Verse 34
2 Samuel 3:34
Free Bible Version
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Then the king said to his officers, “Don't you recognize that a commander and a truly great man has fallen in Israel today?
Original Language Text
hebrew
יָדֶ֣/ךָ לֹֽא אֲסֻר֗וֹת וְ/רַגְלֶ֨י/ךָ֙ לֹא לִ/נְחֻשְׁתַּ֣יִם הֻגָּ֔שׁוּ כִּ/נְפ֛וֹל לִ/פְנֵ֥י בְנֵֽי עַוְלָ֖ה נָפָ֑לְתָּ וַ/יֹּסִ֥פוּ כָל הָ/עָ֖ם לִ/בְכּ֥וֹת עָלָֽי/ו
English Translation
Your hand will not be bound, and your feet will not be ironed, as you have fallen before the sons of wickedness, and all the people added to weep for me.
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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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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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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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Abner also talked to the people of Benjamin, and went to Hebron to let David know everything that th...
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Abner came with twenty of his men to see David at Hebron, and David prepared a feast for them.
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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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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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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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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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When Joab left David, he sent messengers after Abner. They met up with him at the well of Sirah and...
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When Abner arrived back in Hebron, Joab took him aside into the town gatehouse as if he was going to...
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When David heard about this later he said, “I and my kingdom are totally innocent before the Lord re...
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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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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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Everyone saw this and thought it was the right thing to do, in the same way that they thought everyt...
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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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