## Targum Jonathan on II Samuel Chapter 2

###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 2:1
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וַהֲוָה בָּתַר כֵּן וּשְׁאֵיל דָוִד בְּמֵימְרָא דַייָ לְמֵימָר הַאֶסַק בַּחֲדָא מִקִרְוַיָא דְבֵית יְהוּדָה וַאֲמַר יְיָ לֵיהּ סַק וַאֲמַר דָוִד לְאָן אֲסַק וַאֲמַר לְחֶבְרוֹן:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
After this David inquired of the speech of the LORD, “Shall I go up to one of the cities of the House of Judah?” And the LORD said to him, “Go up.” David said, “To which shall I go up?” And He said, “To Hebron.”


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 2:2
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וּסְלִיק תַּמָן דָוִד וְאַף תַּרְתֵּין נְשׁוֹהִי אֲחִינוֹעַם דְמִיִזְרְעֶאל וַאֲבִיגַיִל אִתַּת נָבָל דְמִכַּרְמְלָא:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
So David went up there, and his two wives also, Ahinoam, who was of Jezreel, and Abigail, the widow of Nabal, who was from Carmel.


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 2:3
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וְגַבְרוֹהִי דְעִמֵיהּ אַסֵיק דָוִד גְבַר וֶאֱנַשׁ בֵּיתֵיהּ וִיתָבוּ בְּקִרְוֵי חֶבְרוֹן:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And David brought up his men who were with him, every one with the people of his house. And they dwelt in the towns of Hebron.


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 2:4
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וַאֲתוֹ גַבְרֵי שֵׁבֶט יְהוּדָה וּמְשָׁחוּ תַמָן יַת דָוִד לְמֶהֱוֵי מַלְכָּא עַל דְבֵית יְהוּדָה וְחַוִיאוּ לְדָוִד לְמֵימָר גַבְרֵי יָבֵשׁ גִלְעָד דִקְבַרוּ יַת שָׁאוּל:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And the men of Judah came and there they anointed David to be king over the House of Judah. And they told David, “It was the men of Jabesh gilead who buried Saul.”


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 2:5
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וּשְׁלַח דָוִד אִזְגַדִין לְוַת אֱנָשֵׁי יָבֵשׁ גִלְעָד וַאֲמַר לְהוֹן בְּרִיכִין אַתּוּן קֳדָם יְיָ דַעְבַדְתּוּן חִסְדָא הָדֵין עִם רִבּוֹנְכוֹן עִם שָׁאוּל וּקְבַרְתּוּן יָתֵיהּ:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
So David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh gilead and said to them, “Blessed be you before the LORD, because you showed this loyalty to Saul your lord, and buried him!


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 2:6
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וּכְעַן יַעְבֵּד יְיָ עִמְכוֹן טִיבוּ וּקְשׁוֹט וְאַף אֲנָא אַעְבֵיד עִמְכוֹן טַבְתָא הָדָא דַעֲבַדְתּוּן פִּתְגָמָא הָדֵין:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
Now may the LORD show goodness and truth to you! And I will do good to you, because you have done this thing.


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 2:7
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וּכְעַן יִתְקְפִן יְדֵיכוֹן וַהֲווֹ לְגַבְרִין גִבָּרִין אֲרֵי מִית רִבּוֹנְכוֹן שָׁאוּל וְאַף יָתִי מְשָׁחוּ דְבֵית יְהוּדָה לְמֶהֱוֵי מַלְכָּא עֲלֵיהוֹן:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And now, let your hands be strong and be heroic men, because Saul your lord is dead and also because those of the House of Judah have anointed me to be king over them.”


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 2:8
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וְאַבְנֵר בַּר נֵר רַב חֵילָא דִי לְשָׁאוּל דְבַר יַת אִישׁ בּוֹשֶׁת בַּר שָׁאוּל וְאַעֲבִירֵיהּ לְמַחֲנָיִם:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
Now Abner the son of Ner, commander of Saul’s army, had taken Ish bosheth the son of Saul, and brought him over to Mahanaim.


