2 Samuel

2 Samuel 3:24–27

²⁴So Joab went to the king and said, “What have you done? Look, Abner came to you. Why did you dismiss him? Now he is getting away! ²⁵Surely you realize that Abner son of Ner came to deceive you and to track your movements and all that you are doing.”

²⁶As soon as Joab had left David, he sent messengers after Abner, who brought him back from the well of Sirah. But David was unaware of it.

²⁷When Abner returned to Hebron, Joab pulled him aside into the gateway, as if to speak to him privately, and there Joab stabbed him in the stomach. So Abner died on account of the blood of Joab’s brother Asahel.

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2 Samuel 3:24

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So Joab	יוֹאָב֙	yō·w·’āḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3097 Joab
went	וַיָּבֹ֤א	way·yā·ḇō	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the king	הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
and said	וַיֹּ֖אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
What	מֶ֣ה	meh	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
have you done	עָשִׂ֑יתָה	‘ā·śî·ṯāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
Look	הִנֵּה־	hin·nêh-	Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
Abner	אַבְנֵר֙	’aḇ·nêr	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H74 Abner
came	בָ֤א	ḇā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to you	אֵלֶ֔יךָ	’ê·le·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular	H413 motion to
Why	לָמָּה־	lām·māh-	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
did you dismiss him	שִׁלַּחְתּ֖וֹ	šil·laḥ·tōw	Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H7971 send
Now he is getting away	וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ	way·yê·leḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk

2 Samuel 3:25

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Surely you realize	יָדַ֙עְתָּ֙	yā·ḏa‘·tā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H3045 know
that	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
Abner	אַבְנֵ֣ר	’aḇ·nêr	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H74 Abner
son	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of Ner	נֵ֔ר	nêr	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5369 Ner
came	בָּ֑א	bā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to deceive you	לְפַתֹּתְךָ֖	lə·p̄at·tō·ṯə·ḵā	Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct; second person masculine singular	H6601 be spacious, wide, open
and to track	וְלָדַ֜עַת	wə·lā·ḏa·‘aṯ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H3045 know
your movements	מוֹצָֽאֲךָ֙	mō·w·ṣā·’ă·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H4161 place or act of going forth, issue, export, source, spring
and all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
that	אֲשֶׁ֥ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
you are	אַתָּ֖ה	’at·tāh	Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
doing	עֹשֶֽׂה׃	‘ō·śeh	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H6213 do, make

2 Samuel 3:26

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
As soon as Joab	יוֹאָב֙	yō·w·’āḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3097 Joab
had left	וַיֵּצֵ֤א	way·yê·ṣê	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3318 go or come out
David	דָּוִ֔ד	dā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
he sent	וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח	way·yiš·laḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7971 send
messengers	מַלְאָכִים֙	mal·’ā·ḵîm	Noun - masculine plural	H4397 messenger
after	אַחֲרֵ֣י	’a·ḥă·rê	Preposition	H310 behind
Abner	אַבְנֵ֔ר	’aḇ·nêr	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H74 Abner
who brought him back	וַיָּשִׁ֥בוּ	way·yā·ši·ḇū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7725 turn back, return
from the well	מִבּ֣וֹר	mib·bō·wr	Preposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H953 pit, cistern, well
of Sirah	הַסִּרָ֑ה	has·si·rāh	Noun - proper	H5626 Sirah
But David	וְדָוִ֖ד	wə·ḏā·wiḏ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
was unaware	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
of it	יָדָֽע׃	yā·ḏā‘	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3045 know

2 Samuel 3:27

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When Abner	אַבְנֵר֙	’aḇ·nêr	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H74 Abner
returned	וַיָּ֤שָׁב	way·yā·šāḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7725 turn back, return
to Hebron	חֶבְר֔וֹן	ḥeḇ·rō·wn	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H2275 Hebron
Joab	יוֹאָב֙	yō·w·’āḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3097 Joab
pulled him aside	וַיַּטֵּ֤הוּ	way·yaṭ·ṭê·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H5186 stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend
into	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the gateway	הַשַּׁ֔עַר	haš·ša·‘ar	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H8179 gate
as if to speak	לְדַבֵּ֥ר	lə·dab·bêr	Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct	H1696 speak
to him privately	אִתּ֖וֹ	’it·tōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H854 with
and there	שָׁם֙	šām	Adverb	H8033 there, thither
Joab stabbed him	וַיַּכֵּ֤הוּ	way·yak·kê·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H5221 smite
in the stomach	הַחֹ֔מֶשׁ	ha·ḥō·meš	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2570 belly
So Abner died	וַיָּ֕מָת	way·yā·māṯ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4191 die
on account of the blood	בְּדַ֖ם	bə·ḏam	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1818 blood
of Joab’s brother	אָחִֽיו׃	’ā·ḥîw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H251 brother
Asahel	אֵ֥ל	’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6214 Asahel

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2 Samuel 3:25 Isaiah 37:28 · Numbers 27:17 · Deuteronomy 28:6

2 Samuel 3:27 1 Kings 2:5 · 2 Samuel 20:9–10 · Deuteronomy 27:24 · 1 Kings 2:32

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.