2 Samuel 3:37

2 Samuel 3:37 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For all the people and all Israel understood that day that it was not of the king to slay Abner the son of Ner.
• New International Version (NIV)So on that day all the people there and all Israel knew that the king had no part in the murder of Abner son of Ner.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So all the people and all Israel understood that day that it had not been the king's will to put to death Abner the son of Ner.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For all the people and all Israel understood that day that it had not been the king’s intent to kill Abner the son of Ner.

Context of 2 Samuel 3:37

35Then all the people came and urged David to eat something while it was still day, but David took an oath, saying, “May God punish me, and ever so severely, if I taste bread or anything else before the sun sets!” 36All the people took note and were pleased. In fact, everything the king did pleased them. So on that day all the troops and all Israel were convinced that the king had no part in the murder of Abner son of Ner. 38Then the king said to his servants, “Do you not realize that a great prince has fallen today in Israel? 39And I am weak this day, though anointed as king, and these men, the sons of Zeruiah, are too fierce for me. May the LORD repay the evildoer according to his evil!”

2 Samuel 3:37 word by word

וַיֵּדְע֧וּ כָל־הָעָ֛ם וְכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֑וּא כִּ֣י לֹ֤א הָיְתָה֙ מֵֽהַמֶּ֔לֶךְ לְהָמִ֖ית אֶת־אַבְנֵ֥ר בֶּן־נֵֽר׃ פRead the interlinear

• So on thatהוּאhû' hîy' · he/she/itH1931
• dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• the troopsעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• were convincedיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• thatכִּיkîy · forH3588
• the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• had noלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• partהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• in the murderמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
• ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
• of Abnerאֲבִינֵר'abnêr 'ăbîynêr · AbnerH74
• sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Nerנֵרnêr · NerH5369

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 3:37

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 22-39Verses 22-39 Judgments are prepared for such scorners as Abner; but Joab, in what he did, acted wickedly. David laid Abner's murder deeply to heart, and in many ways expressed his detestation of it. The guilt of blood brings a curse upon families: if men do not avenge it, God will. It is a sad thing to die like a fool, as they do that any way shorten their own days, and those who make no provision for another world. Who would be fond of power, when a man…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 37See study note on 2 Samuel 3:31.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Samuel 3:37

• Abner
• Citizens
• Loyalty
• Tact

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Commentaries on 2 Samuel 3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings