The Tanakh

שמואל ב ה׳2 Samuel 5

Chapter 5 of 24 in 2 Samuel — Samuel — 25 verses

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Total gematria: 81,321
Letters: 1,384
Words: 351
Verses: 25
Per word average: 231.68

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Verse 1א׳Standard2,761

וַיָּבֹאוּ כָּל־שִׁבְטֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶל־דָּוִד חֶבְרוֹנָה וַיֹּאמְרוּ לֵאמֹר הִנְנוּ עַצְמְךָ וּֽבְשָׂרְךָ אֲנָֽחְנוּ

Then came all the tribes of Israel to David unto Hebron, and spoke, saying: ‘Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh.

Verse 2ב׳Standard8,690

גַּם־אֶתְמוֹל גַּם־שִׁלְשׁוֹם בִּהְיוֹת שָׁאוּל מֶלֶךְ עָלֵינוּ אַתָּה הייתה מוציא והמבי אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה לְךָ אַתָּה תִרְעֶה אֶת־עַמִּי אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל וְאַתָּה תִּהְיֶה לְנָגִיד עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל

In times past, when Saul was king over us, it was thou that didst lead out and bring in Israel; and the LORD said to thee: Thou shalt feed My people Israel, and thou shalt be prince over Israel.’

Verse 3ג׳Standard4,622

וַיָּבֹאוּ כָּל־זִקְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶל־הַמֶּלֶךְ חֶבְרוֹנָה וַיִּכְרֹת לָהֶם הַמֶּלֶךְ דָּוִד בְּרִית בְּחֶבְרוֹן לִפְנֵי יְהוָה וַיִּמְשְׁחוּ אֶת־דָּוִד לְמֶלֶךְ עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל

So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and king David made a covenant with them in Hebron before the LORD; and they anointed David king over Israel.

Verse 4ד׳Standard1,967

בֶּן־שְׁלֹשִׁים שָׁנָה דָּוִד בְּמָלְכוֹ אַרְבָּעִים שָׁנָה מָלָֽךְ

David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years.

Verse 5ה׳Standard5,315

בְּחֶבְרוֹן מָלַךְ עַל־יְהוּדָה שֶׁבַע שָׁנִים וְשִׁשָּׁה חֳדָשִׁים וּבִירוּשָׁלִַם מָלַךְ שְׁלֹשִׁים וְשָׁלֹשׁ שָׁנָה עַל כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵל וִיהוּדָֽה

In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months; and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years over all Israel and Judah.

Verse 6ו׳Standard4,225

וַיֵּלֶךְ הַמֶּלֶךְ וַֽאֲנָשָׁיו יְרוּשָׁלִַם אֶל־הַיְבֻסִי יוֹשֵׁב הָאָרֶץ וַיֹּאמֶר לְדָוִד לֵאמֹר לֹא־תָבוֹא הֵנָּה כִּי אִם־הֱסִֽירְךָ הַעִוְרִים וְהַפִּסְחִים לֵאמֹר לֹֽא־יָבוֹא דָוִד הֵֽנָּה

And the king and his men went to Jerusalem against the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, who spoke unto David, saying: ‘Except thou take away the blind and the lame, thou shalt not come in hither’; thinking: ‘David cannot come in hither.’

Verse 7ז׳Standard1,485

וַיִּלְכֹּד דָּוִד אֵת מְצֻדַת צִיּוֹן הִיא עִיר דָּוִֽד

Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion; the same is the city of David.

Verse 8ח׳Standard4,484

וַיֹּאמֶר דָּוִד בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא כָּל־מַכֵּה יְבֻסִי וְיִגַּע בַּצִּנּוֹר וְאֶת־הַפִּסְחִים וְאֶת־הַעִוְרִים שנאו נֶפֶשׁ דָּוִד עַל־כֵּן יֹֽאמְרוּ עִוֵּר וּפִסֵּחַ לֹא יָבוֹא אֶל־הַבָּֽיִת

And David said on that day: ‘Whosoever smiteth the Jebusites, and getteth up to the gutter, and [taketh away] the lame and the blind, that are hated of David’s soul—.’ Wherefore they say: ‘There are the blind and the lame; he cannot come into the house.’

Verse 9ט׳Standard1,870

וַיֵּשֶׁב דָּוִד בַּמְּצֻדָה וַיִּקְרָא־לָהּ עִיר דָּוִד וַיִּבֶן דָּוִד סָבִיב מִן־הַמִּלּוֹא וָבָֽיְתָה

And David dwelt in the stronghold, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from Millo and inward.

Verse 10י׳Standard883

וַיֵּלֶךְ דָּוִד הָלוֹךְ וְגָדוֹל וַיהוָה אֱלֹהֵי צְבָאוֹת עִמּֽוֹ

And David waxed greater and greater; for the LORD, the God of hosts, was with him. .

Verse 11י״אStandard3,713

וַיִּשְׁלַח חִירָם מֶֽלֶךְ־צֹר מַלְאָכִים אֶל־דָּוִד וַעֲצֵי אֲרָזִים וְחָרָשֵׁי עֵץ וְחָֽרָשֵׁי אֶבֶן קִיר וַיִּבְנֽוּ־בַיִת לְדָוִֽד

And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar-trees, and carpenters, and masons; and they built David a house.

