## Targum Jonathan on II Samuel Chapter 18

###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 18:1
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וּמְנָא דָוִד יַת עַמָא דִי עִמֵיהּ וּמַנִי עֲלֵיהוֹן רַבָּנֵי אַלְפִּין וְרַבָּנֵי מַאֲוָתָא:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
Then David mustered the people who were with him, and appointed over them commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds.


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 18:2
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וּשְׁלַח דָוִד יַת עַמָא תִּלְתָּא בְיַד יוֹאָב וְתִלְתָּא בְּיַד אֲבִישַׁי בַּר צְרוּיָה אֲחוּהִי דְיוֹאָב וְתִלְתָּא בְּיַד אִתַּי גִתָּאָה וַאֲמַר מַלְכָּא לְעַמָא מִפַּק אֱפֹּק אַף אֲנָא עִמְכוֹן:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And David sent forth the people, one third by the hand of Joab, one third by the hand of Abishai the son of Zeruiah, Joab’s brother, and one third by the hand of Ittai the Gittite. And the king said to the people, “I myself will also go out with you.”


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 18:3
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וַאֲמַר עַמָא לָא תִפּוֹק אֲרֵי אִם מֶעֱרֹק נַעֲרוֹק לָא יְשַׁווּן עֲלָנָא לִבָּא וְאִם יִתְקַטְלוּן פַּלְגָנָא לָא יְשַׁווּן עֲלָנָא לִבָּא אֲרֵי כְעַן אַתְּ יָכִיל לְמִסְעַד כְּוָתָנָא עַסְרָא אַלְפִין וּכְעַן טַב אֲרֵי תְצַלֵי עֲלָנָא מִקַרְתָּא לְמִסְעַד:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
But the people said, “You shall not go out. For if we finally retreat, they will pay no attention to us. And if half of us are killed, they will not pay attention to us either. For now, you are able to assist like ten thousand of us. And now, it is better that you pray for us from the city in order to assist.”


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 18:4
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וַאֲמַר לְהוֹן מַלְכָּא דְתַקִין בְּעֵינֵיכוֹן אַעְבֵּיד וְקָם מַלְכָּא עַל כֵּיבַשׁ אוֹרַח תַּרְעָא וְכָל עַמָא נְפָקוּ לְמָאתָן וּלְאַלְפִין:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
The king said to them, “Whatever seems right in your sight I will do.” So the king stood on the path of the gateway, while all the people went out by hundreds and by thousands.


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 18:5
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וּפַקֵיד מַלְכָּא יַת יוֹאָב וְיַת אֲבִישַׁי וְיַת אִתַּי לְמֵימַר אִסְתַּמָרוּ לִי בְּעוּלֵימָא בְאַבְשָׁלוֹם וְכָל עַמָא שְׁמָעוּ כַּד פַּקֵיד מַלְכָּא יַת כָּל רַבְרְבַיָא עַל עֵיסַק אַבְשָׁלוֹם:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And the king ordered Joab and Abishai and Ittai, “Deal gently for my sake with the young man, with Absalom.” And all the people heard when the king gave orders to all the commanders about the sake of Absalom.


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 18:6
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וּנְפַק עַמָא לְחַקְלָא לִקֳדָמוּת יִשְׂרָאֵל וַהֲוַת קְרָבָא בְּחוּרְשָׁא דְבֵית אֶפְרָיִם:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
So the people went out into the field against Israel. And the battle took place in the forest of the House of Ephraim.


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 18:7
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וְאִתַּבָּרוּ תַמָן עַם יִשְׂרָאֵל קֳדָם עַבְדֵי דָוִד וַהֲוַת תַּמָן מְחָתָא רַבְּתָא בְּיוֹמָא הַהוּא עַסְרִין אַלְפִין:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And the people of Israel were shattered there before the servants of David, and the stroke was great on that day, twenty thousand men.


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 18:8
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וַהֲווֹ תַמָן עַבְדֵי קְרָבָא מִתְבַּדְרִין עַל אַפֵי כָל אַרְעָא וְאַסְגִיאַת חַיַת חוּרְשָׁא לְקַטָלָא בְעַמָא מִדְקָטִילַת חַרְבָּא בְּיוֹמָא הַהוּא:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
There the wagers of war were scattered over the face of all the country; so the beasts of the forest killed more people than the sword killed that day.


