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2 Samuel

Chapter 5
1
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּabo֜'u kּal-shshibete֧y yishsera'e֛l 'el-dּavi֖d cheber֑onah vayּo'mer֣u le'mo֔r hinen֛u 'atzemeka֥ uֽbeshsareka֖ 'anaֽchenu׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Then all the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and said, 'We are your own flesh and blood.'

וַיָּבֹ֜אוּ כָּל־שִׁבְטֵ֧י יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל אֶל־דָּוִ֖ד חֶבְר֑וֹנָה וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ לֵאמֹ֔ר הִנְנ֛וּ עַצְמְךָ֥ וּֽבְשָׂרְךָ֖ אֲנָֽחְנוּ׃

2
Phonetic (Hebrew): gּam-'etem֣ol gּam-shshileshsh֗om bּihey֨ot shsha'֥ul me֨leke֙ 'ale֔ynu 'atּa֗h hyyth hayi֛yta mvtzy hamּotzi֥y vhmby vehamּebi֖y 'et-yishsera'e֑l vayּo֨'mer yehva֜h leka֗ 'atּa֨h tire'e֤h 'et-'amּiy֙ 'et-yishsera'e֔l ve'atּa֛h tּiheye֥h lenagi֖yd 'al-yishsera'eֽl׃
Edified Edition (EDE)'Even in the past, when Saul was king over us, you were the one who led Israel on their military campaigns. And the LORD said to you, "You shall shepherd my people Israel, and you shall be ruler over Israel."'

גַּם־אֶתְמ֣וֹל גַּם־שִׁלְשׁ֗וֹם בִּהְי֨וֹת שָׁא֥וּל מֶ֨לֶךְ֙ עָלֵ֔ינוּ אַתָּ֗ה הייתה הָיִ֛יתָ מוציא הַמּוֹצִ֥יא והמבי וְהַמֵּבִ֖יא אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יְהוָ֜ה לְךָ֗ אַתָּ֨ה תִרְעֶ֤ה אֶת־עַמִּי֙ אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְאַתָּ֛ה תִּהְיֶ֥ה לְנָגִ֖יד עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

3
Phonetic (Hebrew): va֠yּabo'u kּal-ziqene֨y yishsera'e֤l 'el-hamּe֨leke֙ cheber֔onah vayּikero֣t lahem֩ hamּe֨leke dּavi֥d bּeri֛yt bּecheber֖on lipene֣y yehva֑h vayּimeshshech֧u 'et-dּavi֛d leme֖leke 'al-yishsera'eֽl׃p
Edified Edition (EDE)So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, and King David made a covenant with them at Hebron before the LORD, and they anointed David king over Israel.

וַ֠יָּבֹאוּ כָּל־זִקְנֵ֨י יִשְׂרָאֵ֤ל אֶל־הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ חֶבְר֔וֹנָה וַיִּכְרֹ֣ת לָהֶם֩ הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ דָּוִ֥ד בְּרִ֛ית בְּחֶבְר֖וֹן לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וַיִּמְשְׁח֧וּ אֶת־דָּוִ֛ד לְמֶ֖לֶךְ עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃פ

4
Phonetic (Hebrew): bּen-shsheloshshi֥ym shshana֛h dּavi֖d bּemalek֑o 'arebּa'i֥ym shshana֖h malaֽke׃
Edified Edition (EDE)David was thirty years old when he became king, and he reigned for forty years.

בֶּן־שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים שָׁנָ֛ה דָּוִ֖ד בְּמָלְכ֑וֹ אַרְבָּעִ֥ים שָׁנָ֖ה מָלָֽךְ׃

5
Phonetic (Hebrew): bּecheberon֙ mala֣ke 'al-yehuda֔h shshe֥ba shshani֖ym veshshishshּa֣h chodashshi֑ym ubiyrushshala֣im mala֗ke shsheloshshi֤ym veshshaloshsh֙ shshana֔h 'a֥l kּal-yishsera'e֖l viyhudaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)In Hebron he reigned over Judah for seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem he reigned over all Israel and Judah for thirty-three years.

בְּחֶבְרוֹן֙ מָלַ֣ךְ עַל־יְהוּדָ֔ה שֶׁ֥בַע שָׁנִ֖ים וְשִׁשָּׁ֣ה חֳדָשִׁ֑ים וּבִירוּשָׁלִַ֣ם מָלַ֗ךְ שְׁלֹשִׁ֤ים וְשָׁלֹשׁ֙ שָׁנָ֔ה עַ֥ל כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל וִיהוּדָֽה׃

6
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּe֨leke hamּe֤leke vaֽ'anashshayv֙ yer֣ushshalai֔m 'el-hayebusi֖y yoshshe֣b ha'a֑retz vayּo֨'mer ledavi֤d le'mor֙ lo'-tab֣o he֔nּah kּi֣y 'im-hesiֽyreka֗ ha'iveri֤ym vehapּisechiym֙ le'mo֔r loֽ'-yab֥o davi֖d heֽnּah׃
Edified Edition (EDE)The king and his men marched to Jerusalem to attack the Jebusites who lived there. The Jebusites said to David, 'You will not get in here; even the blind and the lame can keep you out.' They thought David could not enter the city.