Verse 12י״בStandard2,872

וַיֵּדַע דָּוִד כִּֽי־הֱכִינוֹ יְהוָה לְמֶלֶךְ עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵל וְכִי נִשֵּׂא מַמְלַכְתּוֹ בַּעֲבוּר עַמּוֹ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל

And David perceived that the LORD had established him king over Israel, and that He had exalted his kingdom for His people Israel’s sake.

Verse 13י״גStandard2,999

וַיִּקַּח דָּוִד עוֹד פִּֽלַגְשִׁים וְנָשִׁים מִירוּשָׁלִַם אַחֲרֵי בֹּאוֹ מֵחֶבְרוֹן וַיִּוָּלְדּוּ עוֹד לְדָוִד בָּנִים וּבָנֽוֹת

And David took him more concubines and wives out of Jerusalem, after he was come from Hebron; and there were yet sons and daughters born to David.

Verse 14י״דStandard3,130

וְאֵלֶּה שְׁמוֹת הַיִּלֹּדִים לוֹ בִּירוּשָׁלִָם שַׁמּוּעַ וְשׁוֹבָב וְנָתָן וּשְׁלֹמֹֽה

And these are the names of those that were born unto him in Jerusalem: Shammua, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon;

Verse 15ט״וStandard964

וְיִבְחָר וֶאֱלִישׁוּעַ וְנֶפֶג וְיָפִֽיעַ

and Ibhar, and Elishua, and Nepheg, and Japhia;

Verse 16ט״זStandard744

וֶאֱלִישָׁמָע וְאֶלְיָדָע וֶאֱלִיפָֽלֶט

and Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphelet.

Verse 17י״זStandard5,572

וַיִּשְׁמְעוּ פְלִשְׁתִּים כִּי־מָשְׁחוּ אֶת־דָּוִד לְמֶלֶךְ עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיַּעֲלוּ כָל־פְּלִשְׁתִּים לְבַקֵּשׁ אֶת־דָּוִד וַיִּשְׁמַע דָּוִד וַיֵּרֶד אֶל־הַמְּצוּדָֽה

And when the Philistines heard that David was anointed king over Israel, all the Philistines went up to seek David; and David heard of it, and went down to the hold.

Verse 18י״חStandard1,799

וּפְלִשְׁתִּים בָּאוּ וַיִּנָּטְשׁוּ בְּעֵמֶק רְפָאִֽים

Now the Philistines had come and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.

Verse 19י״טStandard5,299

וַיִּשְׁאַל דָּוִד בַּֽיהוָה לֵאמֹר הַאֶֽעֱלֶה אֶל־פְּלִשְׁתִּים הֲתִתְּנֵם בְּיָדִי וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־דָּוִד עֲלֵה כִּֽי־נָתֹן אֶתֵּן אֶת־הַפְּלִשְׁתִּים בְּיָדֶֽךָ

And David inquired of the LORD, saying: ‘Shall I go up against the Philistines? wilt Thou deliver them into my hand?’ And the LORD said unto David: ‘Go up; for I will certainly deliver the Philistines into thy hand.’

Verse 20כ׳Standard4,255

וַיָּבֹא דָוִד בְּבַֽעַל־פְּרָצִים וַיַּכֵּם שָׁם דָּוִד וַיֹּאמֶר פָּרַץ יְהוָה אֶת־אֹיְבַי לְפָנַי כְּפֶרֶץ מָיִם עַל־כֵּן קָרָא שֵֽׁם־הַמָּקוֹם הַהוּא בַּעַל פְּרָצִֽים

And David came to Baal-perazim, and David smote them there; and he said: ‘The LORD hath broken mine enemies before me, like the breach of waters.’ Therefore the name of that place was called Baal-perazim.

Verse 21כ״אStandard1,803

וַיַּעַזְבוּ־שָׁם אֶת־עֲצַבֵּיהֶם וַיִּשָּׂאֵם דָּוִד וַאֲנָשָֽׁיו

And they left their images there, and David and his men took them away.

Verse 22כ״בStandard2,562

וַיֹּסִפוּ עוֹד פְּלִשְׁתִּים לַֽעֲלוֹת וַיִּנָּֽטְשׁוּ בְּעֵמֶק רְפָאִֽים

And the Philistines came up yet again, and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.

Verse 23כ״גStandard2,217

וַיִּשְׁאַל דָּוִד בַּֽיהוָה וַיֹּאמֶר לֹא תַעֲלֶה הָסֵב אֶל־אַחֲרֵיהֶם וּבָאתָ לָהֶם מִמּוּל בְּכָאִֽים

And when David inquired of the LORD, He said: ‘Thou shalt not go up; make a circuit behind them, and come upon them over against the mulberry-trees.

Verse 24כ״דStandard4,247

וִיהִי בשמעך אֶת־קוֹל צְעָדָה בְּרָאשֵׁי הַבְּכָאִים אָז תֶּחֱרָץ כִּי אָז יָצָא יְהוָה לְפָנֶיךָ לְהַכּוֹת בְּמַחֲנֵה פְלִשְׁתִּֽים

And it shall be, when thou hearest the sound of marching in the tops of the mulberry-trees, that then thou shalt bestir thyself; for then is the LORD gone out before thee to smite the host of the Philistines.’

Verse 25כ״הStandard2,843

וַיַּעַשׂ דָּוִד כֵּן כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוָּהוּ יְהוָה וַיַּךְ אֶת־פְּלִשְׁתִּים מִגֶּבַע עַד־בֹּאֲךָ גָֽזֶר

And David did so, as the LORD commanded him, and smote the Philistines from Geba until thou come to Gezer.

Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English: The Holy Scriptures (JPS 1917), public domain.