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2 Samuel 3:38-39
Common English Bible
2 Samuel 3:38-39
Common English Bible
38 The king told his soldiers, “Don’t you know that a prince and a great man in Israel has fallen today? 39 And today, though I am the anointed king, I am weak. These men, Zeruiah’s sons, are too strong for me.[a] May the Lord repay the one who does evil according to the evil they did!”
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- 2 Samuel 3:39 Or more ruthless than me; DSS (4QSama) lacks this clause.
2 Samuel 3:38-39
New International Version
2 Samuel 3:38-39
New International Version
38 Then the king said to his men, “Do you not realize that a commander and a great man has fallen(A) in Israel this day? 39 And today, though I am the anointed king, I am weak, and these sons of Zeruiah(B) are too strong(C) for me.(D) May the Lord repay(E) the evildoer according to his evil deeds!”
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