2 Samuel

2 Samuel 18:1–2

¹Then David reviewed his troops and appointed over them commanders of thousands and of hundreds. ²He sent out the troops, a third under Joab, a third under Joab’s brother Abishai son of Zeruiah, and a third under Ittai the Gittite. And the king said to the troops, “I will surely march out with you as well.”

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2 Samuel 18:1

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then David	דָּוִ֔ד	dā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
reviewed	וַיִּפְקֹ֣ד	way·yip̄·qōḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6485 attend to, visit, muster, appoint
his troops	הָעָ֖ם	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
and appointed	וַיָּ֣שֶׂם	way·yā·śem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7760 put, place, set
over them	עֲלֵיהֶ֔ם	‘ă·lê·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural	H5921 height
commanders	שָׂרֵ֥י	śā·rê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince
of thousands	אֲלָפִ֖ים	’ă·lā·p̄îm	Number - masculine plural	H505 thousand
and of hundreds	מֵאֽוֹת׃	mê·’ō·wṯ	Number - feminine plural	H3967 hundred

2 Samuel 18:2

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He	דָּוִ֜ד	dā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
sent out	וַיְשַׁלַּ֨ח	way·šal·laḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7971 send
the troops	הָעָ֗ם	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
a third	הַשְּׁלִשִׁ֤ית	haš·šə·li·šîṯ	Article; Number - ordinal feminine singular	H7992 third
under Joab	יוֹאָב֙	yō·w·’āḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3097 Joab
a third	וְ֠הַשְּׁלִשִׁית	wə·haš·šə·li·šîṯ	Conjunctive waw, Article; Number - ordinal feminine singular	H7992 third
under Joab’s	יוֹאָ֔ב	yō·w·’āḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3097 Joab
brother	אֲחִ֣י	’ă·ḥî	Noun - masculine singular construct	H251 brother
Abishai	אֲבִישַׁ֤י	’ă·ḇî·šay	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H52 Abishai
son	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of Zeruiah	צְרוּיָה֙	ṣə·rū·yāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6870 Tserujah
and a third	וְהַ֨שְּׁלִשִׁ֔ת	wə·haš·šə·li·šiṯ	Conjunctive waw, Article; Number - ordinal feminine singular	H7992 third
under Ittai	אִתַּ֣י	’it·tay	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H863 Ittai, Ithai
the Gittite	הַגִּתִּ֑יס	hag·git·tīs	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1663 Gittite
And the king	הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
said	וַיֹּ֤אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the troops	הָעָ֔ם	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
I	אֲנִ֖י	’ă·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
will surely march out	יָצֹ֥א	yā·ṣō	Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute	H3318 go or come out
with you	עִמָּכֶֽם׃	‘im·mā·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural	H5973 with
as well	גַּם־	gam-	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea

Cross-references

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2 Samuel 18:1 Joshua 8:10

2 Samuel 18:2 Judges 7:16 · 2 Samuel 15:19–22

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.