II Samuel

Chapter 23

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2 Samuel 23:1 Gematria: 3571
ואלה דברי דוד האחרנים נאם דוד בןישי ונאם הגבר הקם על משיח אלהי יעקב ונעים זמרות ישראל
And these word of david - beloved the david - beloved son he will set and warrior above smeared these of ya'aqov and weapon, he.and~THESE WORD~s DAVID the~AFTER UTTERANCE DAVID SON THERE.IS.OF and~UTTERANCE the~WARRIOR RAISE(V) ABOVE SMEARED POWER~s YA'AQOV and~SWEET MUSIC~s YISRA'ELThese are the last words of David:aMeaning of much of this poem (vv. 1–7) uncertain. The utterance of David son of Jesse,The utterance of the man set on high,bset on high 4QSamᵃ reads “God raised up.” The anointed of the God of Jacob,The favorite of the songs of Israel:cThe favorite of the songs of Israel Or “The favorite of the Mighty One of Israel”; cf. Exod. 15.2. In contrast to others “The sweet singer of Israel.”
2 Samuel 23:2 Gematria: 1436
רוח יהוה דברבי ומלתו עללשוני
Wind the proper name of the god of israel; the tetragrammaton word in me above to.WIND YHWH much~SPEAK(V) EXCUSE.ME~me and~WORD~him UPON TONGUE~meThe spirit of GOD has spoken through me,God’s message is on my tongue;
2 Samuel 23:3 Gematria: 3611
אמר אלהי ישראל לי דבר צור ישראל מושל באדם צדיק מושל יראת אלהים
Said these of he to me word press he man straight he will saw Elohiym.SAY(V) POWER~s YISRA'EL TO.ME~me much~SPEAK(V) FLINT YISRA'EL RULE(V)~ing in~the~MAN STRAIGHT RULE(V)~ing FEAR POWER~sThe God of Israel has spoken,The Rock of Israel said concerning me:“He who rules over people justly,He who rules indin So many Heb. mss. Most mss. and the printed editions lack “in.” awe of God
2 Samuel 23:4 Gematria: 3234
וכאור בקר יזרחשמש בקר לא עבות מנגה ממטר דשא מארץ
And like light morning he will sow morning if from grass land.and~like~LIGHT MORNING he~will~RISE(V) SERVE MORNING NOT CLOUD~s from~BRIGHT from~RAIN GRASS from~LANDIs like the light of morning at sunrise,A morning without clouds—Through sunshine and rain[Bringing]eThrough sunshine and rain / [Bringing] Meaning of Heb. uncertain. vegetation out of the earth.”
2 Samuel 23:5 Gematria: 3689
כילאכן ביתי עםאל כי ברית עולם שם לי ערוכה בכל ושמרה כיכלישעי וכלחפץ כילא יצמיח
Given that to house of people these given that covenant ancient breath to me all and from window like rescue of and like delight given that if.GIVEN.THAT NOT SO HOUSE~me WITH POWER GIVEN.THAT COVENANT ANCIENT PLACE(V) TO.ME~me ARRANGE(V)~ed(fs) in~the~ALL and~GUARD(V)~ed(fs) GIVEN.THAT ALL RESCUE~me and~ALL DELIGHT GIVEN.THAT NOT he~will~SPROUT(V)Is not my House established before God?For I have been granted an eternal pact,Drawn up in full and secured.Will [God] not cause all my successAnd [my] every desire to blossom?
2 Samuel 23:6 Gematria: 754
ובליעל כקוץ מנד כלהם כילא ביד יקחו
And in lift from like given that if.and~IN.LIFT like~THORN TOSS(V)~ed ALL~them GIVEN.THAT NOT in~HAND they~will~TAKE(V)But the wicked shall allBe raked aside like thorns;For no one will pick them up by hand.
2 Samuel 23:7 Gematria: 3676
ואיש יגע בהם ימלא ברזל ועץ חנית ובאש שרוף ישרפו בשבתפ
Man in they (m.) he will reign and tree and in fire in.and~MAN he~will~TOUCH(V) IN.THEM~them he~will~FILL(V) IRON and~TREE SPEAR and~in~the~FIRE BURN(V) they~will~BURN(V) in~the~SEATWhoever touches themMust be armed with ironAnd the shaft of a spear;And they must be burned up on the spot.