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 18:9
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וְאִתְעֲרַע אַבְשָׁלוֹם קֳדָם עַבְדֵי דָוִד וְאַבְשָׁלוֹם רָכִיב עַל כּוּדַנְתָּא וְעָלַת כּוּדַנְתָּא תְּחוֹת סוֹכָא דְבוּטְמָא רַבָּא וְאִתְאֲחַד רֵישֵׁיהּ בְּבוּטְמָא וְאִתְּלֵי בֵּין שְׁמַיָא וּבֵין אַרְעָא וְכוּדַנְתָּא דִי תְּחוֹתוֹהִי עֲבָרַת:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And Absalom accidentally came in front of the servants of David. Now Absalom was riding upon a mule, and the mule went under the branch of a great terebinth, and his head was caught fast in the terebinth. And he was left hanging between heaven and earth, while the mule that was under him went on.


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 18:10
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וַחֲזָא גַבְרָא חָד וְחַוֵי לְיוֹאָב וַאֲמַר הָא חֲזֵיתִי יַת אַבְשָׁלוֹם תְּלִי בְּבוּטְמָא:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And a certain man saw it, and told Joab, “Behold, I saw Absalom hanging in a terebinth.”


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 18:11
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וַאֲמַר יוֹאָב לְגַבְרָא דִמְחַוֵי לֵיהּ וְהָא חֲזֵיתָא וּמָא דֵין לָא מְחִיתָהוּ תַמָן וּרְמִיתָהִי לְאַרְעָא וַעֲלֵי פּוֹן לְמִתַּן לָךְ עֲסַר סִלְעִין דִכְסַף וְאִסְפַּנְקִי חֲדָא:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
Joab said to the man who was telling him, “What, you saw him! Why then did you not strike him there and throw him to the ground? I would have given you about ten *selas* of silver and one girdle.”


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 18:12
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וַאֲמַר גַבְרָא לְיוֹאָב וְלוּ אַנָא תָּקֵל עַל כַּפֵּי אֲלַף סִלְעִין דִכְסַף לָא אוֹשִׁיט יְדֵי בְּבַר מַלְכָּא אֲרֵי קֳדָמָנָא פַּקֵיד מַלְכָּא יָתָךְ וְיַת אֲבִישַׁי וְיַת אִתַּי לְמֵימַר אִסְתַּמָרוּ לִי בְעוּלֵימָא בְּאַבְשָׁלוֹם:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
But the man said to Joab, “Even if I were feeling in my hands the weight of a thousand *selas* of silver, I would not stretch out my hand against the king’s son, for before us the king commanded you and Abishai and Ittai, ‘Deal gently for my sake with the young man, with Absalom.’


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 18:13
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אוֹ פּוֹן עֲבָדִית בְּנַפְשִׁי שְׁקַר וְכָל מִדַעַם לָא יִתְכַּסָא מִן מַלְכָּא וְאַתְּ תִּתְעַתַּד מִקָבֵיל:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
Or if I had dealt treacherously by myself, and there would be nothing hidden from the king, then you would have set yourself on the opposite side.


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 18:14
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וַאֲמַר יוֹאָב הֲלָא מִבְּכֵין אֵישָׁרַי קֳדָמָךְ וּנְסִיב תְּלָתָא גַסְסִין בִּידֵיהּ וּקְבָעִינוּן בְּלִבָּא דְאַבְשָׁלוֹם וְעַד כְּעַן קַיָם בְּגוֹ בוּטְמָא:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And Joab said, “Shall I not now begin before you?” And he took three darts in his hand, and thrust them into the heart of Absalom, while he was still alive in the middle of the terebinth.


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 18:15
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וְאִסְתַּחָרוּ עַסְרָא עוּלֵמַיָא נַטְלֵי זְיָנֵיהּ דְיוֹאָב וּמְחוֹ יַת אַבְשָׁלוֹם וְקַטְלוֹהִי:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And ten young men, Joab’s armour bearers, surrounded Absalom and struck him, and killed him.


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 18:16
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וּתְקַע יוֹאָב בְּשׁוֹפָרָא וְתַב עַמָא מִלְמִרְדַף בָּתַר יִשְׂרָאֵל אֲרֵי מְנַע יוֹאָב יַת עַמָא:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
Then Joab blew the trumpet, and the people came back from pursuing Israel, for Joab restrained the people.


