New American Standard Bible 1995

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2 Samuel

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Then Joab returned from following Abner; when he had gathered all the people together, nineteen of David's servants besides Asahel were missing.

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
Then Joab "the LORD is father," three Isr. Noun H3097 וְיֹואָ֗ב ve·yo·v·'av
Analysis:
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returned to turn back, return Verb H7725 ב v
from following the hind or following part Adverb H310 מֵאַחֲרֵ֣י me·'a·cha·rei
Abner; "my father is a lamp," an Isr. name Noun H74 אַבְנֵ֔ר av·ner,
Analysis:
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when he had gathered to gather, collect Verb H6908 וַיִּקְבֹּ֖ץ vai·yik·botz
all the whole, all Noun H3605 כָּל־ kol-
the people people Noun H5971 הָעָ֑ם ha·'am;
together, nineteen a nine Noun H8672 תִּשְׁעָֽה־ tish·'ah-
Analysis:

Nine: Work, deed, outcome, result…

The number nine is understood in Judaism to express the concept of work, deed, outcome or result. A common illustration that is offered is a woman is pregnant for nine months and then the outcome / result of this pregnancy is manifested. Although the number appears several times in the Old Covenant, in general it is used to simply express an allotment of time; that is, something that happened in the ninth year. It is when one considers the appearance of the number nine in the New Covenant that the interpretation for the number becomes clear. In the book of Luke, Yeshua ministers to ten lepers. As these ten lepers obey Yeshua's command to go and show themselves to the priests, they were healed. Only one of those who were healed went back to thank Yeshua. The nine apparently continued on towards the priests. The point is that the one leper who returned to Yeshua really was the only one who was changed; the nine were only healed outwardly. Biblically, leprosy is not the disease that most of the world usually assumes, a natural skin ailment that is highly contagious. In the Bible, leprosy is also highly contagious, but its cause is pride and unkind speech. Hence, it was the one who returned to Yeshua that really had been healed not only outwardly, but inwardly too, as he did not think of only being pronounced clean by the priests, but first he wanted to thank Yeshua. Thanksgiving is an act of humility and not pride. The nine who were healed and did not return to Yeshua, only focused on the outcome of the miracle. In other words, they only looked to the deed or the work of Yeshua and not the spiritual aspects of their situation.

When studying the number six, we also spoke about the number nine. Please note that many English translations, even some of the more literal ones, still make interpretations for the reader which are not warranted. This is often the case when hours (time of day) are mentioned. The ninth hour is actually three in the afternoon. Therefore, instead of leaving the text in its original manner, many translations prefer to change the ninth hour to three in the afternoon without informing the reader of the literal rendering. In doing so, the translation robs the reader of being able to benefit from the significance that a proper understanding of numbers adds to the text.

In the example given in our study of the number six, it is stated that there was darkness over the earth from approximately the sixth hour until the ninth (see Matthew 27:45). It was interpreted that the use of the numbers six and nine together expressed that Yeshua being on the Cross was the deed / work (9) that made the grace of God (6) possible. Likewise, in the next verse (Matthew 27:46), Yeshua cries out at about the ninth hour, "My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me." This statement speaks about the outcome / result of sin. Not Yeshua's sin (God forbid), as He was without sin! However, Scripture states that this One Who knew no sin; that God made Him sin for us, so we could become the righteousness of God in Him (2 Cor. 5:21). The point is that Scripture mentions the ninth hour to reveal the outcome of Yeshua becoming sin on our behalf, i.e. His death. Sin and death are inherently related in the Bible, so it is also at the ninth hour the outcome / consequence of sin, is manifested. It is clear that Yeshua dying at the ninth hour was not a random happening. It pointed to the work of the Messiah, dying for the sins of the world. 

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of David's perhaps "beloved one," a son of Jesse Noun H1732 דָוִ֛ד da·vid
servants slave, servant Noun H5650 מֵעַבְדֵ֥י me·'av·dei
besides Asahel "God has made," four Isr. Noun H6214 וַעֲשָׂה־ va·'a·sah-
Analysis:
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were missing. to attend to, visit, muster, appoint Verb H6485 וַיִּפָּ֨קְד֜וּ vai·yip·pa·ke·du

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

Asahel

|God has made,| four Israelites

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

David

David [N] [B] [H] [S] beloved, the eighth and youngest son of Jesse, a citizen of Bethlehem. His father seems to have been a man in humble life. His mother's name is not recorded. Some think she was the Nahash of  2 Samuel 17:25 . As to his personal appearance, we only know that he was red-haired, with beautiful eyes and a fair face ( 1 Samuel 16:12 ;  17:42 ).  His early... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 Then Joab returned from following Abner; when he had gathered all the people together, nineteen of David's servants besides Asahel were missing.
King James Bible Then And Joab returned from following Abner; Abner: and when he had gathered all the people together, nineteen there lacked of David's servants besides Asahel were missing.nineteen men and Asahel.
Hebrew Greek English Then Joab returned from following Abner; when he had gathered all the people together, nineteen of David's servants besides Asahel were missing.