Abner Joins David
2 Samuel 3:17
In 11 translations
- BSB
- Now Abner conferred with the elders of Israel and said, “In the past you sought David as your king.
- KJV
- ¶ And Abner had communication with the elders of Israel, saying, Ye sought for David in times past to be king over you:in times…: Heb. both yesterday and the third day
- WEB
- Abner had communication with the elders of Israel, saying, “In times past, you sought for David to be king over you.
- ASV
- And Abner had communication with the elders of Israel, saying, In times past ye sought for David to be king over you:
- LSV
- And the word of Abner was with [the] elderly of Israel, saying, “Thus far you have been seeking David for king over you,
- YLT
- And the word of Abner was with the elders of Israel, saying, 'Heretofore ye have been seeking David for king over you,
- DBY
- Now Abner had communicated with the elders of Israel, saying, Ye sought for David aforetime to be king over you;
- DRC
- Abner also spoke to the ancients of Israel, saying: Both yesterday and the day before you sought for David that he might reign over you.
- GNV
- And Abner had communication with the Elders of Israel, saying, Ye sought for Dauid in times past, that he might be your King.
- JPS
- And Abner had communication with the elders of Israel, saying: 'In times past ye sought for David to be king over you;
- LXXE
- And Abenner spoke to the elders of Israel, saying, In former days ye sought David to reign over you;
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Original-language editions
- WLC
- וּדְבַר־אַבְנֵ֣ר הָיָ֔ה עִם־זִקְנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לֵאמֹ֑ר גַּם־תְּמוֹל֙ גַּם־שִׁלְשֹׁ֔ם הֱיִיתֶ֞ם מְבַקְשִׁ֧ים אֶת־דָּוִ֛ד לְמֶ֖לֶךְ עֲלֵיכֶֽם׃
- LXX-Br
- Καὶ εἶπεν Ἀβεννὴρ πρὸς τοὺς πρεσβυτέρους Ἰσραὴλ, λέγων, χθὲς καὶ τρίτην ἐζητεῖτε τὸν Δαυὶδ βασιλεύειν ἐφʼ ὑμᾶς.
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