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2 Samuel

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Joab also and Abishai pursued after Abner: and the sun went down when they were come to the hill of Ammah, that lieth before Giah by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
Joab Joab Noun H3097 יֹואָ֥ב yo·v·'av
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also and Abishai Abishai Noun H52 וַאֲבִישַׁ֖י va·'a·vi·shai
pursued chase Verb H7291 וַֽיִּרְדְּפ֛וּ vai·yir·de·fu
Abner Abner Noun H74 אַבְנֵ֑ר av·ner;
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and the sun east side Noun H8121 וְהַשֶּׁ֣מֶשׁ ve·ha·she·mesh
went down abide Verb H935 בָּ֔אָה ba·'ah,
when they were come abide Verb H935 בָּ֚אוּ ba·'u
to the hill hill Noun H1389 גִּבְעַ֣ת giv·'at
of Ammah Ammah Noun H522 אַמָּ֔ה am·mah,
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which after Particle H834 אֲשֶׁר֙ a·sher
that [lieth] before accept Noun H6440 פְּנֵי־ pe·nei-
Giah Giah Noun H1520 גִ֔יחַ gi·ach,
by the way along Noun H1870 דֶּ֖רֶךְ de·rech
of the wilderness desert Noun H4057 מִדְבַּ֥ר mid·bar
of Gibeon Gibeon Noun H1391 גִּבְעֹֽון׃ giv·'o·vn.
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Locations

Ammah

AMMAHam'-a ('ammah, "mother" or "beginning"): A hill in the territory of Benjamin (2 Samuel 2:24), where Joab and Abishai halted at nightfall in their pursuit of Abner and his forces after their victory over him in the battle of Gibeon. It "lieth before Giah by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon"; but the exact location has not been identified. The same Heb... View Details

Giah (Ammah)

GIAHgi'-a (giach): A place on the route followed by Abner in his flight, pursued by Joab (2 Samuel 2:24). Septuagint renders Gai, corresponding to the Hebrew ge, "valley." The form giach may be due to corruption of the text.

Gibeon

GIBEONgib'-e-un (gibh`on): One of the royal cities of the Hivites (Joshua 9:7). It was a greater city than Ai; and its inhabitants were reputed mighty men (Joshua 10:2). It fell within the territory allotted to Benjamin (Joshua 18:25), and was one of the cities given to the Levites (Joshua 21:17).1. The Gibeonites:By a stratagem the Gibeonites secured for th... View Details

People

Abner

|my father is a lamp,| an Israelite Abner [N] [H] [S] father of light; i.e., "enlightening", the son of Ner and uncle of Saul. He was commander-in-chief of Saul's army ( 1 Samuel 14:50 ;  17:55 ;  20:25 ). He first introduced David to the court of Saul after the victory over Goliath ( 1 Samuel 17:57 ). After the death of Saul, David was made king over Judah, and rei... View Details

Joab

Joab  Jehovah is his father.  One of the three sons of Zeruiah, David's sister, and "captain of the host" during the whole of David's reign ( 2 Samuel 2:13 ;  10:7 ;  11:1 ;  1 Kings 11:15 ). His father's name is nowhere mentioned, although his sepulchre at Bethlehem is mentioned ( 2 Samuel 2:32 ). His two brothers were Abishai and Asahe... View Details

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King James Bible Joab also and Abishai pursued after Abner: and the sun went down when they were come to the hill of Ammah, that lieth before Giah by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon.
Hebrew Greek English But Joab also and Abishai pursued after Abner: Abner, and when the sun went down when was going down, they were come came to the hill of Ammah, that lieth before which is in front of Giah by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon.
New American Standard Bible 1995 But Joab also and Abishai pursued after Abner: Abner, and when the sun went down when was going down, they were come came to the hill of Ammah, that lieth before which is in front of Giah by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon.