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2 Samuel 3:38-39
New English Translation
2 Samuel 3:38-39
New English Translation
38 Then the king said to his servants, “Do you not realize that a great leader[a] has fallen this day in Israel? 39 Today I am weak, even though I am anointed as king. These men, the sons of Zeruiah, are too much for me to bear![b] May the Lord punish appropriately the one who has done this evil thing!”[c]
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- 2 Samuel 3:38 tn Heb “a leader and a great one.” The expression is a hendiadys.
- 2 Samuel 3:39 tn Heb “are hard from me.”
- 2 Samuel 3:39 tn Heb “May the Lord repay the doer of the evil according to his evil” (NASB similar).
2 Samuel 3:38-39
New International Version
2 Samuel 3:38-39
New International Version
38 Then the king said to his men, “Do you not realize that a commander and a great man has fallen(A) in Israel this day? 39 And today, though I am the anointed king, I am weak, and these sons of Zeruiah(B) are too strong(C) for me.(D) May the Lord repay(E) the evildoer according to his evil deeds!”
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