--- title: 2 Samuel 5 — the Tanakh in Hebrew, Aramaic and English, with trees description: 2 Samuel chapter 5 of the Tanakh (Nevi'im — the Prophets) in Hebrew, Aramaic (Targum Jonathan) and English (JPS 1917), every verse with its syntax tree and pragmatics. It begins: Then came all the tribes of Israel to David unto Hebron, and spoke, saying: 'Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/2SA/5/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [Tanakh](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tanakh/) / [Nevi'im](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/) / [2 Samuel](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/2SA/) / chapter 5 # 2 Samuel 5 25 verses, each with its tree and pragmatics: Hebrew, Aramaic (Targum Jonathan) and English (JPS 1917), the English sentence by sentence. - [5:1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/2SA.5.1/) — וַיָּבֹאוּ כָּל־שִׁבְטֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶל־דָּוִד חֶבְרוֹנָה וַיֹּאמְרוּ לֵאמֹר הִנְנוּ עַצְמְךָ וּֽבְשָׂרְךָ אֲנָֽחְנוּ׃ — Then came all the tribes of Israel to David unto Hebron, and spoke, saying: 'Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh. - [5:2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/2SA.5.2/) — גַּם־אֶתְמוֹל גַּם־שִׁלְשׁוֹם בִּהְיוֹת שָׁאוּל מֶלֶךְ עָלֵינוּ אַתָּה הָיִיתָ הַמּוֹצִיא וְהַמֵּבִיא אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה לְךָ אַתָּה תִרְעֶה אֶת־עַמִּי אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל וְאַתָּה תִּהְיֶה לְנָגִיד עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ — In times past, when Saul was king over us, it was thou that didst lead out and bring in Israel; and the LORD said to thee: Thou shalt feed My people Israel, and thou shalt be prince over Israel.' - [5:3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/2SA.5.3/) — וַיָּבֹאוּ כָּל־זִקְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶל־הַמֶּלֶךְ חֶבְרוֹנָה וַיִּכְרֹת לָהֶם הַמֶּלֶךְ דָּוִד בְּרִית בְּחֶבְרוֹן לִפְנֵי יְהוָה וַיִּמְשְׁחוּ אֶת־דָּוִד לְמֶלֶךְ עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃פ — So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and king David made a covenant with them in Hebron before the LORD; and they anointed David king over Israel. - [5:4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/2SA.5.4/) — בֶּן־שְׁלֹשִׁים שָׁנָה דָּוִד בְּמָלְכוֹ אַרְבָּעִים שָׁנָה מָלָֽךְ׃ — David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years. - [5:5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/2SA.5.5/) — בְּחֶבְרוֹן מָלַךְ עַל־יְהוּדָה שֶׁבַע שָׁנִים וְשִׁשָּׁה חֳדָשִׁים וּבִירוּשָׁלִַם מָלַךְ שְׁלֹשִׁים וְשָׁלֹשׁ שָׁנָה עַל כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵל וִיהוּדָֽה׃ — In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months; and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years over all Israel and Judah. - [5:6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/2SA.5.6/) — וַיֵּלֶךְ הַמֶּלֶךְ וַֽאֲנָשָׁיו יְרוּשָׁלִַם אֶל־הַיְבֻסִי יוֹשֵׁב הָאָרֶץ וַיֹּאמֶר לְדָוִד לֵאמֹר לֹא־תָבוֹא הֵנָּה כִּי אִם־הֱסִֽירְךָ הַעִוְרִים וְהַפִּסְחִים לֵאמֹר לֹֽא־יָבוֹא דָוִד הֵֽנָּה׃ — And the king and his men went to Jerusalem against the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, who spoke unto David, saying: 'Except thou take away the blind and the lame, thou shalt not come in hither'; thinking: 'David cannot come in hither.' - [5:7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/2SA.5.7/) — וַיִּלְכֹּד דָּוִד אֵת מְצֻדַת צִיּוֹן הִיא עִיר דָּוִֽד׃ — Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion; the same is the city of David. - [5:8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/2SA.5.8/) — וַיֹּאמֶר דָּוִד בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא כָּל־מַכֵּה יְבֻסִי וְיִגַּע בַּצִּנּוֹר וְאֶת־הַפִּסְחִים וְאֶת־הַעִוְרִים שְׂנֻאֵי נֶפֶשׁ דָּוִד עַל־כֵּן יֹֽאמְרוּ עִוֵּר וּפִסֵּחַ לֹא יָבוֹא אֶל־הַבָּֽיִת׃ — And David said on that day: 'Whosoever smiteth the Jebusites, and getteth up to the gutter, and taketh away the lame and the blind, that are hated of David's soul — .' Wherefore they say: 'There are the blind and the lame; he cannot come into the house.' - [5:9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/2SA.5.9/) — וַיֵּשֶׁב דָּוִד בַּמְּצֻדָה וַיִּקְרָא־לָהּ עִיר דָּוִד וַיִּבֶן דָּוִד סָבִיב מִן־הַמִּלּוֹא וָבָֽיְתָה׃ — And David dwelt in the stronghold, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from Millo and inward. - [5:10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/2SA.5.10/) — וַיֵּלֶךְ דָּוִד הָלוֹךְ וְגָדוֹל וַיהוָה אֱלֹהֵי צְבָאוֹת עִמּֽוֹ׃פ — And David waxed greater and greater; for the LORD, the God of hosts, was with him. - [5:11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/2SA.5.11/) — וַיִּשְׁלַח חִירָם מֶֽלֶךְ־צֹר מַלְאָכִים אֶל־דָּוִד וַעֲצֵי אֲרָזִים וְחָרָשֵׁי עֵץ וְחָֽרָשֵׁי אֶבֶן קִיר וַיִּבְנֽוּ־בַיִת לְדָוִֽד׃ — And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar-trees, and carpenters, and masons; and they built David a house. - [5:12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/2SA.5.12/) — וַיֵּדַע דָּוִד כִּֽי־הֱכִינוֹ יְהוָה לְמֶלֶךְ עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵל וְכִי נִשֵּׂא מַמְלַכְתּוֹ בַּעֲבוּר עַמּוֹ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ס — And David perceived that the LORD had established him king over Israel, and that He had exalted his kingdom for His people Israel's sake. - [5:13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/2SA.5.13/) — וַיִּקַּח דָּוִד עוֹד פִּֽלַגְשִׁים וְנָשִׁים מִירוּשָׁלִַם אַחֲרֵי בֹּאוֹ מֵחֶבְרוֹן וַיִּוָּלְדּוּעוֹד לְדָוִד בָּנִים וּבָנֽוֹת׃ — And David took him more concubines and wives out of Jerusalem, after he was come from Hebron; and there were yet sons and daughters born to David. - [5:14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/2SA.5.14/) — וְאֵלֶּה שְׁמוֹת הַיִּלֹּדִים לוֹ בִּירוּשָׁלִָם שַׁמּוּעַ וְשׁוֹבָב וְנָתָן וּשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃ — And these are the names of those that were born unto him in Jerusalem: Shammua, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon; - [5:15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/2SA.5.15/) — וְיִבְחָר וֶאֱלִישׁוּעַ וְנֶפֶג וְיָפִֽיעַ׃ — and Ibhar, and Elishua, and Nepheg, and Japhia; - [5:16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/2SA.5.16/) — וֶאֱלִישָׁמָע וְאֶלְיָדָע וֶאֱלִיפָֽלֶט׃פ — and Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphelet. - [5:17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/2SA.5.17/) — וַיִּשְׁמְעוּ פְלִשְׁתִּים כִּי־מָשְׁחוּ אֶת־דָּוִד לְמֶלֶךְ עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיַּעֲלוּ כָל־פְּלִשְׁתִּים לְבַקֵּשׁ אֶת־דָּוִד וַיִּשְׁמַע דָּוִד וַיֵּרֶד אֶל־הַמְּצוּדָֽה׃ — And when the Philistines heard that David was anointed king over Israel, all the Philistines went up to seek David; and David heard of it, and went down to the hold. - [5:18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/2SA.5.18/) — וּפְלִשְׁתִּים בָּאוּ וַיִּנָּטְשׁוּ בְּעֵמֶק רְפָאִֽים׃ — Now the Philistines had come and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim. - [5:19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/2SA.5.19/) — וַיִּשְׁאַל דָּוִד בַּֽיהוָה לֵאמֹר הַאֶֽעֱלֶה אֶל־פְּלִשְׁתִּים הֲתִתְּנֵם בְּיָדִי וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־דָּוִד עֲלֵה כִּֽי־נָתֹן אֶתֵּן אֶת־הַפְּלִשְׁתִּים בְּיָדֶֽךָ׃ — And David inquired of the LORD, saying: 'Shall I go up against the Philistines? wilt Thou deliver them into my hand?' And the LORD said unto David: 'Go up; for I will certainly deliver the Philistines into thy hand.' - [5:20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/2SA.5.20/) — וַיָּבֹא דָוִד בְּבַֽעַל־פְּרָצִיםבַֽעַל־פְּרָצִים וַיַּכֵּם שָׁם דָּוִד וַיֹּאמֶר פָּרַץ יְהוָה אֶת־אֹיְבַי לְפָנַי כְּפֶרֶץ מָיִם עַל־כֵּן קָרָא שֵֽׁם־הַמָּקוֹם הַהוּא בַּעַל פְּרָצִֽים בַּעַל פְּרָצִֽים׃ — And David came to Baal-perazim, and David smote them there; and he said: 'The LORD hath broken mine enemies before me, like the breach of waters.' Therefore the name of that place was called Baal-perazim. - [5:21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/2SA.5.21/) — וַיַּעַזְבוּ־שָׁם אֶת־עֲצַבֵּיהֶם וַיִּשָּׂאֵם דָּוִד וַאֲנָשָֽׁיו׃פ — And they left their images there, and David and his men took them away. - [5:22](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/2SA.5.22/) — וַיֹּסִפוּ עוֹד פְּלִשְׁתִּים לַֽעֲלוֹת וַיִּנָּֽטְשׁוּ בְּעֵמֶק רְפָאִֽים׃ — And the Philistines came up yet again, and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim. - [5:23](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/2SA.5.23/) — וַיִּשְׁאַל דָּוִד בַּֽיהוָה וַיֹּאמֶר לֹא תַעֲלֶה הָסֵב אֶל־אַחֲרֵיהֶם וּבָאתָ לָהֶם מִמּוּל בְּכָאִֽים׃ — And when David inquired of the LORD, He said: 'Thou shalt not go up; make a circuit behind them, and come upon them over against the mulberry-trees. - [5:24](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/2SA.5.24/) — וִיהִי כְּֽשָׁמְעֲךָ אֶת־קוֹל צְעָדָה בְּרָאשֵׁי הַבְּכָאִים אָז תֶּחֱרָץ כִּי אָז יָצָא יְהוָה לְפָנֶיךָ לְהַכּוֹת בְּמַחֲנֵה פְלִשְׁתִּֽים׃ — And it shall be, when thou hearest the sound of marching in the tops of the mulberry-trees, that then thou shalt bestir thyself; for then is the LORD gone out before thee to smite the host of the Philistines.' - [5:25](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/2SA.5.25/) — וַיַּעַשׂ דָּוִד כֵּן כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוָּהוּ יְהוָה וַיַּךְ אֶת־פְּלִשְׁתִּים מִגֶּבַע עַד־בֹּאֲךָ גָֽזֶר׃פ — And David did so, as the LORD commanded him, and smote the Philistines from Geba until thou come to Gezer. - ← previous: [2 Samuel 4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/2SA/4/) - next →: [2 Samuel 6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/2SA/6/) - ↑ back to [2 Samuel](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/2SA/)