2 Samuel 16:9
Old Testament • 15 words with Strong's data
"Then said Abishai the son of Zeruiah unto the king, Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? let me go over, I pray thee, and take off his head."
Word-by-Word Analysis
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
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 ...
מוּת
mûwth
to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill
כֶּלֶב
keleb
a dog; hence (by euphemism) a male prostitute
יְהֹוָה
Yᵉhôvâh
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
שָׁאַר
shâʼar
properly, to swell up, i.e. be (causatively, make) redundant
יָלַךְ
yâlak
to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
פָּלַל
pâlal
to judge (officially or mentally); by extension, to intercede, pray
לָקַח
lâqach
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
רֹאשׁ
rôʼsh
the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
Key Terms in This Verse
פָּלַל pâlal
to judge (officially or mentally); by extension, to intercede, pray
Study H6419 →רֹאשׁ rôʼsh
the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
Study H7218 →יָלַךְ yâlak
to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
Study H3212 →Cross References
Thou shalt not revile the gods, nor curse the ruler of thy people.
And he bowed himself, and said, What is thy servant, that thou shouldest look upon such a dead dog as I am?
Then was Abner very wroth for the words of Ishbosheth, and said, Am I a dog’s head, which against Judah do shew kindness this day unto the house of Saul thy father, to his brethren, and to his friends...
After whom is the king of Israel come out? after whom dost thou pursue? after a dead dog, after a flea.
Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.
And when his disciples James and John saw this, they said, Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them, even as Elias did?
Then said Paul, I wist not, brethren, that he was the high priest: for it is written, Thou shalt not speak evil of the ruler of thy people.
So Joab and Abishai his brother slew Abner, because he had slain their brother Asahel at Gibeon in the battle.
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