II Samuel

Chapter 21

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2 Samuel 21:1 Gematria: 6233
ויהי רעב בימי דוד שלש שנים שנה אחרי שנה ויבקש דוד אתפני יהוהסויאמר יהוה אלשאול ואלבית הדמים על אשרהמית אתהגבענים
And existed in david - beloved three change year after/behind year david - beloved face of the proper name of the god of israel; the tetragrammaton these sha'ul and the above.and~he~will~EXIST(V) HUNGRY in~DAY~s DAVID THREE YEAR~s YEAR AFTER YEAR and~he~will~much~SEEK(V) DAVID AT FACE~s YHWH and~he~will~SAY(V) YHWH TOWARD AND.TO.SHA'UL and~TOWARD HOUSE the~BLOOD~s UPON WHICH DIE(V) AT the~PIT.+.ANIM~sThere was a famine during the reign of David, year after year for three years. David inquired of GOD, and GOD replied, “It is because of the bloodguilt of Saul and [his] house, for he put some Gibeonites to death.”
2 Samuel 21:2 Gematria: 6437
ויקרא המלך לגבענים ויאמר אליהם והגבענים לא מבני ישראל המה כי אםמיתר האמרי ובני ישראל נשבעו להם ויבקש שאול להכתם בקנאתו לבניישראל ויהודה
And called out king and said these if from he what given that mother straight speak of he to them (m.) sha'ul to the to and yehudah.and~he~will~CALL.OUT(V) the~KING to~the~PIT.+.ANIM~s and~he~will~SAY(V) TOWARD~them and~the~PIT.+.ANIM~s NOT from~SON~s YISRA'EL THEY GIVEN.THAT IF from~STRAIGHT the~AND.AMORITES and~SON~s YISRA'EL they~did~SWEAR(V) TO.THEY~them and~he~will~much~SEEK(V) AND.TO.SHA'UL to~CRUSH(V)~them in~much~ZEALOUS(V)~him to~SON~s YISRA'EL and~AND.FROM.YEHUDAHThe king summoned the Gibeonites and spoke to them.—Now the Gibeonites were not of Israelite stock, but a remnant of the Amorites, to whom the Israelites had given an oath; and Saul had tried to wipe them out in his zeal for the people of Israel and Judah.—
2 Samuel 21:3 Gematria: 2496
ויאמר דוד אלהגבענים מה אעשה לכם ובמה אכפר וברכו אתנחלת יהוה
And said david - beloved what to you (m.pl.) and in i the proper name of the god of israel; the tetragrammaton.and~he~will~SAY(V) DAVID TOWARD the~PIT.+.ANIM~s WATER I~will~DO(V) TO.YOU~you(mp) and~in~WATER I~will~much~COVER(V) and~much~KNEEL(V)~you(mp) AT INHERITANCE YHWHDavid asked the Gibeonites, “What shall I do for you? How shall I make expiation, so that you may bless GOD’s own people?”
2 Samuel 21:4 Gematria: 4819
ויאמרו לו הגבענים איןלנו לי כסף וזהב עםשאול ועםביתו ואיןלנו איש להמית בישראל ויאמר מהאתם אמרים אעשה לכם
And they said to him without to us to me silver and people sha'ul and man in, with, by israel and said from the speak to you (m.pl.).and~they~will~SAY(V) ASK~him the~PIT.+.ANIM~s WITHOUT TO.ME~me STAY~us SILVER and~GOLD WITH AND.TO.SHA'UL and~WITH HOUSE~him and~WITHOUT STAY~us MAN to~DIE(V) in~YISRA'EL and~he~will~SAY(V) WATER YOU SAY(V)~ing(p) I~will~DO(V) TO.YOU~you(mp)The Gibeonites answered him, “We have no claim for silver or gold against Saul and his household; and we have no claim on the life of anyone else in Israel.” And [David] responded, “Whatever you say I will do for you.”
2 Samuel 21:5 Gematria: 3579
ויאמרו אלהמלך האיש אשר כלנו ואשר דמהלנו נשמדנו מהתיצב בכלגבל ישראל
And they said these king man which like and i from the he.and~they~will~SAY(V) TOWARD the~KING the~MAN WHICH much~COMPLETE(V)~us and~WHICH much~COMPARE(V) STAY~us we~DESTROY(V) from~self~STAND(V) in~ALL BORDER YISRA'ELThereupon they said to the king, “The man who massacred us and planned to exterminate us, so that weaexterminate us, so that we Meaning of Heb. uncertain. should not survive in all the territory of Israel—
2 Samuel 21:6 Gematria: 4285
ינתן יתןלנו שבעה אנשים מבניו והוקענום ליהוה בגבעת שאול בחיר יהוהפויאמר המלך אני אתן
He will gave seven from to, for lord, yahweh in camel sha'ul king i you (f.pl.).he~will~GIVE(V) he~will~much~GIVE(V) STAY~us SEVEN MAN~s from~SON~s~him and~we~will~DISLOCATE(V)~them to~YHWH in~PIT.+.TIME AND.TO.SHA'UL CHOSEN YHWH and~he~will~SAY(V) the~KING I I~will~GIVE(V)let seven of his male issue be handed over to us, and we will impale them before GOD in Gibeah of Saul, the chosen of GOD.”bGibeah of Saul, the chosen of GOD Emendation yields “at Gibeon, on the mountain of GOD” (cf. Septuagint and v. 9). And the king replied, “I will do so.”
