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And his menוַאֲנָשָׁיוwhoאֲשֶׁרwerewith himעִמּוֹDavidדָוִדbrought up,הֶעֱלָהeachאִישׁwith his household,וּבֵיתוֹand they livedוַיֵּשְׁבוּin the citiesבְּעָרֵיof Hebron.חֶבְרוֹן
2 Samuel 2:3
Study it in the app“And his men who were with him David brought up, each with his household, and they lived in the cities of Hebron.”
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Samuel 2:3, word by word
- And his menאֲנָשָׁיanashay
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “anashay” appears- Davidדָוִדdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears- brought upהֶעֱלָהheela
bring up
To make someone go up: "I led you up from Egypt".
Where else “heela” appears- with his householdבֵיתvet
household
The family, everyone living under one roof.
Where else “vet” appears- and they livedיֵּשְׁבוּyeshvu
dwell
To make one's home in a place.
Where else “yeshvu” appears- in the citiesעָרֵיare
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “are” appears- of Hebronחֶבְרוֹןchevron
Hebron
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Places in this verse
Hebron
Today: Hebron (Al-Khalil), West Bank
A city in the hills of Judea, about 19 miles (30 km) south of Jerusalem.
Abraham lived nearby and bought the cave there where he buried Sarah (Gen 23:2). David was anointed king of Judah at Hebron (2 Sam 2:1-4).
The context
2So David went up there, and also his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelite and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.
3 · This verse (above)
4Then the men of Judah came and anointed David there as king over the house of Judah. And they reported to David, saying, “It was the men of Jabesh-gilead who buried Saul.”