2 Samuel 23:8 Gematria: 6559
אלה שמות הגברים אשר לדוד ישב בשבת תחכמני ראש השלשי הוא עדינו העצנו העצני עלשמנה מאות חלל בפעם אחד אחתס
These that die the warrior which to david - beloved he will swore ceasing the teeth, fire, consume staff, goad, control teeth, fire, consume of he above that behold pierce in one.THESE TITLE~s the~STRONG WHICH to~DAVID SIT(V)~ing CEASING TCHKMNY HEAD the~CAPTAIN HE ADINO~him the~TREE~him the~TREE UPON EIGHT HUNDRED PIERCED in~TIME UNIT UNITThese are the namesfA number of these names, with variations, are found in 1 Chron. 11 and 27. of David’s warriors: Josheb-basshebeth, a Tahchemonite, the chief officer—he is Adino the Eznite; [he wielded his spear]g[he wielded his spear] Preserved in 1 Chron. 11.11; similarly some Septuagint mss. of 2 Sam. against eight hundred and slew themhand slew them Lit. “slain.” on one occasion.
2 Samuel 23:9 Gematria: 4824
ואחרו אלעזר בןדדו דדי בןאחחי בשלשה גברים הגברים עםדוד בחרפם בפלשתים נאספושם למלחמה ויעלו איש ישראל
And son hearth stomach in warrior the warrior people david - beloved in pelishtim war and he went up man he.and~AFTER~him and~AFTER~him AND.ELEAZAR SON ODED ODED SON HEARTH.+.STOMACH in~THREE STRONG the~STRONG WITH DAVID in~much~TAUNT(V)~them in~the~PELISHTIM~s they~did~GATHER(V) THERE to~the~WAR and~they~will~GO.UP(V) MAN YISRA'ELNext to him was Eleazar son of Dodo son of Ahohi. He was one of the three warriors with David when they defied the Philistines gathered there for battle. Israel’s force retreated,
2 Samuel 23:10 Gematria: 4520
הוא קם ויך בפלשתים עד כייגעה ידו ותדבק ידו אלהחרב ויעש יהוה תשועה גדולה ביום ההוא והעם ישבו אחריו אךלפשטס
He in pelishtim witness and she spoke these waste and made the proper name of the god of israel; the tetragrammaton camel, in day that (m.) and the people they will swore after.HE RAISE(V) and~he~will~CRUSH(V) in~the~PELISHTIM~s UNTIL GIVEN.THAT she~did~WEARY(V) HAND~him and~she~will~ADHERE(V) HAND~him TOWARD the~SWORD and~he~will~DO(V) YHWH RESCUE MAGNIFY in~the~DAY the~HE and~the~PEOPLE they~will~TURN.BACK(V) AFTER~him SURELY to~much~SPREAD(V)but he held his ground. He struck down Philistines until his arm grew tired and his hand stuck to his sword; and GOD wrought a great victory that day. Then the troops came back to him—but only to strip [the slain].
2 Samuel 23:11 Gematria: 5508
ואחריו שמה בןאגא הררי ויאספו פלשתים לחיה ותהישם חלקת השדה מלאה עדשים והעם נס מפני פלשתים
And i that i and they gathered pelishtim to living and she existed from witness that and the people from face of pelishtim.and~AFTER~him SHAMMA SON ? HARORITE and~they~will~GATHER(V) PELISHTIM~s to~the~LIVING and~she~will~EXIST(V) THERE PORTION the~FIELD FIRSTFRUITS LENTIL~s and~the~PEOPLE FLEE(V) from~FACE~s PELISHTIM~sNext to him was Shammah son of Age the Ararite. The Philistines had gathered in forceiin force Meaning of Heb. uncertain. where there was a plot of ground full of lentils; and the troops fled from the Philistines.
2 Samuel 23:12 Gematria: 3843
ויתיצב בתוךהחלקה ויצילה ויך אתפלשתים ויעש יהוה תשועה גדולהס
Pelishtim and made the proper name of the god of israel; the tetragrammaton camel,and~he~will~self~STAND(V) in~IN.THE.MIDST.OF the~PORTION and~he~will~DELIVER(V)~her and~he~will~CRUSH(V) AT PELISHTIM~s and~he~will~DO(V) YHWH RESCUE MAGNIFYBut [Shammah] took his stand in the middle of the plot and defended it, and he routed the Philistines. Thus GOD wrought a great victory.
