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2 Samuel 3:39

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

As for me, even though I am the anointed king, I have little power today. These men, the sons of Zeruiah, are too fierce for me.  May the Lord repay the evildoer according to his evil! ’

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Alexander  the coppersmith did great harm to me. The Lord will repay him according to his works.


For it is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, because it does not carry the sword for no reason. For it is God’s servant, an avenger  that brings wrath on the one who does wrong.


Remove the wicked from the king’s presence, and his throne will be established in righteousness.


Say to him: Calm down and be quiet. Don’t be afraid or cowardly  because of these two smouldering sticks, the fierce anger of Rezin and Aram, and the son of Remaliah.


A king sitting on a throne to judge separates out all evil with his eyes.


David said, ‘My son Solomon is young and inexperienced, and the house that is to be built for the Lord must be exceedingly great and famous and glorious in all the lands.  Therefore, I will make provision for it.’ So David made lavish preparations for it before his death.


And tell Amasa,  “Aren’t you my flesh and blood?  May God punish me and do so severely if you don’t become commander of my army from now on instead of Joab! ” ’


‘Whoever strikes a person so that he dies must be put to death.


Then the king said to his soldiers, ‘You must know that a great leader has fallen in Israel today.


The king replied, ‘Sons of Zeruiah, do we agree on anything?  He curses  me this way because the Lord   told him, “Curse David! ”  Therefore, who can say, “Why did you do that? ” ’


David answered, ‘Sons of Zeruiah, do we agree on anything?  Have you become my adversary today? Should any man be killed in Israel today? Am I not aware that today I’m king over Israel? ’


The Lord will bring back his own blood on his head because he struck down two men more righteous and better than he, without my father David’s knowledge. With his sword, Joab murdered Abner  son of Ner, commander of Israel’s army, and Amasa  son of Jether, commander of Judah’s army.


Then King David said to all the assembly, ‘My son Solomon #– #God has chosen him alone #– #is young and inexperienced. The task is great  because the building will not be built for a human but for the Lord God.


Then worthless and wicked men gathered around him to resist Rehoboam son of Solomon when Rehoboam was young, inexperienced, and unable to assert himself against them.


King Zedekiah said, ‘Here he is; he’s in your hands since the king can’t do anything against you.’


So the king gave the order, and they brought Daniel and threw him into the lions’ den.  The king said to Daniel, ‘May your God, whom you continually serve,  rescue you! ’


But if you don’t do this, you will certainly sin against the Lord; be sure your sin will catch up with you.


God also brought back to the men of Shechem all their evil.  So the curse of Jotham son of Jerubbaal came upon them.


So don’t let him go unpunished, for you are a wise man. You know how to deal with him to bring his grey head down to Sheol with blood.’


Woe to the wicked #– #it will go badly for them, for what they have done will be done to them.





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