2 Samuel 3 · Verse 9

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 3:9, King James Version

2 Samuel 3:9 in other translations

BSBMay God punish Abner, and ever so severely, if I do not do for David what the LORD has sworn to him:
WEBGod do so to Abner, and more also, if, as the LORD has sworn to David, I don’t do even so to him:
ASVGod do so to Abner, and more also, if, as Jehovah hath sworn to David, I do not even so to him;
YLTthus doth God to Abner, and thus He doth add to him, surely as Jehovah hath sworn to David--surely so I do to him:
DARBYSo do God to Abner, and more also, if, as Jehovah has sworn to David, I do not so to him;
BBEMay God's punishment be on Abner, if I do not for David as the Lord in his oath has said,
WebsterSo do God to Abner, and more also, except, as the LORD hath sworn to David, even so I do to him;

What does 2 Samuel 3:9 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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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 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?

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

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 3:9 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.

כֹּֽה\־koh-thusH3541
יַעֲשֶׂ֤הya.'a.Sehmay he doH6213
אֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimGodH430
לְאַבְנֵ֔רle.'av.Nerto AbnerH74
וְכֹ֖הve.Khohand thusH3541
יֹסִ֣יףyo.Sifmay he addH3254
ל֑וֹloto <the> him
כִּ֗יKiifH3588
כַּאֲשֶׁ֨רka.'a.Sherjust asH834
נִשְׁבַּ֤עnish.Ba'he sworeH7650
יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahwehH3068
לְדָוִ֔דle.da.Vidto DavidH1732
כִּֽי\־ki-thatH3588
כֵ֖ןkhensoH3651
אֶֽעֱשֶׂה\־'e.'e.seh-I will doH6213
לּֽוֹ\׃lofor <the> him

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Cross references for 2 Samuel 3:9

  • 1 Samuel 15:28

    And Samuel said unto him, The Lord hath rent the kingdom of Israel from thee this day, and hath given it to a neighbour of thine, that is better than thou.

  • 1 Kings 19:2

    Then Jezebel sent a messenger unto Elijah, saying, So let the gods do to me, and more also, if I make not thy life as the life of one of them by to morrow about this time.

  • Ruth 1:17

    Where thou diest, will I die, and there will I be buried: the Lord do so to me, and more also, if ought but death part thee and me.

  • 1 Samuel 28:17

    And the Lord hath done to him, as he spake by me: for the Lord hath rent the kingdom out of thine hand, and given it to thy neighbour, even to David:

  • 1 Chronicles 12:23

    And these are the numbers of the bands that were ready armed to the war, and came to David to Hebron, to turn the kingdom of Saul to him, according to the word of the Lord.

  • Psalms 89:35-37

    Once have I sworn by my holiness that I will not lie unto David. His seed shall endure for ever, and his throne as the sun before me. It shall be established for ever as the moon, and as a faithful witness in heaven. Selah.

  • 1 Samuel 25:22

    So and more also do God unto the enemies of David, if I leave of all that pertain to him by the morning light any that pisseth against the wall.

  • Psalms 89:19-20

    Then thou spakest in vision to thy holy one, and saidst, I have laid help upon one that is mighty; I have exalted one chosen out of the people. I have found David my servant; with my holy oil have I anointed him:

  • 2 Samuel 3:35

    And when all the people came to cause David to eat meat while it was yet day, David sware, saying, So do God to me, and more also, if I taste bread, or ought else, till the sun be down.

  • Psalms 89:3-4

    I have made a covenant with my chosen, I have sworn unto David my servant, Thy seed will I establish for ever, and build up thy throne to all generations. Selah.

  • 1 Samuel 16:1-13

    And the Lord said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Beth–lehemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons. And Samuel said, How can I go? if Saul hear it, he will kill me. And the Lord said, Take an heifer with thee, and say, I am come to sacrifice to the Lord. And call Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will shew thee what thou shalt do: and thou shalt anoint unto me him whom I name unto thee. And Samuel did that which the Lord spake, and came to Beth–lehem. And the elders of the town trembled at his coming, and said, Comest thou peaceably? …

  • 1 Samuel 3:17

    And he said, What is the thing that the Lord hath said unto thee? I pray thee hide it not from me: God do so to thee, and more also, if thou hide any thing from me of all the things that he said unto thee.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
So do God.
35; 19:13; Ru 1:17; 1Sa 3:17; 14:44; 25:22; 1Ki 19:2
as the Lord.
1Sa 15:28; 16:1-13; 28:17; 1Ch 12:23; Ps 89:3,4,19,20,35-37

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 2 Samuel 3:8

    Then was Abner very wroth for the words of Ish–bosheth, and said, Am I a dog’s head, which against Judah do shew kindness this day unto the house of Saul thy father, to his brethren, and to his friends, and have not delivered thee into the hand of David, that thou chargest me to day with a fault concerning this woman?

  • 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.

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2 Samuel 3:9 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Así haga Dios á Abner y así le añada, si como ha jurado Jehová á David no hiciere yo así con él,
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Que Dieu fasse ainsi à Abner et ainsi y ajoute, si je ne fais pas à David comme l’ Éternel lui a juré,
German
Elberfelder 1871
So möge Gott Abner tun und so ihm hinzufügen, wenn ich nicht, wie Jehova dem David geschworen hat, ihm also tun werde:
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Hæc faciat Deus Abner, et hæc addat ei, nisi quomodo juravit Dominus David, sic faciam cum eo,