2 Samuel 12:31
Old Testament • 23 words with Strong's data
"And he brought forth the people that were therein, and put them under saws, and under harrows of iron, and under axes of iron, and made them pass through the brick-kiln: and thus did he unto all the cities of the children of Ammon. So David and all the people returned unto Jerusalem."
Word-by-Word Analysis
בּוֹא
bôwʼ
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
יָצָא
yâtsâʼ
to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
עַם
ʻam
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
שָׁם
shâm
there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence
נָתַן
nâthan
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
גָּרַר
gârar
to drag off roughly; by implication, to bring up the cud (i.e. ruminate); by analogy, to saw
חָרִיץ
chârîyts
properly, incisure or (passively) incised; hence, a threshing-sledge (with sharp teeth); also a slice (as cut)
בַּרְזֶל
barzel
iron (as cutting); by extension, an iron implement
בַּרְזֶל
barzel
iron (as cutting); by extension, an iron implement
עָשָׂה
ʻâsâh
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
עָבַר
ʻâbar
to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in ...
עָבַר
ʻâbar
to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in ...
לְבֵנָה
lᵉbênâh
a brick (from the whiteness of the clay)
English grammatical function word ('kiln'). These words (articles, prepositions, conjunctions, pronouns, auxiliary verbs) have no direct equivalent in...
עִיר
ʻîyr
a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
בֵּן
bên
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or ...
עַמּוֹן
ʻAmmôwn
Ammon, a son of Lot; also his posterity and their country
דָּוִד
Dâvid
David, the youngest son of Jesse
עַם
ʻam
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
שׁוּב
shûwb
to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); ...
יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם
Yᵉrûwshâlaim
Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine
Key Terms in This Verse
English grammatical function word ('kiln'). These words (articles, prepositions, conjunctions, pronouns, auxiliary verbs) have no direct equivalent in the original Hebrew or Greek text; they are requi...
Study GRAM →חָרִיץ chârîyts
properly, incisure or (passively) incised; hence, a threshing-sledge (with sharp teeth); also a slice (as cut)
Study H2757 →גָּרַר gârar
to drag off roughly; by implication, to bring up the cud (i.e. ruminate); by analogy, to saw
Study H1641 →שׁוּב shûwb
to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again
Study H7725 →Cross References
And he brought out the people that were in it, and cut them with saws, and with harrows of iron, and with axes. Even so dealt David with all the cities of the children of Ammon. And David and all the ...
And he smote Moab, and measured them with a line, casting them down to the ground; even with two lines measured he to put to death, and with one full line to keep alive. And so the Moabites became Dav...
Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Damascus, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have threshed Gilead with threshing instruments of iron:
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