzillai <1271 Barzillay > said <0559 >amar > unto the
king <4428 melek >, How <4100 mah > long <3117 yowm > have I to
live <2416 chay >, that I should go <5927 <alah > up with the
king <4428 melek > unto Jerusalem <3389 Y@ruwshalaim > ?



35 I [am] this day <3117 yowm > fourscore <8084 sh@moniym >
years <8141 shaneh > old <1121 ben >: [and] can I discern <3045
yada< > between <0996 beyn > good <2896 towb > and evil <7451
ra< >? can thy servant <5650 <ebed > taste < 2938 ta<am > what I
eat <0398 >akal > or <0854 >eth > what I drink <8354 shathah >?
can I hear <8085 shama< > any more <5750 <owd > the voice <6963
qowl > of singing <7891 shiyr > men <0582 >enowsh > and singing
<7891 shiyr > women? wherefore <4100 mah > then should thy
servant <5650 <ebed > be yet <5750 <owd > a burden <4853 massa>
> unto my lord <0113 >adown > the king <4428 melek >?



36 Thy servant <5650 <ebed > will go <5674 <abar > a little
<4592 m@<at > way over <5674 <abar > Jordan < 3383 Yarden > with
the king <4428 melek >: and why <4100 mah > should the king
<4428 melek > recompense <1580 gamal > it me with such <2063
zo>th > a reward <1578 g@muwlah >?



37 Let thy servant <5650 <ebed >, I pray <4994 na> > thee, turn
<7725 shuwb > back <7725 shuwb > again <7725 shuwb >, that I may
die <4191 muwth > in mine own city <5892 <iyr >, [and be buried]
by the grave <6913 qeber > of my father <1> and of my mother
<0517 >em >. But behold <2009 hinneh > thy servant <5650 <ebed >
Chimham <3643 Kimham >; let him go <5674 <abar > over <5674
<abar > with my lord <3068 Y@hovah > the king < 4428 melek >; and
do <6213 <asah > to him what shall seem good <2896 towb > unto
thee.



38 And the king <4428 melek > answered <0559 >amar >, Chimham
<3643 Kimham > shall go <5674 <abar > over with me, and I will
do <6213 <asah > to him that which shall seem good < 2896 towb >
unto thee: and whatsoever thou shalt require <0977 bachar > of
me, [that] will I do <6213 <asah > for thee.



39 And all <3605 kol > the people <5971 <am > went <5674 <abar
> over Jordan <3383 Yarden >. And when the king <4428 melek >
was come <5674 <abar > over, the king <4428 melek > kissed <5401
nashaq > Barzillai <1271 Barzillay >, and blessed < 1288 barak >
him; and he returned <7725 shuwb > unto his own place < 4725
maqowm >.



40. Then the king <4428 melek > went <5674 <abar > on to Gilgal
<1537 Gilgal >, and Chimham <3643 Kimham > went < 5674 <abar > on
with him: and all <3605 kol > the people <5971 <am > of Judah
<3063 Y@huwdah > conducted <5674 <abar > the king <4428 melek >,
and also <1571 gam > half <2677 chetsiy > the people <5971 <am >
of Israel <3478 Yisra>el >.



41 And, behold <2009 hinneh >, all <3605 kol > the men <0376
>iysh > of Israel <3478 Yisra>el > came <0935 bow> > to the king
<4428 melek >, and said <0559 >amar > unto the king <4428 melek
>, Why <4069 madduwa< > have our brethren <0251 >ach > the men
<0376 >iysh > of Judah <3063 Y@huwdah > stolen < 1589 ganab >
thee away, and have brought <5674 <abar > the king < 4428 melek >,
and his household <1004 bayith >, and all <3605 kol > David's
<1732 David > men <0582 >enowsh > with him, over Jordan <3383
Yarden >?



42 And all <3605 kol > the men <0376 >iysh > of Judah <3063
Y@huwdah > answered <6030 <anah > the men <0376 >iysh > of
Israel <3478 Yisra>el >, Because <3588 kiy > the king <4428
melek > [is] near <7138 qarowb > of kin to us: wherefore <4100
mah > then be ye angry <2734 charah > for this <2088 zeh >
matter <1697 dabar >? have we eaten <0398 >akal > at all of the
king's <4428 melek > [cost]? or hath he given <5375 nasa> > us
any gift <5379 nisse>th >?



43 And the men <0376 >iysh > of Israel <3478 Yisra>el >
answered <6030 <anah > the men <0376 >iysh > of Judah <3063
Y@huwdah >, and said <0559 >amar >, We have ten < 6235 <eser >
parts in the king <4428 melek >, and we have also <1571 gam >
more [right <3225 yamiyn >] in David <1732 David > than ye: why
<4069 madduwa< > then did ye despise <7043 qalal > us, that our
advice <1697 dabar > should not be first <7223 ri> shown > had in
bringing <7725 shuwb > back <7725 shuwb > our king <4428 melek
>? And the words <1697 dabar > of the men <0376 > iysh > of Judah
<3063 Y@huwdah > were fiercer <7185 qashah > than the words
<1697 dabar > of the men <0376 >iysh > of Israel <3478 Yisra>el
>.





2Samuel 20



1. And there <8033 sham > happened <7122 qara> > to be there a
man <0376 >iysh > of Belial <1100 b@liya<al >, whose name <8034
shem > [was] Sheba <7652 sheba< >, the son <1121 ben > of Bichri
<1075 Bikriy >, a Benjamite <1145 Ben-y@miyniy >: and he blew
<8628 taqa< > a trumpet <7782 showphar >, and said <0559 >amar >,
We have no <0369 >ayin > part <2506 cheleq > in David <1732
David >, neither <3808 lo> > have we inheritance < 5159 nachalah
> in the son <1121 ben > of Jesse <3448 Yishay >: every <0376
>iysh > man <0376 >iysh > to his tents <0168 >ohel >, O Israel
<3478 Yisra>el >.



2 So every <0376 >iysh > man <0376 >iysh > of Israel <3478
Yisra>el > went <5927 <alah > up from after < 0310 >achar > David
<1732 David >, [and] followed <0310 >achar > Sheba <7652 sheba<
> the son <1121 ben > of Bichri <1075 Bikriy >: but the men
<0376 >iysh > of Judah <3063 Y@huwdah > clave < 1692 dabaq > unto
their king <4428 melek >, from Jordan <3383 Yarden > even to
Jerusalem <3389 Y@ruwshalaim >.



3 And David <1732 David > came <0935 bow> > to his house <1004
bayith > at Jerusalem <3389 Y@ruwshalaim >; and the king <4428
melek > took <3947 laqach > the ten <6235 <eser > women <0802
>ishshah > [his] concubines <6370 piylegesh >, whom <0834 >aher
> he had left <3240 yanach > to keep <8104 shamar > the house
<1004 bayith >, and put <5414 nathan > them in ward <4931
mishmereth >, and fed <3557 kuwl > them, but went < 0935 bow> >
not in unto them. So they were shut <6887 tsarar > up unto the
day <3117 yowm > of their death <4191 muwth >, living <2424
chayuwth > in widowhood <0491 >almanuwth >.





4. Then said <0559 >amar > the king <4428 melek > to Amasa
<6021 <Amasa> >, Assemble <2199 za<aq > me the men <0376 >iysh >
of Judah <3063 Y@huwdah > within three <7969 shalowsh > days
<3117 yowm >, and be thou here <6311 poh > present <5975 <amad >.



5 So Amasa <6021 <Amasa> > went <3212 yalak > to assemble <2199
za<aq > [the men of] Judah <3063 Y@huwdah >: but he tarried
<3186 yachar > longer than <4480 min > the set < 4150 mow<ed >
time which <0834 >aher > he had appointed <3259 ya< ad > him.



6 And David <1732 David > said <0559 >amar > to Abishai <52>,
Now <6258 <attah > shall Sheba <7652 sheba< > the son <1121 ben
> of Bichri <1075 Bikriy > do us more harm <3415 yara< > than
<4480 min > [did] Absalom <53>: take <3947 laqach > thou thy
lord's <0113 >adown > servants <5650 <ebed >, and pursue <7291
radaph > after <0310 >achar > him, lest <6435 pen > he get <4672
matsa> > him fenced <1211 b@tsel > cities <5892 <iyr >, and
escape <5337 natsal > us.



