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2 Samuel 18:5

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And the king said unto them, What seemeth you best I will do. And the king stood by the gate side, and all the people came out by hundreds and by thousands.	And the king commanded Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, [Deal] gently for my sake with the young man, [even] with Absalom. And all the people heard when the king gave all the captains charge concerning Absalom.	So the people went out into the field against Israel: and the battle was in the wood of Ephraim;

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

And the king^H4428 commanded^H6680 Joab^H3097 and Abishai^H52 and Ittai^H863, saying^H559, Deal gently^H328 for my sake with the young man^H5288, even with Absalom^H53. And all the people^H5971 heard^H8085 when the king^H4428 gave all the captains^H8269 charge^H6680 concerning^H1697 Absalom^H53.

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Original Hebrew

וַיְצַו הַמֶּלֶךְ אֶת־יֹואָב וְאֶת־אֲבִישַׁי וְאֶת־אִתַּי לֵאמֹר לְאַט־לִי לַנַּעַר לְאַבְשָׁלֹום וְכָל־הָעָם שָׁמְעוּ בְּצַוֹּת הַמֶּלֶךְ אֶת־כָּל־הַשָּׂרִים עַל־דְּבַר אַבְשָׁלֹום׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
וַ/יְצַ֣ו	va/y.Tzav	H6680	HC/Vpw3ms	and/ he commanded
הַ/מֶּ֡לֶךְ	ha./Me.lekh	H4428	HTd/Ncmsa	the/ king
אֶת	'et-	H853	HTo	(obj.)
י֠וֹאָב	yo.'o	H3097	HNp	Joab
וְ/אֶת	ve./'Et	H853	HC/To	and/ (obj.)
אֲבִישַׁ֤י	'a.vi.Shai	H52	HNp	Abishai
וְ/אֶת	ve./'Et	H853	HC/To	and/ (obj.)
אִתַּי֙	'i.Tai	H863	HNp	Ittai
לֵ/אמֹ֔ר	le./Mor	H559	HR/Vqc	(to)/ saying
לְ/אַט	le./'at-	H328	HR/D	to/ gentleness
לִ֖/י	l/i		HR/Sp1cs	for (the)/ me
לַ/נַּ֣עַר	la./Na.'ar	H5288	HRd/Ncmsa	to the/ young man
לְ/אַבְשָׁל֑וֹם	le./'av.sha.Lom	H53	HR/Np	to/ Absalom
וְ/כָל	ve./khol	H3605	HC/Ncmsc	and/ all
הָ/עָ֣ם	ha./'Am	H5971	HTd/Ncmsa	the/ people
שָׁמְע֗וּ	sha.me.'U	H8085	HVqp3cp	they heard
בְּ/צַוֺּ֥ת	be./tza.Vot	H6680	HR/Vpc	when/ commanded
הַ/מֶּ֛לֶךְ	ha./Me.lekh	H4428	HTd/Ncmsa	the/ king
אֶת	'et-	H853	HTo	(obj.)
כָּל	kol-	H3605	HNcmsc	all
הַ/שָּׂרִ֖ים	ha./sa.Rim	H8269	HTd/Ncmpa	the/ commanders
עַל	'al-	H5921	HR	on
דְּבַ֥ר	de.Var	H1697	HNcmsc	(the) matter of
אַבְשָׁלֽוֹם	'av.sha.Lom	H53	HNp	Absalom

