2 Samuel 3:38
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Then the king said to his servants, “Do you not realize that a great prince has fallen today in Israel?”
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“Then the king said to his servants, “Do you not realize that a great prince has fallen today in Israel?”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And the king said unto his servants, Know ye not that there is a prince and a great man fallen this day in Israel?”
King James Version · Public Domain“And the king said unto his servants, Know ye not that there is a prince and a great man fallen this day in Israel?”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And the king saith unto his servants, `Do ye not know that a prince and a great one hath fallen this day in Israel?”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 2 Samuel 3:38 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Samuel 14:50His wife’s name was Ahinoam daughter of Ahimaaz. The name of the commander of his army was Abner, the son of Saul’s uncle Ner.
- 1 Samuel 26:15So David said to Abner, “You are a man, aren’t you? And who in Israel is your equal? Why then did you not protect your lord the king when one of the people came to destroy him?
- 2 Samuel 2:8Meanwhile, Abner son of Ner, the commander of Saul’s army, took Saul’s son Ish-bosheth, moved him to Mahanaim,
- 2 Samuel 3:12Then Abner sent messengers in his place to say to David, “To whom does the land belong? Make your covenant with me, and surely my hand will be with you to bring all Israel over to you.”
- Job 32:9It is not only the old who are wise, or the elderly who understand justice.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).