Verse 8
2 Samuel 3:8
Free Bible Version
8
I will hand over the kingdom from Saul's dynasty, and help set up David's rule over Israel and Judah, from Dan to Beersheba.”
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יִּחַר֩ לְ/אַבְנֵ֨ר מְאֹ֜ד עַל דִּבְרֵ֣י אִֽישׁ בֹּ֗שֶׁת וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר֙ הֲ/רֹ֨אשׁ כֶּ֥לֶב אָנֹ֘כִי֮ אֲשֶׁ֣ר לִֽ/יהוּדָה֒ הַ/יּ֨וֹם אֶֽעֱשֶׂה חֶ֜סֶד עִם בֵּ֣ית שָׁא֣וּל אָבִ֗י/ךָ אֶל אֶחָי/ו֙ וְ/אֶל מֵ֣רֵעֵ֔/הוּ וְ/לֹ֥א הִמְצִיתִ֖/ךָ בְּ/יַד דָּוִ֑ד וַ/תִּפְקֹ֥ד עָלַ֛/י עֲוֺ֥ן הָ/אִשָּׁ֖ה הַ/יּֽוֹם
English Translation
And Abner was very angry about the words of Ish-bosheth, and he said, "Am I a head of a dog which belongs to Judah today? I will show kindness to the house of Saul your father, to his brothers, and to his friends, and I did not deliver you into the hand of David, and today you charge me with a sin concerning the woman."
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Chapter 3 Context
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There was a long war between those on the side of Saul and those on the side of David. David's side...
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David's sons born at Hebron were: Amnon (firstborn), by Ahinoam from Jezreel;
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Chileab (second), by Abigail, Nabal's widow from Carmel; Absalom (third), by Maacah, daughter of Kin...
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Adonijah (fourth), by Haggith; Shephatiah (fifth), by Abital;
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Ithream (sixth), by David's wife Eglah. These were the sons born to David at Hebron.
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Saul had a concubine named Rizpah, daughter of Aiah. One day Ishbosheth accused Abner, saying “Why h...
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Abner got extremely angry at Ishbosheth's accusation. “Am I a dog's head siding with Judah?” he repl...
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8
I will hand over the kingdom from Saul's dynasty, and help set up David's rule over Israel and Judah...
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Then Abner sent messengers to speak for him to David, saying, “Who does the country belong to anyway...
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10
“Fine,” David replied, “I'll make an agreement with you. But I have one condition: I won't see you u...
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11
Then David sent messengers to tell Ishbosheth, son of Saul, “Give me back my wife Michal—I paid a do...
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12
Ishbosheth sent for her and took her away from her husband Paltiel, son of Laish.
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13
Her husband followed her to the town of Bahurim, crying as he went. Then Abner ordered him, “Go back...
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14
Abner spoke with the elders of Israel and said, “For a while now you have wanted to have David as yo...
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15
Now is the time to do it, because the Lord promised David, ‘Through my servant David I am going to s...
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16
Abner also talked to the people of Benjamin, and went to Hebron to let David know everything that th...
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17
Abner came with twenty of his men to see David at Hebron, and David prepared a feast for them.
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18
Abner told David, “Let me go immediately and summon all of Israel to come together for my lord the k...
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19
Soon after Joab and David's men came back from a raid, bringing with them a large amount of plunder....
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20
When Joab and all the army that was with him arrived, he was told, “Abner, son of Ner, came to see t...
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21
Joab went to the king and asked, “What do you think you're doing? Here's Abner, who came to see you....
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22
You do see that Abner, son of Ner, came here to trick you, to spy on the movements of your army, and...
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23
When Joab left David, he sent messengers after Abner. They met up with him at the well of Sirah and...
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24
When Abner arrived back in Hebron, Joab took him aside into the town gatehouse as if he was going to...
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25
When David heard about this later he said, “I and my kingdom are totally innocent before the Lord re...
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26
May the guilt for his death fall on Joab and his family! May Joab's descendants always have someone...
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(This is why Joab and Abishai his brother killed Abner, because he had killed their brother Asahel d...
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Then David ordered Joab and everyone who was there, “Tear your clothes, put on sackcloth, and mourn...
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They buried Abner in Hebron, and the king cried loudly at the grave, along with all the people.
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30
The king sang this lament for Abner: “Did Abner deserve to die like a criminal?
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31
Your hands were not tied together, your feet were not in shackles. But just like a murderer's victim...
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Then people came to David and tried to persuade him to have something to eat during the day. But Dav...
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33
Everyone saw this and thought it was the right thing to do, in the same way that they thought everyt...
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34
Then the king said to his officers, “Don't you recognize that a commander and a truly great man has...
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I am weak right now, even though I'm anointed as king and these men, the sons of Zeruiah, are too po...
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