2 Samuel 3 · Verse 10

2 Samuel 3:10

To translate the kingdom from the house of Saul, and to set up the throne of David over Israel and over Judah, from Dan even to Beer–sheba.
2 Samuel 3:10, King James Version

2 Samuel 3:10 in other translations

BSBto transfer the kingdom from the house of Saul and to establish the throne of David over Israel and Judah, from Dan to Beersheba.”
WEBto transfer the kingdom from Saul’s house, and to set up David’s throne over Israel and over Judah, from Dan even to Beersheba.”
ASVto transfer the kingdom from the house of Saul, and to set up the throne of David over Israel and over Judah, from Dan even to Beer-sheba.
YLTto cause the kingdom to pass over from the house of Saul, and to raise up the throne of David over Israel, and over Judah, from Dan even unto Beer-Sheba.'
DARBYto translate the kingdom from the house of Saul, and to set up the throne of David over Israel and over Judah, from Dan even to Beer-sheba!
BBEAnd if I do not take away the kingdom from the family of Saul and make David ruler over Israel and Judah from Dan as far as Beer-sheba!
WebsterTo translate the kingdom from the house of Saul, and to set up the throne of David over Israel and over Judah, from Dan even to Beer-sheba.

What does 2 Samuel 3:10 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 3:6-11

6-11. Abner made himself strong for the house of Saul--In the East, the wives and concubines of a king are the property of his successor to this extent, that for a private person to aspire to marry one of them would be considered a virtual advance of pretensions to the crown (see 1Ki 2:17). It is not clear whether the accusation against Abner was well or ill founded. But he resented the charge as an indignity, and…

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Samuel 3:7-21

Many, like Abner, are not above committing base crimes, who are too proud to bear reproof, or even the suspicion of being guilty. While men go on in sin, and apparently without concern, they are often conscious that they are fighting against God. Many mean to serve their own purposes; and will betray those who trust them, when they can get any advantage. Yet the Lord serves his own designs, even by those who are…

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2 Samuel 3:10 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

לְהַֽעֲבִ֥ירle.ha.'a.Virto take awayH5674
הַמַּמְלָכָ֖הha.mam.la.Khahthe kingdomH4467
מִבֵּ֣יתmi.Beitfrom [the] house ofH1004
שָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlSaulH7586
וּלְהָקִ֞יםu.le.ha.Kimand to establishH6965
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
כִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'[the] throne ofH3678
דָוִ֗דda.VidDavidH1732
עַל\־'al-overH5921
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
וְעַל\־ve.'al-and overH5921
יְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahJudahH3063
מִדָּ֖ןmi.Danfrom DanH1835
וְעַד\־ve.'ad-and toH5704
בְּאֵ֥רbe.'ErBeerH884
שָֽׁבַע\׃Sha.va'ShebaH884

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 2 Samuel 3:10

  • Judges 20:1

    Then all the children of Israel went out, and the congregation was gathered together as one man, from Dan even to Beer–sheba, with the land of Gilead, unto the Lord in Mizpeh.

  • 1 Samuel 3:20

    And all Israel from Dan even to Beer–sheba knew that Samuel was established to be a prophet of the Lord.

  • 2 Samuel 17:11

    Therefore I counsel that all Israel be generally gathered unto thee, from Dan even to Beer–sheba, as the sand that is by the sea for multitude; and that thou go to battle in thine own person.

  • 2 Samuel 24:2

    For the king said to Joab the captain of the host, which was with him, Go now through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan even to Beer–sheba, and number ye the people, that I may know the number of the people.

  • 1 Kings 4:25

    And Judah and Israel dwelt safely, every man under his vine and under his fig tree, from Dan even to Beer–sheba, all the days of Solomon.

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17:11; 24:2; Jud 20:1; 1Ki 4:25

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Context

  • 2 Samuel 3:9

    So do God to Abner, and more also, except, as the Lord hath sworn to David, even so I do to him;

  • 2 Samuel 3:10

    To translate the kingdom from the house of Saul, and to set up the throne of David over Israel and over Judah, from Dan even to Beer–sheba.

  • 2 Samuel 3:11

    And he could not answer Abner a word again, because he feared him.

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2 Samuel 3:10 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Trasladando el reino de la casa de Saúl, y confirmando el trono de David sobre Israel y sobre Judá, desde Dan hasta Beer-sebah.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		en faisant passer le royaume de la maison de Saül, et en établissant le trône de David sur Israël et sur Juda, depuis Dan jusqu’à Beër-Shéba!
German
Elberfelder 1871		das Königtum von dem Hause Sauls abzuwenden und den Thron Davids aufzurichten über Israel und über Juda, von Dan bis Beerseba!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		ut transferatur regnum de domo Saul, et elevetur thronus David super Israël et super Judam, a Dan usque Bersabee.