10 So I stood beside him and killed him, because I was sure that he could not live after he had fallen. (A)And I took the crown that was on his head and the armlet that was on his arm, and I have brought them here to my lord.”

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10 “So I stood beside him and killed him, because I knew that after he had fallen he could not survive. And I took the crown(A) that was on his head and the band on his arm and have brought them here to my lord.”

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(A)For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and (B)with the measure you use it will be measured to you.

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For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.(A)

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54 (A)Then he called quickly to the young man his armor-bearer and said to him, “Draw your sword and kill me, lest they say of me, ‘A woman killed him.’” And his young man thrust him through, and he died.

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54 Hurriedly he called to his armor-bearer, “Draw your sword and kill me,(A) so that they can’t say, ‘A woman killed him.’” So his servant ran him through, and he died.

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12 Then he brought out the king's son and put (A)the crown on him and gave him (B)the testimony. And they proclaimed him king and anointed him, and they clapped their hands and said, (C)“Long live the king!”

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12 Jehoiada brought out the king’s son and put the crown on him; he presented him with a copy of the covenant(A) and proclaimed him king. They anointed(B) him, and the people clapped their hands(C) and shouted, “Long live the king!”(D)

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16 (A)The crown has fallen from our head;
    woe to us, for we have sinned!

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16 The crown(A) has fallen from our head.(B)
    Woe to us, for we have sinned!(C)

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30 And he took the crown of their king from his head. The weight of it was a talent[a] of gold, and in it was a precious stone, and it was placed on David's head. And he brought out the spoil of the city, a very great amount.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 12:30 A talent was about 75 pounds or 34 kilograms

30 David took the crown(A) from their king’s[a] head, and it was placed on his own head. It weighed a talent[b] of gold, and it was set with precious stones. David took a great quantity of plunder from the city

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 12:30 Or from Milkom’s (that is, Molek’s)
  2. 2 Samuel 12:30 That is, about 75 pounds or about 34 kilograms

(A)Then Saul said to his armor-bearer, “Draw your sword, and thrust me through with it, lest these (B)uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and mistreat me.” But his armor-bearer would not, (C)for he feared greatly. Therefore Saul took his own sword (D)and fell upon it. And when his armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he also fell upon his sword and died with him.

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Saul said to his armor-bearer, “Draw your sword and run me through,(A) or these uncircumcised(B) fellows will come and run me through and abuse me.”

But his armor-bearer was terrified and would not do it; so Saul took his own sword and fell on it. When the armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he too fell on his sword and died with him.

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18 Then the king said to Doeg, “You turn and strike the priests.” And Doeg the Edomite turned and struck down the priests, (A)and he killed on that day eighty-five persons who wore the linen ephod.

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18 The king then ordered Doeg, “You turn and strike down the priests.”(A) So Doeg the Edomite turned and struck them down. That day he killed eighty-five men who wore the linen ephod.(B)

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And Adoni-bezek said, “Seventy kings with their thumbs and their big toes cut off (A)used to pick up scraps under my table. (B)As I have done, so God has repaid me.” And they brought him to Jerusalem, and he died there.

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Then Adoni-Bezek said, “Seventy kings with their thumbs and big toes cut off have picked up scraps under my table. Now God has paid me back(A) for what I did to them.” They brought him to Jerusalem,(B) and he died there.

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