Study it in the app“They brought the head of Ish-bosheth to David at Hebron, and said to the king, “Here is the head of Ish-bosheth son of Saul, your enemy, who sought your life. YHWH has given my lord the king vengeance this day on Saul and on his offspring.””
They broughtוַיָּבִאוּthe headרֹאשׁof Ish-boshethאִישׁ בֹּשֶׁתtoאֶלDavidדָּוִדat Hebron,חֶבְרוֹןand saidוַיֹּאמְרוּtoאֶלthe king,הַמֶּלֶךְ“Here isהִנֵּהthe headרֹאשׁof Ish-boshethאִישׁ בֹּשֶׁתsonבֶּןof Saul,שָׁאוּלyour enemy,אֹיִבְךָwhoאֲשֶׁרsoughtבִּקֵּשׁyour life.נַפְשֶׁךָYHWHיְהוָהhas givenוַיִּתֵּןmy lordלַאדֹנִיthe kingהַמֶּלֶךְvengeanceנְקָמוֹתthisהַזֶּהdayהַיּוֹםon Saulמִשָּׁאוּלand on his offspring.”וּמִזַּרְעוֹ
bring
To bring something or someone.
Where else “yaviu” appearshead
The upper part of the body, where the face and hair are.
Where else “rosh” appearsIsh-bosheth
Ish-bosheth, a son of Saul whom Abner made king over Israel after his father's death (2 Samuel 2-4). The name means "man of shame"; in 1 Chronicles 8:33 he is called Eshbaal.
Where else “ish” appearsDavid
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appearsHebron
See it on the mapWhere else “chevron” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomru” appearsking
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appearsson
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ben” appearsSaul
Saul, the name of several people. The best known is the son of Kish, of the tribe of Benjamin, the first king of Israel. A king of Edom and a son of Simeon also bear it. It means "asked for".
Where else “shaul” appearsenemy
Enemy, foe: one who hates and opposes another.
Where else “oyiv” appearsseek
To go after someone or something in order to find it.
Where else “bikesh” appearslife
Life, when it is at stake.
Where else “nafshe” appearsYHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appearsgive
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “yiten” appearslord
The one with authority over another; or a respectful title.
Where else “doni” appearsvengeance
Vengeance: punishment given for a wrong received.
Where else “nekamot” appearstoday
This very day in which one speaks, the present moment.
Where else “yom” appearsoffspring
The children, grandchildren and whole line that come from someone.
Where else “zar” appearsHebron
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).
7They came into the house while he was lying on his bed in the room where he slept, and they struck him and put him to death and removed his head. They took his head and went by the way of the Arabah all night.
8 · This verse (above)
9David answered Rechab and Baanah his brother, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and said to them, “As YHWH lives, who has rescued my life from all distress,
