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2 Samuel 3:7-9
International Standard Version
2 Samuel 3:7-9
International Standard Version
7 Meanwhile, Saul had a mistress[a] named Rizpah, who was the[b] daughter of Aiah. Ish-bosheth[c] asked Abner, “Why did you have sex with my father’s mistress?”
8 What Ish-bosheth[d] said made Abner furious, so he replied, “A dog’s head for Judah—is that what I am? Up until today I’ve kept on showing loyalty to your father Saul’s dynasty, to his relatives and friends, and I haven’t turned you over to David, but you’re charging me today with moral guilt regarding this woman! 9 Therefore may God do to me[e]—and more also!—just as the Lord has promised to David, since I’m doing this for him:
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- 2 Samuel 3:7 Or concubine; i.e. a secondary wife; and so throughout the chapter
- 2 Samuel 3:7 The Heb. lacks who was the
- 2 Samuel 3:7 Lit. And he; cf. vs. 8
- 2 Samuel 3:8 Cf. 1Chr 8:33, where he is named Esh-baal; i.e., a man devoted to Baal
- 2 Samuel 3:9 Lit. to Abner
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