What Does 2 Samuel 16:8 Mean?

“hath returned”

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

above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications

“The LORD”

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

properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)

“because thou art a bloody”

blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshe

“of the house”

a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)

“of Saul”

shaul, the name of an edomite and two israelites

who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc

“in whose stead thou hast reigned”

to reign; hence (by implication) to take counsel

the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc

“hath delivered”

to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)

“The LORD”

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

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

“the kingdom”

something ruled, i.e., a realm

“into the hand”

a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from h3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great v

“of Absalom”

abshalom, a son of david; also (the fuller form) a later israelite

“thy son”

a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or

lo!; also (as expressing surprise) if

“and behold thou art taken in thy mischief”

bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)

(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed

“man”

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)

“because thou art a bloody”

blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshe

thou and thee, or (plural) ye and you