2 Samuel 3:39
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“And I am weak this day, though anointed as king, and these men, the sons of Zeruiah, are too fierce for me. May the LORD repay the evildoer according to his evil!””
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“And I am weak this day, though anointed as king, and these men, the sons of Zeruiah, are too fierce for me. May the LORD repay the evildoer according to his evil!””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And I am this day weak, though anointed king; and these men the sons of Zeruiah be too hard for me: the Lord shall reward the doer of evil according to his wickedness.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And I am this day weak, though anointed king; and these men the sons of Zeruiah are too hard for me: Jehovah reward the evil-doer according to his wickedness.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and I to-day <FI>am<Fi> tender, and an anointed king: and these men, sons of Zeruiah, <FI>are<Fi> too hard for me; Jehovah doth recompense to the doer of the evil according to his evil.'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 2 Samuel 3:39 — 23 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Exodus 21:12Whoever strikes and kills a man must surely be put to death.
- Numbers 32:23But if you do not do this, you will certainly sin against the LORD—and be assured that your sin will find you out.
- Judges 9:57And God also brought all the wickedness of the men of Shechem back upon their own heads. So the curse of Jotham son of Jerubbaal came upon them.
- 2 Samuel 19:5Then Joab went into the house and said to the king, “Today you have disgraced all your servants who have saved your life and the lives of your sons and daughters, of your wives, and of your concubines.
- 2 Samuel 19:13And say to Amasa, ‘Aren’t you my flesh and blood? May God punish me, and ever so severely, if from this time you are not the commander of my army in place of Joab!’”
- 1 Kings 2:5Moreover, you know what Joab son of Zeruiah did to me—what he did to Abner son of Ner and Amasa son of Jether, the two commanders of the armies of Israel. He killed them in peacetime to avenge the blood of war. He stained with the blood of war the belt around his waist and the sandals on his feet.
- 1 Kings 2:6So act according to your wisdom, and do not let his gray head go down to Sheol in peace.
- 1 Kings 2:9Now therefore, do not hold him guiltless, for you are a wise man. You know what you ought to do to him to bring his gray head down to Sheol in blood.”
- 1 Kings 2:33Their blood will come back upon the heads of Joab and his descendants forever; but for David, his descendants, his house, and his throne, there shall be peace from the LORD forever.”
- 1 Chronicles 2:15Ozem sixth, and David seventh.
- 1 Chronicles 22:5And David said, “My son Solomon is young and inexperienced, and the house to be built for the LORD must be exceedingly magnificent—famous and glorious throughout all lands. Therefore I must make preparations for it.” So David made lavish preparations before his death.
- 2 Chronicles 19:6Then he said to the judges, “Consider carefully what you do, for you are not judging for man, but for the LORD, who is with you when you render judgment.
- Psalms 7:16His trouble recoils on himself, and his violence falls on his own head.
- Psalms 28:4Repay them according to their deeds and for their works of evil. Repay them for what their hands have done; bring back on them what they deserve.
- Psalms 62:12and loving devotion to You, O Lord. For You will repay each man according to his deeds.
- Psalms 75:10“All the horns of the wicked I will cut off, but the horns of the righteous will be exalted.”
- Psalms 101:8Every morning I will remove all the wicked of the land, that I may cut off every evildoer from the city of the LORD.
- Proverbs 20:8A king who sits on a throne to judge sifts out all evil with his eyes.
- Proverbs 25:5Remove the wicked from the king’s presence, and his throne will be established in righteousness.
- Isaiah 3:11Woe to the wicked; disaster is upon them! For they will be repaid with what their hands have done.
- Isaiah 7:4and say to him: Calm down and be quiet. Do not be afraid or disheartened over these two smoldering stubs of firewood—over the fierce anger of Rezin and Aram and of the son of Remaliah.
- Romans 13:4For he is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not carry the sword in vain. He is God’s servant, an agent of retribution to the wrongdoer.
- 2 Timothy 4:14Alexander the coppersmith did great harm to me. The Lord will repay him according to his deeds.
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