2 Samuel 3:39

2 Samuel 3:39 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And I am this day weak, though anointed king; and these men the sons of Zeruiah be too hard for me: the Lord shall reward the doer of evil according to his wickedness.
• New International Version (NIV)And today, though I am the anointed king, I am weak, and these sons of Zeruiah are too strong for me. May the Lord repay the evildoer according to his evil deeds!”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And I was gentle today, though anointed king. These men, the sons of Zeruiah, are more severe than I. The Lord repay the evildoer according to his wickedness!"
• New King James Version (NKJV)And I am weak today, though anointed king; and these men, the sons of Zeruiah, are too harsh for me. The Lord shall repay the evildoer according to his wickedness.”

Context of 2 Samuel 3:39

37For all the people and all Israel understood that day that it was not of the king to slay Abner the son of Ner. 38And the king said unto his servants, Know ye not that there is a prince and a great man fallen this day in Israel? And I am this day weak, though anointed king; and these men the sons of Zeruiah be too hard for me: Yhwh shall reward the doer of evil according to his wickedness.

2 Samuel 3:39 word by word

וְאָנֹכִ֨י הַיּ֥וֹם רַךְ֙ וּמָשׁ֣וּחַ מֶ֔לֶךְ וְהָאֲנָשִׁ֥ים הָאֵ֛לֶּה בְּנֵ֥י צְרוּיָ֖ה קָשִׁ֣ים מִמֶּ֑נִּי יְשַׁלֵּ֧ם יְהוָ֛ה לְעֹשֵׂ֥ה הָרָעָ֖ה כְּרָעָתֽוֹ׃ פRead the interlinear

• this dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• weakרַךְrak · tenderH7390
• though anointedמָשַׁחmâshach · to anointH4886
• kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• and these menאֱנוֹשׁ'ĕnôsh · humanH582
• the sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Zeruiahצְרוּיָהtserûyâh · ZeruiahH6870
• too hardקָשֶׁהqâsheh · severeH7186
• for me: Yhwhיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• shall rewardשָׁלֵםshâlam · to completeH7999
• the doer of evilעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• according to his wickednessרַעra‛ râ‛âh · bad: harmfulH7451

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 3:39

• Exodus 21:12He that smiteth a man, so that he die, shall be surely put to death.
• 2 Chronicles 19:6And said to the judges, Take heed what ye do: for ye judge not for man, but for Yhwh, who is with you in the judgment.
• Psalms 75:10All the horns of the wicked also will I cut off; but the horns of the righteous shall be exalted.
• Psalms 101:8I will early destroy all the wicked of the land; that I may cut off all wicked doers from the city of Yhwh.
• Proverbs 20:8A king that sitteth in the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes.
• Proverbs 25:5Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.
• 1 Chronicles 22:5And David said, Solomon my son is young and tender, and the house that is to be builded for Yhwh must be exceeding magnifical, of fame and of glory throughout all countries: I will therefore now make preparation for it. So David prepared abundantly before his death.
• Isaiah 7:4And say unto him, Take heed, and be quiet; fear not, neither be fainthearted for the two tails of these smoking firebrands, for the fierce anger of Rezin with Syria, and of the son of Remaliah.
• Romans 13:4For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil.
• 1 Chronicles 2:15Ozem the sixth, David the seventh:
• 2 Samuel 19:6In that thou lovest thine enemies, and hatest thy friends. For thou hast declared this day, that thou regardest neither princes nor servants: for this day I perceive, that if Absalom had lived, and all we had died this day, then it had pleased thee well.
• 1 Kings 2:5Moreover thou knowest also what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, and what he did to the two captains of the armies of Israel, unto Abner the son of Ner, and unto Amasa the son of Jether, whom he slew, and shed the blood of war in peace, and put the blood of war upon his girdle that was about his loins, and in his shoes that were on his feet.
• Psalms 7:16His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate.
• Psalms 28:4Give them according to their deeds, and according to the wickedness of their endeavours: give them after the work of their hands; render to them their desert.
• Psalms 62:12Also unto thee, O Lord, belongeth mercy: for thou renderest to every man according to his work.
• 2 Timothy 4:14Alexander the coppersmith did me much evil: the Lord reward him according to his works:

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 3:39

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 39I am this day weak - Had Abner lived, all the tribes of Israel would have been brought under my government. Though anointed king - I have little else than the title: first, having only one tribe under my government; and secondly, the sons of Zeruiah, Joab and his brethren, having usurped all the power, and reduced me to the shadow of royalty. The Lord shall reward the doer of evil - That is, Joab, whom he appears afraid to name. We talk much of ancient…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. 39too fierce for me: Just as Ish-bosheth could not control Abner, David could not control Joab. However, David had faith that the Lord would repay Joab for murdering Abner.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Samuel 3:39

• Abner
• Wicked (People)
• Zeruiah

In the dictionaries

• Abner
• Communication
• Ishbosheth
• Sackcloth
• Translate
• David
• Genealogy
• Government
• Hard; Hardiness; Harddiness; Hardly
• Joab

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