2 Samuel 15:27 BSB — MannaFest

2 Samuel 15:27

The king also said to Zadok the priest, “Are you not a seer? Return to the city in peace—you with your son Ahimaaz, and Abiathar with his son Jonathan.

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ASV

The king said also unto Zadok the priest, Art thou not a seer? return into the city in peace, and your two sons with you, Ahimaaz thy son, and Jonathan the son of Abiathar.

KJV

The king said also unto Zadok the priest, Art not thou a seer? return into the city in peace, and your two sons with you, Ahimaaz thy son, and Jonathan the son of Abiathar.

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Commentary

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Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

Art not those a seer? - If the text be correct, the sense would be, “Art thou not a seer? therefore go back to the city, and observe, and certify me of what thou seest” 2Sa 15:28. Others, by a slight alteration of the original text, read “Art not thou a chief” (priest), etc.

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The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

A seer - A seeing, discerning, or observing man: for so the Hebrew verb raah is often used. And this suits well with David's mind: Thou art a wise man, and therefore fit to manage this great business, which requires prudence and secrecy.

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Original language & word study

18 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר	vai.Yo.mer	and he said	H559 →
הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙	ha.Me.lekh	the king	H4428 →
אֶל־	'el-	to	H413 →
צָד֣וֹק	tza.Dok	Zadok	H6659 →
הַכֹּהֵ֔ן	ha.ko.Hen	the priest	H3548 →
הֲרוֹאֶ֣ה	ha.ro.'Eh	¿ a seer	H7200 →
אַתָּ֔ה	'a.Tah	[are] you	H859 →
שֻׁ֥בָה	Shu.vah	return !	H7725 →
הָעִ֖יר	ha.'Ir	the city	H5892 →
בְּשָׁל֑וֹם	be.sha.Lom	in peace	H7965 →
וַאֲחִימַ֨עַץ	va.'a.chi.Ma.'atz	and Ahimaaz	H290 →
בִּנְךָ֜	bin.Kha	son your	H1121 →
וִיהוֹנָתָ֧ן	vi.ho.na.Tan	and Jonathan	H3083 →
בֶּן־	ben-	[the] son of	H1121 →
אֶבְיָתָ֛ר	'ev.ya.Tar	Abiathar	H54 →
שְׁנֵ֥י	she.Nei	[the] two	H8147 →
בְנֵיכֶ֖ם	ve.nei.Khem	sons your	H1121 →
אִתְּכֶֽם׃	'i.te.Khem	with you	H854 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
1 Samuel 9:9
(Formerly in Israel, a man on his way to inquire of God would say, “Come, let us go to the seer.” For the prophet of today was formerly called the seer.)
leads to
- 1 Chronicles 29:29
  Now the acts of King David, from first to last, are indeed written in the Chronicles of Samuel the Seer, the Chronicles of Nathan the Prophet, and the Chronicles of Gad the Seer,
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Isaiah 30:10
  They say to the seers, “Stop seeing visions!” and to the prophets, “Do not prophesy to us the truth! Speak to us pleasant words; prophesy illusions.
- Amos 7:12
  And Amaziah said to Amos, “Go away, you seer! Flee to the land of Judah; earn your bread there and do your prophesying there.
- 2 Kings 17:13
  Yet through all His prophets and seers, the LORD warned Israel and Judah, saying, “Turn from your wicked ways and keep My commandments and statutes, according to the entire Law that I commanded your…
- 1 Chronicles 26:28
  Everything that had been dedicated by Samuel the seer, Saul son of Kish, Abner son of Ner, and Joab son of Zeruiah, along with everything else that was dedicated, was under the care of…
Through
2 Samuel 24:11
When David got up in the morning, a revelation from the LORD had come to Gad the prophet, David’s seer:
leads to
- 1 Samuel 9:9
  (Formerly in Israel, a man on his way to inquire of God would say, “Come, let us go to the seer.” For the prophet of today was formerly called the seer.)
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
2 Samuel 17:17
Now Jonathan and Ahimaaz were staying at En-rogel, where a servant girl would come and pass along information to them. They in turn would go and inform King David, for they dared not be…
leads to
- 2 Samuel 15:36
  Indeed, their two sons, Ahimaaz son of Zadok and Jonathan son of Abiathar, are there with them. Send them to me with everything you hear.”
- Joshua 15:7
  Then the border went up to Debir from the Valley of Achor, turning north to Gilgal, which faces the Ascent of Adummim south of the ravine. It continued along the waters of En-shemesh and…

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Where the connections lead

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The walk

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About 2 Samuel