וַיֵּ֨לֶךְ הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ וַֽאֲנָשָׁיו֙ יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם אֶל־הַיְבֻסִ֖י יוֹשֵׁ֣ב הָאָ֑רֶץ וַיֹּ֨אמֶר לְדָוִ֤ד לֵאמֹר֙ לֹא־תָב֣וֹא הֵ֔נָּה כִּ֣י אִם־הֱסִֽירְךָ֗ הַעִוְרִ֤ים וְהַפִּסְחִים֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר לֹֽא־יָב֥וֹא דָוִ֖ד הֵֽנָּה׃

7
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּilekּo֣d dּavi֔d 'e֖t metzuda֣t tziyּ֑on hi֖y 'i֥yr dּaviֽd׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Nevertheless, David captured the fortress of Zion, which is now the City of David [1].

וַיִּלְכֹּ֣ד דָּוִ֔ד אֵ֖ת מְצֻדַ֣ת צִיּ֑וֹן הִ֖יא עִ֥יר דָּוִֽד׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֨'mer dּavi֜d bּayּ֣om hah֗u kּal-makּe֤h yebusiy֙ veyigּa֣ bּatzּinּ֔or ve'et-hapּisechiym֙ ve'et-ha֣'iveri֔ym shn'v shsenu'e֖y ne֣peshsh dּavi֑d 'al-kּen֙ yoֽ'mer֔u 'iue֣r upisּe֔cha lo֥ yab֖o 'el-habּaֽyit׃
Edified Edition (EDE)On that day David said, 'Whoever attacks the Jebusites must reach them through the water tunnel to reach the "lame and blind" who are David's enemies.' That is why they say, 'The blind and the lame shall not enter the house.'

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר דָּוִ֜ד בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֗וּא כָּל־מַכֵּ֤ה יְבֻסִי֙ וְיִגַּ֣ע בַּצִּנּ֔וֹר וְאֶת־הַפִּסְחִים֙ וְאֶת־הַ֣עִוְרִ֔ים שנאו שְׂנֻאֵ֖י נֶ֣פֶשׁ דָּוִ֑ד עַל־כֵּן֙ יֹֽאמְר֔וּ עִוֵּ֣ר וּפִסֵּ֔חַ לֹ֥א יָב֖וֹא אֶל־הַבָּֽיִת׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּe֤shsheb dּavid֙ bּamּetzuda֔h vayּiqera'-la֖hּ 'i֣yr dּavi֑d vayּi֤ben dּavid֙ sabi֔yb min-hamּilּ֖o vabaֽyetah׃
Edified Edition (EDE)David then took up residence in the fortress and called it the City of David. He built up the area around it, from the terraces inward.

וַיֵּ֤שֶׁב דָּוִד֙ בַּמְּצֻדָ֔ה וַיִּקְרָא־לָ֖הּ עִ֣יר דָּוִ֑ד וַיִּ֤בֶן דָּוִד֙ סָבִ֔יב מִן־הַמִּלּ֖וֹא וָבָֽיְתָה׃

10
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּe֥leke dּavi֖d hal֣oke vegad֑ol vayhva֛h 'elohe֥y tzeba'֖ot 'imּֽo׃p
Edified Edition (EDE)And David became more and more powerful, because the LORD God of hosts was with him.

וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ דָּוִ֖ד הָל֣וֹךְ וְגָד֑וֹל וַיהוָ֛ה אֱלֹהֵ֥י צְבָא֖וֹת עִמּֽוֹ׃פ

11
Phonetic (Hebrew): va֠yּishshelach chiyra֨m meֽleke-tzo֥r male'akiym֮ 'el-dּavid֒ va'atze֣y 'arazi֔ym vecharashshe֣y 'e֔tz vechaֽrashshe֖y 'e֣ben qi֑yr vayּibenֽu-ba֖yit ledaviֽd׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Now Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, along with cedar logs, carpenters, and stonemasons, and they built a palace for David.

וַ֠יִּשְׁלַח חִירָ֨ם מֶֽלֶךְ־צֹ֥ר מַלְאָכִים֮ אֶל־דָּוִד֒ וַעֲצֵ֣י אֲרָזִ֔ים וְחָרָשֵׁ֣י עֵ֔ץ וְחָֽרָשֵׁ֖י אֶ֣בֶן קִ֑יר וַיִּבְנֽוּ־בַ֖יִת לְדָוִֽד׃

12
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּe֣da dּavi֔d kּiֽy-hekiyn֧o yehva֛h leme֖leke 'al-yishsera'e֑l vekiy֙ nishsּe֣ mamelaketּ֔o bּa'ab֖ur 'amּ֥o yishsera'eֽl׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)Then David realised that the LORD had established him as king over Israel and had exalted his kingdom for the sake of his people Israel.

