2 Samuel

2 Samuel 1:11–12

¹¹Then David took hold of his own clothes and tore them, and all the men who were with him did the same. ¹²They mourned and wept and fasted until evening for Saul and his son Jonathan, and for the people of the LORD and the house of Israel, because they had fallen by the sword.

Read all of 2 Samuel 1

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

2 Samuel 1:11

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then David	דָּוִ֛ד	dā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
took hold	וַיַּחֲזֵ֥ק	way·ya·ḥă·zêq	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2388 be or grow firm, strong, strengthen
of his own clothes	בִּבְגָדוֹ	biḇ·ḡå̄·ḏō	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H899 treachery
and tore them	וַיִּקְרָעֵ֑ם	way·yiq·rā·‘êm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H7167 tear
and all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the men	הָאֲנָשִׁ֖ים	hā·’ă·nā·šîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H582 man, mankind
who	אֲשֶׁ֥ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
with him	אִתּֽוֹ׃	’it·tōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H854 with
did the same	וְגַ֥ם	wə·ḡam	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea

2 Samuel 1:12

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They mourned	וַֽיִּסְפְּדוּ֙	way·yis·pə·ḏū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5594 wail, lament
and wept	וַיִּבְכּ֔וּ	way·yiḇ·kū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1058 weep, bewail
and fasted	וַיָּצֻ֖מוּ	way·yā·ṣu·mū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6684 abstain from food, fast
until	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
evening	הָעָ֑רֶב	hā·‘ā·reḇ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6153 (sun)set, evening
for	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
Saul	שָׁא֞וּל	šā·’ūl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7586 Shaul
and	וְעַל־	wə·‘al-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H5921 height
his son	בְּנ֗וֹ	bə·nōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1121 son
Jonathan	יְהוֹנָתָ֣ן	yə·hō·w·nā·ṯān	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3083 Jehonathan
and for the people	עַ֤ם	‘am	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5971 people
of the LORD	יְהוָה֙	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
and the house	בֵּ֣ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
because	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
they had fallen	נָפְל֖וּ	nā·p̄ə·lū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H5307 fall, lie
by the sword	בֶּחָֽרֶב׃ס	be·ḥā·reḇ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H2719 sword

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

2 Samuel 1:11 2 Samuel 13:31 · 2 Samuel 3:31 · Genesis 37:29 · Genesis 37:34

2 Samuel 1:12 Proverbs 24:17 · Psalm 35:13–14 · Matthew 5:44 · 2 Samuel 3:35 · 2 Corinthians 11:29 · Amos 6:6 · 1 Peter 3:8

Cross-references from OpenBible.info, used under CC BY 4.0. The best-supported references for each verse are shown.

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.