2 Samuel 3:39 - The Scriptures 1998

³⁹ “And I am weak today, though anointed sovereign. And these men, the sons of Tseruyah, are too harsh for me. Let יהוה  repay the evil-doer according to his evil.”

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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."

2 Samuel 3:39 Cross References

2 Samuel 16:10

And the sovereign said, “What have I to do with you, you sons of Tseruyah? For let him curse, even because יהוה  has said to him, ‘Curse Dawiḏ

2 Samuel 19:13

“And say to Amasa, ‘Are you not my bone and my flesh? Elohim do so to me, and more also, if you are not commander of the army before me all the days in place of Yo’aḇ

2 Samuel 19:22

And Dawiḏ

2 Samuel 3:38

The sovereign also said to his servants, “Do you not know that a prince and a great one has fallen in Yisra’ĕ

1 Kings 2:32

“Thus יהוה  shall return his blood on his head, because he had fallen on two men more righteous and better than he, and slew them with the sword, while my father Dawiḏ

1 Kings 2:9

“And now, do not leave him unpunished, for you are a wise man and know what you should do to him, and shall bring his grey hair down to the grave with blood.”

1 Chronicles 22:5

And Dawiḏ

1 Chronicles 29:1

And Dawiḏ

2 Chronicles 13:7

“And vain men gathered to him, sons of Beliyaʽ

Psalm 101:8

Each morning I uproot all the wrong of the land, To cut off all the workers of wickedness From the city of יהוה.

Psalm 28:4

Give to them according to their deeds, And according to the evil of their practices; Give to them according to the work of their hands; Bring back to them what they deserve.

Psalm 62:12

And kindness is Yours, O יהוה ; For You reward each one according to his work.

Psalm 7:16

His trouble turns back upon his own head, And his wrongdoing comes down on the top of his head.

Psalm 75:10

“And all the horns of the wrong I cut off; The horns of the righteous are lifted up.”

Exodus 21:12

“He who strikes a man so that he dies shall certainly be put to death.

Proverbs 20:8

A sovereign who sits on the throne of judgment Is scattering all evil with his eyes.

Proverbs 25:5

Take away the wrong from before the sovereign, And his throne is established in righteousness.

Isaiah 3:11

“Woe to the wrong – evil! For the reward of his hand is done to him.

Isaiah 7:4

and say to him, ‘Take heed, and be calm; do not fear or be faint-hearted for these two stubs of smoking firebrands, for the fierce displeasure of Retsin and Aram, and the son of Remalyahu.

Jeremiah 38:5

And Tsiḏ

Daniel 6:16

Then the sovereign gave orders, and they brought Dani’ĕ

Numbers 32:23

“But if you do not do so, then see, you shall sin against יהוה, and know: your sin is going to find you out.

Romans 13:4

for it is a servant of Elohim to you for good. But if you do evil, be afraid, for it does not bear the sword in vain. For it is a servant of Elohim, a revenger to execute wrath on him who practises evil.

2 Timothy 4:14

Alexander the coppersmith did many evils to me. The Master shall repay him according to his works. Teh. 28:4; 62:12

Judges 9:57

And all the evil of the men of Sheḵ