KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
To get what 2 Samuel 2:2 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“So David went up thither, and his two wives also, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail Nabal's wife the Carmelite.”
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| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “So David” | דָּוִ֔ד | David, the youngest son of Jesse | David |
| “went up” | וַיַּ֤עַל | To ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative | up |
| “thither,” | שָׁם֙ | There (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence | thither |
| “and his two” | שְׁתֵּ֣י | Two; also (as ordinal) twofold | two |
| “wives” | נָשָׁ֑יו | A woman | wives |
| “also,” | וְגַ֖ם | Properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and | also |
| “Ahinoam” | אֲחִינֹ֙עַם֙ | Achinoam, the name of two Israelitesses | Ahinoam |
| “the Jezreelitess,” | הַיִּזְרְעֵלִ֔ית | A Jezreelitess | Jezreelitess |
| “and Abigail” | וַֽאֲבִיגַ֕יִל | Abigail or Abigal, the name of two Israelitesses | Abigail |
| “Nabal's” | נָבָ֥ל | Nabal, an Israelite | Nabals |
| “wife” | אֵ֖שֶׁת | A woman | wife |
| “the Carmelite.” | הַֽכַּרְמְלִֽי׃ | A Karmelite or inhabitant of Karmel (the town) | Carmelite |
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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.
4 And the men of Judah came, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. And they told David, saying, That the men of Jabesh-gilead were they that buried Saul.
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