2 Samuel

2 Samuel 16:21–22

21Ahithophel replied, “Sleep with your father’s concubines, whom he has left to take care of the palace. When all Israel hears that you have become a stench to your father, then the hands of all who are with you will be strengthened.”

22So they pitched a tent for Absalom on the roof, and he slept with his father’s concubines in the sight of all Israel.

Read all of 2 Samuel 16

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 16:21

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Ahithophelאֲחִיתֹ֙פֶל֙’ă·ḥî·ṯō·p̄elNoun - proper - masculine singularH302 Achithophel
repliedוַיֹּ֤אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
Sleep withבּ֚וֹאbō·wVerb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularH935 come in, come, go in, go
your father’sאָבִ֔יךָ’ā·ḇî·ḵāNoun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH1 father
concubinesפִּלַגְשֵׁ֣יpi·laḡ·šêNoun - feminine plural constructH6370 concubine
whomאֲשֶׁ֥ר’ă·šerPronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
he has leftהִנִּ֖יחַhin·nî·aḥVerb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singularH5117 rest
to take care ofלִשְׁמ֣וֹרliš·mō·wrPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH8104 keep, watch, preserve
the palaceהַבָּ֑יִתhab·bā·yiṯArticle; Noun - masculine singularH1004 house
When allכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙yiś·rā·’êlNoun - proper - masculine singularH3478 Israel
hearsוְשָׁמַ֤עwə·šā·ma‘Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularH8085 hear
thatכִּֽי־kî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
you have become a stenchנִבְאַ֣שְׁתָּniḇ·’aš·tāVerb - Nifal - Perfect - second person masculine singularH887 be evil, bad
toאֶת־’eṯ-PrepositionH854 with
your fatherאָבִ֔יךָ’ā·ḇî·ḵāNoun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH1 father
then the handsיְדֵ֖יyə·ḏêNoun - feminine dual constructH3027 hand
of allכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
who areאֲשֶׁ֥ר’ă·šerPronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
with youאִתָּֽךְ׃’it·tāḵPreposition; second person masculine singularH854 with
will be strengthenedוְחָ֣זְק֔וּwə·ḥā·zə·qūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluralH2388 be or grow firm, strong, strengthen

2 Samuel 16:22

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
So they pitchedוַיַּטּ֧וּway·yaṭ·ṭūConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH5186 stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend
a tentהָאֹ֖הֶלhā·’ō·helArticle; Noun - masculine singularH168 tent
for Absalomלְאַבְשָׁל֛וֹםlə·’aḇ·šā·lō·wmPreposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singularH53 Abshalom
onעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
the roofהַגָּ֑גhag·gāḡArticle; Noun - masculine singularH1406 roof, top
and heאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙’aḇ·šā·lō·wmNoun - proper - masculine singularH53 Abshalom
slept withוַיָּבֹ֤אway·yā·ḇōConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH935 come in, come, go in, go
his father’sאָבִ֔יו’ā·ḇîwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH1 father
concubinesפִּֽלַגְשֵׁ֣יpi·laḡ·šêNoun - feminine plural constructH6370 concubine
in the sightלְעֵינֵ֖יlə·‘ê·nêPreposition-l; Noun - cdcH5869 eye
of allכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃yiś·rā·’êlNoun - proper - masculine singularH3478 Israel

Cross-references

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

2 Samuel 16:21 2 Samuel 20:3 · 2 Samuel 15:16 · 2 Samuel 2:7 · Zechariah 8:13 · Leviticus 18:8

2 Samuel 16:22 2 Samuel 15:16 · 2 Samuel 12:11–12 · 2 Samuel 20:3

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.