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2 Samuel 3:16-18
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16 Her husband went along behind her, weeping all the way to Bahurim. Finally Abner said to him, “Go back!”[a] So he returned home.

17 Abner advised[b] the elders of Israel, “Previously you were wanting David to be your king.[c] 18 Act now! For the Lord has said to David, ‘By the hand of my servant David I will save[d] my people Israel from[e] the Philistines and from all their enemies.’”

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  1. 2 Samuel 3:16 tn Heb “Go, return.”
  2. 2 Samuel 3:17 tn Heb “the word of Abner was with.”
  3. 2 Samuel 3:17 tn Heb “you were seeking David to be king over you.”
  4. 2 Samuel 3:18 tc The present translation follows the LXX, the Syriac Peshitta, and Vulgate in reading “I will save,” rather than the MT “he saved” or “to save." The context calls for the first person common singular imperfect of the verb rather than the third person masculine singular perfect or the infinitive construct.
  5. 2 Samuel 3:18 tn Heb “from the hand of.”
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