2 Samuel 3 Parallel Bible

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	SLT Smith's Literal Translation	ESV English Standard Version	NIV New International Version
1	And long war will be between the house of Saul and between the house of David: and David went and was strengthened, and the house of Saul went and was weakened.	There was a long war between the house of Saul and the house of David. And David grew stronger and stronger, while the house of Saul became weaker and weaker.	The war between the house of Saul and the house of David lasted a long time. David grew stronger and stronger, while the house of Saul grew weaker and weaker.
2	And sons will be born to David in Hebron: and his firstborn will be Amnon to Ahinoam the Jezreelitess.	And sons were born to David at Hebron: his firstborn was Amnon, of Ahinoam of Jezreel;	Sons were born to David in Hebron: His firstborn was Amnon the son of Ahinoam of Jezreel;
3	And his second, Chileab, to Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite; and the third, Absalom, son of Maacah, daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur.	and his second, Chileab, of Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel; and the third, Absalom the son of Maacah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur;	his second, Kileab the son of Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel; the third, Absalom the son of Maakah daughter of Talmai king of Geshur;
4	And the fourth, Adonijah, son of Haggith; and the fifth, Shephatiah, the son of Abital.	and the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith; and the fifth, Shephatiah the son of Abital;	the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith; the fifth, Shephatiah the son of Abital;
5	And the sixth, Ithream, to Eglah, David's wife. These were born to David in Hebron.	and the sixth, Ithream, of Eglah, David’s wife. These were born to David in Hebron.	and the sixth, Ithream the son of David’s wife Eglah. These were born to David in Hebron.
6	And it will be in there being war between the house of Saul and between the house of David, and Abner was strong for the house of Saul.	While there was war between the house of Saul and the house of David, Abner was making himself strong in the house of Saul.	During the war between the house of Saul and the house of David, Abner had been strengthening his own position in the house of Saul.
7	And to Saul a concubine, and her name Rizpah, daughter of Aiah: and he will say to Abner, Wherefore wentest thou in to my father's concubine?	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?”	Now Saul had had a concubine named Rizpah daughter of Aiah. And Ish-Bosheth said to Abner, “Why did you sleep with my father’s concubine?”
8	And it will kindle to Abner greatly for the words of the man of shame, and he will say, Am I the head of a dog which against Judah this day will do mercy with the house of Saul thy father to his brethren and to his friends, and not delivering thee into the hand of David, and thou wilt review over me concerning the woman this day?	Then Abner was very angry over the words of Ish-bosheth and said, “Am I a dog’s head of Judah? To this day I keep showing steadfast love to the house of Saul your father, to his brothers, and to his friends, and have not given you into the hand of David. And yet you charge me today with a fault concerning a woman.	Abner was very angry because of what Ish-Bosheth said. So he answered, “Am I a dog’s head—on Judah’s side? This very day I am loyal to the house of your father Saul and to his family and friends. I haven’t handed you over to David. Yet now you accuse me of an offense involving this woman!
9	Thus will God do to Abner, and thus will he add to him, for as Jehovah sware to David that thus I will 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,	May God deal with Abner, be it ever so severely, if I do not do for David what the LORD promised him on oath
10	To cause the kingdom to pass over from the house of Saul, and to set up the throne of David over Israel and over Judah, from Dan and even to the Well of the Oath.	to transfer the kingdom from the house of Saul and set up the throne of David over Israel and over Judah, from Dan to Beersheba.”	and transfer the kingdom from the house of Saul and establish David’s throne over Israel and Judah from Dan to Beersheba.”
11	And he was not able to turn back Abner a word from his fearing him.	And Ish-bosheth could not answer Abner another word, because he feared him.	Ish-Bosheth did not dare to say another word to Abner, because he was afraid of him.
12	And Abner will send messengers to David for his sake, saying, To whom the land? saying, Cut out thy covenant with me, and behold, my hand with thee to turn about to thee all Israel.	And Abner sent messengers to David on his behalf, saying, “To whom does the land belong? Make your covenant with me, and behold, my hand shall be with you to bring over all Israel to you.”	Then Abner sent messengers on his behalf to say to David, “Whose land is it? Make an agreement with me, and I will help you bring all Israel over to you.”
13	And he will say, Good; I will cut out with thee a covenant: but one word I ask from thee, saying, Thou shalt not see my face if before thy bringing Michal, Saul's daughter, in thy coming to see my face.	And he said, “Good; I will make a covenant with you. But one thing I require of you; that is, you shall not see my face unless you first bring Michal, Saul’s daughter, when you come to see my face.”	“Good,” said David. “I will make an agreement with you. But I demand one thing of you: Do not come into my presence unless you bring Michal daughter of Saul when you come to see me.”
