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2 Samuel 3:9

May God punish Abner and do so severely if I don’t do for David what the Lord swore to him: God do so to Aviner, and more also, if, as the LORD has sworn to David, I don't do even so to him; So do God to Abner, and more also, except, as the Lord hath sworn to David, even so I do to him; Thus may God punish Abner, if I do not accomplish what Yahweh has sworn to David; God do so to Abner and more also, if I do not accomplish for David what the Lord has sworn to him, May God help me if I don't join David! I will make sure that what the Lord promised does happen! God will severely judge Abner if I do not do for David exactly what the Lord has promised him, "May God do so to Abner, and more also, if I do not do for David just as the LORD has sworn to him, "May God do so to me, and more so, if as the LORD has sworn to David, I do not accomplish this for him: So doe God to Abner, and more also, except, as the Lorde hath sworne to Dauid, euen so I doe to him, May God do so to Abner, and more also, if as Yahweh has sworn to David, I do not do this for him, I ask God to punish me if I don't help David get what the Lord promised him! May God bring terrible curses on Avner and worse ones yet if I don't accomplish what Adonai swore to David — So do God to Abner, and more also, if, as Jehovah has sworn to David, I do not so to him; The Lord promised with an oath that he would take the kingdom away from Saul's family and give it to David. And I swear I will make sure that happens. God will make David king of Judah and Israel. He will rule from Dan to Beersheba." So do God to Abner, and more also, if I do not perform what the LORD has spoken to David, even so will I do, The Lord promised David that he would take the kingdom away from Saul and his descendants and would make David king of both Israel and Judah, from one end of the country to the other. Now may God strike me dead if I don't make this come true!" May God do to Abner, and more so, if I do not do to David as Jehovah has sworn, God do Abner this and that, yf I do not as the LORDE hath sworne vnto Dauid, God do so to Abner, and more also, if, as Jehovah hath sworn to David, I do not even so to him; May God's punishment be on Abner, if I do not for David as the Lord in his oath has said, So do God to Abner, and more also, except as the Lorde hath sworne to Dauid, euen so will I do to him, God do so to Abner, and more also, if, as the LORD hath sworn to David, I do not even so to him; So doe God to Abner, and more also, except, as the Lord hath sworne to Dauid, euen so I doe to him: God do thus and more also to Abenner, if as the Lord swore to David, so do I not to him this day; God do so to Abner, and more also, if, as the LORD hath sworn to David, I do not even so to him; May God punish Abner, and ever so severely, if I do not do for David as the LORD has sworn to him, God do these thingis to Abner, and adde these thingis to hym, no but as the Lord swoor to Dauid, `so Y do with hym, thus doth God to Abner, and thus He doth add to him, surely as Jehovah hath sworn to David -- surely so I do to him: God do so to Abner, and more also, if, as Yahweh has sworn to David, I do not even do so to him; So do God to Abner, and more also, except, as the LORD hath sworn to David, even so I do to him; God do so to Abner, and more also, if, as Yahweh has sworn to David, I don't do even so to him; May God do so to Abner, and more also, if I do not do for David as the LORD has sworn to him-- May God strike me and even kill me if I don't do everything I can to help David get what the Lord has promised him! May God do so to Abner, and more also, if I do not do for David what the Lord has promised him. So may God do to Abner and so may he add to it! For just what the Lord has sworn to David, that will I accomplish for him, So, may God do unto Abner, and, so, may he add to him, - if, as Yahweh hath sworn unto David, even so, I deal not with him; So do God to Abner, and more also, unless as the Lord hath sworn to David, so I do to him, God do so to Abner, and more also, if I do not accomplish for David what the LORD has sworn to him, Thus God does to Abner, and thus He adds to him, surely as YHWH has sworn to David—surely so I do to him: "May God do so to Abner, and more also, if as the LORD has sworn to David, I do not accomplish this for him,

