2 Samuel 4:1 - The Scriptures 2009

¹ And the son of Sha’ul heard that Aḇnĕr had died in Ḥeḇron, and he lost heart, and all Yisra’ĕl was troubled.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹ And when Saul's son heard that Abner was dead in Hebron, his hands were feeble, and all the Israelites were troubled.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹ WHEN ISH-BOSHETH, Saul's son [king over Israel], heard that Abner was dead in Hebron, his courage failed, and all the Israelites were troubled and dismayed.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹ And when Ish-bosheth, Saul’s son, heard that Abner was dead in Hebron, his hands became feeble, and all the Israelites were troubled.

Common English Bible

¹ When Ishbosheth, Saul’s son, heard that Abner had died in Hebron, he lost his courage, and all Israel was alarmed.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹ Then Ishbosheth, the son of Saul, heard that Abner had fallen in Hebron. And his hands were weakened, and all of Israel was troubled.

2 Samuel 4:1 Cross References

Ezra 4:4

And it came to be that the people of the land were weakening the hands of the people of Yehuḏah and troubling them in their building,

Isaiah 13:7

Therefore all hands go limp, every man’s heart melts,

Jeremiah 6:24

We have heard the report of it, our hands grow weak. Distress has taken hold of us, pain as of a woman in labour.

Zephaniah 3:16

In that day it shall be said to Yerushalayim, “Do not fear, Tsiyon, do not let your hands be weak.

Jeremiah 50:43

“The sovereign of Baḇel has heard the report about them, and his hands became weak. Distress has taken hold of him, pain like that of a woman in labour.

Isaiah 35:3

Strengthen the weak hands, and make firm the weak knees.

Nehemiah 6:9

For all of them were making us afraid, saying, “Let their hands slacken for the work, and it not be done.” But now, make my hands strong.

2 Samuel 17:2

and come upon him while he is weary and weak. And I shall make him afraid and all the people who are with him shall flee. And I shall strike the sovereign alone,

2 Samuel 3:27

Thus Aḇnĕr returned to Ḥeḇron, and Yo’aḇ took him aside in the gate to speak with him privately, and there struck him in the stomach, so that he died for the blood of Asah’ĕl his brother.

2 Samuel 2:8

But Aḇnĕr son of Nĕr, commander of the army of Sha’ul, took Ishbosheth the son of Sha’ul, and brought him over to Maḥanayim,