2 Samuel 18:4 BSB — MannaFest

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17 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר	vai.Yo.mer	and he said	H559 →
אֲלֵיהֶם֙	'a.lei.Hem	to them	H413 →
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ	ha.Me.lekh	the king	H4428 →
אֲשֶׁר־	'a.Sher-	[that] which	H834 →
יִיטַ֥ב	yi.Tav	it will be good	H3190 →
בְּעֵינֵיכֶ֖ם	be.'ei.nei.Khem	in view your	H5869 →
אֶעֱשֶׂ֑ה	'e.'e.Seh	I will do	H6213 →
וַיַּעֲמֹ֤ד	vai.ya.'a.Mod	and he stood	H5975 →
הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙	ha.Me.lekh	the king	H4428 →
אֶל־	'el-	to	H413 →
יַ֣ד	yad	[the] side of	H3027 →
הַשַּׁ֔עַר	ha.Sha.'ar	the gate	H8179 →
וְכָל־	ve.khol	and all	H3605 →
הָעָם֙	ha.'Am	the people	H5971 →
יָֽצְא֔וּ	ya.tze.'U	they went out	H3318 →
לְמֵא֖וֹת	le.me.'ot	to hundreds	H3967 →
וְלַאֲלָפִֽים׃	ve.la.'a.la.Fim	and to thousands	H505 →

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

H8179hashaarthe gate374×

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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
Isaiah 28:6
a spirit of justice to him who sits in judgment, and a strength to those who repel the onslaught at the gate.
leads to
- Psalms 18:32–34
  It is God who arms me with strength and makes my way clear.
- John 5:30
  I can do nothing by Myself; I judge only as I hear. And My judgment is just, because I do not seek My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me.
- Joshua 1:9
  Have I not commanded you to be strong and courageous? Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”
- Numbers 11:16–17
  Then the LORD said to Moses, “Bring Me seventy of the elders of Israel known to you as leaders and officers of the people. Bring them to the Tent of Meeting and have them…
- Isaiah 11:2–4
  The Spirit of the LORD will rest on Him—the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and strength, the Spirit of knowledge and fear of the LORD.
Through
1 Samuel 29:2
As the Philistine leaders marched out their units of hundreds and thousands, David and his men marched behind them with Achish.
leads to
- 1 Samuel 28:1–2
  Now in those days the Philistines gathered their forces for warfare against Israel. So Achish said to David, “You must understand that you and your men are to go out to battle with me.”
- Joshua 13:3
  All the territory of the Philistines and the Geshurites, from the Shihor east of Egypt to the territory of Ekron on the north (considered to be Canaanite territory)—that of the five Philistine rulers of…
Through
2 Samuel 18:24
Now David was sitting between the two gates when the watchman went up to the roof of the gateway by the wall, looked out, and saw a man running alone.
leads to
- 2 Samuel 19:8
  So the king got up and sat in the gate, and all the people were told: “Behold, the king is sitting in the gate.” So they all came before the king. Meanwhile, the Israelites…

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

Matthew 16:18And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.2 Samuel 18:24Now David was sitting between the two gates when the watchman went up to the roof of the gateway by the wall, looked out, and saw a man running alone.2 Samuel 19:8So the king got up and sat in the gate, and all the people were told: “Behold, the king is sitting in the gate.” So they all came before the king. Meanwhile, the Israelites had fled, each man to his home.Isaiah 28:6a spirit of justice to him who sits in judgment, and a strength to those who repel the onslaught at the gate.1 Samuel 29:2As the Philistine leaders marched out their units of hundreds and thousands, David and his men marched behind them with Achish.2 Samuel 18:1Then David reviewed his troops and appointed over them commanders of hundreds and of thousands.1 Chronicles 19:9The Ammonites marched out and arrayed themselves for battle at the entrance to the city, while the kings who had come stayed by themselves in the open country.

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