2 Samuel 3:12
10 To translate the kingdom from the house of Saul, and to set up the throne of David over Israel and over Judah, from Dan even to Beer-sheba.
11 And he could not answer Abner a word again, because he feared him.
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.
13 And he said, Well; I will make a league with thee: but one thing I require of thee, that is, Thou shalt not see my face, except thou first bring Michal Saul’s daughter, when thou comest to see my face.
14 And David sent messengers to Ish-bosheth Saul’s son, saying, Deliver me my wife Michal, which I espoused to me for an hundred foreskins of the Philistines.
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.
Compare
- 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, that could keep rank, came with a perfect heart to Hebron, to make David king over all Israel: and all the rest also of Israel were of one heart to make David king.
Read in context2 Samuel 5:1–3
Then came all the tribes of Israel to David unto Hebron, and spake, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh.
Read in contextPsalms 62:9
Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity.
Read in context2 Samuel 19:6
In 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.
Read in contextLuke 16:5–8
So he called every one of his lord’s debtors unto him, and said unto the first, How much owest thou unto my lord?
Read in contextMatthew 21:8–10
And a very great multitude spread their garments in the way; others cut down branches from the trees, and strawed them in the way.
Read in context2 Samuel 19:41–20:13
And, behold, all the men of Israel came to the king, and said unto the king, Why have our brethren the men of Judah stolen thee away, and have brought the king, and his household, and all David’s men with him, over Jordan?
Read in context1 Chronicles 11:1–3
Then all Israel gathered themselves to David unto Hebron, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh.
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