2 Samuel 23:13 Gematria: 6043
וירדו שלשים שלשה מהשלשים ראש ויבאו אלקציר אלדוד אלמערת עדלם וחית פלשתים חנה בעמק רפאים
And he pursued that to window three from the that to window and these david - beloved and pelishtim heal.and~they~will~GO.DOWN(V) THIRTY THREE from~the~THIRTY HEAD and~they~will~COME(V) TOWARD HARVEST TOWARD DAVID TOWARD WEAPON ADULLAM and~LIVING PELISHTIM~s CAMP(V)~ing(fs) in~VALLEY THE.HEALOnce, during the harvest,jOnce, during the harvest Meaning of Heb. uncertain. three of the thirty chiefs went down to David at the cavekcave See note at 1 Sam. 22.1. of Adullam, while a force of Philistines was encamped in the Valley of Rephaim.
2 Samuel 23:14 Gematria: 1671
ודוד אז במצודה ומצב פלשתים אז בית לחם
And david - beloved and from stand pelishtim eat.and~DAVID AT.THAT.TIME in~the~STRONGHOLD and~GARRISON PELISHTIM~s AT.THAT.TIME HOUSE EATDavid was then in the stronghold,lthe stronghold See note at 1 Sam. 22.1. and a Philistine garrison was then at Bethlehem.
2 Samuel 23:15 Gematria: 3175
ויתאוה דוד ויאמר מי ישקני מים מבאר ביתלחם אשר בשערס
David - beloved and said who waters from eat which.and~he~will~self~DESIRE(V) DAVID and~he~will~SAY(V) WHO he~will~DRINK(V)~me WATER~s2 from~PIT HOUSE EAT WHICH in~the~GATEDavid felt a craving and said, “If only I could get a drink of water from the cistern that is by the gate of Bethlehem!”
2 Samuel 23:16 Gematria: 6877
ויבקעו שלשת הגברים במחנה פלשתים וישאבומים מבאר ביתלחם אשר בשער וישאו ויבאו אלדוד ולא אבה לשתותם ויסך אתם ליהוה
That to teeth the warrior camp pelishtim there is fruit and waters from eat which gate there is or and these david - beloved if consent to them to, for lord, yahweh.and~they~will~CLEAVE(V) THREE the~STRONG in~CAMP PELISHTIM~s and~they~will~SWALLOW(V) WATER~s2 from~PIT HOUSE EAT WHICH in~the~GATE and~they~will~LIFT(V) and~they~will~COME(V) TOWARD DAVID and~NOT CONSENT(V) to~DRINK(V)~them and~he~will~POUR(V) AT~them to~YHWHSo the three warriors got through the Philistine camp and drew water from the cistern that is by the gate of Bethlehem, and they carried it back. But when they brought it to David he would not drink it, and he poured it out as a libation to GOD.
2 Samuel 23:17 Gematria: 6060
ויאמר חלילה לי יהוה מעשתי זאת הדם האנשים ההלכים בנפשותם ולא אבה לשתותם אלה עשו שלשת הגבריםס
And said to me the proper name of the god of israel; the tetragrammaton water, sea, waves eye, see, watch teeth, fire, consume mark, sign, cross of this the the in soul if consent to these that to teeth.and~he~will~SAY(V) FAR.BE.IT TO.ME~me YHWH from~DO(V)~me THIS BLOOD the~MAN~s the~WALK(V)~ing(p) in~BEING~s~them and~NOT CONSENT(V) to~DRINK(V)~them THESE they~did~DO(V) THREE the~STRONGFor he said, “GOD forbid that I should do this! Can [I drink]m[I drink] So Septuagint and 1 Chron. 11.19. the blood of the men who went at the risk of their lives?” So he would not drink it. Such were the exploits of the three warriors.