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 18:17
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וּנְסִיבוּ יַת אַבְשָׁלוֹם וּרְמוֹ יָתֵיהּ בְּחוּרְשָׁא לְגוֹ קוּמְצָא רַבָּה וַאֲקִימוּ עֲלוֹהִי דְגוֹר אַבְנִין רַב לַחֲדָא וְכָל יִשְׂרָאֵל אַפָּכוּ גְבַר לִקְרְווֹהִי:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And they took Absalom, and threw him into a great pit in the forest, and raised over him a very great heap of stones. And all Israel retreated, every one to his own town.


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 18:18
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וְאַבְשָׁלוֹם נְסִיב וַאֲקֵים לֵיהּ בְּחַיוֹהִי יַת קָמָתָא דִי בְּמֵישַׁר מַלְכָּא אֲרֵי אֲמַר לֵית לִי בַר קַיָם בְּדִיל לְאַדְכָּרָא שְׁמִי וּקְרָא לְקָמָתָא עַל שְׁמֵיהּ וּקְרָא לָהּ אַתְרָא דְאַבְשָׁלוֹם עַד יוֹמָא הָדֵין:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
Now Absalom in his lifetime had taken and set up for himself the pillar which is in the King’s Valley, for he said, “I have no living son to keep my name in remembrance.” He called the pillar after his own name, and it is called Absalom’s Place to this day.


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 18:19
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וַאֲחִימַעַץ בַּר צָדוֹק אֲמַר אֶרְהוּט כְּעַן וַאֲבַסַר יַת מַלְכָּא אֲרֵי אִתְפְּרַע לֵיהּ יְיָ מִיַד בַּעֲלֵי דְבָבוֹהִי:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok, “Let me run, and carry tidings to the king that the LORD has taken vengeance for him from the hand of his enemies.”


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 18:20
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וַאֲמַר לֵיהּ יוֹאָב לָא גְבַר כְּשַׁר לְבַסָרָא אַתְּ יוֹמָא דֵין וּתְבַסֵר בְּיוֹם אוֹחֲרָן וְיוֹמָא הָדֵין לָא תְבַסֵר אֱלָהֵין דְבַּר מַלְכָּא מִית:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And Joab said to him, “You are not the right man to carry tidings this day, but you may carry tidings another day. On this day you have no other tidings but that the king’s son is dead.”


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 18:21
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וַאֲמַר יוֹאָב לְכוּשִׁי אֱזֵיל חַוֵי לְמַלְכָּא דַחֲזֵיתָא וּסְגִיד כּוּשִׁי לְיוֹאָב וּרְהַט:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
Then Joab said to Cushi, “Go, tell the king what you have seen.” And Cushi bowed to Joab, and ran.


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 18:22
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וְאוֹסִיף עוֹד אֲחִימַעַץ בַּר צָדוֹק וַאֲמַר לְיוֹאָב וִיהֵי מָה אֶרְהוֹט כְּעַן אַף אֲנָא בָּתַר כּוּשִׁי וַאֲמַר יוֹאָב לְמָא דְנַן אַתְּ רָהִיט בְּרִי וְלָךְ לֵית בְּסוֹרָא מִתְיְהַב:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
Then Ahimaaz the son of Zadok said again to Joab, “Come what may, let me also run after Cushi.” And Joab said, “Why will you run, my son? There are no tidings to be given.”


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 18:23
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וִיהֵי מָא בִכְדֵין אֶרְהוּט וַאֲמַר לֵיהּ רְהוּט וּרְהַט אֲחִימַעַץ בְּאוֹרַח מֵישְׁרָא וּקְדִים יַת כּוּשִׁי:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
“Come what may, let me run.” And he said, “Run.”And Ahimaaz ran by the way of the valley, and outran Cushi.


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 18:24
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וְדָוִד יָתֵיב בֵּין תְּרֵין תַּרְעַיָא וְהַלִיךְ סַכְוָאָה עַל אִגַר תַּרְעָא עַל שׁוּרָא וּזְקֵף יַת עֵינוֹהִי וַחֲזָא וְהָא גַבְרָא רָהִיט בִּלְחוֹדוֹהִי:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
Now David was sitting between the two gates, and the watchman went up to the roof of the gate, up to the wall. And when he lifted up his eyes and looked, behold, a man running alone.


