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When Abnerוַ אַבְנֵרcameיָּבֹאtoאֶלDavidדָּוִדat Hebron,חֶבְרוֹןand with himוְאִתּוֹtwentyעֶשְׂרִיםmen,אֲנָשִׁיםDavidדָּוִדmadeוַיַּעַשׂa feastמִשְׁתֶּהfor Abnerלְאַבְנֵרand for the menוְלַאֲנָשִׁיםwhoאֲשֶׁרwerewith him.אִתּוֹ
2 Samuel 3:20
Study it in the app“When Abner came to David at Hebron, and with him twenty men, David made a feast for Abner and for the men who were with him.”
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Samuel 3:20, word by word
- When Abnerאַבְנֵרavner
Abner
Abner, son of Ner, relative of King Saul and commander of his army. In 1 Samuel 14:50 the Hebrew writes the long form, "Abiner." The name means "my father is a lamp."
Where else “avner” appears- cameיָּבֹאyavo
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “yavo” appears- Davidדָּוִדdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears- at Hebronחֶבְרוֹןchevron
Hebron
See it on the mapWhere else “chevron” appears- twentyעֶשְׂרִיםesrim
twenty
Twenty; also "twentieth".
Where else “esrim” appears- menאֲנָשִׁיםanashim
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “anashim” appears- madeיַּעַשׂyaas
prepare
To prepare food; offer a sacrifice; keep a feast.
Where else “yaas” appears- a feastמִשְׁתֶּהmishte
feast
A party with food and drink.
Where else “mishte” appears
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
19Abner also spoke in the hearing of Benjamin; and Abner also went to speak in the hearing of David at Hebron all that was good in the eyes of Israel and in the eyes of the whole house of Benjamin.
20 · This verse (above)
21Abner said to David, “Let me arise and go and gather to my lord the king all Israel, that they may make a covenant with you, and you will reign over all that your soul desires.” So David sent Abner away, and he went in peace.