2 Samuel 3:39 - The Scriptures 2009

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."

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

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.’ And who should say, ‘Why did you do that?’ ”

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 said, “What have I to do with you, you sons of Tseruyah, that you are to be adversaries to me today? Should any man be put to death in Yisra’ĕl today? For do I not know that I am sovereign over Yisra’ĕl today?”

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’ĕl today?

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 killed them with the sword, while my father Dawiḏ did not know it: Aḇnĕr son of Nĕr, commander of the army of Yisra’ĕl, and Amasa son of Yether, commander of the army of Yehuḏah.

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 She’ol with blood.”

1 Chronicles 22:5

And Dawiḏ said, “Shelomoh my son is young and tender, and the house that is to be built for יהוה is to be exceedingly great, for a splendid Name, to all the lands. Please, let me make preparation for it.” So Dawiḏ made extensive preparations before his death.

1 Chronicles 29:1

And Dawiḏ the sovereign said to all the assembly, “My son Shelomoh, the one whom Elohim has chosen, is young and tender. And the work is great, because the palace is not for man but for יהוה Elohim.

2 Chronicles 13:7

“And vain men gathered to him, sons of Beliya‛al, and strengthened themselves against Reḥaḇ‛am son of Shelomoh, when Reḥaḇ‛am was young and tender of heart and could not be strong against them.

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 loving-commitment 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 Tsiḏqiyahu the sovereign said, “Look, he is in your hand. For the sovereign is unable to do any matter against you.”

Daniel 6:16

Then the sovereign gave orders, and they brought Dani’ĕl and threw him into the den of lions. But the sovereign spoke and said to Dani’ĕl, “Your Elah, whom you serve continually, He Himself delivers you.”

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.

Judges 9:57

And all the evil of the men of Sheḵem Elohim turned back on their own heads, and the curse of Yotham son of Yerubba‛al came on them.