1vay·hi a·cha·rei-chen, vai·ya·mat me·lech be·nei am·mo·vn; vai·yim·loch cha·nun be·nov tach·tav. 2vai·yo·mer da·vid e·'e·seh-che·sed im-cha·nun ben-na·chash ka·'a·sher a·sah a·viv im·ma·di che·sed, vai·yish·lach da·vid le·na·cha·mov be·yad-a·va·dav el-a·viv; vai·ya·vo·'u av·dei da·vid, e·retz be·nei am·mo·vn. 3vai·yo·me·ru sa·rei ve·nei-am·mo·vn el-cha·nun a·do·nei·hem ham·chab·bed da·vid et-a·vi·cha be·'ei·nei·cha, ki-sha·lach le·cha me·na·cha·mim; ha·lo·v ba·'a·vur cha·ko·vr et-ha·'ir u·le·rag·ge·lah u·le·ha·fe·chah, sha·lach da·vid et-a·va·dav e·lei·cha. 4vai·yik·kach cha·nun et-av·dei da·vid vay·gal·lach et-cha·tzi ze·ka·nam, vai·yich·rot et-mad·vei·hem ba·che·tzi ad she·to·v·tei·hem; vay·shal·le·chem. 5vai·yag·gi·du le·da·vid vai·yish·lach lik·ra·tam, ki-hai·u ha·'a·na·shim nich·la·mim me·'od; vai·yo·mer ham·me·lech she·vu vi·re·chov, ad-ye·tzam·mach ze·kan·chem ve·shav·tem.

6vai·yir·'u be·nei am·mo·vn, ki niv·'a·shu be·da·vid; vai·yish·le·chu ve·nei-am·mo·vn vai·yis·ke·ru et-a·ram beit-re·cho·vv ve·'et-a·ram tzo·v·va es·rim e·lef rag·li, ve·'et-me·lech ma·'a·chah e·lef ish, ve·'ish to·vv, she·neim-a·sar e·lef ish. 7vai·yish·ma da·vid; vai·yish·lach et-yo·v·'av, ve·'et kol-ha·tza·va hag·gib·bo·rim. 8vai·ye·tze·'u be·nei am·mo·vn, vai·ya·'ar·chu mil·cha·mah pe·tach ha·sha·'ar; va·'a·ram tzo·v·va u·re·cho·vv ve·'ish-to·vv u·ma·'a·chah, le·vad·dam bas·sa·deh.

9vai·yar· yo·v·'av ki-ha·ye·tah e·lav pe·nei ham·mil·cha·mah, mip·pa·nim u·me·'a·cho·vr; vai·yiv·char mik·kol be·chu·rei be·yis·ra·'el ch yis·ra·'el, k vai·ya·'a·roch lik·rat a·ram. 10ve·'et ye·ter ha·'am, na·tan be·yad av·shai a·chiv; vai·ya·'a·roch lik·rat be·nei am·mo·vn. 11vai·yo·mer im-te·che·zak a·ram mim·men·ni, ve·ha·yi·tah li li·shu·'ah; ve·'im-be·nei am·mo·vn ye·chez·ku mim·me·cha, ve·ha·lach·ti le·ho·v·shi·a' lach. 12cha·zak ve·nit·chaz·zak be·'ad-am·me·nu, u·ve·'ad a·rei e·lo·hei·nu; va·shem, ya·'a·seh hat·to·vv be·'ei·nav. 13vai·yig·gash yo·v·'av ve·ha·'am a·sher im·mov, lam·mil·cha·mah ba·'a·ram; vai·ya·nu·su mip·pa·nav. 14u·ve·nei am·mo·vn ra·'u ki-nas a·ram, vai·ya·nu·su mip·pe·nei a·vi·shai, vai·ya·vo·'u ha·'ir; vai·ya·shav yo·v·'av me·'al be·nei am·mo·vn, vai·ya·vo ye·ru·sha·lim.

15vai·yar· a·ram, ki nig·gaf lif·nei yis·ra·'el; vai·ye·'a·se·fu ya·chad. 16vai·yish·lach ha·dad·'e·zer vai·yo·tze et-a·ram a·sher me·'e·ver han·na·har, vai·ya·vo·'u chei·lam; ve·sho·v·vach sar-tze·va ha·dad·'e·zer lif·nei·hem. 17vai·yug·gad le·da·vid s vai·ye·'e·sof et-kol-yis·ra·'el vai·ya·'a·vor et-hai·yar·den, vai·ya·vo che·la·mah; vai·ya·'ar·chu a·ram lik·rat da·vid, vai·yil·la·cha·mu im·mov. 18vai·ya·nas a·ram mip·pe·nei yis·ra·'el vai·ya·ha·rog da·vid me·'a·ram she·va me·'o·vt re·chev, ve·'ar·ba·'im e·lef pa·ra·shim; ve·'et sho·v·vach sar-tze·va·'ov hik·kah vai·ya·mat sham. 19vai·yir·'u chol-ham·me·la·chim av·dei ha·dad·'e·zer ki nig·ge·fu lif·nei yis·ra·'el, vai·yash·li·mu et-yis·ra·'el vai·ya·'av·dum; vai·yir·'u a·ram, le·ho·v·shi·a' o·vd et-be·nei am·mo·vn. f