God’s Word Translation
2 Samuel 3:11
11Ishbosheth couldn’t respond to a single word, because he was afraid of Abner.
2 Samuel 3:11 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And he could not answer Abner a word again, because he feared him.
- New International Version (NIV)Ish-Bosheth did not dare to say another word to Abner, because he was afraid of him.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And Ish-bosheth could not answer Abner another word, because he feared him.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And he could not answer Abner another word, because he feared him.
Context of 2 Samuel 3:11
9May God strike me dead unless I do for David what the Lord had promised him with an oath: 10‘I, the Lord, will transfer the kingship from Saul’s family and establish David’s throne over Israel and Judah from Dan to Beersheba.’ ” Ishbosheth couldn’t respond to a single word, because he was afraid of Abner. 12Then Abner sent messengers to David to speak on his behalf. “Who owns this country?” he asked. “Make an agreement with me,” he said. “I’ll support you and bring all Israel to you.” 13“Good!” David answered. “I’ll make an agreement with you. But there’s one condition: You can’t come to see me unless you bring Michal, Saul’s daughter, when you come.”
Read all of 2 Samuel 32 Samuel 3:11 word by word
וְלֹֽא־יָכֹ֣ל ע֔וֹד לְהָשִׁ֥יב אֶת־אַבְנֵ֖ר דָּבָ֑ר מִיִּרְאָת֖וֹ אֹתֽוֹ׃ סRead the interlinear
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Cross-references for 2 Samuel 3:11
Commentaries on 2 Samuel 3:11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11He could not answer Abner a word - Miserable is the lot of a king who is governed by the general of his army, who may strip him of his power and dignity whenever he pleases! Witness the fate of poor Charles I. of England and Louis XVI. of France. Military men, above all others, should never be intrusted with any civil power, and should be great only in the field.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-21Verses 7-21 Many, like Abner, are not above committing base crimes, who are too proud to bear reproof, or even the suspicion of being guilty. While men go on in sin, and apparently without concern, they are often conscious that they are fighting against God. Many mean to serve their own purposes; and will betray those who trust them, when they can get any advantage. Yet the Lord serves his own designs, even by those who are thus actuated by revenge…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11did not dare to say another word: Ish-bosheth’s silence clearly shows his weakness as a ruler. Abner, who made Ish-bosheth king and supported his rule, held the real power during Ish-bosheth’s reign (2 Samuel 2:8–9).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 6-116-11. Abner made himself strong for the house of Saul--In the East, the wives and concubines of a king are the property of his successor to this extent, that for a private person to aspire to marry one of them would be considered a virtual advance of pretensions to the crown (see 1Ki 2:17). It is not clear whether the accusation against Abner was well or ill founded. But he resented the charge as an indignity, and, impelled by revenge, determined to…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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