7 And there went <3318 yatsa> > out after <0310 > achar > him
Joab's <3097 Yow>ab > men <0582 >enowsh >, and the Cherethites
<3774 K@rethiy >, and the Pelethites <6432 P@lethiy >, and all
<3605 kol > the mighty <1368 gibbowr > men: and they went <3318
yatsa> > out of Jerusalem <3389 Y@ruwshalaim >, to pursue <7291
radaph > after <0310 >achar > Sheba <7652 sheba< > the son <1121
ben > of Bichri <1075 Bikriy >.



8 When they [were] at <5973 <im > the great <1419 gadowl >
stone <68> which <0834 >aher > [is] in Gibeon < 1391 Gib<own >,
Amasa <6021 <Amasa> > went <0935 bow> > before <6440 paniym >
them. And Joab's <3097 Yow>ab > garment <4055 mad > that he had
put <5414 nathan > on was girded <2296 chagar > unto him, and
upon it a girdle <2290 chagowr > [with] a sword <2719 chereb >
fastened <6775 tsamad > upon his loins <4975 mothen > in the
sheath <8593 ta<ar > thereof; and as he went <3318 yatsa> >
forth <3318 yatsa> > it fell <5307 naphal > out.



9 And Joab <3097 Yow>ab > said <0559 >amar > to Amasa <6021
<Amasa> >, [Art] thou in health <7965 shalowm >, my brother
<0251 >ach >? And Joab <3097 Yow>ab > took < 0270 >achaz > Amasa
<6021 <Amasa> > by the beard <2206 zaqan > with the right <3225
yamiyn > hand <3027 yad > to kiss <5401 nashaq > him.



10 But Amasa <6021 <Amasa> > took no <3808 lo> > heed <8104
shamar > to the sword <2719 chereb > that [was] in Joab's <3097
Yow>ab > hand <3027 yad >: so he smote <5221 nakah > him
therewith in the fifth <2570 chomesh > [rib], and shed < 8210
shaphak > out his bowels <4578 me<ah > to the ground <0776
>erets >, and struck <8138 shanah > him not again < 8138 shanah >;
and he died <4191 muwth >. So Joab <3097 Yow>ab > and Abishai
<52> his brother <0251 >ach > pursued <7291 radaph > after <0310
>achar > Sheba <7652 sheba< > the son <1121 ben > of Bichri
<1075 Bikriy >.



11 And one <0376 >iysh > of Joab's <3097 Yow>ab > men <0376
>iysh > stood <5975 <amad > by him, and said < 0559 >amar >, He
that favoureth <2654 chaphets > Joab <3097 Yow>ab > , and he that
[is] for David <1732 David >, [let him go] after <0310 >achar >
Joab <3097 Yow>ab >.



12 And Amasa <6021 <Amasa> > wallowed <1556 galal > in blood
<1818 dam > in the midst <8432 tavek > of the highway <4546
m@cillah >. And when the man <0376 >iysh > saw < 7200 ra>ah >
that all <3605 kol > the people <5971 <am > stood <5975 <amad >
still, he removed <5437 cabab > Amasa <6021 <Amasa> > out of the
highway <4546 m@cillah > into the field <7704 sadeh >, and cast
<7993 shalak > a cloth <0899 beged > upon him, when he saw <7200
ra>ah > that every <3605 kol > one that came <0935 bow> > by him
stood <5975 <amad > still.



13 When he was removed <3014 yagah > out of the highway <4546
m@cillah >, all <3605 kol > the people <0376 >iysh > went <5674
<abar > on after <0310 >achar > Joab <3097 Yow>ab >, to pursue
<7291 radaph > after <0310 >achar > Sheba <7652 sheba< > the son
<1121 ben > of Bichri <1075 Bikriy >.



14. And he went <5674 <abar > through all <3605 kol > the
tribes <7626 shebet > of Israel <3478 Yisra>el > unto Abel <62>,
and to Bethmaachah <1038 Beyth Ma<akah >, and all < 3605 kol >
the Berites <1276 Beriy >: and they were gathered <7035 qalahh >
together, and went <0935 bow> > also <0637 >aph > after <0310
>achar > him.



15 And they came <0935 bow> > and besieged <6696 tsuwr > him in
Abel <62> of Bethmaachah <1038 Beyth Ma<akah >, and they cast
<8210 shaphak > up a bank <5550 col@lah > against < 0413 >el >
the city <5892 <iyr >, and it stood <5975 <amad > in the trench
<2426 cheyl >: and all <3605 kol > the people < 5971 <am > that
[were] with Joab <3097 Yow>ab > battered <7843 shachath > the
wall <2346 chowmah >, to throw <5307 naphal > it down <5307
naphal >.



16 Then cried <7121 qara> > a wise <2450 chakam > woman <0802
>ishshah > out of the city <5892 <iyr >, Hear < 8085 shama< >,
hear <8085 shama< >; say <0559 >amar >, I pray <4994 na> > you,
unto Joab <3097 Yow>ab >, Come <7126 qarab > near <7126 qarab >
hither, that I may speak <1696 dabar > with thee.



17 And when he was come <7126 qarab > near <7126 qarab > unto
her, the woman <0802 >ishshah > said <0559 >amar >, [Art] thou
Joab <3097 Yow>ab >? And he answered <0559 >amar >, I [am he].
Then she said <0559 >amar > unto him, Hear <8085 shama< > the
words <1697 dabar > of thine handmaid <0519 >amah > . And he
answered <0559 >amar >, I do hear <8085 shama< > .



18 Then she spake <0559 >amar >, saying <0559 > amar >, They
were wont <1696 dabar > to speak <1696 dabar > in old <7223
ri>shown > time, saying <0559 >amar >, They shall surely ask
<7592 sha>al > [counsel] at Abel <59>: and so < 3651 ken > they
ended <8552 tamam > [the matter].



19 I [am one of them that are] peaceable <7999 shalam > [and]
faithful <0539 >aman > in Israel <3478 Yisra>el >: thou seekest
<1245 baqash > to destroy <4191 muwth > a city < 5892 <iyr > and
a mother <0517 >em > in Israel <3478 Yisra>el >: why <4100 mah >
wilt thou swallow <1104 bala< > up the inheritance < 5159
nachalah > of the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >?



20 And Joab <3097 Yow>ab > answered <6030 <anah > and said
<0559 >amar >, Far <2486 chaliylah > be it, far <2486 chaliylah
> be it from me, that I should swallow <1104 bala< > up or
destroy <7843 shachath >.



21 The matter <1697 dabar > [is] not so <3651 ken >: but a man
<0376 >iysh > of mount <2022 har > Ephraim < 0669 >Ephrayim >,
Sheba <7652 sheba< > the son <1121 ben > of Bichri <1075 Bikriy
> by name <8034 shem >, hath lifted <5375 nasa> > up his hand
<3027 yad > against the king <4428 melek >, [even] against David
<1732 David >: deliver <5414 nathan > him only, and I will
depart <3212 yalak > from the city <5892 <iyr >. And the woman
<0802 >ishshah > said <0559 >amar > unto Joab <3097 Yow>ab >,
Behold <2009 hinneh >, his head <7218 ro>sh > shall be thrown
<7993 shalak > to thee over <1157 b@<ad > the wall <2346 chowmah
>.



22 Then the woman <0802 >ishshah > went <0935 bow> > unto all
<3605 kol > the people <5971 <am > in her wisdom <2451 chokmah >.
And they cut <3772 karath > off the head <7218 ro>sh > of Sheba
<7652 sheba< > the son <1121 ben > of Bichri < 1075 Bikriy >, and
cast <7993 shalak > [it] out to Joab <3097 Yow>ab > . And he blew
<8628 taqa< > a trumpet <7782 showphar >, and they retired <6327
puwts > from the city <5892 <iyr >, every man < 0376 >iysh > to
his tent <0168 >ohel >. And Joab <3097 Yow>ab > returned <7725
shuwb > to Jerusalem <3389 Y@ruwshalaim > unto the king <4428
melek >.



