2 Samuel 18:17
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
They tookוַיִּקְח֣וּ
(vai·yik·chu)
3947: to takea prim. root
Absalomאַבְשָׁלֹ֗ום
(av·sha·lo·vm)
53: "my father is peace," two Isr.from ab and shalom
and castוַיַּשְׁלִ֨יכוּ
(vai·yash·li·chu)
7993: to throw, fling, casta prim. root
him into a deepהַגָּדֹ֔ול
(hag·ga·do·vl,)
1419: greatfrom gadal
pitהַפַּ֣חַת
(hap·pa·chat)
6354: a pitfrom an unused word
in the forestבַיַּ֙עַר֙
(vai·ya·'ar)
3293a: wood, forest, thicketfrom an unused word
and erectedוַיַּצִּ֧בוּ
(vai·ya·tzi·vu)
5324: to take one's stand, standa prim. root
overעָלָ֛יו
(a·lav)
5921: upon, above, overfrom alah
him a veryמְאֹ֑ד
(me·'od;)
3966: muchness, force, abundancefrom an unused word
greatגָּדֹ֣ול
(ga·do·vl)
1419: greatfrom gadal
heapגַּל־
(gal-)
1530: a heap, wave, billowfrom galal
of stones.אֲבָנִ֖ים
(a·va·nim)
68: a stonea prim. root
And allוְכָל־
(ve·chol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
(yis·ra·'el,)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el
fled,נָ֖סוּ
(na·su)
5127: to flee, escapea prim. root
eachאִ֥ישׁ
(ish)
376: manfrom an unused word
to his tent.(לְאֹהָלָֽיו׃
(le·'o·ha·lav.)
168: a tentfrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
And they took
laqach  (law-kakh')
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
Absalom
'Abiyshalowm  (ab-ee-shaw-lome')
father of peace (i.e. friendly); Abshalom, a son of David; also (the fuller form) a later Israelite -- Abishalom, Absalom.
and cast
shalak  (shaw-lak)
to throw out, down or away -- adventure, cast (away, down, forth, off, out), hurl, pluck, throw.
him into a great
gadowl  (gaw-dole')
great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
pit
pachath  (pakh'-ath)
a pit, especially for catching animals -- hole, pit, snare.
in the wood
ya`ar  (yah'-ar)
a copse of bushes; hence, a forest; hence, honey in the comb (as hived in trees) -- (honey-)comb, forest, wood.
and laid
natsab  (naw-tsab')
to station, in various applications
a very
m`od  (meh-ode')
vehemence, i.e. (with or without preposition) vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc.
great
gadowl  (gaw-dole')
great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
heap
gal  (gal)
something rolled, i.e. a heap of stone or dung (plural ruins), by analogy, a spring of water (plural waves) -- billow, heap, spring, wave.
of stones
'eben  (eh'-ben)
a stone -- + carbuncle, + mason, + plummet, (chalk-, hail-, head-, sling-)stone(-ny), (divers) weight(-s).
upon him and all Israel
Yisra'el  (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
fled
nuwc  (noos)
to flit, i.e. vanish away (subside, escape; causatively, chase, impel, deliver)
every one
'iysh  (eesh)
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
to his tent
'ohel  (o'-hel)
a tent (as clearly conspicuous from a distance) -- covering, (dwelling)(place), home, tabernacle, tent.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
They took Absalom and cast him into a deep pit in the forest and erected over him a very great heap of stones. And all Israel fled, each to his tent.

King James Bible
And they took Absalom, and cast him into a great pit in the wood, and laid a very great heap of stones upon him: and all Israel fled every one to his tent.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They took Absalom, threw him into a large pit in the forest, and piled a huge mound of stones over him. And all Israel fled, each to his tent.

International Standard Version
Meanwhile, Joab's army grabbed Absalom's body, tossed it into a large pit in the forest, and filled it up with a huge pile of rocks. Then the Israelis ran away back to their homes.

NET Bible
They took Absalom, threw him into a large pit in the forest, and stacked a huge pile of stones over him. In the meantime all the Israelite soldiers fled to their homes.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
They took Absalom, threw him into a huge pit in the forest, and piled a large heap of stones over him. Meanwhile, all Israel fled and went back to their homes.

King James 2000 Bible
And they took Absalom, and cast him into a great pit in the wood, and laid a very great heap of stones upon him: and all Israel fled every one to his tent.
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