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Absalomוְאַבְשָׁלוֹםand allוְכָלthe people,הָעָםthe menאִישׁof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלcameבָּאוּto Jerusalem,יְרוּשָׁלִָםand Ahithophelוַאֲחִיתֹפֶלwas with him.אִתּוֹ
2 Samuel 16:15
Study it in the app“Absalom and all the people, the men of Israel, came to Jerusalem, and Ahithophel was with him.”
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Samuel 16:15, word by word
- Absalomאַבְשָׁלוֹםavshalom
Absalom
Absalom: third son of David, born of Maacah; he rebelled against his father (2 Samuel 13–18). The name, also written in a longer form (Abishalom), means "father of peace"; it is borne also by the father of Maacah, Rehoboam's wife.
Where else “avshalom” appears- the peopleעָםam
crowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appears- the menאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- cameבָּאוּbau
enter
To go into a place.
Where else “bau” appears- to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָםyerushalaim
Jerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “yerushalaim” appears- and Ahithophelאֲחִיתֹפֶלachitofel
Ahithophel
Ahithophel, a counselor of David from Giloh who went over to Absalom in his rebellion (2 Samuel 15-17). His advice was held to be as sure as a word from God (2 Samuel 16:23).
Where else “achitofel” appears
Places in this verse
Jerusalem
Today: Old City of Jerusalem
A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.
David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).
The context
14The king and all the people who were with him arrived exhausted, and he caught his breath there.
15 · This verse (above)
16When Hushai the Archite, David’s companion, came to Absalom, Hushai said to Absalom, “Long live the king! Long live the king!”