When Joabוְיוֹאָבand allוְכָלthe armyהַצָּבָאthatאֲשֶׁרwaswith himאִתּוֹcame,בָּאוּthey reportedוַיַּגִּדוּto Joab,לְיוֹאָבsaying,לֵאמֹר“Abnerאַבְנֵרsonבֶּןof Nerנֵרcameבָּאtoאֶלthe king,הַמֶּלֶךְand he sent him away,וַיְשַׁלְּחֵהוּand he has goneוַיֵּלֶךְin peace.”בְּשָׁלוֹם
2 Samuel 3:23
Study it in the app“When Joab and all the army that was with him came, they reported to Joab, saying, “Abner son of Ner came to the king, and he sent him away, and he has gone in peace.””
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Samuel 3:23, word by word
- When Joabיוֹאָבyoav
Joab
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” appears- the armyצָּבָאtsava
army
An army.
Where else “tsava” appears- cameבָּאוּbau
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “bau” appears- they reportedיַּגִּדוּyagidu
tell
To tell someone something he does not know or has not seen.
Where else “yagidu” appears- sayingאמֹרmor
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “mor” appears- “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- sonבֶּןben
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ben” appears- of Nerנֵרner
Ner
Ner, father of Abner and relative of King Saul. The name means "lamp."
Where else “ner” appears- the kingמֶּלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- and he sent him awayיְשַׁלְּחֵyeshalche
send away
To send away, or divorce one's wife.
Where else “yeshalche” appears- and he has goneיֵּלֶךְyelech
go
To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.
Where else “yelech” appears- in peaceשָׁלוֹםshalom
peace
Living without war or quarrels, in harmony.
Where else “shalom” appears
The context
22And look, the servants of David and Joab came from the raid, and they brought much spoil with them; but Abner was not with David in Hebron, for he had sent him away, and he had gone in peace.
23 · This verse (above)
24Joab came to the king and said, “What have you done? Look, Abner came to you; why did you send him away, and he is completely gone?