2 Samuel 3:17 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

¹⁷ And Abner had communication with the elders of Israel, saying, In times past ye sought for David to be king over you:

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁷ And Abner had communication with the elders of Israel, saying, Ye sought for David in times past to be king over you:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁷ Abner talked with the seniors of Israel, saying, In times past you sought to make David king over you.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁷ And Abner had communication with the elders of Israel, saying, In times past ye sought for David to be king over you:

Common English Bible

¹⁷ Abner then sent word to Israel’s elders. “You’ve wanted David to be your king for some time now,” he said.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁷ Likewise, Abner sent word to the elders of Israel, saying: "As much yesterday as the day before, you were seeking David, so that he might reign over you.

2 Samuel 3:17 Cross References

1 Samuel 8:4

Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel unto Ramah:

2 Samuel 3:18

now then do it: for the LORD hath spoken of David, saying, By the hand of my servant David I will save my people Israel out of the hand of the Philistines, and out of the hand of all their enemies.

1 Samuel 24:20

And now, behold, I know that thou shalt surely be king, and that the kingdom of Israel shall be established in thine hand.

1 Chronicles 11:10

Now these are the chief of the mighty men whom David had, who shewed themselves strong with him in his kingdom, together with all Israel, to make him king, according to the word of the LORD concerning Israel.

Psalm 75:7

But God is the judge: He putteth down one, and lifteth up another.