2 Samuel 2
1 After this, David inquired of Yahweh, saying, “Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah?” Yahweh said to him, “Go up.” David said, “Where shall I go up?” He said, “To Hebron.”
and to be after so and to ask David in/on/with LORD to/for to say to ascend: rise in/on/with one city Judah and to say LORD to(wards) him to ascend: rise and to say David where? to ascend: rise and to say Hebron [to]
2 So David went up there with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.
and to ascend: rise there David and also two woman: wife his Ahinoam [the] Jezreel and Abigail woman: wife Nabal [the] Carmelite
3 David brought up his men who were with him, every man with his household. They lived in the cities of Hebron.
and human his which with him to ascend: establish David man: anyone and house: household his and to dwell in/on/with city Hebron
4 The men of Judah came, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. They told David, “The men of Jabesh Gilead were those who buried Saul.”
and to come (in): come human Judah and to anoint there [obj] David to/for king upon house: household Judah and to tell to/for David to/for to say human Jabesh (Jabesh)-gilead which to bury [obj] Saul
5 David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh Gilead, and said to them, “Blessed are you by Yahweh, that you have shown this kindness to your lord, even to Saul, and have buried him.
and to send: depart David messenger to(wards) human Jabesh (Jabesh)-gilead and to say to(wards) them to bless you(m. p.) to/for LORD which to make: do [the] kindness [the] this with lord your with Saul and to bury [obj] him
6 Now may Yahweh show loving kindness and truth to you. I also will reward you for this kindness, because you have done this thing.
and now to make: do LORD with you kindness and truth: faithful and also I to make: do with you [the] welfare [the] this which to make: do [the] word: thing [the] this
7 Now therefore let your hands be strong, and be valiant; for Saul your lord is dead, and also the house of Judah have anointed me king over them.”
and now to strengthen: strengthen hand your and to be to/for son: warrior strength for to die lord your Saul and also [obj] me to anoint house: household Judah to/for king upon them
8 Now Abner the son of Ner, captain of Saul’s army, had taken Ishbosheth the son of Saul and brought him over to Mahanaim.
and Abner son: child Ner ruler army which to/for Saul to take: take [obj] Ish-bosheth Ish-bosheth son: child Saul and to pass: bring him Mahanaim
9 He made him king over Gilead, over the Ashurites, over Jezreel, over Ephraim, over Benjamin, and over all Israel.
and to reign him to(wards) [the] Gilead and to(wards) [the] Ashurite and to(wards) Jezreel and upon Ephraim and upon Benjamin and upon Israel all his
10 Ishbosheth, Saul’s son, was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and he reigned two years. But the house of Judah followed David.
son: child forty year Ish-bosheth Ish-bosheth son: aged Saul in/on/with to reign he upon Israel and two year to reign surely house: household Judah to be after David
11 The time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.
and to be number [the] day which to be David king in/on/with Hebron upon house: household Judah seven year and six month
12 Abner the son of Ner, and the servants of Ishbosheth the son of Saul, went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon.
and to come out: come Abner son: child Ner and servant/slave Ish-bosheth Ish-bosheth son: child Saul from Mahanaim Gibeon [to]
13 Joab the son of Zeruiah and David’s servants went out, and met them by the pool of Gibeon; and they sat down, the one on the one side of the pool and the other on the other side of the pool.
and Joab son: child Zeruiah and servant/slave David to come out: come and to meet them upon pool Gibeon together and to dwell these upon [the] pool from this and these upon [the] pool from this
14 Abner said to Joab, “Please let the young men arise and compete before us!” Joab said, “Let them arise!”
and to say Abner to(wards) Joab to arise: rise please [the] youth and to laugh to/for face: before our and to say Joab to arise: rise
15 Then they arose and went over by number: twelve for Benjamin and for Ishbosheth the son of Saul, and twelve of David’s servants.
and to arise: rise and to pass in/on/with number two ten to/for Benjamin and to/for Ish-bosheth Ish-bosheth son: child Saul and two ten from servant/slave David
16 They each caught his opponent by the head and thrust his sword in his fellow’s side; so they fell down together. Therefore that place in Gibeon was called Helkath Hazzurim.