וַיֵּ֣דַע דָּוִ֔ד כִּֽי־הֱכִינ֧וֹ יְהוָ֛ה לְמֶ֖לֶךְ עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְכִי֙ נִשֵּׂ֣א מַמְלַכְתּ֔וֹ בַּעֲב֖וּר עַמּ֥וֹ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ס

13
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּiqּach֩ dּavi֨d '֜od pּiֽlageshshi֤ym venashshiym֙ miyr֣ushshalai֔m 'achare֖y bּo'֣o mecheber֑on vayּiua֥ledּu '֛od ledavi֖d bּani֥ym ubanֽot׃
Edified Edition (EDE)After David moved from Hebron, he took more concubines and wives in Jerusalem, and more sons and daughters were born to him.

וַיִּקַּח֩ דָּוִ֨ד ע֜וֹד פִּֽלַגְשִׁ֤ים וְנָשִׁים֙ מִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם אַחֲרֵ֖י בֹּא֣וֹ מֵחֶבְר֑וֹן וַיִּוָּ֥לְדּוּ ע֛וֹד לְדָוִ֖ד בָּנִ֥ים וּבָנֽוֹת׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'e֗lּeh shshem֛ot hayּilּodi֥ym l֖o bּiyrushshala֑im shshamּ֣u'a veshshoba֔b venata֖n ushshelomoֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)These are the names of the children born to him there: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon,

וְאֵ֗לֶּה שְׁמ֛וֹת הַיִּלֹּדִ֥ים ל֖וֹ בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם שַׁמּ֣וּעַ וְשׁוֹבָ֔ב וְנָתָ֖ן וּשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃

15
Phonetic (Hebrew): veyibecha֥r ve'eliyshsh֖u'a vene֥peg veyapiֽy'a׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Ibhar, Elishua, Nepheg, Japhia,

וְיִבְחָ֥ר וֶאֱלִישׁ֖וּעַ וְנֶ֥פֶג וְיָפִֽיעַ׃

16
Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'eliyshshama֥ ve'eleyada֖ ve'eliypaֽlet׃p
Edified Edition (EDE)Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet.

וֶאֱלִישָׁמָ֥ע וְאֶלְיָדָ֖ע וֶאֱלִיפָֽלֶט׃פ

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּishsheme'֣u pelishshetּi֗ym kּiy-mashshech֨u 'et-dּavi֤d leme֨leke֙ 'al-yishsera'e֔l vayּa'al֥u kal-pּelishshetּi֖ym lebaqּe֣shsh 'et-dּavi֑d vayּishshema֣ dּavi֔d vayּe֖red 'el-hamּetzudaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)When the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king over Israel, they went up in full force to search for him. But David heard about it and went down to the stronghold.

וַיִּשְׁמְע֣וּ פְלִשְׁתִּ֗ים כִּי־מָשְׁח֨וּ אֶת־דָּוִ֤ד לְמֶ֨לֶךְ֙ עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וַיַּעֲל֥וּ כָל־פְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים לְבַקֵּ֣שׁ אֶת־דָּוִ֑ד וַיִּשְׁמַ֣ע דָּוִ֔ד וַיֵּ֖רֶד אֶל־הַמְּצוּדָֽה׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): upelishshetּi֖ym bּa֑'u vayּinּateshsh֖u bּe'e֥meq repa'iֽym׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Now the Philistines had come and spread out in the Valley of Rephaim.

וּפְלִשְׁתִּ֖ים בָּ֑אוּ וַיִּנָּטְשׁ֖וּ בְּעֵ֥מֶק רְפָאִֽים׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּishshe'a֨l dּavi֤d bּaֽyhvah֙ le'mo֔r ha'eֽ'eleh֙ 'el-pּelishshetּi֔ym hatitּene֖m bּeyadi֑y vayּo֨'mer yehva֤h 'el-dּavid֙ 'ale֔h kּiֽy-nato֥n 'etּe֛n 'et-hapּelishshetּi֖ym bּeyadeֽka׃
Edified Edition (EDE)So David asked the LORD, 'Shall I go and attack the Philistines? Will you deliver them into my hand?' the LORD answered him, 'Go, for I will surely deliver the Philistines into your hand.'