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 18:25
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וּקְרָא סַכְוָאָה וְחַוֵי לְמַלְכָּא וַאֲמַר מַלְכָּא אִם בִּלְחוֹדוֹהִי הוּא בְּסוֹרְתָא בְּפוּמֵיהּ וַאֲזַל מֵיזַל וְקָרֵיב:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And the watchman called out and told the king. And the king said, “If he is alone, there are tidings in his mouth.” And he came nearer and nearer.


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 18:26
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וַחֲזָא סַכְוָאָה גַבְרָא אַחֲרָנָא רָהִיט וּקְרָא סַכְוָאָה לְנָטַר תַּרְעָא וַאֲמַר הָא גַבְרָא רָהִיט בִּלְחוֹדוֹהִי וַאֲמַר מַלְכָּא אַף דֵין מְבַסֵר:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And the watchman saw another man running, and the watchman called to the gatekeeper, and said, “Behold, a man running alone.” And the king said, “This one also carries tidings.”


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 18:27
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וַאֲמַר סַכְוָאָה אֲנָא חֲזֵי יַת רִיהֲטָא דְקַדְמָאָה כְּרִיהֲטָא דַאֲחִימַעַץ בַּר צָדוֹק וַאֲמַר מַלְכָּא גְבַר טַב דֵין וְאַף בְּסוֹרָא טָבָא יַיְתֵי:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And the watchman said, “I recognize the running of the foremost as the running of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok.” And the king said, “He is a good man, and also carries good tidings.”


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 18:28
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וּקְרָא אֲחִימַעַץ וַאֲמַר לְמַלְכָּא שְׁלָם וּסְגִיד לְמַלְכָּא עַל אַפּוֹהִי עַל אַרְעָא וַאֲמַר בְּרִיךְ יְיָ אֱלָהָךְ דִמְסַר יַת גַבְרַיָא דַאֲרִימוּ יַת יְדֵיהוֹן בְּרִבּוֹנִי מַלְכָּא:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
Then Ahimaaz called, and said to the king, “Peace!” And he bowed to the king with his face to the earth, and said, “Blessed be the LORD your God, who has surrendered the men who raised their hand against my lord the king.”


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 18:29
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וַאֲמַר מַלְכָּא שְׁלַם לְעוּלֵימָא לְאַבְשָׁלוֹם וַאֲמַר אֲחִימַעַץ חֲזֵיתִי הֲמוֹנָא סַגִיאָה בָּתַר דִשְׁלַח יַת עַבְדָא דְמַלְכָּא יוֹאָב וְיַת עַבְדָךְ וְלָא יְדָעִית מָה:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And the king said, “It is well with the young man Absalom?” Ahimaaz said, “After Joab, the king’s servant, sent your servant, I saw a great tumult, but I do not know what it was.”


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 18:30
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וַאֲמַר מַלְכָּא אִסְתַּחַר אִתְעַתַּד הָכָא וְאִסְתְּחַר וְקָם:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And the king said, “Turn aside, and stand here.” So he turned aside, and stood still.


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 18:31
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וְהָא כוּשִׁי אֲתָא וַאֲמַר כוּשִׁי יִתְבַּסַר רִבּוֹנִי מַלְכָּא אֲרֵי אִתְפְּרַע לָךְ יְיָ יוֹמָא דֵין מִיַד כָּל דְקָמוּ עֲלָךְ:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And behold, Cushi came. And Cushi said, “Tidings for my lord the king, for today the LORD has taken vengeance for you from the hand of all who rose against you.”


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 18:32
[Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 18:32](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Targum%20Jonathan%20on%20II%20Samuel/r/18:32)

וַאֲמַר מַלְכָּא לְכוּשִׁי הַשָׁלֵם לְעוּלֵימָא לְאַבְשָׁלוֹם וַאֲמַר כּוּשִׁי יְהוֹן כְּעוּלֵימָא סַנְאֵי רִבּוֹנִי מַלְכָּא וְכָל דְקָמוּ עֲלָךְ לְבִישָׁא:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
The king said to Cushi, “Is it well with the young man Absalom?” And Cushi said, “May the haters of my lord the king, and all who rose against you for evil, be like the young man.”