23. Now Joab <3097 Yow>ab > [was] over <0413 >el > all <3605
kol > the host <6635 tsaba> > of Israel <3478 Yisra>el >: and
Benaiah <1141 B@nayah > the son <1121 ben > of Jehoiada <3111
Yowyada< > [was] over <5921 <al > the Cherethites <3774 K@rethiy
> and over <5921 <al > the Pelethites <6432 P@lethiy >:



24 And Adoram <0151 >Adoram > [was] over <5921 < al > the
tribute <4522 mac >: and Jehoshaphat <3092 Y@howshaphat > the
son <1121 ben > of Ahilud <0286 >Achiyluwd > [was] recorder
<2142 zakar >:



25 And Sheva <7724 Sh@va> > [was] scribe <5608 caphar >: and
Zadok <6659 Tsadowq > and Abiathar <54> [were] the priests <3548
kohen >:



26 And Ira <5896 <Iyra> > also <1571 gam > the Jairite <2972
Ya>iriy > was a chief <3548 kohen > ruler about David <1732
David >.



2Samuel 21



1. Then there was a famine <7458 ra<ab > in the days <3117 yowm
> of David <1732 David > three <7969 shalowsh > years <8141
shaneh >, year <8141 shaneh > after <0310 >achar > year <8141
shaneh >; and David <1732 David > enquired <1245 baqash > of the
LORD <3068 Y@hovah >. And the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > answered
<0559 >amar >, [It is] for Saul <7586 Sha>uwl >, and for [his]
bloody <1818 dam > house <1004 bayith >, because he slew <4191
muwth > the Gibeonites <1393 Gib<oniy >.



2 And the king <4428 melek > called <7121 qara> > the
Gibeonites <1393 Gib<oniy >, and said <0559 >amar > unto them;
(now the Gibeonites <1393 Gib<oniy > [were] not of the children
<1121 ben > of Israel <3478 Yisra>el >, but of the remnant <3499
yether > of the Amorites <0567 >Emoriy >; and the children <1121
ben > of Israel <3478 Yisra>el > had sworn <7650 shaba< > unto
them: and Saul <7586 Sha>uwl > sought <1245 baqash > to slay
<5221 nakah > them in his zeal <7065 qana> > to the children
<1121 ben > of Israel <3478 Yisra>el > and Judah <3063 Y@huwdah
>.)



3 Wherefore David <1732 David > said <0559 >amar > unto the
Gibeonites <1393 Gib<oniy >, What <4100 mah > shall I do <6213
<asah > for you? and wherewith <4100 mah > shall I make the
atonement <3722 kaphar >, that ye may bless <1288 barak > the
inheritance <5159 nachalah > of the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >?



4 And the Gibeonites <1393 Gib<oniy > said <0559 > amar > unto
him, We will have no <0369 >ayin > silver <3701 keceph > nor
gold <2091 zahab > of Saul <7586 Sha>uwl >, nor of his house
<1004 bayith >; neither <0369 >ayin > for us shalt thou kill
<4191 muwth > any man <0376 >iysh > in Israel < 3478 Yisra>el >.
And he said <0559 >amar >, What <4100 mah > ye shall say <0559
>amar >, [that] will I do <6213 <asah > for you.



5 And they answered <0559 >amar > the king <4428 melek >, The
man <0376 >iysh > that consumed <3615 kalah > us, and that
devised <1819 damah > against us [that] we should be destroyed
<8045 shamad > from remaining <3320 yatsab > in any <3605 kol >
of the coasts <1366 g@buwl > of Israel <3478 Yisra>el >,



6 Let seven <7651 sheba< > men <0582 >enowsh > of his sons
<1121 ben > be delivered <5414 nathan > unto us, and we will
hang <3363 yaqa< > them up unto the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > in
Gibeah <1390 Gib<ah > of Saul <7586 Sha>uwl >, [whom] the LORD
<3068 Y@hovah > did choose <0972 bachiyr >. And the king <4428
melek > said <0559 >amar >, I will give <5414 nathan > [them].



7 But the king <4428 melek > spared <2550 chamal > Mephibosheth
<4648 M@phiybosheth >, the son <1121 ben > of Jonathan <3083
Y@hownathan > the son <1121 ben > of Saul <7586 Sha>uwl >,
because <5921 <al > of the LORD'S <3068 Y@hovah > oath <7621
sh@buw<ah > that [was] between <0996 beyn > them, between <0996
beyn > David <1732 David > and Jonathan <3083 Y@hownathan > the
son <1121 ben > of Saul <7586 Sha>uwl >.



8 But the king <4428 melek > took <3947 laqach > the two <8147
sh@nayim > sons <1121 ben > of Rizpah <7532 Ritspah > the
daughter <1323 bath > of Aiah <0345 >Ayah >, whom <0834 >aher >
she bare <3205 yalad > unto Saul <7586 Sha>uwl >, Armoni <0764
>Armoniy > and Mephibosheth <4648 M@phiybosheth >; and the five
<2568 chamesh > sons <1121 ben > of Michal <4324 Miykal > the
daughter <1323 bath > of Saul <7586 Sha>uwl >, whom she brought
<3205 yalad > up for Adriel <5741 <Adriy>el > the son <1121 ben
> of Barzillai <1271 Barzillay > the Meholathite < 4259
M@cholathiy >:



9 And he delivered <5414 nathan > them into the hands < 3027 yad
> of the Gibeonites <1393 Gib<oniy >, and they hanged <3363
yaqa< > them in the hill <2022 har > before <6440 paniym > the
LORD <3068 Y@hovah >: and they fell <5307 naphal > [all] seven
<7651 sheba< > together <3162 yachad >, and were put to death
<4191 muwth > in the days of harvest <7105 qatsiyr >, in the
first <7223 ri>shown > [days], in the beginning <8462 t@chillah
> of barley <8184 s@<orah > harvest <7105 qatsiyr >.



10. And Rizpah <7532 Ritspah > the daughter <1323 bath > of
Aiah <0345 >Ayah > took <3947 laqach > sackcloth <8242 saq >,
and spread <5186 natah > it for her upon the rock <6697 tsuwr >,
from the beginning <8462 t@chillah > of harvest <7105 qatsiyr >
until <5704 <ad > water <4325 mayim > dropped < 5413 nathak >
upon them out of heaven <8064 shamayim >, and suffered < 5414
nathan > neither <3808 lo> > the birds <5775 < owph > of the air
<8064 shamayim > to rest <5117 nuwach > on <5921 <al > them by
day <3119 yowmam >, nor the beasts <2416 chay > of the field
<7704 sadeh > by night <3915 layil >.



11 And it was told <5046 nagad > David <1732 David > what
Rizpah <7532 Ritspah > the daughter <1323 bath > of Aiah <0345
>Ayah >, the concubine <6370 piylegesh > of Saul < 7586 Sha>uwl >,
had done <6213 <asah >.



12 And David <1732 David > went <3212 yalak > and took <3947
laqach > the bones <6106 <etsem > of Saul <7586 Sha>uwl > and
the bones <6106 <etsem > of Jonathan <3083 Y@hownathan > his son
<1121 ben > from the men <1167 ba<al > of Jabeshgilead, which
<0834 >aher > had stolen <1589 ganab > them from the street
<7339 r@chob > of Bethshan <1052 Beyth Sh@>an >, where the
Philistines <6430 P@lishtiy > had hanged <8511 tala> > them,
when <3117 yowm > the Philistines <6430 P@lishtiy > had <1961
hayah > slain <5221 nakah > Saul <7586 Sha>uwl > in Gilboa <1533
Gilboa< >:



13 And he brought <5927 <alah > up from thence <8033 sham > the
bones <6106 <etsem > of Saul <7586 Sha>uwl > and the bones <6106
<etsem > of Jonathan <3083 Y@hownathan > his son < 1121 ben >;
and they gathered <0622 >acaph > the bones <6106 < etsem > of
them that were hanged <3363 yaqa< >.



14 And the bones <6106 <etsem > of Saul <7586 Sha> uwl > and
Jonathan <3083 Y@hownathan > his son <1121 ben > buried <6912
qabar > they in the country <0776 >erets > of Benjamin <1144
Binyamiyn > in Zelah <6762 Tsela< >, in the sepulchre <6913
qeber > of Kish <7027 Qiysh > his father <1>: and they performed
<6213 <asah > all <3605 kol > that the king < 4428 melek >
commanded <6680 tsavah >. And after <0310 >achar > that God
<0430 >elohiym > was intreated <6279 <athar > for the land <0776
>erets >.