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 2:9
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וְאַמְלְכֵיהּ עַל דְבֵית גִלְעָד וְעַל דְבֵית אָשֵׁר וְעַל דְבֵית יִזְרְעֶאל וְעַל דְבֵית אֶפְרַיִם וְעַל דְבֵית בִּנְיָמִן וְעַל דְבֵית יִשְׂרָאֵל כּוּלְהוֹן:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
He had made him king over those of the House of Gilead, the House of Asher, the House of Jezreel, the House of Ephraim, and the House of Benjamin; in short over Israel in its entirety.


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 2:10
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בַּר אַרְבְּעִין שְׁנִין אִישׁ בֹּשֶׁת בַּר שָׁאוּל כַּד מְלַךְ עַל יִשְׂרָאֵל וְתַרְתֵּין שְׁנִין מְלַךְ בְּרַם דְבֵית יְהוּדָה הֲווֹ בָּתַר דָוִד:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
Ish bosheth son of Saul was forty years old when he became king over Israel, and he reigned two years. But the house of Judah followed David.


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 2:11
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וַהֲוָה מִנְיַין יוֹמַיָא דַהֲוָה דָוִד מַלְכָּא בְּחֶבְרוֹן עַל דְבֵית יְהוּדָה שְׁבַע שְׁנִין וְשִׁיתָּא יַרְחִין:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And the number of years that David was king in Hebron over those of the House of Judah was seven years and six months.


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 2:12
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וּנְפַק אַבְנֵר בַּר נֵר וְעַבְדֵי אִישׁ בּוֹשֶׁת בַּר שָׁאוּל מִמַחֲנַיִם לְגִבְעוֹן:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And Abner the son of Ner and the servants of Ish bosheth the son of Saul went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon,


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 2:13
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וְיוֹאָב בַּר צְרוּיָה וְעַבְדֵי דָוִד נְפַקוּ וְעַרְעוּנוּן עַל בְּרֵיכָתָא דִבְגִבְעוֹן כַּחֲדָא וּשְׁרוֹ אִילֵין עַל בְּרֵיכָתָא מִיכָּא וְאִילֵין עַל בֵּרֵיכָתָא מִיכָּא:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
whereas Joab the son of Zeruiah and the servants of David went out and met them at the pool of Gibeon. And they sat down there, the one on the one side of the pool and the other on the other side of the pool.


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 2:14
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וַאֲמַר אַבְנֵר לְיוֹאָב יְקוּמוּן כְּעַן עוּלֵימַיָא וִיחַיְיכוּן קֳדָמָנָא וַאֲמַר יוֹאָב יְקוּמוּן:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And Abner said to Joab, “Let the young men arise and play before us.” And Joab said, “Let them arise.”


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 2:15
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וְקָמוּ וַעֲבַרוּ בְּמִנְיָן תְּרֵי עֲסַר מִדְבֵית בִּנְיָמִן וּמִדְאִישׁ בֹּשֶׁת בַּר שָׁאוּל וּתְרֵי עֲסַר מֵעַבְדֵי דָוִד:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
Then they arose and passed over by number, twelve from the House of Benjamin and from Ish bosheth the son of Saul, and twelve from the servants of David.


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 2:16
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וְאַתְקִיפוּ גְבַר בְּרֵישׁ חַבְרֵיהּ וְחַרְבֵּיהּ בִּסְטַר חַבְרֵיהּ וּנְפָלוּ כַּחֲדָא וּקְרָא לְאַתְרָא הַהוּא אַחֲסָנַת קְטִלַיָא דִי בְּגִבְעוֹן:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And each caught his opponent by the head and, with his sword in the place of his opponent’s loins, they were killed together. And he called that place “Inheritance of the Killed Ones”, which is in Gibeon.


