2 Samuel 3:39 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

³⁹ Today I am powerless, even though anointed king; these men, the sons of Zeruiah, are too violent for me. The Lord pay back the one who does wickedly in accordance with his wickedness!”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³⁹ 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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³⁹ And I am this day weak, though anointed [but not crowned] king; these sons of Zeruiah are too hard for me. May the Lord repay the evildoer according to his wickedness!

American Standard Version (1901)

³⁹ 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.

Common English Bible

³⁹ And today, though I am the anointed king, I am weak. These men, Zeruiah’s sons, are too strong for me. May the LORD repay the one who does evil according to the evil they did!”

Catholic Public Domain Version

³⁹ But I am still tender, and yet anointed king. And these men of the sons of Zeruiah are too harsh for me. May the Lord repay whoever does evil in accord with his malice."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

³⁹ But I as yet am tender, though anointed king: and these men the sons of Sarvia are too hard for me. The Lord reward him that doth evil according to his wickedness.

2 Samuel 3:39 Cross References

2 Samuel 16:10

But the king said, “What have I to do with you, you sons of Zeruiah? If he is cursing because the Lord has said to him, ‘Curse David,’ who then shall say, ‘Why have you done so?’ ”

2 Samuel 19:13

And say to Amasa, ‘Are you not my bone and my flesh? So may God do to me and more, if you are not the commander of my army from now on, in place of Joab.’ ”

2 Samuel 19:22

But David said, “What have I to do with you, you sons of Zeruiah, that you should today become an adversary to me? Shall anyone be put to death in Israel this day? For do I not know that I am this day king over Israel?”

2 Samuel 3:38

And the king said to his servants, “Do you not know that a prince and a great man has fallen this day in Israel?

1 Kings 2:32

The Lord will bring back his bloody deeds on his own head because, without the knowledge of my father David, he attacked and killed with the sword two men more righteous and better than he: Abner son of Ner, commander of the army of Israel, and Amasa son of Jether, commander of the army of Judah.

1 Kings 2:9

Therefore do not hold him guiltless, for you are a wise man; you will know what you ought to do to him, and you must bring his gray head down with blood to Sheol.”

1 Chronicles 22:5

For David said, “My son Solomon is young and inexperienced, and the house that is to be built for the Lord must be exceedingly magnificent, famous and glorified throughout all lands; I will therefore make preparation for it.” So David provided materials in great quantity before his death.

1 Chronicles 29:1

King David said to the whole assembly, “My son Solomon, whom alone God has chosen, is young and inexperienced, and the work is great, for the temple will not be for mortals but for the Lord God.

2 Chronicles 13:7

and certain worthless scoundrels gathered around him and defied Rehoboam son of Solomon when Rehoboam was young and irresolute and could not withstand them.

Psalm 101:8

Morning by morning I will destroy all the wicked in the land, cutting off all evildoers from the city of the Lord.

Psalm 28:4

Repay them according to their work and according to the evil of their deeds; repay them according to the work of their hands; render them their due reward.

Psalm 62:12

and steadfast love belongs to you, O Lord. For you repay to all according to their work.

Psalm 7:16

Their mischief returns upon their own heads, and on their own heads their violence descends.

Psalm 75:10

All the horns of the wicked I will cut off, but the horns of the righteous shall be exalted.

Exodus 21:12

“Whoever strikes a person mortally shall be put to death.

Proverbs 20:8

A king who sits on the throne of judgment winnows all evil with his eyes.

Proverbs 25:5

take away the wicked from the presence of the king, and his throne will be established in righteousness.

Isaiah 3:11

Woe to the guilty! How unfortunate they are, for what their hands have done shall be done to them.

Isaiah 7:4

and say to him: Take heed, be quiet, do not fear, and do not let your heart be faint because of these two smoldering stumps of firebrands, because of the fierce anger of Rezin and Aram and the son of Remaliah.

Jeremiah 38:5

King Zedekiah said, “Here he is; he is in your hands, for the king is powerless against you.”

Daniel 6:16

Then the king gave the command, and Daniel was brought and thrown into the den of lions. The king said to Daniel, “May your God, whom you faithfully serve, deliver you!”

Numbers 32:23

But if you do not do this, you have sinned against the Lord, and be sure your sin will find you out.

Romans 13:4

for it is God’s agent for your good. But if you do what is wrong, you should be afraid, for the authority does not bear the sword in vain! It is the agent of God to execute wrath on the wrongdoer.

2 Timothy 4:14

Alexander the coppersmith did me great harm; the Lord will pay him back for his deeds.

Judges 9:57

and God also made all the wickedness of the people of Shechem fall back on their heads, and on them came the curse of Jotham son of Jerubbaal.