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2 Samuel 3

2 Sam. 3:9 KJV (With Strong’s)

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`asah (Hebrew #6213)
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application (as follows)
KJV usage: accomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, X certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, + displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, fashion, + feast, (fight-)ing man, + finish, fit, fly, follow, fulfill, furnish, gather, get, go about, govern, grant, great, + hinder, hold ((a feast)), X indeed, + be industrious, + journey, keep, labour, maintain, make, be meet, observe, be occupied, offer, + officer, pare, bring (come) to pass, perform, pracise, prepare, procure, provide, put, requite, X sacrifice, serve, set, shew, X sin, spend, X surely, take, X thoroughly, trim, X very, + vex, be (warr-)ior, work(-man), yield, use.
Pronounce: aw-saw'
Origin: a primitive root
God
'elohiym (Hebrew #430)
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
KJV usage: angels, X exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), X (very) great, judges, X mighty.
Pronounce: el-o-heem'
Origin: plural of 433
to Abner
'Abner (Hebrew #74)
from 1 and 5216; father of light (i.e. enlightening); Abner, an Israelite
KJV usage: Abner.
Pronounce: ab-nare'
Origin: or (fully) nAbiyner {ab-ee-nare'}
, and more also
yacaph (Hebrew #3254)
to add or augment (often adverbial, to continue to do a thing)
KJV usage: add, X again, X any more, X cease, X come more, + conceive again, continue, exceed, X further, X gather together, get more, give more-over, X henceforth, increase (more and more), join, X longer (bring, do, make, much, put), X (the, much, yet) more (and more), proceed (further), prolong, put, be (strong-) er, X yet, yield.
Pronounce: yaw-saf'
Origin: a primitive root
, except, asy the Lord
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
hath sworn
shaba` (Hebrew #7650)
propr. to be complete, but used only as a denominative from 7651; to seven oneself, i.e. swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times)
KJV usage: adjure, charge (by an oath, with an oath), feed to the full (by mistake for 7646), take an oath, X straitly, (cause to, make to) swear.
Pronounce: shaw-bah'
Origin: a primitive root
to David
David (Hebrew #1732)
Daviyd {daw-veed'}; from the same as 1730; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse
KJV usage: David.
Pronounce: daw-veed'
Origin: rarely (fully)
, even so I do
`asah (Hebrew #6213)
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application (as follows)
KJV usage: accomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, X certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, + displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, fashion, + feast, (fight-)ing man, + finish, fit, fly, follow, fulfill, furnish, gather, get, go about, govern, grant, great, + hinder, hold ((a feast)), X indeed, + be industrious, + journey, keep, labour, maintain, make, be meet, observe, be occupied, offer, + officer, pare, bring (come) to pass, perform, pracise, prepare, procure, provide, put, requite, X sacrifice, serve, set, shew, X sin, spend, X surely, take, X thoroughly, trim, X very, + vex, be (warr-)ior, work(-man), yield, use.
Pronounce: aw-saw'
Origin: a primitive root
to him;
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Ruth 1:17• 17where thou diest, will I die, and there will I be buried: Jehovah do so to me, and more also, if aught but death part thee and me. (Ruth 1:17)
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1 Kings 19:2• 2Then Jezebel sent a messenger unto Elijah, saying, So let the gods do to me, and more also, if I make not thy life as the life of one of them by tomorrow about this time. (1 Kings 19:2)
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1 Sam. 15:28• 28And Samuel said unto him, Jehovah hath rent the kingdom of Israel from thee this day, and hath given it to a neighbour of thine, that is better than thou. (1 Sam. 15:28)
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1 Sam. 16:1‑12• 1{i}And Jehovah said to Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thy horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Bethlehemite; for I have provided me a king among his sons.{/i}
 2{i}And Samuel said, How shall I go? if Saul hear it, he will kill me. And Jehovah said, Take a heifer with thee, and say, I am come to sacrifice to Jehovah.{/i}
 3{i}And call Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will tell thee what thou shalt do; and thou shalt anoint unto me him whom I name unto thee.{/i}
 4{i}And Samuel did what Jehovah said, and came to Bethlehem. And the elders of the city came trembling to meet him, and said, Dost thou come peaceably?{/i}
 5{i}And he said, Peaceably: I am come to sacrifice to Jehovah. Hallow yourselves, and come with me to the sacrifice. And he hallowed Jesse and his sons, and called them to the sacrifice.{/i}
 6{i}And it came to pass when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely Jehovah's anointed is before him.{/i}
 7{i}But Jehovah said to Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have rejected him; for it is not as man seeth; for man looketh upon the outward appearance, but Jehovah looketh upon the heart.{/i}
 8{i}Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, Neither has Jehovah chosen this one.{/i}
 9{i}Then Jesse made Shammah pass by. And he said, Neither has Jehovah chosen this one.{/i}
 10{i}And Jesse made seven of his sons pass before Samuel. And Samuel said to Jesse, Jehovah has not chosen these.{/i}
 11{i}And Samuel said to Jesse, Are these all the young men? And he said, There is yet the youngest remaining, and behold, he is feeding the sheep. And Samuel said to Jesse, Send and fetch him; for we will not sit at table till he come hither.{/i}
 12{i}And he sent and brought him in. And he was ruddy, and besides of a lovely countenance and beautiful appearance. And Jehovah said, Arise, anoint him; for this is he.{/i} (1 Sam. 16:1‑12)
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1 Sam. 28:17• 17And Jehovah hath done to him, as he spake by me: for Jehovah hath rent the kingdom out of thine hand, and given it to thy neighbour, even to David: (1 Sam. 28:17)
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Psa. 89:35‑37• 35Once have I sworn in my holiness,{HR}I will not lie to David,
 36His seed shall be forever,{HR}And his throne as the sun before me,
 37As the moon is established forever,{HR}As the witness in the sky [is] firm. Selah. (Psa. 89:35‑37)

