2 SAMUEL 2:1

KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)

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“And it came to pass after this, that David inquired of the Lord, saying, Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah? And the Lord said unto him, Go up. And David said, Whither shall I go up? And he said, Unto Hebron.”

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2 Samuel 2:1 Translation & Meaning

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And it came to pass וַיְהִ֣י To exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) came pass
after this, אַֽחֲרֵי Properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses) after this
that David דָּוִ֨ד David, the youngest son of Jesse David
inquired וַיִּשְׁאַל֩ To inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand inquired
of the Lord, בַּֽיהוָ֤ה׀ (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God Lord
saying, לֵאמֹר֙ To say (used with great latitude) saying
Shall I go up הַאֶֽעֱלֶ֗ה To ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative go up
into any בְּאַחַת֙ Properly, united, i.e., one; or (as an ordinal) first any
of the cities עָרֵ֣י A city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post) cities
of Judah? יְהוּדָ֔ה Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory Judah
And the Lord יְהוָ֛ה (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God Lord
said וַיֹּ֧אמֶר To say (used with great latitude) said
unto אֵלָ֖יו Near, with or among; often in general, to unto
him, Go up. עֲלֵ֑ה To ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative Go up
And David דָּוִ֛ד David, the youngest son of Jesse David
said, וַיֹּ֧אמֶר To say (used with great latitude) said
Whither אָ֥נָה Where?; hence, whither?, when?; also hither and thither Whither
shall I go up? אֶֽעֱלֶ֖ה To ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative go up
And he said, וַיֹּ֥אמֶר To say (used with great latitude) said
Unto Hebron. חֶבְרֹֽנָה׃ Chebron, a place in Palestine Hebron

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  • 1  And it came to pass after this, that David inquired of the Lord, saying, Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah? And the Lord said unto him, Go up. And David said, Whither shall I go up? And he said, Unto Hebron.

  • 2  So David went up thither, and his two wives also, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail Nabal's wife the Carmelite.

  • 3  And his men that were with him did David bring up, every man with his household: and they dwelt in the cities of Hebron.




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