◄ 2 Samuel 3:38 ►
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Good News Translation
The king said to his officials, "Don't you realize that this day a great leader in Israel has died?

New Revised Standard Version
And the king said to his servants, “Do you not know that a prince and a great man has fallen this day in Israel?

Contemporary English Version
David said to his officials, "Don't you realize that today one of Israel's great leaders has died?

New American Bible
The king then said to his servants: “Do you not know that a prince, a great man, has fallen today in Israel.

Douay-Rheims Bible
The king also said to his servants: Do you not know that a prince and a great man is slain this day in Israel?

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

The king also said to his servants: Do you not know that a prince and a great man is slain this day in Israel?

a prince

2 Samuel 3:12 Abner therefore sent messengers to David for himself, saying: Whose is the land? and that they should say: Make a league with me, and my hand shall be with thee: and I will bring all Israel to thee.

2 Samuel 2:8 But Abner the son of Ner, general of Saul's army, took Isboseth the son of Saul, and led him about through the camp,

1 Samuel 14:50,51 And the name of Saul's wife was Achinoam, the daughter of Achimaas; and the name of the captain of his army was Abner, the son of Ner, the cousin german of Saul. . . .

Job 32:9 They that are aged are not the wise men, neither do the ancients understand judgment.

Context
David Mourns for Abner
…37And all the people, and all Israel understood that day that it was not the king's doing, that Abner the son of Ner was slain. 38The king also said to his servants: Do you not know that a prince and a great man is slain this day in Israel?39But I as yet am tender, though anointed king. And these men the sons of Sarvia are too hard for me: the Lord reward him that doth evil according to his wickedness.…
Cross References
2 Samuel 3:37
And all the people, and all Israel understood that day that it was not the king's doing, that Abner the son of Ner was slain.

2 Samuel 3:39
But I as yet am tender, though anointed king. And these men the sons of Sarvia are too hard for me: the Lord reward him that doth evil according to his wickedness.

2 Samuel 3:37
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