Study it in the app“And he gathered men to himself and became chief of a band, when David killed them; and they went to Damascus and lived there, and they reigned in Damascus.”
And he gatheredוַיִּקְבֹּץmenאֲנָשִׁיםto himselfעָלָיוand becameוַיְהִיchiefשַׂרof a band,גְּדוּדwhen Davidבַּ דָּוִדkilledהֲרֹגthem;אֹתָםand they wentוַיֵּלְכוּto Damascusדַמֶּשֶׂקand livedוַיֵּשְׁבוּthere,בָהּand they reignedוַיִּמְלְכוּin Damascus.בְּדַמָּשֶׂק
gather
To bring people to one place, or to come together there.
Where else “yikbots” appearsman
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “anashim” appearsbecome
To turn into something new, or fall upon someone.
Where else “yehi” appearschief
Someone set over others, in the army or in the state.
Where else “sar” appearsband, raiders
Band of raiders, troop that attacks by surprise.
Where else “gedud” appearsDavid
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appearskill
Kill, slay.
Where else “harog” appearsgo
To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.
Where else “yelchu” appearsDamascus
See it on the mapWhere else “damesek” appearsdwell
To make one's home in a place.
Where else “yeshvu” appearsreign
To be king of a people, or to begin ruling it as king.
Where else “yimlchu” appearsDamascus
Today: Damascus, capital of Syria
A city in southern Syria, about 135 miles (220 km) northeast of Jerusalem; today it is the capital of Syria.
David put it under his control (2 Sam 8:6). On the road to Damascus, Jesus appeared to Saul, who was going to persecute believers (Acts 9:3-5).
23And Elohim raised up for him an opponent, Rezon son of Eliada, who had fled from Hadadezer king of Zobah, his lord.
24 · This verse (above)
25And he was an opponent to Israel all the days of Solomon, besides the evil that Hadad did; and he loathed Israel and reigned over Aram.