15. Moreover the Philistines <6430 P@lishtiy > had < 1961 hayah
> yet <5750 <owd > war <4421 milchamah > again <5750 <owd > with
Israel <3478 Yisra>el >; and David <1732 David > went <3381
yarad > down <3381 yarad >, and his servants <5650 <ebed > with
him, and fought <3898 lacham > against the Philistines < 6430
P@lishtiy >: and David <1732 David > waxed faint < 5774 <uwph >.



16 And Ishbibenob <3430 Yishbow b@-Nob >, which <0834 >aher >
[was] of the sons <3211 yaliyd > of the giant <7497 rapha> >,
the weight <4948 mishqal > of whose spear <7013 qayin >
[weighed] three <7969 shalowsh > hundred <3967 me>ah > [shekels]
of brass <5178 n@chosheth > in weight <4948 mishqal >, he being
girded <2296 chagar > with a new <2319 chadash > [sword],
thought <0559 >amar > to have slain <5221 nakah > David <1732
David >.



17 But Abishai <52> the son <1121 ben > of Zeruiah <6870
Ts@ruwyah > succoured <5826 <azar > him, and smote <5221 nakah >
the Philistine <6430 P@lishtiy >, and killed <4191 muwth > him.
Then <0227 >az > the men <0582 >enowsh > of David <1732 David >
sware <7650 shaba< > unto him, saying <0559 >amar >, Thou shalt
go <3318 yatsa> > no <3808 lo> > more <5750 <owd > out with us
to battle <4421 milchamah >, that thou quench <3518 kabah > not
the light <5216 niyr > of Israel <3478 Yisra>el >.



18 And it came <1961 hayah > to pass after <0310 > achar > this
<3651 ken >, that there was again <5750 <owd > a battle <4421
milchamah > with the Philistines <6430 P@lishtiy > at Gob <1359
Gob >: then <0227 >az > Sibbechai <5444 Cibb@kay > the
Hushathite <2843 Chushathiy > slew <5221 nakah > Saph <5593 Caph
>, which <0834 >aher > [was] of the sons <3211 yaliyd > of the
giant <7497 rapha> >.



19 And there was again <5750 <owd > a battle <4421 milchamah >
in Gob <1359 Gob > with the Philistines <6430 P@lishtiy >, where
Elhanan <0445 >Elchanan > the son <1121 ben > of Jaareoregim
<3296 Ya<arey >Or@giym >, a Bethlehemite <1022 Beyth hal-Lachmiy
>, slew <5221 nakah > [the brother of] Goliath <1555 Golyath >
the Gittite <1663 Gittiy >, the staff <6086 <ets > of whose
spear <2595 chaniyth > [was] like a weaver's <0707 > arag > beam
<4500 manowr >.



20 And there was yet <5750 <owd > a battle <4421 milchamah > in
Gath <1661 Gath >, where was a man <0376 >iysh > of [great]
stature <4055 mad >, that had on every hand <3027 yad > six
<8337 shesh > fingers <0676 >etsba< >, and on every foot <7272
regel > six <8337 shesh > toes <0676 >etsba< >, four <0702
>arba< > and twenty <6242 <esriym > in number <4557 micpar >;
and he also <1571 gam > was born <3205 yalad > to the giant
<7497 rapha> >.



21 And when he defied <2778 charaph. > Israel <3478 Yisra>el >,
Jonathan <3083 Y@hownathan > the son <1121 ben > of Shimea <8096
Shim<iy > the brother <0251 >ach > of David < 1732 David > slew
<5221 nakah > him.



22 These <0428 >el-leh > four <0702 >arba< > were born <3205
yalad > to the giant <7497 rapha> > in Gath <1661 Gath >, and
fell <5307 naphal > by the hand <3027 yad > of David <1732 David
>, and by the hand <3027 yad > of his servants <5650 <ebed >.



2Samuel 22



1. And David <1732 David > spake <1696 dabar > unto the LORD
<3068 Y@hovah > the words <1697 dabar > of this < 2063 zo>th >
song <7892 shiyr > in the day <3117 yowm > [that] the LORD <3068
Y@hovah > had delivered <5337 natsal > him out of the hand <3709
kaph > of all <3605 kol > his enemies <0341 >oyeb >, and out of
the hand <3709 kaph > of Saul <7586 Sha>uwl >:



2. And he said <0559 >amar >, The LORD <3068 Y@hovah > [is] my
rock <5553 cela< >, and my fortress <4686 matsuwd > , and my
deliverer <6403 palat >;



3 The God <0430 >elohiym > of my rock <6697 tsuwr >; in him
will I trust <2620 chacah >: [he is] my shield <4043 magen >,
and the horn <7161 qeren > of my salvation <3468 yesha< >, my
high <4869 misgab > tower <4869 misgab >, and my refuge <4498
manowc >, my saviour <3467 yasha< >; thou savest < 3467 yasha< >
me from violence <2555 chamac >.



4 I will call <7121 qara> > on the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >, [who
is] worthy to be praised <1984 halal >: so shall I be saved
<3467 yasha< > from mine enemies <0341 >oyeb >.



5 When <3588 kiy > the waves <4867 mishbar > of death <4194
maveth > compassed <0661 >aphaph > me, the floods < 5158 nachal >
of ungodly <1100 b@liya<al > men made <7760 suwm > me afraid
<1204 ba<ath >;



6 The sorrows <2256 chebel > of hell <7585 sh@>owl > compassed
<5437 cabab > me about <5437 cabab >; the snares < 4170 mowqesh >
of death <4194 maveth > prevented <6923 qadam > me;



7 In my distress <6362 patar > I called <7121 qara> > upon the
LORD <3068 Y@hovah >, and cried <7121 qara> > to my God <0430
>elohiym >: and he did hear <8085 shama< > my voice <6963 qowl >
out of his temple <1964 heykal >, and my cry <7775 shav<ah >
[did enter] into his ears <0241 >ozen >.



8 Then the earth <0776 >erets > shook <1607 ga< ash > and
trembled <7493 ra<ash >; the foundations <4146 mowcadah > of
heaven <8064 shamayim > moved <7264 ragaz > and shook <1607
ga<ash >, because <3588 kiy > he was wroth <2734 charah >.



9 There went <5927 <alah > up a smoke <6227 < ashan > out of his
nostrils <0639 >aph >, and fire <0784 >esh > out of his mouth
<6310 peh > devoured <0398 >akal >: coals <1513 gechel > were
kindled <1197 ba<ar > by it.



10 He bowed <5186 natah > the heavens <8064 shamayim > also,
and came <3381 yarad > down <3381 yarad >; and darkness <6205
<araphel > [was] under <8478 tachath > his feet < 7272 regel >.



11 And he rode <7392 rakab > upon a cherub <3742 k@ruwb >, and
did fly <5774 <uwph >: and he was seen <7200 ra>ah > upon the
wings <3671 kanaph > of the wind <7307 ruwach >.



12 And he made <7896 shiyth > darkness <2822 choshek >
pavilions <5521 cukkah > round <5439 cabiyb > about him, dark
<2841 chashrah > waters <4325 mayim >, [and] thick clouds <5645
<ab > of the skies <7834 shachaq >.



13 Through the brightness <5051 nogahh > before <5048 neged >
him were coals <1513 gechel > of fire <0784 >esh > kindled <1197
ba<ar >.



14 The LORD <3068 Y@hovah > thundered <7481 ra<am > from heaven
<8064 shamayim >, and the most <6944 qodesh > High <5945 >elyown
> uttered <5414 nathan > his voice <6963 qowl >.



15 And he sent <7971 shalach > out arrows <2671 chets >, and
scattered <6327 puwts > them; lightning <1300 baraq >, and
discomfited <2000 hamam > them.



16 And the channels <0650 >aphiyq > of the sea <3220 yam >
appeared <7200 ra>ah >, the foundations <4146 mowcadah > of the
world <8398 tebel > were discovered <1540 galah >, at the
rebuking <1606 g@<arah > of the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >, at the
blast <5397 n@shamah > of the breath <7307 ruwach > of his
nostrils <0639 >aph >.



