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2 Samuel 3:38

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36 And all the people took notice of it, and it pleased them: as whatsoever the king did pleased all the people.

37 For all the people and all Israel understood that day that it was not of the king to slay Abner the son of Ner.

And the king said unto his servants, Know ye not that there is a prince and a great man fallen this day in Israel?

39 And I am this day weak, though anointed king; and these men the sons of Zeruiah be too hard for me: the LORD shall reward the doer of evil according to his wickedness.

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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 the king said to his servants, “Do you not realize that a great prince has fallen today in Israel?
KJV
And the king said unto his servants, Know ye not that there is a prince and a great man fallen this day in Israel?
WEB
The king said to his servants, “Don’t you know that a prince and a great man has fallen today in Israel?
ASV
And the king said unto his servants, Know ye not that there is a prince and a great man fallen this day in Israel?
DARBY
And the king said to his servants, Know ye not that there is a prince and a great man fallen this day in Israel?
BLB
And the king said to his servants, “Do you⁺ not know that a prince and a great man has fallen this day in Israel?
ÅB
Og kongen sa til sine menn: Vet dere ikke at en høvding og stor mann er falt i Israel på denne dag?
OTB
Da sa kongen til sine tjenere, "Er dere ikke klar over at en leder og en stor mann har falt i Israel i dag?
B1930
Og kongen sa til sine menn: Vet I ikke at en høvding og stor mann er falt i Israel på denne dag?

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Cross references

  • Job 32:9

    Great men are not always wise: neither do the aged understand judgment.

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  • 1 Samuel 14:50–51

    And the name of Saul’s wife was Ahinoam, the daughter of Ahimaaz: and the name of the captain of his host was Abner, the son of Ner, Saul’s uncle.

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  • 2 Samuel 3:12

    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.

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  • 2 Samuel 2:8

    But Abner the son of Ner, captain of Saul’s host, took Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, and brought him over to Mahanaim;

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