New American Standard Bible 2020
2 Samuel 3:33-38
33And 1the kingH4428 sangH6969 aH6969 songH6969 ofH6969 mourningH6969 for AbnerH74 and saidH559, “Should AbnerH74 dieH4191 as a foolH5036 diesH4194?34Your handsH3027 were not boundH631, norH3808 your feetH7272 putH5066 in bronzeH5178 shacklesH5178; As one fallsH5307 beforeH6440 the 2wickedH5767H1121, you have fallenH5307.” And allH3605 the peopleH5971 weptH1058 overH5921 him againH3254. 35Then allH3605 the peopleH5971 cameH935 3to provideH1262 4foodH3899 for DavidH1732 in his distress while it was stillH5750 dayH3117; but DavidH1732 vowedH7650, sayingH559, “5May GodH430 doH6213 soH3541 to me, and moreH3254 soH3541, ifH3588H518 I tasteH2938 breadH3899 orH176 anythingH3972 elseH3605 6beforeH6440 the sunH8121 goesH935 down.” 36Now allH3605 the peopleH5971 tookH5234 noteH5234 of David’s vow, and it 7pleasedH3190H5869 them, just as everythingH3605 that the kingH4428 didH6213 8pleasedH2895H5869 allH3605 the peopleH5971. 37So allH3605 the peopleH5971 and allH3605 IsraelH3478 understoodH3045 on that dayH3117 that it had not beenH1961 the desire of the kingH4428 to putH4191 AbnerH74 the sonH1121 of NerH5369 toH4191 deathH4191. 38Then the kingH4428 saidH559 to his servantsH5650, “Do you not knowH3045 that a leaderH8269 and a greatH1419 manH1419 has fallenH5307 in IsraelH3478 thisH2088 dayH3117?
Notes
- 1. 2 Samuel 3:33 2 Sam 1:17; 2 Chr 35:25 ↩
- 2. 2 Samuel 3:34 Lit sons of wickedness ↩
- 3. 2 Samuel 3:35 2 Sam 12:17 ↩
- 4. 2 Samuel 3:35 Lit bread ↩
- 5. 2 Samuel 3:35 1 Sam 3:17 ↩
- 6. 2 Samuel 3:35 2 Sam 1:12 ↩
- 7. 2 Samuel 3:36 Lit was good in their eyes ↩
- 8. 2 Samuel 3:36 Lit was good in the eyes of all ↩
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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