2 Samuel 3:38 BSB — MannaFest

2 Samuel 3:38

Then the king said to his servants, “Do you not realize that a great prince has fallen today in Israel?

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ASV

And the king said unto his servants, Know ye not that there is a prince and a great man fallen this day in Israel?

KJV

And the king said unto his servants, Know ye not that there is a prince and a great man fallen this day in Israel?

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Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

If he could be brought to do it sincerely, it would be an expression of repentance for his sin in slaying him. If he did it in show only, as it is likely he did, yet it was a sort of penance imposed upon him, and a present commutation of the punishment. If he do not as yet expiate the murder with his blood, let him do something towards it with tears.

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Original language & word study

13 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיֹּ֥אמֶר	vai.Yo.mer	and he said	H559 →
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ	ha.Me.lekh	the king	H4428 →
אֶל־	'el-	to	H413 →
עֲבָדָ֑יו	'a.va.Dav	servants his	H5650 →
הֲל֣וֹא	ha.Lo'	¿ not	H3808 →
תֵדְע֔וּ	te.de.'U	do you know	H3045 →
כִּי־	ki-	that	H3588 →
שַׂ֣ר	sar	a leader	H8269 →
וְגָד֗וֹל	ve.ga.Dol	and a great [man]	H1419 →
נָפַ֛ל	na.Fal	he has fallen	H5307 →
הַיּ֥וֹם	hai.Yom	the day	H3117 →
הַזֶּ֖ה	ha.Zeh	<the> this	H2088 →
בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃	be.Yis.ra.'El	in Israel	H3478 →

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Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Job 32:9
It is not only the old who are wise, or the elderly who understand justice.
leads to
- Matthew 11:25
  At that time Jesus declared, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children.
- Job 12:20
  He deprives the trusted of speech and takes away the discernment of elders.
- Ecclesiastes 4:13
  Better is a poor but wise youth than an old but foolish king who no longer knows how to take a warning.
- 1 Corinthians 1:26–27
  Brothers, consider the time of your calling: Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were powerful; not many were of noble birth.
- 1 Corinthians 2:7–8
  No, we speak of the mysterious and hidden wisdom of God, which He destined for our glory before time began.
Through
2 Samuel 2:8
Meanwhile, Abner son of Ner, the commander of Saul’s army, took Saul’s son Ish-bosheth, moved him to Mahanaim,
leads to
- 1 Samuel 14:50
  His wife’s name was Ahinoam daughter of Ahimaaz. The name of the commander of his army was Abner, the son of Saul’s uncle Ner.
- Genesis 32:2
  When Jacob saw them, he said, “This is the camp of God.” So he named that place Mahanaim.
Through
2 Samuel 3:12
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…
leads to
- 1 Chronicles 12:38–40
  All these men of war, arrayed for battle, came to Hebron fully determined to make David king over all Israel. And all the rest of the Israelites were of one mind to make David…

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03The walk

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06About 2 Samuel

Where the connections lead

Commentary

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The walk

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About 2 Samuel