17 He sent <7971 shalach > from above <4791 marowm >, he took
<3947 laqach > me; he drew <4871 mashah > me out of many <7227
rab > waters <4325 mayim >;



18 He delivered <5337 natsal > me from my strong <5794 <az >
enemy <0341 >oyeb >, [and] from them that hated <8130 sane> > me:
for they were too strong <0553 >amats > for me.



19 They prevented <6923 qadam > me in the day <3117 yowm > of
my calamity <0343 >eyd >: but the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > was my
stay <4937 mish<en >.



20 He brought <3318 yatsa> > me forth <3318 yatsa> > also into
a large <4800 merchab > place: he delivered <2502 chalats > me,
because <3588 kiy > he delighted <2654 chaphets > in me.



21 The LORD <3068 Y@hovah > rewarded <1580 gamal > me according
to my righteousness <6666 ts@daqah >: according to the cleanness
<1252 bor > of my hands <3027 yad > hath he recompensed <7725
shuwb > me.



22 For I have kept <8104 shamar > the ways <1870 derek > of the
LORD <3068 Y@hovah >, and have not wickedly <7561 rasha< >
departed from my God <0430 >elohiym >.



23 For all <3605 kol > his judgments <4941 mishpat > [were]
before <5048 neged > me: and [as for] his statutes <2708 chuqqah
>, I did not depart <5493 cuwr > from them.



24 I was also upright <8549 tamiym > before him, and have kept
<8104 shamar > myself from mine iniquity <5771 <avon >.



25 Therefore the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > hath recompensed < 7725
shuwb > me according to my righteousness <6666 ts@daqah > ;
according to my cleanness <1252 bor > in his eye <5869 <ayin >
sight <5869 <ayin >.



26 With the merciful <2623 chaciyd > thou wilt shew thyself
merciful <2616 chacad >, [and] with the upright <8549 tamiym >
man thou wilt shew thyself upright <8552 tamam >.



27 With the pure <2889 tahowr > thou wilt shew thyself pure
<1305 barar >; and with the froward <6141 <iqqesh > thou wilt
shew thyself unsavoury <6617 pathal >.



28 And the afflicted <6041 <aniy > people <5971 < am > thou wilt
save <3467 yasha< >: but thine eyes <5869 <ayin > [are] upon the
haughty <7311 ruwm >, [that] thou mayest bring <8213 shaphel >
[them] down <3381 yarad >.



29 For thou [art] my lamp <5216 niyr >, O LORD <3068 Y@hovah >:
and the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > will lighten <5050 nagahh > my
darkness <2822 choshek >.



30 For by thee I have run <7323 ruwts > through a troop <1416
g@duwd >: by my God <0430 >elohiym > have I leaped <1801 dalag >
over a wall <7791 shuwr >.



31 [As for] God <0410 >el >, his way <1870 derek > [is] perfect
<8549 tamiym >; the word <0565 >imrah > of the LORD <3068
Y@hovah > [is] tried <6884 tsaraph >: he [is] a buckler <4043
magen > to all <3605 kol > them that trust <2620 chacah > in him.



32 For who <4310 miy > [is] God <0410 >el >, save <1107
bil<adey > the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >? and who [is] a rock <6697
tsuwr >, save <1107 bil<adey > our God <0430 > elohiym >?



33 God <0410 >el > [is] my strength <4581 ma<owz > [and] power
<2428 chayil >: and he maketh my way <1870 derek > perfect <8549
tamiym >.



34 He maketh <7737 shavah > my feet <7272 regel > like <7737
shavah > hinds <0355 >ayalah >' [feet <7272 regel >]: and
setteth <5975 <amad > me upon my high <1116 bamah > places.



35 He teacheth <3925 lamad > my hands <3027 yad > to war <4421
milchamah >; so that a bow <7198 qesheth > of steel < 5154
n@chuwshah > is broken <5181 nachath > by mine arms < 2220
z@rowa< >.



36 Thou hast also given <5414 nathan > me the shield < 4043
magen > of thy salvation <3468 yesha< >: and thy gentleness
<6031 <anah > hath made me great <7235 rabah >.



37 Thou hast enlarged <7337 rachab > my steps <6806 tsa<ad >
under <8478 tachath > me; so that my feet <7166 qarcol > did not
slip <4571 ma<ad >.



38 I have pursued <7291 radaph > mine enemies <0341 > oyeb >,
and destroyed <8045 shamad > them; and turned <7725 shuwb > not
again <7725 shuwb > until <5704 <ad > I had consumed <3615 kalah
> them.



39 And I have consumed <3615 kalah > them, and wounded < 4272
machats > them, that they could not arise <6965 quwm >: yea,
they are fallen <5307 naphal > under <8478 tachath > my feet
<7272 regel >.



40 For thou hast girded <0247 >azar > me with strength <2428
chayil > to battle <4421 milchamah >: them that rose < 6965 quwm
> up against me hast thou subdued <3766 kara< > under <8478
tachath > me.



41 Thou hast also given <5414 nathan > me the necks < 6203
<oreph > of mine enemies <0341 >oyeb >, that I might destroy
<6789 tsamath > them that hate <8130 sane> > me.



42 They looked <8159 sha<ah >, but [there was] none < 0369 >ayin
> to save <3467 yasha< >; [even] unto the LORD < 3068 Y@hovah >,
but he answered <6030 <anah > them not.



43 Then did I beat <7833 shachaq > them as small as the dust
<6083 <aphar > of the earth <0776 >erets >, I did stamp <1854
daqaq > them as the mire <2916 tiyt > of the street < 2351 chuwts
>, [and] did spread <7554 raqa< > them abroad < 7554 raqa< >.



44 Thou also hast delivered <6403 palat > me from the strivings
<7379 riyb > of my people <5971 <am >, thou hast kept <8104
shamar > me [to be] head <7218 ro>sh > of the heathen <1471 gowy
>: a people <5971 <am > [which] I knew <3045 yada< > not shall
serve <5647 <abad > me.



45 Strangers shall submit <3584 kachash > themselves unto me:
as soon as they hear <8085 shama< >, they shall be obedient
<8085 shama< > unto me.



46 Strangers shall fade <5034 nabel > away, and they shall be
afraid <2296 chagar > out of their close <4526 micgereth >
places.



47 The LORD <3068 Y@hovah > liveth <2416 chay >; and blessed
<1288 barak > [be] my rock <6697 tsuwr >; and exalted <7311 ruwm
> be the God <0430 >elohiym > of the rock <6697 tsuwr > of my
salvation <3468 yesha< >.



48 It [is] God <0410 >el > that avengeth me, and that bringeth
<3381 yarad > down <8213 shaphel > the people < 5971 <am > under
<8478 tachath > me,



49 And that bringeth <3318 yatsa> > me forth <4161 mowtsa> >
from mine enemies <0341 >oyeb >: thou also hast lifted <7311
ruwm > me up on high <7311 ruwm > above them that rose <6965
quwm > up against me: thou hast delivered <5337 natsal > me from
the violent <2555 chamac > man <0376 >iysh >.



50 Therefore I will give thanks <3034 yadah > unto thee, O LORD
<3068 Y@hovah >, among the heathen <1471 gowy >, and I will sing
praises unto thy name <8034 shem >.



51 [He is] the tower <1431 gadal > of salvation <3444 y@shuw<ah
> for his king <4428 melek >: and sheweth <6213 < asah > mercy
<2617 checed > to his anointed <4899 mashiyach >, unto David
<1732 David >, and to his seed <2233 zera< > for evermore <5769
<owlam >.



2Samuel 23



1. Now these <0428 >el-leh > [be] the last <0314 > acharown >
words <1697 dabar > of David <1732 David >. David < 1732 David >
the son <1121 ben > of Jesse <3448 Yishay > said < 5002 n@>um >,
and the man <1397 geber > [who was] raised <6965 quwm > up on
high <5920 <al >, the anointed <4899 mashiyach > of the God
<0430 >elohiym > of Jacob <3290 Ya<aqob >, and the sweet <5273
na<iym > psalmist <2158 zamiyr > of Israel <3478 Yisra>el >,
said <5002 n@>um >,



2 The Spirit <7307 ruwach > of the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > spake
<1696 dabar > by me, and his word <4405 millah > [was] in my
tongue <3956 lashown >.



