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2 Samuel 17:2

I will attack him while he is weak and weary; I will throw him into a panic, and all the people with him will flee; I will strike down only the king

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ASV

and I will come upon him while he is weary and weak-handed, and will make him afraid; and all the people that are with him shall flee; and I will smite the king only;

KJV

And I will come upon him while he is weary and weak handed, and will make him afraid: and all the people that are with him shall flee; and I will smite the king only:

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17 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְאָב֣וֹאve.'a.Vo'so I may comeH935 →
עָלָ֗יו'a.Lavon himH5921 →
וְה֤וּאve.Hu'and heH1931 →
יָגֵ֙עַ֙ya.Ge.a'[will be] wearyH3023 →
וּרְפֵ֣הu.re.Pehand slack ofH7504 →
יָדַ֔יִםya.Da.yimhandsH3027 →
וְהַֽחֲרַדְתִּ֣יve.ha.cha.rad.Tiand I will terrifyH2729 →
אֹת֔וֹ'o.To<obj.> himH853 →
וְנָ֖סve.Nasand <it> will fleeH5127 →
כָּל־kol-allH3605 →
הָעָ֣םha.'Amthe peopleH5971 →
אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-whichH834 →
אִתּ֑וֹ'i.To[is] with himH854 →
וְהִכֵּיתִ֥יve.hi.kei.Tiand I will strike downH5221 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428 →
לְבַדּֽוֹ׃le.va.Doto only himH905 →

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1 Kings 22:31Now the king of Aram had ordered his thirty-two chariot commanders, “Do not fight with anyone, small or great, except the king of Israel.”2 Samuel 16:14Finally, the king and all the people with him arrived, exhausted. And there he refreshed himself.Psalms 124:7We have escaped like a bird from the snare of the fowler; the net is torn, and we have slipped away.Zechariah 13:7Awake, O sword, against My Shepherd, against the man who is My Companion, declares the LORD of Hosts. Strike the Shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered, and I will turn My hand against the little ones.Matthew 26:31Then Jesus said to them, “This very night you will all fall away on account of Me. For it is written: ‘I will strike the Shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’John 11:50You do not realize that it is better for you that one man die for the people than that the whole nation perish.”Deuteronomy 25:18how they met you on your journey when you were tired and weary, and they attacked all your stragglers; they had no fear of God.Matthew 21:38But when the tenants saw the son, they said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and take his inheritance.’John 18:4–8Jesus, knowing all that was coming upon Him, stepped forward and asked them, “Whom are you seeking?”2 Samuel 17:29honey, curds, sheep, and cheese from the herd for David and his people to eat. For they said, “The people have become hungry, exhausted, and thirsty in the wilderness.”2 Samuel 18:3But the people pleaded, “You must not go out! For if we have to flee, they will pay no attention to us. Even if half of us die, they will not care; but you are worth ten thousand of us. It is better for now if you support us from the city.”2 Samuel 4:1Now when Ish-bosheth son of Saul heard that Abner had died in Hebron, he lost courage, and all Israel was dismayed.Nehemiah 4:11And our enemies said, “Before they know or see a thing, we will come into their midst, kill them, and put an end to the work.”

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David Mourns the Death of Absalom — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
David Mourns the Death of Absalom — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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