2 Samuel 19
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1 Word soon reached Joab that the king was weeping and mourning for Absalom.1וַיֻּגַּ֖ד לְיוֹאָ֑ב הִנֵּ֨ה הַמֶּ֧לֶךְ בֹּכֶ֛ה וַיִּתְאַבֵּ֖ל עַל־ אַבְשָׁלֹֽם׃
2As all the people heard of the king’s deep grief for his son, the joy of that day’s victory was turned into deep sadness.2וַתְּהִ֨י הַתְּשֻׁעָ֜ה בַּיּ֥וֹם הַה֛וּא לְאֵ֖בֶל לְכָל־ הָעָ֑ם כִּֽי־ שָׁמַ֣ע הָעָ֗ם בַּיּ֤וֹם הַהוּא֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר נֶעֱצַ֥ב הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ עַל־ בְּנֽוֹ׃
3They crept back into the town that day as though they were ashamed and had deserted in battle.3וַיִּתְגַּנֵּ֥ב הָעָ֛ם בַּיּ֥וֹם הַה֖וּא לָב֣וֹא הָעִ֑יר כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר יִתְגַּנֵּ֗ב הָעָם֙ הַנִּכְלָמִ֔ים בְּנוּסָ֖ם בַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃
4The king covered his face with his hands and kept on crying, “O my son Absalom! O Absalom, my son, my son!”4וְהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ לָאַ֣ט אֶת־ פָּנָ֔יו וַיִּזְעַ֥ק הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ ק֣וֹל גָּד֑וֹל בְּנִי֙ אַבְשָׁל֔וֹם אַבְשָׁל֖וֹם בְּנִ֥י בְנִֽי׃ ס
5Then Joab went to the king’s room and said to him, “We saved your life today and the lives of your sons, your daughters, and your wives and concubines. Yet you act like this, making us feel ashamed of ourselves.5וַיָּבֹ֥א יוֹאָ֛ב אֶל־ הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ הַבָּ֑יִת וַיֹּאמֶר֩ הֹבַ֨שְׁתָּ הַיּ֜וֹם אֶת־ פְּנֵ֣י כָל־ עֲבָדֶ֗יךָ הַֽמְמַלְּטִ֤ים אֶֽת־ נַפְשְׁךָ֙ הַיּ֔וֹם וְאֵ֨ת נֶ֤פֶשׁ בָּנֶ֙יךָ֙ וּבְנֹתֶ֔יךָ וְנֶ֣פֶשׁ נָשֶׁ֔יךָ וְנֶ֖פֶשׁ פִּלַגְשֶֽׁיךָ׃
6You seem to love those who hate you and hate those who love you. You have made it clear today that your commanders and troops mean nothing to you. It seems that if Absalom had lived and all of us had died, you would be pleased.6לְאַֽהֲבָה֙ אֶת־ שֹׂ֣נְאֶ֔יךָ וְלִשְׂנֹ֖א אֶת־ אֹהֲבֶ֑יךָ כִּ֣י ׀ הִגַּ֣דְתָּ הַיּ֗וֹם כִּ֣י אֵ֤ין לְךָ֙ שָׂרִ֣ים וַעֲבָדִ֔ים כִּ֣י ׀ יָדַ֣עְתִּי הַיּ֗וֹם כִּ֠י [לא] (ל֣וּ) אַבְשָׁל֥וֹם חַי֙ וְכֻלָּ֤נוּ הַיּוֹם֙ מֵתִ֔ים כִּי־ אָ֖ז יָשָׁ֥ר בְּעֵינֶֽיךָ׃
7Now go out there and congratulate your troops, for I swear by the LORD that if you don’t go out, not a single one of them will remain here tonight. Then you will be worse off than ever before.”7וְעַתָּה֙ ק֣וּם צֵ֔א וְדַבֵּ֖ר עַל־ לֵ֣ב עֲבָדֶ֑יךָ כִּי֩ בַיהוָ֨ה נִשְׁבַּ֜עְתִּי כִּי־ אֵינְךָ֣ יוֹצֵ֗א אִם־ יָלִ֨ין אִ֤ישׁ אִתְּךָ֙ הַלַּ֔יְלָה וְרָעָ֧ה לְךָ֣ זֹ֗את מִכָּל־ הָרָעָה֙ אֲשֶׁר־ בָּ֣אָה עָלֶ֔יךָ מִנְּעֻרֶ֖יךָ עַד־ עָֽתָּה׃ ס
8So the king went out and took his seat at the town gate, and as the news spread throughout the town that he was there, everyone went to him. Meanwhile, the Israelites who had supported Absalom fled to their homes.8וַיָּ֥קָם הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ וַיֵּ֣שֶׁב בַּשָּׁ֑עַר וּֽלְכָל־ הָעָ֞ם הִגִּ֣ידוּ לֵאמֹ֗ר הִנֵּ֤ה הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ יוֹשֵׁ֣ב בַּשַּׁ֔עַר וַיָּבֹ֤א כָל־ הָעָם֙ לִפְנֵ֣י הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל נָ֖ס אִ֥ישׁ לְאֹהָלָֽיו׃ ס
