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2 Samuel 3:8 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" Then Abner was very angry about Ishbosheth’s words, and said, “Am I a dog’s head that belongs to Judah? Today I show kindness to your father Saul’s house, to his brothers, and to his friends, and have not delivered you into the hand of David; and yet you charge me today with a fault concerning this woman! "

2 Samuel 3:8

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6 While there was war between Saul’s house and David’s house, Abner made himself strong in Saul’s house.

7 Now Saul had a concubine, whose name was Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah; and Ishbosheth said to Abner, “Why have you gone in to my father’s concubine?”

8 Then Abner was very angry about Ishbosheth’s words, and said, “Am I a dog’s head that belongs to Judah? Today I show kindness to your father Saul’s house, to his brothers, and to his friends, and have not delivered you into the hand of David; and yet you charge me today with a fault concerning this woman!

9 God do so to Abner, and more also, if, as the LORD has sworn to David, I don’t do even so to him:

10 to transfer the kingdom from Saul’s house, and to set up David’s throne over Israel and over Judah, from Dan even to Beersheba.”

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"“Moreover you know also what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, even what he did to the two captains of the armies of Israel, to Abner the son of Ner and to Amasa the son of Jether, whom he killed, and shed the blood of war in peace, and put the blood of war on his sash that was around his waist and in his sandals that were on his feet."

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1 Kings 2:32

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"The LORD will return his blood on his own head, because he fell on two men more righteous and better than he, and killed them with the sword, and my father David didn’t know it: Abner the son of Ner, captain of the army of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether, captain of the army of Judah."

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2 Samuel 3:1

"Now there was a long war between Saul’s house and David’s house. David grew stronger and stronger, but Saul’s house grew weaker and weaker."

2 Samuel 3:2

"Sons were born to David in Hebron. His firstborn was Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess;"

2 Samuel 3:3

"and his second, Chileab, of Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite; and the third, Absalom the son of Maacah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur;"

2 Samuel 3:4

"and the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith; and the fifth, Shephatiah the son of Abital;"

2 Samuel 3:5

"and the sixth, Ithream, of Eglah, David’s wife. These were born to David in Hebron."

2 Samuel 3:6

"While there was war between Saul’s house and David’s house, Abner made himself strong in Saul’s house."

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