2 Samuel 24 · Verse 7

2 Samuel 24:7

And came to the strong hold of Tyre, and to all the cities of the Hivites, and of the Canaanites: and they went out to the south of Judah, even to Beer–sheba.
2 Samuel 24:7, King James Version

2 Samuel 24:7 in other translations

BSBThey went toward the fortress of Tyre and all the cities of the Hivites and Canaanites. Finally, they went on to the Negev of Judah, to Beersheba.
WEBand came to the stronghold of Tyre, and to all the cities of the Hivites and of the Canaanites; and they went out to the south of Judah, at Beersheba.
ASVand came to the stronghold of Tyre, and to all the cities of the Hivites, and of the Canaanites; and they went out to the south of Judah, at Beer-sheba.
YLTand they come in to the fortress of Tyre, and all the cities of the Hivite, and of the Canaanite, and go out unto the south of Judah, to Beer-Sheba.
DARBYand they came to the fortified city of Tyre, and to all the cities of the Hivites and of the Canaanites; and went out to the south of Judah, to Beer-sheba.
BBEAnd to the walled town of Tyre, and to all the towns of the Hivites and the Canaanites: and they went out to the South of Judah at Beer-sheba.
WebsterAnd came to the strong hold of Tyre, and to all the cities of the Hivites, and of the Canaanites: and they went out to the south of Judah, even to Beer-sheba.

What does 2 Samuel 24:7 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 7 The strong hold of Tyre - This must have been the old city of Tyre, which was built on the main land: the new city was built on a rock in the sea.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Samuel 24:1-9

For the people's sin David was left to act wrong, and in his chastisement they received punishment. This example throws light upon God's government of the world, and furnishes a useful lesson. The pride of David's heart, was his sin in numbering of the people. He thought thereby to appear the more formidable, trusting in an arm of flesh more than he should have done, and though he had written so much of trusting in…

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2 Samuel 24:7 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.

וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uand they cameH935
מִבְצַר\־miv.tzar-[the] fortress ofH4013
צֹ֔רTzorTyreH6865
וְכָל\־ve.kholand allH3605
עָרֵ֥י'a.Rei[the] cities ofH5892
הַחִוִּ֖יha.chi.Vithe Hivite[s]H2340
וְהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֑יve.ha.ke.na.'a.Niand the Canaanite[s]H3669
וַיֵּֽצְא֛וּvai.ye.tze.'Uand they went outH3318
אֶל\־'el-toH413
נֶ֥גֶבNe.gev[the] Negev ofH5045
יְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahJudahH3063
בְּאֵ֥רbe.'ErBeerH884
שָֽׁבַע\׃Sha.va'ShebaH884

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

Cross references for 2 Samuel 24:7

  • Joshua 19:29

    And then the coast turneth to Ramah, and to the strong city Tyre; and the coast turneth to Hosah; and the outgoings thereof are at the sea from the coast to Achzib:

  • Joshua 11:3

    And to the Canaanite on the east and on the west, and to the Amorite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, and the Jebusite in the mountains, and to the Hivite under Hermon in the land of Mizpeh.

  • Judges 3:3

    Namely, five lords of the Philistines, and all the Canaanites, and the Sidonians, and the Hivites that dwelt in mount Lebanon, from mount Baal–hermon unto the entering in of Hamath.

  • Genesis 21:22-33

    And it came to pass at that time, that Abimelech and Phichol the chief captain of his host spake unto Abraham, saying, God is with thee in all that thou doest: Now therefore swear unto me here by God that thou wilt not deal falsely with me, nor with my son, nor with my son’s son: but according to the kindness that I have done unto thee, thou shalt do unto me, and to the land wherein thou hast sojourned. And Abraham said, I will swear. And Abraham reproved Abimelech because of a well of water, which Abimelech’s servants had violently taken away. …

  • 2 Samuel 24:2

    For the king said to Joab the captain of the host, which was with him, Go now through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan even to Beer–sheba, and number ye the people, that I may know the number of the people.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Tyre.
Jos 19:29
to Beer-sheba.
2; Ge 21:31-33

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

Context

  • 2 Samuel 24:6

    Then they came to Gilead, and to the land of Tahtim–hodshi; and they came to Dan–jaan, and about to Zidon,

  • 2 Samuel 24:7

    And came to the strong hold of Tyre, and to all the cities of the Hivites, and of the Canaanites: and they went out to the south of Judah, even to Beer–sheba.

  • 2 Samuel 24:8

    So when they had gone through all the land, they came to Jerusalem at the end of nine months and twenty days.

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2 Samuel 24:7 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y vinieron luego á la fortaleza de Tiro, y á todas las ciudades de los Heveos y de los Cananeos; y salieron al mediodía de Judá, á Beer-seba.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et ils vinrent à la ville forte de Tyr, et dans toutes les villes des Héviens et des Cananéens, et sortirent au midi de Juda, à Beër-Shéba.
German
Elberfelder 1871
und sie kamen zu der festen Stadt Zor und zu allen Städten der Hewiter und der Kanaaniter; und sie zogen hinaus in den Süden von Juda nach Beerseba.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
transierunt prope mœnia Tyri, et omnem terram Hevæi et Chananæi, veneruntque ad meridiem Juda in Bersabee: