Verse 3
2 Samuel 3:3
Darby Translation
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and his second, Chileab, of Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite; and the third, Absalom the son of Maachah, daughter of Talmai king of Geshur;
Original Language Text
hebrew
וּ/מִשְׁנֵ֣/הוּ כִלְאָ֔ב ל/אביגל לַ/אֲֽבִיגַ֕יִל אֵ֖שֶׁת נָבָ֣ל הַֽ/כַּרְמְלִ֑י וְ/הַ/שְּׁלִשִׁי֙ אַבְשָׁל֣וֹם בֶּֽן מַעֲכָ֔ה בַּת תַּלְמַ֖י מֶ֥לֶךְ גְּשֽׁוּר
English Translation
And this is the genealogy of Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite, and the third was Absalom the son of Maachah, the daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur.
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Chapter 3 Context
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And the war was long between the house of Saul and the house of David; but David became continually...
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And to David were sons born in Hebron: his firstborn was Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jizreelitess;
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and his second, Chileab, of Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite; and the third, Absalom the son...
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and the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith; and the fifth, Shephatiah the son of Abital;
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and the sixth, Ithream, of Eglah David's wife. These were born to David in Hebron.
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And it came to pass while there was war between the house of Saul and the house of David, that Abner...
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And Saul had a concubine whose name was Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah. And [Ishbosheth] said to Abner...
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Then was Abner very wroth for the words of Ishbosheth, and said, Am I a dog's head, I who against Ju...
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So do God (Elohim) to Abner, and more also, if, as Jehovah has sworn to David, I do not so to him;
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to translate the kingdom from the house of Saul, and to set up the throne of David over Israel and o...
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And he could not answer Abner a word again, because he feared him.
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And Abner sent messengers to David on his behalf, saying, Whose is the land? saying [also], Make thy...
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And he said, Well, I will make a covenant with thee; only I require one thing of thee, that is, Thou...
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And David sent messengers to Ishbosheth Saul's son, saying, Deliver me my wife Michal, whom I espous...
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And Ishbosheth sent, and took her from [her] husband, from Phaltiel the son of Laish.
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And her husband went with her along weeping behind her to Bahurim. Then said Abner to him, Go, retur...
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Now Abner had communicated with the elders of Israel, saying, Ye sought for David aforetime to be ki...
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and now do [it], for Jehovah has spoken of David, saying, By my servant David will I save my people...
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And Abner also spoke in the ears of Benjamin; and Abner went also to speak in the ears of David in H...
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So Abner came to David to Hebron, and twenty men with him. And David made Abner and the men that wer...
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And Abner said to David, I will arise and go, and will gather all Israel to my lord the king, that t...
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And behold, the servants of David and Joab came from an expedition, and brought in a great spoil wit...
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And Joab and all the host that was with him came; and they told Joab, saying, Abner the son of Ner c...
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Then Joab came to the king, and said, What hast thou done? behold, Abner came to thee; why is it [th...
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Thou knowest Abner the son of Ner, that he came to deceive thee, to know thy going out and thy comin...
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And when Joab was come out from David, he sent messengers after Abner, who brought him again from th...
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And when Abner was returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside in the gate to speak with him secretly, a...
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And afterwards David heard [it], and he said, I and my kingdom are guiltless before Jehovah for ever...
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let it fall on the head of Joab, and on all his father's house; and let there not fail from the hous...
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So Joab and Abishai his brother killed Abner, because he had slain their brother Asahel at Gibeon in...
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And David said to Joab, and to all the people that were with him, Rend your garments, and gird yours...
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And they buried Abner in Hebron; and the king lifted up his voice and wept at the grave of Abner; an...
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And the king lamented over Abner, and said, Should Abner die as a fool dieth?
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Thy hands were not bound, Nor thy feet put into fetters; As a man falleth before wicked men, Fellest...
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And all the people came to cause David to eat bread while it was yet day; but David swore, saying, S...
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And all the people remarked it, and it pleased them; as whatever the king did pleased all the people...
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And all the people and all Israel understood that day that it was not of the king to put Abner the s...
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And the king said to his servants, Know ye not that there is a prince and a great man fallen this da...
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And I am this day weak, though anointed king; and these men, the sons of Zeruiah, are too hard for m...
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