9And throughout all the tribes of Israel there was much discussion and argument going on. The people were saying, “The king rescued us from our enemies and saved us from the Philistines, but Absalom chased him out of the country.9וַיְהִ֤י כָל־ הָעָם֙ נָד֔וֹן בְּכָל־ שִׁבְטֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לֵאמֹ֑ר הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ הִצִּילָ֣נוּ ׀ מִכַּ֣ף אֹיְבֵ֗ינוּ וְה֤וּא מִלְּטָ֙נוּ֙ מִכַּ֣ף פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים וְעַתָּ֛ה בָּרַ֥ח מִן־ הָאָ֖רֶץ מֵעַ֥ל אַבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃
10Now Absalom, whom we anointed to rule over us, is dead. Why not ask David to come back and be our king again?”10וְאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר מָשַׁ֣חְנוּ עָלֵ֔ינוּ מֵ֖ת בַּמִּלְחָמָ֑ה וְעַתָּ֗ה לָמָ֥ה אַתֶּ֛ם מַחֲרִשִׁ֖ים לְהָשִׁ֥יב אֶת־ הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ ס
11Then King David sent Zadok and Abiathar, the priests, to say to the elders of Judah, “Why are you the last ones to welcome back the king into his palace? For I have heard that all Israel is ready.11וְהַמֶּ֣לֶךְ דָּוִ֗ד שָׁ֠לַח אֶל־ צָד֨וֹק וְאֶל־ אֶבְיָתָ֥ר הַכֹּהֲנִים֮ לֵאמֹר֒ דַּבְּר֞וּ אֶל־ זִקְנֵ֤י יְהוּדָה֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר לָ֤מָּה תִֽהְיוּ֙ אַֽחֲרֹנִ֔ים לְהָשִׁ֥יב אֶת־ הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ אֶל־ בֵּית֑וֹ וּדְבַר֙ כָּל־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל בָּ֥א אֶל־ הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ אֶל־ בֵּיתֽוֹ׃
12You are my relatives, my own tribe, my own flesh and blood! So why are you the last ones to welcome back the king?”12אַחַ֣י אַתֶּ֔ם עַצְמִ֥י וּבְשָׂרִ֖י אַתֶּ֑ם וְלָ֧מָּה תִהְי֛וּ אַחֲרֹנִ֖ים לְהָשִׁ֥יב אֶת־ הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃
13And David told them to tell Amasa, “Since you are my own flesh and blood, like Joab, may God strike me and even kill me if I do not appoint you as commander of my army in his place.”13וְלַֽעֲמָשָׂא֙ תֹּֽמְר֔וּ הֲל֛וֹא עַצְמִ֥י וּבְשָׂרִ֖י אָ֑תָּה כֹּ֣ה יַֽעֲשֶׂה־ לִּ֤י אֱלֹהִים֙ וְכֹ֣ה יוֹסִ֔יף אִם־ לֹ֠א שַׂר־ צָבָ֞א תִּהְיֶ֧ה לְפָנַ֛י כָּל־ הַיָּמִ֖ים תַּ֥חַת יוֹאָֽב׃
14Then Amasa convinced all the men of Judah, and they responded unanimously. They sent word to the king, “Return to us, and bring back all who are with you.” David’s Return to Jerusalem14וַיַּ֛ט אֶת־ לְבַ֥ב כָּל־ אִישׁ־ יְהוּדָ֖ה כְּאִ֣ישׁ אֶחָ֑ד וַֽיִּשְׁלְחוּ֙ אֶל־ הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ שׁ֥וּב אַתָּ֖ה וְכָל־ עֲבָדֶֽיךָ׃