3 The God <0430 >elohiym > of Israel <3478 Yisra> el > said
<0559 >amar >, the Rock <6697 tsuwr > of Israel <3478 Yisra>el >
spake <1696 dabar > to me, He that ruleth <4910 mashal > over
men <0120 >adam > [must be] just <6662 tsaddiyq >, ruling <4910
mashal > in the fear <3374 yir>ah > of God <0430 >elohiym >.



4 And [he shall be] as the light <0216 >owr > of the morning
<1242 boqer >, [when] the sun <8121 shemesh > riseth <2224
zarach >, [even] a morning <1242 boqer > without < 3808 lo> >
clouds <5645 <ab >; [as] the tender grass <1877 deshe> >
[springing] out of the earth <0776 >erets > by clear shining
<5051 nogahh > after rain <4306 matar >.



5 Although <3588 kiy > my house <1004 bayith > [be] not so
<3651 ken > with God <0410 >el >; yet <3588 kiy > he hath made
<7760 suwm > with me an everlasting <5769 <owlam > covenant
<1285 b@riyth >, ordered <6186 <arak > in all < 3605 kol >
[things], and sure <8104 shamar >: for [this is] all < 3605 kol >
my salvation <3468 yesha< >, and all <3605 kol > [my] desire
<2656 chephets >, although <3588 kiy > he make [it] not to grow
<6779 tsamach >.



6 But [the sons] of Belial <1100 b@liya<al > [shall be] all
<3605 kol > of them as thorns <6975 qowts > thrust <5074 nadad >
away <5074 nadad >, because <3588 kiy > they cannot <3808 lo> >
be taken <3947 laqach > with hands <3027 yad >:



7 But the man <0376 >iysh > [that] shall touch <5060 naga< >
them must be fenced <4390 male> > with iron <1270 barzel > and
the staff <6086 <ets > of a spear <2595 chaniyth >; and they
shall be utterly burned <8313 saraph > with fire <0784 >esh > in
the [same] place <7675 shebeth >.



8. These <0428 >el-leh > [be] the names <8034 shem > of the
mighty <1368 gibbowr > men whom <0834 >aher > David <1732 David
> had: The Tachmonite <8461 Tachk@moniy > that sat < 3427 yashab
> in the seat <7674 shebeth >, chief <7218 ro>sh > among the
captains <7991 shaliysh >; the same <1931 huw> > [was] Adino
<5722 <adiynow > the Eznite <6112 <etsen >: [he lift up his
spear] against <5921 <al > eight <8083 sh@moneh > hundred <3967
me>ah >, whom he slew <2491 chalal > at one <0259 >echad > time
<6471 pa<am >.



9 And after <0310 >achar > him [was] Eleazar <0499 >El<azar >
the son <1121 ben > of Dodo <1734 Dowdow > the Ahohite, [one] of
the three <7969 shalowsh > mighty <1368 gibbowr > men with David
<1732 David >, when they defied <2778 charaph. > the Philistines
<6430 P@lishtiy > [that] were there <8033 sham > gathered <0622
>acaph > together to battle <4421 milchamah >, and the men <0376
>iysh > of Israel <3478 Yisra>el > were gone < 5927 <alah > away:



10 He arose <6965 quwm >, and smote <5221 nakah > the
Philistines <6430 P@lishtiy > until his hand <3027 yad > was
weary <3021 yaga< >, and his hand <3027 yad > clave <1692 dabaq
> unto the sword <2719 chereb >: and the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >
wrought <6213 <asah > a great <1419 gadowl > victory <8668
t@shuw<ah > that day <3117 yowm >; and the people < 5971 <am >
returned <7725 shuwb > after <0310 >achar > him only <0389 >ak >
to spoil <6584 pashat >.



11 And after <0310 >achar > him [was] Shammah <8048 Shammah >
the son <1121 ben > of Agee <89> the Hararite < 2043 Harariy >.
And the Philistines <6430 P@lishtiy > were gathered < 0622 >acaph
> together into a troop <2416 chay >, where <8033 sham > was a
piece <2513 chelqah > of ground <7704 sadeh > full <4392 male> >
of lentiles <5742 <adash >: and the people <5971 < am > fled
<1272 barach > from the Philistines <6430 P@lishtiy >.



12 But he stood <3320 yatsab > in the midst <8432 tavek > of
the ground <2513 chelqah >, and defended <5337 natsal > it, and
slew <5221 nakah > the Philistines <6430 P@lishtiy >: and the
LORD <3068 Y@hovah > wrought <6213 <asah > a great <1419 gadowl
> victory <8668 t@shuw<ah >.



13 And three <7991 shaliysh > of the thirty <7970 sh@lowshiym >
chief <7218 ro>sh > went <3381 yarad > down < 3381 yarad >, and
came <0935 bow> > to David <1732 David > in the harvest <7105
qatsiyr > time unto the cave <4631 m@<arah > of Adullam <5725
<Adullam >: and the troop <2416 chay > of the Philistines <6430
P@lishtiy > pitched <2583 chanah > in the valley < 6010 <emeq >
of Rephaim <7497 rapha> >.



14 And David <1732 David > [was] then <0227 >az > in an hold
<4686 matsuwd >, and the garrison <4673 matstsab > of the
Philistines <6430 P@lishtiy > [was] then [in] Bethlehem < 1035
Beyth Lechem >.



15 And David <1732 David > longed <0183 >avah >, and said <0559
>amar >, Oh that one would give me drink <8248 shaqah > of the
water <4325 mayim > of the well <0953 bowr > of Bethlehem <1035
Beyth Lechem >, which <0834 >aher > [is] by the gate <8179
sha<ar >!



16 And the three <7969 shalowsh > mighty <1368 gibbowr > men
brake <1234 baqa< > through <1234 baqa< > the host <4264
machaneh > of the Philistines <6430 P@lishtiy >, and drew <7579
sha>ab > water <4325 mayim > out of the well <0953 bowr > of
Bethlehem <1035 Beyth Lechem >, that [was] by the gate < 8179
sha<ar >, and took <5375 nasa> > [it], and brought <0935 bow> >
[it] to David <1732 David >: nevertheless he would < 14> not
drink <8354 shathah > thereof, but poured <5258 nacak > it out
unto the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >.



17 And he said <0559 >amar >, Be it far <2486 chaliylah > from
me, O LORD <3068 Y@hovah >, that I should do <6213 < asah > this
<2063 zo>th >: [is not this] the blood <1818 dam > of the men
<0582 >enowsh > that went <1980 halak > in jeopardy of their
lives <5315 nephesh >? therefore he would <14> not drink <8354
shathah > it. These <0428 >el-leh > things did < 6213 <asah >
these <0428 >el-leh > three <7969 shalowsh > mighty <1368
gibbowr > men.



18 And Abishai <52>, the brother <0251 >ach > of Joab <3097
Yow>ab >, the son <1121 ben > of Zeruiah <6870 Ts@ruwyah >, was
chief <7218 ro>sh > among three <7992 sh@liyshiy >. And he
lifted <5782 <uwr > up his spear <2595 chaniyth > against <5921
<al > three <7969 shalowsh > hundred <3967 me> ah >, [and] slew
<2491 chalal > [them], and had the name <8034 shem > among three
<7969 shalowsh >.



19 Was he not most honourable <3513 kabad > of three < 7969
shalowsh >? therefore he was their captain <8269 sar >: howbeit
he attained <0935 bow> > not unto the [first] three < 7969
shalowsh >.



20 And Benaiah <1141 B@nayah > the son <1121 ben > of Jehoiada
<3111 Yowyada< >, the son <1121 ben > of a valiant <2428 chayil
> man <0376 >iysh >, of Kabzeel <6909 Qabts@>el >, who had done
<6213 <asah > many <7227 rab > acts <6467 po< al >, he slew <5221
nakah > two <8147 sh@nayim > lionlike <0739 > ariy>el > men of
Moab <4124 Mow>ab >: he went <3381 yarad > down <3381 yarad >
also and slew <5221 nakah > a lion <0738 >ariy > in the midst
<8432 tavek > of a pit <0953 bowr > in time <3117 yowm > of snow
<7950 sheleg >:



21 And he slew <2026 harag > an Egyptian <4713 Mitsriy >, a
goodly <4758 mar>eh > man <0376 >iysh >: and the Egyptian <4713
Mitsriy > had a spear <2595 chaniyth > in his hand < 3027 yad >;
but he went <3381 yarad > down <3381 yarad > to him with a staff
<7626 shebet >, and plucked <1497 gazal > the spear <2595
chaniyth > out of the Egyptian's <4713 Mitsriy > hand <3027 yad
>, and slew <5221 nakah > him with his own spear < 2595 chaniyth
>.



