2 Samuel 15 · Verse 27

2 Samuel 15:27

The king said also unto Zadok the priest, Art not thou a seer? return into the city in peace, and your two sons with you, Ahimaaz thy son, and Jonathan the son of Abiathar.
2 Samuel 15:27, King James Version

2 Samuel 15:27 in other translations

BSBThe king also said to Zadok the priest, “Are you not a seer? Return to the city in peace—you with your son Ahimaaz, and Abiathar with his son Jonathan.
WEBThe king said also to Zadok the priest, “Aren’t you a seer? Return into the city in peace, and your two sons with you, Ahimaaz your son and Jonathan the son of Abiathar.
ASVThe king said also unto Zadok the priest, Art thou not a seer? return into the city in peace, and your two sons with you, Ahimaaz thy son, and Jonathan the son of Abiathar.
YLTAnd the king saith unto Zadok the priest, ‘Art thou a seer? turn back to the city in peace, and Ahimaaz thy son, and Jonathan son of Abiathar, your two sons with you;
DARBYAnd the king said to Zadok the priest, Thou art the seer: return into the city in peace, and your two sons with you, Ahimaaz thy son, and Jonathan the son of Abiathar.
BBEThe king said further to Zadok the priest, See, you and Abiathar are to go back to the town in peace, with your two sons, Ahimaaz, your son, and Jonathan, the son of Abiathar.
WebsterThe king said also to Zadok the priest, Art not thou a seer? return into the city in peace, and your two sons with you, Ahimaaz thy son, and Jonathan the son of Abiathar.

What does 2 Samuel 15:27 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 27 Art not thou a seer? return into the city in peace - That is, As thou art the only organ of the public worship, that worship cannot be carried on without thee; and as thou art the priest of God, thou hast no cause to fear for thy personal safety: the nation has not abandoned their God, though they have abandoned their king. It appears also, that he wished these priests, by means of their sons, Ahimaaz the son of Zadok, and Jonathan the son of Abiathar, to send him frequent intelligence of the motions and operations of the enemy.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Samuel 15:24-30

David is very careful for the safety of the ark. It is right to be more concerned for the church's prosperity than our own; to prefer the success of the gospel above our own wealth, credit, ease, and safety. Observe with what satisfaction and submission David speaks of the Divine disposal. It is our interest, as well as our duty, cheerfully to acquiesce in the will of God, whatever befalls us. Let us see God's hand…

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2 Samuel 15:27 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428
אֶל\־'el-toH413
צָד֣וֹקtza.DokZadokH6659
הַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.Henthe priestH3548
הֲרוֹאֶ֣הha.ro.'Eh¿ a seerH7200
אַתָּ֔ה'a.Tah[are] youH859
שֻׁ֥בָהShu.vahreturn !H7725
הָעִ֖ירha.'Irthe cityH5892
בְּשָׁל֑וֹםbe.sha.Lomin peaceH7965
וַאֲחִימַ֨עַץva.'a.chi.Ma.'atzand AhimaazH290
בִּנְךָ֜bin.Khason yourH1121
וִיהוֹנָתָ֧ןvi.ho.na.Tanand JonathanH3083
בֶּן\־ben-[the] son ofH1121
אֶבְיָתָ֛ר'ev.ya.TarAbiatharH54
שְׁנֵ֥יshe.Nei[the] twoH8147
בְנֵיכֶ֖םve.nei.Khemsons yourH1121
אִתְּכֶֽם\׃'i.te.Khemwith youH854

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 2 Samuel 15:27

  • 2 Samuel 17:17

    Now Jonathan and Ahimaaz stayed by En–rogel; for they might not be seen to come into the city: and a wench went and told them; and they went and told king David.

  • 1 Samuel 9:9

    (Beforetime in Israel, when a man went to enquire of God, thus he spake, Come, and let us go to the seer: for he that is now called a Prophet was beforetime called a Seer.)

  • 2 Samuel 15:36

    Behold, they have there with them their two sons, Ahimaaz Zadok’s son, and Jonathan Abiathar’s son; and by them ye shall send unto me every thing that ye can hear.

  • 2 Samuel 24:11

    For when David was up in the morning, the word of the Lord came unto the prophet Gad, David’s seer, saying,

  • 2 Samuel 15:34

    But if thou return to the city, and say unto Absalom, I will be thy servant, O king; as I have been thy father’s servant hitherto, so will I now also be thy servant: then mayest thou for me defeat the counsel of Ahithophel.

  • 1 Chronicles 25:5

    All these were the sons of Heman the king’s seer in the words of God, to lift up the horn. And God gave to Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
a seer.
24:11; 1Sa 9:9; 1Ch 25:5
return.
34,36; 17:17

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 2 Samuel 15:26

    But if he thus say, I have no delight in thee; behold, here am I, let him do to me as seemeth good unto him.

  • 2 Samuel 15:27

    The king said also unto Zadok the priest, Art not thou a seer? return into the city in peace, and your two sons with you, Ahimaaz thy son, and Jonathan the son of Abiathar.

  • 2 Samuel 15:28

    See, I will tarry in the plain of the wilderness, until there come word from you to certify me.

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2 Samuel 15:27 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Dijo aún el rey á Sadoc sacerdote: ¿No eres tú el vidente? Vuélvete en paz á la ciudad; y con vosotros vuestros dos hijos, tu hijo Ahimaas, y Jonathán hijo de Abiathar.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et le roi dit à Tsadok, le sacrificateur: N’es-tu pas le voyant? Retourne-t’en en paix à la ville, et Akhimaats, ton fils, et Jonathan, fils d’Abiathar, vos deux fils, avec vous.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und der König sprach zu Zadok, dem Priester: Bist du nicht der Seher? Kehre in die Stadt zurück in Frieden, und Achimaaz, dein Sohn, und Jonathan, der Sohn Abjathars, eure beiden Söhne, mit euch.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et dixit rex ad Sadoc sacerdotem: O videns, revertere in civitatem in pace: et Achimaas filius tuus, et Jonathas filius Abiathar, duo filii vestri, sint vobiscum.