2 Samuel

2 Samuel 2:3–4

³David also took the men who were with him, each with his household, and they settled in the towns near Hebron.

⁴Then the men of Judah came to Hebron, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. And they told David, “It was the men of Jabesh-gilead who buried Saul.”

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2 Samuel 2:3

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
David also	דָוִ֖ד	ḏā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
took	הֶעֱלָ֥ה	he·‘ĕ·lāh	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
the men	וַאֲנָשָׁ֧יו	wa·’ă·nā·šāw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H582 man, mankind
who	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
were with him	עִמּ֛וֹ	‘im·mōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H5973 with
each	אִ֣ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
with his household	וּבֵית֑וֹ	ū·ḇê·ṯōw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1004 house
and they settled	וַיֵּשְׁב֖וּ	way·yê·šə·ḇū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
in the towns	בְּעָרֵ֥י	bə·‘ā·rê	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural construct	H5892 excitement
near Hebron	חֶבְרֽוֹן׃	ḥeḇ·rō·wn	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H2275 Hebron

2 Samuel 2:4

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then the men	אַנְשֵׁ֣י	’an·šê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H582 man, mankind
of Judah	יְהוּדָ֔ה	yə·hū·ḏāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3063 Judah
came	וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙	way·yā·ḇō·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
and there	שָׁ֧ם	šām	Adverb	H8033 there, thither
they anointed	וַיִּמְשְׁחוּ־	way·yim·šə·ḥū-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H4886 smear, anoint
David	דָּוִ֛ד	dā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
king	לְמֶ֖לֶךְ	lə·me·leḵ	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
over	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the house	בֵּ֣ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of Judah	יְהוּדָ֑ה	yə·hū·ḏāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3063 Judah
And they told	וַיַּגִּ֤דוּ	way·yag·gi·ḏū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5046 be conspicuous
David	לְדָוִד֙	lə·ḏā·wiḏ	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
It was the men	אַנְשֵׁי֙	’an·šê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H582 man, mankind
of Jabesh-gilead	יָבֵ֣ישׁ	yā·ḇêš	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3003 Jobesh
who buried	קָבְר֖וּ	qā·ḇə·rū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H6912 bury
Saul	שָׁאֽוּל׃ס	šā·’ūl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7586 Shaul

Cross-references

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2 Samuel 2:3 1 Samuel 30:1 · 1 Chronicles 12:1–7 · 1 Samuel 27:2–3

2 Samuel 2:4 2 Samuel 5:5 · 1 Samuel 31:11–13 · 2 Samuel 5:3 · 1 Samuel 16:13 · 1 Chronicles 11:3

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.