2 Samuel 3:17
And Abner had communication with the elders of Israel, saying, Ye sought for David in times past to be king over you:
KJV
Sermonem quoque intulit Abner ad seniores Israël, dicens : Tam heri quam nudiustertius quærebatis David ut regnaret super vos.
Vulgate
Καὶ εἶπεν Ἀβεννὴρ πρὸς τοὺς πρεσβυτέρους Ἰσραὴλ λέγων Ἐχθὲς καὶ τρίτην ἐζητεῖτε τὸν Δαυεὶδ βασιλεύειν ἐφ’ ὑμῶν.
LXX
And Abner had communication with the elders of Israel, saying, In times past ye sought for David to be king over you:
ASV
וּ/דְבַר אַבְנֵ֣ר הָיָ֔ה עִם זִקְנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לֵ/אמֹ֑ר גַּם תְּמוֹל֙ גַּם שִׁלְשֹׁ֔ם הֱיִיתֶ֞ם מְבַקְשִׁ֧ים אֶת דָּוִ֛ד לְ/מֶ֖לֶךְ עֲלֵי/כֶֽם
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
15 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
Historic Christian voices
2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- 1Sam 24:20 — And now, behold, I know well that thou shalt surely be king, and that the kingdom of Israel shall be established in thine hand.
- Ps 75:7 — But God is the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up another.