2 Samuel 21:7 Gematria: 5038
ויחמל המלך עלמפיבשת בןיהונתן בןשאול עלשבעת יהוה אשר בינתם בין דוד ובין יהונתן בןשאול
King above from in son sha'ul above that in time the proper name of the god of israel; the tetragrammaton which between david - beloved and between son sha'ul.and~he~will~COMPASSION(V) the~KING UPON MOUTH.+.SHAME FILL SON AND.HE.GAVE SON AND.TO.SHA'UL UPON OATH YHWH WHICH BETWEEN~them BETWEEN DAVID and~BETWEEN AND.HE.GAVE SON AND.TO.SHA'ULThe king spared Mephibosheth son of Jonathan son of Saul, because of the oath before GOD between the two, between David and Jonathan son of Saul.
2 Samuel 21:8 Gematria: 8428
ויקח המלך אתשני בני רצפה בתאיה אשר ילדה לשאול אתארמני ואתמפבשת ואתחמשת בני מיכל בתשאול אשר ילדה לעדריאל בןברזלי המחלתי
King the two which to sha'ul and from daughter sha'ul which to eye, see, watch door, pathway, entrance head, top, beginning of these son house, family, inside head, top, beginning weapon, sword, plow staff, goad, control of the.and~he~will~TAKE(V) the~KING AT TWO SON~s PAVEMENT DAUGHTER YES WHICH she~did~BEAR(V) to~AND.TO.SHA'UL AT ? and~AT MOUTH.+.SHAME and~AT FIVE SON~s MICHAL DAUGHTER AND.TO.SHA'UL WHICH she~did~BEAR(V) to~ADRIEL SON IRON the~DISEASEInstead, the king took Armoni and Mephibosheth, the two sons that Rizpah daughter of Aiah bore to Saul, and the five sons that MerabcMerab So two Heb. mss., many Septuagint mss., and Peshitta; and cf. Targum, Sanhedrin 19b, and 1 Sam. 18.19. Most mss. and the printed editions read “Michal.” daughter of Saul bore to Adriel son of Barzillai the Meholathite,
2 Samuel 21:9 Gematria: 7450
ויתנם ביד הגבענים ויקיעם בהר לפני יהוה ויפלו שבעתים שבעתם יחד והם והמה המתו בימי קציר בראשנים תחלת בתחלת קציר שערים
In to face of the proper name of the god of israel; the tetragrammaton that in time together and they (m.) and the i the in in in that i.and~he~will~GIVE(V)~them in~HAND the~PIT.+.ANIM~s and~they~will~DISLOCATE(V)~them in~the~HILL to~FACE~s YHWH and~they~will~FALL(V) SEVEN SEVEN~them TOGETHER and~THEY and~THEY they~did~DIE(V) in~DAY~s HARVEST in~the~BEGINNING BEGIN in~BEGIN HARVEST BARLEY~sand he handed them over to the Gibeonites. They impaled them on the mountain before GOD; all seven of them perished at the same time. They were put to death in the first days of the harvest, the beginning of the barley harvest.
2 Samuel 21:10 Gematria: 8110
ותקח רצפה בתאיה אתהשק ותטהו לה אלהצור מתחלת קציר עד נתךמים עליהם מןהשמים ולאנתנה עוף השמים לנוח עליהם יומם ואתחית השדה לילה
The to her these press from witness above kind the skies flyer the skies rest above and night.and~she~will~TAKE(V) PAVEMENT DAUGHTER YES AT the~SACK and~she~will~STRETCH.OUT(V)~him NOTHING~her TOWARD the~FLINT from~BEGIN HARVEST UNTIL POUR(V) WATER~s2 UPON~them FROM the~SKY~s2 and~NOT she~did~GIVE(V) FLYER the~SKY~s2 to~REST(V) UPON~them DAY and~AT LIVING the~FIELD NIGHTThen Rizpah daughter of Aiah took sackcloth and spread it on a rock for herself, and she stayed there from the beginning of the harvest until rain from the sky fell on the bodies;dthe bodies Heb. “them.” she did not let the birds of the sky settle on them by day or the wild beasts [approach] by night.
