2 Samuel 3:12
10 to transfer the kingdom from the house of Saul and to establish the throne of David over Israel and Judah, from Dan to Beersheba.”
11 And for fear of Abner, Ish-bosheth did not dare to say another word to him.
Then Abner sent messengers in his place to say to David, “To whom does the land belong? Make your covenant with me, and surely my hand will be with you to bring all Israel over to you.”
13 “Good,” replied David, “I will make a covenant with you. But there is one thing I require of you: Do not appear before me unless you bring Saul’s daughter Michal when you come to see me.”
14 Then David sent messengers to say to Ish-bosheth son of Saul, “Give me back my wife, Michal, whom I betrothed to myself for a hundred Philistine foreskins.”
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- Then Abner sent messengers in his place to say to David, “To whom does the land belong? Make your covenant with me, and surely my hand will be with you to bring all Israel over to you.”
- KJV
- And Abner sent messengers to David on his behalf, saying, Whose is the land? saying also, Make thy league with me, and, behold, my hand shall be with thee, to bring about all Israel unto thee.
- WEB
- Abner sent messengers to David on his behalf, saying, “Whose is the land?” and saying, “Make your alliance with me, and behold, my hand will be with you to bring all Israel around to you.”
- ASV
- And Abner sent messengers to David on his behalf, saying, Whose is the land? saying [also], Make thy league with me, and, behold, my hand shall be with thee, to bring about all Israel unto thee.
- DARBY
- And Abner sent messengers to David on his behalf, saying, Whose is the land? saying [also], Make thy covenant with me, and behold, my hand shall be with thee, to turn all Israel to thee.
- BLB
- And Abner sent messengers to David on his behalf, saying, “To whom [is] the land?” [And] saying, “Make your covenant with me, and indeed my hand [is] with you to make turn to you all Israel.”
- ÅB
- Og Abner sendte bud i sitt sted til David og lot si: Hvem hører landet til? Og han lot fremdeles si: Gjør en pakt med meg, så skal jeg hjelpe deg og få hele Israel til å gå over til deg.
- OTB
- Da sendte Abner budbringere til David på hans vegne og sa, "Hvem tilhører landet? Gjør din pakt med meg, og se, min hånd skal være med deg for å bringe hele Israel over til deg."
- B1930
- Og Abner sendte bud i sitt sted til David og lot si: Hvem hører landet til? Og han lot fremdeles si: Gjør en pakt med mig, så skal jeg hjelpe dig og få hele Israel til å gå over til dig.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Chronicles 12:38–40
All these men of war, arrayed for battle, came to Hebron fully determined to make David king over all Israel. And all the rest of the Israelites were of one mind to make David king.
Read in context2 Samuel 5:1–3
Then all the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and said, “Here we are, your own flesh and blood.
Read in contextPsalms 62:9
Lowborn men are but a vapor, the exalted but a lie. Weighed on the scale, they go up; together they are but a vapor.
Read in context2 Samuel 19:6
You love those who hate you and hate those who love you! For you have made it clear today that the commanders and soldiers mean nothing to you. I know today that if Absalom were alive and all of us were dead, it would have pleased you!
Read in contextLuke 16:5–8
And he called in each one of his master’s debtors. ‘How much do you owe my master?’ he asked the first.
Read in contextMatthew 21:8–10
A massive crowd spread their cloaks on the road, while others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road.
Read in context2 Samuel 19:41–20:13
Soon all the men of Israel came to the king and asked, “Why did our brothers, the men of Judah, take you away secretly and bring the king and his household across the Jordan, together with all of David’s men?”
Read in context1 Chronicles 11:1–3
Then all Israel came together to David at Hebron and said, “Here we are, your own flesh and blood.
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