Identification & Hebrew to Know - 2 Samuel- Checked

Question 1

חברון

Answer 1

Hometown of David is coronated here after Saul dies

Question 2

איש בשת

Answer 2

Son of Saul. Abner makes him king over Gilead. Results in a civil war

Question 3

יואב בן צרויה

Answer 3

Ashel’s brother. He kills Abner to avenge the death of his brother. 2 Samuel

Question 4

אבנר

Answer 4

Saul’s army commnder. Later joins King David.

Question 5

עשהאל

Answer 5

Tries to kill Abner, Abner begs him to stop. When Ashel doesn’t stop, Abner kills him. Later, Ashel’s death is avenged by his brother. 2Samuel

Question 6

רצפה בת-איה

Answer 6

Concubine of King Saul* After Saul’s death, Abner lies with her. Saul’s son, Ish Boshet chides him about it. Abner gets pissed off & defects to the camp of King David. 2 Samuel

Question 7

מצדת ציון

Answer 7

“Stronghold of Zion”. Later becomes the city of David.

Question 8

עזא ואחיו

Answer 8

Sons of Abinadab who try to guide the ark from their house to the City of David. Uzziah fumbles the ark & is killed on the spot.

Question 9

מפיבשת

Answer 9

Son of Jonathan, King David takes care of him.

Question 10

אוריה

Answer 10

Former husband of Bathshevah. A Hittite. David sends him into battle & he is killed.

Question 11

בת שבע

Answer 11

Wife of Uriah. David sleeps with her, and then sends his husband into battle to be killed. She gives birth to King Solomon.

Question 12

ידידה

Answer 12

A nickname for Solomon

Question 13

שלמה

Answer 13

Son of King David & Bathsheva. Becomes King of Israel.

Question 14

אמנון

Answer 14

Son of kIng david. rapes his half sister, Tamar

Question 15

תמר

Answer 15

Daughter of king david. Raped by her half brother Amon, avenged by her full brother Absalom.

Question 16

אשה חכמה מתקוע

Answer 16

“The woman of Takoah” convinces David to bring Absalom back by telling him a parable

Question 17

אחיתופל

Answer 17

David’s counselor who defects and join’s Absaloms court. Hangs himself.

Question 18

שמעי בן גרא

Answer 18

A member of Saul’s clan. He hurls insults at David while David is running away from Abasolom. Apologizes when David returns to power.

Question 19

ציבא

Answer 19

Servant that gives David’s men donkeys, food & wine while they are running away from Absalom. David rewards her by giving her everything that her master has.

Question 20

מזבח בגרן ארניה ]ארונה היבסי

Answer 20

Place where David is commanded to build an altar after the census invoked plague

Question 21

אֵיךְ, נָפְלוּ גִבּוֹרִים

Answer 21

David sings this when he hears that Saul and Jonathan died.

Question 22

הַנֶּאֱהָבִים וְהַנְּעִימִם בְּחַיֵּיהֶם, וּבְמוֹתָם, לֹא נִפְרָדוּ; מִנְּשָׁרִים קַלּוּ, מֵאֲרָיוֹת גָּבֵרוּ.

Answer 22

David sings this when he hears that Saul and Jonathan died. David is describing the two.

Question 23

שַׂר וְגָדוֹל נָפַל הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה, בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל.

Answer 23

David telling his soldiers about the death of Abner, King Saul’s former army commander.

Question 24

מַה-נִּכְבַּד הַיּוֹם מֶלֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל אֲשֶׁר נִגְלָה הַיּוֹם לְעֵינֵי אַמְהוֹת עֲבָדָיו, כְּהִגָּלוֹת נִגְלוֹת אַחַד הָרֵקִים.

Answer 24

Michal says this to King David after he brings the tabernacle into the city of David & throws a party for the whole city. David never sleeps with her again.

Question 25

הַאַתָּה תִּבְנֶה-לִּי בַיִת, לְשִׁבְתִּי.

Answer 25

God speaking to Nathan to tell David; assuring David he is not being inappropriate living in a palace while the Temple is still unbuilt. “Shall you build me a house for me to dwell in?”

Question 26

אֲנִי לְקַחְתִּיךָ מִן-הַנָּוֶה, מֵאַחַר הַצֹּאן–לִהְיוֹת נָגִיד, עַל-עַמִּי עַל-יִשְׂרָאֵל.

Answer 26

God to Nathan for David; God raised David up from nothing to be a leader of Israel. “ I took you from the sheep cote, from following the sheep, to be a leader over My people Israel.”

Question 27

הוּא יִבְנֶה-בַּיִת, לִשְׁמִי; וְכֹנַנְתִּי אֶת-כִּסֵּא מַמְלַכְתּוֹ, עַד-עוֹלָם. 14 אֲנִי אֶהְיֶה-לּוֹ לְאָב, וְהוּא יִהְיֶה-לִּי לְבֵן

Answer 27

God to Nathan for David; God’s promise to establish a Davidic Dynasty, and let David’s son build a Temple. “He shall build a house for My name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. will be to him a father, and he shall be to Me a son; so that when he goes astray I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the sons of Adam.”

