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2 Samuel 2:17

And there was a very sore battle that day; and Abner was beaten, and the men of Israel, before the servants of David.

KJV

Et ortum est bellum durum satis in die illa : fugatusque est Abner et viri Israël a pueris David.

Vulgate

καὶ ἐγένετο ὁ πόλεμος σκληρὸς ὥστε λίαν ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἐκείνῃ· καὶ ἔπταισεν Ἀβεννὴρ καὶ ἄνδρες Ἰσραὴλ ἐνώπιον παίδων Δαυείδ.

LXX

And the battle was very sore that day; and Abner was beaten, and the men of Israel, before the servants of David.

ASV

וַ/תְּהִ֧י הַ/מִּלְחָמָ֛ה קָשָׁ֥ה עַד מְאֹ֖ד בַּ/יּ֣וֹם הַ/ה֑וּא וַ/יִּנָּ֤גֶף אַבְנֵר֙ וְ/אַנְשֵׁ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לִ/פְנֵ֖י עַבְדֵ֥י דָוִֽד

Hebrew

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People DavidAbner

In the original Hebrew

14 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אִ֣ישׁ
'ysh
noun · 2171×
אַבְנֵ֣ר
'bnr
proper_noun · 63×
דָּוִ֔ד
dvd
proper_noun · 1067×
ה֖וּא
hv'
pronoun · 1878×
יְהִי֙
yhy
verb · 3549×
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
yshr'l
proper_noun · 2486×
יּ֣וֹם
yvm
noun · 2285×
יִּנָּ֥גֶף
yngp
verb · 48×
ךָ
k
noun · 791×
מְאֹֽד
m'd
noun · 297×
מִּלְחָמָ֔ה
mlchmh
noun · 316×
עַד
'd
noun · 1257×
פְנֵ֣י
pny
noun · 2111×
קְשֵׁה
qshh
adjective · 36×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 2Sam 2:14 — And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men now arise, and play before us. And Joab said, Let them arise.
  • 2Sam 3:1 — Now there was long war between the house of Saul and the house of David: but David waxed stronger and stronger, and the house of Saul waxed weaker and weaker.
  • 2Sam 3:1 — Now there was long war between the house of Saul and the house of David: but David waxed stronger and stronger, and the house of Saul waxed weaker and weaker.