22 These <0428 >el-leh > [things] did <6213 <asah > Benaiah
<1141 B@nayah > the son <1121 ben > of Jehoiada < 3111 Yowyada< >,
and had the name <8034 shem > among three <7969 shalowsh >
mighty <1368 gibbowr > men.



23 He was more honourable <3513 kabad > than <4480 min > the
thirty <7970 sh@lowshiym >, but he attained <0935 bow> > not to
the [first] three <7969 shalowsh >. And David <1732 David > set
<7760 suwm > him over <0413 >el > his guard < 4928 mishma<ath >.



24 Asahel <6214 <Asah>el > the brother <0251 > ach > of Joab
<3097 Yow>ab > [was] one of the thirty <7970 sh@lowshiym >;
Elhanan <0445 >Elchanan > the son <1121 ben > of Dodo <1734
Dowdow > of Bethlehem <1035 Beyth Lechem >,



25 Shammah <8048 Shammah > the Harodite <2733 Charodiy >, Elika
<0470 >Eliyqa> > the Harodite <2733 Charodiy >,



26 Helez <2503 Chelets > the Paltite <6407 Paltiy >, Ira <5896
<Iyra> > the son <1121 ben > of Ikkesh <6142 <Iqqesh > the
Tekoite <8621 T@qow<iy >,



27 Abiezer <44> the Anethothite <6069 <Anthothiy > , Mebunnai
<4012 M@bunnay > the Hushathite <2843 Chushathiy >,



28 Zalmon <6756 Tsalmown > the Ahohite <0266 > Achowchiy >,
Maharai <4121 Maharay > the Netophathite <5200 N@tophathiy >,



29 Heleb <2460 Cheleb > the son <1121 ben > of Baanah <1195
Ba<ana> >, a Netophathite <5200 N@tophathiy >, Ittai <0863
>Ittay > the son <1121 ben > of Ribai <7380 Riybay > out of
Gibeah <1390 Gib<ah > of the children <1121 ben > of Benjamin
<1144 Binyamiyn >,



30 Benaiah <1141 B@nayah > the Pirathonite <6553 Pir< athowniy >,
Hiddai <1914 Hidday > of the brooks <5158 nachal > of Gaash
<1608 Ga<ash >,



31 Abialbon <45> the Arbathite <6164 <Arbathiy >, Azmaveth
<5820 <Azmaveth > the Barhumite <1273 Barchumiy >,



32 Eliahba <0455 >Elyachba> > the Shaalbonite < 8170 Sha<alboniy
>, of the sons <1121 ben > of Jashen <3464 Yashen > , Jonathan
<3083 Y@hownathan >,



33 Shammah <8048 Shammah > the Hararite <2043 Harariy >, Ahiam
<0279 >Achiyam > the son <1121 ben > of Sharar < 8325 Sharar >
the Hararite <2043 Harariy >,



34 Eliphelet <0467 >Eliyphelet > the son <1121 ben > of Ahasbai
<0308 >Achacbay >, the son <1121 ben > of the Maachathite <4602
Ma<akathiy >, Eliam <0463 >Eliy<am > the son <1121 ben > of
Ahithophel <0302 >Achiythophel > the Gilonite <1526 Giyloniy >,



35 Hezrai <2695 Chetsrow > the Carmelite <3761 Karm@liy >,
Paarai <6474 Pa<aray > the Arbite <0701 >Arbiy > ,



36 Igal <3008 Yig>al > the son <1121 ben > of Nathan <5416
Nathan > of Zobah <6678 Tsowba> >, Bani <1137 Baniy > the Gadite
<1425 Gadiy >,



37 Zelek <6768 Tseleq > the Ammonite <5984 <Ammowniy >, Naharai
<5171 Nacharay > the Beerothite <0886 B@>erothiy >, armourbearer
<3627 k@liy > to Joab <3097 Yow>ab > the son < 1121 ben > of
Zeruiah <6870 Ts@ruwyah >,



38 Ira <5896 <Iyra> > an Ithrite <3505>, Gareb <1619 Gareb > an
Ithrite <3505>,



39 Uriah <0223 >Uwriyah > the Hittite <2850 Chittiy >: thirty
<7970 sh@lowshiym > and seven <7651 sheba< > in all <3605 kol >.



2Samuel 24



1. And again <3254 yacaph > the anger <0639 >aph > of the LORD
<3068 Y@hovah > was kindled <2734 charah > against Israel <3478
Yisra>el >, and he moved <5493 cuwr > David <1732 David >
against them to say <0559 >amar >, Go <3212 yalak > , number
<4487 manah > Israel <3478 Yisra>el > and Judah <3063 Y@huwdah >.



2 For the king <4428 melek > said <0559 >amar > to Joab <3097
Yow>ab > the captain <8269 sar > of the host <2428 chayil >,
which <0834 >aher > [was] with him, Go <7751 shuwt > now <4994
na> > through <7751 shuwt > all <3605 kol > the tribes <7626
shebet > of Israel <3478 Yisra>el >, from Dan < 1835 Dan > even
to Beersheba <0884 B@>er Sheba< >, and number < 6485 paqad > ye
the people <5971 <am >, that I may know <3045 yada< > the number
<4557 micpar > of the people <5971 <am >.



3 And Joab <3097 Yow>ab > said <0559 >amar > unto the king
<4428 melek >, Now the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > thy God <0430
>elohiym > add <3254 yacaph > unto the people < 5971 <am >, how
many soever they be, an hundredfold, and that the eyes <5869
<ayin > of my lord <0113 >adown > the king < 4428 melek > may see
<7200 ra>ah > [it]: but why <4100 mah > doth my lord <0113
>adown > the king <4428 melek > delight <2654 chaphets > in this
<2088 zeh > thing <1697 dabar >?



4 Notwithstanding the king's <4428 melek > word <1697 dabar >
prevailed <2388 chazaq > against <0413 >el > Joab <3097 Yow>ab >,
and against <5921 <al > the captains <8269 sar > of the host
<2428 chayil >. And Joab <3097 Yow>ab > and the captains <8269
sar > of the host <2428 chayil > went <3318 yatsa> > out from
the presence <6440 paniym > of the king <4428 melek >, to number
<6485 paqad > the people <5971 <am > of Israel < 3478 Yisra>el >.



5 And they passed <5674 <abar > over <5674 <abar > Jordan <3383
Yarden >, and pitched <2583 chanah > in Aroer <6177 <Arow<er >,
on the right <3225 yamiyn > side <3225 yamiyn > of the city
<5892 <iyr > that [lieth] in the midst <8432 tavek > of the
river <5158 nachal > of Gad <1410 Gad >, and toward Jazer <3270
Ya<azeyr >:



6 Then they came <0935 bow> > to Gilead <1568 Gil< ad >, and to
the land <0776 >erets > of Tahtimhodshi <8483>; and they came
<0935 bow> > to Danjaan <1842 Dan Ya<an >, and about <5439
cabiyb > to Zidon <6721 Tsiydown >,



7 And came <0935 bow> > to the strong <4013 mibtsar > hold
<4013 mibtsar > of Tyre <6865 Tsor >, and to all < 3605 kol > the
cities <5892 <iyr > of the Hivites <2340 Chivviy >, and of the
Canaanites <3669 K@na<aniy >: and they went <3318 yatsa> > out
to the south <5045 negeb > of Judah <3063 Y@huwdah >, [even] to
Beersheba <0884 B@>er Sheba< >.



8 So when they had gone <7751 shuwt > through all <3605 kol >
the land <0776 >erets >, they came <0935 bow> > to Jerusalem
<3389 Y@ruwshalaim > at the end <7097 qatseh > of nine <8672
tesha< > months <2320 chodesh > and twenty <6242 <esriym > days
<3117 yowm >.