וַיִּשְׁאַ֨ל דָּוִ֤ד בַּֽיהוָה֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר הַאֶֽעֱלֶה֙ אֶל־פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים הֲתִתְּנֵ֖ם בְּיָדִ֑י וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יְהוָ֤ה אֶל־דָּוִד֙ עֲלֵ֔ה כִּֽי־נָתֹ֥ן אֶתֵּ֛ן אֶת־הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים בְּיָדֶֽךָ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּabo֨ davi֥d bּebaֽ'al-pּeratziym֮ vayּakּe֣m shsha֣m dּavid֒ vayּo֕'mer pּara֨tz yehva֧h 'et-'oyeba֛y lepana֖y kּepe֣retz ma֑yim 'al-kּe֗n qara֛ shsheֽm-hamּaq֥om hah֖u bּa֥'al pּeratziֽym׃
Edified Edition (EDE)So David went to Baal Perazim, and there he defeated them. He said, 'As waters break out, the LORD has broken out against my enemies before me.' So that place was called Baal Perazim.

וַיָּבֹ֨א דָוִ֥ד בְּבַֽעַל־פְּרָצִים֮ וַיַּכֵּ֣ם שָׁ֣ם דָּוִד֒ וַיֹּ֕אמֶר פָּרַ֨ץ יְהוָ֧ה אֶת־אֹיְבַ֛י לְפָנַ֖י כְּפֶ֣רֶץ מָ֑יִם עַל־כֵּ֗ן קָרָ֛א שֵֽׁם־הַמָּק֥וֹם הַה֖וּא בַּ֥עַל פְּרָצִֽים׃

21
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּa'azebu-shsha֖m 'et-'atzabּeyhe֑m vayּishsּa'e֥m dּavi֖d va'anashshaֽyv׃p
Edified Edition (EDE)The Philistines abandoned their idols there, and David and his men carried them away.

וַיַּעַזְבוּ־שָׁ֖ם אֶת־עֲצַבֵּיהֶ֑ם וַיִּשָּׂאֵ֥ם דָּוִ֖ד וַאֲנָשָֽׁיו׃פ

22
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּosi֥pu '֛od pּelishshetּi֖ym laֽ'al֑ot vayּinּaֽteshsh֖u bּe'e֥meq repa'iֽym׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Once more the Philistines came up and spread out in the Valley of Rephaim.

וַיֹּסִ֥פוּ ע֛וֹד פְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים לַֽעֲל֑וֹת וַיִּנָּֽטְשׁ֖וּ בְּעֵ֥מֶק רְפָאִֽים׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּishshe'a֤l dּavid֙ bּaֽyhva֔h vayּo֖'mer lo֣ ta'ale֑h haseb֙ 'el-'a֣chareyhe֔m uba֥'ta lahe֖m mimּ֥ul bּeka'iֽym׃
Edified Edition (EDE)So David asked the LORD again, and he answered, 'Do not go straight up, but circle around behind them and attack them in front of the balsam trees.'

וַיִּשְׁאַ֤ל דָּוִד֙ בַּֽיהוָ֔ה וַיֹּ֖אמֶר לֹ֣א תַעֲלֶ֑ה הָסֵב֙ אֶל־אַ֣חֲרֵיהֶ֔ם וּבָ֥אתָ לָהֶ֖ם מִמּ֥וּל בְּכָאִֽים׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vi֠yhiy bshm'k kּeֽshshame'aka֞ 'et-q֧ol tze'ada֛h bּera'shshe֥y habּeka'i֖ym 'a֣z tּechera֑tz kּi֣y 'a֗z yatza֤ yehvah֙ lepane֔yka lehakּ֖ot bּemachane֥h pelishshetּiֽym׃
Edified Edition (EDE)'As soon as you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the balsam trees, move quickly, because that will mean the LORD has gone out in front of you to strike the Philistine army.'

וִ֠יהִי בשמעך כְּֽשָׁמְעֲךָ֞ אֶת־ק֧וֹל צְעָדָ֛ה בְּרָאשֵׁ֥י הַבְּכָאִ֖ים אָ֣ז תֶּחֱרָ֑ץ כִּ֣י אָ֗ז יָצָ֤א יְהוָה֙ לְפָנֶ֔יךָ לְהַכּ֖וֹת בְּמַחֲנֵ֥ה פְלִשְׁתִּֽים׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּa֤'ashs dּavid֙ kּe֔n kּa'ashshe֥r tziua֖hu yehva֑h vayּake֙ 'et-pּelishshetּi֔ym migּe֖ba 'ad-bּo'aka֥ gaֽzer׃p
Edified Edition (EDE)So David did as the LORD commanded him, and he struck down the Philistines all the way from Geba to Gezer.

וַיַּ֤עַשׂ דָּוִד֙ כֵּ֔ן כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר צִוָּ֖הוּ יְהוָ֑ה וַיַּךְ֙ אֶת־פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים מִגֶּ֖בַע עַד־בֹּאֲךָ֥ גָֽזֶר׃פ