2 Samuel 3:39 - New International Version (Anglicised)

³⁹ And today, though I am the anointed king, I am weak, and these sons of Zeruiah are too strong for me. May the Lord repay the evildoer according to his evil deeds!’

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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 Tagairtí Cros

2 Samuel 16:10

But the king said, ‘What does this have to do with you, you sons of Zeruiah? If he is cursing because the Lord said to him, “Curse David,” who can ask, “Why do you do this?” ’

2 Samuel 19:13

And say to Amasa, “Are you not my own flesh and blood? May God deal with me, be it ever so severely, if you are not the commander of my army for life in place of Joab.” ’

2 Samuel 19:22

David replied, ‘What does this have to do with you, you sons of Zeruiah? What right do you have to interfere? Should anyone be put to death in Israel today? Don’t I know that today I am king over Israel?’

2 Samuel 3:38

Then the king said to his men, ‘Do you not realise that a commander and a great man has fallen in Israel this day?

1 Kings 2:32

The Lord will repay him for the blood he shed, because without my father David knowing it he attacked two men and killed them with the sword. Both of them – Abner son of Ner, commander of Israel’s army, and Amasa son of Jether, commander of Judah’s army – were better men and more upright than he.

1 Kings 2:9

But now, do not consider him innocent. You are a man of wisdom; you will know what to do to him. Bring his grey head down to the grave in blood.’

1 Chronicles 22:5

David said, ‘My son Solomon is young and inexperienced, and the house to be built for the Lord should be of great magnificence and fame and splendour in the sight of all the nations. Therefore I will make preparations for it.’ So David made extensive preparations before his death.

1 Chronicles 29:1

Then King David said to the whole assembly: ‘My son Solomon, the one whom God has chosen, is young and inexperienced. The task is great, because this palatial structure is not for man but for the Lord God.

2 Chronicles 13:7

Some worthless scoundrels gathered around him and opposed Rehoboam son of Solomon when he was young and indecisive and not strong enough to resist them.

Psalm 101:8

Every morning I will put to silence all the wicked in the land; I will cut off every evildoer from the city of the Lord.

Psalm 28:4

Repay them for their deeds and for their evil work; repay them for what their hands have done and bring back on them what they deserve.

Psalm 62:12

and with you, Lord, is unfailing love’; and, ‘You reward everyone according to what they have done.’

Psalm 7:16

The trouble they cause recoils on them; their violence comes down on their own heads.

Psalm 75:10

who says, ‘I will cut off the horns of all the wicked, but the horns of the righteous shall be lifted up.’

Exodus 21:12

‘Anyone who strikes a person with a fatal blow is to be put to death.

Proverbs 20:8

When a king sits on his throne to judge, he winnows out all evil with his eyes.

Proverbs 25:5

remove wicked officials from the king’s presence, and his throne will be established through righteousness.

Isaiah 3:11

Woe to the wicked! Disaster is upon them! They will be paid back for what their hands have done.

Isaiah 7:4

Say to him, “Be careful, keep calm and don’t be afraid. Do not lose heart because of these two smouldering stubs of firewood – because of the fierce anger of Rezin and Aram and of the son of Remaliah.

Jeremiah 38:5

‘He is in your hands,’ King Zedekiah answered. ‘The king can do nothing to oppose you.’

Daniel 6:16

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 serve continually, rescue you!’

Numbers 32:23

‘But if you fail to do this, you will be sinning against the Lord; and you may be sure that your sin will find you out.

Romans 13:4

For the one in authority is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for rulers do not bear the sword for no reason. They are God’s servants, agents of wrath to bring punishment on the wrongdoer.

2 Timothy 4:14

Alexander the metalworker did me a great deal of harm. The Lord will repay him for what he has done.

Judges 9:57

God also made the people of Shechem pay for all their wickedness. The curse of Jotham son of Jerub-Baal came on them.