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So do God.
2 Sam. 3:35• 35And when all the people came to cause David to eat meat while it was yet day, David sware, saying, So do God to me, and more also, if I taste bread, or aught else, till the sun be down. (2 Sam. 3:35)
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2 Sam. 19:13• 13And say ye to Amasa, Art thou not of my bone, and of my flesh? God do so to me, and more also, if thou be not captain of the host before me continually in the room of Joab. (2 Sam. 19:13)
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Ruth 1:17• 17where thou diest, will I die, and there will I be buried: Jehovah do so to me, and more also, if aught but death part thee and me. (Ruth 1:17)
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1 Sam. 3:17• 17{i}And he said, What is the word that he has spoken to thee? I pray thee, keep it not back from me: God do so to thee, and more also, if thou keep back anything from me of all the word that he spoke to thee.{/i} (1 Sam. 3:17)
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1 Sam. 14:44• 44And Saul answered, God do so and more also: for thou shalt surely die, Jonathan. (1 Sam. 14:44)
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1 Sam. 25:22• 22So, and more also do God unto the enemies of David, {i}if I leave of all that is his by the morning light any male{/i}. (1 Sam. 25:22)
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1 Kings 19:2• 2Then Jezebel sent a messenger unto Elijah, saying, So let the gods do to me, and more also, if I make not thy life as the life of one of them by tomorrow about this time. (1 Kings 19:2)
as the Lord.
1 Sam. 15:28• 28And Samuel said unto him, Jehovah hath rent the kingdom of Israel from thee this day, and hath given it to a neighbour of thine, that is better than thou. (1 Sam. 15:28)
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1 Sam. 16:1‑13• 1{i}And Jehovah said to Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thy horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Bethlehemite; for I have provided me a king among his sons.{/i}
 2{i}And Samuel said, How shall I go? if Saul hear it, he will kill me. And Jehovah said, Take a heifer with thee, and say, I am come to sacrifice to Jehovah.{/i}
 3{i}And call Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will tell thee what thou shalt do; and thou shalt anoint unto me him whom I name unto thee.{/i}
 4{i}And Samuel did what Jehovah said, and came to Bethlehem. And the elders of the city came trembling to meet him, and said, Dost thou come peaceably?{/i}
 5{i}And he said, Peaceably: I am come to sacrifice to Jehovah. Hallow yourselves, and come with me to the sacrifice. And he hallowed Jesse and his sons, and called them to the sacrifice.{/i}
 6{i}And it came to pass when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely Jehovah's anointed is before him.{/i}
 7{i}But Jehovah said to Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have rejected him; for it is not as man seeth; for man looketh upon the outward appearance, but Jehovah looketh upon the heart.{/i}
 8{i}Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, Neither has Jehovah chosen this one.{/i}
 9{i}Then Jesse made Shammah pass by. And he said, Neither has Jehovah chosen this one.{/i}
 10{i}And Jesse made seven of his sons pass before Samuel. And Samuel said to Jesse, Jehovah has not chosen these.{/i}
 11{i}And Samuel said to Jesse, Are these all the young men? And he said, There is yet the youngest remaining, and behold, he is feeding the sheep. And Samuel said to Jesse, Send and fetch him; for we will not sit at table till he come hither.{/i}
 12{i}And he sent and brought him in. And he was ruddy, and besides of a lovely countenance and beautiful appearance. And Jehovah said, Arise, anoint him; for this is he.{/i}
 13Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren; and the Spirit of Jehovah came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah. (1 Sam. 16:1‑13)
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1 Sam. 28:17• 17And Jehovah hath done to him, as he spake by me: for Jehovah hath rent the kingdom out of thine hand, and given it to thy neighbour, even to David: (1 Sam. 28:17)
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1 Chron. 12:23• 23And these are the numbers of the bands that were ready armed to the war, and came to David to Hebron, to turn the kingdom of Saul to him, according to the word of Jehovah. (1 Chron. 12:23)
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Psa. 89:3‑4,19‑20,35‑37• 3I have made a covenant with mine elect [one],{HR}I have sworn to David my servant.
 4Forever will I stablish thy seed,{HR}And build up thy throne [from] generation to generation. Selah.
 19Then thou spakest in vision of thy Holy One,{HR}And saidst, I have laid help upon a mighty one,{HR}I have exalted one chosen from the people.
 20I have found David my servant,{HR}With my holy oil have I anointed him;
 35Once have I sworn in my holiness,{HR}I will not lie to David,
 36His seed shall be forever,{HR}And his throne as the sun before me,
 37As the moon is established forever,{HR}As the witness in the sky [is] firm. Selah. (Psa. 89:3‑4,19‑20,35‑37)
• (2 Sam. 3:9), and later (2 Sam. 3:18): "Jehovah has spoken of David, saying, By My servant David will I save My people Israel out of the hand of the Philistines, and out of the hand of all their enemies." Abner is aware that he is not on God's side, but not having the Lord as the object of his plans and activity he hardly cares about such a contradiction between his opinions and his conduct. (“Abner: 2 Samuel 3” by H.L. Rossier)

J. N. Darby Translation

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So do God to Abner, and more also, if, as Jehovah has sworn to David, I do not so to him;

W. Kelly Translation

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So do God to Abner, and more also, if, as Jehovah has sworn to David, I do not so to him;

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(Note: Words in italics have been inserted from the J. N. Darby translation where the W. Kelly translation doesn’t exist.)