2SA 3:12 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) Then Abner sent messengers to David to tell him, “Who should be king of this country? Let’s come to an agreement and then I could join you and help make all of Israel turn to you.”

3:12 Variant note: תחת/ו: (x-qere) ’תַּחְתָּ֥י/ו’: lemma_8478 morph_HR/Sp3ms id_10t1W תַּחְתָּ֥י/ו

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Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Καὶ ἀπέστειλεν Ἀβεννὴρ ἀγγέλους πρὸς Δαυὶδ εἰς Θαιλὰμ οὗ ἦν, παραχρῆμα, λέγων, διάθου διαθήκην σου μετʼ ἐμοῦ, καὶ ἰδοὺ ἡ χείρ μου μετὰ σοῦ ἐπιστρέψαι πρὸς σὲ πάντα τὸν οἶκον Ἰσραήλ.
(Kai apesteilen Abennaʸr angelous pros Dawid eis Thailam hou aʸn, paraⱪraʸma, legōn, diathou diathaʸkaʸn sou metʼ emou, kai idou haʸ ⱪeir mou meta sou epistrepsai pros se panta ton oikon Israaʸl. )

BrTr And Abenner sent messengers to David to Thælam where he was, immediately, saying, Make thy covenant with me, and, behold, my hand is with thee to bring back to thee all the house of Israel.

ULT And Abner sent messengers to David on his behalf saying, “To whom belongs the land?” saying, “Cut your covenant with me, and look, my hand is with you, to make all of Israel turn to you.”

UST Then Abner sent messengers to David when he was at Hebron to say to him, “Either you or I should be the ruler of this entire nation, but not Isbosheth. However, if you make an agreement with me, I will help you by encouraging all the people of Israel to ask for you to be their king.”

BSB § Then Abner sent messengers in his place to say to David, “To whom does the land belong? Make your covenant with me, and surely my hand will be with you to bring all Israel over to you.”

OEB So Abner sent messengers to David to saying, ‘Make your league with me, then I will co-operate with you in bringing over all Israel to you.’

WEBBE Abner sent messengers to David on his behalf, saying, “Whose is the land?” and saying, “Make your alliance with me, and behold, my hand will be with you to bring all Israel around to you.”

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Then Abner sent messengers to David saying, “To whom does the land belong? Make an agreement with me, and I will do whatever I can to cause all Israel to turn to you.”

LSV And Abner sends messengers to David for himself, saying, “Whose [is] the land?” [And] saying, “Make your covenant with me, and behold, my hand [is] with you, to bring around all Israel to you.”

FBV Then Abner sent messengers to speak for him to David, saying, “Who does the country belong to anyway? Make an agreement with me, and you can be sure I'll be on your side to have all of Israel follow you.”

T4T Then Abner sent messengers to David when he was at Hebron, to say to him, “Either you or I should be [RHQ] the ruler of this entire nation, but not Isbosheth. However, if you make an agreement with me, I will help you by encouraging all the people of Israel to ◄be want you to be their king/start to support► you.”

LEB Abner sent messengers to David where he was,[fn] saying, “To whom does the land belong? Make your covenant with me![fn] Look, my hand is with you to bring all of Israel over to you!”

3:12 Literally “under him”

3:12 Literally “cut your covenant with me”

BBE And Abner sent men to David at Hebron, saying, Make an agreement with me, and I will give you my support in getting all Israel on your side.

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JPS And Abner sent messengers to David straightway, saying: 'Whose is the land?' saying also: 'Make thy league with me, and, behold, my hand shall be with thee, to bring over all Israel unto thee.'

ASV And Abner sent messengers to David on his behalf, saying, Whose is the land? saying also, Make thy league with me, and, behold, my hand shall be with thee, to bring about all Israel unto thee.

DRA Abner therefore sent messengers to David for himself, saying: Whose is the land? and that they should say: Make a league with me, and my hand shall be with thee: and I will bring all Israel to thee.

YLT And Abner sendeth messengers unto David for himself, saying, 'Whose [is] the land?' saying, 'Make thy covenant with me, and lo, my hand [is] with thee, to bring round unto thee all Israel.'

Drby And Abner sent messengers to David on his behalf, saying, Whose is the land? saying [also], Make thy covenant with me, and behold, my hand shall be with thee, to turn all Israel to thee.

RV And Abner sent messengers to David on his behalf, saying, Whose is the land? saying also, Make thy league with me, and, behold, my hand shall be with thee, to bring about all Israel unto thee.

Wbstr And Abner sent messengers to David on his behalf, saying, Whose is the land? saying also , Make thy league with me, and behold, my hand shall be with thee, to bring about all Israel to thee.

KJB-1769 ¶ And Abner sent messengers to David on his behalf, saying, Whose is the land? saying also, Make thy league with me, and, behold, my hand shall be with thee, to bring about all Israel unto thee.
(¶ And Abner sent messengers to David on his behalf, saying, Whose is the land? saying also, Make thy/your league with me, and, behold, my hand shall be with thee/you, to bring about all Israel unto thee/you. )

KJB-1611 ¶ And Abner sent messengers to Dauid on his behalfe, saying, Whose is the land? saying also, Make thy league with me, and behold, my hand shall bee with thee, to bring about all Israel vnto thee.
(¶ And Abner sent messengers to David on his behalfe, saying, Whose is the land? saying also, Make thy/your league with me, and behold, my hand shall be with thee/you, to bring about all Israel unto thee/you.)

Bshps And Abner sent messengers to Dauid secretly, saying: Whose is the land? Who should also say, Make a bond with me, and beholde my hande is with thee, to bring all Israel vnto thee.
(And Abner sent messengers to David secretly, saying: Whose is the land? Who should also say, Make a bond with me, and behold my hand is with thee/you, to bring all Israel unto thee/you.)

Gnva Then Abner sent messengers to Dauid on his behalfe, saying, Whose is the lande? who should also say, Make couenant with me, and beholde, mine hande shalbe with thee, to bring all Israel vnto thee.
(Then Abner sent messengers to David on his behalfe, saying, Whose is the lande? who should also say, Make covenant with me, and behold, mine hand shall be with thee/you, to bring all Israel unto thee/you. )

Cvdl And Abner sent messaungers vnto Dauid, sayenge: Whose is the londe? And sayde: Make thy couenaunt with me. Beholde, my hande shall be with the, to turne all Israel vnto the.
(And Abner sent messengers unto David, sayenge: Whose is the londe? And said: Make thy/your covenant with me. Behold, my hand shall be with them, to turn all Israel unto them.)

Wyc Therfor Abner sente messangeris to Dauid, and thei seiden `for hym, Whos is the lond? and that the messangeris schulden speke, Make thou frenschipis with me, and myn hond schal be with thee, and Y schal brynge al Israel to thee.
(Therefore Abner sent messengers to David, and they said `for him, Whos is the lond? and that the messengers should speke, Make thou/you frenschipis with me, and mine hand shall be with thee/you, and I shall bring all Israel to thee/you.)

Luth Und Abner sandte Boten zu David für sich und ließ ihm sagen: Wes ist das Land? Und sprach: Mache deinen Bund mit mir; siehe, meine Hand soll mit dir sein, daß ich zu dir kehre das ganze Israel.
(And Abner sent messenger to David for itself/yourself/themselves and let him say: Wes is the Land? And spoke: Mache deinen Bund with to_me; look, my hand should with you/to_you sein, that I to you/to_you kehre the ganze Israel.)

ClVg Misit ergo Abner nuntios ad David pro se dicentes: Cujus est terra? et ut loquerentur: Fac mecum amicitias, et erit manus mea tecum, et reducam ad te universum Israël.
(Misit therefore Abner nuntios to David for se saying: Cuyus it_is terra? and as loquerentur: Fac with_me amicitias, and will_be hands mea tecum, and reducam to you(sg) universum Israel. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: translate-textvariants

(Occurrence 0) to David

(Some words not found in UHB: and,sent ʼAⱱnēr messengers to/towards Dāvid on_~_behalf,his to=say to_~_belong,whom land to=say make, covenant,your with,me and=see/lo/see! hand,my with,you to,bring_~_over to,you DOM all/each/any/every Yisrael )

Some versions add “when he was at Hebron” and others do not. You may want to add the phrase if it is present in your national version.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

(Occurrence 0) Whose land is this?

Abner asks this question to imply that he did not consider Ishbosheth to rightfully be the king, and that Israel needs a different ruler.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

(Occurrence 0) my hand is with you

Here “hand” represents Abner’s assistance that he is offering to David. Alternate translation: “I will assist you”

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