2 Samuel 17:11

17:10 And he also that is valiant, whose heart is as the heart of a lion, shall utterly melt: for all Israel knoweth that thy father is a mighty man, and they which be with him are valiant men.

Therefore I counsel that all Israel be generally gathered unto thee, from Dan even to Beersheba, as the sand that is by the sea for multitude; and that thou go to battle in thine own person. that thou: Heb. that thy face, or, presence go, etc

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But I counsel that all Israel be gathered together to you, from Dan even to Beersheba, as the sand that is by the sea for multitude; and that you go to battle in your own person.

Therefore I counsel that all Israel be generally gathered unto thee, from Dan even to Beer–sheba, as the sand that is by the sea for multitude; and that thou go to battle in thine own person.

Therefore I counsel that all Israel be generally gathered to you, from Dan even to Beersheba, as the sand that is by the sea for multitude; and that you go to battle in your own person.

17:12 So shall we come upon him in some place where he shall be found, and we will light upon him as the dew falleth on the ground: and of him and of all the men that are with him there shall not be left so much as one.

What does 2 Samuel 17:11 mean?

2 Samuel 17:11 is a verse in the book of 2 Samuel, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include יָעַץ (yâʻats), יִשְׂרָאֵל (Yisrâʼêl), אָסַף (ʼâçaph). It connects to 5 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

Hebrew interlinear

Therefore

counselיָעַץyâʻats/yaw-ats'/H3289to advise; reflexively, to deliberate or resolve

that

all

IsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלYisrâʼêl/yis-raw-ale'/H3478Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity

generallyאָסַףʼâçaph/aw-saf'/H622to gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e. remove (destroy, leave behind, put up, restore, etc.)

gatheredאָסַףʼâçaph/aw-saf'/H622to gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e. remove (destroy, leave behind, put up, restore, etc.)

unto

thee,

from

DanדָּןDân/dawn/H1835Dan, one of the sons of Jacob; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory; likewise a place in Palestine colonized by them

even

Beersheba,בְּאֵר שֶׁבַעBᵉʼêr Shebaʻ/be-ayr' sheh'-bah/H884Beer-Sheba, a place in Palestine

the

sandחוֹלchôwl/khole/H2344sand (as round or whirling particles)

that

the

seaיָםyâm/yawm/H3220a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artifical basin; locally, the west, or (rarely) the south

for

multitude;רֹבrôb/robe/H7230abundance (in any respect)

and

that

thou

goהָלַךְhâlak/haw-lak'/H1980to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)

battleקְרָבqᵉrâb/ker-awb'/H7128hostile encounter

thine

own

person.פָּנִיםpânîym/paw-neem'/H6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)

that

thou:

Heb.

that

thy

face,

or,

presence

go,

etc

Commentary on 2 Samuel 17:11

HENRY_FULL · 2 Samuel 17:11

" The foregoing chapter gave us the account of David's sin; this gives us the account of his repentance. Though he fell, he was not utterly cast down, but, by the grace of God, recovered himself, and found mercy with God. Here is, I. His conviction, by a message Nathan brought him from God, which was a parable that obliged him to condemn himself ( ver. 1-6 ), and the application of the parable, in which Nathan charged him with the sin ( ver. 7-9 ) and pronounced sentence upon him,, ver. 10-12 . II. His repentance and remission, with a proviso, ver. 13, 14 . III. The sickness and death of the child, and his behaviour while it was sick and when it was dead ( ver. 15-23 ), in both which David gave evidence of his repentance. IV. The birth of Solomon, and God's gracious message concerning him, in which God gave an evidence of his reconciliation to David, ver. 24, 25 . V. The taking of Rabbah ( ver. 26-31 ), which is mentioned as a further instance that God did not deal with David according to his sins.

Cross-references

Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

2 Samuel 3:2

And unto David were sons born in Hebron: and his firstborn was Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess;

2 Samuel 5:13

And David took him more concubines and wives out of Jerusalem, after he was come from Hebron: and there were yet sons and daughters born to David.

2 Samuel 15:16

And the king went forth, and all his household after him. And the king left ten women, which were concubines, to keep the house. after: Heb. at his feet

2 Samuel 17:8

For, said Hushai, thou knowest thy father and his men, that they be mighty men, and they be chafed in their minds, as a bear robbed of her whelps in the field: and thy father is a man of war, and will not lodge with the people. chafed: Heb. bitter of soul

Job 1:3

His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she asses, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the men of the east. substance: or, cattle household: or, husbandry men: Heb. sons

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People & places in this verse

Places

Beersheba

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with 2 Samuel 17:11.

Genesis 32:12

And thou saidst, I will surely do thee good, and make thy seed as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude.

1 Kings 4:20

Judah and Israel were many, as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking, and making merry.

1 Samuel 13:5

And the Philistines gathered themselves together to fight with Israel, thirty thousand chariots, and six thousand horsemen, and people as the sand which is on the sea shore in multitude: and they came up, and pitched in Michmash, eastward from Bethaven.

Genesis 22:17

That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies; shore: Heb. lip

Genesis 41:49

And Joseph gathered corn as the sand of the sea, very much, until he left numbering; for it was without number.

Genesis 46:1

And Israel took his journey with all that he had, and came to Beersheba, and offered sacrifices unto the God of his father Isaac.

Genesis 46:5

And Jacob rose up from Beersheba: and the sons of Israel carried Jacob their father, and their little ones, and their wives, in the wagons which Pharaoh had sent to carry him.

Genesis 49:16

Dan shall judge his people, as one of the tribes of Israel.

Frequently asked questions

What does 2 Samuel 17:11 say?

2 Samuel 17:11 (King James Version) reads: "Therefore I counsel that all Israel be generally gathered unto thee, from Dan even to Beersheba, as the sand that is by the sea for multitude; and that thou go to battle in thine own person. that thou: Heb. that thy face, or, presence go, etc"

Is 2 Samuel 17:11 in the Old or New Testament?

2 Samuel 17:11 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of 2 Samuel.

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