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2 Samuel 3:35
35The people came and they spoke to David. They said that he should eat some food before the end of the day. But David said, ‘I will not eat any food at all before sunset. May God punish me if I eat anything!’
2 Samuel 3:35 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And when all the people came to cause David to eat meat while it was yet day, David sware, saying, So do God to me, and more also, if I taste bread, or ought else, till the sun be down.
- New International Version (NIV)Then they all came and urged David to eat something while it was still day; but David took an oath, saying, “May God deal with me, be it ever so severely, if I taste bread or anything else before the sun sets!”
- English Standard Version (ESV)Then all the people came to persuade David to eat bread while it was yet day. But David swore, saying, "God do so to me and more also, if I taste bread or anything else till the sun goes down!"
- New King James Version (NKJV)And when all the people came to persuade David to eat food while it was still day, David took an oath, saying, “God do so to me, and more also, if I taste bread or anything else till the sun goes down!”
Context of 2 Samuel 3:35
33The king sang this song about Abner's death: ‘Abner, you should not have died like a fool. 34Nobody had tied your hands. Nobody had put chains on your feet. It was murder by wicked people that killed you.’ Then all the people started to weep again for Abner. The people came and they spoke to David. They said that he should eat some food before the end of the day. But David said, ‘I will not eat any food at all before sunset. May God punish me if I eat anything!’ 36All the people heard David say this. It made them happy. They were pleased with everything that the king did. 37That day, everyone in Israel realized that David had not wanted the death of Ner's son, Abner.
Read all of 2 Samuel 32 Samuel 3:35 word by word
וַיָּבֹ֣א כָל־הָעָ֗ם לְהַבְר֧וֹת אֶת־דָּוִ֛ד לֶ֖חֶם בְּע֣וֹד הַיּ֑וֹם וַיִּשָּׁבַ֨ע דָּוִ֜ד לֵאמֹ֗ר כֹּ֣ה יַעֲשֶׂה־לִּ֤י אֱלֹהִים֙ וְכֹ֣ה יֹסִ֔יף כִּ֣י אִם־לִפְנֵ֧י בֽוֹא־הַשֶּׁ֛מֶשׁ אֶטְעַם־לֶ֖חֶם א֥וֹ כָל־מְאֽוּמָה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And when allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
- the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
- cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
- to causeבָּרָהbârâh · to eatH1262
- Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
- meatלֶ֫חֶםlechem · food: breadH3899
- while it was yetעוֹד‛ôd ‛ôd · stillH5750
- dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
- swareשָׁבַעshâba‛ · to swearH7650
- sayingאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- So doעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
- Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
- to me, and more alsoיָסַףyâsaph · to addH3254
- if I tasteטָעַםţâ‛am · to perceiveH2938
- or oughtמְא֫וּמָהme'ûmâh · anythingH3972
- else, tillפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
- the sunשֶׁ֫מֶשׁshemesh · sunH8121
Cross-references for 2 Samuel 3:35
- 1 Samuel 12:17This is the time of the wheat harvest. I will ask the Lord to send thunder and rain. Then you will understand that you have done an evil thing against the Lord. You asked for a king to rule over you.’
- Jeremiah 16:7Nobody will take food to comfort families when someone has died. Even if their mother or their father has died, nobody will bring any wine to comfort them.
- Ezekiel 24:17Cry inside yourself but do not cry aloud. Do not show that you are sad because someone has died. Do not remove the cloth from your head. Keep your shoes on your feet. Do not cover the lower part of your face. Do not eat the food that people eat at funerals.’
- 2 Samuel 3:9So I promise you this! Now I will help David to get what the Lord has promised to him. I ask God to punish me if I do not help David!
- Ruth 1:17I will die in the same place that you die. That is where people will bury me. I will stay beside you until death makes us separate. If I ever leave you, the Lord should punish me.’
- 2 Samuel 1:12They cried and they wept until the evening. They did not eat any food. They were very upset about Saul and Jonathan, and all the Lord's people. They were sad because so many Israelites had died in the battle.
- Judges 20:26Then the whole Israelite army went back to Bethel to meet with the Lord. They sat there and they wept. They did not eat any food that day until evening. They offered burnt offerings and peace offerings to the Lord.
Commentaries on 2 Samuel 3:35
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 35To eat meat - Fasting was a sign of the deepest mourning 2 Samuel 1:12. The fast lasted until the sun was set.Read the comment
- 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. 35urged David to eat something: See also 2 Samuel 12:17.Read the comment
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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
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