2 Samuel 19 · Verse 40

2 Samuel 19:40

Then the king went on to Gilgal, and Chimham went on with him: and all the people of Judah conducted the king, and also half the people of Israel.
2 Samuel 19:40, King James Version

2 Samuel 19:40 in other translations

BSBThen the king went on to Gilgal, and Chimham crossed over with him. All the troops of Judah and half the troops of Israel escorted the king.
WEBSo the king went over to Gilgal, and Chimham went over with him. All the people of Judah brought the king over, and also half the people of Israel.
ASVSo the king went over to Gilgal, and Chimham went over with him: and all the people of Judah brought the king over, and also half the people of Israel.
YLTAnd the king passeth over to Gilgal, and Chimham hath passed over with him, and all the people of Judah, and they bring over the king, and also the half of the people of Israel.
DARBYAnd the king went on to Gilgal, and Chimham went on with him; and all the people of Judah conducted the king, and also half the people of Israel.
BBESo the king went over to Gilgal, and Chimham went with him: and all the people of Judah, as well as half the people of Israel, took the king on his way.
WebsterThen the king went on to Gilgal, and Chimham went on with him: and all the people of Judah conducted the king, and also half the people of Israel.

What does 2 Samuel 19:40 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 19:31-43

31-40. Barzillai the Gileadite--The rank, great age, and chivalrous devotion of this Gileadite chief wins our respect. His declining to go to court, his recommendation of his son, his convoy across the Jordan, and his parting scene with the king, are interesting incidents. What mark of royal favor was bestowed on Chimham has not been recorded; but it is probable that David gave a great part of his personal patrimony…

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Samuel 19:40-43
The men of Israel though themselves despised, and the fiercer words of the men of Judah produced very bad effects. Much evil might be avoided, if men would watch against pride, and remember that a soft answer turneth away wrath. Though we have right and reason on our side, if we speak it with fierceness, God is displeased.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

2 Samuel 19:40 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.

וַיַּעֲבֹ֤רvai.ya.'a.Vorand he passed overH5674
הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428
הַגִּלְגָּ֔לָהha.gil.Ga.lah<the> Gilgal towardsH1537
וְכִמְהָ֖ןve.khim.Hanand KimhanH3643
עָבַ֣ר'a.Varhe passed overH5674
עִמּ֑וֹi.Mowith himH5973
וְכָל\־ve.kholand allH3605
עַ֤ם'am[the] people ofH5971
יְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahJudahH3063
הֶעֱבִ֣ירוּvay.'e.vi.ruthey brought overH5674
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428
וְגַ֕םve.Gamand alsoH1571
חֲצִ֖יcha.Tzi<the> half ofH2677
עַ֥ם'am[the] people ofH5971
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל\׃Yis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478

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Cross references for 2 Samuel 19:40

  • 2 Samuel 19:11-15

    And king David sent to Zadok and to Abiathar the priests, saying, Speak unto the elders of Judah, saying, Why are ye the last to bring the king back to his house? seeing the speech of all Israel is come to the king, even to his house. Ye are my brethren, ye are my bones and my flesh: wherefore then are ye the last to bring back the king? And say ye to Amasa, Art thou not of my bone, and of my flesh? God do so to me, and more also, if thou be not captain of the host before me continually in the room of Joab. And he bowed the heart of all the men of Judah, even as the heart of one man; so that they sent this word unto the king, Return thou, and all thy servants. …

  • Genesis 49:10

    The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be.

  • Matthew 21:9

    And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the Son of David: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Chimham. Heb. Chimhan. all the people.
11-15; Ge 49:10; Mt 21:9

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

Context

  • 2 Samuel 19:39

    And all the people went over Jordan. And when the king was come over, the king kissed Barzillai, and blessed him; and he returned unto his own place.

  • 2 Samuel 19:40

    Then the king went on to Gilgal, and Chimham went on with him: and all the people of Judah conducted the king, and also half the people of Israel.

  • 2 Samuel 19:41

    And, behold, all the men of Israel came to the king, and said unto the king, Why have our brethren the men of Judah stolen thee away, and have brought the king, and his household, and all David’s men with him, over Jordan?

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2 Samuel 19:40 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		El rey entonces pasó á Gilgal, y con él pasó Chimham; y todo el pueblo de Judá, con la mitad del pueblo de Israel, pasaron al rey.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et tout le peuple passa le Jourdain, et le roi passa. Et le roi embrassa Barzillaï, et le bénit; et Barzillaï s’en retourna en son lieu.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und der König ging hinüber nach Gilgal, und Kimham ging mit ihm hinüber. Und alles Volk von Juda, und auch die Hälfte des Volkes von Israel, führte den König hinüber.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Transivit ergo rex in Galgalam, et Chamaam cum eo. Omnis autem populus Juda traduxerat regem, et media tantum pars adfuerat de populo Israël.