15So the king started back to Jerusalem. And when he arrived at the Jordan River, the people of Judah came to Gilgal to meet him and escort him across the river.15וַיָּ֣שָׁב הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וַיָּבֹ֖א עַד־ הַיַּרְדֵּ֑ן וִיהוּדָ֞ה בָּ֣א הַגִּלְגָּ֗לָה לָלֶ֙כֶת֙ לִקְרַ֣את הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ לְהַעֲבִ֥יר אֶת־ הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ אֶת־ הַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃
16Shimei son of Gera, the man from Bahurim in Benjamin, hurried across with the men of Judah to welcome King David.16וַיְמַהֵ֗ר שִׁמְעִ֤י בֶן־ גֵּרָא֙ בֶּן־ הַיְמִינִ֔י אֲשֶׁ֖ר מִבַּֽחוּרִ֑ים וַיֵּ֙רֶד֙ עִם־ אִ֣ישׁ יְהוּדָ֔ה לִקְרַ֖את הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ דָּוִֽד׃
17A thousand other men from the tribe of Benjamin were with him, including Ziba, the chief servant of the house of Saul, and Ziba’s fifteen sons and twenty servants. They rushed down to the Jordan to meet the king.17וְאֶ֨לֶף אִ֣ישׁ עִמּוֹ֮ מִבִּנְיָמִן֒ וְצִיבָ֗א נַ֚עַר בֵּ֣ית שָׁא֔וּל וַחֲמֵ֨שֶׁת עָשָׂ֥ר בָּנָ֛יו וְעֶשְׂרִ֥ים עֲבָדָ֖יו אִתּ֑וֹ וְצָלְח֥וּ הַיַּרְדֵּ֖ן לִפְנֵ֥י הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃
18They crossed the shallows of the Jordan to bring the king’s household across the river, helping him in every way they could. David’s Mercy to Shimei As the king was about to cross the river, Shimei fell down before him.18וְעָבְרָ֣ה הָעֲבָרָ֗ה לַֽעֲבִיר֙ אֶת־ בֵּ֣ית הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וְלַעֲשׂ֥וֹת הַטּ֖וֹב [בעינו] (בְּעֵינָ֑יו) וְשִׁמְעִ֣י בֶן־ גֵּרָ֗א נָפַל֙ לִפְנֵ֣י הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ בְּעָבְר֖וֹ בַּיַּרְדֵּֽן׃
19“My lord the king, please forgive me,” he pleaded. “Forget the terrible thing your servant did when you left Jerusalem. May the king put it out of his mind.19וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֶל־ הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ אַל־ יַחֲשָׁב־ לִ֣י אֲדֹנִי֮ עָוֺן֒ וְאַל־ תִּזְכֹּ֗ר אֵ֚ת אֲשֶׁ֣ר הֶעֱוָ֣ה עַבְדְּךָ֔ בַּיּ֕וֹם אֲשֶׁר־ יָׄצָ֥ׄאׄ‪‬ אֲדֹנִֽי־ הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ מִירֽוּשָׁלִָ֑ם לָשׂ֥וּם הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ אֶל־ לִבּֽוֹ׃
20I know how much I sinned. That is why I have come here today, the very first person in all Israel to greet my lord the king.”20כִּ֚י יָדַ֣ע עַבְדְּךָ֔ כִּ֖י אֲנִ֣י חָטָ֑אתִי וְהִנֵּֽה־ בָ֣אתִי הַיּ֗וֹם רִאשׁוֹן֙ לְכָל־ בֵּ֣ית יוֹסֵ֔ף לָרֶ֕דֶת לִקְרַ֖את אֲדֹנִ֥י הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ ס
21Then Abishai son of Zeruiah said, “Shimei should die, for he cursed the LORD’s anointed king!”21וַיַּ֨עַן אֲבִישַׁ֤י בֶּן־ צְרוּיָה֙ וַיֹּ֔אמֶר הֲתַ֣חַת זֹ֔את לֹ֥א יוּמַ֖ת שִׁמְעִ֑י כִּ֥י קִלֵּ֖ל אֶת־ מְשִׁ֥יחַ יְהוָֽה׃ ס
22“Who asked your opinion, you sons of Zeruiah!” David exclaimed. “Why have you become my adversary today? This is not a day for execution, for today I am once again the king of Israel!”22וַיֹּ֣אמֶר דָּוִ֗ד מַה־ לִּ֤י וְלָכֶם֙ בְּנֵ֣י צְרוּיָ֔ה כִּי־ תִֽהְיוּ־ לִ֥י הַיּ֖וֹם לְשָׂטָ֑ן הַיּ֗וֹם י֤וּמַת אִישׁ֙ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל כִּ֚י הֲל֣וֹא יָדַ֔עְתִּי כִּ֥י הַיּ֖וֹם אֲנִי־ מֶ֥לֶךְ עַל־ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
23Then, turning to Shimei, David vowed, “Your life will be spared.” David’s Kindness to Mephibosheth23וַיֹּ֧אמֶר הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ אֶל־ שִׁמְעִ֖י לֹ֣א תָמ֑וּת וַיִּשָּׁ֥בַֽע ל֖וֹ הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ ס
24Now Mephibosheth, Saul’s grandson, came down from Jerusalem to meet the king. He had not cared for his feet, trimmed his beard, or washed his clothes since the day the king left Jerusalem.24וּמְפִבֹ֙שֶׁת֙ בֶּן־ שָׁא֔וּל יָרַ֖ד לִקְרַ֣את הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וְלֹא־ עָשָׂ֨ה רַגְלָ֜יו וְלֹא־ עָשָׂ֣ה שְׂפָמ֗וֹ וְאֶת־ בְּגָדָיו֙ לֹ֣א כִבֵּ֔ס לְמִן־ הַיּוֹם֙ לֶ֣כֶת הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ עַד־ הַיּ֖וֹם אֲשֶׁר־ בָּ֥א בְשָׁלֽוֹם׃
25“Why didn’t you come with me, Mephibosheth?” the king asked him.25וַיְהִ֛י כִּי־ בָ֥א יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם לִקְרַ֣את הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לוֹ֙ הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ לָ֛מָּה לֹא־ הָלַ֥כְתָּ עִמִּ֖י מְפִיבֹֽשֶׁת׃
26Mephibosheth replied, “My lord the king, my servant Ziba deceived me. I told him, ‘Saddle my donkey so I can go with the king.’ For as you know I am crippled.26וַיֹּאמַ֕ר אֲדֹנִ֥י הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ עַבְדִּ֣י רִמָּ֑נִי כִּֽי־ אָמַ֨ר עַבְדְּךָ֜ אֶחְבְּשָׁה־ לִּי֩ הַחֲמ֨וֹר וְאֶרְכַּ֤ב עָלֶ֙יהָ֙ וְאֵלֵ֣ךְ אֶת־ הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ כִּ֥י פִסֵּ֖חַ עַבְדֶּֽךָ׃
27Ziba has slandered me by saying that I refused to come. But I know that my lord the king is like an angel of God, so do what you think is best.27וַיְרַגֵּ֣ל בְּעַבְדְּךָ֔ אֶל־ אֲדֹנִ֖י הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וַאדֹנִ֤י הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ כְּמַלְאַ֣ךְ הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים וַעֲשֵׂ֥ה הַטּ֖וֹב בְּעֵינֶֽיךָ׃
28All my relatives and I could expect only death from you, my lord, but instead you have honored me by allowing me to eat at your own table! What more can I ask?”28כִּי֩ לֹ֨א הָיָ֜ה כָּל־ בֵּ֣ית אָבִ֗י כִּ֤י אִם־ אַנְשֵׁי־ מָ֙וֶת֙ לַאדֹנִ֣י הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וַתָּ֙שֶׁת֙ אֶֽת־ עַבְדְּךָ֔ בְּאֹכְלֵ֖י שֻׁלְחָנֶ֑ךָ וּמַה־ יֶּשׁ־ לִ֥י עוֹד֙ צְדָקָ֔ה וְלִזְעֹ֥ק ע֖וֹד אֶל־ הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ פ
29“You’ve said enough,” David replied. “I’ve decided that you and Ziba will divide your land equally between you.”29וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לוֹ֙ הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ לָ֛מָּה תְּדַבֵּ֥ר ע֖וֹד דְּבָרֶ֑יךָ אָמַ֕רְתִּי אַתָּ֣ה וְצִיבָ֔א תַּחְלְק֖וּ אֶת־ הַשָּׂדֶֽה׃