Question 28

וַיִּקַּח חָנוּן אֶת-עַבְדֵי דָוִד, וַיְגַלַּח אֶת-חֲצִי זְקָנָם, וַיִּכְרֹת אֶת-מַדְוֵיהֶם בַּחֵצִי, עַד שְׁתוֹתֵיהֶם; וַיְשַׁלְּחֵם.

Answer 28

David sends messengers to Hanun, the Ammonite king to give condolences on the death of his father. Hanun things that the messengers are actually spies & humiliates them.

Question 29

וַיַּרְא אִשָּׁה רֹחֶצֶת, מֵעַל הַגָּג

Answer 29

The first time David sees Bath Shevah.

Question 30

וַיֹּאמֶר נָתָן אֶל-דָּוִד, אַתָּה הָאִישׁ

Answer 30

Nathan admonishing David for stealing Uriah’s wife, Bat Shevah. This line is the punchline of the parable.

Question 31

אֲנִי הֹלֵךְ אֵלָיו, וְהוּא לֹא-יָשׁוּב אֵלָי.

Answer 31

David mourning the death of his & Bathsheva’s baby. Responding to questions about his sudden change of behavior, from sorrow to acceptance.

Question 32

בּוֹאִי שִׁכְבִי עִמִּי אֲחוֹתִי.

Answer 32

Amnon to Tamar- David’s son Amnon raping Tamar, his half sister.

Question 33

כִּי גְדוֹלָה הַשִּׂנְאָה אֲשֶׁר שְׂנֵאָהּ, מֵאַהֲבָה אֲשֶׁר אֲהֵבָהּ

Answer 33

After the rape, Amnon hates Tamar. His hate is stronger than the passion he felt before the rape.

Question 34

כִּי-מוֹת נָמוּת וְכַמַּיִם הַנִּגָּרִים אַרְצָה, אֲשֶׁר לֹא יֵאָסֵפוּ

Answer 34

The wise woman of Tekoa to David- a part of the parable she tells to convince him to take back Abshalom

Question 35

צֵא צֵא אִישׁ הַדָּמִים, וְאִישׁ הַבְּלִיָּעַל.

Answer 35

Insult that Shimei ben Gera hurls at David while David was fleeing Jerusalem (and from Absolom’s army)

Question 36

מַה-לִּי וְלָכֶם בְּנֵי צְרֻיָה

Answer 36

David talking to the sons of Zeruiah. The sons say to kill Shimei ben Gera because he is insulting David. David responds “whats it to you?”

Question 37

לֹא אִישׁ בְּשֹׂרָה אַתָּה הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה, וּבִשַּׂרְתָּ, בְּיוֹם אַחֵר; וְהַיּוֹם הַזֶּה לֹא תְבַשֵּׂר

Answer 37

Joab, commander of David’s army warning Ahimaaz. He says Ahimaaz should not be the one who tells David that David’s son Absolom was killed.

Question 38

בְּנִי אַבְשָׁלוֹם בְּנִי בְנִי אַבְשָׁלוֹם, מִי-יִתֵּן מוּתִי אֲנִי תַחְתֶּיךָ, אַבְשָׁלוֹם בְּנִי בְנִי.

Answer 38

David’s lament when he hears that Absalom is dead.

Question 39

-מְשִׁיחַ ה’’.

Answer 39

What Shimei ben Gera calls David after David wins back the kingship (by defeating Absalom.)

Question 40

אֵין-לָנוּ חֵלֶק בְּדָוִד וְלֹא נַחֲלָה-לָנוּ בְּבֶן-יִשַׁי–אִישׁ לְאֹהָלָיו, יִשְׂרָאֵל.

Answer 40

Sheba ben Bichri from the tribe of Benjamin protesting David’s kingship

Question 41

וְאֵלֶּה דִּבְרֵי דָוִד, הָאַחֲרֹנִים: נְאֻם דָּוִד בֶּן-יִשַׁי, וּנְאֻם הַגֶּבֶר הֻקַם עָל–מְשִׁיחַ אֱלֹהֵי יַעֲקֹב, וּנְעִים זְמִרוֹת יִשְׂרָאֵל.

Answer 41

Introduction to David’s final words.

Question 42

וַיֹּאמֶר דָּוִד אֶל-גָּד, צַר-לִי מְאֹד; נִפְּלָה-נָּא בְיַד-ה’’ כִּי-רַבִּים רַחֲמָו, וּבְיַד-אָדָם אַל-אֶפֹּלָה.

Answer 42

David sins by counting the people of Israel. He repents. Gad comes and tells David that he should choose between three punishments: A seven year famine in the land, hiding from his enemies for three months, or three days of pestilence in the land. David responds with this line - asking God to decide the punishment.

Question 43

What is the narrator’s view of King David in the “Court History” of II Samuel? How does this differ from the narrator’s view of David’s ascent to the throne in I Samuel?

Answer 43

David is comparatively flawed- we see a much more balanced depiction of David’s court, warts and all.