2 Samuel 17:13 BSB — MannaFest

2 Samuel 17:13

If he retreats to a city, all Israel will bring ropes to that city, and we will drag it down to the valley until not even a pebble can be found.”

BSB

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ASV

Moreover, if he be gotten into a city, then shall all Israel bring ropes to that city, and we will draw it into the river, until there be not one small stone found there.

KJV

Moreover, if he be gotten into a city, then shall all Israel bring ropes to that city, and we will draw it into the river, until there be not one small stone found there.

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Commentary

2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Shall all Israel bring ropes to that city - The original word חבלים chabalim, which signifies ropes, and from which we have our word cable, may have some peculiarity of meaning here; for it is not likely that any city could be pulled down with ropes. The Chaldee, which should be best judge in this case, translates the original word by משרין mashreyan, towers: this gives an easy sense.

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John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

As dew - That is, plenteously, suddenly, irresistibly, and on all sides; for so the dew falls. Bring ropes - It is an hyperbolical expression, suited to the vain-glorious temper of this insolent young man: implying, that they would do so if they could not destroy him another way: or, that they should be enough to do so, if there were occasion.

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Original language & word study

22 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְאִם־	ve.'im-	and if	H518 →
אֶל־	'el-	into	H413 →
עִיר֙	'ir	a city	H5892 →
יֵֽאָסֵ֔ף	ye.'a.Sef	he will be gathered	H622 →
וְהִשִּׂ֧יאוּ	ve.hi.Si.'u	and they will cause to bring	H5375 →
כָֽל־	khol-	all	H3605 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל	Yis.ra.'El	Israel	H3478 →
אֶל־	'el-	to	H413 →
הָעִ֥יר	ha.'Ir	the city	H5892 →
הַהִ֖יא	ha.Hi'	<the> that	H1931 →
חֲבָלִ֑ים	cha.va.Lim	ropes	H2256 →
וְסָחַ֤בְנוּ	ve.sa.Chav.nu	and we will drag	H5498 →
אֹתוֹ֙	'o.To	<obj.> him	H853 →
עַד־	'ad-	to	H5704 →
הַנַּ֔חַל	ha.Na.chal	the wadi	H5158 →
עַ֛ד	'ad	until	H5704 →
אֲשֶֽׁר־	'a.Sher-	that	H834 →
לֹא־	lo'-	not	H3808 →
נִמְצָ֥א	nim.Tza'	it has been found	H4672 →
שָׁ֖ם	sham	there	H8033 →
גַּם־	gam-	also	H1571 →
צְרֽוֹר׃ פ	tze.Ror	a pebble	H6872 →

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

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Through
Matthew 24:2
“Do you see all these things?” He replied. “Truly I tell you, not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”
leads to
- Micah 3:12
  Therefore, because of you, Zion will be plowed like a field, Jerusalem will become a heap of rubble, and the temple mount a wooded ridge.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Luke 19:44
  They will level you to the ground—you and the children within your walls. They will not leave one stone on another, because you did not recognize the time of your visitation from God.”
- Jeremiah 26:18
  “Micah the Moreshite prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah and told all the people of Judah that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Zion will be plowed like a…
- Ezekiel 7:20–22
  His beautiful ornaments they transformed into pride and used them to fashion their vile images and detestable idols. Therefore I will make these into something unclean for them.
- 1 Kings 9:7–8
  then I will cut off Israel from the land that I have given them, and I will banish from My presence this temple I have sanctified for My Name. Then Israel will become an…
Through
Micah 1:6
Therefore I will make Samaria a heap of rubble in the open field, a planting area for a vineyard. I will pour her stones into the valley and expose her foundations.
leads to
- Ezekiel 13:14
  I will tear down the wall you whitewashed and level it to the ground, so that its foundation is exposed. The city will fall, and you will be destroyed within it. Then you will…
- 2 Kings 19:25
  Have you not heard? Long ago I ordained it; in days of old I planned it. Now I have brought it to pass, that you should crush fortified cities into piles of rubble.
- Lamentations 4:1
  How the gold has become tarnished, the pure gold has become dull! The gems of the temple lie scattered on every street corner.

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02Original language & word study

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06About 2 Samuel

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Where the connections lead

Commentary

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The walk

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