14	And David will send messengers to the man of shame, son of Saul, saying, Thou shalt give my wife Michal, whom I betrothed to me for a hundred uncircumcisions of the rovers.	Then David sent messengers to Ish-bosheth, Saul’s son, saying, “Give me my wife Michal, for whom I paid the bridal price of a hundred foreskins of the Philistines.”	Then David sent messengers to Ish-Bosheth son of Saul, demanding, “Give me my wife Michal, whom I betrothed to myself for the price of a hundred Philistine foreskins.”
15	And the man of shame will send and take her from the man Phaltiel, son of Laish.	And Ish-bosheth sent and took her from her husband Paltiel the son of Laish.	So Ish-Bosheth gave orders and had her taken away from her husband Paltiel son of Laish.
16	And her husband went with her, going and weeping after her even to Bahurim. And Abner will say to him, Go, turn back And he will turn back.	But her husband went with her, weeping after her all the way to Bahurim. Then Abner said to him, “Go, return.” And he returned.	Her husband, however, went with her, weeping behind her all the way to Bahurim. Then Abner said to him, “Go back home!” So he went back.
17	And a word of Abner was with the old men of Israel, saying, Also yesterday also the third day ye were seeking David for king over you.	And Abner conferred with the elders of Israel, saying, “For some time past you have been seeking David as king over you.	Abner conferred with the elders of Israel and said, “For some time you have wanted to make David your king.
18	And now do; for Jehovah said to David, saying, By the hand of David my servant I saved my people from the hand of the rovers, and from the hand of all their enemies.	Now then bring it about, for the LORD has promised David, saying, ‘By the hand of my servant David I will save my people Israel from the hand of the Philistines, and from the hand of all their enemies.’”	Now do it! For the LORD promised David, ‘By my servant David I will rescue my people Israel from the hand of the Philistines and from the hand of all their enemies.’”
19	And Abner will speak also in the ears of Benjamin: and Abner will also go to speak in the ears of David in Hebron all which was good in the eyes of Israel and in the eyes of all the house of Benjamin.	Abner also spoke to Benjamin. And then Abner went to tell David at Hebron all that Israel and the whole house of Benjamin thought good to do.	Abner also spoke to the Benjamites in person. Then he went to Hebron to tell David everything that Israel and the whole tribe of Benjamin wanted to do.
20	And Abner will come to David to Hebron, and with him twenty men: and David will make to Abner and to the men with him a drinking.	When Abner came with twenty men to David at Hebron, David made a feast for Abner and the men who were with him.	When Abner, who had twenty men with him, came to David at Hebron, David prepared a feast for him and his men.
21	And Abner will say to David, I will arise and go and gather to my lord the king, all Israel, and they shall cut out with thee a covenant, and thou didst reign over all that thy soul shall desire. And David will send away Abner, and he will go in peace.	And Abner said to David, “I will arise and go and will gather all Israel to my lord the king, that they may make a covenant with you, and that you may reign over all that your heart desires.” So David sent Abner away, and he went in peace.	Then Abner said to David, “Let me go at once and assemble all Israel for my lord the king, so that they may make a covenant with you, and that you may rule over all that your heart desires.” So David sent Abner away, and he went in peace.
22	And behold, the servants of David and Joab came from the troop, and they brought with them much spoil: and Abner not with David in Hebron, for he sent him away, and he went in peace.	Just then the servants of David arrived with Joab from a raid, bringing much spoil with them. But Abner was not with David at Hebron, for he had sent him away, and he had gone in peace.	Just then David’s men and Joab returned from a raid and brought with them a great deal of plunder. But Abner was no longer with David in Hebron, because David had sent him away, and he had gone in peace.
23	And Joab and all the army which was with him came, and they will announce to Joab, saying, Abner the son of Ner came to the king, and he will send him away, and he will go in peace.	When Joab and all the army that was with him came, it was told Joab, “Abner the son of Ner came to the king, and he has let him go, and he has gone in peace.”	When Joab and all the soldiers with him arrived, he was told that Abner son of Ner had come to the king and that the king had sent him away and that he had gone in peace.
24	And Joab will come to the king and he will say, What didst thou? behold, Abner came to thee; wherefore this thou sentest him away, and going, he went?	Then Joab went to the king and said, “What have you done? Behold, Abner came to you. Why is it that you have sent him away, so that he is gone?	So Joab went to the king and said, “What have you done? Look, Abner came to you. Why did you let him go? Now he is gone!
25	Thou knewest Abner son of Ner, for to deceive thee he came, and to know thy going out and thy coming in, and to know all which thou doest.	You know that Abner the son of Ner came to deceive you and to know your going out and your coming in, and to know all that you are doing.”	You know Abner son of Ner; he came to deceive you and observe your movements and find out everything you are doing.”
26	And Joab will go forth from David and send messengers after Abner, and they will turn him back from the Well of Sirah: and David knew not.	When Joab came out from David’s presence, he sent messengers after Abner, and they brought him back from the cistern of Sirah. But David did not know about it.	Joab then left David and sent messengers after Abner, and they brought him back from the cistern at Sirah. But David did not know it.
