Study it in the app“King David sent to Zadok and to Abiathar the priests, saying, “Speak to the elders of Judah, saying, ‘Why should you be the last to bring back the king to his house, when the word of all Israel has come to the king, to his house?”
KingהַמֶּלֶךְDavidוְ דָּוִדsentשָׁלַחtoאֶלZadokצָדוֹקand toוְאֶלAbiatharאֶבְיָתָרthe priests,הַכֹּהֲנִיםsaying,לֵאמֹר“Speakדַּבְּרוּtoאֶלthe eldersזִקְנֵיof Judah,יְהוּדָהsaying,לֵאמֹר‘Whyלָמָּהshould you beתִהְיוּthe lastאַחֲרֹנִיםto bring backלְהָשִׁיבthe kingהַמֶּלֶךְtoאֶלhis house,בֵּיתוֹwhen the wordוּדְבַרof allכָּלIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלhas comeבָּאtoאֶלthe king,הַמֶּלֶךְtoאֶלhis house?בֵּיתוֹ
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appearsDavid
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appearssend
To send someone or something.
Where else “shalach” appearsZadok
Zadok: the name of several men; the best known is the priest in the time of David and Solomon (2 Samuel 8:17; 1 Kings 2:35). It means "righteous."
Where else “tsadok” appearsAbiathar
Abiathar: son of the priest Ahimelech; the only one who escaped the slaughter at Nob. He joined David and was his priest (1 Samuel 22:20-23). The name means "the father is abundant."
Where else “evyatar” appearspriest
One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.
Where else “kohanim” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “mor” appearsspeak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “dabru” appearselder
The senior men who led a city or the people.
Where else “zikne” appearsJudah
Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.
Where else “yehuda” appearsbe
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “tihyu” appearslast
What comes at the end or goes behind something else.
Where else “acharonim” appearsbring back
To return something, restore.
Where else “hashiv” appearshouse
A building to live in, or an enclosed place to keep something or someone.
Where else “bet” appearsword
What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.
Where else “devar” appearsIsrael
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” appearscome
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “ba” appears10And Absalom, whom we anointed over us, has died in battle. Now then, why are you silent about bringing back the king?”
11 · This verse (above)
12You are my brothers; you are my bone and my flesh. Why then should you be the last to bring back the king?’
