New American Standard Bible 1995

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2 Samuel

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Then David said to the messenger, "Thus you shall say to Joab, 'Do not let this thing displease you, for the sword devours one as well as another; make your battle against the city stronger and overthrow it'; and so encourage him."

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
Then David perhaps "beloved one," a son of Jesse Noun H1732 דָּוִ֜ד da·vid
Analysis:
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said to utter, say Verb H559 וַיֹּ֨אמֶר vai·yo·mer
to the messenger, a messenger Noun H4397 הַמַּלְאָ֗ךְ ham·mal·'ach
"Thus thus, here Adverb H3541 כֹּֽה־ koh-
you shall say to utter, say Verb H559 תֹאמַ֤ר to·mar
to Joab, "the LORD is father," three Isr. Noun H3097 יֹואָב֙ yo·v·'av
Analysis:
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'Do not let this this, here Pronoun H2088 הַזֶּ֔ה haz·zeh,
thing speech, word Noun H1697 הַדָּבָ֣ר had·da·var
displease to be evil, bad Verb H7489 יֵרַ֤ע ye·ra
you, for the sword a sword Noun H2719 הֶחָ֑רֶב he·cha·rev;
devours to eat Verb H398 תֹּאכַ֣ל to·chal
one as well as another; this, here Pronoun H2088 וְכָזֶ֖ה ve·cha·zeh
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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make to be or grow firm or strong, strengthen Verb H2388 הַחֲזֵ֨ק ha·cha·zek
your battle a battle, war Noun H4421 מִלְחַמְתְּךָ֧ mil·cham·te·cha
against to, into, towards Prepostion H413 אֶל־ el-
the city city, town Noun H5892 הָעִ֛יר ha·'ir
stronger to be or grow firm or strong, strengthen Verb H2388 וְחַזְּקֵֽהוּ׃ ve·chaz·ze·ke·hu.
and overthrow to throw down, break or tear down Verb H2040 וְהָרְסָ֖הּ ve·ha·re·sah
it'; and [so] encourage to be or grow firm or strong, strengthen Verb H2388    
him."      

People

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 David said to the messenger, "Thus you shall say to Joab, 'Do not let this thing displease you, for the sword devours one as well as another; make your battle against the city stronger and overthrow it'; and so encourage him."
King James Bible Then David said to unto the messenger, "Thus you shall Thus shalt thou say to unto Joab, 'Do Let not let this thing displease you, thee, for the sword devours devoureth one as well as another; another: make your thy battle more strong against the city stronger city, and overthrow it'; it: and so encourage thou him."
Hebrew Greek English Then David said to the messenger, "Thus you shall say to Joab, 'Do not let this thing displease you, for the sword devours one as well as another; make your battle against the city stronger and overthrow it'; and so encourage him."