Category Archives: Sh’mu’el Bet (2 Sa)

1 In David’s time there was a famine that lasted three years, and David consultedAdonai.Adonaisaid, “It is because of Sha’ul and his bloodstained house, because he put to death the people of Giv‘on.” 2 The king summoned the Giv‘onim and said to them — these Giv‘onim were not part of the people of Isra’el but […]

1 David said the words of this song toAdonaion the dayAdonaidelivered him from the power of all his enemies and from the power of Sha’ul. 2 He said: “Adonaiis my Rock, my fortress and deliverer, 3 the God who is my Rock, in whom I find shelter, my shield, the power that saves me, my […]

1 Here are David’s last words: “This is the speech of David the son of Yishai, the speech of the man who has been raised up, the one anointed by the God of Ya‘akov, the sweet singer of Isra’el. 2 “The Spirit ofAdonaispoke through me, his word was on my tongue. 3 The God of […]

1 The anger ofAdonaiblazed up against Isra’el, so he moved David to act against them by saying, “Go, take a census of Isra’el and Y’hudah.” 2 The king said to Yo’av the commander of the army, who was with him, “Go systematically through all the tribes of Isra’el, from Dan to Be’er-Sheva; and take a […]