Study it in the app“All the people were arguing throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, “The king delivered us from the hand of our enemies, and he rescued us from the hand of the Philistines; and now he has fled from the land because of Absalom.”
Allוַ כָלthe peopleהָעָםwere arguingיְהִי נָדוֹןthroughout allבְּכָלthe tribesשִׁבְטֵיof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלsaying,לֵאמֹר“The kingהַמֶּלֶךְdelivered usהִצִּילָנוּfrom the handמִכַּףof our enemies,אֹיְבֵינוּand heוְהוּאrescued usמִלְּטָנוּfrom the handמִכַּףof the Philistines;פְּלִשְׁתִּיםand nowוְעַתָּהhe has fledבָּרַחfromמִןthe landהָאָרֶץbecause ofמֵעַלAbsalom.אַבְשָׁלוֹם
crowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appearsbe
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “yehi” appearscontend
To face off with another in words, each defending his side.
Where else “nadon” appearstribe
Literally "the rod": one of the twelve great clans of Israel.
Where else “shivte” 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” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “mor” appearsking
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appearsrescue
To take someone out of danger or out of his enemy's hands.
Where else “hitsila” appearspalm
The flat, hollow part of the hand; also what someone does or can do with it.
Where else “kaf” appearsenemy
Enemy, foe: one who hates and opposes another.
Where else “oyve” appearsrescue
To bring another out of danger and set him safe.
Where else “milta” appearsPhilistines
Philistines: a people that settled on the south-west coast of Canaan and was Israel's enemy in the days of the judges and of David.
Where else “pelishtim” appearsflee
To run away to save oneself from a danger or from someone.
Where else “barach” appearsland
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “arets” 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” appears8The king got up and sat in the gate. And to all the people they told, saying, “Look, the king is sitting in the gate.” And all the people came before the king. Now Israel had fled, each to his tents.
9 · This verse (above)
10And Absalom, whom we anointed over us, has died in battle. Now then, why are you silent about bringing back the king?”