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Abner;   Conspiracy;   Ish-Bosheth;   Treason;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Rizpah;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Abishag;   Abner;   Oath;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Abner;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Ishbosheth ;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Ruth;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - David;   Dwelling;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Hebrew Monarchy, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Oath;   Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia - Abner;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
May God punish Abner and do so severely if I don’t do for David what the Lord swore to him:
Hebrew Names Version
God do so to Aviner, and more also, if, as the LORD has sworn to David, I don't do even so to him;
King James Version
So do God to Abner, and more also, except, as the Lord hath sworn to David, even so I do to him;
Lexham English Bible
Thus may God punish Abner, if I do not accomplish what Yahweh has sworn to David;
English Standard Version
God do so to Abner and more also, if I do not accomplish for David what the Lord has sworn to him,
New Century Version
May God help me if I don't join David! I will make sure that what the Lord promised does happen!
New English Translation
God will severely judge Abner if I do not do for David exactly what the Lord has promised him,
Amplified Bible
"May God do so to Abner, and more also, if I do not do for David just as the LORD has sworn to him,
New American Standard Bible
"May God do so to me, and more so, if as the LORD has sworn to David, I do not accomplish this for him:
Geneva Bible (1587)
So doe God to Abner, and more also, except, as the Lorde hath sworne to Dauid, euen so I doe to him,
Legacy Standard Bible
May God do so to Abner, and more also, if as Yahweh has sworn to David, I do not do this for him,
Contemporary English Version
I ask God to punish me if I don't help David get what the Lord promised him!
Complete Jewish Bible
May God bring terrible curses on Avner and worse ones yet if I don't accomplish what Adonai swore to David —
Darby Translation
So do God to Abner, and more also, if, as Jehovah has sworn to David, I do not so to him;
Easy-to-Read Version
The Lord promised with an oath that he would take the kingdom away from Saul's family and give it to David. And I swear I will make sure that happens. God will make David king of Judah and Israel. He will rule from Dan to Beersheba."
George Lamsa Translation
So do God to Abner, and more also, if I do not perform what the LORD has spoken to David, even so will I do,
Good News Translation
The Lord promised David that he would take the kingdom away from Saul and his descendants and would make David king of both Israel and Judah, from one end of the country to the other. Now may God strike me dead if I don't make this come true!"
Literal Translation
May God do to Abner, and more so, if I do not do to David as Jehovah has sworn,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
God do Abner this and that, yf I do not as the LORDE hath sworne vnto Dauid,
American Standard Version
God do so to Abner, and more also, if, as Jehovah hath sworn to David, I do not even so to him;
Bible in Basic English
May God's punishment be on Abner, if I do not for David as the Lord in his oath has said,
Bishop's Bible (1568)
So do God to Abner, and more also, except as the Lorde hath sworne to Dauid, euen so will I do to him,
JPS Old Testament (1917)
God do so to Abner, and more also, if, as the LORD hath sworn to David, I do not even so to him;
King James Version (1611)
So doe God to Abner, and more also, except, as the Lord hath sworne to Dauid, euen so I doe to him:
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
God do thus and more also to Abenner, if as the Lord swore to David, so do I not to him this day;
English Revised Version
God do so to Abner, and more also, if, as the LORD hath sworn to David, I do not even so to him;
Berean Standard Bible
May God punish Abner, and ever so severely, if I do not do for David as the LORD has sworn to him,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
God do these thingis to Abner, and adde these thingis to hym, no but as the Lord swoor to Dauid, `so Y do with hym,
Young's Literal Translation
thus doth God to Abner, and thus He doth add to him, surely as Jehovah hath sworn to David -- surely so I do to him:
Update Bible Version
God do so to Abner, and more also, if, as Yahweh has sworn to David, I do not even do so to him;
Webster's Bible Translation
So do God to Abner, and more also, except, as the LORD hath sworn to David, even so I do to him;
World English Bible
God do so to Abner, and more also, if, as Yahweh has sworn to David, I don't do even so to him;
New King James Version
May God do so to Abner, and more also, if I do not do for David as the LORD has sworn to him--
New Living Translation
May God strike me and even kill me if I don't do everything I can to help David get what the Lord has promised him!
New Life Bible
May God do so to Abner, and more also, if I do not do for David what the Lord has promised him.
New Revised Standard
So may God do to Abner and so may he add to it! For just what the Lord has sworn to David, that will I accomplish for him,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
So, may God do unto Abner, and, so, may he add to him, - if, as Yahweh hath sworn unto David, even so, I deal not with him;
Douay-Rheims Bible
So do God to Abner, and more also, unless as the Lord hath sworn to David, so I do to him,
Revised Standard Version
God do so to Abner, and more also, if I do not accomplish for David what the LORD has sworn to him,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"May God do so to Abner, and more also, if as the LORD has sworn to David, I do not accomplish this for him,

