The Meaning of 2 Samuel 2:25 Explained

2 Samuel 2:25

KJV: And the children of Benjamin gathered themselves together after Abner, and became one troop, and stood on the top of an hill.

YLT: And the sons of Benjamin gather themselves together after Abner, and become one troop, and stand on the top of a certain height,

Darby: And the children of Benjamin gathered themselves together after Abner, and became one troop, and stood on the top of a hill.

ASV: And the children of Benjamin gathered themselves together after Abner, and became one band, and stood on the top of a hill.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And the children  of Benjamin  gathered themselves together  after  Abner,  and became one  troop,  and stood  on the top  of an hill. 

What does 2 Samuel 2:25 Mean?

Context Summary

2 Samuel 2:24-32 - Shall The Sword Devour For Ever?
The longer the sword devours, the more bitter the hatred engendered. Early that morning, each of twenty-four young men had buried his sword in his antagonist's heart; and, as the hours passed, the flame of mutual hate had become hotter. There was no telling to what it might lead. Hatred is like a prairie fire in its rapid spread and remorseless destruction.
When night fell, Abner, alarmed by the prospects of slaughter, asked Joab to stay the pursuit. Otherwise, Joab would have fought through the night. However, he drew off his men, and Abner, still dreading his wrath, by a forced march crossed the Jordan that night.
Abner's reference to the insatiate lust of the sword for human life reminds us, by force of contrast, of the hunger of Christ to seek and to save that which is lost. His appetite to save is a consuming passion. It is His meat and drink to win souls to the eternal life that he is commissioned to impart. [source]

Chapter Summary: 2 Samuel 2

1  David, by God's direction, with his company goes up to Hebron
4  where he is made king of Judah
5  He commends them of Jabesh Gilead for their king of Israel
8  Abner makes Ishbosheth king of Israel
12  A mortal skirmish between twelve of Abner's and twelve of Joab's men
18  Asahel is slain
25  At Abner's motion, Joab sounds a retreat
32  Asahel's burial

What do the individual words in 2 Samuel 2:25 mean?

And gathered together the sons of Benjamin behind Abner and became unit a and took their stand on top of hill a
וַיִּֽתְקַבְּצ֤וּ בְנֵֽי־ בִנְיָמִן֙ אַחֲרֵ֣י אַבְנֵ֔ר וַיִּהְי֖וּ לַאֲגֻדָּ֣ה אֶחָ֑ת וַיַּ֣עַמְד֔וּ עַ֥ל רֹאשׁ־ גִּבְעָ֖ה אֶחָֽת

וַיִּֽתְקַבְּצ֤וּ  And  gathered  together 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hitpael, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: קָבַץ  
Sense: to gather, assemble.
בְנֵֽי־  the  sons 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
בִנְיָמִן֙  of  Benjamin 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: בִּנְיָמִין 
Sense: Jacob’s and Rachel’s youngest son, Joseph’s full brother.
אַחֲרֵ֣י  behind 
Parse: Preposition
Root: אַחַר 
Sense: after the following part, behind (of place), hinder, afterwards (of time).
אַבְנֵ֔ר  Abner 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֲבִינֵר 
Sense: Saul’s cousin and army captain, treacherously slain by Joab.
וַיִּהְי֖וּ  and  became 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
לַאֲגֻדָּ֣ה  unit 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, feminine singular
Root: אֲגֻדָּה  
Sense: band, binding.
וַיַּ֣עַמְד֔וּ  and  took  their  stand 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: עָמַד  
Sense: to stand, remain, endure, take one’s stand.
רֹאשׁ־  top 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: רֹאשׁ 
Sense: head, top, summit, upper part, chief, total, sum, height, front, beginning.
גִּבְעָ֖ה  of  hill 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: גִּבְעָה  
Sense: hill.

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