9 And Joab <3097 Yow>ab > gave <5414 nathan > up the sum <4557
micpar > of the number <4662 miphqad > of the people < 5971 <am >
unto the king <4428 melek >: and there were in Israel < 3478
Yisra>el > eight <8083 sh@moneh > hundred <3967 me>ah > thousand
<0505 >eleph > valiant <2428 chayil > men <0376 >iysh > that
drew <8025 shalaph > the sword <2719 chereb >; and the men <0376
>iysh > of Judah <3063 Y@huwdah > [were] five < 2568 chamesh >
hundred <3967 me>ah > thousand <0505 >eleph > men <0376 >iysh >.



10. And David's <1732 David > heart <3820 leb > smote <5221
nakah > him after <0310 >achar > that he had numbered <5608
caphar > the people <5971 <am >. And David <1732 David > said
<0559 >amar > unto the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >, I have sinned <2398
chata> > greatly <3966 m@<od > in that I have done <6213 <asah >:
and now <6258 <attah >, I beseech <4994 na> > thee, O LORD
<3068 Y@hovah >, take <5674 <abar > away <5674 <abar > the
iniquity <5771 <avon > of thy servant <5650 <ebed >; for I have
done very <3966 m@<od > foolishly <5528 cakal >.



11 For when David <1732 David > was up in the morning < 1242
boqer >, the word <1697 dabar > of the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > came
<1961 hayah > unto the prophet <5030 nabiy> > Gad <1410 Gad >,
David's <1732 David > seer <2374 chozeh >, saying < 0559 >amar >,



12 Go <1980 halak > and say <0559 >amar > unto David <1732
David >, Thus <3541 koh > saith <1696 dabar > the LORD <3068
Y@hovah >, I offer <5190 natal > thee three <7969 shalowsh >
[things]; choose <0977 bachar > thee one <0259 >echad > of them,
that I may [do <6213 <asah > it] unto thee.



13 So Gad <1410 Gad > came <0935 bow> > to David <1732 David >,
and told <5046 nagad > him, and said <0559 >amar > unto him,
Shall seven <7651 sheba< > years <8141 shaneh > of famine <7458
ra<ab > come <0935 bow> > unto thee in thy land <0776 >erets >?
or wilt thou flee <5127 nuwc > three <7969 shalowsh > months
<2320 chodesh > before <6440 paniym > thine enemies <6862 tsar >,
while they pursue <7291 radaph > thee? or that there be three
<7969 shalowsh > days <3117 yowm >' pestilence < 1698 deber > in
thy land <0776 >erets >? now <6258 <attah > advise <3045 yada< >,
and see <7200 ra>ah > what <4100 mah > answer < 1697 dabar > I
shall return <7725 shuwb > to him that sent <7971 shalach > me.



14 And David <1732 David > said <0559 >amar > unto Gad <1410
Gad >, I am in a great <3966 m@<od > strait <6887 tsarar >: let
us fall <5307 naphal > now <4994 na> > into the hand <3027 yad >
of the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >; for his mercies <7356 racham >
[are] great <7227 rab >: and let me not fall <5307 naphal > into
the hand <3027 yad > of man <0120 >adam >.



15 So the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > sent <5414 nathan > a pestilence
<1698 deber > upon Israel <3478 Yisra>el > from the morning
<1242 boqer > even to the time <6256 <eth > appointed <4150
mow<ed >: and there died <4191 muwth > of the people <5971 <am >
from Dan <1835 Dan > even to Beersheba <0884 B@>er Sheba< >
seventy <7657 shib<iym. > thousand <0505 >eleph > men <0376
>iysh >.





16 And when the angel <4397 mal>ak > stretched <7971 shalach >
out his hand <3027 yad > upon Jerusalem <3389 Y@ruwshalaim > to
destroy <7843 shachath > it, the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > repented
<5162 nacham > him of the evil <7451 ra< >, and said <0559 >amar
> to the angel <4397 mal>ak > that destroyed <7843 shachath >
the people <5971 <am >, It is enough <7227 rab >: stay <7503
raphah > now <6258 <attah > thine hand <3027 yad >. And the
angel <4397 mal>ak > of the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > was by the
threshingplace <1637 goren > of Araunah <0728 > Aravnah > the
Jebusite <2983 Yebuwciy >.



17 And David <1732 David > spake <0559 >amar > unto the LORD
<3068 Y@hovah > when he saw <7200 ra>ah > the angel <4397 mal>ak
> that smote <5221 nakah > the people <5971 <am >, and said
<0559 >amar >, Lo <2009 hinneh >, I have sinned <2398 chata> >,
and I have done wickedly <5753 <avah >: but these < 0428 >el-leh
> sheep <6629 tso>n >, what <4100 mah > have they done <6213
<asah >? let thine hand <3027 yad >, I pray <4994 na> > thee, be
against me, and against my father's <1> house <1004 bayith >.



18. And Gad <1410 Gad > came <0935 bow> > that day <3117 yowm >
to David <1732 David >, and said <0559 >amar > unto him, Go
<5927 <alah > up, rear <6965 quwm > an altar < 4196 mizbeach >
unto the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > in the threshingfloor < 1637 goren
> of Araunah <0728 >Aravnah > the Jebusite <2983 Yebuwciy >.



19 And David <1732 David >, according to the saying < 1697 dabar
> of Gad <1410 Gad >, went <5927 <alah > up as the LORD <3068
Y@hovah > commanded <6680 tsavah >.



20 And Araunah <0728 >Aravnah > looked <8259 shaqaph >, and saw
<7200 ra>ah > the king <4428 melek > and his servants <5650
<ebed > coming <5674 <abar > on toward <5921 <al > him: and
Araunah <0728 >Aravnah > went <3318 yatsa> > out, and bowed
<7812 shachah > himself before the king <4428 melek > on his
face <0639 >aph > upon the ground <0776 >erets > .



21 And Araunah <0728 >Aravnah > said <0559 >amar >, Wherefore
<4069 madduwa< > is my lord <0113 >adown > the king <4428 melek
> come <0935 bow> > to his servant <5650 <ebed >? And David
<1732 David > said <0559 >amar >, To buy <7069 qanah > the
threshingfloor <1637 goren > of thee, to build <1129 banah > an
altar <4196 mizbeach > unto the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >, that the
plague <4046 maggephah > may be stayed <6113 <atsar > from the
people <5971 <am >.



22 And Araunah <0728 >Aravnah > said <0559 >amar > unto David
<1732 David >, Let my lord <0113 >adown > the king <4428 melek >
take <3947 laqach > and offer <5927 <alah > up what [seemeth
<5869 <ayin >] good <2896 towb > unto him: behold <7200 ra>ah >,
[here be] oxen <1241 baqar > for burnt <5930 <olah > sacrifice,
and threshing <4173 mowrag > instruments and [other] instruments
<3627 k@liy > of the oxen <1241 baqar > for wood < 6086 <ets >.



23 All <3605 kol > these [things] did Araunah <0728 > Aravnah >,
[as] a king <4428 melek >, give <5414 nathan > unto the king
<4428 melek >. And Araunah <0728 >Aravnah > said <0559 >amar >
unto the king <4428 melek >, The LORD <3068 Y@hovah > thy God
<0430 >elohiym > accept <7521 ratsah > thee.



24 And the king <4428 melek > said <0559 >amar > unto Araunah
<0728 >Aravnah >, Nay <3808 lo> >; but I will surely buy <7069
qanah > [it] of thee at a price <4242 m@chiyr >: neither <3808
lo> > will I offer <5927 <alah > burnt <5930 <olah > offerings
unto the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > my God <0430 >elohiym > of that
which <0834 >aher > doth cost <2600 chinnam > me nothing <2600
chinnam >. So David <1732 David > bought <7069 qanah > the
threshingfloor <1637 goren > and the oxen <1241 baqar > for
fifty <2572 chamishshiym > shekels <8255 sheqel > of silver
<3701 keceph >.



25 And David <1732 David > built <1129 banah > there <8033 sham
> an altar <4196 mizbeach > unto the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >, and
offered <5927 <alah > burnt <5930 <olah > offerings and peace
<8002 shelem > offerings. So the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > was
intreated <6279 <athar > for the land <0776 >erets >, and the
plague <4046 maggephah > was stayed <6113 <atsar > from Israel
<3478 Yisra>el >.











  
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