2 Samuel 19:8

Then the king arose, and sat in the gate. And they told unto all the people, saying, Behold, the king doth sit in the gate. And all the people came before the king: for Israel had fled every man to his tent.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
king	הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ ha.Me.lekh	H4428	a king · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
arose	וַיָּ֥קָם vai.Ya.kom	H6965	to rise (in various applications · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
sat	וַיֵּ֣שֶׁב vai.Ye.shev	H3427	properly · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
gate	בַּשָּׁ֑עַר ba.Sha.'ar	H8179	an opening · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
told	הִגִּ֣ידוּ hi.Gi.du	H5046	properly · verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person common plural
people	הָעָ֞ם ha.'Am	H5971	a people (as a congregated unit) · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
saying	לֵאמֹ֗ר le.Mor	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
king	הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ ha.Me.lekh	H4428	a king · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
sit	יוֹשֵׁ֣ב yo.Shev	H3427	properly · verb, qal active participle, masculine singular absolute
gate	בַּשַּׁ֔עַר ba.Sha.'ar	H8179	an opening · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
people	הָעָם֙ ha.'Am	H5971	a people (as a congregated unit) · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
came	וַיָּבֹ֤א vai.ya.Vo'	H935	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
before	לִפְנֵ֣י lif.Nei	H6440	the face (as the part that turns) · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct
king	הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ ha.Me.lekh	H4428	a king · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
Israel	וְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל ve.Yis.ra.'El	H3478	Jisrael · conjunction + proper noun, a place name
fled	נָ֖ס nas	H5127	to flit · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
man	אִ֥ישׁ 'ish	H376	a man as an individual or a male person · noun, common masculine singular absolute
tent	לְאֹהָלָֽיו le.'o.ha.Lav	H168	a tent (as clearly conspicuous from a distance) · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

2 Samuel 18:24 And David sat between the two gates: and the watchman went up to the roof over the gate unto the wall, and lifted up his eyes, and looked, a…
2 Samuel 18:4 And the king said unto them, What seemeth you best I will do. And the king stood by the gate side, and all the people came out by hundreds a…
2 Samuel 15:2 And Absalom rose up early, and stood beside the way of the gate: and it was so, that when any man that had a controversy came to the king fo…
2 Samuel 18:6-8 So the people went out into the field against Israel: and the battle was in the wood of Ephraim;
2 Samuel 18:17 And they took Absalom, and cast him into a great pit in the wood, and laid a very great heap of stones upon him: and all Israel fled every o…
2 Samuel 19:3 And the people gat them by stealth that day into the city, as people being ashamed steal away when they flee in battle.
1 Kings 22:36 And there went a proclamation throughout the host about the going down of the sun, saying, Every man to his city, and every man to his own c…
2 Kings 14:12 And Judah was put to the worse before Israel; and they fled every man to their tents.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 19:1-8

Soon after the messengers had brought the news of the defeat and death of Absalom to the court of Mahanaim, Joab and his victorious army followed, to grace the king's triumphs and receive his further orders. Now here we are told, I. What a damp and disappointment it was to them to find the king in tears for Absalom's death, which they construed as a token of displeasure against them for what they had done, whereas they expected him to have met them with joy and thanks for their good services: It was told Joab, v. 1 The report of it ran through the army (Sa2 19:2), how the king was grieved for his son. The people will take particular notice what their princes say and do. The more eyes we have…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 19:8

the king arose, and sat in the gate--He appeared daily in the usual place for the hearing of causes. all the people came before the king--that is, the loyal natives who had been faithful to his government, and fought in his cause. Israel had fled--that is, the adherents of Absalom, who, on his defeat, had dispersed and saved themselves by flight.

Adam Clarke on 2 Samuel 19:8

The king - sat in the gate - The place where justice was administered to the people.

John Gill on 2 Samuel 19:8

Than the king arose, and sat in the gate,.... Of the city, a public place, where the inhabitants met on divers accounts at times, and where there were always people passing and repassing: and they told unto all the people; or it was reported to the soldiers particularly: saying, behold the king doth sit in the gate; has laid aside his mourning, appears in public, and receives his friends, and attends to business: and all the people came before the king; to congratulate him on the victory obtained, to receive his thanks and his favours: for Israel had fled every man to his tent: or to his city, as the Targum; that is, those that followed Absalom; which is observed not on account of what g…

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Dictionary and topics

Absalom · David’s mourning for — David’s mourning for
Sorrow · Of David for Absalom — Of David for Absalom

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

2 Samuel 19:8

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 19:1-8

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 19:8

Adam Clarke on 2 Samuel 19:8

John Gill on 2 Samuel 19:8

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2 Samuel 19:8

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 19:1-8

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 19:8

Adam Clarke on 2 Samuel 19:8

John Gill on 2 Samuel 19:8

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on 2 Samuel 19:1-8

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Samuel 19:5-7

Rashi on 2 Samuel 19:8