Contextual Overview

7Now Saul had a concubine whose name was Rizpah daughter of Aiah, and Ish-bosheth questioned Abner, “Why did you sleep with my father’s concubine?” 7 Now Sha'ul had a concubine, whose name was Ritzpah, the daughter of Ayah: and [Ish-Boshet] said to Aviner, Why have you gone in to my father's concubine? 7 And Saul had a concubine, whose name was Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah: and Ishbosheth said to Abner, Wherefore hast thou gone in unto my father's concubine? 7 Saul had had a concubine, and her name was Rizpah the daughter of Aiah. Then Ish-Bosheth said to Abner, "Why did you have sex with my father's concubine?" 7 Now Saul had a concubine whose name was Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah. And Ish-bosheth said to Abner, "Why have you gone in to my father's concubine?" 7 Saul once had a slave woman named Rizpah, who was the daughter of Aiah. Ish-Bosheth said to Abner, "Why did you have sexual relations with my father's slave woman?" 7 Now Saul had a concubine named Rizpah daughter of Aiah. Ish-bosheth said to Abner, "Why did you have sexual relations with my father's concubine?" 7Now Saul had a concubine whose name was Rizpah the daughter of Aiah; and Ish-bosheth said to Abner, "Why have you gone in to my father's concubine?" 7 And Saul had a concubine whose name was Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah; and Ish-bosheth said to Abner, "Why have you gone in to my father's concubine?" 7 And Saul had a concubine named Rizpah, the daughter of Aiiah. And Ish-bosheth sayde to Abner, Wherefore hast thou gone in to my fathers concubine?

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

So do God: 2 Samuel 3:35, 2 Samuel 19:13, Ruth 1:17, 1 Samuel 3:17, 1 Samuel 14:44, 1 Samuel 25:22, 1 Kings 19:2

as the Lord: 1 Samuel 15:28, 1 Samuel 16:1-13, 1 Samuel 28:17, 1 Chronicles 12:23, Psalms 89:3, Psalms 89:4, Psalms 89:19, Psalms 89:20, Psalms 89:35-37

Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 3:8 - do show 2 Samuel 3:18 - for the Lord 1 Kings 2:23 - God 2 Kings 6:31 - God do so 1 Chronicles 10:14 - turned Psalms 89:49 - thou

Cross-References

Genesis 3:12
The man said, "The woman whom you gave to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I ate."
Genesis 3:12
And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.
Genesis 3:12
And the man replied, "The woman whom you gave to be with me—she gave to me from the tree and I ate."
Genesis 3:12
The man said, "You gave this woman to me and she gave me fruit from the tree, so I ate it."
Genesis 3:12
The man said, "The woman whom you gave me, she gave me some fruit from the tree and I ate it."
Genesis 3:12
And the man said, "The woman whom You gave to be with me—she gave me [fruit] from the tree, and I ate it."
Genesis 3:12
The man said, "The woman whom You gave to be with me, she gave me some of the fruit of the tree, and I ate."
Genesis 3:12
Then the man saide, The woman which thou gauest to be with me, she gaue me of the tree, and I did eate.
Genesis 3:12
And the man said, "The woman whom You gave to be with me, she gave to me from the tree, and I ate."
Genesis 3:12
"It was the woman you put here with me," the man said. "She gave me some of the fruit, and I ate it."

Gill's Notes on the Bible

So do God to Abner, and more also,.... He wishes the worst of evils to himself, such as he cared not to name; but left them to be supposed what he meant as utter ruin and destruction of himself, soul and body:

except as the Lord hath sworn to David, even so I do to him; meaning if he did not do that David, which God had sworn should be done, namely, what follows, the translation of the kingdom to him; by which it appears that Abner knew of the promise and oath of God respecting this matter; and therefore acted against his conscience, in setting up Ishbosheth on the throne; which he knew would not prosper, and that he was fighting against God; which shows what a hardened wicked creature he was, and how far ambition, and being thought to be of consequence, will carry a man.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 2 Samuel 3:9. Except, as the Lord hath sworn to David — And why did he not do this before, when he knew that God had given the kingdom to David? Was he not now, according to his own concession, fighting against God?


 
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