2 Samuel 3:38

2 Samuel 3:38 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the king said unto his servants, Know ye not that there is a prince and a great man fallen this day in Israel?
• New International Version (NIV)Then the king said to his men, “Do you not realize that a commander and a great man has fallen in Israel this day?
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the king said to his servants, "Do you not know that a prince and a great man has fallen this day in Israel?
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then the king said to his servants, “Do you not know that a prince and a great man has fallen this day in Israel?

Context of 2 Samuel 3:38

36All the people noticed this and it pleased them. In fact, everything the king did pleased all the people. 37All the people and all Israel realized on that day that the killing of Abner son of Ner was not done at the king’s instigation. Then the king said to his servants, “Do you not realize that a great leader has fallen this day in Israel? 39Today I am weak, even though I am anointed as king. These men, the sons of Zeruiah, are too much for me to bear! May the Lord punish appropriately the one who has done this evil thing!”

2 Samuel 3:38 word by word

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ אֶל־עֲבָדָ֑יו הֲל֣וֹא תֵדְע֔וּ כִּי־שַׂ֣ר וְגָד֗וֹל נָפַ֛ל הַיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּ֖ה בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• unto his servantsעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• Knowיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• ye not that there is a princeשַׂרώar · rulerH8269
• and a great manגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
• fallenנָפַלnâphal · to fall: fallH5307
• this dayיוֹםyôm · day: todayH3117
• in Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 3:38

• 2 Samuel 3:12Then Abner sent messengers to David saying, “To whom does the land belong? Make an agreement with me, and I will do whatever I can to cause all Israel to turn to you.”
• 2 Samuel 2:8Now Abner son of Ner, the general in command of Saul’s army, had taken Saul’s son Ish-bosheth and had brought him to Mahanaim.
• 1 Samuel 14:50The name of Saul’s wife was Ahinoam, the daughter of Ahimaaz. The name of the general in command of his army was Abner son of Ner, Saul’s uncle.
• Job 32:9It is not the aged who are wise, nor old men who understand what is right.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 3:38

• 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. 1-39The house of David (David’s family line and those loyal to his rule) grew stronger, while the house of Saul grew weaker. A key turning point came when Abner, who held the real political power among Saul’s followers, changed his loyalty to David. When Abner did this, many of his relatives from the northern tribes followed him.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Samuel 3:38

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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