30“Give him all of it,” Mephibosheth said. “I am content just to have you safely back again, my lord the king!” David’s Kindness to Barzillai30וַיֹּ֤אמֶר מְפִיבֹ֙שֶׁת֙ אֶל־ הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ גַּ֥ם אֶת־ הַכֹּ֖ל יִקָּ֑ח אַ֠חֲרֵי אֲשֶׁר־ בָּ֞א אֲדֹנִ֥י הַמֶּ֛לֶך‪‬ בְּשָׁל֖וֹם אֶל־ בֵּיתֽוֹ׃ ס
31Barzillai of Gilead had come down from Rogelim to escort the king across the Jordan.31וּבַרְזִלַּי֙ הַגִּלְעָדִ֔י יָרַ֖ד מֵרֹגְלִ֑ים וַיַּעֲבֹ֤ר אֶת־ הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ הַיַּרְדֵּ֔ן לְשַׁלְּח֖וֹ אֶת־ [בירדן] (הַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃)
32He was very old—eighty years of age—and very wealthy. He was the one who had provided food for the king during his stay in Mahanaim.32וּבַרְזִלַּי֙ זָקֵ֣ן מְאֹ֔ד בֶּן־ שְׁמֹנִ֖ים שָׁנָ֑ה וְהֽוּא־ כִלְכַּ֤ל אֶת־ הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ בְּשִׁיבָת֣וֹ בְמַחֲנַ֔יִם כִּֽי־ אִ֛ישׁ גָּד֥וֹל ה֖וּא מְאֹֽד׃
33“Come across with me and live in Jerusalem,” the king said to Barzillai. “I will take care of you there.”33וַיֹּ֥אמֶר הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ אֶל־ בַּרְזִלָּ֑י אַתָּה֙ עֲבֹ֣ר אִתִּ֔י וְכִלְכַּלְתִּ֥י אֹתְךָ֛ עִמָּדִ֖י בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃
34“No,” he replied, “I am far too old to go with the king to Jerusalem.34וַיֹּ֥אמֶר בַּרְזִלַּ֖י אֶל־ הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ כַּמָּ֗ה יְמֵי֙ שְׁנֵ֣י חַיַּ֔י כִּי־ אֶעֱלֶ֥ה אֶת־ הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃
35I am eighty years old today, and I can no longer enjoy anything. Food and wine are no longer tasty, and I cannot hear the singers as they sing. I would only be a burden to my lord the king.35בֶּן־ שְׁמֹנִ֣ים שָׁנָה֩ אָנֹכִ֨י הַיּ֜וֹם הַאֵדַ֣ע ׀ בֵּין־ ט֣וֹב לְרָ֗ע אִם־ יִטְעַ֤ם עַבְדְּךָ֙ אֶת־ אֲשֶׁ֤ר אֹכַל֙ וְאֶת־ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אֶשְׁתֶּ֔ה אִם־ אֶשְׁמַ֣ע ע֔וֹד בְּק֖וֹל שָׁרִ֣ים וְשָׁר֑וֹת וְלָמָּה֩ יִֽהְיֶ֨ה עַבְדְּךָ֥ עוֹד֙ לְמַשָּׂ֔א אֶל־ אֲדֹנִ֖י הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃
36Just to go across the Jordan River with the king is all the honor I need!36כִּמְעַ֞ט יַעֲבֹ֧ר עַבְדְּךָ֛ אֶת־ הַיַּרְדֵּ֖ן אֶת־ הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וְלָ֙מָּה֙ יִגְמְלֵ֣נִי הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ הַגְּמוּלָ֖ה הַזֹּֽאת׃
37Then let me return again to die in my own town, where my father and mother are buried. But here is your servant, my son Kimham. Let him go with my lord the king and receive whatever you want to give him.”37יָֽשָׁב־ נָ֤א עַבְדְּךָ֙ וְאָמֻ֣ת בְּעִירִ֔י עִ֛ם קֶ֥בֶר אָבִ֖י וְאִמִּ֑י וְהִנֵּ֣ה ׀ עַבְדְּךָ֣ כִמְהָ֗ם יַֽעֲבֹר֙ עִם־ אֲדֹנִ֣י הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וַעֲשֵׂה־ ל֕וֹ אֵ֥ת אֲשֶׁר־ ט֖וֹב בְּעֵינֶֽיךָ׃ ס