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 2:17
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וַהֲוָה קְרָבָא תַּקִיף עַד לַחֲדָא בְּיוֹמָא הַהוּא וְאִתַּבַּר אַבְנֵר וֶאֱנָשֵׁי יִשְׂרָאֵל קֳדָם עַבְדֵי דָוִד:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And the battle was extremely fierce that day. And Abner and the men of Israel were shattered before the servants of David.


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 2:18
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וַהֲווֹ תַמָן תְּלָתָא בְּנֵי צְרוּיָה יוֹאָב וַאֲבִישַׁי וַעֲשָׂהאֵל וַעֲשָׂהאֵל קַלִיל בְּרִיגְלוֹהִי כַּחֲדָא מִן טָבַיָא דִי בְּחַקְלָא:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And the three sons of Zeruiah were there, Joab, Abishai, and Asahel. Now Asahel was as swift of foot as a gazelle which is in the field.


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 2:19
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וּרְדַף עֲשָׂהאֵל בָּתַר אַבְנֵר וְלָא אִיתְפְּנֵי לְמֵיזַל עַל יַמִינָא אוֹ עַל סְמָלָא מִבָּתַר אַבְנֵר:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And Asahel pursued Abner, and he did not turn, to go either to the right hand or to the left from following Abner.


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 2:20
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וְאִיתְפְּנִי אַבְנֵר בַּתְרוֹהִי וַאֲמַר הַאַתְּ דֵין עֲשָׂהאֵל וַאֲמַר אֲנָא:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
Then Abner turned to look behind him and said, “Is it you, Asahel?” And he said, “It is I.”


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 2:21
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וַאֲמַר לֵיהּ אַבְנֵר אִיתְפְנֵי לָךְ עַל יְמִינָךְ אוֹ עַל סְמָלָךְ וְאֵיחוּד לָךְ חַד מֵעוּלֵימַיָא וְסַב לָךְ יַת זְרָזֵיהּ וְלָא אָבָה עֲשָׂהאֵל לְמֵיזַר מִבַּתְרוֹהִי:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
Abner said to him, “Turn aside to your right hand or to your left, and seize one of the young men, and take his belt.” But Asahel would not depart from following him.


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 2:22
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וְאוֹסִיף עוֹד אַבְנֵר לְמֵימָר לַעֲשָׂהאֵל זוּר לָךְ מִבַּתְרַי לָמָה אֶקְטְלִינָךְ וְאֶרְמִינָךְ לְאַרְעָא וְאֵיכְדִין אֶזְקוֹף אַפֵּי וְאֵיחָמֵי לְיוֹאָב אָחוּךְ:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And Abner said again to Asahel, “Depart from me, for your own sake! Why should I kill you and smite you to the ground? How then could I lift up my face and show it to your brother Joab?”


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 2:23
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וְלָא אָבָא לְמֵיזַר וּמְחָהִי אַבְנֵר בַּאֲחוֹרֵי מוּרְנִיתָא בִּסְטַר יַרְכֵיהּ וּנְפָקַת מוּרְנִיתָא מֵאֲחוֹרוֹהִי וּנְפַל תַּמָן וּמִית בְּאַתְרֵיהּ וַהֲוָה כָּל דְאָתֵי לְאַתְרָא דִנְפַל תַּמָן עֲשָׂהאֵל וּמִית וְקַיְמִין:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
But he did not want to depart. Then Abner smote him in the place of his loins with the back of his spear, so that the spear came out at his back. And he fell there, and died on the place where he was. And all who came to the place where Asahel had fallen and died, stood still.


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 2:24
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וּרְדָפוּ יוֹאָב וַאֲבִישַׁי בָּתַר אַבְנֵר וְשִׁמְשָׁא עָלַת וְאִינוּן מְטוֹ עַד גִבְעַת אַמְתָא דִי עַל אַפֵּי גִיחַ אוֹרַח מַדְבְּרָא דְגִבְעוֹן:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
But Joab and Abishai pursued Abner. And as the sun was going down, they came to the hill of The Cubit, which lies before Giah, on the road to the wilderness of Gibeon.


