2 Samuel 3:38
And the king said unto his servants, Know ye not that there is a prince and a great man fallen this day in Israel?
2 Samuel 3:38 in other translations
| BSB | Then the king said to his servants, “Do you not realize that a great prince has fallen today in Israel? |
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| 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? |
| YLT | And the king saith unto his servants, ‘Do ye not know that a prince and a great one hath 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? |
| BBE | And the king said to his servants, Do you not see that a chief and a great man has come to his end today in Israel? |
| Webster | And the king said to his servants, Know ye not that there hath a prince and a great man fallen this day in Israel? |
What does 2 Samuel 3:38 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Samuel 3:22-39
Judgments are prepared for such scorners as Abner; but Joab, in what he did, acted wickedly. David laid Abner's murder deeply to heart, and in many ways expressed his detestation of it. The guilt of blood brings a curse upon families: if men do not avenge it, God will. It is a sad thing to die like a fool, as they do that any way shorten their own days, and those who make no provision for another world. Who would be…
2 Samuel 3:38 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 2 Samuel 3:38
- Job 32:9
Great men are not always wise: neither do the aged understand judgment.
- 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. And Kish was the father of Saul; and Ner the father of Abner was the son of Abiel.
- 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.
- 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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Context
- 2 Samuel 3:37
For all the people and all Israel understood that day that it was not of the king to slay Abner the son of Ner.
- 2 Samuel 3:38
And the king said unto his servants, Know ye not that there is a prince and a great man fallen this day in Israel?
- 2 Samuel 3:39
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.
2 Samuel 3:38 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y el rey dijo á sus siervos: ¿No sabéis que ha caído hoy en Israel un príncipe, y grande? |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et le roi dit à ses serviteurs: Ne savez-vous pas qu’un prince, et un grand homme, est tombé aujourd’hui en Israël? |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und der König sprach zu seinen Knechten: Wisset ihr nicht, daß an diesem Tage ein Oberster und Großer in Israel gefallen ist? |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Dixit quoque rex ad servos suos: Num ignoratis quoniam princeps et maximus cecidit hodie in Israël? |