2 Samuel 3:20
18 Now then do it: for the LORD hath spoken of David, saying, By the hand of my servant David I will save my people Israel out of the hand of the Philistines, and out of the hand of all their enemies.
19 And Abner also spake in the ears of Benjamin: and Abner went also to speak in the ears of David in Hebron all that seemed good to Israel, and that seemed good to the whole house of Benjamin.
So Abner came to David to Hebron, and twenty men with him. And David made Abner and the men that were with him a feast.
21 And Abner said unto David, I will arise and go, and will gather all Israel unto my lord the king, that they may make a league with thee, and that thou mayest reign over all that thine heart desireth. And David sent Abner away; and he went in peace.
22 And, behold, the servants of David and Joab came from pursuing a troop, and brought in a great spoil with them: but Abner was not with David in Hebron; for he had sent him away, and he was gone in peace.
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
- When Abner and twenty of his men came to David at Hebron, David held a feast for them.
- KJV
- So Abner came to David to Hebron, and twenty men with him. And David made Abner and the men that were with him a feast.
- WEB
- So Abner came to David to Hebron, and twenty men with him. David made Abner and the men who were with him a feast.
- ASV
- So Abner came to David to Hebron, and twenty men with him. And David made Abner and the men that were with him a feast.
- DARBY
- So Abner came to David to Hebron, and twenty men with him. And David made Abner and the men that were with him a repast.
- BLB
- And Abner came to David at Hebron, and with him twenty men, and David made a feast for Abner and the men who [were] with him.
- ÅB
- Abner kom til David i Hebron med tyve mann, og David gjorde et gjestebud for Abner og de menn som var med ham.
- OTB
- Da kom Abner og tjue menn med ham til David i Hebron. Og David forberedte et festmåltid for Abner og mennene som var med ham.
- B1930
- Abner kom til David i Hebron med tyve mann, og David gjorde et gjestebud for Abner og de menn som var med ham.
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Original text and word study
Cross references
Genesis 26:30
And he made them a feast, and they did eat and drink.
Read in contextEsther 1:3
In the third year of his reign, he made a feast unto all his princes and his servants; the power of Persia and Media, the nobles and princes of the provinces, being before him:
Read in contextGenesis 31:54
Then Jacob offered sacrifice upon the mount, and called his brethren to eat bread: and they did eat bread, and tarried all night in the mount.
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