2 Samuel 23:18 Gematria: 6161
ואבישי אחי יואב בןצרויה הוא ראש השלשי השלשה והוא עורר אתחניתו עלשלש מאות חלל ולושם בשלשה
And hearth of he the teeth, fire, consume staff, goad, control teeth, fire, consume of the and the above three pierce and to i in.and~SHOULDN BROTHER JOAB SON TROUBLE HE HEAD the~THIRD the~THREE and~HE much~WAKEN(V) AT SPEAR~him UPON THREE HUNDRED PIERCED and~NOT~him TITLE in~the~THREEAbishai, the brother of Joab son of Zeruiah, was head of another three.nanother three Two Heb. mss. and Syriac read “the thirty”; cf. vv. 23–24. He once wielded his spear against three hundred and slew them.oand slew them Meaning of Heb. uncertain.
2 Samuel 23:19 Gematria: 2291
מןהשלשה הכי נכבד ויהי להם לשר ועדהשלשה לאבאס
Kind the the given that and existed to them (m.) noble witness the.FROM the~THREE GIVEN.THAT HEAVY(V)~ing and~he~will~EXIST(V) TO.THEY~them to~HEAVY and~UNTIL the~THREE NOT COME(V)He won a name among the three;pthree Emendation yields “thirty.” since he was the most highly regarded among the three,qthree See previous note. he became their leader. However, he did not attain to the three.
2 Samuel 23:20 Gematria: 4582
ובניהו בןיהוידע בןאישחיל חי רבפעלים מקבצאל הוא הכה את שני אראל מואב והוא ירד והכה אתהארי האריה בתוך הבאר ביום השלג
Son man wall stomach from he the thus/so second from i and the he will pursu and the lion the in the midst of the in day.and~BENAIAH SON JEHOIADA SON MAN LIVING PAIN MASTER WORK~s from~KABZEEL HE CRUSH(V) AT TWO ARIEL FROM.I..FRUIT and~HE GO.DOWN(V) and~CRUSH(V) AT the~LION the~LION in~IN.THE.MIDST.OF the~PIT in~DAY the~SNOWBenaiah son of Jehoiada, from Kabzeel, was a brave soldierra brave soldier Heb. “the son of a brave soldier.” who performed great deeds. He killed the two [sons] of Ariel of Moab.sHe killed the two [sons] of Ariel of Moab Meaning of Heb. uncertain. Once, on a snowy day, he went down into a pit and killed a lion.
2 Samuel 23:21 Gematria: 5613
והואהכה אתאיש מצרי אשר איש מראה וביד המצרי חנית וירד אליו בשבט ויגזל אתהחנית מיד המצרי ויהרגהו בחניתו
And the the thus/so man from side, hunt, catch head, top, beginning of which man see and in the and he pursued these in the the in.and~HE CRUSH(V) AT MAN MTSRYT WHICH MAN APPEARANCE and~in~HAND the~MTSRYT SPEAR and~he~will~GO.DOWN(V) TOWARD~him in~the~TRIBE and~he~will~PLUCK(V) AT the~SPEAR from~HAND the~MTSRYT and~he~will~KILL(V)~him in~SPEAR~himHe also killed an Egyptian,tan Egyptian Or “an Egyptian opponent.” a hugeuhuge Meaning of Heb. uncertain. 1 Chron. 11.23 reads “a giant of a man.” man. The Egyptian had a spear in his hand, yet [Benaiah] went down against him with a club, wrenched the spear out of the Egyptian’s hand, and killed him with his own spear.
2 Samuel 23:22 Gematria: 1920
אלה עשה בניהו בןיהוידע ולושם בשלשה הגברים
These he had made and to i in the warrior.THESE DO(V) BENAIAH SON JEHOIADA and~NOT~him TITLE in~THREE the~STRONGSuch were the exploits of Benaiah son of Jehoiada; and he won a name among the threevthree See first note at v. 19. warriors.
2 Samuel 23:23 Gematria: 2890
מןהשלשים נכבד ואלהשלשה לאבא וישמהו דוד אלמשמעתוס
Kind the that to window these the if come and they heard david - beloved.FROM the~THIRTY HEAVY(V)~ing and~TOWARD the~THREE NOT COME(V) and~he~will~PLACE(V)~him DAVID TOWARD HEARER~himHe was highly regarded among the thirty, but he did not attain to the three. David put him in charge of his bodyguard.wbodyguard Meaning of Heb. uncertain.