27	And Abner will turn back to Hebron, and Joab will turn him away to the midst of the gate to speak with him in quiet, and he will strike him there in the belly, and he will die for the blood of Asahel his brother.	And when Abner returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside into the midst of the gate to speak with him privately, and there he struck him in the stomach, so that he died, for the blood of Asahel his brother.	Now when Abner returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside into an inner chamber, as if to speak with him privately. And there, to avenge the blood of his brother Asahel, Joab stabbed him in the stomach, and he died.
28	And David will hear from after this, and he will say, I am innocent, and my kingdom, with Jehovah even forever, from the bloods of Abner son of Ner.	Afterward, when David heard of it, he said, “I and my kingdom are forever guiltless before the LORD for the blood of Abner the son of Ner.	Later, when David heard about this, he said, “I and my kingdom are forever innocent before the LORD concerning the blood of Abner son of Ner.
29	It will stay upon the head of Joab and to all the house of his father; and there shall not be cut off from the house of Joab, him flowing, and the leprous, and him holding fast upon a staff, and him falling upon a sword, and him diminished in bread.	May it fall upon the head of Joab and upon all his father’s house, and may the house of Joab never be without one who has a discharge or who is leprous or who holds a spindle or who falls by the sword or who lacks bread!”	May his blood fall on the head of Joab and on his whole family! May Joab’s family never be without someone who has a running sore or leprosy or who leans on a crutch or who falls by the sword or who lacks food.”
30	And Joab and Abishai his brother killed Abner because be slew Asahel their brother in Gibeon in war.	So Joab and Abishai his brother killed Abner, because he had put their brother Asahel to death in the battle at Gibeon.	(Joab and his brother Abishai murdered Abner because he had killed their brother Asahel in the battle at Gibeon.)
31	And David will say to Joab and to all the people which were with him, Rend your garments and gird you with sack-cloth, and mourn before Abner. And king David went after the litter.	Then David said to Joab and to all the people who were with him, “Tear your clothes and put on sackcloth and mourn before Abner.” And King David followed the bier.	Then David said to Joab and all the people with him, “Tear your clothes and put on sackcloth and walk in mourning in front of Abner.” King David himself walked behind the bier.
32	And they will bury Abner in Hebron: and the king will lift up his voice and weep at the grave of Abner; and all the people will weep.	They buried Abner at Hebron. And the king lifted up his voice and wept at the grave of Abner, and all the people wept.	They buried Abner in Hebron, and the king wept aloud at Abner’s tomb. All the people wept also.
33	And the king will lament for Abner, and he will say, As the fool died will Abner die?	And the king lamented for Abner, saying, “Should Abner die as a fool dies?	The king sang this lament for Abner: “Should Abner have died as the lawless die?
34	Thy hands not bound, and thy feet were not joined to fetters as falling before the sons of iniquity thou fellest. And all the people will add to weep over him.	Your hands were not bound; your feet were not fettered; as one falls before the wicked you have fallen.” And all the people wept again over him.	Your hands were not bound, your feet were not fettered. You fell as one falls before the wicked.” And all the people wept over him again.
35	And all the people will come to cause David to eat bread, while yet day. And David will swear, saying, Thus will God do to me, and thus will he add, if before the going down of the sun I shall taste bread or anything.	Then all the people came to persuade David to eat bread while it was yet day. But David swore, saying, “God do so to me and more also, if I taste bread or anything else till the sun goes down!”	Then they all came and urged David to eat something while it was still day; but David took an oath, saying, “May God deal with me, be it ever so severely, if I taste bread or anything else before the sun sets!”
36	And all the people knew, and it will be good in their eyes, as all the king did was good in the eyes of all the people.	And all the people took notice of it, and it pleased them, as everything that the king did pleased all the people.	All the people took note and were pleased; indeed, everything the king did pleased them.
37	And all the people knew, and all Israel, in that day, that it was not from the king to kill Abner son of Ner.	So all the people and all Israel understood that day that it had not been the king’s will to put to death Abner the son of Ner.	So on that day all the people there and all Israel knew that the king had no part in the murder of Abner son of Ner.
38	And the king will say to his servants, Will ye not know that a chief and a great one fell this day in Israel?	And the king said to his servants, “Do you not know that a prince and a great man has fallen this day in Israel?	Then the king said to his men, “Do you not realize that a commander and a great man has fallen in Israel this day?
39	And I this day tender, and being anointed king; and these men sons of Zeruiah, hard for me. Jehovah will recompense to him doing evil according to his evil.	And I was gentle today, though anointed king. These men, the sons of Zeruiah, are more severe than I. The LORD repay the evildoer according to his wickedness!”	And today, though I am the anointed king, I am weak, and these sons of Zeruiah are too strong for me. May the LORD repay the evildoer according to his evil deeds!”
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2 Samuel 3 Parallel Bible Translations