And it came to pass while they were in the way
derek (deh'-rek)
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
that tidings
shmuw`ah (sehm-oo-aw')
something heard, i.e. an announcement -- bruit, doctrine, fame, mentioned, news, report, rumor, tidings.
came
bow' (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
to David
David (daw-veed')
loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse -- David.
saying
'amar (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
Absalom
'Abiyshalowm (ab-ee-shaw-lome')
father of peace (i.e. friendly); Abshalom, a son of David; also (the fuller form) a later Israelite -- Abishalom, Absalom.
hath slain
nakah (naw-kaw')
to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
all the king's
melek (meh'-lek)
a king -- king, royal.
sons
ben (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
and there is not one
'echad (ekh-awd')
united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
of them left
yathar (yaw-thar')
to jut over or exceed; by implication, to excel; (intransitively) to remain or be left; causatively, to leave, cause to abound, preserve
