2 Samuel 3:12 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

¹² Abner sent messengers as his representatives to say to David, ‘Whose land is it? Make your covenant with me, and you can be certain I am on your side to turn all Israel over to you.’

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹² And Abner sent messengers to David on his behalf, saying, Whose is the land? saying also, Make thy league with me, and, behold, my hand shall be with thee, to bring about all Israel unto thee.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹² And Abner sent messengers to David where he was [at Hebron], saying, Whose is the land? Make your league with me, and my hand shall be with you to bring all Israel over to you.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹² And Abner sent messengers to David on his behalf, saying, Whose is the land? saying also, Make thy league with me, and, behold, my hand shall be with thee, to bring about all Israel unto thee.

Common English Bible

¹² Abner sent messengers to represent him to David and to say, “Who will own the land? Make a covenant with me, then I’ll help bring all Israel over to your side.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹² Therefore, Abner sent messengers to David for himself, saying, "Whose is the land?" and so that they would say, "Make a friendship with me, and my hand will be with you, and I will lead back all of Israel to you."

2 Samuel 3:12 Cross References

2 Samuel 19:14

So he won over  all the men of Judah, and they unanimously sent word to the king: ‘Come back, you and all your servants.’

2 Samuel 19:41

Suddenly, all the men of Israel came to the king. They asked him, ‘Why did our brothers, the men of Judah, take you away secretly and transport the king and his household across the Jordan, along with all of David’s men? ’

2 Samuel 19:6

by loving your enemies and hating those who love you! Today you have made it clear that the commanders and soldiers mean nothing to you. In fact, today I know that if Absalom were alive and all of us were dead, it would be fine with you!

2 Samuel 3:11

Ish-bosheth did not dare respond to Abner because he was afraid of him.

2 Samuel 3:13

David replied, ‘Good, I will make a covenant with you. However, there’s one thing I require of you: You will not see my face unless you first bring Saul’s daughter Michal  when you come to see me.’

2 Samuel 3:21

Abner said to David, ‘Let me now go and I will gather all Israel to my lord the king. They will make a covenant with you,  and you will reign over all you desire.’ So David dismissed Abner, and he went in peace.

2 Samuel 3:27

When Abner returned to Hebron, Joab pulled him aside to the middle of the city gate, as if to speak to him privately, and there Joab stabbed him in the stomach. So Abner died in revenge for the death of Asahel,  Joab’s brother.

2 Samuel 3:38

Then the king said to his soldiers, ‘You must know that a great leader has fallen in Israel today.