38“Good,” the king agreed. “Kimham will go with me, and I will help him in any way you would like. And I will do for you anything you want.”38וַיֹּ֣אמֶר הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ אִתִּי֙ יַעֲבֹ֣ר כִּמְהָ֔ם וַאֲנִי֙ אֶעֱשֶׂה־ לּ֔וֹ אֶת־ הַטּ֖וֹב בְּעֵינֶ֑יךָ וְכֹ֛ל אֲשֶׁר־ תִּבְחַ֥ר עָלַ֖י אֶֽעֱשֶׂה־ לָּֽךְ׃
39So all the people crossed the Jordan with the king. After David had blessed Barzillai and kissed him, Barzillai returned to his own home.39וַיַּעֲבֹ֧ר כָּל־ הָעָ֛ם אֶת־ הַיַּרְדֵּ֖ן וְהַמֶּ֣לֶךְ עָבָ֑ר וַיִּשַּׁ֨ק הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ לְבַרְזִלַּי֙ וַיְבָ֣רֲכֵ֔הוּ וַיָּ֖שָׁב לִמְקֹמֽוֹ׃ ס
40The king then crossed over to Gilgal, taking Kimham with him. All the troops of Judah and half the troops of Israel escorted the king on his way. An Argument over the King40וַיַּעֲבֹ֤ר הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ הַגִּלְגָּ֔לָה וְכִמְהָ֖ן עָבַ֣ר עִמּ֑וֹ וְכָל־ עַ֤ם יְהוּדָה֙ [ויעברו] (הֶעֱבִ֣ירוּ) אֶת־ הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וְגַ֕ם חֲצִ֖י עַ֥ם יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
41But all the men of Israel complained to the king, “The men of Judah stole the king and didn’t give us the honor of helping take you, your household, and all your men across the Jordan.”41וְהִנֵּ֛ה כָּל־ אִ֥ישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל בָּאִ֣ים אֶל־ הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ אֶל־ הַמֶּ֡לֶךְ מַדּוּעַ֩ גְּנָב֨וּךָ אַחֵ֜ינוּ אִ֣ישׁ יְהוּדָ֗ה וַיַּעֲבִ֨רוּ אֶת־ הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ וְאֶת־ בֵּיתוֹ֙ אֶת־ הַיַּרְדֵּ֔ן וְכָל־ אַנְשֵׁ֥י דָוִ֖ד עִמּֽוֹ׃ ס
42The men of Judah replied, “The king is one of our own kinsmen. Why should this make you angry? We haven’t eaten any of the king’s food or received any special favors!”42וַיַּעַן֩ כָּל־ אִ֨ישׁ יְהוּדָ֜ה עַל־ אִ֣ישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל כִּֽי־ קָר֤וֹב הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ אֵלַ֔י וְלָ֤מָּה זֶּה֙ חָרָ֣ה לְךָ֔ עַל־ הַדָּבָ֖ר הַזֶּ֑ה הֶאָכ֤וֹל אָכַ֙לְנוּ֙ מִן־ הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ אִם־ נִשֵּׂ֥את נִשָּׂ֖א לָֽנוּ׃ ס
43“But there are ten tribes in Israel,” the others replied. “So we have ten times as much right to the king as you do. What right do you have to treat us with such contempt? Weren’t we the first to speak of bringing him back to be our king again?” The argument continued back and forth, and the men of Judah spoke even more harshly than the men of Israel.43וַיַּ֣עַן אִֽישׁ־ יִשְׂרָאֵל֩ אֶת־ אִ֨ישׁ יְהוּדָ֜ה וַיֹּ֗אמֶר עֶֽשֶׂר־ יָד֨וֹת לִ֣י בַמֶּלֶךְ֮ וְגַם־ בְּדָוִד֮ אֲנִ֣י מִמְּךָ֒ וּמַדּ֙וּעַ֙ הֱקִלֹּתַ֔נִי וְלֹא־ הָיָ֨ה דְבָרִ֥י רִאשׁ֛וֹן לִ֖י לְהָשִׁ֣יב אֶת־ מַלְכִּ֑י וַיִּ֙קֶשׁ֙ דְּבַר־ אִ֣ישׁ יְהוּדָ֔ה מִדְּבַ֖ר אִ֥ישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ ס
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2 Samuel 18
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