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2 Samuel

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And they came and besieged him in Abel of Bethmaachah, and they cast up a bank against the city, and it stood in the trench: and all the people that were with Joab battered the wall, to throw it down.

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
And they came abide Verb H935 וַיָּבֹ֜אוּ vai·ya·vo·'u
and besieged adversary Verb H6696 וַיָּצֻ֣רוּ vai·ya·tzu·ru
of Bethmaachah Beth-maachah Noun H1038 הַֽמַּעֲכָ֔ה ham·ma·'a·chah,
and they cast up cast Verb H8210 וַיִּשְׁפְּכ֤וּ vai·yish·pe·chu
a bank bank Noun H5550 סֹֽלְלָה֙ so·le·lah
against about Prepostion H413 אֶל־ el-
against the city Ai Noun H5892 הָעִ֔יר ha·'ir,
and it stood abide Verb H5975 וַֽתַּעֲמֹ֖ד vat·ta·'a·mod
in the trench army Noun H2426 בַּחֵ֑ל ba·chel;
and all all manner Noun H3605 וְכָל־ ve·chol-
and all the people folk Noun H5971 הָעָם֙ ha·'am
who after Particle H834 אֲשֶׁ֣ר a·sher
that [were] with Joab Joab Noun H3097 יֹואָ֔ב yo·v·'av,
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battered batter Verb H7843 מַשְׁחִיתִ֖ם mash·chi·tim
to throw it down cast down Verb H5307 לְהַפִּ֥יל le·hap·pil
the wall wall Noun H2346 הַחֹומָֽה׃ ha·cho·v·mah.

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Abel

Abel  (Heb. Hebhel), a breath, or vanity, the second son of Adam and Eve. He was put to death by his brother Cain ( Genesis 4:1-16 ). Guided by the instruction of their father, the two brothers were trained in the duty of worshipping God. "And in process of time" (marg. "at the end of days", i.e., on the Sabbath) each of them offered up to God of the first-fruits of his labours. Cain, as a husbandman, offered the fruit... 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 And they came and besieged him in Abel of Bethmaachah, and they cast up a bank against the city, and it stood in the trench: and all the people that were with Joab battered the wall, to throw it down.
Hebrew Greek English And they They came and besieged him in Abel of Bethmaachah, Beth-maacah, and they cast up a bank siege ramp against the city, and it stood in by the trench: rampart; and all the people that who were with Joab battered were wreaking destruction in order to topple the wall, to throw it down.wall.
New American Standard Bible 1995 And they They came and besieged him in Abel of Bethmaachah, Beth-maacah, and they cast up a bank siege ramp against the city, and it stood in by the trench: rampart; and all the people that who were with Joab battered were wreaking destruction in order to topple the wall, to throw it down.wall.