2 Samuel 23:24 Gematria: 1881
עשהאל אחייואב בשלשים אלחנן בןדדו בית לחםס
He had made these in that to window these beauty.AND.ASAHEL AND.ASAHEL BROTHER JOAB in~the~THIRTY ELHANAN SON ODED HOUSE EATAmong the thirty were Asahel, the brother of Joab; Elhanan son of Dodo [from] Bethlehem,
2 Samuel 23:25 Gematria: 1061
שמה החרדיסאליקא החרדיס
That i.THAT.I..WHAT ? ? ?Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite,
2 Samuel 23:26 Gematria: 1836
חלץ הפלטיסעירא בןעקשסהתקועיס
Helez the Paltite, Ira son of Ikkesh from Tekoa,
2 Samuel 23:27 Gematria: 2170
אביעזר הענתתיסמבני החשתיס
Abiezer of Anathoth, Mebunnai the Hushathite,
2 Samuel 23:28 Gematria: 1177
צלמון האחחיסמהרי הנטפתיס
Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite,
2 Samuel 23:29 Gematria: 2307
חלב בןבענה הנטפתיסאתי בןריבי מגבעת בני בנימןס
Son answer from camel.FAT SON AND.IN.ANSWER the~THE.NETOPHAH AIJA SON STRIFE from~PIT.+.TIME SON~s BNYMYNHeleb son of Baanah the Netophathite, Ittai son of Ribai from Gibeah of the Benjaminites,
2 Samuel 23:30 Gematria: 1533
בניהו פרעתניסהדי מנחלי געשס
From seed, fish, sprouting fence, wall, enclosure staff, goad, control of camel,BENAIAH HPR'TVNY ? from~RIVER~s ?Benaiah of Pirathon, Hiddai of Nahale-gaash,
2 Samuel 23:31 Gematria: 1766
אביעלבון הערבתיסעזמות הברחמיס
Abi-albon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite,
2 Samuel 23:32 Gematria: 1582
אליחבא השעלבניסבני ישן יהונתןס
Sleep.ELIAHBA ? SON~s SLEEP AND.HE.GAVEEliahba of Shaalbon, sons of Jashen, Jonathan,xJashen, Jonathan Meaning of Heb. uncertain.
2 Samuel 23:33 Gematria: 2113
שמה ההרריסאחיאם בןשרר הארריס
That i son that.THAT.I..WHAT the~HARORITE HEARTH.OF.+.IF SON WHICH.FLOW HARORITEShammah the Ararite, Ahiam son of Sharar the Ararite,
2 Samuel 23:34 Gematria: 1840
אליפלט בןאחסבי בןהמעכתיסאליעם בןאחיתפל הגלניס
Son hearth thorn, prop, support house, family, inside of.TO.+.JAPHLET SON ? SON the~AND.THE.MICAIAH ? SON HEARTH.OF.+.TOPHEL the~GILONITEEliphelet son of Ahasbai son of the Maacathite, Eliam son of Ahithophel the Gilonite,
2 Samuel 23:35 Gematria: 1615
חצרו חצרי הכרמליספערי הארביס
Fence, wall, enclosure side, hunt, catch head, top, beginning of.CHTSRV CHTSRV the~CARMELITE ? ?Hezrai the Carmelite, Paarai the Arbite,
2 Samuel 23:36 Gematria: 937
יגאל בןנתן מצבהסבני הגדיס
Son give the camel.IGAL SON AND.TO.GIVE from~COMMAND.+.IN.HER/IT SON the~THE.CAMELIgal son of Nathan from Zobah, Bani the Gadite,
2 Samuel 23:37 Gematria: 2549
צלק העמניסנחרי הבארתי נשאי נשא כלי יואב בןצריהס
Lift of lift all of.TSLQ the~AND.THE.WITH.US BURN the~PIT LIFT(V)~ing(p) LIFT(V)~ing VESSEL~s JOAB SON TROUBLEZelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite—the arms-bearer of Joab son of Zeruiah—
2 Samuel 23:38 Gematria: 1856
עירא היתריסגרב היתריס
Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,
2 Samuel 23:39 Gematria: 1838
אוריה החתי כל שלשים ושבעהפ
The hittite every that to window.LIGHT the~THE.HITTITE ALL THIRTY and~SEVENUriah the Hittite: thirty-seven in all.ythirty-seven in all Septuagint and 1 Chron. 11 differ from the foregoing lists in vv. 8–38, and from each other in the number and forms of the names.