2 Samuel 2:1

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And it came to pass after this, that David inquired of Jehovah, saying, Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah? And Jehovah said unto him, Go up. And David said, Whither shall I go up? And he said, Unto Hebron.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיְהִ֣י אַֽחֲרֵי־כֵ֗ן וַיִּשְׁאַל֩ דָּוִ֨ד בַּֽיהוָ֤ה ׀ לֵאמֹר֙ הַאֶעֱלֶ֗ה בְּאַחַת֙ עָרֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֔ה וַיֹּ֧אמֶר יְהוָ֛ה אֵלָ֖יו עֲלֵ֑ה וַיֹּ֧אמֶר דָּוִ֛ד אָ֥נָה אֶעֱלֶ֖ה וַיֹּ֥אמֶר חֶבְרֹֽנָה׃

Transliteration

wə-yəhî after this, wə-yišəʾal Dāwid in YHWH lēʾmōr shall hā-ʾeʿĕleh in one of ʿārê Yəhûdâ? wə-yōʾmer YHWH to him, ʿălēh. wə-yōʾmer Dāwid, where shall ʾeʿĕleh? wə-yōʾmer, to Ḥeḇrônâ.

Grammar Details

*wə-yəhî*: conjunction + qal imperfect 3ms - and it happened/came to pass
*wə-yišəʾal*: conjunction + qal imperfect 3ms - and he inquired/asked
*Dāwid*: proper noun - David
*YHWH*: proper noun - Yahweh/LORD
*lēʾmōr*: preposition + qal infinitive construct - saying
*hā-ʾeʿĕleh*: interrogative + qal imperfect 1cs - shall I go up?
*ʿārê*: construct state plural of *ʿîr* - cities of
*Yəhûdâ*: proper noun - Judah
*wə-yōʾmer*: conjunction + qal imperfect 3ms - and he said
*ʿălēh*: qal imperative ms - go up!
*ʾeʿĕleh*: qal imperfect 1cs - I will go up
*Ḥeḇrônâ*: proper noun with directional *hē* - to Hebron

Word Meanings

*wə-yəhî*: and it happened/and it came to pass/afterward
*wə-yišəʾal*: and he inquired/asked/consulted
*lēʾmōr*: saying/to say
*hā-ʾeʿĕleh*: shall I go up/shall I ascend
*ʿărê*: cities/towns
*Ḥeḇrônâ*: to Hebron (with directional suffix)

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Referenced Verses

1 Sam 23:2 : 2 Therefore David inquired of Jehovah, saying, Shall I go and smite these Philistines? And Jehovah said unto David, Go, and smite the Philistines, and save Keilah.
1 Sam 30:31 : 31 and to them that were in Hebron, and to all the places where David himself and his men were wont to haunt.
1 Sam 23:4 : 4 Then David inquired of Jehovah yet again. And Jehovah answered him, and said, Arise, go down to Keilah; for I will deliver the Philistines into thy hand.
1 Sam 23:9-9 : 9 And David knew that Saul was devising mischief against him; and he said to Abiathar the priest, Bring hither the ephod. 10 Then said David, O Jehovah, the God of Israel, thy servant hath surely heard that Saul seeketh to come to Keilah, to destroy the city for my sake. 11 Will the men of Keilah deliver me up into his hand? will Saul come down, as thy servant hath heard? O Jehovah, the God of Israel, I beseech thee, tell thy servant. And Jehovah said, He will come down. 12 Then said David, Will the men of Keilah deliver up to me and my men into the hand of Saul? And Jehovah said, They will deliver thee up.
1 Sam 30:7-8 : 7 And David said to Abiathar the priest, the son of Ahimelech, I pray thee, bring me hither the ephod. And Abiathar brought thither the ephod to David. 8 And David inquired of Jehovah, saying, If I pursue after this troop, shall I overtake them? And he answered him, Pursue; for thou shalt surely overtake [them], and shalt without fail recover [all].
Gen 32:2 : 2 And Jacob said when he saw them, This is God's host: and he called the name of that place Mahanaim.
Num 13:22 : 22 And they went up by the South, and came unto Hebron; and Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the children of Anak, were there. (Now Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)
Num 27:21 : 21 And he shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall inquire for him by the judgment of the Urim before Jehovah: at his word shall they go out, and at his word they shall come in, both he, and all the children of Israel with him, even all the congregation.
Josh 14:13-15 : 13 And Joshua blessed him; and he gave Hebron unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh for an inheritance. 14 Therefore Hebron became the inheritance of Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite unto this day; because that he wholly followed Jehovah, the God of Israel. 15 Now the name of Hebron beforetime was Kiriath-arba; [which Arba was] the greatest man among the Anakim. And the land had rest from war.
Judg 1:1 : 1 And it came to pass after the death of Joshua, that the children of Israel asked of Jehovah, saying, Who shall go up for us first against the Canaanites, to fight against them?
2 Sam 2:11 : 11 And the time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.
2 Sam 5:1-3 : 1 Then came all the tribes of Israel to David unto Hebron, and spake, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh. 2 In times past, when Saul was king over us, it was thou that leddest out and broughtest in Israel: and Jehovah said to thee, Thou shalt be shepherd of my people Israel, and thou shalt be prince over Israel. 3 So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and king David made a covenant with them in Hebron before Jehovah: and they anointed David king over Israel.
2 Sam 5:19 : 19 And David inquired of Jehovah, saying, Shall I go up against the Philistines? wilt thou deliver them into my hand? And Jehovah said unto David, Go up; for I will certainly deliver the Philistines into thy hand.
2 Sam 5:23 : 23 And when David inquired of Jehovah, he said, Thou shalt not go up: make a circuit behind them, and come upon them over against the mulberry-trees.
2 Sam 15:7 : 7 And it came to pass at the end of forty years, that Absalom said unto the king, I pray thee, let me go and pay my vow, which I have vowed unto Jehovah, in Hebron.
1 Kgs 2:11 : 11 And the days that David reigned over Israel were forty years; seven years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three years reigned he in Jerusalem.
1 Chr 29:7 : 7 and they gave for the service of the house of God of gold five thousand talents and ten thousand darics, and of silver ten thousand talents, and of brass eighteen thousand talents, and of iron a hundred thousand talents.
Ps 25:4-5 : 4 Show me thy ways, O Jehovah; Teach me thy paths. 5 Guide me in thy truth, and teach me; For thou art the God of my salvation; For thee do I wait all the day.
Ps 27:4 : 4 One thing have I asked of Jehovah, that will I seek after; That I may dwell in the house of Jehovah all the days of my life, To behold the beauty of Jehovah, And to inquire in his temple.
Ps 143:8 : 8 Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; For in thee do I trust: Cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; For I lift up my soul unto thee.
Prov 3:5-6 : 5 Trust in Jehovah with all thy heart, And lean not upon thine own understanding: 6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, And he will direct thy paths.
Ezek 36:37 : 37 Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: For this, moreover, will I be inquired of by the house of Israel, to do it for them: I will increase them with men like a flock.

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2 Sam 2:2-3
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2So David went up thither, and his two wives also, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.
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1 Chr 11:1-7
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1Then all Israel gathered themselves to David unto Hebron, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh.
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1Then came all the tribes of Israel to David unto Hebron, and spake, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh.
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