What Does 2 Samuel 15:25 Mean?

“said”

to say (used with great latitude)

“And the king”

a king

“unto Zadok”

tsadok, the name of eight or nine israelites

“Carry back”

to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point);

properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)

“the ark”

a box

“of God”

gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of

“into the city”

a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)

used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not

“if I shall find”

properly, to come forth to, i.e., appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e., find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present

“favour”

graciousness, i.e., subjective (kindness, favor) or objective (beauty)

“in the eyes”

an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)

“of the LORD”

(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god

“Carry back”

to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point);

“and shew”

to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)

properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)

properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)

“me both it and his habitation”

(adjectively) at home; hence (by implication of satisfaction) lovely; also (noun) a home, of god (temple), men (residence), flocks (pasture), or wild