2 Samuel 21:11 Gematria: 3287
ויגד לדוד את אשרעשתה רצפה בתאיה פלגש שאול
To david - beloved sha'ul.and~he~will~TELL(V) to~DAVID AT WHICH she~did~DO(V) PAVEMENT DAUGHTER YES CONCUBINE AND.TO.SHA'ULDavid was told what Saul’s concubine Rizpah daughter of Aiah had done.
2 Samuel 21:12 Gematria: 12195
וילך דוד ויקח אתעצמות שאול ואתעצמות יהונתן בנו מאת בעלי יביש גלעד אשר גנבו אתם מרחב ביתשן אשר תלום שם הפלשתים תלאום שמה פלשתים ביום הכות פלשתים אתשאול בגלבע
Walk david - beloved sha'ul and in us from ~ master of gil'ad which camel, them from which breath the pelishtim that i pelishtim in day pelishtim sha'ul.and~he~will~WALK(V) DAVID and~he~will~TAKE(V) AT BONE~s AND.TO.SHA'UL and~AT BONE~s AND.HE.GAVE SON~him from~AT MASTER~s DRY THE.GIL'AD WHICH they~did~STEAL(V) AT~them from~STREET SIAH SIAH WHICH they~did~HANG(V)~them they~did~HANG(V)~them THERE the~PELISHTIM~s THERE PELISHTIM~s in~DAY CRUSH(V) PELISHTIM~s AT AND.TO.SHA'UL in~the~IN.GILBOAAnd David went and took the bones of Saul and of his son Jonathan from the citizens of Jabesh-gilead, who had made off with them from the public square of Beth-shan, where the Philistines had hung them up on the day the Philistines killed Saul at Gilboa.
2 Samuel 21:13 Gematria: 4873
ויעל משם אתעצמות שאול ואתעצמות יהונתן בנו ויאספו אתעצמות המוקעים
Lift breath sha'ul and in us and they gathered.and~he~will~GO.UP(V) from~THERE AT BONE~s AND.TO.SHA'UL and~AT BONE~s AND.HE.GAVE SON~him and~they~will~GATHER(V) AT BONE~s the~DISLOCATE(V)~ed(p)He brought up the bones of Saul and of his son Jonathan from there; and he gathered the bones of those who had been impaled.
2 Samuel 21:14 Gematria: 6224
ויקברו אתעצמותשאול ויהונתןבנו בארץ בנימן בצלע בקבר קיש אביו ויעשו כל אשרצוה המלך ויעתר אלהים לארץ אחריכןפ
And they buried and they gave land binyamin in bury fruit and he made every which command king Elohiym land.and~they~will~BURY(V) AT BONE~s AND.TO.SHA'UL and~AND.HE.GAVE SON~him in~LAND BNYMYN in~AND.I in~GRAVE KISH FATHER~him and~they~will~DO(V) ALL WHICH much~COMMAND(V) the~KING and~he~will~INTERCEDE(V) POWER~s to~the~LAND AFTER SOAnd they buried the bones of Saul and of his son JonathaneJonathan Septuagint adds “and the bones of those impaled.” in Zela, in the territory of Benjamin, in the tomb of his father Kish. And when all that the king had commanded was done, God responded to the plea of the land thereafter.
2 Samuel 21:15 Gematria: 4445
ותהיעוד מלחמה לפלשתים אתישראל וירד דוד ועבדיו עמו וילחמו אתפלשתים ויעף דוד
And she existed war to pelishtim he and he pursued david - beloved and i with him pelishtim david - beloved.and~she~will~EXIST(V) AGAIN WAR to~the~PELISHTIM~s AT YISRA'EL and~he~will~GO.DOWN(V) DAVID and~SERVANT~s~him WITH~him and~they~will~EAT(V) AT PELISHTIM~s and~he~will~FLY(V) DAVIDAgain war broke out between the Philistines and Israel, and David and the men with him went down and fought the Philistines; David grew weary,
2 Samuel 21:16 Gematria: 6195
וישבו וישבי בנב אשר בילידי הרפה ומשקל קינו שלש מאות משקל נחשת והוא חגור חדשה ויאמר להכות אתדוד
And he swore and he swore which in and from three from and the and said david - beloved.and~SIT and~AND.HE.SWORE NOB WHICH in~CHILDREN~s the~THE.HEAL and~WEIGHT SPEARHEAD~him THREE HUNDRED WEIGHT BRONZE and~HE BIND(V)~ed NEW and~he~will~SAY(V) to~CRUSH(V) AT DAVIDand Ishbi-benobfIshbi-benob Meaning of Heb. uncertain. tried to kill David.—He was a descendant of the Raphah;gRaphah Apparently a race of giants. his bronze spear weighed three hundred shekels and he wore new armor.—
2 Samuel 21:17 Gematria: 6810
ויעזרלו אבישי בןצרויה ויך אתהפלשתי וימתהו אז נשבעו אנשידוד לו לאמר לאתצא עוד אתנו למלחמה ולא תכבה אתנר ישראלפ
And to him fruit he will set to him saying again plow-point war if.and~he~will~HELP(V) ASK~him SHOULDN SON TROUBLE and~he~will~CRUSH(V) AT the~PELISHTIM and~he~will~DIE(V)~him AT.THAT.TIME they~did~SWEAR(V) MAN~s DAVID ASK~him to~SAY(V) NOT you~will~GO.OUT(V) AGAIN AT~us to~the~WAR and~NOT you~will~much~QUENCH(V) AT LAMP YISRA'ELBut Abishai son of Zeruiah came to his aid; he attacked the Philistine and killed him. It was then that David’s men declared to him on oath, “You shall not go with us into battle anymore, lest you extinguish the lamp of Israel!”
2 Samuel 21:18 Gematria: 4233
ויהי אחריכן ותהיעוד המלחמה בגוב עםפלשתים אז הכה סבכי החשתי אתסף אשר בילדי הרפהס
And existed after/behind so and she existed war people pelishtim the thus/so which bear of.and~he~will~EXIST(V) AFTER SO and~she~will~EXIST(V) AGAIN the~WAR in~GOB WITH PELISHTIM~s AT.THAT.TIME CRUSH(V) SIBBECAI the~SILENCE AT BOWL WHICH in~CHILDREN~s the~THE.HEALhThis paragraph is found also in 1 Chron. 20.4–8; in part, also in 1QSamᵃ, with some variations. After this, fighting broke out again with the Philistines, at Gob; that was when Sibbecai the Hushathite killed Saph, a descendant of the Raphah.iRaphah Apparently a race of giants.
2 Samuel 21:19 Gematria: 5420
ותהיעוד המלחמה בגוב עםפלשתים ויך אלחנן בןיערי ארגים בית הלחמי את גלית הגתי ועץ חניתו כמנור ארגיםס
And she existed war people pelishtim these beauty the camel, and tree.and~she~will~EXIST(V) AGAIN the~WAR in~GOB WITH PELISHTIM~s and~he~will~CRUSH(V) ELHANAN SON WAKEN WAKEN EAT EAT AT RISE the~GITTITE and~TREE SPEAR~him like~YOKE WEAVE(V)~ing(p)Again there was fighting with the Philistines at Gob; and Elhanan son of Jaare-oregimjJaare-oregim Perhaps a duplicate of ʼoregim (“weavers”) at the end of the verse; meaning of Heb. uncertain. 1 Chron. 20.5 reads “And Elhanan son of Jair killed Lahmi, the brother of Goliath the Gittite.” the Bethlehemite killed Goliath the Gittite, whose spear had a shaft like a weaver’s bar.
2 Samuel 21:20 Gematria: 5902
ותהיעוד מלחמה בגת ויהי איש מדין מדון ואצבעת ידיו ואצבעת רגליו שש ושש עשרים וארבע מספר וגםהוא ילד להרפה
And she existed war in camel, and existed man linen linen tithe and four number and camel bear to the.and~she~will~EXIST(V) AGAIN WAR in~GATH and~he~will~EXIST(V) MAN LENGTH LENGTH and~FINGER~s HAND~s2~him and~FINGER~s FESTIVAL~s2~him SIX and~SIX TWENTY and~FOUR NUMBER and~ALSO HE much~BEAR(V) to~the~THE.HEALOnce again there was fighting, at Gath. There was a giant of a manka giant of a man Following the kethib, in light of 1 Chron. 20.6; meaning of Heb. uncertain. Or “an adversary,” following the qere; cf. Gersonides. who had six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot, twenty-four in all; he too was descended from the Raphah.
2 Samuel 21:21 Gematria: 2734
ויחרף אתישראל ויכהו יהונתן בןשמעה שמעי אחי דוד
He that heap of ruins; a canaanite city near bethel hearth of david - beloved.and~he~will~much~TAUNT(V) AT YISRA'EL and~he~will~CRUSH(V)~him AND.HE.GAVE SON AND.TO.THAT.HEAP.OF.RUINS SHIMEA BROTHER DAVIDWhen he taunted Israel, Jonathan, the son of David’s brother Shimei, killed him.
2 Samuel 21:22 Gematria: 2241
אתארבעת אלה ילדו להרפה בגת ויפלו בידדוד וביד עבדיופ
Ambush time these to the in camel, david - beloved and in.AT FOUR THESE they~did~much~BEAR(V) to~the~THE.HEAL in~GATH and~they~will~FALL(V) in~HAND DAVID and~in~HAND SERVANT~s~himThose four were descended from the Raphah in Gath, and they fell by the hands of David and his men.