Study it in the app“The king commanded Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, “Gently, for my sake, with the young man, with Absalom.” And all the people heard when the king commanded all the commanders about Absalom.”
The kingהַמֶּלֶךְcommandedוַיְצַוJoabיוֹאָבandוְAbishaiאֲבִישַׁיandוְIttai,אִתַּיsaying,לֵאמֹר“Gently,לְאַטfor my sake,לִיwith the young man,לַנַּעַרwith Absalom.”לְאַבְשָׁלוֹםAnd allוְכָלthe peopleהָעָםheardשָׁמְעוּwhen the kingבְּ הַמֶּלֶךְcommandedצַוֺּתallכָּלthe commandersהַשָּׂרִיםaboutעַל דְּבַרAbsalom.אַבְשָׁלוֹם
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appearscommand
To give an order: "as YHWH had commanded".
Where else “yetsav” appearsJoab
Joab: the name of several men; the best known is the son of Zeruiah and nephew of David, commander of his army (2 Samuel 2:13). It means "YHWH is father."
Where else “yoav” appearsAbishai
Abishai, son of Zeruiah (David's sister) and brother of Joab; one of David's closest warriors (1 Samuel 26:6). It means "my father is a gift".
Where else “avishay” appearsIttai
Ittai, the name of two men. The best known is the Gittite who stayed loyal to David when he fled from Absalom (2 Samuel 15:19-22); the other is one of David's mighty men, from Gibeah of Benjamin (2 Samuel 23:29).
Where else “itay” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “mor” appearsgently
With slow, gentle steps, without hurrying or hurting.
Where else “at” appearsboy
A child or a young man who is still growing and does not rule a household.
Where else “naar” appearsAbsalom
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” appearscrowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appearshear
To hear a sound, or learn of something.
Where else “shamu” appearschief
Someone set over others, in the army or in the state.
Where else “sarim” appearsthing
A matter, a thing; with "not", nothing.
Where else “devar” appears4The king said to them, “Whatever seems best in your eyes I will do.” So the king stood beside the gate, and all the people went out by hundreds and by thousands.
5 · This verse (above)
6The people went out into the field to meet Israel, and the battle was in the forest of Ephraim.
