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2 Samuel

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And the children of Benjamin gathered themselves together after Abner, and became one troop, and stood on the top of an hill.

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
And the children afflicted Noun H1121 בְנֵֽי־ ve·nei-
of Benjamin Benjamin Noun H1144 בִנְיָמִן֙ vin·ya·min
gathered themselves together assemble Verb H6908 וַיִּֽתְקַבְּצ֤וּ vai·yit·kab·be·tzu
after after that Adverb H310 אַחֲרֵ֣י a·cha·rei
Abner Abner Noun H74 אַבְנֵ֔ר av·ner,
Analysis:
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and became become Verb H1961 וַיִּהְי֖וּ vai·yih·yu
and became one a Adjective H259 אֶחָ֑ת e·chat;
Analysis:

One: God

Refers to HaShem (God), Who is One. This number can also refer to unity. The first place the number "one" occurs is in Genesis 1:5. There one reads, "And there was an evening and there was a morning— one day". Later on in this same book of Genesis, it is stated concerning the man and his wife, "And they became one flesh" (Genesis 2:24). It is very significant that in both of these examples there was a multiplicity for the subject. In the first example, the evening and the morning became one day and in the second example, it was Adam and Eve who became one flesh.

One of the most famous passages in the Torah concerning HaShem is Deuteronomy 6:4 which states, "Hear O Israel the Lord your God the Lord is One." The question that a person must ask himself is what is the connection between the use of the Hebrew word אחד "one" which identifies a multiplicity being one and the fact that the Lord God of Israel is One? The answer is that the Hebrew word אחד can relate to the concept for one as in "unification". There is another Hebrew word that would have been possible to be used if the author wanted to refer to an absolute oneness or singleness. This is the Hebrew word יחיד. In fact, there is a well-known prayer in Judaism which states, "אחד ואין יחיד כיחודו". This phrase should be translated as, "(God is) One and there is no singularity as His singularity." The idea that is being expressed in this prayer is that the Lord God of Israel is One; but not an absolute One; rather there is a uniqueness and a complexity to His Oneness.

The number one is frequently employed to express in the Scriptures one object, such as one man or one tabernacle. This usage would be the simple or common purpose that the number one or for that matter any number, would appear in a Biblical text. Often the appearance of a number does not contain any of the significance that Hebrew numerology might offer. Therefore, the reader must always consider when coming across a verse which contains a number, that the number only expresses an amount and no additional significance. 

Because the number one is often associated with God, there is a unique phenomenon in the Scriptures concerning this number. Sometimes the number one is employed to express a unique relationship that the object has to HaShem. For example,

"And it will be one day, it will be known to HaShem..." Zechariah 14:7

In the text above, Zechariah could have stated simply, "And it will be a day…" The fact that the prophet said "one day" is to convey that this day is uniquely related to God. Similarly, it is stated by the prophet Ezekiel in chapter 37, "one King", "one nation" and "one Shepherd" (see Ezekiel 37:22, 24). Each of these objects—King, nation and Shepherd—has a connection to HaShem. The King and Shepherd is Messiah Yeshua, the Son of God and the one nation is Israel, the people of God.

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troop bunch Noun H92 לַאֲגֻדָּ֣ה la·'a·gud·dah
and stood abide Verb H5975 וַיַּ֣עַמְד֔וּ vai·ya·'am·du,
on the top band Noun H7218 רֹאשׁ־ rosh-
of a certain a Adjective H259 אֶחָֽת׃ e·chat.
of an hill hill Noun H1389 גִּבְעָ֖ה giv·'ah

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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

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King James Bible And the children of Benjamin gathered themselves together after Abner, and became one troop, and stood on the top of an hill.
Hebrew Greek English And the children The sons of Benjamin gathered themselves together after Abner, behind Abner and became one troop, band, and they stood on the top of an a certain hill.
New American Standard Bible 1995 And the children The sons of Benjamin gathered themselves together after Abner, behind Abner and became one troop, band, and they stood on the top of an a certain hill.