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 2:25
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וְאִתְכְּנִישׁוּ בְּנֵי בִנְיָמִן בָּתַר אַבְנֵר וַהֲווֹ לְסִיעָא חָד וְקָמוּ עַל רֵישׁ רָמָתָא חֲדָא:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And the sons of Benjamin gathered themselves together behind Abner, and became one company. They took their stand upon the top of one hill.


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 2:26
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וּקְרָא אַבְנֵר לְיוֹאָב וַאֲמַר הַלְאַפְרֵשׁ תִּקְטוֹל חַרְבָּא הֲלָא יְדַעְתָּא אֲרֵי מְרִירָא תְהֵי בְסוֹפָא וְעַד אֵימָתַי לָא תֵימַר לְעַמָא לְמִתַּב מִבָּתַר אֲחֵיהוֹן:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
Then Abner called to Joab, “Shall the sword kill for ever? Do you not know that it will be bitterness in the end? How long are you not saying to your people to turn back from behind their brethren?”


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 2:27
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וַאֲמַר יוֹאָב קַיָם הוּא יְיָ אֲרֵי אִלוּלָפוֹן מַלֵילְתָּא אֲרֵי בְּכֵין פּוֹן מֵעִידַן צַפְרָא אִסְתַּלֵק עַמָא גְבַר מִבָתַר אֲחוּהִי:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And Joab said, “As the LORD is the existing One, if you had not spoken, the people would have given up only at about the time of the morning, each man in pursuit of his brother.


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 2:28
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וּתְקַע יוֹאָב בְּשׁוֹפָרָא וְקָמוּ כָּל עַמָא וְלָא רְדָפוּ עוֹד בָּתַר יִשְׂרָאֵל וְלָא אוֹסִיפוּ עוֹד לְאַגָחָא קְרָבָא:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
So Joab blew the trumpet and all the people stopped. They pursued Israel no more, nor did they fight any more.


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 2:29
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וְאַבְנֵר וְגַבְרוֹהִי הֲלִיכוּ בְּמֵישְׁרָא כָּל לֵילְיָא הַהוּא וַעֲבָרוּ יַת יַרְדְנָא וַאֲזַלוּ כָּל בִּתְרוֹן וַאֲתוֹ לְמַחֲנָיִם:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And Abner and his men went all that night through the valley. They crossed the Jordan and they went all the bitron and they came to Mahanaim.


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 2:30
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וְיוֹאָב תַּב מִבָּתַר אַבְנֵר וּכְנַשׁ יַת כָּל עַמָא וּשְׁגוֹ מֵעַבְדֵי דָוִד תִּשְׁעַת עֲסַר גַבְרָא וַעֲשָׂהאֵל:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
Joab returned from following Abner. And when he had gathered all the people together, there were missing of David’s servants nineteen men besides Asahel.


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 2:31
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וְעַבְדֵי דָוִד קְטַלוּ מִדְבֵית בִּנְיָמִין וּבְגַבְרֵי אַבְנֵר תְּלַת מְאָה וְשִׁתִּין גַבְרָא מִיתוּ:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
But the servants of David had killed among those of the House of Benjamin and among Abner’s men: three hundred and sixty men had died.


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 2:32
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וּנְטַלוּ יַת עֲשָׂהאֵל וּקְבָרוּהִי בְּקִבְרָא דַאֲבוּהִי דִי בְּבֵית לֶחֶם וַאֲזַלוּ כָּל לֵילְיָא יוֹאָב וְגַבְרוֹהִי וּנְהַר לְהוֹן בְּחֶבְרוֹן:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And they took up Asahel, and buried him in the tomb of his father, which was at Bethlehem. And Joab and his men went all night, and the day broke upon them at Hebron.