and to strengthen: hold man: anyone in/on/with head neighbor his and sword his in/on/with side neighbor his and to fall: fall together and to call: call by to/for place [the] he/she/it Helkath-hazzurim Helkath-hazzurim which in/on/with Gibeon
17 The battle was very severe that day; and Abner was beaten, and the men of Israel, before David’s servants.
and to be [the] battle severe till much in/on/with day [the] he/she/it and to strike Abner and human Israel to/for face: before servant/slave David
18 The three sons of Zeruiah were there: Joab, Abishai, and Asahel. Asahel was as light of foot as a wild gazelle.
and to be there three son: child Zeruiah Joab and Abishai and Asahel and Asahel swift in/on/with foot his like/as one [the] gazelle which in/on/with land: wildlife
19 Asahel pursued Abner. He didn’t turn to the right hand or to the left from following Abner.
and to pursue Asahel after Abner and not to stretch to/for to go: went upon [the] right and upon [the] left from after Abner
20 Then Abner looked behind him and said, “Is that you, Asahel?” He answered, “It is.”
and to turn Abner after him and to say you(m. s.) this Asahel and to say I
21 Abner said to him, “Turn away to your right hand or to your left, and grab one of the young men, and take his armor.” But Asahel would not turn away from following him.
and to say to/for him Abner to stretch to/for you upon right your or upon left your and to grasp to/for you one from [the] youth and to take: take to/for you [obj] spoil his and not be willing Asahel to/for to turn aside: turn aside from after him
22 Abner said again to Asahel, “Turn away from following me. Why should I strike you to the ground? How then could I look Joab your brother in the face?”
and to add: again still Abner to/for to say to(wards) Asahel to turn aside: turn aside to/for you from after me to/for what? to smite him land: soil [to] and how? to lift: kindness face: kindness my to(wards) Joab brother: male-sibling your
23 However, he refused to turn away. Therefore Abner with the back end of the spear struck him in the body, so that the spear came out behind him; and he fell down there and died in the same place. As many as came to the place where Asahel fell down and died stood still.
and to refuse to/for to turn aside: turn aside and to smite him Abner in/on/with after [the] spear to(wards) [the] belly and to come out: come [the] spear from after him and to fall: fall there and to die (underneath: stand him *Qk) and to be all [the] to come (in): come to(wards) [the] place which to fall: fall there Asahel and to die and to stand: stand
24 But Joab and Abishai pursued Abner. The sun went down when they had come to the hill of Ammah, that lies before Giah by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon.
and to pursue Joab and Abishai after Abner and [the] sun to come (in): come and they(masc.) to come (in): come till hill Ammah which upon face: before Giah way: road wilderness Gibeon
25 The children of Benjamin gathered themselves together after Abner and became one band, and stood on the top of a hill.
and to gather son: descendant/people Benjamin after Abner and to be to/for band one and to stand: stand upon head: top hill one
26 Then Abner called to Joab, and said, “Shall the sword devour forever? Don’t you know that it will be bitterness in the latter end? How long will it be then, before you ask the people to return from following their brothers?”
and to call: call out Abner to(wards) Joab and to say to/for perpetuity to eat sword not to know for bitter to be in/on/with last and till how not to say to/for people to/for to return: turn back from after brother: male-sibling their
27 Joab said, “As God lives, if you had not spoken, surely then in the morning the people would have gone away, and not each followed his brother.”
and to say Joab alive [the] God for unless to speak: speak for then from [the] morning to ascend: rise [the] people: soldiers man: anyone from after brother: male-sibling his
28 So Joab blew the trumpet; and all the people stood still and pursued Israel no more, and they fought no more.
and to blow Joab in/on/with trumpet and to stand: stand all [the] people: soldiers and not to pursue still after Israel and not to add: again still to/for to fight
29 Abner and his men went all that night through the Arabah; and they passed over the Jordan, and went through all Bithron, and came to Mahanaim.
and Abner and human his to go: went in/on/with Arabah all [the] night [the] he/she/it and to pass [obj] [the] Jordan and to go: walk all [the] Bithron and to come (in): come Mahanaim
30 Joab returned from following Abner; and when he had gathered all the people together, nineteen men of David’s and Asahel were missing.
and Joab to return: return from after Abner and to gather [obj] all [the] people and to reckon: missing from servant/slave David nine ten man and Asahel Asahel
31 But David’s servants had struck Benjamin Abner’s men so that three hundred sixty men died.
and servant/slave David to smite from Benjamin and in/on/with human Abner three hundred and sixty man to die
32 They took up Asahel and buried him in the tomb of his father, which was in Bethlehem. Joab and his men went all night, and the day broke on them at Hebron.
and to lift: raise [obj] Asahel and to bury him in/on/with grave father his which Bethlehem Bethlehem and to go: walk all [the] night Joab and human his and to light to/for them in/on/with Hebron