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H52 — אֲבִישַׁי (ʼĂbîyshay, ab-ee-shah'ee): or (shorter) אַבְשַׁי ; from אָב and שַׁי; father of a gift (i.e. probably generous); Abishai, an Israelite; Abishai.
• H53 — אֲבִישָׁלוֹם (ʼĂbîyshâlôwm, ab-ee-shaw-lome'): or (shortened) אַבְשָׁלוֹם ; from אָב and שָׁלוֹם; father of peace (i.e. friendly); Abshalom, a son of David; also (the fuller form) a later Israelite; Abishalom, Absalom.
• H328 — אַט (ʼaṭ, at): from an unused root perhaps meaning to move softly; (as a noun) a necromancer (from their soft incantations), (as an adverb) gently; charmer, gently, secret, softly.
• H559 — אָמַר (ʼâmar, aw-mar'): a primitive root; to say (used with great latitude); answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [idiom] plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), [idiom] still, [idiom] suppose, talk, tell, term, [idiom] that is, [idiom] think, use (speech), utter, [idiom] verily, [idiom] yet.
• H863 — אִתַּי (ʼIttay, it-tah'ee): or אִיתַי; from אֵת; near; Ittai or Ithai, the name of a Gittite and of an Israelite; Ithai, Ittai.
• H1697 — דָּבָר (dâbâr, daw-baw'): from דָבַר; a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause; act, advice, affair, answer, [idiom] any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, [phrase] chronicles, commandment, [idiom] commune(-ication), [phrase] concern(-ing), [phrase] confer, counsel, [phrase] dearth, decree, deed, [idiom] disease, due, duty, effect, [phrase] eloquent, errand, (evil favoured-) ness, [phrase] glory, [phrase] harm, hurt, [phrase] iniquity, [phrase] judgment, language, [phrase] lying, manner, matter, message, (no) thing, oracle, [idiom] ought, [idiom] parts, [phrase] pertaining, [phrase] please, portion, [phrase] power, promise, provision, purpose, question, rate, reason, report, request, [idiom] (as hast) said, sake, saying, sentence, [phrase] sign, [phrase] so, some (uncleanness), somewhat to say, [phrase] song, speech, [idiom] spoken, talk, task, [phrase] that, [idiom] there done, thing (concerning), thought, [phrase] thus, tidings, what(-soever), [phrase] wherewith, which, word, work.
• H3097 — יוֹאָב (Yôwʼâb, yo-awb'): from יְהֹוָה and אָב; Jehovah-fathered; Joab, the name of three Israelites; Joab.
• H4428 — מֶלֶךְ (melek, meh'-lek): from מָלַךְ; a king; king, royal.
• H5288 — נַעַר (naʻar, nah'-ar): from נָעַר; (concretely) a boy (as active), from the age of infancy to adolescence; by implication, a servant; also (by interch. of sex), a girl (of similar latitude in age); babe, boy, child, damsel (from the margin), lad, servant, young (man).
• H5971 — עַם (ʻam, am): from עָמַם; a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock; folk, men, nation, people.
• H6680 — צָוָה (tsâvâh, tsaw-vaw'): a primitive root; (intensively) to constitute, enjoin; appoint, (for-) bid, (give a) charge, (give a, give in, send with) command(-er, -ment), send a messenger, put, (set) in order.
• H8085 — שָׁמַע (shâmaʻ, shaw-mah'): a primitive root; to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.); [idiom] attentively, call (gather) together, [idiom] carefully, [idiom] certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, [idiom] diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), [idiom] indeed, listen, make (a) noise, (be) obedient, obey, perceive, (make a) proclaim(-ation), publish, regard, report, shew (forth), (make a) sound, [idiom] surely, tell, understand, whosoever (heareth), witness.
• H8269 — שַׂר (sar, sar): from שָׂרַר; a head person (of any rank or class); captain (that had rule), chief (captain), general, governor, keeper, lord,(-task-)master, prince(-ipal), ruler, steward.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• H853 — אֵת (ʼêth, ayth): apparent contracted from אוֹת in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely); (as such unrepresented in English).
• H3605 — כֹּל (kôl, kole): or (Jeremiah 33:8) כּוֹל; from כָּלַל; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense); (in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).
• H5921 — עַל (ʻal, al): properly, the same as עַל used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications; above, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-) on, over, than, through(-out), to, touching, [idiom] with.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• all the people — 2 Samuel 18:12
• Deal gently — Deuteronomy 21:18-21, 2 Samuel 16:11, 2 Samuel 17:1-4, 2 Samuel 17:14, Psalms 103:13, Luke 23:34

Reciprocal references (6): 1 Samuel 26:6, 2 Samuel 18:14, 2 Samuel 18:20, 2 Samuel 19:1, 1 Kings 2:5, Philemon 1:10

Related Topics

• Thompson Chain: HOME
• Nave’s: ABISHAI, ITTAI, PARENTS

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